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mere quolie work can never be necurate layers of guns. The whole of the equip ment and working-male manngement of the
TURKEY AND THE POWERS mountain batteries is olearly defined in
The Perto in nemurandom to the Ambas special regulations casily mastered and of wondrous simplicity. Mules themselves arosadors justifies it en omitions of pace, viz., not essential, for the Afghan mountain artil the re-auxation of Thessaly, the abolition of lery that did Buck damage to us alien cagitations, and the war infomnity. (2057) Aroun KBAN attacked Bunkowe at Mar and were not provided with mules but car- red the guns on tout zaboos, ut is, the thick set cob-like ponies of the Afgana land. Ponics equally valuable for this work could bo found no doubt in Northera China, and i would be an interesting experiment to to a section of two guns of Carrington's Own" so oquipped. For service over Hongkong hills and Kowloos mountains a sule or pony battery would be a splendid unit, and it would be an honour and physical test of no meaù standard to be able to serve in such an organisation, Royal Octave-Complete with kiss and Plan, for the strength required to lift the gans pp. 1,810, $7. Directory only, pp. 872, $8.50.into their special resting place on the gun saddle is considerable, and if ever such a
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battery is raised in Hongkang only the most physically it of our Volunteers could be admitted to it.
In England when a Volunteer Corps determines to organise a position battery of artillery equipped with horses it receives a special graut of £100 per annum to hire horses. for this work, and it parades with them four times each year. Fancy having the rick of Mr. KENNEDY'S etable from which to choose mounts for the guns, and fancy the sigh of relief when var wearied Volunteers fied themselves relieved from the pulley- bauley work they new perform! Sucht
GREECE AND CRETE Tiltona Grook Volunteers who wore ing to Cretete porsando the Cretana to continue hostilities were arrasted before landing.
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conceive of no greater alomfention. This by
MR. J. W. NORTON-EYSHE - would gradually be removed now that the prere hacontably the pregress mada. Golf. greve aotaobed to be brougham that drive
neccesary repairs to vosois. Lavo nearly toen is indeed a splendid game for those who empot would have been hie list, for the last pirb of the DAILY Sght company dropped their bed sest arms and hu Colonies and India, under the heading pumpleto and the freight has somewhat in afect the rudar delights of cricket or any othe SUPPLIED TO ICH RUESE
proved. However, the diffloultes accompany-athletic gases, and to bhid working Parlimen- can after him,hat those two granil horses, Lof A Distinguished and Moritories Colonial LORDON, 7th Juad,
Tefal," publishes a partenit of Mr. J. W.
ing the foreign services could in no way to get larians like Mr, Balfour and Mr. Asquith it' am glad to say, palled him through
What with dipenes, Hocgols and Lonsdale Norton-Kyake, with the following sketch of rid of Eb soon, In any big undertaking it is must afford infinite relief and pleasure. Mr. gnità common that a large outby is required Chamberlain, wo know, partakes of no erer- dasth, cruel and outrageous ones, and this hun euroon more to Kowloon, our man wure desperate fex The recent letter of Mr. Norton-Kyeke upon at the outset and the profits arising thonfrom eles, but thers is no horing what affects trial during our stay in Hongkong we suffered the subject of the English form of cath having could only be reaped after your to two at the trip at golf would have. A matala betwem the much from the many diseases provalent attracted attention both hero and in the list. Sometime ago when is opening of Hight Honourables A. J. Balfour and J. Chain- that time-diszaces peculiar to that fir Eastern Celonies, and which wo should think ought now forsign service was discussed stageneral meting Lorain and the Right Honourables W. V fully to rotlly the point, satisfying even the of shareholders it was pointed out that we aora Marosart and H. Asquith would to quite xoxtember ones apon rating from Happy wenld-be reformees upon the sujet, kus to be prepared to meat with loss and dilution one of the sporting svalts of the year. Fri Valley being a line of carriages and many indod as in connection with his important at the beginning. The present condition of sality apart, it is conceivable that no one can
affoirs cannot therefore be regarded as baving possibly suffer from participation in snob.
Lot as rojoleshat it is progresdug no people following a hearse. This retberundelservices to the Colonial Duparbnent to obtain a sight caused me to ask some of the followers who record of his career, as will neu expy of his sprang up suddenly. There is now established gamo,
THE SAFETY OF CYCLE RACING the darensad might be, which elicited this reply portrait, which we now reproduce and valuable a law for encouraging navigation to foreign gloriously that it was Charley Thorn, the actor, who was dition to those of other distinguished men countries but the Company has thus far sklo to
Quito recently the muing path has been to have taken his benefit at the Theatre that which we from time to time have brou oble to get a lisose only for the Kinahin-mare during
robbad of one of its brightest ornaments by a place before our roaders. Mr. JW Norton period.. There are many rousels which are At the request of the noen Regent the night of his funeral.
I never know the number of mon we lost on Kyss, who holds thus position of Registrar of quintiled to fufill the provisions of the Law fatal accident, the unfortunate victim being the Supreme Court Olloial Administrator, all the new vesels which are now being bullt A. W. Harris, a rider particularly voll-known ths inland of Hongkong, but when that order Offelal Aseignee and Lud Offloor in Hong- and will be completed within this year it also sad repeated in the cyaling world. Full tatile Caverna Cabinet ruiumbe OSes.
W roosived for us to go to Kowloon wo kong, began life ass blerk in the offits of his step-bable to receive gubaidies. When all these have have already been published for this information retara.arabored rank and fia 471
In my times there grow on the left bond father, Mr. James Heory Slade, a well-known received subsides the position of the Company of all concerned; these meal not he repostol hore. Bayrasin path leding: Iron the front gatos and highly-respected solicitar sal in 1871 will be improvel But this and one or two sucs I should like, however to say a few words so curious tros that bloodaad only once in every atered the Colonial Service an elect the Pro-ressive periods will be the hardest time. We mist to the mafety of eyele racing on properly.con sumer and Advooste-General of Mauriting, overcote the dillonition we are now experiencing strabled-bracks as-compared with other outdoor bandred yours. I saw the tree in full blossoms after previously passing an ixamination with nadinching porseverance. This will not sports. In every phase of sport in which The fovere were near the top, and thirl they were large and yellow, but I forest before the Civil Service Commisionar andeleng, however, as we could oftalt sullidies so strength, activity, lise smeness, kueness of per whether this was in the year of or 63, Thore cbtaining a certificate for competency. After soon the new vagzals are completed. Inception, and can judgment ere enlel inta was also a very peculiar plant that grew holding various other appointments in Ban Drops wo fund no present for gunting opemtion there is bound to be some risk. on the esplanado, at the top, nearse the right ritus, Mr. Norton-Kyshe was promoted in 1980 subsidies to a regular line of steamers, hat as There are other risks in everyday life which than the loft and corner. The plant, I why by Sir Michael Hicks-Renol to the Deputy car Enrican and American lines are necesary call for netther of the attributes énamcated- 852,158.77 ímmel, was called the sensitize plant. I have egistrarship in Penang. In this position, for the public interests of our conatrs, sub the fast train, the trancar, the hansom et, all. and in thers which he bold in the Streits tos should be granted for a reasonable prosout a certain modicans of danger. But 157.77 oftar put my lugors on its learsis, when Sottleminate from line to time he greatly aber of years, The Company rude applica. there is no sport I know of that can alwa whole of the loaves would immediately droop distinguished himself, gaining enominus from has to the Gorerament to this offest with smaller percentage of fatalities than ayole Hera I may remark, parentheti There were else some ram trees in front of General Brown's house and neur it; our follows anch mon as the late Sir Frederik Wild and the exportation to roceive this favour after moing called thera Initia, rubber trees; whether that Sir Thomas Ridgrenves, as well as from Sir April last. The Government recognizing the sally, that the introduction of -cesi Clementi Smitli, Sir Theodore Tord, Sir Fredecessity of mating exel a subsily in trolled mechias on the racing track will, was the carrot name I do not know, as I never risk Dickson, Bir Edward U Mally, Sir John troduced a bill in the last session of the Diet in all probability, lead to dire results. The made botany a part of my study.
Geldudy, Bir Elliot Borill, Sir J. W Bonsor, To eat great regret, bawarer, it was not horseless searings in ita proper spheri may he I thst sow Kowloon in 1860, a small sul olsers with whom to serval; and after presed, the Dios having henn prorugaad before a most obliging, and on agreeable intention. boat building village near the wateris edge and opposite the Hongkong Barrseks. To the left passing a creditable examination h Malay, both it was disensio. The Company is, nor ortho- but barned loose antongst the cycla rnong. I cau
colloquial and written, and holding alternately, of this village, and near a swampy, pleca of uitber in Singapor, Paxing, or Malacon, the prepared to push the matter forord so as laud, which ran in considerably, buing ufton position of Acting Registrar, Acting. Second covered with water, which was caused by the tide Sextor Magistrate Commisioner of the hetwook these two places, stood the Military Court of Requests, Corenor. Offer in Charge Stores, a large bamboo bailding which was of the Treasury, and Commissioner of Stamps, Zar offices... guarded by a sentry of the rd Native In- braider doing in various way's valittle and lust. The cargo and passeng fantry Regiszont, I betiere a detachment of ing work for the whole colony, in January, 1992, this Regiment was stationed at Kowloon that he tras appointed Sherif of Singapore. His skips year. To the right side of this swamp there admin blereports of ouses devided in the Supreme into several volumes, nie preceded by a judicial ally was fairly covered with grass. Some of a quantity of other chrabs, and Kowloon gener
years, sod ho nas alcú produced two editions of our fellows, not then knowing the castor oil islory evering a period of our a hundred An excellous index to the laws of the Straits live, took a fancy to the nets banging in the trees, and accordingly elimited them and Sottleouts In September, 1885, Mr. Norton- made a raid on the bits, and began eating Kyah received his present appointment. For eaudry loerer them, when one suddenly exclaimed he bad The Caldaial Service possessos y sire fold Interest of Campany's debts great pain, placing his hand on his stomach on good authority, no more hard working or on the others complained, and gave evident davoted and conscientious ont than this signs of much internal trouble, until one after geotecan, who has a lengthy and exemplary the other they dropped out of the trees like so any bails to the ground. The doctor was to be curried to his quarters, and they so requisitiered, who ordered those aus eaters recovered under his treatment, but these poor fellows gave unt trees custor oil nute in gurtic alt, a very wide beri after their never to bo-forgotti per out amend,
We remrined in Kowhom when we were ordered to Canton: That was in, 1860, bat after the Malay affair, 1862, we fund that a parto ground had besa mede, the grass having leon palled up for the purpose. There had also ben bailt ab
THE NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA. of wooden hats on the hill overlooking the rings and the harbour, and those bata m
GENERAL MEETING OF SAREHOLDERS. ocenied, but our fellows stuttered so mask from disease that the doctor ordered the Regiment A general meeting of shareholders of the From net los to go under couvas, and the tents were pitched Nippon Yusen Kaishe was told in Tokyo on a tle over a mile from the huts, nearer to the 27th May, Soma 1,075 sharehollers, repre Kowloon City, which was walled, and wenting: 503007 shares, were present. Mr. partly on the side of a bill towards the most Konds, the President of the Company, took the of the harbour.
ohair and presented the half-yearly Report and Acciatouding on the 31st of March, 1897 which, wire taken as read without objection. The mistid of the report is as follow
Mr. J. Griffiths, music tousher, 14, Portland Avenue, Liverpad Street Woel, Salford, Man. chostor, luta Bandsman of the 99th Begiment, writes us as follows-
The Parest ingredients only are meed, sed experiments should begin quietly, and only also, it may prod interesting to the people of grow a large number of castor oil trees and Court of the Straits Setilemonts, which ra the utmost Cam and Chaalinens axorcised in with a single gun, and by following closely on the Indian system. The drivers would the Manufacture throughout.
be Chinese foos, dressed in a simple The Water used is proved by repeated dress and practised at frequent intervals in Analyzes to be Absolately Pure.
For COAST FORTS, Waters as packed and placed on board abip at Hongkong prices, and he full amount allowed for Packages and Eupties when receivad in 'good srčne.
Counterfoil Order Books sappited wa od plivenes
Oar Registered Telegraphic Address ja "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." And all sigroft messages addressed then will cecite prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always kapt ready in Stock:--
FORE AENATED WATER.
BODA WATER
LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER
Can you find a place in your valuable paper to insert the following leiter, which might be this mean, I think, of phing some of my old comrades in ous in comannication with mo Hongkong us Kowicon, should there be any trailouts in this letter place.
Any of my di comrades who may still be rosiding in Hongkong or Kowloon, and who served with mo in China during the years Recept my sincere 1960/1861, I hope will their work. As the guns are dismounted ialty that their bealth and finances will allow when in action and the ponies are taken them to celebrats with enthusiaste the Diamond some distance to the rear no great trouble biles of Her Guus Majesty Qaven
Victoriu, on the 2nd of Juno next. should exjet in getting animals that will If there are day of my old courados yet in stand the noise of the discharges. Hongkong Huskong, they are not forgotten, and I dare to them, namely, how many of the old Palton" Volunteering is to-day a sual affir, and say the thoughts that often besar to us vcut we may well say that it is handicapped if she served in China are still alive, and I often ia a trying tropical climate hands have tonjecture bow aey live under the shadow of Victoria Peak or elsewhere. Fur may own part be used to drug guns, while at the same hara tot met with one it England for many Bhould there be any still living in Line on every Indian frontier post there are perfectly equipped mountain batteries which Hongkong pleair commanicato with mo simply need to be coptedly this and nothing more."
The "Bon" Lluc steamer Bewlowers from Antwerp and London left Singapore on Sth inst. for this port.
The steamer Trey, from New Yoris, it Singapore yesterday morning and may be ex pooled here at or about the 15th instant.
The N.G. I. steamor Lavabo left Doubay for this port on the 8th instant; and may be expected here on or about the 26th instaut
A Custome notification defolag the routes to
We observed by vessels entering and leaving the
West River be our advertisement
columns...
LITEJA WATER
SARBAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
GINGER ALE
At the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the GINGERADE Gorman Clab, the Cook Tower, the Post Office. No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty the Hongkong Hotel, the New Victoria Hotel, or groney, or that appear to bare bears need for and various other buildings preparations for the any other purpose than that of coutaialugillaminetions on the 22nd Juay are now activaly Amated Witers, as such Bailes are over in progress. -used again by us.
A S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 15th April, 1807.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 10th, 1887.
years.
I often think of the tano we bad during our stay. Our Regiment was deal vrer the strength when they were stationed in Canton (for about months) and if any memory is right, we received four or five drafts from the depot during our stay in Hongkong Notwith standing this, wo left Kowloon or Heng- kong, vfficers and mon, att told, only $71. We passed through deep waters out there, especially in Kowloon.
Victoris Pak has a clear space in me num or compled with the jolly tid Blue Jacket, the signal. This Peak proved a good place for our cor sick comrades, for they soon becare convalescont, uthough no small job for tho palanquin bearers who had to trudge up and dora that borrow path, bringing to the beak om welt men. I call to mind the old building which stood in the tip of tar hill,
a detachment of the 49th Ragt lay. It was in this building that à fall room of tho 19th were swept suto eternity, and that without the slightest turning.
Each Company had a flag and Asgstaff, which stood at the bead of ech Company exte. Upon the death of a comtade the flog was raised haif most, but this was of mol for all-flags to be pulled down exces
orders.
to attain the object in view.
BALANCE. INT. EIDENDITURK
Pasnegom s Wegen axt pilotage Colidean ere
Necessary Provisions for passsagers and craw Duor and Cock sea Ropalikli Miscellaneous: Charter of roula
Farverve for instance
record. He is married to the rights of Dr. Farded or depreciation Henry Callaway, of Greva Lodge, Portchester. For revers for paste sentative of an old naval family and who for Hants, Paymaster-in-Lhlag RN, the repre- some years was private secretary to the late Admiral Lord. Alcester M. Norton-Kyshe. whenerer at home, has always itatified himself and during his last leave in England took a with tie case of usefulness is the Colonies, prominent part in the Debating Society con- Booted with his college at Cambridge, -Ha 1 en vid Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute and a member of St. Stophan's Club.
During the half year ending March 31st the
RECENTa,
From freight and passage---
Freight -Pastags
From rant of ship
From Toneg briga from balatos of interest From exchange for orga?] Frun miscellaneous evanuel From ravigation, bounties
From Government soberly
Tela DITIDEND OF PROFIT.
Reserve for dividends
Bait for t oues, revenue
This sim is dispred of us follows To Lass during thd arson
To dividide (10 por nevnt. pat Caried forward to next peconni......
Total
1,286,223,00
the way. For a good many years I have followed with more or less. kesance the doings of our brook riders, and I am only call to mind sonte J'a
two or three fatal beddents on the tour. In 491,191. England, in Amorien, in Australia, ord on the ......1,034,185.40 Continent some thounds of trained men are 48,980.00 competing almost continuaky, and yet toweldom one bears of a fatal accident. One of Francs's 513,440.00 greatestogallets, a man who had won no end of big 705,264.00
prizos, met his death a year or two agoby being 274,954.80 210,200.00 tarewn from a horse, and instances of this kind 17,37109 might be amtipled indefinitely. We have all rend of the naval celebrity who and hear round 196,324.40
62,883.06 the world several times nesting his death by 46,093.9 inadvertently treading on. fudy's dress in
4,430,00
going downstairs to dinner. The incident is 57,100.00
by no means singular. Now and again, when a bright young life is cut short at our pas times, some of the unthinking and inexperienced 252,11.00 it'a duty to read us a stern lesson en the dangers of the field or the river as -"71,212.00
100,023,00 the one may be. It is a matter for con- gratulation that we have been spared those 18347:00 Kermons over the recent sad accident Harris, although quite a young man, had achieved 4,396,375.00 very considerable fame 1 the path, and would probably have cocupied smoke Jea. 5,068,305.00 important niche in the temple of fame, bat for 2017.00 the invasion of the American cracks a few 130,383.00 Fears ago, Efe made the pluckiest possible 1,702.00 attempt to sustain England's reputation against 116,058.00 Walter Stager in 1893, but the Yukee was 121,132.00 just a little too good for him. To his everlaat. 217.999.40 ug credit be it said that no sooner had the compestars at the memorable uneting at 1,366,048.30 Horne Fi pase the tape and dis- 440,000.00 mounted from their ronchines tlas Harrin 163,326.00 was the fast to gap' him by the hand and congratulate him. This was dope, too, with in 4,963,320.00ungaging boyish frankness-Harris was only iluetan then--that went to the heart of avery 487,451.00 individual present and the crowd deered and 108,125.00 cheered again. Asu matter of history, perhaps it may be added that the Leicester rider had 780,207.09 previously beaten the American ass mile in a race for the Auditors' Cup at a London county 163,326.00 gathering, so that the English by at least $62.00 Bhared the honours. When only seventeen -5,700.00 675,000.00 Years of uge Harris won the fro los cham
2,661.00 pionship at Bristol, a feat probably ampiecadented ou the score of youth. Some day Imay return to the doings of the ill-fated Midlauk rider, for I witasssed many of his most notable racay and knew something of his chiaraaberistis
SCALED
yen.
190,638.00
786,282.00
panese and Pastorn ports og vas usoal at To doctors" fexism).
balldings..... Some remarkable alinirs happened to a period of the year. In Etchin and other locali here.One I shall never forget, namely, the tion, for instanzo, no despatch of extra cargo complete removal, or ectrying off, of a large vessels waзeded owing to the wafeventable yield I suppose the hills that lay far up beyond the marqueo tant, of Europese manufacture, curing of rice there, and the consequent decrease of Of
THE JAVA SUGAR MARKET.
AN ANECDOTE OF THE CHARTISTA, Departing for the moment from strictly The Batavia Nieuwsblad of the 15th instant barracks, whier in my time were lit up nightly the bight, and that without making the lens porta. Again the exports and imports to and from Loueath it, who numbered about thirty men. the occurrence of floods and the temporary col by charcoal barners, have become part and noise, at least without awakening the sleepers Osaki sad Kobe were stopped for a time owing to parcel of Hongkong way.
I still remember sy nooke, buildings, and We ascertained that the torrs had been inko lapse of financial circle there last antamu. In reviews the Java ungur markets frous pessimist sporting topica, I would iles to rotait a little other places, but have forgotten their Bamix by Chinese pirates of two different jucks, and Kinshi and Corea rice crops turned out very point of vier Serar growing there has now needeta I recently came across in which Dean soon to the parlor methods adopted by tho many of them being christened by our fellows that they in takut up into the hills. Some wall and as thers were larga exporto the Company fan-spoil-day Vylng 101-Loovy-fail-In Clogs-me-all.Vare ty Yan-win niways
Misumi, Wakarantan, Fasan, Chemalin values which, in ordinary years, have aver
Chartists in furtherance of The People's vesela to Min Woo gavtat one, which means a serione diminution hohon figures onepicuouely. It has refer prasume nomen and everything else are altor ont among themselves fer possession of the po and Gorman. As a whore the season auder aged fifty millions of guilders. Fricos have so
The Club house on Queen's Road will always tent, and many of both parties were wounded review was not unfavouraide as compared will gone sown that most pintors in Java hase euf- Charter" I quote the anecdote from the Fer tho was period of past years but the rale disrad considerable loss. It is feared turt, should sonal Recollections" of a racy writer, long since BOW, | he geoon in my mamery, our servicon were so
Loving the hute for the tents was like fraight was standily falling while coal and other there be so turn for the better on, a large gone over to the majority worthy seal named Elieser Edward Describing tio stato of often requiral there, especially dering the
number of planters will have to give it up affaire in 1883 my authority Foss oa: "There winter mils. Also the place of young coin jumping out of the pan into the fire, necessities and stevedoring charges had con
few plantors still manage to make a small profit, was evidently some contral association at work, Hoege's deab, he having been cowardly for the physical condition of our sideribly risen. In consequetes of this the riab in Hongkong some time ago, has decided marierod by the, Mdays. The fucts of this got so low that only three of the Band ceipts did not nulloiently core the expenditure despits the low prices; but most of the long for a curions system of annoyance was sim to organise sea trips on Saturday evening, the case wil gire you... Hoogol, was taking his of thirty to forty membersnyself and at one period. Only at the time when the new established cutatoa cennet protitoly produce altaneously adoled. La all pirts of the
We learn that Mr. Bruce Hast, the son of the 1.6" only stiomli dhe Dash an inspent when that the plints had fallen
tuigon i Lite capacity of secretary to
Mr. H. F. Merrill, who with Mr. F. E. Taylor, attends the Conferenco.as representative of the alleged Imperial Chinose Post Office.-China Guzelle,
Mr. Sam Marks, who had clucge of a skating
only to
and killed.
walk, and
two Malays to others (mon med Quin and Carung) rise began to be exported the demand te opening trip taking place next Saturday at 8 evening.
Inst able to raise freight by 10 to 20 per cent pm. The lauzoles will start from Felder's quarreling and that it would end in a lagare left to play on parade. Then I want Fessels increased and the Company was a Wharf and the fare is most reasonabis Furrow. Goug up to them he tried to make down with cliplers, recovered, then down
perce, when suddenly one of them plunged his with sun-stroke, and scarcely a day well. No. It was found, however, that the proportion of ther particulars will shortly be advertised. peret, When, hite Hosgel und ripped him up, I shall never forget Kowloon, nor will any of the rise of commodities was sill comparative
Ladies and gentlemen are rocinded that the killing him instantly. This set put settleil" my ek eramanders, if my are yet live, I must higher than that of freight. With respect to to the accounts of all the Malays on the island, here remark that toclolalers and temperate the Bazopean and Amorias lines the credit
inen pulled through mach better than did of the Couspany was daily growing and last of the reliminary practices of the for they had lung ber a suspicious and ques Hallelujah Chorne and the other musin to he
According to native dispatches the other day an accident occurred on the Peking-Tientsin railway, when a train, Javing to stop on sa count of some injury to the permanent way, was deabed into by a train behind: Seventy or more passengers were injured, some seriously bar fortunately no Hres were lost-China dazette.
special construction placed on mules of a ran-sway, The Magistrate in him and were sex in the Regiment from home; others during his convacations. It often occurred
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Bagaratraling rates. prospects are the gloomier from the slender chance, at prosent, of matter country the Chartista, in large and well- mending. Daring the long contest between cans organised bodies, went, Sunday after Sunday possession of all the seats in the churches, and beel, the outlook for cane las bever bees se on as the doors were opend, and took had a play, through the protectionist sy thus shatting out the ragalas congregations. ten having gained the appor: handia Germany and France. The United States, which used to we present at a proceeding of this kind at Cheltenham. I wae staying at The Flesse,'. be great consumers of Java sugar, lay mate and
the landlord that if I wished to go te
SPORT AND ANECDOTE. BY AN OLD FOOEY.
THE ONCOMING" OF GULF,
Ordmes foveriza napose of DAILY PRESS fenild ba-90ng at Happy Valley on the 2nd it will: tiouble community; to fact, many of their dark the roiliaking, community. The few cemurules scarcity of cargove was felt. As for the Emore hindraness in the way of its portation and on Saturday evening. I was told by be held this evening at 3.30 pr. at the Caion deeds bad bain fastened on the Chinese, not when I saw, in England many years ropean line the Company had in Janviary Jail thers. Britain, billiarto, also a good echaumer church the following morning I had better he
wero suffering, more or less from entered into so alliance with the foreign Con-ins it were, glatted with best anger. Optimists only foul orders, but many of our vessels were ago Church, Mr Geo. Lammert being conductor pirated by the race of cutthroats, for which the disease contrasted in Chine Considering pares navigating between the ports in the hope that, ere long, the Governmivate which thus early us the Chartists were expected there, and then the rector, and was a very popular prea and Mr. Grible presiding at the organ,
Ciacco pirates were diamed, although the Chi- the neurity and great commercial advantage Straits Bettioments and Europe whereby
Ketabout abclisbing the bounty sydém. „A con zora nething loth in taking that or those rained by capitalists and omigrants through the rate of fight between Singapore and protest beat sugar will see the folly of it, und will the hotel paw might be fall. Dr. Close was which did not belong to them, either mahors or the presence of our troops and sailors I Colombo and Europe which had greatly insane of the beauties means speady rein to chor. I had long wished to fear line, and afort Further, any leave of absen opine that our Government should deal zere fallen was somewhat recovered. The Great most Java sugar planters, Ther bare turned to recordingly went to the church with some man from the ships in the barbour has Literally with Army and Navy pansionas Led, Northern Railway Co, dar agents, Inve been the Netherlands In La Government for all, and other hotel guess. Suni after the bells had found war gera by the treachery of at all avents, allow them suficient menus to making all possible anderous on our habt have asked to is ralieved of the ange axport bogus to chime, several hundred of man filed in daty in Jare. Its abolition will be to the sud took possession of every racat out and the Chinese bontmon, when the poor follows keep them from ou Hug thuir days in perpetium. for the success of our American service. In
gain of tine cents on every pleat of segar. space."
THE RETOK'S QUID PRO QUO. were returting to the ships. I know is We anbarked on board the Tamar and left addition to this, this ling has now been ex-
"The aisles ore e oconned that no one that in open daylight the Chinese bave snatched Kenloon in 1864, and after a good voyage binded; tanded to Hongkong us was that planned out Steps have been taken to bring the matter the war metal from our fellows conts. This is Durban, South Africa, tan proseeding tone convenience and facilities were increased for before this Netherlands States General, but The following movements of the N. PS class of thief always were a fake pigtail and Fietermaritzburg, where we stayed about two the shippers of cargo as well as passengers, full the Hosto Gevernment will not admit that could pass, and there were probably not
cargoes could be secured on ach rataru, voyage Iz may be at once greated that there is
the planters nood is argent. The sugar ahip, thirty of the regular worshippers here, There Co.'s steamers are notified-The Pelican ar was Borered with grease to prevent being years. not in the English army any unit which rived at Kobe from Tacoma on the 7th inst, caught. Well, to return to Hoogol's death. On the morning of our departure from Pis from that port. The prespit is rather plment season is rapidly pearing, bgt the Home was not a female in this church. The mon gives to the looker-on a toore thorough feel the Failam arrived at Tacoma from Yokohama A very short time elapsed, when none of this termaritzburg I was sitting on this form outtomising was we take into account the short Government ounot yet anke up its7ied in the were very quiet, orderly, and well-bahared. ing of satisfaction than that of a incontains the 7th, the Tucone and Mogul sailed from tragic.ecourrezce was rescived by our follows the barrack reou waiting for the fall in to daration of time since the line to that port was altar. Meanwhile, the best sugar produbiou and joined the responats in a preper About the ciddle of May, the pulpit, and took for a text I. Summel, XII, Yokohama on the 7th for Tacoma, and the in barracks Immediately word was passed sound, when I was joined by P. Casey, our old pens. Although both the European and steadily increates with no prospect of shrinkage muurer. The prayers over, kir, Clase ascended. battery. We have at present in the army Olympia arrived at Yokohama from Tagoma on from room to Foam, and from the higher to the assistant schoolmaster W began chatting Americau tines are working smoothly the sites in the near future, three types of mountain batteries, viz., 7th and was expected to auil on the 8th for lower barracks, for all bands to tom cut away about the good things that awaited us rights are always low and the income des several states in Java had begun orrhing 23. God forbid that I should sin against the teach you the good and thin right way." The (aficers and bez-vous accepted.in Cape Town, when his conversation enddenly 20 fully cover the outlay une there at The quality of the sugar prodmed 58 so far Lord in censing to pray for you; but I will eloquent restor was quite equal to the occasion; purely European batteries, where the Hongkong via maal Japan ports,
That so evening the men came out, the took a different direction, and this was Hong many compatitors on the lines.
He informed me that during his moro, the expense for these mas is vary great salisiactory, and a heavy crop is expected
be garo theme torvegbly good dressing and hi For example, it requires the payment of dues gunuera and drivers ais all Earopeans; Mr. Cyril Holdsworth, of Bay View, som sentries also left their poste,aud the figlit kong
exteinpore sormen lasted for two hetes and a half. I watch, during the sarmon, the impatient nilxed bateries, where the gunnere are moued ricksha coclio at the Police Court commenced against the Maleys. A seareanfinement in Hongkong sivil prison ho had a
glances of some of the men; but they stayed the Europeans and the drivers natives; and, yesterday for refusing hire. The prosecu na 1 can remember it lasted three days very remarkable warder over him, who was an amounting to yon 25,000 for the Toen purn word. No fewer thru you 130,000 were paid bor explained that as be was a heavy man and three sights. In the afternoon of the East Indian. This warder was evidently under to pass the Suez Canal outward and home-
sermon out, and went away, Langrer certainly, if mally, purely native mountain batteries, his weight was 230 lbs-rickula coolia third or fourth day, not a Muley could be found. sanie disguise, for ba was a man great
not viser than when they came Conscious under review. In fact, under the circum. where the whole personnel except the officera noally ran away from him on his approach and It is a mater-be-forgotten scene. Many of intelligence, spoke with some authority about for passing the Canal inting the period are natives of India. In each case the he always had the greatest difficulty in getting our fellows took her bayonets, not their rillos European politics, was a good. English scholar,
a rickeba. In tho present case be called apou others, thot blackthorn walking sticks, which and frequently made use of French and Latin slunces aboys stated, boil the European and To the many hundreds of thornds who take of trespassing upon extremely in ice in in American services cannot by any means be their pleasures by watching the summer and troducing this buroleristio little snecdote, I mountalgúns are carried en saddles of the defendant, who refused to
ane of Lad pokers. These men went to the town is to me," said Casey, that this wonder was rampt from loss at each trips Ax was ruported winter pastimes belovod of the masace-oricket refrain from making my comment beyond daylight, ling the pokers and buyouts up omething more than an ordinary Indion, such at the prosions hair yearly meeting Aus and football the gaze of golf, sory probably ventaring the mark that the same earnestness strong build. In some batteries screW LUBS
their stores, and waited till darkness came on, as I had seen ju Iadio, because his manner and tralion service was opened in the beginning of appears to be a very second-rate and ephemera and teal here shown by the young rester was are used, in which the gun is divided neur The China Gazette of the 5th June says when they were jalal by others who brought bearing were those of a gaotleman 1 was some the present season under special direction of recreation, a something not smelly grasped or certainly typical of his college days, and, more
to worn thers and well in later years at Carlisle The attempt to raise the Dirkiet wreelt has their ries They had to climb over the railings time during my imprisonment conjectuning who the Minister of Communications. Fairly large understood, an intangible kind of a thing too over, marked the course he followed so wisely the centre into two picces, carried on resulted somewhat similarly to that of the to join us is the town.
Le might be and it scenered to me that he might cargoes could be seenzed by outgcing stawers much in the olnds"
LOOKING BACKWARDS, E There is very much in the delightful t separato mules, and the picccs screwed drudger Anding, which, as our readers are awaCH, The ligh was a band to band one, and pay be so and so if he was I could identify him but a very small quantity by boreward bound even about Eanetly, the reveras, in all together before bringing the gun into after maak time, labear, and money had been of the Makys thought to peeps to the beats by a year over the left (I beliege) eye. The nort vessels despite the fact that the number of pas probability, are the opinions of the enthusiasts action. The ammunition is carried is speat, sank and bad to be partially blown on that lined the leash of the barbone, but eo body time this warder entered into onverantion with tengers has been increasing in both fustances whose daily conversation amacke of bunkers, book of recollections" I have mentioned that After a number of attempts, those working OK ware they pursued by our fellows that before me I drew near to him and positively thoros new steamers are wanted for this line three and trees, and cadies and the rest of Bt. I should like to print, but I cannot refinin leather arounition costs, and these also the Birkhall quoceded in raising her a few fest, they had time to push off on men vers as the scar" "Well, stid 1 to Casey, "You vesels of about 3,500 fous gross each have Andrey's jargon. The fortamate eluts men who from giving the auther's delightfally breez them, killing thew pa Somo have not named this Indian and his reply already been ordered. Although the steamers have just haled cat with an infinitesimal chat about his first glimpses of Royalty. With are placed on mule back and carried with but a few days ago couple of cables parted upon
agsis, causing the two pentoons to list to u zida, Malaya, took the open baracur, thinking greatly surprised me, for he instantly rephod of this line were to ply between Yokohama number of strokes" struke is a term under the air Eall of Diamond Jubilee preparations the guia even over many of the higher and last night one pontoon sank. Now we have to escape by swimming, but bare again our that it was that are fend Naus Sahib, of ard Adolsids it has been decided la roakė ff-stamiablo nfcricketers, billiard vhjers, oarsmen; they may not be desmeil out of place, has be informed that, ze more attempts will be fellows we after them, with their bayonets Tilian Biuting fame. This name storished benne. the turminus for the present according etc., and sy bore he permissile would say Mr. Edwards written" It was early summer in their mouths; when within reaching distance me, I belived every word about the workers to the condition of business, and the subsidy at case that golf is the game to play, every ad I, a boy of fifteen, was one of a group of do, and the work will be given up.
the Malay end turn upon the paruer with superior abilities and about the man for will he received for that distance: Over a your thing else outo doors paling inte insignificance people who stood in front of a bookseller sebepat The rainfall verdad at the Observatory from the fight SA,
bis bowie knife, but the bayout soon finished Casey sarred with oar Regiment in India ut a as passed since the Bay line was oped by comparison Somorhere between the two Guildford, rong a copy of a balatin which and irhen Nans Sahib, canther with daring which consilerable loss and difficulties extremte, se sol, we shall be me kely to just arrived; His Majesty (Gorge IV.3.bar seems two rugged and no doclivity too steep.10 am, on Tuesday until 10 am. yesterday.
During the gb, not one of our men was certain marks and deseriptions of his per ese experienced. The vessels of this lipe are find the truth. In my boyhood we heard little, passed a reatless night; the symptome have not for the sure-footed animals, and the splendid was 5.14 inches, ea the whole of which fall be gilled. Herevez, tap, police (I believe they were son, were feosh in the minds of cur Indian now, however, run under the direction of the if anything of the sacient game, but I am abated. All at once the ball strack up a men that form the personnel of these bat-woon three and five o'clock yesterday oral mounted) yere ordered to firo upon our follows, troop, tul the cut or scar for the Minister of Communicatious and therefore the wilking to confess that of recent years it has merry posi, sed the Union Jack floated from
and the level of the water la Tytum reservçir teries are quite unmatched in any other was raised 4 ft. 6 in. "A good deal of this rerid which they did, billing poor Loulais and yo was, I believe, the distinguishing mark fluance for this service bas han pincet on a su fared sulf apon public notie in an unmis the Upper Church towor. A crowd assembled I remember during our stay in China that what firmer footing. The Formosan line was takeable manner, and I think it must be added, round the White Hesch, and s dozen post- branch of the military service. Such bat-rise must be attributed to the eastern catch reading others who, however, recovered
The Regiment was sa scalared about the smallpox was very provalent, and I here give also ran during this season under orders from decarselly so. It is pleasant to alway and horses, ready harnessed, stood waiting in the teries on the line of march always best the water, and when the western catobwater is also
place looking for Malays that we did uos a great rooips for that diseans that I have the War Office. The Company has been one's self on the side of that rush speciman of street, Presently there was a sound of boots -ordered by the Colonial Department to run muscular Christianity, Charles Kingsley, when and wheels, and three carriage isshet rapidly 'mpleted we may hope that water lamines ia
one, in bedy during the fight need fat yearu pot, neser ongo failing to are
The.. infantry in point of speed, and when, Heagkong will be a thing of the past. Anton was the Malays would not chand the per color tatment within twenty steamer twits a month between Kabe, Bleji and he chanted these robust lines of the Norsuster, up the hill to the front of the hot! The during the course of a long and weary other effect of the heavy rain was to wall a
large quantity of sand from the Parade Ground against us, whether used with bayonet, poker, four houra Recipe: Two ounces of area of Kelang, for one war commencing on Jet April with the ever to be forgotten injunctigd people waved their hata nad shonteil. day o the Afghan bills the troops are into Queen's Road, blocking up the side clin-sticks, or atenos, but immediately made of tartar pat this into a quart of boiling wator: last The total number of sterniera pressed Send us out to phy!" Any game that tempts glase window of one of the carriages was then elavon yente dead teat and exhausted, nothing can be nela and causing the staget to ho fooded. The ap to the mountains, our fellows after them to be kept stirring for 10 minutes; when old by the Company at the beginning of this period the politician or the statesmos, from the por fat down, and a chill's face and uncovered
Since then the nowy built the brain-weary author from Lis desk that Princess Vistoria,
A mas of golden arle afsir so inspiring as to see the mountain bat-sand was speedily cleared away by a gang of Othere, I stated before, made for the Lonts, take a wineglase-full every half hour. Taisto was 56 and their aggregat gross tonnage was petuul strife of party for a tothat takes head sppeared in the opening it was the
sowe took refoge fu friendly Chinese houses, be taken mediataly the disease is known about 95,165 celies tories yere swinging and jingling along, ta
and othem were sheltered for pity's asks by This comedy. I hope, will prove of ne Kanagawamaru and nino other, Tosals, bought beguiles an hour at a time when the pressure of okl
and from die Geverent, wow added, making the work seams almost overbearing any sport ur round face with the fall apple-abaped Euripiant, but they wore taught a lemon. advantago to the inhabitants of fresh s puint ufler may a weary toile. In
One of our Members of Parliament not leng The Regiment did not ment, as body, until. Kertom of tatal number of vessale at the end of this period pasting that gives us the open she and suzebize, sheblos poralise to tão Guelbs; a pair of the froth bisozes, the green luff goes to make bright blue eyes; an upper lip too short to go refused to don Court dress. Now we see they all related to barricks on the inorning
Although us a whole the period under review life amaster and brightor. The worries of delly over the front teeth; a pleasant smule suda, I am afraid I had already trus to 63 and their aggregate grim tonnage 130412.
covers a time when the sipping business was life disappear as if by angio No Lood is graceful bending of the tiny guro as tho our North-Western Indian Frontier the that Mr. Bailey, the leader of the Democratio of the third or fourth day. I do not remember far upon your kindness, ir. Editor, so I con-
minority in the United States Congress, refused whether the Governor gave the order for us to slide by informing any of my old comrades, I not generally brisk a pod rasnit has been there to tempt the appetite with aiste merele carriage passed away, left, avourable im mountain batteries are over on the move, to scoopt an invitation to dinner to the witte quit on the same day we returned to barracks, shall to pleased to hear from tom. With best obtained compared with preceding years. The of Loyd, apicst and spoiled by artistio clefs pressicus of the future Queen. She had been and ten years in such a service will enable House for the reason that he objected to do or on the day following At all evente, wishes to all od friends of the Regiment, zot Company has, however, lurred a loss of you tramp scross the links and the ence of hunger summoned from the Isle of Wight to be near few days after............. an offer to see more war than a life-time ning a swallow tail erat. From his position in recived orders to quit the island, bag and forgotting our special admirers, the Farms, 183, as a big shan of about you 680,000 had provides the appetite, and that who shall saiff her uncle, at whose darth,
the House Mr. Bailey's prejudines minst inggage, within two hours after receiving Ue I can truly By God's providianos is mine to deted from the proft, spoonist, as as good kogast beefardo Bagya of all Golf is amid a storm of thunder and lightning mob as in any other branch of the service.
conventional evening dress possess a significance order, and to poored to Kowloon This was inheritance.
reserve fand, This is repared on sochant of coming on by leaps and bounds, and Inm de had not been known aluca the night when that they might not otherwise bays, and it will surprise to 18. Nesertheless we packed up
tan losses incurred by the European end lighted that is a The proposition is not Cromwell died his brother, the Duke of be interesting to eso how far ble followers will and by the appointed time were on our way to
Oscar Wilde, agording to The Itnad, is to be American Lhus, scary preparatione for the event after the proceedings in the recent ann Clarence was proclaimed Kug, and she subscribe to the sartorial contricities of their the jule. As the last part of the light som
the delightful pea lender. It should be added, however, that Pre-pany we turaing off Green's Road to the immediately released, and he has decided to go extension of business repairs to vessels employed tear championship, when all the vetorass lad to became the Heir Presumptive to the Crown sident McKinley assured Br, Bailey that he right, where a road led to the jetty, and where at once to Paris, where he will in Lutare reside. Jaring the late war, udditional expinso acknowledge the rapramsey of two athletic of England." Sachis would be welcome in the clothes ne preferred the junkt were lying in waiting, the Governor tating been offered a position upon the Btery uerssinry owing to the tue of prices of com youths prastically unknown out of their own dis- picture this rare old goatletan has left behind to wear, and he attended the dinner in his or was een driving past taking his evening out staff of a daily paper pabisbod in the French modities and the crises. These cases frict s'year ago, Messrs. Allin and Robb, who him. Further on he describe with graphic lofrimental to the interests of the Company I have just achieved such distinition on thelinks, forco how he next saw, the Princess Victoria at ing, and had it not been for the two splendid capital. dinary clothon
pses of the Himalayas Indeed, it may
woll be said that a mantais hatery can
go anywhere and do anything. No peak
the unreasing wars that are carried en round
We may at once any that for the moun tain campaigns round the Italian frontier the antediluvian baudrope draught as used by the Hongkong Volunteer Corps would be absolutely reles It breaks down the men, and exhausted gunners wearied by