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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,

SINGAPORE'S CURRENCY. tion of the Currenoy Guarantee

Measure to Consolidate.che Local Laws.

TH

In a recent issue of the Govern ment Gazette (Singapore) appears the text of an ordinance to con- solidate and amend the law relat ing to the issue of Government ourronoy, which is to be intro duced into the Legislative Coun- oil. The objects and reason of the bill, signed by the Treasurer, Mr J. Q. Anthonisz, are of some length. They are reproduced

herewith-

The object of this bill is the consolidation of the laws relating to currency and in accordance with the instrqotions issued as ragarda currency legislation the bill has been abmitted to the Secretary of Stats for the Colonies, been considered by the Lorde

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Fund the method of ascertaining what is required from general revenue is changed. The amount to be made good from revente will be the excess of the nominal volas of notes in circulation over the market value of all the securi. ties and the nominal value of the current coin in the Currency Guarantee Fund. This payment will only be made on the direc tion of the Governor with the sanction of the Scoretary of State. The payments or portion thereof are recoverable whenever the market value of the securities and the nominal valne of the current coin in the Currency Guarantee Fund together with the contribu tions from revenue excred ibo nominal value of the notes in, circulation to the amount of

POST OFFICE.

B.El.

This

Singapore on Saturday, the 4th inst.. at The Delta, with the English Mall, left 10.30 a.m. and is expected to arrive hero to-morrow at packet brings the parcel malls closed in on the 3rd ult. and for despatch overland on the 10th ult

เ

MAILS DUB,

English, Delta, to-morrow.

MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY.

Halmun, Swatow

Halyang, Coast Ports Thongwa, Streits and Calousta Anghin, Bangkok Yingchow, Bhanghai Choysana watow and Shanghal

MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.'‚

8th inst., 5 p.m.

TO-MORROW,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

Eastern, Br. L. 2,27%, F. Carter. Tib instant-Kobe 2nd Instant, Gen.

7th

2nd

Thongwa, Br. 3.s. 3,423, O.-W. Robins,

instant-Singapore Instant. Gen.-D, S. & Co' Aki Maru, Jap.. s.s. 3,995, B.. Kon, 7td Instant Middlesbrough 24th August, Goa, & Sugar.-N.Y.K. Hakuto Maru, Jap. ss. 3,428, E, Nishika- wa, 7th instant--Bourabaya 15th ult,, Bugar.-D. & Co. Halmun, Br. a.a. 641, J. W. Evans, 8th instant-Swatow 7th Instant, Gen.-D. L. & Co. Halyang, Br. s. 1,362. A. E. Hodgins 8th lastant-Fooohow, Amoy & Swatow 7th instant, Gen.-D. L.. ind Co... Yingohow, Br. a 1,240, Pottinger, 8th instant-Shanghai, Gen.-B. &8.

Commissioners of the Treasury the general revenue of the Colony Holbow and Bangkok-Per MICHAEL Anglin; Ger. a.m. 2,000, 1. Conder, 8th

and received their approval. The opportunity has been used to make some important modifica tions.

a.m.

such excess but not exceeding the Japan is Kobe-Per AKI MARU, total of the same paid. No pay- menta, however, can be made to

from the Currency Guarantee

JEBSEN, 0th inst., 11 a.m. Fund unless the Secretary of Fort Bayard, Halphong, Pakhol and Sul- Biate is untisfied that the Currency

gon-Per HUE, 9th inst. 11 Fund is in a position to cover

North Chine and Japan viu 1. The title has been altered fully not only the nominal value

Kobs-Por A. APCAR, 9th from Currency Note Ordinance to of the notes in circulation but

inst., noon. Currency Ordinance as the bill also the difference between the bringe within its purview ques-nominal value and the bullion tions relting to current silver value of all the current silver and and subsidiary coin outside the subsidiary coins in circulation. Note Guarantee Fund.

2. The main alteration is the abolition of the Note Guarantee Fund The Depreciation Fand and the Gold Standard Reserva and the substitution, therefor of

In the very remote event of the exhaustion of the Currency Chiar antee Fund the demanda will be made good forthwith out of the onto and other assets of the Colony in priority, to all other charges, pader the order of the Governor. Of the other changes

Shanghai,

Shanghai ad North China-Por Lu Buigon-Per DEVAWONGSE, 9th inst., 5

Σ

Hoihow,

CHOW, 9th Oct., 5 p.m. "

p.m.

Shanghai and North-China (Europe viu Siberia)-Per DELTA, 9th Inst., 5'p.m."

קוד

instant-watow 7th instant, Rice.---B..and S.

Choysang, Br. a.a. 1,424, M. Courtney, 8th instant-Blianghai and Swatow 7th instant, Gen.-J. M. & Co.

DEPARTED.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 8th at 11.50.-Pressure bas} Increased slightly along the court from Faoshow to Cape St. James. It has do aressed moderately over Japan, the anticyclone having passed into the Paolo.

A moderate untoyclone is central to the north of the Yangtze Valley.

Moderate monsoon is indicated along

the east coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.78 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.

Distriot.

Forecast.

1 Hongkong and Neighbours

hood..........

2 Formosa Channel.

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

about the DATES named

For

Stenruers

LONDON, via Us-) China

ual Ports of Call

LONDON & ANT-

pore, Penang, Capt. H. Powell

Capt. C.H.8. Tooque

R.N.R.

WERP via Singa- ] Nile

Ombo, Fort Said,

& Marsalilon art

Delta

..

N.E.

| SHANGHAI :"

༦.་་་་

winds, strong.

.N.E. winde

moderate;

3 Bouth coast of China ba-) The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.

3 South coast of China be-? The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station.

October 8:

Cheongshing for Tientsin Hong Bee for Singapore Drafar for Bangkok

Kathe for

for Honguy Rangoon Muru for Bombay Tean for Iloilo

- FRIDAY, 10th Oct.

Haiphong, Pakhai und Suikon-Tean f

Per CARL DIEDERICHSEN, 10th Oct. 1.1. Philippine Islands, Australia Timor Tasmania & New Zea land via Port Darwin-Per EASTERN, 10th Oct., 10 sm. amoy & Foochow-For HAI-Hinuo Mari for Middlesborough Weihai-wei and Tlentain-Per KUEI

Austra-

lian

YANG, 10th inut., 10 dni.

OHOW, 10th Oct., 11.

SATURDAY 1'th Oct.

one fund to be known ne the Currency Guarantee Fund. Into this fund will be paid () the tho. substitution of "current currant coin (viz., sovereigns, coin" in sections 9 and 10 for Straits Settlements dollars and Straits Settlementa dollurg and Swatow, fifty cont pieces) received in ex- fifty-cent pieces in sections 7-B change for notes, one-half of and 7-C of the present ordinance which the Currency Commniss-is intended to make it clear that ionera are empowered to invest, (b) the whole of the nett income from investments after deducting the expenses incur ed in the working of the Ordinance, (c) the profits on the purchase and the ale of sterling remittances under sections 0 and 10 and (d) the nett profits on mining coin after feilucting the coat of minting and other incidental charges. Not more than balf of (a) viz., Current coin received in exchange for notes will be allowed to be

invested but the whole of the paymenta (b), (c) and (d) may be invested at the discretion of the Currency Commissioners. Of the coin portion of the fund (viz., one-half of the notes in circula- tion), two-thirds must be held in the Colony in the following pro portions not less than three- fifths in full, lagal tender silver coin, but the balance may be held in sovereigns. The remaining one-third may be held by the Crown Agents in London the following proportions--one- hulf in sovereigns and the "other half in loans at call, Treasury bills and such other short losos as may be approved by the Secretary of State. Ag. regards the investment portion of the fund the prohibition as to the Government of this Colony is ro moved. This is in accordance with the Indian practice-a proviso has, however, been added that the investments in this Colony's securities shall not ex-

SANG, 11th inst., 10 n.m. Straite, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia, India, Ades, Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi. (Late Letters 11 a.m. to noon, Extra Postage 10 seats.) (Supplementary mall on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mall (Estru (Letters

to

for the purpose of buying and Shanghai and North China-Por CHOY: selling remittances sovereigna will be dealt with in exactly the same manner as the other full legal tender currency in the possession of the Currency Commissioner with the object of ensuring that exchange of sovereigns, received for the Commissioners in London againat sovereigns given out by them here and vice versa shall only be made at the gold import and export points.

Considerable alterations have

been made in the penalty clauses. The have been brought into lino with the provisions of the Penal Code. Straits Times

Chinese Premier 'Ill. Hsiung Hsi-link, the Prensier, is slightly ill. President Yain'

L.I

English

Mall.

Postage 10 cents) posted in all the Pilar Boxes in time for the frst clearance will be included in this contract mail) The Parsal Mail will be closed. Friday

at

p.m. Per OHINA, 11th Oct.,

it

a.m.

5

Chiyuen for Canton Paoting for Shanghai Talahun for Shanghai Huiching for Foochow Hunan for Shanghai Sungkiang for Haiphong Anna for Bungkok

Kaijo Mara for Foochow

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

October 7,

Hoitung for Ningchow Empress of Asia for Victoria Laisang for Calcutta

October 8.

Hokuto Mara for Moji Haimun for Swatow Choirarig for Bangkok Huo for Haiphong

Machew for Bangkok

Kaifuku Maru for Sourabaya

Aki Mara for Yokohama.

Shanghai and North China Fer, WAI- Choyang for Canton Philippine Islands-Per LOONGSANG.

SHING, 11th Oct. 1 p.m.

11th inst. 1 p.m. Struita-Por FAUSANG. 11th Oct. 1. p.m. Manzanillo and Guaymas (Mexico)-Per.

MARIE, 11th inst., 3 p.m. Shanghai and North China (Europe via Biberia)-Per YINGCHOW, 11th inst., 5 p.m.

Siberlan

Mall.

SUNDAY, 12th Oct.

.

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per as Eastern, arrived 7th instant. from Kobe. Brookes, Mr & Mrs Haas, Mrs A B

JM

Jagger, Fi

Blond L Brewa, E

!Delcooll

Shih-kai has however, refused to swatow-For HAIMUM, 12th Oct., 9 a.in. grant him ɓvo days' furlough.

SILIMPOPON COAL.

BUNKERS

can be supplied at cheap rates.

ceed one-fourth of the investment SANDAKAN portion of the fand.

The liability of the revenue to

making good the depreciation of

securities in the investment por-

at

& SEBATTIK

(British North Boneo),

At these ports steamers call-

tion of the fand still remains but ing for bunker coal exclusively owing to the amalgamation of the re exempt from all shipping depreciation fund and incidental dues and charges.

profits with the investment por-

A. BUNE

HABANA PLANTEURS.

Obtainable

from all

Cigar Merchants.

THE IDEAL SMOKE of the CONNOISSEUR."

H. RUTTÖNIEE & SON; 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

TUESDAY, 14th Oct. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-Per HAI

TAN, 14th Oct., 10a.m. Philippine Islands, Japán via Nagacak. Honolulu. United State, South America, and Canada via San Fmndite- Per CHINA, 14th inst... 11.

American

Canadian

01.01.

Japan via Yokohama-Per LOVAT, 14th

Inst.. 1 p.m. Philippine Islande For CHINHUA, 14th

Inst. 3 p.m. Philippine Islands-Per RUBI, 14th

Oet., 3 p.m.

Gray, Mrs.

Jagger, Miss A Longworth, Mrs W. Perisce, Mr & Mr C

8th October, a.m.

Winds

Hour.

Barometer.

¿Temparature.

Humidity.

D'tion.

Force.

Weather.

Ga

Wostook a 30,14 37 Nemuro Hakodate Tokio

Kochi Nagasaki K'shimu Oshimu Nobu Tebijima

Bonin Is.

Chefoo Whaiwei

Hankow Iebang Kiukiang

Gutziag

די

N

30.34

- 30.23

30.20

30.03

1

·30.03

1.

30.06

nne

30.02

1149

30.01

NEW 4

30,04

30.18 63 100

30.17 61 100 and 30.16 68 где 30.08 76 12 Amoy Ba 30,00 77 69 ne

Sharp

P. 7u

Яwatow

الأمر

Taiboku Sa 30.00

SHANGHAI.)

MOJI,

Capt. W.R.Le, Mare,

R.N.R.

KOBE Nubia

AND YOKO-Capt. F. J. Fox; HAMA. »?

"

To Sail On Remarks.

Noon 11th Oot

}

Freight & P'sage

about 1 Freight &P'sage

18th Oct.

d'light 10th Oct.

about 18th Oot.

Freight & P'rageTM

Freight

& P'sage

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,

For Freight, or Passage apply to

P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office,

Hongkong, 8th Oct, 1913.

"

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

BREMEN.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES

For.

Steaméra.

NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`

GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Gneisnau

AWERP & H*BURG.)

AND Kleist

To sail on

WEDNES., 15th Oct..

10 am.

About WEDNE

15th Ost.

2 bent

SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. F. Rehm

· 16,000

3 ber

SHANGHAI, TSING-

TAU, KOBE

YOKOHAMA

Capt. L Maass. 17,000

MANILA, ANGAUR,

SATURDAY, 1st Nov.

YAP, NEWGUINEA, P. Sigismund BRISBANE, SYDNEY (Capt. A. Hurtzig

Taichu

29.96

Toisan

29.95

Koshun

29.95

ne

P'dores

29.94

Canton

30,07 80 74 ne

1

& MELBOURNE......

6,000

H'kong

Ga

30.09 75 86.

0 of

Gap

Rook

30,00

,"

e

3 a

Масло

30.00 74

ede

KOBE

P. Sigismund

Wuchow

Ba 30,10 80 79

1. b.

Capt. A. Hurtzig 6,000

nue 3. b

ne

4 6

JESSELTON, KUDAT &

SANDAKAN

Borneo

nw 10

*

1 Ꮒ

0 b

û b

Pakhol

Holbow

30,05 73 29.97 27 29.91 75 29.91 74

Phulien Tourano O. St. J.

бы

A parti

Manila Legaspi Iloilo

29,90 74

29.87 71

Po 29.01 31

Baco.od Cobi Labuan

BA

29.01,81

H

29.99 77

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M9

T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Sept. 8

1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees. Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in th ches, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees

Fer .8. Thongwa, arrived 7th instant. Fahrenheit. from Singapore. Verchoft,

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturution, the Humidity of ate saturated with mols-:

Fer sa. Yingchow, arrived 8th instant, being 100, from Shanghai." Turner

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Au Dan

Per as. Paul Lecat, departed from Hongkong 7th Instant, for Edrops, etc.

Kennedy. L Atternheimer, Rev & Luc Bo

Mrs S H Bunje, O Bowerman, W.

Lao Phang.

Che Tat Wonk

WEDNESDAY, 15th October,

Straits, Burmab, Ceylon. A de- laide, Western Australia, Indin, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Coppin Naplon Per GNEIBENAU, Cooper, Mrs PN

American

&.

German

Canadian

Mail.

hàng

15th October, 9 a.m.

Formosa via Keelung, Shang- hni and North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Victoria and Ta- coma-Per MEXICO MARU, 15th noon.

THURSDAY, 16th October. Shonghui & North China-For ANHUI,

18th Oct., 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, 17th Oct,

Cho Chung Wong

Desias. J R

Dương Xương Dacable, R Bricken, Mrs Eng Tye Chua

Lamarre. Mrs Lau Kwok, Mrs Loud, Miss M Marcal, L

Macarico, Ng Fun

Noronha, Mre LX Patell, MJ

Ramandas, P. Rodriguas, J

Souza, Mr and Mrs

JPD

Tran Chan Yuun Erlanger, Mr & Mrs Trang Don Hue Grimault

Ton Men Ho

Tong Shang Hes

4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe

6 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Beale,

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de-i tached cloud, d drizzling min, fog, g gloomy,h hati, 1 lightning. o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, 'r rain, snow, 't thunder, v visibility, w dew wet.

Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths.

METEOROLOGICAL,

Baromater

Previous

Day. On date On dato

at • p.zz.

61.m

101-31.03 -

.29.97

30.03

29.99

Temperature ......

82

25

82

Hei Tong Hung Holton Hoya Johan, GB

Humidity

86

50

Tan Obin Khlan Vin Hinb Wuotman, H

Wind Direction

Force

0

ESE 2

Weather

01

?

Rain.

0.72

Lowest

„Joaquim, J

For B. Yokohama Mant, departed from Hongkong 7th instant, for Seattle,

Swutow. Amoy and Foochow-Per HAI-to. CHING, 17th Oct., 10a.m.

SATURDAY, 18th October.

Bonvit, I

Fukada, UIH Komor, E Moulder, A B

Nofri, K

| Philippine Islands-Per YEUNGANG,|Marti, F

18th Inst. 1 p.m.

་་

Ogawn, 'R

Pell, RO Tritech, Mra P M Tee Shan Tanaka, K Worg Per .. Himno Maru, departed from Hongkong 8th instant, for London, etc. Arima, R Blewick, Mias Brordal Covit 24th, J

TUESDAY, 21st Oct Shanghai, North China, and Japan via Kobe Per KUTSANG, 21at inst., 5 p.m.

"FRIDAY, '24th Oct. Philippine Islands-Per ZAFIRO

Inst., 3 pr

Australian

Mall.

Mail.

FRIDAY, 31st Oct.

Philippine Islands, Australia, Ikeda, A Tasmania & New Zealand vin Ikeda, 8

EHA, 31st inst., 2 p.m.

',

Machida, B *Matsumura, 8

Nitta, N Nakazawa, Mrs F Nishioka, M Okuno, Mies Sakemoto, Mrs Y

Batoh, T

Hignæst open sie Temperature on the 7th

T

Capt. J. Koehler

..9 a m.

About TUESDAY,

14th Oot,

FRIDAY,

31st Oct.

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Now Systom of Telefunken.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA Hongkong, 7th Oct., 1913.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.

RÉGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN

: EUROPE AND JAPAN.

NEXT SAILINGS:- OUTWARD.

Will leave for Steamors-

Japan on

Stearners,

E. Simons Amazone

Australien

HOMEWARD,

A. Behic 19th Octo'er. 3rd November. Atlantique. 17th November. E. Simons

Amazone

For Freight and Passage apply to

M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE, Agent.

Will leave for Marseillen..

21st October #

4th November.. 18th November.

2nd December,

Queen's Buildings, No. 3.

* THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN

STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.

H.K. Observatory, 8th Det., 1913,

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

TIDE TABLE.

6th Ot, to 12th Oct, 1913.

High Water

Mail Service to Australia

via Manila.

MAIL SCHEDULE

(8UBJECT TO MODIFICATION),

Hoag en

Steamers.

Мил

11 F.1

Low With Eastern

Empire

24 R 2,3

3 хо 13

No inferter Hir nor Low Water Aldenham

16.5 m 11 10,

No inferior "High nor.: Low Water

Hoogkong

Мела С.

Esmaljee

Mr.

Honda, B.

No inferior High

Tuas.

Halme, Mr and

Mrs Saitoh, K

AM

Saitoh, O Suzuki, T Bugeyama, T

Wad.

That'

5.6

50 #53

Pri

10

< 40

Tanaka, K Tong Tai Hon Cho Takugawa, M Takase, T UI, H Wada, K. Wright, & H Yoshil. N

| Kalura

1

Z

42

6

o 15

TO A ES

.

д

30 49

Ft Darwin-Fer CHANG- Kawakami, Mr and Suga, C.

Mra Kukushl Koyamagawa, Y Колга, н Kusono, R Kemibayashi, R gaur. Bamarsi, Maronn, Fred, Wilhelmehafen, Raban, Her. Kojima, Miss

Lord, GF

SATURDAY, 1st Nov.

Philippine Islands, Yap, A

bertshohe, Matupl, Tasmania, Lewisohn, Mys

י

New Zealand, South and Lee Chong, Me and Yan Zee Kwong Weat Australia vis Brisbane

Par PRINZ SIGISMUND, 1st

Nov,, Bam,

Les Wai Chuan

Yoshikawa, Mri

m morning a afternoon.

Arrive Hongkong from Australia.

11th Oct. 1st Nov.

Leave Hongkong for Australia,

10th Oot. at am. 31st Oct. 21st Nov.

12

The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigorating Machinery, on suring a Plentiful supply of Ioe, French Provisions, ato., and are +lighted throughout with Electricity: All State Rooms have Electric

Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried,

For further particulars, apply to

Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Finden Haddocks, Kippers; &à,

ALEXANDRA CAFE.

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Printed and Fablished by the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Hobia Lou House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong