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18.97

THE THIRTY-FIFTH ÄÚRULL. Iesum, which will be found as hitherto, mere full and securate than its predecessors,

Royal Outara Complete with MapsendPlane pp. 1.280. 57. Dirautary only, pp. 872, $3.50.

sories Tu ĆURKESPONDENTS ORTS Communications relating to the nama calumina tould be adjremed in Taş EpITOE..

If it be true thất cilvor forming the basis of an

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A meeting of the Banitary Board the bold this afternoon at a quarter past four.

The O. & O. steamer Copfis, with maile do Iaft Shanghai for this port en Taunday, at 11.in, pa

Direct cable communication between Frostow and Formosa is interrupted, and telegrains are being sent via Nagasaki.

THE FRENCH IN THE RED BEA

this camplestel darranny dustion, Liian would | adopt,, " Hot, briefly, the idea is ubat, Frazios hafo basu su artificial cas in the white metal, lashëmá počatión a focilded which bevor sanid baru lasten, for and long Salesmorkan pibnding posts ahí Capes. Dameirah of time, Whs in rat arrang

the and. Sejara, en tha Oles reninma, nad farthing the Director of the Amer fact that only at the jewor moineiru hase foria on the Auba Isinzide, The Fansiptar of somo to the the article caprises sone doubs as to whetber conclusion that sbor posse store and the Fredeti havo any rights over Sheik And at moter, exceps for subsi Lary

txetally thought he admits tikt a Marénileg Hemo, Hesabat of MM Rabund and Bus parchased a

má, curione, article on the position of the Canton

French in the Red Sea recently contri loving failed "estimation uke frurg

farbuted to a German military journal by Major year. A monof ground uut oli le solditos holy the Ontario to

Luon at Park : Otto Wich a writer af some pretuidance o one mers and City, which in tread years biaya paid 18,500,000 International polities: Major Wache hinta tbst

dollars su dividande have been closed, à digh | France is formulating a theme för streng heu EMER CHAT ALBI WORD, THE Ambassador to worthy of notice, arkk calling thentication of Kings Hor power in the Straits of Bab al-Mandeb Great Britain for the selebration of the Queen's the bimetallite in the followin On the 16th | horsim boing to acquire a coutro of theanntharn Yesterday If Georga Kaingston Hall Brut. Uinmond Jubilee paid official calls on the fast, silver in New York mohed the lowest entrance to the Ron Sed, had wonentralise the ton was approved, simitted, and enrolled as an Viceroy, the Tartar Ganers and the Governor pipe as far too amely, 54.18 canta per ounce advantage Great Britain has acquired by the. a monetary systám, and if it be kidd true that attorney, and proctor in the Supreme Court on the 26th September. His rellenoy was and while wheat, on the contrary, attuned annerállon of Pariz. He refem more partion. the absence of a well regulated monetary. M. Goodman) risto the application and Kwang Ah College on the 25th It is seld thas 16 to 7, 93 centresh Cor No. 1 Northern insinand Judaediately opposite Porit, The of Burguong The Attorney-General (Hon, invitst by the beal officers to a diluner in the the highest gers of the pacent aurveat that forly to Chalk Baid, thoi youno co the Aratisu CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY aystera is prejudicial to a country's ou explained that Mr. Britton was admitted to his Excellency will have for Paking in 's for This fact gear the lie tract to the famous Brgan translation of the arizajes paint appears in the CHINA JAPAN, JORDA, INDO-CHINA,mercial prosperity, is follows that the best Judicatare la England in 1891 During the Aguantity of guns and ammunition, made in risted batwoon the developpant of two priced clear whether to soheme which is preponded

prrotias er e sulditor in the Supryma. Court of days.

theory according to which an intimate counostimmy and Navy Cruze does not make it WINES & SPIRITS. SIA PHULIPPINES, BUENEO, &o, &o,country can do is to fall into line with the Shanghai The Chief Justice had grant Kwangse a few days ago: They were ardered hanced price of hat La miglios moter in whios Major Washs Abinks

STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA, thing Hongkong or any other colony or last four years 31. Brutton had practieux in the Nankin Arsonal was sent to the provincs Atall gyanet for the beat of the distrists in the consideration in France, or whether

Juation, before whom of Kwangs from Canton by the gunboat which wore mcbly in favour of silver the unit is merely the soilydiment, rest of the world and adopt a currency tintezare la admitting Mr. Brutton to practise by the Governor of Kwangui for local protec will receive univormt ooknowledgment as a in the Court. We understand that Mr. Bratton, TABEBUTS of values comiteroint timingactions, tox will jou the office of Mr. H. W. Mounser |--Robberies in Canton and in the neighbouring diatriots has born fruquent of Inte sad it is toning against the construction of the proposed self-defence to travel by land or water. Robbers The Henol Chamber of Commerce is peil dangerous for any one without weapons for railway from Langehow to Nanning, on the are everywhere. Large hands often break would diervt trafic from that cometry to the daylight to commit: robberies, and yanng to be recorded ground that instead of benefiting Tonkin it into wall to do family house oren in broad West River route and so beat Hongkong girle are citen kidsapped by force. He Away (flwr that it will in i

large tmat of land thore in Oote 1863 when Our French uaighbours have been a long time ports after reports of robberies and kidnap.rer contacted fir the gold də

only 47the establishment of a Freno scaling atatian the lal Mingis bents per onade

fwhich by the Arabian coat was coaten dutyd. If y in becoming alive to that rather self-evident pig hava lot mo fret.

the course of the petition the follow trates, who always promise to bust out would be sbont: 214, par

The be pointed sont, however, thut the moa alias, ing is quoted as the view of the Chinese man the offenders, but their promises am very lowest quotation so far receiton Labin York | which not likely to am in Riyad matters, durias: How bliad year diplominey is You seldom fullled. Really some of the policemer has been $19 orata, or, say, 1814, an that, the nicke Bhout Baid my Pyoruh tembory. We GEO obtain for your good offices towards us routes and some military offcors are themselves robbers ifkrasco Lateeen the two figures in rather under the lapension that mome sirt of fortified of penetration into our country. We are going and zou military offers are willing to accept striking things us donat eine reining ballings are afrunds in existence at sheik Zaid, to boar the expense solely to te agreeable to

britss from the criminals, Sometimes robberies changes have to be taken into consideration for from vesela gussing through the thruuel you; we have no need of these lined; and you are committed under the very eyes of the BOMEGY AND JALOUTTA couple of adranties ar bo plainly sent on tho

A ahouse those which will only serve the English." ellers and policemen, who pretend to be deat

and blind, so that the robbers often get away but siltaz for forward delivery

·Cable transora bare further risen to 16.66dhillads. Thoy aro, however, apparintly of po the baïsargent strength, and we are not aware that tlay we learn, to be made up in frapes, instant of by steam launch running between Canton namely 63 rapids for 100 tal of 17 the French Government proposes to spend any The budges of Indo-China for next year is, acet love. On the 24th September a jank towed hai deprecanted to the lowest level on record hold any troops. Nor do yo think it likely that

dollars, and ali payments to the ovorument on

and Chat-ham was robbed at Kiang-men in battermons This prion shows against the mater it so iselom nepoh as Sheik Said, whiuk revende mecount, will have to be made at the front of a likin station, while near by lay, old coin rate of 100,75 rondes for 100 tele cold cult be held in strangih ni onormous crat, erchange rate of the day. The expedisney of gaard boat at anchor which was especially fine, a fail of pearly 41 rupeas, equal m ong lancheduli rdably be ent of by the Kritish fàat. adapting the gold standard for the colony i placed there by the overnment for the profection 42 per pen Government, moueures

of passing boats. When the robbery ocurred the introduction et no depreciated under consideration, but no decision has yet the people of the junk shouted out leally for hoarding purplecs into the boun nrrived at pantino the public financos are in a bad way. The Courier & Haiphong stance, but no ar aither from the kig now highly neccent The Baye--Buzore returning to Teakin to spend the capture of the robbers, who all safely got any alnif of this und

station or the guard-beat carne forward to affect normats of the near some time with his family the Govertor Gonern with their spoils. On the evening of the 24th 1893 to the miding of Ang (who is at prosent at Saigon or on tour in anothor junk towed by a steam-istinchi and Lader.

this rear and Al Java ielu n way as inishing as little Hol Ausording to good information which has the place named Yung-ki in Suntak district shape of the son of the vilver eninago nestad hrobzhant its length, with pastirons warning, given by the. Quraniulent.. thefrom go to elga lika a tulip gudu, od oca reeched us the principal object of this Some well dress refturs get on board the Bat as the hit throwab with visit is to enable M. barer to make just as passengers. When the junk was sailing, the faters of the metal was 401 throughly with waringin, kanari, fanirind, or tosk teas. retrand fo | 3# smoola mid pertent as usch drivas, dil archit to the English banke "propositions, which we cunt suppose aze judicious, with reference to a near Yuug-ki, a robber went to the bow of understood the busures and prmonally The rank and tanglait jungle is invisible, savs financial combination which if it is brought the junk and fell intentionally into the water the raising of the import duty to a probibi by long fourboys and gin, sales, wild bet about will deliver as from the deadlock to which under the pretence of carelessness. The other tive level, ought to have been added to the and Thingggrosur are almost unknown now the whole of Indo-China has bien brought in and pick up the man in the water. When has been, doue, in congequence, we have consequence of the enormous depreciation of the junk stopped, a long boat with a number of these onormous loase, which cannot, but

robbers on board then forced the muster to stop closing of the Minta Nothing of the Bort the dollar. We hope we may be false prophets, robbers rowed out to het: When all the roberbugt time goes on At the abaya price of bat we greatly fear that this movement of the hers got on board the junk, they forced the 65 specs and add og Le, rant charge the Governor-General will reagira itself simply into coxserain of the steam-bunch towing the junk miver in works out at a price hadde há

pleasure trip. We hope that M. Domy to tear to Chr-to-shau, where they landed, 1.51d, and 48, at 15 find nothing disagreeable in it.

so that no arbitrage wa carrying away all valcables and the raw with from the junk.

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MARRIAGE. On September 29th, at the Registrar General's Ollier. Hongkong, FRIDERICK, eldest son of SAMUEL Ezn. Bistior, of Radipo e, ear.eymouth, Eng land, to CABUL HE LAURA, only daughter of MARY of New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Tacoma, Wa, for this purt sin dan and The NP steamar Tacoma sailed from Shanghai on the 26th instant.”

The Telegraph steamer Shoranil Osburn tz- rived at Manila on the 25th Boptombar with the material for the cable that is to be laid between Luzon and Visayas,

A houssboy in the amplay of Mr. J. White, of the Naval Yard, was fasd 25 at the Police Court yesterday for leaving his master's em- play without giving due antice..

Kwang Wa, compratore, of a, Queen's Road East, was yesterday fined 850 for udulirating coffee with por cont, of etisory, Sanitary

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Frokes and the into ALL SCOTT CLINTON JUspector Cotton parohased the coffes from the the neighbourhood) is to go to Hongkong. with a large cargo of raw silk was robbed at filetedapon a populatagpuan, spitó hi the Land itself, the whole island baug cultivated

The Daily Press.

HosuKONG, SEPTEMBER 30th, 1847.

shop specially for analysis.

At the Police Court yesterday Edgar Hume engineer on the Empress of Japan, was charged with being drank sad disorderly in the Houg kong Hotel and assaulting the bar bey and the hill collector. The defendant wanted & drink when he was drank and because his demand was refused he slapped, the bar boy's face and tore the bill collector's coat. Defendant was fined $5 sad ordered to pay the collector 81.75 compensation..

ter invalids and delicate stomachs. Dead EMR. OTTOMAR HAURT, who writes the Paris are, aftar-dinner Winas of a very emporior vintage. All are trze Xeres Wines.

Jetter for the Financial Times, takes a gloomy, but, wo fear, not too gloomy a view of the future of silver. The days of silver, Mr. Baurt says, are numbered; the price of the metal way recover, it is true, but no one who has made the question issue his special study will credit it with the powers of forming the basis of ny well-regulated monetary system. Be- Woman fell down the stairs and died The lieving as we do in the scientific soundness death, and the caes was adjournel until the 7th mother was charged yesterday with canzing tho of the bimetallic. theory, we are never-inst. for further evidence to be called. theless ennstrained to acknowledge that

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trouble in Hongkong A youngster was BD The bad little boy" has caused, serious designated by a woman Being in Centre Street, and the remark resulted in a quarrel between the top of the stairs at the time and as a result har and the boy's mother. Both women were at of a push, from the mother it is said, the other

Mesars. S. W. Royse & Co., in their report inted Manchester. 28th Augnat, say Affim have been moving fairly wat in the pig iron markets during this month. During the first fortnight prices adgreed strongly. and although some of this advance har since been lost, the present values are still at Glasgow 3d. per ton and at Middlesbrough Is par tan above the current at the beginning of the month. The stocks in public stores Lave been decreasing, and shipments from Middlesbrough

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hundred New South Wales Laccers to India. It is proposed in Bydney to despatch vas

General French approves, and also favours tho despatch of a body of mounted rißes. Many Volunteers are presenting themselves;

GREAT BRITAIN'S OBJECTION TO THE BEHRING SEA CONFERENCE.

Great Britain's objection to join the Behring Cea Conference in the event of Russia and Japan being represented is confirmed.

POLITICAL DUEL IN AUSTRIA.

In a duel between the Austrian Premier and a German Nationalist Deputy, the Premier was wounded.

SUPREME COURT.

20 September.

IN ORIGINAL FURISDICTION.

BEFORE SI JONY CARRINGTON

(CHIEF JUSTICE).":"

in silver is possible at the latter price

go to Bornett and the further inADLI

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drises urd of enclara buain by yo qas tarife from Bintunzory. But phalt progresos tirauga, the wåringshlined streefs lu en enorminna. The oqügige measurat all of twenty fest from the lip of the polo to the tootman's

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The bill market continues in Amiata of com plote panio The lab, qucisson to mind for (Parsh bilibt, and with i ordklas cable transfers 82844, while the fans ment ist. 13

chuo bus bash done at 287d. Af Ald per

THE COLLAPSE OF SILVER.

IT HAS LOST THE POWER OF FORMING THE BASIS OF ANY WELL REGU

LATED NONETAKY STĄTEN.-

Wo make the following extracts concerning silver from Mr. Otomar Haupt's review of the foreign money markets and exchanges, dated Paris, 21st August, in the Financial Times

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In this contre the panki seems to have attained ite calminstine, point. Cable transfers hive classic ling of-th been wired as by 21hd; but for Beptembar paket of a thrine we delivery the quefation is ever id lower and footprinta of Budda, with appears that for mom distant periods still lower how and when lie rested on Mexican dollars is quite nominal in Dondon, jo Malay to Nere the top in this valle rates have been accepted As the price of how to happened to have such long distinctively corrent silver point say be given. Were to long timed in exle-an Arisir chat

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host buroseth education End turned his mind The four paths ekohaga 15 at 21, quaeology and satural si-nees sac. who led the

to 211 for cable transfer. This rate shows more and more inversing difference D3 401- which has risen to 246, in somrades vitki parent with the storting change,in kokehame,

banged late & things in Japan.

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TORDON, 26th September. THE NORTH WEST PRONTIER.

DESTRUCTION OF THE HADDA force from the shops and the rich families in 2414 at 2d. In other words, silver is not Folepped their Lands with es

MULLAR'S HEAD QUARTERS.

that district, threatening that if their demands el reused of China fetalar patio prie Jaggernentrobiols rolled by Wo Westmacott's Brigado hae destroyed the headbands to plunder them. No steps have boon in Shangha and soft with a proftan London to or temple in a tous lea

are not complied with they will come in large but the metal could notify have been bought the great. Baden Stish,» r Messrs. Wm. G. Halv & Co. in their circular 18.87 19.20 1.69 0.80 Mr-HAUPT is right as a matter of fact and dated Saigon, 18th September, exy:-Xico quarters of the Hadis Mollah at Jorobs. The takon by the cfficers to got rid of them.

The pacity at 24ld bring 29.06, and lear was open lately ran sanded that, silver having been kicked out of doors The market is weaker at the clear, but still Hadda Mallah's forces are now disorganised.

aburges about 29.774, leares in point of foot, a panor and ww dot to Baben Lelis "the place -AUSTRALIAN PATRIO FISM 8100 22.90 1.80 0.90 by all the leading nations, the metal can untuatonably high, considering that there is no

e of the writtse nivne, and in the lil le tretmast nice bargin, demand whatever for any deatisation. Nevral no longer form the basis of any wollaargees have been settled homeward st what

HONGKONG basket of temple anw flu dired, stone in

Barbeitos aficiënt. Ka regulated monetary system. It is useless may not be very remunerative tiguran, of mixed quality. Arrivals aro augmented by Cambodia How to speculate on what might have grain to the extent of 12,000 pils daily, but been if the nations had only pursued

fifferent policy; we have to dent with Rains have fallen steadily for some break for the supply will soon be exhaustad. New crop.

should continuo now without serious break accompilched facts, and the practical ques- another month or longer, to assure a plentiful tion for us in Hongkong ie whether oar karvest; there has accurred nothing as yet to interests would not be best served by boldly cause it rettible least the fleas every.

Tha creat of the week has been the completa where loak promising. We quote for preerat

collapse of silver, which I predicted whan Japan alopting the gold standard. The Con delivery: No. 1 White steen milled (round)

adoptat the single gold standard. From that Par Bemitice of the Chamber of Commerce has 3430. No. 2 White stea milled (round) $1.62.

gavel to the intare of the white metal in the timo I no longer calertsined a doubt with no 10 per cent. Cargo 89.03, 20 per out Cargo quite recently answered that question in $3.95 first cost per picul of 134 lbs gross

Far East, To-day when we are in preserve of the negative, holding that the colony English without duty or say ether charges.

the aurora plished fact, I may pace moro dwell. commerghly so closely alliul with marge-Hates are nominal et 19 cents for

upon the importune of swet a monetary polley Chua that it could not safely break for Java, 22 coats for Japan, per pleul rice.

Hongkong, I cants for Singapore, 17 cents

Ihare already desen public attention to the Quito extraordinary development of the ex away from her on the currency question.

obengva based upon silver in the silver country We beljove, however, that there is consi

par o collons-Clius-where months ago the lérable wavering on the subject mongst the

snal position of things was reversed, ao that she metal, izstol of being aunt to Shangbal, could four years, which lind mpionatile community, nud that the guawer

bo takon froza that contre and profitably sokl in 128,432/772, in 1892 recondly returned by the Comnatte of the

London or in New-York. This was a most £26,120for in 1824, and. #1895 significant fact, and the entisentences of so con. This ferase for the year 1800° Chamber of Commerce to the Singapore

fasad a situation could not but be disastrous for three successiv bed borrests Chaarber was founded more on the principle

the white metal Unfortunately, thy warning impoverished the agricultural popnisition, and IF PINN KWAO V. CHOY TAT SHAL that it is safer on the part of a public budy

was not untended to in some important quarters caused throughest the country. Platuti songht to recover $2,000. on The Fronch Covechutent, for example, chose meat from which trade has useæral not to commit itself prematurely to a de

promisscer este.

the very moment when the silver-orinis wos imThu some remark duration in favour of fundamental changes and good, the total shipments do V. H. Desena), appeared for the paintiff and in order to have dolers for Cochin China coined in 1896, which coat is much late than the Mr.J3 Frivale, QC (instructed by Mr. pending to purchase fresh amounts of the retal exports Thea have reached, orly 17.560893 than on any strong conviction in the minds math, being some 102,000 tone heavier than M, D. Robinsox (instructed by Messrs John in the Paris Alit, instead of simply throwing previous Are seara. In all, they ahtained

during this year, up to the middle of this of the members. It seems to us that the during the corresponding period of 1898. Aton, Stckes, and Master) for the defendant.

silver overboard and adopting for the colony the E11, 29,772, in 1893 £10735,850 1893, In Mr Belky oter litle fitck, Looking Boschige of standard will sooner or later be present there is not actully a lorgs demais pleadings. The petition stated that the plain got I received from headquarters an intimation 18,789,525 Exporta Ef seat from the hinge of gombul and novel azadient is $llowed t

Mr. Francis in opening the sa, reed the monetary system of the mother country. And 10,131,030, in 1891 119217917 and 1895 Bookword ponogal sargetar, be a mosta passing in pig iron, but prices or wall wain- Cane inevitable and that it resolves itself tained, and are expected to imprors further ero tiwas sa saistant compraders residing to the effect that my proposals would be takon Husgay and K-lap have Hamibly augmented, fack in a state of human to ansation over 1 merely into a question of whether Hong long. In the nonafactured iron trade in the in onkaa. On ne abbat 5th September, carefully into consideration, and that an in- and Fucked in 1896 174100 Cone, and 2000 pa kong lady -m of years, to make up ana, flaə tu

Midlands there is at at present much aw 190 Choy Cho, now down, but then carryquiry would be stablished on that scure with of bringing of a goal of 11,630 1002 morning kong will lead or follow Chius in the mat

1year 2000 and something, and out delay, business being transacted, bat works are well business and residing at 243 Prasa

Bat the bimetallic tendencies against 71,528 las 62/cost, id 2,543 tons of

sequbled to contrait, she states of altaire ter, whether it will play the port of the head provided with orders, and prices ars fully main-est, by his promissory note made on bih prevailing in the present Cabinet triumphed brignettes of a total velas of 1993,471 in 1993. 30.80 0.90

that fatisya September 1896, promised to pay to the

parted with the times in which or the tail. Already practically the whole tained. Copper and tin, aftor advancing in the plain :if the sum of $200 with interest theraan alonetary Comlaission have also been at work series of elforts and attempt which have been also a clins providat linieril with ample after all Themeshes of the American A Fredon paper stated' star siter z lang, live. It will be readily, imagine lost the early part of the mouth, hare gives way again, at the rate of 12 per cent per annan. The bere in Paris, and have succeeded in imparting pursued with indomitable patience (we Freund score, to which to elucidate his mutifarion of the foreign trmle of China is dono on á

and are at present easing slowly. Spelter han sterling basis, exchange being fixed with been ruling steady, and loud has advanced

sam of $1,000 with the interest was due on the to, the monetary policy of a great and well- men have af at snecoded in giving to Ancam progressive gehames. Dealing na to dove with 1st February, 1897, and the remaining $1,000 governed country like France & bias, through a new industry in fo planting. It was is every contract that is entered luto. That arongly and is very firm.

would be due on the 31st January, 1898. Choy

afsira of mankind, the author evi |[fixing of exchange is a cambrous and ap-

Chu diod on the 11th November, 186, learing relain the silver curreny that on longer works without any zosult, but in 1865 a French apo pre sports at any length, if my menors which ber great colony of Cochin Chino will 1780 (hit the fint attempt took place baily did not think it wili wailo-to touch The remarkable growth in the industry and assets more thau euficient to meet all liabilities entisfactorily even in China, which is, is I have missionary reading at Phu Thuong enggeeded do not play me false, or a might have business-like arrangement that cannot coo trade in sewing needles in Germany is described Defendant was Lis willow and she took out letter tirsaily stated, the first and almost the only with a great deal of energy is getting been treated to alusión un sure of the tinue indefinitely, but must inevitably be by the United States Coton at Annaberg in.a of administration in the probate distaion of the afver country of the world. Needless to say some tea plantations started bai huwas exchanged for the simpler one of to netual plied Germany with needles, but the industry the money dus on the procistory beto or any silver are numbered. The price of the metei of his energy was for a time darmens

recent report. Formerly Great Britain enp Court. Sto had rafused to pay the plaintiff that after what happened last week the days of obliged to return to Frans, and the thermic gain

dnities which are constantly cropping)

with our sporta and pastunes currency corresponding to that which forms:has daring the past few years coreloped to such part thereof. The defendant in her answer, may resorer, it is true, but nobody who has missionary, after the intarzition

Luothes | One day it happens the followers of horse- the basis on which transzetling are entered an extent in Germany that it is not only ablo said she had no personal knowledge of the oc

1885 rating care poked by the scratching to compete with that of Great Britain in foreign

made the question at issue his special study will rested to nomas orientia maku, the pop

il by pablia favourite or the misconduct into. If the standard coin of Hongkong markets and those of the British colonies, but quad and residence of the plaintiff and she credit it with the powers of forming the basis of understand the value of lea plantiot

jockey he next we may, Lout of 10g. Our lowest prical Whisky is of excellent were a guid dollar it would be accepted in Great Britain itself. The chief cents of the did at Chey bu made the promissory not any well-regnated nonetury system that time all the neighbouring villagesvied with men's being digasted by sons regardle

industry are Ait-In-Chapelle, Burtscheid. ser the issues were therefore very simple, the only alleged to tave bead made by him. Counsel sakl quality and of greater age than most brands in se the standard at all the treaty ports, lohn, Altena, Nuremberg, and rhwalbach. defence raised being that the nolo was not price has receded to Si per kilo fine, thus show are dovered with tea where fonce tolling payers sent from the full fur-vering to blong;

each other to disi en exfant that now all the st Healey nahewhere. Another day She market. We recommend our customers not

The collapse of siter is now complete; the hillocks of Tung sen. Kien Bed Phr hos do ball refores may be assaulted hy die mot to be Ceferred by the lownana of price from

prices in all contracts being fixed in Hong The Air factorie alone produce fifty millions made by Chay Cha ying sham all. For & sode whisky, Thorne's korg dollars instead of, as at present, silver, the export of revdles from Germany airoo 1880 was adjourned until this morning.

of needles weekly. The enormen growth in After some evitenon had been given the cas

ing, against the old coinage rate of 292.221 per but healthy hrube, ware growing Sab-

hear of eccista being suponded for inak Bleed en Watson's Glenorahy are equal to dollars or thels ni a sterling exchange is principally due to the export trade to China,

kilo, luss of no loss than 181f, or more than sequently rome Fredel merchants,

praoticas, when angågat in the medsen neonpa- my. Ale ant-Glenlivet is a very old Peat

60 por ant. The intrinsic value of the five they rented den plate, and undert

mazing of per being stowed op Whisky enoky) that could not be replaced in specially arranged in connection with each where Germany pesme to control the market.

frase piece works out not higlier than If 8, to propagate by dzaraple in practising on thei stock at the price. D and E are too well known transaction. As to the official standard of want to China, and between 1890 aul 1995 wore More thau 10 par cont, of the export last year

while i French trade dollar of 27 grammes own plantatione e well understɔN

portion of w to nad vominent.

0.000 fine is now worth only 21 14. Under making the planta st.com and healthy

Rütze been bybiel over.” Amaterr China, people ure rather inclined to sout than half the whole. British Tado and Francs

these circumstances, which I alourly foresas, sion was sent to Ubile anothee

sally baby iɛɛown to rogelvu it was bad monetary policy indeal on the part | Ceylon. A temporary fastor

sredz and to have run. methods; but their superior technical train hopear the mezary of the late Sir Arthur Ceebin Ubins heavy amounts of silver for the fought that all the district of their needles, the Germans imitated British for statuary, would it not be well to further of the French Government to purchase for 1895, and today, tad capse ing soon enabled them to discover the defects Kennedy by romaring his statue from its coinuga of such pieces, which ought to bare devoted to the methodical new and improved devices and followed their to a conspicuous position in the town money of the mother country. To-day the at Pho-Thobs to begirai of the English machinery, and they adopted present place of obscurity in the Publin Gardens ben replaced by Trans-that is to say, by the large brick and sons, folere ans one course of facture. The infant in fa it not s not that a site in tas Gardens price of silver has rison to 8911. in syn.where the leaves to prepar national import your age, has botas, one of was slotted only been there was as the time machy with London Carlon, but at the fac

the inauulasterers go wo suitable for the status in the town

MEXICO.

fains to which the Chinese How many residents of loss than ten The foreign exchanges have risen is an Ecco pe countries, and compete successfully everywhere. yours, shading to the colony have ever seen the alarming manner on scout of the fall in the prios of eliver which had been party foreseen

RUSSIAN UMRZNOT Is it not a fundamental idea in the bououring by the Government. At all events, the of Cuata, Clarke, and Brook of it's memory by atatue that the status consta in foreign money have for so as the The latest report of o should be placed in but position that it will rise boon trined upon a price of 2nd for them into pro It is behaved that the man who sent the obtrude itself on the public notice instead of dellar. But the intracio value works out at which the last terenier letter to the Capinin aparirtan haring to be sought for by those who know of this moment scecel highne tinn 2013, to to a secastin

of Poliec on the 13th August at existence und wish to see it

that fresh losses, hava ta bo freed. Ansording | curreliorapon bean caught He made his appearence befor Were the Hongkong and Shanghai Dank in to the latest advices retired by letters, dated that herbs to $10,001 from Mr. May and appointed a certainjected to the Bank of Ezeizad's proposal to couragement was noticeable in financial aires the practical aerof the word the Magistrate yesterday. The letter demanded the Chartered Bank amongst those that obat the beginning of the month, no real dis ban ate de asid fo rendezvous for the money to be hupdad over inkopp part of its reserve in ailver ?

bat the belief wws galding grouad that aliver | more correct the proper Lozad a lump sum. Needless to say Mr. Boy did unto what is the pollop of the institutions had lost it capacity to form the bans of curvonny baand, apost the gol hand over the $10,000, nor did befear and with regard to the white metal in the Far East? Any currency system. With all that, the rouble in hore, a kad by Impe fremble," which was the alternative mentioned in the letter. The anest came about is thisgiroulse to tae mombers of the Civil Service gold standard, while efforts will be made to gold rouble in otud to What is the true inwardness of the recent Government refuses still to adopt the single worth dig gold cofena certain information received last Tuesday, When is the Legislative Council going to gold money. In one era manufacturera | some dificulty wig. way. Detesting Sergeant Bolt, eoing on with regard to enmmunications to the Press). Strictly fulfil all augagements entered into în 1 kè exmontion of this went to a house at 18, Chinese Street, where meet and let us know our fate so to taxation? hard raised their prices for gouds made from orrontalian-thus Experial, he found the prisoner, who te a contractor of Will the Governor call the attaulio of the imported raw materials. As to the cost of roubles, and half Imperial Hungham. The officer caked it any obj-on acretary of Bate to the representatioun that productica of the kading silverrines no runblas-hasing

Capsula, with Name and Trade Mark

CWATHOF'S A BELOTE-

and

GLENLIVET, Bed Cap. ando, with NKOLO Trade Mark ...... Watson's HKD BLEND

OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WHISKLES, Violot-

EWATHON'S VERY OLD LA-)

QUEUESCOTCH WEISKY, Gold Capsule DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FIN-

18 VERY OLD Scoron

IRISH

JOHN JAMESON'S OLD.?

Green Capsul

JOHN JAMESON'S FINE?

OLD, Green Capsulu...............

JOHN JAMESON'S VERY.

12.00 100

14.40 1.20

15.00 1.25

14.40 1.20

Per use.

dos For Bot.

$32.00 SL.00

35.00 1,25

FINE OLD, Green Cap $18.00 $1,50

in the Colony..

QUESTIONS.

Now that the Pray Reclamation has applied

the idea of change being within mencurable ext in importance. At first, making the colony with wide streets and spaces mitable

distance. China, it is argued, moves slowly, and the idea of her adopting a policy of currency reform within the lifetime of any one now living secres almost inconceivable A chrage, bewever, we believe is impen

It is only a question of a few years sutil Gor man sewing thread will roplace in China that

Alese are very fine and old Chang China is not only a slow moving into markets of the world, preferably into saw. been atopked in Hongkong in wood for over 25 Country, but is also a country of anomalies, years, there being little sale for Irish Whisky and it would not be surprising to and her

Im Caking a parunt adoption of the gull stan 4to, ker pot data, fut she angulation of her foreign trade, => { while leaving the country generally to its 815.00-1.984 uhl kisic kyeters of barter, which is the

AMEETCAN-

·GENUINE BoTRBON WHISKY,-)

FINE DLD. Rad Capsule, **@gith our Name und Tenda

GINA

se he THE OLD TO, White) 2.30 20.GU BF USWEETERAD,

7.20 0.60

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FIRST OLD

Violet Capsule

JAMAICA,

(815.00 €1.26

STREIKE

BLACKRESBY BRANTY MASCHIO. HERRING'S CREEBY

CORNTAL

DE NIZOZET'S ANGUSTLE BITTEES

system that remly prevails away from the great comercial contres China has now an Extensive gohi debt secured by the Costing revenue, and the expediency of collecting ther revenue in gold can hardly have failed

to present itself to the mind of Sir, ROBERT As or to the institutime through which the Jains have been contracted, "If proposition to that effect word made to the

PARIS

Goon LyEWARD IBLAN 6.09 On Treaty Poword the latter, having them-would be raised to be searching the premises, i were mudo by. the unofficial member when the trustworthy information can be gathared, but 7hr in the known GOOD VERWARD ISLAND.84.50 per Gal. Mives thrown over silver, could not and the socamed asked what was the objest. first and second lours were contracted in gold this much in clear that in all cases where always be borns

well decline to accode. And if China does Scott replied that he ballored the prisoner instead of silver Pre been in the mess is gold radney the old figures cannot much known facto at do something of the kind she is not thereupon a drawer was opazed and Boett it is if it had posesand some control over its have been changed. In other words, the also subjsāt

machinery and tools have not to be paid for conble vos futil had some forged notes in his possession, and Would the colony ever have. unbkely to find herself in Queer Street found a forged bank note purporting to be one own fiances

Mexican silver miring companies inske to-day binds t with respect to her gold obligations, for $50 of the Chartered Bank of India, Ans Is the prostruction of the Jubiles Foud to be the Maine profit in national money, with alive dillonlay which would at ll suit the books of her arred. He attempted to throw away & walst-

tralia, and China. This prisoner was thereupon adjourned sixe de P

at did an they derived, from a enle at the very the toxi What rate of internet u being earted by the highest price reached or shout Gad life creditors. A partial adoption of the gold coat, bat, the sergeant provented her and or Jubilee fund subscribed by the pablis

feat is of the highest lingorace in ostalks strand by China may therefore take searching it found a shop which easily cor- Ze the fund on deposit for tirse, six, oring the cost of production of silver at silver,

responded with the chop on the ilantaning twelve months, crat call placenta comparatively early dain letter sent to Mr. May. The mua vas tasos the Hongkong Volunteer go into amp the debased metal itself. The non applies countries, where all the expense are paid in and this colony, if it does not change ice taken to the Police Station and charged with at Stonecutters Irland on the 9th October is specially to Mexico and to Bolivia, while procent currency system before that date, possession of the forged note well knowing concert on Friday, the 8th Dot

be considered on the same feeling.. having sent the latter and also with being in it notulviable to hold the Basovolent Society's countries like Chili and Part can Jonger will have to do so then. As there is little to be forged. He told the Magistrate that the Boes not every member of the Corps hote

TAW YORK project of guin had grent fear of loss by note wat lure been put in the drawer by his that there will be in entire spation at legal AS WATSON & CO LIMITED puranga waiting policy we would suggest from whort off Mere Dongler Lipak's dos Carrington may be able tohapeal the sole metal has completely mekon lawn f

partom. They had comtracted to build an fizete during the enchantent so then fir een pauld - Tho that the colony should make the chiuge st. They garrulind wver the barines and the per week with bis me!

that with wa Both were Source Bill wext Wednes on a press

marizinhoud to welche phoner. She tells tra that the Faww Genetic

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lòng, vines, we were trade Muying (restasie of prote tomed the parking for higher reineneretion,

greatest matches of our time,, Unto this day ong leading Tilliard, players are ut gerbrads, apon? What seems to mu a muple mutter, and if siber ephors entirely qual tind

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