The people of the Straits Settlement are much exercised in their minds as to the propriety of making some change in the currency. The elusive dollar is altogether out of favour, and they want to supersede it. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce are therefore moving in the matter, with the hope of inducing the Jocal Government to take action, and they recently appealed to the Hongkong Chamber to erate in the effort to secure some relief for the Peary decline'in alyer. The Committee of resent stringency brought about by the the Hongkong Chamber, however, do not see their way to respond to the invitation. This Colony, as they sensibly point out, is very differently situated from the Straits Settlements. it lies on the confines of the last great stronghold of silver—an empire standard if she would, and too. helpless that. is too conservative to change her to do so if ever so inclined. So Hongkong must be content with the depreciated white metal.
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