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HONGKONG WANITARY BUARD, various works done by the Board icon THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, saked. The Power that carete Constantiatenes were pronounced only 685 wess
its existance in 1888 but since its opufi! A mesting of the Hongkong Sanitary Bosni tution the drainage and the rotor supply havo was hot at the offices yesterday. Hom Aben placed on a satisfactory basis and the Cooper (Director of Fublic Works) prosidal powers conferred on the Board by the Public and there were also prosont. Hon. FH May Health Ordinansa haya heou enforced That Captain Superintendent of Police), Dr. Ayres the work of this Board is not done is only to (Colonial Surgent), Dr. Charks (Medical Oficar clear, and although a considerable reduction has of Henith), ar N. 1. Eds, and M. Ebook made in the death rate I look forwart with McCallum (Serotary)"
ut still further bomotion, is to |
though I regret I shall be no longer connected withis Board I ball look forward to redas tion with a great deal of ploneste. Fontleman, I have now to thank you most sincerely for the resolution which you have just parasol
MITUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting wore read and confirmed.
HON. FA, COOPER'S PROMOTION, "VALEDICTORY SPEECKER. Mr EDs-Before the ordinary business of the meating beglas I would like, with your permission, to say a few words. I understand this fe the lust occasion on which we shall have the pleasure and advantage of your presence, and I think the Board should not fail to record its appreciation of the services you havo, randued to this Hoard. Notwithstanding some of the advores opinions which have from tiro to time been stpressed with regard to ta constitution bud efficiency of this Board and with its actions, I contand it has done excellent, good, and solid work with varg boneficial ganorel results; and I think my colleagues will bear me out, when I say that a considerable portion of those goed results are due to your
orgy and assiduity. We regret for mu your departure from amongst as and wish you health, wealth, and prosperity in your now. appointment. I now wish to move a resolution for the approval of the members of the Board, H.M.S. Daphine arrived from Manila poster and I way mention that I have shown the doy.
rosolation to the Registrar-General, who is a member of this Bour, and ba nakod me to say that he concurs in it entirely and regrets very rough that he is personally not able to be presont here to-day to vote for it. The re- Bolution is "This Board desires to teudor to you or your approaching departure from the
during the many years you have been connected services which you have rendered to the Board with it first as its varveyor, then as a member, and finally nails President; and to express itz, deep appreciation of the undagging industry, devotion to duty, and conspionons ability which you have ever displayed in furthering the cause of sanitation in this colony
The sir meu arrested on a charge of wilfully salting fire to a bouse in Jerrols Street, where-lony, its cordial thanks for the invaluablo by three men lost their lives, ware brought up at the Polios Court yesterday and romanded,
Sir Claude MacDonald rotuned from Macao yesterday by the torpedo destroyer Handy and on his arrival transhipped to the storeship Humber, by which His Excellency proceeds
North
Last night Surgeon-Colonel Evatt, Pria sipal Medical Offer, examined the ambulance class of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps. Is Sest gave written questions to the class to on- The Water used is pead by reposted syer and afterwards pat vorbal questions to Analyses to be Absolutely Pare,
thom, concluding by putting them through a sours of stretcher drill. He explained at the finish that he would report the result in two or three days and that those who paved world be satitled to wear the Red Cross of the Gouden Convention.
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LONDON, 20th April. FRANCE, GREECE, AND TURKEY. France protests against the actions of Greece and Turkey,
PLAQUE AT BOMBAY,
The official return from Bomboy showed that from Marsh 4th to March 17th the number of ensos of plague in that city was 1,196 and the number of deatlis 1,048.
MORTALITY STATISTICS,
For the week onded 10th inst. the death mata was 14.1 against 25 for the corresponding ported of last year, and for the week ended 17th inst. the male was 14h as against 244 for the corresponding period of last year.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Board adjourned until Thurday week
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
"PROFESSIONAL "PAIRS Pallow and Burluan best Wond and Hol bugsworth.
"B" CLASS #INGLE HANDICAP; Grant Smith beat W. Humphreys.
FIXTURES FOR: TO-DAY,
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"D" CLASS BINGLE SANDICAP. Walman v. Weed.
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SEASON 1898-1897. BATTING AVERAGES In Tea Innings and over.
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August, Shaft-The upper part of this shaft has been straightonad, having one off the plumb owing to the large slopes coming no noar. It hna bon re-timbered a distanse of 55 feet from tue surface, thorougaly overhauled, and alone centred to the 110 ft. level. All timbers for the dam are in place, and a wall hole sunk 6 ft. fer the sustion pipe of pemp.
month.
SPORT AND ANECDOTE. ·
BY AN OLD FOGET.
nople," roply the cynical with a wink. Having carriail cut, or fires per math, not a bad ordered autonomy for Crate, why not apply the bolocast; his Majesty pardoned the rest. Nine porscusivo guillotian, to the Pere, and obtain attempta were made to asunto the king the autonomy ears also for Macedonia, that or mambers of his family Thi wags tay he would rauder the maintenance of what romains sexped, thanks to his historical Sally Comp of the integrity of the Turkish umpire more makrella. The two glorious events says the fadla, till the psychological moment arrived to Due, of his Pa's reign wors to construct the partition what remains.
Instead of Ronda fortifications of Paris, that only wonblad, the one occupying Stambon, waoh of the Forces Gemmuus be went, and to see no dia en. will be ready to billet a few battalions thetrality, along with England of Belgium. It was Charles X that chipped off Algorie. From It is Crate which has indissted that solution.
Opinion hure continues to be anything but the integrity of the Ottawan amparo 67 years reassured about the ultimate iomes of the age; it, too, was to be evenated, like Tunisia Eastern question. There are crassing currents and Egypt. of sympathy for the Greeks and in favour of the united liotors for taking down the birch North Shaft Good progress has been made that the Crac and the Kaiser, the nonc with sinking this shuft. The ground has been relatives of the King of the Hellenes, pre favourable, although we bave a fair qannity of ready to apply. As Moliere says, fire ar six water to contend with. I hope to have the whacks of a stick between people who estresz
DRAWN GAMEH ÅT FOOTBALL. engine ready for winding during the gaming each other only add to the joy of their friend month Sunk during the month-gift. Gin. Sargols that in joining the united is Fowers other sofanins devoted to the sport that the in- The French are profona że cesuring the Itepeatedly has it been urged in this as lu Grealts Total depth from surface at date 50ft 6ia.
Stopos.These to the west of the shaft at to bombard them, &, they are still fraternally suguration of the Football Langen link besa the 210ft, lore! 'cautions to Fiold a fair amount attached to them in the bonds of Liberty, sivil primarily responsible for the leveling up of the of average alone. The ventilation, however, isation, and all the other et uterus How far fist scow or so of our leading professional bad, but this will be remedied shortly by a will the six Powers be able to indulge in the teama. Not only is this observable the.. winze from the Intermediate Level when this long pull, the strong pull, and the pail alto-dinary matches governed by the Leagus, but Jerel is farther advanced.
gether On that the pesce of Europe depends moro particularly so do we find titin omphasised Slopes on the E. and W. Todo at 210 Magh attention ja given to navul maters, directly the competition proper commences for LovelWork is only being carried on at the and and with which England sonde euthe English Cup. In purely League engage- western part of this at present, and only gives warships of all classes and transporte soldiers monte, in which sixton olabs to concerned for the whole season, nearly eve bundred a small quantity of stone, the ground beleg to Crets, continues to monopolize attention. She heavy and rather difficult to work. The work is expected, when the union of tho Powers drawn games have already been playet, the two. on the eastern part has been suspended for becomes disunion, to make a strong demon leading hoffeld aules baitu responsible for no the present.
stration in the Pornian Gulf, while of course fewer than tor each Liverpool, Noits Forest, Stopos to the Fast of the Bluft at 210ft.oooupying coins of vantage in the Mediter Newton Heath, Bolton Wanderers, Preston Lovel on the N. 8. Lode.Operations ratoun, and not forgetting her nobla mision North End, and Aston Villa have all at- on these points were discontinued during the in Egypt, so as to avagnata the Nile Valley when perienced a certain period of incertainty souple, it has been accomplished. How for Feunco will: parlaps, with some little suxiety, consering Intermediate Level.This was extended 16 follow Rusa in the dark phases of the dove the pitimate issue of their cap tic matobou. ft during the month. The lode marice in apront of the Eastern question, evente The English Cup competition bas an immense Mickies from one to three feet and gold ca
and time only can rareal. There is the "drawing" pawar on the general public, which to soon in the stone at times. It is from the known for the French: the apprehension, the apparently dearly loves the fleres, strenuous Lerol that it is intended to ventilate the stores uneasiness, the uncertainty of the fularo. Ighting for supremacy. From little bits of These motivos toll or business all round; no gossip that have reached my cars concerning west of the shaft already referred to.
the two draw games played recantly ontween Intermediste Stopes.-Those are in good new affairs are considered; £is role is to attend working order, and require hat little timber. to xare, crent trade, and watch the march of Aston Villa and Preston North End, it would They contians to yield a fair amount of stone erents. Even tho places of nousemont experi. appear that we have around us a certain section for the mill
once a diminution in receipts. It is prudent to ofit bions individuals who throw out hints and Stopes at and above the 110 ft. Level-economise in prasanes of coming dangers. half-anor that all has set byen für and shoves Thon also require ventilation. This will soon It is schepted that a solid entente cordiale | board in connection with thưo drawn games.. be dane, however, by a wins from the Interxists between Siam, Japan, and Britain. The Most people who take any interest al all in our stopo, which is now down 5 ft. It is necessary sedond will be glad at the compliment paid them out-door pastures are fully alive to the foot to sink about 9 ft. more before communal by Lieut, Saurage,une of the most distinguished than good deal of money is made out of these cating. The stone is of average quality, and of the rising French military critics who has matches, public curiosity being stimulated in gold can be zoon in it at times,
fonna ing General Chaccinean. experienced a marvellous degree after a couple of teura Upper Leader Stopen-Work on those has officer in Far Eastern questions, his Granuliel. Love tought out a drawn gone. Naturally beon suspended for the present,
M. Sausage, alluding to the Sino-Jap campaign enough a second draw means the wildest South Prospecting Shaft. The crassout has states that in the fallost soase of the word all excitement, and largely increased gates. It passed through the lode and various leaders, was admirable in the young Japanse army, is at these times that the sceptical ones showing a little gold by panning.
suddenly brought face to face with an one step in and endeavour to poison the passivo per my redoubtable by its fanaticism and its assos. tion of the rallio with ansadoes about the The Jap has revealed military qualities of the results being arranged. Such rockless atata. highont and rost serious ordor, and perhaps ments Esturally carry their own contradiation, unknown to themselves, having never had the for the very simple reason that it would be a opportunity to test their oxistence. The troops matter of impossibilty to aerarge for these displayed bratory, dash, value, and vigour, duels to be carried out with such fecerness, of equal to the best European troops. In the purpose and with such cousuunta skill us w winter campaign of Marcharia, by which always so exhibited. The fact that such state General Nodzu precipitated the dinousment, ments find currency-I would fain hope that the moral and material resistance of the little those was hellove them are few and far between heroes to wold was admimble. Besides the in many quarters nul at many intervals, mako campaign revealed the Japanese officers to be a them none the less deipigablo. After an ex- body full of honour and of courage, possessing tended experience of outdoor sport and paitimos incontestably scientific and technical knowledge I have not the slightest hesitation in saying of the highest order; a body which is a true that I mare never known a single authenticated nursery of veritable tullitary chiots and leaders instance of a footbal match being arranged. of men. Their Chino campaign, whors tho With the hundreds and thousands of games union of the land und sea forces was combined being played week in and weak out for eight with so much prudence and sagacity, could not montbs in the year it would be more than strange he surpused by Europa condors. It is if we did not meet with olamidencies and pou to be hoped that the Russo-Franco-Gorman tradictions." selfish ends alliance will take mota, of those tributes to the Britons of the Far East.
Galau The shaft bora w down to a depth of 66 feet and a level opozed into at 60 foot from the surface to crosscut for the ld. At a distance of 25 feet from the shafts lode 11 28.8 inches wide was met with, bat found to be of no raine. The crosscut is being continuod further 30.28.08 there is reason for believing that the main stono may be found further west. There is a lot of water to contend with, and extra hands lars to be kept to contend with it. Distance driven from shaft, 27. feet;
-27.36 57.33
19.00 91162 13.50 897 107: 110E, 2:34 123 10.26 In Maree Innings and over. N. Havmnd, W..R9 Capt. Earl, R.I.
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M. Thomson
Hon. F. H. HAY-Mr. President, having beau associated with you in a good deal of the work in connection with this Board, I should like to second the resolution When I was at home the other day I happeared to be to the somely of z gentleman who was intimately saquainted with a vory eminent ongineer was not long ago was in this colony. The gantleman whom I mat did not know you, sir, but be questioned atte about you and he said that, his frived the engineer had remucked to him that he was astonished at the magnitude of the public works in this colony and at the business-like and eficient way in which they were carried out. On the last homeward voyage of the M. MI mention that fact here, sir, because, having atcamer Natal, we learn from the Courrier myself admired your works in this colony, I wan 'Huphong, two deaths occured.. One 5 epocially pleased to hear this independent that of a lady pastangor, Madame de Balmang, criticism from an antside and thoroughly com wife of an employe of the Banque de l'Inde petent authority. In Heugkong people are Ching at Saigon. Madame de Falmaan died on somewhat indined to run dora everything taab the 1st March in giving birth to a child, which we have here. Our drainage system, abording was still-born. Her husband was to lure left
to them, is the worst possible, and our Praya Saigon by a later mail to join his wife In
Reolucation is badly and slowly constructed, Fran30. A subscription was rated angst and so on and so on; but we find, air, if ws the pasangors to defray the expanses of ontar into conversation with outsiders the Madame de Balmson's funeral, which took visit the colony, especially man who me, placa at Port Sail. The other death that
by their professional training, form an nourred during the passage was that of ons of apision, that they, at any rate, do not join the bntohers on board;
in the seina captions remarks of oar Tellow co loniste Sir, you will leave beland yea I think, many standing memorials of your work here in the cause of sanitation and the prometion of public health. We want three things to make place healthy: one is good drains, another Is gooil water, und (to third is good ventilation, Yen have kept all these chiesta steadily in view. We have as fine a drainage egaten-at least so. Meitland........ our Medical Officer of fealth tells us as could by derised; and I may mention that in Bagland I heard it said by a sanitary engineer that he believed that Hongkong had shown the way in the tropics by adopting the separata system of drainage und he expressed the hope that other tropical planes would follow her example, `. It is not often; sic, that Hongkong lead the way, nud I feel sure that you will be proud to know. that it is the opinion of some that in this im- portant matter of drainage she has show the way. Tone system of drainage, sir. has been oriticised, but I must say that, as far an my ex- perience goes, most of the criticism has been of I haco beard man of a very ignorant natura discuss and criticise the drainage sjulesi of this colony who, on being chostioned, plainly show they had not the faintest idea of what the expression "separate system of drainage" really means. Then, sir, I go on lu tha second heading good water. I believe we have the best, and as far as I could ascortajci [LFA U Chuk San were charged with when I was at home I went into the Funspiring to divert the true course of pubke subject of rates and tares in various cities justies in the colory and attempting to defraud in which I happened to be believe it is Youg Ming Shan of 515.888.89 by adincing in the clinapunt water supply that any town. evidenco a forged and counterfeit writing paris the world possesses. You not only ostried porting to be a letter signed by Yung Ming out the construction and furnishing of a water supply in Kowloon and many villages Shan and dated 19th March, 1836.
a very able manner, bet you have put the whole watorworks of the
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GRENCE AND TURKEY. The Duke of Sparta and Prince Nicholas have prosseded to the front.
A Greek force in Epirus is advancing on Janins.
It is understood that Servia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro at the request of Russia have pro- mised not to interfere in the struggle,
A desperate battle has been fought at the Revani Pass, resulting in the retreat of the
No Credit given for Battle that look dirtyTurks across the frontier with heavy luss.-
that appear to have been used for, or greasy, any other purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as sava Bottles are never
sad ngam by us.
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SUPREME COURT.
Pad April
CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
BEFORE SIR Joun, CafeinGTOK (CHIEF JUSTICK.)
SERIOUS CHARGES.
Mr. E. Robinson (astracted by Mr. Hastin this colony inga of Messra. Deacon, and Hastings) pros entod auf Mr. J. J. Francie, Q.C. (instracted Colony
on u mest satisfactory fluaretal
waterworks were in the herds of a publib.com-
No anonymanly signed communications that by Mr. Mouasey); defended the prisoners, who i basis. I wish to goodness that the Hengkeng
streaty appearol in other papers will be inserted.
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pleaded not guilty.
The caso was tried by the following spesin pany and that I had a few thousand shares in jury-Movers. E. Osborne, W. Macha Cit. I would not be long fu Hongkong; I would Bearmana, N. A. Siebs, W. R. Luxley, Wend my way home to my native country. Posts, and T. Arnold.
Thon' with regard to air and ventilation. In that respect. wo have a standing memorial of your work in the Taipingahan resumption swa upon which you have dereted much time and which bids fair to become quite a model settlement in this city. It is not only in the city that you have done good work in that direction. Every
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8654 tens.
The total drivage for the month is 253 fest; -era minn), 8654 tonk, made up as follows-
Angust Skaft... Upper Leader Stopes 2871 Milling This was carried on regularly for 24.00 30 days, crnabing 980 tons from the mine for a Field of 231 ozs. 2 ants, of guld, and 940 tons 19.30 of headings for 100 ors, of gold, Milling was 11.10 resumed on 1st April,
81.75 30.85. 26.25
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In Ten Innings and over.
Mr. Fang Wa Chuon was called, but Mr. Robinson asked that he should stand asido.
Mr. Francis said this was a private prosecu tion and Mr. Robinson had no right to ask any juror who was called to stand aside, The Crown had that right, bat Mr. Robinson was HONGKONG, APRIL 23rd, 1897.
not representing the Crown, although the in-village almost in Hongkong, and especially the fotination, as in all criminal cases was laid by villages in the Kowloon peningals, bear testi. mony to the good work which you have dose the Attorney-General. Tax China Association in its recantly
His Lordshipsd aaking a juror to in the same direction there. It was only issued annual report for 1898-97 says stand aside was not equivalent to a chal-yesterday that I traversed most of the Kowloon exhausted re Peninsula and I must say that the way in which lenge as if the panel was *Japan has suceceded, now, in revising her would be called apon to serve. The question the villages there have been tranformed within the "treaties with all the Westera Powers was whether the right of ushing jurer last two years from the most evil-smelling rook "except Portugal; and nothing remains to stand aside belonged only to the representaries into well laid pat, comfortable, and model live of the Crown. In substance this was a villages is something marvelous, I do not "but to await practical experience of private prosecution, but it was admitted that think, sir, that I need refer to any of the "changes which will corns into operation the information was laid by the Attorney-Gaas-other importantes which you hare
2.N.Howard,W.Y.P. 12 580... "in 1897. It would seem that we may not ral and naa matter of form it must be taken rede in the intarests of sanitate in this M. D. Wood, W.7.2 18 619
colony. I baro only, individually for myself, T., Smith
1117 have to wait so long for practical indications that this was a Crown prosesztion for the paras a porson who has been on this Beard for Rev. G. Vallings 17.1171...
pose of asking a juror to stand aside.
Another. Chinees gentleman who was called many years and who his done what little heHackenzie It 641
could in the interest of the public health, to In Three Innings and over, as slas asked to stand aside. Mc. Robinson explained the facts of the caga.oxpress my deep appreciation of the vary The prosecutor was for a perica of thirty years valuable services which you hare rendered to CW. Gordon, WY.
the case of sanitation in this colony
G. Grindle R. H. Hannel from 1868 to 1892; the real collector and mana-
Mr. EDT thou put the resolution, which was P. 4. Davis, RA
JThresher, FB ger for the estate of a rich in named Ying Chu, who had property in Hongkong. In 1821 unanimously carried.
The PERSIDUNT -Wyll, gunfkaren, I de not | Lt. Bontus. Carter Yung Chn died and his oldest son became the ex- coutor and owner of the estate, the prosentor wish to take up the time of the Board at any L. Mael continuing as rink collector until 1892, wher length, but I saunot let this opportunity pass A. 4. Ward he was succeeded by another zu, who died in without thanking you most sincerely for thevery laitand 1895. The prostor a the prisoners and kind remarks you bare made
recover
ita letter to the Deyen of the Diplomatie proculion new alleged that those documents as sanitary authorities are practical in thale body on the subject points out that the Bill were forged and that the prisonore attempted is not only opposed to the spirit and letter thereby to defraud the presentor of the sum of
money ramed.
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Wickets. Bane:
The following members bowled in less than
P. G. Anderson, KR AD. Boden, R.B. T. Kennetty R.N. G.D. Campbell, H.KR... Capi Dyson, A.F.D. T.K. Hollad. RB Lion Farie RN. Surgeon Major Johnston- HALGA Bilott, R.N...
Porell
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Caloining Werks-There worked full time, treating 30 tons of concentrates for a yiekl of 46-03; 14, dwts, of gold.
Cranide Works. These ran 28 days, treat ing 735 tons of tailings, pieliling 289 cza of billion valued at 15/93-por.os. We shall not turn the zing shavings so finely, as hitherto; this may perhaps remedy the low valas of the bullion reling for the past two months.
General Everything nuder this Load is having any attention.
HealthThe health of the amp is very Batisfactory,
Labour. The supply of labour is sufficient for our requiremonté.
·Rainfall for the month is 86-inchasi.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents] MR. FRANCIS AS A CENSOR OF. COMIC SONGS..
CAN RESULTS BE ARRANGED? What has given rise to the paltry enggestions Fename Arton is getting on well in his task of these who are never so happy, as when kant of donouncing the names of the legislators le ou making mischief were the drawn gamŋi re- was employed to corrupt, to "200" in order to only played, and to which I have already re- serire Ühear voter in favour of a fife-saving bill ferrod. There is little need to seriously combat for the moribond Canal company. The real the Inuondoas of the irresponsibles who go. scandals are only about commencing; the about doing larm, but if there are any of the inquiries hithertu had been Lushed up and lovers of our Soglish games in doubt on the custfonent. Artan is method itself. He says point it connot be raid too frequetly or too om- he is accused of having put all the bribes phatically that it would be absolutely imposs in bis own packet. He seems to disprove the sible for any set of players, be they never so soft la poachment, by documente, and to show cteser, to rau and dodge, und pass with head or that the portion of the total corruption fund of foor, and to ehcot inte goal or just miss the ten million of frames entrusted to him for rate as they do, or on the other hand, to distribution ha employed as requested. He sure that the rival goalkeeper would he aqual bribed 120 legislators. Day by day, he gives to the many brilliant feats we ses performed two or three names to the Jage d'Intrustion between the posts day after day There, accompanying his denunciation with document. need to no words used in the endeavour, ay proofs, which the judge admits after to make the managers of our professional minute control to be accurate, Of the 37 football teams, any better than they are serators and deputies who accepted bribes, to club officials with heavy responsibilities and. are dead, 9 are no longer legislators, 13 are unavoidable financial risks, it is conceivable still in the Upper or Lower House, and these that these immosse takings at the surostiles will have to stand their trial with the are exceedingly welcome. If they showed no Arton his nol yet extorted his infamy wallet, anzisty for tho commercial side of the pastime SIE-Last night an entertainment was given one of the corrupted he deplores, who is de in such days as those they would be unworthy in St. Patrick's Hail by the metabers of St. sed, hus had lately statue erected to his up of the positions they bold. Opinions may. Joseph's Choir assisted by members of the right aroor!The ropatations of publie man rightly differ as to the tendency of modern Royal Dagineer Variety Club. Amongst thought to be subject to fifty years in quarantine footbadi (and goodness know there is ample or some meh purgatory before they are landed room for regrets at some of the goings-ch con- audiance pas r, Francis, QC, which gentle down in marble or beauze le posterity. When Beated with our flail gunes), but, wo net give man made himself conspicuous hy objecting to Mirabeau died, he was interred with all popular the professional manager his due as well as the Soppar Rogers song I don't suppose you to-touring in the Pantheon. A few years rufissional performer. Some critics on go have. I forget the exact worde usod by later his "treason towards the republican so far as to suggest that the longing for tho Frucis; they were, however, to the effect that order of things-cepting bribes from the gladiatorial element is on the ineroase, and the song was not a proper one to be sang in Courtus discovered; bis remains were ejected dednet certain conclusions from the recently in the presence of Indies. I snelose a enpy of t
from the Pantheon and to-day their photo-vented and niwaya deplorablo pastimauf” referee-, ' words of the song as far as Rogers was allowed abouts is as ankuown as are the remains of bathing. We would-and by this "we" I mean to provand before being brought to an abrupt Voltaire and Jean Jacquce makt, equally all well-wishers of horcat sport-put down the re conclusion, us Mr. Francia-would probably like ajected, but by the Foyalists, and dumped into feree-baiter as we would the misaniat maker who au opportunity of explaining what there is
one of the general dust pits outside the city. concocis fubles about matches being arranged in the song to warrant such an exhibition of
Au attentive eye is kept on the march of beforehand. I happened to be a spectator at two oners on his rart. I think probably Cou- erents in the Travel The Orange Free out of the three gomes just played between nolly's few romarks on the subject of Lawyer State is congmtalsted for declining to co-oper-Preston North Bad and the League champions, and the Law agest his highly snooptibleats with the sister Repablis Carinuity and a
and I would shallenge anyone who saw the tave. I might say the song has been sungle auriety are cutested to know how long games un I saw them to point to a single inci several times previously and always been well Britain will endure being boarded by President that would warrant the slightest prefert received by the audience.I am, sic, youre dent Kinger, or rathor by the latter's doubtiul of an arrangement. Let it not be forgotten. truly,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FRTEN."
T. HUGHES Sapper, Royal Engineers Wellington Barracks, Sind April, 1877.
[Kacisture)
"I DON'T EUPPOSE YOU HAVE"
Have you ever gone June lase and
your wife a fairy tale?
I don't suppose you have.
rept up like a mail?^
I don't suppose you have
advisers. Any serious conflict with England it that "gater" arons necossury for the profes in considered will only tend to a greator hotpotional football team sa for the Ansiralinu texa of her aggressive forces, already unplosautly of ariokoters or fer our County Elevens, und formidable, unt none can predict the diversions the responsible persons in charge of the finances she might organize, and so involve Burope. would not be worth their sult if they did not A la vie à la mort the Boulangist melodrama do their utmost for the club" employing them. las missed Are if it was destined to serve any I do not wish to be unduly sovers, upon our political and Thingients of General Bonamateur organisatious, but I have always been receipts langer's life are too fresh in memories, dating kl to understand that the gate
And pulled your boots at on the mat and ply from 1887, to possess novelty, and bis have not been without a certain obarm for some
passion for Madame Bannemain, ardently of the managare of amateur tous. returned, cannot provoke any omotional attrac
ROME NOTABLE DRAWS..
With collar, fat, and trousers on, then into tion: A married man, aged 47, with living Singularly enough, Aston Villa have been
be you creep
wife and two daughters grandfather pa concerned in probably more important cup ties The mixis slyly foxing yon, though sham-matter of fact, since one of his girls married which have produced drawn games than ang
sing fast asleep:-
Bave you divilged some secret in your
sleep you'd liku tu kena P don's suppose you havə, (Chorus) Well, if you haven't don't you try it;
you'll be sorry if you do
1ve had sono end I know it, to be sure, For sho'll kick you out of bed, gull the
hair all of your head
And you'll never wont a love dream on
Have you ever by appointment met a lady
young and fairin
I don't suppose you have.
to Captain Drlant was the methos of two babies: tent now before the public, but their successes and his mistress, aged 35, the separated spouse in the Brut have been consued to twe only. of a divit·sareant, cannot evo'ze any Paul and Towards the middle of the nighties Astan Virginia sentiments. The Indy list of con Villa had two or three drawn games with tas wenptico, and pourless, as her fortune had powerful Notts County teate, but the Ferry been sequentered; and the Gonaval, Ustaissed the Barr men eventually pulled the match out of army, outlawed-aye, without menuable the fim on their own ground, the one player to face the cruelty of his wižiem, shot himeatf who stood out as a gunt on that memorable Georges et Marguerite occasion being rare Archio Hunter, Some few upon her gravo that is their sole epitaph, in the Ixalles cemetery, yours later in their career there was aucther Tóm not sorry. noo the elan of saltare serios of force lights botwogu Aston Villa politicians that buzzed round and exploited, the and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and again, the wofortunate Grineral Bagellated, a task has performer teamt vanquished their tough opponents. formed, bag too late, hiuwit. For the fair sex | How John Brodie-now doing excolent work And in offering to meet her honte suggest the play was one of a two packet-bandkerchief as a referea – Charles Mason, and Harry Allen
In hansom there?
The played in these memorable games, ighting Athenrical duel of extra oomiesl features ise to tko jest gasp, let the historians of the just taken place between the Italian and Preach lub tell. Poor Archie Hunter! Pave Harry. schools of Loving M. Pini represented the Allen Both brilliant in their day, they nuw frat, and M. Thomogonx the second. The sleep beneath listed graves in the Midlands. Cralan question paled before the rencontre. But to proceed. Not so long ago we had the Cueda of invitation were not exactly issued to prolongad skirmishes between Weat Bromwich assīs at the duel, xtill 500 persons wore able to:: Albion-most valorous of cup the fgħlow-and witness the ment, in the vicinity of the capital Notis Forest. Draw surcooled draw until at | Pini, his wife, and a lady friend, a. professores last the brave old Albien travelled to Dorkg of fencing at a ladim' college, dejönned together and there, with the wind blowing burrientas et an ordínmy tabla à'hota, and wara ns marzy end the falling grow, biding the goa, posts, in- as cricketų, fill the hour came to start for the dicted a crushing defeat on the gallant
I don't suppose you have. You wear by all find's sacred that you are
angla man
You inake no end of promises, a very shipid
plan,
But my, have sen over been dropped on
by your dear wife Mary Ann
I don't suppose you have.. (Here Rogers was pulled up short.)
OUR PARIS LETTER:
When "Paris, 20th March;
power
of what the course of events is likely to be when the new treaties come into operation, and the China Association, which includes Japan in its sphere, will do well to keep close watch upon what transpires in the meantime. The Bill passed at the last session of the Japanese list providing for
8-570 - Shelford, RN, ... the payment to direct Japanese exporters
connection with fingham... of silk of a bounty or subsidy upon their shipments from Japan to foreign countries told them he was entitled to large sums of my endeavours to promete the welfare of the Capt. Bacles, RF....
money from the ostate for services rendered colony. As a member of this Board and seb.com: Be H 4·180...
Arbotanci B.NY. de a case in point. This measure, which, and sad them to worry the family for sequently as President; and also as Director of though proposed by the Government, we the money. An agreement was drawn up where Public Works, I have to thank the members of H. D. Badwell, RN. 4 143 are glad to see has not yet received the by the prisoners wore to receive 20 per cunt, of the Board for the courteous consideration and Alexander, R.B.3 1151972 19.50 5:8. Crawford JA, A JE 1972, 63, 0 the money oblamed from the family and the asistance which they live at R1 times given U14 310 461.63- 2 857 66,00). Imperial sanction, is not only important as prosecutor was to keep 80 per cent Nothing mo in attempting to promote the sanitation of Und Langhorne, Red, 385 this colony. Sanitary Improvements are a ·R. F. Lavitaert, J 60
aler 38 affecting particular interests, but also as came of this agreement, but later the prison rule onrried on with considerable opposition. entared woolion against the prosecutor, in
It is not all at once that persons to the ulti affording no indication of the disposition the Court of Original Juzindiotion Japan is likely to adopt towards foreigners. 818,888,89 and in support of their oss the pro mato gain which they are going to derive from The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce inducod certain documents, ineluding atidavite the arponditure incurred. But Ithink that in all Judgment was given for the defendant and the wa have done we have tried to be practical and suggestions it is really of no use attempting to
The Crotan question is accepted an arranged, ground. After the sixth round M. Thome Foresters by six guale to one Aut jot gain the public confidence. The Secretary to the Sanitary Board has kindly given me a table
35 which is tie nesvest apprenon to being settled nocived a very fair prod in the nook, for weeks these teams had voily struggled The islanders are guaranteed untonomy, which when the doctors stepped forward and ordered for supremacy. This list was. Essaotia the cocabul to ceas. Honour was satisfied. So match entirely; only those who were present showing the death rates during the last fifteen years, and I think a study of this is very inte-
they do not yet comprohoud. May it prove as reating, This Board we coatiluted under
consoling as the word Mesopotamia in the were the thres photographers who took the pould properly appreciate the masterly exhib
tiou be gave that bitterly cold afternoon în Ordinance 24 of 1987; which came in force în
parson's Arion Crots will be sovered from duellists when stripped and their seconds: 9 May, 1888, and I find that the averago death
Turkey, the botter, to keep up that diplomatie cinematography caught the airokes as they flow, oarly March. These are a few of the notable Soko-the integrity of the Ottoman empire, animated picture of the great will go drawing matches in orausstion with the Eng rate for five years onding 1886 was 29.1 pez
which all the Powers agree to muistain down to posterity. The antagonists sa thay n lish Crp, and who shail utter the taunt that but that the Japanead Government should at 19.20 on Wednesday night, as she was lying themad per Anna The marinem death
trucptad le spit cach other indulge in ejacula any single eco of them was arranged or u they see their way to dismember it and appro enter ca
policy avowedly intended to be at her busy in the harbour. The outbreak rate for that porod was 32.4 and the
priate the morsels. One of the recent onpitutions, ao much so Lint the master-at-cams, who player hobbied There was one laughable inimical to the foreigner is a matter of vital originatele an earthen faraace in the 'tween minimam 26.1. For the next five years
sine of Greece has sprang the necessity. Paides to ward of disloyal thrusts, reminded incident in ecuauction with one of the Allion decks which was being used for the purpees of the average death rate por thousand per suunta
prematurely, of that dismemberment them in no seeking was allowed while on and Forest matches. At that tino Daria concern. There little prospect of the fumigating to Inggege of the Chineas pessen- nas reduced to 26.2, the light being in 1899,
slice of the cage on dividend day wil be aged-killing one another. You may get rid Ilussall was doing splendid sarvion for the Bill becoming low, because the foreign gere, and as soon as it was discovered signals were when it was 31.6. For the last five years, not
Borgognoutly thinner. Nou a few partons view of a sovereign, a constitution in Franco, Nottingham elab, even though he had not the whole situation as Comedy of Errorsyo even of the Russian alliance, but zerer retained all the brillianvy moisted with lus Powers would vigorously protest against it, given. The now floating fire engine was sent withstanding the two epidemics of pigus which to the vessel and a small party of firemen from unfortunately visited this colony in 1894 and
However, Grace wenst now perotive, and the of the fare dual-the dao and seenaria At North End performance. This old player was. and as it is in direct dict with the the Central Policy Station also went, but it was 188, the average death rato per thousand per
lesson will not ho lost on the Yills Kicak onst nembers of the diffonat elab sarral times artly fricked by the un treaties the Japanese Government would until one o'clock in the morning that they assum was 244; the mazung being in 1994,
The Cycle and Motor Worki i responsible gang, that tão six Powers are united, till were present, not to see a man despatoled, but sophisticated looking little player with tas finished their work, which consisted principally wap it was 30.3, or rather leathan the mazi perforce have to give way. But the of pumping water into the bold up to the ous for the Are years previous to the existence for the statement that a recont ladies race at the disgren and that what they deerse List Logs the vu Le bock-juw scratch the fins thautrios tang of Jasper Goddes spirit which dictated the Bill will, it is to be combings. The laggage of the Chinese passon of this Board, when ro had no epidemic of a Cleveland, Ohin, terminated in a cusions manananimonely must be executed How prevent doctors described as a wound in the "sus nuper in fact, ad upset the Notta feared, remaia and manifest itself in other gore and quantity of matting woro destroyed similar nature, and the mit was in 1889, c. Therefore declared it "no race, bo the conflict between Grecks and fints mased hyoides rarion. That phrase alone enabled half-user's equasinity, and so vexed was
and there was also a somewhat serious personal when the rate was 31.6 I 1605, won a few more Miss Andurso told Mi Fernsworth on their respective frontiera, looking at eich journals to bring out stop praes editions directions. To Las friends of Japan, to injury recorded. One of the tubes of the boiler oasus of plague occurred in this colony, the that her hat was not du straight, and when ather like-not infidel-but porcelain dogs? those who thought she was inspired by of the new ficating tre engine burn, the cou dont rate was only 21.9. There are practical Bisa Farswerth discounted to x it she sud-Bach army caly awaits the other to declare sequence being that a Chinese fireman was rosnits which I must say are very batistaotary douly rombared that she wore no hat, but, hostilities and so lence to the sinnar the re- liberal ideas and fair rahedness in regard severely, scoided about the body. He was taken Indeid to the Boards it is ochsidered that last too late, for fies Anderson url forged sponsibility before the world of unolaining the to international relations and foreign trade, with all haste to the Government Civil Hospital, the population of this colony in erproximately stead so far that to overtake Los was an impos- big war, a
The Gracks allege they do not for the duel, the Bill will have come as a painful surprise, where he is detained. The Belgie was due to 200.000 persons, a marieg of five per thogend sibility Now it is proposed that ladies sheald While those who have apposed treaty revision leave here yesterday at noon, bat owing to the person means no less than 250 lives saved be prohibited from taking advantage of their though. If their porta be blocked by the Ere her departure was delayed until, daylight par Anm. It would be quite out of the lowledge of the frailties of other Ladies while united movies their army mast bo starved and maintained that Japan was not to be this morning,
gunsten for me to attempt to review the riding in a cycle raco
Who is behind Greece in the question over
of the treaties, but that it will also operate Tho easa had not concluded when the Court prejudicially to the Japanese silk Industry, adjourns.
With the fatter contention, which appeare well founded, it is unnecessary here to deal
FIRE ON THE “BELGIC.”.
A fire broke out in No. 1 bold of the Belgic
F. W. Chris: lav
A. Anderscr
G. Etewart..
F. Ryall, WYR,
Licht. Ben Smith, IN.
T.Slipway, RN-
T: Cobbolda
E Tomlj
Test Perry Ayscough, R.N
Dr. J. M. Atlason....
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Russell on ove ocession that the little Albion Sweet and the usas of adversity, the exiled was sent rolling amongst the spectators most Queen of Madagnsar has been sent sixteen anfairly. The charge looked tions and w toilettes, of the nooit styles. from Paris She umiosemary. Begalning his feet and the ball, has a westinons for care sad chiffons she as his followed Russell on to the field and adminis plenty of time to enjoy both now teret a quiet kick from behind. So quietly The Duo d'Aspale has read a paper before was it done flat the crowd roared with delight. the Andems to illustrate that his father. The suraged Bassell at ones darted after this Long Phipps, was the most marital of men. retiring Goddes and up went his fois in a During his reign of 18 or 2,277 death threatening altitule. Unfortunately, the 20-