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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1882.
coalitions. The extraordinary proceedings which occurred at the now notorious auc- tions of the Macao Opium Färm last year clearly and forcibly Illustrate our argu-
nient.
A MARINE Court will be held at the Harbour office to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, to enquire into the circumstances relating to the loss of the steamship Hongkong
THE sale of Inland Lot No. 510, with the 4 uses erected thereon, advertised to take place
15th inst, at 3 pm.
It is rumoured, says the Courier, that Mr. J. H. Hart, Commissioner of Customs at Shanghai, goes home on leave shortly. Further, that. Mr. Bredan, from Peking, will take his place.
games thoughtlessly or inconsiderately played while if left open during the rainy season, a few. when it was soft after rains, would interfere with the enjoyment of the whole body of member during the winter.
The Olo' man has, not wanted mending this season, as, learning wisdom from experience, he
Your Secretary has placed his resignation in now fields at very deep long field, instead of secking the thickest of the fray near the nets.
looking for an active and energetic young man who thinks Cricket a much better game thari
Tennis.
A. COXON, President
J. F. CHARLEY, R.I.F., absent. W. HF-DARBY,
The North China Daily News would appear to KWOK HUNG KWAI, late a clerk in the service of have a special antipathy against the Great the Colonial Government, remanded from the 8th Instant on a charge of feloniously forging the Hon. Northern Telegraph Company, and loses no op portunity of displaying its animus. The other Russell's name and that of the Accountant in day, when the Shanghai-Nagasaki and Hongkong the rates and taxes Department (Mr. Madar) to The principle we are now advocating, cables were interrupted, the Daily News had the a receipt for Crown rent, on or about the toth and which we submit with all respect to the exquisite taste to write that "there must be some May Inst, with intent to defraud Her Majesty the consideration of His Excellency the Ad-thing very rotten in the state of the Great Queen; and and with feloniously uttering a forged
Northern Company's cables." In reply Mr. G.- receipt for Crown rent on or about the 18th ofthe to-day, has been postened to Friday next, the the bands of your Committee, and they are now. ministrator, might with great advantage J. Helland, the Genemt Agent of the Company same month with a like intent, was again before. to the public service be applied. to all writes to the Courier of the 5th Inst. Refer the Magistrate this morning. Mr. Sharp, Crown government contracts, and other com- ring to a paragraph ir. the North-China Daily Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, Mr. C. mercial business which the various depart News this morning, I beg to inform you that the Ewens appearing for defendant. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions. ments have with outside contractors and Hongkong Cable was found wilfully cut by an other business people. Very many large. axe, probably by some fishing boals, and thint the NG ALi and Luin Achan, chair coolies, for at Nagasaki Cable was caught accidentally and government works, such as the Causeway broken by the barque feiene, anchoring outside tempting to extort more than their legal fare Bay Breakwater, Bowrington Bridge, the the Saddles on her way from Nagasaki to this, (a very common proceeding amongst the chair Taitam Waterworks, &c., are placed on where she arrived last night. The Company's coolie class) from Cheung Ho and Yan Hing, two the labour market, that is to say, tenders steamer was ordered first to repair the Hongkong Sergeant interpreters at the Police Court, creating are invited, and we believe that as a general Cable which will probably be in order this after- if not an invariable rule, the lowest tender noon, after which she will proceed to the Naga. is accepted. But with the exception of the saki Cable." So far as our judgment goes there -FELLOWS_SYRUP._usual notification in the Government Gazelle, does not appear to be anything particularly rotten OSGOOD'S INDIAN CHOLAGOGUE,
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in Mr. Helland's explanation.
"NOTARY PUBLIC" writes to the Shanghai Mfer. cury on the and instant :-The grass course has
A LADY from the country was trying on a pair of boots in a shop in George-strect, Sydney, the other day. After she had vainly experimented with all the place contained, including a large
case of No, 14's, the shopman remarked, with an injured air-"Well, madam, I'd advise you to go home, put on a pair of thin stockings, and then come back and try on the case.
ACCORDING to a telegram received from the Head Office of the M. M. Company, the steam- the North East monsoon service on October 5th kong, instead of the dates orignally fixed in the Company's time tables, viz. 30th September, and 5th October, from Shanghai and Hongkong re-
spectively,
H. DE C. FORBES, absent. H. Foss.
"Membersof Committee
J. A. PAPILLON, Col, R.E.
WILLIAM HYNES,
Hon. Sec, and Treasurer'
Hongkong Cricket Club.
Dr. AMOUNT.
1,750.00
33.00
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. Balance Sheet Season 1886-81.
RECEIPTS. Balance from last year's account....................$1,050.90 Members Subscriptions ............
ron, per Flag Licut. Winsloe..... Donation from Officers Detached Squad- Donation from Officers Chins Squa
dron, per Rev. F. C. Stebbing. Sale of Dry Goo is........
Interest from Deposits and Current
Account
which has only a very limited circulation, these invitations for tenders receive no publicity whatever. The effects of this system are manifest. The contractors in CHEMISTS, DRUG GIS most instances are confined to a certain is to indemnify owners for the loss of the grass at liberty to extort, intimidale, or maireat her from Shanghai, and on October roth from Hong Sale of Bats, Balls....
circle resident within the Colony, and we have reason to know that competing firms frequently come to private arrangements, which of course result to the detriment of the [451 government. Where there is a large number of applicants for an important contract, it is impossible for one contractor to buy over all the rest, or even to come to any secret ment obtains whatever advantage can pos- sibly be obtained by placing their con- tracts on the open market. As matters are at present managed, the great game of" squaring" goes on from beginning
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
been open for the last two mornings, enveigling more owners into galloping than at this early stage is advisable. Nothing of a startling na- ture place. Wild Harry was congratulating himself on the non-sale of some of his kept
EXPENDITURE.
Wages, Umpires, Gas, Rent of City
41.00 26.00
67.23
$3,164.71
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AMOUNT.
$522.28.
In is rumoured that an attempt is likely to be made to reorganise the defunct Hongkong Volun. teer Artillery Corps. His Excellency the Admi-Purchase and repair of Gear, &c.......... 744.21 nistrator is reported to be in favor of the move Entertainment of Opponents, Banda, Re
a disturbance at complainant's residence in the hope of worrying them into antcing up, and finally, when that course failed, lambasting the and inciting a few others of the lower order who gallant and high souled interpreters themselves, make a living by chair bearing, to lend them a hand in their efforts to make vacancies for fresh THE sporting reporter of the Shanghai Mercury, interpreters, were fined one Mexican each, with writing on the 4th inst says:-"The grass course the option of four days' 'confinement. The fines ship Amazone will effect the first departure of was open again this morning. We suppose that.
were paid, and Ng Ali and Lum Achan are again that was growing up so nicely on the trainingMajesty's lieges, course, and which was.ruthlessly torn up by the roots. The most noteworthy feature of this moming's training was the Judge's newly pur chased gray griffin, acquired at Saturday's auction for Tls, 75; he is a real flyer, he ran away from Picardon for a quarter in 281 seconds; and Picaroon won a quarter-mile race on the Fourth Day in 17 seconds! Hualachan goes a little for the St. Leger; no better odds could be got about him than toco to 400." We trust that the report as to Hualachan being a little lane is a mistake. In any case, as this pony was as sound as a bell, with limbs like cast-iron, when
mentioned is hardly likely to prove of a serious it to be understood-that-we-are-of opinion character. Although Hualachian has never won that giving the widest publicity to all Goa race, he possesses staying powers of such a vernment notifications, would be the means high order that, fit and well at the post, he will of removing the whole of the abuses con- be a lucky man who can find his superior for the nected with our local Government works; Shanghai St. Leger. We understand that Mr but we do say omphatically that the adop. Paul will shortly proceed to the north to super tion of this comparatively inexpensive intend the training operations of his powerful
team for the Shanghai Autumn Meeting. course would materially improve matters in that respect, and would also show most
It is requested that all communications rela-mutual arrangement, so that, the Govername; he might have been called the favourite over griffins, on what gound remains to be seen.ment, and it is hinted that some inducement to
ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad-
and not to the Editor.
dressed to the Manager, Hiongsong Telegraph" Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Editor" and not to individual members of the
staff
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a skewbald and Adonis did a fm. in: good keep the men together will be offered in the de and we liked the form of an iron gray shape of an outdoor gymnasium, reading room. eating Azalea easily. All the old ponies out of &c., to be provided at the drill ground behind the Goverament Offices. It is really surprising this stable go into physic to-day. Mr. Bill has that volunteering has hitherto so signally failed
in this colony, and we can only attribute it-not
writers, not necessarily for publication; buy as to end. We do not for one moment wish he left Hongkong last March, the roishap above wish for, though there are several exceptions, to the want of loyalty or energy, on the part of
evidence of good faith; ——————-
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LONDON, 9th September. THE WAR IN EGYPT..
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:
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
as big a collection of duffers as we could not
mostly kept over. Mr. Kelly has had the luck to pick up a flyer which he calls 20 per cent His 1-3 this am, in a canter may be consider ed very good. Mr. Fernando has a beauty. The new Scotch stable is quite right in their AN Australian paper relates that when Barnum estimate of the flea bitten grey, although he is retired from the menagerie business for the tenth not partial to foreign riders. The Hongkong time, he sold out his stock. One of the lots was stable has so many good ones that one gets be-a ferocious tiger. A grave and melancholy-look- DR. LANDAU'S SCIENTIFIC TOUR wildered. Mr. Henry with the exception of the old griffins is slightly behind hand. Mr. St. SAYS the Western Daily Mercury:-The Andrew never had a better show for griffin events charges often made, against the present Admir than at present; and Mr. Ring has a crowd that alty Board of undue economy and parsimon- favourably impresses spectators. Mr. Risk's lot lous treatment of the dockyards are in many up to the present are not violets. However there's case exceedingly unjust and unfair. A better lots of time and the betting is even that the win illustration of the truth of the game cannot bener is not purchased yet. given than in recounting the recent procedure in respect to the despatch of a condenser to Alex- andria. On Friday morning a telegram was re- ceived at Devenport Yard ordering the Himalaya's condensers to be prepared at once for despatch
"NOTARY PUBLIC," who sends occasional letters on racing to the Shanghai fercury, writes to that journal on the 2nd inst. as follows:- However inclined one may be to scribble off sporting non-
ing stranger, clad in deep mourning, went on steadily bidding for this terrible creature. After the sale, Barnum went up to the stranger, and This tour was made-chicdy at the request of asked him if he were in the menagerie line. the Royal Ethnographical Society of Berlin, whose The purchaser heaved a sigh, and replied: able Superintendent, Professor Bastian, and the "Well, I'll tell you right here how that thing well-known traveller in the Philippines, Dr. Fago, stands. You see, I was a married man. And had strongly urged me to undertake it in the in- my wife, she died last week. And I miss her.terests of science. I left Hongkong for Manila So I've bought that there tiger." This is a very in the middle of February, and upon arriving poor story, after all, Out here, remarks our con- there engaged a countryman of my own for the temporary, when a man is in a similar fix, he expedition. Our journeyings, at first in the pro- doesn't go around buying up the Zoological vinces of Laguna and Batangos were inconsider Gardens. He simply invites his mother-in-law able. In the latter we made some geological ex to come and stay with him. An average mother-cursions, and then proceeded South in the diree- to the Mediterranean. Reply was made that the j. sense for the amusement of the concémed, the Himalaya's condensers were fixed on board and scathing rebuke our meek little Hongkong friend in-law is to an average tiger as naphtha whisky | tion of the volcano Toel. After an exact examine atlon of the exterior and interior of the crater, case in; to remove them would involve con..I.C.U." has received at the hands of the Tel is to teafight tonic-water..
we returned to Manila to prepare for the more siderable labour and expense in, removing the graph is almost enough to deter the boldest from
important expedition in the north of the faland A GOVERNMENT notification regarding the
casing, in taking the condensers to pieces, and in encroaching on what the Old Sportsman" con- LAI KAU and Chung Sow, hawkers, were charged of Luzon. Several weeks were spent in the pre- sale of the Opium Farm has appeared in
putting them together again after being landed sitters his manor. That the articles emanating before Captain Themsett, this morning, with as- the Gazzle for some weeks past. We ob-
It was suggested that a get of exactly the same from "Old Sportsman's" pen are (though slightly sautting the police in the execution of their dutyparations, as we believed we could not count serve that under the provisions of Or-
size, power, description, and huake were in store, dogniatic) undeniably entertaining, is no reason on the 10th inst., at Yau-ma-ti. From the state. upon obtaining anything In the country. We dinance No. 2 of 1858, No. 1 of 1879, and
ready to be placed upon the Bellerophon, and why he should inflict such a crushing blow on ment made by An Ahing, P.C. 143, it appears the started from Manila on the 20th March, passed No. 7 of 1879, tenders are invited by the close to the coast at the N.N.E, end of Luzon; should be substituted in lieu of those then in the such a volume of pent-up thunder burst about my
We hear from Manila that a typhoon is raging could be shipped at an hour's notice, and that they aspiring talent. The Lord protect me from having defendants were loafing in a suspicious manner, up the bay to Butan, whence we proceeded in a Government for the privilege of preparing latest advices say that it is impossible, at prc: { fiintalaya. The authorities, indignant at dicta- devoted cars. At the same time I for one shall fused to do. Having his authority thus set at we made was San Isidor, the capital of the pro
HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1882.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. WE would remind cricketers that the Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong Cricket Club will be held in the Pavilion this afternoon at 4.45
sent, to ascertain the direction in which typhoon is travelling.
the
THE Shanghai Courier, is quite wrong in stating that the Hainan chartered by Messrs. Birley & Co. to proceed to North Borneo, is a new steamer, The Wainan has been running on the Hongkong- Haiphong route for years. We are glad to note that Mr. Robert Crawford, late chief officer of the W. Cores de Vries, and who was well known in Hongkong as chief officer of the fchang, has been appointed in Shanghai to the command of the steamship Gervaise.
and selling prepared opium within this Colony for the term of one, two, or three years from the 1st of March, 1883-;.. As the sale of these privileges represents a vast financial interest to the colonial ex- chequer it is rather a surprise to us that the Government has not considered it worth while, or desirable, to give the Opium Farm every chance of realising the largest possible amount in the open market There can be no doubt whatever that the Opium Harm has hitherto proved a most remunerative investment, to the various we hear that in all probability the popular farmers who have held the privileges of river, steamer Icheng, so well and favorably preparing and selling opium in Hongkong, known on the Canton route, will shortly, proceed and it is quite certain that if it were widely to the north to run on the Yangisic. The China known throughout the trading, ports of S.N. Co's..steamer Hankow will take the place China, at Saigon, Bangkok, Singapore, of the fehang on the Pearl River.
other Penang the Philippines, and many places where wealthy and enterprising Fux being in unlawful possession of a piece of Chinese have temporarily settled for busi-ope (without a cow or calf at the end of it) valued at $r.fo, Wong Asing, a youthful boat puller, ness purposes, that such a valuable and desirable Investment were in the open market for disposal to the highest bidder, the competition for the Farm would be very much keener, and a far higher price realised. It would therefore surely be good policy on the part-of-His-Excellency the trick" Administrator, or the Colonial Secretary, WE are sorry, says the Shanghal Courier of the or whoever has the management of these 5th inst. to learn that Mr. C. Naylor, Chief Officer matters, to give the approaching sale of the of the Kangeht, died of cholera carly this morn Opium Farm the widest publicity possible, ing. He went ashore last night, but soon returned by advertising in the local newspapers, complaining of being sick. Towards midnight The cost of these advertisements would not he got worse, and Dr. Henderson was sent for, but the remedies he applied were unavailing, exceed over two or three hundred dollars and Mr. Naylor gradually got worse and suc- at the outside, whereas the publicity given cunbed this morning. He was only twenty-five by such notices, in the places above years of age. The funeral took place this after- named, and elsewhere, where the local noon at four o'clock. Nearly every vessel in port papers circulate more or less, would had its flag at half mast to-day. probably increase the highest amount
who said he bought the hawser for a ten center from a marine hawker, was served out with a fine of $2.00 with the option of a month's hard labor. The Mexicans were forthcoming, and Wong Asing has now gone to look for the marine hawker who so basely let him in over the rope
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tion, simply replied "Obey orders." The Himalaya's condensers have accordingly been removed and despatched to Egypt, incurring an unnecessary delay of three days, and a needless expense of £150.
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2
and were ordered to "shove on which they re-
northerly direction by carriage. The first station
continue to designate the riders by the familiar naught, P.C. 143, collared the first defendant with vince of New Eolja. Here in the house of the names we know them by, feeling assured that it the intention of assisting him in moving, when Commander of the Guardia Civil (Genid'ar is accepted by them in the spirit intended, and the second defendant and another man, not in meri), Lieutenant-Colonel Schisdungel, we met with a very hospitable reception. This officer's their identity is thereby confined to the select custody, seized the constable, threw him on the circle of sportsmen in China and Hongkong for ground and held him there, P.C. 250 Lan Asli, name betrays his German origin,” and he is a gentleman who evinces great Interest whose gratification the articles in question are came on the scene and assisted his pal when the
in science. He has written two interesting M. CLARETIE relnies in the Temps a very stir-written." We have no intention of criticising the two defendants were very properly taken to books about the Philippines, one treating of ring adventure that happened to the well-known "sporting nonsense" which this anonymous the station. The first defendant said he was lawyer, M. Cremieux, in his younger days. The racing authority" scribbles off for the amusement moving on" at the order of the P.C. when the the islands in general, and the other giving a of the concerned," nor do we think it worth while gallant preserver of the peace gave him one on description of the Trouve Benguet, near the
west coast of the northern Luzon. He was him distinguished advocate had been summoned from Paris to defend a man accused of having decoyed to allude to his references to the "dogmatic the elbow, and another on the foot with his truself the first Governor of Benguet, founded there his victim to a secluded spot, and then strangled though undeniably entertaining articles" which cheon. The second defendant said he was on the capital Le Trinidad, and formed a kind of him. In connection with the case there was an "An Old Sportsman" contributes to this money collecting expedition when he was rudely Botanical Garden, In a German work on ethno. unfaithful wife, charged with the task of luring journal. Neither would we have wished to in- and unexpectedly run in. For the next couple graphy, the merits of Mr. Schischungel in that the murdered minn to the scene of the crime; terfere with "Notary Public's refined custom of wecks Lai Kai and Chung Sow will be pro- branch of science are mentioned. His poetical jealousy and revenge were the alleged motives of speaking of the gentlemen riders of Shangvided with free board and lodging by the Govern of the deed, and popular indignation ran very hai by childish and opprobrious nicknames, ment in return for that service ao peculiarly des efforts will not speak of. He was kind enough t to give us letters of recommendation high against the accused persons, especially had that person not breached the subject, cribed as "hard labor,"
to the Governors, and a general order to the officers of the Guardia Civil, who are subordinate to him. These letters were of great service to us, and we started from San frido highly pleased with the reception wo had Hongkong, 9th September, 1882, met with at the hands of Mrs, and Colonel Schinduagel. Before reaching the first wild tribe, we had to travel many days through the .HONGKONG CRicker CLUB,
extensive province of New Ealja. We encounte GENTLEMEN-The Committee have again the pleasure of placing before you a Statement of ered the first kills met on our journey near St Accounts and List of Members for the past year. José, the country through which we had previous This year tables of the Batting and Bowling ly passed since leaving Manila being of a flat,
BUS monotonous character, and for the most partuncula? They have slso this year placed a Book of Beauty in the Pavilion, to which present and tivated, in consequence of the population being past members are invited to contribute their so scant. The tobacco grown in the province of photographs and they purpose begging the New Eoija is of a much Inferior quality to that ches of prominent members in their favourite Sketching Club to favour them with a few sket produced in Cagoyan and Trabila. The planifog attitudes wielding the willow trundling the of New Eola tobacco in the last mentioned pro leather or missing a catch.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, SEASON 1881-82.
against the woman. The trial took place at a If the Editor of the Mercury is contented to town in the Dauphiné, the result of M. Crémidux's allow its correspondent to gratuitously insult the cloquence being that both prisoners were acquit gentlemen jockeys of the Settlement in his ted. When they left the court, however, the columns, we have surely no reason to complain mob, indignant at the verdict, endeavoured to so far as Shanghai is concerned; although we put lynch law into practice, and, but for the reso must confess we are unable to understand the tion and courage of the counsel, his clients would necessity for references, which cannot fail in TO THE MEMBERS OF THE infallibly have been sacrificed to the fury of the many instances to give offence and which are people. The woman was placed in a convent. quite uncalled for. We know nothing of "the With regard to the husband, M. Cremieux told spirit intended to be conveyed by "Notary Pub. him safety lay in flight, and decided to accompany lic's" use of these absurd nicknames; but, we him to the frontier. A post-chaise was accordingly do say that it is a gross outrage on good taste, hired to convey the two to Savoy. During the and a discredit to respectable journalism: As journey, which began at nightfall, the occupants the regular sporting correspondent of the Mer of the vehicle remained silent, each engaged in cury (who, by the way, is a gentleman as well reflection. At a halting place on the mountains as a sportsman) scrupulously avoids this silly M. Crémieux got out and entered into conversa babit, it savoura extremely like impertinence for tion with the postition. This led to a discovery an anonymous scribber in his letters to the Editor, of the most unexpected description. The in- to presume to take such liberties. IfNotary dividual on whom their safety depended was no Public" lived in Hongkong, and were other than the father of the murdered man; who sume to refer to the sporting members of the bad remained in court during the whole trial, cummunity in the public prints by offensive with his eyes fixed on the prisencre and a look nicknames, he would most probably, were his of quict determination on his countenance. M. identity known, be subjected to violent treatment. Cremieux recognised him with a shudder, in spite If his identity were a secret, the publisher of the tendered for the Farm, by many thou- [JUDGMENT in the collision case, in which the of his diguise, and made up his mind to certain paper would very quickly be made the defendant when the credit balance becomes a little larger steamship Chinking was sued for runping down death. He mercifully kept back what he knew in an expensive libel suit When the Chief sands. So long as competition is con and sinking the Junk Chin-Hung Hsing in the from his companion, and the journey was re- Justice of Hongkong and six-out of a fary of fined to a limited circle, convenient com- Ningpo River on the morning of the 24th April, sumed without a word being exchanged.. Hours seven arrive at the conclusion that to call the binations to keep down the price are was delivered in the Admiralty Court, Shanghai, passed thus, M. Cremieux-expecting every-moying-braggart Bandmann, Trumpet-blower always to be dreaded. As a matter of on the 5th Inst. by Acting Chief Justice Hannen. ment to be precipitated into the ravine or hurled is a gross libel, it leaves little doubt what fact it is perfectly well known that the His Lordship, after delivering a long and elaborate down the mountain side. At length the frontier would be the result of "Notary Public's would Chinese are such. adepts at thi
* this combina- Judgment, found for the plaintiff as follows was reached, and the danger passed. The be facetious journalism in this colony. As it can tion business which of course means bri-As, therefore, we are of opinion that the Chin terrible postition refused to go any further, but, serve no usein end, and can only give offences bery and every other conceivable kind of ique was wholly to blame for the collision, it before leaving the travellers, he approached. M. besides degrading both sport and journalism, we becomes unnecessary to determine whether she Crémieux to whisper this caution in his eat venture to hope that the Edlios of the Mercury rascality that to leave a single stone un-was in fault for not standing by in accordance "Monsieur, another tinie be sure your postchaise will decline to permit its correspondent to carry turned in inducing independent competitors with 36 and 37 Vic. c. 85, 8 16 I hold the is not driven by the father of a murdered man, out his expressed intention of further slandering from all parts to come to the front is simply Chintang wholly to blame, and the ustialdecrco -It might not again happen that, to spare you, he unnecessarily a body of gentlemen who are
would forego the pleasure of killing your client entitled to every possible courtesy and respect playing into the hands of powerful local will follow.
that the journ
was
vinec had formerly contributed to deteriorate the The Cricket Season was moderately successful, most celebrated Cavoyan kinds. The high hills although the Club sustained one or two serious in the North of 1 Tore are called Careu departure of several players, who for a number reverses; but the Committee have to regret the and cross the interior of Northern Luzo of seasons have been the mainstays of the Hong the centre, from West to East. Long Eleven. They trust, however, that colts diverted a litle to the coming forward will worthilly take their places. tention was to travel along the
The financial position is very satisfactory, and In a northerly a great addition to the arrangement for the com- that fort of members je contemplated more suited for By the kind permission of His Excellency the people whose Administrator, arrangements for an improved objects for the system of watering the ground are in progress
The Tea provided on the ground last season Between St. was contributed by two members, whose liberal numerous
The restriction on members playing" Tennis example we hope will be followed this year, without proper shoes has been followed by the beat results Your Committen regret that in their opinion it hould be necesary to close the ground against Lawn Tennis players during this summer months, but they believe this measure cannot avoided, as it enables the ground, wh much word after the winter, to thoroug cover sand be fit for another season of hard