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April 7th. The Chamber of Deputies' heartily approves the declaration of the new Cabinet; the Senate is lege favourable, The Budget has been voted,
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commerce and colonies; M. Guerin, Justice; THE United States Administration, assuming As we predicted! The clumsy blunder per that the policy of the spoils to the victors fa petrated by Reuter's Hongkong derk in yester rigidly adhered to, bas 180,000 offices to dispose day's telegram about Bulgaria was copled with OL
ridiculous eagerness by our dilatory contem porary which struggies_frantically to get out. ACCORDING to the San Francisco Chronicle, before midnight; while the other oracle, having "the Rev. George C. Miln, the Unltwian had all night to loam the lesson given in yester preacher actor who was talked of a few years day's Triegraph, profited by it to-day.
go, is to make his appearance in London In *Julius Cæsar. He has already appeared in A PATRIOTIC French woman was helug chaffed, Australis, China, Japan and India. After his at the dinner table the other week, and her London engagement he is to return to the United States. So there is something to live for, after pour ta decidedly interesting especially to mil,"
"I should like to tell you," she said, "bow a country woman of mine saw Paris give a rebuke twenty years ago.
and the adjournment for holiders 25th April, (Query-from or until that date 7]
BLOOD AND FIRE.
Revolution has broken out in San Domingo.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The Progrès de Safgon law that lo spite of official dentals, the French gunboat Comdie kas left for Bangkok.
It is alleged that hard coal loses 8 per cent in bulk in a wear when exposed to the weather, and that soft'coil loses 12 per cent,
-Old Sask (at the C{ub}-Wow | What is that?
Berlin Blet-Dot's*our Glab viskey,
Old Soak-Great, Goat,! I thought it was varnish.
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unoccupied part of a house held by the Land Investment Company under a mortgage, a coollo was sent to gaol by the Magistrate to-day for two months.
EDITOR of Wyndham Street Twaddler 2000
Speaking of the Chinese Intellect, I employ most intelligent coolles on my paper. JINX-They do all the editorial work, don't
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ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.--The Mission steam launch Day Soring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C. between 9 and 10.30 am. on Sunday, to convey men askóre to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 13.30 p.m. Ar the Cathedral this morning Sergeant Major L! 'die, S. 1., one of the most popular members of he regiment, was married to Mrs. Frip, the widow of a late Gurlsen schoolmaster In Hong- kog. The wedding presents from the regiment we e magnificent.
In the Saigon Court of Appeal on the 8th fast. Madame Nixan obtained a verdict for 5,000 francs damages from M. Montague, who, we belleve, was responsible for her dismissal from the Municipal theatrical company, as mentioned In these columns not very long ago. THE Sky Race Meeting this afternoon was not concluded until 6.30 p.m., but our esteemed evening contemporary, for some mysterious rea- son, bursting to rush into publicity without the news, crawle out sometime later without a report of the racing. Good old " Brownie * 1
THE Dally Press has In Itu time printed more unmitigated rot to the square inch than any other publication within our knowledge, but rarely has anything appeared an utterly ridiculous And all signed messages addressed thus will as this morolog's babylah babbling about the V. R. C. assault-at-arms, and especially the receive prompt attention.
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TELEGRAMS. FAILURE OF ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN
BANK.
LONDON, April 13th. The Engilah, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank his suspended payment. Its Austrailan deposits are four millions sterling and fis Bellish deposits one million, Hopes ara enter. talned that it wil be reconstructed.
EGYPT.
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The Anti-British press in Egypt is exultant over the arrival of the French Squadron and | augards this ́evont as of the highest political Importance."
COREA,
The American Government has ordered a man-of-war to proceed to Corea in consequence of the receipt of an official "despatch intimating that a rising against the white population was threatened.
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY,
PANIA, April 4th. M. Mellos has failed to get a Cabinet round him ↑ M. Pérics and M, Dovella relzse to act. 14. Depuy has been asked to form a Ministry,
ANTHEM April sth
ام.
In the new Ministry M. Dupoy is Provident and Minister of the Interior; M, Payiral, finance; M/„Poincaré, publie Instruction'] M. Terrier,
INSPECTOR Quincey took a brief sea voyage last night "for the benefit of blu kerbb," and found about $700 worth of raw opium on board sam. pan in the harbour. The seafaring female who had charge of the smuggling lugger was intro- duced to the Acting Magistrate today, when she could not explain how the oplam came to stray on board her craft without permission, so she paid $25 fine and handed over the contraband to the Farmer.
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HENRY GEORGE to the Editor of the New York Sung-Sir: As some of the inferior journals seam to take seriously your report that I am candidate for the Manchester Consulate, will you kindly add to the "Good Ward" you reprint from the St. Louis Republic, that I want nothing from the Cleveland Administration sare the abolliton of pro'ec lon and its incidents, and am a good enough Democrat to want that bedly Yours respectfully, Henry George.
AT the Magistracy to-day Commr. Hastings Imporeda dae of gas with the alternativo of two house keeper who had failed to repot a small- months' imprisonment on a Chinese boarding. poz case in his house in Centra Street. The medical evidence showed that the patient was takably offering from the infection at least very badly marked, and must have been usmis. eleven days. Mr. Clerihew, sanitary, inspector,
our liberal minded German readers.
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and feeling was ready to show itself anywhere, It was just after the Franco-Prussian War, Mme. von Konig was a young woman who ten years before had married a German army officer, her ald went to her husband, her tears were shed Her heart was worn during the struggle, and while for Paris. At a dinner party one night some one had the bad taste to speak of conquered Paris.' Patia may be conquered,' said Mma. von Konig, but she still retains her ability to create She (from the window)—“Is that you, dear?" a beautiful thing out of nothing.' Ha" Of course,"
prosecuted.
THE ELOPEMENT,
"Have you the tickets }" #Yes"
"And the licence ?" "Yes,"
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"Ob, I am so scared! Are you sure these homes won't run away? And and are you always sure you'll love me ?".
"Why, darling, I—".
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Ob,
"Looks sa from here," " "Have you sent our photos to the newspape office **
"I have."
of course, you think so now Is my hat on straight t"
The SOUVENIR CUP, presented by Mrs. Burying villages, and the local industries. In addition Palliser, milo; for subscription griffins of to postal notices, coinage, and fries. (or chairs any years weight for luches as per ucala 1: and finrickshas, the small vocabulary of Chiness winners at any race meeting in Hongkong or words and phrases will no doubt prove useful to China (off days not to count) zib, extra globe-trottera, penalties accumulative; second to recalve $10 third to save stake; entrance, $3 Mr. Keswick's Solace, 11st, 8baekspanentes Capt. Murray's Juniper, x1st. 5lb.
Mr. Cruickshank 1
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Capt. Thomas 2 Mr. Lauḍalo's Assyrian, rast, sib...Mr. May 3 Only three ponies started for this event, hat very good race resulted. Soluce got off with a cap tal start, with Assyrian in second place and Juni per Judiciously taking the "wash" some lengths with a rush and secured second honors Time half way down the straight, when Jualper came behind. These positions were malatained until
too slow for the "family ticker." STEEPLE-CHASE, for all China poules; from Black Rock once round and far weight for inches as per scale; ponies other than sub- .scription griffins and bona fide polo ponies and hacks, to carry 12st; previous winners of - a steeple-chass tolbs. extra; prize presented by the Polo Club; second to receive gro; third "The next day one of the gentlemen present
to save stake; entrance, $3. sent bara slogie white hair, asking her what Mr. Hart-Buck's g. Viper, 1st. 10lb...Owner 1 Parla could make of that. She sent it to a great Mr. Whitehead's g. Rocket, zast. olb...any. French jeweller and told him of her challenge.
Mt. Manuces a "Presently there came back to her a device in Mr. Cruickshank's Gobang, 1111. 4lb...Owner o gold and enamel. On a bed of sabres stood the Prussian black eagle, holding in its mouth the refusing the first Jemp lost 100 yards but made. Gebang was the first to shew ahead. "Rocket single white hair. Attached to one end of the lots of Iceway until the bank had to be nego. hair were the arms of Alsace in delicate, toylated, when Rocket and his rider dissolved gold workmanship, at the other the arms of partnership. Viper won as he liked, Gobang Lorraine. Underneath was engrossed: Alsace doing a litle circus business for the benefit of and Lorraine you hold them by a hair."
the on-lockers. A very tame affair. Time unknowa. UNIQUE CUP, presented by the Officers of the Royal Artillery, wile; for all Chipa posies; weight for inches as per scale; previous win ners at this meeting 13 D. exiza; second to Mr. Taylor's ch. Khedive, 1st. Bib......Owner I receive $10; third to sake stake entrance, $3.
The 53rd Regiment's ch. Bigfoot. 1st. 13lb.
HONGKONG POLO CLUB SKY MEETING, 1893.
"Very well I'll be out in a minute, love," Tax long feminine bate discovered on the masculine shoulder has often been made the President His Excellency Sir Williams medium of hints and inandoes as to recent indul Robinson, K.C.M.G. Patrons His Excellency gence female society. An exchange shows | Vice-Admiral the hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, that it has just played its old' rite co more, KCB: His Excellency Major-General Digby and this time it was found attacked to the coat Barker, C.B.; Commodore Bury Palliser, R.N.
Mr. Smyth. 2 of a duly qualified married man. Suggestions of Committee: the ben, T. H. Whitehead Capt.
The sporting lastinct having gone abroad.for gafaithfulness were thrown out, but the husband Reynolds, R.A.; H. L. Smyth, Esq., Shropshire event. Khedive at once lock the lead and held, a term only two pontes faced the Bag for this declared it was merely a flament from the Light Infantry : I. Armstrong, Esq.; Captain Duit throughout although Smyth's mount ran an cranium of his bride. Too light for that,' said Boulay, R.A.; Captain Thomas, A.S.C.; T. F.
unbeliever. Not a bit,' replied the benedlet, Hough, Esq.; C. E. Ruck-Keene, Esq., Shrop exceptionally Rose race. Time 1.38. and I think I ought to know, Will you swear shire Light Infantry. Honorary Secretary and that that bair came from your wife's head Treasurer-F. H. May, Esq. Judge: the hon.
LADIES' NOMINATION RACE, 1st Prize presented. Certainly I will; It is impauible for me to be. P. Chater. Starter-John Grant, Esq.
by Mr. V. A. Cæsar Hawkins, and Pelze presented by the Polo Clab. To saddla a mistaken W., that makes the matter more Clerk of the scales J. Armstrong, Esq, Clerk funny still,' said the friend, for I just picked it of the courseC. E. Ruck-Keene, Esq.
pony on the course at the wlaning post, mount, and ride round a post about 250 yds. off Captain Johnson's shoulder before I popped
distant return, dismount, and receive a cigar divorce which will engage the Court's careful it on yours." And this is the very latest Item of
and a box of matches from a lady, light the attention.
cigar, mount, ride over the same coursesgalu. Fast past the winning post with cigar alight and girths tight-to-win; entrance, $i. Name of rider and nominator to accompany entry. The finest circus "pidgin" ever seen in Happy Valley. Mokes suspiciously quiet chloroform suspected, foolery Mr. Cruickshank Enally won amidst After whips " ̧al tom-
roars of satirical laughter,
As many are unacquainted with reme facts con- cerning the Panshato disaster and the impend Ing law suit it might be of interest to know that Captain Wood, who is an old and experienced navigator in these waters, salled from Hongkong to Manila to the beginning of February with a cargo of coals, and thence to Camagon, in the Phillippias Islnds, where he arrived safely and took in, 13,500 feet of timber for the Hongkong and Kowloon Docks. Three days before sling Captain Speechly took command owing, it is said, to reports of Captain Wood's health, though according to his own testimony, he was really well andable to continue the voyage; he had only time to remove few sticles of wearing apparel-the remainder of his outfit, together with many valuable charts, being left on board and lost in the ship, which was wrecked, 24 hours after leaving Camagon, on the Digdab Reef, It is to be the more re retted that this should which exiends about three miles from the polat.
have occurred, as the Penshaw was in a first class condition; having just been under very extensive repairs in Hongkong.
THE SHIPMAN'S TALE, Listen, my masters. I speak naught but truth. From dawn to dawn they drifted on and on, Not knowing whither, or to what dark end." Now the north froze them, now the hot seath
corched
Some called to God, and found great comfort
FOS
Some gnashed their teeth with garsas, and some An empty laughte, seeing that they lived,
laughed Day after day, test between their fooleh lips.
same relentless KUD, Night after night the same unpitying stars, Showing vast hollow spaces, and the sleat At Intervals fierce Hghinings tore the clouds, Hissed, and the torrents of the sky were loosed. From time to time a hand relaxed its grip, And some pale wretch slid down into the dark With stifled roos, and transfent horror selted The rest who waited, knowing what must be At every turn strange shapes reached up, and
clutched
hot, but it became a little cooler after an hour or The early part of the afternoon was intensely
so, as a gentle, pleasant breeze faintly wandered over the land, and light clouds crept up and bid the blaring sun. The Happy Valley was in lis most charming spring costume, and so were the ladies, who flocked in bright groups to Hong- kong's only holiday resort. The Shropshire band, under Mr. Murphy. ever gay and ever welcome, completed the enjoyment of the Fals Club's popular flie,
The Band programme was :—
"Bexytra"
Lancesa
Danis
Selection
Maid Marian.....
Val Serenata Balaction.
Buestos,
R. de Rove
La Falounas an adju
Yradier. Captain The Musich Colle
Planqustia, "A Summer Nightla
Viso......... Musarda “mamersindiagak smat.Harta.
Polka
In the enclosure, there seemed to be not much speculation on the events the Hon. J. J. Reswick has retained, whether that has anything to do with it or not-but Hongkong's one live shekels, “Bookie" was 'in attendance, with a bagful of
The results were :—
The SALOP CUP } presented by the Officers of the Shropshire Light Infantry; raile; for all China ponter weight for inches as perscale ; ponies other than subscription grifitar, bond fide polo pasles, and backs, rolba.extra; second to receive $10; third to save stake. Entrance, $3.
Mr. Whitehead's Recket, 1182. TE........
Mr. Maclean. I
The WELTER PLATE, presented by the Polo Club. Once round for all China ponies weight for faches with 21 lbs. added sub. scription grimus, Bond de polo posies, and hacks allowed 7 lbs. ; second to receive $10; third to sava stake ; entrance, $3. Mr. Keswick's Solace it. ib.
Mr. Cruickshank Mr. Taylor's Khedive, rast. Elb... Mr. Ogilvie a Capt. Murray's Fairplay, 11t. 15lb.......
Capt. Thomas.3
Mr. May's Tomlit, fist, 3lb NOWICE O Mits Barker's Flatterer Izat. 5lb...Mr. Master o Mr. Landale's Assyrian, irat, gîb.................Owner o for this event.
For the first time to-day a fall field turned eat from the fall of the eng and led by three Solace took a commanding lead
towed by Flatterer but Khediye, well sidden, lengths to the Black Rock closely fol- made a most desperate attempt but just falled to catch the judge's eye.
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CHAMPION CUP, presented by H. E. Major. General Digby Barker, C.B, 11 miles. For all China ponies; weight for inches as per scale. Second to receive $10. Thlid tą save stake; entrance, $3.
As the remarks about Micao and Canton aro practically extracia_from_The Hongkong Directory, published at this office, no reference to them is necessary. ***
Mr. Legge has don (less devoted a lot of ume and trouble in his compliation, but the band of the amateur edlior and proof-reader is never- theless conspicuous, throughout. Every page. cally have been avoided, and although the teems with technical blunders which might prining is fairly good, the general get-up of the book leaves much to be desired, However, with and reference to visitors to the colony and all its imperfections, it will doubtless prove a realise the hope of the author expressed in the last line of bis preface,
V. R. C. ASSAULT-AT-ARMS.
The gymnasium of the Victoria "Recreation Club was more than crowded yesterday evening, when the assault-at-arma organised by the able and energetic gymenet'c Instructor of the Club, Staff Sergeant Tennant, was brought off with great success before some 300 members and visitors, including H. E. the Governor.
The exhibition opened with horizontal bar Stopaul, J. Machado, A. Alves, Davies, exercises, exceedingly well done by Messrs. W. Saunders, Murphy, Wild, and Sochste Singh. Then followed a very preity and highly credit able lance exercise 'by Messrs. W. Armstrong, H. Keunett, and Tennant; and cavalry sword exeralia by Messrs. Tennant, Cardna, Porcell, Armstrong and Kennelt, who could hardly Sochate. Singh and Gunner Heem Singh have been excelled by regulars. Bombardier next gavO
wrestling, which, besides being capital from
capital exhibition of Indian porely athletic point of view, was immensely middle-weights, boxed three rounds, with more chusing. Messrs. J. Cardno and B. F. Taylor, energy than science, possibly owing to the fact that they had not met in serious context before, and that one of them had expressed abilities. Tayler opened with a rush, but Cardas rather too much contempt for the other's quickly assumed the attack and forced the play vigorously all through, scoring what was practically a complete kneck-out. For a yourg pugillat, Mr. Cardno's exhibition was admirable and in the option of sood judges Alves performed several feats on the slack wire- ba is to be highly complimented. Mr. which for an amateur and a boy at that- were really excellent; bis violin performance while balanced In mid-air being loudly applauded. E. Lammert, and W. Hayward followed with a Mesis. J. Armstrong, F. Lammer, H. Kennett, very effective Indian club exhibition to slow muale-Mr. Grimble operating on Acompetition in rope-climbing, for which the piano, there were five entries, resolved, itself into a competitora scratched and another, quite a child, match between J. Cardno and J. Alver, as two was of course not able to compete with his seniors; Alves won by about a yard. Next camo an exceedingly interesting light-weight spar between Mr. H, J. Gedge and. Mr. C. Dewar, R.N., the latter a new and most promising acquisition to local
sport, several
years younger than his anta gonist, not quite the same height, but much heavier and more muscolar, Bath fought pluckily and cleverly, each was in splendid trim, and it was impossible to say that either had a very decided advantage but the Navy was certainly not. arcond best. In the first round they held in Cautiously, Dewar especially keeping to the defensive and watching. His ducking was very pretty, but he seemed disinclined to come up inside and force the game, until the second round, when he began to feel more at home. In dons hit on the ribs, which if repeated a few the third round be ducked and got in a tremen
was called soon after, amid enthusiastic applause, times would have given him the belt, but tima It may be safely anticipated that such a preity and evenly matched duel will be repeated," antl the light weight championship of Hongk ng is settled. The next hem was the final bout of a fencing competition which has been going on recently, for a cup presented by the Club, Mestra, Armstrong and Purcell were the gladiators, Col Jerrard and Sergeant Davies umpires, and Staff Sergeant Tennant refered, Armstrong, remarkably skilful, with the fol's, led off
to one, amid loud cheers. Two heavy weight boxers, Corporal Thomas, R.E., and Sapfer style and appeared to be very well matched, Beckett, RE, fought three rounds in beat.fful though the former was prettier with his "dnken," The contortionist was unfortunately laid up on could not appear as arranged. The cong'inding account of an accident a few days ago, and ao fem was the Hongkong Regiment's famous talwar dance, which simply brought down the house.
Mr. May's - Thunderbolt, 11st. Sib. ...Owner 2 Mr. Wright'sg, Porpoise, iest. alb......Owner 3 Mr. Manners' ch. Discount, I1st. 4lb....Owner o
Porpoise owing to his light borden was made. Mr. Cruickshank's Liberly, tost, z2ld........Owner i abot favorite, but the ever-green and genial | Mr. Gray Steadfast, 11st. gib. ...Mr. Master a "Paddy's mount bad many supporters. The next Mr. Hart Buck's Viper, 21st, 4lb...Owner 3 and made the pace, rnaling crally by our polar in demand was Rocket, but as his rider had bis | Mr. May's Thunderbolt, tost, zaib.................Owner a dexter fin in limbo he was passed over. From a Capt. Murray's Juniper, tost. Jaib............ good start Rocket made rapid running and won pretty easily, Time 63 secs. POLO SCURRY, 350 yards, To be ma la successive heats without dismounting until one pony wins twice; for all bond Ade polo posles. Catch weights over 11st. gib. Prize presented by the Polo lub second to save stake; entrance, $1.
The whirling wreek, held on awhile, and then $3rd Regt's ch. Bigfoot, 11st, glb...Mr. Smyth Slipt back into that blackness whence they cametir. Landale's Emerald, sist. 5lb... Ab, hapless folk | to be so tost and torn,
Capt. Thomas 2 Mr. Cruickshank's g. Gobing, trat. gib, Owner o Mr. Hough's War Horse, 11st. gib, Mt. Landale o There were but four starters. In the first heat there was another caplial start, but from the fall of the flag Bigfoot assumed a commanding lead and won by 50 yards, baring Emerald for his again won as liked. Emerald again securing nearest neighbor. In the second beat Bigfoot secondary honors. Gobang third."
WE learn privately from the North, through a | So racked by hunger, fever, fire and wars, rellable channel, that the departure of Sir | And swept at fast into the nameless wold- Robert Hart frem Pekla for Europe will pro- Frail girls, strong men, and mothers with thely bably be delayed indefinitely, because the babes Imperial authorities are very anxious to have | ---And were none saved? the assistance of his Ulster cateness and well known diploma de ability in the Pamirs dispute,Ob, shipman, woefgl, woeful is thy tale which it is feared may lead to serious complica. Our hearts are heavy and our eyes are dimmed, Hops between Russia and China. We give the What ship, my masters Koowys not?-the report for what it may be worth-it seems likely enough to be true. -
THE LITERARY BICYCLIST. ' I'm a literary bicyclist-I skim the primrose;
pach Of dalliance with the muse of learned case i
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I scribble in the magazines, and take a daily
In the deep Plesian spring of journaless.
bath,
I thread pestle byways, and I scamper on the
grass:
I rattle down the philosophic bill.
I glance at art and science o'er the hedgerows an
Ipa And I get a glimpse, of Buckle, Spence, and
MILL
I've read a litle Hegel, and of Kant a goodly
alice, N
With a very clever summary of Comter! And I lock to education to eradicato each vice
That humanly regarda with mowvatie koniti
As for Plato, Aristotle, and the rest of classic
Hame,
I've read them all, of course, in Bohn's trans-
lation;
I cannot say I like them, though ons cannot
foot their fame. S
If one aims to be a man of education,
I'm the strenuous admirer of the novel-writer's
And I take the greatest interest in his ways; I road him in three volumes, or the scrappy.
monthly part
And I chuckle o'er the critics that he slays, T
I'm very fond of interviews, a chance I never
miss
Of gloating o'er the furniture and delf of some popular somancer, and my fondest
hope is this
To be flustrated Interviewed" myself f
***St. James' Gatills,
Work.
My master, not a soulf
---Thomas Batley Aldrich in Harper's Monthly
́ ́A SHARE-SHARK's FHALA OF LIFE." Bore me not with palpit speeches ] Life is but a business scheme,” And the gospel Mammen teaches In the modern sage's theme, Life was meant for making money, Make it as the moments glide, Scramble for earth's milk and honey,
Whatsoever may beside,
Never lend, but freely borrow, Do not scraple or repay, Shrewdly act that each to-morrow You'll be richer than to-day.. «Tongues may prate, but cannot hurt you-
Unta what does talk amount
1
I
If you've that cssential virtuo
A substantial bank account Į
In those novel incubators
Where gigantic frauds are nurst,
Be not ke some speculators,
Be a boomer, boom and buist,
Let no chance go by neglected,
Rike in rblau while you can. Tis a maxim much respected-
"Money.makes the piricot man,”.
Lives of rich men all ́remlɛd us
How we all may wealthy, get, And, departing, leave behind us Wills for calmanti"to_upset's" Wills replete with legal breachen.
Tossicked out by wrangling helram
th
· Deper of litigative leeches
Who absorb the fattest shares,
Let us then be up sed doing
Doing people left and righter Bering, struggling, scraping, swewing, Lestu to grab and hang on tight |-
J. T. in Sydney Bulliffs.
Time 30 and 31 OBCE.
Capt. Thomas O Mr. Forbes' Leap Year, tost. alb. Mr. Gedge Mr. Wright's Porpoise, sast, alb. (.............Owner a To make darkness all the more dark several fast took a commending lead from the field, but false starts were indulged in, but eventually Stead coming down the straight be was challenged by Porpoise who in turn was displaced by Liberty who came down the hill fall of running and won an exceedingly good race from Steadfast by: half-a-length; Viper a good third.
On the conclusion of the fencing competilor, His Excellency presented the cap to Mr. Arm On the conclusion of the racing, the prizes strong, and said Mr. Stewart-Lockhart (Chair were presented in the tent by Mrs, G. D. Barker, man of the Club) has asked me to present the whose graceful services were appropriately acknowledged by the Hon. T. H. Whitehead, very happy indeed to present it now to one who cup for the fencing championship, and I am
Bury-Pallasr and Mr. V. A. C. Hawkdas also members of the Victoria Recreation Cloh. (Loud owner of the winning pony in the first race. Mais, I believe, one of the most excellent and popular presented their special prises, which both fell to cheers) This is the first meeting of its kind that honour. Mr. Cruickshank, who briefly acknowledged the I have seen in this Gymnasium, ut I hope it will zot be the fast, and I dingralulate you most
ncurely on your success. (Applause.)
"A GUIDE TO HONGKONG”
ONE MILE HANDICAP, & forced entry for Chinn ponies entered at this meeting (except in races
This is the title of a brockurs from the facile 24 and 8); entrance, Br; entries left in after pen of Mr. Willam Lego, published the other 11th April $4 extra entrance fees with today by Mr. Walter W. Brower of Queen's Road, added to go to the winners second to receive It is not a very amblulous effort and fairly: $10; third to save stake,
meets the general purposes for which it was
Id Fresenting to Mr. Alvin the prize for climbing, bis Excellency I have much presenting you with this price, and I must say you climb as well as any lule monkey Laver seen in the West Indies. (Laughter and cheers.).
Mr. Cruickshank's Liberty, 11st. Blb...Owner specially complied. A guide book for place. Stewart-Lockhart, to the committes, la
the
On the conclusion of the programme, a hearty wote of thanks was accorded at the fastance of structor, steward, and, all who had assisted by hard work and willing exertion to make the entertainment a success.
The proceedings then terminated.
"CHING LING FOO" AT THE CITY HALL,
Mr. Gray's Steadfast, 1211, 5lb.....lds. Master a like Hongkong, is certainly something of a Captain Murray's Fairplay, 1sat. Olbanomaly, considering that visit to every Mr. Taylor 3 place of interest is the colony presents Colonel Baker's Pepper-and-Salt, 11st 4ība: no difficulty whatever to visitors; and Mr. Legge
Captalo Thomas has evidently recognised that, by chiefly confin Mr. Landale's Assyrian, 119........Mr. May o ing his siten lons to a descripiire report of the Miss Barker's Flait 107, tost, gib...Mr. Ogilvie o principal sheets, the most noteworthy buildings, Mr. Forbes' Leap Year, rost 6lb...Mr. Gedge o the few places of general resort, and the, vasions | po
Thunderbolt and Amenable were the only henga, stores, etc. In his short preface renegades, the former having run before, while author curiously enough says that his object the latter had gone amiss. Steadlast took up the has not been to attempt any history, and There was a large and highly apprecia running closely attended by Liberty on the ralls. Immediately starts by giving the history tirs audience at the Thestra Royal last night to This portion was maintained until the Bridge was of the island from lis sesalon to Great Britain witoris the much talked, of début of the reached, when Liberty got the lead, which he held up to the present time. That, however, is so celebrated Ching Ling Foo, recently arrived until the end. Steadfast ran very gamely, but great fault, as very little space is wasted, pop from Feking. It was the first time that Mir, his weight told. Fairplay xin a placky race but Mr. Legge's method of gulding strangers Foo bad faced so large a foreign audience and | only secured third place. Time amin. 15seca. through the colony is a very simple one.In If he returns to his native heath with use his own expression he takes the traveller anything but pleasant memories of the by the hand, and after describing the city of receplan he has met with well, Ingratitude Victoria of art and science and engineering skill and man of good presence, his actions and gestures monument to the triumph must be ble roling quality. Chlog Ling Foo la proof of the energy and determination of graceful" (excepting perhaps In the fre-exilog the British colonist, he refers to the leading act) and ha' passetren a confidence begotten of Rocket, leading Silver Spur.....Capt. Thomas features of Interest in the island, such as the ignorance of failure. His only assistant is hid": Tomilt, leading Chestnut Mr. May harbour, the Prays wall, the public buildings, sop, wonderfully talented little follow, 12 years Hoax, leading Hostage...Ms. Master of Ec., and then, commencing with the Pray Contortione platopspinning stand who also of age,who.,gora through excellent acts of Emerald, leading Galety.Mr. Landalo o given a chatty and amusing account of ***A silly but still ao amusing race, Rocket and leading streets, doc, do to which we refer our does a deal of tornimit business and clever Bülver Spur, well managed by Capt. Thomas, readers. The Botanical Gardens are specially clowning. #41 quaint Imitation of Tara-re romped beme alene, although for a portion of the mentioned, and there is a very Interesting boom-deway, to the musia of that lambus ditty: Journey the gallant little Tomtit and his conjure chapter as the Happy Valley and racing in faldy cony claad the house skewed wall op. Master's crowd dissolved Hongkong, subjects on which Ms. Legge's long | With wo excaptions, the tricks performed by partnership and made a procession of the affair residence makes blue thoroughly qualified to Ching Ling Fool are unknown to Western and were only eclipsed for "donkey" honours by speak. The Cemetery is, of course, dealt will, meglelans and are of really an extraordinary Gaiety and Emerald quarralling on the question and useful Information is given regarding the nur, and to add to their mystifying ences they of Home Rule when the flag faili. A popular win. | Tytam. Waterworks, the Peak district, the ontly, I are performed on a brightly blaminated Supe
POSTILION RACK; mile) to ride one pony and fead another riders to be members of the Polo Club prize presented by the Polo Club second to.savo šlako; entrance, 82. Post Entries,