Intimations.
GINGER ALE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1893.
A
fact, being indeed as good as settled. Money is forthcoming to carry on the work, and, buy out all the existing rights at a low valuation, in which the shareholders lose something, though they would lose more, but for the generosity of a local firm which has a large Interest In Meantime the work at Hongay is going on as usual, and details of the reconstruction scheme will be an- nounced in a few days.
WE
E bave always made good GINGER ALE, and we are now making the best. At various exhibitions and competitions in London | the concern.
and clicwhere, GINGER ALE made by the formula wa,now nie has won 32 Prie MEDALS and CERTIFICATES of MERIT.
In 1890 competed and won against FOUR of the most famed Belfast makers.
The Analyst's report :- "It is of unexceptionally good quality," "Particularly pleasant to the taste."
"Decidedly tonic and sustaining,”
"In every respect most satisfactory,"
ARTHUR HILL HASSAL, M.D.
The ideal temperance beverage.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD.
Victoria Dispensary, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 17th October, 1891,
·
[38
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,
'THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
HIGH CLASS CONFECTIONERY
CHOCOLATE CREMES, VANILLA PRA-
LINES, SUGARED ALMONDS, BURNT ALMONDS, NOUGAT, JUJUBES,
TURKISH DELIGHT,
PARISIANS,
&c.,
Be
DELICIOUS FRUIT JELLIES. ASSORTED PINEAPPLE, LIME, TAMSON, GUAVA, RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, PLUM, &c
CALLARD AND BOWSER'S BUTTER SCOTCH, ALMOND ROCK and
EVERTON TOFFEE.
CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES in great variety,
CRYSTALLIZED, FRUITS, MUSCATELS, ALMONDS AND FIGS.
FANCY BOXES.
A large and vorled Assortment of ARTISTIC DESIGNS,
NEW YEAR CARDS
ENGLISH, JAPANESE and CHINESE,
"A splendid selection.
TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS, A LAROK AND WELL ASSORTED STOCK.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. Hongkong, goth December, 1801.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDINTS,'
15
It is requested that all communications relating to Subscriptions, Advertisesta, Beo, be addressed to the Manage, Anglong
Zalagrup4" and not to the Edito,
Letters on Editorial matters to be was to 'Th. Editve" and
not to individual members of the staff,
Communications Intended for publication must be acoderpaaled by the name and addrome of the writers, not necessarly for púbilenzion ; but we wvidence of good faith,
Whilst the clams of the Hongkong Talegraph will deny be open for the file diacondon by correspondants of aliquo afecting pabilo lacerants, it matter ba delacy, understood the the Editor does not la any way hold iimself 'reponster ter opinions that expresaąć.
DEATH.
At the General Hospital Shanghai on the goth December 1892, WILLIAM SAURDERS; aged 60° years, Deeply regretted, **
The Ponghong Celegraph.
TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER M. P. UNSEATED.
LONDON, December 26th,
Mr. Michael Davitt, M. P. for Meath (North) has been unseated owing to undua clasical
influence..
FATAL DYNAMITE OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.
|
THE P. & O, S, N, Co.'s steamer Gwalior left | H.M.S, Mercury Is expected to arrive about now Singapore for this port at 1 p.m. yesterday.
from Singapore, to pay off and re-Commission.
A REGULAR Convocation of Victoria Chapter. No. 525, will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday, the rib instant, at 8.30 for 9 m precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. Or the morning of the asst alto, sixteen houses a course of constructions by the China Paper colla empany (ative) at Shanghat suddenly had all bis ribs and bis skull smashed In, and collapsed, burying a number of workmen. One dled shortly after reaching St. Luke's Hospital. Another man was badly Injured, and a third is still buried.
THE great Chicago fire is entitled to the dis inc tion of being the most extensive city conflagra tion, so far as known, that appears in history, In the west division of the chy 194 acres were butard over; in the south division, not be the dwellinga destroyed was 17.458, and 98.860 north division, 1,470 The whole number of persons were made homeless by the dames.
Friend-Did you enjoy your sojourn Europe?
Maude-I wonder why Mrs. Swatow shows her feet sa much,
Mrs. Sacere Probably because she can't get A big enough dress to conceal them i
1/
thirty years ago, the idea was laughed at The WHEN condensed milk was first Introduced, inventor canid the entire daily supply for New York City in a 10-geart pall, delivering it made out of the business, which has grown to personally to patrons, He died worth $7,000,000, be a gigantic industry.
TER average consumption of sugar per head is country in the world. Americans take their greater in the United States than lu any other coffee and tea much sweeter than European', and to cooking of every description sugar used with exceptional freedom. This is expe- cially the case with pastry and pies, the latter excessive use of sugar at all meals is one of the very largely an American Institution. Causes of the prevalence of dyspepsia and indi- Ingestion, sugar feeding both these ailments, and
Also causing an unhealthy accumulation of A dynamite outrare baš taken place in
Relic Hunter-Enjoy it? I should say so intestinal corpulency or fatness.. I cut some gold fringe from the Emperor's THE most expensive royal regalis in the world Dublin outside the offices of Mr. Morley, Chlel throne in Berlin, booked a door knob from the Secretary for Ireland. A detective' was killed Vatican, broke an ear off an old staine in Italy are said to be those of the Maharajah of Baroda, and considerable damage occurred. The outrage and chipped off a piece of Shakespeare's tomb,
Indis, First comes a gorgeous collar contain is believed to be the result of the refusal of theI wouldn't take $1,000 for 'em !"--Purk. ing 500 diamonds, arranged in five rows, some. Government to release from custody the Fenian A ser made by a celebrated gambled for tis of the diamonds. A pendant is composed of
of them as large as walnuts. A top and bottom nearly a
row of emeralds of equal size relieves the lustre | century ago, deservei ta be
peculiarity. After a run of fil-luck with Lord single brilliant called the "Star of the Deccan," Leme, he jumped up suddenly and, selling a and there are algrettes, necklaces, bracelets, large punch bowl that stood near, said, address rings and chains to match, The Maharajah' where I have an equal chance of winning. Odds entirely of pearls, with a big diamond in he tog his lordship: "For once I'll have a bet own special carpet, 10x5 feet. In extent, made or even for 15,000 guineas ?" "Odds," was the centre and in each corner, cost $1,500,000 reply, with the almost composure. Dich went the panch bowl against the wall, and the pieces IN the month of March, 1815, the Fails being coupled, unfortunately for the young hero Moniteur announced the unexpected return of of the experiment, there proved to be an add the Emperor Napoleon from Elbs. The fist number and he was a ruined man,
announcement of the Moniteur was far from polite, but as the little Corsican approached WHAT the desce did you sell me this dog for "Paris a gradual change took place in its tone i exclaimed an rata purchaser, coming into a
"The conalbal has left bis dent fancier's shop.
"The Corsican wolf has landed in the bay of San Juan,"
Daly.
THE UGANDA COMMISSION.
January 4th Sir Gerald Portal, Consul General at Zanzibar, the Commissioner appointed by Government to report on the question of Uganda, has started for that place.
INTENSE COLD IN EUROPÈ. Intense cold prevails la Great Britain and on the Continent.
The Thames and the Seine me frozen.
.
"I don't remember," responded the dealer
LOCAL AND GENERAL. politely, "but I think I sold him for $10."
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s steamer Lombardy lest Bombay yesterday, for this part.
SIR E. Fremantle, Admiral on the China Station, will probably pay a visit to Singapore shortly,
H.M.S. Swift returned from. Canton to-day with Admiral Fremantle, who has been paying an official visit to the Viceroy.
IT is stated that there are will fourteen different places on this globe where cannibalism is prac ticed, but the custom is gradually dying out:
WE are informed by the Agent of the 0, & 0. S. S. Co., that the steamship Belgic, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the rsth ulto,, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning.
"DOCTOR," said the reparter, may Ink what will be the subject of your mon neat Sunday" "Nothing that you will care to announce repiled the Rev. Dr. Goodman, mildly. It will
be simply a plain Gospel sermon."
T
י
THE Chamber of Commerce is not issuing any mintfeste about the Small publibing Reuter's telegrams before the 24 hours rxsire. Probably the Chamber of Commerce does not read the Smail. Still, there is no telling what fools will
do.
CABBAGE has always been sald to be a cue for Intoxication." The Egypties are boiled cab- bages before their other food If they intended to drink wine after finger, and some of the remedies sold as a preventive of intoxication on the Con- tinent contain cabbage seed.
THE largest bedthen temale in the world is at Seringapatam in India. It comprises a squara, each side being a mile in length, inside of which are six other squares, The, walls are twenty. five feet high and five feet thick, and the hall where pligriens congregate is supported by z,oco pillars, each cat from a single block of stene,
R.M.S. Tamor, with naval rellefs for the Far East, arrived at Singapore this moming and will leave to-morrow for Hongkong. She must have days ahead of time. She brings new crews for made a splendid passage out, being at least four the Alacrity, Carolini. Mercury, Pigmy, Plover, Redpols, and Victor Emanual- ver goo men in ail. She is expected here to-morrow week and will leave about the 20th fast.
"That's exactly what you did, and you said he was excellent for rats,"
"Isn't he?" Inquired the innocent dealer. "No, he isn't worth a coss. He lets them get away from him every time,"
"Well, isn't that excelleal for the rats and the dealer asked the question so guilelessly that the purchaser only swore once and walked out.
"The tiger bas arrived at Gay," "The wretch spent the night at Grenoble." "The tyrant has arrived at Lyons."
The surper has been seen within fifty millen of Paris."
"Bonaparte is advancing with great rapidity, but he will not put his foot within the walls of Parls"
"To-morrow Napoleon will be at our gates," "The Emperor has, arrived at Fontaine bleau."
His imperial majesty Napoleon entered Paris yesterday surrounded by his loyal subjects."
crap-books, containing clippings from the papers, were numerous and valuable, and amongst ble most cherished treasures. Many modern men of letters might be mentioned who are alive to the importance of preserving facts drawn from the journals of the day.
E
ANTICIPATIONS FOR AMOY RACES.
The next ten days will no doubt bring the equal miny surprises, so I shall wait before giving any tips.
It would be very popular if the Stewards could arrange to get up a Totalisator or Parim pel inside the enclosure and the commission they would charge would help to swell the Funds of the Club.
If the Clerk of the Course could arrange to let of the Stables, it would enable Owners and us have a Scale, either on the cause, or in one Jockeys to see what their ponies are crying.
A TRIP UP THE POYANG.
BY E. & EN
VIII.
(Concluded.) travelled the whole day tacking 2g last a strong Leaving Meiki on the 5th of December, we
head wind. The lake, which is bere of immense width, was now nearly dry and confined mostly to within the banks of innumerable rivers and atiesmo. As far as the eye can reach in almost il directions lies the bed of the lake, boun 'ed In the distance by the b'ur hills which are, in many cases, only just visible. At night we anchored near Tangrin, a series of rocky, billy lets rising sheer cal of the bosom of the lake. Many of them are crowned with little shrines or temples. On
morning inhabitants. From this place we started on the some of the large ones there are a few the 5th with a atong head wind, All hands turned out to get the boat around 1 bend in the river and we were, sight or nine of us, engaged in this for two hours, and when we had rounded the point we found we bad made about a couple of hundred yards. All these streams are most tortuous and winding and any wind becomes alternately fair and head, for at in the evening we saw Kaochou in the distance, times we travel in all the directions of compass, but were unable to make it and had to anchor af Yuki Fu, some 15 #from the city. Here there were a number of retired officials' and wealthy gentlemen's residences and quite a fleet of boats rocky, bluff jutting right out into the river was anchored off shore. Just below, as on a high, a prettily situated pagod. Bu it had come to griel in some way, for the top third was missing, perhaps lying at the bottom of the river just at its leet,
Wo
chase a property and open work here in the next w months: $600 or $700 would he a sufficient, sum; will any reader of this letter give the recriary funds and thus open up this city?
and sold in that time over 1,co) Scriptores and We were delayed still another day at Kenchou tracts. The calendars were in great demand, and we could dat hand them out fast enough. All around us was a large crowd holding out Immediately and all at once. Soon put last copy their hands, and each demanding to have ona
of everything was gone, id we had to return empty-handed to the boat. In the evening we cast off, and as we slowly rowed down the river, men on shore shouted to us to land, a they wanted some of our torks; to this request it was not convenient to accede and we promised to visit the place avain. With a heavy wind and current we made but little headway. that night and spent the Sunday, 11th December, only a few from the city. We noilced a rude kind of bullock cart is use in this part of the country,
the only one I have ever In these southern regions. They were of the acrosspoirs elung between two overg own barrow most primitive construction—a few boardi̟ lying wheels. These were evidently used for carrying the Immente quantities of rich mud and alluvial deposit from the bed of the lake to the terraces extending almost to the very top of the bills.
On the rath we made but slow progress, and more than once got ashore in the deep mud On one occasion we had alt le turn cut and work hard at the ears, while the crew got inta the water and ahoved. 1 plied the poor fellows for the wind and water were icy-cold, but there was no other way of getting cff. Ailes to our delight we were again sfloat. Night overtaking o, we tied up to the shore, and remained the sight not far from the rocky aleis described in
with an ideal day, a warm son shining, with no former letter. The next morning we started breath of wind. A swift current bore un rapidly down.. At one place there were shallows, and the stream was filled with boats autors, and of ships of all sizes bound the same way as following and preceding as a long ling ourselves. All of us turned out, and with the
swift current and strong sushing with bear poles we passed safely over in less than ten minutes,
kin halk. Then with wifly wing current morning, after two hours' sailing, the wind. we reached Nank'angio late at night. The next. proved too strong and the waves too high to allow us to proceed, so we tramped overland the go to Kiukiang, where we were glad to arrive: at night. Thus ended our urney which, bad! taken about a month to accomplish, and during which we had travelled nearly 3,000 and sold News."," some 15,000 books and tracis.-N. C. Dolly
In the afternoon' we approached Ten-chang It lies about a mile from the present anchorage, Hsico, most charmingly siton ed among the hille but in high water.it has a most prfect harbour, entirely shut in by hills and offering a safe retreat from the fiercest winds. We entered by the south gate, a large part of whose wall had Arriving next. moming at Kaochou we. been demolished by this year's flood. The passed slowly up the river for a fuil mile, streets are very poor, and there is not even bouts of all sizes and kinds being tied up second-rate, much less a firs-rate, shop in its to the shore the entire distance. As the entire length, The people bear a character of foreign boat passed up people rushed out roughness everywhere. They way that all of every street and house to see the strange sight. around the Take these THE ranks of the old Shangballanders are being
folk here take saw a number of 4 remarkably fine the palm. for evil. Asking a native what rapidly thinned out, says the Mercury. Another
ramented doorways over vations guilds. They was the chief business of the folk of of them, and one universally respected and
and were quite striking in appearance. Red Certainly there is any quantity of fish about, were of all kinds of coloured stone and porcelain this Arfen he replied "Fi-bing and piracy." highly regarded, passed away on the 30 h in the person of Mr. William Saunders, who for many
sandstone aboards here also and is very cheap, We saw bundreds of fishing boats with their years was the only photographer in Shanghal A CHATTY chapter in Chambers's Journal, dealing only alxy cash or six cents mexican for owners busily pying their trade, and on the and North China. Mr. Saunders came out tong with old American newspapers, has some
a large slab. About half-way up the stream we street every other shop had fish for sale. We Shanghal on 1860 in the old paddle steamer Interesting observations on the value of news.
saw some gaudily decorated arches and official did not meet with a very hearty welcome. Mea chairs and shomily dressed fficials with an yemoon, and afterwards returned to England papers to the historian. We presume from the
ordered us out of their shops with every express and learned a good deal about photography,
matter and method of the article that it is from
Immense crowd of onlookers; we found alon of honour. Remonstrating with some that. He came back with all the paraphernalia of
the Informing pen of Mr. William Andrews, Hich T'al or Literary Chancellor, who was fear, they seemed a litle ashamed, and them afterwards that all this was in honour of the they need not show any feeling of honour or what was in the old collodion-plate days the
F.R.HS, of Hull, author of numerous works just on the point of leaving the place. We freely entered, into conversation and ended "black art," and made quite a goodly pile in a
on the social life of the olden time. The bappened to have reached Kochou at a bad by purchasing our books A froadly gentle few years taking photographs of places in Peking only true history of a country," said Lord
time, for the civil and military examinations man from Klukiang came out which have ever since been untouched by Macaulay, "is to be found in Its news camera. He also travelled in Japan to the days papers Sir George Cornewall Lewis expressed with over ten thousand students and their 15 Tench'ang people were a very saruly class, were being conducted and the city was thronged street and warned as quietly that these
into the.
probably the first man to get a lens upon these will find all his materials in The Times. The there had been a serious disturbance with these an argument of the Tycoon and the Samaral, and wat
als conviction that the historian of the future tainers. A couple of days before our arrival and advising us to avoid any possibility of bits of Japanese scenery which are now to be American historian, Mr. Bancroft, seldom sawa gentry, and they had sworn to kill the local might be trouble. Everything, however, passed or dispute, otherwise there seen in photographs over hall the world. Mr.
newspaper without drawing from it materials for officals and the Chancellor himself. In their without any unpleasanturar rising, and at Saunders retired from business a few yearrago
bis works. The story-teller often obtains from stupid rage they demolished the examination dusk we returned to our bost, having sold about only retumed a few weeks, when he caught and last year went to England, hence he hid
the daily and weekly press suggestive noics. sheds and caused other damage, giving the auga coples of our calendars chicfy. The next Charles Reade made excellent use of the romen thorities considerable anxiety. Two or three years morning was spent working on the street and on chill which developed a fatal attack of bronchitistic episodes recorded in the newspapers. His He was a man of sterling character and leaves &
live in native dress and style in the cly but bour, and awaiting the tender mercles of the ago a Plymouth Brother missionary attempted to the boats anchored at the entrance to the har bost of friends to regret his demise.
was driven out, and since then nobrdy has been told me. As we approached the shore, altogether to the city as far as I know, and so the native unconscious of the state of the city, a large crowd of people ran together and as soon as we were near cocugh I jumped asbore with an armful of calendars published by the Religious Tract and Book Society of Klukiang and which we sell at two 'cash a sheet. Immediately the crowd closed in on me and I was Laver of Amoy on the goth-ult, as follows:-
"Early Worm "writes in the Archimedean | utterly unable to take the cash and hand out the tracts fast enough. Some roughs Once again the Racing Season is upon vos commenced pushing and charging and grabbing bilaging with it is mary pleasures and disapat my books, so I had to fores my way out ang polaimenis. The list of entries is just out and stand for a little time on the edge of a native it looks as though we were going to have one boat, where only a few persons could approach of the best meetings we have had for years. at a time. In this way satisfying a large number There are 26 ponies entered; some are certain and my two companions springing ashore at the not to face the starter and others may be left samo time, we were better able to cope with the in their stables for all the good they will do, crowd and to do hour sold several hundreds of but we have some good class ponies down, and Scriptures and trace. A heavy downfall of rain most of the races will be wel: competed for, prevcated our doing very much more work during ponies; three of them seem pretty even and may came down and berought us to go away and The Subscription Griffins Ijat only secured six that day. In the meantime the iipao, an old man, give some good racing, but Blue-nose" and anchor somewhere else and not to go on the Muleteer" have not as yet succeded in cover street. I sent my card to the magistrate and ba lag mile under 1.50, and need not be taken fato returned bis caid, saying that he could not guar: Chibli and the country round about Pellag Owing to the severe famine in the province of consideration,
antee our safety at this time, that if we would caused by the late floods, L' Hung.chang obtained could easily keep the peace, but that there were come when there were no examinations on to Imperial sanction to the est bilihment of effices seven sans conc:ned and it was utterly Empire, as one of the means of obtaining funds for the sale of official rank, throughout the out of his power to cure our safety at the present time. Moreover he urred us to shift patches, therefore, to Canton, asking the Viceroy to relieve the sufferers. On the arrival of dea- our anchorage as it was most unsafe place of the Llang Kwang to assist in the good work, were disposed to rondylsm. It was, how take chief-charge of the zile of officiak and would easily be accessible to those who Has-chang appointed Ch'éig taung, to over, altogether too inconvenient at that ranks. Such has been the proraptitude time to move our boat, so we determined to stay of the response to the call for them from the out the night at any rate and see what would wealthy families of the province, anys that Hupas boat with a lively company of passengers who the snug sum of over Tie 200 000 and been came of it. Alongside of us was anchored correspondent at Canton, that within two monibu made the night horrible till early morning collected, and sent at the first instale sent to Li The next day we went on to the streets and on Hengicbang. Of course, such prompt nees could side little crowding found the people quite nei be overlooked, so the Throne, is answer to agreeable and pleasant. Our books and tracts. were quite in demand and went rapidly,
be shown to Ch'dag- The students were going away to their homes trung, has sent down a telege phie Decree in great numbers; the successful ones had bestowing the premier button," or Tow-p'ing long red streamers firing from the mast. beads of their beats. Some were riding in ing af on Chang tang, which will be an Is state dressed with tinsel and gandy clothes with Centive to the High Authorities of the other pro- attendants escoring them proudly, witnessing to all that they had gained their first degree.
We learnt that the Romanists had recently entered the city and had purchased property on were in residence.
FIFTY yerts.rge the introduction of fron a A building material created a revolution in the tain, says Kuhlow's, that in the very near future sclence and art of shipbuilding. It is now cer- an even more import at revolution will be created by the introduc ion of alumislom. At present there are in exis'enre bat five small craf conmiucted of this metal. Three are petroleom Swedish lift-boat. The fifth is a yacht which is yachts, which were built at Zurich. One l
now completing for ses in Germany. Unill two three years ago the high price of aluminium catirely batred the way toits general usefulness, but the metal has since become much cheaper, and to the shipbuilder it offers so many strikleg advantages that, even at the comparatively high. price which is all charged for it, it is sure of general adoption. In strength and fough corrosion it is almost as good as gold. Dess tvals steel, in non-liability to and in Ughtness it stands altogether alone Nor is this all. The ball of an old son ship, when sold to be broken up, goes for nearly nothing. The hell of an old aluminium ship would, it is estimated, it disposed of as worn out HERE is (ays, & contemperasy) the latest metal, fetch nearly two-thirds of its original cost. application of "the metal of the fure. This is a consideration which capitalists, and German doctor of repute prescribes aluminium investors are not likely to lose sight of. To a permanent cure for rheumatism. A finger the naval constructor aluminium comes as ring, he says, "made of this metal, and properly precisely the material of which he la mostly in fusulated with another metal, worn on the finger need. His great problem of late years has been matism. for one week will core the wors: case of ren to redace to the lowest possible, dimensions A gentle current ef élecisely la what may be called the inevitable weights of his generated which will at once qu'cken the circo vessels. Its computed that, by using aluminium istion of the blond, dissolve the idcrystal, and instead of steel, he may, without sacrifice of telleve the pain." "A medical friend of mine, strength, reduce the weight of a ship's ball by he continues, has given praktive preat of 28 ipily one-half cis, some of which had been propa: :d in-
corable, baving been permanently sured by the
use of aluminium,"
TO-DAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS. Inward,
Choyang,steamer, from Wuku.. Bormida
Singapore, Telemachus.pinte
.. Singapore, Bayır............
Shangbat. Aggregating 6,656 tons, register,
FI
"
#7
Outward,
Choysang...teamer, for Canton. Salgan, Swatow, Shanghai,
Pollus Thales anyat Fikrin Canton
"F
H
1
#
11
**
19
Aggregating 4295 tons, register,
and "San Koo Chan" although many think The Trials looks like a race between "Echo" "Call" will have a look in. I don't, however, expect to see him trouble them much; in fact these two popies should divide the Subscription Grifin races between them, unless "Call" gets nolce Mr. Cavendish failed to enter "Echo" a look in on third day in the Lottery Cup. I for this race which is unfortunate as he would have had a very good chance of winning it.
The very handsome Challenge Cup has induced owners to get a better cixis of posles down, and now we have six panics belonging to Amor Owners that distinguished themselves at the last Sbaoghal Spring and Autame meetings,
Mr. Boyd holda the Cap and if he wins it this year it becomes bis property; he has a strong stable and can put at least three in the field that will cover 1 mila under 2.14 which is not bad on our "Soup Plate." However such ponies as Yarra, #Timekeeper, Discount" and "Wild Mint" should make the beat peny gallop, and If Jockeys are only forthcomg the Challenge will bo a sace worth accing.
1.
NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS.
had pietty lively work during the last three
The fire engines and firemen appear to bare" weeks, and it would have been a bad year for Insurance companies if i ks had been accepted in Souchow, for no less than sixteen fires are reported in that city, within the epaca of twenty-one days, nine fires in one instance incurred are said to be considerable, having taken place in six days. The losses
special Imperial favour the request of Li Hong-ching fra mik of
IT is said, according to a writer in the Bicycle World, that the lungs of a man are a great deal too big, and would suit an animal who had tp taka very violent exercise constantly. The whole of the lungs are not used under ordindty clicumstances. There is a very important point counseled with that, which shows how necessity a moscolar exercise in the open air like cycling really is. In performing the ordinary duties of lisa man does not use the whole of his lungs. There is a portion that is used very little, and when a man leads a very sedentary life and seldom takes any exercise, that portion of the long which lies at the upper part of the heart is hardly used at all. The result is that this part of the chest, does not expand, therefore, will enable me to get a time or so, Foochow has the main street and that four foreign priests oficials at Rembang, in Java, 'went out shoot
I have not had very good opportunity of getting the watch on yet, but during the next week we should see some good galloping that sent down four ponies and by their performances at the Foochow Autuma meeting will require watching. Captain Hope has two good pantes in Aristocrat" and, "Democrat" and I shall not he surprised to see him take away the Douglas Challenge Cup with the former.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1893,
PAN" CHARBONNAGES"
unless tolerably violent effort is made; Rumours have been current in the colony
and that portion of the lungs is the very one for the past few days that the Compagnie
which is most frequently affected by consumption probably from the very season that it is not used Française des Charbonnages du Tonkin
under ordinary circumstances to any great was badly in want of money, for a briguille ris Prats wiltest-In connection with the equilibrium-it thus forms: a favorable seat for THE London correspondent of the Singapore extent, and so it rets out of order not la perfect or patent fuel factory in Hongkong selection Inat week of the crews of some hall disease. This is only an example of what cycling says he is hard to manage which may spell bis Mr. Esher's" Khedive" is a flyer, but report and also for various works at Hongay. de-a vessels on the China elatior, extreme can do to bring the organs lato proper working chances on this course; still, he will have to be It was further rumoured that there soom staffs; some of the skeleton crews allated making a severe effort, and of never putting our Ofthe old ponks Nero" and "Dunoon" seem
difficulty was experience in procuring engine arder, and shows also the danger of never reckoned with in the short distance TACHE. was... considerable difficulty-In-raising to the First Reserve ships bad-altimately warions fonctions to some considerable stain, in the best fetiles the latter covered a mile weight the money, even on an admittedly sound is some gravity in the latter clicumstance, cycling on the ground that it is too hard work last Wednesday in 2-15 gairg easy at the end.
to be appropriated for the purpose. There as is too often the case with those who abject to up with "Wild Mint" and "Lidoma," boys up, enterprise like this. It was even stated as it renders the vessels, thus dranded unflt We must use these organs to their fullest extent, that the Company would have to stop work for service for the time, though they are or otherwise, we lay ourselves open to disease, may manage to pull off a race, the former is Mr, Tile with "Volunteer" and "Pioneer" entirely. We are in a position to state that supposed to be capable of golog to sca at 48 and it is owing to the fact that cycling going strong and looks more like what he was,
hours' notice. But as a matter of fact, this accomplishes this to a more pleasant and on his first introduction to Amoy. these rumours are very greatly exagger paucity of hands in the engineering department satisfactory manner than any other means yet Mr. Cass Primrose arived from Shanghai rated; the fact is that the shortness of money noticeable throughout the fleet. The Ballons, derised by man that the wheel is on every site in auch awful condition that it is very uncertain which is having agar juben ferruled at Parts being recommenced by the medical profession if he can start. Fit and well he would have In the Colony has necessitated the recta month, and to which, as a craiser with speed as to the puble. Combining perfect exercise in the rendered a good account of himself, and it will atruction of the Company in order to raise first requisite, good stoking is essential, would open air with the most fascinating of recreations be very disappointing is his Sporting Owner the small amount required, The recon-requise to stokers to maintain her full borse makes cycling as faveris, calciner wills the atter having gone to the trouble and expense of struction is now practically an assured : 950 of many,
power, and she has only yo ; and her case is but parlens as it is with the physician who prescribes getting a good suldial, as he undoubtedly is not
7.
vinces.
JAVA NEWS.
On the 17th of November two Government
This city has a large trade in porcelain ware. log. By the barking of their dogs they came to The great factory for all China, Chingtchchen, a the conclusion there was a wild tig in the jungle. place said to have a milion inhabitanty, ls only. In spite of the continuous howling and barking lule over one hundred from here, and all the pig would not leave the cover. One of the the manufactures are said to go through the sportsmen entered the thicket with a native for and found it considerably cheaper than in to warn the other official, and he, seeing move city. We bought a little to take away with us the purpose of driving the animal out, but forget Kluklang.
wards lodged in the head of his companion. The ment of the under-growth fired off) gun. The bulles mortally wounded the native and after ball was extracted from the head of the official, but the native died shortly afterwards.
many other cities in Chins, the busier buslucas The city itself is by no means bany but, as in portions with the large shops are all outside the walls, There are a couple of very long streets
thoroughly worked them in This is evidently wide of the mark for we were bathing in the sea when they were billen which the natives proudly bosst are ten long A few days ago at Cheribon two Javanese
length and most of the side streets but did wards. The calive name of the snake is given their entire by a snake. Both the men died shortly aliers
We remained several days and sold between not find that they were anything like ten as ular lembah, 2,000 and 3.000 books and tracts. We had their tam as night walchen without pay The natives in Batavia arm forced to tako pleasant stay and were kindly received every in little bus in nooks and corners of the where. The ancient tipas who was so anxious streets, and they are generally not very to get rid of us when we first came ended up by wide awake. Last week the police, by way pressing me to buy house and land bad of experiment, sent me out in plate clothes at offers to the same effect from others; had 1 the night, carrying, parcels, and they were to pasn mansy as my disposal-E would sortainly pure | the differqni yaris. The moon were sil shallanged