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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 1903
The competition of the Hongkong Rifle | Association to-day will be for spoons, com- mencing at 230 p.m.; distancos, 200, 500 and GUO Surds.
The booking for the first six nights of the Brough Company's sauson will commenço at. the Robinson Piano Co. on Monday. Further particulars will de found in any atvertisement columns.
The Advisory Committee in Manila advocates | the demolition of the old city wall.
The Russians base now got a telegraph wire of their own from Yingkow, via Sbanbuikwan, to Feking.
It is reported that Baron Gansburg bis arranged a loan from Russia to Corea of 008,000 you on the security of the taxation of the three southern provinces of Corna,
TELEGRAMS.
RECTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 4th February, ·
The Foocbow Spring Race Mooting has been fixed to take place on the 18th and 19th March. Lieutenant E. E. Carroll of the Ist Infantry,
MR. CHAMBERLAIN. - U.S.A... fell ecorboard from the transport
badan on the journey from Manila to Iloila.
Mr. Chamberlain has arrived at. Bloomfontein, It is reported in pugilistic circles in the Co- The Manila Times thas doceribus the racing lony that another big mill" is to be brought where he met with an onthusiastic reception. pony of the Suliah of cula, which was stoler off soon on the quist-presumably, as was tho lately"It is a backskin pony with a long last, on one of the sequestered islands in the,
neighbourhood.
Me. A. G. Ward, Secretary of the H.K.0.0. unnounces that the annual ra quyt fotruament will be held after the reet They will-beraceful body mounted upou four of the most
equiùs auctomy." a championship, and singls and double exquisits legs that over supporteil à frame of handicaps; entries olsa da tlie 3th fast,
inflicting untold harm on all those depan. dent on him there is no doubt; the labour. ing an is a man in all points like hia eniplayer: be thinks in the same groove, and employs the same arguments, but be, WATSON & CO., unfortunately at the bottom of the social ladder, d not the same opportunities of learning the laws of economies, and more unfort pantely still the employer-for the gest part a man with better means of information-thought it his interest to keep the other in the dark.. Both sides have been to blame in this unfortunato neglect, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS and both, as the result now comes home to
all and cach, have bad to pay for it. Schools Cu Sunday last the Norwegian barqué Aviati cannot teach the necessary lesson of prac-arrived in Manila with coal from Newcastle, tical knowledge, any more than they can NSW., for Worner, Barnes & Co. Daring the teach commonsense, and it is a want of this early part of the voyage, which eeupied 6 understanding that impels many honest days, the reased encountered a severe gale and B. OLD VINTAGE. superior
and good men to hold that nil that is needed lost bar targallant mast, quality, Red Capsule $10.00 $1.40 to restore the balance is "education".... C. FINE OLD VISTAGE superior quality, Black
Seal Capsule
D. VERY
PORT.
Per Doz For Bat
OLI FINE VINTAGE, extra superior
(OLD Bartlenį,' Violet
·Capsule
including under that term merely the book knowledge that can be acquired by regular attendance at school. We do not intend in any way to disparage clucation amongst 20.00 1.70 the so-called working classes; we have
known working niep with whom it was pleasure to discourse, atid such men have invariably had an elevating tendency amongst their fellows; umy of them have been good workmen too, but it would be 27.00 2.25 absurd to say that is a workman a man was advantaged by an elegant knowledge of In the same manner The following Wines, bottled in Europe, have latinity, for mstance.
but few of the things a youth learns in the very best of schools can be of direct benefit been specially selects, and procured from the celebrated firin of Messesto him in after life, and the altempt to rexluca education to a mere smatter of pounds, GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO.
skillings and pence will in the future, us in of London and Oporto, and are of the past, bring nothing but disappointment. o its promoters. The education required the highest class
Per Doz, Per Bot. by the working as by every other class is $16.50 $1.40 of a different mature, and is in fact the DOURO
education of experience of men and methods, 24.00 2.00 without which it is impossible for the OLD TAWNY
24.00 2.00 working man, as for the legislator, to INVALID
have any useful effect on his fellows. In this respect the education of the working ESTRELLA
classes of England has been in for tanate hands for at least a generation. The trai-m when applied to a homogeneous race that one man is as good as another, 60.00 5.00 bus not seemed to certain would-be philanthropists sufficient without supple- menting it with the gloss-and a great deal A. S. WATSON & CO. better too; and this self-contradictory dictain has been pressed to the extent that it has practically resulted in a war of class against class. The self-same busybodies who at the beginning of the last century were passing laws to lower aud brutalise the "working classes" and who would even
VERY OLD TAWNY OLDEST and FINEST
LIMITED,
30.00 2.50 33.00 2.75
50.00 4.25
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT". Ostromamicationsrelating to the new columns beeld be unhiressed to in EDITOE.
Dr. G. F. Pentecost has been preaching in Manila in vigorous support of the doctrine of "eternal damnation," and in the course of a seven rearked: “I'd rather make light and the proferred mercy of God "--which is certainly loy with an active Mount Pelee than slight a picuresgav expression.
An interesting experiment is about to be
Cholera is again taking a hand in the tried in the Pisilippinse which will be for tha
Santhorn provitices of the Philippines. The benefit of sportsmen rid the publie generally. Soverni government officers have aerungsreports of the 31st ult, show a gear! increase to import Mongolian pheasants, which they in the number of cases. The situation in most untivos era dying off by the roure. The total believe will thrive there and nd to the food-alarming in the fore country, where the aumber of cases reportel in the ielands np to supply.
date was 125,810.
Five plague cases (all Chinese and 11 fatal, occurred during the 24 hours ended at moon yesterday. The bodies wors picked up in No. 12 Henith District (our in. Mongkektui) one in Taikokteni, and one on a wharf of the Kowloon Godown Company), and the remaining two estes occurred in premises in Queen's Read East and Queen's Road Central.
The Inspectors of Police shot off their muskety course on Thursday at Tai Hang Rango ander very unfavourable weather conditions, the wind bolag gasty and the light Ind. All the Inspectors, however; qualified as marksmen with the customary six rounds. In- spector Gauld had 137, Tospector. Robertson 135, and Inspector Warnock 133.
A ricksha-puller was charged at Singapore.
last week with criminal intimidation during the ekska strike. It appeared that during the strike an European Police Sergeant in mufti engagad a rickah and just as the paller was starting the accused cune up and said he would kill him if he took a fare. Fafortunately for ns the Police Officer could speak Chinese, and hearing what was said promptly took him prisover. The Court after hearing ike evidenca sentenced the prisoner to six months' hard labour.
By kind permission of Major Radcliff and
Offers, the band of the 33rd Burma Infan try will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-night from 8 to 9.30. grante→→
March....... Overture...
The following is the pro-
"Wolverine,"
... Sousa .** Zaipa," *** ****** ..... Herold "Dandy Dan".......Slaughter Selection.....................
...Tschaikowaky Chant San: Parolo," Song...
Sidney Jonas Selection "San Toy.......
Berger EXTRA.
Carl Kiofert Bank Darcy. "The-irous Girl,"
God Save the King." In two articles in the French journal-Petit Vur adversely criticising the Frooch navy, it
Cuerpondents must forward their names and ashavo refused them the common rights of False Tanto...... Dans Un - Ave".
deeses with communications addressed to the Editor not for publication, but as evidence of good faith.
All Liters for publication should be written on our side of the paper only.
humanity, are now to be found clamouring for the annihilation of capital and capitalists, as the enemies of industry and
No anonymously signed communications that have progress. It is as if the manufacturer of urdu oppured in other papere will be inserted.
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A telegram from Lamp Vicars to Manila announced the death of tan Sultan of Maciu The Sultan was one of the Moros who resisted the entrance of the United states troops into the Lake Lanno country, and his forces were signally defeated by a column sent against them. It is believed that the Sultan died of cholern, although the telegram does not give the
cause of death.
Major Glenn has been acquitted by the Court of brother officers which tried him for alleged misconduct in the Samar. campaign. The verdict gems to have been very popular in Times, lu kul boen tried for administering the Manila. Previously, according to the Manite "watur-eure," found guilty, and given a light punishment. Further charges were
brought, but were all triumphantly met.
theu
A lelogram dated Washington, January 30, says:-Judge John McDonough, of Albany has adressed a letter to President Roosevelt accepting the offer of sppointment to the Supreme Court of the Philippines in the place unde vacant by the resignation of Commissioner James F. Smith. The Presidunt will therefore send his nomination to the Senate for confirma- tion. Judge McDonough has not avaoanced when he will leave for tlie islands, but it is expected that it will take him some time to arrange kis business affairs in Albany,
The authorities are offering $500 reward for information, that will lead to the arrest of the person or persons who murdered the Chinaman whose body, as we recorded at the time, was found recently on the Taipo Roid, "bouring knife-wounds,
Japanese puporé strie that a disguised Japanese Buddhist priest named Kawaguci, who got into hasss'ond lived there in the university for 18 months, bas aucceeded in getting out safely and reaching Darjeeling The Tibetans now worship him as a magician.
Mr. Carl Gunter, who was sentenced some time sines at Kobe to one mouth's imprisenwent for tiring a revolver to intimidats noms exlian who were threatening him, and who wounded one of them, appealed to the Osaka Court, which has commuted the sentence to of 100 yen.
a fine
The US refrigerating stoamer Sewand now io Manila will shortly make a trip to Hongkong to go into dry dock for the purpose of having her bottom cleared, says a Manila paper. The Sewar has seen considerable service on the Alaska route, and after her voyage across the | Pacific it was found that while she needed us repairing her foul bottom interfered greatly with her usefulness,
THE DREYFUS CASE AGAIN. There are indications impending of a renewal. of the campaign for the rehabilitation of ex- Col. Dreyfus. It is stated that tm French War Office has secured a document proving that ox-Col. Dreyfus coalit not have bron a traitor.
VENEZUELA.
An attempt to revive the revolution in. Venezuela has been decisivoly crushed by the Government who destroyed the insurgents (? camp) near Camotogua and explurod 15 officers and 200 men.
LONDON, 4th February.
EASTERN EUROPE. The Porte has officially warned the Powers that the Macedonian Commities in Bulgaria is organising a regular invasion of Macedonia in the spring. The situation is causing much anxiety, ou account of the international issuos involved.
THE BOERS IN SOMALILAND. The Boers in Somaliland are most willing, and are giving every silisfaction.
CORRESPONDENCE.
opinions expressed by our correspondents.] We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
"A" OR "AN."
Mr. F. Kics, local manager of the Equitablo
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," Life Assurance Society of the United States,
Hongkong, 6th February. informs us that he is in receipt of a telegram from the Head Ofios giving the results of the
SIE,A very abls and interesting article is Society's business for 1902. The figures as
yours to-day concerning the universul language; published in the United States are given below
but why not, as a beginning, drop the practi a sterling, and those of the previous year areally obsolete "an" and use thea? Why "na universal," or "an Eurǝpesu," or "an added for parpoes of comparison:----
...£73.835,783 £68,966.608 | Hotel"? These have long de u back numbers. Assels...
15,438,701 14,818,950 | Yours, ate.. Surplus Outstanding assurance 265,597,775 243682,361 New assurance written 57,796,803 51,231,685 [If we had wished to give examples of an-
The Admiralty have informed, the Merchant Bervise aik ant the transport mudel in connection with the South African wat will be given only to masters and officers of transports on “time chacter" employed in the conveyance of troops. They could not accept the sugestion Count Tolstoi addressad the following letter, of the guild that it should be extended to dated the 22ud ulk, to the editor of a Russian masters and offlers of regular linors which pa er-It is obrious that I cannot eajoy per carried troops or of other British ships which feat health, considering my age and the after-carried horsey, storos, &o, although they fully effects of the illnesses through which I have recognise the effeicat way in which thoso passed, and there will naturally be relapses masters carried out the freight contracts. The from time to time. The publication of detailed guild has replied that this decision will ease news concerning these relapses is disagreeable widespread disappointment, to ine, although I understand that such news may-for quite different commons-be interesting to various people I would, therefore, bog the
ing the state of my health.
Orders for entra copies of DAILY PRESS should be i brand-new world were to exclaim against is statel, among other things, that the policy.newspapers not to publish information concern.
scut before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hon the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, arlegraphic Address: Pusss Codes: A.B.Cuth B.
Lieber'
P.O. Raz, 33. Telephone No. 12
BIRTHS.
On the 23rd Junwory, at Hankow, the wife of M. RAPPORT, of a daughter.
On the 31st January, at No. 12, Park Lane, Shanghai, the wife of W. SenoRNAN, of daughter.
MARKIAGE.
On the 29th January, at the Union Church,
Shanghai, by the Rus. C. E. Darwent, MA, JOHN HARVEY, of Glasgow, to JESSIE MACDONALD, Maryburgh, Hoss-shire.
DEATH.
On the 1st February, at the General Hospital,
Shanghai, FERDINAND LOYOLD SETHERO, late of FM. Customs, aged 44 years.
The Daily Press.
HOSTRONG OFFICE: 14. DES VIVY ROADC. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.
HONGKONG, 7th February, 1903.
I connection with the undeniable decline proportionately with other countries of the
the fertile plain that it absorbed and wasted
of building a series of big ships is due to the the benificent streams sent down from the
domands of the private shipbuilding yards both more heautiful mountain, while at the same
on the part of the easters and the work. time inveighing against the mountain for It is also stated, with regard to the radius of obstructing the clubs in their passage-action of the cruiser Chateauen«ulf, ibat she was sent from Toulon with a full load in her and all on acount of their greedy thirst, in recompense for which they produced bankers of special conl, which was considered Bothing better that a few heaths and mosses, In fact both love, of course, their places in the great economy of nature. Without the hills to attract and condense the passing
vapour, the husbandman in the plain might struggle in vain, and without the plain- dweller to reap his harveals the inhabitant of the mountain would have but a sorry time. One of the most recent developments of this vicious setting of class against class is to be seen in the new-fashioned abuse of municipal trading, which is beginning to point to serious complications. The idea here is to do without capital, and the aim is to reduce the scope for the capitalists, and reduce all to one dend level. That there are occasions when a municipality way perform certain functions, at once more individual, is not to be denied; but, as the proverb mys, one woodcock does not make a winter, nor one swallow a summer, and it
suficient to take her as far as Singapore at au average speed of 14 knots, her noinimal cal consumption at that speed being 1541b. per hp. per hour. She only managed, however, to reach
Colombo without roooaling,
Has an
SUPPOSED MURDER IN THE HARBOUR.
It is a current subject of conversation among the bat people in the Harbour that two Chinese connected with the Teinitsatsui Police were murdered on the day following Chinese Now Year's day. The story goes that the two man clandestinely went out on
D
LANGUAGE AS SHE IS WROTE.
desirable reforms (so-called), wo should have in- stanced a universal" and "n European." As we do not say "ab yuniversal" or "ák Yeuropena ** we prefer, with what we venture to think the- soundest authorities, to write "an universal ** and an Earopean." An hotel" may be a back number, but there is hardly an universal
acceptance of a betel" yet, though the initial in the word has sudoubtedly streng- thened since hotel first became English- En. D.P.]
FOOTBALL.
This afternoon on the Happy Valley in the Shield Competition, tha. V,R,C. will play the 78th Company, R.A. Kick-off at four o'clock, Referee-Mr. Triggs. It is expected that the mutch will be one of unusual interest.
HONGKONG BOAT CLUB.
At a private meeting of the members of the Hongkong Boat Club held last ovoning in the "squeezing" | Cricket Club Pavilion, it was unanimously
We received yesterday from Taipei, For, is, the following telegraphis message: **Last papers dated Hongkong twenty fourth has carthquake destroyed post office any hunter." We venture to suggest that this Bay on which gambling was going on. Among trace last three Saez mails formosun bead-expedition among the junka lying in Yasmati others, a junk with a large crowd on board was barded by the couple. When they pat should read:-"Our last paper to hund are dated Hongkong, 24th January. thers any traces of the inst three mail vit Suez the police from coming down upon the gamblers, The the two men are said to have been seized and Canal (Sd) Formosuu Headhunter." earthquake destroyed your Post Office? Are forward their demand for "squeeze" to keep The N.-C. Duity News gives the following headhunter" will doubtless be pleased to hear imprisoned in the hold and afterwards killed and account of an incident which we have already that our Post Office still stands in its architectu. thrown overboard. What truth there is in the the police do not vouslisafe any information on announced telegraphically-A fatal accidentral perfection, but wa cannot inform him as to report we do not pretend to say, but, although the matter, there seems to be no doubt that occurred at Kinking on the sight of the 23th the mails. He must hunt for another head,
the man have lost the number of their mess. ult, in which four of the crow of H.M. gontozt Snips lost their lites by drowning. It seems that the Stipe arrived there during the evening and the doctor, Dr. J. C. Rowan, went eshare to dinner. Later in the evening a bost was sent to fetch him off. He was taken aboard her and shortly afterwards the boat was caught by one of the blizzards so frequent in that locality, and capsized. Dr. Rowan was able to swim sad was savel, but tho boal's crew, consisting of four Three bodies were recovered the following
A-London telegram of the 23rd ult. sage the Lord Chief Justice, in summing up in the Lynch trial, emphasi¬d the case Es pot merely case of a technical breach of the law, bat a deliberately misting the King's enemies. There had been, he said, too muck belittling of the crime of treason in the past. Lynch having nothing to say after the rerdiet was given, the Judges donned black caps, and Justice Wills,
it had been for many years the fashion to treat that the only palliation of the cffence was that such matters lightly, and men were encouraged. to play with sedition and to lay with treason. Lynch was perfectly composed, the integram
USES FOR ALCOHOL. The numerous attempts made by French inventors to employ alcohol instead of patrol in motor cars would be quere interesting but for
Ous of the important the suspicion that these inventions have a semi-political origin,
kong Yacht Club and to apply to the Govern decided to smalgamate with the Royal Hong-
meut for a site for a new club house. Hon. F.
........
May, C.M.G., was obsirman of the meeting.
CRICKET.
The following will play in the match Hills z. Plains today, commencing at 11 a.m.:-
Hills R. E. 0. Hird, J. T. Dixon, A. C. E. Elborough. Col. Ferries, AV.D., T. C. Gray, P. T. Lamble, G. P. Lammert, H. A. Lammert W. R. Lemarchand, Capt. Radcliffe, R.E, and J. A. Woodgates.
Plains:-Lt. M. C. Allenby, E.N., Lt. Bed- well, R.N., Lt. Dalrympla, R.N., A. Greenstock, A. Mackenzie, A. Punnett, R.N., Lt. Rayıpond. E.N., Lt. Gouldsmith, RN, A. G. Ward, and two others.
general trade of Great Britain, it has often economically and more to the comfort of the neo, were drowned, and the boat was lost. 8 senior Jndge, pronounced sentence. ilo said rural industries of France is the production of and Sergeants of Sherwood Foresters will take
morning.
The St. Petersburg Journal of Commerce and Industry gives an account of an effort which is being made to develop Russian trade It appeare that two Chinese in Manchuria. merchants from Newchwang made a journey to Russin at spring, and, after inspecting come
adds.
The result of the trial of Mr. Terrell, the American attorney who was arrested in Hong-
seat to Manila, was a sentepes of six mouths.
been pointed out that the decrease of personal responsibility through the undue multiplication of the principle of limited is not safe to reason for universals from responsibility bus in many directions much
mere unite. At s11 events the question is to do with the apparent lack of enterprise, already beginning to have its serious side, and that the development of so-called and certain corporations under the dictation socialistic theories is also accountable for of the so-called labour classes are almost much of the misunderstanding still existing openly starting a enimpaign against capital between employer and employed, and this itself. Hitherto the most disastrous result in turn by hampering the great employers of the new system is that under its influence of labour has left them at an
enormous Great Britain has already fallen behind the disadvantage when time was a supreme world in her electrical industry: yet matter in the carrying out of important England is the country of FARADAT, who contracts. It was thus that British firms scarcely a generation ago taught the world were unable to undertake many great that electricity was a power. This is, hor. enginearing works, not because they have
ever, but one out of many examples. not the requisite akill or appliances, but, because their position as regarded their en- ployees is such that they can offer no guarantee that, having accepted the terms, they will not find the work delayed by strikes or other organisations on the part of the employed which will, as in the ease of the lamentable "engineering strike," leave the capitalist totally at the mercy of the working man. That in the long run the labourer will discover that in going against for the purpose of drawing op rules. The rouble 50 copecks pood, but the goods are two the strength of that he had been recalled from the dictates of all sound economic laws, he is teornament commences on Monday,
A retern match between Craigezgower C.C.
The following will represent Crsigeu....... substancos, and the alcohol sa ustry 2.35. crude alcohol from potatoes, or other sarely place at the Happy Valley this afternoon, st languishes agriculture in certain districts will gower C.C.:-
To obviste this danger the J. D. Kinnaird, L. E. Lammert, R. Bags, L languish too. French Government is doing all it can to A. Rus, R. C. Witchell, J. L. Stuart, J. P. encourage inventers to demonstrate that alcobol Jordan, M. H. Hartean, R. Pestovji, A. A. can be used to advantage for purposes for which Remedies, and M. E. Asger. the natural man would employ parafin or petrol
In the match Army Ordnance Corps v. 4. or coal. So far the demonstration does not a certain time-konnared use for sicohol at Happy Valley to day, the following will 80 Eseturies and workshops, chiefly at Moscow Loug at the ins anco of the Manila Police and appear to have convinced the public. Meanwhile H.K. Civil Service Cricket Club, to be played and Lodz, bought goods to the value of 8,000
J. C. A. Lillywhite (cupt), H. R. Skinner, zoubles for the Newchwang market. Since He has appealed to the Suprema Court. Mr. continues to extend in France at a rate which represent the Ordnance: their ratura further orders for some 25,003 Stevens was found guilty of perjury ou Mr.is causing serious alarm to thoughtful
A generation age. Frenelimen of E. P. Bradford, A. E. Hatwell, E. McGibbon, roubles have been received in Rueria. The Terrell's behalf and given two years; he `aleo | Frenchmen.
of this experiment has led to the appealed. In passing sentence on Terrell, all clases rightly enjoyed a high reputation for H. Turner, A. S. Anscombe. C. Ratter; W. T., success. formation of thres companies, comprising 16 Judge Johnson bald that the defence bad failed sobriety. They drank thoir wine, good or bad, Burgess, G. O. Heron, and F. Bromley, Chinese firms, to sell Russisa products in to prove that Lim Jap had been paid the $1,000 according to their means, and remained sober The devastation of the vineyarde wus Mr. Terrell's duty to keby the property drunk, Nouchwang, Tientsin, Shanghai, and Dalay. lien which he held on Mr. Terrell's library. It while their English contemporaries rolled to bed Representatives of these firms, recompanied by M. Sorokin, the assistant director of Castonis intact and ready to deliver to Lim Jap on wrought by the phylloxera gave a new turn to French drinking habits. Workmen found that at Nuwchwang, are at present in Moscow sad ary demand. When Mr. Turrell sold the library l
arrange terms, with Russian Mr. Tutherly he divested himself of his power they could boy raw potato spirit for a trifling trying to
sum when wine was dear, and the habit of manufacturers for a regular supply of goods to deliver, and so 'committed fraud. In the diffsulty is the greatest hindrance to the discrepancy existed between what Mr. Stevans rapidity. The effect upon the health of the According to M. Sorekin, the transport Sterous case Judge Johnson found that a vital drinking this spirit has extended with alarming development of Itussion trade in Manchuria. had sworn to in the affidavit and his testimony popalation said to be disastrons, and crimes It is open to Carriage by land costs over five roubles a pood, on the witness stand. He therefore judged of violence under the influence of drink are which rendere competition with English and the affidavit falme. He further said that the undoubtedly more frequent.
instead of trying to find new uses for alcohol, American goods practically impossible. The false affidavit should have been resented more question whether the French Government, are requested to meet in the Club, Garden-Road,journey by eos is much cheaper, about one by Mr. Terrell than anybody else, as it was on
production of this dangerous liquid, would not do more wisely to check the
wonths on the way.
The arrangements with regard to the hours of the Banks on the race daye Lavo beon sitered; the Banks will open for the transaction of public business at 9am, (au bour earlier than usual) and close at 11.15 am.
Entries for the S. Patrick's Club billiard tournament close to-night at 7 o'clock with Mr. D. Duy's, Hon. Secretary, Captains of teams
Hongkong.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Imperial German mail steamer Konig Albert, which left here on the 7th ut, arrived ut Genos on the 4th inst., a.m.
The steamer Catherine Apcur, from Calentts, left Singapore for this port on the afterncon of the ith inst.
The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s steamer Hyades left Victoria for Yokoh na on the 2nd inst.
The N.I.K. steamer Xanvikura Moru (Euro- 5th inst., p.m., and is expected bere on the 11th inst poan Line) left Singapore for this pert on the
The C.P.R. steamer Tarlar arrived at Shang- hai at 8 am. on the 6th inst, and left again at to arrive at 10 a.m. on the 9th inst 3 pm, same day for Hoogkong, where she is due