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FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICE

get a receipt for it, and leave it ness, or because it happens to be there. For a little extra, you may the survivor of those who first have a locker, and so make sure opened the oyster, and grabbed the that no one else uses your things. pearl so long, long ago? Nowadays

At the Magistracy yesterday after the unfitness of silver as a mone That's the barberia, the latest, we have a generation that cannot

noon, Magistrate Orme continued tary standard has again been demon the newest American stunt. see why Jardines should have a

the hearing, of the case in which strated by the recent unprecedented It is a wonderful country. Some ring in the Colony's nose, ds to

the Chinese master of the Japanese movements in the price of that day, when the Americans screw up its present trade importance, they

motor schooner "Shenan Mara was metal, says an article on "The Silver encrgh courage to let their bears say, it is by no means the mal grow and he banged to you, the leader. There are bigger firms. It is announced that unless the importation of 18,060 taels of pre National Bank of Commerce of New

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13.

charged with having unlawfully Situation" in the August issue of allowed his vessel to be used for the Commerce Monthly, published by thes be a truly great people But just They point out that it is a sort of output is restricted the rubber surplus pared Bon-Government oplum. De York. Within a year silver quota- now they continue shaving them rexdleman, a general manager to Britain in December will probably fendant was further charged in con- tions have fluctuated more than 100. selves in the barberia.

of ather people's enterprises, and exceed 34,000 tons. The leaders of junction with a member of his crew,per cent in the London market and operating with those other people's the industry recommend voluntarily with the unlawful possession of the 70 per cent in the New York market. money. Why should it be nomi- restricting a quarter of the normal opium nated as the backbone of British output of October and December, Chief Preventive Officer Widia trade out bere, when it is merely and thereafter a fifth until the siru-prosecuted. Mr. F. C. Jenkin (lastruc- must be hard put to it to find heroes

rib? We think Richard Olivération is cleared... to worship, if he expects us to ad- mire Jardines, either for its origins, or for its present status. We think of it, in view of this article in the Noming Post, as we think of the Present Duke of Marlborough, deeds of that clever scoundrel John Handsomely rewarded yet for the, Churchill, circum 1700), the first

SOLDIER'S RIGHTS.

During the war it was common to see Shaw's well known anatomy of the soldier held up to execra tion. Shaw showed that a soldier ceased to be a man and became 3 automaton. losing all his manly rights. During the war the soldier was a popular idol, a bero, a saint laying down his life for others, a martyr 16, principle.

The war is over.

LOGAL AND-GENERIL

A meeting of the Sanitary Board at fixed for 4.15 pm. to-day

this morning's Morning Fost, says There's a jolly good leader in Adversarius.”

ted by Mr. E. J. Grist), appeared for the defence..

Mr. Widin asked for leave to withdraw the charge of unlawful possession of the opium against both the defendants,

the bank states.

In some countries, the article con-

tinues, the high price of silver led to the melting and sale of silver accumu lated during the war and even to the melting and sale of coins still in cir- culation. Some countries in order to retain their small change were forced The Magistrate agreed and dis subsidiary coinage or to substitute to lessen the amount of silver in their charged the second defendant. He coins of base metal for silver. As a advance. enquired from Mr. Jenkin if he had result of these developments, the any extenuating circumstances to demand for the metal for coinage purposes slackened,-and-to-day the Counsel replied in the negative. Mr. Wildin said that he could coins is less widespread than it was.

dependence of the world on silver for

charged the cargo of his schooner portant factor in the high price of have proved that defendant had dis on the afternoon of the day on which silver the decline in production, parti-

The bank emphasizes as an im

he (Mr. Wildin) boarded the vessel.cularly in Mexico, where, largely Mr. Widia stated that he was con because of political disturbances, the. vinced that the opium could not output fell from 71,000,000. Duncës out the knowledge of defendant be only to fluctuate between the latter bave been pat on the schooner with in 1913 to 28,000,000 ounces in 1914, -

which carried a chief officer or a 1914. There is no evidence, the cause the schooner was not a vessel figure and 63,000,000 chief engineer. Defendant was a bank says, that the mines in Mexico naturalized Japanese subject and the are becoming naturally less produc Japanese flag not long ago. The opium believe that the Mexican output, had flown the tive, and there is every reason to was the biggest quantity ever seized in ance the political atmosphere has the East, though about six weeks ago, cleared, will be at least as large as be (Mr. Wildin) had seized 12,000 before." taels of opium on another Japanese ship intended for the Colony.

Mr. Justice Acton has decided iron headed old rat," William Blenheim pup. We think the that it would be inexpedient to Jardine, working for his own in-local Telephone Company getting the There is still no prospect of the have soldiers who have rights, and terests in the eighteen-twenties, large consignment of desk telephones has issued a judgment of which we deserved as well of Hongkong as on order. The world's demand large are heartily glad. It is an infamous the first Dake deserved of the ly exceeds the supply. example of the difference between nation, and we think the "Princely law and instics, so you may wonder House is of no greater value to Ltd. why we are glad of it. We are glad the Colony now than the modern thirst for knowledge is growing A Seoul message states that the because it is an oldest lesson. We generation of Churchills is to the kerner believe it has a gind chame to be State. Many in Hongkong think classes, especially students, in Cho among the enlightened a Turning Point. "

Frederick Teaman listed in

as we do: but few dare say so. sen. They are imbibing all kinds of in lista in openly. We sometimes wondered new fangled ideas, with avidity and September 1914 tion

why, until we were enlightened by taking to newly published books "Shenan Maru" or one year. He enlisted in a local business man. That is why readily. In ten years' time the the Army Sorties Corpe, at six we say so far as local political condition of living of the Koreans in shillings a day. He drew at that pull rats for two years, and was then dines Must Go.

is concerned that Jar the urban districts will be radically changed, abruptly to that a mistak hadi bern, that he should be on, ordinary intantry pay, 1s. 6d., and that would have to refund £121.) Pin deductions Into his future pay.

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HONGBOSS, TUESDAY, SEPT. 14, 1920.

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LOGAC AND GENERAL.

Among the passengers on the S.S. Andre Lebon" is M. Painleve

the French ex-Minister of War who has been on a special mission to y China. six shillings. It was sitted that | he was offend that, and werepfid

The to al output of the Kailan that, when enlisting. His claim Mining Administration's mines for generally admitted to be just and fair and right. He sat by tion of right." "

SEDITION?

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the week ending August 28, 1920, amounted to 94,153 tons, and the sales during the period, to 60118

tons..

Mr. E. L. Agassiz this morning

the mentioned murder case before Magistrate Orme Catchick Street and asked that a date be fixed for its hearing. The Magistrate Monday and Tuesday next.

fixed

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If you want a glimpse of Home, go to the Coronet. There you will see a good Gazette and afterwards you will be taken Round the Town. You know! The little Village. Then you will be shown a great picture A Romany Lass. It is truly a fine film. Those who have not seen it should do so to-night, as to-night is probably the last time it will be screened in Hongkong.

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Mr. Orme imposed a fine of $5,000, or six months' hard labour.

Mr. Jenkin asked his Worship to intimate that the schooner should be released.

ounces in

In discussing the probable future of silver, the bank says:

"The result of the purchase pr. visions of the Pittman Act and of Mr. Jenkin applied for an order the Mint regulations is to establish for the release of the schooner.

Mr. Wadin stated that there was markets and quotations for silver. two separate and distinct no order for the detention of the In the United States, domestic com- schooner.

mercial silver 999 fine is virtually pegged at 99 cents. for foreign silver should rise above If the price

would automatically cease. But the $100 per ounce, Treasury purchases

above $1.00. The annual output of price would probably not get much the United States is about one-third that of the entire world, and a price materially above $1.00 would add this amount to market supply, increasing it possibly that the price could not rule only by one-half. It would therefore seem fractionally higher than the Pittman

Mr. Orme said that that was not necessary,

Mr. Wildin stated that he had no power to detain the schooner.

OTHER CASES.

Over almost every spot in the world where there is room for immi- grants the West has erected high He lost his suit cause thjudge

signs "Japanese Not Wanted," and decided that a soldier has no rights.

Japan's population goes on increasing by 600,000 or 700,800 a year while There is in the language of the law, no legal contract between the

their success in the world, do nothing,. the Japanese people puffed up by

A HARBOUR CHASE. Government and an enlisted man.

says Mr. Tokutomi in one of a series all boat people, were this morning Two Chinese women and two men The soldier has legal obligations, in Horgkong, where every restau-but not the Government,

of articles on The World After the charged before Magistrate Orme, at rant patron must at least 3 Very well.

Great War. Two immediate issues the instance of Revenue Officer law figure, unless it is to be supposed Let us see how long a month to die, table my to wes. Englishmen will tolerate that.

tle before Japan, he writes in the Clarke, with the unlawful possession that demand and supply should both reasonable attention (though even there at an out-and-crt soldiers yesterday removed to the Kwong annual increase of population, and of 1,356 taels of prepared non-period.

A coolie aged. 19 years, was Kakumin-one is to dispose of the on board their boat, in the harbour, be as abnormal as during the wär Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Nash, a son. then he must expect "civility trade onion within six months, as Wah Hospital suffering from injuries the other is to discharge the duties Government opium. AINSLIE A 56A. Nathan Roza, there is probably a fortune await a result of Acton' d ́s remarkable tohis thighs and arms caused through of Japan as leader of the Orient and

"It has frequently been asserted Kowloon, on Sept. 14 to Mr.ing the party who organizes a decision, you may remind us of it a fall from the first floor of the uplift the yellow races.

The first defendant said that she that a greater use of silver as stand- and Mrs. E. J. Ainslie, a son:

restaurant on cafeteria lines. How-Biganwhile, the effect on recruit-Kowloon Godowns while at work

was the mistress of the boat. She was ard on redemption money would be SMITH-On September 7, 1920, at fever-why should we encourageing, either for regulars or volun-storing cargo, His condition is not

engaged by a man at Yaumati to inevitable as a means of stabilizing Passengers on the Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. L. anybody to make a fortune? Weteers, cannot be as good as the serious,

London take delivery of the opium, which inflated paper currencies. Underground are intrigued by the was contained in gunny bags. cularly in view of the decline

parti Smith, a son.

set out to mention the latest, which Government's expectations.

appearance on the window frames of When she undertook the job, she did of gold production. is the barberia." It is a lar

"Can I stop a woman's slander?" some of the carriages of a small, not know the contents of the bags. apparent that if new silver is to Bat it is barous name, but apparemly a gooi.

asked a man of the Willesden magis-unostentatious red label, bearing in She undertook all responsibility in be relied on for this purpose it will thing.

trate recently. "You can not," was black print the alliterative admon- the matter, and said that the be many rears before adequate re- the emphatic reply, La every age ition: "Hurry Home!" That is all other defendants, who were her fokis, serves: for existing issues can be and every generation throughout There is no indication of the origin had nothing to do with the matter. A. Jorgensen to Ingeborg Jelskov, whiskers on a man except the man Hongkong, anything partisan about tried, and no

Is it "seditions to publish, in the history of the world it has been of the mysterious message. Is it the

ackumulated. Unless the price of himself. If he persists in going the

one has ever yet beginning of a new social campaign, between 7.30 and 8 p.m., yesterday, ounce, or the purchase clause of the Revenue Officer Clarke said that silver goes above $1.00 per fine round with a porcupine face, the Kwongsi and Kwongtung?

pres t etruggle between succeeded."

the maiden effort of some darkly the defendant's sampan was noticed Pittmar. Act is repealed, the output reckon he does it out of spate, seems that but for a technicality.

imagined, semi-Pussy-foot, "Back to under the stern of the ss." Haihong" of the United States will not for at because he is plumb crazy.

Among the industries in which the Hearth" organization, seeking which was lying alongside the Douglas least three years be available for since the war, when the Cost of to swear that be read from the jails are stone dressing, carpentering, ancipated wife, or of that old-fashion- the boat from the ship. Several either it must be adopted by some the police witness not being able prisoners are engaged in the FMS to undermine the privileges of the em- wharf. Several bags were lowered into these reserves. If silver is so used, Living grew faster than whiskers. Chinese circulars found in his carpet making, book binding, prin ed type of husband who spent his Revenue Officers hired a motor boat countries as the exclusive monetary and barbers put up their prices possession, a Wanchai pill-seller ting, wearing, tailoring, blacksmiths, evenings in pre-war dalliance in the and pushed off towards the sampan. standard, or a legal ration between be in the fashion, men grew less would have been severely punished. tinsmiths, coir work, rattan work and West End Speculation is left guess As soon as the defendants saw the the values of gold and silver must be censorious. America is a very toler. We could understand his being chick making. The total value of ing. ant place. They do not regard

output for 1919 was $31,235,

motor boat approaching them, they settled upon. Either alternative in. poverty as a crime as we do. Topunished for various things, co-

made of The Revenue Officers volves the question of bimetalism. That all Japanese wives are not gave chase, caught the sampan and nany millionaires have taken their due liable to cause disturbance of pitchers to the Wall Street well the peace, etc., but not for sedi Acton has ruled that a soldier cannot story of Toranosuke Miki, of Osaka, the opium

The law is an ass. Mr. Justice docile creatures proved by the boarded it. On board they found all probability mean a return to an "A return to bimetalism would in

unce.too often. It is understood

tion. Sedition in Hongkong sue the Crown for his pay. A soldier and his wife. She had ever been a

alternating standard, now of gold, that any man in Ameries with the King or the,overnor, not showed that his pay was Gs a day, best of ber hushand in every argu-Magistrate that he had been retained gold as the more stable monetary means seditious behaviour towards enlisted in 1914, and bis pay-book strong-minded woman and got the appeared in Court and informed the sought relief from when it chose At this stage, Mr. A. H. Crew now of silver, such as the world is a potential millionaire, and it is. also understood that the best ofwards foreign governments. If, 1916 he was told that he was meat until he divorced her. Even for the defence. He had not had standard. people may be financially embar

however, we are wrong, and we may entitled to only is. a day, and that then her spirit was not broken nor time to receive instructions, and rassed, Consequently, when the

not take sides between the Chinese he owed the Crown £120. But the her courage daunted. One day she would like a remand.

The adoption of a single silver barbers began charging fan tious, let us call the attention of some dingy back room. Some of you may not know what prices, beards became less of the authorities to the writings of has been made safe for bureaucracy. wife. Gagging them both so that

standard by some countries while rival factions, without being sedi-Crown is some bald bureaucrat in broke into the room where her former The Magistrate remanded the case other important commercial nations

The world husband was living with his new until to-morrow morning. It is a cafe with ranty, and a hearded man old Father Gramps. Let us ask them

use gold would result in giving the complications. No. That is wrong, ride on a street car withent in what is the essential difference be

they could not give an alarm, she

foreign exchanges with the silver. It is a cafe with simplifications. insulted. He could walk into town tween the pill-seller's circular and late Dr. G. E. Morrison, former drubbing to both.

Mrs. Morrison, widow of the proceeded to administer a very severe Chinese with (1) being the keeper of change such as China now has. The Inspector Fox then charged a countries a fluctuating par of ́ex Long ago in the land of the free, without being lynched. Even the outspoken letter by Bystand adviser to the President of China, them in the room and went away, (2) unlawful possession of 6 taels of would thereby be interfered with the home of freedom, a cry went ladies would bow when he took offer in to-day's Morning Post arrived at Yokohama on the Cana- locking the door. They were not prepared non-Government opium.

Then she left an opium divan in Kowloon City and conduct international business. up about the tyranny of waiters his bat to them: But all tile sanse Both back a rebel" general. Every American waiter was a self-deep in the heart of the nation lay

rather than facilitated, and the pro- dian Pacific Hiner "Empress of Japan" discovered until the following day, filling litle Kaiser, and there is the conviction, as sound as the

on her way to Peking. Mrs. Morrison and were in a helpless condition when of the opium, but denied that he was

The defendant admitted possession posal is therefore undesirable." Something in the American make-Constitution itself, that bears and up that dislikes käisers. "Americanwhiskers were Not Right: Con

spent a day in Tokyo, most of the released: day being passed in looking over the

the keeper of the divan." ingenuity erolved, as a relief, thesequently, an old-time barber of

Three other Chinese were charged farious library her busband collected, An industry that goes back to with smoking opium on the premises: Cafeteria, a cafe in which the cus-Los Angeles, the city of million.

now the property of Baron Iwasaki Neolithic times has been discovered at the time of the police raid. tomer is his own waiter. We had aires, conceived the idea of giving ary, says that the original Jardine famous collection of books on the ing at Brandon in Suffolk, where amises, but said that they smoked

Richard Oliver, in a contempor-in Tokyo. To this library, the most by the London Daily Express fourish- the pleasure of feeding several them a Chance.

The admitted smoking on the pre- Simes in the first American cafe satisfied him that his old customers more to open the oyster of Chinese has made several rare additions, is devoted exclusively to the trade of The informer gave evidence to

Investigation and the original-Matheson did Far East in existence, Baron Iwasaki sharply defined group of inhabitants Government opium. teria, which started in Los Angeles, were shaving themselves, and occa- trade for the British in the Far Mrs. Morrison will spend three or flint-knapping, the shaping of fints, the effect that he visited the defen Tal. It started about ten years sionally neglecting the jobs. So the East than any other individual or four months in Peking, her former Though arrow heads, spears and dant's divan on the night of the

ALLEGED ASSAILANTS ARRESTED. go: It was still going strong when idea struck him to open his shop combination of individuals." He home.. be left about two years ago, and to self-shavers, supplying them with writes, or at least is editorially'cap-

axes are no longer made there is, 12th. He tendered two marked ten-Road East, yesterday, resulted in a A quarrel in a tea house in Queen's ad scores, possibly hundreds, of all the necessary paraphernalia. tioned, as a historian. We think On account of the increased con-mand for gun fints, and it is the previously given to him, and asked Chinese being removed to the Gov

remarkable enough, still a brisk de cent pieces which Inspector Fox had tators. You went down a cor-He had always hot water that was that history should tell all the sumption of coal in Japan, and also satisfaction of this demand that for two pots of opium The first ernment Civil Hospital suffering from com, to the kitchen, which had a towels that were clean, and razors give the full composite colour, not establish alis electricity deserting that with the modern development dants were smoking opium at time.gh

or railed of from the dining-hot. glasses that were not steamy, truth, and not bits of it. It should because of the limited supplies the maintains the ancient trade of the defendant took the money and gave a stab wound in the arm alleged to ng bar. You grabbed a tray, that ware keen. In a month or selected hues. Is it not 'historic station, for the purpose of substitu- of firearms the flintlock gun would Inspector Fox said that when he

Railway Department has decided to Brandonites. One would suppose him the eplum. The other defen have been inflicted in the course the papkin, and the neccesary cutlery two, such was his success, he had that the Jardine Matheson prosper- ting the present motive power used be as obsolete as the Swiss crossbow, and some fokis entered the premises, the police lu connection with the rom one end of the bar," and seven imitators. To-day in Cali-ity was founded on opium? Do we on railsray engines by electricity. but it is still made in England for the last witness pointed out the first matter. The patient's condition is Two men have been arrested by en you sauntered down the line fornia we ate told that a dozen want to brag of that?

ebow, picking out what you towns have fourishing barberias," nated. At the far end your tray and New York has just fallen into

The writer dwells on the present is estimated at someting like Ye Bedouins also have not yet abandoned the divan. Witness searched a desk charged from the hospital in the The expenditure for the enterprise trade with African natives. The defendant, to him as the keeper of not serious, and he would be dis checked, and you got a bill; line. For five or ten cents (a nickel this firm. It is more or less fully authorities, the generating station

influence and importance of 100,000,000. According to the the fiintlock. you carried your loaded tray of a dime) you get all you need to recognized, both by the Govern will be erected. In the Province of

which was the only other piece of course of the next few days, when an eropty table, in the dining clean your chin, safety or ment and the general community, Shinshu, and the Shimano river wil A GOOD SUGGESTION

furniture besides the beds, and in it is alleged assailants will be produced and got bury. It worked ordinary being at your choice that its local taipan, or "number be harnessed for securing the imptive TRY Chamberlain's Tablets-

found six taels of non-Government before a Magistrate on a charge of It was really less trouble for a nickel extra, you get a pri- one, is the most important com power. It is reported that a number retain to be much pressed with them

oplum," and the marked ten-cent causing grievous bodily harm, when pieces. batting with a rude or inat-rate cubicle-for you may be a shy mercial magnate. He is invariably of special experts will soon be sent They are carry to bace and pleasant in the first defendant $50 or six weeks" WALLA WALLA BOATS-Th

tilious or constipated. You are The Magistrate convicted and fined 5 ve waiter. There was nobody man, and unwilling to let the world nomir d by the Governor of the by the Department to make the effect. For by all Chemists and hard labour. The others were fined

Twas very popular Here see the grimaces you make as you Colony to a seat on the Legislative preliminary investigations,

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