ICTORIA
1GATTA.
THIRTY-SECOND MEETING.
TOMORROW & FRIDAY, 15th and 18th December, 1887.
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VIOS-PATRONS:
HIS EXCELLENCY ADMIRAL SIR R. VESEY HAMILTON, K.C.B., E.N.,
H
EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL
CAMERON, C.B.,
COMMODON MAXWELL, E.N.
STEWARDS!
G. STEWART, Esq. Col. STORET, R.E. Hoa. H.G. THOMSETT,
R.N..
Col. ANDE ERON, Not- Com. SKYTRIES, RN.
thamptonshire Regt. Hou. J.BELL-LYING W. H. FORUa, Esq., D. GILLIES, Esq., H. HOPPLUS, Fay. F. J. H. TRIPP, Esq. T. JACKSON, Esq. H.. WODEHOUSE,
Beq., O.M.U. NG MITRELL-
INNEL, Esq. E. L. WOODIN, Esq.
HONCURABLE A. P. MACE WEN, Chairman.
..G. C. C. MASTER, Esq.
I. SAMPSON, Esq.
COMMITTER:
A. Demsov, Esq.
Major EL.LIB.
M. FALCONER, Esq.
C. H. TzOMPSON, Esq.
F. GRIMBLE, Esq.
Г. Коси, Ева.
H. N. THOMPSON, Esq.
A.M.D.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART. Esq., Ron. Becretary.
R. T. WRIGHI, Esq, -
Hon. Treasarar.
JUDORS OF THE ROWING RAVEN: COMMANDER RUMSEY, R.N...
AND
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JUDGE OF THE SAILING Racks."
COMMANDER BROWNE, R.N.
TIME-KEEPEE.
M. FALCONER, Dsq CLEEK OF THE COURSE
H. J. H. TEIPP, Fre
FIRST DAY,
THURSDAY, 15TH D5052312, 1887.
FIRST HACE.-12.x.
SECOND RACE.—12.33 P.M.
IN
SUNDRY SWEETS,
AND
A180,
VARIETY.
NEW SEASON'S CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS,
INCLUDING COMS CHROMOS OF SWISS AND HOME 8.0ENERT, SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.. NEW ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS -A. 8. WATSON & Co., LTD., THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, 13th December, 1887.
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ayas of the bulk of the consumers. Eren and orow into the hold
An incident, an un-
of the most likely to win.
basket of family linen, might wreck the fortanos
as
When the pirates, published■ vaicable chart of the races and po. Ia great deal in him: he has too much political from time immemorial, although an a very sunli scale indood. Things are possible amongst a in England, where the price of gas has been hoarded the junk they did not use their revolvere pulations of the world, while pago after page in indiarubber in his publics life, and is too sapa limited number of persons who matpally under or daggers although they beat them with their embellished with illustrations of the clearest nosons, srauta grit, stamina, and resolve of a
stand arch other, which are absalutely out of be reduced to such a low point, the buai-Bats and krisked them. The leader of the hand nose of many of the gas companies is was not among the prisoners. The pirates gavo type setting forth the principal features of the longer duration than twenty-four hours. Floquet question whenever large numbers of persona are known by the documents which acompany the being seriously affected by the increase nothing to eat while in the bold. Fukhoi different races, the early weapon and utensils of is not much alluded to, but he may turn out to considered, and risks are taken which are only
Head was about two hours' sail from Hongkong, man; ko. After a general introduction Great be one of the dark horses.
personal knowledge of the individual cha- ing competition of mineral oil. In some radar favourable conditions The pirates broke Britain is treated as fully se space would adult, expected exposure, the emptying of encther properal ferm. Theris is an ospose of thick towns of many as 40 per cent. of the jepen & box belonging to him, removed the clear
teotion to email societies, which may only wok houses are now lighted by petroleum, and the puce paper which he had procured at the War and the study of French History is com meased.
racter of the risks which is a source of pro-
bour Master's office on the 4th November, w
The Fernley Lecture by Dr. Dallinger, M. Bouvier's chances of hekling can a Premier, and bring to utter ruin asociations which improvement in lamps, and continued sccount books and twelve dollars in money. The
large scale.
The companies, therefore, whipa ouderens Giro ROBE WATER & OTHER CRACKERSoaponing of the oil, tends to still further hoz in Coet was die properly. The clearance FRB, the well known Prasideul of the Royal though not ng sold as a rook, arenat no shaky ondas7our to carry this sort of business out on s increase the number. Amongst the latester in Court was the one the pirates had Microscopical Society, is just published and they were ten days ago. It would be a ploucure
from his box..
bears on the subject of Creation. The full title to note for to thraw him over, but the foulty risks a tho assumption that, benass Compray Borgeant Batlis, said that in consequence of improvements in lamps is the provision of an extinguisher which, being attached to a telegram from the Central Station he west is The Creator, and what we may know of then would be, who to pitchfork tuts his B has been successfat, Company C will al he proposition here laid down. Again, what may with a party of Police to Deep Water Bay, where the Creative Method." It will probably attract place? He bas taree or four colleague, who are ful, should take a very careful note of the pendulum working in the globe, slips over he found tha Kem Bon Lijunk. He went on conriderable attention In the tested world na dendweights in the Cabinet. The Sesreters for be safe with regard to one company may ret he the fame whenever the position of the lamp board and found the second, third, fourth, Bfth account of its incisive cats at some of the more Foreign Affaire, M. Flourens, has won laurels, rufe with another, ad for the simple reason
and sixth prisonere. Ho asked them for their devistes from the perpendicular, and so does sapere. They handed his the clearance paper recent theories respecting spontaneous Rozere and fartides the cabinet, bat ax-Premier Gob that the senditions of doing business in the two.
have a very moh wide distribution of risks tha away with the danger of a fira in case of the already produced. Harrasted the fourth, Afth, tien and the like. Dr. Daflinger has come to be tat, swears like a heretic on the reak, that all companies way be different, or one company may lamp falling. Bow great is the need for and sixth prisons, While doing a one mus regarded as one of the greatest of living mures the good works necomplished were only what he the other. It is obvious that, if companies have such improvemente may be judged from the ipod averboard and swam to Po Tal Island. capists, and his lecture, which was delivered on himself had begun and advanced several viagos. a very large ares ever which their risks are
He arrestol the sound prisoner in the water, statement that in London alone about four and another was arrested by PC. 4. Haring August lat in Manchester to a vast and entha Rouvier is a hard, plodding, painstaking mua distributed on the same class of insuranes, they hundred people are barst to death every secured these he went ashore after the man who cinetis andience, has been anxiously looked for more at home at finances than reforming conatiuay possibly get ont safo, where a company Tax considerable danger of sufforing very 122 year through accidents with kerosine lamps. ad ea ahora. He went ashore is a gig by the reading public who are interested in the tations: he will be forgiven--and applauded for taking a similar risk over a limited areas may
from
anneh which came from Aberdeen abatrnest branches of safence. It is only a short weakness on the latter, if he can present an severaly. Our readers should very cursfully The number seems incredible, but the state. with a party of Police. The man was arrested tine sisee Sir W. Dawson, F.R.S., published cooked budget, and obtain the millions with bear this in mind, for what is one man's meat
by P.C. 70%, who found him lying on the grass. ment is given in papers received by the last While making the arreets on board the junk his his volume on "The Origin of the World ac-out putting on the tax-acrew to give a former may very ously in fire insurance, an in every thing else, become another man's poison. But it He looked cording to Revelation and Balence," and it will twists to pockets and person. The French are
in to use to denounes an evil witson: suggesting mail Fire inquests would have an, unmis attention was drawn to the hold. takable value in directing public attention down and saw five moon in the afterbold. In the be interesting to compare the words of the right in giving provolence to lightened taxation a remedy, and we have only the somewhat aucisat to questions of this kind, in pointing out next hold were txante men. They were very (then) President of the British Association with before the question of separation of Charch and suggestion to again formate, namely, that
arowded and appeared to be in a very miestable
thase of the President of the Royal Microsco State, and if M. Rouvier can only manage to district managers and local neretaries should have a very powerful interest in. the business dangers attending the use of lamps in cer condition. There was a strong emelt from the
raise the three milliarda France annually re- passing through their brauch representing a tain conditions or of particular descriptions, bold as though the men had been down, there pical Society.
A little work that should be of very groet in.quires for all her offeinl needs by taxing for profit to the company. & molerate salary and yard and a half wide, three yards in length, and as well as in adducing evidence as to the some time. He should say the hold was about a construction of buildings, and, more parti about a yard and a half in asigtt. In the forerost to Eastern students is that by Dr. Sir eigners and their products, he will be made cularly, in placing a check on the crime of ward had there was a woman and a child. On Riadon Bennett. F. R.S., on "The Diseases of Prime Minister fox aver, like the longavity of
the Bible," pablished by tha R. T. S. in their reigu dyassiy.
The more differences are removed the fewer By-paths of Bible Knowledge Series, Tho dis ears which naturally comes in for the faltaat obstacles exist. in the computing of friendships of business. It was, of course, be diffult for a its business from the head office, parsly on amount of trestment is that bearing the even if these be as cracked as an historien old company tearsantine a very large proportion of of Leprosy, which occupies just Rouen er Saxon plats. It is in this light that agents' reports, to carry this ant; but, so far as the arrangement of the Suez Canal and the New this principle can be applied to Gre insurance, il one-third" of the πολυπο, and is dealt with in seven chapter, whose headings Hebrides questions are viewed by the French. should be adeptod. It is not an vary ing age are as follow:-Nomenclature of the DiSARE, Eagluud wins notably en the latter, porhaps since the fire insurance companies, by comman wenng way for a great many years, ami with the Lepra of the Greaks and she Modera Psoriasis, after reflection Franes hee not scored all the consent, admitted that they had been going the Elephantiasis Grescanum. Characteristtor of the innings the claims by the Suez Canal being same amoa coment they agreed as to the pro- Levitical Disase. Suitary and Ceremonial Ra-made international, instead of remaining santi-priety of limiting their lines and increasing prosperity which has recompanied the proceed galations, Leprosy of the New Testament, Can-montally French, and dangeripsly Egratian, their premiums. The very small amount of tagion and Heredity. The work is handy and All powers are to keep out of coings of the majority of the ac for the past of the big dite, and if inclined to fight, mast twelve months or so lins bean quila sullicient to cheap.
settle their little differonoes this site of Port end some Ambitious pagers off their heads. Malay Folklere (Bird's) comes in for brief Baid, or the other side of Suss. However, so and to allow them to contenance the most treatment in the current anmbor of the Falktore long as the English have a single, red dangerous principle of rate cutting, which, we are sorry to say, is rapidly eu the incras 99. Journal, while a good deal of space is devoted to eat in Egypt long will she be within Trade has Int be so uncommonly good this the discussion of dances eraquted for secular protecting razeh of that watery way. Alex-year sa to je-tify any steps in this dirvelion, or and religious purposes by certain tribes in ander, when an infant. led the world; bela that ofiorenting tirerace amount of risks' Assam and other parts of Asia.
cause he ruled his mother, and the latter diotsted har will to Philip. So with England he reigns Mr. Todd, who had sharge of the expelit Cairo, the Viceroy rules Egypt, and he is tion. sent by the Trastess of the Bache Fund of
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TELEPHONE No, 12.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONA, DROZMBER 14TH, 1987.
"Junior Scale" · For Single Fair Scalling Beets. Entrance, $5. Distance, One Milo. Prize,Brokers' Cup." Three Boats, to start
no Race. Open to any one who has never THE inquest relative to the deaths of the four persons who lost their lives at the fire. at WHITELEY's, which had been ad- journed to allow of efforts being made to secure avidence as to the origin of the fire, has resulted in a verdict to the cffeet that "although there was not anticient evidence to show bow the fire originated, you the jury were of opinion that it was the work of an incendiary or incendiarina." To this verdict
The death of a centenarian is recorded in the Manila papers, an Indian, whose age is given as a hundred sad ono.
The Police Shooting Competition, which was to have been held yesterday, has been postponed till Saturday, the 17th instant.
We would remind our readers that the Banks will close for the transnotion of public business at noen to-morrow and Friday, being regatta days The Agents (Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co.) have forwarded to the goudy wall calendar for 188 issued by the Phoenix Fire Office. The bird of promise is, as usual rising from its aslive. mach probably as it did a century ago, the Com- pany having been in existezua for 106 years,
the deck were two loaded rifles and a box con- taining two revolvers each louded in five cham- bees, three spear bonds, and a quantity of an munition None of the prisoners were armed whes be arrested shom
Ying Asa, reculled stated that the rides, re- Yolverg, and ammunition did not belong to his junk they were brought there by the pirates
Ng T, P.C. 373, said that on the 9th inst. about 3 p.m. he went with a party of Police to Toi Fo from the Kam Hap Link Briare reaching land he saw the savouth prisoner ran ping up the hill. He landed and ran after him. caught him, and took him down to the boat When created he said he was a fisherman and had nothing to do with the piracy.
The case was remanded till Thursday, the 15th instant, at 10 a.m.
CORRESPONDENCE.
expressed by oar Correspondente?
THE FIRE BRIGADE.
PRESS,"
name
a
a fair pereantage on the prolis of the branch
cartain districts we wat of. It is very easy to would produs something like a revolution in carry soch regulations as these out where com.. paris hare anything like a reasonable amount
opted and, with the winter now close upon us, it belives are insurance managers to be excessively careful, and to watch their renewals with the most vigilant stigation, to prevent the misfortunes of the past being repeated in the
won a Soulling Race in Chins or Japan.
We hear that work at the Tantow and Tai For Heavy Giga palled by Europan Non-Com-
Ta Shan mines is for advanced, and that soit We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opiniere missioned Officers and Men of any Regiment Corps is harcisou, or by European Mein-
ing will shortly be commenced. A largo ataount bers of the Police Forca The Boats to be
of re bas been brought to tas surface at beth. approved by the Committee. Time allowed
mines, and smelting operations would probably for Oars. Four Bonte must start for two
have been already in progress had it not been To THE SHITOL OF THE "HUNGKONG "DAILY Prizes. Distance, Ore Mila. Entrance, $1.
that the European employés have suffered ra First Prize, $35, Scoond, $5.
beas laid up from time to time. ther severely from faver, by which they have SI-You state that the Volunteer Fire the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, the amateur policeman of the Nile. In any case. THIRD RACE PAL
Brigade costa the two local companies $10,000 par Member Cup" Pronted by Monters of
Piracy seems to be particularly rifs at present, The Government brigade mat last year to investigate the phenomena conureted with the Bagland has no desire to close any navigablo iramediate future.-The Reviero
routes open to all comers, and on the same condi- ! VICTORIA RECREATION CLda. For Junior they appended the following rider:-"Firsts in the Chalou river as well as along the coast $13,364, The expenses of the Shanghai Fire total solips in Japan on August 19, 1887, has way; all her efforts tend to keep the world's Four-Oars. Distance, as-mile-and-a-half. that the present state of the law in regard We hear thus a few days ago a rasenger junk, Department for last year were Tls. 2,378. It sent a very valuable communication on the sub-tions as she herself wants or assesses, What can
to Bros ja tos: pnsatisfactory, inasmuch as while on bar way for Kong Man to Shek Kiyan sak me the red of turbolator jest to Nature (Cat. 27th, p. 609). Eu connexion fair, fren, or other tradora desire mora?
was attested by several piration boats, whe difference I will tell you. It is a purely
There is an uneasy fesling abroad about the "Chairman's Cup." Preseated by the Hon. A. it would have allowed the fire at Mr. WHITE took away ecarything of ang valus, the plunder/brigale in the Modei Bettlement; it is a Gor. with proceding notel on Oriental Botany we are
RECREATION CLUB. For Setar Four-Oary. LEY'S premises to have passed without any amounting altogether to about 3801. As tus ramont affuir bore. There the people by long glad to observe bero that one of Me. Todd's big expedition Italy is gathering along her coast half being paid for the real estate and plant and Distance, One-mile-and-a-half. Hutrance, $10. official inquiry but for the deaths resulting jeak offered no resistance no injury was done.to/Frolics bare acquirad the art of self-goierulleagues, Dr. W. J. Holland, who joined the tine. It is swelling into Armáris provcrtions. the romainder for the goodwill. For Men-of-Far's Gigsand Whalers Distans therefrom. Secondly, that provision should the crew or passengers. A sharp lookmutia beinment. Only thus active spirits who like the expedition as naturalist, "has been actively outs it to pariah, then protect, by absorbing
Becond, 65. Türe allowed for Oars, 8 soccnds the origin and circumstances of all Gres, jalass, for whose arrest a laren reward had bevaan are appointed as officers more, because they fruitful fields, and has a good harvest to report Abyssinia and her Neges? Tarkay sasmos the Astonished lawbreaker-Twenty dollars! Far
Entrance,.810.
FUDETH RACE-1.30 P.M.
P. MACEWEN, Chairman of the VICTORIA
FIFTH RACE-2 P.M..
Ouo Mile Batranon, $1. First Prize, $15
SETE RAD-236 P.M.
per Car American Cap. Presented by the Americur
Commnuity. For Senior Four-O Lane, One Mile. Butrauce, 319.
BEVENTH RACE-3 PM.
Dia
"Befilios Cup." Presented by E. R. Bazos,
Faq One Mile Entranas, $10.
For Junior Four-Oare. Distance,
有
kept for pirates by the Canton authorities, and
A Football match will be played this after felony more exey of detection and by bring-noon on the Ground at Wong-n cheong (Asen ing public censors, if not pusishme, un ciation Bales) between the Football Club and persons responsible for fires arising from B. Company 68th Regiment. The following is carelessness or want of precaution. Fourth-the lab tear-
C. W. WicksoZA
F. Maid
K. D. Gralian
J. Wilkio
J. P. Brewin
J. E. Edmonds
W. H. Wallnos
and A. NOLAET
ly, that the information and statistics which A. Maclean EIGHTH BACE.-3.30 P.M. Soldiers and Sailors Gig Bare, Distance, One would result from fire inquiries would ex-W. Keilland Mile. Eatrence $1. Find Prize, $15; Se pess faulty and inferior work and thou lead C. F. Faller cond, $5. Time allowed for Onra, 8 seconila to improvements in building, constructions. The Club team are per Üár.
NINTH RACE. ---4, P.M.
Fifthly, that the serious danger which may B. Company will be in white. Play to com- A fear and refreshments Pareno Cup." Presented by the Farras Com reapit from onesientific constructions where once at 415 nr.
rge Betendance is hoped for. |«ttention, with a view to such en amendment TENTE RACE.—4.3) P.M.
Mr. John Wiinta Birch, President of the
requested to wear colours
"Garrison Cup." Presented by the Officers of of fire inquests; and we trust the Go.exchange, observing that telegraphie transfers,ards or su from the central engine station
For Men-of-war's Boats, any rig Entrance.
2 First Prize, $20; Second. $10.
SAILING RIVER
$2. First Prize, 220; Second, S10,
YACHT KACS.
for tourage Cup presented by the Hon.
C. P. CHATEK-
SECOND DAY..
FRIDAY, 16TH DECEMAR, 1887.
FIRST RACK-12 P.M.
Entrance, $5. "Distance,
sion of the iron girders caused considerable outward thrust upon the walls, and setheunds "Jubilee Cup." Presented by the VICTORIA of the girders were not absolutely free, the RECREATION CLER For Junior Four-Dam expansion must have tended to push the Distance, One Mile. Entrance, $10.
walle over. Three other witnesses dissinted TED BACE-I P.M.
Officers, and Men of any Regiment or Corps in Garrison, or by European Members of the
propriety of that-in given circumstances, ar an
banking interests, from another point of view as he had said, more and more the centra of the
the contrary appeared to be the case. He had bean told by the manager of one of the largest credit satablishments on the Continent, with branches in all landa, tlist whereas in 1872 only about one-thousandth part of the bills for cou
China, and America were draws upon that
proportion of these draughts for Freneb account,
fire. At present
Both those
Turkey regulate all the compliations of the moment? The whole upasiness on the Contis.
questions.
CUTTING RATES.
OLLA PODRIDA.
The Chicago Times newspaper has been sold as part of the estate of Mr. Wilbur F. Storey. It is reported that the price was $1,300,0 € one-
Justino Lockeup-Your fins is 20 dollars getting drank F Jastico-No. Jor getting eanght. Hundreds of people get drink every day and I don't fine era a cont. Daly fina those who get ought.
Once a very shallow but very ambitions young an applied to enter the Cottage, mal ufor a long interview with Mr. Spargon. Le was re woe is me if I prench not the gospel!" To this Jented whereupon he turned and said- Sir. Mr. Spurgeon replied Sir, woe is the people if you do!
At the Terre Haute Polytechnic the other day, szporimonts were mado la ascortzin just what a snail's paon is. Half a dozen of these slovgaars were permitted to oral batween two Cortained. it was catchista Chan soal cou points ten feet apart, and the average pace was cruel a uie in just fourteen days.
The deepest place in the vocal yet sounded is the coast of New Guines, where the sailors have found bottom at the depth of 26,700 feet. We wish they would mark the plus, so that the
rovers kis reason.
Tho parent bud a auspiciou that the
when I am down town?" Yen, pa" "Evory day?" "Yes, pa"How long did you practice yesterday?" Two hours. And to-day7" "Three hours." I am glad to hear that yea Yea, pa" And next practice sa regularly.
work and conquenter make the best freman
pay. Hers Enged in botanical and entomological research in
philanthropic gathering intend sailing for be made by law for an oficial inquiry into on the 6th instants notorious criminal of this join the brigade, and they get
inoomos increased than because they are cou The last number of the Journal of the Royal Massorah.but will disbarkin Tripolitanin. When Thirdly, that such an inquiry would tend to offered, was captured, together with four of his persons who, it is thought, would like their
band.
sidered to be the men mast able for the work. Asiatic Society has a paper on the stons men of Napoleon wanted to get up his big army for the Rhine, ha concooled the invasion of England diminish the frequency of fires, by making
Greet is the difference in cost, greater is that in Koros or the Miryeda, by Prof. de la Comperie.
Might not Itely ha going on the same lines! The Chronicle and Directory"] A efficiency. says that the Shanghai brigado is pronounood
It in woll known that eminent investigators Then there is nothing to prevent King Humbert to us the most efficient out of the United States." I cannot say whether that is the case of certain well-known diseases of the human and from keeping a shorp's eye on botú talas. As at present, but some years ago such was the other animal systems have clearly demonstrated for Russia she is more than ever an enigms. epinier of all the most competent sathorities that they are due to the presence of a misute Beyond doubt she is no longer the bagbear the who had opportunities of judging. This out from your own paper of a few days ago: Another organism, whose oporations are not yet perfentonne was for Europe, Since she and Biamarok fire sccurred at the corner of Poking Rond shortly understood. Recnat investigations tend to bare parted company, more attention. háu heson as usual, were serly do the spor; the Deluge ly before 7 o'clock in the evening. The Firemen, that that Intermittent Fever belongs to this given to taking stock of her strength, of bor same group, and that the cause of malaria is to offensive ability, of the ralas of her presumed Company had the has laid in seven minutes tad be found in the aristones of basilli of minute allisons with Franes. These are not at all of a
we stream living within ten saintes after the
still; her forcës are magnificent pr twelve minutes. By a quarter paat soven the Janical" Betrage (vol. p. 2) has attentate did shrink or the two Ames wors onfirely under the control of seven sborily be published, and theroin an account at eisily on paner: thay are distributed over wasir For Men of war's Cutters Distance, One Milt in the Building Act as will secure the re- Bankers Institute, in his opening address at the streams of water Would the Hongkong the moet tent Investigations into this very in-one-sixth of the area of the world, with no rail-
Mr. George S. Torusr, "wealthy cotton will Entrance. 31. First Prize, 315; Second, $5. Time for Oack, & seconds per Dar.
quisite supervision.” A strong opinion recant session of the Imitate, referred to the gas do anything like that? No, Six, No!
ways, tramways or other ways, to concentrate war," of Columbia, South Carolina has bro ELEVENTH RACK-5 eur
has grown up in this Colony in fateur arcity of the best has king security" bile of nothing approaching it. With a fire a hundred teresting and important sabjnot will be givan,
thica. It was not. homes, a bad stroke of the Char-sentenced to fire years' imprisonnert for murder. ing ane of his workmen who had asked for mara it takes them generally half an hour before they
cellor's to bring Inly to the front to chook-mges. The prisoner was, of course, released on the Garrison, For Four-Dars. Distance, Ernest will no longer delay the
which were really nothing more nor less than in-
bave the first stream playing. What is the OUR PARIS LETTER. intro-ternational obsqam, were taking the place of One Mila. Entranes, $10.
wate the Czar, by cousing France to reflect, bail pending an appeal. The New Fork Tribune and so allowing Germany to bostow alt her at- hands its raport of the cus"A light verdict BAILING RAOR
duction of the pAcessary legislation. The bills. A merchant in Hongkong or New York reason? The reason, Sit, as I said, is gesern. ment, too mueli goverument. We are altogether or any part of the world was enabled by telo-
THOM OUR COMFESPONDENE,]
tention on Russia. Might not suitable ampata for a rich murderer." ressons in favour of such inquiries are ex-graphic transfers to calonlate eestly the coat of essly governed for the size of the plan.
PARIS, 204 Novaaber.
tions made oa, overgrown Eneris and moriband Wo want, as every one but our mastery, the plicitly set forth in the rider to the verdict his operation, and to do his business as if he were jerks in Dowding-street, say, a Municipality. There is one gratifying fact connected with
sitting in Lombard-street. He also said that For Merchant Ships Beats ons. Entrance, given above, and have been repeatedly urged. London was becoming, in one sense, more and Then we should probably have a volantoor fire the "Scandals" that now occepy and agitate Although the inquest in WHITELEY'e enze more the contre of the banking world. The brigade, with few expenses beyond the salary of For Yobta ovar-39 Tors. Eatrenco, $. Time did not bring to light the origin of the fire. Federal Bank of Australia and the City of Malan engineer, to which in efficiency the presents Anoiaty herethe hand of Germany osnuot batent is a misunderstanding abont simple sub- young man who carries a tenni mcket during it incidentally illustrated the advantages bourne Bank had opened branches there during one would compare as moonlight unto sonlight, discern tersin. The wire pullera, all very trustion. Take from the powers in question, business hours can find it without much truths. or as water unto wine. I never had the honourable, ara to the manner born, and have had bat and baud over to the others what will make He will feel like putting himself there when ho the last year, and there seemed to be a governi af belonging to the Shanghai brigade, but were two objects in view to force President Grary to them happy; leave the remainder to the invalids. that would attend fire inquests. The deaths desire to do away with the middle-mas auto I not much prassed for time I could explain rasign in order to slow Jules Ferry to fill the There is no animation in business; there is no The French Ministry of Finance has issued of the victims were caused by the fall of a substitute brancher for agents. He doubted the much mero fully the improvements our system wall, erd scientific evidence was called as to sgant might keep a obecis on open draught reqsires. Amongst other things wo test at casey; and, second, to implieste General Bos-reasonable hope that the closing rack of 1857 an offcial document which throws some intereet- will galvanize affairs. The deallonk is toning light on the taxation of the leading Euro- poan countries. Last your the cstimated re Senior Sectis. Cap presented by the VICTORIA 9 Onstruction of the building. The whereas a branch bad only to follow orders. While set a dozen electric fire alarms, which would langer and to damn him for ever.
RECREATION CLUE For Single Pair opinion of two witnesses was that the expan. London was from one point of view becoming.gite ainultansons notice at all the statieas of ends singularly obime in with the policy dead to bo resuscitated by any spremedio trest-ceipts (those derived from State railways being Sculling Boats.
of the “Opportunista,” which is, to ba na mest, any hypnoticing proscriptions. The peo-areladed) in the several nations were:--I'rance, must leave to speak for themselves most the east location of
One Mils
way disagraceble to Prince Bismarck. As wash ple are becoming accustomed to matters ramsin-78.86€ per head of the population-England, BzCOND BIO-12.30 PM.
THE ELOQUENCE OF FACTS.
| Jaloe Ferry-en able bat very anpopular man Hongkong, 18th Davomber, 1887.
Hungary, 19.12f; Italy, 47.4f; and Ruesix 29.471. is a kind of diplomatis pet in the eyes of the ingan they are till the Day of Judgment. So 52.77f; Germany, 50.87f: Spain, 48.42; Austria thee the miserable lose their only medicine-hope. Chancellor, Boulanger is his bite air, and the Bayond doubt, the hard times aro weeding out on lessons at Professor Zwelbeer's house, but was A Terss parent had a son who took piano LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. || Caveral is as popular with the ms3300 29 Farry an extensive goale every noody commercial Bra supposed to do is prooting on the piano at
is detested. The affair of Generals Cafarel. For Gigs palled by European Non-Commissioned from this opinion, and secribed the fall of its ported into France from India,
Mr. Bernard Quetitch, the famous London d'Andlar, Valane Limousin &c.. has sunk in the country. The houses that car stand the homo the walls to the weakening of the brickwork country, the remainder being drawn on English luokseller, who quilith, all other purchasers of into insignifiastos, sinon the neonsations of brih prolonged siege of adversity will rap all its youth did not practice inch. One day he said-- Police Force. The Bents to be approved tv by the action of the fire, while Captain SHAW rodits, at the present time a very considerable raro books and valuablo libraries, kas just ismed ery and corruption in high places have centrest eat sex; but when? That's the question of "Tommy, do you practice regularly on the piano
were on Franes. Germany still complained of Catalogue containing Choirs portions of the in M. Wilson, the President's son-in-law, baring to make use of English credits for a libraries of various Neturalists and Fellows of M. Wilson is deputy, and since bis marriage great portion of her transactions, particularly Learned Soxeties," in which we find the with M. Gravy's daughter and only child, ra, in the East, but he understood that both from the valuable works belonging to the late Dr. Hance sides with the President in the rowzed Elyséo
It is with some regret that we obres in many time you prastins be sure you unlock the plane. siderable amounts were now drawn apon Berlin.
value, as will be seen when we state that sixtoon is the son of's naturalized. Steh gardener, sccept risks at premiazas which is different of key to my pochof a week ago.” guideis is the price asked for Blue's Flora, bis sister is very rich, being the widow of an ces sy vary so much is skuadred per cent, on The new walk, says a New York paper, is Jave in four volugnes; forty to seventy-five industrial abomist, who left her all his fortune, the same risk. Surely there is something par neither gracefal nor pretty. It is a kind of a Foods for Lambert's Description of the Genus Be in a very uneympathetic individual, this will inevitably bring with it its our panishment. now walks as if she had no joints or firmuse fo tionlarly foolish about these procedings, which wuddle. The would-be fashionable young lady Fine, sixty pounds for the Flora Danica of Danphin of the Republic, as bela oalled: No one. The worst of it a that respectable offices, man-her. Every part of her anatomy seems to shake new that he is down, has a good word to say of aged in the good, old-fashioned way, are supreme and wiggle as she goes. She comes down hard him; even tu bis balcyon days he received no the classification book, and are too much in the to rest her body alternately on each of r ly indifferent to benefits derived from consulting first on one foot and theu ou the cher, Geely
M. Goblet being unable to form a na brief article on mibing enterprise in China incense. He is by naters & peculate, a "po habit of following the intelligent example of other limbs. Her cheeks wabble and so do ber
moter" class of man, and simply caris for no sheep at a hole in the hedge, and following most
arms. I don't know any better way to descrida Cabinet, M. Fellieres in endeavouring to form with special, reference to the Shantung province, thing but raking in money. The several charges obediently ours it having been established in their is than to say the weddles like a fat duck. I Is Ministry from among the Moderatos. and a note on British Merobaute & Chinese made against him may be resolved into those minds that other sheep has gone before them.dea't know who is the originator of tua fashion. The ability of the Chinees mer that he utilized his high sad adrautageous post Incredibleas it may appear, there arefe insurance but it is evidently going to be the thing this chant to distinguish the quality of an article tion, in every form, to feather his nest for anot think it worth while to keep a classifiantion bonuts, and all over the streets you can see the companies in the present year of genon which do winter. All tho girls put it on with their fall indepondent of its brand is emphasized, and rainy day. Tras or falso, he is sondemned for book. There is one gleam of comfort in this little deurs trying their best to be graceful in attention is called to the report of Acting-Consul trading in pensions, posts, and places; and matter, and that is, as the younger members of their efforts to be up to the latest fad.” | Bristow on the subject.
abusing the privileges of his father-in-law's the fire insurance profesion gradally take the EIGHT RACE-330 F.M.
Lchairs vacated by their somewhat out-of-date po- A Californis miner, having amassed quite To be Rowed in Gigs, (Upen to Naval and the discovery of the origin of the fire, which
A recent issue of Nature contained a valuable oficial position to put money in his purse. He cupants of today, things will mand, and fire in a fortune, was returning by ship to New Military Officers of all Nationalities) Cap
communication from the pen of Mr. Tokataro has been condemoad by his wlestors, who have arance will be reduced to sa exact rience as York to revisit old friends and to fad himself s presented by Members of the TONGEONG was a very peculiar one, namely, that s rat
There are, of wife. A young woman on board the ship, serv ULU Distance, Ona Mile Time for Oars ran away with the buruing wick of an open waters of this colony on the 8th inat.
Eight xuen were charged with piracy in the to, of Cambridge, on the Botany of the Hizkiu culled upon him to rosigu; public opinion is dead is the bussons of life assurance NINTH RACE...
(Loochoo Islands (eco Nature, October 6th against him; he has sever taken an action course, risks in connection with are insuranoning in the capacity of nursery governess in the which cannot be tabulated in any classification family of a merchant on board, pleased him mash "German Cap." Fresented by the German oil lamp, and so communicated the Bamo to
The following sviðanes was taken :— 1887, pp. 588-9), in which there is a bibliography against his slanderors, although they defy book, and these risks are beat endorated by by her neat and modest appearance. He share- Community For Senior Four-Darn. Dis the partition: These lamps are very com Young Ass, master of the Kam Hop Li juck, of the subject and a few new records of sensi-bin to bring them into a court, and the Cham-how who are competent to follow the rise and fore introduced himself one day, and broke the touce, One Mile. Entrance. $10.
ics of his purpose with one reckless pluriye wooly aned by Chinose, and other firos, who said his unk was in the habit of plying between Cerable interest. The Chinese Flore, which is der of Dopalis has appointed a Committen of fail of the Bank rate, the Board of Trado re- TENTE RAGE--4.30 F.M
Hoi Fong and Hongkong. He left Hot Fong Fer Men-of-War's Oixa and Whalers. Dis origin has ever been discovered, may have for this port on the 7th inst. with a cargo co being leened by the Linnean Society, appears to Inquiry, to probe the whole filth to the bot turns of imports and exports, and the reports of Madama, my name is my parents wait labor, One Mile. Entrance, Bl. First Prize, been due to the same cause as the one insisting of oil, ries, eggs, and twenty-remova slowly, only ten paris kaving been went to tem, and male alean swoop of every fiantionary the manufacturing districts. It is almost family reside in New Hampshire, I have pro- matter of methomstical certainty that, if a parporty amounting to $200,000), and expect to en- per Clar. (Winnse of Filth Race, First Day that there was
Time for Oars, 8 seconds Poead-lune. The inquest certainly showed angers The value of the mango www about two Failows up to date of writing.
Licular train goes to the bad, if mills do not pay gags in business in. I am a perfectly tem hundred taels. He had a crew of six mon.
On the finding of this Committee an import the cost of the raging of them, there is a tea perate tuan, and I can give you good reference danger attending the The only arms on board the junk were four The Clarendon Press has just frsued a second ant chapter in the history of the Republic hinges,dency to fires, by which lets will rapidly farese to testify to my general upright character. I use of these lampe which few people muskets. On the Sth inst. about 4pm, he arrived
not suggest that people set fire to their mills, or we" The lady took in the character of ber The Cup Praented by T. Jackson, would bave imagined, and which it was of Fukhoi Hasd. Dis saw a two-masted jul part of its incesta: Ozoniensia, vol. I. (Ms. If his son-in-law be declared onlpable, M. Grécy on this partionher class of risk. Of course wo do an unmarried, and wants wife; will you marry
For Double-soulla Distance, One:
out from Fakhot Hesi Whils passing then disyal and Modern Berica), which bears the title will resign; it was with great difficulty he was of decided importance to bring to light those on board this junk fired three shots at ef Alphita, sud is described as a Medios Bo-prevailed upon not to do so, as a hit back to the bark up their unsaleable, boots, or clocks and suitor at once.
and er landing they were forthwith married, watches, but we do say, and cor assertion can be But if there had been no death indrom. They stopped and the junk came along, taniral Chassiry from the Badleian Manuscript, Chambor for appointing the Committee at all verified by experionor, that when certain trades
In a lay discoures upon armons in one of the cuanection with the fire in question there is about ten men came on board all armed Beldes B. 35. The stor is Mr. Mowat, MA. Of course. Gery's age-in his lat year-doas de unt pay, Srce have a suspicious tendeser to Noveraber megazines, it is remarked by a writer
| with revolvers and dagger. They put all the Fer Yachts over 10 Tous. Entrance, 35. Time would have been no inquest, and the origio passengers and crew including himself into the Fellow of Pembroke College, who has had a bard not hold out the hope that he could continue multiply in that direction.
It is well known that companies have been who is no doubt referring exclusively to the for Tonnage. Cup presented by the V.R.C.of the fire would in all probability never have held and three men stationed themselves over it ask, which he has performed with bis usual and much longer in his position: apart from the suspicious of certain classes of mill risks for a Anglican Church, that if you want to hear a and threatened to kill them if they attempted well-known ability. To such as delight in tras prosant scandal, he lias been hungering, and great many years, and it is no answer to this te sermon an hour long, your only hope nowadays Cop presented by the been brought to public notice. It is not to come out. Five man then came down ancing the history of slent-name, and trying to find thirsting effor retirement. In the interest of say, that whenever mill-oernere have combined is to attend a Bamptes Lecture, or fo shance ou likely that the Chinese will abandon: the nas stripped them of their purses, costs, and in wolne their way through the maces of medieval works the Republic he has held ou, sad not for the sake together by way of mutual protection against Canon Liddon at his longest. In fast, the ång- free, their lessen have not shown anything like lican preachers have for the most part gone to and 3 (Second Day), close "ou BATURDAY, the
F.D-Entranos, for races 2 and 8 (First Day of impa of this description, but the making Little Hongkong, at which place they arrived on medicine, this is a risk treasure-bouss indeed, of the salary, which many ungenervialy sug the same portentage as that experienced by the the opposite extreme.” “Do you think," asked 10th December, at 6' Fat, and toned be seat in known of an unsuspected danger attending about 6 m. on the 9th inat. The pitates then
gost... Who will succeed him F. Boulanger is out fire lasurance companies. But we would here one of the newest patterns in outer of bis in writing to the How BrezETARY giving name their use must be regarded as a decided ad.told him that has could redeem the junk for $270. One of the best sixpenny mouthlies which has of the reckoning, the Republicans will have no venture to submit that, as in mutual marine in somewhat older vier, "do you think if I of bost, colour, number of oars, &e: Peat vantage. Fire inquests would direct public He agreed to come to Hengkong for the mousy.rar yat boen published is that entitled The soldier at the head of the Bats, Jules Ferry has encanon clubs, saha member is a sort of police preached ten minutes in the morning To
"Decidedly." answered the entries allowed for races 5 and 10 (First Day),
They put him in a boat with one of the pirates, and 5. F, and 10 (Second Day). Entries for attention to the relative safety of other blads and he came to Hongkong. He went to the World's Inhabitants, by G. T. Bettray, B. Sean Atlas load of unpopobrity no his shoulders; man or detective on his own scout, and if the bo to no 2.
propriater of MI A think that he is likely to view, in a pharch like care it is quite sufficient the Yacht Races mast be sent to Mr. G. C. of lamps-a very important consideration bass consigned, and reported what bad happened. twelve or fiftees mouths, sud treat of all the quin is a kind of tombatape attached to his foot tells him is recklessly managed, be will not be alférni a fervent dearly baloved” to deserad
for lowes on Mill B, which dou sense the preacher to mount the pulpit, and having, Leung Hop shop, to which plase the cargo bad F. L. 8. (Ward, Lonk, & Co). It will go on for but it does not see to crash him down. Tor ANDERSON; Entrance for the Open Sailing in Bests to Mr. B. BURNIE, on or before Baturday,
a large city where the laminant in Two men from that shạy accompanied him and various nationalities, with the principal animals In fairness, the French ought to credit him with slow to let his co-parttiers in that mutual fire in- | again. Brevity in the soul of wit and the essence the 10th December.
the great majority of houses in kerosine. they took the pirate to the Central Folies Station, and vegetables to be found in this different parts bis sacres iz saking Tunisia Grary's iulding auraacs co rany hure all about it. The same of preaching only a sticanic ble | Where gas is used the danger of Are is much The first prisoner was the man who had soco of the globe, and when completed will forms on will rather tell against. Forry's' channaa.... argument applies tions of individuals. mrmons actually proenbodeta Insbicnable
{panied him to Hongkong. He identifoi :11 the
for mutual proter en riced they are wellwatering place, Coes not contain one discoure smailer, but the greater cheapness of are other prisoners abusing bean on board the pirate most valuable work of reference on theraphy which at the present moment are not at all bed known to sach other, and to those essesment so that could have occupied more than fre minutes 12959 (eine will always, give it an advantage" in the junk and having assisted to put the passengers and natural history. With the first part is The next Richmond is de Freycinet; there is not claties which have been saccsesfully managed in the delivery. Its author's church is prowded.
very materially. One of the reasona orged United States and the Argentine Republic con-offered to thepublic. Some of thes are of great Palace. Wilmon was a fast men in his day; he quarters a tendency to eat rates, as well as io Here is the key. I lucked the piano and put the
$10.
FIFTH RACE-2 P.M.
improvement
the Committee. Winning Boat Race No. 2 aaid in bin experience he had found that both First Day mat obange two of its Crow before it can be allowed to start. Distsner, the expansion and construction Ead to do Ons Mila. Entrance, $1. First Priss, $15; with the question of the falling of the walla Sacred, $5.
FOURTH BAGE.-1.30 P.M. International Rabe.Challenge Cup." For by the jury why fire inquests should be held Four Oara Distance, One Mile. This Cup was that they would bring to light faoliy is be won two consecutive years before being principles of construction, and end to their finally bold. Distance, One Mile: Entrance,
This reason applies with especial force to Hongkong, where tho great. For Men-cf-War's Catters. Distance, One
Mile. Entrance, $1. First Frise. $20; majority of Chinese houses are built by Second, 610. No time allowed for Osis ative contractors without any Europesa. (Winner of Tenth Kace, First Day, to be supervision beyond that of the Inspector of excludes!).
SITH RACE-2,30 F.M..
Buildings, whose duty is of couras confined Nil Desperadum. Cap. Probated by B. H. 10 seeing that the conditions of the law with MELETA, Esq. Open to all Juniors and those respect to buildings are complied with. of the Seniors who have never won a rada in a Regatta Distance, One Mile. Entrance, $10. Fire inquests might possibly lead to the datection of defects in the low, Ladies Purse." Presented by the Ladies of and might bring to light dangers bither- Hongkong. For Four-Cars. Distance, Que to unsuspected. The inquest on the vic Mile. Entrance, $19.
time of the fro in Pound-lane resulted in
BEVENTH RACE.-3 P.M.
$15 Second
to be excluded).
ELEVENTH RACE — P.M.
Mila. Entrezas, 85.
SAILING RACE.
For all Open Boats, (Chinese excluded).
YACHT RACES.
For Yachta under 10 Tose. Extranice, $5.
Time for tonnage. Hon. C. P. CHATER.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,
ilon, Socretary,
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB
Hongkong, 6th December, 1887.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY TRESS,”]
LOADON, 11th December. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN FRANCE.
POLICE COURT.
13th - December.
BEFORE ME H. E. WODEHOUSE.
THE LATE PIRACY. -
cance of their trousers. They then set sail for
Eder, &
The Industrial Revisio recently contained a
Customers
who may be involved.
Thank yon," aid the, I will,"