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ware received, one of which proved to be false. Two of the houser attacked ware reached by the Brigade before any great damage bad been one but it isnoteworthy that both places were fully in sured. The fourth outbreak was of a more serious" WATSON & CO., character, no less than six houses being gutted whlis two were rendered uninhabitable owing to the effects of both fire and water.. In this LIMITED.

case only one of the buildings was insured, so that Do suspicion attaches to the character of the origin of the fire, but it may be noted for future reference that it is. believed the fire was caused through the capsizing of a kerosine lamp. We are got gives say estimate as to CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, the rouultant damage but it thay be assumed that a round $10,000 would not cover the loss. On the very next day, Sunday, the 19th Novem By Appointment to HIS EXCELLENCY THE ber, five fires broke out in different parts of the Settlement, and in three instances they proved GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.

to be of a very serious character.. We pass over the two minor cases and arrive at the bi, ze which destroyed the New Travellers' Hotel, which, it is stated, was situated in Hongkew. The flames were first seeb shortly after four o'clock is the morning, and before the Brigade arrived "the interior of the has telry was like a furnace." The place was owned by a gentleman whose name smacks of Russian origin, but he and his family did not live on the premises. There were lodgers, WATSON'S GOLD OURE TABLETS, however, and a vivid description is given of

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THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com the Company's three mines for the week anding pany, Ld, announces that the total output of November 21, 1968, amounted to 25.887.37 ton and the sales during the period to 27.595.39

Tur King has been pleased to approve of Senhor Jose Joaquim Leiria as Consal of Portu

as Consul of Russia at Hongkong; and Senhor. gal at Hongkong: Monsieur Pierre Tiedemanny

Hongkong. Juno Joaquim Leiria as Consul of Brazil at

MAJOR R. P. Robinson Embury, who is well known at Hongkong, where he served for some been promoted lieutenant-colonel commanding years with the Army Ordnance Department, bar the 4th (Howitzes) Brigade of the South Mid- land Territorial Force.

as they became duo, gave an undue preference somewhat anomalous that a broker calorganising the financial methods in vogus. It 1 Nasesixi dispatch says that the Russia to at least one creditor not by his own personal grous per month should not be in a positied to has to be noted in this connection that while East Asiatic S S. Co, hay decided to wither act but by the negligence of one of his am- pay off his debts or a fair proportion of them these proposals for the adoption of a gold stand-all its steamers from Far Kasieta waters, ployes.. It should be stated that the asists were gradually. Perhaps there were circumstances ard were being considered and negotiations were the exception of the irregular liners running not of a value equal to so per cent of the bank in the case not made public which led the in progress, the Bangkok press received thefall- upt's unsecured Rabilitice. The cats came Court to adopt an exceptionally sympathetic est informatios as to the points agreed upon-so before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith on ao apylaw of the degren of culpabilliy which far, of course, as was deemed compatible with the plication by the Official Assignco, who was might be attributed to the defendant successful termination of the Interviews and the rarely carrying out the terms of the Ordio-on account of the losses. At all events, the interests of the public generally. Mr. Rivett ance in bringing certain matters to the know- judgment shows that the honest man, who Caronc was succeeded by Mr. W. J. F. Wiltona ledge of the Court. Harold Latham, who seeks relief in the Bankruptay Court, and is able lamson, who followed the lines mapped out by carried on business as a brokery, under the to show an adequate reason for his condition, bis predecessor, and now, without apparently firm of Latham & Co., presented his own even although be has foolishly left as essential the slightest previous warning, a gold currency petition in bankruptcy, and in January last a part of his business to an assistant, has no scheme for Siam has been launched. It does receiving order was mide against him, the thing to fear. There is no disgrace in failure set, take effect immediately for reasons which debtor being adjudicated a bankrupt. The Offici- which is not the outcime of fatuous speculation, everyone will understand, the state of the money- at Assignee acknowledged the assistance he had though it is difficult to convince the majority market being farfrom-conducive to success were received from the debtor in straightening out of people on the point. The only thing that, an immediate gold currency law to come into his affairs and in collecting debts. Ons of the counts is success, and it is to be hoped that the effect, but the scheme is there, the law has questions which had also to be considered by the Singapore broker who has touched the depibs been passed, nd the matter is settled. We Court in addition to those mautioned was who of business humiliation may now be taken in need not go into intricate details contained in ther the bankrupt bad contributed to his bank-hand by the capricious jade who rules our the Act, beyond stating that the following are

to be the coins minted under the Act: gold- THE Waterworks established by the Board of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce in Peke ruptcy by the want of reasonable care. With destinies and given another chance.

the des or to-tical pince; silver, the tical, Wing, will start laying the mains in the principal« regard to the palat that the assets were under so

alang piece, and one salungi nickel-10

sispets in a few days' time and pipes in the ratang, pièce and 5 satang place; bronze lanes after that is done. It is confidantly ex-“ percent of the unsecured liabilities, no attempt had been made, the judge said, to satisfy the

When the Government of Siam decided is satang. The standard fineness of the coinspected that the work will be completed before Court that this was owing to circonstances for which the debtor could not justly be held 19oz to place the currency of the country on will be as follows:-The do shall contain on the end of the year,

AT the parish church, Thornbury, Glocester- blameable. As to the question of whether the more satisfactory basis, in order that it should parts of pure gold and too parts of copper. The

|tical shall contaio' 900 parts of pure silver and shire, on the 25thjalt. Lieutenant the Hon. bankruptcy had been caused by the want of rea; be less subject to the fluctuations of silver ex- sonable care on the part of the debtor and lack change, a gold standard was adopted which 100 parts of copper. The subsidiary silver coins Arthur Stopford, R.N., second son of Viscount town, was married to Miss Mary Augusta”, how they scrambled to safety. The premises of attention to bis business and affairs, it was gave the tical a token-value about equal to that ball contain 800 parts of pure silver and 300: Stopford and grandion of the Earl of Cour belonged to Messis, E. D. Sassoon & Co, who alleged that the bankrupt had left matters in of the ropes, or 18. 4d, which meant 15 ticals parts of copper. The nickel coles shall be com Speedily relieves influenza, cold (in the were jasored, while the stock-in-trade was also exchange and shares too much in the hands of to the sovereign. The adoption of this mea- posed of commercially pure nickel. The breaza Grace Master, elder daughter of Mr. Godfrey head, sneezing, &c.

insured, by the tessat presumably, to the ex--an Assistant and that be bad gone outside of sure was carried through by Mr. Rivett-Canac, sainng shail contain 9; parts of commercially. Chester Master, late of Hongkong.

who then occupied the post of Financial pure copper, 4 parts of tin and part of sine. RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library tent of 20,000 tadle. The origin of the fire his ordinary sphere of broker and embarked on is unknown. The firemen bad just finished other enterprises-although the Conet did not Adviser to the Government of Siam, assistedIt is laid down that any person may tender and Museum for the week ending the 6th up there, when another and a real conflagra go the length of stigmatising this as speca by Mr. J. R.. Nicholten, the manager of the gold bullion for the purpose of being coined, December, 1908 :-~~-

Nob Chinese..... Chinese 1130 on this occasion was reported from lation. So far, of course, it is the old story of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Bingapore, and he will receive in exchange gold coins at Nanking Road, at the corner of Cheklang broker who is himself caught by the fever which and Mr., Osdell, the agent of the Chartered the rate of 2,680 ticals for every 100 ticala' A notification is also issuad describing the coughs, asthma, colds, and disorders of Road. That was at six o'clock on Sunday periodically attacks Singaport. Every now and Bank of India, Australia and Chioa at the weight (1,500 grammas) of pure gold tendered,

morning, so that the firemen had been baving again rich "strikes" are reparted from the Malay Southern Settlement.." The ́n spoliations were the throat and lungs.

a lively time since Saturday. When the States and immediately bundred percent, divid not carried through without prolonged discus Brigada appeared, after extinguishing the ends are apparaatly discernible. Half a dozen slon, the banks looking at the conversion from Hoogkow outbreak, they found that half a mining companies spring into life, lead a musk a purely business standpoint while the Govern- "dozen tea shops, piece goods houses, and'

room existence for a time and finally disap.ment had to take into consideration the effect general stores were, as a Shanghai writer des pear. Probably as much money has besa. which the enhanced value of the tical would cribes it," blazing merdly, the flames being so throws into the soil of the Federated Malay have on labour. From the importers' paiat of fierce that they leap! right across the roadway. States uselessly as there has been in Australia. view the change was all to their favour, but if and the houses on both sides were well Now it is rubber that atiracis the investor and the conversion was carried through during the alight when the firemen arrived. No less

the speculator alike and half a dozen years height of the rice season, the rice-millera stood thau seventeen houses were burned to the hence it will be something else. In most cases to lose in two ways, in their transactions with ground, while many others were damaged by the hona-jule investor has been hit hard, the producers and their dealings with the the scorching heal and the water used in quell and in not a few isurances the speculator buyers. On the other hand, the interests of the For colds in the Cbest, bronchitis, oreing the flames. The heat was so intense that has been bitten, having held on to the two principal banks located at Bangkok could shares just shade ion long. At one aut be averlooked, and as they controlled the time, indeed, company meetings in Singapore situation they hold out for their rights. Cances- were as rife as oranges in the season, but they sions were made on both sides, and what may be were melancholy gatherings, st which those who described as a modus vivendi was arranged. But attended looked like and actually wers chief where the Government of Siam failed to secure mourners at a funeral. Evidently the debtor in the present case had interested himself in outside undertakings when he was overtaken claimed assurance that the tical was worth so

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the firemen had to was shutters when they wanted to get within striking distance of the One fighter had the clothes scorched pff his body and was so badly.. blistered and burned by the heat alone, even although

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size, form, designs andinscriptions of the coins, WITH regard to Mr. A. Gartos Angier's work to editorially yesterday, it should be stated but, passing that over, we come to the notifica "The Far East Revisited," which was referred tion'suspending the operation of the Gold Stand- ard Lawincertain particulars. It may be remark that the published price it 101, Gd. and not profusely illustrated with some 32 full-page" ed here that the old bronze bit, and the nickel 10. as inadvertently printed. The voluma iz fuang, besides the sik, sio and solot are to disap-origiast photographic reproductions of scenes pear and coins known as satangs are to take their in the Orient. place. By this notification in question the Gov- crament of Siam, holding that it is not at pre- sent expedient to receive gold in Bangkok, the Minister of Finance shall continue temporarily receive gold abroad, and shall jurue in Bang- kok legal córrency in exchange as the rate of 2,662 ticala for every too ticola weight (1,500 grammes) of pure gold received_or_ryticals: per i sterling. That simply means that 10 long as silver remains, depreciated the Act providing for the exchange of 1,680 ticals

struct the Provincial Authorifies to open elei THE Board of the Interior has decided to in- mentary police schools in each district and secondary schools in each prefecture, la arder to train men for the Police force. All suporin- tendents, officers and msh of the Police forces will be ordered to enter these schools for a

course of study.

CAPTAIN T. C. Leab, Royal Garrison Anillery, .. who takes over daty at Hongkong, his bean a gunner officer for just nine years, as he got his promoted captain last Decembar. He served all that was expected from the gold standard for the 100 tical weight of pure gold commission in November, 1899, and he was was in their forgetfulness that despite the pro. remains in abeyance. It is also notified that as with the 17th Company Southern

there are in circulation considerable numbers Royal Artillery in the South African war, 1919,

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133 by iasurance and it is expected to reach by the financial tidal wave which swept over much at the Treasury, the banks would only rs. of bent salongs and fusogs, the immediate and received the Queen's medal with two cleups, :: 100,000 taels. The cause of the outbreak is the world last year, As a result, it may be asgard it on a purely silver exchange basis. In fact, Telusal of which would be a cause of complaint He takes over duty with the 83rd Company at unknown. But several arrests have been made.sumed that his direct attention was distracted a tical might be theoretically worth 18, 2d, and on the part of the public, all-treasuries; and Hongkong. After a short respite, the tied brigadiers were to a certain extent from his business as a yetthe banks wouldnot touch it if offered at I. zil. officials receiving or collecting state dues will THE Gassile states that the King has been authorised' ta Accept these boat coins ing, lata Engineer-in-Chief in the Imperial addromed to The Editor, 1, Ice House Road, and again called out on Sunday afteraoon to, broker. The Court found that the bankrunt About this time the, white metal was in fina for a year from the date of the proclamation, be pleased to grant unto Mr. Joha Richard Hart.

place not far from North Szechuan Road. had shown wint of reasonable caro, the mean. fluctuating form, and the value ofibe tical except

at their foll nominal value. Some may Chindie Marime Customs Service, His Ma jesty's Royal licence and authority to accept

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On December 3, 1908, at Shanghai, the of WM YOUNG, of a son.

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On December 3, 1908, at Shanghai, JOHN foma' Service, son of Capt. J. C. Nicholas, of "Liverpool. Aged 40 years.

CHRISTOPHER NICHOLAS, ale of 1:M. Cur

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The Asahi reports, that the warbip Suruya arrived at Yokosuka from Kure on the 74th to undergo extensive, repairs. While staying at Kuro after the recent naval review, the Sunga asstained some damazo, and having sprung leak, was in danger of sicking. She imme- drately underwent urgent repairs and was sub- seqazuly dispatched for Formoss, but during the trip the repairs proved ineffective. Tem porary repairs were effected at Kurn, after which the vessel was dispatched to Yokosuka to be avarbauled.

THERE are rumours that the results of the Netherlands India Trading Bank during 1908 will be very favourable. The management have been very cautions during the last few

Ordinary bains communira das chould be wådrowird There they found several houses, to quota aing of the term being "such care as the average in so far as taxes and Government dues might wonder why the lungs and fuang ara and wear the Insignia of the first-class of the tually eight houses were completely gutted mat would pay to his affairs in business." With be concerned, swerved this way and that just bent; the answer is very simple. When third division of the Imperial Chinese Order while several were so badly damaged that been shown to one creditor, the Court held that cock. The Government, however, was build the Siamese were gambling on mats of the Dragon, conferred upon him by the

and a quickener of bad temper to fumble at the they will have to be rebuilt before they it need not be a ̈personal act on the part of the ing up a gold reserve, not after the fishian of #pread on the flor, they found it a nuisance Emperor of China, iu recognition of valuable can be re-occupied. to this case the fire debtor to constitute an undue preference. A the Straits Government, which has apparently flat coins which they could not pick up easily started in a cook house, which WAS DOI bankrup; was responsible for any undee pre decided to keep a large proportion of its goldfth their long finger nails, so they beat the insured. What happened on the Monday we ference given to a creditor by his assistant, in Londes, but more alter the method adopted coins double and thus the business of gamb. additional 11.80 per quarter is charged for postage.cannot to but at all events, the members of though, in this case, the circumstances seem in Japan. All along the intention was a vowedling was expedited and everybody was happy the Fire Brigade certainly deserved a rested to him to be such that it was given without that the gold standard would as soon as con- The new law was published on the heels of Whi e we in Hongkong can sympathise with the actal knowledge of the bankrupt himself."venient be stiffened and buttressed by a gold the "Record Reign celebrations in Bangkok, the people of Shanghai in their troubles, In coming to a decision, Mr. Justice Sercombe currency, which would place Siam in line with and we venture to think that its application will we are entitled to rejoics that to whatever

Smith said that the Court had to exercise its the leading countries of the world. When

prove of greater value to the future of Sigm and the prosperity of ibese soitled in the country wife cause it may be dae we are at present and discretion as to the order it would make upon Siam ventured into the mialstrom of currency

have been for some considerable time exempt the application for discharge, and the govern problems, she was without a Miat, in than all the Birthday Bridges, equestrian Jfrom the wholesale, ravages of the fire fiend, ing principle in such cases was that it was the proper sense of the term. statues, summer palaces, and motor car meels that were projected in honour of the occasion. Not to put too find a point on it, we attribute bound to take into consideration, not the in old lumps of heaten silver stamped with Siam- this security 19 the vigilance of the police force,terests of the bankrupt or of the creditur alone; ese devices-were-current-exchange, and there it will induce confidence in the Toreign mer and particularly to the watchfaloess of that butthose of the public and of commercial moral. were even pellets of beaten gold; representing chants, by instituting a fixed stability in the

a gold currency is little baad of Chinese detectives who do a vastity His Lordship asked the questions: Wha: multiples of ticals-so that a

value of the currency of the country, and lead years, so that there is little to be willion; off amount of secret service whore value it ja im.

are the interests of the public and what does no new feature to the Siamese, With the ad.

'to a'renamed vitality in the connection which Some extra reserves will be made, and very possible to estimate and whose labours are there commercial.morality require the Court to da? vent of Mr. Rivett-Camac the erection of a

Siam? already has formed with European probably an extra redemption of bonds will;

take place, whiin.n dividend may be expected much higher than in "previous" your. The clanged but rarely of iate and laggard roosters Sercombe Smith said: "The bankrupt ba and commerce was begun, and Birmingham inp

above report is contradicted in so far that, LOCAL AND GENERAL,

nothing is known as yet in competent circles- HOXOKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1908. hava mót been disturbed, it is to the local con- told the Court that if he were now a free min plied the necessary instruments and machines.

of an extra redemption of bonds:. ́stabulary that the credit is due, and to the he would not be able to make, in the present. The new lical resembled the English frip THE FIRE FIEND IN SHANGHAI, wholesome terror that the police backed up by state of business conditions, in Singapore, mors in size and bore distinctive Siamese devices,CAPTAIN Jacquemost has been appointed to the French craiser D'Entrecasteaux on the For the Magistracy have suspised in the hearts of than 5700 a month gross, and ke bas given us the three-headed elephant, the representation of

'Eastern Station. Whatever may be the general opinion regard those desperadoes whose hearts are willing but details of his expenses, both business and de- the Siamese crown and so forth. And so in 1932

force la Hongkong it is manifest that the sacre! of baffling the fire fiend has been discovered by them. At this period of the year, popularly known asthe "fre sasson," the brigado used to be kept perpetually inthe fidgete responding tofalse| WHAT COMMERCIAL MORALITY alarms or coping with real conflagrations. But of late years; those who would fain be guilty of incendiaríam have thought twice before lighting

The Hongkong Telegraph fore seldom appreciated. If the fire-beil-bas After-stating the alternatives, Mr. Jaslice Mint commenintate with the needs of trade

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Ing the efficiency and personnel of the police whose flesh is decidedly weak. We wonder ifmestic, and ibose expenses work ost to a sum or perbaps later, the gold standard became on† MR. C. McCarthy, of Sheerness Dockyard, bas Street, was considered at the meeting of the

Shanghai would not find is profitable to get some notion, as to how Hongkong manages to defy the fire-bug? ..

actual fact, although it was a fact of little value to the ordinary business man whose transac tions were conducted through the three banks in Hangkok-the Hongkong and Shaoghal, the Chartered, and the Banque de l'Indo Chine, all

been appolated to Hongkong Yard, for service as an established second class draughtsman, The Admirally have appointed Staff Surgeon T. D. 'Halabao, M.B. F.R.C.S; B.A to the King Alfred, additional, for Yokohama sick quarter, to' date Dec, 10.2 ye

out to the craker Bidford early in the new

An application from Laung Ten, asking for per mission to erect a cubicle at No. 16, Wester

Sanitary Board this afternoon. Dr. Pearso sinuled: No cubicle was recommended for this for because at the time of the survey one were needed by the tocants. The tenants now ask for one cubicle because they hara been told that they cannot legally n the kitchen as a living room. They have complied with this order. I recommend that they be allowed to erect ons cubicle of rail or lattice or of the solid call type in the shop ander, the cockloft,

of a few dollars over $700 gross which, he says, he would be able to earn. Assuming that $700 a month gross is an under-estimate of what the Lankrupt, if a free man, might earn, yet, on the Aber hand, it is quite possible that he has put REQUIRES.

bis expenses at a very low rate and that he may of which worked barmoniously together. I From several points of view, a case reported have under-estimated them so that, on that need not be said that the banks made hand-1 is understood that a new crew will be sent the match which would bring desmction and in the Singapore papers, involving the bank point, I have come to the conclusion that his some and enormous profits over the conversion, year to recommission her for farther service in

A Chinese woman, by name Chan Sing Yeo siin on the premises of their neighbours, while Proptry of a leading stockbroker, in that Settle. situation and his prospects are not such as without budging a single inch from their own Far Eastern waters.

whose mind is alleged to be unhinged, made a It might enable them personally to side over apment, and the question of this discharge, should should prevail on the Court or influence it to particular territory. As a matter of fact, it THE reports of the analyses of the public water

was reported at the time that the banks supplies for the month of November, as cex fruitless attempt to commit suicide in the bar losuspicious settling day, and at the same prove of interest to the mercantile community grant au cider of discharge subject to any con-

the tiñcated by Mr. Frank Browns, Government jour at two o'clock yesterday-aftemooz†' Cha time give an impetus to fire insurance. of Hongkong. It was one of those compara-dition with respect to any darnings or income made such a good thing out of

cent of age, residing at 17, In Shanghai, however, to judge by the latest tively few bankruptcies where the debtor's which may become due to him, or in respect of regularising of the Siamese currency that Analyst, show that the water is of excellent Sing Yeo is a married Wom papers

to hand, the authorities are daily honesty of purpose was admitted, and where his after acquired property. Bo the Court is their profits would, if declared, have taken quality, brought face to face with the demon, which the debtor himself was the principal and most thrown back on another alternative. I thick away the breath of the King of Siam. Be My Linng Lan-hen has been appointed by was soon to be walki springs up in all parts of the city and seldom earnest agent in fathoming the causes which the justice of this case will be met by making, that, as it may, the Financial adviser steadily the Waiwapo Chinese Consul for Australia, yesterday and to

the opening of the new men in the vic leaves, until it has wreskod its vengeance had led to his financial downfall. There was, an order of discharge, and suspending its operas kept his eys on the goal of lasalog, a gold car The Shanghal Tactal has been ordered to aplish caused From Monday, the aged uit, until the Saturday slac, e, side-issue, in as much as the bankrupt, tion for six months": One would have desliedresey, and although only a paid British fans delay the expenses forth oris. 10,000, Mr. and buscad Here were no less than alayan fires reported in within thres months preceding the date of the to learn what the debtor estimated that his cat cial expert, best by the Indian Government hell. Learo, Paxing for Shangbal within known what led to the

the Saturday four alarms, receiving order, when unable to pay kis debts lecome would be, because it certainly seems, put his whole heart and soul tuto the talk of a dar next few day