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I saw in the soup. I was told to ask him if he tainment of last night
Arthur Ballivin' musical setting has been
Exchequer, we need hardly waste words in
NAVAL AND MILITARY ATHLETIC
ATAU SPORTS.
story, de oar critical rimaries will coupey all bigit jumpang, although better than last year, usaloss explanation of the grandwork of the close race resulted in favour of Mr. Barry. The necessary particulare was nothing startling, and Gavín, of the 24th, Mr. Coughtrie as the Judge deservedly claims took the first prize for oft in The 120 wur by Booth fre large chereof the bónaurs, fosa intre thoroughly.
much einggerated.
artistic performance, has rarely been witnessed yards busila race vAS- on any amter stage Ms. Coughfrie is an ex- Davis, who was a good second, in 23 sped. In sellent actor 4 well as a valuslaking vocalist, the 22) yards fat for officers, Lent Kolhan and the herety magaar in which he entered into took and kept the end, the rase being ran the spirit of his patt was worthy of poor Ballia in the nederste time of 28 secs. Te throe kimsole e rendering of the woll known song, describing how he became judge, took the legged race afforded the usual arealent and disco quite by storm and the charges to the whs won by the men of the 74th Highlander jury were equally well rooivod. The bre-pisy Half & Hozen started for the quarter mile on barwon the Texiga the Olerk, and the the 1st, and when about 900 yards-from-the-
tape Sergeant Carter foil, but, continuing the
was won by Ekinmor a man, with a 14th man The Usht, vory important personage in Uis raco, landed a good racont. The Consolativa particular trial, had very fair exponent inled
Mr. Bottemley, who curprised even himself close up. In the first tug of warths 74th ligh by his rigerona rendering of a very attractive
somewhat difficult part. The Usher get up anders never yielding on men of the topo- was certainly sue of the features of the perform pulled the blacjsokols over the mark ilyen painting and dressing had been tavlaed and Marines although the gunners held on for a pret to wit, whoso momentary sppenrants in good spel they nitimately yielded to the the comedy vere bailed on sich occasion with a Tongs The 74th fun hund a turn with the welcome recognition. Mr. Bottuleg sang, well, Police, whom they disposed of as easily as they and comported himself in carrying out the orders did the blnojaskote: Although the Marines of the Court with that digaffy which so admir
awouted by a master hand: our ald friend Mr.
Chinamantha, Europeus cappot work, the food, but fade not believe they word Belwaar Inspector Grace set this was all thoseidono injuristha the stress showed hot real Taking fato consideration the fact that Tho doat the food they look was very simplengo love this Friday) afternoon for Singapore Chitaman can, Bring him fù nad you will the thee the loosed were funkel and their of the offices of the ship, and the ship was to power find the benefits Flenow Eliore are diffiltres and rice water, aut when they were able to take Tho Coroner said the Government was very Family Shatastore had only been in ro-
connection with the introduction of Chi. it so it was route & litle thicker; when they were ararse to interfering in any way with the trade hearsal for pas week, we must admit that tho The athletic aporta took place reuterday on in a state of collars bramly as given to keep of the colony, which they must do if they do performance was more than creditable to all the Cricket Ground, and wom etfanded by n wore labour, difficulties on social and moral up the alrealation
fained the cftpers of skips In this case, Lowongaged in 1 grounds; but I venture to think that that Sz Apiti, mid-1 in orok for the Chinese pasara, he thought it would not be stessary. To The Trial by Jary," a povol and origin large number of spastatars, The weather was
Gilbert, was first performed difficulties may be overcome it proporly apangars on the sternship Leucap hay asked Captain Brown, when the steamer would Dramatic Cantata by Arthur Sullivan and W3 very suitable to the oversion at the commence. the New Royaltyinent, but koen after three o'clock rain began to been employed in the company's stausors for five roturn proached." In this opmion we heartily con-years in different steamon. I wout on board
Captain Brown said he might possibly be back Theatre, London, on Thursday, 25th Marah, 1876 fall, whion put somewhat of a draper on the eur. The Chineso have their own peculiar e Deucalion at Penang, and the steamer left in ten days or perhaps not for three weeks and was most favourably received by the Baygoing proceedings, but luckily, not in socient quan.
Trospontor Crimes sald there was Bone Chinos public, while the osition were almost unanimous roconi the the bud ofor tasty Caness pas institutions and habits, which are not tongs from Penang, allådek passangere. Thrsa evidence. One man was still alok and was being in the opinion that it was the best pleas of its tity to unr the sports. The track was in, not kind they had man for years The Fordist of but oondition for running, but the cp was mach cilable with European notions, but there in four of them let at Singapore. We arrived attended astors by a Oltinsse doctor.
The Coroner said the inquiry wock extend the pahlin ondorsed this view, and the cantataamaller than last year owing to some of the no reason why if the South Australian Goat Singapore on the 17th and lost for this port
on the 30th From Singapore a hnd 270 of over bome time, as the analysis would take several ran for a nonsiderable partod thrround having haan brokan, this 1d not make vernment, could obtain permanent settler $80 Chess passages, malig altogether about Boys Thus ought in the meantime go on with The Gofer of pen this was, at the tire was auch fronce, however, as there were a long
writton, an exoedingly happy lut the extraor from China they should not in time become 300 Tlero were about twenty of thess third the Chinese evidenon
The toquiry was then adjourned until half-past dinary predlogs in curtain breach of promise distanca races; bat for bele the bag and high weaned from their more objectionable prac-as passengers the othra were deck pasean-
Many fans cases having becouse quite a public conndel rad jumping the ground was hard; and consequently rendered theterna "Court of Justice an oppro somewhat slippy, which will probably, account Deos. In San Francisco: the Chiness have ers These getuifferent food. The thial class two this afternoon,
passengers, get le fowl, soup, salt fal, and.
hrinus misturar. The author of The Palace of for the not rery brilliant performances in these becu allowed to collect together in n town of vegetables. The look passengers got vegetable THE HONGKONG CHORAL SOCIETY
Trath" did his work well, the lilizetto boing at their own where they have sot all sani soup, salt fish, and rice. The food for botli
AT THE LUISITANO THEATRE rdingly polated, full of the most humorons events,WO olmeses in all cooked under my supervision and in
allisions, and suficiently attractive in oveNY Tha shat putting opered the proceedinga, nud tary laws at defiance, and provided a refuge the sun galley. The rice is of the fame quality
The hembers of the above society gave their respect to carry through the interest from start after the usual threo tries the two best tod for bad characters. In fact, tho Californians and is all cooked together. The soup is not the som to have never attempted to make them same. The song of the third olase passengers second performance of the season last evening to nich. The originality and tungfuiness of twleo at 33ft 7in, and 93f6 745, when ne is sometimes made of sharing, somatitare of eggs, of the Lasitano Theatro to a large and fashion servedly praised on all bands, and a incltas gave ng Thirteen men toed the mark for the conform to the lows of the country, mid now and sometimes of pork Tha soup of the dock als antionce, including the majority of om to the opinion that the music in Tehni the half-mile, and one member made the pace bot complain that they will not assimilate with passengers la always vegetable. On the 21at leading residents. The fact of our now being Jury wall tourably compare with the best over the first laps two fall out at the rađe
lastent the third class passogere kid soup mode
ho the population. They are not likely to of pork, pig stanach, and a Chinesa vojotable in Iront Lopt away a few of the "mio gnid offorts, in the same direction of Offenbach, at 200 yards from home, and Cartor, i Norrus-To avoid delay in the execution of assimilate with Caucasiapa vory fast, and something like yam. I hadgicon them the same who otherwise would have patronised the affair, Lecas, or Harvey, a
The careful study which the members of the halen hiding his time, coms sat of the Orders it is particularly requested that all it would be a mistake to expect too much soar before but without the pig stomach. I had but notwithstanding this the Socisty hueal Socisty have for many wenke est oraw sad won with a clone Buisk. This mon
given cxactly the amo soup.in. other stomers. bustness dumunications be addressed to the from them. But as plantation lands and Besides the soup- they had salt fish, fowl, suit every reason to congratulate itsel: on attracting farted to the musical and dramatic latrines as at timed, but we not fast of any mivang. Firm, A. S. WATSON and Co., or
werkers generally they would be invaluable pork cooked with yams. The pig was fresh killed such a brilliant andifory to witness their first of "Trial by Jacy eighted the last night Tho long jumping was not good, 20 feet bang (17 in a semi-tropical country. As Sir Wizy that day. The salt-fish was obtained at Bing great attempt in an eutiroty pew line of business relieve a most pronounced sugets. From the best A little tax or sawans, might have
cising of the onrtain to the end of the scene. the JERVOIS says, in the North of Giceensland poro had the same fond as the third class to that on which their energies into boon printerest and enthasinent of the antlerce over prodused betfők jumping, early every and com
pnasonger, but did not take it with them. They
flagged for one single instant, and again and ing down in the course of the triola The Lasents. nd the Northern Territory it is not a quosad their evening meal about half-post five iously devoted.
It will be remembered, that at the concert given againthemoat bearty plaudits gretted the varies wout through the usual vaulting tricks, much Coumnoications on Editorial matters should betion of Amatic v. European, but of the Chinese 'clock; the dack passengera had theirs at five.
saw the third ones usagers commence te by the Chest Society at the City Hall on Thurs parfemartin soinand chorus, while the excellent to the amusement of the crowd. The barst over. nodreased "The Elix," and those on business "The or some less vigorous Oriental race. And vomit, some as they were getting their noel and day, January 10th, the efforts of the members and the British duty and offhmive the century was done in the protoiad time of 13
appropriate vitec scene, the humor. Mangandust-to-fadiriinnio by nama.
there can be no doubt as to watch is the some immediately afterwards I commenced-to- Correspondente are requested to forward their matne
though it was an onsens from beginning to oni, 19 most valuable both as a labourer and as vomit when I had scarcely finished my mial, and were donned solely to vent and tracental and bre-play, kept the house in seatingges seconds, if the upker is to be trentenn
as also did the assistant Docks: I went at once magic of a more or less classical character and cater resident.
to report to the doctor, who gave me some mediathenghor that cocasion our popular Indy The piece was dressed with sirapalons care, stonds to about the time in which one right cine for the passengers. Shortly after six oleokalist aroused the greatest enthusiasm by the slevant toilettes of the plaintiff and her
tance. The officers, burdle race brought out quisite taets,WAN NOR We boor that a thunderstorin passed over I felt so bad that I could no moro work her maguificent rendition of the solo in Bogstal attendant bridesmaids being display of are expect a brewer's drayman to get over the dir Canten on Wednesday night, which a good deal I went to lie down, Nuxh morning about acron of damage was done amongst the oratt on the a'clock, some of the third class penger, The well known Stabat Mater, solo and chorus Beyond saying that this lively breach of prayer, who word wall put away: Lieut. Ketham rivor. As the steamer esmię down yesterday to had not taken any soap the provipas evening Infiamentos; and Mr-tennell's splendid pianomico-soene is rehearsed in the Court of the came to grief at the fifth bit of timber, and a Hongkong several junks were seen lasting bob and wore quite well, came to me and told forte solos provod bis almost unrivalled powers as a tom upwards.
me to get up and cook their food. I was performer of the greatest strungthand brilliands, still sink. I then suspected there was some- The Hand of Her Majesty's 4th Highlanders thing wrong with the soup as all those who to say nothing of the great success achieved by will perform the following programme at the had taken it were ill. I went to the galley and the well trained choir in Elatton's charming part "Officers Mam hia oroning
xamined the remains of the presiona night's song, "My love is bikea rad, red rose and other Overture.
Fra Diavolo
Aabor. Roup, and I noticed something lika sand at the pioves the committee of management, wisely we Selection (Ballet) "Leg Veptos Sicilienza" Verli.
bottom of the Yessol. I found similar powderin The agitation against the Chinese in Queens-
Tie Grafenborger" GaugL some of the basins which ind hem sad. I then think, determined on seeking fame in felds and Sefation
Un Ballo in Manthera Verdi. land appears to have calmed down very you
remembered that while I was cooking the soup. pastures new, and at cnos placed in rohenrant Spanish DauELS"
About four o'clock on the previous day, Cheung Arthur Sullivan's operetta Trial by Jury Faust. siderably. The papers received by the last
Abri, one of the dark passengers, came into Tho diffon ties and hard work attendent on pro mail contain little or nothing about it. Thes
the gatey, and dipped a basin into the song; I European storekeepers and residents in the The German back divinh. Captain G. Here, thought he was going to take yee and I verly getting up a piece of this descriptions are Palmer district are reported to be getting up from Bangkok, reports having spoken on thus called out, then no dropped the islu into only known to those who have personally 61- a petition to the Government to remit the lith instant bear Pale Obi, the Danish burk Die soup and walized away. At that time perinuced them, and we must pay a fast tribute Michelle Solehan, from Bangkok to Hongkong.I did not suspect anything, but on the 22nd, 23 demanded from the Chinese for a miner'a On the following day in lat. 7.00 long 105.30 after examining the sound recollecting to Mr. Congbtrio, the President, and Mr.Wheeler exceedingly izany, and not by any means too! right-a pretty good proof of the incorrect she spoke the Trench bark Bar Lone to this I thought it must have samething to do with the Secretary of the Sooloty, for their great per- port from Bangkok sadia lat. 5.10 long, 108.00 the poisoning. When I on out of the galley I saverinan in the fees of almost insurmountable ress of the assertion made by the enetics of also spoke the German thres-masted schoouer saw Cheng Aboi walking away, and I ran up and ohtroles, and this we can, boat do by congratulat Chinoso irumigration that they contributed J. H. Benar, from Bangkok to Swatow seized him, and asked the card mate, who was ing those gentiamien, Messrs. Sangster and
close to, to tie him ay 'n I riparted to the nothing to the country. It a true that many We understand thst umorous applications are captain. He did so and I went and reported to Williamsear the Bocetos ebla condutors, and of the Chinese carry away large anus ir gold now made to the Chinese Imperial Maritimes the captain immediately. Tho captain suid some the popular lady whose excellent taste in cooomance, and in his ease it was easily to be span that the following bout-tys Royal Artillery v. the duat, but they are compelled to spend a good Customs by Beropeus for employment on the thing to the second mate, and afterwards bailed me panying has proved of so much real service, on fedger and outdoor staff. As far as the former up an thebridge, where Cheung Ahoi was searched the cruditable result of their combined offerts, as deal fer food, mining tools, &c.. Then, again, is concerned appointments can only, wo are la by the second mate, and I saw some powder found exaspliced in the warkably morestal enter great number, probably the majority, finding formed, be obtained from Mr. Hart, aut for one on his person. Ition the scores that which themselves quite deserted by the fickle God. ranuncy in the cutdoor staff thore am at least
tou applications. The above information is given bad any box and he said he had none, but I The perforisauce commcnead punctually at dess, grow disgusted with the gold fields, and in the hopo that it will sure some intending ap know he slopt beside Woh Atsok near the nine o'clock with air overture for four hands on become producers. Most of the vegetables plicants from disappointment.
galley, and there was a tor between them. Tais the pianoforte, nuirably roulered by Messrs.ably becomes a legal Ramble; and his tentorian cored a victory over the Artillery, they were box was searched by the scend nante, who found Bonnell nud. Sangster, and loudly applauded by Silence is the Court always came in at the not in it with the Highlanders, who simply produced in Queensland are grown by Chi- We note that Sir Arthur Kennedy, the Go
it's paper containing powder similar to that the whole house. This was followed by Perer exact time but pray, Ms. Bottomley, why did walked away with the amphibious once. The nese, and their gardens are extending rapidlyvernor of hensland, a ou staging some time found on Cheung Ahoi persons. About noon on Fitzgerald's drawing room comelieto, The yeu omit the following recitative after souring police then olallenged the unbeaten Scots, and this tugas doodadly the best pull of the day. With proper encouragement, they could a Townombe. The Burling Dune Gazair of that day, the 2nd, two of the dock passengers Family Shakespeare. We cannot compliment in the Jary
the 2nd ult. contains a report of the Farmer' qued Fong Aries and Tsai Achico came to me the Society on the selection of this dull worgeiu, This bllal devotion is indeed a crustier
Neither gavn for some time, hat the 7th ultra. The Jurgen Diveslage contains the different draht be induced to ter agriculture on a con-Doro with which the Warwick Show was and asked me what was the matter with all the as it appears to as to he, although not altogether Fardm the tear drop of the ciple Ushor Trenting and Conroztions tule by China and siderable scale. It is rather surprising, too, wound up, a whish His Bresloney was presenteodo. I said I thought there was something toroid of trade interest, particularly united If could wamsay be a izprus mundrio, and yet nhạy giving way though over so little At brat. Japan with foreign countries, together with that some expitalists have not avaded them. The fare with whom he appears to be very wrong with the song. Fong Aches then told me for stagn representation. The plot and general we cannot otherwise account for your missie ware stowly pulled over. There were defend various acts, Ordiosnues, and Regulations.ro.selves.of the supply of Chinese labour on the popular, ruocived the toast of Sir Arthur's bealth ha sethe second prisoner jas something in the incidents are of the uaurl hackmayed type, with such a splendid opportusily of amking a decidedras made up on the spot for hope and abstr
most enthusiastic manner. The Governor, sap on the afternoon of the 21st, whom there out a single original fosture to releem the pione bit.
The Defendant bed a fair representative in pooles and these brought this sporta to an oud. spot, to start cotton, sagar, coffer, and cocog in replying. dwelt ut semo length on the im was no one in the galley, and Tsai Ashoo told from the charge of all medicerity, and the It is further ombellished with a Chromo-litho plantationsin North Queensland. The Chinese the application of soigned to it, and thought that with a busiss. I told the gpptain, this and the Fitzgerald is not distinguished among British wade-stely cultivated voice, and the part lan very womites which consisted of Comunida portance of agriculture to the colony, advocated me by saw the third prisoner stirring up the soup dialogue in unusually fit and insipid Perey dr. Danman, who has a tolerably powerful and The programme was wall carried out by the might also be induced to attempt the cultivaagricultural clagace should be attached to them were pointed uThe captain was going uzdotists, and bis tarantable ignore of what attractive one and not by any means dithealt. PLAN
tion of rice. We noscun runouncement that schools. Hir suggestions were very heartily re-to arrest boar at oures, bet fomaly said he bad has lion sarcastically tamnal the playwright's The acting of sie dafatcant's Brat song, begin airg RN Lint Needham, BN Lient osived. We remark that our esteemed friend better not until they got is Hongkong as there for, is painfully appared all throughout The When fat my old, old lore. Iksen Anussley, B.N. Liont, Pika, R.K.; Major Stray. Llicy have entured of their own accord upon Captain O'Callaghan was present and responded might besome row. They were arrested yesterday Family Shakespeare" The interest of the piece is so peculiarly taking that it could not fail to han, 74th; Lient Kollum, 74th; Lieut. Saunders, our new industry-6shing. They have built to the teast of the Ladies."
morning as the vessel was coming into the har. is centred in the adventures of Jenny Gray, a elicit applause from an appreciative audience; R.A. Lieut. M'Callam Rand Assist.-Com. The following paragraph is out from the Indika bour. On the traing of the , when I gave young lady who, by the vicissitudes of fortune, has however, inartistically rendered; bnt Mr. Tan Whiteboad. The band and pipas of the 74th Chromolithograph Plate of the NEW two jauks and launched them for the Torres
Closing Ahoi to custody I want to the galloy, farm compelled to yarn her living us a govornese. min sang in this instand so well wito rally Straite fiaberics. If, as is most probable, Daily News: We are told of the arrival of an the venture is neccessful, in a few years English trading steamer af Tobolsk in Siberia; took the basins which had been used the previous In the opening seeno nt Milbanke we are intro merit the plaudits awarded him, although his Hiralcoders wore on the ground, and a good the Grist frait couxmercially of the recast attopuuts night, and emptied the vemains of soup they con used to 1. and Mr. Aloke and their guest eting, not only in this, but throughout the sprinkling of lucies honoured the sports with the waters of the Straits may be dotted to obtia ooooss by a North-East passage to stained into a bowl, and took it to the docter Captain Vera, and in the conversations which piese was rather weak.
Mr. Orley's histrionic abluties are certainly
The following are the resulta over with Chinese fabing boats. The Euro-meaths of the Siberian rivere. Passing up than the Sith, is the vessel was coming foto Jar ensue between these persons, daylight is at once
1-PUTTING THE SHOT-18 lbs. 7 fost ran pean colonists would scarcely grudge them Obi, this ship has entered the Irtysh river. which hour, and after Woh Atank and Yu Aynon had let in on the lokneyed plot. Millarke, a good net greater tinn those of Br. Drama The itaell rises in the central plateau of Asia, not far hoop tied up, three of the dock pussorgers told me patrol, well meaning, etsy going ex-barrister, Counsel for the Plaintif is at one the crisi
Six pumpetitors came forward for patting the a share in the fisheries those tropical from the scene of the Inte Chinese operations they had int row than 3 gold coins. I asked has unexpectedly best left a fortune by a distant and most attraction character in time. Ops no follow. Ist Prize, 54, 2nd Prize, S. water. As producers the Chinese will not, about Manas; and is navigable for small craft it then how they missed theat, and they said the relativa, and the only thorn in his bod of roses is retta. It is the sparkling light comedy chs. The Directory for 1878 contains coverál now, features and improvements, and will be found as we are convinced, be welcome in Northeast as far south an Semipalatine, which is then sorted some of the urn who slupt near to the thought that Jenny Gray, who (for reasons meter of the sketch, but Me: Oxley preferred shot-H. Laughlan, 74th J. Smith, R.A.; placed in coimunication by wator-route with them reported this to the captain, who which the author us not thought it worth to take a heavy raw of the situation, Huut RAJ. Ende, 74th; E. Cavin, 74th
complete as possible.
Australia by and bye, whatever they may be London. The sagar, which formed the chief ordered me to seacol of the passengers while to make comprehensible) ought to have, and he was so heavy that he spelled the foot of and J. Dinan, R.A. After the third three The Chronicle and Directory is the only now while the gold fever is at its height and part of the carga brought by this pioneer resel, Inn Ayueu's pillow box I found six geld inherited the ostate, has been thrown on the several of the hast tablou in the sceac The Larhlan and Cavin tied ene) throwing the was being sold at Tobork at but little over one coins. The polies, then aived and I handed world penniless, and han, moreover, praadly refused stage copy of the Cantats contains the following shot Soft, Tin. Those two men thray again whisk publication of its kind for China and Japan, burdy, enterprising Caucasian prospectors third of the price at which the inhabitons had over the three prisoners to them. At the police to scoept his delicately proffered sid. A dislogue dictions to Consel after she conclusion of his resulted in a tie at Jatt. 7. Cavin than throw and it will be found invaluable in all Public, feel indignant at seeing John reaping where, hitharte boen supplied. A reture burgu of hides, chop I saw Yu Ayucu sarched and over a between Milanko and his wife on the subject of drons to the Jury Counsel leads Plaintif 33ft 7in when Maaghlan mys in R. Cavin,
tallow, and food-grains (the latter at the almost juured gold ins were taken from his peran a visit to be paid by fog, reveals to the aston fondly into witness-box; he takes tenter loare 74th, let prizn; H. Laughlan, 74th, 2nd, Mercantile, and, General Offers.
in their opinion, he has not sown. The day incredibly cheap rate of 144 lbs, por rupee, 15 to I leard one of the complaints my. "Where is ishod goatleman, that what he had always con-of her, and resumes his place in Chest We E-FLAT RACE, aile Tot Friro, 9; End It is published in two forms-Complete at will assuredly arrive when the future proskopeas per pad of 361 Tbs.) had been obtained the remainder? tell me, and I will let you go."sidored a snug but lucky accident, was onused have underlined the words fondly and toner as Yu Ayuon said "There is some more on board by Jr, Milbanke's trading Jammy to the dying they are the gist of the instructions, but Mr. perily of North Australia will depend upon by to salerprising English trader. The draw the steamet. The pubice, thoa look him relative. The sons between the husband and Daley sexul to think he was both fondand tender Dempster; h; A. Scott, 4, 4th tories, Maps, o, xt 65.
the supply of Asiatic labour. S
bank to any devalozangint of this trade, horzavar but to the stamer. I did not by with them: wife-night have beer, dramatically effective had bravoliling his client as much as he possibly could ter, 74th: MaIntosh: 74th; MaCrovio, 74th: seems to be the difficulty of returning to Englandi Orders for Copies may be sent to the. Daily
It is satisfactors to hear that the project the same season, though perhaps this may be When they returned I saw the police had the dialogue been loss fama than it actually is under the sirenstenons. Me Oxley has a rich, Ryan, 74th Vengy, Gas Lasar App Sammy. passengers were ill, beside the cooke. Usually exile, and a sharp duel between bar and Charlotte Miss Belmont as the picicliff way admirable. Auducious Pinfeli, Audacious Reynolds, ant. Fross Ollies, where it is published, to the for a great overland railway to connect Adererooms when the navigation is better known." some more gold coine. Altogether nineteen Jeany's arcival at her clit home after five years mellow voice, but he sings with too little feeling. Gon Lasos: J. Russe, Audsaður: Jones.
laide with Port Darwin is actively engaging.
the soup basins are, wached overnight, but with reference to the just, forms the best picture This lady's versatility is wonderful, and sho ev- Carol. Sergeant Carter, 74th, 1st prize: THE SUPPOSED MURDER ON THE on this occasion everyone was sick and they in the chedistin, and come static sect of in- lently has no belief in the littleword "fail" The Melnicah, 746h, Lind, the attention of the South Australian Go-
"DEUCALION.”
war loft until morning None of the deck terest is excited when Curtain Vernon and Jemy part of the plaintiff calla for both vocal and his 3-LONG JUMPS trials Ins Prixe, 84, ad Musa Campbell & Co.
vernment, and that surveys are being made
pasongurs vary ill except a few who messed with are found to be old acquaintances of a romantic trionic ability, and Miss Belmont esty and noted Prize, 82MM. AMOY
Mesera. Wilson, Nicholls & Co.
The inquest on the bodies of the four psa me and to whom I had given some of the soup. railway journey, the particulars of which had like a tras ortista, enlisting the sympathies, and Soren esmeformed for the long jump-Venry.. FORKOSA..
Moste. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. in connection with it. This is a gigantic Foochow ......Musara. Haiga & Co.
achome, and would cost a great deal of sengers by the steamer Deucalion, supposed to. There were six cooks sick or wars eight of been confidentially confided to filbanke by the eliciting the plaudits of the entire house. Not Gnr-lascat; J. Eadie 74th Skimmer. 74th; Pin- hava besa murdered by poisoning, was continued the third els passengers who were not ill: galaub captain. Result of abore meeting-love a single item of stage business or effect was lost feld, Audacious Smith, RA, M'Loghin NINOTO ....
Mrs. Kolly & Wall, ghai money, but the expenditure would soon be yesterday afternoon at the Magietzsoy, by the they did apt take their meet at all boscure they at first sight. Miloanke, his wife, and Fernon eight of, and the crowning of the Jarymm and 74th and Appy Banuy, Gran lasear. M Laugh ΕΠΑΝΩΜΑΣ Mosers. Hall & Holt.
were seg-sick. The four who led were quite leave to full a dinucr ongagement, and the first lovemaking to the various dignitaries of the lat. Ist prize 10ft., and Vengy, 2nd, 15ft. Sm. SHANOMAT... Menara Kotly & Walsh.
recuuped, and the colony advance, by im-Coroner, Mr. C. V. Creagh, and a jury com
Great praise is due to the ladies who offciato Fries, $49 Harrow sad Musers. Hall & Holtz and Ke 7 mense strides, to wealth and importance of Messa. A. G. Gordon, N. J. Games, and well before they had their evening meal on Laut terminates with this common-place incident, Court, were carried out with charming satte FLAT RACE, 100 yards. 16 Prize, 88, 2nd
T. L. W. Ginger. Thros mcu ore in custody. 21st. After vomiting. I felt thirsty, very weak the leave toking. River Powna}
& Walsh, Shanghai
Aut the seccad gives us a good insight into a bridesmaids, and their charming song "Comen For the sprint eight started, Gunnor Dan. CHEFOO 2 Mors. Hail & Holtz and Kelly on the completion of the work-The country and Cheung Ahei, Wol Atook, and Yn about the irons, my head was leavy. I had
violent pains in my stomach, pains in my shoulder Jenny's obaracter, and it must have considerably the Aroken flower stands out promuuntly soning. RA first: A. Bouti, 74t1, second, Time NEWCHWAND"}
& Walsh. Shanghui. offers comparatively few. obstacles to the Ayuen.
De. Thomas H. Fott said-I aurgoon and blades, and a contracting pain about my heart, astonished the audience to find that the young the prettiest melody in a brilliant eclection 13 Bo engineer, while Chinese labour could be doctor of medicine, and abs now doctor of the The more water I drank the more I perspired. lady is a soate in the grass, who under the guise The breplay between the ladies and their OFFICERS HULLE BACE-120 yards. 10 Seven cane out to face the cbstacles My easily obtained, and at comparatively small steamship Deucalion, Thursday, lat March When Cheung Aboi put the basin in the soup at friendship has entered a hospitable roof with admirers was also excellently carried out. The flights, entrance 31 Lat Prize, Cap.
the head cook came to my cabin to tell me that on the 20th inst., there was no one but myself in the express prirpose of revenging herself for other members of the Society who afflisted cust. The people of South Australia bare several of the third-class passengers. had been the galley: The galley is not close in at all fancied injuries. How this is to be effected doos as singing spectators, and who had so much of Barry Mr. Garforth Lionts Cavendish and shown themselves both enterprising and un- taken suddenly ill after partaling of their avan. I was some little distans away when Cheng not clearly appear, until a perusal of a favourite the real hard work in the choruses, must not be. Kelham. 74th Lient. Annesley, Vigilant Liwat. prejudiced. They also possess in die Wing meal. I went to them at onea, and found Aboi ca do zot know whether he saw me volans, The Family Shakespeare brings forgattan, for to their efforts much of the ganarel Jones. Magple; and Liwat. Dodgson, Andacions. JAM JEBTOIN a Governor who has had expe that almost all of the passengers were vomitting before I called out. The cooking place is not forth a will which loves the whale of the pro-socorsa was his bat the Ebus vices now and then A good start was made, but at the fifth bur Be and that the door was covered with food they had really a galley; it is simply a cooking rapge on perty to Jenny Gray. This incident leads up to becast prominent. The jury's offertores ba Kolbars fell, he tell norsavored but again fell rience of the Chinese, who knows their good thrown up. I came to the conclusion that it was deok.
various inconsistent and incongruous situations, youd all commandation. They mang splendidly then gave up Barry first, Jones racord; Geo. Robert Oldham said I am the sand which are hardly worth enumerating, and the the several choruses and Oh I was like the winning only by a font qualities as labourers, and who is not something in their food that had made them t
and I ordered plenty of warm water to be given officer of the Deucalion. Either on the 21st or sketea terminates in a manner alike nantiates wheza das vociferously applauded. Thay BIGH JUMP-S trials 1 Prian, inclined to sacrifice the future of the colons to encourage sickness and thoroughly empty their 2nd instant, I saw a scale ou desk near the tory and inartistic: Out of such evade ma kept up the fun with nafagging zoal and the Prize 30 de for present advantage. Sir WILLIAM, in a stomachs. When they got as I thought pret | Chinese cookhouse between the first prisoner texinia very little could be reasonably exforman, Mr. Whealer, inexpressibly counte Now You.... Meer S. M. Pottingill & Co., recent speech, thus alluded to the labour well ompty. I gave thom i pregration of soda (Cheung Aho) and the first Chinese oeek and pected in the abape of dramatic success; in the lible business that fell to his share. We men name ter the bratch for this ovaat must not forget to notice the gentleman whoke height was first sat at fone feat and raised to relieve the reaching, and then took measures oro of his assistants. Ineked the cook what was but the general gallenge of the noting was question in Northern Australia: Wo canto relieve their symptoms. The book informed the mattor. He told me he had found the man of such high standard that the pics was seted the clors, if only for his thoroughly a grinally to five foot two inches, which was got not contemplate in South Australia proper me that some had max forward had been putting who had put the poison is the song I was on resivod eith unqualified approval Mr. Fraser- tatlo make up. It was simply perfection, and var by Cavin, 74th Vengad the introduction of the Mongolian, Tindog, something in their food, and he seemed to watch at this time on the bridge. I went down Smith, as loun, gave an excellent represent the greas original could not have reputed or 7-HVEDLE RACE-125-yle 10 Aights
intimate that he know or suspected the man. I the bridge ladder and took Cheung Ahoi on to tation of the easy geing though warm hearted bar naturally than his prototype Trial by Jury In Price, Sad Prize, $4.
Eight men came out to the 10 yards hurdles. or Malay éleinout, because the British race a not aware if any of the passengers in the the bridge. I theri went aft and reported to the ristor showing the various phases of the character At the fall of the curtain, the coolsting can live and work in the climate we coupy, cabin osoaped the symptoms; I stoply at saptain, and the captain told me to put him in with artistic skill, and malong his points with shorus Ob, jog anbounded as athrains. After a false start they get away fogather, but and there is no ground for supposing that tended to those who required it and id irons. I dit so. A few minutes afterwards the falling efect. This gontleman is perfectly cool tically re-demanded and repeated, the first hurdles was knocked down by three men not know how many were in the cabin. paptain out for me and told me to search and self posessed on the stage, and appeared The masterly orchestration was splendidly at once. The l was that Soft, 74th, name Particular atrention is given at this Establish we cannot get sufficient emigrants and labour Bad food in a certain slags might have produced the man's forson and his luggage. On his equally at home in the lighter cozies with rendered by Mr. Bennell on the pianoforte sud in first, and B. Davis, 4th, second. Time,
to carry out the projects to which we refer the symptoras. Most of the exfers were punch, person I found a small puree contalaing some Person, and the more impressive and patastic Mr Emery on the sills, and both there gouties 23
men wars eptlustastically cheared at the fall of 8-FLAT RACE, 221 yards, open to Ofiosre o better towards night, and deze money and a powder, which I gave to the captain dialoguna with Jenny, But it is another thing when you come to were attended to by the sour, and charward by the same at now produced. I then searcheds Colonel Stuart by the lover Vernon was sedly the antilu Amy and Navy, sud Meanbers of Hong- consider the Northern Territory, ito aliniat, the cars, and quartar.mistors. I was called hix on the part of the deck whern Chiang Ahoi overweighted, although the impersonation evinced Taking everything into consideration we can and other circumstances connected there in several times to look at them About a dozen was said to sleep and there I found another the most curatul atady; and we think the storfally endorse the opinion expressed to us by continuod ill during the night. I visited then powder similar to that found in the men's purse. in a part moro mitad to bi style, wonid da him aeveral histrionto votersais that a better per with. You will at once, I am sure, agree tha at morning, and. found them all still I heard of the poisoning en the evening of the self credit. Wo must at the same time sumit Cormanes than that which we have just revised with me, that it is impossible that the Bure more or loss ill. The girl Wong Amul had day they took the serp I saw the people sick, that it would require an artist of the greatest has alde bess given in Hongkong peso can work there. He cannot, especially died. That was reported to me and it was in I had nothing to do with looting after them. I szparieties to make anything at all out of suc
consequence of that report that I want. Three or saw that the quarter-masters gave the sick people a tune and colourlese feal,
As Mrs. Mübanks, the clear bendeit, ultra-com tinder a tropical sun, and you must have four of the others were in a precarious state and their medioine during the night, and carried out other labour inbredted to carry out rail-suffering from grast, enddass of the surface and the doctor's orders. When I took the powder to scientions venus of the world. Mrs. Fitz-Siddons ways and other public works." He then wakes this action of the Kenr, Tho palse the captain, he told me to take it to the doctor, was creedingly natural, and although, evidently suffering from purvostess, carried out an in was Bratcly peroptible and they were evi which I did...
James Rarison, third officer of the Deucalion, telligent conception with creditable discretion. proceeded to refer to his experience of Hin-dently suffering from a severe shook. I gaze deos, Malays, and Chinese during his resi- them biamath with a reparation of opiam to mid-I heart of some of the Chinese passengers In tuo sarcastic baglar with Joway Men Fitz- CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT, dence in the Straite Settlements, and speaks out next day the being tikar il a day, or two after we left Bl. Bidous was especially effective, and deserves war Chau Angan died. Most of the others zapora. On the morning the child died I wont commandation for her striet avoidanes of the ing of their comparative merits as labourers, were recovering bat free of them were still up on the bridge to rise the metal cflcer, alightont eggerthan. by continued I have no hesitation in say very. One of them died on the 25th and two The firkt prisoner was in ireng on the bridge,Mies Belment, who payed the leading volt, fourth died wa the 26th. On the 21st the cook and he made signs to me te be allowed to go for Jenny Gray, is entitled to a high place among ing that among the three species of labour showed me basin of soup with white sub-ward loosened the rous und wert with him Indly amature. Miss Belmont greatly added to no can compete with the Chinese, and stands at the bottom mail he suggested that forward. As we wore conting aft again he pathar reputation by her elever impersonation FETENDLY RELATIONS EE-WEEN RUBBIA AND Isomebody. And puttist in. He dɔer mot speak is used, under fire suver la rentilator and took of the wesuzistont, governoed in The Family
Taits have been oxchanged between the Sal whether you look on them as die sex English not and i had grass attenlty in un put the pupu produced. As soon as I saw it was Shakespeare, although in some parts there vants, labourers in the field, agriculturists, dorstanding him. The next day henguin brought powder Isaired it. To wanted to get it back vory was room for great important Apps tan of Turkey and the Grand Duke Nicholas or people to be employed in public works me the basin and I put some of the substanco, in badly, making signs that it was for his toe. He rantly wall versed in stage business, Bi you will find the greatest advantage from abolit produen the bottle, I do not know had a very sors toe. I give the powder to the Belmont exhibited one of the awkwardner (brother of the Czar)
what that is alsa received a packet of powder doctor. I did not, sercut any gee. Yesterday which is so often associated with amateur st introducing a large element of Chinese im from the sound oficer on the 22nd lustaut, and moruing, when the ship wan entering this harbour, tamids, but went through her arduous task with THE LATEST TELEGRAMS migration into the Northern Territory I another pocket I received from the think oflow, ander.orders from the captain I put the second all the grann and finish of ex experienced stress,
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THREE-LEGGED RACE IS Prize, 28. This, was won by Gneliner and Levy, 7th 10FLAT RADE, milo, 1st Prize, $3 2ad
Slompotitors, darte for this trina, when about 200 yards from homa Sorgent Carter toli; bat segural second place notwithstanding. Darsan, 74th, frat, Carter, 74to, sécanil 11 CONSOLATION PACK I Prime, 34; 2nd Bere of the upfortunates in previous sees ass for the Consolation The two Gunlardars Euro up soon after starting, and Skinner taking the lead came in fest, McCrory, second-Time,
12.—7 UOL OF WAR, open, tol Navy, ArmAY 250
Police, and Civilians, Teams to cOMKWAS Bluejacket 24h Highlandere-This boot In conssqueues of friendly glointio represa noh, and pulling their antagoniate easily was a one-aded advis, the 74th nevar yielding station from Ross, the Turkish tres have over the mark
**Then followed the tug, Royal Artillery and Marizes The Artillery had a good kold oa gracuated Bojurdere
thoir opponents, but they could not keep it up... and the Marines gof the gunpeer over
The 7th then pulled the Police, the former again gotting the best of it
The next crura, Se Marina y, dll, was
vary, victory for the matters