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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913.

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If Paria was willing recently receive Jek dobeson, and even to welcome him (we) have Mr Julnson's word for that) Co. it evidently knows where to draw the line as regaids the turna given in its music halls. M. Quadratatein, the French dis- mond broker, who was concerned 111 the recent neklae ose, appeared in a music-ball in order

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to-day at 5,pim, t informe 04, unable to speak Straits-ft per as. Senegam- for the tumult and we are bia at noon to day. glad to hear it. Tho appearances, Shanghai-Arrived to-day by 8.9. on music-ball stages, of propla

Prinz Ludwig, who have achieved a momentary and quite unenviable notoriety have been altogether too frequent of late yesra, and it is good to rend that Paris is able to draw the line romewhere. The "old

tavs of the mur chall were End enough, but they were betiзr than the present. There wa nothing elevating in songs by the rowdy, dowdy boys, and the like, but even they were tetter than the appear area of people who have just e-capul poal

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HONGKONG CURRENCY. order to provide money to

Reflections on the Currency and and Monetary System of theolony,

[SECUND ARTICLE]

Chine'9 merchant or

carry on military operation, but these issues weren't support ed by a silver rörorve, and proviously "mentioned they co. sequently declined to a heav discount. *

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CANTON NEWS.

Will there be Further Troulle ?

Business on Shamean and in the outy is still far from having The present idea of the Chinese recovered itself. It is slated that Hving gira a abort history Government is undoubtedly to Shameen merchants and traderm of the Hongkong currency as it effect monetary reform along the are still "only buying enough to his existed for the past twenty most inexpensive lioes, and to go on with and the same may be five years, we have now to review this end it proposes to create aid of the native business men in the paper currency or note issues, what is known as an inconvertibly the city. Silver seams to be ex- how they have been supported paper currency.

ceadingly scarce. It will ba re-- by the metallic currency, and The difficulty to be encounter-membered that, como abort time bullion reserves held by the re-ed in the inauguration of such a sinoe, the Tutuh gave permission spective banks against the paper monetary system is to deviso for Cantonem silver money ià circulation, and how the pole means whereby the notes will to be taken into the country issues in Unngkong have almost prove to be current in the dist jots. It now goes there in entirely become the mediam for market at the same value ruling considerable balk and does not Prinz Ludwig at Dam to cash payments in esttlement of for the metallic currency, in fact appear to return. People say. accounts, together with obeques, it is a plan or schemes measure that all the available silver in the and subsidiary coinage. In every-to secure a suitable supply allying districts is now being day business very few paymen's of money with the minimum used to pay for the silk crop. are now made in silver dollars, supply of silver. This can only whereas twenty years ago the be achieved by combining strin- to distrust more particularly those The Governor General is said trader geat legislation, Economically i Ohinere who affect foreign clothes, was by no mean au ardent is unsound, but has been used as as being likely to be active Dr. G. R. I. Fitzwilliama re-supporter of paper currency, a stepping stone to a series of members of the Kaomingting. in Hongkong, and still less was reforms, and in the circumstances The result is that those who have he inclined to recognise in Canton it appears to be the only coure business at the Yamen are careful the substitute for hard coin in left open to China, By the to pat on native dress for the his daily business.

gradual minting and is time being. The system of search- Fought Shy of Notes.. frectional allver-currency thing everyone who calls on the In the early days of foreign notes will rise in market value to Tutub is still in progress. It is trade in South Chins nearly all the same level as the metallic generally felt that Governor payments for goods had to be currency, provided the issue of General Lung Chai-kwong hes made in what is known re specs notes is governed by prudenes established a rule that is far more (silver ingote) which wase uken url that forgories are difficult, despotic than that of any of the by weight, the Chinese pre- and easily detected. It is alen Viceroys in Marcha times. Strict ferring, to receive payment in undesirable to issue notes of high secrecy, is observed as to the fats metal(silver) op, for small value, perhaps a limit of ten dollars of any persons strest d, 'and. amounts in cash or-ziu, cove would be quite high enough. Of though the police officials of cast from a mixture of metal course the great disadvantage whom we spoke last we k have resembling brass many of which under which. Obina laboura is the been under arest so lone, no one are still to use in Kwangione absence of a government, nation seems to know definitly how province today.

al, or state bank; without suob

many have been shot and how In those days the Chinese did not an institution founded on western many are still alive. The general bold bank notes in high esteem lines there is a lack of the opinion is that only Wong ing: A soldier giving evidenes-bis ideas ware made the machinery necessary to only on Pak-ying, late chief of the This yer Chinky man- Mr.ame as those of the Fading, monetary reform; there is a detective force, bas as yet been Hazeland. "Don't say Chinky

who would never be satisfied institution we believe called the executed. The night before last man; 39 Chinaman."

to allow paper to become Communications Bank, and some several shots were heard from a substituls for the silver others supposed to be reliable in within the Tamen, shortly after rup; his ides of money is con- measure, but it is necessity midnight.

turned so the Colony yesterday by the sa. Empress of Asia."

Returned from Japen, Mr. and Mrs J. Hariop were pag engers by the s.s. Empress of Asia yesterday, returning from Japan.

...Kaiserin Arrives.

The Austrian goatsat Kai- serin Elisabeth erived in the harbour this morning from Singapore.

Stowaway Floed.

We see from the Hama papers, that there has been another pre secution in London of a father who neglected to call in a destor to bis child-who ultimately died of diphtheria, As there was not sufficient evidence to prove that

At the Police Jours, this morn the father realised the dangerous ing Li Piu a stowaway on board nature of the case, Mr Justice the Yatabing from Singapore was Rowlalt recommende? the jury to fined $100 or in default two (freturn a verdict of Not Guilty, caths, by Mr. Hazeland.

which they did. We are glad to see, however, that the judge bed the good sense to speak his mind pretty strongly on such cars in general" If a person knows ibat bis child has diphtheria and does not call in a doctor, he will have to go to prison." he said, and added that, bad it been shown

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The Pongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913.

THE LOAD-LINE.

extended towarde" faith healore 11

The Wrong Term

At the Police Court, this morn

Unlawful Possession.

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Hazeland, at the Police Court, gold and silver, but we should bank should be formed which The whereabouts of Li Fuk-luur,

A Chinese charged before Mr.tered in the two precious metals, order to achieve success that a this morning, with being in un child was suffering from diph lawful possession of a piece of for, from the earliest times silver Government itself and having secret. It was confidently stated bave numed the latter motal first, would be part and parcel of the Protector of Honam, is still a theris," he would have punished canvas, was fined $50 or in de-and not gold ba always been re- branches throughout Chins from last Thursday that he was in him very severely, Chistian iso-fault one month. list or no Christian Scientist."

garded in the Eust an honey: N

north it sooth, with a bead Hongkong but no confirmation of It is well that these people should

Silver Loan of 1886,

Notes Grow in Favour."

office in. l'eking. The Hongkong and Shangbai

this has been forthcoming. Thos ts made to understand clearly Banking Corporation, announces issued by the bank in Hongkong declared an unit of standard. ugly stowed away on Honam, As time went on the notes. Then again, China has not yerbst informed Lelieve that he ig that they are not to be allowed to that the interest due and drawn became largely circulated in Can It 18 play fast and Ic-se with human bonds of the Chine Imperial ton, and formed a very importanta

necessary to circulate where he has thourouds of loyal life for the gratification of a Government par got. Silver part of the currency of that city. from Peking to Canton, and never give him away".

universal dollar coman friends and supporters who would whim. Too much leniency has been Lan of 1888 (54th half yearly The Obinese merchant begen all through the country, even Opinion is divided as to how in the post, because the Law did after to-day..!

drawing) will be payable on and to understand, and to koow, that though the may elect to stand for long open revolt in Canton can hot wish to give them the op-

on presenting the notes to an inconvertible note issue. ks staved off. Hongkong people portunity of posing as martyre.

Ferns and Leaves." the foreiga banke, he was always We have heard dreams worthy who are well supplied with inside But it is conceivable that a fresh Peak Road yesterday in possession and he Hood learned that in deciding to adopt the gold aan persuaded that nothing serious can A Chinese was arrested on the able to get full payment in silver, of Dr San Yat-sen atout Orion information are generally well Two articles which appeared in our columns last week regarding tenets are that ritual, murder or of the Government, to the vaine easily handled tban bags each in the pret sat state of monetary They say that the disaffected Best may-aries whose cons sientious of ferns and leaves, the property business matters, noies were more dard, and so forth, but we think happen within at least six months. the deeper loading of ships, must have startled very considerably human sacrifices "ars plossing 10 of $1475. Ele was proated containing one thousand silver confusion she might just as well arty are almost entirely without many readers who bad hitherto be in unaware of what was going on the Deity. Are they aleo to be by Mr. Greon, of the Forestry dollars. Officers and men of the marcantile marine have known for long that is their conscientious talief? the Police Court, this morning,

protected by the Law, Tecause

set herself to determine the funds, and will only be able to Department, before Mr. Wood, at enough that the dangers of their calling bare b: en greatly increased, We know of no logical rest in and fined $15 or in default fouring in Hongkong end Canton yet decided. We would rather support and confidence of the Extent of Paper Currency cycloidal curve of a standard del raise thess gradually, be The British bankno es circulatlar, the size of which she has not cause they have lost the but so far the public has taken little head of the matter. Speaking why not-if Faith Healers are generally, it is only when the men who are immediately interested allowed to go

free, after tean daya.

thus increased year by year until think that it will be ample time Hongkong and Straits merchants, in any reform are backed by the opinion of the public, which has die in pain rather than send for lawful possession of a brace of over twenty-five millions of dol has made an attempt to show a closer watch than ever before

standing by and ceing a obld

to-lay the circulation of paper for China to talk about the adop and also for the reason that the A cclie charged with being in currency amenata to considerably tion of a gold standard after the Hongkong police are keeping partridges, told bis Worship (Mr. lare, and without doubt a very what can be done towards a silver The Army Manoeuvres.

Hazeland) he picked them up large portion of these notes are one. in the arrest at West Point." His circulating in the adjoining pro The army mane ouvres at Home Worship would not accept the appear to have been planned this story, and even the birds chirped year, on a wider and more out a contradiction. A fine of prehensive scale than usual and $10 or in default a month was served a more practical purp88. it may fairly be assumed, have imposed. Perhaps the most useful result of the manoeuv.es, so far as can le

no first-hand interest in the matter, that improvements are effected, a doctor. The Board of Trade-or any other public board, for that matter nay ha deaf, to a sectional demand, even though it comes from the section which is actually courзrned, but it is unable to resist for long a day for reform if that cry comes from the public. If, there fore, the Merchant Service Guild, which has been active in its protests against the deeper loading of ships, were to seek to rouse the public at the same time that it addresses the Board of Trade, it might accomplish its purpose more speedily

A Tall Story.

AY.W.CA. Social, The members of the Young Women's Obristian Asscciati

vinces

Kwangesi.

(To be Continued

of Kwangtang and

Canton with the very currency THE TWELFTH NIGHT ing the coming month,

Hongkong Banke thus aupply

on all suspects who have taken refuge here Against all this, a gentleman who arrived from Canton this morning says i

"If Long Chai-kwong can keep order in Canton dar- he the Chinese Government should

will have no

difficulty in main- be the first to orests and main tain on a sound Lasis

Пleaders are reminded of the

taining it permanently. He has a The same conditions regard ng speare's "Twelfth Night" by The chief difficulty is, of course, that "dead men tell no tales, leaned from "the cables, is that are holding a social in their new paper carrency are in evidence the Hongkong Mammere, at the more who are waiting to trim their forthcoming production of Shake-ally up against him, and many and that, in the case of a vessel reported as missing, it is impossible they have more fully than aver rcoma on Wednesday evening in the northern Treaty Porte.

tremendous number of peoplesatu- definitely to say that the loss was due to this or particular cause or demonstrated the value of the It will be a farewell reception for In this Colony the Dollars 28 and 30 causes. However strong ground there may be for the opinion that

Theatre Royal on October 26 sails according to the wind. Mort - a certain cause or causes resulted in the catastrophe, it does not aeroplane. convince the Board of Trade. Another difficulty is that members of the operations is that the Secretary for some months past, this treatise have from time to tainly happy for Shakespeare was Volunteers are all the

But the best feature Mrs. Kydd who has been the Hoo. mentioned in the earlier part of The choice of the piece is

over it is doubtful to which side the Morobant of the profession are shy of coming forward and giving evidence of His words at the close of the Road over Ah Ling's and the en- bullion reserves held by the when be penned this delightfully ing everywhere and at all times,

King was present throughout. The new rooms are at 19 Queen's time formed the metallic, or manifestly in a holiday mood

der would take. The Canto the dangera attending the raising of the load line. Over and over again it has been stated publicly that they are unwilling to volunteer manceuvres must hive

now; they are drilling and para evidence as to the perils to which they are subjected for fear of given immense satisfaction to

banke against the circulation of irresponsible comedy of im prejudicing their employment.

they will do more than that. His The pa. Yuensang raporis mostly used for this purpose clogged the flow of his fancy-90ed with automatio pistols and with notea; to-day however, the coins probabilities. No great problem and seem to have some soldierly fellowsamong them. They are arm In spite of these difficulties, however, it has been found possible presence with the amy for a that on Monday, September 22, consist of British dollars. lo secure quite a deal of evidence, which has been laid before weak, and his pran9 at the rop Members of Parliament, as to the dangers of this deeper load-line, clusion of the work is almost cor- and Long. 118. 55E. The steamer banking is that a bullion reserve is less strenuous than most of the call to right the wrongs of hom- at 3.30 p.m. a large, iron

Bullion Reserve. buoy was sighted in Lat. 18. 8IN

anity choked the serene utterance the very latest British chort and we have noticed that the subjot has been mentioned more than tain to give recruiting a very was stopped and the buoy against the circulation of notes post's heroines, and throws her is busy spreading absurd rumours

A general principle governing of his joyous muse. Even Violá once in Parliament during the past year. But nothing more con- considerable upward lift during taken onward and enlied to should consist of about sixty-six self with a gay spirit into the latest of which is that Wei The Chinese press in Osaton vincing has been offered than the finding of the Court of Inquiry on the next year or so, The King Manila. The authorities there per cent and experience has the masquerading adventures Pior late legal advisor to sha the loss of the "North Briton" of the coast of Ushant. The Court has fallen heir to lia father's found that under the new deeper loading regalations the reduction gift-it amounted almost to gen- said it did not belong to the taught that a reserve of this through which she passes to police, has been arrested in Can- of the freeboard of the steamer amounted to 6 inches, which allowed us for doing the right thing Philippine Islande so it has been proportion has been justified, Comedy's inevitable goal-the ton. M. Wel, we may remark, of an increased dead-weight cargo capao .ty of one hundred and at the Esat of all possible carried on to Hongkong. thirty tons. We take one extract from the finding →

although we believe that in bridal chamber. (

has been living in Hong Fire to Wine shop.

Bome states in America the The proceeds of the entertain more than a week past. At32 30 this morning the alarm bullion reserve held against notes mente will be devoted to the aid was given of a fire at a wine shop is equal to the circolation of same of the Diocesan Girl's Sahool at Shaukivan. The brigade torn Before the first Revolusion some Building Fund, the Blind Home,

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every officer and priva.; brit

t moments.

THE COURT FIND THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF THE VESSEL AND THE LOSS OF LIFE WAS IN- BUFFICIENT FREEBOARD, FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THE VESSEL FOUNDERED, WHEN HER CONDITION. WAS HOPELESS, THE CREW THOSE TWENTY BRAVE MRN OF THAT BRAVE CLASS, THE BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE-STOOD TOGETHER ON DECK WITH THEIR PIPES IN THEIR MOUTHS, SILENTLY, THE CALMLY AND DAUNTLESSLY FACING DEATH WITHOUT A MURMUR OR A GRY THEY PERISHED IN THE SEA. THEIR LIVES WERE SACRIFICED TO ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TONS OF ADDITIONAL

LOCAL SPORT

Opening Fastball Match of the Season.

trance is in the side street.

Whore Buoy

ed out in good time and, on arrival, Chinese banke had issued notes the Y.W.CA. Hostel and the found that the fire bad got good Canton, but it is doubtful whether Society of St Vincent de Paul. bold of the premises, which were the banks ever held a suficient situated right in the village. After silver

reserve - against ⠀⠀ same,

an hour and a half's good fight, However we believe many of the during which time the fire font banks in Canton and the North

HAAR CARD The first football match in the had to be called into service, the Lailed during the Revolution, ec

That is what comes from the deeper loading of shipe which was instituted without the permision of Parliament and by the

sebond Division mere affiring of a signature to an Order in Douncil. If the Bublic Services Footba

once roused on this question we shi

grandy surprised if played satisfied that in these days:

we shall not progrens marides ero backward in a matter of such importanov,

Bugles on the

the Unit

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the outbreak

taken of clase issued

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