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OJES BY THE WAY.

WAYS THAT ARE DARE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY_22_1910

PLAGUE IN HONGKONG

LAST YEAR'S OUTBREAK.

CHINESE AND FUBLIC GARDENS

ORMING CHINÄS MONETAL

SYSTEM

.... In the summary of memorials published in a "CONDITIONS IN HONGKONG.

late issue, mention was made of thres present- ed by the Tuchi Pa which all have very im- (Spicial to the Werongkong Telegraph,...).

supporterski portant bearing on China's monetary Byssum, We notice that lathe Shanghai papers of late, and which testify to the vary, thorough and there has been a considerable discussion going sound manner the Ministry of Finance has on auent the use or misuse of the public gare prepared its programme for the re-organisation dens by the Chinese, with, particular seference of the untional system. to the exclusion of Chinese from the puble The first memorial is one covering a series bat, as is well known, the sons of Hau are and management of the Mints It will be debarred from entry to the gardasa which remembered that on the 15th of the fourth pertain purely to the Foreign Settlement, and moon of the present year, the Tachi Pu recommended to the Throne in a memorial the same thing may be said to apply to may settlements contiguous geographically to that in view of the importance of the work of Shanghai. But the whole question is an Minis in affecting national finance, all the intently interesting one, bringing is, a Provincial Minis, no matter whether they does, the capacity of the Chinese race msonfactored silver or copper coins, should to enjoy and appreciate the.beauties and debe placed under the absolute control of the Central Mint. A number of Mints, it was sog. lights of a made garden, was

gested, should be closed up, Both recom- mendations were approved by the Throne, The pressat memorial is, therefore, a

of

RUBBER

The market

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on the following in de werkwas duil ana Indance of onlaids liquidation sell hak lince" recovered, stimulated trade demand. My rou Fins hard on the August delivery sold value, and August-Sep 9jd value. Soft Fins July ad, and value Octobe

are Bas tons, against: 2,050 the Plantation Rubber a considerabl been passing since the auctions fa

tady prices. The quotation for do The report of the Committes os. Emigratio average sheet le now gs. to os. Ed. par th from India fo Orown Colonies and producing ates has been issued. The comasities ainéma, the system of indesidied immigration sa UCLA,

The official accountol the small outbreak of To those not directly affected by it, the curious manifesto, which was issued the other plague in Hongkong is contained in the medi- day by Viceroy Yuan of Caston may have ap. cal reports just issued. It says that pealed as containing a somewhat carious type. There was a small outbreak of plague during of hamous but to those parties who have most the year, the total number of cases registered cause to foul there periodical eruptions of got being 115 as compared with 1,073 in 1008, rich quick methods of which the Kwang ting46 in 1997 a. d 293 in 1,00. Of the 135 ceste authorities seem to be enamoured, it must for occurred in Kowloon and io were imported, gardens of the Modil Settlement. In Bhange of elektren rules dealing with, the" control exceed in valuo one kalf of this reserve “ casa 5 davalusa)The inceipts I have once again proved an eye-opener Thirty-ons of the Kowloon cises occurred in and emphasized the fact that it is exsler Kowloon City native city of old rat-ridden for the Chinese authorities to enter in'o treaties dwellings which only came under British than to observe the stipalations contained la Jurisdiction in 1899 and has not yet been them. Since the beginning of the world there rebuilt. The non-Chinese cases comprised 1 hava been many people who have been guilty Indians, Aelatic Portuguese and Japanese of the downright pervasion of irath but the all resident in Kowloon, and a Japanese cases true Calestial does it in his own inimitable way imported from Japan, an

The deaths from plague numbered zot, in- The energetic official who at present presides over, the destinies of South Chloa is pvidently clading non-Chinese deaths, so that the

past master in the art of making a thing mortality among the non-Chinese was 57 por. seemingly appear that which it is not. Did cent, and among the Chinese Ex per cent. not a certain genius say "Live and learn"?.

Some 650small blus have been fixed through The outbreak of hostilities between the horde important villages, for the reception of dead miles front the Colony and detachments of hinged covers and are fixed to telephone and of pirates infesting the country not very many rats. These bins are one gallon drums with Pedingness troops at Macao provided local lamp standards and filled two-thirds tall of a radidents with a lively topic of conversations per cent solution of carbolated creanote which #and speculation wan rite during the wack as to

into these bios. The bios are visited once they may catch or find dead on their promises What the final upshot of it all was going to She. I

the Tigraph that a trace had been declared the hot weather by rat-collectors (one for each a day or two ago, if not permanently, in any health district) and the rati duly ticketed and event for the time being, and that the Porta delivered at the Mortuary for classification and guese authorities had generally adopted a bacteriological examination, coscillatory attitude.

· THE COLOWAN AFFAIR,

IN HONGKONG"

wded of each cohomidation Kodelka nödiHER of new desominations will be submitted to fas proval of the Tachi Pa. A rare va fond to cath of Bity per cent, of the total value of the notes issued will be kept on hand for the pur post of redeeming throw, Convertible securities will be deposited, to secure the redemption of the remaining fifty per cent of the issued notes: The cash mamioned above thall consist the now national currency. Gold and sliver baillon, gold and silver coins now is circulation series substitute it but the total run if such bullion and gold and silver Coins rust not Until Chinabas alargarsupply of national beds and securities la general, the remaining fifty per cent. of the retaire fund shall consist of securities and of the capital and reserve fund of the Bask. Besides this reserve fund to prepare for the redemption of the notes, two and a hall per cent, la cath of the current de: "pasits (not over 2 months) will be set aside for the same purpose. So much for protecting holders of the notes, N

The notes are to be accepted at their face value, no dischust or premium of any amount be permitted, when occasions demand, to The est Rule-declares that the Tuchi. Pe is make emergency issues, in addition to the Central Mint is to be situated in Tientsia, and it will pay the Government annually six par: to have absoluta control of all the Miots. The issues outlined above. For this privilege, Sub-Mints are to be established in Wocheng, cent of the total value of the notes issued Cheogin, Yuunsola, Canton and Mokden (tom- | Af soon as an inflated condition of money is. pary) All the Sub-Mints will be controlled observed, the Bank will begin redeeming such by the Central Mint. The principal officers of emergency notes. Holders of the new paper currency may demand its value in colas at Tarons opon recommendation" of the Pu, while those of the Sub-Mints will be hours The Bank mest, however, be allowed appointed by the Tochi Pa. As much as in time in order to transport its reserve food to possible of the machinery, etc., of the Provin- branch offices, in case at is at the latter places

that a large sum in notes is suddenly present clal Mints will be made use of by the new ones.

Bullion for the new coinage will be provided ed. The headquarters of the Bank will to the Mints from the Treasury of the Tachi be in Peking, and the principal branches Pa and from that of the provinces and custom will be to Tronislu, Shanghai, raskow, boutes. Equivalent value in full in the new Canton and Mukden. Until China bas pational currency will be given in exchange fall supply of the Dow national Correucy for the silver ballion and aid silver coius thus prat places where the new currency has not baoded over to the Mints, provided the fine-arrived, the paper notes will be redeemed inferences may be drawn from this - in spits of Dess is abave.985.

the silver colus and silver tuels now in-use in that region. Tas rate of exchange will be ny follows: one and a ball guse of the new carẻ suncy will be regarded as equivalent to one Kuping tael, which will then be reckoned in accordance with local rates, Holders of silver coins and silver tonis may have the same exchanged into the new paper currency, in accordance with the manner described in the Durrancy Lawa.

ent the City and Kowloon and in the more for the opinion appears here to prevail that as † to the one mentioned abovanja gual to be allowed The Ta Uning Bank will recommend that: umigration dødarāmientos

worked is not open to serious objection the interest of the immigrant labourer, k for private employers should be permlited only to auch Colonias av offer na opportunity to the time-axpired Immigrant to post

Das any better in resimust be found Sock dependent capacity on the land. is the creation propounded by ke Dand Harris, Chairman of the Inch Keanath Hüpor Estates at the closs of a phosphisik. Nossa o Rinbher. These notes are quito, laseremban

1948 glad to notice in the columos of daily in the cool weather and twice daily is should be allowed to play part in the the Central Mint will be appointed Fabiany of the Tai Ching Bank offices during office and re-stafo the position for those who know

When For my own part,

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thers is liule debiety felt on the subject either on the part of the public or of the Governmeal, the Oblosse are the Grat and best gardeners in foremost in appreciating the beauties of a pub the world, untarily they must be the first and fic garden and of conserving chase amenities which make it what it is,

if bad always seemed to us regtotiable that in the Northern Settlement selection ol those who shall be setting down denizens of the public gardens, although the argument of the North China Daily News may be very sound to the effect that the old order of things must not be changed and that what has been provided for the Foreign Settlement in Shanghai shall be preserved for the tababit. ants of the Foreign Settlement. It is no doubt too far away from Hongkong for us to venture to dispate an assertion made by such a staid and reputable journal as the Daily News which combines absolute accuracy with a perfect keo of things Chingas, but at the same time it seems to lose the

POINT OF ITS ARGUMENT

In addition to the foregoing special measures rat paiton and traps are distributed throughout the year to all householders po application, and the Chinese generally are encouraged to keep cats in their houses and godawas, walle a when it admits that the lack of Foreign special rat poisoning campaige is lnstituted just consideration for Chinesa feelings tends to lead to the Chinese boliaf that Foreign Info- befois the onset of the usual epidemic sesion, í c., during January, February and March.

ences in the Empire are lacompatible with Throughout the year there is also a contin-Chinese Totorests and are to be combated on

every possible occasion.

In Hongkong we have a different mode of yous house cleansing of native dwellings with a view to the removal of all rabbish which may

plague-infected rat. is found is ons I would not care to see a greater amount of these bins men are specially deuiled to fill of bloodstied than, has been absolutely up all rat-runs in the bosses adjoining tach neccesary for vital reasons. But what strack bin, rat poison is offered to all the neighbour me very forcibly on first reading the newsing householders, and special attention is paid of the outrage was the fact that for a long to the integrity of all gratings for the exclusion fime past almost every journal of any stand of rats from the houses. ing has bead crowing itself boarse over the question of what la popularly termed "China's Awakening," Such thing as the awakening of Chins only exists in the minds of vivid impressionists and in ured by those auctuous souls who are commonly known by the same of missionaries as a weapon whereby they find an outlet for their proselytizing pro clivities. The whole thing seems to me nothing more or less than a spare and a dalasian, for surely there can be no awakening on the part of a nation whose representatives tear treaties into fragments and scatter the serve as nesting places for rats, while the floors 'pieces to the winds sad among whose people and skirtings are washed with a one për cent. are included piratical bands who are boldofation of keronona emulsion to destroy fans enough to put into operation their murdert and other vermin.

During the year 62,113 rats were caught or ous plans in the very heart of civilization, as if were. Of course, ona must not forget the fact found dead in the City of Victoria and 16,033 in that the Middle Kingdom and lived in a state Kowloon. Those from the City were examined of civilization at a time when her present-day by the Goverement Bacteriologist at the Public superior were barbariaus by comparison but Mortuary and those in Kowloon by Dr. Pearse, she has since jumped down from her exakted the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, with Until the result that 399 of those from the Olty and position to her present-day state.

roß of those from Kowloon ware found to bo" the strong

springs up to whom

infected with Pingue. It is somewhat remark, will be assigned the coilussal task of lifing op

able that throughout the whole year there was the nation from the ral 'into which she has fallen, thus bringing about another turalog-a mirked preponderance of female over male point in her career, this time for the better, 1 rats caught, the numbers for the City being lear things will go on much the same as usual. 28,946 males and 91,167 lemies, ....

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ENDLESS PRAYER CHAIN,

KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

I notice that that screaming farce known as the Endians Prayer Chain," with which wo had recently been pestered, has spread to india One lady complained that out of A large number of copies of the "Ancient Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at Prayer" that had been seal her three the Board Room, on the 28th June, 1910. ware directed in a feigned hard to her

Present:--Massrs W. Krate, (Chairman), daughter and asked if something could not J. 5. Feawick, C. Lee, Lim Nee Kar, : Mec. ba done to expose and extinguish the fraud.carini, K. Taudzsrabarn, the Health Officer and It is difficult to bollave that any of the peoplo | the Secretary. who keep up the chain really believed in the assurance of "some great joy on the ninth day, or that most of them are not practical jokers At any rate the thing is a quizance to the recipients, and, for what good it may do, we will repeat that the originator of the chain was either amusing himself or was himself half wilted. It seems superfinous to add that no and even blasphemous promise as the message accompanying the "Ancient Prayer" indicates. PYTHON STEW.

1. The minutes of the meetings held on the 14th and atet fuse are read and confirmed.

dealing with the entree to our public gardens,

so far as the Chinese are concerned.

Every one has a right, whatever his rank, to beauties of that loveable spol., "No one is

Local authorition will be made responsible for the safe conveyance of the new colas on their way to the provinces, and railways and steamships under the control of the Yuchuna Pa will be ordered to transport these colne at ous half the usual freight rates.

·whilst the uninitiated can learn much „from a

perusal. Mr. Harris believes the praes but those best qualided to fudge do not expact prices cannot last beyond three or four, rubber to fall below 46. por 15. as an Eraaga price. This generally accords, with, ha bast expert opinion

A point worth noting is that whereas, fag- merly one plantation rubber made a premium of about 5d, a pound ovar fine hard Pard, thin pashion has now been reversad. --Various in- the recent recovery in the latter, there sppORCE to be no pressure to sell, and thla) may, mot

reasonably be attributed to the stronger statistical outlook la Park growths. The crop. figures show that in spite of the mach alghar price ruling this year the moramant of suppilas from the Amazon Valley has brought very littin excars over the previous sasion." The com- paratively stronger tendency of the Pará rubber may therefore, not be without some sige alficance as regards the Entors course of the general market,

aster into the Botanic Gardens and enjoy the pored to the Tachi Pu every ten days, while the Tuchi Pa every day, ́ ́ Every Saturday this fetter, wilto:-The Rubber market, 'If anarent.

The amount of subsidiary coins to be minted will be decided by the Te Ching Bank,in ac- cordance with the requirements of the money market, but for the present, the Mints are to manufacturs 80% principal and 20% subsidiary coins. The number of coins minted must be their fineness and touch must be in accordance with the rules approved by the Throno. From gainseyed. As a matter of fact, there used time to time, the coins will be picked out by

be some signs of rarentment on the past of

in'erior dass being returned to the Miels. The sama taste will also be made independently by Europeans (auding expression in the local and subjected to chemical tests, the newspapers) that the Gardens were made fras of access to all classes itrospective of cleaeli- the Tuchi Fa noss or decency. At the same time, Hongkong would never dream of sbatting its Chinese citizens out from the pleasures to be begotten ia a sojourn in its public gardens for

the reason that few coolies also blain

admission unbeknown to the keepers of the gate. Better far let one vagrant enjoy bimiell in the secluded bazuly of tba

theo spot

that

duten ODA

righteous men should suffer. In this direction we imagine that Hongkong can "show points" to Shanghai far bare, as there, the community is made up for the main part of Chinese, who are our biggest taxpayers and therefore the largest contributors to the

FUBLIC REVENUE.

Reports of the receipts and expenditures must be made to the Tuchi Pa every three months by the Central Mist, while the Sub- Mints must report monthly to the Central Mint. All account books, must be balanced daily so as to be ready for inspection any time. Employment of foreignars by the Sub-Mints must first be reported to and ap- proved by the Central Mint. The same rute applies to all other employees. Finally, by Rule 17, the Viceroys and Governors will be requested to afford protection to the Mints and sistance in the suppression of attempts at

countefelting...

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The Te Ching Book is also required to send full reports on the amount of its paper carency in circulation and the reservo face in hand to

Messrs Lockwood & Co., in their London information must be published in the official fol as regards the volume of business transact- gazeties. The auditors of the Back will beve fall access to the account books dealing with ed, has daring the past week shown a distinctly and will report on the same to the Tachi Pay that a very general fealing of confidence provalla as to the probable course of prices In There are a number of Rules dealing with the automo... As to the price of the raw material the circulation of notes and the reserve fund, improving tendency, and it is not too mack to

mutilated potes and their redemption, and provisions are made for the severe punishment the demand for hard Park has been steadily on the increase during the past few days, and.iku of counterfaiters.

price is substantially, if gradually, rising' both for cash and for forward delivery." Continental market centros are expected to fully support

A graduated scale of taxation on profits (less 6% Interest) arising from the issue of the notes is also provided, beginning with seven per cent. in the fint period, twenty per cent, the second period and thirty per cent, during the third paclod.

The third memorial dealy with the question of Issaing of notes by commercial bodies other than the Te Ching Bank. It has already bapa mentioned that backs with notes already cir colating outside are obliged to withdraw them

particular, awaited with" cousiderabla, Interest. The American rubber consumer is still, the bugbear of the statisticlaes and propheta, bes we adhere to the view, expressed' in our last "Letter" that av atilinde of reserve/cannot much longer bo malotaised by United States manufacturers

London's Bigher quotations, and the results of the rubber sales this week at Antwerp art, la

THE SHARE MARKET.

Bishop of London ever made such a foolish of, the Settlement. in reply it is decid- of their woman kind and nothing can be mora i lollows!-ist. While the Imperial Government Hope!-Tre, a rich merchant who, lived in. thea distinct inclination to pick up bargainE BUKS

In a recent home paper appears the news of a banquet, the bill of late for which was, to say the least of it, unusual, at which

(a) That, as nearly all the foreigners on Prince Louls Bonaparte was the "guest of hapour,

The banquet was given by a so-Kolangsuderive their water supply from private cloty called the Society of Acclimatisation, and wells, the question hardly affects them, and the proclamation bas therefore been issued prin of the objects of which is the Introduction into cipally in the interests of the Chinese residents Frince of food not generally known there, The banquet took place at the Gare de Lyon. within the Settlement. The bill of faro was :----

Ostrich eggs omeletio, Stewed python. Algerian tortoise.

Roast Rexelio. Porcupines in aspic.

Cold crow. Anserine, Date-palm salad. Cactus salad.

·and.

(2) That the, proclamation issued by the way, amongst most yópromising surround policy. In general, the amount, of paper has been brought to light through the explora· ·

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

tions of a Franch expedition la Chinese, Tar-

kesian,

power city, but now a collection of hats in desert in olden times, before the Chinese bad learned not to cut down all the trees, it'was pot desert--another lesson we may learn from the Orientale The wind blew away. the sand and the walled in door of a cave was disclosed to the explorers. Inside were found some 20,000 solle of manuscripts and Packages of learning had been walled up about 1035, ander mensce of an invasion, probably, Among the manuscripts was the deed which Houel T'zo gara to the monks when the library Was inished. His character is shown in its words, translated as follows:

BULLION.

Messrs. Samuel Mastaga & Gol's büllion report for the week endod June 23 states 1---

Gold-There was no densand, from the Coniloent to cause competition, so that bulk of the £100,000 bar gold which arrived is expected to be acquired by the Bank of England. The amount required for Tadia continues to be small (£31,000,)*,

The following amounts were received by the Bank of England:→

June 16 £158,000 is bar gold,

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静

17 104,000 (a bar galdra

18 12,000 in Bovareigns from Austra

96,000 in bar gold."

100,000 in sovereigns from Frason.

50,000 in sovereigns from "Egypt.

In the next five years. In the meantime no The second memorial deals with the circula- others will be permitted to issue auy autos,

Bosine is very quiet in the Rubber Share tion and redemption of China's new paper whether they be official or commercial organiza When it comes to a matter of considera-currency, and nineteen roles have been drawn tions. Infringement of this rule will be de-market; but the tone je good,, and, where tion between the merits or demerits of the up for its guidance. The memorial begins nounced to the Thrans for severe punishment, changes occur at all, appreciation ie the ganarsi rule. Rubber itself la balog dispḍsed of mere respective races who make up the com-

with a lea ned discussion of the principles Paking Daily Near.

curlly, and the outlook, in this respect looks brighter. Though the awalted ganaraf revival munity in such disproportionato numbers, which form the basis of a sound system of

THE CARNEGIE OF CHINA, it appears to be foolish to think of shut paper currency, Attention is drawn to the

continues to hold off, it in a sotawonby proof of the sound underlying conditions that ka ap- 2. A despatch is read from the Consular ling out the Chinese from any benefit that mistakes of the Tang, Sung, Yuan and Ming

FRENCH EXPEDITION'S DISCOVERY. preciable number of buying orders Invariably come to baod as soon ay prices have CAISE DE Body enclosing correspondence which has the good governance of Great Britain bas be- dyrasties in this matter, resulting in many The ninateco Rules are based on four-im-

China also once had a great library-giver, little, and particularly so is this the case in passed between the Senior Consul and bestowed upon this or any other Colony. We are evils to the country.

Ita Carnegie, says the Feking Dally Nawi, man || the higher-priced bars. The East has shown. Chinese authorities regarding the removal Fail aware that as a race the Chinese are very of water from Kutangsu to places cutside shy, indeed jealous, of the appearance in public purtant principles, the gist of which is B pleasant than to observe the freedom with stone cojays the right of issuing paper canency,

The first of the interim dividends for the ed to inform the Coniular Body that the Council is desirous of meeting the wishes of which Chinese womenfolk enjoy themselves the functions are entrusted to one central art of the fifth century. He gave away libraries the better class descriptions

with immunity from insult or even impertinent back, the To Obing Government Bank-in Allover China and Turkestan and furnished the

workmen to build them. In each be installed a year igro bulk very well it meat, be remam. the Chinese officials in this matter at for au

the present instance, No other organization, Corps of Buddhist monks. He did not make his bored that all the excellent dividenda paid last possible, and therefore request the Senior Con- observation in the boautiful parlicus of the

official or commercial, shall be permitted to money in steel, like Mr. Garnegie, botin shipsand year ware based on selling price of only sul to comunicate the following to the Haifang-Botanic Gardens.

In other places as well one only-uneda to put into circulation paper currency.. ting:→→→

announcements will be declared on an average: gifte that his picture should adorn the wall of see to know the pleasure which the Chinese take With the exception of France and the United Caravans. It was one of the conditions of his about 6, por lb, whereas present, dividend in bits of beautiful cultivation and the rear States of America, the other leading nations of the library. Notwithstanding the generosity of selling price of "very considerably over that

the world seem to bave no express law limiting Hose T'so and the extent of his banevalence bgare. the issue of national paper money, for it is

his name has been naknown for centuries and feared that the demand depends on and aries the walls which hold his pictures have been ing of flowers. In Honam, for instance, one cauugl go to the house of any Chinese gentleman without being charmed by the acuse garden--sometimes, it is true, hidden with circumstances. China will adopt the same hidden from view. The story of his good deeds inga-but almost always full of a beauty of money to be issued will be in accordance with Council on the zoth inst. prohibiting the re itself. There is one suggestion made by our the reserve, maintained for prompt redemption. moval of water from all wells to placen outs'de northern contemporary which we would like to When there is a stringency to the money mar.

The members of the expedition found about the Settlement, be modified as follows:-

sco gronces filled with interesting rock paint Water for Amoy may be taken from the 40te, and it is this that if the Chinese up in ket, the Bank will at its discretion and with the those regions shou'd desire a public park or approval of the Tachi Pu make emergency is wells at Pak-lia, bolo Mr. Marshall's gardens of their own there would be little socs, 3rd. The successful circulation of papering or a place called Touen HODADE, Once house, owned by Ng Lai, and from those trouble is getting the project ast on foot and currency depends entirely on the confidence of aader the trees at Lai-choo-oh, owned by successfully accomplished. We in Hongkong the public. Excessive issues withcat adequate Ng Nai Obean, but from thean wells alone. appear to think differently, for the general preparations for their redemption would plunge From all other well the prohibi. tion stands good. Further the Coun- opinion is that what is good for gas is good for the national finances into irretrievable con all and what is beneficial to European refusion, were a panic to arise in the macay For those who were hungry still roast.

cil considers that as this is only a tem sident is equally so to the Chinese who make market. It is imperative that Chion, venturpg for the first time into the realms of a national beof and new potatoes were supplied. "Roast

porary measure, and not likely to last gazelle tastes like roast lamb sald one of the

long, it will be quite file for the Halfang-up the bulk of our population...

paper currency, should maintain her credit Besides the sitrar reserve, only convertible guests, but all the other dishes wers peculiarly

ting to make such airangements with the

bonds will be accepted as security for the issues, owners as, will ensure that all water boats nasty, except the python, which tasted like last

so that prompt redempties of the paper mos*7 week's fish. It was satable, however, The tor

from Amoy obtain their supply from these wells, and not limit the use of the wells

is assured, 4th. Since the Bank enjoys the right toise was like an oily chicken which had been suffering from a bilious attack, and as for the

to two or thres boats and so create

On the 22nd ult. In the House of Commoms, of isining paper money, it should pay the porçapiza in aspic he would rather have dined

monopoly, off the quills, Anserine is a sort of spinach

(c) in thus macling the wishes of the Chinese Mr. Gissell asked the Under-Secretary for the Government a certain amount of tax, a rule Africa Local hotel proprietors should from

Amoy, the Council desites to record that alonies if he would say who were the consult. I which is found in every country.. Ib. visw of take a leaf out of the brok of the organizers of they lo un way forfeit their right to prohibiting engineers ofthe Caston Kowloon Railway; the poverty of the masses la Chins and the the above sumptuocs repast, Python stow and Algerian tortoise would then perhaps become i lbs removal of water from all wells on Kulangen whather they acted i › that capacity in consecihigh rates of interest, it is proposed to postpone the grateful may do honour to my memory." me forever, whenever the Council considers such a course tion with the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, the deciding the rate of Luxation till the second

In this library which I have built and necessary in the interests of the Inhabitants of Hongkong Railway, and the johors Railway, year of the issue, when the profits of the Bank into dark places I have brown the light

all lines that could never pay owing to the cast will then be evident. The rate of taxation will and the light will be with

furnished and into which I have caused the Settlement.

constraction; whether the late chief British be increased at three different periods so as to The Council is prepared to issue, if the above.

The memorial concludes by saying that when to be placed many honourable treatises And

The ne indoz during the mbelbar the amount of his embezzlements had Airship literature has already a vocabulary of meets with the approval of the Consular Body Accountant was the nominee of those engineers; lighten the burden of the Bank. its own, and sometimes has to be read with the and the Chinese officials, a modified proclamar been rscertained; and whether any stops the new paper currency is distributed among worst is my desire that my portrait be

Pune Silver.--With the approach of ald of a glossary of technical terms, Theration accordingly in which has parred bo were being taken to recover that amónnt from the provinces, it must be accepted in the pay. | placed, and the name of the giver, for other 100,pba

3.-Correspondence

ment of all taxes, duties, official salaries and generations to nee

The discovery of the monument to the ment steamer due to meet the July his nominatora, ba

Dolonel Seely: The consulting engineers soldier's pay, and be regarded as legal tender are Sir J. Wolle Barry and Partners. The coala all commercial transactions. It will be philanthropy of this oriental Carnegie goes to to Bombay, a considerable amount, ket and some unloading on the payi salting engineers for the Johore Railway are redeemable at all places wherever the Ta Ching sustain the den held by Edgar Allan Poe that buying for the Bartus took place

such purchases did not raise pric Messrs. Gregory, Eylar, and Wating. I have Bank is situated. The metropolitan and pro averything had bear itled out in Chiar cand in view of the adscial cohavice

ly sased the burden off the shoulders. bore the weight so long, kht yea po luformation as to the Shanghal-Nanklog vincial authorities will see to it that persons turies ago, Railway. I cannot accept the statement that who attempt to mutilate or counterfeit, this either the Hongkong or the Johore railway paper money be promptly arrested and severe-

So much of the spot, supplies are Regarding the sins of paper money by

that bears coveslag found dimenity la A biplane has finis planes, one over the 5 Ton days leave of absence, on urgent prices never pay. As 1 informed the hon, y panisbad,

gentleman en Nov, 25, the Colonial Office Is vale affaies, is granted to the Secretary.*** other. A gilderen, aeroplane without. E

6. The Council proceded to view the site of not concerned with the doings of the late chief official and commercial banks, which will in motor, a gyroplane is a flying machine with

Mr. Ginnell asked whethar His Majesty's currency, the aule has been adopted and bar | been seriously injured while borseriding. The on the 1st it became nece, KOREA rotating wings. A hellocopier hos horizontal the Bund the Amor Tinning Go, propose to sccountant on the Chiness section of the line. terfere with the circulation of the national paper Two foreign realdents of Yokohams have ing sudicient allvar for linadiman ond Propellers, whose revolution gives the machine erect on the water front at their premises, and Government was in possession of independent received Imperial sanction that the recall Japan Gasitie reports a rather bad accident aller 7/16d, above that for folks. An upward motion. They are usually tilted to the site of a house for which Mr. Lee Soo Tong Gence, sat the Castos-Kowloos Railway 20% of their notes in circulation every year so which befell. Mr. W. S. Moss, of Yokohams, The last occasion on which take poen

Moss was riding near Honmoke, when his home We gather from the (kive a forward motion piso. A monoplane has has applied for a building permit, one or more pairs of wings arranged in the 7. The Capt. Supt reports that the following could never possibly pay its cost of construe that at the and of five years all will have been on the 4th instant. As far as can be learned, Miros December 101 1990 19 same place. A multiplena kos saveral planes; | casas have been dealt with at the Mixed Court..tlou and working expenses; (bat, it was being recallad. :Regarding the more-important-gov bold; Mɛ. Moss was thrown, and in fafileg) Blazinz demand of 1331 An over the other. An orthopter has dipping since the meeting on the 14th inst-Sum forced through merely for the resuscitation alarumont banks, the Ministry will wings. The French called an aeroplane garage monses;-Dabt Assault 3, Throwing rubblah, Hongkong at the expense of the Chiness with the high authorities in charge of them, toas caught his foot in the stimup, the horse draggios considered to be puran k a hangar, and thle surm is coming into general &c. into the public drains 4. Illegal sale of guarantors; and that it had already cost £16,000 land, Bretch of prison regulationss, Failing per mile; and whether, in these circumstances, to comply with the Municipal proclamation a further loan for its completion would have the concerning the removal of water si Summary approval of the Colonial Office Pompton Colonel Sesly. The suswer to the first two Arcosis. Theft 3, Bresch of Opium Regulations

Attempting to remove water from the Battle parts of the bon, gentleman's question is in the forbidding samaz,;

as to the cost of the clics, to date, and no, grosion of a further inas for its completion

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fashionable dishes on St. Andrew's Night, the

· baggls, of course, being given first place..

THE FLYING AGE,

constantly crop up in accounts of flight, and it may be loteresting to mention a few of them. The flying ground is called na aerodroms, though early writer used this for the flying machins itself, However, on the analogy of "hippodrome" it is now reserved for the ground. The planes of the troplane are called serofails. Anything flying, of planes is an aoro

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tweet Mr. Lim Hock Siew and the Council, concerning blasting, le read.

4.-A letter from Mr. Lim Pi Sin, concern ing the erection of a private telephone wire to connect his house with the house of a relative, is read. He is to be requested to faralsh the Council with a plas shewing where he proposes

plans; anything:70 Roon is an Barostate." Ito érect his poles. ·

CARVAL CRITIC

Bede girar pafiscalars of joint opera

by Dutch and American cruisers agalestment contrary to Municipal proclamation negative, have not the exact figures

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" piratas "had" find thithir after committing

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21 108,000 in bar gold.a 22317,doo in bir gold. Withdrawals were made as under

Libraries I have given by the score. I have.

of learning may never be dimmed and that scattered them over all the fund that the light June 16, 15,000 in 'sovereigns:

RIDING ACCIDENTS IN YOKOHAMA,

300,000. I7BOTErsig 160,000

to arrive at some way of their redeeming their him considerable distance. A Japanese woman Cable news WAL ARCAYA notes now in circulation in the Empire. The endeavoured to stop the holes, and in doing so paper money that has been Issand by the Ta compelled it to swerve to one side of the road, soon tala Oking Bank will also be recalled, as evidence thus enabling Me Moss 1 release his foot being of uniform trustment of all banking Institutions Mr. Mais, who was uecosscious fer several normal mana in this matter to volg hours, was badly cat about the face, and water-

There are altogetberig Rüles dealing with al ribs were broken," Dr. Daries was called (vgl tons. the issuu of China's paw paper currency: Theist and the patient's injuries were immediately. Ralestipulates that this carrancy will be known, attended to. It is reported ibat Mr. Mots ? as the Ts Oblog Book Noter, and will be re

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