1911-08-31 — Page 7

AVERAGE MARKET PRICES. THE

August 21th, 1911

The Prices are given in Dollar Cente.

BUTCHER MEAT.

k-Boot, sirloin

Mo: Inng På Yuk-Boe

and prime cut

14% Ham Ngau Yok-Corned Beef Shiu Ngau Yok-Hoast. Best... Ngau Nam-Breast of Beef

lb. 20

20

20

20

15

24

set

3

Tong Yok-Beef for soup... up Ngau Yok Pa-Boof Steak.......

Ngau Yok Chong-Sausages" Ngau No-Bullock's Brains #4 Ngau Lo-Bust Steak, Sirloin lb. 30

Ngau La-Bullock's Tongue,

fresh, each 45 Him Ngau.Le corned 4 Ngau Tau-Bullock's Hend....

#

#4

64 Ngan Sam

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CHINESE CURRENCY

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OVERLAND COMMON POINTS..

60

J

0

Heart... 16. 12

Am Ngau Kin-Peof Hump, al

18

+ Ngau Kök-Bollock's Feet... oach

Ngau fu-Bullock's Kidony D. Ngau Mot-Bullock's Tail H4 Ngou Kon-Bulleck's Liver... 14 Fgu Tullock's Tripe, undressed

Steamora

Tous

Dw.

Captain

To Sail on or Abont

IB

Lt.

SUVERIC

12

... 11,000

F. 8. Cowley...

5th

KUMERIC

LUCERIC

8 Ngau Tari Tan Kok-Calva's

HERCULES

... 11.000 11.020 7,000

G. B. McGill...

311

September.

Outobor.

J. Mathie

R. Willemson

10th

25th October.

November, "-

hend and Foot...Bola $1,00

:-

*

Yong Tai Kate Mutton Chap 1h 22

PE

11

Yong To-Leg of Mutton......

Yong Shan-Matton Shoulder

Yong Tau-Sheep' [fund&fost aut 50 Tong Sam-Shoop's Heart unch

Yong T-Shop'e Kidney... caul

sag Kon-Shop'e Liver...lb, 24 (Lu Kök-Pig's Feet

機種

each 12

Eu Chu No-Big Bruins ............ perset 24

ku Top-Fig'a Fay..... Ik 25

# Che T'an-Pig's Head

Cht le Pig's Kidney

*** Ch4 Púi Kwat-Pork Chop. Ib. 20:

J Cha K

WW

Heart ......

Phang Ngou You-Beef Sust

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13

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pair

13

30

22

20

*** Chung Yong Yau-Mutton Eust 2

Ngau Tani-Veal

Cargo carried on through Dills of Lading from HONGKONG 10 BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURÐAN. (Natal). EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH ond

Steamers CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO w

of this INDIAN -AFRICAN LINE.

20

84 Ngau LapChar-Beeffcarage, A64 Ngan Chai Fuk (hër g— Yeal

20

30

POULTRY.

# Kni Tai-Chichen „ch, bu

Sin Kai-Capone el -- TSA Kau-Doves....... each

30

peic

21

5391

12vy

"

Era Sang Shen shet an

Ap-Ducks

Wild Duck

Talen's Eggsdoz

Ka-Fowl, Canton

Hoi. Núm Kni-Fowls, Uniun

The E ShopHai YaNgo-Grove,

Shan hai

pair

***WE Vid Duck Shanghai, ir

Canton each 30

12

★ Fak Koj- Pige Kolhow 21

Ou Ch'un-Quail

To Tal-Dâre minista, pr Muki cars glass

#Suan Kai-Pheneantuoka yan

Chi Ka Partridge ................ Wo Tark-Rice Birds doz. Sa TEuipe.

...each 22

Shit Ap-1oal..

A Fo Hai Kung-Turkeys, Cock 1b. 80

#

A To Kai Mo Turleye, Hen

FICE.

Kai Yo-Burial

Pin Yt-Breat

Tam Shod Y--Conton Fresh

water Firbanism at

Carp....

#Le Yu-(

Mau Yt-Cat Fish

Man Y-Codfish.

Ual-Crabe nimemuaar Mar YC-Cuttle Fish..

Wong Moi Lun- Dave

NOTE SH-Dog Fish

Bei Sin-Fois.

Conger

KAA Ten Shui Sin-Fela, Fresh

* Your FA YO-Labrurar

1.2

9

17

PROPOSED SAILINGS.

FROM HONOKOXO 1 16th September,

FROM COLOMBO ; ·

5th October

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We recently reproduced an article on the subject of Chinese Caresscy contributed by a correspondent to The Times. In a further article the correspon lant endeavours to show what it is proposed to do in the way of roform, Ho states-

WEATHER REPORT,

7

On the 30th at 12.05 p.m.-The depression. noticed or the Pusifs posterday, is a typhoon, his morning it is situated to the Southward of techoes, and is moving apparently towards N.N.W...

The high prossuro area remains over E. Japan and adjacent waters."

Moderate W. and S.WV. winds may be ex protod ovor the China Sea.

The forecast for the 24 hours onding at noon to-day is as follows-

DISTRICT

FORECAST.

REFORM, readily taken up, anul stored lalo circulation

at their foco value. The minte word nu DICTOSE," at least one for each provinco (the city of Foochow enjoyed the blessing of three indopond- ent wints), and in their competition they bogen to isana these teken coins at a discount, at first of 10 per cent and then of 20 and oven more, with the result that in the space of two or three years they eirculated only at raten weasurably. close to their intrinsic value.

Pressure is giving way at the stationt border- No attempt was made to supplement the daing the Pacifio. It has increased-over thy-M The new ceias are to be minted under suficiency in this circulating medium, casi, na coast of China, the depression lying over they vision of the Board of Finance, which is their value still remained high. They were con- Yangtze Valley having woved Northwarde charged with the duty of seeing that they consequently, displaced in the commarcial centres form to the standard as to weight, dueness, and by the token coins having a lower intrinsic and desiga. The dollar, which is to weigh 72,100 life was based on a coin having nominally

exchange value, and the people of China, whose of a Treasury tool (equal to 416 grains troy), isparensing power of one-fortisth of any to-contain 90-por-cout of pure silrer, und-the-woro drivea to the use, as their lowest muit, smaller coins 80 per cent. and 65 per cent. The actually from a sixth to

of a coin worth nominally one-fourth, and Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours erling

IL seventh. of at 10 am, to-day, 0.03 inghes. dollar is to be the legal tender to unlimited

penny, and, in addition, the monoy. amoant. The sabsi-ary-co`ng will-be-tender to changerslevy toll, But only on-the

given init, but will be exchangeable

exchange from silver to but also frout

copper, the factions in the exchange between the for dollars 6 the Government Bank 10-ensh and the 1-osh copper coins. to any extent Pending the introduction of the new coinage, sycoe and the various coins now in cireplation will continue to be current temporarily at market rates, but the Board of Finance is instructed gradually to redeem these old coins, and a date is to be fixed after which they shall ennan in bo legal tender. After the issue but precious to the fall circulation of the new coinaga, 13 dollars of, the new coinago shail bo deaned equivalent to ono taul of good Treasury silvar, "good" being defined as that containing 98.5 per cont: of pure silvor. It is through the medium of "good" Prensary silver thut the converging from the old monetary de- noraination into the now is to be effected. Al Government dues and dulies and all public and prisute obligations, whether estimated -in-95 cao; dollars, copper cents, or cash, are to be converted first, into "good" Treasury, silver, according to the market rate of the place on the date wlion the Imperial sanction is received, and then into the new coinage at the above rate of 12

dollars for one Treasury (sel, Aflor the ex- piration of the time limit all auch obligations shall be dischargfd only in the new.coiu..

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THE STEAMERS OF THIS SERVICE PROVIDE THE QUICKEST TRANSITst be swoop the whole commercial and monst-

FROM THE ORIENT TO THE ÄRGENTINE.

Cargo carried on Through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to RIVER PLATE Forte transhipping to CONFERENCE-WEIR LINE Steamers at CÂLCUTTA,

PROPOSED SAILINGS.

FROM HONGKONG!

Frequout Seilings

FROM CALCUTTA :

(End August.

End September.

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PROPOSED SAILINGS. 3,000 tens

5,600 tons

And regularly thereafter..

water

Wong Siu-Eeck, Yollow

in Kol-Frogs

21

Shak Pan-Úɛroupa kon

Tak Kup Y-GadgooЛ.............................

Two Pak Ye-Herrings

20

Halil ut...

32

Lung HA- Lobsters....

8.S. "DUNERIC "

Shi Y-Vackecok

8.S. "KATANGA."

Chai Y-Mullot

Meng Yu-Mong Kish

Shang H-Oyatoru

14

Kai Kung Yi-Parrot Fish...

.. 16

THE

#

Tan Lá-Perche mette

15

Hau Taz Y-Pike....

ก

TRE Fa Po Tun—Plaice,.

Hongkong, 28th August, 1911.

PAX Chong-Pufrat, White,

az

Văn Hai Chaum và

Black...

21

Ming Id-Prawns.

45

■ Pi PaSa-BRY

A

10

Sa Yo-Shark

Sik Kau Kon Rock Fish

Chun Yu-Hoarb.

* Ma You Y-Salmon, Canton

Fhangir

Y-Falmon, Fresh Water,,- Ja-Shrimpe

FY-Skate....... 10

Lop Yi-Snapper

Am Tat Pa Yü—Solos

Win Yu-Tench

EZ Teo Uno Yo-Turbot.......

K8h Yo-Turtles, small, fresh-

water **

Pak Bit

---4----་་-*

40 18

.. 24

50

TE 25

20

"

Yi-White Bait......

FRUITS. Hang Yen Almonds Kam bun Plug Ko-Apples

California **** Tin Teun Pin Ke-Apples, foc, 10

Hot Tong-Applow, swan, C'foo

Fan Chf-Appler, Custard,

Yat Fun Ping Ko-Appies,

Japanese

1117 Shang beng Heung Tau

I Benae, fragrant, Caüton....

Foang Houng Tsin-Bananas

brides, Mageeguugiat

Yeung 1 arambolo.........

Fore Lut-Chestnuts, bir o

"

Ye Taz-Coconuts sob 10

6

***P Toi Ter-Grapes... Tet ql, lb, 15

Ning Yong-Lemons, Chinese,

✯ Kim Sa lingmon-Lemon,

American...

## Lai Chi-Lichoes, Frest is

가

}

2nd 3rd

eath

Cai Chi Kon--Liches, Small

Ning Mong-Lemons,-Saigon

"

10

* LuiSung Mong-Mango, M'la each

Là Da Nam Alour Manga, Sulpine

Shan Chu Tuz-Mangosteens,

pendezama

Tong Soi Iwa)

-Water Melon, American per lb.- Sai Kwa-Water Melone China Heung Kwa Musk. Melon

12

Americans each Passion Fruit. American

Fal Lau- lives

...To.

Chang Cmnges, Sweat Chiu Chau Cheng Orange,

Mun (bang-Oranges, Macac Cbuat- Tim Ket Father-Fessute Shanghai Li-Pears American 93 Li-ear Canton

3

Small

Mandarin

ย

+61)

10

* Hong Li-Plume Swatow.........

Ma Sin Tri-Ion, Cooking Canton-

Hur Pomiminons-large

Funi. Po Lo-Pineapplo...

**** crange (Canton)

A Ponra (merica):

ཋཅཏྭ།ཋ༐།

10

For Rates of Freight or Passage, apply fo

to be daspatekod End December.

to Follow.

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GOTHENBURG.

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COPENHAGEN and BALTIC PORTS

STRANKĖS "YEDDO"

SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, KOBE & Mori" CANTON"

For Freight and Farther Particulars, apply to

DATE OF SAILINGS,

About 20th Sept. About 17th October,

TELEPHONE No. 171.

OLOF WIJK & CO., CHINA AGENCIES, AKTIEBOLAG. -

46

* Papaw 1st quality...each -

Fineapple Cooking only. 2nd

糖

Tai Teiu-Flantains

3rd

2

#Luk Yau-Paraola, Amoy ... ench

Chim Lo Luk Yau-Famelo, Saim, 15

A San Hop T-Walnuts, Frosh 16, 20

Hop To-Waluty, Green

Shanghai Lo Kwaś

VraRTABLES, &c.

#MYE Shanghai Ya Chi Chuk→→

Articholso, Shanghai...... Long Boo Toi-Asparagus...de - Chek Bhan-Bamboo Shoots... Ib. Nga Tabi-Beans, Sprout

Tau Kn

Mic Tas

愛過 Pin Taiw

i

Long

8

Bread

French, S'hai

BAHN O Moon Bin Ta-Bear

Macao (French)............

mir Hang Tau Te'oi Sho. Bootrest

K&Sun-Car ............

Ting Ke-Brinjals tread...

蘇元 Yuen Ke

Bak To-Brassica

Kai Ta'ci-Cabbage Chinese

***£ 8'bai Kai Ts'gi-,, Shanghai

Kam Shin-Caerota

# Ye Troi Fi-Cauliflower. Bull.

#Tai Ye Ts'oi F-

Large Size,

Chung Yo Ta'oi Fa-Csalitower

Med, Size

Can Ta'oi-Celery, Chira

APA Young (an Ta'of-Celery, Eng..

Fu Kwa-Bitter Squash"

Rad Kon Las Chiu-Chilia, Dried

Teing Lat Tsin-Chilies, Green 14641 Hung 15 Telu→Chilies, Red...

Taing Kwa-Cucumbers

A Ka là Taal Liu–Curry Stun,

English

Shuen Tau-Garlic...........

LA Keung-dtager, old

Tes Keung Ginger, young*** Teing Tau-Gress Peas........

Kas Lik-Horse Radish, S'hai Suk Mal-sweet Corn

piec3 -

Young Shang Tact-Lettuce... Ib.

YORK BUILDINGS TOP FLOOK

It will as on from the above short descrip. tion that the Chinos Government has a suffici. atly formidable task. They propose to change ary habits of 400 000.000 of people, and these too, perhaps the meat conservative in the world. As regards the largo trade centres such as Shanghai or Hapkow the change will be com- paratively easy and will probably be welcopied, It is when they come to deal with the internal trade and the vested interests of native banks and money-chancers, who batten on the present system, that the formidable difficulties will The Imperial Decres doulares that the atan. dard shall" to operarile" besilver. This would soom to imply that it is contemplated at some fataro time to introduce a gold standard. In deed an earlier Decros, of Oct. 5, 1908, laid down that after standardising the silver currency China should then carefully proceed to take inensures for further advance with a view to assuring the adoption of a gold standard in the future. For the time being, however, it would scent that the idea has wisely been abandoned. Chins has yet a long way to travel Lefore she can even think of establishing a gold standard. It will take bor, in our estimation, a good maay. years before acen a silver currency is established. Nevertheless, it is a hold forward move, and we wish her every sacovs,

INTERESTING STATEVENT BY

-12; 1HT NORSE,

-

ferms of 10-cash

Porinoss Channel.

(Variabla winds, moderata.

Cgioitig vow to the statement of your corre. "pondent, we have the taal caelonging 10 years age for 1.600 cash and Bro years ago for 1,000 Hongkong & Neighbourhood, cash, and quoted now at 1,765 cash; but this lust quotation is really in pieces, and if the shopman or the artian wished to obtain the standard Imperial currency, the 11,000 Moreover, the Statistical Secretary's 1-cash piece, of this bo would receive less than report for 1310 states that the average num ber of 10 cash pieces exchangeable for one dollar on the Yangtzo was about 132, while in parts of China it rose as high as 144. "This last figure corresponds to 1,920 nominal cash for the tact, but the number of 1-cash piécos obtainable would still remain below 1,100.

JUBILEE OF THE IRONCLAD,

South east of China between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamocks

Scuth east of China between 1 Same at X). 1.

Hongkong and Iainan.. (

THEN AND NOW,

This year is the jubilea of the entry into service of the Grst of all sea-guine aratonrel ships built for the British Navy. This was the armoured orniser Werrior, which, laid down at the Blackwall yard of the Thames Ironworks in 1859, was lanuched on December 23, 1860, and commissioned by Captain the Hon. Arthur Cochrane on August 1, 1861, for a series of ex- porimontal cruises.

W. winds, light or moderate; fair,

-CHINA COAST HETEOROLOGICAL

Station.

|

The Warrior was built as a reply to the rostock armoured frigits, Gloire, which had boyn Nandro built for the French Fleet. The British Takodate

was considerably larger than her Tokio Tessol French "opposite number"

Her length Kochi 54 feet 6 inches, was 380 feet, beam

and displacement 9,210 tons. Her engines of 5,700 horse-power, which gave her a speed of | 14.4 kunts on trial, were. contracted by the famous frui of John Penn at Greenwich, oo merged in the Thames Ironworks.

REGISTER.

Angst 3 th AT AN.

Wind

Hour.

Baronster.

Temperatore,

Humidity.

Direction.

Force.

7.3 0.6895 8. Ü

6 n. 30.141 30.11 30.06

XN W

.- 39.97

SW

Nagasaki

assimi Oshima Naha Ishi jim

., 29.86

.. 29 82

29.03

20.42

NE

29 56

YNE

29.79

Bonin Is

Weilswei Bankow

The great feature of the ship was. of her armour belt. This was composed of rollato iron platos 41 inches thick, and covarod the water-line for about thres-fiths of the vessel's Kinking length, the ends of the ship being lult entirely Shanghai unprotected. The Warrior was a very graceful Gutzlaff ship, with her overhanging bow and her three Sharp Fk masts, carrying a full spread of canvas, vastly different from the grim-looking business like Swatow. ships of to-day.

Taihoku By a coincidiouce, the battleship Hercules,

Taichu which was commissioned in July for service as

Trigan dagship of the Vice Admiral commanding the Kesho.... Second Division of the Homs Fleet, had lar

Pescidores crew completed to full unmbers on August 1st sul Canton proceeded to join the rest of the flast at Port-

Hongkong laul, There is, of course, no means of making Vict. Peak any reasonable comparison betwant the tighting Grap Rock.... values of the two ships, since the old Warrior Macas would be about sa effective against the Hercules Welow as a fishing stock, the reason being that by keeping out of the range of the farrior's Hethow. muzzle loading guns-which her superior Phulien... speed would enable her to do the modern slip Tourane conld-sink the Warrior in a couple of minutos St. Janes. without getting so ranch as a scratch herself, in the last-half-century may be obtained from

Nevertheless, some idea of the progress made parri

Tagaspi.. the following details:

Bacolod.. Iloilo Colu

Length. faet Beam, fest Tonnseg Horse power Speed, koots Main armenr... Armour at ouds

feariest guns Heaviest abell

Pukhot

Manile

380

-54,6

Warrior 1861. Hercules 19:1.-

510 .85

Labnan

9,210 5.700

20,000

,25,000 (türbines)

14.4.

4žin, iron... nil

tons 253

21 12in. stee!

65 tons 8501.

9.29.86 751.95

Úä.

9 a.29.73 85 | 72

19 29.70 031 83 29.67 B2 Gu, 29,61 83 79

SK

5 a. 29.66 $29.65

29.61

10.29.69

YW

29.7.3 86

WNW

8.29.77 89 29,78 88 $29.88

∙10, 29.80-

6.29.77

SW

35

29.94 82

Weather,

F. G. Fia, Director. Hongkong Observatory, August 30th, 1911, 1 BABIETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenhe the level of thesen in inches, tonthen huuletin,

TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in degrees Forzare

keit,

Mr. H. B. Morse, in a letter to The Times points cat that the above correspondent in his sacord letter was at fault when he characterised as depreciation the increase in the number of cash exchanging for a fuel. It is rather, says Mr. Morse, the chaotis state of the currency which is indicated than direct depreciation of the copper cost. Mr. Morso continues:--

The ouah consists of a misture of copper with, in some mints, spoltos, and in others load, and ils standard weight, is TL 0.10. Two hundred years ago, in the reign of Yuagcheng, the coins issued by the two Im erial mints, ut Peking, those of the Board of Reconue and the Board of Yorks, weighed T1. 0.125, Tuise of the pro- incial miata ranging from T1. 010 to T1.0125. The earliest omissions of the Imperial mints in de reign of Kienlaug (A-A 1736-1795) weich nd alger T1 0.125, but were soon reduced to T. Pho battleship New Zealand was commission.tuing, o overcast, p passing showord, q aqually, e 0.10, and in the last years of the reign to Ted on August 1st. with--a nuclens crew for.

Tuin, ow, laundee, y visibility, w dew (wet) 0.09 and 0.08 The whole of the 19th

Qars in inches, faiths and hundrellis. entury was a period of corruption, degradation, and disaster to the Empire. and this was shown in its coinege in its artistic appearance, its fully, and its weight, coins lesued by the slats at the end of the century weighing as little as TI. 0.06.

The theoretic exchange value of thero cash was for centuries at the rate of 1.000 to the taal, hat during the third quarter of the 19th century

|

Bluz, energy of difto 3 64ft. tons 53,400ft. tons

The halk of the old Wärtor is still in oxistence. It is attached to the Vernon, torpedo school-slip at Portsmouth, and is known as H.M.S. Vernon III.

service as flagship of the reat admiral command. ing the Portsmouth, sab-division of the Third and Fouth Divisions of the Home Fleet: The place of the New Zealand in the Second Division will shortly be taken by the new Dreadnought battleship Colossus.

In conseqstance of the Dreadnought craiser building at the cost of the colony having been named New Zealand. His battleship hitherto bearing that name will on recommissioning to

it was 1.600 to the teel, more or less. Notwithday he renamed-Caledonia Wales will-hen-bo- standing this depreciation, the cash were still the only important division of the Empire unchanged. Coins of the 18th century were unrepresented by a warship in the Flest.

of

#

ib. 30

more common than those of the 19th coins

Mush Melon..quate the sand-chNE Mac Shang Te6 Ku-Mushrooms,

fresh. Young Teang Tau-Onion,

Bombay Shang Ta'ang-Onions, Green, FEAR You Pun Trung Tan-Onions, Japanese ..... Shanghai Trung Tau-Catone,

Shanghai

Ma ka-Okroes.............. Young Yuen Si-Parsley, Eng

* Foochow Shu Taai-Potatoes

Foochow

Shanghal-Shu Teal-Potato

Shangt si * Yat Pan Sha Tal-Potatoes,

·Japaneze EPLORABAN FEHR O Kfun Shu Teni-Potatoar

Maoso 82 Fa Ko Shu Thai-Potatoes,

America

Fan ShTotatoes, Sweet...... BTang Kwa-Pumpkin

Chi Tani Toi-Furslice ....

BUX Hong Lo Pak Trai-Badiah

Kon Taung Tai-Sbalots...... Yin Ts'oi-pinach

Fa Tan--Taro

Fan Ke-Tomatoes... Pak-Spinsala Chinese

Tau koka 141219911948189191 at

Lien Ngan-fily Root

"

JA

3

5

+

12

B

4

B

3

Young Lo Pak-Turnips, Eng. 2 Tait Kwa-Vegetable farrow,

Ma Tai-Water Chestnuts,

Common

Kwai Lam Ma Tai-Water

Cheatauts, Mandarin

22

3

宿

coins not a

the dispossessol Ming Empenira sirculated in- termingled with of

prevent ruling dynasty; and I bare myself, ordinary daily circulation, to cash in fow issued from the Imperial mints before the time of the Emperor Charlemagne or of King Alfred of England. Then came the beginning of the depreciation in the value of silver; and the great appreciation in the vilas of copper as expressed in terms of silver led at once to un extensive illicit melting of the coin of the realm-the penalty for which is death by

Expiro.

the lawe of the

onpper.

First, all the of or exceeding the full weight of T1. 0.10 disappeared from circulation, thon those of 1. 0.09 and T1 008, and even those down to TI. 0.07, if their alloy oxalained a good proportion of

The result should have been on jaorease in the number of cash exchang ing for a fuel of silver; bat the appreciation of copper continued, and the withdrawal from circulation of a full half of the currency created so gred a monetary stringency that, instead of increasing,

13 cash exchanging for a tael fel!

WAR OFFICE CHANGES.

NEW APPOINTMENTS TO COMMANDE.

3 Heaps, in percentage of astonitisa, the fiquidity of wir eucated with moisture being 191

DIRECTION or WIND, to twe points:

5. Funez OF WIND, according to Benfurt State,

STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, o detachet loud, d drizzling raia, f fog, e gloomy, hail, I

HONOKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, August 3015,

Previous, On-Data On Date

Day

به سینما را به

at 4 p. 10 am,

4pm.

Barouiter Temperature Bumidity

29.64

29.69

29.53

87

80

Wind Direction

Forceti

61

2

60

West

Weather

War glo- and in the Comm-nds will take placetaia

A considerable change in the personnel at the towards the close of the year, bringing into new places of authority several well-known guzerals,

fical decision bas born made in the case of the successor to General Sir William Nicholscar as Chief of the Imperial General Stuff. This-les-

led, falls tion, as anticipated,

Jaku on Gemera Sir French, who thus becomes virt al Commander.in Chief of the modern British Army, which he s dune so much to oroite. The quastion of

of his successor as Inspector-General of the Forces bas engaged close attention, and the choice has fall upon General Sir Charles Doughs, now con manding in the Southern Command, and who has had experience of training troops at Aldershot, where he has been much on the Staff, and com- maded the Second Division. A snoressor to the Southern Command at Salisburg is vot definitely decide upon, but this command may

in the last years of the coutury to about 1.100. only a little more than the old exchange go Lien onan meral Sir James Grierson, equivalent

In

This is contingen on his not being ra-elected for

Highest open air Temperature on 29th. 59. Lowest open air Temperature on 294...31

Days o

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 316 August to 6th September, 2011.

HIGH WALE

· Height,

"LOW-WATER

Ikung

H'kong

Jezu

dean

-Time.

h. u.

Et, in, h

5 8 42

3 0u 4 2 2 26 581 333 2 No infer high- bor to wate.

59 m 3 5 29

1897

am effart was made to cope Quartermaster-General and Third Military Thurs 31 132 with the monetary stringency, and the Member of the Army Council. It is understood Provincial

minte vare commanded to isene cash; that-Lientenant General Sir Horace Smith Fri. but copper could not be made to take up enough Darrien may more probably go to the War speiter or lead to allow the coins to be issued Office in this capacity, but ho has first to accom: Sat. į oxcept at a loss, and no fands were provided to | pan indefinite, Sir Horace vacates the Al- the King to India, so that the selection cover this low. In Chino not much is done

80% unless the official in charge can find a profit dershot Command is November, and will be in the operation, and the void in the currency suceeded i

Sir Douglas Haig, now Chief of Mon. ed by romainel andled. The distress among the the General Staff in India, who in turn is to be The prices necessarily vary from day to day people became more sente, and when the large saccadeed in India by Sir Pres La e, who was Tues

seignorago aceruing (oot far from 100 per cent.) so successful an adviser to the Dominion an and the Sanitary Board has no power to compelled, in the opening years of the present century, thorities in Canada. A new Adjutant General Wed,

to heavy issues of 10-cash token coins, they were for India isalso to be chosen at an early date.

Gia Sài Tuong lsfor. Wisitor Crustos

Tai Shu-Yams.49

Jago, im. per bundle.

stallholders to wall at the price quoted.

W. Bower-BOWLANDS,

Becretary, Sanitary Board

1

2 m 3 38

Na infer high-

nor low wate

0 4.60

6

10

0572 5

No infer high

Bor low water

4 5 48

5 m

6m 7 21

.

1 35 a 1

9 10 a 4 6 & 38 917 4 7

6

V 20

.2 6

9 27 a 4 9

6 9m 19

2 36