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INTIMATIONS.

BROWN, JONES & CO.

CROSSES.

HEADSTONES AND COLUMNS.

in Block Prives modarste Work Promptly Dane. 3491 Satisfaction Guaranteed.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRAML, FRIDAY APRIL 188, A$2.

} after the-seoɑnd warit was at the request of the Chinese themselves, who considered that Hall be better in their own intern to

The Russian flagship Pamiat duower left here. yesterday morning for Amoy,

MAG. Wisa, Polico Magistrate, left for

POOTBALL.

CLUB(2ND XL.) D. COLTA The retera match between the Football Club!

الله عليه

"AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE legaliso the trade than to allow it to be con-hoana by the P. & 0: stemmer: Clyde yesterday.and the Colts was played yesterday afternoon on: 364 sileṛr to go, but this scarcely agres with shape are other soins, in nao amongst the bill Foast of itsusport by road, railway, ur alasannya?

dnsed on a smuggling losie Captain Hastings, will asb for Mr. Wise during the Happy Valley ground and resulted in a draw

We are not specially concerned with the his been opium question at prozent, however, and

both tents anduring goal The Club's team Fill passou to what is the rally in A Chlumechomist from Singapore was charged was of course, very task, hat they had all their A. 9. WATSON & CO., LIMITEDportant part of the article. Having rm from this box of a fallow passenger on board the opponents who played in deterrained, alboit yalarday blure r. Wodehouse with stering work out out to keep apna aventors with their WINES AND SPIRIT Spa hory indictment against foreignors, Glenesk 380 and aeroral arthica of jowolfers. To oratio, fanion. Up to beli imao neither this whom-be-secure of lusing for nearly proved that a silver bangio, one of the things had scored, bat on a change of ends F Maitland all of whic's ara excallent quality and good rain contury bulled and plundered Chinaised, ana foxed upan thąədəlondant. Mr. Geist, ¦ put the ball 'täromra for the Club, and im. salharity who farnishes the following Agures, signifylog, in the 'language of the hill people, goeds; and it would tend to presera the

who defended, amarted that the charge arose pat mediately afterwards Rose so rod for the boys. Dr. Masters goes on to speak of the of a quarrel which had taken place cu board. and No farther paint was recorded and the gamo The me hoiug specially selected by our Chinese question in America. The fold un foundatio in foot.. in Warship, bow-anded an already stated. Teams: London House, and bought direct from the met nated Shippera, are imported in wood and butted lowing paragraph we may quote in full

We invite ttention to the following Brands,

for the money.

by caresives, thus ouabling us to supply the botimo paused,, and her people, begin to growths at moderate prices.

"come out of their shall. They dared to

In ordering it is only ascoerery to state tha

avor, toake a differat vloer of the one and Bentaneed the defendant to six months' imprison myuk with bard labone.

name and gasality of Wise of Spirit esttalaim the right to emigrate to Westernly the following programme at the Officers'

and initial letter for quality desired. PORTS (For Invalids and generel uni.

A

Pardoz

.

lands. just 19 Western people have gone to China; but they made money unb of Case. Per Bot.", just as our morchants make money out "of the Chinose; and we have tok them to -810 $1.00

"go. Wo treated, her merchants as the acum of the earth, and insulted her am- bassadors at our very gatos. We have 1.25.) “enzzed exclusion acts and anti-Chinese

Alto Douro, good quality, Green Capsule... B Vintage superior galle

Red Onpaolo

1.10 ..... 1

C Fine Old Vintage p

rior quality, Black Seal Caulo

D Very Fun Old Vintage Boxtra Haparlor. Viole Caparis 02 Bullied,

SHERRI S........

Delicate Palo Drey, diabor wine. Grass Capsule.

14

0.80

6

ina Green Beal Conte 7.50 0.75

I Suparine Pais Dry, dinar

C Manzanilla Palo Natural

The head of the 1st Shropshtes L.I. will Miss, Mary Baroka, this orquing →→ Overture."Tansredi

....... Relat .......... Godfrey, Reaquatte. Coote.

F. Horepcol

J. B. Grince W. B. Das G, KOH E. F. Lemezt J. Humphraye

Corre

Boul, J. H. Pidgeon Facka

W. H. S

El. A. Lamuert

backe E. A. Cole Forwards

CLOS

Gus!.

ES. Ezekial

Backs

Half tacke.

C. W. Diakon Y. H. Wallac

a Reminisceases of Weber"...

...........“ Aventis Bal" Selation. Paul Janess" Polka "%Wale" The Band will not play the usual programme on the Square at the back of the Barracks fur the. Maitland J. 3. Biokial purpose of dancing tomorrow, but will play there

is next week, vin, on Tuesday and Galarday,§,

J. Crook

J. Mannk

Forwards. W. Nonton

D. H. Harker F. Maltland H. Skene

2HE SONGEI KOYAB, RAUT BORNEO, AND LAMAG PLANTING COM- PANIES, LIMITED.

All other countries

47,000,000

24800,000

26,200,000

98,00 1,000

The Director of the United States Mint long narrow, Türengu-shaped place of silver with inön? au euermons catliy on improving the natimated tim gald äħd sikroc coin in oiranlation { qurious marka dayfty earsing is sino andralno means of transport. Even were this foue, 1

1891

from 3 to 20 años. A sin of very similar lonht whether Manchester or Birtogham Gelä.....$3,727,018,569... cz. 192,170,000 --

uppance in the so-called boat-shaped money, goods each as the people requier, subjected -Silver 33,320,571,346, on. 9. 131,661,000

up to the same date, which give

Which is slightly hollow in the astro; of this to a high proteotive tariff and to the other authorities. Soothner for instanco, brought people, of small ratas, made of copper and of old andersoll the imports from Bangkok.

alloy of varions descriptions.

The only serious attempt that could be manda to Gold..........£695,100,000 170,180,000 With the areoption of his market-there-is dispose-of-woh-goods-in-the-regions wenkel- Silver...£796,000,000..ox. 3,184,000,000 173 silver to 1 gall

othing of interest in Luang Prabang. Abe, way, to prohibit all other imports. Ou tho tained templo on all dominating the whols this would not be quite an undesirabl There nothing alarming in of town gives a good view of the opvirons. Another canananatiou, it 17 million manera of filmvie.. The production in styret of some inforest & the soldos Baths to thousand so for let would restrict the paper. 1987 was 96,000,000 use, or according to the whence the provisos take its anne" Prabang taste and stronger texture thos, any importad 99.000.000 panoin, and the distribution- the Burkha of the gold washings" for it industries of the country, which are threatened

Asfatio absorption

i anid to have, basu inade of the local gold extination by increased. fasilitlen for obtaining United:Sing

from the washings. Tradition says that this foreign goods. However. I au convinced that Buddha was brought dows by the Laos when the provent trade of Luang Prabang need not they ulgcated from Matur Theng; it was fear Fronoh competition; bat anyhow, it is no afterwards taken dows to Bangkok by the Inconsiderable, and has so little room for develop In 1990 the pralnotion wording to the Bare Siness, who restored it to Luang Prabang mut, that it is herdly worth making efforts to authority was 132,700,000 ounces and the distri- twenty years age. It is an image, impreza it. The plain tapta ste that Laang. bation--

said to be of masin gold, about 3 fast high. Prabang and its sister presiness on the north- Boause of its value. It ran great danger of art nea a rats, of mountain, with hardly any bing plundered by tha Ada four years ago, but oil-available for plain oaltivation, and with a was fortunatoly taken away just in time. The iparas population, okielly nomadic, that tends to chief building of Luang Prabang is the solitary simigrate westward into the elohor territories of brick residency of the thief, bat there are no Nan and Chiangmai Age buildinga, no rrîng even, and no interesting The valley is narrow, with vorg tittle plain proursions-to be moto in the neighbourhood. country for paddy cultivation; gardens ara namoroas, but there is an artraordinary scarcity at frait, wgetables, and other aush produan, the oplo apparently subsisting entirely on rico, fish, nad park, of all of which, there is certainly plenty.

Aointio absorption.......

United States noinage

United States retained. All other countries

47,700,000 27,000,000

20.801,000 26,800,000

132.700,000 we know the requirements of the United States The Asiatic absorption wema pratty steady and Government, while the industrial consumption of atver is said to be 2 million ounces cunually, so (that's production of 137 million ounces eculd be

distributed.

Asiatic absorption...... United States pahasis United States arts

All other cogitrios coinage. All other countries arto......

47,000,000 51,000,000 6,000,000 19,000,000 1007,000

134,000,000

On the 11th April we left Luang Prabang, hospitality of the Siamese authorities had Irea not without ragest, for the kind and satelligent dored our alny thers both intaresting sad in. strnative. The Siamisas Camnistioner shows

sky interest in the people and pracnesions of the country that is must car in diam, fond, morenser, in the whole district wary little of the antipathy and animosity with which this proc In short, in spits of its pinturesque situation, bringándorbitrary ways of the smaller Siames Lang Prabang is not a desirable residenes oflleials sa afton inspire the subject Laos, from any point of view, whils it is an unhealthy

Skerry, White Capsile 10 Loo "homes, plundered their property, and apparent" dod." Tim women fell into the trap have issued statements. the. Companies the market price of silver o per onut balow its quivine consumed by the Siamese soldiers tleman has left a reputation samagat the oftisla

CC Superior Old Dry Palo

Natural Sherry, Rd Scal

Capsule • 10

D Very Superior Od Pale Dey, choice of Wino, White-S Capule... 12

8 Exles Saportor Did Paio

Drs. Try Gost quality," Black Seal Cpauls roži Road) pp.

CLARETS.

Sepwine Brandant Clare,

Hed. Capsul

Por Por Casc Cars, 1 dor. 1 dok Quarta. Iints.

34 24:50

B St. Matophe. 3 Capexle... 4.50 5.09, St. Jelion Red Capsole 77.00 La Rose, ad Capal 11, 1200 MADEIRA HOCK & CHAMPAGNES. Full particulars the warly Bronte, in stock DA application

Per do. For Соло. Dol

BRANDY.

A Hennessy's Old Pula, Rad

(paule

C Vers Old Ligneur Copan,

Red Capsule

$19 $120 Suprior Very Old Dogana

Bod Unpante

1.40

175

20

D

Bonusmy's First Very Old

Liquer Cogs, 1872

Vintage, Red Capaul... 30

SCOT 'H WHISKY.

A Thors's Den, Whi Cap

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9

В

Watson's Glenorca M

los Dead, Blu Caprais

with Name and Pels Mark,

ment.

share was

No doubt His Exeallonor the Governor, as well as the rest of the community, will be amaved Australian papers received yesterday --- to read the following telegrams, tasom from the

LONDON, 7th March. reported to be suffering from a serious attack of Sir Willis Eobinson, Governor of Hongkong, i typhoidal mu laris.

Lopor, 18th March.

abilities and charges, after reusips of

Laxing about

unlinaucer that place these people neder seruel disabilities, and which would call the Paline Court. A few days ago a Chinn An ingavions trick was yesterday disclosed in "out every ship in our way if the Chi- nan was-wa-king-along Qaven's Read-whea "nesu did such things to us. Wo have suddenly he dropped a ring and then picked it up. Auother man who was following pointed looked calmly on while mobs have in-out the occurreds to a woman who was near and

I was disappointed in not mesting. Faria, The gridator (Mass C. 9. Sharp and valed their settlements, broken into thairngyosted that they should claim a stare of the Leslie Hallward) of the step thren Companies faving a surplus of 4 million pduces to opress last as aneh as foreigners. The amount of nursion along the Chinese frontier. This co- that for who visit toarnya the man fever the French Vice-Consul and Haul of the Froook that woms to attack the nativa al Sianoss at Boundary Mission, who was then making an 08- and the finder was oballonged, and "sacred people as defencelese as babes, when den anded. It was axed betwem the statutelar in the see forms in all three care, or more or less all through 1991, and what ang Prabang is the only place where I that they are unt willing to noord es ang nared accounts up to the Sistol. The reporta qusu bitire ralne, What has weighed on the is extraordinarily large, and I ay may that nud people for and was, frat, and moderation 1.00 teet. Yet after all this we are disappointed the valus. She agreed and handed over a

wo had bound ourselves by treaty to pro- the ring was worth 324 and the proper to that of the Sengoi Korah Ca being as follows: weight on the markat now and depresses the have seen gaining, weh is known by all of the rang true-llees. They are all allowed

the wont that she should take it and givo

The ligat fatars no bag to present to shareholders mice of silver, is but another lastration of the openly sold in the market. As there are to go freely wherever they like, so that the co- "that China has no strong affection for us silver bangle and allier things worth altogether of the Company's counts made up to

his date. 1.10"Forgetting the acotes of murdered Chinese) the articles and when the woman discovered there still ramciu opan some small itema ct nesonat quantity of silvur, was bolt-nuk af mother north-eastern provigena is, I think, jangle descripways thay sometimes iadelga in of the inex cable law of supply and mud. In not tardly any Awamps in the Lenag Peshing revisional complaints of restrictions picaiļby Sia- about $5. The wes then went away to pawn

It is a matine of regret that there so not final, bab know. I doubt whether any one knows, whit ion. the fover so provalent there and is the aura ofeinla ( baliave to ho da imaginary as the "whose bones lay bleaching on Woning the trish as informed the polios. Inspectors exported would bare boen closed era now. When bat as the price of silver during 196) was 117 taristure from day to day and from milday compratensible to su naprojudised narrar

with the Louder parehamra of the estate, which it hills, wo burn with vengeance over the Staaton altimately affected the art of a taffor

Lim by the high prios of 1990 au 199 forar, osdaad by grost sud audden ebanzos of wealth of the M-kong Valley, which are en iz- anssacre of two white men in China Tha awal Chang Min. upon whom a bene ring, and the remaining seroty distristal

those are clored she winding up on be completed, por go56-high than the average of the prints to midnight. During our stay in Luang Pedwith a fair knowledge of other parts of Inda» - identified by the complainant as the "gold" ono, ouly wonder is that the Chinese have was found. Prisoner. against whom thero wore there in sonch balance in hand of

As will be observed from the accounts,

two years, and in 1891 53 por cant. higher. 18 bang, in the first week in April, suddenly Chioa. "not long ago risen up and swept every two similar canviations, admitted the charge

$12,547.26 par cent and 5 por gent. on the production of ganged from el, hazy weather to extrem Against this it is estimated the outstand

1890 and 1801 ved account for nearly 23 mil boat About this time anarly every member of one from Loog Prabang. The banks aro This impression deepened as wo dounded the Foreigner out of their country. We Augls. and was sottoased to twelve months' imprison

the balazos of parchaoo many of stat

lion ounces, which, alded to erroat prodnation one party suffiral from ferer, and it afterwards high and the rally narrow, saving bantly any *Saxons are indeed a nice lot of people!"*

will absorb about

1.147. the rate of 137 million ounces a year, would a great quatriement in our plans. w for phin gultivation; the villagonee zara The fact that Chinese have been ill treated

give 160 million ounces of silver to million The somewhat wrotebed appearanos of Lang and poor, and so im to live entirely by jouming" und murdered in America is no reason why

$11,500,00nces of guhl as the quality to be me Pahang is due to some extent to what is oom wad Ashing. The manery in many pleos is or, say, afficient to pays al reben el vapital, of keted, and make a ratio of 6 to 1. or mauty known as the emplars of Casa Prabang urious, the river wanding its came through forsigaers in China should not be accorded

$2.39 per share.

There are still some calls of expel duo, winch it exporarily 353. par succeBut here other by the Bas Though it is, old history, the epi-straight walls of black room ropitia protection. Aid to do the Government of

bás baon so far found impable to collbot.

question arises, can the production of silver bo sode is curious and instantive that it may and swift carronts and sometimes in 14 pools;

afutained at 137 million unvas saqually worth while giving a hrist sennant of the one the United States justice, they have always

returned.

The total capital was 5249.250, of which 314ut a pries ang 391 per ones? so reacus Early in 1897 the Same Geral, who hole, I think it is difint to sino a more bat there is no magalaat Rowery, and, on the endeavoured to prevent outrages, and when

per share of $50, or 366,550, has already boontes y Autican papers that the Holmes was engaged in driving out the Hoon the monotonous journey than that on the Mekong. outbursts of mob violence hare occurred and

In the case of the Fast Buraso Ce, thare in o

mine, which fast fair prodnost 319,141 Snuos northeastern froutier, wout to ang Thonghorn in the valley is too braid and the banks too Sir William Robinson, who has been soriously cash balance in hand of $13.353; against this it last, because it could nat produce lee or him thoro. The latter sent his brokers, whonhatdaring midday and the glare from the fut of silver, het down on the 1st Nuvember 47 wat for the Chief of Manng i to meot high to allow of observing the entry, whilst the Chinese bure anffered compensation has with an attack of theid fever, in now recovering is estimated the outstanding liabilities au? been made. There is no suspicion that the messages in all probability refer to the charges, after receipt of the balance of the prz

than 7 gants no DAB. I have also the Sismese Canal took dowa to Bauckok. iublesand-banksarealmostintolerable. Atbi ather Sir William Robinson, who passasses an President or other high officials of the Rofher Christian name, and ought therefore to 31,153, Having about $1,200, or say audiotat moort on the Sheridan mine, ospitalized intresshery, and foarfal that his brothers might is hardly possible to sleep, surrounded as one is by chase money of the estate, will absorb about had an opportunity of reading the manager's The Chief of Lai loaked upon this as an not of time of the year open the nights are so hot that it public are in sympathy with riotous out-leavage Gevarneruanosol et the princely to pay a flu I return of spital of 33:1 sidered one of the spit mines in the States, tasak far them with a shot of fores. Taking a home and seniortabla. To navigate the Shanghai at 2 million taots, sul hitherto can be put to death. detertained some months later the hot sunds dud reks. Fortunately the boats Thongs not ancommon name of William. breaks euinst the Chinese, but a very strong Sir William Robinsors soting at the same as which. $29,095, er 7.50 gut shes ou fally paidia which a pouibis prout of 13 por cant per following of about 800 of his men sad rapids tea long boats or dog outenre placed sider

Two shave. The paid up capital was $195,430, of suspicion is curortained that the barsgaan Governors of British Colonia is really tuo ep ebares of 250. has already been returned.

anem is lettred, with silver at 81 pranohe matched from Müan Lat to Mang Thong, by side and a houssef bamboo built on si platforms 2.50 against foreigners in Chins are aproved by ach. No wonder they get a little mised. In the case of the Tamng Company theree price of silver bar sinon been 8 gents and thanne rounded the Yam Nan on ralts and ear them. This readers it impoints for tho

vome if aot most of the high officials of the

is a cash balanon fu hand of $3,513.81, and it in Now Yock, a dolins of të par cout, the Not U in bosta picked up on the way. This osts to upset or sink, but it is a common oct- 0.76 empire, and it has even been hinted that the this afternoon. The following is the agenda:liabilities and charges, will loare available a

and the gnation saturally doonra, how many descont was so sudilen that the paipia hardly and at for me or both of the hands to fill up and is estimated the balanos of purobase manag A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held of estate wher recived. Iess aststanding is in 10 Voited States are in like thus to propere fort som fad, whilst others floor to pot swampet. This anwieldy craft cecupants of the Palace itself are not up

position ? Some penis ago, when silver fellesrained sad were left anmolested. Bat atik of souras slow, but tarinastely tue ducat 80.75avourable to the movement. It is imposai-rogarding

1-Letters from the Honnamble Octal Secratary further sat of about $1.175.10, together about starily to 41 par oanon, it was slained that Luang Prabang the news of the approach of the the kang is sally strang

128, would stint any mines and the Hoy who have a well-deserved reputation for $9.99 say soloisot to pay a final return of would sam ground for us a jactura: as daring and cruelty, was miteit to produce askings, where small quantities of gold are fa)-Petitione trova youtractors to be granted some bly an ang grounde of equity to justify the money aliowares for the luna fang amarained by thotal of $3.40 per share on fully paid up and silver did not not long at 411, bat ralind pauls, and the whole pupstation absadored stained by the sal laborious prasass: bak In some places along the wand-binks are gold Exclusion Acte i force in the United States Sale of the 3rd and 4th Droubur, 153.

5170 por rharo on ball-paid up shares and the Australian colonies, but, the excla-

paid up capital was $147.783, of which $37.050 ran away to 161., only to decline with towo, some going down the river and the whole production of gold at Luang Prabang sion has been effected by force of law not by

has already been returned, & ing $13 por shared fill provided for monthly purebissa exetas their cowardice by saying that they abiatus gold erasments are used by all the to the neighbourhood of 4. bafora the Win obere taking to the bills. The men now alasubioient even for the local demand, which is on 350 fully poil up shares of 250 each and $6.50 of 4 million ounce, which again as proved a lid for arms, but they were refnd by that that anfford them, Thries &-year, before Moreover, the

on 5,000 shares hall pil up. position of foreigners in China and of the

peeftly inefcasions in steadying the price officer in charge of them on the ground that the customary fastivos, these gold ornaments are of silver. Ons get vid of the surplas high was intended to treat mully with the Manelet a dep red by the following process: Ne Chinese in America and Australia

price has acon mulited and the play of natural ai biaf. The Riatasys troops having has gold is first bakel, then dipped in a boiling. ot, as Dr. MASTURS suggests, quite

we will restore silvor to at least its quantities withdrawn, and most of the umbers of the wistare of saltpatre, nium, and salt, dried again parallel. The Oblase, he says, "dared

vals What has bagoms of the bi-metallic Chief's family called down to Bangkok, then in the firs, washed a boiling and cold water. agitators I know not. They wore disregarded, was an en luft with sufficient courage or spirit had en robbet with coeca-nt £bro and givss to claim the right to emigrate to Westera,

We do not hold portrentes nesute for the pinions and I think rightir, for attacking the gold price to oreshize & resistiace to bhean few bandard or amber bonds. It is afterwards again boited

expressic by our Cérespondenb landa, jnat x Westera perplo huva gons

of silver sily ban silver Fall from 5014. in armed and determined mon. The out Chief of in a stars of sorge salt. a little anlghar, and a But while the Chinese tadiore Homs, Salyingpin: "to China."

THE SILVER QUESTION.

1993-6 to 4:41. in 1899-9 though on the Lang Prabang, and some of the efficitia anded of amariel, inia which has been, puts TO THE NDITOR OF THE "DAILY PREĘB." they and the quantitiv pries argument at their chair followers who with the Siamess Canal pisan of barat silver. The docpnose of Western countries, once they are aduitte

St.-In view of the present spent of the bick; but what proindiced people was that the missioner and M. Esis, the Freesh Vive the color, which series with individual tasto, A Nag 10 1:00 are free to Cors short as Map Why

sver question I tool

dabistallist did and wranga i te al poble, adempted threat with towed in boit to the last mixtara and on the

rolard to

hat remain bolija?? nýtam, me macrony advisaw ways tosta rye gavour of an ergo and i'm

e serigal lopends on the length of tiras, the article is A Fins Old Tom, White Cap-

Cep: 4.50 0.40 signers in China are restricted to a few of paase amongst their own wuntrymen, was

establish industring for- ing of Chineas, merents and others interested hich appeared in a fanchester Guardian of of 151 to 1, while rerous, in the East at mast, their kint, it also took to digit quantity of tamarind pat ie. The onlodr is not Aub

www would prej ndiolate the trule of the Fast, in the formation of a messty for the promotioned March, 1585-

the report spread that the latter intend fasting if the aetiolo is is constant as Gold Fine Unsweetened, White

specided ports, they cannot move, about seld, at the instance of Mr. W. L. Liseen, at duced prior to 1856 in have band 23 times

Assuming the qulity of silver pro. nad ovaryone in the West, or the gold West to take him away prisoner us hostars for his often similarly dyed in Towar Sism, sad tha Cispula

................. 450 0.43

aw would offering a ridicules premien brothers. Seeing this, the Ming Tipspls leur is offestive un certain kinds of articles, The & H. Geneva 5.25 0.50

the Royal Standard Thester, Sydary, on the 4th as mob as phat of gold on a queutitis ta productive silree. But now. with bag to lose the pahoe, which they finally not ke bowls, stands, and boxes, fum Loc Ching, sou, the videst Chinaman in have been worth 28d. per ones, but by soncord delirib ratio, might mest more that on and when the Chief was asking lee his March. The chair was cooupied by Mr. Wil appreciation of the two motala silver should af starvation point, their theories, if ads fire. It is curious tint, in the sarin maz Fest Old Jamaica, Viclat

the pleus 76 years of age, and raidout in aongst the European nations silver was allow-geral aceptance. What stands to the bonds, a naber of Teuthon Ditish subjoy this Me-kong that I do aut in the last L'ups' God Laward Island $150 per Galion 100

stralia 51 years, and amongst those prasant mereed to circulate as north foil, per unna, thusser, of a return to bi-metallism is the de

by well-known merchants, "Ur W. L. Lison, offering sa itamense premium for the further/toriniaing of a ratio which wond 7, be nenaplaklé | Prabing as a bodyguard.. were killed and employed on this river for trading purpose

The bal base engaged by the Cisf of bangbelina that stages can ever be advantageously LIQUETTES.

ste wigle of China there are not more that sad about 20 carpenter gardeners, and others, discovery and for ad perduction of silene, and to a mora parterly to those arouded. The Ming Lai people engra to Na enam bat onald hafaly make head agains Bendetine Varaschins Carrecs Heria's Cherry Cordial

ware thousand foreigners at the outside,The chairman, in addressing the assemblage releasing the gold in the world from being she like the Latin Uaina, slead possess hava. dorms little damage, bayout_ap Chartran Dr. Siegert's Angosturan

and for that small number we claim the stated the distrantogs Chinamen were nader in ery circulating metinu i become availution of silver coin, aul without wowpropriating such provisions as they ould fin is the ones our t

the treacherous currit ap the rapids or shoot Bittar de fullest protection at the banda of the Chi baat epon thin by Horopeans and others. He may take to be those of adaramant. While the gatus of the interest at stake is immediate Nam to Mang Lai It was subagent warst rapids. The etions of rapids in the Me a strange country, and the oppression brought to bin for purposes other than oinage, which we brunce notion would be impossible The bat quietly and leisurely rotored the I have seed of them may self, but I did not see the Pages ON APPLICATION.

nese Authorities. If the Chinese Govern id it was anwise to gricol songst themselves population of the world, exeunting Hassins supposed to be in circulation in the Lai and Mang Thing. The people of Laung placed in the following separate iccaliles: The ly seen in the following figures. The silver to these arts that the French compied Minyong blow Go Pribing may be roughly irat has a cause of complaint against the wild live in anity and pesse sweat thatsdard, gold was rolly a marketable curandi Western world amant to:--

al cause baro to wch, other, but that they willing to acopt silver na the monetary United States on account of the treatment in a foreign country, and it they were ty just as much as witton or wheat er tobacco, accorded to Chinese aubjects, that is another inclined to be quarrelsome fat it be with others valy the prios islead of being about to the if a diffort nationality, and then only when of supply sad demind was fined by cortain question, to be settled on its a merits, but ajustly rented. A number of the merchantsation at less that can balf its quantitiva value, On y amrictions resting to the nos colauas it not justify the outrages in the Yang absequently committees were far sed to lay the 33 times it weight in silver peoples had to pay

and others then followed in the amma xtraâu.

that is to any, instand of having to pay for gold Latter before the leads of the different ratione only 16 times. The apply of cold prior to in the city, with a view to an amicable settlement 1850 was approximately 154, milli anos, los being come to.

50 per sent. required for art, industry; and ad- enment. and the minago durand equal to

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This I way from what

Prahing suit of the New U Vallor attowed overals, Ubigkau, Kamarat, Khan, and Presta norths to pasa before they ventured to start pag. Granted that steamers could be brought to their hopes; and there can be no doubt that big tu difront rapids and ostigated in the these andrezences have had a bad effect on the still canhes between them, how is the transport frad of the country, nad prodicnd a fooling of wear the principal toxes on the river to he carity which it wil take many years of gocated? Are there to be astoading and reload- government to face.

The Government of Laang Pething, which, what is likely to be the of transport of ing stations and roads made past the rapids? It appears to be eatively in the bad of the Siamuse all goantities of gords from Cambodia to La All letters for publication shan'd be writtan on 26 Computog'a little steamer Perseverance, which

Caxmissioner, mpires arourably, however ang Prabing? It hardly requires a practies vida of her only.

with nearly any otlur part of Sian that I know. iniad to make the proper suswers to those Orders for astra kopans of the Delin Prest should runs between Hongkong and Macao, has

The pill-tas on the Law residents of 8 rupes, and I think I can do no better than gacte -10 went before 11 on the day of publicationren in the practice of dropping and taking thissioner of Police at Saigon, presented lingolt coinage demand equal to

aver for the head of a family and enpass for the retasek of the commissioner at Luang Pra After that the apple is limite

Talegraphie Ads Press.

unmarried able-haded as appeurs heary, but bang, who, when a French traveller was trying, up passengers at Chang Chow, the island Sunday evening about skrb a'look, at the debrand for silver was serop tes as great all ahnt.x refin of 158 ta. 1 in the Intiu caption of the impart sad scoort duties, and stars up to Lang Prabang, silenced him by there no fit or other inxes with the extremavines bira of the practicability of bridging opposite Lantas, on which there is a Caswell-known firin of P. Engler & Co, with a war-served to keep up the price of silver a don the had to becoined at 220 it wild we scute; and I found no su to dobar thour at bis ero arpen 2000 they M. Greiger, the resident partner of the the domand for gold, and this, demand Union, and 16 to 1 in the United States. If gainbling, while wards are deed on a Gorrying that he would undertake to build wharves tovis station, and around which a large and raut for his arrest. On the Canasiouer rable its comparative value, Tho supply of ass of art 115 taillious, or £39) willing tut generally made that garves barril. But the absurdity of a goheme for the populous village has arison The Hougton den with him, wurging the less 50 per cent, required for arts, indastes, sad millions, and who is going to stand the Tas Paspas to be the almost universal fiabit of point of view, may be judged best by compar gousting M. Greiger tosecompany him the latter gold is now approximately 4 million ounces 22 to wond produce only £175 abolished The roul surss of the country ustigation of the Mekong, from commercial kong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Com-diplomatic imoncity which he claimed in virino adorant, and the winage demand equal to pany, desiring the same privilege, applied at his position as a formiga Cousul Upea M.23 The supply of silver is now appecificulty world by to show them how to avoid Prabang boy boarn is use from as early as If a regular steam service aux large river from Souls not, and the soly way was of osimokio augst the Laia of mugng it to a similar andartaking on the e-nan. Albertini explaining that he could use no di-mately 7,500 million sanca los 33 por cunt, re for permission to the Imperial Maritime rretion and and to effect the arrest M.quired for arts, industry, and wormous, and the Las gold people particularly, will not been silver is that the people of Laang Prabang are in point rich, populous Falley abora it is hardly profit-

soba loss, because it is very clear tant people, at saka never to abandon it. Thy resalt "TA recent disturbances in Chinn" is the Customs for leave to stop Thare to land taken to the Central Station. Various reports demand for silver is 24 times greater than tho got is much of it as they want in the mar-1-Chiangmai œ of Nas. The Women, moreover,

Besiger wont with

port. litre Bangkok, that fand the whole of the Still of paper in the Californian Illustrated embark passengers, but this request was re-

him quiet and was coinege demand equal to . that is the paled off on then at 15 tot when they can of physique a far infere, rass to the Lacs of able, it is incongivable that it should be aro Mequazine by the Rev. F. J. MASTERS, D.D., fused on the ground that Chung Chow was regradnes, balieving that they possess little to apport the price at about 11 per cent, under beide puli audi start afrost with a intarienting extent. Will they are a respectations recently raised of the uarigability are in aircalation, reports which we do not demand for gold, and this demand is suficient kat at 23 or 4 in 1 The only way would openly drink the native liquor, though not to tons, and sparsely populated enustry. be high apa difficult rive through poer, mountaid- formerly a missionary at Fatshen, but now not an open part, and when the liberty foundation. It appears, however, that the cirits quantitive valno (4). for 1887). If it raw international silver ovin, which could be murkably light-harted race, and Luang Prof the Mekong can only come from those who Superintendent of the Chiurse Mission atorded to the Perverzace was cited, theycumstances which have dictated the aereat quired seven times as great a decaand for silver gsasaary as gold se now, and haug may well be described as the tape of annghare their osa purrs to sorte in leading the San Francisco. We need nos concern our were met by the rejoinder that this was per- that before cossioning we great a sandal to 2. ar 60d. per games, with a demand only legal tender only in the urins in blah is heard everywhere, and the strains of the summe

estra boon of great gravity. Wa baliocase for galt to made silver archangable at 156rn at existing aire may into icken coins, and merriment Agen as the sun sets, nusiu Preach aantal leases to suppose that there selves with Dr. MASTERS's theories us to theifted for the convenience of the Customs.ter wature reflection and found themselve gold 14 to 1, or 1914. pur asnes The bele millerúium ia not yet ut, bend, and I do not taink throughout the night, A various custom also forms a practical idea, a candid remler has

Masers. Englar & Co. must have given the mat-23 times as great gil7or should be worth in they are at present relating origin of the disturbances, which are it Now it is quite true that Chung Chow sader the manst patufal obligating to lodge of gold, however, in bass 13oreaza 135 per such action will be possible in our garation.

But the what menotounia Lao orgen are hard wally country that offers stealatoly no such prospect. is a great ponsible market for French geoda ín'a very original. Seeing that he has been not an open port, and it is quite resuenable obarge which has used the arrest of cut, during the last 3 years, while that of alver Silver will recover its own merits, and from the soureunity to promshade the streets in the tin of the e-kong by M. Garnier, whose good ntains for the female ropotable mearty to stady carefully the sonant of the explora xbent from Chien ter & good many years be that the Customs should have facilities for tog the palice visited tan residance of Hate cant added to the atyur price of 1948, parounes bai the output will not be redusa in a day, for flowed in these processions, which are unver ins if his arlent lore of exploration affected his

their principal employé. On Monday scan- is unt stilled to areak with any great degree reaching the island, but as the two Commoiselle for the propices of seizing the should make adver worth in geld 23 to 1oz 40, it iskes two yes to bring a miniate bearing, terfered with. Strange to say this and other imagination in the same unor as the artistic has increased only 25 per cent, so that 110 por restriction of suppl in cose of low riset, voning suging, in horas. Na men as lith may be relied upon, although it would sun of authority. The artide might, however, be panics are ruaning in competition it is ver. jorellery, diamonds, and other ralatbles which par oqueo, instead of 213 to 1, or 49jd, per aunou, as it way ke as long to stent sa down, for ponrious customs prevail only in the town of enfants of the Frasch painter David, who acut it serion for the purpose of placingtainly not fair to make anexemption in favor this person, the mistress of 3. Greger, had in as it is now. These frezes may be open to medi-ple will ge on working and facing lossus in the Lang Prabang. The women have wear only had to say he saw all the melones of the the general reader in possession of informa of one of them, and we think that a little re-mitted on his firm by reiger. bat open the presumed ambers of pacple compattug

her possession. Peoplu speak of feands-oomfisation as they aw independent balaulations based bap of better in coulng-Yours, 20 tion on ka intricate subject, were it not unfor.flection Wifi enable the Commissioner to re- netbing has traepired up to the present to for the presions metals, and are added to show

sik petticoats, which are common throughous inlaw in a groz sky. It appears to me CS. TAILOR. the Eastern Eno constry, the reason being that that the porusal of 31. Garnier's work inst tuuntely characterised by some inaccuracies cogaise this fact. The privilege is a small us these reports. It was said, also, that Mr. the relative demande male age gold and silver.

Hongkong, 31st Xaroh, 1891.

the riftwork is bred there and that silk buksarily bring an impartial observer 10 of statement and some false reasoning which one and night surely be granted. Of course asof is, it appears, contradiated. The affair has tion of silver enter the land Act in the United UANG PRABANG AND TRADE ON

Greiger had been set at liberty, but this state but taking inteconsideration the uselesscania.

Far more lurable than cotton. It is probably the muainsions that the Mekong is 'dieult shener in the end. Some of the silk tangia of navigation, the population is supall, and the are calelated to produce au inwholesome it would never have been sought by the much disc and bassed great excite: States, the repast of which at any time would

turers have pretty and tasteful designs, but the trade insignificauit. Trada atomally fade the effect. The writer sage:he late Marquis Steamboat Company had not. the rival car.ment amongst the members of the feraiga colony, a fall of at least 10 per sent, in silver, they

ilk in generally coarse, and there is little de-route hot sulted to it, and that to Bangkok le "Taesa, formerly Ambassador to Eugland,rior been thus fyoured. Here is an oppor-

mand for it for export. seem fairly to state the case and if the idea is A roport of a journey in the Mekong valley ***wile a Hunza mas; and during the time be tunity for the Maritime Castmus to make

The import and export trade of Luang Pra Valley from Cambodia to Luang Prabang; but the only one of any importance for the e-kong aught and worked out by competenthanda aprice by Me. W. J.-Corker. First Assistant ju Her bang is ourried on chiefly by Chinese traders when, maranvas, the Siamess Government em was. Vierrog of Nanking he managed to some little return for the hospitality which

at which mints could be thrown open to the froe Majesty's Consular Service in Sisur, sand, to a smaller extent. by Toungshoe British which it is about to undertake. peither Cata

will Bangkok through Paklai aad Utaradit keep the rebels in check." But the late fallows them to here an offices in Queen's

pletes the construction of the railway to Korab, ooinage of silver might be arrival at which with- ent, boing prejudicist to gold would prevent dis-sed as a Parliamentary paper. Wo make the aubirats with Chiangmai. The principal exbodia aur Aunt een fixes any chance of som Marquis Taure, formerly Ambasador to Road, concerning which concession some

turbans of the carrasoy for some time to come." following extracts from its

porta to Bangkok are gam benjamin (found only pating with Kerst for the trade of the Mekong England, was never Vicorny of Nanking; it rather unnecessary agitation has been raised,

The position doen wat seem to have changed From Tak U (the mouth of the Naw it is in Hua-pan-thang-hoki ardamome, and stickine Valley. Korat is the natural fooder if that auch eince 1888. The world has added a low only a few hours to Lang Penbar. The first was his uncle, TECNO Kwo-tman, who beld

[Tables are given showing the prinpipal arti-country, and they can be on doubt as to te im more million ounces of gold sod vilcor to its review of this tawa le vertaluty disappointing, for ples of export and import that office. This is a ritting mistake due

Berved, but

nation, although-Austria and it looks little stamthun, a village in fact, it is Nearly all the cotton goods and hardwars are porzanoase a trade contre nor as to the nssity to confusion of names which may be teemer Lombardy left Bombay for this part The Superintendent informs as that the P. &

Spain are an agilating for a gold standard only a very large, struggling village of bamboo of British manufactury. The only Franch in for railway communication with Bangkuk. bas saude freeh tug at Prince Biamurok'a huts interpered with brick temples. It is situates that are to be seen exposed for ante are

Fa connectim with the projets for the stenm readily partoned. When, however, Dr. on the 8th March.

Tan Ti Sting sued Tog Tung Shang, gold blanket, which is too small to more the ela that bank of the M-kong, mostly on a small papers of Hoe silk thread combs, and Chi that French commercial agents would be station ereoutor of the will of his father, Tang Ale, world. We are no official returns of the ont- barren atrin of land-between it and the amales ink. These articles were imported by M.ed at ruriose places on the river. As far as I....

navigation of the Mekong. it has been stated. MASTERS repent the well-worn bạt utterly false atatement that "bloody wars were dated March 7 ayo that the Nor h German he held the deude

A London telegram in the Brisbane Courier leated by the defendant for property of which years they appear to be, in ounces:-

to recover $3,000, being the amount of rente sol pát of gold and silver for 1991, but for proviour river Nam Khou, which takes a sharp turn to the Macey, who also brought up as samples som inform there are nacta of Cambodia no

north before joining the Me-kong. waged with Chica to force her to legalise time in the English Chantel, has been poured for the plaintif. The defendant, wh Lloyd's steiger Eider, which went ahors som

eoloated Bowered woollens and satins, glass and Freach stations of any description on the Me Mr Phillippe (instructas! br Mr. Holmes; ap-

A long straight ad paralel with the river in other articles of a pretty or fantasie exterior. kang, with the exception of some unissionaries at “Trade in opiwn, which the Emperor TAOU fully floated.

the only importent thereaghfare, and hore a jewellery, but these things are too, ex- Lakhon and elsewhere, who, sad to say, have Ka subd bring moral and financia

was absent, was not reprimented by Counsel.

martat is held every morain that is ortafely penstre, sad do not suit the people, who are too nearly susotrubed to maluris, Mr. Phillippa said-I appear for the plainti "rain to her people," the offence becomes iruted Magazine well sustains the ropiation of been served with accor of these prosnelings, but value, in paatu pзr onze

the largest and most crowded of any in the north, poor to buy laxarins of this kind. The March nabor of the Californian Illar is this one. Tuolioitora for the defendant have gising quantitive valuer Le silver against antal

1837. 5,025,000 - 98,000,000--19 to 1 more serias. It is true that compensation the earlier numbers. The ennductors simet they are got here to-day. Noties was given and was exacted for opiute' illegally destroyed, profacias in San Francion a magazine not served by Mr. Hulmes's clark, Mr. da Hom, on Mr.

Qmatitiro. Actual bat it was not for the purpose of for if the argellence of the first four numbers in day and the affl kavits are in Court es to the E

inferior to those published in New York, and Wetten, that the proceedings would come on to- opiuin on Ching that England went to poistently maintained the augaesa of the you ride. This, my Lord, ise farther consideration of

furcannot be doubted. The March isena report. Hr. Braco Shopberg was appointed by the It is belieged the production of silver in 1881 Dollars are also taken, bat sa gald doin, though pir paterally be too expensive for thom. It the defense of the coaling stations was pensties!

SUPREME COURT,

March 31st.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Begory HE HONOUR MR. FIELDING ÜLANKE, ACTING Chr Jesica.

fold. Silver, 1490 5.920,000 13,000.0022 to 1 1929 5,930,000 122,000,000—233 to 1 1898......

4.455.000 109.000.000-211

1800

1889

1889

1887:

42.3

473

$47

44.2

43.9

THE MEKONG:

mortal is carried on in thestrust, while the stalls kong Valley bave of late years been vaanted to with the exception of Chengresi. The prevision The prospects of Prouch trus in the Má contain the common articles of import,

anah degree that I must take this opport mity Baring the discussion on the Army Estima Har the most eaal paranoy is the rupe, to state that it seems to the impossible-fer a in the Hoaks of Commons on Maroli 7, the Hos and 2-ann und dann bits are in demand. but sandid obverter to comenivo how French com E. Stanhope Scorolary for War, ntst. d. in ro the tiil is also comtimi, ant is made legal tender rares on compete with the present trade of the ply questions, that the smokeless powder had by the Siamese Government, it is, however, country or find a profitable field in these regiods. proved to be a sucess. The whole of the Britisà generally mad to parcbus imports from Bangkok. Freeh goods are not exited to the people, and forms were naw armed with modern weapons;

war with her hat because the arrogancs repobes 25,000, which is said to be the largest Court u receivor in this watter and he has mede was 8 million oves mare thaa in 1890, which goldloaf can always be exchanged for silvor at tho is hardly reemary to say that Franes ennvaty eöpt and suburice miner and bre

of China rendered, a conflies alcolutely imitable. The first war left the trarle class pablished wast of New York,. Both letter deoras. in opium in precisely the same position press and flustrations are good. The articing

tion of gold, with the increased output from this copper coin is alsad, and this is the only us Maue ester and Birmingham, and it is pre-an effective defence against any stile mors. as it wus fefur, the outbreak of hostilities, dealing with cienilo, potion, and socia

are of varied and entertaining description the papers.

His Lordebip-All right. I have liked over Trival, may be 6,000,000 men, the quanti to w I have sean orice, the tiny such good that has pipla will bay Comment at sheet notice. The War Office an and whas the dining we inserted in the tariff subjects, and there dry akori inlegiad panthe

tit valds of diver would work out $3 ur currency of Sisu, till in da xon ; they manications in gil the cuntry east of Enanthorities wore also increasing the comforts of Me Phillippe, paited for costs which hield vor pune, against a pint adtaaf velua of exchanged at the rate of 2400 to the race. Pray ban skagajbring goede fremhe men in the new barracks, with a view to offer Lurdskiy granted

' about Bon.

There is also the old write bé Lality Probangi • Kier Tonkin it would be decessary to (læg furcker indtidomieniu so clan to asllati