No. 7648-FEBRUARY 25, 1888.]. SEVERAL thousand Chinese and Malays visit the port of London every year. It is therefore not surprising to learn-which wo do from various quarters that the practice of opium-smoking at the East-end.
13
FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR That the weltering and wallowing of the first two days of the Race Meeting wers
THE CHINA MAIL.
with the Bank will perhaps think that there is also a danger sometimce in saying too litilo.
a clear statement should be made. I shell bo very gind it you would tell us whether the loss mentioned in the inst report was caused in Manila tirough oxchange, or
The Chairman-In Fanswesto Smith, I have to say that tho las was caused by exchange.
Me, Season's Bullion (The Pirate) 9st
12158.1 Mr J. Feel's Bandsman, 10st. 4lbe Mr Nantai's Lohengrin, 105, 91bs Me Sabscon's Quicksilver, 10st, 4iba. Mr Buzby a fun, lust 4lbs...
CORRESPONDENCE.
A PLEA FOR THE POOR PONY.
To the Editor of the i-GRINA-MAIL-
nearly too much for me, and I hailed the That one other gratifying point in the through summathing is resor Mr Buxey' Joker, 10at, dilsə donghong, Feb. 25 3868
comparatively, fine weather of yesterday with greater pleasure than I could have felt bad I won the Champions
That the nusery and disconfort suured on these two daye shows hus much depends
inervasing. When Charles Dickens called attention to the subject in Edin Drood, inquisitive persons found some difficulty in obtaining ocalar evidence that the novelist had not drawn upon his fungi nation for his facts. Now there are seven opium dens within a short distance- of one another, in which every night in the wook numbers of Chinese may be seon both smoking at sambag has they first That is Jupiter Plavius seems to take no contracted fact that in the
and it
and gambling. Some of those
Also n
habit in London
same places of rotort may be found many English women of the lowest class. It is not surprising that the attention of medical moo, as well as of philantlirapists, has been directed to the increasing provalence of the vice in the neighbourhood of the Mocks that the State cannot afford
and that medical journals have
altogether to ignore this state of things.-- Daily News.
Chairman's speech is the romark that the Board are now 'enabled to state in the
·most emphatic way that acople provision has been made fur all bad and doubtful
́accounts."
of
of
RAMILITARY STORES FOR SPÄIN."
The Spanish Government have: lalely given orders in England för.camp equipage and hospital and other stores for twenty-five
SIR-I have not yet, renched that state THE TEMPOELL POWEL
development, which would enable me
Rone 22nd Jan-Yesterday morning
upoir the condition af the weather un/Tant those who have the true interests of statement. I think it is only right that it to have a good show as he was combo inercilessly eaten with thick rid. Countess Ziohy, and Countess Apponyi.
such occasions.
.
chances in our Racing sweeps, nor eares for the success of our annual. Mosting, is may become a question whether the Jockey Club should not dodge him by ho'ding the Races in January. That I hear whispers of a second Moating this your, in which real Arabs will take a prominent part.
That he says of Warrior, Daddington, Sir
William, Exeter, and North Australian will thus appear to revive for a short time.
:
That une good feature of this meeting was
the Bank at heart may well be glad to see
to
WAR
prosperity of milder
of all
The Auld was led for some distance by to compete on the Hongkong Race Course, the Pope was suffering alightly from a cold, Mr. Fraser Smith-I am much obliged to Quicksilver, who was followed hard by Bands but as a pony of the fature. I must protest but he reseived Prince Lowenstein, whe and later on an Austrian Gon, which in- you. I shall take to earliest opportunity man, Baliot and Lohengrin. Mr Nantais against the treatment, which my brethren presented a deputation of German
publishing the information from the
I ara sure they are all anxious eludod, amongst others, Countese Bargon, Government of Manila controverting this Pay on passing the bridge seemed likely receive.
to win the races, and do not regaire romarkably well: Coming into the bead,
In a long speech, the Pope shorted the not know should be before the world in a plain-way.
You man do however, before rosching the Villago Bul
ing sticka. The Chairman, after waiting for some tion began to let himself out and took the that wo ponies have nerves, although Austrian Catholics to be in zosdimase to mot in favour of the Holy See, I rely, sald this emphatio statement, especially when i time, said that as no shareholder comedo Bandiman slicking close to him and they are somewhat blunter than 30 Lee XII,on the influence of holio
have any que port
to ask, he moved the apparently going very easy. Mr John and that the govers boating we receive adoption of the
Pool's vras gallantly makes in pao, necrows and causes us to position, and en, enable me to be in the gooy quite looked the winner at this although it may urge us on for a little, people to solve the present unsupportable Mr Obater accorded and the unanimously carried..
and gradually dres ahead, showing such loose finally a great-doal of force." I am Mr Happius moved the election of empital form that it was seen at once he was sure that if our riders, would try a Megara J. Moses, E. A. Salomon, bound to win, which he did easily, the system of training they would get better Layton, W. B. Forbus, B. C. Michaelson, Mafoo wasing his sp and letting the pony results. I know our better-favoured brs WG. Bredin, and L. Posspacker, so do as he liked for about fifty yards before theen in England will not stand the whip directors.
the post was reached. The second and at all. Perhaps the whacks on car hind penditure this year, it sons certain that Mr McConachie asconded. My Fraser Smith--I fully approve of the third ponies came in pretty close together. quartor do not do us very much harm aftar much money will have to be raised some-
-Time; 2m. 02%.
all, but some of our riders do not confine bow by the Russian Government Accord resolution put before the meeting, but I
themselves to this, but beat us unercing to the Magdeburger Zeitung, the Russian Imperial, Bank had to isane from bog to give notice that at the next legill 3-Oup presented by Hoseurable J. Bell-fully on the neck and other bordet Fat 160 to 200 million roubles of Government
shall uppose and I think I
Irving, for all beaten Ponies; to be I think the Jockey Club should ranke some securities, while the Great Russian Railway
rules to prevent this orgelty.Yours, handicapped on the Course. Opis mile. oppose the alration of directors
Company must obtain at least 20 milion prospered by directors. It
roabis more by loan. Further, the Fin- ance Minister proposes to obtain the mesus of building railways in case the terms for
Thai cao
it is coupled with the hope that we have really heard the last of the unsatisfactory nows from Manila.
would like to know what likely to be the outcome of all the Jubiles talk about schemes-public park, sanitarium, public library, girls' homes, and so furili
That it may be some consulation to note,
I
can
凸
Boing
matter
fer the shareholders. I hope that in Mr Nantai's Bine Ruin (Townsend) 11st.
will be washed out.
10.1
21.
amid all the ruin of the Jubilea schemes in Hongkong, that the good people of Canton have resolved to mark their Jubilee of the Medical Mission Society Hongkong this thore, by establishing & Lunatic Asylum-aud it will not be before time. Directors Mr Pabuer's Superbus (Hough) 11st. should be proposed and seconded by share the respectable conduct of a thoroughlyhat hasten to auto my readers that the honor, at hy the Board. I am perfectly Mr Tasman's Wagga Wagga (Crawford)
ilst. Olb...3 the ne abjection to honest system of laying your money upon
prompters of this excellent and philan- certain that ther
bu Mr Palmer's Sweepaways
10et. a given pony.
thropic institution tave ne lurking idea gentlemen propused, bat they ought to
ргоровог
the Directors, but not by
by the and
Mr F. Smith's Mac (Maoloan) 11st the same remark ap. of opening a boarding-house for Euro-shareholders
all officials arid pentrs.
elected at
on the report I shall
..JEVA IN CHINA AND CHRISTIAN MISSION. AHIER. A correspondent. of the Archives Israelita writes from Hong Kong, urging that effective measures should be adapted to prevent the large number of Jaws in the interior from haing altogether left in the hands of the Christian missionaries. Ho estimates the number to be as high as 200,000 but this figure la doubtless an ex- aggeration. A Malomodan living at Can-That ton has offered the opinion that it
o present time is That the surprises of the metingentos, easy to attach these dews once again to the ancestral faith, that
and particularly opportune for such un attempt,
would be
as there exisis in China considerable ani mosity against Christians. Laraélite Universelle is advised
The Alliance
send
out a
the blacklog was oos without his dupes neverthelens,
to furnish much matter for reflection, especially to those who lost money by auch sudden changes of forture.
small number of agents, preferably engia-That while I am losing or winning my sore and medical men, who should be con versant with English, Arabic and Hebrew and (with the Sephardio
pronunciation), they should adopt Chinese attire in order that they may more readily
Penetrate into
the interior. The correspondent who hap pens to be well posted up in Jowish affaire at Hong Kong, suggests that a commence- mast aborid be made by the establishment of schools at a village in the interior, whero there are numerous Jewish residents. Jewish Chronicls..
feeble stakes, I have a sneaking regard for the man who owns or riden ponies without a cunt'e advantage.
That I have come to the conclusion that' pony racing, like most other things in this life, has its good and bad points, and
That the new saylum is merely an adjunct
of that magnificont and beneficent work of merciful healing which has been growing and fourishing for half a century in Cen ton, and which bas done more to smoothen the intercourse of Entopmans with the natives of South China than perhaps any- thing else that could be naised,
BROWNIE.
that it is much more enjoyable in dry | HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING than in wet weather.
CORPORATION.
HALF YEARLY MEETING.
to
51b0
plies meeting. At the next Mr F. Smith's Black: Watch (ogg) 11at
Loppose
VA PROTOPLASMA (the Winner of the next Derby)
to
of the Church
ON OF TUSHLA THE FINANCIAL, POSITION. DE Whatever may be communicated st to the balancing of Rasian revonze and ex-
the requisite loads are not too onerous. THE SAILORS' HOME,
For other Builget. purposes & Inau tot To the Editor of the CHINA MATE.'
desirable. Thus, it is the policy of tho Hougkong, 25th Feb, 1888.
Russian Government to conocal lie' want of Sm-Permit us through the columns of capital by charging a guaranteed bank on your valuable paper to bring to the notice the one hand, and a guaranteed railway on of the good folks who take a great interest the other, with the duty of inuing loons.
the above institution and its fumates The device le transparent, and Russia is
stated by the correspondent in the Daily of her personales counts to the want of by holding concerts, temperance meetings, very much in the position of Lic extravagant. etc., that the deplorable state of stairs as wife who, in demanding money, ways n nothing
Press Fol
in the this morning does not exist. Wa totally
Bo Russia does deny
that the respectable por new household equipment. ostensibly borrow for
for the purpose tion of the inmates are kept awake at night, not
up her extravagant armantenta,
in
olo
.1 ist.
antigono it and canvas the shareholders Mr Layton's Hobgoblin (Night) 15. to oppose it is principle.
Mr Forbes moved the re-election of the The Trind Society's Sucetheart (Bothell). retiring Directors, the Hon. J. Bol! Irving,
The start was delayed owing to Black
Mr U. D. Bottomloy, and Mr H. Hoppius.
10st. 3lb...
Mr Donglas Jones secouded, and the Watch twice breaking away before and if they are unable to sleep they are kenties har regular revenue to
motion was carried,
Mr McComichie proposed that the Hon. P. Byria and Mr F. Henderson be elected auditora.
Mr Anton seconded, and the motion was
carried,
of
of
maallitary
and puts forward banks and the nominal absorbents
No liquor of any description is brought hey, rosent telegramn
the fag was dropped and going half more to be pitied than anything else, be round the course each time. On the cause there is nothing to keep them awake.luxu
he was followed by acccnd occasion Sweetheart who made the whole round, the in from outside and men do not congregate pouy having got to the Black Rock before in the various bed-rooms for the parposo reported that the Finance Minister's Blue Rand of getting drunk, as your correspondent statement of expenditure on the Army her jockey gut her in hand.
Budget had buen reduced in conformity The Home has hitherto been conducted with the pacific policy of Russia.' It is The Chairman intimated that the divid-Wagga Wagga were believed to have the causes them of doing.
race between them, but Blue Ruin had and warrants would be paid on Monday.
the most supporters. The start was only most satisfactorily by the present able su- just possible shat, for once, military poligy diffenis perintendent, Mr Moir, and had these im has had to conform to the exigencies of ponies being very middling, the to get together. Black Watch made the plied breaches of discipline really occurred, raming from the beginnerable
and kept it up they would have been immediately sup- pressed, to conclude with the remark distance. nt & lively pace for a
atable companion, He was followed by his City Hall to-day. Hon. J. Bell Tevingam Des Voeun, LONGY HE Wil the rest of the field tailing off somewhat were overhauled. Wagga presided, and there were also prosent:leney Admiral R. Vesey Mamilton, C.B.; Rowever, shoy se avea that half and try to console myself with the reflection Meases W. G. Brodie, H.-L. Dalrym His Excellency Major-General. Canterom, Wagra, Superbus and Blue Buin. The log
Q.B. Commodore
Colonel Ander-on turning the corner at the village he was that I have benefittid my fellow-crea-ple, W. E. Forbes, Il. Hoppins, B. Lay. Storer, R.E.; Li, R.N.; Col-named pouy came on at a touring pase Mercantile Marine at large.
The Northamptonshire Regiment; seen to be leading Wagga Wagga bis position in the social scale is so infinite- tures, but that this reflection is not an ton, Hon. A. P. MacEwen, Measra S. Cor Blandy, RA.; The Gon, P. Ryrie; away from Superbius and
That it is curious how few follows one meats who own up to having lost a large aum at the Races.
Tun greatest telescope in the world-the thirty-six inch refractor of the Lick Obser- vatory on Moun: Hamilton-is being brought! to bear on the heavens with striking resulte The astronomos have had to contend with a very uutsund occurrence
rrence in this Szobe, That when I lose money over the Races, Quid anap which has frozen all liquids, and revolving but pravoated the dome
from
That perhaps they disappear altogether, as
a
Pwed to greater advantage; each of his
with this even this drawback, they have accom- something. Saturn has never been
rings
visible it is already being distinctly mical maps of the planet will be discovered.
I have known some of thein de,
unfailing aplace..
1
The ordinary half-yearly meating of the shareholders of the Hongkong and Shaug-
hai Banking Corporation was held in the
HONGKONG RACES 1888.
OFF DAY, SATURDAY, FEB. 26TH, 1883. STEWARDA-His Excellency Sir G.
the
drawing
Allow me
Home may possibly have worshipped at that though a few of the inmates of the the alarine of Bacchus for a short period, made by your correspondent moinst the this hardly justifies the sweeping accusation
And as the correspondent thinks that ly superior to that held by the officers in the. Sailors' Home it would really he an his quarters, and recommend hint perhaps to the Hongkong Hotel, where he would be more likely to reof his squals-yours,
THE OFFICERS IN THE SAILORS' HOME.'
Avident that erors in the ordinary natrono. That I should nach like to have a growl and E. &. Solomon, directors; Mr T. Jack Chater M. Gray, Esq.; M. Grotu, Esq.;4. Hack Ragin zented by the act of charity to advise him to abift
A new alar has been detected
Orion, und
a number of photographs of the star Itigol have been taken. As the season advances
0.
bach, plant will be studied in its turn; That the interference with natural laws in Anderson, J. A... Mosely, R. E. Toeg
April will be devoted to an examination of Мата,
and it is hoped that discoveries vill be made which will throw light on M. Flan- marica's curious theories reapooting that planot
of the great The maximum power iclescope is 3,000) diameters: this way not convey & very distinct idea to the ordinary he will roslist its magnifying power reader; he better if I say that it enables a spectator on Mount Hamilton to soo, quito distinctly, the people on board the Oakland forry boats, lifty milos away.
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF Sute.BUILDING. The custom of naring one of our first- rato ships of war after the sovereign haa, with little excoption, obtained some 400 years, and a comparison of the cost of tire of these vessels, built at about the termination of each century, is somewhat striking-
1488 The Great Harry £14,000.
D.
Woodin, Esq.
ACTING HON. TREASURER-E. W, Kat ter. Bag
CLERK OF THE COURSE.-H. J. H. Tripp,
Jockey Club for bond fide Hacks, to be ridden by Residents of Hongkong only Entrance, to go to Socond Pony. Weights, 11st. 7lbs. Three-quarters-of- a-mile.
Michaelsen, J. S. Moses, L. Poesnecker, The Hon. J. Bell-Irving; The Hon. C. P. had an nasy wit-Time 2a. 195.
W. H. Forbes, Fag.; J. Grant, son, Chief Maunger; Hoo. P. Ryrie, Hon Eag over these scribblore who have been. P. Chater. Mesare A. Veitch, K. A.H. Hoppius, Esq. T. Jackson, Esq.; E. L forcing Import and Export statistics dowu Chinoy, F. Henderson, A. W. Maitland, Douglas Jonca, D. B. Tata, H. N. Mody, our throats ad nuusiam.
A. Ozorio, E.
E. Georga, A. F. Sarith, J. A. MacConachie, always attended with more or less dan. 3. de Carvalko, S. J. Danby, ger, and if it is possible to convince McCulloch,
S. S. Benjamin, R. Fraser-Smith,
S. G, Bird, J. T. P. Foster, G.. Statiste outside of their own figures, lat
de Champeaux, AE. Vaacher, J. R. thou learn wisdom from the direful Aston, F. Grobien. E. Georg, W. Gaskell, effects of introducing rabbits into Austra-C. J. Gonsalves, &.
The Chairmen anid-Gentlemen, you of the Report, are farciliar with the figures lia and sparrows into the United States, That your Contributor who wrote, Sup which has been in your hands for some -ply and demand regulate trade--not time. It may be well to mention that it was the intention of the Directors to place a lakh of dollars to the Reserve Fund on statistics, has neatly hit off the truth. That this same Contributor must be a bit
.*
the present occasion, but at the special
the
11st. 71b52
Quotations
Hoxekond, February 25, OPIUM-New Patna, cash 495/600
·Old
Cash, New Benaras, cash, 400/91)
New Mules, cash, 560 Allowance Tools. None to 16 Old Malwa, el 16/32
680 Allowance, Tasks,
Oily, cash 600, Allowance, Tools, 10/32 Persian, Papar lied 640 Allowance, Tasia
16
Exchange. BONUKONG, February 25,
On London-
Bank, Wire,
On demand,:: 30 days" sight,
4 months right,
Credila, 4 Documentary,
Mr R. Fraser Smith's Robin Gray (Col-
linen) 12st.... SIGNALLING AT SEA BY MEANS OF Although the good weather was ungra Mr R. M. Gray's Home Pennant (Nichol)
ELECTRICITY. Me J.D. Humphreys Mongolian (Jordan) Experiments with electricity as a means cious enough to delay its coming till the Off Day, it was true. the less welcome as a
11st, 71.8of signalling between vostole at an are in change from the dreariness of the preced Mr W. Cruickshank's Moonlighter (Cou-
progress. Some success has been attained
On Paris nor) 11st. 101bs.... at comparatively short distances. No doubt This was generally regarded as a safe sumething practical will be accomplished, to ing three days. The course bad improved considerably under the combined influence thing for Robin Gray, who was well-ridden ensible vessels on the ocess to communicate of the sun and the wind, and al- by Capt. Collinson. An excellent start war with each other at considerable distances
afternoon. The events for the off day well together for some distance, leaving their signals this afternoon to a cheerful aspect wado, the thros placed ponies going away spur) and with watch
different resolution was.
was arrived
to
2
of
than
art. 4 month
On demand,... Credits, 4 months' sight,
On Nuw Tron
On demand, Credits,
Wire,
60 days' sight,
demand,
On Calcutta
Wire,
On demand, ***
On demand,
30 days' sight.
tion fee, and put it in the invoices or you will naturally want to know what for hacks, There were besides the hill himself out in earnest and took of intelligible meaning to the observer. In On Shanghai-
greater certainty of readily understood behind also.
The device
signs of a wag in his way, as I fancy there meeting of Directors called to finally piss included a cup presented by Mr D. E. Saater out of it from the beginning at present, sem On Bombay
from the gradually fell
fiying is
after all but a clumsy arrange masthead present in his remarken dash of irony, holdert before asuing it to the stare; soon for all horan sulcription gea
along the Re-all beaten peniós t
be handicapped on the give B
and take race
ment and may, because of unfavorable and his saggestion to impose a registrat, and the lakh of dollars intended for Ro- cup presented by Hon. J. Bell-Irving for Robin fray and Llone Pennant having
scures, and a cup presented by the Jockey bas serva was carriest to Contingent Account.
back stretch. Os coming down
the conditions of wind or weather, be liable to however, Mr Fraser South's pony misconstraction or possibly fail altogether ta be made. I regret it usuni mafoo races. Although the pro- laid caused this chango tra
On entering the straight expedient to enter ne fally
Futterly angolens." The vessel at auch times la That there any be room for doubt who into details upon this point as I would wish gramme lacked a good deal of the interest of the lead.
of the regular racing days, there was Mongolian pulled himself together for foggy wonther they are of cours ship about the
ther the London, Manchester and Ham-to, for reasons which cats be expisined to quite a large turn-out of spectators, due final sport and succeeded in making up a practically shut off from communication are on Kano Bize Cost burg people will regard this idea with any shatchelder asking privately for anch to a large extent no doubt to the fine good deal of leeway, but it was of no use with all other vessels. Beyond making its £13,000.)
information. The Directors were of
of op weather.
except for securing a fairly good third placé. equal complacency.
items abili in aus 1688 The James Royal £22,750, without 1788 The Royal George. £60,600,
1588 The Elizabeth....(Not stated, but a
atozoa,
with atorzy but with- -storey
dut armament.
chinery but with-
account sales, is an ingenious notion.
would not be
nion
those
In addition to the races on the pre- Robin Gray continued to improve his leadence known by tog horn or whistle it
Kivereigns.
Temperature
That the 'ricksba coolies-the 'cabbies' of that with certain out which gramme, another was made by the preson, I to tho fuish and wọn hands down.-- Time; I this respect that not even can the tirection | (Taken at Muiri Falconer & Co.'s Premises,
they
above
is powerless. Se limited is its ability in
in which it is sailing be made known, to say BABOMERKE nothing of the possibility of tran
of transmitting
.on
Do
1888 The Victoria2724,855, with ma- That most residents would not grudge these ti amount to Reservo, and at the same the least interesting of the meeting. This 5-BEATEN MAFOOS' RACE.For all beaten anything relating to the vessel or those. Do.:
out armament.
There are not many points of resemblance hotween the first and the last named of these ships. One peculiarity, however, is com- mon to both vessels; they are supplied with a round top on the mast, not for the pur poste of the matinors, but, in the older
of ship, for the archers and to throw
Une stones from; and now, to serve
a plat-
Ballyhooly
Tha ful accounts. They, therefore, very, 18-
present
of
Bea
inches.
Mr Buxoy's Punchinello (Schuman) Est. Mr Sassoon's Encounter (Ab Too) 10st.
this
Thi
Do,
to
: 10.
Dol
quite simple,
consist
·Queen's Road
$0.16
1. P. *** 30.10
(Wet bulb) 9 a.x. - 64
Do PM 55
IT...
ponse, fals
full information the East have reaped a rich harvest from only recently come into thoir possession, tation of a cap by Mr J. D. Humphreys amin. 53sec.
would not be justified in placing the for non-starters, which proved by no means the Race meeting.
to adequate THERMOMETER A assuring shareholders that ample pro.
Rider of winner to receive 830, the needs of shipping at the present time.
pls should guntry, an extra fare during the Carnival vision had been made for all bad and doubt trophy was gained by Mr Sykes' pouy Ponies; one along under weight for board Those signals are not..
of ada-signala 4 racing all through the after second $10, and third 85. Once round, perfect system
admit
their being used under all condi- week, but that some action should be Juctantly decided to forego the pigeonnoon was fairly good, the improv Mr Sassoon's Sorcerer (Horse) 9st. 12lb. tions of weather. A very near approy taken to prevent them from insolently adding to the Reserse fund on sent condition-of tho courao contributing con
but in
is said to have been made ther they are siderably to this. Mr Sassoon's oup, which demanding three and four times the arenabled to state in the most emphatic way like all the others presented was a very
trophy, foll to Mr Jey, bis in the hope of forcing exorbitant fares at had and doubtful accounts, and I feel sure
that all shareholders who have the thus Equally merited was the winding interests of the Bank at heart will cordially Hor... Bell Irving's eup for beaten ponies Mr Sassoon's Superstition (Mai Fa) list.
1lb...0 of the action of the Directors.
Rain of which pony, however, Blue Rit by good deal of attention has unfortunately Mr Sassoon's stable added two more to its vic. Mr Tasman's Palapoos (Ching Sing) 10at. Wodehouse) openly encouraged them by called to Manila: Well, Gentlemen, tories by Mafoo'a Race, and in the beaten Mr Fraser Smith's Towns (Jim) 981. Dibland ould be used by this method, and
although certain matters there are still pending it will
Indoo
dinary face and refusing to carry people that ample provision has been made for all handsome it very creditadly, Mr Baxey's Tycoon (Ah Sing) 9at. 12ontrolled from the deck. The sound of
the last mosient.
it
form for artillery. The weight of metal That I am informed that these 'ricksba men appr.) In the last three Reports ist be said, better things were expected. į
carried by the Great Hurry would be thought insignificant now, but in those days Her largost was looked upon as a marvel.. gans were certainly not more than equal to
S2-pounders ('demi-cannon'), the remain- der of the ordnance composed of
have been much more aggressive and insolent sines the Police Magistrate (Mr
his famous decision in their favour.
of 'enlysins (throw being comp all. That if that somewhat amusing, out ex
demi-zulverins (9-pounders), sakers' (ő- pounders), miniona (4-panders), and
falcons (3-pounders)--Army
Navy Gazelle.
418
ane
SAFETY ON STEAMERS. To abandon a ship and take to the boats is always a rieky undertaking. It is seldom resort- ed to except in extreme necessity and under conditions unfavorable to Bʊ small a craft
ships boats.
if at It is fortunate such times there are sufficient beats to accommodate all on board the distressed Fasse). In the case of many of the large steamers which cross the Atlantic passongor there are net boate enough earried to do this and especially during the season of the greatest travel is
circular
cesively from the Postmaster General
Gibraltar of the East. That the toleration of such arrogance on the part of a paid official shows that we require many
been
to
I
Zon
in
The
securing
with Bullion the win in the
I is this the case. Should it That, as I wrote last week, the share- euros against Bill Receivable, Deposits Mr Rag's Tatters (Maclean) 10st. 12lbs.
become necessary to abandon at een one of
thuse large steamers, it would be dificult
to find room in the small number of ite
boats for all the people on board.
With
holders of the Companies and Corpo rations in this Colony will not challenge the action of their Directors.
0
1216...2
Tho apparatus ucod is quite sim 21b...3ng of gang and telephone attached to the veel's side and connected with and the gong is readily transmitted through the vouzel in contact with water and 4lb... similarly
and coming
repeated. The asod by telegraphers..on
Mr Palmer's Superbus (Ali Man) 10st..
Ilb...ystem ordinarit
Of
De
Maximam ...... 60
Do. Minimum over night • 65
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
AT 4 FM. TO-DAY. Barometer
30.10 Temperaturo.
59
Humidity Direction of Wind ...E Force Weather
REGISTERZA
FEBRUARY 24-14 pm.
Wind,
Temperature
which
Woskick 30.06|| 6
30-04
The demand for some more
Direction,
Hongkong 30.04 62 Baiphong. 30. 11 72 78 w Bolinao. 29.94.30 Manda.... 29.85
Weather.
the boats greatly overcrowded, in a ro That the ramifications and intertwininge of holders may wish to put to miss a Mt Buzey's Shah (Jordan) 10ak 91ba0r Heinrich's White Rose (Orawford)
between vossola at sea ha mede
by Eng 11b, than 20w can be done. azy to allude to that agency a augas nofoon factory way, either in any subsequent Re-son of the Jockey Club's Cup for bona fide Mr Bussy's Merry Andrews (Foad) 10st. hacks ridden by residents of Hongkong
weather or betweón steators going stormy aitly,
etsanating port or Chairman's Speech. (applause)
acemed to
to be pretty much a foregone con- Mr Enxay's Juggler (Stone) st. 12160 Whether this system would work in very Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 25, 1889.
is not stated. The CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL assure you,
This large field, after orae delay, were at a high rate of clusion, and it was certainly well won by over It gives me great pleasure to
flouded is In the sent away on very equal terus, all things matter is yet in an experimental stago reaches Mr Raikes, he will at once think upon the part of my colleagues and myself, Mr Fraser Smith's Robin Grey that no time in the history of the
The
is only available for At present this system that the latter part of Darwin's remork has its aflairs been in a sounder condition beaten walous race bir Sasson's Sorecrer conifered, and the rice for some time was although come advance has been made in it
had an easy victory.
one of the prettiest of the meeting. are at present. (Applause.) As about London being a place of severs than thements, The £100,000 of Consols half-pat five, and thus was concluded the the greater part of the
programme was finished by about crowd kept pretty well togellor for distances of about one mile and a half apart.
journey the hill, Sorcerer
But this is
is a good beginning soil it is to be soon be made practical it may hoped that million inhabitants, mostly fools, might stand in our Bocks at £90 and the £150,000 Hongkong Race Meeting of 1888, which on came well to the front going down
Me Buzer's pony B mach ster distance. If this is
groster but was hard pressed by: with great propriety be applied to the of Indian Sterling Loan at £86, with ex- the whole has been a fairly successful one.
it would solve satisfactorily 38.
will notice
Encounter a./2d.
notice that
and biown stable companion,
accomplished
of fog signalling change at
at sen present market price, if the securities were sold, a very large profit would be 1-Cup presented by D. F. Sassoon, He gub away from both of them pretty
Rad for all beaten Subscription Gri easily soming up the straight, and passed at the presunt time is a racat perplexing Toko ffina. Weight for inches, Onca round.
the winning prst several lengths ahend realised. The 50 Lakhs of Indian 4 per
Punchinsilo, on whom Encounter was close perfeci ay other things besiden cents which wu hold stand at 073 and Jay's Gluckhauf (Orawford) 10st.
system of signalling generally at sea Nagasaki.. 30. 222 exchange on India. Bank Fremises
12lbs. 1 up-Time 9m.
is urgent. The safety of both property and Shanghai.. 30.
depend upon it in a much greater brauch-leaders before we are capable of now represent $760,141, and we consider Mr Buroy's Sultan (Townsend) 10st.
The the sale:
valuable Fory taking care of ourselves.
ela askot
12lbs. THE VISING dur.-Presented by Mr degtoo than in previous years, and we hope volume of business going on, as shown by
J. D. Humphreys, for this season's sub that the efforts being put forth in this Col. Anderson's Maritzburg (Hough) 13st scription griffins who have not faced the direction may become speedily macessful. &c., compares favourably with any previous
33ba....0
statier this year. Three-quarter-of-a-New York Maritime Begister. mile weight for inches. statement. Before formally moving the adoption of the Report and accounts I shall Mr Jones's Umstapogant (Nichol) 1st....0 be glad to answer any questions Share. Mr Bethell's Tom-tom (Bethell) 11st.
b....or Sykes Ballyhooly (Hogg) 11st 11b1
Mr0. D. Bottomley's Buffulo Bill (Hough) Interest, in a social as well as in a pie.)
Mr Fraser-Smith--I shall only ask you Mr F. Smith's Toons (Hogg) 10st. 9lbs....0 business sense, are too complicated in one question. It is very possible that what
The pon
ponies were well sent away, Tom-tom,
THE BYRON CENTENARY Hongkong as yet to allow of any effective you any with regard to say shareholder ob who had got the inside position, leading Mr Palmer's Jackunapes (Nicholy let taining private information by applying at Mr Bethelle pony continued to show the
Athena and Jon. The hundredth an- are not familiar with the management of stand being mada
the Directors may be for the interest of the field the way over a good half of the course, Mr Buzey's Naval (Jordan) 18st. 9lbs.0
niversary of the brith of Lord Byron is the those small boats, haring seldom had any That the effect of the thundarings, near or bank, but must ask you one question. when Cluckharf and Sultan began to dis
White Kosa was the favourite for this extra theme of enthusiastic articles in all the The barometer has fallen in Shanghai the was stated that a pule position with training in this direction: Passengers must.
Ook Ander hi distant, produced by writing to the At the last meeting
which had been holding hack, race, and although the pengeshowed pretty Greek papare to-day, which express in the and Tonguin and riren elsewhere Gra as a consequence, lose much of the Belle of past: seemingly security that was in the past
papers is only indirect, and that the certain amount, & very
been lost in Manila throat, had!
exchange. I came forward very hopefully just before good quality that of Ballyhooly proved be warmest terms the gratitude of the Hellenic dients are very moderate for E.NE winds.
for the inestimable services of the The weather in overcast, cold and damp, fro Mr Palmer's pony made the page from
W.DOBEECK SE afforded by the display of boats from ships
shareholders take the dividenda mated wish the Court of Director to state now entering the straight on the way home, Ocean sta
· Government Astronomer. the der of hosts required by law, and no
steamers no doubt azery.
out to them and say 'Behold, it is good. If they hold to the statement then mode the pace of the three leading horses which the start, but was quickly collared by Bir English poet to the came of the national
regeneration and
death, the Hongkong Qoratory, February 20, blame is altached to them if this number is That I was gratified to hear the Chairman tast that loss wis caused by exchange. I tell was then getting hot, proved too much for Heinrichs. Ballyhooly gain took the lead regener
why I sak. I have in my
my poisas. him.
behind all the straight winning by several length statue erected to him in the centre of the and be dropped behind again, and improved it considerably coming up longhi, whers dependence At Me not sufficient. Beyond they can afford
1. Banowizan, zodneed to du degrees Fahrene of our local Bank make his speech to-day, son documents from the Mauila Govern coming up the straight Tom sky baht to Befuls Bill was coming up fast as the finish town was to day soroted with wheaths of on their FREJBIK, no-more room
statement, zan close seems to be only
way.
think it i and I
Another statue is to be treated to his and hundredthe dilemma and that is for steamers to increase
Directors that only f
they should
in. Meanwhile Chicklauf and Sultan came Pint was resched-Time, Im, 405. oppor*****
memory at Athivus at the expense of a 2. Trans, in the shade in de zeur, KB. RunDar, în pereniam ni zaurátón, Lần AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced Greek gentleman. The name of Lord Fabreast said
at the rate for the first place. The former how- estisted ever succeeded in passing the pest lending in the Paris Figuro, of valuable remedy Byron still remains one of the most widely remidity of alt aerated with moniato being
of all the heroes who re-established 100 imperous, by about o length. Mr. Bar's Tatters.com for nervous, debility, physical exhaustion,
pendence of the cous calmory of 4. Dinner 60 OF Wred, to two puluta
Yut
sea and with perhaps few provisions, the altuation would be a most serious one. it would soum that steamers carry as many boats as they can conveniently find room for. Furthermore, sailors and oflicers often
number
the
une
this
There
out
of the
he right have done.
the
fair to
have the
son's pony,
to
still
ter.
LATE NEWS.
We take the following items from London papers of 23rd January brought on by the 11st. 21hs...8 German Mail-
13b 0
met his
FEBRUARY 2010 A Wlostook, 30.44 36 | 52/ x Tokio
Nagasaki,.30.22 Shanghai 30.21 43 88 Amoy Hongkong 30.51 69 Haiphong.50.1483 Balinao.30.07 78 Manila
aren although he did not tell so much as ment emphatically denying ourt of kea? & pisos in the front, but had to give and was close up on White Rops when the ring flower and evergreena. Mis year) hail, and to be feral of the ass in iusben, testha amber and strength of their Rat there is to doh reason in what he says | tanit); Dating whether they made & sway in rattling, style and made a smart
tight compartments, so that nothing in respect of storm or collision them to
or bints about giving too much informa mistake, or stand to
Fast meeting
dou tu nabljo mestings, the the charos ist the affairs of the
that the bos
business locks
asing away from the crowd with a hat the end premature deesy, The discovery a Jar The centenary o holders will be glad to bear that at noted. At the same time we finish came in a fairly good third time frgade by missionary in Old Meri Byron's birth has been volebrated t
to sink. This proposition has been mada ma
many times and there is a strong leaning as a consequenos in its klireotion. But before it becomes au accomplished fact, attention will have been directed to it great many more times. The continually. inoressing pasongor triffis between Ame. That, while agreeing with Mr Bell Lying and his colleagues that it root
time in the history of the Bank hes its coul affairs been in a rounder condition."
Pica and Europe demands the immediate and serving conalderation of this most im- portant matter.Neo York Maritime Re
24
cant have too much pabloity in cor3m. Us. poration whose business relations extend throughout the whole world. It is needless 2-CHAMPION Marcos Race For all vis
ners at this Meeting Rider of winuer any that the affaire of this Bank have buen
discussed in the newspapers all over.
to receive 250, sound 818 and third be a mistake to my too much, the share the world. It is to our interest-nd our 810; one alone under weight for inches
Que mile and a quarter holders as well as people who do business interests are the interest of the Bank-that
saved him from miserable existence and
an early grave. We learn that the Rav, day by a grand representation of Mured, Ban O Waz, & hide y, o de W.O; will and Paith Dona Houses All the leading hai, & lightning, verost DRAGTE SHOW DES Jogopa Babnes, Bloomsbury Mansions, with Schumann' ausle, both in the Vienna bashed clouds, dideleshes, rais, fo Bloomsbury Square, Londen, send the prescription, free of charge, on papers in Austra and Hungary publih ali rain, a mere grindai, s nabiás receipt of a sell addressed stamped enves arnolds a morning on Byron's life and low wak lope
7. Razni in inches, tenths and hundredhat.