SHIPPING ITEMS.
SALVAGE PROBARK.” The tatt Italian selvage tag Sara has arrived 41 Shanghai from Hongkong. The little vessel carries some very powerful weight lifting machinery and is likely to go to Port
Arthur.
A OREMAN CUSTOM.
It is a custom on many ferman ships to half-mast the flags an Gend Friday.
MAGS FCENT NEW BALBOUR IN MALAHA.
The proposed railway from Ipoh, in Peruk,
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A COMMERCIAL MEMORIAL.
The memorial prepared by the Commercial Committee of the Boites of Commons, of which Sir Willier Houldsworth is chairman, Sir Willisia Holland is vice-chairusu, aud 31. Emmott, Sir John Brunner, Sir A bert Rollit, Sir Robert Ropnor, Mr. Parkes, Colonel Sedior, Sir William Tomlinson, Sir Thomas Wrightson, and Sir Howard Vinent are the executive, was handel to the Prime Minister on 30th March. It
is in the following terms ***
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 29rn, 1905.
CHINA AND ITS CURRENCY.
BEFOUM HOPELESS.
In continuation of its article on this subject, (recontly reproduced in this journal), the Tres says:
OBSTACLES TO REFORM.
Multiply what has been written abore a thousandfold, and some idea will be conceived of the currency quation in China. To reform it intrines the metric system into England; it would naturally appear no more dificult temu to should even have behind it a
a greater weight of tion of the Currency of 100 millions shoulà giva ten timen greater rolief than the simplification popular support, in proportion as the simplition. of the mesaures of 4 millions. This presup- poses that the 400 millions are crying for celief. but we must first seo who it is that call for enrrimes form. The foreign merebant su ants in the first tplace with his crying and for sixty of exchang between geld and silver, which re- quires for its establishment a fixed unit of cur
That he wall ale bo fred from Lond-
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Enough has been written to show by a few typical examples, the emotic curroney yatan of the Chinese Empire, in which every fran- satin yields a profit to the banks, using this in its wident Reuse to include exchange lanks, banks of deposit. money changers, tax collectors, and all who set as agents for the tran-mission of money from one hund Even in transactions direet nous riaws with most satisfaction the proposals of the Cinvernment for improving the to another.
fun of the Board of Tule and establishing a between buyer and seller ons or the other will
of Coma-ren and Industry; wul lory u toll, or by discussion and bargaining TM | vency, which in turn can only be ind Minister
To the Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, M.P. The Commercial Committes of the ilause of
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to the Dinding. British Malaya, louls intersstory bagues at the Bill will be in- rodod divide the toll hatwien tiem in more or less casua
materialised. Lunnut, a pont, will be a thor | proposed now he. Possil concentrated in that, when it is st to borne in mind 885 tirns of European and Áskorican nationality.
the trolium of Prai und Iemang. Telak Aasu will also suffer to some extent.
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age to in the lease at an early date. The Consmoreis equitable degree, according to the greater or Is duaneial strength or business ability of one
he comprador dans nota peal to him. siuvo ¦-fleet, which had been somo 657,000 at the clogy
to realize their relative pa-itions, of 1903, showed an aggregate tonunga af 791,000 | port upon
this other. For to Luzint Harbour. At the present Emo the Committer up proves generally the
other elements that have by so much; moreover there are in Chins only as follow:- staple ilustry of Lanent is fishing, led the subject by the Department waters / udditional to all than element of uncertainty and the netivity of his advocacy with be weakened | tons at the close of 14. The exact. igures are
1914, and ix opinion thatall principals
far indicated, it shouldern industry
that silver of a certain the place was bound to became the port for touching trade como rer, and
Size in Toms. Then came the foreign Perak once the Kintu-Pudings railwng schema be, as far 68
silver The Comarcal Cim. Bueness in the standard at any place, this only from Biting the profesijċessuch as thus
Imale-a-dozen
Tanks, tort in ember,
standing like Isacchar ifts that in the constitution of the means that
on the local market or imported from olhes between two burns; they may consider that in the side of Perang, but not so much as mu
their profits from rapid thations in exchange, at the gesalf the Minister and Ministry of might anticipale. A great part of the carrying now department it will be most desirable to place possile degrees of fineness. Whether obtained To the tuch" or lueness requirol for the trule of lerak will contium toko done throngh | Commeres and Industry the mrs of readdy places, is first with mueli bargaining reduced of the 128 of which they have prior
the knowledge, will in made grond by the development 13.00 16 29- or E-tipulated currency by the addition
sn】 legitimato trude reitting from certainty of 2,000 13. obtaining information and assistance from joux branches of comm, and industry,
for mach ingot or lot of ingots included i to changing funds from ele standard of 40 to 5.0 and it feels that the anciens of an organization after a visit to Launt, describe it as follows for this purpose already exists in the Commercial in the attendered. To for mere i urteney to another their newly-equired ability A few minutes atcoming brought us to the Inteiligraør Committee of the Board of Trade, confirais himself in his own ignoratice by to kerp their own treasuries. The Goverument lake-like waters of Lomu. The gentle bend, which, with some enlargement of its monber- | 9ssuming fixity where pone exists, and protects China will welcome any sure which will
ship and functious, would seem to be well himself by making his exapradur hin irer, set a linsit to the amount which it must fake The longer the war continues the grooter the Inuds that mentine? the harbour are pulm sind speed to this end. In making suggestions in thereby transferring to the latter the profits from its revenues to pay the indeursities due to now, but the tune way well come when They will i viscued to the duties and control of a new from the toll lovied on his spley Ed puretuses be Foreign Powers: and, acporate of foreign vossels cuployed in the coastwine bristio with fortifications, as as many the big Minister, and espesially regarding a organizaThis mans safety for the merchant; bat oran
Paid Such ships then aggregated 10,000 tous Jill at the back upon whose sumsuit a "tig" tion of the Board of Trade Department with the foreign banks, with transactions rising toontity, nay he willing to have a uiform trade was greatest in April. May and June. can be brought in by any Hight of the imagin- the close or December tho tonunge still stood station shown up, a sock of while upon the the object of concentrating, so for as practices; assiga to their comprador the task (and resulting !ail recived. No less other element of suppor¦ Subsequently there was some reduction, but si dark olive of the juugh, It is muguificent industrial afairs in one office, it is not beliúvod | profits) of handling all the silver which catersation. AR The Betul instarets in China will to at 1100 tons. On the other had, there is i
The members of the the against the
problem of how the increased fleet will find Government as individuals, from the
after th
to that, som mployment Minister of State in Peking to the assistant deputy subdistrict
expressed The tax collector, with his assig Position tauts and his servants, and backed by his family to the third and the fourth genations, will
The powerful body into the Treasury the exact evin which he bay received from the taxpayer. of Chiance bunkers, organized as such when
are shown the Europe det not yet know the sciens, will accept of greater profits sthan under
the ministration of all cermercial and
that, in the event of their lasting with the approval of the Goverment they would neessarily have to be carried into effect by provisions is the Bill about to be introduced
millions, make the same assumption of fixity, and currency in which the revenue my
or leaves their vault.
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nood of steamers. Inteing last year the number
var.
A
and low-lying. On the lower slopes to the int Pliant. Should the Commercial tom silver which he cannot subdivide, and he equally { give it their facit, if not Kistrate, will people take a pessimistic view. Cortainly thera
INTRODUCTION OF FOREIGN COINS. A foreigner, as an individual, objects to carrying around in his pecket 115 lump of objects to carrying Glb weight of coppers as the only fractional equivalent of the silver dollar to igno: apes of the quality of the silver
to
tropical foliage, and only the little black pior is i "pper to the Government to be recessary in which he is accustomed; he also be fight strenuously against any obligation t
visille. The bay is deep. nad the anchorage in good. Her the whole British and Japanese feets (with a few prizes thrown in, could ride in safety. Bat what if we saw them lying
there sown day, and an hour later they bad disappeared--not seawards but "landwards Surely that would be impossible for, sase for the entrance, the harbour is apparently land- locked.
should ever Lumut be useĪ AS
from 1
1705
witt
to
Le a measure of sumbarrassment, but in the opia of Mr. Uchida the history of the
marino norelopment of the eandry's
DA
Koes by devolep- show at the sitnation will
Thur
rauch room ment of navigation Lo
well as in Dess of South-China and South- for steamer orices in North-China wators, as America. The outlook is not discouraging,
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look far afield instead of competing foolishly in the deusin of the domestic carrying Lade provided that owers persuade theme Ires to
In the north and in the change ouly if they oxintingsted to only.
JAPANESE TOBACCO MONOPOLY,
harbour. The well-wanded shores sweep found at the foot of goodly hills in an almost perfect circle, only dead ahead for a few chains is the aight are dotted buildings with an official nirmiter be mistakon, hever, in this tion it would urge that any statutory powers which about. Thers, Int the vilings itself is buried in
order la carry out these recommendations, should be obtained in the Lill. The following are the will take from his pocket to make minor pay All this sens axiomatic to people at heals of certain arrangements which the Comments. this to believes would go far in Leet home, but it is necessary to state the axiom is the desires of the commeren; and industrial order to explain why foreign coins have bien classes in the country.
introduced into China. 1. The proant Commercial Intelligenco Com Mid China these coins have remained the house mittes of the Board of Trade to be reconstituted koping currency of the foreigner, nerar having The compradors and shroff's mas Is as follows:-) ho nominees of the Guvern been admitted into the trade of the Chinese, aad to their host to resist any attempt to curtail ment Deg artments to be maintained as at the foreigner is made to pay for his luxury of a their privileges and profits. Even the native The merchants and tradesmen, who will benoit present, but the number of the commercial coin in which he can have confideveo. members of the committee to be increased from me weight in a coin (the silver dollar) with onormously by simplification of the currency, Yet that fact of vanishing will be simple six to 12, or 15, and to be representative, as for the same. inscription is worth at Shanghai will als oppose a change from the prosent per cent. to 5 per cunt, more than at system, in which each aon county confidently a naval refuge as possible, of various travles and industries
in the country, (4) The functions of the Cantos, whether the value is expressed in on getting the botter in the encounter of wits, Behind that hill where the trip" station commute to he enlarged by anabling it to gold, in silver toels, or in commodities; but at Ordinarily the proletariat remains neutral in stands, a broad river, or more correctly speak suggest measures for the development and Shanghai the goiu remains as it came from the such a question: but in Clins the microst coolie. mint, at Canton it is chopped. In the south earning by a bag day of hard work, will
Fakienese ing an arm of the sosa, shoots inland for many imperament of our commercial relations at
the quicker-wittex Cantourse and mila, and there whole fleets could hide in safety. home and abroad, instead of its being, as
an advisory committes on questions have accepted the foreign coin, but have done the oat out of his time to gain on exchange
Le consideration. (4)
so in a
na peculiarly Chinese manner.
certain In 1879 ths Iron Duke, one of the .tel for
by pro rogular Beatings to
as leially guaranteed weight of fashioned way-mastod type, sailed up this coumittee to hold
dezon miles, post sided over, so far as practicable, by the metal, the Chinese accept that for what it in remarkable inlet for a
still Minister of Commerce and Industry, who worth, hut the first banker or merebant inte Siamoso fort, wbich the ancient
river banks, a monument would thus be brought into direct commanita-whose hands the foreign coin comme chops it stand upon tla to the bud ok dara bafora Perak enjoyed an with the commercial representatives of tho with an impressed ideogram about an eighth of | JAPAN'S MERCANTILE MARINE, A Le in still in fores, but it has recived an in-
committer and with the reprosentatives of an inch square, thereby giving the tradesman other Government offers (d) The committee and the private individual his cortilicate of Imma to have enlarged pravors, subject to the sauction fidea of the guaranteeing government. This is of the Minister of Commerce and Industry reposted by each succeeding banker, until in the Ap(1) To consider commercial treating and tariffs: end the "elsupped" dollar resembles a disc, or
to organize
commercial missions; (3) to
te rather a cup, of hammered silver work. appoint commercial agents abroad. either the purpose 01 for
of temporary, resident or obtaining information and to form charnels
Pillar" dollar from its design-the Pillars of Commerce and Industry at home Ministry of Comme
was the only foreign coin nccepted by tho and those augaged in fredo in any foreiguliercules. This for many yes, contul by the
colony, or dependency.
the blessing of British protection. It is this sang retreat that forms as of the chief assets of Lumut from a naval point of view. parently it would not is difficult matter to make the place impregnable. Forts on Pang kor would sommand the sea, while the entroues
coin
is
VARIOUS FCELION SILVKE DOLLARE. The first dollar to be introduced was the
equivalent of ton toitu es' work.
This is the problem which confrunts the financial reformer, and to bito must be left the solution.
The chief of tho Shipping Bureau in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mr. Uchida Kakich, has made some interessing statements in the elamus of the Jije Shimpe. The gist of them as translated by the Jupan
fail, is hero conrayed :—
То get an idea about the condition of the batter than take the state of affaire
.ho.
The Times has revived from a well-informed correspondent the following remarks on the Japanese Tobroco Monopoly, which are of particular interest at the present ment, as tho
the Mon ply form the specia: rovenes security for the new Jejaus Jon-
The first step towards the paliona ization of the tobacco trade was taken in March, 1896, when a law wospremug
ugated compding growers of the leaf to sali, their crop to the Governmost #t fixed prices, and the tolus co tine pur h sed was resold by the authorities to the private maun- facturers of cigarettes and cut tobacen, Taik
portent extensio
siou by the enac mane of
of Tobacco Manufacture the Monopoly
rmediary in March, 1904; Whilst the cultivation of 's tobacco plants coma and in private hands th Government closed to bo the inten between the growers and soufacturers, bat gradually acquired the exclusive right of the new law came into fores from 1904, but for out tobacco the monopo y will dste April 1 next. At the prosent time the therefore, in a state of transition, and no direct séministration of the tobacco monopoly is, conclusions from the past retoune from that senres can be drawn in valuing the security now ffered to would-to subscribers of the new 4 there
of
to the harbour in naturally dangerous to communication between the office of the Carolus (Spanish) dollar, also called the Japanese marcantile marine at present, we can manufacturing tobacco. In the enɛo of cigarettes,
navigaters loon-ly posted in its peculiarition. Those dangers would be eliminated in times of
not
do
marine may
peace by The use of proper lights and buoys, manmercial departouts to be establi hod. Chiruse; and a curións survival of its former ar
Altogether, should the Government desire to
establish a naval depot to guard the Straits sort of antidote to Palo Way-the fine harbour of Lumat should fall) their requirement, nirubly.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
York on the 26th April, thus making a transit change oformille is trusts that the
Grasagement by
The A.L. str. C. Ferd, Laries, from 11am-mercial borg, Jeft Singapore for this port on the 27th inst., p., and may be expected ture on the 3rd Blay.
The str. Benmohr loft Singapore on the 27th ivst. for this port from Antwerp and Loudon -and is dus here on Thursday, the 4th May.
GENERAL HATTON PRESENTS
SPORTS TROPHIES,
W. I. HOLDSWORTH, Chairman, March 20b, 1905.
2
A
Joly
per cent, War Leau. In the place of incomplet and therefore obviously misleading past results, the prospectus of that now loan will probably merely contaiu a reference to the fact that the net profit from the tobacon monopoly for the financial year from April 1, 1005, to March 31. 1905, the rat completo period during which the
which is thus secured at least wien over.
coin went at ouce into the melting-pot. The were Hore Japanese skippers had to profit to the raveans, The average price paid¦
Japanese dollar (the year followed azul attained a moderate degree of popularity, but he esta blishment of a gold basis for this coin put an end to its issue se s monometallic silver coin, The later British and French trade dollars have not met with any great degree of success. CHINESE DOLLARA AND SUBSIDIARY COINAGE,
43 to
..
1
were unable to catch a glimpse of the ganzish
the Japanese. To continue the war their attention to the doller, and many more of the Yangtze V.loy to Japanoss teada the harvesting of a wet ingroeid zalety,
during the China-Japan War as a standard of said to have been in an infani comparison. Tp to that time the Japanese ut the Col nial Office and a: the Indi: Offico rogue is seen at Wahu, on the Yangtze, where condition, and its development had not been 167,000 tons of steamers and 33,000 tons of the sighteenth century, estimated not to
sailing vessels, making 200,000 tons in all, similar to that now existing at the Foreign the few remaining uchoppel +pecimens of the rapid to the country pressed only
excord 400,000 in all, firm
large part of these bad to be requisitioned Office; esph departwout to be placed under a
pamte hend, who shall ex officio be a member andium of erokange n
resulted that it
great of the Commercial Intelligence Committee.
III: The Commercial Committee Siews with generally of 30 per cent over their intrinsic for military purposes when the war broke
Formora the chopped Carolus out in 1844, and the greatest satisfactia the increased cordiality value, IB
remained the ordinary curroney at its intrinsic carcity of shipping facilities was felt in the domostic trade. Freights rose and there of the relations and clowness of co-operation | T between the Board of Trails and the Foreign valuation up to the time of the Japanent followed a considerable purchase of vessels ocupation in 1995. The next to be accepted by the Government and the people slike. The Silk or C.P.R. str. Empress of China, Ofles. It attaches the utmost importance to
was the Mexican, called by Chinese the Eagle" no that by the end of 1805 the steamer flest had extended law will have been in force, is estimat an aggregate leonage of 331, 00. In fact, ited at 32,01,072 rau, considerably more than 10 which left Hongkong on the 9th March and this sordiality and co-operation in regard to
cactus in its talons. This has never been dis-had almost doubled in the short space of two per apt of the principal of the new £30,000,000 Yokebama on the 7th April, arrived in Newcomercial matters, and hopes that a continu dollar from its desiguan eagle grasping aneuf this co-operation way be insured whatever
placed from popular estitration, though various years. Naturally this abnormal growth proved pr cent. Monopoly Loan, the interest of may take place. The
attempts have been made. Thirty years ago too large for normal requirements. The tourage
It is, however, possible to arrive at an accurate an American "tinde dollar" was introduced, offering exceeded the goods to be carriol in of 28 days from Hongkong and 19 days from Commercial"
which special reports on com-
but the wisdom of Congress deared that it for Yokobara 1.
ersial guistics and the annual trads reports.
as to the harvest of tobacco leaf sines 18:8, should displace its rival by its weight-4171 home waters, and keen competition arose, with "pinion of the prospects of the widened form of ure eitlur sent sitaultaneously to the Foreign
grains instead of the 4123 grains of the the result that many private owners had to sell mon poly, as reliste statistics are now available out. Hitherto the services of Japanese vessels Office and the Beard of Trade, or immediately
Mexican: the natural result, when there to had been contined for the most part to domestic whitet tho profiì, of 100 per cent, on the former the Foreign Office to the Board
Jargely communicated by
is now not only retained but coins were put into circalation side by side
further afield, and ines of fade, may be strictly adhered to.
a tendency to among this shrewd people, was that the beavier waters, but the excess of shipping now erested resale of the product to priva's manfacturers North and South China as well augmented by the addition of the manufacturers IV. Nothing in these suggestions is meant in any way to detract from the responsibility of
Lubacce is meet some competition from the flags of Eng by the fovernment per kan (of 8-2618.) of lent
slightly over 1 yen, so that a the Minister of Corapierce and Industry viller to his colleagues or to the House of Cows.
land, Germany Norway, but as certain
addition of 100 r cent, upon the following On behalf of the Commercial Committee of
exceptional
were connected with the facilities
abmal crop results might have been expectail the House of Commons.
omployment of Japanese bottoms for carry to plaid practically the same figures is yon ing Japanese exports aud imports. the services in Chiness and Korean waters were gradually during the correspunditg years. TOBACCO CROP. The Chiness themselves have seen the utility placed on a firm footing Meanwhile, taught Yar anded Kwame Year ended Kamme
of the war with Chins, Dec. 31. (826lb,each.) Dos. 31. (826b each) FRENCH STATESMAN'S VIEWS.
of coins and have established large plants for by the experience
expanding
10 846,452 9,39,560 190 country was to have sa
1898... 1890 10,609,531 1902
8,349,679 An important article upon the question of mining at several of the provincial capitals. that if the
Their The available space around the billiard table
time-honoured. coins, east from intars it must provide for the development of
copper
mercantile
the maring, the Authorities had
larre reduction The large
ja Iust your for which at which the final of the R.fi.A. Sargeants peses appeared on March 25 in the of moulds, are crnds productions; but the fine its mercan
t present available was These Mess v. Polico Billiard tournament was being the signature of M. Pilletan, ex-Minister of
Man.
The writer concludes that it is stamped coppor cash, which were the first obtained the Diet's approval of lawn for +1. complete returns are
of the mists, maut with no favour; and, couraging ship-building and navigation. played at the Boldiers' Club last night was absolutly impossible for Russis, notwithstand-
as tboir isene involved a loss to the Government went into operation in October, 1945, and let the result of a proportionately very much larger
10 and two
of опісоще this restrictive policy was uncomfortably overorowded, and late arrivals ng her anposed immense reserves of men, to
it was not continued. The mints then turned immediately to the establishment of services to reduction in the acreage licensed for cultivation. in the field strong enough to another arzuy
and America. Moreover, as the import millions Europe:
which actually yielded a higher than the Major-General Villiers Hatton was in attend.
wouldreertainly lave
to vend all har best of these coier more turned out. Thes
dollars were not frealy received for taxes, and
and became obvious, lines wore opened to Hankow and
The net revenue from the ferior tobacco.
has therefore pro- aves to present the Cups and medals, and aleo Erorenu troops, including the cards, when taken wore accepter by weight and not Tahang si Shanghai-the former in January figure obtained for the larger quantily of in
tobacco purchase monopoly Manchorin, leaving all laer frontiors practically the Club's football and cricket challenge shields.
cressed in the following satisfactory manner: can, but had only a provincial karanten weris followed by a Sooch.-Hangehow service;
Year end-d There were also present Captain Fitzwilliams, denuded of garrisons. Even admitting that by count; they had not the prestige of the 1898, the latter in January, 1899--and these
by gigantic efforts, succeeded in recover.
Year ended
March 31. March 31. Yen.
Yea. A.2.0, Lt. Pesara, A.S.C, and Major Podlog, ut ground in the Far East, she woula (and, outside the province of issue, circulated only by lines via Formosa 10 Avoy, Swatow and
ing her
1942-1903 12,367,560 No 190-1901... 7,241, 59 Captain Puck-Beresford and Captain Elgood
crushed
ition at the end at a discount; they would havs disturbed, had hongkong, and by an increase of the sailings be in almost th
a condition of the R.W.K., F. J. Budelcy (Captain Superinas hur Tanquished enemy. She wonki bo en they any vitality, the raleniations of money as well as of the ports of call on the North
perial of staguant impotens, her changurs; they gave no soigniorage to the mint bins lines. Other signs of progress sare al 1901-190 19,666,700 1903-1904 12,006,012
Taking and of late are the annual output has been manifest. Prior to the enactment of the law
king the first profit from the purchased leaf toadout of l'olice), J. W. Hanson (Chief Dotee detened to
the d would be shattered, and
tobacco For any
at 10 per cent and adding farther i mitory power
thousands instead of millions. The energy of for encouraging shipbuilding, all vessels of in Russian Empire would tive Tasportar) and C. D. Melbourne,
size hd been purchased from abrow, sith the the mints has in recent years bonu devoted to Such a situation would The inal was played between Syt. litt of
politics. European
the is of subsidiary
First exemption of one wooden skip of a thousand 200 per cont.calculated upon the present sell the Police and Gr. Gainer, R.G.A. Past completely upset the ba aues of power in Europe, 100, and 293. pieces, whish, consisting of tons. But now a great imperas was given to ing price of pront from the State Factories, it
The Franco-Russian,
Ships of 6,000 to 7,000 or the net profit from Alliance would he
is easy to ascertain that the estimate of the not Bold winning by 111 points, which gave the Police
32,001,00 yen from the com- at tons were launched from Japanese yards, and Foduced to a mere expression, and lose its silver 800 fins while the dollar was the building industry. could be
from the mint Ône.
· រិទ not excessive. ailing plote monopoly
average team the win,
effectiveness. The death of the ago Etaperor 10c. for the dollar and atall show a profit, ut the close of 13 the country had 657.000 te
the The General was then called upon to present Francis Jesoph would be followed
breaking up of the Austro-Hungarian
margin between ships, a total flout of 977,000 tons, the teavago money changers because of the rate of issue and the intrinsic value, and of the steam flaut being thas about four times to be added about 700,000 kwame of imported He did not intend to make a
tulal profit of 30 per cent. on would, at pleasure to do.
Russia would be powerless to oppose Clis dusígus, because of the petty speculation permitted by greater than it had best as the time of the leaf tobacco tebiefy the Virginian product),
price of traditions of
pur of the Kaiser, who following the speech, hat was pleased to state that he had
did the received aletler from the Military Authorities bis funily, has not ceased to encourage Lis the margin of value. Then followed the copper ontbreak of the war with Chius nine years original cost
with Russia, involving an
the budget
for 1305-06. in it. **J intrinsie value greater than the in India asking for information as to the ran-neighbour to embark on distant udventures in le pie, which is now the popular coin, sius prasiously. Novertheless the magnitude of the kwan, wield the spproximate sum estimated in The final consideration which presents itself onler that Prussis may remain omnip
omnipotent
hundredth part of a dollar, and the money.comtry's very existence, showed this fleet to be ning of the Soldiers' Club, as they wished to
The trouty of alliance becoming cutter, who takes his profit from the depre- usaficient. Ships had to be bought and is that of the suasumption of the manufactured Barota.
she start one there on similar lives. The General
inexecutable
The tourist who given for foreigu vessels to engage in the
R 1902 pias imports of about 700,000 kwamme, then presented a enp to Inspector Withers an ins of her fores to Menchuria Pracce would ciatet silver coinage, will make it also em chartered, and speeint pormission had to be is tight. The crop of 8,350,679 kwamme obtained
kave
ve the right to unke her voice heard in apreciated copper coin,
of Port Bwoy loan connected with the blocking representative of the Police billiard teal Muscovito councils, The reason for which the draws ou his letter of credit at a foreign noise treda. During the year 1904, the responds with a total of about 75,000,000 iba. or slightly loss than 34 lbs. per hond of the in Shanghai, having to receive another to Gr. Gainar for the highest break,
directly alliance was concluded disappears
dollars so many Bay 7-1) cants, for the odd Arthur and those due to other causes caused a
But, on the other entire malo population. This average, according which was 41, and the medals to the winning bussia becomes too enfeebled to wield an
Sgt. Redwann was presented with the influence in European affairs. Therefore it is couts will be given 700 in depreciated silver, diminution of 71,000 tons. shiekt for the R. W. K. Football Club, and a the duty of France to endeavour to persuade but for the fo. he will receive three copper hand, 27,000 tons of steamers were constricted to competent Japanese authorities, would be representative of the Staff Department received the Czor to abandon a veless-struggle and to cents and two copper cash, since by the in Japan and 177,00 tons were purchased from raised appreciably if the standard of living in make the best terms be enn with Japani exchange of the day 32 cash are the equivalent abroad, making 204,000 tons in all. Thas the Japan sbonld improve after the present war, as
of fourhundredths of a dollar.
nott increnes was 133,000 tons, and to stommer is gewrally anticipated. the bricket shieki.
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the medals, which ho said it gave him great the anexation of Slav Status 20 E9se pieces becazao popular with the smaler tons of steamers and 320,000 tons of sailing crop of about 9,000,000 kwamme, to which have
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