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to have clang tenaciously to the project as
The late Mr. Stuart Barrison's yacht Thistl one that would be a novel source of revenue,
was sold at auction for 3505, the purchaser boing but Bir MATTHEW NATHAN, it was con-
Mr. Hankeyaz jeetured, would see it in the larger light,
H.M.S. Thetis arrived høre from Weihaiwei
A. S. WATSON & CO., and not allow such sordid considerations to yesterday, and H.M.S. Rinaldo left on her
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WIND AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
homeward voyage.
Guunórs W. A. Sims and J. Smith have boon permitted to resign from the H.K.V.A. Mr. H. L. Garrett has joined.
Gunners J. F. C. Macdonald and J. 1. Barrie have been transferred from the H.K.V.A. to the Volunteer Reserve.
Haronston's Circus arrives to-morrow from Shanghai by the F.8. Choysang. The elephant will push ous of the cages of wild animals to the location at Causeway Bay,
outweigh those more important factora of health, beauty, and sentiment which in the past prompted the rulers of the Colony to cover the brown slopes of this once barren rock with masses of foliage. It was natural, perhaps, that His Excelleney should not like to in any way reverse the policy of his locum tenens, bat it is necessary sometimes to revise even one's own opinions and revers, one's own acts. But the GovERNOR 20 far has not seen fit to intervene and stay the deforestation which is so rathlessly proceed- Th proprietors of the Hongkong Steam ing; we have not even an assurance that Waterboat Co. Ld. have boon summoned the green slopes above the City of Victori, instaut, to hear the report and accounts to the to the fourth yearly meeting on, the 25th which so gloriously frame it, will not even-end of 30th September. For Case of 1 Dox.tually be reduced to their virgin nakedness. Will not His Excellency give us some com-
The Norddeutscher Lloyd Mail steamer Print Uetarich, which it will be remembered fort on this head? Perhaps Mr. Skewar
rau on acord show near Colombo, is advertise would not object to nedress a pulite questo leave Hongkong for Europe on Wednesday tion calculated to elicit 'an expression of next. This will give two mails to Europe nuit opinion from the Herd of the Executive. week. The Colonial Secretary's replies, we regret to say, afford no satisfaction.
PORTS
B. (RED CAPSULE) A GOOD FRUITY
WINE.
$16.00
C. (BLACK CAPSULE) A FINE LIGHT
PORT, Several Years in Bottle and
particularly recommended for Iu-
valids. There is no botter value for
money in Hongkong ...
D. (VIOLET CAPSULE) VERY FINE
OLD VINTAGE. A full bodied
after Dinner Wing well kuowu aud
liked all over the East
$20.00
At any rate, with the prospect of a "pro- longed danudation of the hill sides before us, and a return to the pristine barrenness of the landscape, we would venture to ask Sir MATTHEW NATHAN to command a halt in this most unsightly in Lignoble work, while inquiry is made into the question, from a forestry point of view, whether it is either necessary or desirable tɔ destroy the forests after such a brief existence. We hiya no $27,00 confidence in Mr. DUNN's dict that the Pinus Chinensis shoul·I be felled on reaching maturity, and that such matarity is retched in twenty-five years. We believe that Mr. DUNN is merely theorising, and that he knows very little about the local conditioas Where did he get his experience? Has bee consulted his experienced predecessor, -Mr. CHARLES FORD, 1.8.0., who for more than
Port required for immediato use should be ordered to be decanted before being sat out.
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At a meeting of the Ararat Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners. No. 24, E.C. hold at the Freemasons' Hall, Zatlan! Straat, Bro, F. W, Edwards was elected W.C.K.; Bro. J. J. Bullia. Trourer; and Bro. J. Vauston
Tyler
On Wednesday morning a band of pirates attacked a junk in one of the creeks in the Now Territory. The junk escaped but one of the crew was shot in the thigh. On admission to the Civil Hospital, it was fount that the bone was baily shattered.
Owners of yachts not members of the Royal Hengkong Yacht Club are complaining of being debarred from entering their yachtsat Bogutias. In former years all comers were allowed to enter, but this year the privilege has been restricted to members of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. A correspondent asks, why?
The Baron yon Tes. Haurt, of Musturs. Grote & Co. of Kongmoon, the West River, port,
was royally cele rated there by two members of the I.M. Customs Staff, the leading officials, the Commisionor, and the Baron hisslf. The away. The Barn is not a Consul was 'Britisher, but he boasts blood-relationship to His Majesty, being of the House of Saxe- Coburg, Gotha,
TELEGRAMS.
["DAILY PRESS" SERVICE,]
THE NORTH SEA OUTRAGE.
*LONDON, 10th November. Lord Lansdowne, the Minister for For- eign Affairs, speaking at the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guildhall last night, said there was no prospect of war between Great Britain and Russia. Distinct assurances had been received from Rússia that the officers detained were implicated in the North Sea "outrage and that any others proved culpable
would also be punished:
PROPOSED ARBITRATION TREATY
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*LONDON, 10th November
THE WAR.
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ALEXIEFT HISSED.
LONDON, 11th November. Admiral Alexieff on his arrival at St. Petersborg was hissed by the populace. ...He publicly reminded his nationals that
he was still Viceroy.
"{ REUTER'S. SERVICE.]
THE BALTIC FLEET AND THE CANAL.
LONDON, 9th November.
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In view of the passage of a portion of the Baltic fleet through the Suez Canal, elaborate
The United States has made a proposal precautions are being taken, and guards to the Powers for a Treaty of Arbitration.posted along the Tanks.
• Received yesterday.
REUTER'S SERVICE.]
AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
INTERPORT CRICKET
MATCH.
HONGKONG. v. SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI BAT FIRST.
The first day of the Interport, opened a triffs hazy, the sky boing of a dull leiden colour, with Lors and there a gleam of sunshine showing through the rifts in the clouds.
Several additional matsheds had hoon erected to accommodate visitors, who, however, at 10.30 am, were by no means excessivo in number. The usual army of grimy inquisitiyo cooltes hung on to the rails on the Queen's Roud side of the ground.
The umpires, A. G. Ward and A. Mackenzio, inspected the wicket at a quarter past ten, and shortly after the rival captains tossed for first
innings. Potter was succesful in guessing correctly. Bersembe Smith delayed the start somewhat, not reaching the ground until ten minutes to cloven.
R. Parkes and V, H. Laoning opened the batting for Shanghai- ut five to clevou NEW JAPANESE LOAN,
amidst hearty cheering. Parkes at the eastern ond and Tanning at the western: Lumsden LONDON, 9th November-ent down the first over, and Lanning promptly
Birl
A new Japanese lonn (6 per cent.) "of sent his first ball to the off boundary. £12,000,000 at 90, will be issued in-was bowling at the other end, and Parkes drove the left-hander nicely. for a couple. Lumsden mediately; half in London, and half in was sending down a fast good-length ball," and New York. Dealings have already taken Parkes did not seem at all at fioms, scooping a ball towards point which Pearce just failed to place at 1 per cost. premium. over-
reach. With ton on the board Lanning played forward to one of Bird's slows, and before he could get back Arthur had removed the bails.
W. E. Moule followed. He was not comfort-
LONDON, 9th Novembor. The Democratic Heulquarters admit that President Roosevelt was elected by an whelming majority and carried ovory doubtful
State. His plurality in New York State was LLOYD'S REGISTER OF (-200,000, exceeding that of McKinley in 1900, -
Judge Parker telegraphed to President Roosevelt: "The people by their votes have emphatically approved of your administration and I congratulate you.".
Mr. Higgins, republieza, has been elected Governor of Naw York.
The Republic n majority in the House of
Representatives has increased from 3t to about
50.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Interport Cricket continies.
Club play the Police "A" team. beginning at The "A" team of the Civil Service Cricket
2.15 p.m. Messrs. W. H. Woolley, W. J.
Smith, F. Allen, L. E. Brett, A. Brown, W Goldsmith, T. Abley, and H. Kuight will represent the C. S. C.
BRITISH
AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.
able with Lumsden, and was completely beaten more than one occasion. Parkes got one frem Bird nicely away past the screen, shortly afterwards following it with a drive along the carpet to the uff for A couple, Parkes got well under one of Bird's deliveries, and lifted it clear over the matshed at the astorn end: Both men were now laying the The fielding of the home team, however, was wood on vigorously, albeit somewhat luckily. very keen, and nothing was thrown away. Thirty was brought up on the board by a nice hit to leg by Moule. Smith failing to gather the ball, and a boundary resulted. A snart votara
bowler away to leg, but only a single resulted. by Pearce at cover-point from a cut by Moule was applauded. Moule again got the slow
The report of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for the year ended June 20, 1904, shows that on June 30 there were classed on Lloyd's Register-book 9,672 merchant vessels, register
Of those vessels ing 17,713,999 tons gross. 6,652, with a tonnage of 11,759,871, wore British, and 3,020, with a tonnage of 5,927,123, were foreign.
In spite of the low freights which have ralod for some time past the result of the year's output of ships is remarkable, no fewer than 625 vessele of 1,079,045 tons having been hailt under the inspection of the surveyors to Lloyd's Register for classification. Of these vessels 581
tons were sailing ships. Of the total 749,005 of 1,051,060 tons wero stenners, and 44 of 27,085
tons, or 69 per cent, were built for the United
foreign and colonial owners,
Compared with the figures of the preceding 12 months, the late was now getting his eye in and treated the new bowler with hat scant respect, bringing the figures show a decrease of 190,305 tona as regards steamers, and 41,070 tons as regards 10 up with a couple of snicke through the slips. of over 5,000 tons were classed and six mailing fortune thau fell to his lot. Moule got nicely. sailing vessels. During the year 36 steamers Lutusden was bowling well, and deserved batter vessels of over 2.000 tome, Finkng or the dry cock was Bonding along a ball Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation that rose rapidly off the wiemot and nedod a Company, two for the Union Castle. Mail lot of watching. Steamship Company (Limited), one for the Cunard Steamship Company (Limited), and one for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
The tonnage in course of constructios ander the inspection of the society's surveyors of homo and abroad on June 30 was 901,844 tons.
R. Hancock wentoufor Birdat thewestern end-
A. S. WATSON & CO. | thirty years laboured to accomplish wh.. kindly informs us that the King's Birthday Andrews, W. Brand, T. P. Conolly, W. H. E. Kingdom, and 329,140, or 31 per cent, for and nearly got Moule stumped off his first ball
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Mr. DUNN is lending all his avergies to destroy? We think not; and we venture to predict that Mr. FoRD would agree with us that the pius pluatations are not yet at their zenith, that they should not in any case be felled en blue, and that when the time comes for felling, it should be done only in the way of thinning, young trees ONLYCOMMERications relating to the new clowns being pleated no the sime time to replace Consal-General, was At home" from 11am. Ianted to be the referee.
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Yesterday being the motorsary of the birthday of His Majesty, King Victor Em- Volpicelli,
VERÐ ALA, VE
till ngon, when his Consular colleagues, the Italian commnuity, and many foreign friends called at the Consulate. H.E. the Governor, Common wo Dicken wore represented by the'r Atos-de-Canip. The King of Italy is 33 years
the matured or decaying ones condeaned. Mr. Duss's apparently overweening anxiety to place his little. Department in the ranks of the revenue-producing departments. E. Major-General Villiers Hatton, and seems to be, in no small degree, responsible for this tree-folling craze. But Mr. DUNN should not be in a hurry. He has yet much to do and to learn, during which period his will necessarily remain a spending depart- There are large areas on the island of Hongkong still unplaated, and miles of
ment.
ofugo.
We are requested by the committee of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to convey their thanks to the public of Hongkong for their generous suppert of the Bazaar held last Sunday especially the ladies and gentleman who attend.
At football, the R. A., S. A. 1st S.F. coutest the Naval Yard on the round of the latter, kick-off at four o'clock. The R. A. S. A. team consists of Walters, goal; O'Donnell and Tarner, hot Spencer, Froggatt, Walsh, Fowler, and Smedley, forwards. Sgt. Murphy, 1st S. F., has kindly con
FOOTBALL.
H.K.F.C. e. 1.3.8. "YENORANCE."
A match was played at Happy Valley yester- During the year 655,883 tons of ship and builer steel wore inspected by the society's surveying day between the following teams
staff, which now consists of 293 officers.
Hongkong Football Club Crofton, goul, A. F. Lang and F. C. Hall, backs; H. C. Gray R. Macpherson, and E. F. Aucott, halves; W. H. Williams (Capt), N. H. Rutherford, W. G. Leckie, C. Humphreys and H. L. Garrott, forwards.
H M.S: Fengrance :-Marelunt, goul; frown"
Buress and Gilbert, forwards.
TEA IN JAVA,
Pearce now relieved Lumplen at the eastorn on Dixon, Hancock, and Bird were in the slipe waiting a chance of something' turning up of the fast bowler.
Parkos lifted a ball high to the off from Hancock, and Heath, jumping up, escured bim. He had played a valuable if not brilliant innings of 23.
T. Wallace was the next man in, and with cat to the off brought up the half century off Hencook.
Another wicket soon fell, Wallace falling a victim to Poarcs, caught in the slips by Bird. He had contributed only a single,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD Ci, slopes on the hills in the New Territoryed the various stalls. the donora of prizes and and Gardener, backs; Plummer, Cornick and LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. which need his attention.. There is also refreshments, the members of the orchestra who Josephs, halves; Keywood, Easton, Raval obaracter, and competes with it in all its hard chance to the wicket-keeper later ou.
much scope for effort in endeavoring to played during the oveniar and the officers of find out suitable plants for production in the 110th Mahratta Infantry for the use of
amounted to about $2,300.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 12TH, 1904.
We had hoped that the questions asked in the Hinterland;, and the Botanic Gardens their Band. The not proceeds of the Bazaar round the Club goal. The first scoring wasinado
1
He
Java has already brcome a menace to the British tea-growing industry. The toa, sines the Assara plant was introduced into the island,
Poltor nsat parinorod Moula. He got one closely resembles the British-grown product in away to leg for four off Hancock, but gave a
markets. Tea-growing in Java dates from 1829 was laying the wood on with vigane, and was bat made little progress until 1885. Then scoring freely all round the wicket, when he great improvement set in by planters going in touched a rising ball from Pearce and Arthur largely for cultivating Assam tea in preference snapped him behind the wicket. Four wickets to the Chius article, which had been their only were now down for 61, Potter having scored 10. . stand-by. From that date the industry heontay
Turnbull was the newcomer, and played the thriving and growing, until now it has reached opening over from Pearce with eare. He seemed an output of about 22,000,000 lbs. This already bent on getting him away through the slips,
in its importance with the significant possibili ties of the future. At present England consumes about 9,000,000 of Java ten, or Imulf its crop
During the first half the play was mostly by Keywood; Revel contreing abal, and he shot neatly between the posts. Again the bounce, another rush, a Fittle sharp play and Burness scored the second goal for the Vengeance. The Club then worked the ball up to the Feegzance' goal, and Macpherson, who was doing some splendid kicking, shot it through. A fresh start a little working to the Club's goal, and Gilbert
and of the first half Burgos, one of the naval men, Russia, where it competos on favourable handi- four to the of. This brought the sights on the
are not even yet beyond possibility of im- the Legislative Council, the protests made
Last night Dr. J. Lukban gave a ball in the Press, and the repented expressions provement. In the meantime the planta-
at his residence in Wyntham Street in honour of opinion, in public and in private, by tions a safely be left, the trees will con-
of the following Filipino gentlemen who are members of the community would sufhies tinue to grow and improve, more especially proceeding on their way from the United States to check the destructive onslaught of the if they are judiciously thinned, and the pro-to Manila: -Governor Fimmtal of Camarine, ceeds of the annual thinnings ought to go Senor Moreng, Dr. Rojas, Lotrato Sumolung head of the Afforestation Department on
published at (late editor of Democraci the carefully nursed plantations committed far to reduce the Afforestation vote. With
Governor Sartos of Nueva Exija,
is a serious olement of competition, but it pales
and was nearly caught before he had scored. Moule was playing u steady correct gaine, al- though leis rate of scoring was slow. Turnbull now got going and put one of Pearce's specials
to his care. But it would seem that this isregard to the $33,000 set down in the Manila. the organ of the Federal Party), scored for the Vergeatice, and before the end The rest is consumed in Holland or geos to cut of the ground for six, followed by a cut for far from being the case. At the meeting Estimates as the probable amoual to ha of the Legislative Council held on the 3rd realised from the sale of our young plantu. Attorney Bigson of Locus Bar. A large was successful in auother shot for a goal cap forms with British-grown tea, as it is bourd Moule then got. Hancock away to log
number of guests were present, and the
Broning was very pleasantly spent.
Half-time:-.M.8. Vengeaner, 4; Cluk, 1.
In the second half the Club worked much better, but although they made the play warm round their opponents' goal and had a few shuts they were not successful in scoring further. At the conclusion of the game the score stood as at half-time.
Result-H.M.S. Vengeznici, A; Club, I.
THE TONNAGE SCALE AT BOMBAY,
exempt from the rocant increase of duty imposed for four. Turnbull now faced Hancock, who on teas catering Russia through Europe. sout down a maiden: Moule got. Peared away The main element of the dangor is the appal to the leg for four, and brought up the 90. ling magnitude of the possible source of supply- This was followed by a hard drive to the The industry is now fonding to a rapid expanff by Turabuli which evoked cheers around”
the ground.
sion, Say that at the present moment there are only 54,000 acres under tes cultivation, thero is
After a consultation, J.T. Dison took the still a larga extent of unexploited land in Jara ball from Hancock at the western end, and itself. The population averages some 320 people Turnball put his second ball prettily through to the squaro milo, so the resident labour force the slips for a singi), Moute following with a is practically unlimited for suitable areas of hit to square-leg for a brace. Moule was the cultivation. But this is not all The writer next to go, falling a victim to Peares ut 99. tells us that the Dutch East Indies collectively He just touched a rising ball and Smith in the comprise an area exceeding 738 raillion square slips made no mistake. Moulo had played a miles, peopled by more than 3 million inhabi- valuable innings of 40 tonts; that Sumatra alone, with a territory of 161,000 square miles three times the size of Java, has thousands of acres adapted to tea growing, and as these figures are derived trem reneral sources of information and not from hearsay they may be accepted as correct. The Java planters have succeeded in cheapening their cost of production-Straits Times,
tions, we beg to assure His Excellency the GOVERNOR that the community would regard
The Norddeutscher lloyd will alter the route this paltry sum as a most wretched offset of its New Guinea branch line in the following for the destruction of the beauty of the
manner: The Imperial Mail steamets Prinz island, to say nothing of the detriment to the Waldemar and Prinz Sigist will henceforth rainfall, the elimination from the breezes of Tollur the route from Sydney via New Guinea the delightful and health-giving pine to Hongkong and Japan (instead of calling at odours, and the removal of the cover now Singapore) and take the same route back to afforded to the feathered songsters and the Sydney. The first voyage according to the
new schedule will be made by the Prin deer who frequent the forests. If it besigismund, which left Sydney on October 29,
A general meeting of the Bombay Chamber necessary, the residents will be ready to put and she is atvertised to-day to leave Hongkong of Commerce was held recortly to consider a their protest in a more concrete form and for Japan about the 22nd inst. At an interval proposal to alter the rules regarding the tomage present a petition on the subject for trans- of six wosks" daration, ie, on December 10, the scale. The Chairman proposed: (a) That the mission to the Right Honourable thester Iring Waldemar will follow. The tonnage state for stesters shall be on the basis of steamers will call at Kotio and Yokohama, 40 cubic feet to the box, but in no case to exceed Secretary of State for the Colonies. Bat we have faith in the good feeling and com- By kind permission of Col. Cauifold and 20 cwts, dead weight; (b) tlu when freight is mon-sense of Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, and officers, the band of the 110th Mahratta, Light payable on weight the same is to be on the ziet
the Hongkong Hotel to-lay (Saturday), during to full-pressed, estton bales, for which special danger, however, will not be imminent until the sent down maiden. At a quarter past feel sure that His Excellency will order a Infantry will play the following selections, utweight delivered. The above rules do not apply provision is made as follows: (c) that the suspension of the tree felling on the present
Hue tonnage scale for full-pressed cotton bales par lines before further mischief is effcoted.
Monokton steamer shall be on the basis of. 40 cubic feet,
Tchakoff
Barber or 16 owte gross to the ton, at the steamer's Shaughter option; (2) that hides and skins, whether ju Macbeth bales or handles, be taken by measurement and MENU-Hors D'Euvres-Caviara and Egg not by weight; (e) that oil be tskou an outside Canapes Scur-Potage Velours Fish-Grimossarement of cask At amendment was Salmon a la Monitur. Entrees-Chicken kice and Green Peas, Haricot Ox Tail, Cabbage moved by the representative of Messrs. Ra'li Farcie. Curry-Prawn Joints-Loast Sirloin
O. V. Lanzing filled the vacancy, and after his had received three bells from Bird. a. bye brought up the full century, Turnbull was putting his back well into it, and lifted one of
instant, the Colonial Secretary, replying to questions asked by the Bou. G. STEWART, în the absence of Mr. R. SHEWAN, said that the contract for felling trees and carrying away the wood had been lot in two ways: in the first, payments zro mado in an in- defuite number of small instaliments as the trees are selected and marked for felling by the Forest Officers, about two-thirds of the estimated annual output having been sold in that way. In the second, a total pre arranged sum is paid for all the mature trees in one block, about one-third of the fellings having been disposed of thus. Mr. MAY added that "two contracts were sub- sequently let without calling for tender, as the first contractor could not handle the whole of the work." From this it is pretty evident that arrangements for a very extens sive massacre of the innocents have been made, and that large areas which have for years delighted the eye, conserved the water supply, and lessened mularia, will: nocu, like the hill slopes at Abordoen, return to their ancient arility. The general hope and fouling of residents was that His
Messrs. W. Inglis and P. C. Potts have joined of Beef and Horseradish Roast Turkey and Saus.Brothers, that in the opinion of this meeting Shanghai and Nagasaki and a depresion in the stroke of his in particular, & lato cut in the Excellency the GOVERNOR would see his
the Volunteer Troop; Mr. Gillingham husage, Boiled Leg of Mutton and Capar Banse, Cold there is no reason to change the existing way to modify the zeal of his subordinates resigned. Gamer J. P. Jordan, of the Vout Joints, cit, erster Pio and Mixed Salad. Bombay tonnage RCL which has worked Vegetables Sweets Lemon Pudding, Chocolate satisfactorily, for so many years. The amend even in so good a cause as the replenish-ter Artillory, has been transferred to the Ice Crear and Finger Carca, Treacle Tart, Tipy ment was carried by 30 rotes to 15-27-
Cako. Dart Coffee. Praits. ment of the Treasury, Mr. May appears Volunteer Troop.
The German Mail of the 12th October was. delivered in Londen on the 10th inst.
The German flagship Furst Bismarch is exposted to arrive at Hongkong during the next for days.
dinner :-
Merch Advanes Guard". Selection.., "Toreador"
Dance Sambo's Holiday "Valse "Tout-Prisso??: Selection... French Maid" Serenata."Love in Lioness"
THE
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following repert
On the 11th at 11.55 a.n. The barameter has rise in N. China and B.W. Japan and fallen slightly in S. Chino
An articyclone over the Yellow Ees, between extreme norther part of the Sea of Japan. Moderate NE. monsoon nay be expected in the Formon Channel and in the northern part of the Chion Sea
Forecast Moderats N.E. winds, cloudy, fair,
Dixon's deliveries over to the pavilion.
WOLO
Lumsden wout on again vice Pearse, sud twelve the crimsd gubernatorial coolies seen approaching the ground, and conjointly with His Excellency's arrival fle Union Jack was
Venetian up à rast outside the marquee which had besi reserved for the occasion, and from which His Excellency viewed the game. Turnbull was doing the major portion of the scoring, and was hitting freely all round the wicket, ono
slips, evoking applause."
run
Lanning was playing a most careful gamo, and like, the owners of the Prometheus) refused to be tempted to take
any risks.