LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
HONGKONG CLUB », UNITED SERVICES. Hongkong Club hal as their guests on Saturday a United Services XI, A good game resulted in a win for the dub. Beores-
HONGKONG "A."
Comdr. Bentinck, H.N., 1. w., Pearce 16 Captain Krok zahook, b Muraty
Major Williamson, and taking......
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W. Woodward, It.N., en Ant
Mr. Dauckwerke, 2.N., b Markay
Burgt. Londen, Peuter
Mr. Parker, R.N., e Turner, by Pearso
Liout, Smail, e Pinese, hi Mackay
Mr. Dorun, Pozombs, Dist..
Mr. Osborne, zal ont
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T. E. Perry, e and Pancalen
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W. Eml, Bentinck, Hasting -
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1. A. Powell, bs Hasking
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W. Dixon, thorne, 1 Dorau ...
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R. Pou-only, iz Hastings
D. J. Daniel, no put
B. A. Nawler, Parker, b Hastings
R. Pasterji, 21, nut...
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This match took place at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon and resulted in a win for the. Paneus by 45 runs. Subjoined are the
Bcores:-
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Tees, Tavara, b Captain....
Ba, Esptai........
Jonian, b Tavitio....
Baybay, in Taurin...
Brown, 1 Twarza
Colina, a Kuz, bs Nalind
Hurlow, Tatarin
Badrock, not the
Bowra, Tavaria
Sims, Tavaria......
Davey, Tavaria
fixtras...
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PANNIER.
Vahin, run out, Daco
Cor. 1.b... Hurlow
Nalimtar Harlow
Bag, Collium
Captain, Baco
Bitwaru. Farlow...
Tarapore, Harlow.
Hejuji, e Bower, b Collins Chinny, b... Collins Mawiłavda, run oft.. Turalis. it
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1906.
INDIAN MILITARY ADMINISTRA-
The Times of Ceylon, referring to the anb Requaatly contradicted story of the Chinese Dowager Express's critical condition, said:
point. The TM.C.A. mada determined efforts | THE CHINESE DOWAGER EMPRESS. to equalize and in about fifteen minutes accended in Anding an opening, but th equality was nat long maintained. From the kick off Hongkorg ́swooped down on their apponents' charge and lowered Downie's
TION CRISIS.
LORD KITCHENER HAB "DOWNED" EVERYBODY.
colcure a second time. Nothing dauntel, the that many will be disinclinad to believe the menting on Mr. John Morley's despatch, says Y.M.C.A. returned to the attack and after free kick in the penalty area scored. Great axcitement prevailed at this stage, but nothing of moment occurred befors half time which found the score standing 2 goale possibilities and opporis, The Dowager the still largor principles which Lord Cur
#ach.
In the second half the Club gave evidenco of The Forwards gave the supurier training. Y.M.C.A. defence an anxious time, but Downie acqnitted himself exceedingly well and more than once avorted threatened disaster. Oa one
There have so often been rumours of the illues
The Times of India, in a long leader, com. and death of the Dowager Bapress of Chins It is nurocossary to dwell upon the important
The influence which the disappearance of the that the situation rounios unchanged. strongest and most powerful personage in China ply Member is, to all intents and purposes,
a glorified Conductor. By no stretch of im agination can he be rogarded as likely to tell Kitchenor's gonorst policy. Again, what were the Vicorns that he disapproves of Lord
kept steadily in view throughout the long and bitter struggle? They may be summed up in the contention that Cu Costitutional control
of
occasion he cleared when three forwards we on top of him. About ten minutes from the call of time the Y.M.C.A. mado a determined ouelanght on their opponents' citadel, shot after shot being sent, in in quick succession. Event. Part of her great power over both the Emperor fact, no settlement at all, except in sa fur as it i
ually the Club cleared and breaking away White amare shot a splendid goel, thus giving bis Bide the winning point.
THE RICHEST LADY IN BRITAIN.
A marriage has been arranged between Tady Mary Hamilton, only daughter of the Ja Truky of Hamilton and of Mary. Duchess of Hamilton, and Marquis of Graham, eldest son
of the Duke of Montrose,
the Prince of Monnen and then an.
Wher she came of age on Noveraber 1st last Lady Mary Hamilton was the richest lady in Great Britain, and hair relations include a host of famous personages. Her grandmother was a daughter of the Grand Duke of Baden and a consin of Napoleon III., her aunt married first Austrian noble and the Duchess of Devonshire, the Duke of Newcastle, and the Dake of Somerset are among other relatives.
The Marquis of Graham has had extra ordinarily adventurous career, considering his years, which number only twentyseven. Like Lord Brassey, he wanted to know the real business of ses life, su be shipped as a common sailor, served a full apprenticeship in the mer cantile marine, got his mastur's certificate when be was twenty-one, and was for some ti
Lord Brassey's yacht the Sunbeam. Lord Graham also did some good service in South Africa, working with the Naval Brigade and the Voluntour Army Service Corps, and aeling for a time as Press Censor is Cupetown. During the famens hunt of De Wet he was in action twenty-nine times in thirty-one consecu- tive days nothing of a card even during these days of endless skirmishes.----Daily Mail.
officer on
PROPOSED PORT TRUST FOR COLOMBO.
the
the Indian Army should remain in the hands of the Goveromnet of India. CAR it be supposed that the old ant tan only constiutional control has been restored, because Mr. Morley Eas defined the status of a Secretary to the Gorerament, a definition that, in practice, will probably prove ineffective? Tettlement, which seems to have produce so much uniformed jubilation, is in point of finally sotties for the time being the pra dominace of the military poor in Curses of India. In vulgar parlance, Lord Kit.hener has really Downed ovorybody. included Mr. Morley and those who do not perceive the tran, outcome of this controversy Bust be singularly lacking is perception. There is nones to say him way, and, horrover the India Often, it remains unifest that the verbiage of the rules may be modified at the constitutional control of the Aray of Inflis and of military policy has passed, in practice. fron the Governor General and the Govern
is bound to have on the future of that vast country, which wo see stratehing itself, on the ove of awaking to a consciousness of its national Empress has long the present awak
She has been the stormy ening in China. potre giving promionitary hints of trouble, and she has undoubtedly been behind those disturbances, directed against the foreigners Tamons in China, which culminated in the Boxer rising and the attack on the Legation From time to time the Great Powers of the West has apparently succeeded in dethrening her from her position of potential ruler Chin but it has only been a ging dathrone eat; and no one believes that she has lost any and the machine of State which is the Grand Council. The well-known Empress Drager is now an old woman for an Oriental, and the news of her death would not be surprising if it Lernel out to be true.. She was born en Novaber 17th, 1834, so is more than 7 years of it an of age. Her story, or such portions are newa to ns, does not give us say very clear indications of the wonderful ability she uzdoubtedly possesses, and the skill with which sho has been able to make her counsels prevail against the combined strength of the European Powers, and apparently against the supreme het of the sate himself. Tzn-si, us the Empress Dowager is called, was the favourite of the Emperor Heieu-fang, and other of Tiang chib, who was Emperor until January, 1875, when he met with a sublon and wes plaisand death, not uncommon to his pres cessors on the throne of the Manchus, On the death of the Dowager Empress's husband there wasn Palace revolution, at Peking, and the Dowager Empress led it to a successful end, the present Emperor Kung-heu being put on the throne. His mother was a sister of the Dowager Empress, who had no children of her owo, and he proved just the easy-going sart Chinese were generally regarded, both in respect of their work and their mods of life, as satis of person which the strong-minded woman wanted to serve her purposes. So long as the factory. They, however, also made it clear that Emperor loft the Empress Dowager to run the the thamad requires a strict master. The relations between the natives and the coolies affairs of Stato all went well for him apparently,
were favourable, thanks to the strict measures in 18 he married. and began to take a but greater interest in the affairs of his kingdom. taken by the Government, but the natives were The trouble then began, and he never really inclined to be unfrioudly. The fours expressed seems to have made any successful headway that the cooties would introduce disease have not been realized. The Government is now against the machinations of bis clover maternal aunt, what happened is history within the recol-investigating the nestion of withdrawing their lection of all of us. Ife developed a tendency trading licences from the small Chinese shop to reform it was really very mild reform, but keepees, owing to representations made by the was Hadical for China-and the Dowager German commercial interests, which fear
What was unathama to Chinese competition in shopkeeping, Empress objected.
her and sho. lind no difficulty apparently in carrying the Council, and even that clever TORL Li-inng Chang, with her was tha
ment of ladin into the hands of the Comman-
used, but, wo fear that evil will come of it.'
der-in-Chief. We hope the power may be wizoly
CHINESE LABOUR IN SAMOA.
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM A PANTHER
Mr. S. W. Coron relates a recent experience with a panther in the Allahabad Pioneer: "My encounter with a panther to which you mada kivilly reference the other day was rather a peculiar oue, and an account of it may be of use. to some of your readers. But in any criss if it will only bring home to them the folly of
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PARLIAMENT AND THE CHINESE
"SLAVERY QUESTION.
kind of a determination to change the ali farmured Western civilisation and showed order of things for horrible Occidental ideas. If issued a succession of deerees and Eucopo In the House of Commons delato on February smiled bonevolently upon him. The Devager 24 on the Chinese labour question Mr. Asquith Empress played a tramp card, however. The said tunt His Majesty's Government meant to firpesos, and since then she has resumed tornuate the unhappy experiment of importing purposes, the Chinese labour and will instruct the Governor direction of affairs. And since then, whatever of the Transvaal to reverse any measure regard the Emperor Kuang-lian may have appeared to ing the same requiring the Imperial Govern be, he has been but a unminal ruler, and the real moat's assent. The Ordinance which has been control of affairs has been in the hands of the passed will be vetor. Dowager Empress.
as
The question of a Port Trast for Colomba was raised at the Colombo Council meeting on Feb 27th and also at the meing of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. In his speech Mr. R Davidson, the Clairman of the Chamber, said Your Committee has revived the question of the early establishnout of a Port Trast, but, Government has not yet replied to our opening ecmmunication, I am unable in the meantime to give you any idea of their present attitude towards the proposal."
Mr. Davidson told a Times of Ceylon representative, who saw him uext day, that he could not fathom the Government's attitude on the question, as no reply haul yet been received fret them to the Chamber's eeramanication KOWLOON C. C. CIVIL SERVICE, "
arging the importance of the question,
The Chamber's letter to the Government, said This Leagne cricket match was played af Kowloon on Saturday afternoon last and ended Mr. Davidsen, contained nothing more than the in a victory for the Kowtoon elab by 4 rsggestion that the time had clearly come when
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a tort Trust should has formed, and in could not say what sort of proposals the fovernment were likely to entertain. Of course, the Clan- by her of Commerce had its own ideas though nothing had been, as yet, officially forgulate; Onthought it hotter has nothing should be said lay about then just now.)
and six wickets. The Civil Sorvie tam batted first, but were all dismissed for the small lotal of 28. This result was brought about the good bowling of Dixon and Martin. the Koulon team going in to bat succeeded in winning the match with only wicket down and eventually declared the innings closed with a total of 60 for four wickets. On the afternoon's play the Kowloon tomm were very much superior to the Chil
Sorrico. Score :-
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Woodcock, Dixon - Raven, e Dixon, Martin Rivera, e Roiónson, Is Muatio Hors cand b Martin
Lamble, e Robinson, balıyon Rei, Disn
Jackinan. e Pie, b Dizon ..... Coorabe, e Lightfoot, b Marlin Broti, & Juxen, h Martin...... Waly, o Roldson, I. Diver Daw-on, not out
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I think, however," polushed Mr. Davidson, that the establishment of a Port Trust in eminently desirable and necessary. It will lead
So little is known of this clover woman that it is very difficult to sum up her character. That she is able we know, that she is courage ons and crafty we also know, and she has provest maay times that she is a diplomatist of vory merit, because she has worsted her conspicuous rivals on innumerable necasions. But what her views were regarding the future of the raat country known as the middle kingdom we lave no clear conception. We do not know whether thau it was based upon anything moro wind Estrel of the farriguer, or whether it had its foundation, in some nobler iden
ol, the rouaisanes of national life in her country. She certainly gave the impatas to the evement of "China for the Chinese which has developed so tremendously since the war which Japan successfully waged with to the butter working of the part, and plug ne Russia. The problem which we are all en- on no qual footing with other ports of the Easterned with is what affect will har death have which aru, as we know, eliciently managed by events in China. Will the Emperor their Port Trust'
THE PATRIOTISM OF GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
In-reply-to-ugostion whether he would sup. port a proposal sdmitting the declaration of a general strike as one of the means of averting war, Horr Bebe said the German Socialista would Hutly rujuse to discuss the question on principle and rejer in the most positivo terme erery proposal of the kind. They had resched the limit of what was permissible to a Gonumu subject to speak or write either in Germany, or beyond its frontiers. Even on the era of war we should not recode from this stun-point in the slightest degree. These are matters mot ไม่ examined and decided by the inter- national conference, but by the parts each
in in a war Country
Against France it is wet alone the resouquest of Alsace-Lorraine, Dr. Swan, Hurry. Goldsmith, Curwen, Pils on gainst the annexation of which we have always
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Lightfoot, Biden, b Jackman,
Bixon, Rien. Courabes
Beer, st Rise, b Raven
Austin, suven
Kobinson, not out.
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conquest of the left bank of the Rbine, German
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
CIVIL SERVICE.
country
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28.
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ro-enact the reforming decrees of seron or bight years ago? Has he the power to impose his will in face of the change wrought in: Chines national sentiment by the war? It is surely not Lulikely that a Palace revolution would follow ay attempt to do 30, for, though the stroug woman goes, there will brothers left to continue. her propagandu.
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THE SERBO-BULGARIAN CONVENTION.
FRESH TROUBLES IN THE BALKANE.
New trouble is now
Who would keep shrest of movements in the European situation should always keep an eye on the Balkan State. afoot. Servis and Bulgaris have concluded a They have agreed commercial contention.
is on an extradition frealy and monetary
measures stau dard. In this friendly deve convention and the assimilation of their weights
Bad
Steps were accordingly taken to assert authority Eighty per cent. of Servia's exports go to Austria-Hungary. The commercial treaty between Austria-Hungary and Servis expires
guns are on the ground my purposa will be
in served. It is a practice which my bumble opinion has become far too comnou in parts of the Contral Provinaus. With a panther about
and you can never bo sure that he is not--it is not safe; and though I hold that a panther like a sugar and a shark should be destroyed whenever and whorever met with, he should for ehoice be shit from the top of the tallest troc He is one too easy a bird to kit at the best of times, and to ask ladios to stand by you and take the off-chauce of your killing him outright when on foot is a place them in a position of danger which they should not be expose. I have been guilty of the stupidity myself, but never will aguia.
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The founts from the Opposition to evoked sad without a sound a punther appeared VICTOR TALKING
from Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman repu diation of the word "slavery in connection. with the importation of Chinese and he declared that he had never gone beyond the expression taint of slavery," as the system bad many of the characteristics of slavery in connection with it. To that expression be adhered.
The amendment was subsequently rejected by 416 against 91 votes.
The Saturday Heniem asks if Mr. Asquith bas realised what the arrival of twenty millions of gold yearly moans to the banking systur. If the supply of ballion is seriously diminished thers will be a grisis in the City compared to which the Ovorond-Garney and Bariog panios would be child's play.
EARTHQUAKES AND MISCHIEF MAKERS.
Recent Jayanesa earthquakes have produced a new, and foolish, type of hungarist, as the following extract shows:-During the day a hoax was perpetrated in Tokyo by some wag who w
wing the name of the Central Obser vatory, telephoned to hospitals, theatres and other places of publio mestang, of the coming visitation of a severo earthquake between 3 and 4 pm on Saturday. The people wers in such & narvous condition, owing to the morning's experience, that the hear worked with great effect. The rumour spread like wild-fire maug instauces people packed their clothing and furniture and oven made prepar ations for camping out. Several public halls and factories were closed earlier than asian), atonn time and the Hibiya Park crowded by women and children who had come there to take refuge from the threatened
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On this particular pecusion I was, I am glad to any, clone. I was beating a nala, or what, to make things clear, might be more properly described as a dry river-bed. I just bagged a fine male panther when, hearing a ncisa behind me as I fired, I decided to have another heat higher up. Leaving the beaters with the kill and taking a few stops with me I pricected to look for a likely spot lushed from; MAXIMUM OF EXCELLENCE but fudding no suitable tree for a machan 1
$375 AND UPWARDS. took up my posilion on a ledge of rock just below the edge of the bank. The best br gan and the monkeys soon roads it clear to me that Suddenly there was something, big about.
my right imediately above me to not three yards off! He had come out of the nals and along the top of the back! Now this was no playing the game at all; so swinging round I fired, and as I fired he sprang, sad the shot and the spring wore so absolutely simultane ous that I thought for the moment I must have missed. But I had no time for farther thought. He was on top of me, and down the pair of ns went over the khud on to bed-rock below. Find- ing myself alive I looked for my pal, and there he was sure enough still within springing distance of me and still alivo. My rifle was in two pieces besile me: I was helpless and unable to more, and kind-hearted beast, was that panther, and no from the 1st April, and that we are offering began to wish I could fly. But be was a Stroot to No. 54, ELGIN OAD, Arsenal souer did he see me than he made strenuous our STOCK of SILKS and CURIUS at efforts to come to my assistance; and not until, | almost, cost prica to facilitate removal. in one of his straggles, when I saw a large bleeding wound is the region of his heart, that I understood what detained him. How long we remained there looking at each other I can't say. But it seemesl years and when eventually he gave his last expiring kick. I didn't exactly wesp blow my whistle and stopped the bat and congratulated myself on the possession of -577 rale Beyond a light wound on my head,
--"png inflicted by one of his tooth as he want over me a lovely imprint of bis- on my right shoulder I have no other direct but injury to remember friend Spots by; that my head was not literally bitten off when be sprang on me is simply due to the fact that I had nothing supporting my back to offer him by resistance. But how 1-a wan the wrong ride of forty and weighing over twelve stove- could fall a height of over thirty feet on to solid rock with a panther on and escape with only doctors to explain I a broken fuot I pi can't; bat. I take it i luck was well on that day,
it my Fong caco e.lled "The place where the panther and I trust I am duly thankful. I used to sing a should have died, and in it the following * Would he curry to his grave a
on which to should have died. Needless to remembrance of the shave he had that night say 12e words refer to the panther and not
words occur:
ga
carry to his grove a tiously say that he will remembrance of the shave he had that any on song no more." which be thould have died. I shall sing that
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Some incidents of a humorous nature are also protested, which would be in question, but the lompert Azet-ria-Hungary rese danger. The report. To the afternoon this M.P's of the mere fact of the commercial treaty between the Progressist parly were holding a meeting to two Stutes signifier nothing to the Government discuss some important questions of State at Viron. Fear arizes over the possibility of Mr Koizuka mas speaking on the twe year of national independence which would dominate 41s being a step towards a federation of the conscription prehism when the ominous tele. to the sportsman, but in this particular instanca. all others and igersistibly impel the proletariate Haikan States. As it is, Cervia and Bulgaria phone massage arrived informing of the coming it is, I fear, the latter who can most courcien. to the frontier for tim defence of the national could together put a formidable array in the earthquake The Central Ouser ratory was tele- integrity-simply for the defenen of their
field-a prospect which the Vienns Govern- phoned to forecaürmation of the report, but this own skins. Ah! you do not know the
inquirios from many other quarters, could not strength of these currents of opinion which men, with Hungary in its present disaffected stitution, ovidently bombarded with similar break down and overwhom all humanitarian condition, views with concer
reply quickly. The members therefore thought resistance. When Lichlecht and myself, in 1870, after Sedan, dared to oppose the ten
it prudent to take the report as read and inson- tinently hurried out of the building, the mest tinuation of the war, not only the Government
ing coming to an abrupt termination without à condemned us to lwo years' "confinement in a HONGKONG CLUB V. Y.з1.0.A.
on February 26th. The Austrian Minister formal anuancement from the chair. The These teams met in the semi-final of the fortress, but the working men, onr
Bulgaria. It was ratified, notwithstanding. promoted by Lady MacDonald, also seems to competition for the shield at the Happy Valley comrades, heated us and expelled us from their desired Servia not to ratify the tresty with covert at the Academy of Music, Tokyo, meetings through the window. know that Passing over this affrout, Austria next desired bare suffered at the hands of mistief-makers on Saturday afternoon, and as was anticipated the working class is no longer what it was at
that when her commercial treaty with Servis By the time many visitors, who included a keen struggle ensued. The Y.M.C.A. have that time, but the international maion is not
This caused quite à commotion among shown improved form of late and they had yet strong enough to crpose all wars. The came up for renewal Bersin should make such distinguished men and women, bad arrived, the primary condition of the free derslopment of meditations in her convention with Bulgaria earthquake canard was telephoned to the mesi.
a Austria might see it. This also was refused, ing. many supporters who thought they might reach Socialism remains, in each country, the Austria will probably now refuse to arrange a the assemblage. Although the report was the final. Being the only longue fixinra on independence and autonomy of the nation."
new treaty with Servis. But this will cut both subsequently denied after referring the matter
Austria
depends largely for her zaent to the Imperial University, many of the visitors order of the Japanese Assistant Polico Adviser, THE HONGKONG IOE COMPANY, ED., Saturday, it was watched by a large crowd of
has departed and the concert came to an end supply on Servian sleep and cable. spectators. The tearis li ned out as follows-
The situation presents considerable auxiety earlier than was arranged. Hongkong Club -Dr. F. H. Kow; E
The I.G.M. str. Prin Eitel Friedrich, carry for Austria. In certain circles of Vienna it is Humphreys and G. E. Morrell, H. C. Gray, ing the termen chails with dates from Berlin of alleged that Servin was influenced by Italy. A F. C. Hall and A. Morley; W. H. Williams, the 27th Feb, loft. Colombo on Friday, p.m., bitterness has consequently been stirred up be-
of! tween Austria and Italy, which some papers both countries have id must lead to war. Again, Germany has shown sympathy with Sorria in the matter and Austria, in view of her present relations with Hungary, desires no more Germau interferenos in Ler atlaire than she cal possibly help. Meanwhile Tarkoy, as appre hensive of a union between Servia and Bulgaris as in Austria, has demanded from Bulgaris abrogation of the convention-Papi Bovio
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Y.M.C.A.-Downie: Macaskill and Hamil.ham on Friday, the 16th March, p.m., for
Victoria and Yancovor. ton; Buchan, Barlow and Piercy; Weaser, Smith, Lowe, Forbes and Sayer.
The first half opened briskly, and both front ranks resumed full of running. After teu minutes fast play Leckie sacured the first
The stra. Gera and Stuttgart left Vladivostock on the 17th inst., and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 2rd inst.
The 8. 8. Duralang, Backuall Ling, loft Shanghat for this port on the 16th inst., and is expected to arrive heres on the 19th inst.
LADY PIGGOTT'S FUND.
Laily Piggott bogs to acknowledge with thanks the following farther donations to the Jap. Famire Fund:-
A Chinese Sympathiser Amoant previously acknow
lodged...
50.00
737.50
Total... $787.50
would
COLD STORAGE.
In this be Open at 10 A.M. and 4 r.. daily, Sunday excepled to receive and deliver perishable goods.
WM. PARLANE, Maunger. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901. 147
DR. M. H. CHAUN,
and that pending instructions from him the mon could not be
relessed. It was probable, Storage mailable at BAST POINT. Stores will that some however,
instructions the day. be received during
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for days ago, hearing spiteful contemporary of tag movement for the establishment of a printers' union, alleged it was instigated by the Editor of the Korea Daily News This allegation may have led to the arrest of the , but it must be evident that we no more desire to be at the mercy of a printers' union than do aby of our contempoparíes We never encouraged the movement; but we did say that we did not see what force any objection of ours coukl have.
latest Method of tho AMERICAN- TYSTEM OF DENTISTRY.
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