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THE CHINA MAIL,
THE GYMKHANA.
Patrons :-His Excellency, Sir William.
Robinson; K.0.M.G., His Excellency
Major-General Wilsone Black, C.B., Com
mudera Swinton O. Holland, A.D.C
Committee The Hon. J.J. Boll-Irving
WHY THE DUKE) OF: CONNAUGHT|
WAS CHRISTENED PATRIOK.
À corresponenty tit.B. H., scrites to
the Pall Mall Gateite:
Intimations.
the day whending the othing di G. FALCONER & Co.,
Deblin Exhibition of 1840. gand agili-
Mr Hart Back, Caps Barney, R.A., Mr 1.tary review was held by her Majesty on
the Fifteen Acres, Phoenir Park
M. Mr Y. A. Cams Hawkins, Mr T.
Hough, Mr J. McKio, Captain Lovo- band, A.D.O., Mr G. C. O. Master, Hon. T. IL O.M.G., Mr C. H. Nugent, Lt. Col. The O'Gorman, D.A.4.0, IE.,
35r G. H. Potts, Commander Taylor, R.N., Hou. T. H. Whitchand, Mr M. D. Wood,
W.Y Reg.-
Judges Har. J. J. Boll-Irving and Mr
V. A. Cuzar Hawkins.
Handicappers-Mossrs Hart Buck,
Gray, G. 0. U. Master.
Starters-Colonét. Gordon and Mr
Mokio
Timekeeper G. H. Potts.
Hon
of the
D.&.
Mr R. M. Gray,
J.
Whe
WATCH-MAKERS AND JEWELLERS, NEW SELECTIONS OF
Queen was accompanied by the Prince DIAMOND JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE, Consort and her two eldesk; children the Princess Victoria
and the
HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SPECTACLES. '. PINCE NEZ AND EYE PRESERVES.
of Wales. The event was an "unqualified States, and nothing sould exceed phe outburst of Irish loyalty, from all classes, which ladled her arrival on G. FALCONER & Co., ARE AGENTS. JOB ROSS'S FAMOUS TELESCOPER A the ground: One of her Majesty's BINOCULARS, LORD KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,
ADMIRALTY CHARTS AND BOOKS.
satisfied
subjects, however, was not
with: simply joining in il chuer of the multi- tude, but determined to have tai extra de- monstration in his own account. The 818. Irish famer, pushing his way through the crowd, got as close to the royal carriage is as he possibly could, fortunately sufficiently
the sec taking off his hat, he shouted at this top of his voice, May it please he
The out. Col. The O'Gor near to be heard by the decupants. Then,
On Saturday afternoon, the third Gym- weather conditions. The souse was in excellent condition, and some good racing was witnessed. Results Halle Hardvicar; fret prize, $45
gavone, 300; ontrance, 81.00, bu, 15.
kbald at the Happy Valloy the next one Patrick.
севе
in after 2 pm. on 18th instans, 35,00 Uxtra.
turned
in the direction of the voice, a
and, rocognis ing Paddy as s the speaker, langhingly wod- det her head two or three Gians, as much as to Your petition shall be granted. Sure enough, on May 1st in the inflowing of Connaught was Year d born afterwards christened Artitur William Pritrik Albort'
goes without saying that the mine was intended as a national compliment but fow aware to-day of the circumstances people are aware which gave rise to this
10st. 1lb. (Mr. Hoad) 0 truth of the fly as stated. It was
"
Time-1 urin, 4 secu. HURDLE RACE, handicap onca round course; first prize, a sup, presented by W. Jackson, Esq.; second; $20.00); on- trance fee, $3.00,
Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Keyscole, 12st. (Cust. Burney)
1
vouch for the part of Bar Majesty. Pact on the incidents, of
both which vecurred my good fortune to ho one of nu orclustra of 300 Vocal performers who contributed their part to the musical portion of the
exhilation ceremonies; opening exhilation
and I had, moreover, the opportunity of witnessing an exceptional act of the Sovorcign that of conforting the honour of knighthood in the
Mr Toon's Gendubh, ilet. 2 Grand Central Hall. Little did I think at
(Mr
Hon, T. H. Whitehead's for, 11st. lbs.
3
(Mr Cox) Mr Gibson's Hercules, 10st. 8lbs.
Mr King NOVIER RACE, five furlongs; 1st prize, $45; 2nd, 620: for poules that finve never won a race or Gymkhana event; to be ridden by members who never rode the winner of a race in China. Entrance 83.00.
Bon, T. H. Whitehead'a Sport, list. Yibe.
(Mr Head)
Mr King's The Best, 11st. M
the time that I should live to witness the late glorious Jubilee procession of our dearly lored Queen, through the streets of Lon- don,'
A CONUNDRUM IN STEAM ENGINEERING.
From an American exchange wa extract the following amusing paragraph - lud never realised what an instrument of pre- cision an ordinary glass gauge
had to.
be until I read the following clitorial con ment in an tomhosting The water in a paper that I took when I was
is in effect
3gage glass is in
MONDAY, August 23, 1897.
HONGKONG MARKET:PK10EL.
Verrated to Saturday, August 21,, 1897.: dt 1020 Cash per Dollar Merican,"
金源
Higher. Lowcel,
Chinese NamÁN.
Pomfret, Wh
白醬
Pomfret, Black
140
Butcher Mest.
肉食
Praxis,
280
Ray.
E0
Bacon, English,
來路烟肉
12
Ame. Bugar cured..
560
14
Foochow,.
180
F
Japan, cared
120
花旗烟猪肉 葉州 肉 日本煙肉
Book Fish, Roach,
00
11 18
越冰 石狗好
**
Salmon, (Cant |Shark,
250
馬友魚
60
Bouf stcloin & prime qut. catty 140
・尾
Salt Flat,
··100
鹹魚
Corned,
Tau
≠牛肉一~
Skate,
$0
您
M.
Shrimps,
140
*
J1
-Boast,
.130
燒牛肉
Snappery
220
if
Soup,
100
肉:
Solos,
160
,, Steak,
120
牛肉耙
̇擗沙魚
Tench,
吃雞
man,
Bullock's Brains,
per sez
قارة
・牛編・
Turbot,
140.
左口魚
Tongue fresh, each 200
牛雠
Turtles, small, fresh water,
360
B
corned
»
10
B4%
Whiting,
catly
30
長期
iz
Hoad,.
Heart, -
100
牛脑
White Bait.
250
2)
Hump, Salt
catty
740
平篇
Fruits.
菓子
Fov,
each 60
60
1
Kidneys,
BU
•
牛腰
Apples, (California),
catty
170
金山平某
Mr G. H. Potia's Torrin, 11st. 3lbs.
-(Mr Ciano) 1 Mr Cox's Snity, 10st. als... (Br Cox).
***
It
{Tiancavi),
100
****
Tail,
200
Liver,
, catty
70
牛狀
#
(Japan),
日本平禁
Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Fandango...
Hon. T. H. Whitehent's Sport, 10st. 116. (hir King)
:
3
12
11
Tripe (uncreased) caity 60
80
牛肚
Blazanan, fragrant,
省蛾香蕉
(brider),
40
Calves Head and Feet, set
600
牛仔頭膠
Chestnuts, Chinese,
150
Bama, American,
920
花腐火爆
Carambola,
100
Chinese,...
金華火腿
̇萄桃
FI
Cocesfute,
60
10
English, Now,
440
"
Japan cured,
Shanghai,
Mutton Chop,
300
日本火腿
240
海火腿
Ground Nuts, Grupes,
catly
90.
Lomons, China,
100
JG0
21
Poal,
12
-160
Loge
Liches. Dried,
260
茶餅: 荔枝乾
Shoulder,.
120
Freeh,
31
Pig' Chitlinge,'.
catly 70
40
Limos,
Foot,
110
17
Mango, (Saigon),
פ
̇南芒藥
J
Fry,
Head,
J, Heart,
Kidneys,
160
1
(Manila),
鲜宋芒:
1
enuh
DOU 460
Alangosteen,.
. dozen
山竹于
(Mr King)
2
50
40
11
Urauges, Sweet,
⚫ catty
新會瑜橙
. pair
70
Green,
#
香橙
Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Fier, List, zibs. (Mr Drury) Mr Leon's Glendubk, 10st. 128...... (Mr Courtin)
Liver,
"
Pork, Chop,
Ib.
160
>
Bed,
紅梧
catty
1B0
Olives,
白機
Corned, Log,
Fat or Lard,
Sheeps Head and Feet, set
鹹豬肉
190
150
Fine-apples,
Pears,
11
(Tiontain),
exch
本地戲
. eatly
沙菜
300
天津雪藥
350
Heart
cach
50 0.40
Plum, Red,
Pumeloy
紅学
J
++
Ridneys
70
each
catty. 150
橄榄
Liver,
ib.
11
200 140
半开
Sucking Pigs,
cach €175 81.35
豬仔
Sust, Beef,
» Mutton, Veal,
ib. 110
生牛油
Ap
100
生茶油
calty 130
牛仔肉
Feach, (Sweet),
Raisins, Musestel,
Pudding,.
Water Chesuuta, com. Mandarin,
| | |
**
麻機舖 味糖
桂林馬麻
(Mr Crane) Hon J. J. Boll-Irving's Red hag, 1st. 11lbs. (Mr Gedge)
3
Poultry.
生口
Walnuts,
Vegetables, &c..
Chicken,
catty
220
菜蔬
26)
Uspons;
131
Artichokes, Shanghal, -- catty
Hoans, (French),
Ducks,
Daves,
W
esch
143
Long,..
Egge, Hen
Fowin,
.dos,
120
Best Root,
Duck
110.
Brinjbus, Grosu,
each
catty
20
紅茶磨
90
香港鹩
23
Datty
190
Bed,
Glaese,
180
BEBE
Hares
each
Bamboo Books,
Cabbage, Chinama com.
Mask Dear,
Partsligen,
Üsbbayern.t
ввоб
»
Piguona,
Pheasant,
上海山藥
Chirota,
catty
Ries Birds,
Casiery, Chinese,.
Quail
Engli
Chilies Dried,
Snipe,
Turkeys, Cook,
560
Carry Stut English,
經營
-Station,
$2
Onewsborn,
Text,
Wild Ducka,+
上海水
Bitter Squeab,
Pigh.
海鮮
Chablicy
Chinger, young,
Horse Radish,S'Lei,
Barbul,
caity
200
Bream
Indian Oorn,.
piece
Lettuce, (English),
Bombay Ducks,
Otoa Fresh Water Fish, catly
100 piscas 260
Mushrooms, Fresh,
Unias, Bonly;
Bhanghai,
Carp,
Catfish,
Codfish, Balt
Castle Fish,
Dab,
Dace Dog Fish,
· Bala, Uongor,
Fresh water, Kals, Yellow, File Fish,
Frogn
Fresh Fish,
Garoups,
Gudgeon,
Gurnard,
Bler
Heliput
Ohrust
Pandey, English,
Pate
Time-tain. 28 secs. LADIES NOMISATION; a bonding raco be.
tween poles. Entrance $2.00.
Mr Master....
Mr Platt
Mr Drury...
Nom. by
Mra Vernon.
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Mrs Tomes Birs Drury 0 Hon T. H. Whitehead..Mudante Giraud 0 Capt Burney
Irs Wise
Lacut-Col. the O'Gorman...Mrs Baccus Mr Cox
Mr Berger.
Mr
Gibson
0
Miss Potts
..Misa Black,
Miss Melbourne
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A piston, whose steak equal the steari and water openings. If one of these last inferior to the other, and of the pistat will have more pressure on it than the other, and the water in the glass will not show the water-leret in the boiler. Says I'll bet mine ain't the same į within the sixteenth of 2 inch. I
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wonder how much afferuice that would The make anyhow! If the top one is five-eighths of an inch in diameter, the
res would be 0-3018, and if the botton one is clevon sixteenths (one sixteenth bigger). its area is 3712 of a square inch, and
difference would the
be 0:3712- 0-3068-0-0644 of a square inch. 0.34
As 1
and
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cheapest and most conveniently located First-Class Hotel in Yokohama. Bates from $2.75 to $4 per diem. ...
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Esq. second, 320.
Mr Coz's Sarcy, 10st. Th...(Mr Cox) Mr G. Potte' Toerin, 11st, 4h.
Kure
W. N. WRIGHT, Proprietor
111b will support a column of water 27 71in Chakdara garris. Upwards of 16,000
bigh, then, under these conditions. my!! 2 water-line in the glass would be 27:71 by
tribesmen were in the field. The enemy 6:14 or over 178in. too high. My hair has now totally disappeared... stood right up, and I sang out, Jack, try offers Rounded in the recent fghting at Allahabad, August 4.-Friends of the Mr King's The Beast, 10st dibs those gauge-cocks, quick If that editor is
Malakband (Mr King) right, and · mp
hand will be glad to learn that tigeros don't lie, ove practically all are doing well. Captain Time-2 m. 5 sec. The band of the Wast Yorkshire Hegyal is somebize down in the sewer.
gauge-cocks showed
duty with his regiment, as Lieutenant ored two gauges al Baldwing who received a sword cut on the head, continued pluckily to go on doing his
nent, under Mr W. G. Bentley, A.R.C.M., sight, and I made up my mind there could
BT
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EXSTAS played the following selections of marie-be no such difference iri aras. So I figured Costello, 34th Punjab Infantry, did until The Rapids of the Upper Yang-ee.
severely wounded a second time. Lieute nant Watling, B.., was twice knocked down by stores hurled by the emony, be
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE,
The Yang-ins Gorges and Rapids in Hu-pt.
Vade-mecum of the Traveller, through the Gorget of the Great River Special Observations.
North Ez Chan
RIFAT
A Journey in Nan-ch'uas and the Kung-tan Up the Kia-ling The Great Balt Wells, North Ewal Ohon, The Wilds of Hu-pet Sa Oh'aan Plants
Overture...The Crown Distnonds"...duber | it.
1. Over, assuming that the water opening Malaguena
The .....Vergwilice was one-huudredth of an inch greater than (b) Petoneras
Milayer the steam opening, and I found that Selection... Cavalloria Rusticana. Massign that cesp the water would be over 27in, toc Song
The Garden of Sleep'...De Lara high. I shuddered when I thought how fora he received a sword but on the foot. Waltz......... Kungler Leben......Strauss care I had handled
that
gauge carolessly Fantasia ...... Espanol ....W. G. Bentley when had it down-antusily
scraped uut the commuctions with the end 1 bad happened to take one of a file. If
on the lower than I did on the Work-apper hele, I
Show dication of that gauge 2in. I would like
kno, Mr Editor, soms of those boiler ex- plosions where there is plenty of water Japa). Verkrax-So you fought all through the may not be accounted for by the area of", Some war, did you? Blubs--Yes. Veteran-I the water connection being changed by a unten fidid not know you were in the war. Blobs slight coating of scale.
W. ROBINSOs & Co., Piano and Musical more scrape might have changed the in-
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- woolf-I wasn't. I was at home with my wife. :
la farm
GHINA GUAST METBOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
August Bind.-ar Á FIM,
Eurexicter.
Temperzitre.
Wontock, 29.86 75
Ai Tono ... 229.78
JoKecbi......13 Nagasaki., 29.1 Kagoshima 29. Gutzia.... 29.89
8884 20 89 Sharp Pk., 29.72
0.76; 8001
Canton ...70 30 89
24% in Flongkong 29,74]. Sö¦74; sw
bús Vist, Peak
mrste Gap Rooki29.75 Kom Mecao..... 30.76 79
日本量仔:
shphong.29.74 78 79 8 Huso... 298) S1201 (Manila.... 39.80] 9316718
August 3rd.—At 10a.m. Tostook, 28.88, 71, 14, an (4)
•Tokio...!
Kochi......
Kayoabl
Gaizlaff
Dhary Pk.,
Hongkong 120.86)
Gap Rock 29.34
Swatow
Canton
學雞
滴好茶
Vich Peak
紅農白仔
Bahn 29.87
Menile
**
Maceo
Haiphong
0.8, Jannes
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DETAILS OF FIGHTING.
Malakhand, July 20.-The attack was renewed again at 10 p.m. last night with the samo vigour as on the two previous nights from all four miles. of the camp. The stack commenced on the position held by the 46th Sithe and the-
on
Sappers and lines. The 45th Sikhs had a vort
Minera
bus time, but only had coinen vindel.
They estimate that they must
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Capt. Goddard Sirati,: August 1.-Mr Held reached epondence and comments of the Freet, Mr H Malakhand yesterday with 200,000 rounds To which is now added a Report of the Mr. B. de Branze of anununition besides his own supplies. Case of
MI Atinben the Ast six companies of the 22nd
squadron of the lith B. L. reached Durge with abundant reserves of ammunition. The total casualties to the of the 30th are 191; namely 105
orea, and £6, followers. Of these
the British Uficers and N. Olaze throe killed and are wounded; 19.Sikhs, died of munstycke on the march to Durgai Communication was re-opened at
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The Tide Table given below has been Cipt. R. A. J. Andes Mr E compiled by the Nautimal Aimanse Üfits, in
p.m. The wire on the night of the observationa taken by masne of an kútóms- „Capt; and Meg M
als at 2.50 A. London from the results of the analysis of Mär J. Bryan Mr & Me Lammert, F and repaired at. 5.mt no decrmined to vide recording asshine in the Water
30h. Desultory firing attack. Mr Roid with the
Owent and build!
schod Malakband on sat, rd and Polids Basin at Trim Sha Tsui during the Mr G. J. Ohapinane 38th reached
on the picruing of years 1887-8-9
Capt. & Mre Clarke his O Qum the 31st The West Kent have reachel The zero of the table is Low Water Or, Mr & Mra Collins Mr Bea
• Spring Tides, white and bean Found and family
Nowshera," and the Bulls' leare Feshawar dine feet balow mesa pou laval, Cape, W. Van
TÝRA
hit
terday. Col. Lamb
about the
knee to be stoopty while
auty be pick
ck up Herbert by a bullet which
fish went first through Meikisjohns
gaiter.
To obtain
the depth of water on the tide grage at the Victoria Natal Yard add & MEL
De add Me Birger
August S The fallmark metafim, and on the gauge at Lamont Dock Mr ANIT
was received from Malakhand as Aberdean, add fusakin to the height G-Floe, dating [rector.
Són given in the table. The casualties li Colonel Merkatohne Hongkong CheerVELOPY, gust 23rd, 1827. Colum yesterday were 4 in the ustive sanas **killed, to wounded. The estimated low of
la 500
hukay Kast Lụ kim igral of the van in inches, jaudug Chamber 45 saqusities in the
rand bendrédihar
gorrisau up to dato aro Tau rankis, killed and 9: Bavarel wount
Wounded Slightly
9. Takratuak, ka th8"spada ing degressant Rary,
of bathrikes, the Just before the Column arcive
Tin midte buing - Whs threstoned with
*vu,kabout. 6,000-men, With
They retired of the
10 EMAKITA | Alle garrisot, of Chrkt!
44th to 80th
Mr M. H..B. Kron