ta the credit of Hongkong on the official reglater, Another straight drive to the boundary by Malt land off Stewart was followed by Coson bitting the same bowler to the scorers' tent. Coxon now drove Murray to mid-on for two, and a smart bit of fielding by Wallace at cover point fairly "fetched the gallery Mann next tried his hand with the leather, but Coxon bit bis filth delivery clean out of the ground, and in his secord over cut him straight between the Pavilion and the mattbed for three. Maitland hit Murray to for three, and a similar difve by Coxon was
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1892.
from the first ball he received, the following delivery, breaking right away to the off, also escaping the vigilance of the wicket keeper and raising the Shanghai total to 130. Murray was loudly cheered on driving Jeffkins to mid-off for three, but he was immediately afterwards smartly stumped off Coxon, the innings closing for 134, which included no fewer than 17 extras, which, however, must not be entirely to lackar on the part the wicket keeper, at the ball broke this forenoon all over the shop and rendered Mr. G. S. Coxoa's
set down
Shielded by Baff, who was loudly billet anything but a sinecure. Masle carried
Croix
2
the result
1 am, etc
.... A ROYAL ARTILLERY SERGEANT.
Hongkong, dh February, 1992. [We at all times deprecite innguage that is unnecessarily offensive, coarse or vulgar, bur In fairness to our correspondent we' publish his letter in its original form, and would Fay further that our own dally experience is that soldiers, when marching through the alieets invariably make every concession to the right of rod" on the part of caring drivers-Ed.]
Sometimes the spirits work, and sometimes, they don't. When they don't, something clas does.
admited that a deal of Sequabis method freely, although he must also prepare himself for himself says with regard to his rope tricks- of 'procedure rocks with this element. It has; however, the redeeming feature that, he availably practices what he preaching that is the certain and absolute cure of all ordinary, and sometimes ext aordinary cases of theumatism. Some of these we have personally withernet, having gone upon his wagon fr thuit purpose, and can testify to the underiible fficacy of his linsment and to two cies of decrepit and Fale-of-man coat-of-arms life unfor tates being straightened out and put Inte treated us, and with a view of eliciting further linary human forme again. This reaiber information from so expert an advertiser and interesting a man as is the present repre- tentative of the famous "5 qush, Limited" him and applied he pump. The we called result is submitted, and can be swallowed in drees to suit the ste of the reader, but in all seriousness we affirm that any person who suffers from rheumado pains in any shape or form richly deserves bis beritage if he ne Trets o confound and blot out the same by the simple application of Seqush's remedy.
ODDS AND ENDS.
NOTES FROM A DIARY.
Sequah comes next. And Segnah means to do wonders. His business is simple;lka "one, two, three and four." Atleasto him it is simple for Sequah has the gift of the gab, and Sequab speaks. He first permits his audienca to catch a cold, as they listen to him in the chilly open sir, speaking on the merits of not catching cold, and then sells them a bottle of the Elixir of Life, otherwise known as Sequah's nil, to cure them of that and cald. Seush deserves support, becaure it appears he net all humbug. Anybody who stands In need of a wonderful shampoo, lustily admiris. tered, need only try Sequah. If you are dead and buried, only take the trouble to say the word "Sequal" and your family will include you again at the dinner table.
even a small coast part, of Chlow of peripatetic worshippers of Esculaplus, some
A
account largely for the difference shown, as these kems in 1890 amounted to the Important sum of $30.510, which is now reduced to $10,170, and in the year now current will disappear altogether. The gross revenus during the past year was $10.878 53 less than in 1895, which is due to the excep iseal dullness of trade during the last six monihs of the year and to the withdrawal of some steamers from the wharf whose stay in the port renders it unnecessary that they should have their business done there. We have reason to anticipate a full recovery from other sources as snon sa there is a normal condition of trade, and I am glad to pay that the guest No separation being effected, Stout bis bat for 9, but this fine batsman
convenience afforded by the wharves has already tried his insidious left-handers, played by far too cautious a game, and never and after playleg his first four balls with showed in ble true form. E. J. Coxon bowled mag-recured us the promise of the business of the extreme circumspection, Coxon adroitly slipped nificently, being credited with 8 wickets at a cost Messageries Maritimes, which,. It is to be his final delivery to the fence for three. of fo runs Lowson had two wickets for grans, hoped, will be followed by the patronage of other The panic batsman got Mann to the leg Hongkong thus achieved a brilliant victory by large companies. The company's property is all boundary, but was clean bowled by the first an innings and 191 rosu.
In gord repair but of course we have been ball of St. Croix' following over, having made The description of this interesting match is so obliged to expend certalte sums upon it from in his very best style. Maitland carried out fully detalled above that very little room is left time to time, and of its value we have this yest his bat for an almost faultless $9-Including for comment. It is no use blinking the fact, written $38942 78 from profit and loss account. fificen J'a-and was deservedly cheered for apparent to all experienced cricketers, that our The Kowloon, wharf jetties originally cost his excellent cricket. The full score was visitors were over-matched at all points of the $124,000 but they now stand at $100 000. The 439, and of this large number only ra were game. Shanghat had a strong team undoub edly, land and bui'dines at Kowloon stand in the In anager to our leading query the patient extras, of which 3 were no balls. Stewart and there isn't the least docht that Moule, books at $1,193 778 77 which is equal to $1.84 rated tharle :-The name Sequah was adopted per square f, a que considerably lower than As being distinctive and appropriate. It is a had four wickels four 86 rens, St. Croix three Orman, Stewart, Bruce-Robertson, Wallace, for 84. Barff one for 99, Murray one for do, Barff, and one or two others are capital all-round the valuation of adjoining land. With regard North American Indian term, and, means and Carry hers one for 18. The fielding cricketers, and it must also, in common falmess, to the West Point Reclamation, which in medicine man. All of our company who of the Shanghai players was excellent all be remembered that the Shanghal men have for practically complete, your directors have not yet work as I am working, take that name
All our reme les round, their picking up the ball and combination 'sometime been out of practice-that, ofcourse, was decided how they will deal with it, but we are
are now well known being quite fra-class, but a great many their look-out, but still it is a fact worth noticing. making use of a portion of it in the mean-throughout the United Kingdom and are become catches, some of them etsy, were inexelicably Their best batsman is probably Moule, whose while for a transit shed and I daresaying fast as well known in India, and China. My mlased by men whe rarely throw away a chance.
scientific
Vis a treat to witness, but in wrist-play
we will eventually sell it. The land will stand anticipations have been realized. Agrod word must be rald for the exceptionally the second innings, even when all hope of saving in the Company's books at $54 per foot and diy the proud satisfaction of knowning the clever work dore in the out-fi-ld by Mann and one inntog's defeat bad vanished, he played a would be applicable to the liquidation, of the it has fallen to the lot of few men to do slow and decidedly tiresome game, stone debentures weissued during the past pear to pay As much good for others, as well as for cover-point, and In the mid-field. Robert: on's wicket keeping was deserving of all the game. Orman, who hit out grandly in the that the land will realize considerably more than is no doubt whatever that the demand for praise.
first innings, was never quite at home in his the price I have named, At the time that we our medicines would be greater if they were In a minority of 265, Stewart and Brace-Robert second essay, but it must be admitted that he paid the interim dividend in July we thought better known, and the pahile enabled to judge of son went forth to do battle for Shanghai, E.
wis bowled by a ball that broke in at least a the half-yearly accounts justified it, and that the their merits. That is why I use the ear an an foot after the plich, and be certainly tried to last balf of the year would be as good as the first, adjunct to newspaper advertising. Again, there's Coxon and Lowson, as in the first innings,
play it with a straight bat. Stewart never but it would have been as well, as happens, if nothing like leting bowling for Hongkong, Lowson opened to
Rheumatism being the only Stewart, and an appeal after answered in the form, and Bruce Robertson seems to have that more than $1.50 per share be paid at a complaint which could be conveniently treated demon ration, I took to curing negative. Stewart then drove the Doctor to last the undeniable skill which few years final dividend, and that we should carry for purposes the Pavilion for three, Robertson sitting the made him one of Hongkong's leading forward $15.000. I am not aware that there is It, quite persuaded in my own mind that my following, ball to mid-on for a couple, Stewart batsmen. Mann, a thoroughly sound bats anything I can add to these remarks that would remedies were to be fully relied upon, and that bit Crixon to the off boundary, and a pretty man, is equally effective in the field, but his be of interest or of use to the shareholders, but they would stand not only public criticism but
lack was out in this match, and we scarcely saw stroke by Robertson to aquare leg realited a
before proposing the adoption of the report and A fluks hit to the mid-on houndary him at bis best. Wallace, albeit a few slips in accounts I shall be pleased to answer any ques- couple. by Stewart off Cox n was the next excitement, the field, is one of the best of Shanghai tions or give any information which any share and greeted Robertson when he smacked cricketers, and will yet greatly improve. St. holder may wish
cheers
Croix, an xcellent cricketer, was more succesN-" Lowson straight past the Pavilion. A three to leg aff Coxon by Robertson, and a single by full with the ball than as a bitɛman, but we Stewart, and then the deadly left-hander dis attribute bi comparative failure to lack of arranged the Shurghai Captain's stumps-one practice. The Shanghai bowling' was 'weak For 22. Robertson had made it by dashing would hardly be a libel to say that
Mr. T, I. Kase proposed the re-election of the frenon shares of L1 each, srd 200.000 ordine would make a bet that the colour of a certain wholesome entertainment for young and easily it was feeble. Murray bowled well but without fuck, and Charlie Barff was certainly retiring directors. Messrs, Moses and Michaelsen,
I have to
Baiff, and by W cktam and Wallace, at points ting" when 'defiance not mere defence was off our loan from the "Banks. I hope, however, myself, in in short & space of time.
Bruce
There
Thousands of years ago, when Europe was overpopulated with gigantic animals on four legs, and fewer on two legs, and when America was perhaps the bed of the present Atlantic Ocean, the Alyans of the East, the fere fathers of the prescát race, boasted of Sequads who cared the amo way. They banded down to us a generation
of whom degenerated into quacks, and some luto modern Sequahs. I went and ax Sequah, and was among his audience. I learnt more phile- sophy that dạy than I could have done by an ordinary study of six months. Practice mukes perfect, and to learn to put up with the plague-like atmosphere of a reeking Chinese mob, and he crushed by the Great Unwashed while some- body tries to find out if he has guessed correctly what are the contents of your pockets, and an- other pulls you by the sicere to make way for a tatterderation
estity coming up on a leg and a half to bespeak Sequah's alti in spiriting away his lumbago-to put up with all this, even for a
this is unt philosophy, then what is?
Stewart, and an appeal after the third ball for a gave us a show of his grand old Shanghal | we had paid less, as we cannot now recommend actually performed the people see the cures exercised in challenging the fi's of Insomnia little time in order to hear Sequah speak-{{
Was
play. Mann
next
bot 13011 Lowson shattered S'ewart's wicket in Bin next over, and two of Shanghai's best batsmen were disposed of, without altering the total Just man II. Wickham took the vacant place, and after a while cut Lowson to the road for three, and a grand hit to the off from Ceran's bowling only relied a slagle owing to Maitland's smart filding. Wickham now had an easy fs from the wicketkeeper, Coxan failing fo hold the ball for what looked a certainty, off the left-hander's bowling, but the deadly one had his revenge next over, by clean bowling Wielenam, for only
प्र. Wallace joined Mann and the play was very steady in the fading light until Kumps were drawn, both batsmen evidently being under orders to keep their wickets intact a very discreet policy under the circumstances.
in the bad books of friend "Joss,” no fewer than three catches belog mlased off the 'long.uns' long-hops Stewart was their most successful trundler, and he bowled effectively through out St. Croix finishing a capital second, As regards fielding, the Shanghe players deserve unstinted praise-exceping those who missed catches, and Mann, Wallace, Wickham, Orman, Murray, and Stew it did excellent work
There were no questinne."-
nec 'unts.
The Chaisman proposed the adoption of the report and
Mr. C. J. Hollilay seconded and the motion was curled unanimously,
Mr. H. Harms seconded. Carried unanimously,
the most hostile investigation.
A journalistic carcer in the Far East does not kill with excitement, just as everything else does not, "in this outofche-way part of the globe. People are so far away, out here, from all the rest I the Great World that It appears to one as * master of course quite impossible to appreciate anything in conned les with the place until one learns to forget a great deal about the busy world at home. Then one gets accustomed to his surroundings, gradually and
pork- manufactory like Wuhu, becomes a Home, and all the surrounding off ces mstlers of grest Interest. I think it is the nomadic tendency common to the human race that helps the majority of us to feel at home in some of the queerest corners of this exquisitely ugly and beautifully dirty celestial crpite of His Big Majesty the Emperor of China. And it is from such isolated places in the interfer, or the out reports, that the Journals in the far cast get their news and correspondence columns filled up Many
a weary night—while the art of one of the famous medicos in the Colony was fruitiessly
from which an acquaintance of mine ruffered — did he my secusintance have recourse to 'he
Sequah's peripatetic dispensary, and unique ever-failing sleep-producers that heaven was merciful enough to vouchsafe to us in the shape of contributions like Along in Kwangs or orchestra la fact Sequah's whole moving con "Letters from the Interior." For these cern and Woodyear's Circus are neighbours. A
tep from Sequah fs the big show tent. and I other mercies may we be truly
back on the wings of has its uses. It is net very safe to have batter and jam, bibs and tuckers, school-masters memory to the days of thankful, for everything in this wide world ever, I enter circus tent my thoughts flit A decided opinion on anything id this funny and marbles. I wonder if a few generations hence planet, because we often make mistakes; but
for one would not mind owning that I have That they immensely please the children there REOWA up people will care for such amusements, decided opinion on one subject at least and no manner or shadow of doubt whatever. that is that ninely-nine people out of a hundred And that it is a much more instructive and paper in China is not white-nor even whitish impressed minds than pantomimer I am also and would win the bet. It is of the colour of wing to belleve I happened to be at a pat unwashed American drill White is a good temime show with some Lilliputians the other colour-but it is not always liked.
day and noticed that so far as the thing. pleased or frightened them it was six of the one and half a dozen of the other. Some small folks were actually crying ant lustily every time the Bogay Man came out andthe drum was scanded. And then as soon as they had a little time to laugh; another Big Bad Man came to frighten them and anxiety took the place of interest,
We have, however, done an enormous trade and some eighteen months ago we deemed it
adeliable to form the business into a limited
Habilly company. There was prudence as well s safely in that course. The list of applications for abates closed on July 1st, 1890, the capital being 100,000 or about two million dollars
There were 1oooo ten per cent cumulated
Fro-
shares of reach. The captist was fully subscribed. The actual purchase money was £150,000-£100,000 in shares and £150.000
Mr. R. C. Wi'cox propored the re-election of in cash. The shares are now a well known the auditors Mess, Rose and Henderson,
Carried unanimously.
On the meton of the chairman the appoint ment of Mersin. Holliday, and Dodwell as direc- tors was confirmed.
This concluded the meeting.
THE ENGINEERS' BALL.
MERRY AS A MARIAGE BULL,"
A billy's given by the Institute of Engineers trad Ship:uilders of Hongkong at the Chy Hall last night, and we aren't going beyond the bounds of strict veracity when we say that it was one of the must su cessful accial celebrations
given in
In this colony. There was a
and gentle
investment, and have a quotation' on the London Stock Exchange, being the only patent medicine company with such a standing, kaya
I am almost worried to death by people wherever I go, and Hongkorg. I assure you, is nd exception; but still I am alive, and it my
work.
.
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While it Iscasy, however, to criticise the short- comings of Jurnalistle enterprise in the Far East, one should bear in mind that's newspaper is at best like but a looking-glass, which can reflect only that which exists before it.
When.
In fact one of my tiny friends was so excited with the effect the movements of the Bogey Man produced ga bim that during a moment of supreme courage he stood up without the least warning right on my lap and in full voice told the Bad Bogey Man "Oh you very had man 111 make beef of you. I'll"—but 1 interrupted bim.
blew throughout the night and early morning I would take a lot of beating from a first-class large artendance of about 300 l:diz. *** * **ry the pilients who have been cured. They have £cally speaking so small, that it would neither | Circus it is with little children. Perhaps my
play.
bat
a cent.
have thousands of testimonials from persons of all clisses, from lord to prasant, not only at the time of treatment but months and year alterwards. The English press, generally, state that no man has ever had such
uch demonstrations recorded in him as I have bad on my visits to | the various towns. At many places in almost every town-my horses have been taken out of my wagon at the close of my visit, and I have been drawn triumphantly through the streets by had torch-light processions and brass bands lu enter dance in many places.
Here, in Hongkong I have found two of the worst cases of chronic rheumatism that have ever come under my notice, and these. I hold to be
nature of my semedy for exceeding all ordinary advertise: ments, These patients' names can be ascertained Of course I do not statement verified. and my medical knowledge whatever I am simply vendinga med cine that has been proved infalibles my mole of doing so has nothing at all to dwith the merits of the medicine itself. I hope to remain hero a few weeks longer and only ask that every resident of this Colony, who is at all subject to rheumatism or pains of a kindred nature to come and see the cures which
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"THE WILD WEST."
From our advertisment columns It will be
In fact the entire team were 'all there' in the field, bar the extraordinary dropping of cay catches already referred to." Bruce-Roberts kept wicket splendidly and captained the team with rare Judgment, but on the fast wicket fast night he ought to have put in his best and steadiest batsmen, nein the first innings, to keep up their wickets and punish every loose ball that came within reach, THIRD DAY-SATURDAY, 6TH FEBRUARY.
Hongkong probably put the strong
strongest batting Piny was was resumed at 11.15 this forenoon team in the field that has ever represented the on a fitly grad wicket, the strong wind that colony in an fater-port match team that having completely eradicated the effects of English county eleven. The statistics of their men, including the elite of the colony. The yesterday's rain and paced the ground lo
formance require
spicious rooms if the City Rali were, ex- comment, до able order. With 213 to mak-in a one-veertainly peculiar that the admurently second quisitely and suitably deenrand, the far Innings drient. Mann and Wallace, who were heat bat of the team should have been the band of the Shropshire Regiment showed appinud they left the Pavilion, faced the music provided by Professors Lowson and E. 1. daly one who failed to reach the coveted telf at is best, and, in fact, the whole examples of the value and genul
double Agurer. Duan, although heavily affair--not excluding the grand supper in St Coxon, the Doctor sterling basiness by sending handicapped by a sprained wrist, played Andrew's Hal-went off with remarkable down a first class maiden to Mann. [P.S.No splendialy for his 107, and he was grandly smoothness. The first ball given by the sew and pun intended.] Wallace hit Coxon's first delle supported by Maliland (not out 50), Taylor (51) and fishing Eseineers Institute was ** vely to off and scred a single, Dusn fielding Lowson (40). Jeffkins (45) Geaige Coxon (18) | grand fall accompli nt an early hour Pretend to be a doctor or to posicis any the ball in brilliant fashion, but from the left Leach (2), and the rest of the team, not a single inor-ing, when some kind friends were good hender's third ball Mann was easily caught in one of whom falled to make his mark. In the enough to send our representative home in a the long field
de Robeck. Four for 54, last first innings of Shanghat the bowling honours chair for which be has not yet been asked to pay
rested with Lowson, who, after a bad start, man 7. Orman followed, and from a sharp cut by the new-comer off Lawson's first delivery, bowled splendidly; but to-day E. J. Coxon, on
The exterior of the Hallway not specially Wallace etc ped being run out by the skin of
a wicket that sulted him down to the ground, dreased for the occasion. The entrance his teeth." A three by Wallace in the slips off camed all before him, and his 6 wickets for 66 ball was draped with figs, evergreens and Lowson was foiiowed by the same batsman
runs was a grand performance. The fielding offwers which extended up the wide staircase. are daily effected. It costs nothing, and may whacking the left-handed trondier to leg for
the local team was also first-class-Leach, Mait in the first landing, there was a large mirror | save much pain and suffering. three, but the bowling went this stage far too good to be charcad, and the fielding was simply superb, Wallace now drove Lowson to the off boundary, a very fine hit which was capitally felded close to the fence by a Chinese youth of about seven years old, who appeared to bave wested interest in the match and who ought to be at once secured as a ground man for the rising generation of Hongkong cricketers. Orman bit Lowson to mid-on for three, but in Cason's Dext over, after an appeal for leg before which was decided in the batsman favor, ‡ polnts of the gamo, the left-banded bowler completely broke the Shanghai agger's defence, and ave wickets were down for 71 runs. Orman had only totalled half a dozen. Moula was next man, bat before another run was scored Lowson bowled Wallace, who had made 18 by clean, hard hitting, St. Croix took the vicunt wicket, and careful play became the rule, runs coming way sinwly and only la singles, until the left-hander very picely Ipped Coxon to the beundary, but this was his last effort, a "E. J., who was dead on the spot, completely broke down his defence the following over, Seven for 78, last man 6. Barff partnered Moule, and after a while cracked Coxon to the off for a couple, and was thro mixed by Lowson at slip rather hard chance, but which nevertheless ought to have been held by such a reliable catch as the popular medien. A lucky eat for two off the Doctor was Baiff's next contribution, but he didn't appear to be at home with the
the bowling, which was too straight to admit of any liberties In the shape of indiscrimforte slogging. A clean hli to mid-on for two by Maule off. Lowson was followed by Barff hitting Coxon to the long.on boundary, de Robeck tying hard to make a one-handed catch sight on the fence. Keeping up full steam, Barff, sent the Doctor to square leg for three, but had a very narrow escape of being caught at slip from the first ball of Coxon's next over. Moule now made a move and sent the
land, de Robeck, Jeffkins and Dunn, Being surrounded with fl-wers and evergreens and especially noteworthy. George Coxon, at the fast above it an exquisite vransparency of the wickets, was close on the ball all through, and
Canton river steamer Fatshan, ard on either clems of the m⚫rine although 17 extras in Shanghai's second innings wide of it appropriate emelems seem a lot, it must be remembered that the ball engineer's art, the whole being surmounted by was breaking very erratically, and that the long the sciety's monograph, 1. E. S. H. Above s'airs, the scene was striking to a degree, the 'no" cleverly disposed of two dangerous batsmen in each innings. The dead reckoning of the flowers, bou e flags, shleids, bannercites, and the game shows that Shanghai, albelt a good bright lights, reiting off the pretty dresses of the team, was decidedly overmatched, and that their ladies in a way which reflected great credit on Mr. defeat was the result of superior play at all. H. Walker and Mr. Charics Kinghorn, the fate and present secretaries of the society. Perhaps the most effective and interesting part Full scores are appended --
of the decorations was the crest of the Sec ety placed at the upper end of the St. George's Hall, which was as chaste at it was deservedly W. H. Moi, Low 8 conspicuous and exceedingly appropriate.
Ormant, 1. b. w., bs Lewsenin 19 5 X.J. Cama...........................
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Fener Zontent,
Second Textron
2. Wallace, at. d. 3. Caron, 6 M.
J. Cokol
The tradency to live a purely animal life-to get fat pecuniarily to be proficient in Rialto langwand in fact to be anything but literarily inclined, appears to be so profound in these parts, especially in Hongkong, that it is a wondes one ever hears of a library in the place, or of any. thing connected with intellectual pursuits. It seems almost a matter of certainty that a papir would
not live here that devoted self, even partially, to the higher branches of joumal'um ; The same little friends went with me.f, the and besides, the area of circulation is geographi Circus-and if I do ever enjoy going to the pay the papers to get, nor be reasonable bump of Philoprogenldreness has someibing to In the subscribe:s so expect quantities of do with this. Any how, I think the comments original ferary contributions 1 beard it the little ones sometimes make on the show whispered the other day that there was and on the drollery of the clowns are very often a really original story going to appear this year mare worth attending to sa a source of e in one of the Hongkong papers by a home author. ment than the show fiself. One of them xiked / I did not waste a lau; h on hearing this perhaps me the fire-brands with which a Jockey pity overwhelmed me. I had read the so-called
was Juggling-and the water which the clown published-for-the-fi:st thine serial story more dashed on the men, and the gil who could twist than half a dozen months ago in a home paper, herself up into a ball, were real Gre-brands and however, so rare, that when people are really girl and not fun water" and "rubber girl," and Original contributions in the pipers here are, not "fun fire" and If It was stal water and real offered a specimen they betray their ignorance, then there were comments on my explanations in some instances, by charging the contributor and more questions and more comments, until self against such i literate stacks because it is make me so ignoranine not to be able to answer with plagiarism. It is derogatory to defend ose's || I began to ask myself why it pleased. God" to
sufficient to note the ignorance of literary matters, a child f implied in such insinuations, on the part of the libeller. All the things which have appeared in this fournal from time to time, under the above herding, are according to some Shanghai celebrities rank plagiariarn; ergo, the Editor himself is fadeed no better than a school boy, to have allowed such contributions to be palmed off to on him as original matter, and the Shanghat it is a divine miracle that even a goose can criticise nowadays, because is bath pleased God that It be se. However, as I said above, it
it is more the fault of the place then of individuals that sach le the cue. People seem to think that the Land of Cathay is such a bad spot for tumbling across #literary twaddle" that they believe.no one but literate Folks are to be met with in it.
Then there was criticism on the show. "Richmond" the beautiful horse, was to stand up on a capsized lub on his four legs. The first question that suggested itself to one of my young comrades was as to whether the tab was brought
a bath to Richmond. The tub was
"sten that Hongkong is soon to be visited by the Shakspeares are wise in their generation, Vermily too small for that. The criticism was ·
made every one within fifty yards know that the. hot, and all of a sudden the little spectator tub which was used for his especial behoof at home was much bigger than the circus tub, There was, alience after shit, but its duration was ephemeral The appearance of Japanese dwait was halled with a round of little palms clapping together, and
applause and several flute smiles, showing
patronising ing that after
young folks are grown men in embryo, The amali dwarf bed some clothes stuffed underneath his jacket-front to gira bima comical appearance. After a liņie serious deliberation the little one on my lap began
comments to come. He asked me what was, wrong with the front of the Japanese dwarf, and told him it was stuffed with clothes to mako us laugh. He was annoyed at this stupid
well known Charlie Meadows, the champion row-boy of Arizona. In contests with the best known men of the Western States, his dexterity Wah the lasso bas galioed for him the first place. In 32 cowboy competitions, he was only once defeated. He made the record time of fifty- nine seconds for lasscing and grounding a Beer fresh from the prairies. He stands 6 ft. 5 lu. I height, and in courage and daring ke is equally above ordinary men. He was the hero of the Meadows massacre by Indians in Sila County, vision, a few years ago. His father and brother
Let us however turn over a new leaf and talk were killed and he himscif badly wounded, but by of something else. Baldwin's name comes came. In buck-jumpers, lasso throwing days since he is gone. And it is good he went. and other wa tern tests of skill and strength Because what with Sequah, Woodyear, and he stands unrivalled, from spar up and to Beauty and the Beast, and the Hamsions sombrero is one of the foest specimens of thickly. It is interesting to note explanation and Indignantly and very audibly
things have been crowding on The Wild West show in Harmaton's Circus in connection with Baldwin's performancer, protested that the small man was sick and
TA. da St. Croix, à Lowson E. J. CERO dancing, was ve11, the local steamship and desparate fighting he held out until assistance | appermost in the mind although it is.now some to fidget about and 3 knew there were some more
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left hander" to leg for a brace, and then an appeal|| THE HONGKONG AND' KOWLOON
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WHARF AND GODOWN CO,
The St. George's Hall, which was reserved for tastefully decorated and fitted out; the Age of trading companies being exhibited all round the vast apartment. Amongst them we spatted for the first time on record in this city, the house 4g of the progressive Charbonnages Company:
very pretty design that the colours.
keen.
us too
de, not much care for
with a white cross run through the Engineers' also includes a genuine specimen of the North that people Henan as Mr. Bell would
Mr. David Gullies, President of Institute, anived shortly after.9 o'clock, secon-Aineric n Indian, whose riding and shooting feats panied by Mrs. Gillies and Mr. and Mrs, R. Cook, are simply marvellous. Mr. Harmston blæself of the Dock Company. The President opened the is well knownas a circus "star" of first magnitude, ball with Mrs, Cook, and from that moment and issues a challenge of $1000 to anybody who the lengthy programme was carried through will attempt to imitate him. In fact, it is great with unfalling every served on the various inted here" chop chop."
pity the chicas stays so long in Manila. It is The gentlemen
committees were:-Mestra A. Bain, W. Ramsey, V. MacDonald, J.-W. Boyd, A. G. Aitken, J. W..|.. Kew, E. J. Maine, J. R. Madie, A. Johnston, R. Mitchell, W. H. Walker, T. Kinghorn (Hon. Secretary), and others,
On behalf of the numerous guests'we have to thank these gentlemen for their most courteous attendance and congratulate them on, their unqualified success. Long may the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders flourish and carry on its useful work in our midst.
CORRESPONDENCE. UNA
(Wa da hot nachinarily endorse the opiniona axpenseed by Carraepondants in this coluntu].
·To run Karvon or rum." Honorowa TuladraPH,”
Hypnotisms or
they keep a big poultice on his stomach,*
Children will be children. And the man who Is an inveterate child-hater has I think no soul in him and regaires to be prayed for. What is there on earth lafrer and loveller and purer than intelligent children?
say. It is too much of a deep subject for them and although most of them believed in the powers of Mrs. Baldwin to read thoughts, and fancied that all their previous theories abani thought-transference and mind reading were upact, yet Baldwin had more than once filled Talking of amusements reminds me of the his house partly by seading out complimentary | races. There are no sweepstakes and totalisa- tickets. On one occasion it is said there were tors this year, and laterest in racing matters, only twenty people present to see the materialised | except as concerns owners and
few others, Mhatmas.
below zero. The meeting this year will bo n I have seen one or two cases of what I very dry affair, #sfs true, tis pity! Pity kia, hie certainly took as genuine clairvoyance about true!" They wanted to do away with
·Hongkong and: nine or ten years ago, and the interest the gambling
did AWAY they mysterious subject exclied in my mind, Induced with the sweepstakes, totalinstors and Manila SIR,It has caused great regret to'me and. me since then to read and learn, as much as I og tasa to indulge in. There will next
tickett
Very naughty things for many others of the Royal Artillery that we could of the subject and my experience tells me leg before was given in his favor. A change
should be the object of derision for lack of that although là is quitë possible to mesmerise a be an ordinance to bring down the Peak to fill of bowling was now considered desirable and
common courtesy in making room for the body and even to be impressed with other men's up the harbour and then will also follow a BU Denn (slow Jound) relieved Lowson. The new
would-be gentleman *
to * "who has so kindly thoughts, yet the way Mrs. Baldwin exhibited. stop men from thinking, bowler's third bail was driven hard by Baff to The fifth ordinary annual meeting of this SEQUAH WHO BE IS AND WHAT
There are not many places under the British complained of the obstinacy of two loctish her powers the case, the rapidity, and the the off boundary, and the same batsman then company was held to-day. The Hon. I; J.
sergeanta is it to be understood that this startling masser with which she read every rele so strictly and quixotically protected against alogged Coxon over the fence to off for four. A Keswick presided and there were also present
individoni (I disdain to call him a gentleman) je body's thoughts without the least medium of decent gambling-but there must be such places three to off from the slows was "Charlie's" next | the Hon. C, P. Chater, Messrs. D. R. Sa18000, Some months ago we notified the advent in in receipt of a good stipend as a counter Jumpert Catabilibing a rapport, were simply marvellous, somewhere and, why not Hongkong to begla contribution, Maple biting the same trundler S. Moser, 5. C. Michaelsen, L. Mendel, C. the East of Sequah" whose name is at present To be as taxpayer entitled to run soldiers 100
to leave even a believe in peace "with 7. might for a like number. Monie had lucky Holder (director), L. Bose, R. & Wicom, on the lips of the whole range of Hongkong down, or are we all catided to the freedom of the about the esting gessineness of the phenomenon. Thereare lots of things that suggest|themselves. ascape of being run out from a hit to mid-on by Goormann, C. F. Hira, H. Harms and society, from the hard working vickaba coolin road as well as himself? Was ha for the first A friend of mine one night wrote the question tothe mind to get one thinking but the ordinanca Barff, Mailland throwing in the ball very wide | E. Osborne (secretary)aza fiyat
(who, naturally, is deeply Interested to the time out diving a pocy and carriage, and did when will my friend be here and another makers do all the thinking for us, and we as in of the wicket, but next bail Barff was easily The Chairman isid-Gentlemen, the report wonderful rheumatic cares of this modern miracle not know the use of the reine? Could be not if wrote when will I go home? The man who daly bound ever pray, and submit. To one who caught by Jeffkins at peint off Coxon,
and accounts furnish very full particulars worker) up to the bloated
calling aloud to side of the rond, the march past of those berately read the questions while waiting for breaking them many items of interest suggest of a hard hit innings.
an article for their Carruthers joined is not necessary that I should go into any details be remedied and redeemed.
"ugly gaining "be" writes about ? Is he isch the return of the pencils, and when a third party themselves walch require an art Moule and after spooning one up to mid-excepting in the way of making certain items There is nothing we revel in so much as the man as to be classed bore these poor military explained that he had, big question already special treatment. on which Dunn Just failed to reach, sent more readily understood by you than they may exposure of fraud and deceptions in all their war belugs or does he lead us to belleve He comes written out and safe in his pocket the being Coxon to leg for thre. Jafficina now be by a simple reference to the published tons guises and we candidly admit that we held under the tume category In conclusion I had the goodiess to sak bias for a look at it
lng to the end in pickle for Sequal ilkeramahalcicpractice. would beg to luíonn sintaktikkkɛsiways been. However, as we enjoyed the entertainment, as perseded Bam and sized with maiden statementale nett preftaccording to but the separation came from the other and report, is for,959,84, but after allowing for quackery (quickery we use advisedly) in any my experience for soldiers to make room in the whole, immensely, we shall not pursue our Carruthers getting out of his ground to one from $9,774-13 expended in repairs, the actual profit shape or form. A quack is a thing of Denter case of being act half way but they will opt observations on this head any further, as it is E and being very cleverly stumped by the working 18 gro1735,96 as compared with gender who, parasite uke, flourishes and grows be treated as dogs or something worse, and init always bettor to put the best construction en G. S. Coxon, Nize for 124, last man 6. Murray $79,085.ca in'sBy, or an increase of $12,548,040 fat on the ignorance, and aften on the superatie future cases I would strongly advise this poor what one anos. After all it may be real cistes Blind iko vasant wicket, and these by an wetumord}} The%206) und lanes of West Polat godowns 1'tions, of a gullable publin) "and" is mini › be › unfortunate kuing to was his driving whip nous, voyance that we bare witnessed, but as Baldwin
.HE DOES.
Eight for 118, last man 33, the result regarding the business of the company, and it i ́sing and indulgences are polistocrat whose pust, thehuwing as awe pulled upón óne Was passing round the pencils and papers deti. | is not very busy making new ordinances and
now
for
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instance during a small showers There is that in it which makes philosophers Spartans of people,
take the liberty to substituto-in" the
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