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LOCAL SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
CLUB V. "KING ALFERD."
The Hongkong Club and the team from the
CRIME IN THE COLONY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 15m, 1908,
The report of the Captain Buperintendent of Police and of the Superintendent of Fire Brigade for 1968 states:"
The total of all esses reported to the police Increase of 356 or 3.55 per cent.
and eight Constables for the following offences: 3 for assault, 1 for giving falm testimony, 8 for demanding money by menaces and 1 for
rosny.
THE OBSERVATORY,
King Alfred" baring met a week ago in the was 11,540 as against 11,144 in 1906 boing had 228 reports as compared with 306 for last daily about noon, with the weather subsequently
semifinal of the Shield Competition without being In the division of these cases into Serious able to decide the issue, faced each other again and Minor Offences there appears a decrease -on-Saturday afternoon at the Happy Valley, compared with 1906 of 27 cases or 81 per cent, in the former and an tuerease of 423 ossos or There was even a larger attendance than on.
5.41 per cent, in the latter. the previous occasion. Both stands were crowd.The decrease, as compared with 19.6 in ed, and the ropes were lined with a very Berious Offences of 27 is shown as follows:
DECHRASE. cosmopolitan assembly, among whieli onval and miliary men protominated. As was expusted Rubbery,
Unlawful Posmrsion. victory wont to the Club, and undoubtedly - the better tona won. The teams were
Murder
INCREASE.
"King Alfred"; foal, Tugwell; backs. Carlisle and How; halves, King, Janvria and Hargiary or Larceny from dwelling 58 Richardson; forwards, Way, Steele, Fleming-Kidupping and Pestestion-
Women and Children....... Evanstad lcekhart.
Larceny........ Felonies not already given.............
Club Goal, F. H. Kaw, backs, II. L O Garrett and E. Humphroys; balvee, L. J. Wishart, J. Hall and A. Gregory for wards, M. A. David, W. MoG, Western, 0. Eager, R. R. Turner and J H. Mend
The Club kicked off against the sun and both Flay be teams settled down to hard work. came very fast. The leather travelled up and down with great rapidity and the supporters of ona side would süll be full of hope when their side was looking dangerous and all at once the position would be reversed and they would be gazing at the players with something like apsibly. The policy of Humphreys in zooking the touch line when hard pressed did not meet with the approval of many onlookers but pre judice, of course, explains that attitude. The
King Alfred" men had rosy chances on than one occasion but they were spoiled by wild kicking. A corner against their opponents gave the Club a good opportunity Hall sent in a fine abct which David met in front of goal and
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The report of the Director of the Hongkong 167 man of this contingent were not reported Observatory, for the year 1907 is published in
the Gaielle. It states:
The comparison of weather-forecasts, leaned during the year.
The
Besmen, soxswain,, engineers and stokers
askenness there was no reportexperienced, has been conducted on the same year, For (ams as last year), 1 2 for absenco from Station System as heretofors (compare Annual Report Success 57 per cent, partis! success 12 par and late for duty as against 183 in the previous for 1896 56). The results are as follows: Fear.
Two sermon were convicted by the Police cent, failure I per cent., partial failure 10 per Following the mothɔd used in meteorological Magistrate, one for fighting and one for larcent. Dery; and one engineer for sesault,
offoes. and taking the sum of total and partia! success as a measure of success, and the sum of total and partial failure as a measure of failure, it follows that 89 per cent of the weather- forecasts were saco stal in 1907.
63 had no report recorded against them.
were granted Two European Bergeants 220 mardals for smart and energetic detective work and ous Chinese coustable was gmnted a medal 242 for long and faithful service; two Chinese cons tables were granted rewards for real displayed in the discharge of their duty and ono Chinese constable was, winended by His Excellency the Governor and granted a rowaril for plucky conduct in arresting a soldier for robbery. A Europeno lance sergeant and a European cons- tablo were commended for resoning two Chiness 915 from drowning.
Nett Devrussian gir 2. Table 1 shows the number and charactor of the Serious and Minor Offender reported tu the Police during the past year, and the number' of persons convicted and discharged in con- nection with the offences,
HURDER CASES.
3. On the 7th of March Chan Sing, Master of Cargo-bunt No. 7468, reported that while he, bis wife, and a brother were going in a small boat from the Harbour Master's Pier to his Cargo-bost, his boat was our sized, by the back wash from a steam launch. The cooopants be said were precipitated into the water and his wife drowned.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES..
The report of the District Officer and Collector on the New Territories (Mr. E. R. Halifax) for 1907 is printed as an appendix to the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police for last year.
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2 The Chins Coast Meteorological Hagister morning at the Observatory was printed by the Government Printers. About 70 copies. were distributed in the City daily at about 1 p.m. Information regarding storms was telegraphed to Kongkong and exhibited on the Tarions noties boards as often as such telegrams could be justifel by the wanther abgervations received. This occurred on 101 daya in 1907.
also
3. In conscation with storm-warnings the staff was increased in August by the appoint- ment of another computer, This permits of computer being on duty at night throughout the year.
4. The following signals in conuoction with typhoons were hoisted during the year: Red South cone and Red Drum twice, Red South Cone alone once, Red South Cone and Red Ball ones, Red Ball alone once, Black" South Cane alore four times, Black South Cone and Black Bull four times, Black Ball alone once, Black North Cons and Black Ball once. The No 1 night signal was hoisted five times, and the No. 2 night signal eight tim s
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18 The rainfall_in_inck_s_rocorded by the gange placed in the Potion Compound at Taipo, New Territories, was as follows:-January 3.70, February 0.07. Merol 0,21, April 12.29, May 10 15 Juna 9.97, July 7.23, August 12.79, September 30.26, October 20.58, November 1.38, December 156, the total for the year 190, being 106.16 Inches, or about 13 per cent, above the amount recorded at this Observatory. 10 The Director, Dr. W. Doberck, went on
I iras lence at the end of May and retired on pension- All the vacancy so used, in September after 24 years" serrios. appointed to and consequent on these changes Mr. C. W. ffries, formerly at the Royal Observatory. Cape of Good Hope, was appointed firs! asistant and arrived in the Colony in October st.
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ahead. The sailors redoubled their effort after this reverse and, secured a corner but their chagrin was great when the ball was agia kicked behind. Another corner fell to them a
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1 The abangs of most importance during the year has of course been the beginning of the Railway,
great number of New Territories natives have funud employment in connection with it, and they have done well out of its well in fact that the minimum monthly rate of
5. By the new oude of signals the typhoon One day 1 tur thu vody was picked up and wages bas gone up from $73) to $9 forang kind
obtaining in Hongkong. In spite of this strong gala was expected to blow in the Colony, there were several wounds on the Bead. It is of unskilled work rata as bigh as that gue, which was Bred formerly whenever a supposed that the husband and his brother hit however the construction work has not been as is dispenset with. Ite place is not fully taken. the woman on the head with an oar and throw however begging run to the natives themselves; by the umbs which are to be End, only when her into the water and made the sport to cover the kind of adrenturer, that is attracted to the wind is expected to rosch fally typhoon their oris, Beth men abeoonded after making any spat newly busy has been quite nfl force. The new night signels, mounted on the the report. No arrest has yet been made.
On the 25th of March Cheang Tai, age 90, a ciently evidence all along the line, and seems roof of the Water Police Station at Teim Tae- nufortunately to kave done fairly well. Tsai in July list, proved safni on several a man named Yin Hung and his family at
of serious crime; his profits have been made by Harbour Clon and on board H.M.Samar, Teingraph Bay, Pokfulam, ran amok with a
6. With the co-operation of the Honourable action. A great number of uses of this kind chopper and attacked Yim Lung and his two methods which laid him open only to civil and are thas visible in sili parts of the barbear,
Yim Hung respuetively. children aged 3 and 6 died from bis injurice before le reached the Heen brought to Tai Po during the year, the Harbour Mester, a barometer was ixed at Hospital. The younger of the two chikken a wide a mumber hasa bean more or less Waglan and observations from thence have successfully settled, the task is getting a more ben telegraphed to the Observatory dally since Debtors are beginning June last. These observations, osgafully mado little later, but though tho kick was well taken, ( recovered and the elder died on the 7th of Apr and more difficult one. the sailore could not find the net Luok did not from his jujuries, Chennai was convicted to eco the advantages of being obdgrate, for by the lighthouse staff, although not of the first the Summary Court in Hongkong bas mere importance as are those made at Gap Book, buvo seem to be with the sailors and they were ruled of murder and sentenced to be hanged, the
sentence was commuted to penal servitude for-terror for their Creditors than for them. been of sensiderable assistance, the more parti-
Her eldest sister married the present Duke of Atholl who holds mora titlus than any other offside when they had the gosi at their mercy life.
On the 3rd of April at about 5.30 am, the Partly due perhaps to a number of casos-of-cularly as owing to the interruption of the Now the cab took the game in hand for a limo
this kind, and partly also to the closer inter Gable, oboczations from the latter sintion were and gave the sailors all that they wanted, but body of Cheung Ku, a widow, age about 40 their attempt of goal failed through the ball years, residing alone in a house at No. 6. Es course with imported cooles and outside trailere not available throughout the year. The cal peer in the British-Isica. Two other sisters After one day's business experignon Lady striking the post and coming back into play, Shan in the Hung Hoin District, was found dead is the rather regrettable fact that the natives his bowever, since been repaired and observasi Georgius, Connlens of Dudley, and Helen
on the floor of her house by a neighbour whe on this sids of the country are showing signs tions from the lighthouse see Kow promptly Ledy Forber
Montgomery has expressed herself to an Re being representative "Evening News" Give and take play followed and half time
saw the door open. From the appearance of the of beaming civilized-of losing, that is, their received here. aug with the score standing one up in favour bedly sud medical, tostimony death was probably was compared with the Rallway, nothing of
dirt with the success she had met wita. 2. As any great note has oconrred during the year
Many orders have already been taken," sha of the Club. In the second half the sailors the result of strangulation, a piece of cord was
remarked, and my venture seems promising
In a way it is all new to me. in every way.
7. The Director of the Meteorological Barvices in Phulién kindly arsuged to have the morning observations at the stations is Indo-
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"When the body was found content with things as they are. Other signɛara | incorporated in the China Coast Meteorological bed coBsected with business. Neverth: lees,
new neually reach the Observatory in time to be Register, which is a distinct advantage. The observations made at Hollow and Pakhoi con tinue to reach Hongkong too late to be of any service. Representations are being made by the Government with referenon to this matter and
As far be slerived from these obsseratione.
although some slight improvement has been effected no preotiest advantage at pressat can
found that Elas run had baret through oloads and was now a real handicap, Still 4ppears to bare been the mo:ire for the crime, paid- it could hardly be taken fast enough-was earlier hour, and as a result these observations
Deceased was known to have jewellery valued Over $100 and this she was wearing the day a pleasing sign of a growing prosperity and of they opened rigorously but all their exer ticus west for naught. The deferee of biforo her death. the Hongkong. Clab was really brilliant. the jewellery was missing. No arrest.
Tany rau 10 They played to win. risks. When hard preased Ifumphreys kicked out and when danger seemed imminent the backs were always to be relled upon, They would dash across the goal mouth and take the ball from the tee of the invading forward before the latter could realise what had happened, Twios or three times the sailors had beaten the
no wasting that the condition of the population On the 4th of April a Japanese named Araki improving the making of several roads by Tuzo, age 32 years, unemployed end of no fixed privato village enterprise, of a kind much abode was attacked in a Japanese hoarding house superior to anything here existing before 1398: at 55 Connaught Road Central by a number of the erection of a rumber of new houses, Japanese mer who stabbed him on the head and though any advance in this is perhaps body with knives and swords causing such counterbalanced by the fact that quits 98 can be seen however the reasons for this injuries that he died before removal to Hospitala uumber have so been vacated. Taze the deceased run was the head of a party who imported Japaners women for immorál purposes and some differences arise between Tuzo was not acting honestly towards his own some one ela as their head. Some of the party set off in search of Tuzo who apparently tock shelter in the boarding houso where they fond him and murdered him: Four men were ar rested and indicted for murder; they were found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to ter years hard ishour each. A number of others connected with the party were arrested and banished from the Colony, *This
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The Imperial Bank of Persia is fortunate in securing Sir Thomas Jackson tornered the Inte Sir Lepel Griffin as Chairman. Sir Thomas qualities which go to success in biking in same all over the oriental sonatries are the is of course new to Persian fairs; bat the
Eas. And there is no doubt that Sir l'homas is one of the greatest Aankers who bas pushed British commeres abroad. There are difficult The Duchess of Abercorn, who owns a
times ahead of the Loperial Bank, which will creamery at Baron's Court,
Lady Acekland, whose business is Baker demand all the shil of its directors. Great of Morton and Edwards, is practically identical party of the Bank, for it is the only great commercial agency working in the country, Lady Essex and Mr. Hwfa Williams who own and commerce and politics are interwoven in Prsia. 1t is a singular fact that the working a laundry
Lady Daff-Gordon, the creator of a calebrated--of-the-Book-last year, when the country was seriously disturbed and the fauetions of Lady Rachel Byng (daughter of Lord'straf-government semed to be suspended, was one of the mest prolable in its history. If ability ford), who has a needlework shop dressmaking business,
and experience count, Sir Thomas should be. able to maintain this prosperity.-Times of Indan...
home men but the man who took the parting some of the party when it was suspected that repair, aomething has occurred to ruin their to Hongkong, free of charge; and also to the treet, which she opened last year ander the title Beitsin is also elonely interested in the pros defeat of the King Alfred." About bait they desided to remove him and appoint of a generally increasing prosperity, The Bacolod and Coba who make and transmit with that of Lady Montgomery,
shot was erratic and to this causes dne the an hour from the restart with the Club playing two inen short it looked as if the galore would retrieve their low bat when Hail returned to play the Club again as samed the agresiva A brilliant run by the forwards ended in Mead putting in a fine abot which Western tipped into the net. second success damped the ardour of the naval men's supporters and it was now evident that the game was the Club's Shortly afterwards Tugwell was beaten for the third time and the game ended-Club, 3 goals: "King Alfred," nil..
CRICKET.
POLICE N. CIVIL SERVICE.
This, the last League match, was played en Saturday and resulted in a win for the Civil Service. Scorus:
CIVIL RERVICE C.C.. R. Witchell, Edwards, b Kent
F. A. Fideu, egg, k Irvine.....
H. Mhi, o Ogali Irvine
H. O: Istebinson, 1.b.., b Trying
Dr. Atkinson, b Tevine.......
C. Burdett, b Irvine,
HIT Intermarking b tving
A. Pilo, b Living,
L. E. Brott, bing.
P. P. Adains. e Kent., b-Irvine
J. MacKay, not ont
Extras
BOWLING ANALYSIA,
Total.
Irvine.
Kant
King
3
0.
E.
18.30 t 24
12 3
H
2
24
POLICE
18
King, Biden, b Hutchinson.
Pitt, d'amb Witchell
Ogg. b Hutchinson
Kent, u Biden, b Hutchinson
Edwards, c Jackman, b Witchell.
Woodhouse, b Witchell
Bell, b Witchol...
Irvina; st b Hutcinnson
MeHardy, e Ellis, b Witchell
Langley, Wiehell
Devency, not ont
Extran
Withhell Hutchison
Total
44
BOWLING ANALYSIS;
0..
м.
-0.36 2
9' 1
Wi
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At the close of the wall Mr. Jackman, the captain of the Civil Servios team, bade farewell to the members and wished them success as a elab. The members expressed their regrot to Mr. Jackman, Mr. Jackman leaves for
home on Thursday...
THE BOYCOTT. The agitation among the Chiness against the Japaness still continues, and each day brings reports of various trades joining the movement The porcelain firms are the latest to meet and pass a resolution joining the boycott. The native press have, we understand; been warned by the Hongkong Government through the Registrar General to be careful in what they say with reference to the boycott.
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On the 15th of May an Indian named Mela. age 40 yoare, employed ss a watchman by Esasbhoy & Úc., who lived at No. + Hing Lung Lase East, West Point, was murdered in his but by other Indians who no doubt went there to roh him. Deceased was known to have $400 in his box, the box was found by the Police broken span and the money and other properly. stolen. Sir Indians were arrested, four of whom were convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged. The sentence was commuted to peral servitude for life. The chargo against the other two was withdrawn.
On the 21st of July about 10a.m. To Cheung, age 30, employed as a foreman in Mostra. A. S. Watson & Co.'s nerated water factory was found lying in Las Youx Road nie the Taiwan Bank in a dying condition with a wound in the region of his heart. The man died before removal to Hospital. It appears that deceased had been the means of causing the dismissal for the Factory of one or two men who wa slack in their work: this led to a fight and resulted in the man's death. Fire man were arrested; 3 wore convicted and sentenced to be harged, one was hanged, in the case of the other two the sentence was commuted to penal servitude for life and two were dischargedno information filed against them.
8. The thanks of the Governm-at are due to the Telegraph Companies who continue to for. desertion are meetly particular-the bouses are inferior ores which would not pay forward meteorological telegrams from outports Fung Shui, or the owners have died without stoffe of the Eastern Extension and Australasian heirs; they contain nothing to discount the idea Telegraph Company at Sharp Peak, Iloilo, 2. Telegraphic eonnection with Victoria was markets are busy those at a distance from the observations twice daily, capitalists seem to have been studying the interrupted as follows:-Jannary 29th, 9.30 a line as well as the nearer ones; and loont of their own preferably brick-making. Beata; July 2nd, 8.25 a, to 10.30.2th, 5.30 p. to railway methods with a view of starting works ta31st, 10.25s; March 26th, 10,50 n. to 281b. 11.5 of all, there has been very marked reduction in 30th, 10.0 August 20th, 1155. the cares of serious crime reported-and this in September 13th, 10,0 ip, to 15th, 11. spite of the fact that the state of things over a., 16th, 110s to 19th, 8.55 a.; November 20th tho border soms to be no better than it ever 6.10 p. to 21st, 9.48 s.; December 11.0 a. 10 4.30. P. Interruptions occurred therefore on 15 days, was.
and, of coures, during thunderstorms.
3. The one great want of the country is pro- Quite a few of tho loal business per roads. men are waiting to put into practise the lesson they have learnt from the railway bullock carts, and the opening of the new Ping Shan to Castle Ponk Road is very keenly looked forward to as the beginning of a proper road system. As long as there is no internal communication in the Territorier, local enterprise has little is not a little capital ready to take advantage. opportunity; when the opportunity offers there of it to the full.
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FIRE BRIGADE.
The report of the saperintendent of Fire Brigade for the year 1907 states:
There were 39 fires and 75 poipient Area during the year as against 30 and 7 in 1906. The estimated damage caused by fieg was 214,710.65 hy incipient fires 81,541.90. The Brigads turned out 56 times during the year. There was constant supply of water in the fire mains throughout the year. One fire cecurred in the harbour during the year. The conduct of the brigade has been good.
STRENGTH OF "TIN FIRE TRIG DE.
Huropeans. Chinese
Saperintendent,
Deputy Superintendent,
seistant Superintendent, Engineer, Assistant Engineer and Station
Offer, Clerk,
The conduct of the European contingent of the Police Force has been on the whole good, The total-namber of reports against them was 56 as against 59 in 1908. There were 6 reports for being crack or under the influence of drink as against 10 in 1908; one for sleeping on duty (same as last year), 3 for disorderly conduct and 2 for neglect of duty. Nine of the 16 onsen of drunkenners, and 15 of the other offences, were committed by men who are no longer in the Engine Drivers, Force, One European Constable was convicted Assistant Engine Drivers, by the Police Magistrats for being drunk and Fitter, lacapable when off duty, ase for assault and one Blacksmith, for desertion. 90 men had no offence recorded Carpenter, ilmaker, against them.
The conduct of the Indian contingent was Stokers,
fair. There were 465 reporte, as against 448 Overseer of Water Works, for the preceding year. For drunkenness there. Inspector of Dangerous Goods, were Gf as against 45, for disorderly condcot Assistant of
Do.
FLOATING ENGINE,
23, as against 33, f.r neglect of duty 52 as Foremen, against 46, for absence from duty 51 as against Assistant Foremen, ..i 65, for gossiping and idling on duty as Firemen,
to Canada against. 107 and for sleeping on daty 40 as Interpreters against 35. Ausies to get asyn order to be Foremen and Engine Driver, caused noen to commit themselves la released from their engagements. 211 men had Engine Driver,... no report, Nine Indian Constables were con- Coxswain, Stoker,... victed by the Police Magistrate, 5 for asanalt, 1 for indecent behaviour, I for being drunk and Semien.... unfit for daty. 1 for disobeying orders and 1 for larcozy,
The behaviour of the Chinese contingent slowed improvement. There were altogether
HOW TO IS BEAULJHUL-K=op 1,086 reports, as against 1,120 in 1206. There were fire reports for drunkenness as against plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante. Lait 1,104 For sleeping on duty as against, 118,11 Obarment and Special Skin Tonia and Poudre for disorderly conduct as against 23, and 346 Charmant will enable you to do it. He Specialities for the Skin are the study of a for minor offences as against 887.
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Two sergeant interpreters were convicted by the Plice Magistrate, 1 for larceny and l'for forging the rignature of a European sergeant
Total,
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10 During 1907, in addition to meteorolog ical registers kept at 49 sla'ions on whore, 2,685 ship logs have been copied on board or for warded by the Captains. Thas total number of vessels, whom log-books have been made use of, was 345. The total number of days' obeer vations (counting separately those made cu heard different ships on the same day) was 19,740
11 The entry of observations made at nea in degree squares for the area between 9 dag. South and 45 deg North Latitude, and between the longitado of Singapore and 190 deg. Esat of Greenwich, bag been continued by Miss Doberek and 324,954 in all have now been entered.
12. The typhoone of 1907 have been investi. gated and the track will be published possible.
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13. Meteorological instruments forwarded by chorvers who regularly send their registers to the Observatory are verified here fres of ever. During the past year several hundred bara moters and aneroids on board ship were com- pared with our standard.
14. In 1967 the number of transits observed was 460. The axis of the transit instrument was leveiled 270 times and the azimuth and collimation errors were determined 16 times by aid of the meridian mark. The whole of these observations have been made by Mr. Planmer. No alterations have been made in any of the standard elocke during the year, bat the Mean Time Clock which is in electrical connection with the Time Ball has been cleaned. The going of all the clocks has been fairly satisfactory.
15. The Time Ball is not dropped on Sundays per on Government holidays. There were no failures during 1907, Ori ona occasios (Ang.) after typhoon the line was In contest with others and the ball could not. be dropped. After December 7 the ball was not dropped as the apparatus was in course of removal to Signal Hall. It was resumed at It was the new site on January 8th, 1908 dropped successfully 281 times in 1907, The probable error was in January + x 16, in February
+os. 16, in March+os la, iz April,
June + os 14, +or. 12, in May + os. 16, in July + 08. 16, in August + o. 14, in reptember+os. 13, in October + or 13; in
os, 18 and in December + ps.d. November + 08.
16. The cisterns of the barograph and stan dard barometers are placed 109 feet above Mean Sea Level. The tulbs of the thernio- meters are rotated. 109 Buet. above Maan Son Level and 4 foot above the grass The Solar radiation thermometers are placed at the same height. The rim of the rain-gange is 105 fest Above Mean Sea Levol and 21 inches aboye the ground.
Lady Aileen Wyndham Quin, who owns a violet farm at Adare Manor.
Miss Frances Wolseley, daughter of Lord Wolseley, who controle gardening school.
Mrs. Bertie Dormer (siede to Lord Dormer), who owns a millinery establishment
Lady Algernon Gordon-Lonnor, who has Lady Harvey Bathurst, whose dress making started a fruit bottling business, establishment is opposite Lady Montgomery's Lord Roslyn, who was once associated with shop in Dake street.
The Earl of Hardwicke, who was engaged in the pe fainery bustuses. the cigar trade.
No doubt the list will be added to in the near future.
LOCAL POETRY.
HON KNO.
Fair Isle of Streams in Oriental Seng Why are thy beautier all uning? Is it that languorous life of nutorn enso Like harp laid by, and long unstrung- Want tuzing up to realize The glorious harmonies of thy ahics, When nightly from thy hill
hilltops Been The bun sinks down in eaffron sheen;
Or is it that the grasping be Of moiling manhood" making piles Loavee litle time and loss cf scope To turn our eyes, where Nature miles A welcome, to the man forgetting Our sordid round of dollar-getting, From green hill sides and tumbling brooks
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The air. Zafiro left Manila on Saturday merring, the 11th just, and is dus here, to-day at p.m.
The NF.K. str. Tanha Maru (European surent accounts and ledger boska----
The N.T.K. str. Kumans Maru (Australian | Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 10th inst., and is expected bere to-day, Line) left Manila for this port on the 11th inst,, and is expected here to day..
The NYK. str. Nikko Mara (Australian Line) left Nagraki for this part, on; the 11th Inst, and is expected hers to morrow.
Or do we la ginolue,
Search in Cathayan scripts of byogone age To borrow from the manner thea in vogue Some love-hinte from a pré-Couacian Sage P Blind to the beauty of the living hour, Caught on the branches from the skies Whose diamond raindrops of the passing shower, The NYK. str., Tolani Haru (Bombay Joint sparkling similes for our deurest's eyes.
Or is it that we make "No Trumps” Line) left Moji for this port on the 10th inst, and is expected here on the 16th just. In-atmosphere of an ke and whisky
The NY.K. str. Kanagawa Maru, (European Mida'k captions men and female frupps
Who bora ns into declaration risky Line) left Singapore for this port on the 10th
For ont of door, the birds are singing inst, and is expreted here on the 16th-inst,
The A.L. str. China left Singapore for And froga the venture, flowers are springing, this port on the 10th innt, and is due here Calling us to a simpler life- on the 16th inst
The N.Y.K. str. Shinano Maru, (American Line) loft Kobe for this port via Moji and Shanghai on the 10th inst, and is expected here on the 19th it."
The H.A.L. str. Senegambie left Singapore on the 10th inst, at 1 p.m., and may be expected here on the 18th inst. p.m.
The I.G.M. ir. Franz Eitel Friedrich carry ing the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 24th ultimo, left Colombo en Friday, the 10th inst. p.m., und may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 21st inst
The 10.M. sir. Prins Sigismund left Sydney on Thursday, the 9th inst. at 10 p.m., and may te expected here on or about Saturday, the 2nd prox.
moral anodyne for our patty staifi,—
or hockey Or do we affect the cult athlete Qe apurn the ball with nimble feet at polo, cricket, golf
Happy" Ur are the simning style of modern jockey, -Wborein we romp and term it Until the setting of that emerald Vale," 14 seon but timly, through a veil of training trucks or bunkers trappy. Or is it that our small affairs (an ancient plaint in lay Horatian) The narrow, carking, daily cares Are rendered worse; by servants Asian? so that her eyes far distant goze Sces not the isles in summer baze, Nox yat the shimmer on the sunlit seas Bat mental reckoning makes to cut dowu
The Silk ex R.M.S. Empress of China which left Hongkong on the 12th ult. and Yokohama on the 19th nit, arrived in New York on Tues-
Or is it that we fear the fil day, the 7th init, thus making a transit of 26. Or is it only that we fail days from Hongkong & 19 days from Yokohama. To voice the lyric that we feel? Of vulgar jeet, or satir 's stoel? NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT.-Thanks for
Whate'er the cause, the fact remains, 17. The meteorological instruments in use poem. We omit the footnotes, because Isle Unwilling wwe or want of brains. and Colonial Observatories: The most import ang asta domi" is usually attributed to Javoral, Though worthy-lacks a poet's song- are of the standard patterns adopted in British of Streams needs no explanation, and Res Our Isle of running Streamas-Hongkong-
favour us. Ed. the annual report of the Director for 188k. ant part of the equipment is fully described in not Horace. We test your Muse will again
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