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Macao lank notes, and possibly Kwangtung bank notes, among your change. Few people object to receiving the Portuguese notes Icanso they know they will be accepted by· the banks at their face value. It is not so with the Kwangtung moles, yet these aro cir calating freely anong the Chinese residents of the Colony who doubtless accept

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The manager of the Stag Hotel reports this reports having lost a watch valued at $95.

during an idle trouble in the house a mat TELEGRAMS TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

The Manila Chamber of Commoree dearouting to soare the use of the metri system of measures of commodities in placa d the piouls, cavane, arrobas, gantas, etc., now- us in the commerce of tho islands,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FRANCE AND GERMANY.

LONDON, September 18th. A-Berlin-message states that the "official" A small boy, 15 years of age, who was oon | journal Norddeutsche says that the French ricted yesterday of stealing money and jewellenswer meets Gernan wishes on some points, te-the ralao of $211, all of which had book. recovered with the excaption of 34, was ordered but the differences ou other points are mich to receive-tight »brokes with the birch and te, that exhaustive negotiating will still: bə be detained for 48 hours,

defray the cost of erecting a gravestone over A fund has been opened at Kuala Lumpur to

the late Mr. W. C. Steward's grave, and it is! hoped to have a large balanco, which is to en given to his widowod mother, whom ho largoly supported during his lifetime,

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necessary. This journal aspects, however that those difficulties will also be overcome.

"A SUBSTANTIALLY HOPEFUL

FEATURE

LATKE.

The optimism with regard to Morocco which prevails in semi-oficial and financial

S. WATSON them only at their market value.

for the silver currency, probably nine tenths of the transactions in subsidiary & CO., LTD.,

coinage in the Colony are transactions in a foreign curroney (Chinoso)--and tho Colonial Governmont has takan, no such measures to stop it as they live in the Macna bank note case. The evidenco showed that thò agent's duty was merely to receive Macno antes brought to him and to pay by WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS: cheque or Hongkong money for thom; but when detectives called at the office and asked for Hongkong notes to be exchanged | for Macao notes they were obligod. It was on this ovidence that the prosecution" vers" instituted. As we have said, the detectives cold and scores of people in Hongkong ready to obligo in a similar manner. The Magistrate, however, distinguished beby cou these other poople and the defendunt in the case by finding that the following duties performed by the defendant could be dos.. The annual perambalation of War Department] cribed as fraustetion coming within the property in Hongkong takes place noxt week Doz. Botlegitimate business of a banker: (a) Gol-All War Department roads in the command will lecting, as agent of the laik, the Macao the 30tb. Scatries will be posted at each of ...$13.40-$1:15 notes brought to hit, for which he pays in the barriors and no civilian will be allowed to

eheque or Hongkong money; (b) Selling, ne pass without a pormit. ageme of the bank, Maeno notes to the public who wish to buy such notes; (c) Receiving, as agent of the bank, applications for drafts on Portugal which ho refers to Macro. On receipt of the draft from Micko he sends the said draft to the 250 applicant, the money for the draft is sent to

The black signals hoisted yesterday indiosted that the typhoon was within 300 miles, and southeast of the Colony. The warning received circles in Berlin is apparently not shared in by the American Consulate General yesterday Paris where a certain amount of scepticism from Manila stated that the cyclone or typhoon

West." was west of Balintang Channel and was moving

The following Wines are of Very Fine Vintage, Matured, and in excellent condition.

RED. CAPHULE A

Per Per

· Red Seal Capsule 19.80 · 1.65

LIGHT

C SUPERIOR

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INVALID, GREEN SEAL CAPSULE

22 80

VOILET SEAL Carernt 29.80

E VERY FINE OLUTAWNY,

WHITE SEAL Čapsule 38.80

CORDOSO,

FINE OLD** IMPERIAL

44.00

1.90

the defendant, and defendant either remits the money to Masso or credits the Macro 3.40 bank." Mr. HAZELAND was of the opinion.

therefore, that the defendant is

person carrying on business of bank 3.80 ing within the Colony " within the meaning of section 2 of the Ordinance. Wo understand that though Mis, Worship's findings are not regarded as unimpeachable, there is no intention to appeal, presumably

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be closed from 6 am on the 29th to 6 am. on

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is cbservable.

Meanwhile the fact tha Germany is releasing her time-expired soldiers the autum, as usual, is rogarded as a sub-, stantiully hopeful feature,

FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.

LONDON, September 18th. It is reported from Fez that Dalbiez with Lieutenant M. B. Blackwood has been posted reinforcements line left for Sofru to support, to the command of the river gunboat Woodcock, Colonel Bremond, who has gone to the China Station. The now skipper of the foodsistance of the Sherifian troops under cock joined tho naval service in September, 1998, and reached his present rank in Septom Licut. Hugó der Ville beleagured by hostile -bor, 1904. Ho was latterly in command of the Moors.

destroyer Janna at Hongkong.

A. J. McDonald and George II. Lalue, to have a ceiver appointed over the properties of the Parocalo Gold Dredging Company, Judgo Lobingior of Manila has appointed George C. Bollaer to that position. Mr. Bellder was or dered by the court to furnish bond in the sum of P.20,000.

In response to the request of. F. H. Ingersoll,

A. S. WATSON & CO., because the Bank does not desire te 18 and Binsorm for the weak aniting the 17th Sep-

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA Buildings.

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the notes in the Colony. The layan, therofore, will not have the satisfaction of seoing arguments of Counsel on the infor esting question as to in what respect the doties performed by the defendant differ from the business of the money-changer in (cases (a) and (b), and that of the bill broker in regard to (c). In actual practice both the monoy-changer and the bill broker aré Laakers agents. To the lay mind the cause seems to resolve itself Tierely into a proses ention for the protection of the interests of the money-changers. It will not apparent

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library amber, 1911, shows that of non-Chinese thore were 345 to the Library and 184 to the Museum, and of Chinese 150 to the former and 2,879 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 495 persons and the Masen by 3,063.

Consul-Genocal at Mulder, has been sprinted. Mr. W. D. Straight, former United States

by the Four Power Loan Syndicate (superviso the exp aditure of the loan of 33 million facts, which will be used for the devolopment of in dustries in Manchuria. All expenditures from. this fund will be made only when coutersigund by him. Mr Straight has arrived in Mukden, and a first class adviser for reclamation afsirs in Makdon and Kirin has been appointed to aidat him.

GRAVE SITUATION IN SPAIN.

KNERAL STRIKE WITH REVOLUTIONARY

METRODS.

LONDON, September 18th, Spain, whose labour troubles hitherto have been mainly centered in the Bilbao mining district, is now threatened with a general strike.

[TAROJGE REUTER'S · AGENCY.]

DEAR FOOD RIỢTS IN VIENNA.

VOLLEYS PIUND ON THE MÓB.

TONDON, September 18th. Sorious doar food riots have occurred at Vienna.

They begin by a socialist doonstration outside the Town Hall, where the military dispersad a stone-throwing mob.

The rioting was resumed at dusk, and the military attacked the working class quarter where the lights were turned out, barricades erected, praises looted, and revolutionary cries were uttored.

Soldiers changed the mab and fired volleys. upon them.~~-~~-

["DAILY PBs93" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

THE SITUATION IN SZECHUAN.

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ALL FOREIGNERS SAVE,

PEKING, September Íßtli, The situation in Seochane is improving. Advices from. Chongtų, dated the 13th instant, state that all foreigners are safe,

and have not been molested.

There has been no fighting within the city since the 7th instant.

THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

FIGHTING AT CHENGTU.

LONDON, September 18th. Reuter's correspondent at Poking tel= graphs that the British Consul at Ching-

The Imperial Palace is guarded by troops.ting advocates the sealing of refugees down An official account gives one ristor killed the river, as ho foars an extension off the and 58 persons, including soldiers and trouble owing to the breakdown of the civil police, injured. Other reports give six

administration. killed and 250 injured.

CANADIAN POLITICS^.

SIR WILFRID LATRIEK RETURNED

UNOPPOSED OF A RUSE,

Lorios, September 18th. Reuter's correspondent at Quebec wiras that with only three days before polling great activity is being displayed in Quebec Province.

Many meetings were held catsila church. doors yesterday.

The revolutionists ambushad and defeated hundred troope in the hills near Kienchom and pursued them to Changtu, whore they' troops beat off their pursuers, killing a hundred.

The troops re-occupied Kionchow. The situation is more hopeful.

[FROM THE "CHUNG NOOI BAN PO."]

THE MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION.

PEKING, September 18th, The Board of Foroiga Affairs has wired

By the retirement of his opponent, Mr.to the Visaroy of Canton, asking him to Ledus, Sir Wilfrid Laurier was returned

Bond some officors who have a thorough Knowledge of the Macao boundary questions unopposed for Quebec East,

to eking, to meet the Portuguese Conimi-

Mr. Leduc is repudiating his signature to A later Quebec telegram intimates that

the document withdrawing from the contest, claiming that he was drugged.

ON AUSTRALIA.

It appears that the headquarters of the EX-GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S VIEWS Larchist Syndicalist Committed at Bar- celona has ordered a general strike to-day, involving the nost, revolutionary methods, such as the destruction of the telegraphis, the

The Government has taken the most

stringent measures to cope with the situa tion. Most of the members of the Anarchist Syndicalist Committee and a number of others have been arrested.

"RUSSIA'S WOUNDED PREMIER.

Losvor, September 18th. Kieff telegrams state that symptoms of peritonitis are appearing in M. Stolypin.

The bullet was removel yesterday morn ing, a local anaesthetic being used.. M. Stolypin stood the operation well.

JAPANESE CRUISERS AT MALTA.

The Chinese queue is a useful article to the telephones and the railways, and intimidat- policeman who has to take charge of a numbering the newspaper.compositors to cease of Oriental offendors, but it has other usos, is

work. was explained by the prosecutor in a robbery ouse at the Criminal Sessions yesterday. This man informed the jury that when four robbers sized him his quote was put through his arms, Jy serve to reduce the circulation of then his legs wore contracted and tied up with it. notes in the Colony, for it was not shown to be the practice of the Bank's representa cive to the Colony to be constantly sung and circulating these notes, the only evid- ence being of to isolated instanges in which detectives called at his offieo and specially requested notes of the Bauco Nacional Ultramarino. The Agent, for be- ing so obliging, has had to pay a fine of $100. In itself the case is so trivial that At the Peak Hospital, Victorin, Hongkong. on the 16th September, SEPTINUS GRAY we can only surmise that it has been KENNEDY, of the staff of Messrs. Batterfield brought as a test case in view of some & Swiro.

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contemplated attempt to deal on these RONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Dra Vecx ROAD 0 | Rues with the whole question of the forsign LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. ECurrency circulating in the Colony. There are questions of policy involved, however, which render it very doubtful whether the Colony's interests would be benefitted by any such action, however mich we might dlosive to seo circulating in Hongkong only The judgment of Mr. HAZELAND' in what Hougkong currency. People in Hongkong has been described as the Macao Bank Note are under no compulsion to accept foreign Case leaves the community somewhat banknotes, and if the local Banks deemed puzzled. In the first place, there is a natural their interests affected by the circulation curiosity to know why the Government bus of these notes, they have the means of only now taken action to stop the circulation | discouraging their use.

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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 19г¤, 1911.

of these notos in the Colony. The Macao

Agoney of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino

The English Mail of the 19th August was

has had an agent in Hongkong for four or delivered in London on the 16th September. ive years; the appointment of Mr. APCAR in

For assaulting the manager of the Stag Hotel

1907, in fact, was advertised in the news-sa-going man was yesterday fined 810 by Mr. papers, and it was also made kuoru through Huseland at the Magistreof. the newspapers that the Hongkong and A Chinese for boing in unlawful possession of Shanghai Banking Corporation were pre-a piece of jadestone was at the Magistracy yos- pared to receive these notes from the Bank's torday fined $15 or one month's imprisonment, customers at their face value. The notes

The lot of Crown Land in Kennedy Road,

have been circulating in the Colony as freely put up for sale by austion at the Public Works Hongkong notées circulate in Meso or Department gestorlay, was sold to . H. Argulli Canton, though by no means so largely. For for $4,000, some reason undisclosed in course of theft proceedings at the Magistracy, the Govern The Siberian mail will not arrive to-day

ment suddenly resolved to intervene to stop tho circulation of Portuguese notes in Hongkong. Mr. Aroan, the gent, was summoned for circulating bank notes pay. able to bearer. without the permission of

the Secretary of State for the Colonies. How many scores of people are commit-

The German mail steamer Buelow, which fe

bringing it down from Shanghai, is delayed at Faechow by a typhoon.

No caste of plague wors reported last week,

THE OBNOXIOUS POLL TAX,

The Manila Cublenews-America has the following pungent criticisim of the Philippine heal tax:--

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So far we have not heard of any definite move to bare the obnoxious head tax that hangs over the port of Mavila as in insult to visitors and handicap to commerco discontinued.

Nothing so amoying, so repulsing and licebergish can be found anywhere in the world. The notorious inquisitions of the New York hand of welooms to this practice of inviting customs house have the appearance of the glad basinessmen to come to the country and inves tigste its resources and Invest in its indos

thing

side with a demand of four pesos as a ponaity and mosting them at the ship's for landing. One who has been made a vistim of the virions regulation remembers the experi enco and tells it with rancour of soul long after everything he has seen or experienced in the country has left his memory,

It would be a ridiculous thing to perfent a promotion organization and go out in quest of tion still in force. The islands would be even tourists and investors with this head tax regula

more of # laughing stock than they now are becsase of the tax.

The hold up was coucaired in folly and has keen practiced in derision. It really must go, ' before an honest Mauilan can look a visitor in the face without blushing.

PRICE OF RICE IN SINGAPORE.

INCREASE OF OVER 100 PER CENT.

Considerable consternation has been used

among the coolie classes in Bingapore owing to large and sudden increase in the price of rice, says tho Singapore. Free Press.

cant. It is feared in some quarters that this The price has gone up over a hundred par

and only four cases of enteric fever and one off may cause serious consequences. Third quality

smailpox (fatal) comprised the total of co

nicable diseases notified.

Siamese rice was recently sold at eight conta a

sioners.

[FROM THB CABLENEWS-AMERICAN."[

DEATH OF PROMINENT AMERICANS.

WASHINGTON, September 12th, Janies Russell Soley, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is dead."

WASHINGTON, September 7th.

Funston, father of General Fred Fuustou, Fortner Cougieseman Edward Hogue

LONDON, September 18th: Earl Dudley, ex-Governor-General of the Commonwealth, who was interviewed as his residence, “Witley Court. Worcestershire, on his return from Australia, dwelt on thoU.S.A., is deal. Laole of poverty in Australia.

Referring to the compulsory servico scheine, he said he thought sixteen day's training a your was not sufficient, but com. pulsion had been accepted wonderfully well, and it was politic not to make the service too long and aninous at first.

[Edward H. Funston was a mau of note. He was born in Clarke County. Ohio, September 16, 4836, und would thereforg have been 75 years old last Saturday. Hi was educated in the public schools, New Carliste Academy, and ut Marietta College. When the Civil War broke out Mr. Funston entered the Union army as lieutenant in the 16th Ohia volunteer battery. He took part in the principal engagements along the Mississippi River and was mustered out in 1865.

In 1867 Mr. Funston took his family to prairie farm in the township of Carlyle in Kansas.

As regards the Navy, he thought Australia building her own ships was the only way in which anything like contribu. tions could be-got. If any Australian In 1873 he was elected to the Kansas lower- Governo eut had pr. nosed a larger contribu-house and held the position for the succes

eive terms, being elected Speaker in 1874. tion to the Imperia overnment it would A few years later he was elected to the State have failed. The difficulty was to get men,

sonate and was made president pra lem.

As the Australian was not a sailor, and would have to trust to the British Admiralty

un his slips for some years."

LONDON, September 18th. The Japauces eruisers Kamma and Teneto have left Malta for Japan. They were entertained there for four days.

The festivities concluded with a reception on the Kurame, which was attended by the Governor and British naval officere.

AMERICAN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, September 18th. The Englishman Hilton has won the American Amateur Golf Championship. He tied with Herreshoff at 36 holes, but won the

37th.

MOTOR-BOAT RACING.

LONDON, September 18th. Dixie, the winner in the recent interna- tional motor-boat championship, while racing on the Niagara River and Great Lakes for the championship, ran ashore, izjuring

women and n ̧ boy. The crow

wore unscathed.

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SCULLING.

THE JOHNSON-WELLS FIGHT.

LONDON, September 18th. The Johnson Wells fight which is to be brought off at Earl's Court Exhibition, is occasioning a regular controversy..

It was denounced from a number of pulpits yesterday, but it is noteworthy that 4010 clergymen are in favour of it, while Lord Lonsdale deprecates it▬▬▬▬▬▬

Johnson says if the fight does not take place in London, it will take place in Paris.

Meanwhile, Mr. James White, the pro moter of the match, says the situation is unchanged, and that the fight will take place on October 2nd.

THE AVIATION DEATH ROLL.

LONDON, September 18th. Lieutenant Cammell of the Royal Eng ineers was killed while aviating at Hendon

A PRETTY STORY.

The pretty fiction of Geel Nogi visiting

Mr. Funston entered national polition in 1884, being elected to the National House district of Kansas for ten yra in Congress of Representatives. He served the second

as a Republican.

THE JEWS PEOPLING PALESTINE

In the Fortnightly Review Mr. Isuse Good- man writes on the revival of Jewish nationalism. and discusses the progress made in the Zionist movement. Co siderable advance has been made with the settlemout in Palestine of Jowish agriculturists, handicraftsmen, industrialists, and men following professione. He gayes

When the Holy Land was visited by the lata Sir Moses Montefiore in 1827, the Jewish. handrod in all. Now Falestine bosats of a po population in Palestine numbered about five

palation of over one hundred thousand souls. a truly remarkable metamorphosis! It is mainly the Russian and Polish refagoes who bave turned cortalu parts o the country in aud Safed, and Hebron into prosperons Jewish co grond Palestine into a veritable Garden of Flex,"

and such places as Tiberias, Galilee,

2,400 acres, is the most important and largest logies. Ziauron-Jacob, which comprises some of these settlements, and boasts of a population other superb plantations may

some 2,200 souls. Among the innumerable be men- tioned Richon-le-Zion (awar the port of Jaffe), Ekron, Rechoboth, and other colonies. Risshou-le Zion is the parent settle- ment. Founded in 1882, with the assistance of a loam granted by Haron Edmond de Rothschild, there are now already planted there as many as 200,000 mulberry tress, and over half a million viues.

Before God's chosen one turned their attention seriously to the country little over two generations ago, the land was desert and barren from end to ead. Today the ewcomer is greeted on all sidea with lovely drdens and smiling homesteads."

Mr. Goodman close by saying that Jow he would prefer rather become a loyal citizen have from time immemorial enjoyed absolute

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liberty of conscience there The Turk bas always tolerated the Jew. It is for this reason, pare and simple, that the Zionist ideal is sure to realised in the near future. The writer foresees at an early date a defensive economic "ontenle between the Turk and the Jew. The Tork requires it, the Jew would like it, and necessity demands it.

to

General Stoessel in the lattens immble abolethan of any other count4urkish Empire

LONDON, September 18th, Router's correspondent at Sydney wires chupal, now fifteen cents are demandedly shop that an English sportsman has cabled to esumes are mentioned for the sudden. Arnst offering to guarantee the stakes and ting this offence in the Colony? Bo to anyong kong of the Star Ferry Company was used in Siam, sad the other that owing to a fam expenses, amounting to £750 sterling, for aa of the host of money-changers in the Colony yesterday for the first time. This will enable in Japan the duty on rice has been taken off and race between Arnet and Barry on the ever contemplated the sensational procedare and the probability is that you will get operations to be carried ou at the old wharf,

The new wharf in process of eréction at

increase, one the shortage caused by a drought

all the rice is being sent there.

Thames.

near How is the hints General's sojourn in Euenia wes of the briefest from the region of history, The Japanese and simplest possible asture. He was received in no case by any bigh Russian officials." Only a very few of his own sauntrymen welcomed in Russia, and it does not appear that he attributed to him--Japan Atail,