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In the following Statements and Tables &c.) Opitu, Glase, Liquids, Explosivo sub- great public schools, wint language shall I persistency, prendiste his countrymen, yonë
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Letters per kalf ones, for "Books and Most, Fish, Game, Fruit, Vegetables, or DISEASES. There is scarcely any
whatever is dangerous to the Maili, or (^Ackroyd, Edw. J. I tros of lourning in England, the Univer-ho describes as the Nation's Drink Bil.' sitios of Oxford and Cambridge Oxford That for 1883 has jet been published. The
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It is in the be taken at 14 millies per annum. Indeed tady, and peaceful seclusion. shade of these gigantic oalie, on the richest there has been since 1876, when the affections, and always produiros a clear, cluded many interesting Notes and original ront may be paid either ca Newspapers or the amount of $10,
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fron and diffusing sinong students know of boats, and ouch wearing aboatingcostuma, with the arms of the college to which
there were determined offenders, who were tides the digestive organs. Is a specific The Correspondents' column also afords le belongs.
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is full of horrors. Improvidence, folly and to It is there that is kept the most ancient manuscript of our old national epic ignorance, want, wine and misfortune work of the eleventh century, the Chanson de their terrible results, and tho bost endea Roland. It was my privilege, le sce and vours of those who desire the relief of man's touch this precious litilo vàlume that a estate scom scarcely to stem in any per- voi ear troubadours carried about in thor ceptible degree the overwhelming tide of pockets: I could not kelp feeling deep misery and wrong.
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undying prejudices,' once Afr Jam Bright Cambridge is more liberal and less aristocratic It was Oxfor that burnt Latimor and Ridley. Macaulay reproaches her with it: Cunbridge had made them," he wald; 'Oxford burnt thein. It d be added that Macaulay was a Cambridge
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The University of Oxford was founded in the ninth contury by Alfred the Great, and that of Cambridge dates also from the middle ages. Englund possesses several other universities: London, Durham, Man- chester, and others; but they are of suodera foundation, and de tot enjoy such a reputa tion as their two time-honoured sister,
Oxford and Cambridge are the mureerios of the great men of Engla, and it would be difficult to
to say which of the two has daved the greater tuber; perfamt barnay exists between them, and they give each other mutual encragement in bis pats of labour and honour, All the dorgyines of the Charoli England have studied at Oxford or Cambridge, Therefore they are at once well-educated men and gentlemen. They aarry and become caufal members of society. The young vicar is very much anaght after in the higher classes: he has only to chouse a girl and throw the band. korchiol, and she is his.
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The Oxford and Cambridge populace University Boat Race is, after the Derby
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Government Notification.
No. 66.
HARBOUR DEPARDIENT
The following Rules regarding signalling at the Ponk az published for general in- formatiet
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1883.
SIGNAL SEATION, VICTORIA PEAK, BONGRONG.
1828 Per whooo Be Lord.
1. The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast Hom when any vessel is being signalled.
2. The Commercial Code of Signals for all Nations will be used at the Station.
3. All Signals made by vessels in the Othing will be reported.
4. When Signalling to Men-of-War_in the Harbour or in the Ohing, & White En- sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and st the Must Head of the Man-of-War.
5. When a Stennur, or the smoke of a Steamer, is sighted, the Compass Bearing at the Yard Ann, and Distance off at th Mast Heal, will be hosted. If, when the vessel is made out, she is not a Mail Steam-
the most important evans of the year foror, the Vessel's Distinguishing Flag will be the betting world. For woos erorybody suited for the Compass Signal, and it wears, in his hustou inde, a dark blue will be kept dying until the Ship anchors. (Oxford) or a light blue (Cambridge) ribbon
Distalo Signal will be kept up ifteen
Flu
The contest takes place on the Thames,itolea after the Steamer is male out. near Loudou
The two beats upe vachį
If the Steamer is a regular Mail rowed by the eight beat care of the Steamer a Gian will be fired, and a Bail over
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Hero, as in the public hoods, the popolar heroes aro the best oaramon, cricketers, and football players. Oxford and Cambridge also have contests at foot ball, cricket, tud billiards.
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with the Distance off at that time, will shown at the Mast Fleul. The Compas Signal and Syntiol will be battled down. To Ball and Ensign will be kept up until
anchor.
e vessel anchers. The Distance Signal will be kept flying for half-an-hour, and The debating victics of the great public changed at each successive half hour to show schools and Universition have formed the the Distance of at those times. When the groster part of the best orators of England. vessel is between Green Island and the Canning, Gladstons, and a hundred others, made their sibul in the Unigh. These North Point of Hongkong the Distance Signal will be hauled down. If the Mail gatherings, which might give lesson in Steamer is not in the Harbour when it is good order and courtesy to our legislative too dark to distinguish flugs, a red light will esenblies, were fortuerly hold, at Oxford, be exhibitari nt the West Yard Arni, or a in a little narrow lane, that any still be
Degreen light at the East Yard Arm until she seen in the neighbourhood of Wadham College, and which is called Logic, Lane. There the antagonists used to encounter 10 discuss important questions of philosophy. When they could not succeed in confuting their adversaries, they knocked them down. This way of proceeding was called the argumentiem bacrdinum. It was their method in the poleroital debates," saga Addison, first to discharge their syllogisms after the manner of Scorates, and afterward to botake themselves to their cluba, t such time as they bad one way or ather con founded their gailenyere. This puts one in wind of the time when universities of
Enrope were divided into Greeks and Trojans. The latter bura a mortal waonice
7. Eiver Steamers will not be signalled. The apprich of other Steamers from Man or Canton will be made known by showing the National, or House Plng and Symbol at Yard Arm,
& If a Flag showing that an Officer of high res is on board an incoming vessel, a Bimilar Flag will be shown above the Ball. or the Fing atone will be boisted at the Minst Bead,
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Trubner's Oriental Record contains the following patios of the China Review: The present publication, judging by the number now "bofore us, is intended to occupy a position, as regards China and the
3. Borbolders who desire to send Cire neighbouring coustics, some what similar to that which has been filled in India by the lar. Dividend Warrants. Invitations Canis Calcutta Review. The great degros of at- &c., all of the same night, to addresses
Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Ports of tention that has beer bestowed a late years China, tuny deliver thera to the Post upon
the investigation of Chinesu literature, office unatamped, the postage boing then be an addition of falf the above scale to is of acist developments,
changed to the sender's account, Each linguistic studies, bas led to the accumulation of important stores of inform-batch must consist of at least ters.
4. Boxholders may also send Patterns ation, rendering some such channel of pub-
Keity as is now provided extremely desir- to the same places in the same way. Ea able; and contributions of much interest velopes containing Patterns may be wholly may faiths bo looked or from the members closed, if the nature of the contents be first of the foreign consular services, the Chinese exhibited or stated to the Toetmaster Customs corps, and the missionary body, General, as he may consider eccesary, and among whom a high degree of Chinese approved by hin. Printed Circulars masy scholarship is now assiduously cultivated, be inserted in such Patter Packats. and who are severally represented in the first amber of the Bevient hy papors highly
PAROLE-The public is reminded that creditable to their respective authors Sous translations from Chinese novels and there is no such thing, M. Parsel Port plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap ass of stylu; and an acount of the career of pointment are caused by persistent attempts to send small valuable trifles, through the the Chinese post-statesman of the eleventh seutury, Su Tung-po, by Mr. E. O. Bowra. Post. Fares, Curios, Articles of Dress, te not only historically valuable, but is also Fancy Work, and similar presents are con Beside tinually being refused, the senders having listinguished by its terary grace.
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14 may
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Taim-sha Tauí.
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