the report was unfavourable, the 24,0,0, enght to have power to prevent him, playing." Afr. Mitchell also suggested that the duty of no-bailing a bowler for throwing should fall en the umpire at the batsmen's sad. Mr. V. E.. Walker wrote: In a well-proved and estab Fishel case I should advise the M.0.C. not to mploy in any way either the order er piro again for one or two years" Mr. J. D. Wilka said: "I should not like to say Ikaw much tlonwine toet reason, but I cortainly thought the deliveries of more than cho bowler were very doubtful. With regard to arendy, I be an except the appointinent, of matour. umpires in the armportant matokon, aui this in a contingency handly Holy to opony, far, irrespective of the amount of time required for the duty, it would not be an exactly pleasant task to 'no-ball' & Serray man at the Oval, Yorkshiremen at Shemeler, porbars hardest of all, a Derbyshire, Man af Derby." Whatever justification may have existed in 1894 for the last sentenco of Mr. Walker's views, I think, its only fair to Derbyshire, to say that Mr. Sydney H. Evershed has brought about a wonderful improvement in the team as a whole. The parslaient, imporious, cocksure, and irritating appeals that were woul to be vang out so monotonously for a sason ör
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two after the county was restored to dust-class | In Powúar Buil Crystals, also in Drops of 5ggins, lcome have been very largely depped, as was nly to be exprotal when Mr. Evershed lod fa coa tho skle thoroughly in baud Mr. Richard Daft did not think there was anything to som plain of regarding our first-class bowlor, whilet Mr. George Marsham, of Kent, expressed him- sof emphatically to the effect that he saw no throwing in frat ulass dricket, and doubtful delivery was the exception rather than the rule. From the foregoing opinions, for which I Love
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THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION, ending any decisivo action by the authorities at Lord's, I for one am hopeful that publis opinion will be quite sufficient to bring about the retirount of any cricketer who the
pinion of competeal piros, resorts to. throwing. When ones ouy, anpiros take heart; of gears and carry out their dalins fearlessly, when roanty captains hack then up Courageously in the interests of the game as whole, and when the new comers realise that their career may be possibly blighted for over by resorting to unfair prutiens, we shall bear little about the throwing aufsanes. For sorae little time the cry has been for swift burlary of the Thamen" spo, but the enccess of "Noms of the slow division. Ball and holes, the Yorkshire colt, may be ou tional As-examples-tasy lond low e our younger players to devote more attention to 1995). length, sp. and pace then to the cultivation of
a karamay, head:ōvor-ke÷lá delivery. One bas only to watch how quickly either Storer er Lilley ca sluckon the pace of ren-getting when they have a turn with the ball to apprecinte lie cirte of "slows." J. T. Brown is another of thyearly division, and it is almost hudioronis. nd fixes to see how reputed finisbol batamom
get stuck up by the apparently soft de M
liveries of either of those just mentioned Again, just look at the seemingly careless round," ars loss of W.; Grabe. To look at one might imagine they should be knocked to the boundary with all the eas imaginable. But in playing the old fun," us it has be reme fue fashion now to dab him, buts 1. bas need to aqunist himself with the placing of the fold before shaping af each delivery, for those wystic signs that appear so Tastings may bring up short leg or square fog tiller sharper or more obliquely, and wes helide the batsman who hopes to spoon a four to square leg with safety. No while these facts are purmissible, and the wits of the howler are legitimately exercised against those of the luistani, there should no room in the game for the low aron who desire to resort ularly to "throwing 'em down" at lighting speed in the tipe of frightening a RATTORE batsmen.
I de not believe in the infallibility of number and would raidy not trust so delicate a question to the arbitrament of the crowd, hal" I "would propitiate that piollo opinion, intelligently expand, ich es to pare our incomparable summer game from all burrafol intuences. The "oluckers" bays no rond of omplaint in being tarried out of court altogether.
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The British stoner Inion, trimavarool and Singapore 2nd August, had strong SW winds aut fine weather throughoul.
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THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE SOM LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES E ALL THAT PIECE or PARGEET GROUND situado at Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land fics as INLAND LOT No 115, formerly known to the emaizing Portion of Inland Lot No. 5 A Thọn premises (Nos. 236 and 238, QUEN & BOAD CENTRAT), are held for the residne of a term of 209 years from the 1st. July, 1846 Annual proportion of Crown Rent 520 The Lot unser was altered last year to No. 1418, but the Crown Lease has never been taken up.
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July 22, Talian bark Laero, Maggiole, May
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THE TRENCH MAKE," The M. Matenmor Indta, with the French mati of the 18th almo, left Singapore op Eun- day, the 7th Instant, at P .m, and may be expestod hors on or about Sunday, the 14th Instant This Packet brings roplies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the 11th June.
TEM AMERICAN MALL. The O;&O, steamer Guelic, with malls, 40, left San Francisce for this port via Honolulu, Yokohama, inland Sca, Kibe, Nagasaki, and.. Shanghai, on the 26th witino.
The 0.0. staaris Aatte, with maile, o., loft San Francised for this port via Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobu, and Nagasaki on the 4th instant.
THE CANADIAN:MAIL. The C. P. stoamer Empress of India left Vancouver for Hongkong (via usual porta of call on Tuesday, the 2nd fantant.
THE INDIAN MATE,
Tha steamer Kutseng, from Calentia and Straits, left Singapore for this post on Sates day, the 6th instant.
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TEN AUSTRALIAN MAIL The E. & A. teamer Airlie, from Syduar, So, left Port Darwin, on the 4th fustant for this port..
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The P. & C. stenmor Peshacer loft Bingapore for this port on the fith instant,
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The CP. steaner Brentte has arrived at on the 1st instant. Yokohama and sailed for Kobie and Hongkong
The 0.8. B. stanmor Deucalios loft Bezano on the 30th ultimo, and tong. bo expected to arrive here on the 6th instant.
The H. A. L. steamer Sarnic from Ham burg, left Singapore for this port co the 4t instant, and may be expected hero on or stat the 9th instant.
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The authorised List of Mails isoned in connection with this paper lathe and published. twice each day in cur Extra, which is corrected to a much later hour than that given below.
The Postal Guide for 1898, revised to date will be found in the Chronide and Directory P. XXI. This is the only authorised completed Summary of Postal information published. in Hongkong,
PEAK DELIVERY olases at Post Desat. 11.30 am and pm, or in Letter Boxes in the Cars by 12 and 3.30 o'clock Tranis. Letter Boxes at Peaks will be cleared at 12.30 and 4 pza.
ANAI, WILL CLONE:
Far Seaton, Ancy and Fosshow-Per Hailan, today, the 9th last, at 9.30 ..
For Straits and Calautta.Per Chelydiva, to day, the 9th instant, at 11:00 AM.
For Swatow and Bangkok-Per Chefs, to day, 9th instant. at 11.90 a.u.
For Singapore, Colombo and Bombay-Fer Matsuyama Meri, to-day, the Bik matout, af (1911.30 AM.
The Undersigned, haring bean appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Itates.
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agente. Hongkong. 16th November, 1973)
ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA No. 6, Los HOUSE STREET, PLATA CENTRAL.
MITS
Head OloeToXIO
Branch Offices LONDON, New Tous, BoM-
BAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI TIEN TAIN, NuwenWANG, and all Torts in JAPAN.
Mike Coal Mines. Ohnoura Coal Mine. Kanada Coal Mines.
The Mike Cutton Spinning Mill, Lut. Tobye Marine Insurance Co. Limited. Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Imperial Government Paper Mills, Coften Cleaning and Working. Co,
Shanghai.
Onbla Cement Company, Japan. Kanagafucht Cotton Splening Mu. Tokyo Cotton Spinning Mill, Japan Hayashi Clook Factory. Hongkong 4-August, 1887.
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THE CHINA AND JAPAN
TELEPHONE CO., ED.
HONGKONG EXCHANGE.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
BUBBORIPTIONS
EXCHANGE LINES,
$80 Per Annum,
PRIVATE LINEA
$100 Por Annum.
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION.
For Swatow and Shanghai-Per Chaysang, to-day, the 8th instant at 1,30 PM.
For Tientsin-Per Nanchang, today, the 9th instant, at 230 2.1.
For Shaughai,Per Mulog, to-lay, the 9th instant, at 8.80 P.M.
For Shanghai,Per Touran, to-day, the th instant, at 3.50 1.3.
For Kobe'er Sumiyoshi Maru, to-day, the 9th (nabink, at 4:30 PM.
| Lelimbro, bo-mytrow, the 19th iustunt, at 3.30
A.M.
For Singapowo, Penang and Souribaye.-Per Ongang, on Friday, the 1 instant, at 11.30
A.M.
For Moji, Kabe Tokohama and Portland Or-For Brasner, on Batardy, the 18th inst., at 10.00 am.
For Nagisaki, Kote and Yokohaan-Par Rosetta, on Saturday, the 20thiast, at 5,00 PM
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET.
The Canadian Maif Packet Epsons of Chinz will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 10th instant, with Malls for Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., which will be closed as follows:→→ 10.00 AE. Registry veuses. 11.00 AM. Post Office clones, nt correspondence may be posted on board the Packet with Late Foo of 10 cents extra Postoga until the time of departure.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet Alelbourne will be despatched on SATURDAY, the 13th instant, with_Mails to the United Kingdom Europe, sad plecos beyond, eza Marseilles to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bur- manh, Caslon, Madras, the Australasha Colonies, Adon, Natal and the Capo, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltan
8.00 AM. Posting of Prices Current and Cir
calary censes.
10.00 A..-Registry cares..
11,00 am-Mall olores.
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MAILS BY THE UNITED STATES· PACKET.
Tho United States Mail Peokot Coptis will be despatched on [SATURDAY, the 13th instant, with Mails for Japan and San Fran cisco, the United States, Canada, Faru, &że, which will be losed as follows: 10.00 AM, Registry ceases.
W. Dock ****
Insurances.
Canto
China Fire China Tradere Hongkong Fire North-China ber Straits
Union Yangic
Land and Building
Hongkong Land Inv. Humphrey, Bataian. Kowloon l'and & B Wert Point Building! Luton Sagar Mising
(6-35)
$1028
$5-$18, alleca $50.519 £10 $325 $109.26, boyer s100 110, boyer $50 $56, buyers
$26
108
350158) er div. $50 3163, bayers $125 250, pet. pren
$460, estet
·50 5133, sellers $20 596, seller's $24-1863, Euyer $60 $980, coliere 235. Tia 180
820 $94, sellers 650 $215, sales $60 $180, cellers
150 568, sellers $10 $8.50 130 $172, vellone $40-$20 sellere 8140 440
Carbones.500 $150, eller
Ge. Fain. &C'doslau
Do
Jelebu
New Balmoral·
Do.. Profess... Oliver's Mines, Aus!
Do..
Punjomine!
Do. Preference.
$584 66
284 $2,847, sal, & biznes. $3.94
$1uotaipal $10, salee
$5 210, sallara
$2148.10, sal.& buyers
$1 $170, basen
Baube. 10. 1984, ex div, salar
New Amay Dock steamship Coys
China and Magilz China Matnal Ord
Do Preference.
Do. Do. Douglas Nicamehip H., Canton and M... Indo-China 8. N. Tebrau Planting Co.
Da.
United Asberts)
Do. Wanchal Warehouse... Watson & Co., A. S
Malwa New Malwa Older Afative Old
Pamian Olly.
$82 $14
180 $80, seller 210 29; 106, buyer £10 £5,10%
$50 $581, salas $15 $25 210 156 tee
$55,sellcre $230, seller 43 21.10, buyer $10 $10, nominal
$3741
$10 $114, cal & buyers
J. V. Y. VERNON, Broker.
Allow's
OPIUM.
750 to $100 pl, neit to jdty 8340 to 1950 $30 to $320
#
Do. Piper-wrapped720 to $740 Patna New...35. per chest. Prin Old... ...$775 Denaive New Bennes Old
THE WEATHER.
CHINA COAFT MKTEUROLAXACA Ł REGISTER.
STATION
7th AUGUST, AT A PM.
Ted. to rea
level and
Vladivostock. 25.33 Tokyo Kochi
Sagasaki
Salow
Cantou
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Humidity.
Westbar.
Koín. Jast
22.78
29.79
Kapahima... 29.35 Gula
22,86
Sharp Peik...
Amoy
29:48
20.54
Hongkong...
28.54
9.57
29.40
8th AUGUST, 47
29.63.
78 9%
Victoria Pent Gap Rock blacho.... Haiphong Cape 8. James,
Vladivostock, Lokyo
Kochi
NBA special charge is made for lines of 11.00 AM, Post Office ones, but Correspondence Natal ....... may be peated ox board the Packet with Kagoshima.... more than average length.
Lata Foo of 10 conte extra Postage until Gatriaff...... the time of departare.
THE STANDARD INDIAN BILLIARD TABLE.
ELECTRIC SUPPLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IN STOCK, Inðlading :-
BATTERIES
CHEMICALS,
ELECTRIC-BELLS,
INSULATORS,
LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR!, -
SWITONKS,
TELEPHONES,
AS THE STANDARD- INDIAN BILLIARD TABLE.
Muufactured throughout in Calcutta and guarantand to stand the trupioni blimato.
PRICE, complete, with socossories for Billiard. --Rs 1,450, packed.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGE- We fako sË RISKS against Breakage.
Sand for our latest PRICE LIST. To Haykay Daily Press Office.
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NOTICE TO AMERICAN CITIZENS
MERICAN CITIZENS residing in the A CONSULAR DISTRICT of Cartus, which WOHOW MACAO, 7343g inclules BANGETI,
SWATOW, HOITOW and PAKHQI, 319, REQ ESTED to REGISTER of this Consulate ofther personally or by certificate setting forth the date and placed lärt and lost residence in the United Salad.
"NOBEL'S BROETING BALLISTITE
The Negy and Army Volume Vanad 700 Absolutely Smokeles pid Water-resisting The advantages of registration are obr.cum Tha Alcon, by Proctor,
Pietares in Banthern Chins, by Mo
by the best English, takers, always in hand, anch 14 Stenin Steering Geor, Steatr Winches. Stenu Cupulaas, Biest Puspe, Stoma Duke Pumps Hydranio Prodane Keith Jchestone's Map to Unstrate the Bugar Mill Marine Bar and Busine Chinees Question Stationary, Boilers and Driving Engines, Stop Neval Pocket Book, 1888 Boiler Plates, Fie Ison, ote, eta
We are now propeod, to execute orders for What will Japan des by Morrin
THE BEST NITRO POWDEL IN THE WORLD. PRICE OF 12-BORE CASTRINGER —
6% ilizand on older of 1,000 at over.
Primrose Cakes
@Pawker Valy, and 1 or cfshot. 1865 -$7.40 Pegramold Cones 6.25
8.00
Ejectar Braz CORNER. 6,00
8.85
34.60
120
Hongkong, th May 1808
WLYBAUGHT
The Lost Locharian, by G. Firth Bootin 139 Wanchai Botaf
TABE # 4pank's HOLD, Under HörðLONG HOTEL, 09:
Tom Orsington's Ghost, by 2 March
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Hongkong,
Hongkong, 27th July, 1997
the building of repsirige of all kinds of "Year Book of
· of Treatment mooinery with quick deepath and good works A Woman on frer, by Wi TOROBA Enquiries solicited for suy of the Engal's Second Wife, by Heaton Hill stove or the complete pint of any kind of Phoebe Tilon, by F. P Huaparer Bolidery
Apply toy
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MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET:
29.66
Sharp Peak
29.17
ADY. 29.36 Swatow
The German Contract Packet Prinz Heinrich, Canton
will bɔ despatoked on WEDNESDAY, the 17th Bongkong 29:56. instant, with Malls for the United Kingdom, Victoria Peak Europe and countries beyond, si Naples; Gap Book to the Straits Settlements, Hatariu, Burmah,
Caylon, Točia, Aden. Egypt, Malta, &
Registry causes at 10A.M.
The mail close at 8.00 .. Late 1stters
with 10 couts extiu postage.
GOLD LEAF.
NHEONG HING 85, BOKHAM "STEAND, Hongkong has for Sale Gold · Lost
Winn, &o, &o. guaranteed 100 tout, Lowest Rate
Hongkong, 1st March, 1808.
APPLICATION.
FLECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS ERECTED AND KEPT IN
"ORDER.
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生怡
BANG
تالی
COAL MERCHANTS,
Lave always on land
(565
Mol
Haiphong
Cape 8: Jacres'
29.57
9.8
On too ah kot psa. The depresionane to be situated in F. Formosa woving NW,
On the Ith at 1.83 n. Tas tarometer has fallen in the Northern best part of the por
Siphous apponza, to the short to putar the magat to the North of. Peschew Forest-Modavner to Tech SW winds; falz to unsettled, thandoraformá pročaula. 90_tho, 20h 26, 11:25 000. The berouwer, has fallen on -the China soară rezerwily, zurtmalpriy in the V. part of the Farnices Channel Throen we of the typhucu, worang slowly. Seatwarda,la ootering the norat vest Topshow. Forec Barb 15 strong 27. winde, ejually, and akowscy wilk thunder.
HONGKONG RYŠIBTEL Pogo Pravione -2- On date-
€0.,
Barometer
Humidity
Tuspecates sam
Of Wind******
LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP
TION OF COAL. Address:---Care of Messrs. Kwund. Bang & Co
No. 6. PRATA
Weather
On date
$9,16.
20
(24,40
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Hirheat open air temporaltet on she thi 1736
Lowbar, njen sir toupatre on the 115 kordonnä *) BARGUIRTES Tedasal to 5% derigen for, at sentervalko TRYERATOwes in the shade in dragrees Fahrenheit How permitage of seluralka, the insidity at lev ustursted with molstore being 100%
DIAÖF TUŞ WIND toto painta, " -FORCE OF THA Wino averting to Beaufort Boule
OF THE WALTHE
Getacized
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS,
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, Kier the OWSERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any Estimates giran for all kinds of Electrica! DEBT contracted by the Offers or the Crows of the following Vessels during their stay in works.
Hongkong Hhour ---- ANONN14, Brit bi, Robbins-Shawan, Tomis and may prove of value in time of monde
There is no des or charge for registration
& Ut. EDWARD. BEDLOE, Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Parts ta BENVENUS, British steamer, Barchat-filbb,
U.S. CONSUL
Livingston & Ce United Blatos Conenfate,
fit up Installations if required.
Celtic Bard, British ship. Thos. Jone-
`Order. CANTON, Chips, 1st February, 1838, (1386 NARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS
Jano yoS OVER 20 YEARS, Thoroughly reliable prosrvative for Wood end Stone Against White Ants, Decay, Fangus Rok, and DammNOSE:
Bole Agents for Chlua LUTGENS, EINDEMANN A 00. Hunstkeup 81st August, 18972
For full particulare, ko, ka., Apply to
W. STUART HARRISON,
Manager. Noes Addros -13, PRATA CENTRAL. Hongkong 18th January 1998,
ISIDORO PORS. Spendsh str., Roses-Order. JY. TROOP, Amer. ship, Beraridge-Master. HEAT, Hrit ship, Eaglige Standard Oil Ue, KISTRA Britile ahip, Smith-Caption: MAJET L. COBRING, Amer ship, Pendleton
Order MOBROKA, Brit. m. br Crowe-Order. PINOBAGO, Amer. bk., MoCaulder Dodwell;
Carlill & Com
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ORTLAND COMENT JB WHITE & BROS.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA
HOLLIDAY, WISE à 00, Hongkong, 11th April 1881.
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