SPORTING NOTES.
The oat boxing tourment held at the V.R.C., while fairly accufal, still loft roem for improvement, and it behores the promoters, should they think of arranging another contest, to seek the galatanos-of qualified men in tho matching of the fighters,
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Most of the preliminary events on the pro- gramme were fairly well arranged, but it was
Craigengewer the main oveat that, for a second time, marred the success of the mosting from a sporting
Roberts v. Boucher," which Ciril Sorrice point of view.
the handbills
Police atood out in bold type on circulated throughout the Colony, was not a beading calonisted to attract followers of the R.G.A. sport, for the variest tyro in the art could have told the promoters that Roberts would win.
There are many old members in the V.R.C who, in begone dayawore very skilful with the gloves, and who even now follow up the sport with keen interest. If these wore approached with regard to the framing of a programme, (and I bare no denbt that they would willingly Jand their assistance), better matchee would be arranged, and the Club would be the gainers both from the points of popularity and finanoo.
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VARIETIES OF RUBBER
CALCUTTA COUNCIL SPEECHES.
ESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 8ru, 1910. general rule it might be laid down that rubber which can be used in any high class
Kenter says: In at article on the Indian work, wach na motor tyres, elastic thread, aurgical goods, 3e, can be equally well used Budget the Times refers to the peculiarity of in the interior grades of manufacture, Manu Calcutta debates and suggests it is time for the facturers vary their mixtures according to the Connell to reflect on the desirability of refusing price of the different grades, their effort always written speechas except under special circum But our London contemporary does not know being and at the present prices this is more stances or from new and inexperienced members" than over this case to produce the cheapest possible mixture consistent with their standard all! The speakers put in all the trimmings, of manufacture. While it is true that a high as well, and when the "speeches" arrive at glass rubbor can be used for almost anything the Press-and they usually do this the day thereeverse is not the case, and the inforior before they are actually delivered they have Brades of rubber can only be used in inferior all the "oheers haar, hear," laughter, mats rubber
REFUSING TO SIGN A DOCUMENT.
per acre, trees and yield per tres from the funrth work, such as, for instance, garden hose, door "up-roarious mirth," "prolonged with were not unfriendly. The husband contrasted W L D business is entirely in the raw article itself on not required Mooring, & where elasticity is "here the speaker's utterance was obekod
Lito the
(FROM THE "TIMES". CORRESPONDENT.) The interest takon at the present time by the British public în rubber is very great, yet it is remarkable how Ettle the pabilis really knows about the article, Rubber is now a fairly safe Dtopio for conversation anywhere. In the hotel with men or smoke-room or a railway carriage, Wwith women, one can start & rubber conversation and and that almost every casual acquaintance LLD can talk glibly of the prices of the different Lplantation companies shares, of screage and cost tenth year; and, in fact, anyone whose LW almost begin to think that he knows nothing LLL about the subject.
he I L But be can readily hare his revenge, if he WW can get his acquaintance to pay a visit to the WD City and take him into a sample room of one of the brokers, or merchants, where the stonished LD rubber-share expert would see raw rubber isid -out for sale in the rarions forms in which it DD arrives for raw rabber varies in value from 10s. 630. per lb. for smoked sheet down to Is. 24. por Il for Nigor flake, and in between these two prices it would be possible to find a grede of rubber to answer to nearly every penny.
The second game on Wednesday night vary uninteresting, neither player was showing anything Uke
Booring
Cooper
CESPA, SHEET, AND BISCUÏT KUDBER.
The produce of the Amazon is divided approximately into three grades, which and totally different ases, these being-Fine Para about 24,000 tons; negroheads of various descriptions, about 8,000 tons; and Peruvian
all about 8,000 tons,
MOTOR TIEKŊ.
Fine Para is the standard grade for the whale tourkot. It is bought and sold on name only, without samples being shown, and is the ans grade of rubber which, generally speaking, can be used for the manufacture of any and every description of rubber goods. As its price to-day, however, in about 10s, per lb., it stands to reason that manufacturers economize in the Bubber reaches the home market in almest use of this grade as much as they can, partion every possible shape and colour. In molarly as in its crude state it contains about 15 per cases the queer namos which one roads in the cant, of impurities-mostly matarno that by market reports are fairly descriptive. Thin the time the manufacturer has washed and dried generally about 4ft. long and Sin: to 12in. bread. nearly 12a, per lb. However, for the mannfee an inch, and has a roughish surface from which
alternativa bat to use hard cure fas Para. No the name "orepo" is derived. This rubber is tubes of motor tyres, the manufacturer has no light it squito transparent which proves its to stand the strain. pale yellow in colour, and when held up to the rubber has the necessary strength and resiliency purity, and accounts for the very high price obtainable for this grade-viz., at prosent abo 108. 3d. per lb.
In the prison of Ayr there in at present under- restraint a woman whose case presents some very unusual features. Her offence apparently is that of having failed to obey an order of the camstances, so far as they can be ascertained, Court to sign a legal document, and the cis- are these:-The woman, widon of middle Was married about 1885, and some three years afterwards she separated from her has- baud, retaining the eastody of her son, the only child of the marriago. l'hore was no the relations between the husband and wife formal dead of separation, wid it appears that
emotion," "A Voice: Good egg!" ots, etc., a malady which proved fatal in March, 1909, cleverly put in at the right places! Another For some three years or so before he died he thing, suppose A, B and Cars making speeches had been in the habit of recalvi y from his has wife, the woman now in prison, payment of 10s in that order. A first writes his speech it printed, and sends it to B, who writes bis and par fortnight. It seems that he had acquired Bands it to C, who in turn writes his speech and through his father an interest in a heritable. This interest Bonda with B of B's speech back to A property valued at £300. who, thoronpon, writes his reply and forwards it amounted to one-fourth, and under his will he backs to B and C, who indite their replies and bequeathed one-fourth of his share of the proper ure finally ready, no one can hear a word. A shares being repeotively valued at £15. The send them back to A! When the speechasty to his wife and one-flfth to his son, these statters, perspires and father of the prisoner's husband agre loses his place several times and has to property, it appears, had been acquired by the turn back he blashes, and finally collapses, knowing that it cognition of services rendered to a rich man really does not matter, as it is sil down in print on his deathbed, but the prisoner stems to have and already being struck off as fast as the mans bad conscientious geruples in regard to the pre-
taking the view that the ma papers can do it! Next morning the confiding perty, breakfast table politician reads that the Hon'ble relatives more in need of the money, Mr. A. delivered a slashing attack," that the frequently, it is said, told her husband that she of forensic skill for which ho fa so justly and that in any will he might make he was not famed, and that the Hon'ble. Mr, O. "opposed to leave any share of it to her. After her hus property, and articles of roup were drawn up Lord Curzon when he first came out tried to and were signed by the widow, but she thou too, fell into line with that inexorable thing, any other papers or take anything whatever to address in which, etc., etc.! stop this printed eloquence, but in the sad he stated that she would not on any account sign Indian Dustoor, and he wrote and read every do with the property in guastion. In due course, however, the property was cold, hat when the the spooch that he made rien.
disposition was produced for signstore widow declined to sign it. Thereafter an action seems to have been raised to ordain her to sign the disposition. She paid no attention to the Level and storage of water in Reservoirs on decres which passed in the aetion, and ant the 1st April-
she and
form, and in pale crepe, for instance, arrives in long strips, it, lo has to work with raw material costing him blo. Mr. B. supported him with all that would have nothing to do with the property, On Saturday night there is to be another had a small lead until within 100 of bio/It varies in thickness from one-sixteenth to half turo of really high-class goods, such as the imer the measure in a most eloquent and impressive band's death an effort was made to sell the
series of contests at the City Hall, Mr. R. H. Whittaker has, arranged on excellent pro- graume, and one which will doubtless draw
crowded house,
&
Kid Marriott of the Naval Yard is to mest
Seaman Gardner of H.M.S. Kent in a ten round contest, and from all accounts Marriott will have to look to his laurels. He has had a long list of subcasses, and may still maintain his unbroken record of wins, bat he will have to go all the way, for Gardner in said to be in the pink of condition, and when in form be is a tough nut to crack.
consequence
Was Blow.
points, when he took full advantage of all openings, and won by 71. Scores:-Cooper, 500 Lashbrook 429. The best breaks word:-Cooper 27, 21 and 18 (2); Lashbrook 19 (2) 10 (2)
and 17.
Messrs Yvanovich and Melonnan were awarded their games In the second round owing to Mesars, Cameron and Slater failing to put in an appearance.
Third Bound.
MCLENNAN V. YTANOVICH.
sheet are only a little over 100 tons, so that as
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WATER RETURN.
A small quantity of the very best plantation rubber namely, the fine smoked sheet pro duced by the Highlands and Vallambrosa com Panies, and to a smaller extent by a for other companies, will give the same test for strength, but the total arrivals per annum of this stroked
For the outer cover manufacturers are ablo yet they hardly relieve the situation at all, to use, in conjunction with fine Fara, a certain negroheads and ball-as well as fine plantation rubber, and some of the very best mediam proportion of the other Amazon rubbers- rubbers. It is estimated that the present Triam annual consumption of rubber for the mann. Tytam Byowash 25 ft. 1 in. 26 ft.
Hote
9 ft. 0 in. 6. ft. facture of motor tyres ameant to not less than Tytam Interne that, apart altogether from the question of cost, Pokfulam 19 ft. 4 in. 21 ft. 30,000 tons per annons, so that it will be seen it impossible for manufacturers to use nething Wong-nai-chung 31 ft. 9 in. 41 ft. but fine Para in their sonstruction.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKM. / LEVEL. 1909.
1910. Below overflow, Below overflow. 46 ft. 1 in 47 ft 3 in. 9 in.
The so-called sheet" rubber is similar to crepe, but slightly thiokes and not so transparent. It is prepared in a different manner aud, unlike by the manufacturer before it can be used, crepe, must be put through the washing mils Hard enre fine Pars is propared by the native labourers on the Amazon by dipping a so-called "paddle" in the rabber, and then holding it in of milk on the paddle. The peddle is then The first game in the third round of the the smoke of a fire, which hardens the conting tourney was played off last evening, the above dipped again for a second coating, and again named players providing a most interesting smoked, and so on until quite a large "biscuic" exhibition. With the game at 401 against 356ginerally weighing about Jort has been slits the biscuit down one side, in order to re- A good ten rpanda je anticipated between in favour of Ivanovich, the latter came away built ap. The labourer then takes his knife and Gunners Bedbrook and Hubbard of the R.G.A with masterly executed breaks of 13, 16, 19 and move bis paddle, when he proceeds to make but the event which will appeal strongly to the 30, and won easily by 101 points. The winner his next biscuit. Rubber thus prepared con mporting fraternity is the fifteen round bout
is stronger than any of the plantation between Gunner Arundel and Artificer Hudson gave an excellent display of the losing hazard tains a large proportion of moisture, but of H.M.S. Kent. These men fought a draw game, and was responsible for breaks of 10, 12, rubber, and is worth to-day about IDs. por lb. i tyres alone acconst for a large part of the Tytam
AFRICAN PRODUCTS.
*
15, 17,
in the last tournament at the City Hall, after 13 (4), 15, 16, 19, 21 (2), 25, 26, 28 and 30 The an exceptionally interesting and scientific loser's best efforts were: 12 (4), 13(3), 14, contest, and they are now anxious to decide who
in the better man, Hudson, I understand, was not seen at his best on the last occasion, and if this is the case Arundel is in for a hot time. † Bat he knows how to take care of himself, and, having had touch of the quality of his op pezent, will no doubt fight shy of the Artificer's dangerous right.
him from home an enviable record, and the fast that he is pitted against such a capable exponent of the art as Willis indicates that ho must be o pagilint of no menn standing Should this be the case, spectators will witness a fast and seientiflo twenty rounds,
19 and 29.
THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE.
▲ RUDDER BOOM STORY.
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GOLOSITES.
David, the wearing of rubber shoes in winter is prootically universal. An American friend recently expressed the matter to the writer as fellows
STORAGE GALLONS.
sequently cessio proceedings wore takon aut against her on the decree for expenses. These apparently amounted to £8 68 11d. In the cassio process an order was granted ordaining. her to giga a disposition in favour of a trustee who had been appointed under the cessio. But the widow declined to sign this disposition alm, it. was connected with the property. It was for as she seemed to imagine that in some way failing to obey this orilar of the Court, it seeme,
3 in.
in.
that she was lodged in prison, where she has.
in.
The extraordinary direnmstances of the case alrandy been tatained for over a fortnight. have become known to some visitors to the 1910. prison, who have interested themselves in the 97,920,000
woman's behalf, and it is likely that further 275,000 proceedings will be taken in the Court in 160,021,000 connection with the matter.
22,125.000
1909. 102,620,000:
644,00 Tytam Byewash
25,700,000 Tytom Intermediate 148,500,000 3,290,000
535,000 Pokfulam Wong-nai-chung
Total
280,754,000 290,876,000 coNSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY AND BILL
Estimated
population... Consumption por
Consumption. 110,858,000 208,260
17.1
It will be seen from the above that motor total output of the Amazon, and it willastonish From the Congo we get large supplies of many people to know that the article next in clean solid black rubber, coagulated originally in importance from the rubber consumption point large blocks and then cut up inte amall cubes in of view, absorbing approximately 15,000 tons order to allow it to dry sad ripen. We also get por annum, is rabber shoes, known in America from the Congo rabber in reddish sausages, simply "rabbors" and in this country gener collected directly from the tree, the reddish sp-ally as goloshes. This is a branch of the rubber pearance being caused by small portions of the industry of which we have little to remind us in The other day, says, the Times of Ceylon, bark adhering The value of this Congo rubber England, but in America, Russia, and Scandi- From the Gold Coast we get rubber preparod well-known planter and V. A. was driving to varios to-day from 5s, 6d to ós. 9d, per lb. Colombo along the Arisawolls road in a magni- floent car, auch as modern VA's can afford to by the nativos merely digging a trough in the 6artir and running in the later, which in time own, his object being to buy as many shares a coagulates from the outside and forms a hard he could got in a certain company concerning skin and finally a fairly hard Inmap throughout; which he had just obtained some special informa tion. On the way he overtook a friend jegging but this grade holds all the moisture which when out across, such lumps are found to com- slong in a small car of not too modern a typant was originally in the latex, and is a result, modest fifteen miles an hour, and in a sadden tain 50 per cent. of their own weight in water. access of generosity, as he swept past, he Notwithstanding this, however, auch rabber is supply to end of the shouted out his information, thinking that fellow motorist would not be able to use it till to-day worth about 38. 18. par b. This is the On the Ivory Coast, the French Sudan, and long after himself. The small car man felt only so-called "Gold Coat lump." moderately grateful till, coming round a tand
collect rubber from the same trees, but give. in the road, he saw the big war with the V.An the Sifarra Leone neighbourhood the natives ing hard at a functure.
a
his
DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH.
1909.
1910.
210,060 117,669,000 gallons
1.8 gallons head per day. Intermittent supply by Rider mains in Rider main districts during March, 1909, Constant
EUROPEAN MUSIC FOR INDIAN EARS:
The question has often been asked sittäne terest in India whether it is a diflónit matter teach European music to juvenile Indians employed in the instruction of the brass bang Die the Chingleput Reformatory, Madras, may be in this connection some account of the me
of interest With a view to helping BS matter of physical drill and marching it found that the boys naturally had a longing indigenous music nad could not appreciate European music until it was explained to the
I reckon there are about four million in. habitants in New York, and about five thousand of them don't wear rabbers, because somebody they prefer to go about with wet feet. has told them that it is English and smart, so
In the hotels and restaurants in Brissia the apply by Rider mains up till 7th March, and that each piece of such music was the vehicle
and a peg for the hat there is always to be found here, because in addition to a hook for the coat 3910/- on the floor a little wooden box arrangement into A good deal has appeared lately about tho which the Russian kicks oft his golothes.
The main ovent is a twenty round contest between Seamon Willis of the Astraes and Seaman Steer of the fingship for o parse of $1,000 and a side bot of the same amount. Willis is known both here and in Shanghal ne a smart, clever and gentlemanly boxer. Ho has had a succesefal career in the East, and was generally looked upon as the man most likely to stop the redoubtable Lewis
Thanks muchly Steer is a new arrival, but he brings with with his cost if, and his chauffour work much more pains to the preparation of it, the so-called American Rubber Trust, the full nazze Leone Niggars or "Conakry." This rabber. It will be news to most people to know that the "rubber here does not stand for the commodity, for the fip," he shouted. "Sorry, no resulting produce being known as "Sierra of which is the United States Rubber Company. time to ator and help you. Mart get down to is in large balls, consisting of strips carefully
goloshes." The varieties mostly Colombe as soon as possible to buy those aber wound together, varying in eirs from that of but for the manufactured article "rubbers," before they go up. In vain did the V. A good sized orange to that of a man's head. otherwise shake his fist and does him to take such a mean de rolling propees is carried out when the strips used for this purpose are fine Para, Feruvian advantage. Opening the throttle to the fullest of rubber are quite free, so that they become ball, and medium rabbers from Fortuguese West his friend made the little 8 h. hum along one compact solid ball. Rubber treated in this Africs and the Congo, His elation, however, was short lived, for way is of a reddish colour, for which reason these presently he heard a triumphiaht toot-toot
From the Niger Dintriot we get rubber vary. rupess." The mall car driver was extremely "Gre you'll find these shares up a hundred are worth to day approximately 68. per
as White Niger dejected until he again came up to the rivaling from small balls of fine white rabber of motor, this time hopelessly disabled in the side excellent quality, known
looks like bad honey and smells abominably drain, but alas the owner was not there, having Niggers," down to a soft pauty substance which printed to the nearest station and hean just in This is known as "Niger Flake," and is worth time to catch a train, and after all he arrived in Color bo first. So the hare won the race this about ls. 23. per lb. time, There is an alternative heading to story and that is," How the Scotsman beat the Irishman."
OTHER MANUFACTURES.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
LEVEL.
1910.
1909, Below overflow. Below overflow. Kowloon Gravitation.
Reservoir......... 27 ft. 2 in. 1 ft. 0 in. STORAGE GALLONS.
1909.
1910. Kowloon Gravitation
Reservoir............. 129,367,000 -191,500,000
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH-
1909. 1910.
For the third reason in succession the U.S.B.C. the V. A. again pass by, thoating in passing-balls are often known as:" Red Nigg for which nothing but the very finest rubber can Consumption
have won the Hockey Challenge Cup. On this occasion they were decidedly lucky as the Mahrattas had them besten till within a minuta to time, what an infringement gave them a penalty bully from which they scored. A feature of the game in the first balf was the plnok shown by the rative back, who, although blooding freely at the nose and month as the result of an accident, kept the field, and for a time played with his face bandaged.
HOW TO DO IT..
this
"; they Another very important item of consumption Le used (that is, hard care fine Para) is the of all sorts of elastic fabrics. The German so-called indiarubber thread, used in the weaving
boots, and are therefore very large consumers of people as a whole still keep to their elastic-sided this particular article.
It is impossible in the scope of this article to Those descriptions might be multiplied in deal with the hundred and one other minor uses in how many various shapes raw rubber arrives are nearly all alike is that they tend to the definitely, but endficient has been said to allow for rubber, bat the main point upon which they in the home market, and what a very wide or comfort of the human race, and have become Ferience is necessary to successfully judge the practically indispensable. This is why, in spite of the chormons risa in the price of rubber, rolative values of the different kinds.
One pointin connection with the values of the the consumption shows no signs of decreasing If all the governments of the world were to different varieties is, however, worth attention but rather inoressos steadily. The extra sost The Buffs polo team have won the Polo Challenge Cup twice in succession, and in the follow the example of the Argentina Republic, namely, that values do not move together. For of a motor tyre manufactured from rubber they might eave themselves the expense of instance, the price of hard ours fine Para may coating 10, as against one manufactured from event of their winning it in the next quarterly maintaining an expert staff for naval construe be going up when the price of Bed Niggers is rubber costing only 5s, is not as one might tion and at the game avail themselves indirectly going down, and vice versa sach grade may be think at first blush, 100 per cent, bat only 30
• ompetition it becomes their property. The
of the experience of the British Admiralty and to be a market to itself. There is, of per cont, because the manufacturer's other ex- present trophy was presented by the Middlesexo battleships were wasted by that young course, some sort of rolstive proportion, but penses have not risen. The ground cost of his Regiment,
and enterprising State and as they could not be nevertheless sneh grade practically fluctuates factory, his labour, his power, and the cost of built in Government dockyards, invitations by itself. The market reports of the anstions his canvas and other articles have not xisen. were sent to all the great shipbuilding firms in recently show that palo crepe was fetching What is true of motor tyres can be said of other countries to submit dans and make at the auction as much as 108, 34d, while hard nearly all other rabber articles People have oure fine Pars was selling at 9a 94d, is fortnight to pay in the end something from 5 por cent. tenders for construction. About twenty fros
rather than give up their motor cars, or get led, submitting in all about sixty deaigus. before the respective values were 96. 74. and 89. tn 35 per cent. extra for their rabber good, bat their feet wet, or play golf with a solid bal, or, Having educated themselves up to this point, 10d. por lb, the Argentine Government asked for a second
in the ease of a large proportion of the pepulas mo, go to bed in the pinter without a hot on each occasioùi. offer, and then a third, the same process
water bottle, they pay the little extra amount being gone through
that the retailer has to demand, and consump The total cost to these firms is estimated at anything up to £100,000 and, as only two
tion goes on just the same. of them have received an order, it is evident considerable lesz. The Argentine authorities- that ninety per cent have been involved in have thus been enabled to do a remarkably smart piece of basiness by the general cagernese to the loss to the British Admiralty comes in. In secure & contract. And that is precisely whore their eagerness to get the order the British firms would no doubt point to the latest improvements in car now ships, indiesting the experiments which had proved successful and those which had falled, with the result that much of the resenroh knowledge acquired by an expensive and expert staff of official designers has been disseminated gratis to outsiders,
The football match between the Civilians and the Military did not prove to be the draw the promoters anticipated. The Army team was certainly value for a win, bat, on the other hand, Brown had hard lines several times during, the last few minutes, and with a slice of Inok might easily have equalised.
I am imformed that I was in error last wook în stating that the match between the Club and Civil Service was a draw. Civil Service were short of several of their players and this accounted for only six batting. The result had a distinct bearing on the Championship, as the Club defeated Telegraphs on Saturday last, and can now reckon on retaining the Shield for another year.
The billiard championship has not yet reached the stage to command a great deal of pablo-interest. Several good games have been played to date, the best being that between Melvin and Bishop. Biebep nearly sprung a surpriso at the finish, and has only himself, to blame that he did not win. Melvin is a plodder, and makes the meat of (all openings, and I have no hesita
tion in tipping him as a firslist.
The best
games of the second round will take place to might, when Pitt meets Carvalho and Theskatone meets Leung. All have good reputations with the ene, and there is sure to be a big crowd in the V.B.C. gymnasium.
"OBSERVER.
THE COLONIAL GIFTS. Contracts for the Australian and New Zealand Dreadnoughts" have been pisced with John Brown and the Fairfield Company, respectively. The displacement of the paces will be about 13,000 tons and they will cost about two million each.
NEW DALAI LAMA
H.E. Chen Eth-feng has cabled to the Peking Government that a New Dalai Lama has been selected, and praying the Throne to lesus a decree for his sudience.
TATABOUECES OF SUPPLY,
The world's present sources of supply for erado rubber are approximately as follows
The River Amazon with its
tributaries...
Other districts of Brazil
The Federsted Malay Btates-Ceylon, Sumatra, &s (plantation rubber) The Congo Free Siste and the French
Congo..
Portuguese West Africs... The West Coast of Africa, excluding
Africa Rangoon, Penang, Borneo, &c. (wikd
East Coast Africa, Mozambique,
Madagascar, Be
Mexico, the East Indies, and Central
America
Tone. 39,000 2,800
4,600
5,600
INDO-CHINA
The French Benste has voted the Budget of 2,900 the Colonies.
Responding to several speakers, Mr. Tronillet stated that Indo-China was quit, he announced
joy or sorrow, that such music was further nasociated with prayer and thanksgiving, and that at the destruction of the earth, music would survive the affacement of all the arts and sciences. Explanations of this sort were found to be productive of the greatest enthnajasm, and of such sustained interest in this work that with practice and experience most of the selected boys. could tell when a wrong note was played or a mistaka mado.
Caste Hindas, as a general rule, though glod to hear music, considered it derogatory to take in its performance, so that the Reformatory band, including the buglers, is for the most part. composed of low-caste Hindus, or Pariahs, native Christians or Maliomeday, though the scentional volunteering of a high-caste Hindu 23,901,000 19,650,000 gallons has proved valuable through the greater intel-
ligence of the candidate. 86,900 lation Estimated - popa-
૪.૩ head per day...
6.9 gallons. Consumption per
The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
Public Works Department.
91,700
W. CHATHAM, Water Authority,
TOO HIRSUTE SAILOR.
A recalcitrant asilor's beard in just now cans.
The method adopted in recruiting boys for the band has been to get the applicant to sing a Tarail, Telegue or Hindustani song, as the case might be, and if he sang tunefully to select him for a month or two of pro- bation Frequently the boys became so interest- ed in their performance as to ask to have the meaning of a piece of music chosen for por formance explained to them. Thus on the explanation of the story of Nelson, his valour and his death, in connection with a march called "Viscount Nelson," the pupils, who appeared much affected, were found to put great spirit inte the March, and to render it with all
possible expression,
ints
Many people have not unnaturally been ing the French Minister of Marine a good deal of official perplexity, Many years ago French
"A quarter- men told they might grow beards,
ly played by an Indian band, as to how men-o'war's men were compelled to wear considerably puzzle white hearing a com whiskers. Then whiskers were suppressed and plicated piece of European music effective. ron took the hint and grow one, which to-day and systems could so successfully be over- master belonging to the Mediterranean Squad the great differences between the two "cars" measures 14in. in length, of which he is vory come, and a adelight of thin sort seems question, when the exceedingly unpromising prond. But the regulations have been changed valuable as an indication of the inethods adopted
nature of the would-be musicians is taken afresh, and quite recently it was decreed that French sailors might be either clean shaven or training, the more so, in the instanse in The quartermaster has turned s deaf ear to consideration. In the given case, these methods eniffrate a beard not to exceed 2in. the injunction of his commanding officer, and have been attended with, such sucess that, the admiral of his squadron has been appoiled despite the fact that Indian boys always bave to in vain, for the man refuses to sacrifice the difficulty in mastering minor scales, and have offending fourteen inches of beard. His shors not the innate instinet of harmonicus part- leave has been stopped, but he says that nothing music, the proficiency of the Baforatory band short of force will make him yield. The affair has been declared by competent critics; if any. which has been the subject of a departmental thing, to excel that of the orphan asylams of the inquiry, has now reached the Minister of Southern Presidency, which are composed Marine. The only way out of the difficulty entirely of European and Entasian boys. seems to be the cashiering of the offending Indian Pioneer quartermaster or the amending of the regula tions.
Even if the French naval authorities resort
the Congo and Portuguese We 9,500 that the monopolies will not be renewed, and to forco to compel their kirsto quarter- mid they had pccomplished a considerable work master to trim his board down to inside the
official limit, they will still be able to find 1,200 in Indo-China The Government desired to precedent, for Peter the Great's tax on Russian gain the heart of the natives by benevolence beards was followed by much compulsory shaving 800 and justice
M. Klobakowaki eulogised the administrator of those who refused to pay. Various causes shave, The Macedonian Army was bearded 1500 and functionaries and urged theinorease of have decided the question to share or not to
publio zasources, not by the consumption
until Alozauder the Great realised the excellent 67,900 alcohol, opfant and salt, but by the develop. hold which the beard gave to the enemy at close
ment of agricultural riches.
Replying
questions on military policy in quarters. Beards wont out of fashion in Spain The figures given above are necessarily
1. had a scar on his chin, which he was auxions to conesal for the most part satimated, as with the ex- Fast Africa and Indo-Chins, M. Ironillot because Phillp V. could not grow one, while ception of the exports from the Amazon, no dealared himself a resolute adversary of all they remained popular in France, when all the exact records are obtainable of the production useless expeditions; they had forces sullicient to rest of the world was shaving, because Francis of the various districts, nor is it possible to defend their rights.cho de Chine, obtain a complete record at the different ports of
arrival, as statistics of some of the parts a LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. only be obtained in an incisssified form, and from other porte no accurate statistics at all are obtainable. R
PRINCIPAL UBZA.
The Apoar str. Lightning from Caloutis loft Singapore on the 7th inst. afternoon, and may be expected here on or about the 12th inst
The MM, str. Solarte from Europe is expected to arrive here on or about the 15th
It is only feasible to give a general ides in an article of this kind as to the usse to which the different grades of rabber are put, because me a instant.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report......
On the 7th at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer has risen moderately in Japan, and fallen over China, particularly in the North
A depression appears to be developing over the Yangtze valley...
The Bigh pressure area has moved Eastwards and lies now over the Sea of Japan.
he
Trash to moderate N.E. and R, winda may
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10am. to-day, 0.00 inches.
expected in the formose Chamel with y Part of the China Sea.
The forecast for the 24 houry ending at noon to-day is as follows--
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