THE DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19r 1888.
TER FIEST TWELVE.
Bacomp IntroNAD,
persons with them, oven in conservative wan most amusing, while the action and forvoar
•War InvinGL, China. Reading this memorial, the last with which she inculated rust man, dist.g. B, 3 Beaulan tar, 5 Shophand
man" in the lotter trio in the olive garden caused | 6.6. Cason, Jaskuno
J. M. De Baberii, a Tammert,
4b shopkard C. P. Chater, Jasb
Shepherd Stocheri. #.4. Jarrett,
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shouts of laughter. The tris was capitally given, and was vooforously encored. Miss Carrie Ha hort, as Beatrice, had a lightor part, but ahe had an important solo in the rondo "Es is the Prince," and aba acquitted houself mast arodite able in this, showing that she possonyse a very clear. volous of oxcellent quality. She sang so well, and 3. Plombe, o Jackwon, was so well stained in the other parts by the company, that it was loadly encored, and as attempt was even made to assure a second repeti. tion. The touro was anderad admirably, and was massally one of the best parts of the per formance.
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restament, as it may fitly be called, of the lite 1ste conqueror of Kashgaria, it is impossible to suppose that the introduction of the railway iuto the Celestial Empire will be long de ferred. It was only to be expected that Tao TAIN-TANG, heing
mandario, military would recommend a strategie fine it the pionear railway. He expresses the opinion the first railroad should be laid from Tungchow to Chipkiang, so as to convert the pivots of
of the north and oath." A glance at the map will reveal the immense value of such a line to the fort military lino Prims of Palerm, and it was eats cession
Not only
Mr. Vorzon Reid reprosated Pictra, the would it form an invaluatio but it would enable them to be independent successful personations. He was OK this cossion of the ocean route for the carrings of the tri- in capital voice. In the first, et Ee tulrodavn bate rice. The engineering difficulties are the song My Queen," a gem amouret modern Shepherd.
Enlish ballads. It was adroitly ineariods and Benz not great, and the
through country
which
the only incongruity was the enunciation of sach Jackson ...... 110 the line would run is populous and fertile, language and sentimonis as this beautiful song Supposing that Tso's suggestion bo secopted, contains by a person of the stamp of Pietro the second tins ought certainly to be from This was a matter to which the Audiones paid Kinklang or some plase on the Poyang Lake sull hood, however, or if noted by them they to Cunton. This would make the annection adily forgave it, for they heartily encored the the sang, which was excellently rendered,
Grace..
and a man on
Bene-those facts it is hoped that the appen? lately made to the foreign and nativo communities for further help in ralieving distress will not be
abozt 6. azros (Chinese) 1 zore (English).* Not]ments are broken, the donations of the infrequently the peasant farmer cultivates an solent Bacisty have been as under --- take additional sore or two (Chinese), for which ke
1 Bam Chan ombankment... 750 Tls, donation pays rout to the ownor either in money or in kind.
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On this coming the places of the Committee's farmor rotiof sporations were rouebed by passing through portions of the Pan Usul Fa Un Die- [trisks," bulk of which hays been murder flood, (though not to so great an extent as the five districts above mentioned and with loss dleastrona Consequences.
There is a roule wall khown to foreigners as well as to Chinsen, who trich to shorten the
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DASTARDLY ATTJOK BY CHINESE ON FOREIGN LADIES AT SHANGHAI,
between Peking and Canton complete at the and was oan of the greatest trests of the even- Baturday, and the Band of The Baffs discoured lattor a little below Po 3hri, the vast river wrs is 25 feet high and about 15 feet through the opened their parasols to ward off the thrusts and came tumbling on the ship's deck; still these
Along on adding
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A capital photograph was taken by wet magie throughost the afternoon, mach to the enjoyment of the game.
least possible cost, by utilising that granding. In the second set another fine song waterway the Yangteze. Enowing how do was introduced by Mr. ReidMadelein," the sirous the Chinese Government bare
become
ane baling changed to Isabel tosait the sheras- to centraline all authority at Peking, it is alter, as he was then seeking the favours of Lot- most certain the first railroads will followferinghi's fighty wifo. There was, of course, the something like the routes just mentioned. same moongraity of high sentiment with an at- The iron borso will not be admitted to China torky shallow and fachle person in pursuit of an from hur desire to promote the expansion of sajoyed and applauded, being given with the unworthy object, but the song wha on the lus tradebutchiefly in order to furnish the Govern- same sbdity as the previous onto Me Farley mont with
of defence and fresh had but a light character to mastain in Leonetto, facilities for controlling the provincial au- Boccaccip's friend. He made as much.19 could each's pediliars being much sided by tho half the people wore everywhere interrogated as to In Sám Shai, Taing Un and Sz Ui, where an leather. What the nbjsot of the assailanta taia and his son left the after part of the ship to
new weapon of
not exasping altogether from the threatened start, they ran into fine weather in about thirty hours, when the vessel was again put on the pro- por courro, For the unrt few days fine waatker. with light winds, and the ship making no water, raised everyone's spirits, but on the 11th instant the barometer again gave inllestions of approach- ing danger. On the 12th, in the forenoou, the Cashmers was in lat. 2940′ N., lung, 134 E., and The Mercury sys-A dastardly attack a scentored the first of the typhoon, sail being made, by Uhinese on three foreign ladies on thoradually reduced as the wind freshened wat!! at Sikavol Read, Bhanghai, ca the evening of the length the vessel was under bure poles. At fre Some idea of the expense incurred in restor27th ult. As Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Videan, of a'clock in the afternoon the full violence of the journey to the northern parts of Kwangtouging onbankments may be gathered from the fol- the Estat des Calories, accompanied by Mrs.storm was experienced, and the luckless ship being orders to cut away the masts. As the nos was from Canton to Pake Nai in the Fa Dn District, lowing figuros selected from the notes taken at broerois, wore driving in a phaston, belonging thrown on her beam onds the Captain gave and thenes overland to Shek Kak, a town of various points. The largest erabankment in the to the Central Stables, about 4 o'clock, they some importance in the Ew Us District on the Kwang-tang provinas is known as the Fang het, when beton the Babbling Well and "The rending very high and breaking egatinuously main north river. Along this route inquiries Lak embankment. It has been stated that to Hermitage about ten minutes' drive from tho over the rossal, this work canid Lot be accom lafter some three or four handrad Chinaman, plished without di Boulty, and it was getting wors commenced, and the villages fields, and walk round it secupios three days and is a jour- Balla. Runa, Maidens: Wickats. Widos.umbankments inspected. Procooding from Shok Ley of uses than one Indred miles. The fieldsantry people, who, it appears were out on dark when the wreckage was cleared away. U- smo jose "pidgin" to drive away evil spirits, a fortunately the mainmast went close by the deck, Kok, the north river was followed in its ronrasit protects lio in three districts, 8am Shui, Sz to the plan of its junction with the Sa Ui or Ut, and Eo In. The height of the embankmont good deal of sickness, it is rumourad, having thus spooing a large orico, through which the prevailed lataly in that locality. Six of thes, water rushed below in large quantities. The north-west river. From this point a conren was is in some places 23 English feet, its width mea
two mates and one of the man attempted to stop Lakon apthemiddlestream to the districtcity of 9zing through the centre 14 fast. Ju the Koho had their faces painted red and wore got up Ui Returning to where the north-west river is In part of the embankment along thirteen in fantastic costume and armed with pitchforks, the break by xiulag bedding lato It, and kop ran after the carriage, two of them mounting ou lag blankets, &e, in place with their foot. This connected with the west river by a narrow channel, breaches have been made. Those are each from which leaves the former about a mile abore the sixty feet to five hundred feet in length. The the step behind, while others trial to arrest the device proved, however, hat a very inadequate market town of Wong Kong and enters the Tai Hing bank in the lowor Sam Shin district progress of the pony. The ladies instinctively protection against the masses of water that blowe mado at them by their assailants. One three mon persevered until about eleven "olock within sight of the Shia fling pass. Our in- bresch made usuring in length 1.130 Teat ascended as far as Kwong L, & small town centre, and in this embankment there was &
lady had her parasel broken, and a thrust or p... when the second offer was 'awept over Kai Pai omtankinent is in the Teing Vo dis-
a blow made by a Chinaman at the occupants of board, the ohlof offer sharing the same fate vestigations onded at Sam Chan in the Ko Ming
the phaeton struck right between two of the about half an hour lator. Thou the seamen who district, from which place the return journoytrict, and in a bank og about the same bright and ladies on the sent. There is a hole in the hood was helping them made his way forward, where Тия Покакола Оксвит Скив у. Ти
was by way of Shan Tak to Crutor.
breadth as that called Fung Lok. In it two Burrs
It will thus be soon that many miles of far-bronobes have been made, the joint length of of the trap, near the centro, which looks as if some of the other sailors is taken refugeunder made by thrust of a pitchfork or other like the forecastle. While this was going on the which is 1,150,faot. The final match between the Clab and the ritory were traversed in the course of the in- Regiment was played hast Friday and Saturday, quiry. Loest officials and gentry and respon- In the whole of K6 In out of 27 embankments implement, probably by one of the fellows who Captain and several of the crew were engaged the td und 10th fast, though at one time, owing thle persons in charge of the work of repairing 34 wore broken, Ko Ming has suffered in lies of the hood is perforsted, the clott sailormssti stering gear had been carried away, but the 9th 24 orept up behind on the carriage. The leather trying to secure the raddor with tackles, as the the granud would not be fit for 18s.
Abont three o'clock in the morning the Cap- As it was new regarding in intact. The nature of the repairs done to the being lao penetratod, but to a less extent as efforts made were entirely fruitless. the ground wou throughout a bowlers, autob, the paganling the conlition of the people be stubankments differs widely in different districts, regards area, a little in front of the hole in the
the means they now have of gaining a livelihood. bergele military oficial has wadertaken the old hara beer in doing this, unless it were to go forward, where the sea appeared to be brosk When the inhabitants of particular villages or partial control, most of the repairs are permanent are the phaseton, we are at a loss to conceive, ing with loss vialence. The boy succeeded, but the ladies would have been visily accessible to swapt ererboard. At last the Ing-lanked-for hamlets were reportor te ha in extreme distress, and complete. In Kó In and ES Ming, where the hood must have been ap at the time, when he experienced the horror of seeing his father andeavours were made to fellow op the investige- the management is in the hands of the loud attack frous the rear, without trying to reach daylight came, and the appearance presented by tion in these villagos and hamista.
gantry, the banks are built up with a view to No pains wore spared to obtain accurate infor- keep off the autums rains but not those of the them by such a circuitons way, through the top the Cashmere shewed that it was only the faste Same think the world was inale for fun and ¦ and a long score appeared probable, wlića 60as mation. The difficultion of sondasting an in-ning spring. The mousy. obtained has been of the hood. The mafoo, who as well of the vessel being ladou with kerosene that Mr. Tyrrell's remarkably clever and hu on the board before a wokat had fallen Lach, quiry of this kind will be appreciated by those expended in this temporary and incomplete work, the ladies, was terribly frightened, Inshed kapt hor afloat. The ship's decks were swapt
assailante rab after the phaston
some mere log at the mercy of every wave. One boat therous personation of Lambertuscio, the however, was then will caught by D'Arth for who know from personal contact with and prac and four times as much will be needed is ardar to the pony to full speed to get away. The clear, and being fall of water she rolled about a The twelfth ordinary meeting of the share-olive grower, want far to ansgro the scoss of steady 20, and no one afterwards could be found final experience of the Chiness, licir mode of rains the banks to their former size and strength.listance, and when they saw the party were go. remained, however, and although considerably holders of the Union Insursuse Society of Can the sperk The part is one which offers oon-hilling in all directions in his old form, and of what they conceive to be facts.
to stay with Travers. He made ap for this by answering questions, and imparting a knowledge throughout Ko Mior and Ka In, and in parting to escape they commenced thrawing mad at damaged seed to afford sama alight chance of of Sz Ui, the villagos protected by the several them, bespattering the ladies dresses and spoil sayo. As the son had gone down two of the ton was held at the Society's offico, the Praya, sinorable opportunities for an actor with a tale when the stamps wore drawn on Friday he car on 2nd Octobor, 1885. There were present on. for low comedy, and Mr. Tyrrell was completely ried his bat for 77. (6 for .125)
It should also be stated that in a number of embankments were found to be taking measuresing then. Luckily there were no stones about men succested, after mich labour, in getting. instances the embankments properly as called, to pledge their fields. By that moans only con the place, or the ocupants of the carriage might this bout into the water, and the seven men who P. Ryrie (Chairman) Hot F. D. Bassoon, at liome in it. His acting with the disguised Maers. H. L. Dalrymple, A P. MacEwen, W. Beccaccio, who came to set a place in his employ Travers being caught after adding 2, and in
On resuming on Saturday, the end soon came which protect the fertile ries land are at consider they obtain the money nooorary for the great have fared much more than they did. A trap are now in Kohe jumped overboard and then gat
able distancca inland from the rivers. Fields outlay required. H. F. Darby, H. Hoppins (Directors), Hon. T. to be near his ward, was exceeding y faung, the spite of Christian hitting up 8 quickly, the total which lie butaean the embankment and the
bappening to come along from the Babbling in the boat. The remaining fire refused to Jesra Jackson, M. Grote, J. E. Cox, A. dos Remedios, audience langbed heartily ail through the song was not over. 199.
Wall disction, the cowardly scoundrels moaked the wreck, as they preferred to stay rather than river, though shut in by maaller banks on the J. D. Hutchison, E. B. Doss, E. Baruie, R. by Beccaccio at his droll by-play, and the song | D'Asth and Lloyd bowled well throughout, side nearest the river, are not good rins land, but
off. Mrs. Porcovois fainted away with fright risk themselves in a frail damaged boat without and had to be taken into "The Hermitage, food or water. Without having the slightest Levall, J. facgregor, J. Bell-Irving, A. MsoCly was routerously encored chiefly on that soovust the formor taking 3 wickets for 42, and Lloyd comprise the so-called "sand fields," which have at
whero rostemtives were applict, the party siter idea of the direction they wore taking the maen mont, A. Hansoek, T. M. Dermer, A. Silveira, In the haunted tree were he was equally good, for 97, while Drummar Rees took 2 for 27. and N. J. Eda (Borotary).
various times bean-recovprad from the river bed,
warda returning home by another way. The in the best palled away all Sunday. Sunday and in the last act on his elevation to a posi
In the second innings of The Buffs, Travers and ware at first "reaches for fish and graLLES,” The CHAIRMAN said-Granilemen, it has been tion.at pourt, he again excited, mnoh risibility.
(a) The uppearanes of the villages-Thay are my privilege for several years past to present to Ha here iztrodesed his topical song, with found his spot at last, and soon rattled down the This land though ragularly oultivated is often much the same as when the relief partias visited other Chinsinon did not take part in the attack night, and Monday 17 to two o'clock, when out bright and they stoored you a series of satisfactory reports of the work the refrain When the pigs begin to fly wickets, 7 wickets failing to his share for 28 invadated. The people capoot from is no more the districts in July and August last. Where the ladies; only the six fellows who had their they got a glimpse of the sun, and that night ing of this Society, and I have mach plasure Mr. Reid is the composer of the music, which first innings 7 for 23. Plumbs also bowled
rans, while Leach secured 3 for 13, nad in the ihan was crop in the year, and its marketable bees and other materials could be recovered faces painted. The ladies, we understand, would the stare come
not be able to identify their assailants, bat the to the westward by the Pals Star, they vaino is not cao half that of inferior rise land from the rains, rough attempts have been made maten possibly tay. The polios ats proascating knew land is in that direction. At about on this occasion in submitting to you a roport fits well with the rhyme. The topics were all
To break to aanstruct these into a shelter larga enough which compares favourably with its predecessors. 1eeel, and were all written up by Mr. Tyrrell, steadily and well, and abtained & wickets for 14 within the embankments propor.
and none for 14. Considering the strong tendency which prevails auch subjects as the new Tytan Waterworks,
through these latter the water must pass over for two or three persuna to cronok ander. Ofairies into the outrage, and it is to be hoped eleven o'clock on the same night they saw to radzço the rates of premium, I think it speaks the Dredper, the Peak Tramway, the Mortowy,
Jarrett made the caly stand for The Buffs the "and fields and sweep away parts of the these wretched shelters the corners of broken they will execoed in arresting and bringing the shore light that afterwards proved to be on Tanegashima, and resoled the coast of the Leland The two meu seut in by the unduria of the ahsat two o'clock. Owing to the surf thoy had well for the Society, that it is able to maintain certain notorious bedstead, the Hongkong Hotel make, promptly hit by Word off the third ball, many hundreds of nares, are left out of account portion being made up of old roof timbers not district as being snoerned in the attack on thres to wait until daylight before attempting to land,
scoring 22 out of 63, which left the Club to smaller banks. Sand fields," though occupying walls generally form two sides, the remaining cowardly raffans to condign punishment. steadily such good rerata. The report was it, &, being touched upon. Mr. Tyrrell was thus leaving the Club wians by 10 wickets. in this raport boonnae lying outside the ecibank asilod but placed longth wire and across with the foreign Indios on the Sikawei Road at Shanghai, and then their boat capsized while they were issued to the shareholders some days ago, and I entered and re-encored, and then again ontled
The following is the score:-
ments properly as enlled. The dinner yield broken wall for a support. In a few instances have been disposed of at the Mixed Court: Mir getting ashore. The shipwracked me, who suppose you do not wish me to go through the forwari, each time giving frosh verses, antil
TAR BUXER.
obtained from them is so acertam that there only are regular wood shanties rooted on the ordered them to ba preaded for the spore terribly weak after their hardships, now form of reading. It out to you. You all know something like 16 or 17 verses and been given, Fist INDINGS.
can be no good standard by which to gauge the sites of the former mad hancs. In still fewer of ten days round the Settlement and on the found all their troubles anded. The Japanese that the Society is in a satisfactory position, and mud we believe the stock was not schautel when | Sogy, Howard, and in Londe 2 Trave.
les of produce this year.
instances (certainly not one in tou) have the Bikawei Road wearing a woudan collar, with a treated them with tha kiudaees and Lospitality I have nothing of special interest to tell you to the last encore, was ignored.
It was one of the C. P. Lloyd, De Reback, h
Lea:b
ts & Traven.
For the acto redo the statements are made houses been rebuilt, though many may be replacard thereon setting forth their ofence, after which the people of this country have wo oltan day. Before formally proposing that the report greatest successes of the evening,
Col-Bergh, Giles, Sautin, b
do not apply to the water fields" of the K6 constructed by the end of next year if both orope which taey are to be bambooad. A very in before extended to straugam similarly nofor and saioxata be passed I shall be happy to
Ming district. There, and to a certain limited are good. answer any questions that the shareholders may wish to ask.
ministrations. But however made, and with hands of the part, his combined amusement whatever motives, there can be no shadow of and repulsion at the task of paying court to un- a doobs that a new era of progress and pro-attractive Petronelle being a fine piece of acting, spority for Chins will date from the intro- and oenvalsing the house with merriment. He duction of railways into the empire.
ivas also in better voice than on Thursday, and sang in good form, particularly in the song UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
No questions being asked the CHAIEMAN moved the adoption of the report and acovanie.
Hon. T. JACKepy recorded, Carried unnimoraly.
On the motion of AS. GROTE, Bonded by Mr. REMEDIOS, the Hon. P. Ryrie and Mr. H. Hopplus, the retiring Directors, were re-elected
On the motion of the CHAKMAN, seconded by Mr. Hures:son, Messrs. J. H. Cox and J. Mel- ville Mataan were re-elected auditors of the Company.
The CHAIRMAN-Gentieren, I thank you for your attendance here to-day. There is no other business. I have only to intimis that? the warrants for both dividend and bonas will -be-ready to-morrow;
Hoa T. JACEION-Gentlemen, I beg to pro-
| frolic,” which was ontored.
dried state of the plich.
The Juffs won the toss and took innings, but except lloyd 14, D'Aoth 17, and Dauglish. 18, no one could do anything with the Club bowling, and the total showed only ?? in a.....
The first men of the Club commenced wall,
G, G. B. D'ath, Plambe,
Leach...........
Бисоко Тантра,
class, batti,
17
b Trave
Oh, TAY TR
Surgh Teaser, (ubi),
Tease
ARENA
Mr. O'Brien was thoroughly at home as Lot- teringi, the cooper, his representation of the part being fall of droll humour, and bis intoxica-H. St. D. Jarrett, o sab tion trininly conntarfelted. He so the Cooper's Roug capitally, and his staff of coopers join. v. Dauglich; Flombe... 19. ed in thechorus with arhythmical click clack with Presto risen, a Plumbe, & Travers.........
Cop Sapher, Mambe...oh their mallets. The audience redsmanded the Friats Jeans, Frumbbeach song. Mr. O'Brien was also heard to advantage Deus. Ren, low, Lacht vo in the tric in the Erst act-Wese three oily, Forte, hot out ambr, Traven... musical fellows.” which was likewise encored.
Mr. E: Scott as Scales. Mr. Carlyle as Chap. man, Mr. F. Besement as Checco, and Mr. Jales Malcolmas Mujer Donis, sil had only small parts entrusted to them, but they filled them in a satisfactory manner.
ORICKET IN HONGKONG.
j
FIRST TWELVE Y. NEXT TWENTY-FOUL,
On Friday and Saturday, the 2nd and 3rd
posa a vote of thanks to the Directors, the Se-inst., the Cricket Club coatmoured their essenz gretary, and the other agents of the Society for with a match under to above time-honoured the salafatory report we live received to-day. title, and in spite of a scorching het afternoon
Carried by aclamation,
on Friday, a very enjoyable game resulted.
Lick by
BOWLING ANALTO1S
Firet Innines.
mito,N.D.1
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III. PRESENT CONDITION AND RESOURCES OF THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION.
This sy be judged of approximately by variety of circumstances, of which the following are the most significant.
artent in the low lands of other districts, water i From three of the districts sopounts of the adequate punishment, it seems to us. 23ouvers the ground overy spring and summer.umber of fallen hooses have already been puh
It is only at the end of the summer rains that lahed." Of the remaining two it was ascertained
the land can be planted, and not then if the rain tall in excessiva.
A Chinese-acre of "water land" io. Ko Minz salls for about two tools, willst in the adjolning
district of K6 Iu, where the land though dry in poor and fields are cheap, the pries is from siz to ten taals per Chinese sore for the worst folds. Finally it should be noted that in none of the Aistricts under consideration is the ground to Balls. Benz, Maidens. Wits. Wides, markable for fertility; in that respect falling Leseb 82 33
greatly below the adjacent righ districts of Trayers...... 454
Námhoi sai Shax Tak The anasal grain yield Pambo 30
in Sam Shai, Kó In and Ez Ui is from 300 to 100 cotics for every Chinese moro.
Starting with the best data obtainable, and relying on information supplied on the spot, and tosted as far as practicable by persunal obserra tion, the following particulars concerning the distressed districts aro submitted.
1
Second Inninge. Balls:-Ecox: Maitons, Wirth. Wudry. Deceb ..... 33... 13 Travers ......
..... 3 Plembe...
A. Ro C. Beadian, ↳ Linyst.............. 3
TAX HONGKONG CRICKET CLER The CHAIRMAN-I have mach pleasure, on be-
FERIT INNISON On paper the Twelve had a decided advantage, | A. 1. Lech, and fi D'Ach, 20 half of myself and colleagues and our most valuable all the men boing well-known batsmen and A. K. Trannes, e Raes, Clay Ja Secretary-applause)who has now conducted bowlers, while the Toonty-four roomed to be. E. Wood, b Lloyd... the Society for so many years with universal especially wask in bowling, indeed so much it, G. COEXE, Jones, i Lloyd
mocoesApplause). I partienisrly refer to the Soorotary, I think we owo a grost deal to Mr. Ede; and I have much pleasure in thanking you on bobgl of him and iny co-diractorz.
"BOCCACCIO" AT THE THEATRE ROYAL
Foulb Seco
Jenkino, b17 Aeth
J. De Rebook, e Giles, b Hos
J. H. Kumbe, not out
Major kiddoti, o liem, b Lloyd a
that the captain deemed it ariable to include. Grauer Egan in the team at the last moment, to cover probable fuilars in this department.
Ae the malol tarned out, however, tho Twenty- four were successful in both batting and bowling, and but few of the Tweirs chorrad their form of previous years.
u. Christine Joas, b
Dalbot work
Bye, wide,
THE BUS.
Dean Bees, Travers
Col Segat. Bilen, le Trzyzna
Bar Howard, Trever... Q. &. I.
X.; Jackson
Beret. Jenner,
Jaksoa ..
C. F. syl, De Kebok,
S, B. Tertan, b Travem
Tr
Compl Shepused, su. Cezon, 1 Christian Privata Lenahan, n Corm, à Fibe...
Bye i. Jeg by widmi, ze ball
THE HONGKONG CHOKEY OLUR.
J.. The Robank, not ontste
H. Jenkson, AthALAN-ELIN TRAINE
A, E. Travers, D'AL
4. 4. Caron, for, lilosa
15.
I. Ceration, not a
a. de C, Scantas
:ddeži. La tu.
Deaat...
.. Gest
3. H. Plavbo...
Bye 1, wide 1, log by i
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-THE PROSPECTS OF HARVESTS FROM THE
SECOND OR AUTUMN PLANTING OY RIMEL
in the ecurse of the investigation that over
|
8,000 houses had been destroyed in Ko Ming and
HOMSEWHIPPING ALFRAY AF
SHANGHAI.
Mr. F. Bagox, the editor of the Cathay Post,
tanats. Food, clothing, and everything avail- fable to make the castaways eomfortable wire forthcoming, and the local authorities sent them ap here to Kobe.
It thus appears that the wafor logged bull of the Cashmere, with very probably ɓva human boings on lourd, is floating about somewhere
HONGKONG.
Another case
af man.
Club Chambers. The ran was arresteč
The
By sa order made by the Governor in Conosil 1 entered his office, and, placing way dated the 8th October, 1885, and published in
early as many in Kɔ Iz
The cost of arcoting one of the poorost mud has provoked a Bhanghai rasidan to the cannot very far distant from the coast of Japan. houses is about $20. Bricks for the walls are mission of violence. The Shanghai Courier The U.6.9. Owsign was unfortunately not in a made and the walls built up by the would-be co-gires the following account of the stray position to proceed to sea of ones, having a otpants; hat a skilled workman is required to do Shorty after oleren o'clock on the morning of number of sick then to provide for, and being the roofing and put in the door and windows, his the 28th September Mr. Maluarbe, of the arm actually in quarantine was of course zapreparad vagas amounting from 3 to 4 tools Tiles for of Messrs. Bovet Brothers, committed on assault for a crise. However, the necessary steps were the roof cost 3 tails and wood materials 10 taals upon Mr. Frederick Essex, editor of the Cathay taken with all practicshla speal to obtain conls, for each house. The people are consequently too Post. Eo far as we have been able to ascertain, &c., sad the Ossipe left about noon on the 30th poor to build, and maintime orawd as beat they Mr. Malherbe walked into the Courier ofice and September on her errand of mercy. san into the few dwellings that remain, iate the proceeded to oue of apstairs offices, in which ancestral temples or Lho shelters described above, fr. Essex was sitting with his back to the door, The Livatonants of the Provincial Commander Malherbe from his own widders can see in- n-Chief uformed us that great numbers of the to this office. Without speaking, Mr. Malherbs
The interval of ten days which has elapsed people spout both night and day on the embank strok Mr. Essex on the houd with the thick since the departure of the French mail las boo ments. They slept on the ground outside the end of a riding whip, the silvered knob of which tolerably eventful. The annual meeting of the guard honses.
flew off and was afterwarde picked up some yards shareholders in the Union Insurance Susiety of fb Another circumstance which points to exfrom where the conflict commenced. The blow Canton was held on the 2nd inst., when the re- treme poverty is the shifts to which the people stauned Mr. Essex for the moment and blood port and accounts were passed unanimously. The Not less than four-fifths of the arable land in have been driven in order to buy the rice plate dropped on to the papers on his desk, and rising legislative session was opened in the Council three of the districta referred to has been a now in their fields.—Whatever goods could be in his obair Mr. Malherbe seized lum cad a rough Chamber on the 7th inst. by E. E. the Governor, second time flooded, and the first planting of the terad into miney have been either pledged and table fight ensued. No other foreigner was who introduced the Estimates and indicated the second grain orop destroyed. The mae plants sold. These even include in places articultural present at the commencement of the Sight. fr. business that would some hafore the Council now in the fields are the second planting of the implements, the ploughs and the area which Thirkell was fetsbol from one of the downstairs during the season. second crop. The Balds of flooded districts where draw these and the most acessary household offices sad on his arrival the pair were wrest-langiter occurred in the Colony on the 7th rine in der growing should be divided into tonsils, gren to the largo iron pets in which ling together, but his prossuo put a stop to inst., a Chinese coolis, mamed Chenng Asing. two classes-those which have and those which the family rios is cooked. Ozon have been sold farther violenco. Later on Mr. Ever went over manting his death in a quarrel on the Prayz. A herve not been replanted. Between these two in Ko In for 6 tasla such, instead of 10 tabla to Mr. Malherbe's house, apparently with the desperate attempt st marder was made ca tha the usual price. In Ko Mag we first learned intention of continuing hostilities, but we balinsa 10th inst. by a Chinese burglar, who broke into olasses of rice fields a marked contrast is ebærr. Winning the toss, the Treaty-four took The match being over early on Saturdaya returnable. Where the original plaat remains, nothing that the ploughs of some of the people were in nothing farther transpirad as the parties did not the room of bir, Hing's compradore at his offres, On Saturday night, the 3rd instant, the lanings, and from the commencement raas enue was ouamenced, The Bads taking innings, and can be more promising than the appearance of the pawn shops. These buildings, it may be here ref." Mascotto Opera Company
The N. C. Dly News is informed that sum-opening Cricket match of the season was played again fast, Jackson playing end hitting in very good the Club being this time without Leach, & longer the fields. Assuming that the rios can be stored remarked, ara Alled to overflowing with goods, and were potronised by a very large attendance, stalls form for 24 which, assisted by 6 from Major score was made, Jarratt and Corporal Shephard in good condition, the yield this year will be some of them have little more money to advance. mouses have been applied for by Mr. Faz, at an the 2nd and 3rd inst. between the First Twaive pit, and Areas circle being all well filled Coobrane, rors Vertao, and 8 from Dr. Harris, hitting freely for 35 and 34 respectively. Que fully up to the average. In some situations, Some of the shops now refuse to taste plodge the French Consular Court, against M. de Mal- and next Twenty-four, which was won by the with one of the most appreciative and best brought up the score to 56 for å virkets. Scan- inaings closed for 114, and a winkets of the Cith whare the fooding of the land in Juus last at higher rates than four tsin (about 3 cents) berbe and two other French gentlernen, for in latter Another match, between the Cricket aulused audiences over assembled in the Tacatre lan and Mitford then got together, and the stand fell for 39, Incham knocking up 16 quickly, and helped to fertilise the fields, the crops will be for su article which in ordinary times would be cling to a breach of the panco by challenging Club and The Buffs came off on the 9th and 10th Royal The necessachieved was even greater than of the day was made, the former playing and De Robak carrying his hat for 13. Subjoined above the average. We may instances wide pledged for one tael, Some have sold part of him, to u dael; and against M. de Malherbe for inst., resulting in a vistory for the forme by that which attended the production of Madame driving in the prettiest form we have seen on is the score ---
trast of gently undulating country protected by their land in order to buy rise plants for the personal araanit, the details of which exploit are two wickets. The Mascotts Opera Company have Favart. It is probably many years sinos azy. the ground for a long time, while Mitford hit
the Shek Kok embankment and lying in the two other part and to pay their shares in the em already well known to the public.
given five performances at the Theatre Royal thing was produced here by a professional com freely all round. The lattor left for 27 (5 for
districts of Fa Uu and Tsing da. Here ANY bankroent levy. The Provincial Commander. The Mercury, having written to Mr. Maldaring the interval, producing "Madaine pany which has given an audience more enjoy. 112), bat Scanlan stayed till he had pas on 43,
be soon rics, sugar-cans, and root crops. The in-Chief wisely compelled the people to plant berbe for the particulars of the encounter, re Farart" Booceccie La Fille de Madame ment, or evoked groater merriment ant applause when he was banght off a skyer to the bowler,
rioo looks rezarkably promising; the sugar-cane again open on the most unlikely land, and whilst ceived the following
| Aagot," "The Grand Duchess and “The Royal than the performance of "Boccacoia" by the the first chance in a perfect innings, which in-
is said by the farmers to be better than in ordi- women wero ohiefly augaged on the embankments
"Shanghai, 30th September, 1885. · Middy," all of which performances proved vary Massetta Company. Mr. Tyrrell's remarks on cluded use sixer into the road. (8 fur 199). Grace
nary gears; whilst the root crops are likely to the men put in the rise as the waters retired. "The account published in last evening's iarne Aucasfal in every sense Thursday airkt were decidedly lacking in good ale made the same hit and was then unfortunately
produño at last as rozch as, the asnal yield. The f. The method of raising junde by mortgage of the Sleanghai Courter under the healing 'As-
The British troopship Himalaya, with the 1st teste, bat after having seen the two representa-yorked" by D'Aeth, jzat as he was preparing to
state of the fields here and in other portions of on the land has been already alluded to, and it salt contains several statements which are in Battalionof The Bulls on board, arrived at Singa tions it must be admitted that he was, to say englate the deeds of his illustrious "namesaka.
the country inspected pointa-to-a-brighteningly needs to he further explained in crder to correot."
porn on the 8th-ihat, and will convey the Royal the lost faily justified in the superiority he(11 for 163). In the masetime the Hon. Secre
outlook for numbers of persons to whom the pzs show but the people who resort to that method “I did not strike fr. Essar on the head with Inniskilling Fusiliers to Natal and fanriting. claimed for the version of the opera given by tary had been hitting freely and when joined by
rent has hitherto been a dark your. Still, greatar at be in groot straits. The rate of interest the thick end of a riding whip, but with the his company over the ana racantly prodmead the Whacker" another good stand was made.
numbers hare, however, un ssh fair prospects in paid is oxnotly half that domanded by the second this one. here. The latter went very datly, and we were till Darty was pat ce, when Foss soon left
visw. Growing grain on replanted Isad is 23. or middle clase pawn shops. The interest on the self before him, I said: "Mr. Essen, I have an Saturday's Fasette, it is provided that Kennedy then popelled to sopress a very poor opinion for a hard hit 34 (14 for 203). Wickat after
ready beginning to suffer from lack of meistare, rortgage is tans for one tool for the first month soosant to settle with you." That the blow fol. Town shall bonesforth be deemed a district of of the merits of the ópera itself. It is wicket then fell to the new bowler, Stokes
none of it laring past bayond the period of fan 22 cash, for the second month 3 fan or lowed very rapidly on this short preliminary the City of Vistoria. perfectly evident that that adaptation did not do alone playing carefully and well; and finally
growth when rain is zeedo. Should timely cush, for the third month 44 fan or 673 cash, notice, I anst admit. Had it not been so, I
The numerous friends of Mr. H. N. Mody will justice to the original, for though the plot scoring 25 in good style, before being bowlod by
rain fall during October, there will be a partial inoressing thus in regular rates without re- might have failed in the object of my call. As be pleased to learn that he has been aimons- is the same, it is by no means so alearly and D'Auth with & full toss (32) for 230), u very
harvest of the replanted land. The highest Bolds, duction. It seems hopeless to expect that the it was, I had scarcely time to strike Mr. Esox ly elected by the Parses community a Trustee cleverly worked out, and many of the most respectable total for the "All Come2S.
from which the watars retired soonest and which people can ever redeam their felds. Tans when once when be jumped on me, and the extreme to the Parse Clarity Fad, in room of the late amusing parts of the libretto were wanting in it. Darby secured 7 wickets for only 13 rane, an
were replanted not more than a fortnight later ons of the Ko Ming embankments broke five rapidity of his wounterattack showed that he lamented Mr. D. Batterjee, a distinction so- Added to this the Mascotte Company staged the analysis any bowler may be proud of, while
than the ordinary first planting, may be expect years ago, 5,000 taels were burrowed on the land was not in the least degree 'stunned. The corded the representative mombors of the opera in a most thorough manner, and were able D'Aath was little behind with 6 wickets for 26.
The Bend of The Buffs played a selection of od to yield three-fifths of an average orop The sa security. Of that sum only 700 toels have silverud kaob of the whip did come off in the community. to west affectively fill every character in the None of the other bowlers came up to their clinics on Saturday afternoon, and added much to greater part of the replanted rice has been only been paid off and the embankment has been struggle. but not because I made use of it to It is probable, after all, that the 2nd Battalio anavnally large mat. There was nothing want form.
the pleasure of the spectators
recently pat in, and the work of planting is still again breken, nocaseitating a further mortgage strike Mr. Essex.
of The Buffs will not go home direct, as an intï- going on as the water from day to day drains on the fields.
"I suppose it is hardly necessary for me to mation has been received from home that the Re off from the grenad. From bue-fourth to two- (d) Finally, if the question be asked, what add that I do not feel proud of my exploit. Igiment will be detained either at Cyprus or Malta, fifths of an average yield may be looked for un-has hitherto kept the people from actual starca- am not cousiñared by these who know me as This change of programme bas deabtices bren der favourable conditions of moisture from re- tion, the answer is the employment up to the being of partienlarly pugnacions disparition, and made in view of the new complication in the Balt cently planted land. Men who we saw in the present time of sa large a proportion of destitute I resorted to blows most reluctantly as a Tory kan Peninsula not of getting nut rios in the fields when asked population in the work of meading embankments. unpleasant necessity forced upon me, by repeated It is noticed in the Government Gazette tant how large a crop they expected to gat, lavaria While angagod in it each person employed rosad insalting allusions to an incident which His Exoslancy the Governor has been plassed to bly replicious-fifth or therebout, if there is rain. id on some of the banks one sking or pist of ought not to have been revival. That Mr. Berpoint Lieutenant George William Howard ho povalo themselves well express the con- rice for every 25 tam or burdens of soil carried, ser had particular reasons for not breaking Howen, 4th Battalion the Suffolk Regiment, to dition of things as regar is the replanted land and each earned on an average five plata par day. through sitence on the subject must, I think, be His Excellency's Private Secretary and Aite- what they say of the merest "there is some Op others soil-carriers were paid in money at the have been roualled to his memory by two of his de-Camp. Captain David Francis Lewis, The the gearral effect, Signor Velanes acompanied Daing 83 behind, the Twelve had to follow
groned for hope. It shoult, however, he bare rate of 1 cash, cash and 3 cash per burdon no friende Regardless of those reasons Mr. Essex Buffs, will continue to not us Aide-de-Camp until admirably, the supecs worked well, and the repro
During the past fortnight, in accordance with stated that not less than histhird of the land in cording to the distance. From 2000 to 3,000 published in the last number of the Cathay Post further notice. satation had a completeness such as is rarely seen
the request of the Commities of the Kwangtung K6 Ming and certainly not less than one-fourth persons have been employed at the same time in a long article which, as he himself informs ne The American ship Centennial, which arrived in Hongkong. It was also sus of the longost wickets were down for the poor total of 68, Inundation Fund, I have made special investige of thet in 8a Ui and K6 Jn cannot be harvested meading one breach, and the amount of work to was calculated to increase the demand for his aureon the 4th inst. from Cardiff, reportathaton performaness that has been given here for a De Bobook making the highest score of 12, tions in the districts bordering on the main this year. Water still ourers it to a consider-be done at one of the largest openinge was dat paper and bring ridicule upon me. That he may the 24th August while adding before a strong long time, for drawn as in it was by the inhphard look wickets for 4 raus in the waterways of the Provines. In June last, as is able depth, preluding all attempts to cultivate down amounting to 125,000 days' work.† have attained the former object is my sincere gale, with squally weather and a very bad ees, one
first innings and 7 for 29 in the second; Bean well known, these distriots were the scene of
The work on the embankments is now almost wish, but I think that I am hardly to be blamed of the ores, seaman named Alexander Johnson, trodreticus and the Epmerous encorer, it was not 4 for 25, and Jackson 3 for 51-in the Arst widespread devastatice from food. At the bo-bankments are repaired and the folds within completed, or entirely stopped for want of funds, for trying to dofort the lattor.
In Tsing Un and Sam Shni most of the em
aizas Luther Haines, of New York, was washed innings.
ginning of the present month reports, the truth covered with growing grain of the first or second and as an interval of at least air weeks muxt
grerboard and drowned, it being impossible af of which there was little reason to doubt, were autum pleating. The entire harrest produce elapse before any harvest can be gathered, the
der the circumstances tu rescue him. recaired in Canton and Hongkong to the effect in the five districts taken together will perhape popioare beginning to feel the severost pressure
The clearing for the track of the Peak Tram that much of the low-lying-land-was-again-so be one-third that of a fairly good yest. in two of want.They are not absolutely without re
way is now becoming notiosahle as a scar em the merged and the second or sutumn planting of it will be more, in three less than one-third the Bourge. Grass and wood may be cut on the hills,
face of the hill running upwards in a straight rice seriously damaged.
harvest produce of ordinary seasODY.
and from 60 cash to 10 cents per day each may
line for sorso distance above Kennedy-road. At My recent inquirise have been directed to
be earned by a limited number of persons where CEPAIR OF THE EMBANKMENTS,
the point where the track as at present seen asturiain the facts of the sure-1-have enter- The next point which sails for notice is the Ché mozntains are near and the supply of fuel-We mentioned the other day on the authority ads the line will take a cores and proceed in a coned to discover what prospects the people have repair of the embautamonts. In three of the good. Many draw the principal part of their of a telegram that the American borque Cash. westerly and upward direction to Mr. Ede's of a rice Larvest from the second planting and districts this all-important work has been pushed food from the water, taking the commonest kind mere, bound to this port from Philadelphia, had house, which will be the terminna, and which it (also the state of the root crops on which the forward vigorously, owing to Ching, the pop-of shell fish and shrimps to boil for congoo bootne a total wreck on Tangazhime, in Van is intended by the promoters, who have purchased
poorest of the agricultural population largely lar provincial Commander-in-Chist of the forosa, When the depth of sand or water in the fielda Dianen Strait, sight lives being lost on the it, to ouvert into an hotel. zaly in times of sesreity. Certain partionlara having taken part in the passagement of om- ha rendered the ground assles for cultivation ocasion, Soron of tas crew of the Cashmere have Another murder was nearly being committed regarding the present condition and resources of bankmont restoration Cae of his Lieutenants (in front of one opening in s larga embankment arrived in Kobo, and the story they toll of the in the colony during the quall hours of Saturday the people who suffered most from the effoot of is to be found with a few soldiers at every spot it is calculated that 1000 Chinese acces are thus dimarte, while, varying ip and mout important morning last. A servant formerly employed by the June inundation Lave been collected. These whore work is going on. With a military oficial lost) the people are removing from the villages partimlar from Era telegraphed statement, an assistant of Mr. A. Fins, in Club Chambera, are likely to prove of general interest and gratis associated one of the neighbouring gentry, and to towns, and many to Fateban and Canton in shows that it is even more painful than the first broke into the compradore's 1000 xal while he now submitted for the information of the pablo, the two have joint control of the operations. In hope of finding employment
news disclosed. The neu zuw in Kobe, among was there, the latter swote and seized him. A Detailed investigations have been mola in fivo Kó Ia and Kồ Ming, on the other hand, the en- When the land can be cultivated again but not whom are two Chincay-the cook and steward desperate struggle ensued, in which the burglar districts. Two of these, Taing Un and Bax tirs management of affairs resta with the poople, this year small land-owners often seek to Ball say that the Cashmere, a antall barqne of about rainly attempted to shoot the compendioze by Shai, are on the main North River. A navig- and in these districts there are no embankments their falde to their more fortunate neighbours 900 tons, loft Philadelphia on the 24th April, firing three revolver shots at him. He was Dr- able channel called the North-west or Sa Cion which the work of rastaring the breachas has he have sufficient money to purchase.
ander the scramend of Captain A. Nichols, and rested, charged at the Police Court, and remand- | river passes through the third of the livedistricte advanced far,
Whilst there is no actual starvation, and the having a row of fifteen all told, including offlosze ed till to-day people on the whole appear to be hastay, show-Home heary weather was encountered in tho We understand that since Monday, the 5th inst. ing few marks of privation er suffering, the state North Atlantic, which caused the vessel to leak owing to the now tax imposed by the Canton Cus of things in the villagos is yet as distaal as cạn very much, and the pampe had to be kopt goingtoms upon fresh provisions, the importation into Those Ave distriots, Sam Sha Ts'ing Un, Sz (b). Donations of the Fenevolent Society and well be imagined. Thousands have no houses continually. This inauspicious commencement Hongkong of vegetables and fruit has been ab Ui, Ko In, and Ko Ming, will be seen by refe-perhaps of a few private individuels.
and no clothes, except the few rags they are seen created some unguslues, but when the Cash most it. "This is a gront hardship, expseially to renos to a map of Kwanglang to lie at the very (0). Levies pro rata on acreage enclosed and to wear, and their one source of subsistence, et mere ran into the tropies the leaks stopped the Chinese poorer classes, who live largeir centre of the great water systota of the Province protested by the embankmenta. About three-bankment meading, is no longer available. Should However, more bad weather was met with apen vegetables, and it entails a loss of a few In them the worst efforts of the inundation fourths of the whole amount required must be the harvast, which depends on the rainfall during after passing the Cape of Good Hope, and hundred dollars a day to the river steamers A were folt, and to the three first named the relief raised from the pro rats lavy. The Govern the present month fall, famine will susus. With lasted about twelve days. During this time all on correspondent ask the question whether the Balls, Buus, Maidens, Wickets, Wides, work of the Committee in July and August fast ment grants, though not inconsiderable, supply the weather entirely favourable for the late plant-board suffered much misery, for seas continually Chamber of Commerce is unable to take any
was almost wholly confined. The mallast of but a small portion of the sums nusded. The ed crops, the produce this year will at the best be spout over the ship, dad the pumps had to be kept satin in the matter. these districte has a length of about twenty donations of the Benevolent Society seem to be miserably inadequate to the needs of the people. always going, as the Cashmere was deeply ladon We regret to have to record the death of Mrs. miles from north to south and an average confined to Kó Ming and Kó In, where the The approaching winter shakan must necessarily andstrained dangerously. Matterathen improved Gelsion, wife of Major Chalston, Army Pay The breadth of twelve miles. The land in the tre Government Grants are smaller proportionately prove dime of great hardship. In view of by degrees, and after the Equator was crossed for partment, on board the P. and O. steamer The- districts is farmed for the most part by peasant than elsewhere. In Kd Ming, where 10 ombank.
the second time, and the vessel reached In1*26 N,
Iran when in eight of Hongkong, on the morn- proprietors, and is divided into small plots A Caines more equivalent to noond one-airth †The Son of Zamong Chinown for long, 130 E., the boromotor foll snddenly. The ing of the 9th instant. Mrs. Galston had Each man cultivates his own land, on an average of an English scr
mastor changed the ship's coarse, and although bean in ill health for some time, and went to
ing anywhere, and all the members of the i The Twelve then commsused to bat, and put Company wore perfectly at home in their respec together, the respectable total of 153 against the tive parts The dresses were good and appro- steady bowling of Jackson, Shepherd, and Scan- priate without oxoption, and the chorusoslar, though the sanros would have han far leas were far beyond the standard of what weil a few of the chances to the cut fields had been have been wont to hear in Hongkong. Be taken
extes this, one or two gana of ballads were skil Coren, though unwell, botted in good form for fully introduced at different points, while Mr. Jarrett in his anal busy and free hitting Tyrrell came forward with an original topical style pat ca a capital 42, while Plumbe a sang of entirely local application, the success of Danglish played steady and wol for 17 and which was immense. The orchestra added to 20 (not out) respectively.
their inalugs, and when the stamps were drawn.
so good had been Shepherd's bowling that
Jackson made thres wat catches in the slips and Grics zone-handed "tlipper," and generally the fielding by the Colts wasty no means a for the first match.
brought to a termination until past midnight.
In coating the title réls the plan was followed, which is commonly adepted ia Eprope, of assign ing it to a lady. "Miss Eva Davenport under took the task of interprating this somewhat dim cult aberastem, and from the taxaner in which she sustained it fully fastifled the selection. Miss
The Secretary's heart was gladdened by the Davenport acted the part of the talented and prose shown by some of the now bands, whi audacións satirist with great ability, and her at the same time he dropped a tear of regret at conception of the character was evidently a well the absence of so many old stuger.
stadied van, though given in a thoroughly enzy and natural way. She was, also in good role, several of the solos that fell to her share being very heartily applauded, especially the song in the last net Forget not to forget," which has a very sweat air-s song introduced in the opera, by the composer's permiadon, in Australia During the evening Miss Davenport was presented with two handsoms bouquets Mias. Seymour zustained the part of Fa matts, the royal foundling reared by Ember. tuccio and his wife, with fully her eual ability. Her noting was very graviful and pleasing, while her voice seemed stronger than usual, and she rendered the music that fell to her share in a maanar that evidently afforded great satisfac: tion to the audience. Her best effort was the very charming woung Young love is likes lily," `and slip sang it_will_tach taste and fooling an to evoke a most enthusiastic encore, which was complied with by the singer, repeating tho lest pares.
The following is the score-
THE TWENTY KODE
Major Cochrane, © Waeth, h Us Rebec
a. H. Jnelson, é Kabimee, b Travers..........
Y. H. Tertus, o Chater, Pianko ........
7. Tur. Ple A.de Scars,
and Travers WPolicraters, V D'Artà.
9. B. Mif, e Jarrett, Traver;
K. AnthAL.
Højer idell, .do De Robes. »UL
X. N. Thomuga, Travers, D'A
Foss (Capt.), e sulb Darby..........
2. B. Grace, Vasth
J. W. Jones. Caster, ↳ Coo
A. Shepherd, Cozon
dud. Bookter dAuth
G. If, Poets, & Hawking, B'Lloyd'
A.Cameron, Barby...
Marken,
why
D
D. Tam, Ly
Vacuner,
Derby
V. B. Zamont, elle Roback, 1 Darb
T. Colasna, b Darby......
burg, not out.......
H-Y, LED, Dat
By 14, wiles 7, no ban í
Mistas B. Thompson, Stalls, and Carrie Ho bert had each on this occndoa parts of some importance to fill. Miss Thompson personaled Flambo. Fabella, the wife of Letteringhe, the cooper, sud Da Bobe ek Rave a fair representation of the part Mias Travers Stella was very amazing as Petronella, the some- what ancient, wife of Lambertuccio. She was made up capitally, and entered futa the character Cozma with great spirit. Her playoutalde the aburch Darby
Jarrotó
Lloyd.
D'Anth
BOWLING ANAKTEIR; Flest Tovinga.
THE KWANGTUNG INUNDATION
RELIEF FUND.
The following report on the pront ondition and resources and the barreat prospects of the peeple in the flooded districts of the Kwangtung provines, by the Hev. 1 W. Parco, ham baar forwarded to us for pakliostioni
and has a course mid-way between the north, and Funds for umbaakment sepairs are derived wost rivers. The remaining two districts are on from three sources,
(a). Government Granta,
the great West River andita branches.
+
*Seo Daily Fossa. 18th Julz.
werk of this kind.
"R. DE MALHERBE.”
THE WRECK OF THE AMERICAN -BARQUE “ CASHMERË”
NAREATIVE OF THE SURVIVORS!
The Hiego News of the 9th September saga: