Items of Interest January 2, 1904 Issue

Items of Interest

The Commission on International Exchange has received the conclusions of the Monetary Commission of Japan regarding the proposals of the American commission for a uniform coinage system for China. The resolutions declare that the present chaotic condition of the Chinese currency is disadvantageous both to China and to those countries that have commercial relations with her, and that a definite and uniform currency system should be put into operation throughout the empire. Inasmuch as the currency reform cannot be started on a perfect system, it is regarded as advisable to adopt the suggestions of the American Commission as a matter of expediency.

The chess clubs of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia Universities have sent a formal joint challenge to the chess clubs of Oxford and Cambridge, proposing an international cable match to defend the Rice trophy. This match will be held next spring, and will be the sixth in the series of contests for the possession of the silver shield, valued at twelve hundred dollars, given by L.L. Rice of New York. This shield will become the permanent property of the country winning it three years in succession. Of the previous international intercollegiate matches Great Britain has won three, America one, and one was drawn.

Escorted by several thousand Ethiopian soliders, the American mission to Emperor Menelik, headed by Consul General Skinner of Marseilles, entered the Abyssinian capital last week. The reception of the Americans was brilliant and picturesque. Emperor Menelik personally received Mr. Skinner and delivered a cordial address of welcome, to which Mr. Skinner responded, presenting an invitation to his majesty to visit the exposition at St. Louis. A formal audience and a conference with the emperor to discuss the purposes of the mission will follow later.

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