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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1886.
THE ARMAMENTS OF THE FORTS.
ORICKET.
The following are the averages of the Hong kong Cricket Club for the past cricket season -
BATTONY AREAGZO, For The Innings sal Omi.
Nanize.
A. G. on A. A. Tloyx, 38th
The following letter has boot received from H. Dawson, L.N
|(Copy-No. 1.145.)
Colonial Souretury's Qfice,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
General Chamber of Commerce.
FOREIGN AND CHOPPED DOLLARS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
EI. Wood
Major Biddell, RA
STABILITIES.
By old shresholders for prid
Hy new shareholders for puid
ap capital au 10,000 shirin §1,253,009,09.
up capital on new fases of 2,500 Bar..mantra.
By rosaryo fand as per Inst
etatomont
By premium of Blby por cont
– on new issue of 2,509 Charon
912,500.00
$18,000.00
156,250.00
By Admiralty loan, Siastaroanta £10,000
max and ebgrited his folly, and is one part he
J
Witnom went on to say that ho know No. 16, said "O chap. I think 1 sm "crazy" Taipingshan-street; it was a paper shop. He had | Witness Bolisod that the aħjast of the love paver slept there. On the 8th Inst. he went there roferred to was Miss Brantley. Dermed had with the inspector. He did not gamble and strap come to witness once or twins and never appeared there last year. He knew the master of the shop -31,5€2,500.00 to be excited, on the contrary he seemed to be but not by name; he was not on friendly terms
very quist man.
with him, and he had wanted the police to arrest The Coroner having charged the jury a verdict him, paging given information against him. suicide whilst of an unshund raind was Inspector Porry had paid him $10 for the in- farination. He remembócoil the ninth day of the 7th moan; it was a Bunday, and on that day be went to the Inspector, at about 4 am At 4,30 a.m. on the 8th instant Inspootor Wathieson and an interpreter carne and met him at Taipingshan. They had spoken about it before. He went inta the ground floor of No. 10 by the frent door, and he was followed by the Inspector and the inter- protor
174,250.00 returned.
75,7-1,63
inolading interest and exchange.......
By Chins Fire fumurance Ch., Limited
(lean nononnt)
104,040.00
03
By sandry aredīt..
23 7102
29
By balance of profit brought
forward from last seast $4,551.58 By prost
2019,089.61
913,210.10
$2,838,295.74
KWENUE ACCOUNT.
To cast of lawur, matorist, and working
POLICE COURT..
14th August,
DSCORE ME E. MACKMAN. THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY AGAINST LOKANGS.
arnanes at the three establishments. $5,72ared to their names, three being missing.
To Crowa ront.
To office expenses, etationocy, belarraina,
winch pity cash as bond offico..............
To exhibition arcant, ate., Joas honna
retornaamazin
47' 5'22
For Three innings and Over.
To interest. -ark an
To Are instan00AAAT KARETNI
W. Danman Capt. Matarín, R.A. T. E, Darios.......
154; 30-8
To legal axDENNEN.
71 19 2843
771507
919-75
95, 19-
J. M. de Robnok, R..
og 122
91 15 to
To preft....annu
R. H. O. Wilson.......
0.0
71:1-4-20
72 10:29
10'-..
By gees earrings of tho three cutablish-
ment By lovage, nett earnings. By transier fees.
6:40
W. M. Desne....... A. Jackou
A. P. Stokes
Wakave received from the Sherotary of the A Leach
Nunio
BOWLING AVERÁGRA,
Innings bowled in.
Bowlers in Tom Fanings and Dent.
Mr. Webbor again protested at this stage against Inspector Mathieson being presert during The names of fifty-three kokongs wern on the the taking of this evidence; as the presence of charge sheet ularged with miscombob na polios the Laspector was likely to infusuce the witress cansables on the 8th inat. Only afty, however in the evidence he gave. He did not wish to pensa it, but it would be a matter of comment The Crown Solicitor, Mr. A. B Johnson, aphoreafter. He was now coming to a stage of the 11,2960
$13.10 pearl for the prosecution; Mr Webber (from procoolings which was most critical to the $4.35 the offre of Mx." Ewing) for the defence.
The 53 man ware being charged. by an 1,194.55 The Acting Colonial Secretary (Hon. F. Inspector of their own Force with a most serious Stewart), Major Dempster (Acting Captain offence, and instead of giving them every facility 16,772, Baperintendent of Polion), and Major Gonoral for their defence, it seemed that the prosecution Gordon (Superintendent of the Gnol) occupied were taking advantage of every possibla oppor- 49.633.01 este upon the Bench, and watched the protunity of pressing their case.
ceedings, while the Court and its preciuota were $796,960, 68 crowded with spectators.
2,0/1.81
DAVID GILLIKA, Sorulary.
We have examined the Hooks and Vanchers of the Company, and certify that the above statements are ia sonordaung therewith.
TROMAS ARNOLD, Auditore, H. W. DAVIS, Hongkong, 14th Anguist, 189.
SUICIDE OF A FOREIGNER IN GAGE-STREET, HONGKONG
iszra.
The Crown Solicitor said lan hand as objection
to the Inspector being out of court at this par ticular stage, and Inspector Mathieson then withdraw.
..THE PROPOSED FONGKONG LOAN of population in the Celestial, Raspire. Tasane it shows is offest in many ways. In | laws against emigration in Chini tre site fact the figura may be savily grouped tại The Loan Ordinanes is proclaimed in Satur. | unropoaled, but they have for the past half another way to slow a loss instead of clie Ang's Gosete as having received Her Ma-century bean practically a doid letter, and it apocryphal gai which the London jesty's approval and allowance. We hope is well that the Government have seen the organ thus refers to. The text books one of the Brat measures introduced in the wisdom of not intervening to check the more on political economy teach us that a forthcoming session of the Legislative Coun ment. Many of the Chinese porta owe a country's commercial prospority is to be cil will be a Bill to amend this measure large degree of their prosperity to the gauged by the excess of Sta imports over ita The Ordinance provides for the brain hare with antiring industry built up. Tali profit on its overas transtors as w trade which Chinose in foreign
the said balance being the experts, t
country's of a sterling loan of £200,000 at four por
Applying cent. The Government has been advised by
persecuring emigraut, and this test to the figures before as what do wo the best financial be to a fractal anthorities that there would neither onnubias in a new fed ut labore, find? That whereas the imports that your A. J. Teach
v in placing a silver..can legal deter him from seeking a new Geld of labour, showed
excess over exports of W. B. Robertson..... at fire per e
cent.
and the Finance Com. where he helloves he can better bis eondition, £102,980,000, or the basis of prices pre-A. de Colau, M.3. miltee of the Lenisiative Council recom. The prolonged outery against bin in the vailing in 1884 the excess, could have been 4. Grimbla C. S. Barff sponded the adoption of the latter course. Pacific States of the Great Repablin, though 110,826,000, the loss therefore being 1. D. Jabra, 59th The Secretary of State, bowerer, disapproved accompanion be nutbroaks of mob fury, bae £8,000,000, which is not a Jous that 19 9.8-Coxon of the ercommendation and directed that the failed to daunt the Chinese emigrant, who "offset in many ways,” but a real and sub-m Bill for the contraction of sterling loan still seeks the country where the dollar can be stantial loss inflicted on the commerce of W. H. F. Darby should be proeseded with, which was accord darnt with certainty though at a sacrifice of the country by a mistaken monetary policy. V. Holworthy ingly done. We have os previous coesions comfort. The pel-tax in the Australis urged that in view of the anaottled stata of Colonies has likewise not availed to keepTHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND the gold market it is unafe for the colony bim out those countries. He pays
of
the to berrow in that metal, and that it would chocrfally if he sees a prospect of mak be moro orudent to pay five per cent, do a ing a career, and is equally undisranged by silver ioan than four per cent, ona gold one, the cannibalistic tastes of the aborigines in the Aeting Nooretary of the Chamber of Com-. P. Chater
wo printed ant fortnight ago,
fall of the Norb and the bitter apposition of the 4td. int
in the value of the dollar completely Caucus Lourer in the South. Whatevereras wipes out the advantage of the lower rate of the Chinese go they cohtries to make
money, interest, and in the present uncertainty it and with rus exceptions they return to their would be www e absurd to reckon on the fluctuations fatherland richer than they left it. For the
· Hongkong, 26th July, 1888.
Mr. Webber applied for a reaand, stating dollar and sterling exchange confined
attempt restrict
directed by Ballonoy theW Wahn-Piko, 41 8.
that he had only besu rotained the previons within these limits. It has already tallad to emigratie would he was suppolite, or Offer Administering the (Seramant to state, H. B. Robin Ra
$792.4837.5%
night, and he had not bad time to consult with Witness rationed-They were all freely 4,049.51 nearly that extant since the Secretary of has proved and must always prove a great last, Clut, as there appears to be a belief R. N. Thotapen, M.S
B. A. Harris, M.S. Coat with reference to your letter of 9th June. Stowart...
23.00 his clients.
admitted into this lanse. All the inmates of State's despatch was penned 15 Pobruary source of wealth to the country, the ani carroat, amongst the community, notwith 7. H. Plants, R.M.L.I.
The Crown Solicitor objecled to a reinmal until the house were not sleep; two on throw last, and if the loan bad been negotiated grants gon
to send
$710,000.09 the evidnace of the Chinose who paid the money had got up. He was cut admitted because pontriving to
A great dral of
to-the-lokangs was take The Polion hit very be war in the habit of gombling there, s twelve months ago the colony would already money home for t thes
lottor on the 15th nitimo, that the muzzle.CP. Pater, 58th. sits considerable lowling gans which have lately been received C. E. Bewlos
great difficulty in getting those men to come to it was not a gambling house. He went away * Deen paying vory much more for a gold and returnine at lu of their relative. 7-landing-the-rofily which was sent to that F-Koer. M
the court, and if the case was not proceeded with for half an hour and left the Inspector and the ban that it would have had to do for a savings. It is mare probable that the Go-aro substituted for the breech-loading guns har en
now it might be impossible to produce thaw interpreter thore alone. The room they were silver une, 48
as in that time the exchange has verument wish to ascertain the vilas of the gained for by the Council, it may more farther Comdr R. Bi. Ramsey, R..
again.
in looked into Taipingshan-street, and was on fallen over sixpence, so that so many more foreign trade conducted by Chinees abroad in misapprehension on this point, if I fuforia you A. H. Christian, RK....
The case was then proceeded with, the Crow the ground floor. The window was covered with dollare would have had to be remitted
iness; that a list of all the guns to be applied by the G. A. Bromwell, 18th der to ascertain the extent of the business War Office inofuding both muzale-loaders and Buc... W. Foliolt, 31.3.
Solicitor stating that the charge was laid ander paper so that people in the street could not ass meet the interest and sinking fand in which they are interested. At all events, brosch-loaders, and giving in detail their timber, A. Cameron.
Ord. 9 of 18582, See. B. A. Shepbord
into the room, but thoso inside could see out by Infortunate, therefora, that the contraction we would prefer to give thean credit for the nature, weight of gum, of projectile, and, of
Che Alike deposed-I am a packer, and live means of a small hole in the papar. Witosa sat at No. 2. Fuk On Lune. Bome time ago I sent in down in the street when he want out besanse of the loch has been delayed an but pro-heat
o làng, but
most enlightened intentions. and most
The following gentlemen Entted in less than 3 in- bably it
charge power in foot-tons, at 2,000 yards, it cannot be much longer delayed, and they really berish ulterior views, as the and cost, had been before sl. the members
a petition to the Registrar-General. Dy object the room was very hot. At 430 he went back nings-F. E. Sawyer 0 and 70; H. St. D. Jarreft 13,
in doing so was because I knew that the osa- to the Inspector in the room, and the interpreter another effort is to be made to secure the Dutch Government seem to expect, the dif-of the Legislative Council when the addi- D'Anth 9, 1; J. S. Ezekiel 11, W. P. Maclean
9: H. 0. Fuller 25, 0, C. H. Lamort 1, 18; G. G. H
stables went to roeeive money from gamblers. Af said it would be better to go up into the cock- Secretary of State's sanelion ton silver fusn terent Governments to whom the Commission tional vote for £60,975 was taken, and that 7: C. IL Gence 8, 6, Rev. A. J. Gano 3, 2; J. Little At about three o'clock on Snoday morning, the tar I sont in the petition I saw aspector Maloft, as it would give the best outlook into no time ought to be lost in taxing steps to will be accredited will doubtless soon make the only deviations from that list which are 17, 1: Capt. Fearson f. 28. B. Carr 0.41 V. A. Q. 1511iustushooking tragedy was enacted in Grge-tieson on the 8th: I came to the station to see the street, and he and the Inspector went up that end. It may be said that exchange is the discovery.
probable are in the nature of an angmen-Hawklas, 5: Cask Norman 6, 6; Dr. Wacaler 0, 2, up an down, but it is the day
tation in the number of the guns sad in Capt. Purlar 38, B. E. Mitford 37: de V. Danglish street, a foreigner who has resided here for some bin, and we went to the house No. 18, Taiping whilo witness again went into the street, and I oncluso, for the house 7, H. H. Lerlay 8: Major Cochran G; Bras having fatally shot himself. The desersed the morning. The Court interpreter was with thehouse, und saw the Inspector and the interpre ebau Street. We got there about four o'clock in walked up and down. About daylight he went into 20 J. R. Auton 16; N. H. Vertae 9: H E. crease in their power, colony to a liability each as
information of the Chambor, copies of the Lloyd : E. Lammert: A. Coxon 3; W. H. Dabsor when he arrived in this eslony some two mouth till about one o'clock in the afternoon. The fost abors the street. He then went out into the was known by the name of Cari Stromblad, and that implied in the
No. 16 sa papershop. We'remained there tor in the cookloft. The cockloft was about eight several reports of the Finance Committee. 10. H. Potts 3; AB. H. Drew & A. Parkin 1; Tagobe stated that he was a native of Sweden. He police constables all went to get three centa from stroot and walked up and down for a short time. contraction of a loan to eliminate as far o
I am to add that an invoice has now been re-
dass 3: M. Falconer 2 R. D. Tata E. O. Sch possible every element of uncertainty. We
came from Americs in company with a woman the gamblers. Lean identify two-thirds of them. In some recent remarks on bi-metallium the wired of keren 6-inch heaph-loading guns and
J. V, JonesC; E. Makson 0, E. M. Skrene ; AD. Machado 0; H. O. Boger 0.
Witness saw P. C. No. 231 come up and sak for who gives the name of Jasine Brantley, awl the saw No. 230, 187, 196, 134, 252, 193, 145, 211, teu cents, he was ant in kniform. know into what a condition gold loses have China Maul seya: "The appreciation of gold their mountinga, for which freight line besu
He asked a brought the finances of Tadis, and we ought arises from causes beyond the control of
latter, soon after her arrival here; went to reside 251, 900, 151, 140, 251, 191, 937, 213, 933, 311, 309, man called Aka, who gave him the money. The at No. 2, Gage-street, where she has lived wer to take warning therefrom, for with
I have the honour to be, Sir, your most Governments." This is a mero balf-truth, belient servant, gold
since. The deceased stayed for a time 21 157, 121, 165. I saw all thorn men come up is to right o'clock." A. ten-cent piece was given to 200, 231 969, 185, 281, 280, 121, 131, 14, 268. Jokang said, "I am a coustable on duty from four Joan our budget would always he in fact a good deal less than a half-truth.
the Hongkong Hotel, and later he removed to the street to collest mummey. I saw money given him without any remark. and the unstable liable to bo apset by
the varying The chinf factor in sho appreciation of gold
(54) P. STEWART,
No. 10, Beaconsfield Aronde, where he lived up to them. A hoy in the shop Tung Aka, gave walked away. Witosa was in the street at amount required to races the payments
till the time of late foare bra been the demonetization of
this occurrence. The doceased account of interest and sisting fund in silver by Germany and the closing of the The Hex. P. Ryrie. Chairman, Hongkong
was a rather small, slight man, with a slight thom the money in the atreet. Thay soch ranaithe time alose by the side of Aka Witness London, whereas with a silver loan at five winta
meustache, and had arrowhat the appears You and Cheong Akwong, helped to distribute ten cents. This occurred on the opposite side of ved three copt Two other men, Yuen Chak walked away when the constable left with his of several other
countries to the free per cent, there would be no such element of coinage of
of one of the south European races. He kept the money. Ono mus, No. 281 got ten cents, the street, about in front of No. 18, the ext metal.
Consequently
pan Roquaintance with the woman above Uncertainty. As to the prospects of or gold has been required to perforo
referred to, and visited har at her residenes while another get conta. A Chinese detective house to that in which the Tasrector and the change rising, WO certainly cannot safely the work formarly performed by silver,
or occasionally walked out with her. He sear gos 15 cents. If the money was not given they interpreter wore. The constable came from the count on much improvement in the near which has incrassed the demand the i,
PC. 207 Westward; and he and Aku ware alone togetherat to have been tormented by jealousy with gard would arrest of beat the gamblers. future.
If the bi-metallista sbould succeed rendered it scarce, and appreciated it in
so her, and lately has had some violent quarrels asked my so to give him money, and because he the time, Aka being rated at the time. Wit io convincing the vacions Governments come salus. This is directly use in the action-of
115_4.1) 833|12) 12549 B with her, which went so far on one or two did not give it be beat him. P.C. 207 was not noss also saw FC No. 209 come up between
among the prisoners: I have sur the_lukongs seven and eight o'clock. He saw these two rus-- cerned of the necràsity of abandoning the Goverrulents, and action in the opposite di Obamber of Commerce the anexed copy of a C.8. Bar 11 09.1952 1952997ccasions, that he made use of threats to take vouay many times, and some of those new cairo money but the rest no only saw in the
W. H. E. Darby 100-5-318-19901 900 destroy her and himself ton. The decenied present sogle
ingle gold standard, equilibrium rection, namely, the adoption of bi-metalam, trustion of decreased by the Unverument G. Grimble
1 8 724-26 335 32 11-19 way a man of suisble disposition, and be amade arrested I have seen taking ribas. The reason stres, and he did not see them take money. would be restored, but hefore definite action would tend to stop the appreciation. Our of Manila, on the subset of the withdrawal of H. Plante, K.MXL S1 19817178 amber of neqnaistances in the solony. In why the man got 10 centy was broase te bai Another maa nsumed Yu Altun, who was not en he taken there will still be as perpra contemporary appears to treat cold simple rtain silver coins from circulation in the Phi- . K: TraTOT 15 €2,200087 4433812-70 Batarday night he was at a card party, and boon watching from foar o'clock in the morningcharged, witness also saw meived money. of discussion, to be ampeated by interno a commodity, and to ignore the artificial has already been prb ishod in our columus:
~Bowlaw'in"lkrót Inning, wat Over- played aards up to about half past one.He left
did not tell a deliberate lie in his evidence- national conferences and so on, and during value it acquires from its adoption as a stand-aENERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.
at-that time, portestly sober and apparently in
Mr. Webber said he did not propuse to cross-in-chief aying he saw certain other this time the continually incrossing strain pa
ar of value and its
its.nes as money. AR-A
001 119 807 his usual health and spirits. From there in the witness, and he protested against taco receive money. He did not see them gold can hardly fail to still farther depress mere commodity got is of course subject to
8652, 19122 8.79 ke seams to have gone to No. 2, Gage.trent. the rest of the evidence being proceeded with do so on this occasion, bat ho bad on provious oc- the dollar exchanga.
MANILA, 15th July, 1836.
Aka paid both the men wilaoss had ze 013-328 and inquired for the worn Brantley. Shes he was not position to cross-examine. Onsiona That silver will fluctuations in value, like any other article, In accordance with the proposal of the ultimately be reballitated as money there but the sharp rise it a recently experienced General Intendency of Finance, approved by the A. de €. Seants, M.S.76
Yana Chak Kan und Chure Kwong 385 15 18219 10-16 was eat at the time, and he remained until sidering how serious a charge it was on ferred to. 5640 19 1341413-87 about thoo, when she retarred in company court, it seemed so him that evory fasility ought paid money also to the same two men outside which the defendants were brought before the belangeil to another gambling bouse and they CAD, we
bo no reasonable doubt, but at is dus simost entirely to the currency lagisla Commission of Authorities, and in view of the Posa
185) 115 81489
The deceased wanted 4 30 2189 with some other min. the same time we cannot ignore the immense tion Governments. The China says telegraphic orders from the Ministry of the Capt. Mataris, H.A. ..............
202 78 330-34 to see her, but she refused to remain with to be afforded them for proparing their defence. No. 15. Their gambling houses were in West- forose that will beatrayed in support of gold it may fairly be conceded that dogmatisin Colonius of the 23 and 26th June last, this. Wood
182 6 12 94054 him. There was a violent secue, and a Sikh con-
The Crown-Solicitor thought the case for the street, but the Inspector directed them to pay Ala stanch for a time any cause the battle of upon thake graut questions of neonomica Geral Government lines follows.
H. N. Thempasu, M.S360 g 24 stable was ultimately called in Stromblad then prosection was much more likely to suffer by the money there on witness's suggestion. the standards to set in favour of the y
Ist. With the view of withdrawing the Silver
delay than the case for the defence was by pro #yellow
Yang Á ka said he knew the last witness. Chro The following enUlamon bowind in less than 3 in.ieted down, and soomed tranquil. again, scending at one. He again referred to the dif. Atai, the master of a gambling house, gave him a small colony Hongkong in metal, even to the extent of sending ex not the meat likely course by which toollar currency of Foreign coinage now existing ningn-Majer Riddel took 2 and 3 wickel W. E. the constabls left. In the meantime Miss change down to 28. Bil. or 3. which of arrive at any satisfactory conciasien re-circulation as legal tender in this archipelago, Bobert 3.0. H. dnes 1, 7. M 80 Kobeck 1. Brantly bad gone to some remots part of the fulty that had been experienced in getting the money to pay constables with. He went with
0 G. G. H. D'Anth 4. Rev. A.d. Gace 3; Capt-Torter Lonss and concealed herself. The deceased course would wean an enormous inss to this garding them.ting upon any questions, the Supreme Deore of September 13th, 1831, Halworthy 1; G... Kaater 1; C. FEowlosker he took a letter out of his pocket in the pitong altogether by delay. Mr. Webber might there. He paid over 200 copper cents, a son Chinese witnesses to come up to give evidence, it to opposite No. 16, Taipingsbon-strot For To as well as the Spanish Silver Dollars with Chi- 3;.. Coron 2; G. Stewart 3; A. H. Christian went upstairs to look for her, and not findingued the danger there was of losing their tes four or five days before he had paid constables We are quite fead
ready to ne marks of classes Nus. 2 and 3 specified in 14. Lloyd 1; C. P. Lloyd 1: 1. R. Mitford 11 GE colony on a starling loan.
duit that dogmatising whather economical or otherwise, is not like ila General Truusury, Administrations, Sabt. D. Jarrett 0 W. P. Marloan 9: A. F.Sta; E. sage on the top floor, threw it upon the floore his cross-examination.
coat pioca, one fifteen aents, ono. twenty cents. yto
Mr. Wobber said he should have to with He would know some of the men again to whom to be productive of good, and this quite Delegacies of Finases, and Sub-Dolegacies of 0. Smith 9, F. Xoco, A. Parkin. Sandra Bamselt through the buurt in the price of draw from the case if an adjournment ware not be paid the money witness pointed out fourteen CHINA AND HER EMIGRANT SONS.pective of the size of the colony where Local Fonds in those felunde, will proceed to ox-
himself hoart presence of Hon. 98, H.K. U. C. the dogmatising takes place, though on this change them, giving in their place the reprezen
another inmate of the house, Miss Wilbur granted to him. If the Crown bad dillealty of the defendants). Sevoats or eighty mu The Governmentsofthe Australian Velenic-point our contemporary to make a retaine of the same in coins of national
in inducing the witnesses to come up, he would were paid altogether. The man who received Death appears to have been instantane here still groter diealty in getting them to twenty pont was got present. No. 315 was the for døbensed fell, and sever moved again. -The bavo received a letter from the Secretary of servation in favour of larger places But, 2nd-The provincial doponderaiss above in-
police pad medical assistance
come up for cross-eramination.
jòna who received tifteon esnis. No. 231 received State for the Colonias calling attention to whatever may be said about dogmatising, dioated which have not, in cael, funds sufficient
for, and the body was removed. The letter
His Worship.consented to jot the case stand the ten conts. The rest of the constables he the appointmeat by the Chinese Government one can seriously question the utility of to offset the exchange of the coins of the said
will probably throw are light upon what was joeruod until the afternoon, when it would paid three wats each. of a Commission to inquire into the social earnost inquiry into such an important subclasses which may exist in their respectiva The fallowing is the report of the board of the man's mind. The act appears to have bo proceeded with at 4 o'clock.
Cross-examined by Mr. Welber-Witness was condition of Chincas abjecte in British, ject as that of the world's currency, and ene slities will framediately bring the fast to the directors to tonovimary half yearly menting of to a heteditate on the gassing be allowed to leave the Police Barracks to instruct mousy in consequones. Be had paid money for Mr. Webber asked that the defendants should of no cocupation, and he was asked to pay this French, and Dutch possessions, and their bieb has such a direct and powerful influ-knowledge of the General Treasury, reporting surebolders, to be hid at the offices of the have been some idea of encompassing him Thay were all heavily secured, and he Chua Atai bofore, and had known him over 20 commercial relations. Why the
Josine Drently's death at the same time. 000 on our local prosperity. The principlest the same time the amount of the same which company, No. 14, Praya, Hongkony, on Mondayke deceased has been fored to have been iwonld apply that they should be liberated on that i daya since he came to Hongkong. He did not the Commission hoa bcan oxtended to the Spanish pasthe bimetallista contend, for is very simple certain that the necessary corrandy of no
exists in privata hauds as far as they are able to the ith August, 1836, at 3 o'clock p.m.-
To the shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa possession of about $700 at the time of his death Lesions to dot very clear, suc there are one, though, it has been obscured by many tional coinage may be sent to them, they being au
Doa's Company, limite). large on bare of Chinese both in the Pintip side and extravovar is. Toe desideratu hored to draw sar on the usid Treasure pines and Cube, but the Chinese Govern is a currency not
but the change whose owners may wish in placed In this amin, ascertain the commercial relations of their precious metals bare from a very early
Capital. wandering subjects than to discover their of civilizatio: been adopted as approaching the General Treasury the Silvo: Dollars of 3rd-The sad provincial offices will romit to social position and how they are treated, nearer to it than any other substances. In Forsigu Coinage, the Spanish with Chineso and the Chinese in Spanish possesions the early part of the present
park
ceptury murks which they may lisse reived in Ex have comparatively only a
& small stake England adopted the single gold stan change, and those of both kinds which ariat in trade. In Netherlands India and Cochin dard as giving the most stable measure in their cash, effecting those remittances in China, bowever, the Chiness have a large of value, and her example has since modiately by sach opportunities as may offer.
4th. The miet of this Capital will use all share in the commercial movement of been adopted by Germany, while other the principal ports, and they control most of Governments have also zone
digt efforta and proceed with every activity in the foreign ride trade from Saigon and Haitaoo in the same direction. The period icing silver pinare of 50 eants of a dollar to phoog. The Chinese in Tort Darwin, Syd- of commercial depression which has now the amount of at least 350.000 monthly.
6th-To carry out this cuinage the sole and and Melboarhe also transact arge lasted so long, together with the disturborclusive bullion to be need will be the Dollar homeas with China, while the Sons of anco in exchange, bas prompted a re Pieces of Fordign Coinage and the Spanish Jau in
in the Malayan peninsula bave a con- view of this action. The issus now being Dollars with Chinese marks which the Treasury siderable finger in
gar in the trade of the Straits fought out is whether gold singly or will utilize daily until the final extinction of Settlements and the Malay Native States. The gold and silver conjointly Furnish the uncat these classes of coins in the Public Coffers, Dutch Government asem to scent trouble stable measure of val
6.The and tine" which is given for value, The bimetallista and interference with a portion of the posnswer-gold sad ailver conjoint, and they the edge of the bait Foreign and punish priation
marked ecins throughout the Arobiyolago will of Netherlands India which point to various facts in support of their con-be 6 months from the date of the publication of 30,701.43 to be carried to new account. they have hitherto ruled without qucation or as
luation. For instance, tho conjoint se
Field of this Deore in the Gaceta de nito. Appeal, for they are reported to have sales
to have stated, the two metals is much more regular, as reply to the Obiecse Amanssador, at this shown by the figures of the output of a great willst we unicipal, of these Zeivids than the Hague, that there are no Chinese subject is number of than of either
Yours, th Netherlands Tadin, all Chinese resident there singly. Again, prices of canudities have pieces of national coinage, from which moment being dermed Dutch subjects. It is true for years past exhibiteri
reater consequently Foreign silver dollars and Spanish much greater a very large proportion of the Ohinese steadiness in relation to silver to the Dollars with Chinese marks will no longer be Java bave been boro there, that many atriation is in the latter ad not in the time onded the importation of Foreign Silver
legal touder. raf have in relation to gold, showing that the 8th-Tho Exchange affected and the specided arc of mixed blood, and that
grent cumbers have never even seen China. Bat former. Had bi-metallism prevailed the Coins, or Spanish Coins with Chinese marks, is of the other band there are many thou-strain on gold would have been shared by profubited; but for Tariff purposes they will be
and silver, and although mands of Chinese in Deli, Acben, dold mill have been a fall in prices-forte dovlare the respectira valon as in the case of is probable there couddered as bullion. Aferchants being allowed other parts of Sumatra who bave
ave only lately
both restals combined are
are hardly sufficient any other membanlize.
think,
lippine Archipelago. A sumrency of the deproe
| veinage.”
Finance,
W. DEAD
H. Dawach, R.N.
M. D. Graham, öith
A. Shephard...
no F... Wilson
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Hongkong, August 14th, 1886.
2012 7018 4:50
FOSS.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED.
GENTLEMEN The diretors have now, to submit to
ment apparently more anxious to This it is impossiblato fuetuitions, for the value of the coins presented for Ex-year ending 3th Jano!
that
them
marchere of
KDINY
stage
7th-At the end of that time no other money be accepted in the Public Tressarios. Pro-
s
Andiron fou
from which have to be deducted--. Directors' fons.
-- $3,500.00
40900
M. GENTE, CheiİNAN.
JANUARY TO JUNE, 1686. CAPITAL ACCOUNT. LORETA Aberdeen
Torals at Aberdoon Docks as par last
statement.
Kurimą
To ralas of Kowloon Docks
38 por last statement Leen amount written off
last gir menthe
to
"CORONER'S INQUIRY, ""
wars, sent
billeicht
Fa
the searity.
know Inspector-Matblason,-hat he saw-him-on- The Crown Solicitor draw attention to the the 8th Inst. go into the cockleft to see him pay fact that three of the defendants bad alady disthe constables Witness eald-not-rometubon-
1
Is Worship told the witness not to be afraid
fue their raport, with a atetomout of acconnas for the
The Coroner, Mr. N. G. Milehel:-Tunes, held parad, and he submitted that the amount of whom he paid first ner who was last. Witness The total receipts for the six miths are $736,900.59,
bal ought to besabatantial.
knew some of the men to be lokangas, and os to an inquest on Monday afternoon at the Mortuary. and the net prost, after paying interest due al all
His Worship said be weld allow tail in the rest, if they were not loktangs, they would charges, amearts to
$9,39.6 Swede, who met his death at No. 2, Gago-street,
on the body of Carl Stromblud, described as a further security of $106.
sot dare to come up and ask for money. He to which has to be added the balan
Mr. Webber said it would tako kime to get.u gave three cuts to all who came up and asked brought forward from last scoovet....... 6,651.58 early on Sunday morning, from a revolver shot heavy bail. 1;
for money. He gave three cents to all who came fred by himself through the heart. The jury His Worship expressed an opinion that Mr.up and asked for it. Witness was distributing $236,240.19 was composed of Messrs. J. Edgar, C. A. Otoric, Webber could consult his clients perfectly well money from even o'clock on the morning of the
Bad G. Yvanovich.
within the precincts of that building, and alti. 8th anti! I p. Witness could not recollect st The first witness called as Dr. Marques, who aately Mr. Webber adopted that coarse. what time he gave particular constables their 3,000.00 said that the body was that of a Europosa about Mr. Webber, on the resumption of the hearing money. The man who received fifteen cents and forty years of age. It was received at the nt 4 o'clock, objected to Inspector Mathiesonho was a special constable ou special duty. Wit leaving available for appropriation 12,010.15 Mortuary early en Sunday morning. He being present in vonrt during the taking of the oss said no one had pointed out to him the con
noticed a ballet wound on the left breast. On ovidence.
stabler he had pointed out. He romsekod hore The drostora recommend that a dividend for the opening the body he found the left thumxic
your of 7 per cent, or 3103,375.9) and a bonde ufes vitios fall of hood, the heart was pierced Crown Solicitor. Inspector Mathiason was the
His Worship asid that was a matter for tùs that he was afraid they would bəst kim. that bona cf 813,000 boil too tribar, through, and a flattened ballot was found lodged complainant in the caso, and he had a right to be at all. Witness said he coull pick the same men 2 per cent, or be paid the holders, and the balance $53, 15.19, in conjunction in the diaphragm, below the heart. Deats was present with $156,250.00, premium on the issus of 2.510 now caused by hemorrage
out again. He had paid money to some of the sheran, and 816,000 at the ezodit of reserve fand be
The Crowa Solicitor said Inspector Mathiason before. disposed of as follows:-141,253.78 to be written off stroot." She knew deceased, who went by the that he should be pracant
Kitty Wilbar said she resided at No. 2, Gage was instrooting him in the osso, and he desired Chung Akwong said he was a bawker residing the book volna of the Aberdeau Doeks, $110,000
at No. 56.-West-street. On the morning of the from the Kowloon Docks, $56,000,00 from the Cosmo.
name of Carl Stromblad. He called at her'plass palitan Decks, 311,000,0% fem the Tug Pict Fish, and Tiry often daring the last month, and was of an for Mathieson was allowed to remain in court be Chung Atuk, the master of a gombling hone, Mr. Webber then gave notion that if Inspec. 8th inst. witness was engaged by a man named $1,000.00 from the Tag Fame, leaving a halanga of excitable disposition. He always carried a ro should object to his evidence when he was called to pay money to lokangs. He was to pay the
Tolver with him when be called at her house.
as a witnase. Ho should contend that the wrong money in front of No. 1B, Taipingshan strast, o He would never part with it, and had threatened person had been made complainant
paper. shop. Ho sat alongside a cake hawker's to kill Mise Josino Bruutley, The latter came His Worship Your objection is overrated. stall. Witness paid eleven constables, of whom to live in her house during the last month. On Mr. Wobber regnanted that a nota ahould be bẹ ahendit be able to Montify few. Witnoas Sunday morning between one and half past one made of his protest.
pointed out nine of the defendants as men, tá o'clock dessased one to her house, when both Che Abk was then again put in the witems whom he lui paid three cents each. Two bersalf and Miss Brantley were out. They were box at cross-oxained by Mr. Webber. He special conatsblos refused to accept three cante, $299,209.78 told of it and witress came home. Deceased ask. said he had never been in gaol, and had never and threatened to arrest him because he said edhertosund for Miss Bentley and witness did so. been couvisted of gambling. He knew P.C.227, too little was offered, they wanted ifteen cents, She sent twice for her; then she came. Deceased bat ze had not been arrested by that constable consequently witness cessed paying money. was so violent at the time that witness took Miss Witness wrote his name at Mr. Webber's re. Wilanss also new Aks, the last witness, paying Brantley to beg room. As doceased would not quest in Chinoes. He said it was Che Alik, and money, but not to any of the men he had paid. give up his volver witness was afraid of him he had never gone by any other name. He was Witnom had never paid money in this way ba and sout for assistance and a Sikh custable mailed to read the whole of the petition pro fore; he had only knows the gambling fase aamo, upon which the deceased seemed to quiet dead, but a fortune teller had read it over to master a few days, and he was recommended downsid the constable teft. She did not ask him. The fortune teller wrote it on the this by a friend for this work. The constables the omstable to take the deceased away or to ness Recreation Ground. He gaite Euderstood were not in uniform when they sama, and who 869,0.13 take the revolver from him, as he was quiet ther. the petition when it was read over. He had it ever came and asked for money he paid because Almost immediately after the Sikh had gone writion about the middle of the sixth moon of Atak told him no one whứ was not constable deceased shot biomilf with fbs revolver and fall this year, the day he could not remember, about would dare to ask for money. It had been DAI down. She at once sent for medical nasistanos midday. (The petition was dated the 16th July), for the money to be paid in this same place. Ho and Dr. Jardan can in a short time, Witnees He took the petition to the Registrar General sat on a tool there, and the constables know had no papers or letters belonging to the deceased Witness resided at No. A Fuk On lane, rather that the man who sat on that stool paid the except the fetter which the Police took away. more than 100 yards from the Recreation Ground. money,
George Gordon, PC. 66, said he went to the Witusus did not sign the petition.
The case was adjourned at this stage natt house No. 2, Gage-alreet and found decorsod
The pourt interpreter hore translated the peti- theso, o'clock this (Monday) aftercon lying dead on the second floor. He found a lettion, which set out that there were groat Mr. Wabber applied for bail for the do 895,41427ter about two paces from the deceased: he also many gambling houses in Taipingaban-strast, fondants. He also complained that every facility
found a five-chambered revolver, four obambers which had the constables in their pay. It stated was not given him to dammunicate with the de of which were loaded and the other contained nu that every time the constablu went to these fendants. All the wee were hucly secured, smpty cartridge case, recently discharged. There houses they received 40goonts, and going thres and he thought they ought to be liberated, were also on the person of the decussed a razor, times a day they roosived 81.20. He told the Ball was allowed on a deposit of $100 each, a gold watch and obain, a diamond collar stud, af fortune teller to write that petition when he had deposit receipt of the Clarored Bank of India seen three cents pald. The raton was that the Australia, and China for 8662.50, $70 in Amari men not ou duly there receled thres cesta, can greenbacks, $15 in Bank notes, a part of while the men on duty received $1.20, C. No. These of the 33 lokangs charged with mis- a Manila lottery ticket, and a few 1.0.0's. 207 had arrested witness's son,, and made up conduct as police constables on the 8th inat, was Mr. H. Kuhlmann was the next tritomas called ebarge of beating him, and he was Aned 850, again before the court. On Saturday three men He said that he travelled with the deceased from Witness was not keeping a gambling house were missing from the accused, now it was stated Yokohama to Hongkong in June last. He coald then; he had never kept a gambling house, If by the interpreter that sine of the, defendants not say whether Joaine Brantley was noecn he knew a gambling hours was being kept any did not answer to their names. Inspector Matkio- panying deceased on the voyage, but she was where he mame up and gave information. Ha sen stated that there were sight short, sad the on board and they had spoken to her, Boycad | had been told by other people about this bribing numbers of the missing men wers 200, 200, 151; that he knew of no other connection between the He saw the inspector this month some time after 227, 229, 320, 530, and 2. deceased a Miss Brantley. The latter fand he had sent in the petition.
The Crown Solicitor Mr. A. B. Johnson) up-
To amount expendel or new work shop and new m chinery during last six. matthe...a
$699,659.93
15,000.00
$80,653.38
48,967.76
· 19,007.55
eqpstraction Admi rafty Dock to date Less 3 instalments of free
****** $404,078.08. „gant ravvived frora ths Admiralty of £15,000...
Cosmopolitan. value of Cosmopolitex Duchesspar laatstatement $406,436.17 Les mount written of
10,000.00
immigrated there and who cartely we as for the extending commerce of the world on coinage are verifel, sad the time fized by Art. To smount expended in the much subjects of the Emperor KWANG SU the basis of prices which ruled twelve years 8 of this Decree expires, the prohibition, uadar a 19th.Until the operations of exchange and re- their fellow
countrymen living in Canton or Swatow. Moreover, the Netherlands Indian ago-ilithefall would have been a much less penalty of 20 per cent of their representative Government, bars admitted the nationality serious one and would not have been atteud-value and the obligation immediately to re-export of Chinego over in Java, for quits recentired by the disturbance of industrial enter them, to import Silver of Foreign Coinage, ar they endeavoured to
d to deport some troublesome prise which has been brought about by Spanish Silver with Chinese surks, will be on- Bouret society from Batavia adherence to the single gold standard.ed, and the partios implicated will be aub Amor. The answer alleged to have been the object of the bi-mallises is at on in the 5th paragraph of the 13th article of the
jected to tho Tribunale of Jastion as laid down To given by
Dutch Government to the secure an increase in the value of silver, Royal Decree of June 20th, 1852. nonconcement made by the Chinese Ra- but to secure a stable medium of erohango, 10th-The Custom Houses of Manila, presentative in Holland will therefore not which gold-alone is not.
Cebu, and Zamboanga, and the "Cuerpo de bold water, and we fail to see how they cay Our contemporary recommends to the to- Carabineros" (Preventive Officers), duch this To refuse to receive the proposed Commission if cal authority on political economy" by which time conceded for the exchange, will exercise the sent to Java and Sumatra.
expression we humbly assaine ourselves to bo groutest vigilanco to prevent the importation of There can be uo earthly doubt that the designated--the consideration of the follow-the above mentioned soine, the former procced.
to
the
oilo,
last eix months............
oust of construction of
Taga so3 Jaunshme. Pilot Fish41,296.00 Less ayant wiitton off
Last six cike .....
· steam tauschen
Chinese Government kave a perfect righting paragraph from the Economist.com ing to open tho sanes declared to contain spacia
and to examine them minutely, and the latter To value of Fame na por laat to make the proposed inquiry into the Our ant imports last year ooet as £315,530,00, roderbling their attention in regard to vessels condition of their subjects settled abroad. whereas if we had paid the same grines for them an from Foreign Ports and from the Free Torts of Le value of mine,
statomeut The main object presumably of the
in 68, they would have cost us 4334,800,009. Co. Sala and the Marianne. Commission will be to
agaeally the fall in prices last year enabled na to see how the affect a earing of 19.00 1000 in out erpenditure on
(84). TERREED. Chindes thrive is one country, to find tursign prehrala. On the other hand, however, it CLASSES OF COING WITH CHINESE MARKS RE- out where they secure most advantages and led upon us a loss in tar selo of our products to
--FERRED TO IN THE SUYKINY DEGREE OF forviguera Had we got the same prices for our gooda the greatest freedom, and to aspertai na in 1956 the male 225,048, oparty liss year was
SEPTEMBRE 13; 1881. whether
foreign
tries za be made the 'means of still have senated to £323,9:2,000, Their actual valas,
That which is solely disfigured by marks of light-
5.490.00
$93,206.00
5,000.00
aspor lost afto- meistari 813,698,57 To value of NG &
senin launch ... 8,414,77 $25,141,33
"ses and tosta, a persistato
400.00
$5,3154
To cost of materials on handi
8. That altogether broken up the places of
hower was just a little over $13,000,000, tant of the saxi Government but preserves its weight, to the fall in prices we have to attributa e lows af promoting Chiveso foreign trade. It is to he 10,00,000, which are to be set against the the willing," and all or the greater part of the hoped that ao intention of making the Chi-10,000,000 in our importa. of ponse, the Spanish Staraps.
2.That obliterated entirely by the said marks
nese emigrant contribute any direct tax to in many ways: tht still the fast rantaise, that the sad which only preserres confused traces of the Toury deton
to of £9,000,000 was not pure proft, Using off? the Chinese Government is at the bottom of fall in prices was by no means to projdicial to thead coinage, the idea or yel a devire in Poking to restrict country as a whole ni te commonly represented,
the emigration from the overcrowded contres The Economist, it will be observed, says the which can only be considered sa bullion.
316,070.49
16th August.
by the police was addressed to him. WiBSS Mr. Webber it not fast that you pre-peneed for the prosecution; Mr. Wehber (from here said that part of the contents of the lattersented this petition because your son was 362 the ofos of Mr. Ewens) for the defence. 64,747,34 had no public intereet, and it was not put in voted of gambling in your owa boman?
152,80$.0
The Crown Solicitor applied for permission to He only read portions of it which had rularence 581,142,76
Witness Yos, tub my son tomat a gambler, amend the charge against the defendants by raak- to the chee, These referred to deceased's love rod it was a false charge, $2,258,205.74 showed that he regretted "having followed that
Ting it faller than mere misconduct, ia now And you would not have done this had zit nood: He wissed now to charge them with woman." He also montiened his being a gentle your son been convicted -No; I would not. violation of duty by accepting bribes from gam
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