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actually operates as a restraint on trade.
The...
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The
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rise or fall. Taking 100 as his index other hand, advance rapidly, the competition TELEGRAMS.] number for 1867-1877, he shows how, since of the yellow man using the white money, this century opened, prices have risen from with the white man using the yellow money', 70" in 1901 to 72" in 1905, and in would involve a grent race poril; the 1906 they were (in January) 75,2" and alteration in price levels in Orient and
THE TRANSVAAL. A. S. WATSON & CO., last May "77" The tendency is steadily Occident, would give the Orientals a great.
LONDON, December 13th. upwards. Alaska and South Africa have advantage in industrial competition ". helped to chenpen gold. Being the standard result of this, so far as it is already apparent,
Transvaul constitution has its depreciation has to be expressed in ig China, is a currency condition that been published. The Council will ternis appreciation of other things,
comprise fifteen, and there will silver included. Ten years ago, experte
be a Legislative Assembly of sixty were fond of the argument that gold
nine members. was the only possible standard use
It embraces white its supply did not fluctuate. In 1883
manhood suffrage and the payment FORTER & CO.'S the gold production of the world
if members. 4,614,588 ounces; last year it was 18,211,419 ONNETH. You can buy moro gold now for BULL DOG BRAND les ser than you could in 1893. Gold has depreciated; and the critic who laughed," unlike silver, failed to appreciate. Here is an interesting little table showing the percentage of production of gold
ROBERT
FOR
OF
GUINNESS' STOUT,
(IN PINTS AND SPLITS)
AND
ROBERT PORT
A
BULL DOG BRAND
OF
LIGHT ALE
IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS
THESE ARE OUR STOUT SUPPORTERS IN OUR BITTER
ALIMENTS."
The pross of Coobin-Chius protests against the project for a monopoly of native tobacco enmitted to the last mosting of the Coussil Superieur, WILS
and
*ilver :---
& 45
Weight
Value Period Guld Silver Gold Hilsor 1981-85
45.5 54.5 1XK6-NO
415 35.5
445
95.9
1690-95
+8
* 22
14.4 35.6
1-95-11
F
90
53.16
19-1
08
23.2
45.4 473
1902
8.1
91.9 58.9 41.1
13
1944
86 #1.4
40 3845
9.1 30,9 - 51.5 These figures, with others, are cried much further back in a report by the Director of the United States Mint for
1905; and prior to the discoveries of 1849 there was a slump in přiges, choking" that | the yiehl of godd and silver was not-suffizient to-lit the growing trade and population. There was not enough money to go round, i was dear, or “tight "; prices were low
ounce of gold was worth far more potatoes than it is now; in short, gold had appreciated. Its potato value was higher, just as its silver value to-day is lower. Writing to the Eronomist in 1889, Professor JEYONA said:
The Koreau Budget for 197 shows Revenue Y13,180,376, and Expenditure, Y13,963,85. The Imperial Household is allowed over a
a million yen.
It is expected that Than Thai will be depsel from the sovereignty of Annam and that the new Emperor will be chosen from the descend. nate of Gialong.
CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
December 124, REVOLUTIONARY POSTRY.
THE APPROACHING ROYAL VISIT.
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Da ghs Connaught make their second visit to Hongkong in February text, srriving horo, by a coincidence, within three days of the landing of their royal son, Priuso Arlbur of Connaught Op the 9th instant Expectant Magistrata in February Inst Choi Kai-cheang, the chief jonprator of No. 1 royal visitors will be a short one-three days, Although the stay of the Police Station, went to the Ya-alan barber their caption will be une the less hearty and shop in Tai Chat Fo aud, aided by a number they will doubtless be welcomed with that of brasos, sureled the Fremain from roof animity of expression which chamcterises the to collar. A muster of hooks containing community on such ccassions. Four times poetry of a revolutionary character were found before in the history of the Colony have royal and ten mon were arrested. It appears that visitors bonoured this satpost of the British the barber shop was used as a sting placo Empire and on enul occasion Hongkong shows by a secret society. Those arrested have given
ed that it was, sasoud to noue in its display of away the names of 5 or 60 of their son.
Joy's Ity.
Ordinance is expected hamediately.
The repeal of the Chinese Labour-federates who are now searched for,
OBITUARY.
Lospos, December 13th. Earl Shannon and Sir John Leng are dead.
a well-k
The Fronch Ministry of Marine has conclud
Sir John Leng, M., is ed a contract with the Messagerien Maritimes Dundee Advertiser, mul founder of the People's Soote nowapaper proprietor, editor of the for the acquisition, should contingencies ariss, Journal. He was 78 years old). of for pajuoboats to serve as auriinry cruisera. The sixth Farl of Shannon was only 16 years Two of the bits mentioned are the Fourneth Earl Viscount Byle is only nine years He owned nearly 2,000 acres, The mad thy Tonkin.
eld this mouth.
Although no invitation carls are being sont and men, hepo that Indies will brighten the new but, the Commandant at the I.K.V.C., officers
Headquarters with their prance to-morrow Saturday) afteruaou from half past four to
six the new premisurars said to be very fine, and deserve a hoppy inauguration at this " AL Home" affair.
The Daily Mail, which many have considered to be America in its methods, was a poiverful aid the most fearless things of the Trust, and enemy of the now abandoned Soap Trust: It.
on November 7th published a full page map showing what nour-trast ps were available in ovary part of England. It recommended its readers to buy those.
Before Mr. F. A. Haceland and a jury at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon an inquiry "I cannot help, thon, reassorting with tha was held concerning the death of Chan Loi, of most coufideos that a real rise of pries, is prisoner in Victoria Jail. The medical the extent of 18 per csuf., as measured by fiftyovidence showed that death was due to outs the year 1549. This is an undoubted Dr. peritonitis esused by ulceration
and per ciation of Gold, because it repeats a res] favation of the stomach, and the jury returned dimisation is the general purchasing power of
a verdict of death from natural causes. gold"
A. S. WATSON & CO.. [éhief commodities, has been established sines
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ALEXANDRA · BUILDINGS,
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
Bougkong, 18th December, 1906.
[ur
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Orutcomeumications relating to tha nama eglume should be addreɛnd loThe Edrron,
dra vas with communications addressed to the Bastor, Not for publication but as evidence of good faith,
A litters for publication - should be written on erids of the paper only.
We have quoted so far for the benefit f homme qui ris, and for is like M. MORETON FRENEN's article ajue at people better informed, and his object seems to be the rehabilitation of silver as a currency medium, or at least to give it a bimetallic ataina. We need not trouble ourselves yet with that complex and formidable subject; but it is of very great interest to the Par
GERMANY.
Lospos, December 13th. A compromise between
the Government and the Reichstag is expected.
KIANGI RIOTS.
OPPCIAL REVELLERS.
the police tried to stop the noise but did vot
officials to whom the privats chairs belonged, dare interfere owing to the rank of the
FOUND CUP.
Their Royal Highnesses arrived here on the 31st March, 1890, on board the P. andQ. steamer The Provincial Treasures having road in
Kaisar-i-liad, and word accorded an enthusins- one of the local papers that on thuight of th
tic reception, the guns of the men-of-war Instsat the coolins of about 60 chairs created thandering their royal sluten, the Anting a good deal of noise at the Tai 9 Tan
Governor and suite bidding them welvome in reclamation by gambling while their mastere
the mat of the community, and the donne were ghjoying themslis in the flower-boats, crowds assurabling to show that the sentiment has oréere this sacretary of the water poliss was a real one and gave a'teranos to their to miska investigation l
Bower-boute on that night.
report to him foolings. At the City Hall, whither. Their the full list of the officials who were in the Royal Highnessee were escorted, they It appears that Wore prosunted
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address of web- come by the Hon. P. Ryrie, and after it Was nekowledgst by the Duke, the visitors proceeded to Government Hoss where they resided during their stay in the Colony. evening, after which Their Royal Highnessen Au official diguer PEPAY girau in the held a reception, which was attend by nearly of Indians and Chinese. On the followig day the entire European community and a number the Duke inspected the Lytm battery and Kowloon Dock, afterwards laid the foundation stone of the Prays Reclamation Works, later paid a Fisit to the District Grand Lodge of Freemasons, and with the Ducksuz attended a diaser and performance at the Ko Shing Thoutre at night. On returning from Canton, Arcana for Shanghai on Friday morning and the Duke and Duchess boarded the stesmer took thuir departure after a s'ay of fon: days.
Tuotai Cheng Ta ohui of the Yust-Ilan Railway rolly paid a visit le E. Cl Fa. On the Sth instant the Vio.ry returamt the cal at the Heal Office of the Company and was astuisited to learn that the Trotai had left for Hugh. The ataff of the Radway
Company depated one of their members to go to Houngshan to induce Tuulai Chrang to return at ouCA
CHINA ARMINGT
Sometime ago the Sin-la-Kuk ordered
SHANGHAI, Dereinber 18th. H.E. Tuan Fang is sending two regiments, muser repeaters for the Human Province, to the nasistauce of the Governor of Kiangai, ammunition having atrivet at Hongkong, through Mears. Carlowitz & Co, The rifles and to su press the Piog-bakog rising, the Viceroy has sent a deputy to lake delivery
of same.
The cruisen Tungchi and Hairker bare proceeded to Kiukiang, and H.31.8. Credmun follows.
REUTGE'S SERVICE.]
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE.
annoverd that
THE WEG AND THE NAVY.
In the bow postfiened sek-mo, for the recon- struction of a Chinese nat. Kwanging would have been ordered to contribute 8900,000 and Kwangei 8300,000,
"BLOOD MONEY,"
❘
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,
AN AMAR'S LOVE STORY.
A widowed amals, in the employ of Mex Braga at 13 Praya 1 set, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court fer- Viceroy Chou Fu has received a coblogramy with attempting to commit suicide on LONDON, December 11th.
from the Central Government requesting him Wednesday night. The defendant bought a The American Minister in thanking the to pay Tls. 50,000 to the United States bottle
of opium, locked herself in her The "Petrarch," which was considered a Shorting.
Counsul General as compensation for the mur room-aud attired herself in her best · aleth- President der of missionaries in the Lionchow affair. Ating before doing the deed which totul wrack, has been floated off the bottoms and Roosevelt would use the prize to establish the beginning of this yo Viceroy Shum was
was to is now ruling on lightere, What will be d ne
end her troubles. After consideration, however, a permanent Peace Committee in Washing similarly ordered to pay Ta. 40,000 ns compeù. she changed her wind, for instead of swallowing with, ber is not yet deckt. "Protector" has finished her work here she being as important as in the international
theton; righteous pence in the industrial worldsation for the mission property destroyed. the poison she poured it ever her jacket and slarmed the house by telling the inmates she had swallowed it. The polios were immediately sout for, and on their arrival she told bor story. Sho
in love with
д hawker who occupied the ground floor of ho house, a married man, and by many wiles had endeavoured to win him. Hor efforts in this direction,
When
will undertake the task of raising the Kwong
Chow." & work which the Chinese salvers have world. now given up after two months' efforts. Th "Sorsogon "Las also been raised
GERMANY.
TONDON, December 11th,
LAUNCH BORVETS,
The following notice is issued by the British Cousal :-
Mr. G. W. Appleby has been appointed Inspector of bulls and machinery to H.B.M. Cousnials Gocoral, Cantou. All British but.
H***
said to have recently borrowed friend's has rejected the supplementary estimate of corificates other thus those issued by Mr. apparently, were beyond the conventional, and The Budget Committee of the Reichstagchos must be surveyed once a year, and in future
Correspondents must forward their name and od East to study whether he is right as to the
A Chloess woman residing at West Point is rapid depreciation of gold, which means for jewellery to attend a festival, and in bara us, under present arrangements and failing pwed it a few days afterwards. The friend an enormously increased production of the red her to return it, but as she had not white metal, a continued apprecistion of was usable to do so, the result being that a sufficient money to redeem the jewellery she silver. Professor Franklas CARPENTER ention was threstoned. To escape this says the rate of gold production has doubled the
woman is supposed to have committed
He anonymously signed comications that have already appeared in other pspore will be inserted,
inders for extra comas of DAILY,PRESS arowid be int store 11 am, on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited, Onig supplied for¿Űash Telegraphis Address: Pagan, Ordes: 4,8.0, oth a.
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The Day Press.
| iu ten years, and probably will again double | suicide by taking opium,
in ten years; it will therefore depreciate;
HI
£1,000 £1,500,000 for Dameralnut, includ-Appleby will be accepted.
the estimates for a railway, and a much desired Government House.
MACAO.
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
CHURCH AND STATE IN FRANCE.
LONDON, Bember 11th. Mousiguor Montagnini, the Papal repre-
December 12th.
iparrested, and will be conveyed to the frontier.grossly inderant a smalte perpetrated by addiors.
sentative in Paris, has been searched,
MACAU TROOPS BAD NAME. Some time ago I reported several cases of
decided on the immediate liquidation of are still bong committed in different parts of The Council of Ministers this afternoon1 am sorry to have to state that thess assaults
Church property, and to call upon 5,500 the city, and the delinquents seem novor to be seminarists to perform military service.
caught. It is not advisable or safe for ladies to go out after dark without excert so long as this state of affaira continues to provkil.
but notwithstanding, its increased proshop.at-150 Des Voeux Road Central, while
Ho Hau, a foki smployed in a tobacconist anction causes prosperity. Mr. FREWEN an opium divan argues that if Professor CARPENTER proatruck up an acquaintance with au anemployed
ou Wednesday after pherics truly--and his forecast is already ecolie who said he was in want of meg r.ceiving support it would be safe to was not opulent, but on telling his companion estimate that wages will have advanced 150 robbing the tobacconist, At first Ho declined, whore he was employed, the latter suggested In a recent conversation at Hongkong, in the British Isles will have doubled "strangement suggested.
per cent. before 1926, and the price of land but eventually ensuuted to carry out the man was rudely laughed at for using the Thess calculations, however, iguore the question he admitted his friend to the shop, and phrase "depreciation of gold". The talk consideration that, with gold depreciating thy wore departing with a box of clothing when I Eadia, who failed to answer his name the pro- Consulate in Macau, this domotory has been
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 14TH, 1908.
was of the everlasting currents question, of at such a rate, the output would be restricted course, and the mun who laughed, cocksure by the closing of mines, owing to the rise that go'd being the 'standard could neither in the cost of plant and labour. Mr. depreciate nor appreciate, hnd noun of bat PREWEN interestingly mys: humorous humility which made the late Jows Berant confess taut he did not understand the Currency Question, though
Ou the night in
sentenced each of the defendants to six weaks' a constable arrested mo. Mr. Havaland imprisonment with hard labour.
The pious workers for the Asile de S. Take, for example, the great Homestake
Enfauce, while deeply grateful to the lady mine in Dakota, his mine has produced stallholders at the reset bazaar, to those who millious in dividends, so that all increase sixteen millions sterling und four attended and bought, to the baudmaster and
paid
men of the Band who played for no reward, he was credibly informed there are people of only 25 per cent. in mining costs, in who do". This little ancedate is revived other words, au equivalent fall in the ralne of
of all
gold,
to the officers who permifted them to play, to Mr. Danenberg for mineral waters, and to all
is à auggvalive article in The Moothly | Is it not possible line ouluter in Sath others who gave or helped in any way, are
the
that
depreciation
would deprise its
of gold which we now recognise sa in its very
may be connected with initial stages? It is probable, too, that the abandonment of many South African mines, the working of which is attributed to the Phoenicians, may have been caused by just such a
a sudden advance of all prices as that under present diagnosis.
ut least conceivable that the low grade ore bodies of the Rand, deserted in this century boosuse of the depreciation of gold, may be re-exploited a thousand years bence when the world's prices have again been submitted to some vast process af shrinkage in an era, that is, of a new appreciation of gold ".
It
inadequate to their requirements. Subscrip- obliged to confess that their receipts are still
and it is evidently only the general tightness tions are still being solicited and collected, of monny that is responsible for the falling off in material support, for their work com- mands sympathy and approval throughout the Colony. What they now depend spou
ія
which will be as helpful as the larger a greater number of "widows' wites,"
donations.
A Royal Marine Light Infantry pensioner writes to the Preas: "The statement of Com. mander the Hon. W. & Stapford that 'ou
THE ABSENT JURYMAN..
At the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. James
Mr. Eadie I had the fever, Rir.
His Lordship-How was it you didn't send a medical certificate?
Mr. Eadie-I didn't hare a doctor. We take quinine sad cure quisalves.
THE ENGLISA CEMETERY, Since the dosing of the British Vlee.
sally neglected.
is
·TIMOD.
led to Mr. Brags squaking to her mother. The latter is said to have severely reprimanded her daughter, and this, oplod with the fact that the banker did not want her, was the cause of the not so contemplated, but fortunate- ly
did not carry on!. When the bawker leara- ed of her devotion be became generous and offered to make ber his second wifu, but again the mother intervened. Bho did not wish ber daughter, who was young and of paving beanty, in the hawker's household, for she felt sure that lower herself by taking a eocondary position
appror to make the girl bisait fat.” some day a more appropriate suiter would
Mr. Hazand bound the defendant over in the sum of $100 to come up for judgrant when called upon.
A GROWING DANGER.
INDIANS IN THE NEW TERRITORY.
vious day when called as a juryman, appeared is response to the summons directed to be issued, against him by the Chief Justice.
A danger calling for immediate suppression Various rumours bare reached this city is said to be that of the growing lawlessness of- His Lordship-How was it you wore not hero concerning this island. yesterday?
General Castello Indians in the Now Territories. On Wednesday Branco received orders to proceed to the evening alter two ricaba copiisa bad deposited place and left by the last Australien mail, It their fares at Mantsuwzi village near the rumoured that Sauber Celestine, the cemetery at did Kowloco, they proceeded to Governor of the island, has been dismissed by return from Kowloon city to Yamall. When the Home Government for curtain irregularities half way between the cemetery and the Chinees which were discovered by the Governant, and temple five Indians dressed in civilian clothea that he is now a prisoner and that Gonoral attacked them from bebind, overpowered thom Branco is going to investigate the matter. No and robbed them of their belongings, in all about definite as is oblainable util we hear $3, together with the two vehicle licanes. The direct from that colony,
robbers then made good their escape, and the robbed proceeded to Taumati where they reported the occurrence at the Police Station. As the attack took place in the dark, however, the ecolios were unable to identify their assailanta, and it is improbable that the police will be abla to capture them.
His Lordship-Where do you live? Mr. Eadie Quarry Bay.
His Lordship-Who served the cummons? Mr. Lennard (boilif)--I did, Sir. Hie Lordship-You found Mr. Eadie in bed? The builiff-Yes, Sir.
His Lordship to Mr. Eadie)-You ought to have sent a messenger.
Mr. Eadie-I was very sick, Sir. His Lordskip--I will look over it this time. Mr. Eadie then left the Court..
NURSES AND DANCING.
TAXATION EXTRAORDINARY.. The "Escrivão de Fazenda has ordered all the foreign shopkeepers to take their account books to his office to have every page of them stamped with a 19 cents stamp. I hear that the Indian shopkeepers have protested, alleging that they have no books bere; tho books are kept at their head offices in Hongkong, their shops hore being only branches of their Hongkong houssa. The dispensaries and “ Empreza ” have also been summoned to do the same.
THE MACAO LOTTERY,
Revice, entitled "The New Gold and the New Era". The writer, premising, that the world is at present "abruptly ascending to an entirely new price level", says it is quita aafu to forecast that "within the next few years all the profesors will be busily discussing the Lepreciation of Gold". So the Hongkong ma who was laughed at, if be see these lines, may be cheered to find that he was moarer the mark than the softer. His point was, if we remember it More interesting still is the explanation
A question was addressed to the Secretary right, that Appreciation of Silver was ipo of the saying that silver ia a parachute to
for War with regard to the regulations at facto Depreciation of Gold; and the article break the fall of gold. The currencies of the knee is a common enough order in the tarloagh. Mr Benilail, who asked the question, here where the big prizes of this letters go to.
Netley Hospital that nurses may not take part raforged to dues not contradict him in Asia being silver, the new supplies of gold Navy' is certainly news to me, I have had wanted to know why nurses should be placed in It is a long time since one was was here.
in public or privata dances except when on
It has often been wondered by the people showing that Depreciation of Gold equals do not inflate prices in Asia, but in gold upwards of thirty years' service in the Navy, different position on the ground of sex to Appreciation of Prices, and vice versa. The countries only, and this inflation in Europe and have never known such an order given towers, who are free when of duty to
employ discovery of gold. in California in 1849, and encourages Asiatic exports,
"thereby men notes sed in combination with some reply, and be bad considered this question very
their liberty as they choose. of the Australiax placere two years later, securing to Asia abnormally favourable for order to be executed-viz., under arms, fully and taken adgice apen it. The onion To Alves Branco, is leaving for home on the notably disturbed prices Alternatively, gold balances of trade, thus inflating the preparing for cavaley, in Light Infantry drill he came to was that occasional attendance at 19th instant by the German mail Prins
on the rifle range, and so on. then depreciated, and prices appreciated in exchanges, and draining away the legal bear the section in the Drill Book under which
I ata nazions to operas, theatres, concerts, and other places of Regent Luitpold. There is no doubt that
amusement was not incompatible with the des numerous friends will be sorry to lose him. sympathy. Recently we quoted in the tender silver of Europe to the mints and on the knee' is used.” An x-Naval Petty the late hours involved at balls and dances in
performance by a burso of her duties, but that Daily Press the latest "index numbers" the hoards of the Far East": The Officer Portemouth, says: "I only wonder the capacitated aurses from giving proper attention
their patienta to prives that are published in the Timer parachute is not working now, in that Portsmouth Naval Barracks muting has not
or the following day. In a supplementary question, Mr. faldene offer there make a dozen men go on the of authority of the experienced matron whom prices of the forty-five leading commodities, Asia's silver prices remain stationary, or knee. The purpose has been to impress on he had consulted had prevailed over bis natural and strikes an average from their monthly decline, while Europe's gold pricas, on the the men that they are in a state of servility,"
Mr. Haldane, in
THE EX-HAKDOGE MASTER. Our worthy ex-harbour master, Rear Admiral
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
by Mr. SATERBECK, who takes the wholesale way; and Mr. FREWEN SAYS, "should happened before. I have often heard one ropy to lond langliter, that "the weight the 23rd inst. from Bangkok,
instincts."
A LONDON JUNGLE"
Chiengo will have its revenge in a book entitled The Soni Market." The book is by Olive Christian Matvery (Mr. Archibald Mackiedy), who has boeing into the heart of things in the slams and workshops of London. Much of Mrs. Mackiedy's tim has been spent as a factory hand, and she has we horrible revelations to make,"
concerning
the food. trade."
We
sepecially thered, Mr. Maokirdy, as Mis Malory is a well-known writer on the amy side of life in England. She guided our firsthand knowledge of the subject by catting herself ff for a a Signo from all her friends and living in disguiso zmong the poorest of the poor. Besides the factories, she has worked as
a shop hand in various trades, was at ope timo
apprentice to a dressmaker, then became a "sweated" labourer 2.8 wool-bundler, and blouse and dressing- gown maker; has tried her hand and voice as
The str. Birma is oxpected here on or ahoata flower-girl and a street singer, and has been left Shanghai for this port on the 12th inst, and
a tramp, with a bench at night on the Thames The N.T.K. str. Tango Maru (American Line) embankment Among other things, har book contains some cutspoken somamanla on charity is expected bere on the 15th inst.
and ite administration in England.
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