Bombay, Dec. 90.
'I, asked the Magistrates one day," he says, to when the dirt was almost above one's shoes, why they suffered the town to be so excessive dirty, and did not employ people to cleanse the streets.
The answer was: "It will not be tong before we shall have a shower."
Messrs. Merwanjee & Sons in their silver report for the week lending yesterday. write:—Owing to. the holidays abroad the local silver market has remained somewhat dull most of the past week.
Opinions regarding the possibi effect that President Roosevelt silver scheme would on this roarket being slisappointing prices Jdeclined. The present large stock Jou hand and fears of a possible reduction of the import duty at the Jcortheoming session of Congress have undermined the bullish sentiment in the mark moderate Jamouat of unloading was witnessed fat the higher levels.
The up-country demand has aver-Jaged about 25 bars of silver a day. A surplus of about 8,500 bars) is ow expected after the January settlement. There is no. silver: Jafloat from London to Bombay at this week-end, and the incoming mail steamer is not bringing any silver for Bombay.—Reuter, Capitoline Geese Lars Porsena of Whitehal "Those sone of Brits. in China nine gods he swore
To register shall pay.
the nine gods he score And named an increased fee Of five bright bucko per citizen or you, and, eke for
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