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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1893.
The CLUB CUF, value $100 with $15 to the second pony; for all China pooles dona Ads griffins at the date of entry weight as per cala; Winners 71h, extra, of two or more races 10 lbr. extraj entrance $5. One mile and a ball
Roulette
Jets...
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Tax Agents (Messrs., Gibb, Livingston & Co.) Inform us that the "Ben" Line steamer | Benlomond, from New York, left Singapore On
the 12th fast, for this port.
regánst
A TE IGRAM has been received in Batavia from Holland stating that the intended sugar tax in Java has little chance of being sanctioned by the Dutch Government
THE Aas-alt-at-Arms arranged by the V. R. C. a great deal of attention already, and all who for next Sularday, in the City Hall, is attracting remember last year's magnificent show got un by the Garrison and Navy, are looking forward with the same Club, with valuable asistance from
the
keen
FOR LIGHT GIOS-pen to European non- commissioned officers and men of any timent or corps of the Garrison, or European crews of any of H. M's wessels. | Entrance. $1. Flest prix, $39; second pize, $30 presented by HMS. Victor Emanuel Cantees Fund. Time aflowed for ours, 8 seconde per oar. Boats to be sp. proved by the Committee. Distance one mild. R.A's gig.............................................19 Kowloon Depot'¤ KÉZ..............................
Victor Emanuela gig·
The Royal Artillery's gig took the lead as soon as the signal was given, and keeping in feat all the way won casily by 17 sec. from the Kowloon Der & gig, the latter gaining second place by 9 second
the favories were og almost "qual term with, and very close to the Rors. Grimes spurted 'vigorously oppos to the Whati and Godown Co.'s western wharf, and for a few strokes drew away, but Lamment responded in good style and tapidly regained bis lost ground, and a very close finish seem edi evitable, whom suddenly the Portugacze crew in the Thistle, ea the far side, came with a rush and, catching the leading boats opposite the Ring-ship, went clest away and won most handsomely, the Ross fouling the Shamrock just before the winning gun wa fied. The victory of the Portuguese boys was most warmly received, and they certainly rowed in excellent form and with undoubted pluck.
ACCORDING to a televresi from Tientsin necelved In Shanghal on the 8th last, the weather was fine and warm for the time of year, and there were no immediate signs of the river closing, The LADIES' FORSK, presented; for all China Ova Japanese contemporary the Nippe states ponles, weight as per scale; griffins at date that the Russian Government wants permision af entry allowed rib, włowers at this meeting from Corea to plant as experimental calany of faterest to this exhibition, which, it in an “H K." Co. of R.E.'s gig = 3. .7ih. eximaj riders who have Dever won à
100 Ramlana in Corean territory. The Chinese 1 ***
serted, will be cren better than race allowed zib. ¡ entrance $5. Ones round.
previous one. The boxing contents are of Resident at Seoul is strongly opposing this exceptionally high class, and not undaly Beening.......ogamm Congo .........
namera The varicos gymnastic and athlete Bems have been rendered especially interesting. The great effort of the evening, however, is to be far and away ahead of anything ever before st tempted i special scenery, with practical" or mechanical effects, has been prepared, under the ble sucevision of Mr. Farmer, whose pro fessional ability in this direction is well known. The idea is an attack on an Afghan fortress by the British troops; and the rehearsals indicate that it will be a remarkably foe represent tion, Rosking is in rapid progress at Messrs, Kelly & Walsh's
Primrose......rezi The MANCITU STAXES, a sweepstakes of $10 each with $50 added, divided into 70, 20 and zo per cent to the first, second and third ponies respectively; for all down dr beaten Chios ponies that bave never run previous to this meling; weight as per scale. One mile.
Santa Cruz
Ballet D
The CONSOLATION CUP, valco $100; for all bond fide beaten Chias ponies that have run at this meeting; weight as per scale; en trance $5. Qué milè.
Primrose........................................................ I
Bold Heart..... The CHAMPION STAKES, a sweepstakes of with 850 added: a forced $10 each, entry for and open only to winners at this meeting, epilonal for the winners of the Hack Race, Subscription Stakes, Manchu Stakes and Consolation Cup; winners of two races at this meeting $15 extra, of more than two races at this meeting $40 extra ; weight as per scale. One mile and a quarter.
Congo Adstocrat..... Flashlight
3.
The COSM POLITAN CUP, presented ; value $.... for all Chias ponies, catch weights over 11. 71b: Hacks and/or Foochow and Amay sub icrip'lon pool's allowed ylb.; to be ridden by residents of this province of Officers of the Army and Navy; catrance $5. Three-quarters
of a mile.
Autocrat........ Platocrat.......
Boojy
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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OUR Shanghal morning contemporary reports that while H. M. S. Caroline was on her way out for target practice at Tharaday afternoon, she enllided with the Tumesha light_vawwel and carried away the latter's howsprit. The Chinese Revenue cralter was Falks sent out to the damaged vessel.
THE Perak Government notifiee that all efficers who entered the service of the State before the 1st January, 1801, will draw pension at the rate service of the Straits Setlements will retain anch of 3/3 to the dollar. Officers transferved from the privileges as they possessed at the time of their
traziler,
VICTORIA REGATTA.
President 1-HI E. Sie Wiliam Roblasos, K.C.M.O.
Committos -
Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart (chairman), Almer E Fredericha, G. Marec, 1, Mayall S... R. C. H. Thompson, A. Turrer,
ACCORDING to the French papers, a treaty which does not provide for the requiefjan of new trej+ tory need only be ratified by the President of the Pepabile, and not by the Parliament; and sofichael W. H. Potts, C. T. Rubiasos, M. A. A. de Souza, as the French have claimed the Mekong miginally theirs, they must for the sake of cons tency apply this rule to the new treaty with Slam.
The spirit of Chang, the famous Chinese giant, bas gone across the barder. The big, and let parenthetically remark, the good, men died on the 4th alto, at ble residence, Southcote-rand Bournemouth. Chang wii a widower and leaves two sons to enjoy the fortuna which he made during his lengthened career in the show business.
MESS. Dadwell, Carill & Ca, Hongkong agents have issued for the coming wear a very handy for the Standard Life Assurance Co., Liml·ed,
and nest pocket diary, cloth bound; and also fine desk diary, quarto size Interleaved blatting paper, which sopers to be far and away the most useful and expensive Christmas present fawned by any of the Insurance offices to their clients.
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Mr, K. D. Sandero
Hon. Secretary. Mr. CM. Adam. Han, TransTGE.
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Mr, A. K. Leleh... ----------- Coromander Hastaga, R.N,. Mr. WB Polt
Str. H. F. Wolleha, CA.G Mr. AM Mamhall........
Mr.CH Grac#,,:00:
Capt. G. C Andersen Capt. F. Humie.
GARRISON CUP.-Presented by the Officers of the Grison. Fer four-pari. Distance, one mile. Entrance $10. To be rowed in boats the property of the Vicoria Recreation Club, or boats similar in boi'd to those belonging to the Victoria Recreation Club.
"Thistia."
st. lbs.
W. A Stopan! ...091 F. Lummert.....................ataonato G C. Hayward II 01 R. F. Lammert (14/ J............«sausl0 -9. C. H. W. Kew (cox ).....
****** 9. 0
at, the A. Turner
ranması 95 G. Meynell...12 ง
“Kornblume*
SECOND DAY, ISTE" DECEMBER, 1893-
PROGRAMME
INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP-For Foor
Dars. Cup presented by thelate J. S. Lapralk, Prq, to be held by the Winolds Clow for one Year but to remalo the property of the Club, Distance, One mile and a half, Entrance, $10. To be rowed in boa's the property. of the Victoria Recreation Club.
"Shamrock."
E Limmert..16+ F. Lammert.....................
E. Fiedrichemonst
R. F. Lammert (11.). C. H. W. Kew (cos)
J. M. E. Carvalho.
G. C. C. Maiteto toa | L D'Almada e Castro 3. M. G. Manuk (str )....................................10 7 G. A. Cakiwall (CCX)...........................uu. 9. 9)
"Victoria."
J. M. E. Carvalho .....................b+612
J. A. S. Alves (als)
3G. C. Hayward samionneu
st lbs.
**TO 10
14 40 ..to 9
"Thistle."
7 7 7 9
J. L. da Silva......
8 8
F. X. D'Almada e Castro (c.x) sum
"Kornbluma"
st. Ita.
L. D'Amada 9 Casio 947
A. Turner PRESCRO
>Judge of Rowing Races,
Starters.
J. I da Silva na
10 13
J. A. 5. Alves (str.)
8 8
G. Merrell Ventarosan
F. X. D'Almada Castro (cox)
G. & C. Master (str.)..............................
7
"Zock"
st: 70s.:
G. A. Caldwell (čʊx)
D. MacCarthy
..to 87
"Lară"
st. 18.
.. MacCarthy......
to 71
..I 60
Y: P. Batter U14245424-405
#1 10
....115
T. Brown
9 DJ
E. D Sanders (4.) me
5
*Rase"
at lor.
Umpires of Rowing. Umpire (Yuchen.
SAYS the N. C. Daily Natus of the oth Instangements as sat for 1 30 p.m., and it was !
G. C Maridy .........ver: T. Brown.....
E. D. S nders (atr ) ..... H. E, Hayward (con)
F. G. Nielsen........ G. L. Duncan (ORY C. H. Thompson.................................. H. Sköt (str.) F. W. Waite (cox)................
"Shamrock."
J. B. Brady Chester Wells....
TO 10] .10 .10 10.0 ..117 9. 0
at, 18x. to it)
Cander Achs, R.NUmpire of Sailing Boats
Judge of ailing Rac Mr. T. 7. Hough......
Tima-kooper. FIRST DAY-THURSDAY, 14TH DECEMBER, 1893. | The thirty-seventh annual, regatta of the Victoria Recreation Club was held this afternoon barque Killy, which had been kindly placed over the a'd, course, from Yau-ma-ti fo the B-itish
At the service of the Committee by Captain H. Wilson, ase figship, moored almost in a direct line off the Kowloo barracks, Favoured with admirable weather, and large entries for every race, the regatta ought to have proved an arqualified access; but such was unluckily not the care, owing to the atter lack of adequate. A. Patton 12 30
The race for the Chairman's G. A. Merriam (sir.)................................................IT Challenge Cup
C. F. Goodrich (COX).......................................nomiọ three-quarters of an hour after that time before After another 1-ngthy delay a good stan was mlle-and-a-halfjrney; this napardonable delay, immediately took the lead, Manuk (who relieved of course, put back all the other races, and the Master as stroke) on the extreme outside, race fr Griffias, one of the most interesting quickly getting clear of Sanders and Skott. events of the day, wasdecided almost in darkness, These posi ims underwent very little alteration with the result that a very unpleasant foal occur for half the distance, excepting that the two lead. Shanghai far burial,red. Reserving fall particulars and comments log boats had drawn for her away. Opposite the D'ARC's famous Marionette show is due here sport. The results of the sailing races had nos advantage and looked like winning easily, but
or the present, we append detalls of the day's Naval Yard basin Lammert held a decided. | on or about the 20th instant after having bad reached us when we went to press. what is reported to be a most prosperoas season
Manukspurted gamely and after a fine tace was lo Singapore, the Press notices from which town
Just beaten by three quarters of a length. The are highly elegistics|
| Portuguese lads pulled courageously to the end fact the Marloneltes
and were only beaten for second place by two | held the boards of the local theatre langer then
lengths. ! a pity that their advest here will be at a time likely to clash with the performances of the A D. C, but if the show has the merits credited to it by the Press of the Straits good business will! undoubtedly be done here.
THE Canadian Pacific Rallway Co's royal mail / RCross, a huge, cca came over the bows and the six competing bants were despatched on their effected, but Lammert's boat, on the inside.
HARMSTON'S Clicus is playing to good business The Tsukushi Mars arrived here yesterd In Rangoon.
afternoon from Kechinntzo. While coming washed five of the sailors, including the Japanese hostswain, against the fore winch. The beat
watu was no bidly injured that he died five hours after the accident, but the other men have dead man was brought on |been able to resume work. The body of the
steamer Empress of China Telt Vancouver on the rrth inst, for this port, ufa Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Staoghal."
THE last instalment of the subscription griffins for the Hongkong Race Meeting of 1894, seven in number, left Shangbal by the Indo-China Co.'s steamship Canton yesterday,
AT yesterday's Council meeting-
The Colonial Secretary-I wish to make correction, now that reporters from all the papers
The Bind of the Shropshire Light Infantry. under Mr. Murphy's baton, played the following selections during the afternoon's-
** Barla **.
are present-I sent it to the Daily Press, but I 3 any "live" troupe in recent years. It is rather OvertureMate Carlo...
wish it to became generally known i
M. MYRE DE VILIRS, recently French Minister FINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA, Plenipotentiary to the Court of Slam, was prior to his departure for Europe on the gih instan", entertained at breakfast by Mr. W. E. Maxwell. Acting Governor of the Straits Settlements, at Singapore Government House.
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------- Willia Reminiscences of the Calety...
Zelection......
antie. Princita Masaldial Fanusia Babylanta
Barn Dance...." Happy Dakles, E. Godfrey. MCHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGE CUP-For Four-
A SPECIAL artist has been retained by the Straits: Insurance Companies (Fice and Marine) and has painted for their 1894 calendar a blood-curdling ANOTHER prodigal coming home., Vids theymbolical picture of a full-rigged ship being Straits Times of the 6th fast -A Chinaman blown to bl's in a typhoon, near & large town named Han Mi, with a number of aliases, a which is in fimes from end to end, while in the notorious character and a member of the Broken background a colossal phantom with soaky hair Coffin Secret Society, is to be deported to China, (resomably the Insurance Joss) is scooping 1
the universe with both hands. For clients who to-day, by the steamer Kuliang,
do rot like this "Impressionist” style, the Macbean) has also issued artistle almanacks of Hoogkong "gent of these companies (Mr. W
FIRE broke out in a Chinese dwelling-house at 49. Praya West, about 7.15 p.m. yesterday, The brigade was called out, and managed to keep the two lower floors from being burat though the top one was gutted. The building was "lasured with Mentrs, Kruse & Co., for $6,500. These fires are far too frequent just
DOW.
SPORTING men throughout the East, "old hands "especially, will learn with regret that Mr. F. B. Aubert's health is so unsatisfactory as to necessitate & tip heme without loss of time. The dashing "Mons," was a first-cings sider in his day, and a genuine all-round #sport." His raca ponies are advertised for silo st Shanghat on the 21st Inst,
wise hooroosh 1
pro.
the
LAST alatt a steamer entering the port from the West crashed into a carge,boat eff West Point and suck it. A woman belurging to the injured Crait was drowned, and the other cecupants of the cargo-bost narrowly cap ·du simi •r fate owing to sampans in the vicious bifos relaciant to go to the rescue in consequence of the strong northeast, wird prevailing at the Ume. The body of the unfortunate woman has not yet been recovered.
a classical turn.
Oats. Cup to be held by the winning crew for one year, but to remain the property of the Club. Distance, one mile and a half, Es trancs, 8o. To be rowed in basts the pro- perty of the Victoria Recreation Club.
"Victoria."
st. 183. J. B. Grimes
........... 9.6
II 3
or .........11
to 9
F. Bischoff
G. Meynell.......... R. F. Lammert (18.) G. A. Caldwell (cox)........................... "Thistle." G. Grimble
*Kornblume,”
21. 183,
im......to 13 2
ng demand for coal continues firm but prices J. MAGrado........ remain stationary-Japanese being quoted at 38 G. C. Hayward per ton, while Australian and Cardiff are roling. M. G Manuk (tr.)..... at corresponding advanced rates. It is reported C. H. W. Kow (çox)'................. 9 0 that Mesars, Butterfield and Swire and the have made private arrangements for the whole Hongkong and Canton Steamboat Company A. Turner of their respective '94 supplies through Japanere agencies, Ramour also has it that the Russian Government has accepted Japanese tenders fra rigantic supply of coal, the principal part of which is to be stored at Wladivostock whl'e the balance is to be supplied to its Pacific feet; bowever, we give the latter atatement for what ever it may be worth.
FG. Nielsen...... W. A. Stopapi.......... GC. C. Martes (st.).. W. Humphreys (cox),.
A. Faber...... G. Atzenroth E. Friedrichs H. Sköt (str.)
FOR MEN OF WAR'S GIGS AND WHALERS,
Dulance, one mile. Entrance, $1. Fuat prize, $10; second, $5. The boats to be appoved. by the Comalitce. Time allowed for Dars, 8 seconds per par. Four boats must attzt for two prizes. (Waning crews, 2nd and 3rd races, to be excluded.)
F. Wals (cox) *****
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FOR LIGHT GIGS-epin to European Non- Commisioned Officers and Men of any Regiment or Corps of the Grrrlson, or to Members of the Palles Force or Furopean crews of any of H.M. Vervels. The boats to be approved by the Comm tree. Distance, One Mile. Time allowed for Or‹, 8 srcandi per Oar, Four toits must start for two Prxes. Winnlag crews of 2nd, 3rt and 5th Races rit day excluded. Entrance, $t. First Prize, $153. Second Prize, $5
FOR MIN-OF-WAR'S GIGS AND WHALERS-
Distance, One Mle. Entrance. $. First Prize, $15; Second Prixe. $. The botto be approved by the Con-mitte. Time allowed for Ort, 8 seconds per Or. Foor boats must start for Two Pizs. Winning crews of and, 3rd and 5th Rices 1st day kad and race
"LADIES' PRIZE;" presented by the Ladies of
aud day excluded.
Hongkong for four oers ; distance, ne mile; entrance, $10. To be row d in taste the property of the Vic'aria Recreail^n Club or boate similar in build to these belonging to the Victoria Recreation Club.
The preliminary heats were rowed on Monday evening, December rath, with the following resulta
First Hest,
LA Rose mumungiaminin 9 91
"Shamrock." J. Merchan...............................................................to of M. Jorado.....(~4-2020 salt opt
U.S.S. Concord's 6-02red................ B. Grimes (str.)Pro H.M.S. Imperious's 8-cured
F. Caballero (cox).... H.M.S. Piacoed & 4-oared..... H.M.S. Swift's 5-cared.........
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The Imperius's 8-oared green gig (handi capped 8 seconds for special buld), held com- mand the entire journey, and although busted home by the Concord 6oured gig, received the wiooing gun of seconds in front of its American opponent on making up time allowances it was found that the persevering "Yanks* bad scored a second and very popular victory by 3:1 seconds. The Pastech's 4-oared gig was a good
third, ST. PATRICK'S CUP.--For patroars. Each crew to consist of two members of the same Hong Distance, one mile. Entrance, $5. To be rewed in boats the property of the Victoria Recreation Club,,
st. lbs.
Lane, Crawford & Co. "Lily" G. C. Hayward ..............................10 251 G. L. Duncan (s7)....................analo 10 †! G. A. Caldwell (cox) ........................... 9
Hongkong and Shanghal Bank.
"Haud
st. 13,
st. lbs. ****95*
..TO 30 ....10 83
TO 7
"Ross"
9 0 #t. lbs.
9 3
9 9
14 40
T. Brown.avent!
E. D. Sinder (317.) ..................... F. W. White (cox)...
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9.
10 9.
5
' 10
21. 154. 10 8
H. E. Hayward (cox)...........
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"Shamroch." W. H. Parcel............................................. F. Lammert.................................................10 Ross Thomson................................................... F. K. Kew (cox) G. L. Duncan (str.)
"Lak".
D. MacCarthy......
* 20
12.
12.032
13
Baticiß:ld & Bwire.
Ross Tho103........................ll (5) “Kathisan."- xt lbs.
Tb. Lammert (str.) mitrine96 F. H. Kew (cox) amonium 90)
Shewan & Co,
"Eilean."
st. ha
E. Lammert... 10) W. A. Stopani (str.) ........................100 C. H. W. Kaw (cox.)...................................... 9 of
Lane, Crawford and Co's representatives led throughout and someda popular Victory from the Hongkong and Shanghel Back o ir by a comple of Jengths. The Ellen and Kathisan did not. finish,~ GRIFFIMS RACK-Cup presented by Mr. Master. For four-dare Open to members and subscribers of the Victoris, Recreation Clob who have never won a race at a Reguita In China. Dance, one mlle Entrance $5 To be rowed in Bonts, the property of the Victoria Recreation Club,......
THE Safgon Raca Club has issued a gramme for "Spring" weeling, to be held on THE sugar Interests, commercially and indus. the 14th proximo. There are five eventa card the last of which is a bullock cart race, been enhanced in value by the introduction of
· trially considered, bare, siya. New York Sun, This almost equals the spotting events which
some highly perfected machinery, the latest ex- are to eventasie bere (D.V. and weather per: ample being an evaporating apparatus for in- mitting) next week under the auspices of
UTLY aring very own Gymkhana Club. Vius la sport. Like cane juice, combined wits the most eff ctise and rand circulation of the complete
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distribution of the steams for heating the jatce, condensed water outlets from the calandria The THE attention of our sporting readers in directed are made very large and are connected to to the advertisement which appears in another
perfal
J. P. Barton.................¶¶¶μ16 part of this issue, notifying the sin of Mr. F. B. Water and vapor fra:iver; there is elso an in.
-T. Brown,COLONIA Aubert's racing slable. The opportunity to secure los arrangement of pipes and cacks con.
sected to the main condenser, and by theans of ED: Sanders (dr)....................12 5 E-class cattle does not occur every day which gases of any dansby lodging in any part H. Smith (cox)...... but unless some of our local sports are pad of the calendries are immediately drawn off, the A tedious delay of three quarters of an to go to a prally handsome figure it is not likely accumulation of such gases being one of the hour occurred, and then the six boats were gut anyhow, will be allowed to lease Shangbal. that these crack ponies, Bovril and M. Jestie scarces of interruption to the free distribution and to line and at the first attempt sent away to circulation of the rapor steam in the calandrias, an excellent starf. After rowing a few strokes, The usual back pressure or exhaust steam of Skott's red and white colours showed "la three to five pounds per square inch is ample to front, with Lammert next and Master close work the apparates, which is automatic in its up Duncan's crew, on the inside, talling off at tion. Both labor and fael are said to be once. At about a quarter of a mile from largely saved by the use of this apparatus the start Lammert had taken the lead, with Master second, the others, with the exception THE Langson correspondent of the Courrier of the Shamrock's crew, being dead level, d'Haiphong writes:-A iemible epidemic of At the mile post the leader had drawn clear, Yunnan Plague" is raging in the Chinese pro-and even at this early stage the race looked a vince of Kwangsi, at Langches, and in the certainty for Lammert, who was pulling along country round about. At Long chlong, the head powerful stroke and was being admirably steered. quarters of General Son, the death rate since the Master was still second, but bis" cox was most
771 Follically there is nothing to record to the straight, which enabled Manuk to draw up very immediate vicinity of Lungchow; but the border rapidly as the flagship was nesred. Both Skott F. X. d'A. e Castro (c *) šuminium 9:0 land between Kwangsl and Kwangtung in very and Sanders were besten off the Cost-sheds, unsettled, and the Lungchow authorities are on from which point Lammert came away and won L.A. Ross Distrošenosinuun §! (0) the alert. A band of suspicious characters easily by three lengths, Manuk catching Master J. M. Merchanta at once arrested and examined, bat could not piseo, after a corporate Lamiak, by a length, give a satisfactory account of themselves, and so ten of them were forwarded to Lengcheng FOR MEN-CT-WAR'S CUTTERS,-Distance, One
Time 11 min. 27 secs. to be dealt with by the military mandarin ander marital law. Three of them, supposed to be
mile. Entrance, $1. First prize, $15'E E., The ............................ second piisa, &to. Time allowed for cars, 4 TONIGHT and to-morrow night the "Ching worse than
E. Blachoff.2134)ŞQUILONLEAREUK13. 3 the rest, were effectively prevented seconds per car. Boats to be approved by Ross Thomson!! $10 Ling Fro" company of thirteen conjurers and from roaming about on mischief bent, by haring acrobats, from the Imperial City, will exhibit the tendons of their feet cat, cfppling them
the Committen.. Four boats to start for two D. MacCarthy (str.) posionariammanimato, 1830* their quaint and marvelicus fals before the probably for life 1 Other suspects have been
prizma.
H.E. Hayward (cox)............ınamı: §. 10) Hongkong public in the City Hall, Some of captured on the frontier, weadng, the regular thege artists visited the Colony nearly a year uniforms of the Nam-quan regiment (Chinese), to
HG Wyllynka ago, and it was then unanimously agreed which they did not belong, and they were Crew
rasuesetariscanonistes 2 | S. L. Willls....... that their performances were far and away, the executed by order of General Hou, All the U.S.S. Concord's 12-ased (wife Batanes, 3 | 1. M. G. Manak.... best in that lips ov:s scen here. Biece country adjoining Kwangtung: ly now, suffering H.M.9. Pictor Emanuele to-oured, Blue then, the troupe hún þren enlarged by from the disquieting effect of the recent insur.............. Jackou.....................
On the 7th November, suddenly, at z8, Klog- direct, St James's, London, S.W. JAMZI
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Carvalho... T. D. Da Silva.............................................
BENFORD DEACON, in his 66th year, formerly THE French Foreign Minister bas refered the end of October has averaged ten per diam. arrafe and seemed unable to keep the boat 9. A. S. Airca (ST.) (Animania”☎
of Canton and Macao.
divizibution of the lamere Indemnity to a com miitee consisting of the Marquis de Braga, president, MM, Deffy Dieu, Chanvis bre, Haussmann, Haimard, H. Reger, and Lecomte, secretaryall members of the diplomatie or the three million francs squeezed out of Blam is to be divided among the claimants, including iba State as well as individuale, civil and military.
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HOMOKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1893.
FOOCHOW RACES.
THE WINTER HEITING.
Third Day,-THURSDAY, 14TH DECtHerr. The LIGER CUP ; presented 1 value $100; for, all Chics portest weight au per seule Winners Toth, extrs; entrance 85. Once round and distance.
Democrat Geekkikuo 5. Snowstorm
U.S.S. Concord's 12-aared (blus flag). comm. 1, H.M.S, Victor EmanuiFi 10-01red, Marino
the acquisition of several eminent men, rectionary movement in Pakhol, and thue is The two American cutters led throughout, and
pieces of their profession, and favourite enter ninars of the Emperor himsell. They will be Pagina the Theatre Royal for two nights only..
reason to believe that the bands of marauders in Lapg-son and Can-bang (Tenkla) are one jected to noise extent with the Chinees rebalać
won very cleverly, the xa-ourod crafty, however, losing second place to the crew of Marines from The Victor Esansiil on date allowABIO,
J. B. Grimes (str.) 9.6 E. Lammert (cox) ................................................an 9 0.
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G. C. C. Master (ft.)...........................10 7 G. A. Caldwell (cox).........
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J. M. de Carvalho .......................................nomur 7
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M A. Figueiredo .............. J. A. S. Alves (str.), ..... F. X. D'Ao Castro (cox).
*** Kornblume" J. B. Brady ...........................
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Grimes got Best away and, setting a Ively stirke, drew clear lo the first hand ed yard, and holding his own throughout won very easily by two-lengths from Master's crew, who eased ap when sure of second place. The Portuguese light-weights showed very creditable farm, and secured third honours, many lengths in ire pt of the rowers fr.m the U.S.S. Concord.
Secord Heat, "} ornblume." W. A. Stoparietas:>70° F. Lammert.......................................10 G. C. Hayward mommull. R. F. Lammert (EIT)..................................................10 C. H. W. Kew (cox) rim §. 0) "Ross"
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G. Nilsen Skott (sic) ..................................................... EW, White (02) 9. "Lak. D. MacCorby.....
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G. C. Murray...126 T. Brow E. D. Sanders (+12)
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H. E. Hayward (501) ........................... 9 0]
The "Kornblums” crew were favorites, and Kriis Lammert never left the issue fa doubt, rowing clean away from his opponents and wins sing anyhow from Skott, the latter biving no dificulty in beating Sanders for second ¡lace.
Papa Final/Heat, ⠀ (To'de rowed to-morrow.) Kornblume
W. A. Stopani F. Lammert.. G. C. Hayward, ******* R. F. Lammert, (str.) ******
C. H. W. Kew (Cox)
L. A. Rose 1. Merchan M. Jurado id JB. Grimer (st) F. Caballero (cox), A. Tomer?
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J. M. G. Manak G. Meynell att GFC, C. Mustér G. A. Caldwell (cox)
C. H. W. Kaw (cax) seçersinteresadalmi 90J G. L. D
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