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Republican Macao.

wall an body, to that, of said eyes as walls body is that of self-deacion. A "act as hopeless and revolting bas baen còm- mitted by a bady of men which once was one of

the most honourable and distinguished in the world.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 1010

| how roble a work, how truly admirable and bow arduouson work. They aim themselves poor, and have no loxuries. They depend on the gifts of the charitable, and the not vary. largs sum provided by the sale of needlework and embroiders, etc. If the pirates who have averthrow the Irgitimate Government in Macao size on the property of the rel'g'ous houses, they will be robbing the poor. 1, the Triangio,

CHALLENGE AND DEFY

BHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE. | PMS, "SIBERIA" IN COLLISION

Although; gambling is morelly, recognizeð as a thing to be shuured; yet it is a fact that- admits of no denial that in every branch of human life It is almost Impossible to exist without gambling to a greater or less degree. There is a deli, ite line of demarcation walch points not to us, thus far and no further, bat it is tacitly understood that it is inexcusable to evernep & certain limit. Shongbal bastioned greatly in that respect, and no doubt is paying sequest on ov especulation is more regrettable than the pecuniary lost, and to-day we hear allegations bad counter-allegations made by pity of it is that they will coty remain respected magibers ef the community, and the allegations, admitting of neither proof or disproof

20 BE DOCKED IN HONGKONG,"

10th inst. The Pacific Mail Co's sa. Sibria arrived from the North this morning. When un board in the coone of the formoon our representative learnt that the sieimer had been in collision lo the Harima Nade, a portion of the Inland Sea and had returced to Kobs in consequence, an the 3rd inst. The steamer with which the

whose bows were badly crumpled up. We un derstand that the Sibariz has two or three Bay for slight repairs before she resumes her dented plates and will be docked at Quarry voyage to Manite next week.

THE TOYO KISKN "KAISHA,

PREDICTED 'RUBBER BOOM.

swa PQ AND CON.

the most cautious of baylag is bound to have. Pits effect upon the 'selling price, seeing that, nowhere are stocks, nggressivaly, farga while In some contres they are notoriously small

The Plantation Rubber shareholder has no or about their pressat prices. When a proft cause for alarm with his grades of rubber at of 5 par 15 and over is being eally sured

THE GREAT BETRAYAL.

THE DEATH OF THE "LEAL'SENADO."!

29th fast. Physical death, we are assured by revealed religion as well as by philosophical reflection, is but a change from one state to another. In ove But there is a death of the soul, is to anyone in Hongkong, or for the matter of that Bat there is a death of the soul, as there is A. In Chino, or indeed anywhate, is show. the penalty for it. This moral obscurity con Siberia collided was the Tomashima Maru, being justified. The locidence of the great boom share values aru belag equalised avery: dissolution of the body. The most horribla

and single good reason why the Italian Sisters should be plundered and driven out of Macao. Such a deed befits a monster like like A. Comber and his accomplices who are Henry VIII or an atheistic clique of brigands busy ruining beautiful, suffering France, but ITS LOFTY TITLE

it is uiterly unworthy of men who only a short while ago called themselves Christians. Why,. was given to it by Dom Jobu who afterwards Chien is not so un-Christian as to do a deed so was known as Joha VI of Portugal and Brazil, base! The Sisters have only to cross the In return for a touching exhibition of loyalty and frontier ned go into Chinese territory, and they generosity. At a time when the Royal House will be gladly and gratefully welcomed, Those was exiled and in distress, the gallzot and faith who rob the poor rab God, but He will not fal ancestors of the modera Macaanse sent subbandon His poor. The finlian Sisters put scriptions of money and assurances of fidelity to their trust in their exiled Qacenand princes. The heart of the Regert Dom John wis deeply touched by this additional evidence of the great and patriotic spirit which then parvaded, as it had for cea turies, the Colony of Macao. He conferred on the Senate the title of "leal," which well be. fitted it, especially as one hundred and fifty-six years before, King John IV., who had saved Portugal and her Colonies both from the Spanish yoke and from Daich aggression, had ordered that over the portal of the Senate House should be engraver: "The City of the Name of God; no more loyal one exists." 1 have seen that Senate house, and envied any Portuguese, and especially my Macacose

(rlands

THE UNIQUE HOKOVA

tbey enjoyed. Indeed it may be said that the Senate and people of Macao are renowned, ali the world over for their tenacious and apparent ly lovincible loyalty. Not very long or the gunboat Macau was launched here in Hoog- koby, and Dr. Luiz Nolasco, the President of the Leal Senado, "made a speech, exhorting all Portuguese preseul to persevere in their loyal service of King and Country, and to do all in | their power to lacrends the King's Navy in these waters. He spoke in a manner befitting his, dignity as President of the Loyal Senate of Масло With what words, I wonder, did he exprass his shameful, ils incredible apostasy yeiterday? The greatly to be pilied

GOVERNOR,

in obedience to orders from Lisbon, was forced to announce to the Senate that Portugal bad declared hielt a republic. Officials canont Always do as they would like, they have their families to think of, and me not indepar deut. Much as I regret that the Governor did not see bis way to showing his horror and indignation at the crime that has been committed by in stanily resigning, I can wall understand that there are many considerations which may justify his conduct, which indeed was perfectly dignified, we are told But what of the so called "Loyal Senate"? Its members are ab- solutely independent of the official' executive

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NO EARTHLY HANDS.

though indeed, il drives out of Macao they

and the lalihless, will mat qasily be able to teal

HIS FOOR

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as wholeheartedly as the Italian Sistors do, I am saddened at the thought of the break-up of their work in Macao, and of how bitterly hurt und grioved their gentle boarts will be. I had intended to write a short sketch of the history of the great House of Braganza; it is extremely interesting, and several people have been ask ing me who the "Miguelistes are. We British have ressup to be faterested in the Braganzas. It was Charles the Second's Queen, Catherine of Bragares, who brought us Bombay, But'l cannot do the subject justice grief at the impending destruction of all Christian education in Macao, atd at the over- tions is the feeling I share with all who loved throw of so many happy memories and associa. that once charming Colony. By the way-1 should like Senhor Luz Nolasce lo compare his loyal speech at the lausching of the gut. boat Maciu with his incompreheosible actiuu be and bis colleagues, who were alected by the. and his speech, yesterday. I wish to know why people in be members of a "loyal Senate," did not resign yesterday in body, ond josist oo the re-election of a renate, a disfoyal Seante.,

While it is impossible to root eat the gam bling spirit to invait le possible to check a surfeit of it. The settlement of September bas passed "amasthiy," and yet the market is as unsealed as ever. Ia spite of several warnings that the Stock Exchange should put its house in order, li has beed as apathetic as possible, and crying unt nobing doing." If it had not realized that it needed taformi, there is some

excuse for its apathy; if the course of business

the recent rubber boom they have not made.

THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH THE

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BULLION,

Mess, Samuel Montagu and Cols Circular dated London, September 15, contains the fol lowing:

GOLD-The arrivals of bar gold amounted served for India; the remainder was purchased to about £600,000 of which 6172,000 was re- for the Continent. The price remained at 771 od par or. Std.

Withdrawals were made from the Bank of Rogland as undor;➡- Sept.

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8 100,000 lo sovereigas for Constantinople. g: -15,000 la sovereiges for Bouth Africà. 9 100,000 in sovereigns for Egypt. 10270,000 in sɔvaralgus for Egypt.

25,000 in sovereigas sat aside for Straits”-

Bettlement Reiarvos of C10,000, la spile of which the total amount Darlog the week there has been a total efflux

a small incraust, Some farther considerable held by the Bank of Eugland this work shows.

Constantinople, which will leave by the first amounts are already engaged for Egypt and

steamer.

Silver. The market hat flactuated within. very narrow limits daring the past week, open ing at 141 d. on Thursday, falling 1/16d, on two auccessive days, and thilog 1/16d, on each of although the extrem factastions were but the other thres days. It is a curious fact that

6d. the cash price has altered each day, a very unusual occurrence,

While, upon the whole, the trend of values the major portion of the week has not been of in the Plantation Rubber Share Markat during such a character as to warrant extravagant optimism in the matter of an immediate and pranauaced improvement in prices, signs are

dividends which allow very substantial yinida not wanting which go to show that the altitude upon shares purchased at what, for a short wo Bave consistently malotaloed as to this can and will be paid. Furthermore, top-of-the«/

potlod, lonked like, abmrdly high premiums market's fatore is, at any rate, in fair way of holiday month has doubtless prolonged the month by the substantial Increases Chown by inevitable period of duiness and lothares which practically every producer in the Middle East, mediately after the time when it was clearly betual working costs, The chances of say follows upon the carsation of a bom. Im while to all directions the tendency la towards more or Teen substantial reductions in the seen that the upward trend in state and raw rubber values had received something more

Immediata and permanent fall in raw rubber nra so remote that they are not worth discuss ihan merely a check which might last for a sing. Kanipulation might easily knock a shif Stock Exchange account or pa a considerable ling, or even two shillings, per lb off the price, amount of realising, os behalf of semi-specula but the inevitabla increase in the demand, com tive holders took place, and this, combined bised with the absence of any substantial in- with the non-delivery of scrip, the fact that WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY,

numerous special settlements (for which, in prices as good as those of today possibly creato in supplies, would soon bring about practically every case, substantial business bad Messis. Shiraishi and Okawa, Director been done) were paoding but not actually of the expert whose opinions we summarised in batter. On the whole, then, we think the vlawa the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, who have been to nounced, and the curious, not aämily explalo.

able, decline in the price of the commodity, the near futurs is to witness increased activity, our Tuesday's "Notes are correct, and that America on a mission connected with the saw. is smooth ́isaction, is excusable. But, when would always find warm (bearis here to wal-

ly-arranged connectlos service of the company severally and collectively led to the creation thers is practically no business, and, when re- with the Western Pacific Railroad Cos panyol a state of affairs so man could reasonably Plantation Rubber Share Markelis Find

combined with upward-tending values in the cums them, from the Governor dawawirls

form could be effected with the least fiction returned to Yokohama on the goth ultimo by expect would be straightened out by the end of For our British officials strongly approve of

we should advise them to put their house in and highly appreciate the good and charitable

the Siberis. The Jefan Times nisies that Mr. July, if than, order

Shiralabi, interviewed by a press representative work done by these saintly wonies. The latter,

We are not sure if the members of the Shang on the subject of his mission, said :— however, will prabably devise means forsettlig bai Stock Exchange ara pachydermous; for, if

Whatever may have been the stiltuđe of a down is Chinese teritory, just nerns the

The reason why the T.K. K. bas cut off its portion of the public towards thol holdings connection arrangement with the Pacific Mail in Plantation Rubber shares Immediately alter frontier For they in their asending love, koowing that all sorts of imputations are

od magurularity, forgiving the aurately made again been as a body in cancel with Steamship Company on tea and with the the collapse of this boom-the phrase, truth to themselves away from the site of their labours, ary endeavouta to show that it is the system and her Pacific Railead Company on land, say, is used more for its convenience than for its literal accuracy-ihe amount of selling on Western Pacifio Railroad Company, is explain behalf of solid and determined lavestore bas and their charity for the poor nad orphaned in under which they work, and not they them and has entered into arrangements with the Macao will probably force them to continue their selves, that deserve blame. The promoter may be the wildest shack, thirsting for the money

ed in two ways. Firstly, the former arrange- been proved to be astonishingly small under work pear by. There are other aspect of the

meat with the Pacific Mail teamship Com the circumstances. It is true that compara of the public; the pubile may be absolutely be heart to deal with today. Although I threatening future in Macao, #bich I have not

stupid, thoughties, and may have to thank pay was of very little benefit to the company, tively little support was given the market koow that no matter what anyone says, Gided themselves io. But; there is no denying all business management were

because under that arrangement all matters during those weeks when a not inconsiderable themselves for the unenviable position "they will look after those who serve

relating to passengers and cargoes and body of disgruntled punters were preaching the the fect that the sbarcbraker is more fed by the P.M.S.S. Co., while the com- but prices soon began to respond not "to a transact everlasting doom of the Rubber Share Market, less the responsible agent for having brought them together, and cannot be absolved from pay was not allowed to employ more than

pressure to sell," but to "an abionca of buyers.* the blame. It is no doubt true that everybody three vessels on the lips. Tais atrangement It might be argued that the effect upon values thought he was dolog the wisest thing possible was, however, unavoidable in view of the relamust be practically the same namely, that tion between the P.M.S.S. Co, and the Sou on earth, when hy wat baying, 'selling et

prices will show`a downward trend in either thern Pacific Railroad Company, The T.K.K. brokering, but the fact clean escaped out of the

case. To argue, so would be, of course, could not rest, satisfied under sach incouveni absurd, as a pressure to sell is morally bound calculations of everybody that if the broker, buyer and seller wern all to make money there keeping with the purpose for which the Goverspices thes the non-appearance of buyers, ent citcomsances, especially as it was not in to have a much more deleterians affect upon must be some unforiusstes to lose, or there must be a rain of dollar or tacle from the sky; subsidy, while on the other hand the company not, although under the first alternative more ment was granting the concern an enormous whether these happened to be sellers about of At the end of March everyone thought he had stade money, and at the end of Juna everybody ve steps for its business expansion and for

was always aware of the necessity to take ac terious price reactions might be looked for. But this absence of buyers did not last very tou d that they had lost money; and the bra-

the future development of the national mar. long. It was soon noted that when the shares kets have been the hardest hit of all,

Is it right that the Stock Exchange which cantile business. At this juncture the Wes- in any of the leading producing companies or tern Pacific Railroad was newly complated in sou-producers of more than average merit Bumbus sume of the respected members of the community among its members should be anship line to the Orient, Thus the interest of speedily absorbed. This boying has been and was seeking contection with a steamreached bargale-counter price levels they wore

Shanghai periudinal vsations, like the one we agency helping wild speculation, and bring on

the railway company coinciding with that of cleverly done, on the whole, and those who the T.K.K. the two canceros resolved to join attribute a good precentage of it to be Trusts are suffering under? We understood some

hands. Secondly, prior to the conclusion of may be much eater the truth than they' time ago that a Committee was sitting to reform

Bombay has been very quiet owing to the the Exchange; possibly it has bad on attack the arrangement with the T.K.K. the Westora imagine.

Pacific Railroad Company seemed to be

Bindoo holidays. Os the other hand, Cilcutta brought to such a pass that there is absolutely Lloyd line or seas other steamship com of sleeping sickness. Conditions have been

inclined to combine with the Norddeutscher

bas bean fairly active as a buyer, and this sup It is when one considers the unquestioned pliex on this side bring small, iti influenca has no confidence in the share market, and there pany, which, if carried out, would bare indicated that one can be readily brought to about on a parity with silver, Shaughal hai intrinsic merits of the Piastation sbaros just been fóit. The Ghing exchange remaining will be more until the Exchange shows that it meant the appearance of a fresh rival concers

believe that a good deal of Trant buying has | been working pretty freely both ways, as a Zulu which we have h.d. Now that rubber has bolines The necesity to avoid such an occurrence

been taking place. Now, It is well to remem- selling at above raid and buying at anything come an important and imperions section of made the T.K.K. feel the necessity to enter inte

ber that the primary object of these Trasta is below, it is Interesting to note that about. the stock markets of the Far East, it is high arrangement with the W.P.R. Co. Da his

out mere gambling in Plantation Rubber shares, | 4,280,000 which arrived in Bombay was trRON! advisable—and at so great expense-to-estab

but to improve the levestment prospects of skipped to Shanghal lish regularly constituted exchanges with every Paint, the Pacific Mail Steamship being of the

such issues Dodging in and out of holdings, day's telegraphed quoulions from each place willingly agreed to the discontinuance of its profitable such a method inty prove, is not the same mind with the T.K.K. that company however desirable they may be and hawerar on vio at the others, Necdieta disparity of

connection with the T.K.K. and the tatio's best way to attract the carafat javestor to a prices between differeal places will then cheaper arrangement with the W.P.R. Co. The market, and if such operations are carried out pear, nod at the sarne time it will be impossible. for the manipulator to unduly depress or in.

present relations between the T.K.K. and the os a considerable scale the effect-especially fiata any stock. Moreover, isstead of the prices Pacific Mail Steamship and the Southern Paci wben profit-taking en'n iiso is golog on upon Sic Railroad Companies are to come to au cod being arbitrarily fixed by the conclave every

on the 26th January next, when the new conray, let it be understood, with absolute de the market can be ran lily guested We do not morning there will be some basi) to work open,

The first step in the internal improvement Railroad Us. is to be put into practice.

nection arrangement with the Western Pacific

finiteness that the Trusts hava been buying, of the Exchange should be ona which will pre-

but we have good reason, as we have already that once loyal Senate House they permitted scrotiny of alynbeards and poster. The Peace veat the broker from being "caught in? as be

indicated, to believe that some very substantial That abomination of desolation, the republican Pierervation Follce Law issued in rço and the has been recently. In be anxiety to do at flag, to be holsted. What should the Senate (sakz-fu Order issued in 150), the Oiples inuch business as possible, and entirely con- the T.K.K. has newly contacted the said con

buying bastilen place. There is, we believe, vary little chance of prices, when they begin to bave done? They should have acted as their and rotes, empower the palice authorities fident of course, on the authority of the prospection arrangement, is presided over by Mr. steadily improve, being adversely affected by fathers' would have acted, that is to sag, they to order indecent sign boards of advertisements molest-that inbber must reach and tand. G. Gould, the well-known railway 18 any maid than there will be a heavy percentage should have haughtily and peremptorily pro

pre fi taking sales on behalf of Trusts generally, at that for a few years to come, he has closed and is a part of the Gould system lines. The tested against the usurpation, and have passed prejudicial to the scenery, to be re-neved, and transactions with peop's who bave not the least regarded as detrimental to public morals, or a resolution declaring the permanence of the

new lina covers a length of 800 odd milea

of sellers among the public who have stuck Monarchy in Macao. They should baya

broken signboards to be repaired without chacce of paying the smallest fraction of the between San Francisca and Salt Lake, confirmly to their holdings throughout the period dainy. It

No doubt his secting with the Burlington Railroad east

of slump. endeavoured to carry with them the executiva ary, to form a landard for judging whether optimism led him to do so, end possibly be

d'ficult, says one contempor.emonct, should they lose.

ward of Salt Lake to Decver with the Missouri Pacific Railroad eastward of Danver a signboard or advertisement is prejudicial did not the mind if the shares were not to public morals or to the scenery. In couse- takoz up, as he was sure that values most go to Chicago, and with the consylvania quence, no supervision has been exercised up, and be could sell them, may be at a bighet Railroad eastward of Chicago to New York over them except in the most glaring cases,

price later. But now that he has. lost, he

The line is recognized as the most perfect The methods of advertising have greally

corses the buyers who havs defaulted; and of all the Gould system lines, as it is built changed as industry and Commerce hive buyers who could not very well afford to default acc.rding to the latest methods of railway developed, and enormous advertising towers

are carding the brokers for having "led "them

construction. The rails used in the lina'ara are now erected at crowded spots, while ques.

into an essentially unprofitable transactio. 85 pounds standard gauge rails and the line tionabis pictures are posted at conspicuou, the buyers had to put up marglo mocy as so gradient of over 1 in rob. Compared places. There are no prosonscedly otjection done in other civilized countries in the world, with the Southern Pacific Railroad it possesses able advertising boards in the e amadera or

the riff-raff will be able to pase as great many advantages. For instance, while on the fino public park, but at Nagano park there buyers or sellers, and the broker has a guarantee former line there is a point reaching 7,cos fest are some examples of such haards. The Osaka against loss, if the shares are not taken up. above sea level on the Sierra Nevada between Central Police has decided to exercise a more The margin should be about 10 per cent. of the Califorcia and Nevada, there is on the latter line rigorous contral over advertising boards and is

value of the transaction, to be deposited with a no point higher than 5,000 fte: above sea level. Dow collecting specimens of such advertise bank, and the broker or the client will always a special superlar feature of the new line in meuts. It being difficult to pronounce judge-have tho say to close or cancel the transaction that whereas on the southern line there is a ment one by ste upon all the signboards or ad

whcu valueschinge.

snowshed extending for about 40 miles (he vertising boards posted in the city and the rural -- We could well understand that Shanghal in snowshed in question, as a matter of fact, is not datsicts, the authorities have decided to form a obliged to retain the prescot, method of con- standard, and for this purpose are sending out

on the Southers but on the Ceutral Pacific tract for the conceroad," as the number of line) there are no such disagreeable features to pilaters and photographers every day to copy

stock usually dealt in are few, and as the other the signboards in the city or on the hillsides. method will curtail the quantity of the bus along the line present superb scenery to the travellers on the W.F.K, while the localides A large number have now been collected. Res dens. Ba', the system of depositing eye of passengers, Another feature of the garding the obj.ctionable features in adver is.. margio money can be introduced without the ing boards, a responsible official is qucted by least inconvenience to legitimate speculators in San Francisco recently seat a package He is its superior speed. A certain person the Aunt for an instance. Coe picture, which of buyers, and at the same time the secrecy is amusing from the view it gives of the oflanded the brokers are anxious about could be main which arrived at its destination about six of Califoralau fruit to Chicago by the line, dignity of the police. The advertise must intained as at present. At the same time it is hours earlier than by the southern line. In tended to advertiserat-trapt, represents a house-possible to eradicate "jobbing" for similar view of the good reputation and favourable have posspised the canaille of Lisbon. The maid standing in front of a policeman and bold. reasons, but the margle monty system will opinion of the public on the new line, le fature Republicans are naturally without funds in a number of rats, which she says have been tend to reduce the number of questionable is believed to be very hopeful. and without credit, and to get morey caught by the patear trap. This picture may causactions. The clost will have no restos honestly is neither to their taste nor, not have any special effect on common people,

to blame the broker as he has &t present, and possibly, within their power. They havrays the authority, but the police may fear that either of them will have "cold feet" only at his iberefore, decided to rob the Church. I have the picture will give ignorant women or children will and pleasure.-Captial and Commerce, never quite understood how it is that so many the Impression that the business of the police good and really plous Protestants and Auglis to buy rats! Another advertisem ot is caus appear to rejoice at every attack on thu. Catbolic Church, and every

for they are chosen by the propie, the Senate Also I challenge Seaber Luiz Nolasco to find will set its face against business, the liko of in addition to the prèsont two Ban Francisco

being an elective body. There was therefore in their case no obligation either of official dely or private oecessity to show them. solves to be any other than their gloriaus ancestors, that is, second to nobody on earth in loyalty. Bat this Senate, headed by its Pre sident, actually made no pratest whatever against the

ACT OF USURPATION

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by a few traitors, and they calmly arquierced in the foul rebellion which has stained the story of that once well-loved city by the "golden sanded Tagus thus snaking themselves parti cipes crimes, and worse, far worse, for above

and the army. Here was their

PLAIN AND OBVIOUS DUTY. '.

I have more than once proclaimed in these columos a hatred of violence and bloodshed which does not corflict with a readiness to fight and die, if need be, for those sacred causes which like most of my fellow countrymen i know are werth fighting for. And do not counsel the inhabitants of Macao to put the whole of this traitorous Senate io death. But I do most strongly urge the obliteratios of the historia legend which thete persons have mado a lie, and I do insist that the word "jaal be omitted in fature when these people describe themselves as a Senale. The old loyal Senate is dead; at least let some ceremony attend its obsequies; let the once-loved words bo erated for ever and forgotten, ... "ICHABOD, THE GLORY HATH_DEPARTED; " the old Senate House, instead of belog o glowing reminder of great traditions, and ap Incentive, an inspiration, has become a tomb and such a tomb, containing such polta tion...

Of all corruption, none is more malodorous than rotten lilies. The only act whereby the Senate can says. Aby ng of per- soon) honour is baldly to vote the erasure of The legend over the portal of their meating house, and the abolition of the title "leal,"

INGRATITUDE AND M.DRESS

ACT OF SFOLIATION,

compatibility with any wishes he may bave a the impending attack on the Sisters, any expressed yesterday for the future wallaro and prosperity of Macio,

THE TRIANGLE.

PUBLIC MORALS.

GRUSADE 1GAINST "LENSATIONAL “

SICHBOARDS.

The real of the authorities for the protection of public 'morale has now been turned in the

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THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD. The Western Pacific Company with which

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Bombay speculators have not been activa, favourable, Possibly ther consider that they although the raics continue to be extremely are holding about enough. The difference of 1/8d was maintained until yesterday, when the combined effect of small boylog of cash for ladia and selling of forward for Chios has Bombay and Shanghai are still about the same, reduced the difference la 1/16d. The stocks la

the offiske in the former being about 65 hars per day,

A shipment of 15,000 has been made from San Francisco to Hongkong,

dated London, Heptember 15, says:

Messrs. Mocitia and Goldsmid's Circular tone during the past work and althoug's there The Silver market bas zbowa a firmerander.

was a fall to 3411.03 the 12th Instant, price subsequently recovered to 44 0/1ód, To-day on a little selling from China there has been a 24 9/16d, two months forward. slight rezction and we quote 24) for spot and

The Continental buying mentioned in our fast circular bas conlauad whilst the firmness of the Shanghal exchange has enabled Chins to buy both for early shipment, and for forward delivery. Bombay bas basa closed two days this wack owing to the Parae New Year, but increasing. With the excellent crops in Indie we understood the up-country demand is again

Chins, silver is likely to be wasted for both and the expected large export of beans from those quarters, slightly higher ratos room possible.

has varied between 1/16th and 1/815, and the The differenca ba'ween spot and forward discount on cash silver seems likely to con stove, for stocks ers. still heavy, and it is only the cheapness of money which enables them to te carried as easily as they are.

The most significant factor in connection with the Pinotation Robber Share Market, however, at the present moment is ibera vival af public interest in these shares. True, the daily trend of values can hardly be said to, as yet, clearly stick this Increasing la terost, but unicas something very untoward happens it should soon do so. To the absence of any pressure to sell the soparance of only a comparatively limited number of fairly qu xious lovestment buyers is sp: to put a false complexico on the market. This has happened on a good mang occasions during the past few months, causing asbloking or ill-loformed people to proclaim animmediate and maintain able improvement is sbere valdes all round, when, as a master of fact, the whole poth was created by some more or less isolated lavest ment buylog on behalf of certain ludividuals upon whom apparently the merits and cheap- ness of a few of the leading issues had suddenly dawned. Attrictiva though_ Plantation Rubber shares are, it takes a good deal to bring a holl- day-making public into even such as excellent market. That no effort has been made to attinent, and the whole of this week's, arrival was

Gold has been in keca demand for the Con tract public attention is obvious to those who bought for export, Rusia and Holland both responsible for the market's destinies know usual requirements for fodis had been satisfied. A1c at all in close touch with the market. Those being buyers of what was available after the that the public will come atorg-whan they ars ready.

Daring the west rovareigos to. the value of £911,050 hava bean withdrawn from the Back of England, chiefly for Tockey sad Egypt

ANOTHER PLAGUE OF SPARROWS.

be made to India at the end of this month, Large shipments are, howayar, expected ta

which may considerably reduce the tion of allvar in London.

HAYOC AT NAGOYA,

Perhaps the seeming bear factor which bas troubled the Rubbersbare investor most 'dur. THE T K K FUTURE POLICY,

ing the past month or two has been, the trend Touching the fature business policy of his of raw rubber values. He cannot understand company, Mr. Shiraishi states that though it why, if there is a scarcity, or, at any rate, znj.. would occur to the mlad of the public at large thing but a superabundance, of raw rabber. OIL WAK-IN JAPAN,

that the coming into exinesco.of the two rival prices should fail, instead of sise, etp:cla1ly as that for a certain washing powder, which

copascting lines, vz, the P.M.S.S. Co., and there is little immedia.a prospect of any sub.

Some days ago wo (Japan Chronicle) reparte bears the picture of three girl wearing only.

Since the cancellation of the conventional the T.K.K on the other side may give birth to a question has been so fally dealt with from time as working much havoc among the crops A wali cloths and reclining in various unbecom

5.P.R. Cq, on one side and the W.P.R. Co. and stantial increase in high-grade supplies. The da plague of sparrows next. Himeji, which directed against monasteries and convents. It displayed in connection with cares for venereal Japan Times, The Standard Oil Company of the evils of competition, and icasmuch as roints in detail. We known, however, that the vicinity of Gokishej, neat, the Nagoya Exbible ing attitudes. Objectionable pictares are also price on September 10 tbs foreign and Japanese bot competition between them, yet that will not to time in these columns that it is not neces

similar occurrence is now reported from Nagor oil concerns bave lakes free action, reports the baths case, as those concerned are well aware cannal reasonably be expected that any po disenses. This sort of advertisement should has brought under its infance almost all be the negotiations concernleg the cancellation United States which it is scarcely necessary too grounds. The grove has always been a

sary at the present junctors to discuss all the

ya. it appears that there is an extensīva ham. albla gala will thereby acerte to Protestantism be soppressed. As regards other kinds of ad-

bod greva covering about 11 mcren in the orthe Roglish Church, and surely all Christian vertisements to which objection could be taken,

ail merchants in Tokis and indaced them to of the arrangement between the F.K.K. and for us to remind our randers uses 6a per cool favourite resort of small birds,· Of Lata-the most deplore the loss to religious education continuer the authority, it might be argued en

barcnit Taak Oil, admitting conditionally the the P.M. S.5. and S.P.R. Companies have been of the world's raw subber outturn, it badly valved by the abolition of the religious scientific grounds that electrically illeminated schools, and the establishment of secular advertisements should be prohibited as they contract for the sale of its Tauk Oil directly competitive measures might be taken by bo has par lb zubber with the prospect of possibly the approval of the authorities, the farmers on sale of Japanese cil. On the other hand the settled in a quite amicable manner without the eff for supplies. Ent, badly off though they number of the sparrows in the grove has la schools where not only is no religion taught are lojurious to the nerves of the people, but it

Rising Sun Company has taken steps to least bad fealing co either side. Of course manufacturers may be, they had no liking the rice crap in the neighbouring fields. With creased considerably, and they aro devasinting best athelim is vigorously inculca'ed. To con would perhaps be inadvisable to reset to this rivalry between the Standard and the Rising to passengers and cargoes, bat the companies remember the talks when rubber was beat is blank cartridges, bat wilbout the desired rasple with the retail dealers. This bas led to het parties with regard to the perfection of facilities 151 par ib la the then Immedi ita foture. We deavoured to frighted the birds away by firlog fiscate the property of the Italian Bisters in Macao and to turn them out is a hideous act of basings. After all the present time is one of

course, in view of the necessity of encouraging Sna Companies. The istier has openly have atrapped among themselves to avoid any highest, of the "ample supplies held by hey have now applied to the police for per- Ingratitude. Mecio was devastated in 1874 by consideration. As soon as a standard for

lowered the price of Took Oil by eight competitida by means of reduction of fales and United States manufacturers and the various a typhoon so appalling that all the foreshore signboards has been determined, operations for sen, while the Standard has also decided to treightage. Mr. Shiraishi added that now that repons assiduously circulated as to the insign. 10 odle to catch the little maand reaked with the remains of the dead, and their control will by underiaken.—Japan | Tank Oil Compared with the 'bigbosi pilco factiva atops;since the opening of its San Fran recognised wild rubber sources, Rabber hat I lower thin 50,000 spairóws in the graves

lower its price in crder to compete with the the T.K.K. has come into a position able to take avitable increases in ouuuras from various of The police estimate that there are ad that ruled at the time of the agreement the cor- cisco line over ten your ago, it would do its not gone to 15s per lb, and these supplies just WRITING ander data Shaugħal; 6th lastant, rent price rules lower by filtern son to twenly u'most to contribute to the expansion of national referred to have shown to material increases, Whealock 2.05. 1141 There Te

The compaign between the two foralga mercantile marine navigation. all copcerna is likely to affect the market of the

or, at may rate, no forrensa comparable with Eclgha oil, which will saturally hava plan to

ths knows increased demand,” Yat rubber fa | slightly better logs in an: Homeward clear. lower its price, to keep pace abrott ef tha

shillings per Ib cheaper then it was in the market since just writing and cargo in comme spring. What the Rabbir shareholders geantities at might be expected for thi

forward more standily shibough not in, such ask himselfijn Willihs commodity be as chang

thousands of woonded people were homeless Chrentels.

and parishing. In this dark hour, in the the of their bitter diuress the poor inhabitants of Macao appealed to the Italian Sisters

at Hongkook for charity, and they did not

appaat in vain. These gentle and helpful wo

HATING RAW RICE,

A remarkable caso came before the Djrken.

BEA.

men are ever ready to succour the homeless. head coroner the other day, when it was situation. With the advent of the season whep

SEJAK 17PHOON WARNING,

A number of the Sisters proceeded to Macao, parned in connection with the death of a you and thus came into being one of that Colony's woman named Mary Cadwallader that the bad the demad 'increases the prospect of the olt. principal charitable and educational Institu an inordinate appetite for raw rice. It was market, it seams, will be subject to factuations. The telegram quoted balow was received tions, the Case de Bancßcencia". The Slaters stated that many girls cat raw rice to improve from the Manila Observatory at the Americas nearly killed themselves with arorwore, but the complexion, and in this case the doctor said THIRTY-four undesirablis arrived by the 1.4.

Consulate General to-dayımı d they sarad many livs",' and alleviated patold the rice eaten by the girl bad a good deal to do Lym from Saigon on Wednesday. They were. koteasy. I wonder how many people realized, "with her death. A verdict of death from na 1 taken in charge by Daishiiva-Sergeant. Watt

Manila, October 9, 19,55 mm, What work these religious ladins are doing, and tural caurus was returned).

Cyclann or Typhon 8. of Naba recurring sad are to be rettirned so their nativa plicas,

hence? The reaction from the bigber levels stippars of wood of to New an it in to-day some three to four months) of the your: Wa would draw the fes

was undoubtedly due to a dalarm astion onika | Canal attimurs to the fact part of bly United States nsers to hold out of, raised to $5/2, pir ton of the market as long as they possibly could. Acs of JanuMy next, this non cording to all Accounts they are kɔund la come kinds of all whether shing in al'a very girlý date, and when they do even fins l