CORRESPONDENCE.
URSDA
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THU
SHANGHAI SPRING RACES.
Previous to the races we said thiore was like-
• do not necessarily endors the oplafons expressad by..
Correspondents in this colamnly to be some upsets, especially concerning the THE ROBBERY ON KENNEDY ROAD. autumn champion, and so there has been. › TO THE EDITOR UP TUE, "HONGKONO TELEONAPS Scotsman could only manage to find a third
Sta; ace that you have allotted a small space in your valuable paper to The Two place in the first days' races; his name does not Young Men who were so busily occupied on the find even a place in the second day; but per- Kennedy Road in doing nothing, I would now haps he did not run, Sandstory, Sinbad. The ask you to be good enought to allot me a small Broker, Charger, The Blotter and interrogation space to suggest that the Two Young Men should come out into the light of day and let are running well. your readers know their names, or for ever. after hold their peace..
Yours faithfully,
Hongkong, May 4th, 1899.
PEDESTRIAN,
To im EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Telegram,“ DEAR SIR, note that in your report of the Choral Service at St. John's Cathedral you refer to the voice of one of the singers as being abusto tenor. I have heard of a busted boiler and a busted flush, but have never in the whole course of my long experience have I heard of a "busto" lor. If your musical critic would kindly enlighten me as to thre meaning of the expression he would be con ferring a great favour'upan
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Yours truly,
PERPLEXED.
-Hongkong, May qil, 1899..
TO THE EUTOM OF THE "Hongkong TelegĦAJNE," StR-Referring to the paragraph copied from home paper in your issue of last night, stating that Wei-Hai-Wei was scarcely ready for the residence of ladies, I would draw the attention of your readers to the fact that several boarding hauses have been stated and have been con- stantly occupied by ladies whose husbands are connected with the British Fleet in those waters. The place was taken over from the Japanese last May, and ladies were able to reside there as early as last June,
The temuks contained in the paragrapli is to money being the stain thing are, to say the least, most uncalled for, and the correspondent of the home journal shald withdraw them at once unless he wishes to be boycotted by the fair sex east of Suez.
Yours faithfully,
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DAUNTLESS.
Hongkong, May, 4th, 1899, ⋅
THE NEW SHIPPING SYNDICATE,
INCLUDES A BANGKOK FIRM.
The Syndicate which has purchased eleven Steamers of the East India Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd, including among them the boats on the Bangkok run-comprises, the Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen ; Messrs. Behn, Meyer and Co., of Singapore; and Messrs. Windsor and Co., of Bangkok. All these finns are certainly in the Syndicate, the first named baving the prepondenting interest, but others are also talked of, and Mr. A. Holi retains. an interest in the business.
It is not yet known here what the name of the new Syndicate will be, but certainly there will be no change in Messrs. Windsor's firm, which after all has even larger interests in the Scottish Oriental Steamship Co. alone.-The Bangkok Times.
SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
The administration report of the President of the Singapore Municipality presents many features of interest, says the Singapore Free Press. The general affairs of the Town comme within the cognizance of most of the rate-payers interested in thein, daring the course of the year, from the repants of the meetings in the public press. It must be said, however, that as in most public affairs out here, there is not too kech an interest taken in the ordinary work of the Coinmissioners, who go on steadily from year's end to year's end, doing a vast deal of laborious and unpaid, even thankless work. The truth is that here we have not any moneyed leisured class that can give the -time and make a hobby of the public services.
Neither, on the other hand, have we the office" seeker for office holding's sake, so that, with rare exceptions, the Municipal officers are allowed to do their best without let or hin drance. The danger of this disser faire course of action is that officialism comes to look upon the rate-payers and the public as a field of ex ploitation, for the purposes of raising revenue, or for carrying out fads. The danger is not altogether absent from Singapore. There is a tendency to neglect the minor conservancy matters of the town, and devote the energies of the staff to large engineering schemes, many at a time, leading to not the best results being obtained.
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As u instance of this, the President, dealing with the water supply to Governinent buildings, shows that another 36,000 of revenue ought to be obtained from these public institu tions. The President also remarks "it is notorious that our valuation roll is still far from up to date, and that much trickery and many. evasions are practised to conceal the full tents now carned." The assessment in 1898 realised $385,000. If the assessment is on an average two per cent, behind "date," there is a dead loss of nearly $8,000, with no corresponding gain to the community, as there may be in supe plying plenty of water to prisons and hospitals." Again, as an instance of work undertaken before the cost is fully counted, may be men- tioned the Stamford-road Canal, which the Com- missioners have now come themselves to see is costing a sum of money out of all proportion to the benefits likely to accrue to the community, Yet the disposal of the sewage of the town is a question that, is almost untouched. It is not that the Municipal officers are not prepared to go into the matter. It is that there is too much on hand, and too much of the drainental. In the last twelve years, since the inauguration of the new Municipal Ordinance, vast improve ment has been made in the condition of the town, considering the nature of the bulk of the poputace. Yet how far have we got in the prevention of obstruction of verandahs? There chave been 222 cohvictions and fines and the result is far from satisfactory and the evil will continue to grow until the Commissioners adopt a firm and consistent policy and instruct the police to keep the foot-paths clear,"
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, 3RD MAY. The Chu-Ka-za CUP ; value, Tis. 125; second pony, Tis 23; for China ponies; weight for inches as per scale; non-starters or winners | of a race at this meeting 7lbs, extra; entrance, Tls. 5. Three-quarters of a inile,
ཝP*WWRPLA*རྒྱུུ FL-**
Thorn Rose Sandstorm................. Hennes....
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Time, min. 32 2-5tha secs. The SHANGHAI DERBY; a sweepstakes of Tis. 15 each, with Tis, 250 added for China ponies, being bond fide griffins at date of en- try; first pony to receive 75 percent., Second pony per cent., third pony to per cent.; weight for inches as per scale. One mile and a half.
Interrogation. Rio Grande Merrylegs
Dead heat.
Timės, 3 min-14 4-5the secs. The LADIES PURSE value,
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SANTIAGO HANDITS PLACED IN
NE PRISON:
GENERAL WOOD'S AID-DE CAMP SUC
CREDS WHERE MOUNTED TROOPS
"AND OENDARMERIE
STAILI SUND
SANTIAGO.DE Cuna, March 25th.
There has been considerable trouble from banditti in the last few days in the vicinity of San Luis. When it was reported General Wood, Military Governor, sent mounted troops, as well as the entire force of gendarmes, into the district with instructions to capture the bandits if possible. They met with no success, but finally Ligutenant Hanna, General Wood's aide, went to San Luis to make a personal investigation, with the result that within twenty-four hours the ringleader, Francisco Dieguor, and, five others were captured and later two more taken and one killed while re- sisting arrest. All are now closely guarded in military prison here, the jail not being consi dered safe, owing to the friendship felt for the prisoners by several prominent insurgent officers residing in Santiago.
Colonel Fmucisco Valiente, chief of General Wood's gendarmerie, has resigned his position. Three days ago he left for San Luis to try to locate the bandits. Three men accompanied him. After they had proceeded a short dis- tance Colonel Vallente ordered the, men to return, saying: "If we should be attacked by banditti, we would have to fight; but if I were alone I could talk with them and get away safely," Finally, as the story goes, the bandits | captured him, held a court martial and sent enced him to death, but finally relented and released him. This tale is cominen talk at the Cuban Club and is generally believed. Any.
for China ponies, weight for inches as per scale: ponies that have started at this Meeling and not won a Race allowed yibs; entrance, Tls. Sway, Colonel Valiente's resignation seems to One mile and a quarter.
Charger
The Blotter
∙Blitz.........
Time z min. 45 2-3ths segs,
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The RACE CLUB CLP; value. Tis 50: second pouy Tls, go for China ponies: lbs. allowed to any pony that has never won a ace of me mile and a halför over; weight for inches as per scale entrance. T
Two miles.
Sinbad
Canonis..... The Drummer
Time, 4 min. 24 1-5th secs. The CONCORDIA CUP; presented by the Club Concordia; value Tls, joo, added to sweep stakes of Tls. 5 each; second pony to receive 40 per cent, and the third pony 10 per cent. of the stakes; for China ponies, bond file griffins at date of entry; weight for inches as per scale winner of the Derby zibs. extra. One mile and a half.
Loyalty
Alair
Otani
Time, 3 min. 14 1-5th sees.
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The MONGOLIAN CUr; a sweepstakes of Tls,
each; for subscription griffins-of this meet- ing; first pony to receive 70 per cent. ; second pony 20 per cent.; third pony to per cent; winners of one race gibs exira, two mices soflis extra: weight for inches as per scale. One mile and a quarter.
Pickle Heidsieck Sunrise
Time, min. 45 sec..
The SPRING CUP: value, Tis.125; second pony Tis. 50; for China ponies that have started and never won it race; weight for inches as per scale; entrance, Tls. 5. One mile,
Rose de France..
Bricfless
Einerald
Time, 2 min. 7 secs.
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The SHANGHAI STAKES; a forced entry of Tis. 5 with Tis. roo added: for all ponies otherwise entered at this Meeting, optional for subscription griffins entered only in subscription griffin races; first pony to rẻ- ceive 70 per cent, secând pony 20 per cent., third pany to per cent. Weight for inches as per scale. One-mile and a Half.
Dot
The Broker Shannon
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Time, 3 mins, 17 3-5th socs, The SCURRY STAKE; a sweepstakes of Tls.
each to be divided between the first, second and third ponies in the proportion of go, 30 and 20 per cent., with Tis.. ico added to the winner for bond fide griffins a date of entry; weight for inches as per scale; winners 7lbs. extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
Standard Rose Hope
Sandpiper
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give it color. He is either out of the city or in hitting.
The new chief of gendarmerie is Colonel Juan Vian. The gendarmerie in the San Luis district are now under the urlers of Lieutenant
Butts, who is in coinmand of a mounted troop, of the Fifth Regulars. Great satisfaction is felt in this part of the province at the capture of so many indies.
DR. OKAMURA ON THE PRO- GRESS OF THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM IN JAPAN.
The constitution of the civil courts is similar that of the criminal courts. There are three the Court of Cassition, the Appellate Court, and the District Court, besides the Courts called Dis Courts, the latter resembling our County Courts. Three judges sit in the District Courts, five in the Appellate Courts, and seven in the Court of Cassation. It is always interesting to know what is doing in Dr. the matter of legal education road. Okamura says: The taperal University has, ever since its establishment, been very actve in the matter of legal eduction. Since the new codes came out attention has been mainly directed to the study of the principles contained in these codies. Still, the English, German, and French laws are faight there by native and foreign professors. It has already produced several luindred graduates in law. Some of these tuve also established private law schools, where thousands of students are now proseruting their studies."
The same intelligent writer relates the rise and constitution of the Legal Profession in Japan. He says The profession of Lartister was entirely unknown in the time of the Tokugawa Dynasty and for some time after the Revolution. Parties were obliged to conduct their cases themselves or throng their relatives, Gradually those who were not relatingsmppeared in courts as such in order to undertake the task for remuneration. These fictitious relatives were considered to be a class of dangerous persons, and were much dreaded by the name
How- of Kajishi, or suit makers. ever, the reform of our judicial system made it necessary to have the Profession." As early as 1881 a regulation was passed by which an examination was made obliga
to
tory as a qualification of mission the lar This examination was at first very easy, although perhaps not so easy as the keeping of teinis by eating dinners. Gradually, with the progress of legal education, the examination for the Bar has, attained an equal
footing with that of the Imperial University, which, I think, may compete with examinations conducted in any university in Europe or America. I may add that there is no such distinction of professions as between barristers and solicitors. All legal business is transacted by harristers only."
A NOVEL WAY OF RECOVERING
LOST PROPERTY.
Referring to a letter in the Singapore Free Time, min. 32 secs.
Press, headed Bad Police Administration the other day, correspondent sends the fai- The JESSHIELD CUP; value, Tis. 150; second
pony, Ts, 50; for China ponies; weight for lowing, which may not be altogether uninter- inches as per scale; non-winners at this meet-esting to our readers ;--- ing allowed. 5lbs,; entrance, Tls. 5. One mile,
Merlin...... Sandstorm
The Outcast.................. Time, 2 mins. Br-5th secs.
YEN-DEMONETIZATION.
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KOWLOON OITY;
SARAH BERNHARDT'S STORY OF German accent. After
HER OWN LIFE,
The city (or father town) of Kowloon le called in Chinese Kau Lung Shing. The term Shing For some time past Mme Sarah Bernhardt is the onlinary one used for a city by the has been engaged in writting her "Memoirs, Chinese. It originally seems to have signified and an Italian journalist, Signor Gaciano Bar, a rampart, surrounding a space; but it is now besi, was recently fortunate enough to be per always applied to a city surrounded by a wall mitted to copy some interesting passages there or rampart, as all Chinese cities are: The con- from. As the "Memoirs will soon be publish vention refers to the retention of jurisdictioned in Paris, these extracts will surely prove of within the city of Kowloon," thus clearly interest, to the numerous admirers of the great showing that the walled city is meant. Kow. actress.
mile toon is situated about a quarter of from the sea-shore. It is enclosed by a stone wall built in 1847, forming as nearly as possible a parrallelogram, ineasuring 700 feet by 400 feet, and enclosing an area of 6 acres. The wall is built of granite ashlar facing, is 15-feet in width at the top, and averages in height 13 feet. The wall has six watch-towers, at present occupied as family dwellings, and two gate-ways, with doors made of wood and lined with iron sheet ing. The parapet wall is built of granite, and has 119 embrasures. It is approached by four fights of stone steps. According to a return furnished by the deputy magistrate, the total population of Kowloon city is 744: the garrison Amounts to 544 the civil population to 200. The officials stationed within the cityare, with the exception of one civil officer, à deputy magistrate, and military officers, the head of the latter being the colonel commanding. This officer is the chief military officer in the district of San On; is immediately subordinate to the 7 7, or general in command of all the land forces in the province of Kwong-tung-Pinang
Gazette,
ITALY AND CHINA'.
Admiral Grenet left on 27th it, on board the cruiser Stromboli, for China, to take command of the Italian Squadion in Chinese
waters.
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Many will be glad to know how and why Sarah Bernhardt became an actress, and they cannot learn better than from her own words.
**Put her in a millinery shop,' said my godfather, "That will be her business. Lace and mags will be her element. The little one is too start not to succeed in it." ́An old friend of my mother, however, who was then Minister, remarked that the theatre offered to me a great probability of success, and my mother was of the same opinion. I was not ugly, and I had what is better, namely, a sweet voice and beautiful teeth, so that I could smile. was growing very rapidly, with a pronounced tendency to become fat. Nobody could suppose then that my leanness would in after years giye journalists such a grand opportunity to make fun of me. To be brief, it was arranged that Emile de Girardin should introduce me in M. Auber.
"My mother, being Dutch, and not having the slightest idea how I should begin my theatrical career, it was necessary for my aunt to explain everything to her in Dutch. The two talked a long time to the Minister. I was sitting alone in a corner of the drawing-room with the fear of the unknown ever before ine. I was thinking. What will he my future? Happy dreams filled my imagination, though meanwhile.no I listened to my two little sisters playing in the next room I could not help feel- 18 sad. The rude accents of the Dutch language were beating in my head, and the mysterious voices of the speakers in the next room produced in me a real uneasiness. I heard! my godfather and the Ministertalking, and I felt so unhappy that i burst into tears. Just then my mother and aunt and the two men approach. eel b
"Why đồ you cry?" asked my mother," caressing me tenderly. Don't you want to be
an actress?
***I want to be a sun,' I whispered through | my subs.
* "You are a fool, exclainted my aunt, shak'] ing me by the shoulder. Girls nowadays are really very stupid, remarked my godfather.
to, and dress"yourself,' said my mother, and ilon't cry..
*1 kissed my mother fenderly, without be- ing able to utter a word, and as I left the drawing room I somewhat-regained iny com
There is no longer any doubt that a strong attack is to be made on the Ministry in con- nection with the Sam-moon Bay question says the Straits Telegraph. The revolt of Milán against the Government has created very much surprise and indignation in official circles, be- cause fifteen months ago the chief Milanese capitalists and manufacturers when consulted by the Rudini Cabinet showed themselves favoumble to Chinese enterprise. The North it was which originated the idea of open- ing in China a new market for Italian produce. and which strongly supported the scheme while it was simply a commercial affair, but opposes it since it has developed in to a political nucasure of colonial aggrandise ment, needling occupation of territory, men of war, and soldiers. The South, with its casily aroused ethusiasm and dreams of grandeur,posure." having little or nothing to lose, has always, its "On the following day i was introduced to a whole, shown great favour towards expansion. Girardin, who found we nice and charming beyond the seas, especially as the preparations and a little like Rachel. He promised take and equipment of the necessary expeditions | care of me, and he kept his word. la faci two are made in smuthern harbours, thus making days later my mother received a letter from a considerable movement of capital there. One him asking irer to be at the Conservatorium on thing seems clear, Instead of remaining as such a hates Then came the dressmaker, and hitherto, a vaguely national issue, the Chinese instructions were given to have a black silk ventureis rapidly becoming a pany question. The dress ready for me to wear on the eventful day, Greater Italy" party has as yet ny leider, On the same day a hair dresser was called in.. unless the present Ministry be considered to and he curled and twisted my bair as much as stand at its head. For the moment, indecil, the possible, the result being that when the task anitude of the "Little Italians seems to be,
was over my godlather deckared that, looked like a grown girl and no more like a mad dog. The short skirt, showed my very thin arms that swung loosely. A coral necklace attempted to cover in some measure the thinness and length of my neck.
her anti-Ministerial than ahli-Chinese. 1 is generally recognised that the action of the Government in tegard. Ching has been sitated by lack of adequate preparation and, to soine extent, by inconsiderate action, The degree to which taly has leaned upon Eng-
and is also the subject of some criticism. ↑
-THE TRAINING OF GERMAN
LAWYERS,
The curriculum of aspirants for the Legal Profession in Germany is this: they have to pass the final examination at a public school, which qualifies them for the universities, At the latter they are taught the theory of the law, and at the end of three years' study are admitted to a legal examination, after the passing of which they are appointed "referendars" and be employed attached to one of the courts,
in the preparatory service for a course of four years, during which they are made familiar with all the various functions of the judges and advocates, and trained in their exercise. Having acquitted themselves satisfactorily in the pre- paratory work, they are admitted to a final examination. If successful at this very com prehensive and stiff lest of their capacity and knowledge, they are appointed "assessors" to the court, and may then either apply to be entered in the list of advocates or wait till they get their appointment as judges, being mean time mostly employed as auxiliary judges. How | would English law students like that?
THE COPPER RING.
"I have not forgotten the powder, of which my eyebrows and ears were full, Tricked out in this fashion I was simply horrible, and when 1. was Jumoduced to Auber in company with many other gills who were white and pink and nice, he shook his shoulders, and, mutter ing Why, Girardin is a fool, he did not deign to give me another look.
My nurse let me understand that the cere- mony of introduction was finished and we went away. The usher put down my name and informed Mlle, de, Brandeber, my nurse, that the examination for admission would take place in a few days.
"What lessons shall I prepare for it?' I asked him..
"Whatever you like, was the feply.
"As soon as I reached home a discussion began as to the subject which should he select ed for the examination. My mother, being a foreigner, was unable to select anything. My piano cacher, being the daughter of a theatri- Cul celebrity, suggested that I should learn some verses. My godfather, on the other hand, suggested a fable. The discussion grew very lively. Somebody thought it stupid to recite a fable, yet my godfather's advice prevailed. He had heard Rachel recite La Fontaine's Fable of Two Pigeons, and this was finlly selected. At once a search was inade for the book of fables and, while my mother was embroidering and my friends were playing, while my piano teacher was whispering to the Count de K., and my godfather was coughing. I began to study the Fable the Two Pigeons."
That was one of the most dreadful evenings
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Each bad
was cons
versea Provost made me sis dow she would not give me any more.
had learned how to vibrate by Mlle de Brandeber, and, I tried hard succeeded:
1943 was continually chewing rubber balls in the hope of thus learning how-to vibrate. My mouth was hombly open and from morning until evening and often from evening till morn- ing I did nothing but pronounce alone in my room ti, di, ti, di, ti, di. - Oh, whút joy was nuine when I at last was able to accomplish this difficult task."
The "Memoirs," it is said, wilf; contain: * complete account of the author's career on the stage, and, if only for this reason, it is safe to sny that they will prove highly interesting to: the reading public.-Sunday Call.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
MAY.
Meteorological means based on ten years-
observations to 1893. į. Barometer. Thermometer....
Humidity.... Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT".
Barometer...... Thermometer ilumidity Rainfall.
29.867
78.2-
1840.
TO-DAY.
On dateal Opiate at
10
29.94 29.84"
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TO-DAY. Thursday, 4th May, 1899. Chinese-5th of 3rd moon 'of 25th year a
Kwang-al Sun-Rises
Sets
Chr. 6min. shr.55min. shr. 78min.
Aftermon..... går,rgmin;
High water-Morning
Law water-Merning
tokra aming Afternoon thr. 75min, ANNIVERSARIES, ATLAN 1839-"The imprisonment of the foreign com-
munity at Canton ended. 1850-The s.$. Cumfa plundered by pirates
near Hongkong. 1874-Riot in the French Concession at Shang-
hai. 1884--Roman Catholic Cathedral at Peking,
inagguanted. 1891-The Sunday Cargo-Working Ordinance
passed. 1897--Charity Bazar disaster at Paris;over
140 lives lost.
TO-MORROW, Kriday, 5th May, 1899. Chinese--20th of grå moon of 25th year
Kwang-si. Sun-Rises ... *Sets
High water-Morning ......
Afternoon
Low, water-forning.
Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES.
6hr. 6mine
·5hr. 55min.
shr. 58min.
shr. 37 min.
Juhr, 34min. motse
1821-Napoleon Bonaparte died. 1842-British troops evacuated Ningpo... 1826-Empress Eugenié bom,
1861--Borlase raid at Swatow 1871--The Dolores Ugarte, coolie ship, bun
near Macao. 1697-Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty final-
ly rejected by the U.S. Senate.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE.
French (Laos) 8th inst. Canadian (Express of Japan) 8th inst. American (Nippon Maru) 11th inst. American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 18th inst. - American (Coptic) 25th inst.
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Tit P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steames Nankin left? Singapore for this port at 8 a.m. yesterday, the 3rd instant.
Tu N. G. 1. steamer Bisagno left Singapore for this port to-day, the 4th, and is due here on or about the 11th instant.
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WE are informed that the Messageries Mari- tines Co.'s steamer Laos, with the next French Mail, will leave Saigon for this port at 8. to-morrow, the 5th instant
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of India arrived at Kobe at 9 pime on. Tuesday, the end, and left at noon yesterday, the 3, for Yokohama, where she is, due to arrive this afternoon, the 4th instant.
D. Juan d'Austría
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at Kowloon Dock.
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Cosmopolitan
PASSED THE CANAL.
"A few months ago, a gentleman residing in the vicinity of the New Harbour Dock, reported A Copper Ring now disturbs the metal of my whole life, to the police the loss of a valuable diamond ring drket. Rumours of a coining comer in cop-"At last the great day arrived. My hair on belonging to his wife. The lady it seems, had per were current at the date of last mail advices, this occasion was not arranged by the hair occasion one moming to go to the cook house, and it was thought that some of the Rothschilds dresser, and I appeared at the Conservatorium THE Toyo Kisen Kaisha's steamer America and was in the act of doing something, were in it. The state of the copper market in my ustal style, with my little girlish face are, with mails, etc., which left bence March when she took the diamond ring from her finger during the last few years tended to encourage and my customary childish self-possession. 30th for San Francisco, za Shanghal, Nagai and put it as she thought) into her dress a bold stroke. Latterly, the price of that metal Many other young girls were there, handsome, saki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Hono- pocket. A little while after, the lady felt in had been rising gradually owing to its increas. nice and charming, some talking with animalulu, arrived at her destination on the 28th tilto.. her pocket for the ring, but it could. not being use for electric lighting and in telegraphy. tion, hers pale and trembling.
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS found. A search was made in the cook house, At the close of 1895, the position of copper hope in the heart and fear in the eyes. and the servants questioned, but no trace of stood very strong. Both in Britain and on
When I was called upon I was frightened, Isla de Cuba............... The public, we fear, are inclined to forget the ring could be discovered, and a report was the Continent Europe, the metal con- and I felt a strong desire to run away. I went trouble and loss connected with the prohibited published in the local papers. The following for engineering and shipbuilding purposes around a large table sat several gentlemen, Henry Falling.... that the government have brought all the made to the police and the loss was duly tinued to be in, increasing requisition into the room more dead than alive. All Ista de Luzon importation and demonetization of yen upon day Chinese detective arrived on the scene: The extended use of electricity also brought talking and arguing At the end of the root Hating the colony and on themselves entirely by their Another search was made for the lost ring, on a steadily growing deitand for copper... Al
was a young man dressed in black and with Hongkong Maru...... sloth and criminal foolhardiness. When Japan and the servants were interviewed, but to the beginning of this year, the available stocks
two large black byes. This was Leotand.
U.S.S. Charlesion announced a proposed demonetization of her no purpose, and like many other similar stood low. The rate of production did not
What are you going to recite ? he asked. silver yen, the colonial government did nothing cases, nothing more was heard from the police keep pace with the demand. The price, early
The table of Two Pigeons, I murmured, Flyson
1.M.S. Fans When Japan demonetized her silver yen, authorities on the subject. Two or three days in November 1898, was 456 per ton. At the in a very low voice. Mr. Penney, the colonial treasurer, still after, a inscar in the employ of the New end of March last, quotations touched £69 a
Formosa cling to the coin, proclaiming to the world Harbour Dock Co. informed the lady's husband ton. In February rumour mentioned that that whatever the mother might do to her silver that the knew Malay living in Teluk çertain American capitalists were scheming bantings, they should find in him a foster Blangah, who, for the sum of twenty five the formation of a gigantic Copper Trust,
Bucephalus.... parent, staunch and true to the test. The "last," dollars, would ensure the recovery of the wing Upon this, it was reported persistently at however, did not take long in reaching, but, in the meantime, the damage was done, and Mr. hopeless case and a mere joke, the money asked made overtures to the Rockefeller Standard in three days, and although it was considered a New York that certain monied men had Fenney had made his name, a byword of re- for was promised in the event of its recovery. Oil Combination for establishing a syndicate proach araong all Straits treasurers, past, The Malay man, who is said to be a pious to control most of the copper mines in the present, and to come. Would that he had Mohamedan, had resort that very night to prayer world. Rumour has since been transformed remained an oficial in the Native States, where till a late hour, and on the following morn into fact. An American Copper Ring now the Resident-General would have kept him in ing he assembled the whole of the gentleman's seeks to control the market with the result of servants together, and informed them that enormously increasing prices. . When the Ring So much for the belated demonetization, and whoever it was that had the ring in their pos- does obtain control of the market, production how how about the prohibited, importation? session, if it was not given up, the stomach of will, of course, be regulated to suit its interests, Silver, yen are no longer current coin of the the one who had got it, would swell out to sach regardless of those of consumers. To succeed colony, but no more arc nid bottles, ladies an enormous extent, that in three days he in the long run, such a Ring must be stronger gloves, or cricket bats. Should not our silly would surely die. Sure enough, in less than thar the syndicate known as the "Société government also prohibit the importation of three hours after the Malay had departed, the des Métaux," which came to sighal grief in these articles It seems to us that the latter missing-diamond ring, valued at something 1889 in the attempt to corner copper, procedure would be just as reasonable as the like $100, was found on a shelf in the cook after it had raised the price to 105 a ton in offer, and that it would certainly lead to much house, notwithstanding that it had been swept 1888. The effect of the Copper Ring's opera- tions in China is anoiler interesting point. 40,288 less mischief. However, we have got the govern and garnished at the time the loss was dis 941,329 ment, and we must make the best of them, covered. .-
Chinese currency is based on a copper standard, as, unfortunately, they do, not go out of office
the coin being known as "cash. The steady when the colony is heartily tired of their
rise in the price of copper has led to an indiscretions and their follies: The latest
appreciation of casb, which handicaps pro- bulletin issued to the Singapore chamber of
ducers in China and leads to great distress 302 for 21 cta, 1000 gals commerça says the executive council, are still
among the people. The present enormous sitting on the "yen-question, but gives neither
rise in the price arising from the machinations formation as to when the hatching may take
of the Ring wif, intensify the appreciation of indeed definite, hope of mising,
cash, and will furnish economists with another ang Gaulle
striking object-lesson-Strait: Limes
These are a few points in connection with Mr. Gentle's report, which, as we have said, is instructive and interesting and will repay the persant of those who consider they owe a duty to themselves and the community in keeping abreast of Municipal matters To show the extent of the interests involved we give a few figures extracted from the report
PLAY SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
1895
Revenue, $891;
Expend;
· Loans issued.
Borrowing power,
Cost of Waterworks
Water suppl
Water Rever
"margin:
Jani
Deaths in the year, 7000 or 343 per mi
slaughtered Abatt
of fire
1808
180g
啦!
order!
Considering that the Singapore police have the reputation of never discovering lost pro perty in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, it would add considerably to their prestige, not to mention the great advantage to the public, to. enlist the services of this Malay and others like him, in the detective force of this colony for it is certain the police would never have made anything of the loss as noted abovez,
This is not the place in which to recite fables, he replied, with a laugh.
"Then, as a bell rang, he whispered, 'Make a bow, and I looked around among those who were facing me in search of some one who second I hoped that Auber would be the one, might inspire me with confidence. For a but his mocking smile deterred me. He saw how I felt, and he pointed me out to M. Augusic Brohan, who began to laugh. Tears filled my eyes, and only a gentle look of Ca- mille Domet gave me a little courage. I began. the fable and I went through it in one breath.
Little one, said -Auber, 'do you know anything else?'
Yes, replied, I know the scene from "Aguese," but not too well.
Well recite what you know.' When I was through and about to leave the room Auber turned to the other gentlemen and said, She's a very nice little girl. An other gentleman said. will take her in my class and make something of her. The speaker was M. Provost. I kissed him and ran away, very happy. I was accepted.
Outward-14th April--Indrapura, Kintuck, Laos, Bamberg, Idomeneus, Palatinia. 18th April-Glenlochy Habicht, Kenmore, 211 April Japan, Roynton, Tonkin 25th April Ambria, Bogstad 27th April--Cowris 28th April--Priam, Easters, and May Benglon Dorothea Rickmers, Aggi, Nubia, John Adam,, rou,
Homeward—2nd May-Silesia, Varrac
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