What with one mesure and other, the notes of the Cer have appreciated in today at about H. Ib is to be hoped that the authorities wilt also do something to remedy the resent plague of spurious river coins, AL is suggested that a the small coins now in eireulati should be withdrawn and note, hacked silver dollars.
Their of the silver coins, woul put. the nuns orfeiters out of business. More over, us n safeguaril ers of bank notan, it ix ested thit these. Should he rexulary design, say once every six annually.
Shortage of Water and lee There i now water shortage this, province ax well ws an ice shortage, to the great inconventcence of the public. The waterworks have been curtailing the supply for many weeks now. During the hot weather, the consumption of water is always heavy, amd. this vyewr, on account of the abno heat, has been unprecedented, addition, there ferent shortage of ice, There is only one large plant here—with daily output of five tons—but. the present demand is for 15 tons daily that it means the average con: sumer obtains less than he neetts, There are two or three small machines turning out a ton or so, each, daily.
the Chinese community that consumed by far the largest. quastity of joe. This seems remar because until three years ayo wax very little demand on thole part, Ever singe an enterprising Formosan brought over a Japanese from Taihoku and proceeded te the Chinese public here into consuming ico, the demand has stawn by leaps and bounds. This gentleman has now ordered 0 American plant through a re ive of a Shunghai Amer Theres und next year at Tewst the supply should be aule-
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