1908-12-25 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 1900

CONTENTS.

Births, Marriage and Death.

Loading Articles:-

Misplaced Confidence.

Two Sides of the Question,

Another View of the Currency Question.

Blazing Hoogkong's Reputation,

The British and Chinese Corporation.. An Educational Failncy.

Chinese Reformers at Work.

晚三初月二十年四十三猪 光

certiflette bearing the signature of Sir George Bowen, who was then Governor of Hong kong, and dated a1st July, 1884 That cer- tificate was given under the seal of the Colony and was to the effect that having examined two affidavits of birth His Excelleticy was satisfied, that the debtor in the action now before the Court was born in the Colony and therefore that, he believed him to be a British subject. So far it is all plain calling Chinaatan claims that he was born in the Certain knowledge the statement is correct;

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*** (a1st December.). Seme years ago when the next question of bimetallium was the chief subject of debate in political circles both in the United King. dom and the United States, Mr. Balfour, in his airy, nonchalant way, observed that he know as much about bimetallism as the child unborn. The Shavian remark attracted other statesman was grappling and wrestling it impossible to compete with American an American writer who probably has the

of 50 per cent. by selling currency of unslow work he assumed the role of Govern limited legal tender to three hundred mil- ment Inspector of Chinese-in-Kansas City, lion of its citizens; that the currency of India From the data in possession of the police it, should be manipulated as to-day by a few appears that Harry is an ex-convict) baving officials, whose purchases or non-purchase of served terms in at least two prindos. Elis aliver bullion elevate or depress all the world's picture has been published ju, all the exchanges in China-this is so opposed to Chinese papers of New York, Chicago every theory of your own economista that I and San Francisco, with must now venture to press the point further." to all Chinamen to look out for him. From that it will be seen that the whole sim Tint he is a man of undoubted intelligence and object of the senater is to defeat Asiatle and cunning is shown from his record, which activities. He does not take into considera- rekds like a chapter from a yellow-backed

Indino Lottery Bonds and Financial Reform. Colony; two others swear that to their birth is concerned than they are entitled to."attention, especially at a time when every tion the fact that, if the people of China find novel. According to his own statement, asyr

Sanitary Board Affalen;"""

A Spate of Rubberies.

A Naw Linc.

Telegrams

Canton-Hankow Railway.

Sra-chuan-Hankow Railway. Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

The Diplomatic Corps in Peking. International Railway, 'n Imperial Edicts.

Canion-Macao Railway,

China and Macao.

> Shanghai Arion Case.

Canton Viceroy.

New Projects.

Peking Law College.

Naval Reorganization. Inland Navigation. The Prince Regent. Plagne at Shanghai.

Mootings

Spitting Nuisance. The Evo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co.,

Lid.

Kulangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council.

Legal Intelligence:—

The Yarn Dispute.

The Cheung-ha-wan Tragedy. Criminal Sessioni Adjourned.

Miccellaneous Articles and Reports -

Silver and the Exchanges.

Hongkong Volunteer's Plight.

Another Opium Monopoly,

Yau-ma ti Murder Mystery.

Laichikok Observation Station.

Murder and Robbery.

St. Joseph's Col age.

The Banishmut Orders.

Chambers' Commerce of the Empire. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Emperor Nicholas II. of Russia. Bellios Vernacular School...

Government House.

Mr. Woodenck's Appointment.

A Fashionable Wedding,

Box Factory Abinze,

South China Morning Post, Ltd.

The New Astor House.

Fire at Lai-chi-kök.

The G. P. R New Contract. -

Chinese Gratitude.

Canton Day by Day.

Foochow Races,

The Situation in China. Foreign Garrisons in China.

The Fire-fiend in Shanghai.

Chiness Consumption of Sugar. The Opium Question.

"The Fall"in Silver.

Cotton Yarn.

The Sugar Taxation.

The Marine Produce Industry.

The Sugar Industry. ·

*Buried Alive by Request.

Oil Ship on Fire.

Loss of Manila Steamor.

Opium Smugglag.

Commercial:-

Weekly Share Reports, Yarn Market.. Exchange.

Local and General.

BIRTHS.

On December 2, 1909, at Amoy, to Dr, and Mrs. C. E. BLAIR, London Mission, Tingchow, On December 17, 1968, at Shanghai, the wild of J. 5. ABRAHAM, of a daughter.

*

MARRIAGE.

On December 11, 1908, at Shanghai, by the Roy. A. J. Walker, M., JOHN WILLIAM BURTWELL, of London, to ANNIE CORBETT,

of London.

DEATH.

On December 10, 1998, at Shanghai, EGAs ADUUSTO, aged one year and four months. beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lobes.

the Governor, seeing no reason to doubt the signed by the highest authority in the with the intricacies of a subject which co-exporters and their producing power is dimi- | gift of imagination, Harry, was born in Hong-

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himself to be a British subject, producing his birth certificate in proof of his claim. That, according to the Chief Justice, shows the danger of ruing such certificates. One never knows what a foreigner will do and as His Honour very properly said these certifi cates were sometimes vised by foreign con suls for use in foreign ports. And he added, "It may well be that, being, under the seal of the Colony, they would receive a larger measures of credence so far as the fact of It is deplorable to imagine that a document, 'fact and acting under permissive instructions Colony, but which is nevertheless utterly

cerns the world at large, but the underlying from the Secretary of State set forth in worthless in Hongkong, should actually im- suggestion that the question was subject to nished they are necessarily unable to pur- kong his father being, American and ha despatch daled August, 1862, grants the pose upon foreigners, What is the world

no ordered calculations and could not be chase the surplus stock of America imported mother Portuguese, He went to * San application that the claimant be recognised coming to? Of course, it should be redetermined by any arbitrary laws was fully into China. The importing ability of China Francisco when a mere boy and since that usa British subject and signs a certl-membered that this was the first time the admitted except by the most rabid exponents has to be balanced against her exports and time, if information in pancasion of the ficate to that effect. Proud in. his pos- learned Chief Justice had ever seen such of opposite, view. All that any legislator it is not enough to say that if the authorities in to be believed, he has devoted session of the parchment, which bears certificate of birth, but his shimadversions could hope to achieve was the adoption of price of silver bullion were raised and the most of his time to duping and fleecing the formidable seal of the Colony on its character should be well digested by measures which rould restrain the extent of rates of exchange raised, Asia would make Chinamen in various part of the country. It the Chinaman deposits it in his family Governors and Registrars-General before silver fuctuations and, as it were, standardise unlimited purchases from those countries has been his method to represent himself archives and probably forgeis all about it. they again play ducks and drakes with off the relation between silver and gold: How, where the value of gold was enhanced and as a Chinese Government Inspector and Four-and-twenty years after having, to the cial papers, affidavits and colonial seais. long this question has been under review it! wages were advancing. Nor is it sufficient to sell the more ignorant class of celestials satisfaction of the head of the Government Still it is curious that if these certificates are would be difficult to say, but the fact stands to declare that the formation of immense "chock tee," or Chinese certificates of of the Colony, shown his title to be regard valueless in Hongkong the Home Govern- that the vagaries of silver, are just as ex-gold reserves in the great financial centres residence, which they are required by ed as a British subject, the owner of the ment continues to put a certain amount of asperating and incomprehensible and, what

law to have and the absence of which certificate finds himself in financial difficul. faith in them, for when the subject of is worse, ungovernable by simple methods

makes them subject to deportation. From ties and for certain reasons is required to engaging Chinese seamen in British ports of legislation as they were when Mr. Bryan

his knowledge of these men and, his give proof of his nationality. Naturally he was on the tapis some time ago it was dis first made bimetallism the principal plank in,

own alleged connection, in many instances produces the official document which was inctly laid down that the Government had his election platform. Every nation which

in smuggling them into the United States, signed, sealed and delivered in 1884 and no power to interfere with those Chinese exercises a commanding power in the

it has been his method to go to them and his creditors are perfectly content with it, hands who had been born in Hongkong or disposition of the world's wealth has en

threaten them with Immediate arrest unless the very seal probably frightening them into Singapore: We started by observing that gaged financial experts to discover a solution

they paid him a certain price for his silence submission. The debtor is a British sub while some people disclaim any nationality of the problem but so far without avail. The

and his worthless certificate. In this way ject and, as they say in America, "that's there are others who are burdened with an importance of the question to-day lies in the

it is estimated that he has fleeced Chion all there is to it." But when the debtor extra supply. There are apparently in growing commercial power of China, com

men from the Atlantic to the Pacific out coumes into Court a surprise awaits him. Hongkong recipients of certificates declaring bined with the need of American merchants to

of thousands of dollars, his price belag Not only does the judge view the docu.thes to be British subjects who are at the find an outlet for their superfluous wares in

gauged in every case by what his cati- ntent with suspicion, and cavil at the sim-same time subjects of the Son of Heaven Asia. It is recognised that the exigencies

mated the victims was able to pay. It plicity of a former Governor who trusted unfortunate victims of double nationality'

of trade require the contraction of the limits

is also, believed that he was connected to the affidavits of two witnesses, and regard, is the thief Justice's expression. Conversely of variation to which silver is liable, but the

with the murder of wealthy Chinese mer with something akin to scorn the im there are in all probability Chinese who are difficulty it to find the soil which will bear

chant, named Wong Chee Lock, in Chicago. primatur of the scal, but he actually holds of no nationality whatever. What it all the erection of those barriers, No nictal is

At all events, Harry Reardon, etc., is not that the certificate of birth is worthless. It amounts to the reader is at liberty to figure

60 sensitive as silver, and from all that can,

likely to drag the name of Hongkong in the is no value whatever in an English port for out for himself. It should prove a pleasant be seen no poweris capable of definitely fixing

dust for some little time to come if the any legal purpose. It is a mere trumperý Sunday afternoon pastime.

its intrinsic value in countries, such as China

charges against him can be substantiated. slip of waste paper, good enough for chil-

and India which are dependent to a great

The interesting part of the story is the la dren to admire and preserve but absurd as 7 WO SIDES OF THE QUESTION. extent on natural causes, for their prosperity,

personal way in which the American writer evidence in a court of justice. By whom.

tells the story. To him, the swindling of the While questions affecting the nationality. Nevertheless, the United States Government were the affidavits made anyway? Besides, and domicile of our Chinese neighbours are has again decutied to see what can be done to

Chinese is not what might be called a even if the certificate was regular in respect on the carpet, it may-not-be inappropriate relieve what in other circumstances would

"feature"; it is a mere incident in the day's work, Had it been the other way about we to compare the views of two Britishers in be deemed an intolerable situation and a to the sworn testimony, it should have been issued by the Registrar-General The Chief different apheres of life respecting Chinese Monetary Commission has been appointed

should probably have heard that the yellow Justice did not go the length of declaring that inclinations. In the early part of this week to examine and report on the subject. An

peril had arrived and the Chinese advance because the Governor exercised the functions the Chief Justice of Hongkong, discussing a

guard of the thug brigade had commenced American senator has written le. Mr. Mole- of Registrar-General the certificate was peces matter of domicile, maintained that there tos Frawen giving his viewn on sliver values,

operations. sarily invalidated, but that would appear to

was hardly a hundred pukka Chinese domi and the latter has passed on the communis be a fair presumption, although it is difficult

ailed in Hongkong. In another judg.cation to the various Chambers of Com to understand why a document signed, sealment delivered later His, Honour went uerce in the Fast East for their views, ed and certified by the chief authority of further and said, that in his belief: soliciting. statement which could be sub- the Colony from whom all power radiates hardly any Chinaman who is merely a tra- mitted to the Washington Commission, As the Chief Justice being probably the only der here, ever tears himself away root and the members of the Commission do not pro- official who is not directly under the control branch from his family village in China which pose to conclude their labours until Igro, of the Governor should be of less value is what is required to establish a domicile in and consequently the report need not be than one issued by a subordinalc. But even this Colony; the whole idea of a permanent expected before 1912, there is ample time if the Registrar General had exercised the

would neutralise the effects of had seasons, droughts, fipods, famines, seditions, etc. If this plan of building up gold reserves, known as the Goschen plan, were adopted, says the senator, by one, two or three nations of the first rank it would go far to settle both the silver question and the gold question, at least for a generation to come. But here we are again met, with the Indian difficulty, Our purchases of silver to secure the Gas chen notes, would certainly advance the price of silver to eighty-six cent per ounce 43 pence). At that point the Government of India might decide to melt up and sell rupees; that is to say at 86 cents per ounce the bullion value of the rupee would equal its present exchange value (16 pence) so that in the deliberations of our Commission we must at once confront this point; if we approve the Goschen plan, with or without Great Britain and Germany, will the Government of India consent to re-open their mints when the price of silver bullion has risen to eighty-six cents per ounce ?” Well, all we can say is that if, when the in- trinsic value of the rupee advanced beyond ita teken value, the Government al India stood supinely by, and watched the natives throwing their silver money into the melting of, then there would be a chance for a few of us to make that fortune which we are all working for. The American senator has the Indian Government on the brain. He will not admit that the Indian Government is just as much bound by the silver market in ite currency as other parts of the world and China in particular. All that the Indian. Government can do is to follow the require ments of trade in India, and if London, New, York and Berlin can advance the price of

THE BRITISH AND CHINESE

CORPORATION AL

(22nd December.) Ten years bave por elapsed since the British and Chinese Corporation began those opera- tions which have contributed in a marked degree to the development of railway extan sions throughout China and, at the "present"

·prospects in the future. Although the name,

functions of his office in granting a certificate establishment in Hongkong with a fixed for all those who have any opinion oŋe way silver India will be compelled to take steps me give abundant promiss of even enhanced

of birth, the Chief Justice did not think that even then the entries in bis registers would be conclusive evidence of the facts. It would have been interesting to learn what further proof His Honour does expect to receive when questions as to the hinhplace of a suitor do crop up in Court? The Chief Justice complains that all the certificate contained was an expression of the Governor's belief that the debtor was born in Hongkong. Was it to be expected that Sir George Bowen should, declare positively that of his own knowledge the Chinaman did first open his eyes and squall vociferous- ly on British soil? We should not envy the position of any Governor or even any. Re gistrar-General whose functions included

the

delicate occasions

scheme projected in the Chinese Empire-and that of its principal representative, Mr. JO. P.. Bland, is continually in evidence there are idea of the origin of the Corporation and possibly many who have but a glimmering the purpose for which it was formed. At the tenth annual meeting, since the incor- poration of the anciety, held in London on the 26th of November last, Mr. William Keswick, .M.P., seized the occasion to glance back over the main features of the history and rise of that Corporation and to recoset the various steps in its progress as it gradually became a powerful factor in the opening up of railway communi- cations in Chion, Few enterprises have attained such a commanding position, in the affairs of a

foreign country as is held by the British and

much importance to „Hongkong as the com. Chinese Corporation in Gbins, but that fat

confifénce of the Chinese high administrators

determination, never to return to theances or the other to set out their views. It to preserve its financial equilibrium, which in tral village otherwise than as a visitor seems would be decidedly unfortunate if the Far this case would mean a reduction in the fine-of the British and Chinese Corporation figures to me inconsistent with the normal ideas of Eastern point of view was inadequately re-ness of the supees. The whole question is so large in connection with every railway. a Chinaman." Now we will submit the presented, because the real stormi centre has Can the Occident restrain Oriental activities opinion-of-a-representative Far Eastern shifted from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from by artificial arrangements? If the feat can be merchant, Mr. A. H. Drew, who has had the Western to the Eastern hemisphere. The achieved without the co-operation of the varied experience of Chinese in the Straits trouble is, of course, that no two people are Asiatic, countries concerned then it might Settlements. Speaking at the annual Straits reconciled even on the main heads of the probe tried, but it would be interesting dinner, field in London in November last, bem. Apparently Mr. Frewen has offered 40 to observe how the arrangement worked Ms. Drew referred to the amicable re submit to the Commission "the latest returns when nature had her periodical convulsions, lations existing between the British merch he can procure in England as to prices and

The Chamber of Commerce did not attempt ants, and the Chinese traders, who hadges in the Orient," Mr. Frewen is cer

to deal with the subject, and they were quite come as immigrant coolies to the Straits tainly endowed with more than the usual right. Whatever they might say from an Settlements. He remarked; "The Chiq quantum of courage and temerity if he pre Oriental point of view would be disregarded, ese come to us as labourers, they stay with sent to the Commission a statement as to because the crux of the matter is the deve us as traders, many of them, and many of prices and wages in the Far East founded lopment of America's exporting, trade across our most respected citizens are the sons and on facts collected in England. No doubt the Pacific, and not the development of grandsons of the original settlers, and we there are many Importers and exporters in Chinese industrial interests which are of RE attendance on

find among these men our most wealthy ship the old country who take the trouble to when children are ushered into this weary owners and merchants. Those of the Chin- understand the conditions prevailing in the mand of the Pacific trade is to the Westers

has been thoroughly justified and retained world. As we have endeavoured to show,

is manifest is the closs rellitions which ́ ese race born in the Colony are as proud of Oriental labour market, but we are afraid States of America. His Ionour viewed the birth certificate bear their nationality as anyone in this room, and the number must be comparatively small;

subsist at the present time. To begin with, the ing the Governor's sign-manual as valueless, they are even more loyal to the Colony, than The difficulty 'experienced by the average

Corporation started well ; it started under the What would constitute proof of birth in "thenien of British birth, for, when they have Britisher, is to get iway from the gold back.

auspices of one of the two princely housses in Colony in the event of a question of identity made their competency they are willing ground and to set up silver as the interme

the Far East, Mesir. Jardine, Matheson & Co. being raised? The other day a gentleman to spend the rest of their days in the place diary of barfar. Indeed, it might be said

sad the premier banking institution of be named Athert Kirby Fairfax, a native of thewhere they have found so much prosperity." that it is hardly possible to realise all the opinion that the world owes him a living has Orient, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation, so that was practically" United States, submitted a claim to the That certainly conflicts with the view hell by complexities of the subject until one has been living lately on the gullibility of the assured from the outset, if the Chinese anther- Blouse of Lords claiming the title, honour the Chief Justice. Yet Mr. Drew was speek-lived in allver countries and attempted Chinese in that centre of probity and virtue, ties would merely trust in the good faith of the and cigaity of Lord, Fairfax of Cameron in the peerage of Scotland." The Lord than ink of what he has learned from personal to make both ends meet on a white Kansas City. The usual American picture promoters. When the Corporation was regis something about the effects of an abnormal, indicate the depths of depravity and cunning and the banking establishment had jointly The Houghang Celegraph. cellor and three Law Lords, together with tere he spoke of the continued immigration currency. The very people who should know of the Chinese is drawn in furid colours to tered in London in 1796, herations wall gi other peers, heard the claim. Counsel for of Chinese to the Straits. If the Chinese did demand for silver in China, or famine in trickery to which they will, descend in order entered into a number of preliminare contracts the claimant stated that nearly the whole;

construction in China, so that the Corporation family papers that would have been useful at desire to settle down in the Straits, India are often the last to see why their to fleece the Simple Simons of the great Refer, loan issues in connection with railway if they had no regard for the British Bag, if pockets should be concerned. The curious public. So that when a number of Chinese entered upon his life of activity with fall. in establishing the claim had been lost or they found themselves badly treated. they point from the standpoint of Westerners, is outwitted by the superior roguery of others cargo of responsibility. At that time, said Mr. destroyed during the American Civil War. might long for the delights of Ohing, and that when silver is high exporters in the who do not belong to the Chinese race there Keswick, "addressing the Corporation's share- In those circumstances, it was necessary to have recourse to secondary evidence, and dissuado. their friends from emigrating to United Kingdom and America are inun is but little sympathy shown for the victims, holders last month, the Chippie Bad balle the only record which could be produced British territory, but when they have acquired dated with orders from the Orient, whereas, If, on the other hand, Americans are the portion of the Fexing-Tientsin,Shaphaikwan Newchwang Line,calledth Nonbern Railways was the Faiafax. family Bible. Apparently competency and remember the "squeeze when silver is low a stimulus is given to the dupes it is sound; policy to raise an out of China, and ini899 ong first Inan, was issued.-- pidgin to which they would be subjected exports of Asis, and Western products are against Asiatic slimness. According to a

on the security' of the railway and the guarez-/- there were no other papers except the photo by mandarinate cupidity should they re- comparatively neglected. It is the undoubt recently published issue of the San Francisco tee of the Imperist Government. The issue

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MISPLACED' CONFIDENCE;

When an individual

(19th December.)

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BLAZÓNING HONGKONG'S

REPUTATION.

One of the individuals who holds the

upright and virtuous Kansas City and has been so successful that he is regarded as a sort of heto. At least he would have bees canonised if his record had been a rifle cas What lends interest to the

indicated that investors were ready and indeed eager to finance such railway enterprises, and but for the untoward avests in Pekipg and tho anti-foreign movement in many parts of Chian which so quickly followed the emision of the loan, the other railway loans provided for bythe' Corporation's agreements would have been mar

the "Boxer rising" seriously affected Chinese

that he is a cosmopolitan, a citizen, of the but on the motion of the Lord Chancellor with, those existing in their native villages, hence the value of, the white metal for self-preservation instincts of the Chinese in than four times over-subscribed, and theʼresolt - world, the average man is apt to regard him the right of the claimant to the peerage wad they adopt the wisest course and decide to several reasons. First, we will say, to foster with a certain amount of suspicion, for it is held to have been established, and ord remain where they are. They do more, they in- trade In the Occident; second, to restrain not in the nature of things that people Fairfax takes rank with the Scottish nobles, vite their compatriots to follow their example the energies of Chinese producers; and, not in tirerentially disown their nationality. Now, would the simple fact that a certain and seek their fortunes on the hospitable third, to attain that. halcyon state when But according to the Chief Justice, who still entry appeared in a familly Bible be accepted shores of the British Empire. Mr. Drew manufacturers can guage their probable flamboyant. retains his happy knack of introducing as conclusive evidence in favour of a ruiter in pointing out this fact remarked: You outlays with some exactitude ahead of their tale is the fact that the schemer declares very much after the fashion' of the writer Chinese debtor had to submit proof of his will, probably, be surprised to find that in dealings. The American writer puts it himself to be a nativa' of Hongkong. But, it kafed equally successfolly, and with this sama extraneous questions into his judgments, in Hongkong? If the alleged son of thin who introduces an anecdote to point and father's birth-place in order to secare an in. the present depressed condition of the Col-clearly when he says: "If silver prices may be stated at once, that he left the advantages to China and the Corporation. Like there may be in Hongkong residents who, sa 'Apparently not, if all that could be produced year quarantine regulations were in force and wages do rise, it is quite clear that of discretion,, so that be lost all the refining credit, and for a time impeded, fosa lesges, the adora a dreary dissertation on metaphysics, heritance would a family record 'suffice? ony, and although for four months of this and wages do not rise, and gold prices Colony long before ho arrived at the years effect, however, of the "Pussian scar and which seriously affected the immigration, owing to the pressure of Asiatic exports, in- influences, high-minded principles, and love partial destruction of the Northern Railway there may be in Hongkong sea dos arquired was a certificate signed by the Governor during the last eight months, we bave had desiry, after industry now employing white of rectitude which are to be found in those and its necessary occupation by forsigo Powers it concerned, are possessed of neither and stamped with the seal of the Colony 400: Chinamen landing in Singapore every working en mur close down to be re who have lived in this Colony for a few produclog a natural collapse of cont conce the one, nor the other. There are also He would be told to hunt up the gentlemen day, and in the times of prosperity we have placed in the world's economy by mille and years. He departed from Hongkong when Notwithstanding these difficulties, the service residents who are curved with the possession who swore to the affidavits and after bay had as many as 600. We wonder how factoriel manned with yellow labour in Asia; mere boy The Jesults are belldred to of the loin was punctually met, and the tail- of a double nationality, which, is the way of lng resurrected the gentlemen he would many of these immigrants retain their domi- in short the labour cost of what Asis manu say that if they have charge of a boy during war eventually restored to the Chinese and its the world all over. One man has more than have the satisfaction of learning that ancile in their native vitages and bold fixed factures for export has been already cut in the first six years of his life they can mould his condition made good. This ralle Ay kan blocs been developed into a magnificbof: kaset, of enough and another has nothing whatever, official document issued in Hongkong " | determination to return and settle down in - half by the reduction in the gold price of character to any form they desire. Harry the Chinese Goverament, and in a cau As the reader may surmise, this interesting of 'no legal value ...¡n...a' 'Hongkong court their ancestral homes when they have won silver. Possibly the interests of the people of 8. · Reardon, (alias Spencer, allas Taylor,_ment to the practical" talent, carnett – g subject arose in connection with a bank of Justice. Then abiect of

uples suits involving the eternal question of who is natural, buna, sulest of accurs comicile, with which, fortunately, e hare Hdward, might fancy that he would accur nothing I do. The debtor had apparently greater degree of attention and protection If having claimed and received his paper, claimed that he wan andre of Hongkong from the Govenor of the Colony he pro and consequently a British subject, In order

date thle claim he submitted!" | cooded to: Balgon, we will say, and asserted

their way to success? Not many, if all re- ports be true, despite the assertion of His Honour the Chief Justice of Hongkong. It may be said that the conditions in Hong koog are altogether different from those in Singapore. It may be soj not many people Hind the differanos overwhelining:

India are subserved by these low exchanges afiar balf a dozen other names, most with closed minus; certainly the industries have left the Colony before the six years of China: where no mints are closed are were up, but he still remembered bis asio being stimulated by low exchanges, and clation with the Chinese in bis early days, alleady China has commenced to mind According to the Gall, Harry for several facture stool, but that a great cirillaed Gov weeks posed as an official Chinese Interpre orament should be making a profit in to day, ter of the New York courts, but fading that

and persistent mergy and effort of Me Kinder, its founder and anginsar-in-chie Wensad notanter into questions conpected with the retirem yes of Ms. Kieder in view of the trenchant comments which the (Timis route- sentative al Paklog addressed to alt: ostal not to ar long ago yall that need be said to that Mie Kinder han fet a record of belliant