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THE CHINA SQUADRONI The changes in the composition of the China Squadron are now almost complete. The. following ships now compose it:-Dindem, first-class cruiser (F1- Captain 1. W. Savory),

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 1905.

MACHO-NUTES! [From Our Own Correspondent,}

Macao, and October, 1999," THE FANCY FAIR.

The Rev. Father Games, SJ, the promoter the new Portuguese English School for

THE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS AT

SHANGHAI..

same vessel. Everything they could do they "did"willingly; placing both money and clothes at their disposal. It is acis sach as these that makes the whole world kis, re

It is reported by Shanghai telegram that the Russian warships and transporta, Askold, TWO, ENGINEERS LOST Mandjour, etc., will undergo repairs there. building yard has been concluded. Kobe

flaralde

THE MINK DISASTER.

SINKING OF THE "IISIBH-HO."

"ACTS OF HEROISM. -

FULL PARTICULARS

The Chin Hua cruised about the scene for

engineer Muir, though it was's forlom hope, second engineer, Colin B. Manchas, and third as the boat in which they were had evidently been drawn, under by the suction of the sinking vessel.

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The Halsh-ho was the last ship went, out for the China Merchants B. N. Co. and made her fi si trip about five

five years ago. Her officers

Wire:-

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One merchant who made‘a clip in his remarks was hissed off the platform A-native-agent-of- the Standard Oil Company who has managed. to dispose of a large quantity of the oil," was severely, criticisedToward the end of the meeting, it was proposed to boycott him alan South-China Daily Journal, REPORTED ILL-TREATMENT OF

CHINESE ON THE RAND..

flagship:of: Admiral Sir Gerard H. U. Noth of the bariar for the purpose of raising funds contract between Russian agents and a ship. ? some dve, hours in the hope of picking up the as he owns a large bookstore in Nanking,-. K.C.D., X.CNO., commanding the aquadron Hogue, first-class armoured cruiser, Captain

poor Chinese boys, was deserving of better E. G. shottland; Sutir), Gest-class cruiser,

success than that which attended the fibey fair Captain W. Grant; Andromedia, first-class cruiser, Captain R. N. Ommanney; Aster, at the public gardens on Saturday and Sunday. second-class cruiser, Captain 1, si. Tufnelli An untitanate day was fixed for balding the Bonaventure, second-class cruiser, Cantain bar, considering that on the 1st October the H. H. Turieise; and the second-class crancas, K. C. Bishop at Hongkong was to be con- Iphigenia, Captain W. B. Fawkner, and Sirius,crated when the majority of the Portugurat Moore, which are under Community would remain in Hongkong On Captain C. H. orders for home, on relief by the Flora, now Saturday evening when the has tat opened the on the station. To these may be added the attendance was small and throughout yealer. despatch vessel Ainestly, Commander, Mday the number of visitors. was no greater, Harbord; the sinops Cadmur, Commander H. du C. Luard, and Clia, Commander H. D. Wilkin, D.NO.; the feca, topedo-bont des troyer der at ship., Captain. F. Charlton, and her Antilla of thirteen "destroyers," and the nine shallow draught qu bout which patrol the rivers of the statin,

ASILE DE LA STR. ENHANCE.

BISHOP, P. ZZONI'S VISIT

4th inst.

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There were not many excursionists from Hong. Our correspondent at Shanghai wired us kong eliber, and what with the Indifferent brief details of the sinking of the China Mer- weather prevailing, the conditions attending chants N. Co.'s steamer dick-ho, off the the Bazaar were far from favourable. Although South Et promotory early in the week, and we now clip the following particulars from the nn responsibility can attach to the organisers

I feel certain, were minst anxious to Shanghai Times, of 221 d 1081; :—3 who, please one and all of the patrons, une of the Co-operators at the stalls might have exercised Hittle more judgment in velik dioles In Chinese gentlemen patronizing the "show." As it happened, umbrage was jaken by a proof minent Chinese gentleman of Hongkong to has scans court sy was shown. This is the more regrettable as the charitable disposition the person in question is well known in

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your colony,

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A PROCESSION INCIDENT,

Furopean visitor." from Hongkong appeared to be desirous of earning cheap notoriety, in an attempt to create

scene

On Monday his Lordship, Bishop Przioni, the newly consecrated Bishop of Tavia and Vica-Apostolic of Hongkong, paid his first vitas bishop to the French Conv at nt Wan. chai. It had been arranged that the visit should take place on or about Thunday (la-morrow), but in account of other engage ments that date was found to be inconvenient, And on Sunday last the Mother Superior was informed that his Lordship would visit the Convert and celebrate Mass the next morning, Accordingly preparations were made te hasten the necessary arrangements, and the pre arranged programme for a uitable reception had to be somewhat abridged, as, on account of the inclemency of the weather several of the pupils who should have taken part, and. were prepared to do so on Thursday, were not pre- sent on Monday. However, his Lordship, accompanied by his consecrating prelate, Bishop Menicetti, a d the other Rishops now in the Colony, and attended by some twenty priests, including French, Italing, Spanish, and Chinese, with a number of miņatis's repa

The French syndicate undertaking the electric to the Convent early on Monday morning, where the new Bishop celebrated Pontifical High Missighting of the city are pushing on their work

Yet another maritime disaster is added to the already fuil list cau-ed by the deadly floating mines. It is the Irony of fate that after the belligerents in the great Far Eastern war have buried the hatchet, and agreed upon the terms peace, that their instruments of destruction scattered brandcast over the seas, should deal death to non-combalinis.

Master-Captain A. A. Crawford. Chief officer-C. F. Maundril. 1. Second officer-Mr. McCoy. *''***hief engineer—Mr. Gill,"

Second engineer-Collin B., Manchan. · Third engineer-Mr. Muir.

CAPTAIN CRAWFORD'S STORY.

Captain Crawford, master of the ffsik-ho, when interviewed by a Timer man, said pi

"About 6 30 a.m. on Saturday morning we were steaming along about 123 miles to the Southward of the S. E. Promontory, when 1- felt a dull jar and shock fron's me where for ward, which was so severe that is smashed all pins in the windows of the chart room. I imediately, rushed on deck and the first thing

that I saw was water rushing out of the ventil The China Nav gation Co. steaner Chinators on the main deck forward. The bow of #tua, from Chefoo, which arrived here yester the ship was gradually sinking and suddenly day afternoon, brought a thrill ng tale of disas the forchaich blew off and some of the light ter and death, to which are added deeds of cargo fluated off. heroism and self-sacrifice.

The story is a ghastly one involving the com- plete loss of a magnificent ship and the death of two of her officers and about seventeen Chinese,..

The chief engineer had the presence of mind to stop the engines and blow off steam as soon as the shock occurred. I was standing on the bridge deck watching the bow sink and at the pricestion at Sin mingo yes'er-

as the water rose gradually up to the bridge. day afternoon. While watching the progress of the procession along the street he refused to

According to the officers of the Chin Hundeck, I heard it tunning down into the stake- raise his hat when the procession pissed by the China Merchants' S. N. Co.'s steamer sich hole like the falls of iagara. ite was called upon by a sergeant of police toho, bound from Chefeo to Shanghai, struck a then dived into the water and floated conform with the religious custom of the place, mine at 6.10 am Saturday when 100 miles and upon being blurale he had his headgear south of the South-East Promotory, and in some removed for hijn. Needless to say, the friend

ten or fiteen minutes plunged into the depths, with whom he was in comp my did not see the

ค sense of a gratuitous effrantery by refusing compliance with a cum however much at variance with his own ideas, according to the dictates of his particular creed, set was deb manded of a gentleman as an ordinary act of civility imposed by the common law of social obligations.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING,

never to rise.

The officers of the Chim Hea, which, about ten miles astern of the ill-fated vessel when the explosion occurred, lowered her and performed noble work in rescuing the survivars, many of whom were in the cold water for over an hour,

boat cover, upon which I climbed 1 stuck to around tili 1 caught sight of part of a wonden this until I was picked up by one of the boats. All the boats left the ship safely and it is sup- po-ed that the life boat that was sunk was drawn down by the suction when the ship sank.

The SAPapa's Hongkong correspondent sends the following to that paper which although we translate should be taken with reserve, subject to confirmation:-"A friend who has arrived from the Southern cean tells me that Chinese, labouring at the "munes in South Africa are cruelly vented to a pitiable extent and, no one takes shy notice of these things. Although under contract, the labourers do not receive the wages and food set down in their contracts. They are each day required u chliel aus (bore) a depth of twentysix inches of rock, and if anyone does not da this he is lasher with a leather whip, while n deduction is also made in his wages. The foreigners the mines even go so far no lo put the very largest of cangues un the necks of the Chinese labourers and then make them work on as usual while wearing these cangues.

are gym and after another under the burdens on them. Our Consul, Mr. ilu, takes not the slightest notice of these things, Alas! those who pity our brethren have no one to appeal to for help,”— v. G. 1). x 25.

Under the circumstances our countymen there

ADMIRAL KODJESTVENSKY.

REPORTED SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE BRAVE SAILOR.

We regret learn from the Japan Mail that Admiral Rodjestvensky's condition is not at all satisfactory. The wounds on his body are healed but that on his hea is will open, and there are plain evidences that the bone has been splintered. But as the wound is deep, reach- ing to the immediate neighbourhood. of the "From the first shock till the time of the

brain, ti e surgeons cannot meddle with it. In addition to this the Admiral is attacked by gas sip's sinking not more than twenty minutes passed. The ship seemed to sink straight on. end. There was no explosion from the boilerstric troubles from which, he has long suffered, He is unable to move without assistance, and as the sank.*

his legs are much wallen. If this last symptom comes from the heart, the case is serious

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THE GOLD SUPPLY NOW, AND TEN-YEARS BACK.

A COMPARISON,

It is as wall to tako occasionally a few min»;; ules for the considération of our bakissell} position, apart from the aspects in which it in discussed privately among us in our ordinary ... conversation, and publicly in the half-yearly statements, which are made at th

the general meetings of the shareholders in banka, mile ways, and other industrial concerns Thosa statements are very usafol in themselves, and frequently contain very valuable information, that they are necessarily bounded in a-digree by the particular class of business with which the instantion has to deal, to the shareholders of wincls they are addressed. But while the demand for its employment depends ultimataly. on the state of industry of the country-the wants of other countries, the requirements of war, the carrying out of great public, works, all make demands for the use of money which affect the price paid for the use of it.

As time goes on there is an increasing tendency for the rate for the use of money to become more uniform over all civilised couns tries, and naturally this reault follows with more regularity in those countries in which the conditions of trade and the oastal run of pinfiis arc ninat uniform. We can hardly ex-

settled country, which is in a rapidly growing and progressive state, and in which the demand for the use of capital exceeds the local supply, to correspond exactly with those of a country in which like England, or France or Germany in there is usually, if not always, a sufficient amount of loinable capital to meet all reqnireinents,

pect the rate charged for advances in a newly

But while this is the case there have been, during the last few years, very extraordinary alterations both in the amount of banking capital and in the stock of gold, and of silver money in use in the principal countries of the world. The two things naturally go together, for the precious metals form the basis of the reserves on which banking rests. We will therefore proceed to examine into the amounts nl specie held now and about ten years since-- the statements to hand, do not admit of the figures being carried down to a later date.,

To make this matter clear, we give a table compiled from the report of the director of the mint of the United States of the approximate stocks of money in the principal conntries of the world at the close of the years 1903 and 1893 Owing to requirements of space, we have included in this table only the more im portant countries, but as those which are not omitted only amount to about 6 per cent of the whole, we may regard it as an adequate statement of the position of affairs in this respect in the world at the present day.

in the institution's beautiful chapel. After mass vigorously in spite of the handicap they meer.service; and we are therefore enabled to give to-day thankful tha tardiness in arriving at the | SINGAPORE AS A NAVAL; BASE. | included are not many and the sums

way

→ A PASSENGER'S STORY. One of the survivors of the terrible disaster has kindly put the following facts at our our readers a complete account of what hap pened from the moment of the explosion.

About to ubules past six on Saturday morning, when the vessel was approximately 100 miles South of the S. E. Fromontory, a tre mendous explosion suddenly rent the air. The only two passengers, Mr. Brass and Mr Dodsworth, were in their cabins' at the time; Isnis being asleep. When the crash came, both men were thrown out of their berths They were on their feet and on the deck in as

inst.nt.

Brief As the interval had been, the ship was atready settling down by the head, part of the bow having been blown away by the mine.

The power- refreshments were partaken of, and then a with in the scarcity of labour. general tour of inspec ton of the entire Convent line in Mengha is well advanced; the con-

made.

his Lordship expressing his lively crete beds for the 'motors, and other heavy Aatisfaction with the perfection of all arrange machinery are already laid, while pillars and ments to the housing and education of the joists which are all of steel are being hoisted inmates. Aber lunch and a rest Benediction into position with all expedition. The water was sung, and then the party adjourned to the reservoir is nearly complied. At the same time as work is horred on at the power-tation Reception Hall, which had been most taste- fully and elegantly decorated with palms, and other men are engaged erecting the poles along draped satines, that of his Lordship, pained by the roadway. It seems a pity that large pagoda one of the Sisters and draped in yellow silk,teres that took many and many years to grow Occupying a conspicuous position in the wall to the size that afford such grateful sha e in immediately above him. Here the proceedings the Rua do Campo had to be felled. Surely opened by a pianoforte aventure, Cour des the need for large stady trees could not be Ptionnaires, which was followed by the minimized in a place like Macao with pupils' singing at the "Welcome song," from scorching heat in the hot summer months and it was a piece of unpardonable vandalism to the Carnival ile Venire. An address of wel

sacrifice them altogether when the lopping off come, illuminated on vellem, was then present- ed to the Bishop, and was read in phrases by of a few branches here and there could cer sen little girls Thrn caine a similar address taiply have effecied the lighting of this parchans. Order and discipline had disappeared. by the Chinese children, in the untonese ticular part of the city with as much efficiency dialect, with which his nulship's quite fami

ag of erwine, Har. Song and pianoforte solos fall wed, and after a song of welcome sung by all the children present, the placeelings terminated with the singing of the British National Anthem. And thus ended what was to the children at least a very happy day.

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DEPARTURE OF COMMANDER REYES. Commander &. Reyes, of the ganbnal Rio Lia, leaves for Lisbon today.

THE EARTHQUAKE.

We have not yet heard the last of the earth quake Residents, are gradually hecoming CHIN CHIN, JOSN IN A TYPHOON, Rabituated 19 the swaying sensation invariably arcompanying the tremure which seem now to be of regular occurrence bere in Macao. At EXPERIENCE OF THE "CHARTERHOUSE"

about a quarter past twelve o'cl ck this morn 3rd inst.

ing there was felt another sluk,sharp enough Upon the arrival of the British steamer to wake up most people and accompanied by Charts house in port this morning the captain the tiscmentuin sozd as of crumbling of rcks in the bowels of the earth Strange to reportedthat a14am, on the 28th alt, wh lein the Gulf of Tonkin he enc satcred a very heavy say, the first shock, as before, is followed by typhoon, the centre of which passed over the ship as other half an hour 1ster. The duration of the at 6 pm. At first the wind was blowing from accond shock is shorter and the premonitory NNW. and afterwards from SSA, with "mour- rumide more sulidued. tainous sens All the lovable ileek fistings wire -washed overboard: the s'ram pipes were wrench. ed off the dicks, and the tarpaulins repeatedly washed off h siches, large quantities of water being shipped. During the progress of the ty phonn all the passengers, who were' ballened under hatches, subscribed one dollar per head for Chin Chin Joss in the hope of saving their lives.

Muca", 3rd October, tros DEPARTURE OF GHYANDER REYES____

Comma der Reyes, of the ganhoat Raliva, left here yesterday marg fy the Heungshan ine Honkong where he will start on his jouney for Lisbon. The departing com mandler had a hearty send-off; A large number of friends, included among whom at the wharf were any civiliar were to bid the naval afficer "good-bye" and wish him God-speet. That he was popular with his officers and men on by and is proverl beyond a doubt in the fact that when the was steaming through she salewand when passing the io Lit, the sailors on board the Pontaguese gunhat were draw upon deck and on a given signal gare three hearty chees to their depaning chief, who a fully acknowledge it by raising and way. ing his hit to the slicers and men until that morning under his command.

Heungshan,

confusion. Panic-stricken Chinese were rush. whole ship was in a seething state of to and fro in terror, whilst the Chinese crew were madly endeavouring to lawer away the boats. For a few valuable minutes all was

Gradually the ship seitled lower down at the bow and the stern rase higher from the water.

ACTS OF BERdism,

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FORTUNATE PROCRASTINATION. One passenger by the Chin Hao, a lady, is place of departure in thefan, alone prevented ber from sailing on the ill-fated vessel. As it was she came by the Chin Hua, and had enough excitement to last a lifetime.

he states that the sight of the Chinese battling for ble and literally catching at straws to keep themselves above water, was enough to unnerve 'the 'strongest man. She pays a glowing tribute to the officers and passengers of the Chin llwa, who did everything possible to a leviate the sufferings of the survivors, the majority of whom lost all their belongings and were in great need of clothing, etc.

2..E BUMB OUTRAGE,

DETAILS OF THE ATTEMPT TO KILL DUKE TSAJ

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The news published by the Observer'in by no means clear. Rentes telegram would af 'most make one believe that Japan was taking a part in the establishment of a naval baie st singapore; the French telegram says that Great Britain has Japan's consent.

It is clear that every interpretation of this kind is eneneous, for no Power, least of all England, is obli,ed to come to an agreement with angther Power before fortifying any place within its territory or d minions., All we can be sure of is, that Singapore is going to be furti. fed, for a naval base hat this character only in so far as it affords every guarantee of security and resistance. On the other hand, the Eng: liste Admiralty never hesitates 10,spend money- judiciously when it is neces ary, and above all

does not do things by halves.

A profound sensation was caused throughout Though we cannot but adinire the foresight" North China yesterday (writes the China Times with which this chain of fortresses which ex

iends from Great Britain' to Hongkong, has of the 25th inst.) when it became known, short-

been constructed, we cannot help deploring ly after noon, that an infernal machine had been

the almost total indifference that has contin- ex lnded in the Peking Railway Station just as I was then that one of the bravest acis of heroism any man could d", was performed by the High Commissioners-whom the Chinese all, been shown with respect to our colony of Indo-China, wh.ch henceforth will enjoy the The Chief Engineer Mr. Gill The ship Government are sending and to study con was by this time at an angle of 60 degrees; yet ditions in foreign countries with a view to gain-privilege of being enclosed between two Fng. in spite of this, he dashed below to the engine ing information likely to be useful in connection lish naval bases, Hongkong and Singapore,

in the Chinese Empire-were about to take only to let Japan occupy these islands as well room, sent off the steam and eased off the safe-with the introduction of administrative reforms When we reflect that we lank the Pescadores. Formosa, it is clear that to call the China ty valve; the avoiding an after explosion,

their departure for Tientsin en route for their

Sea open is little else than gentle irony, several fore gn destinations,

In the meantime, Mr. Brass on' meeting the deck, had found a life huny and slipped it tinder his arms. As he did so, he caught sight of his Chine e servant,

"Can swin, boy?" he cried. "No can swi, master;" was the reply, "Then take this. Keep it cear up ander your arms and look out for the boats."

They then made their way to where the "hinese were still grappling with bonts that refused to be lowered. At least they went down with a rush; one on the part side and one on Mr. Bass, who was helping to le starboard lower the part that, here ines with so accident Dwing to bad fixings, or something, the ropes rusher through his hands and literally tore the

skin from the bones.

OFFICERS AT THEIR POSTS. Captain Crawford was at his place, on the bridge, with one of his officers. The chief en- vinere and the two passengers were on the hurricane deck.

There was title time for words; but by one of these curious phenomena that affect human

"Can I be of any use?" said the the situation. › assenger, “No. 1 think noi" replied the chief. The starlinard boat was by this time

· this morning that a serious firm had ħ olen out yesterday mornino mander Reyas on board kind, two of them found time to comment on

A FALSE ALARM.

2nd inst. On account of slight accid-m to a vessel in the Hongkong and Whampna Dock Co's dock at Hung Hom, the rumour was sprend abroad in the dock. Inquiries, however, showed the following to be the facts, from which the groundless rumour-azore, At 9.30 am. to-day while the workmen were down in the engine room of the s.s. Penne, which is in dock being everbauled and having so minor repairs effected, one of the lamps got broken and falling caused a little oil in the scuppers to ignite, and n burst of fame shooting up des troyed the skylight above, but the flames were quickly subdued without extraneous aid, and no damage, practically, was done. The s.s. Posode is the yacht of the Governor of Ponope Island (German possession), near the Marshall Islands, in the South Pacific.

LAND SALES

and inst.

EXODUS OF CHINESE.

to

I have heard it reported that, on account of the scare created by the continuance of the seismic disturbances how for the past three months, the exodus of Chinese from the colony has approximated, by a rough guess, a fifth of its normal population. It is estimated that the population of Macro, in round figures, is one of from 7:45:00

75,000 inhabitants, so that it is surmised that some 5,000 or sin must have icft during the past three; in nibs. It is also safe to say that the exitus is only a temporary one, and as von as the scare has subsided almost every one of those who have left will mend itself to the Chinese, who enjoy in it safety of life and property, immunity from vexatious official interference, salubrity of climate, and last, though not leas", greater economy of living and better and healthier habitations.

The outra e created enormous excitement in:

the Chinese capital, which is now in a highly perturbed slate, and scarcely less sensation was caused in Tientsin where the first news was, of conse, received at the yamen af 11.E. Yuan Shih-kai whence it quickly leaked out among the 'Chinese

'Information from Paking is to the effect that the Commissioners had entered the train and were ready to start, when a young Chinese student on the platform recently returned from abroad, threw the bomb at the car, injuring tightly the High Commis mers, Hoke Foul, and seriously wounding His Excellency, fi sinn, Another of the principal Commissioners who is stated to be vice-president of the Poard of Revenue at Peking; while four or five were kil ed on the spat, and nthers were wounded.

From another well informed source we learn, that, just as the members of the Commission were boarding the train at the Peking Railway Station, an inferral mochine was thrown, kill ing two servants our gle. One of the servants kille was terribly, mingled, and his body from the breast upwards was blown to atoms,

The Duke and Comunissioner Risino were

The Viceroy Yuan Shih-Lai's son fortunately escaped injury.

It was decided that, on account of the out- rage, it would be necessary to postpone inde finitely the departure of the Commissionen

Three persons have been cap ured in con- section with the outrage. lowered and in the water. It was full of Chin-injured by splines ab at the face and neck. Рус without single Furopeau. "Then I think this is no place for me," said the passenger, And clambring over I'm going to trek the deck rail, he dived nut into the sea The sinking ship was abŋai 60 yards from the boat and when the passenger reached it, it was only to find that the Chinese ah. solutely refused to allow him to climb in. n he hung on the stern and waited until as- sistance came along.

Three minutes later, t'e chief engineer came sinngside and manged to clamber in. It was at this moment that the sick he felt her death throes. She suddenly plunged her head down and her stera rising clear from the water, hunk perpendicularly for fully a minute. Then she slowly disappeared, sinking so genlly that the suction was very small. As she sunk from to the rail at the avern.

The Viceroy on receipt of the news sent up to Peking the Customs Tantai Liang, Railway Tactal M. T. Liang, ant Police Commissioner Tean; together with two doctors, and Colone! Munibe, A.D.C, The fact that so many mem- ber of the Viceroy Yuan's 'st were hastily summoned appears to indicate that the Gav ornine tat Peking is thoroughly reused to action, and that it is taking the most effective possible steps by calling on Yuanh h-kai to give his powerful assistance!

We are of opinion that the time has come to sto speak, give our colony air, and to lake advantage of the friendly feelings shows to ua by England in order to assure our possession ofthe island of Hainan,

It is very pleasant to bave a rolony that we can defend against invader, but we must also have the power to leave it when we wish

It s then demand an exit door,-Leko det kine

(Table not printed,) an It will be observed that the aggregate stock of gold is stated as being,

.........................£1,075,109,000 while it was on December 31, in 1903

The stock of gold is thus more in

729,680,000

1go, than it was in 1893 by... 345,420,000 creased in this manner, that of silver has while the stock of gold used as coinage has in.. diminished.

This was at the end of 1913..... £ $11,780,000 While it was at the correspond

ing date in 1893 ....................

628,320,000

Being thus far in 1903 by....... 116,540,000

To make the manner in which the detail in warked out clear, we subjoin a table showing

Some of the detail is extremely curious. The the estimated alteration in the countries named, holding of the following countries in gold has

increased as follows

The United Stater.. Austria-Hungary Frasi Germany............... Russia ...

Britain.

Gold more in 1923:

than in 1893 £138,760,000.

31,360,coo

18,660,000 -35.780,000 65,740,000

The case of Belgium is very peculiar. In Belcium the gold held appears to hava dimi. nished £5,000,000 and the Silver £6,000,000, Japan is in the same position, the gold held is stated to have diminished £2,000,000, and the silver nearly £17,000,000 In Great Bri tain the gold appears to be less by nearly £4,000,000, while silver has increased $760,000, THE SLAGAPOKE DOCKS,

This last we may add corresponds with our own belief, that the amount of gold in circu- lation tends to diminish, and that of silver to. KÍNE MILLION STERLING CLAIM.

increase. The general statement as to the gold coinages in the, British Empire" is as We (Singapore Free Press) are informed, on good authority, that the claim made by the follows for the ten years referred to

Table II-British Empire Gold Coinage, Canjong Pagar Pock Company against the Colonial Government amounts to the astound.

1891-1993.

Total of nx figure of nine million pounds steriing!

Australia British this stupendous sum will take the Colony's Years, Creat

Empire, breath away, for it does not make the least pretence to stand in any intelligib'e relation 1894 £5,680,ora £7,234,000 £ 12,014000. 6,9:8,0.0 10,648,000 3,720,000 whatever to the published accounts of the 185 4,807,000. 7,110,000 11,917.000 Company. It appears to be merely a glorifica 1896 lign of the. ask price" of Indian hawker, 1897 who swears by all his gods that he is a ruined 1898. man if he takes by rupees for what he 1899 eventually pacidly surrenders for two rupees 1901 eght anuas. When it comes to the Com- mittee of the late nnjnng Pagar Dock Com. 1903 pany pauing a value upon what they are re- quired to part with, they evidently "hear the East a-calling," and adopt the commercial actice of the minor Asiatic dealers. If the shares of the Company, not a very long time ago, say, just after Mr. John Anderson made his famous speech, stood at about $220 in the marke, how is it that, without any fur- ther addition to the comp ny's assets and in face of a policy of curtailing expenditure and reducing establishments on the expropriation being derided upon, those very saine shares, day be, worth, say, so each, or about wo the "nine million stealing" basis, muse to

9,446,000

13.90,1,000

18,840,000

23,014,000

12,487,00

1,784,000 7,661,00 8,107,000 5,796,000 9,197,000 9.611,070, 19 0 13,000,000 10,024,000 22,508,000 9.880,000

7,126,000 13,414,003 18.53 10,149,000 11,118,000

1903

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£63,857,003 £89,126,00) £'$2,983,00 Of course, the general statements can only be estimated, but there is every reason for con such estimates can br, and the figures of the sidering them to be as close in the facts as coinages can he absolutely relied on. We be lieve that in this country, the amount of gold held in reserve by Banks has increased during the time referred to. A private arrangement like this can hardly be taken notice of even by the most careful inquirer who is not resiy dent in the country, and even by those who

which are naturally kept private, but wo may

A ister message states that the Commis thousand six hundred and fifty dollars each at are, it is very difficult to ascertain all the facts,

tlon was held of a lot of Crown land on the come back again, Macao has much to ́ com- | sight, one solitary Chinaman was seen hanging | sioners were due to leave by special train at { current rates of exchange! This conundrum ; fally believe that the amount of gold hold #

At the office of the Public Works Demit ment this afternoon, the letting by public auc south side of Kennedy Road and east of Ship Street, for a term of 75 years, with the usual ortion of renewal. This lot is registered as Inland lot No. 1714, contais.8 6.400 square feet, and carries an annual Crown rent of $44. The apset price was 31,28% There was no compe tillon, and the lo! was knocked down to Mr. P. Julyan, of the Public Works Lepartment, for $1,305,

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The next moment, the engineer assisted the passenger into the already overcrowded boat.

A PITROUS SCENE. The scene was pileous and extraordinary, Wreckage of all description was floating about, tovether with lien coops, bodies, and struggling Chinamen. One crate full of live ducks had been burst asunder, and the birds were making

the most of their freerom

THE EUROPEAN BAKERY, The establishment of a bakery is not an event of any bistorical or of such momentous importance as needs being put on record by any chronicler. But to any one who has lived long enough is this colony and has subjected Before long, the captain was seen floating on his digestive poup to the products of native log. He had been the last to leave the ship, Bakeries here, stablishment of an enter and swimming clear of the debris, had caught prize like the

Bakery, which comhold of a floating plece of timber. He also menced business on the 1st instant, is a want was taken into the boat.

The troubles of the shipwrecked people were, that, to use a time-worn phrase, has been long felt. The new bakery has its busiess located however, by no means ended. Albough Cap- in a convenient part of the city in Pux Central 'tain Crawford Astomed command, his orders

on the premises known as Nos 51 and 53, it were not obeyed; the Chinese probably being A badly frightened that obedience was for Kotten.

The British steamer Nithidale came in yesterday from Rangoon with a car,o office, and later in the day Capt. R. J. Fairley had two of the crew-J. Patterson and J. Montague-be forethe harbour master charged with continually and wilfully neglecting their duty on board, on is under efficient control and supervised by the high seas, since the 6th September. The competent people. Identified with the venture dealed the allegation, but the captain's are, 1 believe, some of those who have con #vidence" showed the case to be one of the nection with the business of Café Weisman, worst that has come before the Court for some Ld., in Hongkong. For the sake of residents time, Notwithstanding medical evidence to the themselves it is to be hoped that the Eopean Contrary, they felgned; illness); and afterwards Bakery has come to stay, and no better induce. used threats and impertinent language, ment can be held out to the management than tunately sighted, and by eight o'clock, and neglected their work, while Patterson dea general support, extended to them by the weary survivors were safely housed and cared faced the charts Not Me Deople. It has been mooted thai a now set of format thanks, and riven: by the ship

It was also found that there was no ping to the boat, so the hole was stopped up with the men's hats and pieces of clothing white baling oper liens became the order of the day,

Within an hour or so the CAIN #NG was for.

utmost

the

10.45, and this was the train attacked. The will have to be faced by these old Singaporeans bomb blew one entire side out of the car in and other holders who desire to slash so this country has practically not increased with. which the commissioners were about to travel, valiantly at the Colony's revenues and credit, to when we consider how onormous the coinages toia that time. This is a curious circumstance killing, according to this information, three per their own material advantage, For any com of gold, both in this country and in Australia mercial share to rise eleven hundred per cent sona and seriously wounding five. The com missioners did not start, and the train was can in value in the comparatively short time indi. have been during the ten years referred to cated is, we should imagine, unprecedented. Roughly, therecoinages have been £150,000,000 celled.

It is strongly suspected that the origin of the And, in view of this colosssi "nine million to show the matter clearly, we give the figurce

་་་ outrage is to be found in the Anti-Reform party sterling" claim, we cannot help thinking that for the ten years in question

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the arr frit paxsfer in the minds of certain We (The Shanghai Times) learn from indis- gentlemen who acclaimed the toss of the

bere, but the summary shows that the nei fự crease of gold in circulation in, the year. phtable authority that the assassin did not throw Prosperity of the Colony and the Federated

1903 amouble 30- £145,430,000 JUA the with the bombs undergo cost, war wine Malay Stated" at the last Siraite Dinner, must dow with the bomb under his coat, when the have been of a curiously mixed order, The decrease is silver in, Ejeculation for the infernal machine exploded prematurely, literal persons who were parties to the formulation of feature is that the Strata S

period is £116,540,007 ibat magnificent aíno million claim are to be ly blowing the men to atoms.

congratulated on one thing at may rate, their period shows a fellatio or contpel

to the Amodi wonderful nervel

€19,640.000 sterling!

It will be observed, from the statemen LATEST reports from Formosa'show that during Table: that the amount of gold held in THE MOVEMENT STILL VIGOROUS.

the month of August only cases of plague. tralia, Canada and India has greatly, jucreased Od 24h ult, a special meeting was called at: were reported in the island, bo h falalah Since during, this period. In round,

$100,000,0 0°OA Nanking to devire measures for boycotting the the outbreak of the plague at the beginning of merata is £40,030,000 but it cáit 40,000 cases of kersene oil recently shipped to the year up to the stat, August no less than that fally too

zors en coined Nanking by the Standard Oil Company The 338o cases were reported off)

the left our territories: This is no meeting was held in Aspacious ball behind the (ply to De fasted,

teprové:| regretted There are over me hundred people present that it by beep stampad get Contagian Temple, and was largely tended, temporary cessation of plague The student body and merchants were well to "alway, leter virulent

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THE BOYCOTT.

de The Hon, Mr. Dasil Taylor sentenced; them by-laws to second greater cleanliness and bet Pokerhed passopgers, and crow to the captain of prussfited, "and"; mapy eféquent speeches' ware, ther

Back to four weeks' imprisonment, with bard | ter sanitary conditions in' bakn houses is 'abcü 1. Jabonne

to be brought into force,

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made, all in" favour of enforcise

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for in the form of goods, which tise to us than Jbe specie

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