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LOCAL SPORT.
To-day's engagements are:-
LEAGUE CRICKET.
Craigengowor Y. Ciril Borrice. R. A.
v. Telegrapha
Hongkong "B" v. Police,
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
v. RAM.C..
v. R.G.A.
Buffe
R.E.
Lusitano
v. B.O.C.
SHIELD FOOTBALL
H.K. Clab
Naval Yard
v. H.M.8. King Alfred v. H M.B. Bedford.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
CRAIDENGOWER V VIL BERVICE.
REVIEW,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 1909.
The Letters of Queen Victoria; a selection from Her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861. London: Jos MURRAY,
This is a work with which every British sabject should make himself acquainted. Its re-issue, by command of His Majesty the King at a popular price, brings the work within the renou of all. Mr. Arthur Benson and Viscount Esher, who edited the work found the duty of making a selection a task of no ordinary difficulty. Her Majesty, we are told in the prefice, dealt with her papers from the first in a most methodical manner; she formed the habit in early days of preserving her private To be played on the ground of the former, letters and after her accession to the throne all starting at 2 p.m. Teams: Civil Service-R. O her official papers wars similarly treated and Hutchison (Captain), F. A. Biden, L. E. Bretty bound in volumes. This result is that the H. Ellis, J. McEwen, H. R. Phelips, A. R. F.
collected papers form what is probably the most Ravon, E. B. Reed, W. R. Satherland, F. Sutton, extraordinary series of State documents in the B. C. Witchell. Reserves, A. O. Pile and world. The papers which deal with the Queen's A, M. Thornhill. Craigongower-L. ́E.
life up to the your 1861 have been bound Lammert (Capt), G. A. Hancock, A. O, Brain chronological order and comprise between It. Baso, W. H. Viveash, H. L. Mauderson, five and six hundred volumem. The Editorshare A. Osuan, J. D. Noris, R. Festonji; L. A. Rose made suck selections frex thous as serve to and S. B. Hatliwara.
bring out the development of the moon's The military team should turn out a stronger charactor and disposition, and to give typical
B. Q, A, V TELEGAPUK.
returned from Manila.
HONGKONG "B" V. POLICE.
political and social matters--"to produce,. in
THE NATION WHICH CAN BEST more pitiable sight? These beef-eating, of all of them who was off for a long journey in
LOOK AFTER ITSELF.
A STRIKING AMERICAN VIEW OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
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port-drinking fallows in Plocadilly, exercised rabbed, groomed, they are well enough to be sure; but this other side of the shield is distressing to look at. Poor, stunted, bad-complexioned, shabbily dressed, ill- featured are these pork-eating, gin-drinking denizens of the East End,
An anonymous American writer contributes to the January Scriber's philosophical
Crowds I have soon in America, in Mexico, view of England and the English, so interesting and in most of the great cities of Europe-of that every line of it deserves to be read India and China I know nothing. Nowhere is give some of the most striking passages, which there such squalor, such pinching poverty, so contain some praise of things English, some many undersized, so many plainly and ro friendly criticism, and not a few gennine homo roltingly diseaset, so much human rottenness trutha
as here. This is what the climate, the food, and the drink, and man's rale of the weaker to the wall, necomplishes for the wonk
Leaving Now York on a steamer officered and manned by Englishmen your impressions may begin from the moment yen put foot on board,
The chattering, waving, gesticulating high voiced travellers and good-byers are apparently of no interest to the stolid stewards, whom to about withalower speed, speak in lower tones, do expenditure of nerve, and muscle, and speed power, as possible.
"what they have to do with as little nunecessary
mass of
"What an orderly crowd it is! "See them at the great race on the Epsom Downs on Darby Day. As you look from your coach top you sco a black people. No sign of a track, no sign of a race. A bell rings, two or three police foot, begin moving along the track, and this мед on horseback, half a dozen more on
horses como out, dash away, the race is rau, and enormous crowd melts aside, makes a lane; the back they swarm again.
the East.
"His health was drank, onch one shook him by the hand, and wished him a pleasant journey; i they were not to see him for a year or twe, bat:: bad I not known I should not have guessed that be was leaving those dozen friends for a long absence. Doubtless his friends were as hearty in their good wishes and as loath to loss him as other men in other elites would have beon, but there was little evidence of it. That is thoir
WAY.
PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
A CABINET WITH AN ELECTIVE FILIPINO BENATE WANTED.
an
Instructions, the Manile Cabinets Raye, are United States to potition. Congress to enact to be given to the resident Commission in the legislation abolishing the Philippine Com elective Senate to be composed of not less than mission and instituting in its stend
is to be made by popular voto and the appro- 16 merabers and not to excoed 20. The election priate division of the country into senatorial districts is to be made by the Philippino legislature.
They are all movement, speech feature and definity expressed by one word: heavy. balk, different a way that is easily and
"The same at the Lord Mayor's Show. A Later one finds that this word is used few policemen begin clearing the middle of Fleet- accurately. The English men, women, horse strest - narrow street at best. Then mounted vehicle, machinery houses, furniture, food, are police, four abreast, not a word said, scarcely a
The request for these instructions to be made heavier in proportion than ours.
is in the form of a resolution of the Assembly in "What will you have for breakfast if, alas. i gesturo ; no clubs, no noise, alane is made through which the Commission is to be asked to concur, you will have any breakfast the first morning pushing, elbowing, cursing or angry words, and
those people packed together without shoring: to be presented by Assemblyman Aguedo Velerde, Felipe Agoncillo and Leon M. here comes the procession. out?"
"Something very light, perhaps, Трове
Guerrero. "I have walked these streets now, on and off, lightness.
Ere long the passive bul-
The resolution is proceded by a preamble in
eleven to-day as several of their players have instances of her methods in dealing with islanders' you soon find, have little regard for for many years, and at-hours of the day and } which is set forth the ability demonstrated by fact, a book for British citizens and British wark of resistance wearies you into egg and night, and I cannot remember being pashed, the Filipino people, their profound love, for To be played on the Club's ground starting sabjects, rather than a book for students of bacon, and cold meat, and jams, for your first Bhoved, shouldered, or elbowed. It is marvellous education, their fullment of duty and their
political history." To show the nature of the work we quote from the first volume two documents relating to the early history of Hongkong ---
at 2.15 p.m. Teams: "B" team-Messra R Hancock, H. Hancock, T. E. Pearce, A. A Claxton H. D. Sharpiu, A. O. C. Leith, Lt. J. 3. Sill, A. O. Lang, S. S. Logan, F. H. H. Storea, A. N. Other. Police-Messrs. King, Langloy, Korr, Pitt, Edwards, Foley, Ogg. Cockle, Dayney, Fowler, and Bell. Reserve: Taylor.
LEAGUE TABLE.
The following is the table up to date
Club
Lost.
VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO QUEEN VICTORIA.
Foreign Office, 10th April 1841. Viscount Palmerston presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and has the honour to submit the accompanying letters, which he received yesterday, about the operations in
meal of the day.
ing
"SLOW-MOVING, CONFIDENT BULK,”
"So, too, I have driven through these honorable practice of individual liberty. It streets, one, two, and four horses, many deciaros that "the Filipinos holding positions want and many a time, and each time with re-
on the Commission, ea justices of the Sapromo likewed admiration, not only for the nimir Court, as judges of the Court of First In able driving, but for the good humour stanse and Land Registration, as fiscals,
"Little things are typical., What you is not refused you, but what they have and is gradually forced upon you.
Thus they govern their Colonies. No mais. the give and take, the fair play, the intuitive as provincial governors and municipal pros
and universal willingness to every fellow
For undoubted proof of zeal, honesty and efficiency, discussion, no heat generated, no riflicule of his fair chance and his rights... your habitsar qulogy of their own, none of these, forty minutes while the procession passes, and their ease of responsibility and their impartiality. bat just slow-moving, unchanging, confident crowd manages itself. Indeed, it is to be doubtfulfilled with wisdom, and foresight the high for hours before and hours after, this enormous It further declares that the Assembly has bulk!
The monotonous and solemn Yes, sir, streets, these people would not of themselves hand with the Commission on general subjects. ed whether, were there na policemen in the mission conferred upon it to legislate hand in China, and which have just been returned to him Thank you, sir,' of the servants may lead you have made way and given the new Lord Mayor of interest as by the President of the United
to suppose that at any rate this class of English fair play and a clear passage. man and woman is servile, is lucking in the national trait of confidence, is perhaps ataenable to suggestions of a change,
by Viscount Melbourne, whose lotter he also transmita.
-LAW OF COMMON BENBE,».
Statos recognized in his recent message to the spirit of justice, responsibility and public Congress; that in ite acts have predominated
"How in it in quite another social sphere "On the contrary, this clues less even than At Newmarket in the members' stand I see the interest; that it has not been swayed by politics King No one stares, points, whispers, no one even looks Ho, too, is given fair play, a chanes with other English gentlemen to enjoy himself. He does not meddle with them, they do not
mechanical.
"They will not overstep the boundary lines of your personal position, and they jealously guard the boundaries of their own.
moddle with him. 10 36 13 33.33
Hongkong "B"... 8 0 0 8 100.00 Civil Service ... 11 1 18 80.00 Hongkong "A" 9 5 1 3 4 66.66 10 7 2 1 5 55.55 Telographs....
12 3 5 4 -2 -25.00. Craigongower R.G.A Kowloon ... 11 2 9 0 7 -63.63 Royal Engineers... 9.1 7 1 -6 -75.00 HK: Police 10 1 8 1 -7 -77.77 N.B.-A win counts 1 point.
A loss
A draw
OTHER CRICKET.
'KOWLOON V. NAVY,
Viscount Palmerston bas felt greatly mortified and disappointed at this remilt of the expedition to China, and he much fears that the sequel} of the negotiation, which was to follow the conclusion of those preliminary conditions, will not tend to render the arrangement less objectionable. Captain Elliot sooms to have wholly disregarded the instructions which had been sent to him, and even when, by the entire success of the operations of the Fleet, he was in a condition to dictate his own terms, he seems to have agreed to very inadequate conditions. The amount of compensation for the opium
A nutch will be played this afternoon between surrendered falls short of the value of that
WHY SERVANTS NEED NO TRADE UNION.
As an American I take off my hat. I should take off my hat to this King, anyway; valuable asset England has to-day. Whenover He is the cheapest investment and the most he has taken a part in national affairs it has boon for the glory, the pooce and prosperity of
ment.
M. Guerrero are three of the leading Nacion Aguodo Velarde, Felipe Agoncillo and. Leon
alistas in the Assembly. They are also three of the leaders in Philippino politics, men whose names are closely connected with the latter day history of the country.
When we come to know them better we find that, although they are of all the labouring classer completely unorganised, without unlens or societies, they are the one olsss who have kept up and increased the standard of wages.
As a class they have made no claims, the his country. When he maddles it is not to During Spanish days he was facal of Nueve
politician, but they have, none the less, increased their demands and obtained their demands.
My only explanation is that as they are the
advertise himself, not for
undoing of his country, but for her honour.
"When one remembers that there is no written Constitution here, no infallible or in violable body of law, but that each emergency is
goes
his way.
1.
with Sr. Guerrero. He is graduste of the university of Santo Tomas.
Br. Velarde represents Bulacan together a lawyer and a
into Santiago's dungeons on suspicion of being Instance. In 1896 he was arrested and thrown implicated in the Katipunan plot, being trans- ferred to Bilibid, where he was kept till 1898.
ITCHING HUMOUR ON HEAD AND FACE
Became Unbearable-Little Girt Suffered Terribly--Would Tear Her Flesh-Grow Thinner Day by Day Now Healthier than Ever. CUTICURA CURED HER
ECZEMA PERMANENTLY
"Last August I found a little pimple xactly on the crown of my little daugh-
ter's head. It bo gan to grow larger and larger, and later It broke and hu- mour caine from it. The head began to be corned with an eruption with hu maur exuding freely, Analo suffered ter ribly, and her head was so itchy that sho scratched it un- til she tore the flesh, and at night wo had to tie her hands, the itching wae sa fearful. The erup- tion spread over the whole of her bead. down part of her back, and even over ker face. A doctor's ointment did her no good. In fact, It seemed to make the trouble worse, and the itching increased until it was unbearable. If one spot bealed another became worno. When the trouble started hor health began to fall, she was pervish, and grow chinner day by day. I was in despair. At last I tried Cuticura Soap. Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Pills. At the very first application the itching stopped, as if by magic, and her bead became better overy day. In ten days the humour ceased altogether, and by the time I had need one set of Cuticura Remedies she was almost cured. I got another sot, and in a month she was Completely cured, so that you could not tell she had ever had eczema. That was three months ago and there has never been any sign of a recurrence since. Her health le better than ever, and I ascribe her condition entirely to Cuticura Remedies. Her hair is grow
tag thicker and thicker, too. Nrs, John Beet, Easter Lumbentie, Newburgh, Fife N. B., June 14, 1907.'
Bond to nearest depot for fren Cuti- ours Book on Treatment of Skin Diseases,
Latiqura
A Single Set often sold throughout the world Cures. Depaus: London, 27, Charterhouse in Paris 6. Kuo de la Patri Australja, D. Towns & Co, Bydney; Baath Alri Lebano, Ltd., Cape Town, de: 1.8. A Druz & Chem. Cap., Both Props, Boston.
54-12 DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNG-Hong during the wook at 90, but with farther buyors kong and Whanpon Docks have beca placed at that rate and no sellers, the market gradually recovered, and with later sales at 904 and 91 ·
Kowloon and a team representing the Navy.opiam, and nothing has been obtained for the glass coming. most closely in contact with the met by common senza and solved by the applica He was vice president of the congress of closes with buyers at the latter rate and with no will do duty:- Major E. R.Chitty, Capt. Hthe bankrupt Hong merchants. The securities methods of that class. They hold themselves at admires the more the calm way in which each, public, and held the portfolio ef secretary of placed to some extent at 45, 45h, und 46, also ag starting at 11 a.m. For Kowloon the following expenses of the expedition, nor for the debta of rating class, they have absorbed and used the tion of a kind of working worldly wisdom, one Maloloa during the life of the Filipino Re- sellers under 92. Kowloon Wharves have been
which the plenipotentiaries were expressly a high value, assert that value, and wherever and from the highest to the lowest, submulte, ordered to obta'n for British residents in China whenever possible, take all they can get.
"Above all things, do not forget the most have been abandoned; and the Islasist of Chasan important factor of all-they are all English, which they were specifically informed was to ba they are all of the same race as their masters. retaingd till the whole of the pecuniary compensa- This explains, if not everything, almost tion shouta av vas pita, he been holy everything. discreditably evacuated. Eyon the cassion of Hongkong-has been coupled with a condition
Balderston, Lient.. E. J. Hanghton, Lieut. E. Byne, Capt. Besaloy, W. E. Dixon, W. B Martin, J. P. Robinson, 8. Lightfoot, Lient
Tigmasim and D. J. Mackonzio.
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
BUFFS V. E.AM.Q.
that island not a possession of the British Crown, but, like Mamo, a settlement held by sufferanos in the territory of the Crown of China.
Played on the Military ground under the super-about the payment of duties, which would render visionofs 'orpl Lockyer. Kick-off 4 pm. Toams: Bufis-Fitzpatrick, Tampett and Bartlett; Dare, Wren, and Holloway: Kelly and Brewster; Taylor; Drew and Barker. R.A.M.C-Foulkes; Redfern and Broughton-Caborn,~Barr-and- Woogar; Mills and Crewe, Kingsley, Watt
B.B. V. R.GA.
laying these papers before your Majesty, to state
NO SHOVTING IN THE STATIONS. Here we are of last th London!
satisfied, and
A GEICHST MATCH INCIDENT. "I have never
example of this method of an est grotesque method of depending upon the the people themselves to take care of themselves and to play fair.
the
At
461, closing with hayors at 46. banghai Dooks have been in some demand and there has been local business at 77 cash and at 80 for March, the Shanghai rates ruling about the same. without finding sellers. Hongkew Wharves time of closing cash shares are wanted at 78
sales have been effected at from 155 to 168, the have improved "coni darably in the North and market closing somewhat weaker with sellers at
public instruction.
Felipe Agoncillo represents Batangas. Ho also in a lawyer and a graduate of Santo Tomas University. When the revolution broke out in Batangas, to Japan from where he was appointed Manila Sr. Agoncillo made his escape from Lipe,
1ts at a cricket match. My daughter He was in Paris when the treaty of Paris was ambassador to the United States and Europe, and I walked round to the entrance to the signed and from there went to Washington to reserved seats stand. I asked for two seats. labour for the independance of the Philippines. 166. Where would you like them, sir?' asked the Later he returned to Hongkong attendant. He saw that I hesitated and said, Hongkong janta of which he remained a member
and joined 'Go in and soe where you would like to sit, till his return to Manila. Rounsville Wildman, come back and tell me the numbers of the seate former American consul in Hongkong once said secerlingly went in and chose my seats and would make a creditable secretary of state have chosen and I will give them to you!'. of Sr. Agoncillo that he was a born statesman
tickets,
Leon M. Guerrero is a pharmacist by pro There were some thirty or forty people behind scientific importance ander the Spanish
an important cricket match. fession and a botanist. He held positions of great me waiting to buy tickets, there wors perhaps ment and after the ontbreak of hostilities against attendant was calmly running over his book the paper Republica Filipina. half a dozen inside choosing their seats, and the Spain and the change of sovereignty he founded
you
This was
"The noiseless gliding out and gliding into the station is the English way of running matches, no shriek of whistle, no napping of watches, no shrick of whistle, no the thing is done. clanging
of bella scarcely audible whistle and "These people must know their business or Viscount Palmaraton deems it his duty in somebody would be left bolund, somebody would and walked back and received and paid for my of any government.
basiness. get into the wrong train; they do know their "We are soon to find that this is the country also personal of personal freedom, sad
may do as you please unmolested, responsibility.
heralded, unnoticed even, as in no other country in the world, but the moment you do what you ought not to do, from the policeman to the court,
than anywhere else.
some few of the objections which he feels to the rangement, but the Cabinet will have to oon. sidor, as soon as they meet after the Recess,
govern.
He was a
Lands are in better demand, and close with LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hongkong buyers at 92, we have no business to report. Humphreys hare found buyers at 8.65 ex the have nothing further to report nuder this dividend of 60 cents paid on the 8th inst. Wo heading.
and Nash,
Kick off at 2.30 on the Naval ground at the Happy Valley. Teams: RE--HoGregor; Coxon and Beardmore; Edwards, M'Crory, and what advice they may wish hanbly to tender to uncriticised auroportod, unphotographed, un-of tickets, pulling out the numbers called member of the Malolos congress and secretary the present rato Lamb: Jackson and Morrish; Meaney; Taylor your Majesty upon these important matters. There is no doubt, however, that much has been and LeGrove. R.G.A.-Beasley: Ozley and
accomplished, but it is very mortifying to find and Hackington; Macfarlane; Bellis and Simonds.
ware ordered to obtain, and which the fores
Wart; Jones, Weaver and MoGregor; Crepp that other things which the plenipotentiaries and thence to the gaol, is a shorter road here part of anybody; nobody grumbled, nobody position board of the St. Louis Exposition and
LUSITANO V. B.O.G.
Kick off at 4 p.m. at Causeway Bay, Team. Lusitano-P. A. Cordeiro; L. Cordeiro and J. C. Barretto; A. H. Hyndman, F. Soares, and
placed at their command was amply suficient to enable them to accomplish, have not been attained.
Viscount Palmerston has sent a small map of
"So much personal liberty is only possible where justies is swift, unprejudiced, impartial, and sure.
for by those, myself among the number, who of agriculture, industry and commerce under had found the numbers of the sosts they wanted. the Filipino Republic.
There was no zeitsment or haste on the
He was the secretary of the Philippine ex- seemed dissatisfied with this ridiculously alow a member of the honorary commission that was dumbersome machinery. On the contrary. sent to the United States under the Taft because it did work with these law-abiding administration. poule everybody was the better off.
JOINT STOCK SHARES
COTTON MILLA-Ewos show a considerable improvement, and rates come from the North have been made at 85 86 and 88, and from all a high as 90 buyers, During the work sales accounts there is every prospect of the rates bean at least maintained, as the prospects of the
Company, given the advantage of sterling exchange, appear to be excellent. Internatioands main unchanged at 75, but Laou Kang Mows and Boychoes have declined slightly to 79 and 275 respectively. Hongkong" Cottons remain with sellers at 10, and with a
business to report.
TB-
A. V. Barroj; H. A. Hyndman and E. Ozorio: the Canton River, which your Majesty may like men, ruled by men, obedient to the ways and Francs treated in this way, Piaturo the pre Messrs. Vernon and Smyth in their weekly offer at 12. China Providents have been the
B. Bilva; V. Azevedo and A. Ribeiro. B.O.C.to keep for future reference.
Khan Abbas and Abbas; Chew, Wong and Cordeiro; Goldenberg and Jox; Blakemore; Paíslow and Chunyat. Reserves; White and Muskett.
SHIELD FOOTBALL.
NAVAK YARD UNITED Y. "ELDFORD." Lt., Mullins will referee this match, which is to be played on the Naval ground, starting at 2.30 p.m. Naval Yard will be represented by Whiteaway: Joughin and Bacon; Pasco, Glover and Deaning, Wilks and Carters; Gillespie; Harding and Dalzieli.
referee.
HOCKEY.
QUEEN VICTORIA TO THE KING OF TER BELGIANS.
13th April 1841.
. The attack and
Hongkong, and we think Victoria ought to be called Princess of Hongkong in addition to Princess Royal. .
"
THE DERPY ENGLISH COMPLEXION.
"The complexions of the English have often elimate and the exercise out-of-doors produce the been exploited for our boneft. The damp red, they say. But on examination it proves to beef, and often streaky and fibrous at that. be not the red of the rose, but the red of raw
unique Imagine a crowd at a racecourse in This incident remains fixed in my memory
posterousness of treating an American crowd af a baso-ball
in this way. game OUR THREATENED SUPREMACY.
to think what would become of a hundred or two hen I see this quality of the race I smile hundred thousand Germans landed on these hores, with their machine-like methods, their bureaucracy. They would be swallowed up, or lack of initiative, and their dependence upon dispersed lilos abaff
CHURCH SERVICES.
(7.30 am) Matins (11 a.m.) Responses, Feriat ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hongkong, Sexagesima Bundy, 14th of Jeb, uary, Holy Communion Venite, Alcock, Pea'm, of the 14th morning, Te Deam, Woodwar Smart and I urla, Benedictus, Langdon: Hymns, 172, 290 and 238, Preacher, The Bishop of Victoris. Evensong (5.45 pm.) Wesley in F's; Autbem, "God is (Fal Cheir). Responses, Ferial, Psalms, of the 14th eroning: Magnificat and None Dimittis,
A Spirit ion
78, Verses 1, 2, 11, 12, 21 and 37 in unison. Paalm, nett; ymse, 103 and 477; Sevenfold Amen; Preacher, Rev, A. H. J. Pitt, B.N. 3.R.-Psalm 74, Verses 1, 11, 18, 19, 23 and 24 in
BRILLIANCE OF THE MALE..:'*
MISCELLANEOUS. China Borneos havo "It is apparent that the men are heavier here than with us, apparent, too, that this is a land of
changed hande in fairly large lots at 114, closing steady at that rate, but with a fow amall lots of
comforts and prejudices of me, not women. Here the male has the brilliant plumage.
share report, dated February 12th state-The medium of a fair basives at 9.20 of the div. of "The best of them, as one sees them in.
market has been fairly briek during the wook 50 cents paid on the 8th inst, and close steady. There is much talk and writing these days under review: rates have ruled firm; and there Dairy Farms have been placed at 14, Cements at Piccadilly, in Bond-street, in St. James-street, of the danger to the Europe from Germany and has been more of a buying tendency than has 9.75, 9.70, and 9.65 the lutter closing with sellers The Chinese business vozes as much, and church, are fine-looking fellows, well set up, and dence-along certain lines. I hope te ako in in the volume of business is however still 24 closing with some small lots on offer at that in the clubs in the park of Sunday after other Powers. Much is writton of their docs been apparent for some time. Any increase at 9.65. Watsons have found further buyers at Palmerston is deeply mortified at it. All wo
scrupulously well-groomed and tarved out.
other pages that there are legitimate reasons for handicapped by the unwillingnon of holders to. Watkins are enquired for at the improved wanted might have been got, if it had not been what shoes, what colours, what amorphous should always be afraid of the English for thst almost total deation of forward contracts, after salas at that rate in the early part of the "But the women! What hats, what clothes, such statements, but if I were their enemy I of stock to part at current rates; to the rate of 22, and Chins Lights are wanted at 44, for the uncountably strange conduct of Charle, figures! Elliot (not Admiral Elliot, for he was obliged to
one reason, if for no other. They know how to and to the absence of any but the smallest of week, Who permite that nice-looking girl to wear take care of themselves as de no other people; speculative business, Exchange on London come away from ill-health), who completely a white flannel skirt, a purple jackot, and a fur and they seem to muddle along with the old closes at 1/93 demand, and 02 Shanghai at disobeyed his instractions and tried to get the hat with a bunch of small feathers sticking out stage-coach methods about as fast as do others 74% T.T lowest terms he could...
of it at right angles?
BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais have Here is another with an embroidered linen No wonder the average Englishman cannot ruled very steady
with the latest thing in locomotive engines, storming of the Cherempee Forts on the 7th of coat, and a hit of ermine for, and a straw hat be terrified, or even aroused to take decent at that rate, and at time of closing there 895, with fair salos January was very gallantly done by the Marines, with flowers on it!
precautions against invasion. They do not appears to be no mor obtainable except at an and immense destruction of the Chinese took "KING ALFRED" V. CLUB,
already trained. need the training of other people. They are advance. London remains unchanged at £85, This game will be played on the Club's
place.
The accounts of the cruelty of the
and the latest advices from Shanghai quote Chinces to one another are horrible. Albert is
8920 sellors at ex 73. ground, kick off at 4 p.m. Corpl Edwards will much amused at may having got the Island of
during the early part of the week at 832 and MARINE INSURANCES-Unions were placed
6273, later however the rate fell to 825, at The features are large and the faces high
closing with further buyers at the last rate. which a few shares changed hands, the market coloured, but it is not a delicate pink, it is a
North Chinas have declined to 100, and Cantons coarse red. At a distance the effect is charming,
WKY ENGLISHMEN ARE DISPLACED,
romain on offer at 190.. Yangatzes show a slight DE. PETER'S CHURCH, Queen's Road Wost-
unison bright, refreshing, but close to often rather
SE "The English have been dominant in the improvement at 180 on a quotation from Sexagesima Sunday. Holy Communion 7.30 am. unpleas
shops wear the colours, so to speak, of the Napoleonic wars. It is hardly to be expected
affairs of men for just about a century, or since the North.
Morning Prayer 11 am. Venite, Alcock, Praims, FIRE INSURANCES-Hongkongs have been Robinson, etc. To Deam Bus ell; Benedictus, dominant gez. Those that most attract you, D. Neilson, H. F. Stancham, H. Bammers, Jworte in collaboration with Sir Douglas Straight, to carry about when shooting, and everything man by sa easy and natural attitude of or have roled steady, and after further small sales
have also found inrther buyers at 106, both Evening Prayer 6.30. Gloria, Magnificat, Wood- malo binil. Shops with guns, and folding seats
not be domineering. H. Mead, W. L. Weaser, C. E. Libeaud, W-
"This expressed itself in the best English stocks closing firm at quotation with boyers. then young
Ward, Naus Dimittis, Travers; Hymns, 491, 481, barrister. I was to look after the N. Edwards and I.-J. Blackburn,
part, Mr. A'Beckett said, town
SHIFTING. Hongkong, Canton and Macaos 445 and 202 Kyrie. pertaining to the sport in profusion; shops fidence and repose; but in the second and third
The Church lonach Dayspring, will call on ships the country side, -
while he took with windows draped with haberdashery; rate Englishman by an attitude of provincial at 30 cam div. close with buyers at 281 After a while we were not shops filled with leather and silver con- bumptiousness and impudence unequalled in the div. of $14 paid on the 9th inst. Indos have the services between 9.16 and 18.30 a.m. and be. quite fair to one another. For instance, a
the carrying white crows to bring friends ashore to ekarnoter would become a bore, and then
country Teniences for men; shops with all sorts of Pompeii is still yielding remarkable "finds." Straight would send him or her up to town to be shops with harness, shops with whips, shops with rost aupognar, ons rosy say the most generally ing with further buyers at the former rate.
woon 5.15 and 6 pm (Kowloon Police Pier. improved to 38 and 18 for combined shares, 10.30 and 8), returning afterwards. All the world. hats for all sorts of climates for men's wear; The latest, unearthed near Porta Nolano, is a worked into my part of the story. I could not saddles, shops with tobacco.
*This is what has made the Tinglishman the after small sales at 37 and 17, the market clos-sittings are man's perfectly prozervod skoloton.
free and unappropriated Vizitore, By its stand this, so whenever there was such an arrival bony hand lay a little bag of coarse cloth, con- I immediately killed the character off in a railway that the purveyors to masenline taste largely average American takes his awkwardness or result of some sales at 130, 127), and at time of 420, Pasima 119, and Pt. 1 (Jackson). Anthem
*Should disliked, of men, The Germans and the Irish REFINERIES. China Sugars have been some-
welcome, Books, &e, provided. you take the trouble to count yo
Bunday Babool 10-1045 am, taining fifty ancient coins, uninjured by 1829 smash or a carriage accident
you would find hate him; the French ridicule and distrust him; what oratio, and both buyers and sellers oppoar When I found s
UNION CHUSH, Kennedy Road to have been sparring for an opening, with the
Bible Euto- years of barist. The coins are nearly all of sil-moneylender I had introduced into my part of
predominate.
day, 11 am. Worship. Hymna 151, 245 and yor and beautifully minted; nothing like them the story becoming monotonous, I sent him off
what Carlyle once called 'his pot-bellied equa closing again at 130, the market however, closes What are these?"
irritated The skeleton's posture proved that the living My colleague was quite equal to the cocasion.
"That England has become the great Empire nimity, for patronage, and is for ever i
(Stainer). Preacher, Rev. him, now that be is too big to be bothered by but with the fairly strong inclination to bay, itie 155, 500 and 441. Psalm 119, Ft. 22, (Farmant) with probable further sellers at the higher rate. J. A. A. Baker. 6 pm, Warsbir. Hymus 439, man, foeing with his money, was overwhelmed On the arrival of the usurer in this country heat any rate will protrude itself, uumistakably at by the lava and mud from Vesuvius. The place took bim promptly to s livery stable keeper,
as a bally,
diffenlt to say when sellers may stop and the Preacher, Rev. C. H. Hickling. Offertories! his honesty have won him allies and make allies "Who is this Englishman? What is he? for exploration and other important discoveries across country, brake his neck! This reduced
Festive March (8mart). Friday 8 pm. Christi for the lion if he lost his teeth and claws. The at that mate, are expected there. But the fruits of Dr. the cast of the story, and we had to supply the Above all, why he he conquered the world! real attitude of other nations toward him would MINING.-Raube have been neglected as far Waldstein's new explorations at Harcalanen places of the deceased heroes, and villains by are the questions of interest.
Eadesrou Society, Saturday, C. B. 8. Walking How much longer will he be supreme? These surprise him. are awaited with even greater impatience, for second generation. To this day the story
as business is concerned, but there are still Pionis. Herculaneum is incomparably richer in art remains unfinished!
BT. ANDREW's Crenes, Kowloon the Bev, G. buyers at 83 Chinese Enginearings hare. Bunbury will officiate at this 11 am, Service. #souros than Pompeii,
receded in the North to 16 with sellors. The service at 0 p.m. will take by the Rev. J. H. Langkate are also quoted lower at 830.
KOWLOON 0.0. V. THE BUFFS.
On Monday at Kings Park, Kowloon, the above will meet in the Shield Competition.
The following will represent the home team;
WRITING A NOVEL
A story Mr. Arthur A'Beckett used to tell, s novel called "Through the Fire," which he
the
C. W. Jeffries, P. Schluter, A. P. Storrie, morning paper says, dealt with a sensational have in their windows the paraphernalia of the that, having been so long dominant, they should the medium of a fair business at 330, Chinas Trobeck; Hymns 480 488, 894 and 448, Kyrie.
THE RUINS OF POMPEII.
every turn.
A MAN'S COUNTRY,
His
Spocial
is produced by the scientifle appliances of to-day.to Straight's department for change of air. she is because she is a man's country, this fact him power, his stabilt for him to-day, rate farther improve. Lucens have been placed for British und Foreign Bible Society. 7 p.m. where the skeleton was excavated is a paw field mwanted him on a screw, and, sending him Why is he? Where and how does he lives but he has no friends. It would be a god day at 17, and close steady, with an înclination to buy Recital. Adagio from Hannte (Mackel).
i
THE ENGLISH: “GOOD-BTN,"
Look at the people who swarm the streets to "I dined on one occasion with a party of see the Lord Mayor's Show, and where will you gentlemen who met to say good-bys to a friend
France.
D