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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 2Nd, 189/.

MR. LOWDER AND MISS JAUGB

MORE MYSTERIES, The Volohans papers pabllel furthe-cor respeadones between Mr. Lowder and Mr. Scidmore The former, writing on the lath February, saysThe publiontion of the letter I addressed to Miss Jacch vu the 10th inst, has resulted in the communication to me of facts which indiente the oxistence of a depth of duplicity which is to my mind animaginable, inccnceivable; of which I among others have been the annecicusdapo alisa Jacob the victim

TS COWLEY SCANDAL..

Mr. Balfour further said Laat the Govern

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motion for leave to introduce a mesure dealing In the House of Commons, this evening the with the voluntary schools was carried by 325 yota to 110.

ARTRES London, 4th February. Mr James Wilson has been appointul Scoretary for Agriculture in the United States Cabinet.

the Bul among The lujuries to the NY E utarmship Yeshigo. | Now with spgard to the accounts, I will make Japanpin can learn geel sorra through gaoi about 17 per cent, while allver remained alí | Constantinople, he arrived at Memellies. Ha mary, that ect semtly Impaled upon the ram some edmadead on their salient points. Hents playds that would never be divulged by the most unchanged in its gold value, the cost of states that great terror exista at the Narcterss at Chomclgo, aro mora serious) 1989 to groas inezbato 0741 lest yest of berjo Eng ish constable or gaoler to a fellow country. sopper agli sa Chien began also to advance, and the page drain away gold from Japan except to the than was a brat believed, and it will take some Tis 30,000 so do fire immense, water repaire,man. An affert on las part of the unfortunate as the Chinaka oflojals from key could not come extent of the value of the silver pen at time to affect even such temporary repairs as taxes, to the valent about Tis 14,000. The culprit to destroy herself could not scare the tone to coin unless at a loss, they iesno pro: London, End February.

In the Divorce Court to-day the Counse wid nabin her to be liftel off-fas mud. Mr. laeronse in fire insurance eto, comes about rowledge of the Japanese, and might this dacations suspending their coinage which present in circulation onlaide Japan, and James Johnston, of Boyd & Co, Blanghai,aturally, from added buildings and from qui diuntive paper. Ae he sure the created inroost a panic is the markets. Couler was granted a doorco bisi, with costs, presuloably it is for the purpose of who proceeded to the scene of the noident triglier value we have to set on former ballings statement is very possibly erronecas, The consequences were vore saridus, and in on the ground of the adultery and dosartion of

Past Cowley Fedeeming those cons that a reserve of hy the Chet Choe, The R.V. Xon Bohol of cine to plano fern, in core of accident, world cannot be branded afrently as an inprolisti paday carns. Whores forsiga fularents word: in: huy husband, Barl Cowl

contracted with N.YE behalf cost moreundaey, Worhall have toe, is talealiood nator too niemunatúndra now

almost disastrous. The offonte upon alvi prices of closing the Indian Mints instea

THE EDUCATION QUESTION. $100,000,000 in gold is to be held available him to effect the necessary repairs, and the the future au inom in the item of taxa byta Ngalí Chýppray List"

of having boon distributed over a considerable

Lunden, nd February period, as would biva bieu the use under other Tulu House of Commas yesterday when the operation is undertaken. When regel will nocordingly be tatron to Shanginui ca higher assesment new placed on our fand Ade

troumstancea, were, as it would room, held in Ballour, Finit Lord of the Tronmry stated those coins, or so many of them as may be on as she can be safely floated-Nugarak Fertising comes a good deal higher than it did

Shipping List.

last year, Tls 630 s against Tla. 174. The

aboyance by the Intervention, of copper cash that the Government, proposal to relieve the Frises partly from an 1875 Item paid this year, available, have returned to Japan, a fall in

Da the upward turn of copper this bulwark voluntary schools out of the rates by giving a silver will u more cause a drain of gold Tho committee of the Shanghai Chamber of hut mainly from the ofurga a debanterys and from that country than it causes a drain of Commerce, aflar careful consideration of a shares. Aupay and dirculos fees are at

was destroyed, and the full effort of the silver grail of 22:106, per child. This would cost letter from the Chamber of Commerce at Hong the fooling cosigned in the articles of

decline was suddenly experienced. From Qese 2615,000 por annum, and the arrangement. gold from England, On the other hand, if long enclosing enty of spelition addrastal exciation Interest is the amount paid on

considerations it would appear that of present, wouki arme inta foon in April to.His Brotlleroy the Governor protesting or borrowings, less what we have earned cu

copper may dominate the commercial situation eilver were to rise Japan might experienes agitat the setion taken by the Colonial Get-mortgagen Legal expeuses are Ts, 1,200,

in China, and that prtoon Here are likely to run likewise proposed to relieve this element suure temperary inconvenience through the rament in levying Light Dues on shipping, against The 3hr, for which the cost of the

be controlled in the future, more or los, by ary schools by giving a grant which would not intristo value of her token coins being too together with a letter on the sathe subjout from debanture and trust coad has largely to commut

the Buctuations in the golf price of cop oxenet 178 td per olold

Mr. AH Dyke Acland, who was Vice the Agost of the P. & O. B. N. Co, at Shang. The result of the working account is an increase

pery which it a very important matter. The high, but that could be easily and speedily bai, has decided to reply that, while tally over last year in the balance used to profit

dillioulty may be partially obviated if Chi President of the Connel in the last Liberal remedied by striking new tokens of a lower recognising the principle that light dues and loss of Tis $1200 Froit and loss dccount Short of the revelation of professional con will coib, as rapidly sa possible, zinul Administration, writicised the proposal, and intrinsic value, an operation to which her should only be levied on shipping for light now shows the profit arising from the sale of Sconces Bir. Lowder expressed his rondinesenioves of five to twenty-five cents. These wonhl said that the Govorament dil not intend to hewise purposes, the Chamter could not support Fogg's state, say, T1 50,083,5%. Coming to to revive any suggestion from either Mr. prevido for small payments of less than wont

The debate was adjournal foreign crediters could not object and which any protest against the action of the Hongaar assessшonfa the several estates utand at Scidmore on Miss Jacob es to what further are sente, and get free an enortuous quantito extend the grant te the mocessitous board selients. would be a matter of domestic concern only. Long Government until they were in possession their aluat eat and it may be interesting to action they would wish him to take for the pen which would cause a decline in their Lenton, Tri February, GLASS BOTTLES Presumably, however, the Japanese states of full information, as to as ronsong which you to know that ince ve tool them arer wo mon cexapleto vintication of her charactor value and give immediate reling to a trade.

have spent scmo. Th: 564,000 in building and naluated the Government in levying the taxa

Mr. Seidmore, fa his netnowledgment, suffering zavurely from a constricted ourroio men responsible for the sclisme put forward tion complained of.

that buildings now bong tracted or in replies that in spite of all that has appeared in The only thing that can give full and por mediate contemplation wid require about Tls patio, a strong and deep Impression exists manat relief, however, unless copper deliues are satisfied. that there is no prospect.

From a Cardit paper of the 8th January we 200,000. Our magen oxoved those at the and is freely azprassed to the effect that, whis very considerably, which does not comprob af ring in the gold value of silver beyond take the following: A marriage wussolepiser end of the lost you by The: 266,517; and this recantation bar been made of the aburgs of able in view of the statistical position of that THE UNITED BLATES CABINET, the ratio they hava fixed, and the change at the Parish Church, Tanstadwell, Neyland, is a businos in which we are glad to employ mder, there still remains the shadow of metal, is a material advance in the geld value proposed sill in itself have a tendency to on Tintsday, batween Lieutenant Herbert na uel as waced of the funds at our so that terrible obage against a young women's of silver, which is not likely to be brought Granville L Mesarier, R., con of Colonel mand. This reserve fund we propose to inorense, blastity which had been published to all the about it is to be feared, unless through the prevent any rise, if not indeed to bring Le Meaurier, and Miss Juliet Ann Calver, the report tells you, by about the amount world

adopoon by the Westora world of international Mr. Lowdor, in a further letter, says that his bimetallism at actio of some king like 15;

GREAT BRITAIN AND VENEZUELA, about a fall. On the other hand, there daughter of the Into Captain W. B. Calver, gained ou Fogg's catato, A glance at the

Fondon, 4th February. I.N., and nieco of the late Captain . Killwick accounts will show that this is not a cash single desira and sulo concerns to satisfy to l sh seeron some reason to believe that the ap-Calver, H.N. F.F.3., and of Major Semerent reserve, but an undivided profit, pas to Miss Jacob by doing what is in his power to

The treaty which has been arranged between A CRIMINAL TRIAD IN PEKING

Great Britain and Venezusha for the settlement preciation of gold has reached its maxim, Dolton, military knight of Windsor. The separato account, and employed in the bust valore her charretor to the extent that lie las

of the Company. In nonclusion, been instrumental in ponching it; and to DIANA or nearly, and that the future fluctuations veremony was performed by the Res. Mr. DES in the relative values of that metal and Darios, B.A, orate of Llunstadwell, and was I may congrats you on the posses that and be explicitly withdraws overy word ho Readers will remember a soconut given not of the bonndury disputo as between Venezuela witnessed by n hrge number of friends. Thesion of what bato porod to be valuable has said impating the existones of questionsblo long ago, by our Nowalang correspondent, of and British sinna hos beba signol at Wash silver are likely to be confined within com

pressats were numerous and costly. The properties. The increasing importance of relations between her and the Joe Mr. Cares the capture by Paking Letectves, in that portington by Sir Julian Pounceinte, Briticți The subscription list tu aid of Miss Mury of a noted brigand rat murderer, named Kane, Minister at Washington, and General Andrace piratively, narrow limits. If that should happy couple left by the eloven walook train the Settlement is favouring you greatly and

for Clifton, where the honeymoon will borhile tra do not propose to, so to say, ruck-rent Esther Jacob clased on the 17th February, who had sloped with the infatuated daughter Venezuelan Minister in that sity, on behalf of ko so, not cely is Japan unt likely spent." Colonel Le ferarior, further of the ear tenants, we do saak, sud do easily obtain, The subscribers numbered. 77, and the subemi of a lagh Manchu odnel of the Timperial Court their respectiva Cotarumshta to experience any dificulty in the mani-bridegroom, wes stationed in Hongkong about reasonable additias to our ront rolle; and tions amounted to $2,500, which will be bandolunur give the name as one of the Vice

Prenitents of the Board of Punishment palation of her currency, but the change twelve years ago with the Army Service Corps, may eay that wo leas for further improvement to Miss Jacob

under this hand from lease in the course of

Peking despaton dated the 8th of January to a gold standard will have little

The Hou.Treasurer of the Alios Memorial and expiring. And or toxants should not feel

sion while Chief Jetles Fuller and Mr. Jus olore special tribunal it, the Bored of to Brewer will represont the United States. efect upon her trade either for or against. Notharente Hospitals bags to acknowledge with aggriered at this, since it in notoriose that the

states that as the first to trials of Kongous of the Judges of the Casen's Bench Diri- Purishments, although very cruel tor Had she effected the clange when the thunks the following donations to the funds of price of land, of labour, of material, is much higher than it was, Were continuing te

tures, such as knowing on hosted ison Landen, 4th February Cao Hospitals yor was worth three shillings aho would Wong Lai Yune

$100 build a fast is we see our way to, tud

laiss, being priobed with red hot noelles, ote, 50 may mention that the houses, built ineo We have had to bear the same loss from

50 started number 12 foreign and 1,233 Chinese,

had been administered to wake him confess to

the fifty per cent. appreciation of gold that

25 Before proposing resolation as to the port

the formidable list of sono twenty-si rob beries with murder in each case of which he other gold standard countries have had to

and accounts Tahall be pleased to answer any

1-A weight of 2.2022 fum ef gold of 100 fine a beep consed, any, in spite of his collar questions or to listen to any comments in respect nosa shall be determined as the unit of Japanese bond, around which a chain had been passed, bear, but it seems improbable that gold

25 of them. I beg to propose That the report and enerence and shall be called a verboing partly have af flesti, and his ankles being will continue to appreciate at the same

acconuts as presented be accepted and passed."

2.In the new gold coinage, the only cofu in a shattered condition to prevout his trying Mr. H. Jenner Hogg secondeil, and the resu shall be a twenty yer, plans, weighing 444449 to stage while en route from Newchwang to reaurkable rate that it has during the past

25 lution was carried unanimously.

momme and its desiga shall be comunemarutivo Peking, sturdily refused to sign his name to the twenty years.

list: - Being a man of magnificent physique, bis of the war with China N

8The minting of all gold coins other than constitution and determined vill werd such na lo the atore shall be stopped, and those already in defy all the extra physical patus of tho bro circulation shall be called in unit re-coiled trials, for without his signature to the large

The gold coins now in circulation shall the Court could not cantenes the man, although tetas to 157.5 be exchangeable at the infe of one call you for there was not the alightset doubt that Kang Mr. A. J. Balfour First Lord of the Trea

silver

was rally culte The investigatory, Mr. Garald Balfour (Chief Secretary for ware; therefore, at there wils and.. It had

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The P. & O. steamer Brindisi toit Bembay for this port on the 26th ultimo..

All bm 120 shares in the new Nagueski Hotel Co. have been louilly subscribed

Thero were 2,547 visitors to the City Hall Musanm list week, of whom 214 were En ropeans.

The steamer. Susang, from Calcutta and Straits, loft Singapore for this port on Safar day, the 27th viɔ, at 5 p.m.

J

The football xatoh at Yokohama, between a local team and one from Kobe rosulted in 'victory for Yokohama by four goals to nil

Los Cloches de Crassille" will be repeated by the A.D.C. this evening and an additional and frial performance is advertised for Satur day next.

The following telegram has been recivo from the Singapore Government: Tokyo Yolzobama, Nagasaki declared to be infesta

Elpex. Quarantine at discretion of Health Officer.

There was a heavy snowfall at Yokobama on the night of the 19th, February and quite six inches were lying on the struct on the morning of the 20th. There was also a severo earth- quale shock the same morning.

Testerday morning H.M.S. Sparten left Hongkong for England. The assol posted close to the mou-of-war in the anchorage and load choors were raised by the sailors, and then she went over to Kowloon. Dock and bade farewell to the Centurion mon before leasing by the Lyomoci Pass,

Mitsui Bussen Kaisha... Canadian Pacific Railway Co 3. D. Umphreys & Co. AR. Marty...

Jebsen & C

Showun, Temes & Co.... Sparry Flour Co.

Wassional Assomoll & Co. H. Woking

G. Murry Bain G.0. Oox

Garpp & Co....

8. Shimizu

E. Major-Gen. Binck, U. B.

J. R. Crook...

H.M. H. Nommzəə

A: H. Chinoy... Ho. F. Cosgen Jas, H. Cox

Eastern Manufacturing Co. East Point Dairy Farm Co AM. Exsubhey

Fraje Bormusjes, & Co. Heuermann, Herbst & Co. C. Inchbald

H. E. Meyerisk...

N. Mody & Co.

H. Stolterfolit

F.R. L.** E. Niedhardt....

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Upon the matter of the Chairman, seconded 20 by Mr A. Molod, the following resolution was adopted Thut the directors bo authorised to pay a final dividend for the year 1896 of 5 15 per cont. on the paid-up capital to shareholders 15 on the register of this date.

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Propseed by Mr. Bois, and seronded by 19 Mr. E. Davis Mr McLeod was re-alcolul a

FOR SAPAN THE PROPOSED GOLD STANDARD

The Japanese currency scheme as formulated by cas of the Chief Acconstants in the Depart ment of Finance, as quated by the Mamichi Shimbun and translated in the Japan Mail, is as follows

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The coinage of one zen silver pieces to pricate order all be stopped

When such a cur 200 Zanry, the

The arbitrators on behalf of Great Britain Lord Herschell; e Lort High Chan- lor, ad the Hon. Sir Richard Hene Collins,

Reportsfrom Caracas, the capital of Venezuelo, state that objections are entertained there to the testy agreed thor with Great Britsia and the United States for the settlement of tho hondary dispata by arbitration, fearing that' it will uply the deeptaneo of a North Amer Tonn protoctorate.

ENFRANCHIBEMENT OF WOMEN,

Loudcy, 4th February In the House of Comunions last night a bill. produced by Mr. F. Begg, M.P for the St. Bollor ditition of Glasgow, providing for the granting of the fraubbisa to women, road the macond time by a majority of 28

was

10 director; agd at the instance of Mr. Styan, sponded by Mr. Young, Mr. C. A. King was re-elected aulitor.

Der Glovernment shall be competent to enia on cold probably send him to his last account in President of the Comrallies of Council), EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEFLING, ailver pieces within certain limits

The silver you already in circulation At the concluich of the annual general moeting, an extraordinary genera? ruseling was hell be legal tender to an unlimited extent at

the fixed ratio to gold held, Bir. Hearn prestolug

8-Convertible actos. or bank notes stall resectable with either gold or silver, 9The Nippon Go stall direct its afferts to withdrawing the gold colus now in ciren tion.

William Harcourt (lendor of tho Ou position), Mr. Goschen (First Lord of the Admiralty), Sir Matthew White Ridley (Home Segretary), Mr. H. Asquith (late Home Secry tary), and Lord George Homilion (Secretary of TREATED DYNAMITER'S ESCATH FROM Stato for India). A A RELEASED

A LUNATIC ASTTUM,

London, 4th Febrcury Whiteband, one of the Irish dynamiters wha from a Innatic asylum in New York, whore te released from prison last your, has escaped bad hrou for some time postnéd.

PEINOESS AND GIPSY.

London, 4th February..

been demonstrated line craolty and forec had no Ireland), Mr. C. T. Ritchie (Prosilent of the fare for their prisoner, and farther tortura Board of Trade), Sir John Gorst (Vice which case taalsbraert to stance of 3.000 71 Bit Ba B. Findlay C (Unionist P. for would probably be too light, punishment for the Inverness district) and Mr. Leonard the judges An appeal had therefore to he Courtney Liberul Unionist P for the med to ang at the third trial atal Bodmin division of Cornwell) supported the the judges changing their tactics: lecane bill while the following opposed the cour .10 The Chairman id-Centlemen the reba

his su Wients. It wee frub they said, "that 10 solution I shall be proposing will I hope moet

he (King) hud becaically borne without 10 your ready asent. I have altorily at the

warmur or a wince the most frightful trout meeting just concluded explained why it is

Dont and most excriolating tortures. He was we desire to provide more funds and why wo 10. The Nippon Cizo chill take stage to therefore butol No 6ro, would dare now to propose it by the sno of new shares zuber change the silver bullion now kept in its vaults y, after all Le had sutered, that Kang Lo than by & resort in the first instance to for all. A

He not the greatest era of present times. Sheng Tautaibas been interviewed by a rapro-

The dobsutures and we hope you will have 111-Prior to the raforcement of the new deeds and exploits all demonstrated his sentative of the Shanghai Daily Press. zailway, he said, was sure to prora a success vegnised the prelaria of this course. In the Currency System, a gold rosarte of at least 100 brivory to the world. There was therefore no and prove of considerable benent to the people rosolution which you have in your hands you will

12The Currency Regulations. Convertible hero ho was and tout to confess now wittunt of China. The besuch to Pasting fu will be notice that it is proposed that the issue of the lion yes in new coins aboull be seenmulated necessity to prove any further to the world what cuncluded is about eighteen months time shares be on sneh terms and conditions as the of Renations, il so forth, now in forno further application of the torture was no dis

grace, ele. Sening signs of relenting on the Tron Pootingfa there will be a straight out dicseters shall determine. It is intended that snl be amended in the above souse,

aot festares of the prisoner, one of the judges down to Huakow, and this part is about one of these conditions shall be their issue at

ANOTHER ORISIS IN KOREA: gave orders that a rug bo brought for Kang to he surveyed by Captain Rich in con- 10 per cent. premium, say at Tls, 70, u price

and a couple of native pillows, stuffed with junction with Mr. Bash, representing an Amer which we have thought the circumstances of the

straw, to lean agamat during bé teel. This

The Princess of Ceraman-Chimay wife of the line H. B. stated twenty million taals had dance that the shares wil be taken up at that ican railway syndicato. For this section of company, well warant. We hero every con

KURSIAN MARINE LANDED.

evidently had som elev up the prisoner, Prince Josupla Ele: de Tliquet of Chimay und Yielding to ho olisitations of Che Heisshiki and vue of the judges wil alcadang yon Caraman, member of a well-known aristocratie alruly been scared, all of which, was Chinase but the resolution does not state the price, for

Kobe, 2nd February monoy, ten millions belonging to the Govern the reason that. Fo wish to avoid a hard and his other Ministers, the King yesterday are a hero All under beaten acknowledge family of Belgian and Frames, recently beft her

The ment and ten millione being subscribed by mer. isst rate being imposed in the into.

lait the Russian Logation, where he has this, When the Emperor calls upon the faith-husband and Eloped wits a Hungarian Kipey, chants in shares of ono finndred tants each, shares, as you know, are in the first instance to

thaltered himself for the best part of the poet fl Malater to do the Minister dies naflinch Prines Caraman-Chimay has now obtained a ver, and reimrned to the Maira Paisos Hauty of his own accord to show his loyalty, if divorce, the Princess being ordered to pay all the plant and torials are being par be cffered to the prevent shareholders; and we chased by public tender. The construction of expect to find them so sutishod with the pros the railwcy from Wecsung to Shanghai had pects of the ommysay that thor will leave for us sagrounded by foreign-drilled truma. In the later call upon the filini gon to die, the son 75,000 franes a Joas for the support of bar bean placed in the hands of Mr. Hildebrand to be taken up outaide of their body on cousaquenon of the craitement amongst the i daty bound bonds his neck to the stern Cacrée, chidren. and his Excellency pointed out that he was

will also have notion that a shirakcider is populace nearly a hundred Basgian marines Anat can't va fer ever, you know. With not prejudiced in the selection of foreigners, to ha hold entitled to thres usw shares for are unded at Cheralgo and merched up to your berole record, what batter moment to die The Committee of the Changhai Chamber of as Mr. Kinder was English, Mass. Rich and every ten bonus holds or say in the ratio of Samal to protest Buretan interests There after you no shown your fortitude and Comineres at ita last meeting, had under con- Bash Americans, and Mr. Hillebrand German, one to 38, Thus, a helder of ay 176 shares three Rastian, one British, and two Japanese baroism to the world ?'* silemtion a letter from the Chinking Chamber It was quite true thus s national benk was world be entitled to 52 nsw wheros zad elgut men-of-war in Chemilpo The Russian land R'abg signed his own death warmaat. It should of Commerce, asking if the Shanghai Chamber ahnt to be started. The capital was five tenthe. It has been found inconvenient how party took one gan with them up to be stated that this trisi hut lasted three pell and a member ch the Belgian Chanter-of- inteaded taking any action about the charges million toels, aul he had been appointed by aver, in other compaules to have fractional apital-China Gazite, for postage made by the Chiness Postal Service. Imperial decres the Director General. The shares and indeed our articles weud 10 por- regulations were now being drawn ny Tasant of them W propose therefore to exclude Is was decided to reply that the Chooter saw

Lead office of the bank would be situated on the these from the allotment and to dispose of the no prasert reason to move in the matter.

Band in the set of buillings kavya as Itussell's aggregate of them by tender or otherwise Any profit arising between the issue price and This P. & O. steamer Rosetta, which started Buildings. Mr. A. W. Maitland had been en- frem Pemag at 8.30 on Thursday Brering. Ithaged as acting managor, he having formerly these price will be distributed pro rate atong February, and, arrived in Colombo barbear at been manager of the brazich of the Hongkong the aroholders interested in them. The THE scheme for placing the currency of 11.30 on Monday morning, the 8th, louriet and Shanghai Rank at Tientsin, und the autum on the sexiesto well placed Japan on a gold basis has now been formatite Eave covored the distance in record time. would commence business out this lat of April reserve, to be employed, however, in the busi lated, and that it will before very long be The captain of the resual ucys that the context. The capital of the bank wise subscribed ness of the compery. carried into elect we think thers can be little pod or wonderfully, so that on Sunday Chises in shares of one hundred taels, and The Chairman then formally moved the re- she travetiol 390 miles. It usually takes over the zohetae was being heartily supported by solution, which was tolp encoded and curred. Chinesa business men, Agencies will be of

THE ANNUAL EFFORT, doubt. The change is an undesirable one, four days to reach Colombe from Penang

tebisiod as soon ne possible in all tho important

The report submitted to the ordinary meeting but will be less distrous in its effects on

ritics and treaty ports and abroad. Electric light machinery has arrived at Hang-

states as followed the development of Japan now than it would chow, bought through a furtiga firm at Shang-

The proat on the working account stands at have been had it been made before the hai. As the capital for a new Electric Light

Tls, 7790.34, as against Ts. 56,490.58 last rapid appreciation of gold took place; Company, amounting to Tis, 30,000. has not taon all subscribed, the Manager, Mr. La, has

The proft and loss-count, efter deducting and as the existing silver currency is not been able to buy the larger maakmory for

the amount of inbe rim dividend, paid in Jaly to remain in circulation and continue lighting the streals of Haugehow, as was in

ahows a credit balance at Tis. 80,028.69, und fonded With the stock on hand, therefore,

sum it is proposed to divide as follows nolimited legal tender there will be the now company will only supply light to pri no sudden change in the general level sale venues-N. C. Daily News,

To pay a final dividend of par cont.

Telegraphic Address PEIS-AB.O. 'Coła. F:G: Boz 20. Teleho No. 19.

DEATH.

At 60, Badway, Shanghai, ou tie 224d Feber-

ary, 1897, MAUD BEATRICE, the dearly beloved wife

of TAMEN REYNOLDS.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 2nd, 1897.

Information has come from Nasking that the Viceroy has at last vooguised the serious nature of the Bentiariz enin, and ie anxious to

of prices. The free coinage of silver, however, is to be stopped, and the conse quently diminished demand for the white metal mid the increased demand for gold why he cannot get back his steamers and what is to be the fate of the Ningelow, which is

INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. The Honorary Treasurer of the Indian Famine Relief Fand boge to acknowledge receipt of the undernoted, subscriptions

Already acknowledgeit... $45,508.56 Chator & Mody. Douglas Steamclip Co... Officers, Royal Artillery. Honermann, Herbst & Co Hongkong Hotel Staff

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The Princess, whċes maiden en waa Clara Ward, was bom of Detroit, Michigan beng the deughter of an American millionaire. In Prluca of Caraman-Chimay. who is 38 yours May, 1880, she was married in Paris to the

SENNUSPAIN AND CUBA

Hud te koop. the prisoner in good humour he had been constantly supplied with hot Representatives

DISASTER---TOALIN OF Les, cakes, and pipes of 100000. But noIE "ORDIAVA** COPPER CASH IN CHINA

sooner had be signed bia talussion than — TRADE INQUIRY, NO Under this heading Mr. W. B. Wetmore bis all was changed, and again loaded with addressed the following letter to the Manchester heavy chaine Kung was hurried back to the London, Atl Fobrunry:

Everyone acquainted wick China knows that the next morning (5th of December) by the of the acidest to the Oricat linor Oreleva, Guardian

Heavenly Prison, only to expiate his crimes The Bearl of Trade inquiry into the cause.

The Court absolved the owners fur the chin when 1 Coinagisa sous, to market for the slicing process of lingeh' Ruus on enge which sank in Tilbury Dook while coaling Ins W to make small purchases, he does not usuallit up oven when the exocationor'e kuife had out

daily supplies, or into the faterior of the country all the way to the extention ground, and feptended. take silver, but turns his dollars at the money into him, peveral times. A stab with a dagger and seccrf oficers of the ship, bnt bos entirely ohangor's into copper is, of which, autil in the region of his heart silenced the dose second sincer recently, about 1,200 wit to the dollar. Is the parade's voice and the rest of the "slicing

rite of euch has gone up, he gets fewer cask for and the final screrance of the heal from the Londen, ta Fetirnarv

The Spanish Goverment has decidut to delay, and has, therefore, to pay more dollars body were then done in silence, although some for a given quantity of preden. Naw the 10,000 people surrounded the spot-Cant a National Assembly to Caba, with the value of copper cash has gone up very rush of Daily News, late, anil only 900an be had for us. dollar, e aguast 1,200 a few years ago. Se a Shangla correspondent writes. This, says, has carved gent estriance in business, and materially reused the costo living. Provisione, wages, also many kinds of murciantire intended for export, and articles of import have aho brin ecrionely affected, Silver, being so much under

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To transfer to reserve fund (moking

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$16,190.56

THE SHANGHAI LAND INVEST- MENT COMPANY LIMITED.

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Estato No. 1

48,506,00

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

The following telegrams are from Australia and rents have advanced a great deal, se have pupors received by the steamer Guldri

- TBE CZÁL AND THE CLARINA

London, 31st January

a bar at the present time in saturuly he Daily News statee that owing to the ill- por as the offender, and it appears to be genres of the Czar Aud Gearins the intended visits

of the Gornian Emperor, the Eisperer of Aus 30,85377ally keliored that depreciated siver in the cametric Hungary, and President Paura to Russia

1-109.02of the divanca in sepper cash

boon postponed,

right to Iran & budget and control

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Spain will appoints Governor-General of the island and retain a proference Lamit.

The Cabau janta in New York declares that the reforms proposed by the Spanish Cover- mont'sre alkuns, and that nothing less than the complete independence of Cuba will entisfy the

COLLISION IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. ART London, 5th February.

A collision took place yesterday, off Hols haven, on the oath not of England; netwean the BS. Duke of Buckinghe, hontid from London to Brislun, and another steamer, the

of wulek was not know

The Czar has also defercul luis nepored visit THE BRITISH COLONIES AND THE QUEER'S The Duke of Buckingham was dantegod and

RECORD REIGNS

We had to put back to London for repair London, 1st Febrary

FRENCH BUGAE BOUNFIEL Speaking at Birmingham on Saturday Mr.Tandon, 5th February. Chamberlain said this a personal representation

To carry forward to now account,

Histroy repeats itself. Lowever, and as, after Dotails of the various entries are given in the the demonetisation of silver au 1870, incrmed

supplies of that wont were held responsible for to London The following is the balance shoot pres all the woes that befel the world through that sented

most antize not of legislation-low eyes having Ten open to the fact that it was gold that was 522,597 28-up instead of silver going down so new

A providing for an increase in the sugar in face of the recent atvance in copper, the chief 627598.01

constituent in the alloy of which cash are made of the whole, Empire at the celebration of the bounties has bova passed by the Fenol Cham -130,690.00

no cme sesine to have ingred if that might act Queurs record reign would be a liting tribute;ber of Depicties, although the runjority in favour

· 190,569.-16 bs to really potent factor in the gase. A brief to the Queen Crot good would result from of the bill was a CKTON GRA 318,202,69 eromination of Mr Sauerbeck's index ambor | the interchange of ideas proz a closer, com- 18.526.19 phart will show that it well may le 60, as the mercial union, representation of the colemas,

1263,70 Following figure world seem toʻiniento —— - 14,504.80

will contribute to maintain the divertli at Hongkong; he is accordingly detaining gence in the relative values of the two at Nanking the three officials who chartered the anetals Though nominally of unlimited mere to Bonnerts & Co., and insists on hoir bringing the dispute fo, a spady for. legal tender the silver yen will become mination N.U. Daily News. virtually a more token coin, in the unie

A Boater's talegram of the 22nd February way that the silver coins of the United informed us that "The Powers have bombarded The annos general meeting of the Shanghai States and France lave become more tokens, the Cap at Canos, owing to the ruftical of the Land Investment Co.. Limited, was held at. Seventy shells the Company's offices, Shangasi on the 22nd On this point a carious mistake has been insergste to stop a fusillide. made by the N. C. Daily News, which, afterware fire, the British firing the first. The February Mr. H.-R. Hearn presided, and antonade lastel twenty-fire luttes. A there were present Messrs. C. J. Dudgeon, E.

The J. Hogg, and A. McLeod (dimators), H. S. Cath due by agrits.

Wilkinson (legal adviser), and a large number Bandry doktora. of shareholdere, representing in sit 4,350 shares. Sundry worsgages

The Chairman said-Gentleman, the report and neecapta have been in your hands for some deys and, testifying as they do. to the growing prosperity of your company, your directors hopa

Isabilities.

giving the coheme as set out in the Jars German orice red malinite shells. papers, says "This is called by the Japan insurgente fel" The Havas telegram ra- Meil Gold Monometallism, but it is obferring to the sane matter ackle the important detail that not one of the insmgents was "viously not monometallism at all, but bino killed. It is to be presumed the bombardment "tallism with a fixed ratio This is the took place after the fights

desire of the heart of all bimetallists, but Dr. Ayres Famousd three trolley coolies at they have been read and examined with approval Capital paid-up .......... they do not want the ratio that Japan the Police Coert yesterday for dansging his With your permission we will now take them is Hongkong and Shanghai Bank dr

rent uncount

•proposes in adopt. 1 to 39." The use of jokes. The doctor Fus riding eastward read. I must first bring to your notice a clerical

The amount due for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank along Queen's Road on Saturday, and he over-error.in the report.

advance account... the word "obviously in councation with took a frolley Isten with boxes in charge of the Inal dividend, if carriol, should have been szátel sucha garing misstatement is rather defendants, who spread themselves across the us Tla 47,568 iustend of Tis: 18,566, and the Doboatures hearing & por vent.

road. An attempt was made to pass the trolley meant to be carried forward as Tis. 2,10892 amusing. What the bluctulliets want is and the coolies were told to malo room, hat instead of Th. 1,106.02 This report briefly to have the mints open to gold and silver they rokatly pulled the wrong way, the roult describes what has been doing during the Front and loss avecant alike at a fixed ratio; whether the ratio being at the troler callided with the rickakayoar in resport of the several estates, and I Unclaimed dividentis

and the latter vehicle suffered damage to the thorefore think I need not enlarge upon this, Budry creditora should be 1 to 32 or 1 to 10 is a detail, estent of $5. The defendants were fined $10 Lat I am ready to answer as best I may Besar fund

uy questions pat to me in regard to them. but the bimetallic principle is that us and ordered to pay 85 compensation.. restriction abould be placed on the sa The Nagasak Samping List gives the follow

A watter, however, I have specially to refer

5 por cans.. Spar cent

187,900.000

Copper (Chill bar). Silver, Prices Index Fall Priçua. Index Fu

2.232,852.19

her cont. Penca, ber Cont

18 | 1587-1977

75 100 - 581 100 / –

Ta 3878-1897.

960,120.00 1985.1894

ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY MES CAREW

ZRE AT SHIPBUILDING YARDS, AURONIC London, 5th Bobruszy. sommen defende, and other fræitiu, questirna.

An sitons ve fro bas taken place at the Front Britain wished to prove that she was shipbuilding yards of the Fairfiell Slipboibling a1 proud of the colorics as the colonies were of and Engireering Company, Lunited, on the

Alegor union would render the Eupine Clyde, Yuch of the machinery has boon

deatroyed 35 788 257-512 85 3 113 impregnublu and us scalable The distator has resulted in 5000 bands

49 653 3474244794KA SEZAM London, let Fabukiyoing throw ont of work wa

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Sucretary of Stato

SOUTH

AFRICA

Lendon, S1st January.

-1893 44 586 414-9354 60 40 - 22,062.75

1894 10 553 457 0915 493 50-7 for the Colonies, has expressed the hope that 1905 48 673 799 51 44 provincial centre de Bigland will have the

privilege of walooming the Premiers of the Speaking with referenne to flin speech e 80,000.00. 1896 17 027 176 29 31 19 Betish colonies who haga boon invited to visit livered by Mr Chimbarin, Secretary of Stalo 500,000,00

2003 buro to let Colonies, in the House C. Crime 8, 92 250,000.00 | From this it will be been that (1) copper, which celebration of the Queen's receta roig b. a Briday, when he declare that peace would not 200,000,00 was quoted at £75 por ten for the period 1867-77 80,025.69 thereafter went down in gold price, as did other London, 3rd February be securely estabBaked until the grievances of 31. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State. the Uitlanders were redressed, Prenkiant 71.10 ermodities, until 1891, when it touched £40 for the Colonies, has expressed surprise Unt un i Kruger and, Lot Me Chamberlain stale 50,929.12 jer ton, a decline of 407 pun mot, then in 1895 replies have boom received from the Freuiora adnitely what premises to the Villanders bave 29,610.23 it took a sharp upward ture, and is now quoted of the Australian colonies, who have been not been happA 2,262,852.13 542 Pos-bee point: 183.5ver, fux the portod taking part is the coccbration of the Legen's President Kragos von very indignant when

£47 por tss, or an advance of 174 per cent, from lavited to visit England for the purpose of p

Ist February-"

1867-77 was quoted at 1834. per one, FoDord roign. Mr. Chamberlain expresses thortatements contemned in dr. Chamber- to, and that is the question of the increase of

thepusforward also declined, until 1894, to 2318 streng hopes that the Premiers will be able to in's pooch renobot kim. He exalat med."Let of either metal as money. Jupon, by doing account of HM. Feuchat's Inst trip from capital. At our last annual meeting, you will

per ounce, after which a tight milyunge tool attend the festivities.

them come they want to take the country" ing her mint to silver, shuts ont that metal) Negaraki to Chouaipo-She left Nagasaki on remember, you were good enough to authorise

placo, the present prios being d. per aucce,

LOSS OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN'S MAID BAG, Fnafterwards boontoe salmer, and seid he re- da 1st February with fair weather, but when your directors to me a farther million of

(3) Silver and copper in their decline from

lid on British justice, even if the greatest trop- and dunenetians it except in so far as it may off the Goto Light the full i wish houry depsutures. We have not yet avalled our be usod ng a taken currency. Agniu, Cur wind and sea, which interneed so much that by selve of that authority, but the increasing The Nippo, a native paper, states that Mra 1607-77 to 1894 kept practically together; the London 1st February

Ti Corman pruse 2 furious et what is this Shanghai contemporary says There is audnight the paad of the vessel bat gore down scope of the company's operations demands Carow cadpareated to commit suicide by taking cutire drops of each having been--Copper « A special mail bag containing letters from bles grosé, "another trouble that is inseparable from rumine kuote to turn, and ham. sun was moro money. Our prosent capital and borrow. poison in the British gaol at Yokohama at about 26-862, 114, 487, par neat: silver, 141, 23, the Queen of Spain, and money aged to

o'clock p.m. on the ith ali, sed her bf wine 40-0, 504 per cent, the declins of copper lays Bank of Unglad has been lost on the way racterised as an altenint un the part of Mr. only doing a tie botter than half a knot inge on debastares are fully and remun.

How the ing been rather more rapid than that of silvor from Madrid to houder.ADAME

Chamberlain to provoke the Boers Lost, oratively employed. We want further funds seriously endangered for a while.

ELOPEMENT OF A PRINCESS

London, ird February, "the attempt to keep two metals circulating per hour. In the meantime the

bor dinghy and a fe beat that wore for the buildings now going up, or projected, poison was conveyed to the prisoner, alde our un fil 1893,

London, 2nd February A German company has obtained a conces "at a fixed ratio in a country, while the washed away. On Tuusday afterro Qnal and for the ultimate development of cur estates; contemporary the question that is now From this it must be oridort that there was. * market value bule of ich of them in part whe reached and the Pearch Jay while, if we have anything to spare beyond that, agitating the British intortion at the sister prior to 1894 no change in their relative value Princar Lonise, eldest langhter of the Ring son to construet, piers and docks at Catombia,

of any great importance, but that what differenc terms of the other is conti-mally ucfuntander storm wall on the eastern illo of the wo Lave an ample deld for it in mortgage. port. We

Now illo this assertion, coming as it does there was vis in favour of silver, and tended of the Belgians wife of Prince Philippe of opposite Leroane Harition, in Portagese iamnd until rext morning, when the weather After mature countderation wo have decided to

Trutiloade of arms and material: of the lussuri

But to the Tinaayaalla Dalegos Bay. below the ratio of 1 to 32. Jagain will fose Vozgo Vaqui acer was on day, truly using It would of courts his cheaper to as may be commoues LIN

The selling match arranged hatreal Wovery steamer over the little craft, simply frogs as they struck borrow on debentaris solely to issue partly curs as undoubtedly devoid of truth The un: have escaped notice, may doubt fane pira Lendon, 2nd Lebrary Cormana try arriving at Dolgou Buy by "ber gold if it rises above that ratio, she the duckt te captain's cabin was atterly paid-up share depending mainly upon deben fortetate wozian was orpented to have been sont dozical behaviour of common in Maings of Euglind, and O. Stephenson of New

In the course of an interview Jastarday Sir will lose her silver. It is popcod, indoert, wreaked with a foot of water in it, and as oze turba but we have thought that the slight to the Hongkong prison by the Bepressof Japan fnep of this decline in the value of sliver from Zealand, tool place over the Tyne course to day

correspondent puts it, all the men with sacrifles that the ebenholders worth! be making which passed here on Thursday, but was alor 189 to 1846. Tastead of ulvanoing as they to stop the orport of gol by putting a whiskers were trying to crowd round the galler be the introduction of new shares (of which, bon medical treatment at Yokohams when the vasol shelt Lave dont after the closing of the Ind resulfed in a victory for Haines by two James Sivowright, K.CIAL.G. Commissioner for Public Works in the Cepo Ministry, said that be refused to stand quiet while the Boers, "premium on it, na is doon, then necessary, fro to melt the leo out of them however, shes themselves would here the fret offex) left, her ifincte not being spoofed A woman diu miuts in 1698 when silvor, for the first lougtha

London, 2nd February, under the rise of seeking redress for the by the Bank of Face, wile the value of the made their way to Chomulpo all right well be componisten by the Ermer basis on of hor walinis might as readily take her time, fell below the storage of commodities Su TERROR IN THE BULTAN'S HOUSEH LD,

Towak Poabs. Isto Lurkish Minister for Jaireann rald, aimed at the creation of a ro Yeshing there is a blinding snowstor ulter which the company would stand, and that deber Ufe to save herself from years of iske indope the latter in Chia, remained station the silver is to be kept up in India, by making a trip of 102 hours to cover the cures thor again lasued would thereby be held coration as she took that of her husband to avy In 1895, when, as stated copper tock a stopping the coinage; but this is not gold they umally do in two days and a half, to the same high esteem are: this present subserve far more frivolous onis, and the sudden and material jump awards, advancing Foreign Affairs, who has been exiled from public from the Cope to the Zambesi.

ing, and that is that Great am's Law comes loured up a bit On Wednesday night, how propose to acquire the money vo rant by the frous native psper in a town so fity removed to obeaten the price of copper cash, and coaxe-Coburg-Gollisen eloped with an officer South-east Africa vs been

Lontion, Fobruary 4th,