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Venezuela.

ORAVE SITUATION,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902,

CORRESPONDENCE,

THE CHINESE COMMUNITY.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

Correspondents in skla polumaj

TO THE EDITOR or the "Hongkong TelegrapİL":

SIR,-In a letter over the signature of "Aquarius" in your morning contemporary purporting to condemn the rider-man system, the writer concludes with a violent diatribe against that much abused, little considered, but altogether indispensable section of our com-

In the resolution 3 read in your columns,

SHERLOOK HOLMES".

AT THE THEATRE ROYAL

It will doubtless be with much interest that Hongkong audiences will witness the produc brief season at the Theatre Royal to-night tión of Sherlock Holmes, which commences a Miss Janel Waldorf's Company have presented several pieces already which possessed the charm of novelty, but in Sherlock Holmes they are affording us the opportunity of seeing one of the very latest dramatic sensations. It was at first considered a bold stroke to dramatise Sir Conan Doyle's remarkable stories, but so

the stage that practically a new field for high class melodrama has been opened up. The intense with a stronger interest than usually and the situations are as deeply interesting ns surrounds the hero and heroine of melodrama,

there reason to suppose" that anything of the kind was in the minds of the negotiators of the treaty. It must be remembered that copper is much more largely used for currency in China than silver is and that there never has been my gold coinage in China (as there was in Japan), gold being nothing but a commodity, difficult thing to do as they are to be used by If by limiting the coinage of tel-pleces, a the whole population of China, natives and foreigners, their nominal value should be raised above, their intrinsic value, the foreign merchant might complain that the Customs tariff was being raised by a side wind, or that the Government was not coining

away with the trouble and annoyance that The object of Artcile !, we take it, is to do arise from what our correspondent rightly calls China, and the absurdity that in a great homogeneous Empire like this the value of the tact differs not merely in every province, but

milled (including az uz contamed in Copper bars from old plates). 4.97 dwt. Mill duly 315. tons per stamp per 24 hours. Mercury tost, 3.8 per 100 tons milled. Note: The loss in tailings is almost wholly in the form of mineral, and is of little importance as we cannot treat even our second concentrates under existing conditions.

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munity-the Chinesr. adopted at the meeting of the Chinese Com- four hours after "delivering the mercial Union, it was unmistakably stated that vividly has the ideal detective been realised on enough to meet the demands of the trade. gold in all, or 21.39 dwt. per ton; average con-

the petitioners for the auxiliary system were

BERLIN, 9th Dec., 5 30 p.m. The representatives of England and Germany left aracas twenty-

Ultimatum presented on the Sth

CYANIDE RETURN FOR MONTI ENDING 15TH NOVEMBER, 1901.

tons have been treated. The average assay A total of 21 vats, each holding 3 tons-63

dwt. per ton; average assay of solid residues, value (blanket concentrates) has been 31.03 6.62 dwt., theoretical extraction, 78.8 oz. fine

duration of treatmeat, 177 hours per vat. The sumption of K, Cy. 12.6 lb. per ton; average solution assays average 12.84 dwl. per ton on The percental theoretical extraction is 78.47 per cent. The material worked on is about a

sulphates. No clean-up has taken place during the month,

inst. They proceeded to In Guayra, measure whose adoption has the sanction of play, whilst being of a sensational order, is the. deplorable condition of the currency of entering sine box and 673 dwl. in leaving..

a seaport of Colombia on the shore

of the Caribbean Sea, and went of house-owners to the exclusion of all others they are exciting. Miss Waldorfs Company almost in every commercial city. The value of year old, sind contains inuch mercury and free

abourd of their respective warships. If the terans of the Ultimatum are not complied with the next step will be the capture of the Venezuelan Flect, and then the bockade will be dec are.i.

Chancellor von Buclow has in- troduced into the Reichstag a memoranduin dealing with the

Venezuelan situation.

the

Another Commercial Treaty,

FRENCH PRESS EXCITED,

The French press is excited about commercial treaty between France and Egypt which is said to contain the first indirect acknow ledgment of the English occupation.

(Reuters)

Russian Steamship Service to Persian Gulf.

LONDON, December 8th. The Russian Steam Navigation Company has approved the draft agreement with the Govenment for the establishment of regular and frequent sailings between Odessa and the Persian Gulf,

The Venezuelan Question. Mr. Balfour states that no efforts have been spared to obtain an amicale settle ment of British complaints against Venezuela, but latterly British representations have been practically unnoticed, and Germany is in a similar position. A fina! communication Jas been made to Venezuela by both, the British and German representatives, and if no satisfactory reply is received, the respec- tive Governments will take the necessary measures to enforce their claims.

Mr. Chamberlain's Tour. Mr. Chamberlain had an audience of the Khedive yesterday afternoon, after which he visited the Pyramids, and reembarked at Suez an H.M.S. Good Hope.

LATER.

The Russian Far-Eastern Squadron. The Russian Far-Eastern squadron bas sailed from Portland for China.

Venezuela.

H.M.S. Retribution, and the third Ger- man cruiser, have arrived at Laguaira.

The Thames Command. Sir R. C. Hart, V.C., K.C.B.,.bas been selected to command the Thames district,

The Nankin Vice-Royalty. Reuter's Peking correspondent telegraphs that Wei-Kung-tao, Viceroy of Yunnan, bas been appointed to succeed Liu-Kung-yi in the Viceroyalty of the Liang-Kiang at Nankin.

FIRE AT KOWLOON.

HOUSE (BITED.

A few minutes after three o'clock this morn- ing the fire alarm was heard ringing at Kaw loon. The Fire Brigade, under Captain Lyons and Chief Inspector Mackie, immediately pro- ceeded, in the inverament fi e pinnace, to the scene of he outbreak, and found that No. 48 Elgin, near the Kowloon Hotel, was burning fiercely Seeing that there was little chance of saving the premises, the firemen directes their energy to the rounding houses, and soon had the fames subdued. The honse, which was a four-storied building and used as a Chinese shop, was entirely gutte'. We are informed that the building was fully insured.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE.

Canadian (theulan) to murrow, German (König Albert) jo-morrow, American (Gaelic) 16th inst,

French (Laos) 16th inst.

Indian (Kumsang) 16th insi.

Canadian (Empress of China) zand inst.

American Hongkong Maru) 2zul inst. American (China) 31st inst

The N. P. S Co.'s steamer Shutumul arrived al Tacoma on the 8th inst

The N. P. F. Co.'s sleamer Lyrn from Yako hama for Tacoma on the gth inst.

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ready to defray the entire initial cost of the

the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Furthermore, the system benefits no are class fur it is intended to be shared in by all owners of Chinese tenemen-house, and not Chinese have taken up the matter is but another illustration of their public-spiritedness, from whose book the othes may usefully take a leaf

owners in particular. That the Chinese should

much to the advantage of the inhabitants in general,.

The careless application of a somewhat backneyed phrase as 10 the selling of the

birthright for "a mess of potuck" (sic) betrays

but too clearly the haphazard metod of

denunciation which "Aquarius "seeks to level against that clas off our population without whom we should certainly be very much ill at ese in Hongkong.

Yours faithfully,

NOT A CHINAMAN. Hongkong, 10th December, 1902.

NOT A COLLAPSE.

To vor Kostor or um "Honggong TeleoraTH." DEAR SIR, With regard to your article of last evening "Two More Collapses," wish to contradict the report made re the houses at the corner of Old Nailey and Caine Road. This was not a collapse at all, but simply the overturn ng of some bricks on the upper floor by some coolics who were sent in clear away the rubbish, and which did not carry away any of the masonry as stated. The injury done to the chiki was ca sed by one of the bricks. falling on his leg; he was really more f ishtened

than burt.

J

Yours faithfully,

B. BROTHERTON MARĶER;

Architect. Hongkong, 10th The ember, Foo.

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Correspondents.)

CANTON, 9h December. FIGHTING BB EVANS.

The American Admiral Fighting Bob Evans was last night entertained by the Commissioner of Customs. The band of the U.S.S. Kentucky was in attendance, but un- fortunately the weather prevented guests taking advantage of the grounds which were beautifully illuminated with le tric lights in Chinese and Japanese interns. The Admiral left this morning on the U.S.S. Helenu for Hongkong.

CANTON RIVER PIRACY.

will be on the best scale. In the second ac!, a ballet of street dancers will be introduced.

will display their full strength in this producthe Haikaan tael was fixed to obviate this to a tion, and the scentry and mounting generally certain extent, and it is not certain that much would be gained by actually coining what is at present only a paper unit; nor would it neces sarily lead to any settlement of a ratio between silver and gold. That something must be done

already a large demand is being made for seats, and crowded audiences should be

assure!

NAVAL NOTES,

U.S. gunboat fielena alter conveying Admiral Evans to Canton returned yesterday.

U.S. Flagship Kentucky came out of the drydock at Kowloon yesterday.

U.S. moniters Monterey and Forklerup are undergoing repairs at the Cosmopolitan, and Aberdeen docks.respectively,

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Grey has been selected as the best colour for British warships, as being less conspicuous, and the German navy department has also adopted that colour for its war paint of ships.

THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

A valued correspondent sends to the M. C. D. News the following remarks question, which has recently become a very on this

acute ont:~*

"One of the clauses of the Treaty of Shang- hai is that it is agreed that the Chinese Government shall introduce a coinage for the Empire, which shall be the only legal tender, fo, the payment of all duties, etc.

"This clause was, by a large number of people in London, considered to be of more

importance than the rest of the treaty, because it seemed to give promise that, if it were carried out in such a manner as to be effectives there might eventually be a currency in the Chinese Empire with a stability apart from the value of silver bars.

with all the other Asiatic commercial countries making their standard in gold is obvious, and we print our correspondevi's letter, as we have said, merely as one contribution in the dis- cussion of the subject which is now imminent.

BAUBS.

PROGRESS REPORT.

We take the following extracts from the report of the General Manager of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company on the work- ing of the mines for the month ending on the 15th November.

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ESTIMATED COST FOR MONTH ENDING

November 15th, 1902.

Co-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE

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ROYAL

Lessee and Manager Representative

JANET WALDORF Co.

First production here of a dramatisation of the THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING. famous stories by Sir Conan Doyle entitled "SHERLOCK HOLMES.” The author's wonderful conception of an ideal detective brought to life on the stage and his most thrilling experiences enacted with. realistic effects.

Mr. W. REULE. Mr. ARTHUR SEYMOUR.

Miss JANET WALDORF as IRENE ADLER, "Sherlock Holmes," Mr. Norval McGregor, and a strong supporting Company. SYNOPSIS OF THIS SENSATIONAL PLAY: Act 1, Scene 1, Holmes' Chambers, Baker Street, London. The case of a Royal scandal.. Scene II, In Baker Street. Sherlock Holmes in action. Scene III, Room in the house of.

European Salaries.........$ 6,141.13 Count Von Stamm. An alarm of fire. Act 1 Wages urface......... 56,330.10.

Scene 1, Professor Moriarty's cellar. The Development

campaign of the Napoleon crime. Holmes in the -3,545.00

lion's den. The great cigar scene. Scene II, Ore raising.........

4,829.24 14,404.64 | Street in London. The case of the Red-Headed Timber, fuel and charcoal

1,653.60 League. Scene III, Exterior of the City and $1,446.82 Sundries Royalty

Suburban Bank. The theft of the Beryl coronet, Holmes' fantastic methods. Act III, Scene I. l'efties

1,355.81 2,801.63 Holmes' Chambers. The unemotional detec

tive. An unexpected visitor. The mystery of $25,000.00 bansom cab.. Scene 11, At Victoria Station, The science of deduetian. Moriarty engages special train. Scene II, The falls of Reichenbach. The great fight on the cliff Act IV, The final problem. "SHERLOCK

Cost per ton, 17.61: A b.itery return of 3 24 dwt. per ton, should suffice to cover working

cosis.

OPIUM:QUOTATIONS.

Hongkong, 10th December. 'To-day's quotations are as follows;—

Miwa New

OLD

Aline measurements and assay results of prospecting work, prepared by the Mine Manager, show a total of 569 feet for the period | PATNA New (four weeks) under review, made up of 59 feet sinking, 147 feet driving, and 363 feet crosscut.

previous four weeks.. ting, as against a total of 343 feet, for the

**MILL

A separate milling return is given lierewith. The advantages derived from alterations are manifest from the increased output, which also means diminished cost. This output might be further augmented if the battery speed were increased to the extent. I originally in ended; but I am doubtful whether it would be a gain. in the end, because the increased vibration would lead almost certainly to stoppages arising from undue wear and tear, the structu é never having been designed for real hard work, The month's output embraces za oz. fine gold' contained in copper resulting from the melting- The presumption is, all the same, that down of worn-out plates. This copper is nothing will be done to give effect to this clause being separately dispatched. Cyaniding is in the treaty, at any rate until the treaty is progressing as well as ratified. But there is nothing to prevent the expecting, considering the

one is justified in nature of the Chinese Government from introducing an immaterial (concentrates) and the fact that we perial coinage without any agreement with any have to deal with it in a raw condition. Inas Foreign Powers:

much as in the previous run the extraction

been made here also. reached only $7 per cent. improvemen has

Customs, with the consent of the Chinese "Why should not the Imperial Maritime Government, themselves inaugurate a coinage for the maritime trade of the Empire? The mint or mints must be under the control of the Customs, or of some bady deriving its powers from the Government; and the Customs would by the same authority, only receive that coinage or its equivalent, for the payment of duties. The Foreign Governme ts, consider

sulted, but they would probably be glad to acquiesce.

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GENERAL

Sempam has given us very little trouble since the plant has, been got into full swing again; but 1 Manager there reports. that the sand nuisance is as marked as evi, and our pay-rell is much increased thereby, Among surface improvements beyond those already named under mining, the only one

tunnel alongside the Railway, between the battery and Bukit Koman shaft, as a dynamite

entailed in fetching explosives from the old store, thus avoiding the trouble and delay now

store at Raub.

In connection with the Canton River piracy and the death of Evans, there arived here yesterday, escorted by about so soldiers and chained, eight men from the village of How Wah, who are supposed to be the actual pering the events of 1950, would have to be con-worthy of mention is the excavation of a short retrat rs of the sime. The chief of the gang is named Liang Mun who had a price on his head and was re agnized by the junk captain's wife. They were ca tured by Wong Liang Ying, chief of the soldiers in the district, and some of the stolen property was also found. am informed that the details of the confession contain some information at which many Europeans will be much surprised. The in- demnity of 5:0,500 paid by the authorities to the widow is principally come out of Ad-tained by the fact that the mint only coined miral Len Boah's pocket, he heing the Admiral in sole command of all gunboats and torpedo craft in the river and delto."

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F G. Figg, Acting Director of the longkong Obser-

valory:--

On the rob at 1435 am. The brome'er has risen over Jap n, fallen slightly along the China coast.

Pressure is hivh. over the N, part of the Sea of Japan low across the N. part oft & China Sea and the Pacific between Luzon and the Loochoos

Fresh mananon in the Formosa Channel and N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast-light or mod rale NE. br ezes;

showery.

WELL, MERITED' PUNISHMENT-A

and the only coin available for the payment of The Haikuan tael being thus a minted coin, duties, would, or might, eventually become the standard of value for all the treaty ports; and tater on night become the recognised currency of the Empire,

be guld standard once fixed, would be main

"The ratio between the Haikuan tael and

sufficient to meet the demands of the trade.

"There are many difficulties at onse apparent, the chief of which is the f et that longkong is a British colony, the curren y of which would be finally decided by the British Government: But the currency system of Chien is in such a deplorable condition, that any discussion as to a way of improving it is desirable."

"Shanghai, and December, 1902.”

It is to stimulate discussion of this very pressing question that we print this contribution; that it will be accepted as it stands by many of or readers is hardly probable, for a diseased currency is one of those things for which every one who gives any attention to it has a different remedy to propose. At the outset we may as w reprint the exact terms of Article II of the Treaty of Shanghai, taken from the version submitted to Parliament

"China agrees to take the necessary steps to provide for a uniform national coinage which shall be legal tender in payment of all duties,

, the instance of Mr. Crisp, Inspector of Build.xes, and other obligations throughout the

165. Krainer Sireet, was charged before Mr. F. ing. Wong Lom, owner of houses Nos. 163 and

Hazeland, with wing hroten bricks, bad sanrtar, etc., while building the premises,

1.bour in connection with distribution of fire- We may expect in future some saving of

wood to the several boilers by the provision of contractors are called substantial cribs at central points, where the

Whereas in the past it was the rule for the upon to deliver

woodcutters to stack their wood wherever it pleased them, and most of that drawn for recent consumption has been gathered in a hallfloating condition from the swamps,

This being the first solid month's run f mine and mill under nuyiling like the condi tions which I have endeavoured to establish, I append a cost sheet, which will be a feature in all my future reports: It can, if thought désir able, be made much more analytical, but is at least better than donet all; You will gather from it that with a monthly output of 300 tons, a battery recovery of 4 dwt, per ton should under Dormal conditions fully satisfy all costs. The month just past appears to me to be a very fair one to base calculations on, as we had very heavy rains, involving additional labour and fuel and some few economies still. remain to be put in force. In future months too, we should be able to reckon on quité a little addition to our revenue from the Cyanide Plant.

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MILLI G, RETURN FOR FOUR WEEKS TO Empire by British as well as Chinese subjects,”

15TH NOVEMBER, 1992, The ratifications of the Treaty of Shanghai Stamps working 49. Period of work 28 days. have to be exchanged on or before the 5th of Time lost 3 38 days or B1 hours 18 minutes for September next, so that this anicle comes into the whole mill. Of

The N, P. S. Co.'s steamer Olymplu from Mt. Crisp stated that according to the plans, force within nine months, it being only Aniclesponsible for 2 h Sempam was re

Victoria for Yokohama on the Sth inst.

The N. P. S. Co's sten er Pleiades from Victoria, B.C., for Yokohama on the 4th inst.

The A. L. S. N. Co.'s steamer Vindobong Jeft K be for this port yesterday, oth inst.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Canton let. Singapore for this port on the 9th inst. The J. M. Co.'s steamer Amsang from Cal cutia and the Straits left Singapore for this port on Tuesday, the 9th inst., p.3.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamer Tartar arrived at Nagasaki at 10a.m., on Tuesday, the 9th inst, and feft again as 5 pm, same day for Kobe where she is due to arrive at 6am, on Thursday, the 11th inst.

COTTAM & CO, FOR SUN hats,

45 minutes due to ibere was a foundation, but when he inspected VIII whese enforcement is postponed until all lightning; 33 hours caused by total stoppage the place, he discovered that four courses had the Treaty Powers have a reed to it Nothing of 10 stamps by defective cam shaft pulley; been erested, without foundations. Mr. Crisp would practically be gained then by urging on samilier stoppages were

caused by slipping also examined the bricks and mortar and the Customs to undertake the desired coinage, bells and broken driving ropes; and the found that they were of the poorest quality, and it must be remembered that, as was shown balance for the clearing plates, &c. Ore and not fit for building-purposes. The centre not long ago in the ease of the Imperial Test, milled-Bukit Koman 2,001 tons. But it of the walls was filled up with broken bricks, there is some jealousy in the provinces of any Hitam 1,284. Total 3,285 tons, When, he discovered that state of affairs, hextension of the authority and powers of the promptly ordered the work to be stopped. The Customs.

ers of the Amalgam collectest:-2,039 oz, yielding 795 oz. of smcited gold (39-Fineness of gold defendant stated that the workmen bad recently There is no suggestion in Article I that the bullion.gitz Concentrates saved-Blanket arrived from Canton, and did not know the provision of a uniform national coinage is in any logs 35 tons, average 28 6 det. Buddlings 78) laws of the Colony regarding houre-building-way connected with the establishment of a fixed tons, overages 1gr dwi Ta'lings Assays Mr. Hazelind fined him $ico or eight weeks." Tra lo-between gold and silver in China, nor is avera e 11'71 dwt. Gald bullion vie'd per ton

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