Mr. Denny's announced that he would not trouble to cross-examine Mr. Stewart Lakhart any further just now if His Worship Intended to „pend the case to the Séssimas.
Hi Worship Intimated that it bad already been sent op, and was sent back to him for dlaposal. He would adsorp for the present.
CORRESPONDENCE.
¿We do not necesarily entorse the opkalons uxpressed by.
Correiondent in this column)
POOR OLD BELLYJOSS,
TO THE RTOs or her “Honorowa TelegrATH," DEAR SIR-It is very evident why Mr. Beillios
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1892.
presence of by agente has had a very disturbing effect on the local tribes, with the result toat reilous catragen have rommitted in the neigh bourhood of the Gemal Pass. This state of affairs the Government cannot allow to continue and the Amie is therefore called upon to wlik. draw his agents from Wanx and its vicinity without any pr judice to any claims which ha may have lo those districts The Amit's answer to this letter is not expected "before the' middle of September
From the scene of the saing in Hazarajs comes news that the Kardabar column made a successful attack upon Kamsin in Ujuristan Valley some four days ago. The fighting lå described as of a desperate character, some four
or five hundred, Afghans having been killed
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Alter much delay they got in chairs and, with about hall of their chattels, were escorted out of town. Mr. Turner hopes his wife will stay in Chen-tu and get fully restored. He expects to retu'n a month hence. He is surely fitted for a | missionary--Shanghai Mercury.
A GOLD STANDARD FOR INDIA..
The adoption of a gold standard by India was suggested some years ago bit the origin of the In (vour, described in
existence of such gross swindling lies in the We have always been of opinion that the prevalling
LAX SYSTEM OF AUDIT.
The times of the great land boom and the *rust for the spoil are doubtless fresh in the memory of our readers. That was the origin of
these
BANKS,
1,
is a bitter about bears flooding the market before the Hazares were fokes to retire. It is impresenta &'h; Iv probably to be | held subsequently duly confirmed the errors of
with more stock than is wanted; he was in the
possible to say how far this news is true. It is #yndicate which tried to corner H. & 5. Bank|believed in Kandahar that the battle was' in shares, and which filled because all the time favour of the Afghan troops the supply came upto their extravagant demand; and when they caved in, and Melbye and Keswick went away, of course, the market was flooded.
Yours truly,
BROKER. Hongkong, 17th September, 1891. [Ves and in aid, prople are liable to be
drowned.-Ed, H.K. Taligraß^.]
LATE TELEGRAMS.
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ST. PETERBURO; August 28th, It is stated hereón reliable authority that Lord Rosebery and M. De Staal, Roselan Ambassador in London, are exchanging views regarding the Russian advance in the Pamirs and that a satis» factory explanation of the matter is confidently expected.
LONDON, August 19th.
A seixous colllery explosion bas taken place at Bridgend; over a hundred rainers are barfed alive and no hepesof their rescue are entertained the tech has been abandoned. Mr. Asquith who went to see the scene of the disaster has visited some of the victims' families.
Mesars, Redfern and Alexander, Australian merchants, have suspended payment.
August 30th, The liabilities of Redfern and Alexander meant to one quister of a millan sterling.
CALCUTTA, August 30th.
On the application of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,as creditors, Mesars. Gisborne and Company were adjudicated insol- Yents by Mr. Justice Trevelyan
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The Amir has concentrated alx regiments of Cavalry and an equal number of Battalions of Infantry with Mountain Artillery half way between Ghani and Kelati-Ghisaf, with orders to more fute Organ from the north. No in. telligence has been received that an advance has
been made.
your leader
LAND BANKS, BUILDING AND DEPOSIT
as you like to name them, or "mushroom" banks, Under the above heading Mr. F. E, Woodroff, as they were aptly termed by an eminent the well-known' Commissioner of the Chinese Enancier a short time back. We well know with Imperial Maritime Customs, writes to nur Shang-what facility these companies were formed and hal morning contemporary under date Wuhu, launched. A few gentlemen met together at the 9th September ;—.
time of the land excitement, and, as the Scotch men say, "had a short crack" over the matter, probably would compliabed fact. A meeting with a low drinks, and the affair became the first meeting; then the directors were appointed-generally gentlemen of some political tnfluence, and with as many letters of the alpha bet after their names as possible. The manager choice was sure to be a friend of some of the directors, and then the auditors, who were they? Certainly not qualified accountants as a rule, but men whose qualification was solely that of holding shares in the company. Maiters went on swimmingly while the "boom" lasted half-yearly meetings duly held; splendid and glowing balance sheets presented, accompanied by the stereotyped
"AUDITORS' REPORT."
found to what Sir David Barbour wrote la the Indian Financial Statement for 1F91-92, Coublished March 20th, 1891) which exclied comment in Indian and Enrlish newspapers,
Among other things he wrote (p. 18.) 50 long as any reasonab'e hope of a antisfactory ttlement of the currency question remains, think it would be unwise for India to adopt a gold standard, but the circumstances would be It is reported from Herat that the Mazar-entirely changed if the United States altogether Sharif garrison has been Indented upon for abandoned sliver, and the question whether tronps for the compaign in Hasıra}+t;
India should not, in that case, simultaneously Maimana district continues disturbed. The clove her mints to silver is one that deserves Governor of Herat in person proceeded to Kela erious consideration. I have no sight to commit Nao some time since and he has now marched the Government of India to any opinion on the with a force to Maimana, which is still held by subject, but it is my belief that in case of necessity the gold standard could be Introduced It is reported from Quetta that the Darech and Into this country, and that ifmeries altogether Baluch population of Sharawak have risen. In abandons silver I would probably be best that revolt and defied the Amir, The Governor of India should change her standard. The risks the Adesai, Adraksal, and, Maleyal Atchakrala would be considerable, and the secrifices heavy, Es said to have ralised to the
support bat almost anything would be better than to Governor. This seems to disprove the report accept wicient and continual fluctuations in thist the Atchaksals were themselves disaffected, Exchange as our foevitable lct for all time, with
The Sinjaranis who have been raiding cima. the prospect of a fall fix the value of silver of on the Kandahar Herat road in revenge quite an indefinite amount..... The adoption of for the seizure of their countrymen at Chagal, a gold standard hy India would probably be seem to have become emboldened by their sac-attended with very serious consequences for ccas. One of their number, Sardar All Khan of Western nations, Chagai, bas succeeded in killing the Afghan Governor of Farrah at Rot on the Helmand river.
Afghan troops.
of the
The wildest rumours are aflost in Afghanis tan regarding the Harara rebellion. One of these is to the effect that the Shab of Perala has despatched an Emba-sy to laterende with the Amir on behalf of the Haziran, who like the Persians, are Shiah Mahomedans. The report gea that the Embassy was stopped at Penjdch by the Russians. The story, on the face, of it,
The oficial from Pekin has arrived at Gilgit and exchanged ceremonial visits with the Resid-can scarcely have any foundation, ent.
Mears, Schallay and Company of Calcutta avo auspended payment.
BERLIN. August 30th: The Chinese Ambassador bere hat left for St. Petersburg in connection with the Russian advance to tää Pasin.
ST. PETERSBURY, August 30th.
LONDON, September 186.
"With due respect to the Economist, and Mr. Simson, if India were to adopt a gold standard and sospend the calmage of silver she would be in much the same position as the Latin Union at the present time; excepting that in one way or another the world have to obtain gold enough” for the currency purposes of her government and of her international commerce with gold-oslog countries.
"By femtening the demand for, and therefore the value of, silver, and by increasing the demand for, and therefore the value of cold, gradually and fludustingly, incalculable harms would A letter from M. Vambery has appeared in temporarily be done in bath gold, and silver. which he likes grave view of the Pamirusing countries; but if wil other aliver-ssing Question, and ways that China and Afghanistan nattens followed her example, In time, after ało powerless to stop the Russian advance, most of us are stead, posterity would have. and that the time for British forbearance is past satisfactory toni for the purposes of commerce. Hif-words-are.unzwalling then deeds must follow...... 10 Internationsi himetslifani seems preferable, 'as it would give the world the satisfactory tool Immediately, without the haim ; and the world' has to choose between an international agree ment and slow change, one nation after another as it has been so far, to universal gold manome'allism. The course of events during the past twenty yestyshows piniply that separate, relatively Actuating, national standards, as relics of semi-barbarium pnsulted to modern commerce, are doomed, and that the world will Insist on single standard, represented by even
The Russian official account of the collision. between the Rusalans and Afghans at Samatash, slates that it was a mere skumish and that the Russian force engaged consisted of nineteen Cossacks, thren of whom were wounded. More over the account states that it is absolutely certain that the Afghans never occupied the place.
SIMLA, August 30th,
The rist of the reply which the Government.
of India have sent to the Amir in answer to his
that
THE OUTRAGES ON ENGLISH MISSIONARIES IN SZECHUEN.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.) Yangte Ling Temple, near Chen-tt.
Szechuan, 12th August, 189a.
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But, alilmately the boom collapses, and when depositers, who have been snared by large rates of interest, seek for their money, they find the bank is "up a tree." We well remember the smashes of a few months back, and bow these Institutions were popping as fast as the corks at a Ministerial banquet. We recollect the reports in each momlog's papers of the meetings, at the tall of which always appeared the last glowing report and the
"AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE "
that "All's well" We remember the stormy meetings at which the directors tried to explato matters and to parry with excited depositors and shareholders, and the denunciations hurled at the directors heads; but when was anythlog said about the auditors? The men who, we think, should have been able to check the direc. tars in their mad career. ·
We do not for a moment say that the auditors should govern an institution for which directors are appointed and paid, but we think that had their auditors been keen basinèss 'men and ex perienced accountants their knowledge of the world would have pointed out what must be
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An extensive fire occurred just outside the western walls of this clly (ichang) on the nightTM*** of "the 4th fast, destructive of many iives and
GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE SUPERVISION of all the financial institutions In the colony. Banks will doubtless contand that the Govern much property. Native reposts give the number of lives, lost an, derdering on two hundred, ment already possesses that supervision through though that is probably an exaggerated num- Its power to compel them to furnish sworn her. Nearly the whole of a large village wAY quarterly returns of assets and llabilities. Bat consumed and the nailves, say as many as filty this, we say, to not enough. Can the Govern. jooks were burnt to the water's edge. · Thess 'ment, or can anyone except, the. Bank's chief | latter gave the officers of the man-of-war and officers, say what is comprised Is that the steamers in the harbour considerable trenble; largest of the lema appearing on the antets of for great judgment had to be exercised and a bank-vik, "Bills discounted and all deb's much judicious use of the helm and cables due to the bank's Who can say what amount brought into play to prevent these drifting fire- of debits are set down there that could never be ships from ranging themselves op klongilie released till the "crack of drom?" or, that their anchored vessels and possibly igniting the bank could-carry forward unrecoverable debts upper works and ha'ls of their craft. This and show a good surplus?
difficulty was also accentusted by a larga We maintain that it is
number of large cargo jaoks that had cut bemselves adrift from the bank with but to establish a department to suprivire and In
half a crew on board, "In their frantic efforts spect the accounts of all banks, building societies.
to excipe contact with the blazing fahries that insurance and assurance vorlettes, and other were chasing easy other with startling frequency down streams, close lustore. These balf-manned financial institutions doing businers in the colony. These Government Inspectors should have faltanks that had escaped to mid stream were per power to examine the arcounts, cash, and fectly unmanageable and drifted helplessly down securities of any bark, &c., to go through-all the among the shipping on a strong current and advances made by the bank ; în fart, to make a thorough overhaul of their affat least once the officers still more dangerous and enhanced the every year. They should be qualified to report
difficulty of preventing their getting whwart the upon the nature of the securities and advances, hawsers more complicated. The abips were man- and the general conduct of affairs to the Celosial ocuvred, however, shackled and bound by their Secretary, who, If he considered that aux of cables as they were, with great dexterity and them were not feeltimately trading, or going late Judgment and as actual stem collision avoided excessive speculation, should be empowered to although the fenks frequently gread and created along their sides as the helm was put hard to ston it at once.
port or starboard by lightly clad helmsmen in
THE DUTY OF THE STATE
We strongly aree upon our legislators the necessity of bringing on some such meaBUTG_*F that bere suggested. By this means undur speculation would be checked, swirdies would be nipped in the bad, and "pislca” er frans "n the Banka" penslared next to Impossible.- Sydney Sunday Times.
AMOP."
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.).
Amoy, September 14th, 1892." The tea-season rushes along busier than ever. It is nearly a million pounds ahead of last year and at the present rate will show as output of Aver 20,000.000 lbs., the largest in the history of Formosa Oolong. The market has been irregu- ler ever since it opened in May last. Prices have fluctasted abnormally, and while nearly all the hongs have made bits upon occasional con- signments, yet the general regelt of the tea business of 1801 has not been altogether •antlifac- tory. The Chinese both in Amoy and Tamsul, And, if they had been independent men (ustare complaining as a class, but is this is their shareholders), they would have appended to their regular habit year it and year out, no one pays certificate a warning note, to which the directors any attention to their fragrant murmurings.
The weather has been very hot and close the would have had to give heed, or, at any rate, it
past three weeks. The discomfort has been would have aroused the shareholders and creased by the fall-tides which have been as depositors to
highasta flood the Band, and choke all the drains in the native dry and so increase its dirt and stenches, Pablle health baa suffered in con- sequence; there being an unusual amount of diarrheal and similar diseasEF.
THE END OF THE GAMDÉE.
A SENSE OF THEIR DANGER. The result of the suspensions was, in most cases, liquidation, and then only when in the bands of a competent accountant was it found that fraud casted—not only reckless trading, hot fraud by the officers of the institution. Allowing that the auditors could not, or would not, sce ahead of them' so prevent over speculation by the Board of Directors, surely they should have been able to detect false
rendered the siready perplexed co-diilon of the
déshabilla.
Inshore, the large number of junks that line- the river bank for two or three miles at this time of the year, also had a merry time and their crews made night hideous with their walls and tamentations as blazing fabric after blazing fabric went drifting down past and among them. But, notwithstanding the wind being in direction to blow the flames towards them. they came off tolerably well, although many must have had narrow and marvellous excsper from having their light, dry maly and upper works set on fire by the passing flumes. The fire which broke out shortly after 10 p.m. conti nued until the early bours of the morning, when it was got under by Chinese appliances, pringl pally because there was no more "Modder for the fiend to feast on The gonboat was unable to render any assistance as Capesin Burder, Mr. Holman, and all hands were required on board to. secure the safety of their own ship.
The village that has been neatly destroyed is said by the city officials to have furnished all the rougher element among the rioters here, exactly twelve months sires. If this was so, possibly the fire has done a little good by way of giving these gentry other matters to reflect ca this year. Although one sympathites a little with the owners of the junks that were borned, such sympathy is, perhaps, misplaced as the crews of these junks are said to have been the principa's in the destraction of property last September-Chritianity | |--Ed.]
The scene at about midnight was certainly Imposing, awlal, and grand ; the flames losped up from the burning village and east a ford a dark background of rugged hils and light mountala toptand palated the sky with a red, glow of warm suffused light ; whữa the firs ships drifted down among the shipping and lighted up the hill sides that sprang up from the river bank, steamers, that were doing their best to avold them, withs weled shadowy forms armed with ears and spars to i fantastic outiles that revealed beat the fireships clear of the sides, with now and then an the fierce blasing light to note, its position and
anxious eager
out into peerlog
A report from Sung-pan, which lies to the but one of the two money metals if England will entiles, and discover fraud” where li existed.' If } Island and went over to Tamoul where it inflicted and Wamined the sides mod deck houses of the
not agree to the two linked together"
DEVILS.
recent letter stating that the Hers troubles north, brings us the news that Mt. Palb:ll- prevent him for the present from receiving #| Tamer and wife have been mobbed and narrowly Mission, is to the effect that the Government of India hope a speedy cestation of his troublescaped with their lives. Mr. Poiblil-Turner, will soon allow His Highness to name a dre is one of the Cambridge band of the China A HUNAN OFFICIAL AND FOREIGN Inland Mission, who has been engaged in work for is recepilan. The Government while anxious for the meeting, they do ass with ameny the Thibetans on the border. His wile having been ill, be moved her to Sung-pan, and to hurry the Amir in any way. Apart from the sent for Dr. Parry of Chen-ta. Dr. Parry and quanion of the Mission, however, they draw wife passed here a week ago on their way there. attention to the trouble the Afghan agente are now causing on the frontier and call upon him They have met Mr. Polbli-Turner and wis to immediately withdraw the trfluences now at / coming down under a strong escort. We expect to be noticed by the publte; it will show how
work, especially in the Wano district.
ALLAHABAD, August 30'b, The attitude of the Amir regarding the Regelan action In Shignan and Roshan is that His Highness is quite prepared to resist force by force, though expressing in the first instance Bis readiness to abide by the action by the British Government to prevent further aggression by Colonel Yancff. He doubles feels that the Russians, have taken advantage of the disturbed state of his kingdom to bully him on his North Eastern frontier.
The Amir has caused news of the proposed Mission in be widely circulated, and it in new known throughout Central and Eastern Afghanistan. The immardiate tact will un doubtedly be to streng hen his bands in sup pressing or coming to an arrangement with the rebels and to keep the other malcontents from making commen eiuse with them,
they will pass here in three days will then Immediately send further particolars. The Chinese make the statement that they tried to bars Mrs. Turner, and that Mr. Turner was very roughly, handled, being struck over the
beid.
The reason given is that the foreigners were bismed for the lack of rain at Sungspan all are of meat being probibited as food, not even a chicken, was allowed the missionaries.
Mr. Edward S. Litle writes from Kluklang to the N. C. Daily News on the 9th lost, as follows:
akliled accountacís can do so it proves our contention that
·
THE SYSTEM Of audits as GENERALLY PUR- BUED 18 UTTERLY KÖTTEN..
It believed, now that the commercial atmos phere his heen cleared of all the foul exhalations arting from the
NESTS OF CORRUPTION
Thus far we have been very lucky regarding typhoons. Barring one day last week, when it blew so heavy a vule as to stop all businces in the harbour, we have escaped even moderate stormis. The typhoon, of which the gals seemed to have been the tall-end, passed near Chapel
very heavy damage. - ................... ----
Mr.J.F. Broadbent, manager of the Hongkong And Shanghal Bank bere, has returned to Amoy after a year's absence and resumed his place as st bag of our great local show. He looks well seems to have been benefited by his vaca. dlon.i Mt. R. Wilson, who filled the vacant appointment during Mr. Broadbent's absence give instructions. The whole scene strongly most satisfactorily, has been transferred to remladed one of these grand old paintings of Calombo. He made many friends during his stay battle pieces where the fire ship is made to play here and when he left had an oration both at the such a prominent and terrible part. The origin bawe started in ajank. Werther is cooler and from our sunny isle.
river falling.-N. C. Daily News.
and
face
An event has just nécurred here which ought which were unfortunate enough to come down in club and on board the steamer which bore him of the fire is not yet-known; but it is supposed to
are
much the offictis do to keep the peace foreigners are concerned. The tacis of the casn are follows The Magistrate whose name is Lo Kwang-shu, in charge of the district here cailed Tebbws balen, proceeded on the ifth of the present moan, to a market town 30 # from here called Sha Ho to hold an inquest on the body of a native, who had met his death there a day or two before la ■ brawl, On the evening of the day he addressed “a num- ber of literary men and gentry and a miscella- Prous crowd of people gathered on the road as
follows: "We Banan men have no fear of foreign devlis; if you make riot here
There has been an excess of rain here, 45 antiex north-west of Chen tu sliuated in a of the mountain. We had a large landslide. Last night, the first that occurred in 30 years,an Takt priests state. A large portion of the temple was smashed in. Two ite stoues, weighing probably 200 lbs., fell 3 feet from me, Just outside the window.
of
The American Methodist Mission bays istely bought land la Chen-to, and made some pay. Holbing farther in known as to Colonel Yane's cats, but no deed has been received. Ext movements on the Allchur Famir or what his night a letter from the middleman to Mr. Cady
that he is arrested. He sends a copy tates detachments are doing in the Oxu Villey at the the accusation, which was filed by six legal foot of the Northern winpes of the Bindu Kushandals. He asks Mr. I ady to come and help The twelve gons which he is reported to have. We, of course, don't know what the result with bim are said to be two Homs Batteries or will be. Last naws in regard to cholera: 500 Mountain Actillery, mulex not being used, as the guns can be either carried or drawn by the Caffine the passed out of Chen-th in one day.
¡teams.
Although the Sama Tash ffair on the Pamirs cannot be regarded as second Perfieb, it is
not without significance as the rat occasion on which the Russians and Afghans have come into collision in the neighbourhood of the Upper
Oxus.
LONDON August ist.
M. de Staal, the Roslan Ambassador fa London, resterday handed to Lard Restbery Colonel Yanoff's report of the Pamir incident, Rassis, at same time, gives her assurances that no aggression: whatever on Belilah Interests is
datended.
Auguel 13th.
which have been stirred up by the courts, through its officers and skilled accountants, companies
condition, have compromised and opened again, the crash, and which were in a decently solvent
and, possibly, may come to a successful fue But, we would a'k, does not the same system of auditing prevail as formerly?
Amoy society has suffered another loss in the departure of Mr. H. P. Wale, of Mezma. Laprak, Cass & Co., and Miss Bledrall, a sister-in-law of the German Consul The former Having desk with the building societies and has gone to England on leave, and returns next land banks, and d posits and savings banks March, while the latter, who was long the reigns save the mark we will now turn our attestioning delle of Amoy, bas left us for good. to the larger institutions of issue med deposits known an
THE ASSOCIATED BANKS, Qbserve their system of audit, Is it ma
better than that of others? We think not. The asme qualification prevalls there for an auditor.
.....
MR. GLADSTONE AS A DARING
DINER OUT.
The London Court Journal says:-"Mr. Gladstons The American Consol at this port abipped an
dines out with a regularity and during that could exhibit to the Worlds Fair at Chicago last week consisting of two dezen models of Chinese funks, not be excelled by a man of half his years. One who illustrating the different kinds of native craft meets him oftes at those gastrvuople tournaments from the lampas up to the mandela's gunboat. says that Mr. G's participation in their euloyments They are like the models in the Hongkong is by no means perfunctory. Some men past 60, willi Museum but much larger and handsomer, Dr. dining out, enjoy themselves under severo, realzine Bedloe is now at work on a second collection, tions, daintily picking their way through the menu. KODT BE A SHAREHOLDER.
which includes the dragon-boat used in the Under that rule gay shareholder can put up for the position of auditor, whether he be a Sping festivals, various styles of houseboats, Mr G past 80, is apparently under no such restric mechanic or a professional man, We know "ghters, likin-bests and fishing smacks. When tons. He este what comes, generally right through that most of the auditors are busiess men, but completed, the collection will number ninety or the menu, and can take his glass of port after bla is it sufficient guarantee that because a man is a hundred specimens of Chinese craft, and will libation of champagna, a test from which many an merchant, even in a big way, that he is quall probably be a feature of the Fair. In addition ardent diner ent would shrink. His mental activity fied to act as auditor for a large financial Instituto the junks the Conant is collecting models of la on a par with his physical vigour, His conversation non? No doubt auditors, when they sign theepanie covered with scarlet slik and
do not bo airsid, for i have the settlement of the case. He When I go on the street (iereigy) if I meet them (is, foreign devils) they snast make way for me or will un ints them. If I had been formerly the Magistrate of this Divdet I would certainly not hire allowed the foreign devils' to have established a Concession," Resides this there was good deal of other talk like this, saying that foreign devils had not come to China for any rood purpose and so on.
cerilicates know that the they hare certi
We regard this as quite a serious matter, We have been, in the place a long time and have checked the bills under discount with the The place Sha Ha bas a character for roughaces.fied to in all there they have counted it they have a diapenasty, school and chapel there, sheets prepared by the officers of the bank. and nte wall liked by the prople. I am there Bat do they know the class of hills they have continually. I was there a couple of days after passed through their hands? How many sic the man referred to died and just before the renewals ou land bile or "kites," and how many Magistrate came, and have always been well are sound commercial papers! They have, no received. Our dispensary has been opened at dasht, compared the total of advances in the the request of a number of people who live these. current account balante-book with the balance. Do not let some of my readers hastily say this beef, and found it correct. But do they go is anot) er missionary trouble, for it is nothing of the kind. The Magistrate is, anis rest with his Hunan countrymen, anti-foreigns for a proof of this witness his statemeris above in reference to the Concession and his treatment of foreigners when he met them. This is Chiness official politeness, is ?
"THROUGH THE LEDGERS?
Do they know what is comprised in that No, their duty ends with of overdrafts? What arcurity is held *gainst exch?
THE HERE CHECKING OF THE ADDITIONS and beeing that the cash is correct and the bank's solicitors certify to the titles and the securities of the bank beteg in order, We have only to bring to recollec lon that severstorbes forgotten smash of
sedan-chairs. One now on exhibition is s
is a never fagging food brimful of interest. If it in the gandest style of Cantoneso art.ware only possible to reproduse a verbatim report of chale rarely seen is a mourning chair. It is dark surroundings are raftetently interesting to excite it gives one a nightmare to look at it. Another his conversation sta dinner party, where the personal
bine and hack and is used, it is said, to carry him to talk, there would be produced a volume mortuary, tablets from the houra of death to
of interost, blographical, autobiographical, and the grave. It is gloomy and ugly, but rather historical. His memory is marvellous, and his power. impre
Mr. Pol-Turner and wife, Dr. Parry and wife, and Miss Nilsson have just reached here from the north, and I send this, as promised in last letter. Mrs. Turner seems utterly worn out, and is quite pale-looking, the rewalt probably of their recast rough treatment in the Sung-pan tist Mr. Turner states that he fully believes the riot was due to the fact that the people frmly believed that their persence accounted for the absence of xals, The rpat was that they had barled a pitcher outside the city will and had swept the sky with a brash! The attack was made about go'clock in the morning, SIMLA, August 31st. · A servant had taken Mss. Turner and children Notice another thing, this man goes out of It is reported from Herat that relatorcements up in a loft. Mr. Turner Ised to reason a little bis dlauict in an official capacity sad on official have been sent from Max-&Sharif to the with the crew, which began to fill his yard, business; and while there he openly exhorts the Unaghan country, that the Malmens district is Thousands gathered on the street, practically people to rist and then says that he is the official who will have the settlement of the care and sull in revolt, and that the governor of Herst left the whole city. At last the fence was torn down. Kilanso with troops for Malmens to relatores Mr, Turner was grabbed and thrown. His arms that he will see that they do not suffer for it.
Will it be wondered at that the people are and the widespread ruin it occasioned, to are genuine, the Chinese bankets saying that the Afghans still holding that town, Itlereported, and legs were tied with a strong rope. He was
of bank andits. The directors of that institution | rich farmers and joakmen. 17 that the Barech and Baluch populations of probably bit with picket, for a small hole (not bitterly opposed to foreigners and that diffenity at our contention as to the inefficiency they are counterfeit affairs intended to cheat Sharawak have revolted against Mahemmed yet healed) was made fo the skin over his for is constantly arising when this kind of thing were all considered to be men above suspicion,
Hem | Were they set med Yakub Khan Acheral, the Amir's representative head and from ins the bloed flowed. As going on. My readers will also remark there, and that the Adasal Achazals, the regh up stairs was made, and Mrs. Turner was bis brag about the prowess of the Hunan Adrekal Achakzsis and the Malesal Achalstis cœpelly separated from Ber children. She was men. He doubtless known nil about the ake flicking in large numbers to assist the latter. seyerely staged with a blow. All the clothes Hunan placards that were issued last year and Reports received state that the Afghan foreshore her waist were loro off. She and ber that they are being just as vigorously laaned this have captured Kamsan whence the Governor of husband were then marched, barcheaded and year, as if sething bad taken place. He also Kandahar was recently driven by the Haziran under a plaging san, outside the city. Some must know about the talk of sending the
Consul to Henan and the abardoning gl The Afghan losses, however, are estimated at were crying to fell them instantly by throwing and 450 killed. These is reason to think the Hararas them in the river, at tying them, naked, to a stone on the whole got somewhat the best of the fight till the sals should come. They both several 46g. The Hrras sclera determined to fight to sizes fally expected to be killed. Mr. Turner
that schente. A hayrat of trouble may be reaped from this weak paller..
THE "CITY OF GLASGOW BANK," •
"p "PILLARS OF THE CHURCH,"
yet robbers of the widow and the orphan ? But the auditors could not, or did not, bowl out their
BWINDLING GAMES DURAN
We recollect only a few years back the teller Victoian bank manipulating his cash by SUBSTITUTING A BÅSER METAL FOR GOLD,
This matter has been put into the hands of and penditors simply counted the bags, but
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The movement of gold from the washings in of graphically recalling an incident is the admiration Tamsul to this port keeps on unabated, and as of even the gentlemen behind the chairs"; Mr., mysterious as ever. The precious metal terms • Gladrions la to be congratulatod on possessing a to be brought over from Formoss concealed perfect liver, not all men can say the same; the about the deck passengers. The Customs report the importation from Tament for the fret slightest over Indulgence in eating or drinking, worth, while the exports from Amay, to the same
me danes bilions attacks those eventually lead to months of 186an being only $313 Halkwan'tzoli allant with some people to spast the liver and
sorious disease and make tho' auferor's life one con returns for that period are placed at over Tis, tinoil roisery. Timely use of Clements Tonio with an occasional dose of Dr. Fletcher's Pilla will always 100 Besides this, the native fowellers have
cure the most serious cases, as shown by the proofs. stopped Importing gold from Shanghal and
W. Kelly,
Albury, NSW who Hongkong and buy the dest from Fermosa vouchsafed by Mr. W.
For nearly twelve month I During the past two wacks, several smal nuggets have been shown by Chinese miners,
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to such a most distressing disease, that I one which I saw myzelf weighing about thought my constitution, was breaking up." I had ounces. It la doubled in some quarters if these most acute pains in my chest, and my liver was 11 enlarged that I could not lie on my right side, there with severe headacher simply unbearable, causing were also sharp pains around the kidneys combine! great physical weakness. was treated by doctors but only experienced temporary-relief from my complicated, Allsorders. When my condition was - masă critical I was persuaded to try Clessenbe
Tonie walch I took with, Dr. Fletcher'a pills, and after tha nes of the dust bottle of Clements. Touls my paina 5th September, zäga.
vanishad like magis." I used in all three battles of * H.M.5. Eri »nrived at this port on the 2nd Clemente Tania and two boxes of Fletcher's Pills, instant from Hankow after having anchored for and the swelling of my lived was removed. "I hate one day off Yohchew, fast within the entrance gained greatly in weight and my chest and langs of the Tungting lalco, Ar however, there stronger than ever. I am well known as examinations at ichang have bere deferred until resident my
ICHANG,
(FROM A CORRYKFONDINT.)
is beginning of October, per arrival here was here and y por ng axoltad
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much interest the last and have won Blvantages at other had his growz pelled sa hard and often that his the, Cassul ayd will be dealt with vigorously did not look into them, whilst the manager was
not points. Afghan troops are tald in he deserting neck was stiff and save for days received whi
of such paramount importance, or awaited we hope. It is too grava: an affair to be lightly. - guilty of passing the same weekly, 'Not so long while passed by. The Maglitrale coght to be made ago was the big crash in Adelaide, for bringing with as much In large numbers and suffering from want of He was sore all over from kicks
date, vis, the beglaing of Dobility Doctors disagree as to the relative September, been adhered to.
valus of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphiting the supplice, and RN dich marking day. But the principal hatred seems to have to put preclamation' In Sha Ho saying the about which the directors and some of their crew raso bad the original data would have been the CONSUMPTION, Wasting Diseases, and General
ALLAHABAD, Augent
Towards a wife, who received the most opposite of what he altered (then last there and are perving their The Government Al Andia have sent reply any the lack rain. At last, a military then be removed in disgrace from the district. WELL-DEKERVED SENTENCES IN OLOL Regret is generally expressed here, that the and supplying strength and flesh--the athers Bat the auditors did not discover any of these trick diplomacy of the exclusive Chinese giving nerve power and acting as a tonle to the to the Amir's letter regarding the despatch of oficial forced Houself in, He asked that they
defalcations they came out through the Cours oficials should have been successful in poste digestion and entire system. But in Scott's alsales to Jellalaback. The purport is to this be uka. - Bồ thế vers led to the Yamen. The
astricompetent accountants. We are not poning the proposed visit of this genbast to Ensities of Pare Cod Liver Oil with Hypophor effect They are sorry to hearidat, in consequ. I'most unreasonable: siccusations' were brought
Chunguba, as if I felt that healthy lesson phites the two are combined, and the effect is thee of the Hazara revolt, His Highness had been against them while them. Some padishment as anable to dis a precise date for mekog konge absolutely necessary Two of their Christian
alarmists in say way, but maintain that would have been read the bombastic inhabitants wonderidi Thonzands who have dedved no #ax in
AT HABOCCURRED MAY OCCUR AGATH of that city if it was clearly made apparent, and permanent benefit from other preparations have, berts and the hope is expressed that misirs Afghanistan will soon settle down. It is added
and we we shareholders' in pablie companies pracically demonstrated to them, that their been cured by this Sest's Emulsion is per isolaljon and natural Impregnability feely palatable, and is cally digested even by that meanwhile, whereper his subjects: RTG, Amperilling the place of the Judian Herdar, the
were not such as to place them out of stairing those who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver Oil Govermucat are willing and of epideration,
ditance of the long and strong arm of the Any Chemin C apply it. A. B. Waison & firijk navy, teady and willing to test their Cn (Limited), spenta in Hoogkung mad Chiến him to let them remain for the pissing, parità;
BANKS AND BANK AUDITING. They cent, dicimpies of, the affairs of the ery say were asked if they would be willing to Australlah Banking Company of Brney, in thestas la theis stead. They nably answered through the investigations of Mr. Robertson,
Yor" and så erpunkt was severely bambooed accountant, should cause the 'reflecting portion to remember, tani in living their votes in Roy and cangued for two days, the result was that ofthe community to wonder how each state of candidate for altoribing they should know his they (the mlastenasis were allowed to say to things can for so long have been permitted to qualifications, and, further, that such respecthin the Yamin, although it seemed og little proten. exfel, and we top sure that, likka qoraalves, thay bfices should not neceegarly result the
gan Wijyo ni nơ phai pakalaking than that the” of VhREN NE N'HERBSanj
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