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HONGKONG MAGISTRACT. OPPORTUNITY MARKS THE THIEF

A Chinove was charged with stealing. a basket which a Chinese woman left on the pavement while she cutered a shop to wake, some purchases,

The defendant was bentenced to six

weeks' hard labour.

A LAWFUL TRANSACTION.

A Chinese murine hawker was charged with the unlawful possession of 100 lbs. ⚫ of pig iron,

Defendant stated that lie bought the iron from a junk.

Inspector Sim expressed the opinion that it was a lawful transaction, and, after hearing evidence, Mr. J. R. Wood ordered the prisoner to lie discharged."

SPORT

CRICKET.

TRE HONGKONG DAILY PRENS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBEB – 10cm. 1917.

CRAIGENGOWER » CIVIL SERVICE.

In this home league fixture, to be played to-day at 2 p.m., Craigengover

Thompson,

will be represented by L. A. Rose, S

AW Grimmett,

Thompson, A. Pitt, J. D. Noria, D. K. Kiiaras, W. Graham, W. W. Edwards C. Sara and R. Basa.

THE TRADE WITH WUCHOW

BRITISH BOATS TRANSFERRED TO CHINESE.

the transfer of the Sainam, Nanningi

· Arrangements have bean completed for

intan and Sewri from the West. River British Steamship Company to a Chinese syndicats. The transaction hưng reseived the necessary permission of the Govern- ment, and the new owners will assume control some time next month

THE RISE IN SILVER,

Save the Daily Telegraph of September 18th: Last week the selling rato for India Council drafts was raised to Is. 6d. per rupee for immediate telegrapliit trans fors, this being 1d. above the rate fixed and successfully maintained with little variation since the Indian mints were closed to the free coinage of silver in 1893. At the same time, no alteration was made in the rate at which the Indian ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL,

Government is compelled by law to change The sale will not affect the trading HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION L

sovereigna into rupees, viz., 51 rupees to facilities with the rivez ports, for the pound sterling, which gives a value although the boats will, in futurs, fly The R.G.A. make their first appear unce to-day in league football, opposing 1 1 4d to the ruper. The effect was the Chinese instead of the British flag the Club in the Hongkong League. The to put a premium on exports of gold from they will all be maintained on their pre- San Francisco to India, and to create sont run. It is impossible to give a nama gunners are reported to have a much very natural anxiety lest the demand for to the Chiness syndicate on whose behalf better team this year than last, having gold should react on the United Kingdom the purchase has been made, because tho The cbject of the Government was obsyndicate is not yet completely formed. discovered some goal-getting forwards viously to curtail exports from India by The purchase-money is guaranteed, but from whom great things are expected. making remittances to pay for them more beyond this nothing West liver

very definite has yet British The Club played a surprisingly good difficult, but as was suggested a week nge, it was very doubtful whether it would be

Cratoses the Hong MATEOAL Com aut, Stalker, who had a large share in has to sell are greatly needed by the pany, Messro posarasion of a dagger without a permit."

Lid, and Misers, Butterfield & Swire, Saturday victory. On the Allies Apparently the Governments each of whom have a one-third share, Inspector O'Sullivan stated that on the last

action has not had the result anticipated, 7th inst, the Police raided a house at 184, other hand, Goldenberg is available.sizes the price of silver has further risen Tho, four boats, which have been trad

to Wachow regularly for a number Third Street, where a meeting of the His inclusion will allow the Club to from 460 to 49d. per vince, and with a

are not all of the same Past members of a Triad footy was to take strengthen the attack without wenkening sympathetic advance in the Chins ex-typy Two of them are stern-wheelers; change Chinese merchants have been en-- While the Samm is little more than a place. They found twelve men in the the defense, for Chassels goes forward.abled to pay a large premium for silver big barge. The Linton, of 572 tons, and and Rodger takes his position at half in San Francisco, whence huge shipman the Nus, 322 tons were built come back. The Navy played a good game bave been made to the East. In view of fourteen years ago the first by t

the last week, and dill not deserve to lose. taken by the Indian Government this the Nann by the Kwang Hip Leung, of thes: ecnditions, a further step has been Hongkong, and Whampoa Dock Co., and

The Sagnant, 688 tons, and into India of silver coin and bullion are the

built by Goldsmid say in their weekly report, kong, in 1000. now prohibited. As Messrs. Macatta & AlessTR Goo. Fenwick

"the prohibition of imports of sliver into India may restrict these purchases by China, but so long as China exchange Temping at the present high level any increase in the supplies here can hardly be looked for, and the price of silver may be forced even higher in order to me the demand,

POLICE RAID:

been set berl

A Chinese was charged with being ingame Inst week, but-lo-day they are with achieved, cause the goods which Indiashi Company

room,

and one of them, the defendant, had a dagger concealed on his person.

Defendant pleaded guilty, stating he

.

&Co

hought the dagger sulely for his self. They have some good forwards, and a week, and hoch exports from and importsning, 569 tons, were of Hong"

defence, as he had cfun been threatened with bodily harm hy certain street coolies.

tower of strength in Conker, who, un

Saturday, played a magnificent game at

back

The severe defeat of the Middlesex hy A flue of £30, with the alternative of the Engineers on Wednesday WBS Bul- three months' hard labour was imposed.prising. An even contest was expected, a STOLEN GOODS OFFERED FOR SALE | good many followers of the game oven

to expecting the die-hards" TO. THE OWNER'S FRIEND.

win They went all to pieces, however, after the third goal, hawing previously show a weakness in front of their opponents

A coplie was charged with stealing a qunutity of slothing, a silver-wrist watch,

AN EXPERT A PREDICTION.

Bearing on the subject we have received the following from a correspondent with in the bullion trade para m

the trade

Hongkong and hard

and a fountain pen from a Chinese clerk goat many years' experiment mart in the South of China. Rich anti-

Another of those very common",un- pleasant incidents occurred in this "match. A penalty was awarded the

The trade with Wuchow under present conditions is of little importance to the foreign community, but it is hoped that the British cuaponics will remain alive to the great possibilities of development that may arise in the future. The situa distributing contro tion of Wuchow makes it the Kweichow, Eastern

when danger of political disturbances has been eliminated it should make bold hid for second place as the largest trade

hound in mony, per tin and coal mines and 19 Chi Shbourhood,

Government permit soon as the these to be worked under reasonable conditious splendid impetus will te

to the river trafic and British com panies vessels for the transport trade. As evi, doncs of the riches awaiting exploitation it may be remembered that Curlowitz had a sample consignment of tin from the Kwangsi mines sont to Europe as an experiment and it realised there more than tin from Singapore is about 320 miles from Canton and By the present steamer routes Wuchow Hongkong 19 the limit of navigation

sonie 380 miles Lurther up the river, which was opened to foreign trade in by boats drawing not more than el foct.

that the same afternoon a friend of the taken: Townsend kicked the ball over hibition of imports on private account should be ready with suitable

scene.

at Tai Hang Village, Causeway Bay.

Inspector Sim stated that the clothing was stolen from the house by means of a pole inserted through a window. The and the Middlesex goalkeeper, for watch and the pen were in the pocket some reason, refused to face it going of one of the jackets atalen. It happened outside the goal until the kick was the bar deliberately possibly saving It will be cheering to find a team accepting a penalty against itself in a proper sporting spirit. Some of the members of the Clais Lean Inst Saturday could not be altogether congratitlated on the spirit they displayed when a penalty was given against them. Players will not give the referee credit for doing his best, and, even if hie

best

not

mattere.

complainant, who had already learnt of the theft, met the defendant in Jardine's Bazaar. Defendant offered to sell him fountain pen, which he recognised as his friend's property.

The case way adjourned,

AN ABUSIVE AMAH.

The umah of Mrs. R. Well, of 64, Bonham Road, was charged with using abusive and indecent language towards

her mistress, the ding on the field will have been a far wiser policy for the for ocean-going steamers, but Nanning,

According to

Warso kuan

Benson

·Defendant pleaded that she was duly mil Hongkong referera arg Poctators, prohibition. It would have been sound 1007, can be retched all the year round

and some

me of the

Last

silver has been due to the great scarcity The recent rapid rise in the price of of the metal coupled with the interference of the ladian Government with the regular trade in the metal, and the pro- This action was largely responsible for a high premium being placed on silver, as it opened the eyes of the natives of India to the importance of still further heard ing the metal, and they refused to part with it tren at advanced rates. The result of this prohibition had quite a con trary effect to what was intended, as it raised the price of the metal all over the world instead of lowering it. It would

Government to have increased the import to duty on silver rather than to resort to anuconomics to have done 30, 89 more re by venue is wanted in Indin and silver hate low naturally become very precious in the eyes of the people. China requires the metal more than any other country in the world. After the sudden rise from 274 to 37d, per once in 1816 she unloaded an enormous quantity-some £10,000,000 replace it at lower rates later on. This she has not been able to do, and is now carpelled to replenish her stocks at much onhanced prices direct from the Ban Francisco. The high prices of com modities all over the world obviously require the employment of more currency, and the expansion of such markets as Africa, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Pale ating owing to the war will probably continue after the conclusion of hostil ties, so that they will require more cur rency in the shape of rupees and other

A referen cach, oth grumbling to herself.

Mrs. Weill deposed that on the who has since left the Colony, offered the

following expl lanation fort the previous morning she had to reprimand the delendast for neglecting to tidy up opinion held of local referees. He said

At home, you see a man referee a the beds, and leaving all the blankets on match, and then perhaps don't see him chairs. The amah was impertinent and again for weeks, Possibly be makes one told her that it was the boy's fault, or two mistakes, and, in discussing the not hers, and that she would not do the game afterwards, people say: So and India in the hope of being able to work because it was not her pidgin." so was quite a good referee, he only Witness replied: No wonder the other ninde two mistakes. But out here you servants dislike you." Later on she had see the same man, sometimes twice a occasion to reprimand the defendant week, and if he only makes one error in again for not doing as she was told. The each match he soon obtains a horrible defendant was resentful, and wanted to reputation as a man who is alwave

mistakes.

leave, Witness was quite willing and told her to coino later that day for her If players will only refrain from wages, and, in the meantime, to continue passing remarks when a decision does her work. A few minutes afterwards not please them, and referees will give witness heard the amah swearing and their decisions quickly, and having once aking such awful words that she rang up given them, stick to them in face of all the Police to have the defendant arrested, criticism, much more pleasant state of

After further evidence, Mr. J. Raffairs will soon obtain. Word fined defendant $5.

WHAT IS LARCENY?

TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

HONGKONG LEAGUE---IST DIVISION. R.G.A

27.

of water

PROPOSED SALE OF THE

TAISHAN."

progress for the

Negotiations are sale of the Tuskan by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company to a Shanghai Company, but Govern- ment permission has yet to be secured. If the sale is effected the Taishan will be replaced on the Macão run by the Sui di It is not known what particular use the Shanghai Company will make of the Tuishan if they obtain possessioo

of her.

the production of Mexico was the largest of any country. Our figures are taken from the estimates of the United States Mint Barcau given by the New York We have not space to quote the rest of Mexics they are thought to be rather too Financial Chronicle, and as regards our correspondent's remarks, but with re-high for 1916. If that be so, it will make duced production and no signs of new the expected recovery all the larger. As silver mines being discovered, he predicts it is it will be noticed that from 1914 a shortage of silver for many years to to 1816 Mexico produced 122,000,000oz. come and its recovery to the price of 60d. less than in the three previous years,

remand, with the Wright. Teams Edreler and Dicken- that prevailed for a considerable period 1911-1913, which accounts for the bulk of

prior to the demonetisation of silver by the drop in the total production of the

The coxswain of the Shan Lee lighter Kick-off, 4.30 p.m. Referee, Mr. F. W H.K.F.C Club Ground.

was charged, ou larceny, of a quantity of ropes, hatch

R.G.A. Attwood covers blocks, ete, to the value of 8555 son: Gorman, Talfourd and Townsend and the coxawain of the Fog Lee lighter Youngman, Gretton, Green, was charged with receiving the same, Baxter.

, Green, Halls and SILVER, PRODUCTION SINCE Wstands knowing them to be stolen,2

H.K.F.C.--Goldenberg, Cave und Me Without endorsins all ca 1871 stands out is that the world a output rose Without endorsing all the above state from 82,466,00002. in 1871, when the Mr. Shenton appeared for the prose Cubbin Ralston, Stewart and Rodgermente the truth of many cannot be average price was 60ld, to 223,907,84342. cutors, the Hongkong, Macao and Canton Wood, Chassels, Gerrard, McTavish and gainsaid. It is partly because silver has in 1913, notwithstanding that the price Steamboat Co.; and Mr. Grist appeared | Railton,

gone into Mesopotamia, Persia, and other had fallen to 37-16d. It inay be en for the defendants.

places for the payment of our armics, tioned se a matter of interest that the whence it may not that world's gold

Mr. Shenton stated that a quantity of

prescut proceedings, the Wing

Mr.

DIVISION r.

College R. E. Reserved. Referer Mr. Attwell. Reserves. Club Ground. South China Athletdo

p.m. Referee

Navy Ground. Rick-off,

Evans, wharfinger on the Wing Joseph's

Lok wharf, deposed that on the against the R.

Pugh

and a half tinns,

Yept the St. a permanent home in

Palestine and turbed into a metane value of £39, 66-

at 4:30p.m.

4.30 Tim there is a shortage of supply. The same 2010,508 516 production in 1971 was On the 31st of October the wharinger in charge of the Canton Wharf received in

Middleeasted also necounts partly for the con965,00092, so that while the supply-of tinued expansion of our Treasury notes, silver more than quadrupled, in spite d. Kick-off, 3 which will be found to day as far off as of a drop of 54 per cent in value, gold What, which he did the same evening structions to return to the Wing Lok When he left, everything was currect and Ground Kick-off, 3 p.m. Referee, Mr years is no inconsiderable factor, and if GEESHAM'S LAW.

Baghdad. But the curtailment of the Kowloon.-Navy Mexican supply during the last three production only increased about three in its proper place. When the new relief Frost arrived the second defendant, the cox swain of the Fog Let lighter, came to Co. in their match with

The following will

mexico is quieting down once more we Whatever price silver may reach, there represent the 89th kim and told him that there was some Griffitha; Jones, W and Sharman Jones Cobalt Mines in Caneda are expected to over is, Gd, against 11 value of 18, 4d. Kowloon that source. On the other hand, the 190, per cunce the rupe is worth as metal may expect a considerable addition from is the fact that with standard silver at stuff belonging to the Shun Tee in his (Licat.). Deshorough and Amy Green, lighter Both men were questione by Youll, Watson (Br.), Moss and Jones, the rupees and other silver coins find India, by producing 15 rupecs, can be produce a smaller quantity this year, and as coin. In other words, a sovereign in Alr. Figueredo, and the result was the J. L.

Mesopotamus demand may quite possibly Now, according to Gresham's law, which is outrun supply for some time. In the that if the fixed legal ratio of coins dittera silver since 1671 in periods of five years metals the coin which is underrated following table we give the production of from the natural or market value of the down to 2010 and for each year subse entirely disappears Irem circulation, total furnished by the United States and one will pay a debt of load, with a coin quently, abusing the proportions of the rupees should vanish altogether; for no Maxico, together with the average price intrinsically worth 18. 6d. It will be high- in each period.

ly interesting to observe whether the ope- ration of this law can be prevented by legislation The export of zilver wo know is forbiddon, and it is presumably a crime to melt down rupoca. But whether legal penaltics will be able to prevent rupees being muggled out of the country for thir melting valuo remains to be seen The present price of silver will surely encourage hoarding, and then we come to the alternative forms of legal tender

gold, sovereign and notes of five, ten, and fifty runeca. Either gold the 1901-5 period, the Mexican output to was more notes as currency, some good It will be scan that, commencing with existing circumstances compel the natives of notes should replace rupees, and if

exoceded that of the United States, and will have come out of the crisis, and we until the revolutionary outbreak in 1914 shall be nearer to a return to normal con

(Continued at fcot of neet column.).

league match 31st October he received instructions Navy Ground,

to-day on the from the office to go to Wing Lok sharp: UM Oriar (Captain), M: H Wharf. He left the wharf that Abbas, E. P. Hyndman, A. Jackson, H. day at 5 p.m., and at that time every W Ogley, W. Bandran, L. M. Xavios Johnson, S. A Marcal, E B. Hyndman, thing was correct. He received a tele pbraic message the next day with regard and R. M. Omax. to the affair at the Canton wharf, and went there to see Mr. Figueredo, who showed him the stores which he had taken from the Woo Lee lighter and kept in the wharf store-room. He was told that the stuff had been found under the bilge boards of the eo Lee, He sent for the two defendants, and they could give explanation as to why the transfer was made. He then took them to Mr. Arnold In reply to Mr. Arnold's questions, de- fendants said that it was customary effect a similar transfer of their stores when under the previous wharfinger Witness knew that was not so. Each ighter carried her own rar, and it was not customary to keep dres under the bilge boards,

(Contigued at foot of wezi column)

Mr. Grist told his worship he had a preliminary objection to make. This case was not one of laroony, because the goods were never taken away. They remained in the Company's possession all the time. It was useless to proceed with the case for with the charge as it stood it would be impossible to convict

My Benton, replied that he was quite prepared to contest the point. He referred to case in which a man was convicted for stealing an article from a man's pocket and putting it inte another man's pocket. De

Mr. Wood ordered the rate to proceed, and after further evidence discharged the defendants.

World Golled

Avge,

production, Stalin Mesica per o 1871769925,188 347: 121,22,248. 1876-80 `1341-85

1891-95

(1916-10.

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637,107,630 | 13,000,000

195.998, 411 2287,067,000

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