Intimations.
DR. FENWICK'S FOOD
FOR
NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS
ALSO FOR
DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.
•is specially recommended as an article of It is diet for NURSING MOTHERS as it will strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural *Milk and increase the Supply.
INFANTS FED on this Food put on fash rapidly,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1894.
LAND-GRABBING.
January 31st.
It appears that the capture of Timbuctoo by Colonel Bonnier was mauthorised, and the French Gavernment fatends to recall him. (And | make amends to the natives 1)
SIAM.
Negollaitons for a commercial treaty with Siam will shortly be commenced in Pails.
THE FRENCH NAVY............ In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Lockroy has riven notice of an interpellation in regard to the Navy, which he contends is inferior to those of other nations. He demands a Parliamentary commission of inquiry.
INDO-CHINA.
February 1st. Governor de Lanessan is authorised to ge
his place...
home on leave in March, M, Chavassieux taking A proposal to advance 8,695,000 francs for the In two and wixpenny and one and sixpenny Langson rallway has been laid before the bottles at $1.10 and yo Cents.
AGENTS IN HONGKONG : DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 12th January, 1894.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
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LOCAL"AND GENERAL.
Tax U.S.S. Lancaster arrived at Shanghai from Japan on the rat fost.
THE Staff and Departmental Sargeants' Mess smoking concert will take place to-night, com- mencing al 8 d'clock.
MR. J. Benavides, coolie-trader of Tetartos fame, left Hongkong by the French mail to-day, booked for Mariellles,
COLONEL N. W. McIvor, the new Consul-Genera} for the United States at Yokohams, accompanied by Mrs. McIvor and two daughters, arrived at that port by the O. & O. steamer Garlic on the 27th ulc, Mr. Tillotson, the retiring Consul General, was to leave by the Oceanis on the 3rd Inst.
THE Hongkong Tennyson (who differs from the original is not being dead yet) has perpetrated rach a screed on the Gaviriar that we beg to offer a prise of one dollar sterling to anybody who can do worse. Competitors must send in not later than Feb. 30th. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
THE many friends In this colony of Mr. "Bob" Love, late et Woodyear's Circus and f some time past manager of Harmiton's Clicus, will be Rony to learn that the genial Shakesperean humourist bas met with a very serious accident Mt. Love was driving from the Circus to his at Calcutts, which may lead to a fatal result. hotel in a dog-cart, and was sun lato and cap sized by a ticca-gharry. He was thrown heavily to the ground and sustained dangerous spinal Injuries.
MISSRS. WHEELOCK & Co.'s Shangha! Freight. Market Report of the and fast. ys-Baing now on the eve of the Chinese New Year, business may be considered practically suspended for some little time, and as nailyen clone parlies. D'ARC's Marionettes were expected to open in than we do there has been little or nothing dona Manila on Saturday last (Feb., 3rd.)
for the past fortnight. It is not surprising, how- ever, that London steamers have received very good support, as the export of general cargo has never been so large, especially at this time of the year; of course the present exchange has a great deal to account for in augmenting this. Coastwita-There has been a full, and rates have somewhat declined, outside steamers being obtainable at about 14 to 15 candareens per ton from Wuho to Canten, but at present the trade is confined almost entirely to regular leers The exorbitant rates offered from the South for outside steamers to charter in this direction, so our local liners should soon monthly, have attracted many, if net all, have the fild entirely open to themselves. Nagasid-Shanghal-There has been a farther decline, and we hear that as low as 85 cents per tor has been accepted. For London via Sacs support; she will be followed by the same Com pany's Telamon on the 17th last. Other vessels on the berth are the Pingsury and the P. &O. boat Canton. The fitmer leaves to-dry with a com- paratively large cargo, and the lattes to-morrow. The "Shell liner Bullmouth, now here, is loading an exceedingly large cargo at 5a, under Conference rates, and will also leave to-day, For New York via the Canal-The Bon
It is snnounced that the Shanghai Land Invest- ment Co., Ltd., will pay a final dividend for 1893 of 34 per cent, making 64 per cent. for the year Tax igicultorists and exporters of produce to Annam have formed an Asseciation for the collection of all kinds of information connected with their pursuits.
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an adjournment was made to the second floor of No. so, through an oplam divan; and here a shecking sight presented itself to the view of the rescuing party. A Chinaman, who had, In through a small speriure in the dividing wall of she desperation apparently, forced bis head Now 57 and 59, was found roasted to death. An entry was then effected into the burning house, where, in the cook-house, were found the charred remsins of no fewer than eight Chlumenaud on woman, piled one above another and so affected by the flames as to render Identification extremaly difficult, If not completely impossible. Had any of those who escaped from the house Informed the firemen earlier that the hapless Chloese were la the rear of the building, every appears that most if not all of them were one of them could have been rescued, bat it callers or friends of the cook, and the master of the house had no idea that his chef had not effected his escape in good time, or that there were other persons there. After lated corpses were found and removed from the farther investigation, altogether fourteen muil house to the Mortuary during the afternoon, and yet be discovered when the collar is being it is supposed that one or two more bodies may cleared of dioris, with which it is at present alled.
The contents of the bease in which the fire originated were insured with Messrs. G. R. Stevens & Co, for $1,500, but the house, which was completely gated, was not insured.
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OTHER FIRES.
Hardly had the Fire Brigade got their englaes and accoürements back to the strilon and cleaned up in readiness for emergencies, when the fire-bell pealed forth again, at 1.35 this morning, signalling a fire to the Central district. Stanley Street, like all the principal Chinese parts of the town, had by special permission of the Goremor in Council been turned into a spluttering pandemonium of "Celestial" fire fiends-Infernal is a better word, for bell itself could not beat Hongkong at Chinese New Year time. There happened to be some empty wooden cases,with a little straw packing, on the verandah only wanted a dull watchman and a lively wind at the back of the Hongkong Dispensary, and it to burn down half the colony. As it happened the watchman w lively and the wind dull, which made all the difference. The Fire Brigade promptly responded to the call of after a few sulphorous expressions of opinion about Chinese manners and customs, they went home again. Three hours later they were summoned to attend another fire at No. 165, Hollywood Road, which appears to been caused by an oplam smoker allowing his bed-curtains to catch fire. Happlly watchman and Sikh constable were in the Immediate vicinity and succeeded in putting the been done or the Brigade had arrived on the spot. MIDDLE-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
VETERANS' RACK-). Forbes, 1; A. Bain, 2; | NEWS BY THE, AMERICAN MAIL. D. Macrae, 3.
Symington, a
HALF-MILE FLAT RACI-A. Rodger, 13
Chamberlain, 3.
SACK RACK-J. Gloyn, 1; J. A. Cardno, 2; CONSOLATION RACE, 220 yda.-J. Rodger, 3; A. C. More, 2.
TRAINING NOTES.
dose on a somewhat slow course The "sab," Yesterday morning the following work was gelin Exchange was sent a mile and a quarter by himself in 378. 1.14, 1.5, 2.38 and 3.03, and were timed 38, 115, 1:54, 2331 and 3.09 over the same distance Dainty and Timekeeper Luginsland and Exdie 33, 69, 1.49, 239, and 307; Mandaria (Mr. May up) 40, 1.17, 1-54; a mile in 381, 1.15, 151, and 1.191. Talleman 2.30 and 30% Energy and Endeavour "powed
43, 1.19; Suver King and Bladaco in 36 and went half a mile in 41 and 1.131, Laverock in 1.10 and a second time in 388 and 1.13: Reality 3 and 351 and 1.111; Frohsinn 37 and 1.12 39 and 1.131 Maris 35 and 681 Juba 19 and and 36 and y.to; Harmony 391 and 1 1a); and 661; Maypole 321 and 651, and a separate Valhalla (Mr. Hart Back) 36 and 69i; Opal 33 1-5 quarter in 34 seconds; and Gurgadeen
# 384 and 1.12). Aquaster; was galloped by Black Pearl in 32 seconds, Varlet and Patronel 31 and 35. Recovery 33, Thunderbolt 35. Fraud 33, Hard Times 31, Swift 34. Meie Cypher 371, Centurion 324, and Vigilant 331.
Beaufort galloped a mile and a quarter in 35, 1.117. Later in the morning Duart (Mr. Maclean) and 749, 2.281 and 3.08t, and Susewlod best 3.33. Marksman went half a mile in 373 and Cauterthun over a mile In 37, 1.14, 1.53 and 1.11, going in exceedingly good for considering that be has been badly screwed up for the past two months,
The following telegrams from our Sin Franciaco exchanges were crowded out of Mon- day night's issue:
LOSTON, (Mess) January and. The walls of the Globe Theatre are all that remain of Maniger John Stetson's beautiful playhouse. The algin of the firele out apparent, but the most plausible theory is that it started in the smoking-room. A bunch of electric wires 'scovered may have been responsible, but an strung in the vicinity of where the fire was first lavestigation will be necessary to determine which was the most likely cause. The greatest stage, where unobstructed air drafts fanned every flame was at the rear of the theatre, along the spark into fame
PHILADELPHIA, January and, laborers on board from Calcutta to Philadelphia, oth. The ship had been slaety-three days at The Billah ablp Volga, with 640 Chinees
sea, whan a contrary gale struck her. The was lost off the Windward istands on December
anchors failed to bold and she was hurled reveral Chinese were drowned. The Volga bad- violently on the rocky shore. It is believed that
other stores, but that is all lost, and the supply on board 500 tons of rice, besides a quantity of of food on the island was soon exhausted because of the unusal increase la the population. Famine was threatened, but in a few days supplies were received from both Martinique and the Barbadoes.
CHICAGO, January and: Through the recommendation of Cardinal apon W. J. Onzhan of Chicago, in recognition Gibbons and Mgr. Satoll, the Pope has conferred of his distinguished success in organising the "Cameriere Segreta Di Cappa a Spada," which, great Catholic congress at Chicago, the tile of bestowed upon layman or commoner, com responds with the Golden Rose awarded by the Pppe to royalty an great eccasions. A free translation of Opahan's title would be "Count of
capital pows were recorded, Primrose showed
There was a large audience in attendance this Rome," morning notwithstanding the rata and some
PALERMO, January 2nd. The riots caused by the popular feeling to advantage over a mile and a quarter, finishing against the actrol duties continue in many parts very strongly in 35, 1.11), 1.49, 2.26) and 3 of Sicily. In some cases the violence of the minutes. By himself as usual, Bovell went moba has been so great that bayonet charges
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THE P. & O. S. N. Co's steamship. Rossita, The Pyrrhur salled yesterday with only fair duty, but there was no real need for them; to striding along over Challenge Cup course in 38k, upon them by the troops were necessary to
with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 6 p.m., on the 5th inst, and is expected here about 6 p.m. so the rith, MAJOR C. Halliday having resigned, Mr. G. J. Morrison, who previously held the position for a WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS. number of years, was anasimously elected Com- mandant of the Shanghai Volunteers on January
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The Hongkong Dispensary, Haskow. The Hongkong Dispensary, Tientsin. London Office, 8, Fenchurch Buildings, E.C Hongkong, 26th January, 1894.
19th.
AN Emergency meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1025, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Friday, the 9th instant, at 5 for 5.30 F.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially
invited.
have
1.17, 1.551, 2.32, 3.00 3.45 and 4.20, going in spierdia form sad palilog hard from start to finish. Jaba for a mila and a querter registered 42, 121. 1,591, 2.263, and 3.13, Vagrant doing a similar distance in 37, 1.73, 1.49. 3.341 and 2311 and 3.06). The sight in 44 2 2011-591 Signor (Captain Hunt) and Auld Giles (Capt. Thomas) were sent two miles at a slow pace, and then Danoon ran clear away
Amey Champions' winter. 1.46 and 2.231—2 good performance for the
protect the property of municipalities.
LONDON, January 3rd. The Ostend boat was unable to land pas sengers owing to the severity of the weather. Terrible weather, with reported ltr all parts of England. Severe vales also pe wail throughout Germany, Drifting ice on the Rhine has faterrupted navigation on the river. A severe storm is reported to have done much shipping are anticipated. Fall details of the storm have not been obtained, but there is no doubt that much havoc was doun in France and Germany, the sea coast belog the scene of the greatest damage.
vinus, now loading very slowly, will in all fire out before ten dollars worth of damage had from Petrone! in a mile splo➡times, 36, 1-10 damage in Baille ports, and several disasters ta
OF HONGKONG.
Franklin Taylor, inte proprietor of the Western At the Magistracy this morning Benjamin
probability remain un'il the salive festivies are over, when it is hoped that more cargo may come forward. There wil then be an interval before another vessel pots la an appearance, and most likely she will be called Argyll THE Agents (Mesars. Dodwell, Carl & Co.) Shanghai to London, 35 per ton for general cargo. 453, tax. The above rates are älso for Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Northern Continental Foris, Shanghal to New yesterday, and salls for Hongkong, vis ports of 22/6 for sailing vessels. Quotations are: Co.'s teamer Tacoma arrived at Yokobama York 4of iea and general cargo for steamers, Hotel in Queen's Road West, appeared before they appeared to be effectually disposed of in a
Newchwang to Swatow, Amoy, and Canton, pical. Wuhu to Canton sexson closed; Chefoo to Swatow 1y cents per cent. per plculs Nagasaki to Shanghai go cents per ton. Settle ments during the fortnight|--Prézie, German steamer, 655 tons register, Kuchinotsa to Hong- keng. $1.85 per tor, dispatch) Bexferig, British steamer 1.453 tons register, same werage and some rate and terms. There are no disengaged vessels in port.
call, to-day.
A RECULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No.61 S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Häll, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 12th instant, at 8.30 for 9pm, preclicly. Visiting brethren are cordially
invited.
In the Touklo papers to hand to-day there is bardly aningle paragraph without some reference to the vist of the Russian gunboat Zadiaca. There are seventeen different ways of spelling. 'he Captain's name,
OWING to the break in the cable betwees Singa. porc and Saigon there are no wires from Reater, who seems to be ignorant of the existence of other telegraph lines. But he will ask for bis
pound of flesh just the same!
THE Challenge Cup and other prixes for shooting will be presented in members of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps at headquaters on Friday next (9th inst.) at 5.10 p.m., la presence of Governor Robinson and General Barker.
CAPTAIN DA BORIA, retiring governor of Macao, French mail. A datalled account of the pro- and Mar, da Baijs left for home to-day by the ceedings on bis departure from Macro, and of bis career in the East, is unavoidably crowded out of this issue,
Ar the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank :---
Globetrotter (who wants to cash a cheque and la tired of waiting)—" I say, Mister, I have been here for over an hour and
Clerk (miling affably)-"Dear me, have you really? How quickly time fics!"
THRER FIRES IN HONGKONG.
FOURTEEN LIVES LOST.
Mr. H. E. Wodehouse in response to a sum. mons charging him with assaulting Captain Wilson, master of the British, barque” Kitty, in the Victoria Hotel on Friday last.
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EAST POINT CLUB ATHLETIC SPORTS.
The annual sports of the above Club were
The veteran Nero 'palled over the Derby griffin Havoc in a mile pow, both ponies pass Ing the post locked together-times, 37, 1-14 Mavis ever had any pretensions to Derby form 1.53), 2-271, and 3.05. If the the Ewo griffin.
Talisman and Maypole, the mashleerey dropping mile and a half gallop fa company with away after going six furlongs and suffering an easy defeat by five and a halt seconds. Talisman (cantering) and Mr. May's big griffin and 3.43. That Improving sub Sliver King covered the distance in 36, 1.11, 1.48, 3.38, 3.071- negotiated a mile by himself in 401; 1.30, 1.53 batter after a few more gallops. Frand, Haughty, and Reality (Mr. Contts) were spen out over the and 2.28, and looks capable of doing very much.
German Cep distance In 401, 1.163, 3.54, 2.32, and 3.12, the finlab being a very close out, wick the little bay scarcely a length in front. Laverock galloped a mile and a half in 38, 1.14, 1.50, long way from first chop's but if the Derby 2.361, 3.031 and 3.414, the last quarter being a docs go to the princely house,' this is their only hope.
Sliding Scale, after a lot of trotting exercise,
A dispatch to the Times from Parla says there were numerous fresh arrests of anarchists in
Paris, Argenteull, Bondeville, Lyons, Bourges
Havre have been seized. Three men arrested at and Montpellier to-day.
Brost were employed in the arsenal there. One All anarchist newspapers and almanace at
arrested at Montpellier nied to blow up the Court of Justice there in 1887. A Spaniard arrested at in the Liceo Thesire outrage. Montpellier is believed to have been implicated
the American Union will probably involve the United States in embarrassments more dificult The Telegram says: The proposal to add Utah, Arizona and New Mexico to the States of
to surmont than any it has thus far experienced.
Baron Selvyna, the Belgian Minister to the Cpart of St. James, ta đẹnő,
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PARIS, January 3rd.
foreign war ships at Rio have forbidden' Da Gama to bombard the city unless directly attacked by A dispatch anys that the commanders of the
the land forces.
ROME, January 3rd.
Dr..Ztr, Roman Catholic Bishap of Tiraspol,
galloped half a mile in 34 and 6g seconds. Rea Southern Russis, who arrived on December 18th, fort (Mr. Maclean up) going the same distance in order to arrange for the removal of the friction in 34 and 68. The Ewo iron-grey "sub" Harmony went very well indeed in a mile caused by the Pope's recent utterances as to the gallop, and was ticked off 341, 69, 146 and condition of Ribas Catholics in Poland, had an 2.243, one of the best performances during the audience with Windness to-day. It is expected Subscription Griffin races are by no means to Vatican, and will prevent the Papal protest morning, and the prospects of this pony for the that the audience will lead to the resumption of diplomatic relations between Russia and the be despised. Varlet (mafoo) and Swift (Mr. Hart Buck) were sent a mile and a half in against the treatment of Catholics in Poland L20, 2.01, 2.41, 3-201, and 3.561, the former being published. simply cantering alongside the 'b' from the Wada Naw York, January 3rd, half-mile post. Aristocrat gallopéd" a mile in
Richard Goerdeler, who went to Germany in 42,-131), 1.50 and 2.34, the form being anything | June, 1893, to fight a duel with William II, and but that of a good-class race-pany. "Brigand's | who returned to this country two weeks ago, malle and a quarter in 138, 110, 1.48), 2.37 and after being 'Incarcerated in s. Pronian Manatló 3073, was badly marred by the final quarter, and the pony actually rolled past the post, after
A KODE Contemporary sites that the doubl / Superintendent Hoispool, turned out very brought off on the East Polal Grounds yesterday. / Junning in dificulties from the Black Rock.
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From the evidence of Captain Wilson, the complainant, and Captain Rose, of the American barque Mount Washington, it appeared that defendant, without any immediate provoca- tion, went up to Captalo Wilson (who was at the time engaged in conversation at the bar with several seafaring friends) and struck bim viclent blow on his sight eye saying "You Insulted my wife about a month ago On being struck, Captain Wilson closed with the bellicoss "Ben"; they rolled over and over on the floor, clinching and cursleg, until they separated and the defendant was arrested Sikh constable at the request of the plaintiff. A mont disastrous fire occurred yesterday It came out in the evidence that the main cause afternoon, about one o'clock, at No. 57, Queen's of the assault was to be found in the fact that Road West, a few yards beyond the Man On at the last Victoria Recreation Club Regatta Insurance office. The flames broke out in a shop Captain Wilson, owing to the alleged dis- occupied by a dexter in fancy papers, Joss-sticks, reputable behaviour of Mr. Taylor, caused the and similar goods, and of course about the time redoubtable veteran to be removed from the of the Chinese New Year the s'ore was chiefly Kitty (which was being used as flagship), and filled with fireworks. In view of the locompres that therefore he had a grudge against Captala heusibly careless manner in which Chinese Wilson. The defendant admitted the Marauit in the Far East know) it is only natural that Worship imposed fine of $25 and bound the persist in playing with fire (u all residents and said "it was only a drunken brawl" His houses get burnt down sometimes, sad the only "Uabought and Undefeated over in one surety wander is that calamities do not happen oftener. of $so to be of exemplary behaviour for one In this case, however, it is said that the con- calendar month. Benjamin anted-up like a nap A grailon originated through the collapse of sand vows he will join the Salvation Army. floor, on which were gathered over a hundred natives calebrating their "festive season" in their own style, with a profusion of joss-candies, crackers, etc,
fall swing. In
On the alarm being given, the Fire Brigade, ander
applum for twenty-nine months, has finally Superintendent Wodehouse and Assistant
decided to tell the whole story his troubles. He has issued an eight-page pamphlet fa promptly and set to work in thefr
which he describes the "Black corruption in lies of railway now in course of construction scal energetic manner to put out the fire, which when a most pleasant siternoon's amusement between Kobe and Osaka will be falshed next bad already gained a complete bold on the front provided. Besides the immediate fiends
Germany," and tells of the celebrated "Prussian Demserat (Mr. Taylor up) scrambled thres Judiciary. He calls his story,, the "True tale. fs April or May, the widening of the tunnels having part of the ballding by the time the firemen and guests of the employees of the East Point quarters of smile in 45. x.13 and 1.47, and quite of sad depravity from the softenest monarchy on already been completed. The work will, It is arrived on the spot, They succeeded in pro- establishment, quite a number of the general failed to please the talent at the rails. Frohsino earth in it he relates the manner in which he catimated, cost 10,000 yen per mile on an average, vecting the fe from getting a rest hold of the public put in an appearance to participate in the strode along freely enough for a mile and was cheated out of his own inheritance; how be exclusively of the cost of bridges.
adjoining houses. Arrived at the scens of the fa, despite the threatening aspect of the quarter in 38, 1131, 1.5, 2.25 and 303-fast had been unjustly treated and refuted recognition weather, Every possible arrangement for the enough timts for the state of the course, but the by the Emperor, and that in a fit of passion he had Navy and the Club will be played at the Happy of water upon the burning cdifice from one of the and the lengthy programme was carried through Maclean riding, did half a mile in 331 and 68 comuption in the judiciary system, and what ha THE Rugby football return match between the Are the Brigade lost no time in turejog a aiream
comfort of the spectators had been made finish was not encouraging. Daart, with Mr. sent a challenge. He also tells of the alleged Valley to-morrow aftemoon, commencing at 430 gear by, while some of the firemen, fed most successfully. A spacious Grand stand was seconds, striding along in capital style. Vigilant suffered while kept a prisones at the asylum.
Queen's Road West hydrants which was 'clock. The Club will be represented by by Sergeant Witchell, at imminent risk to their erected, and adjacent to it was a tent within the (Mr. H. Humphreys had always the advantage He says his wife's letters to bles were intercepted, MP. G. Davies, D. Landale, J. H. Ferry, lives, entered the underground portion of the precincts of which the creature comforts of the over Valhalla (Mt. Hart Buck) in a mille and and that it was only by strategy that he was Paterson, P. G. Anderson, A. Chioman, Eburning building through a hole cut in the parti. people were attended to, while on the lawn Aunt half pow, but the pace was very slow, the able to let her know of als condition. Ezekiel, E. D. Sanders, G. Dois, G. H. Fot, tion wall of No. 59, and succeeded in rescuing and a "coloured gentleman in a tub, were and 3571 Gangadeen showed his heels to want the whole ganz arrested and publicly tried Sally, Ally Sloper, shooting gallery, swings chronograph recording 43, 1.35), 3.0, 3.391 3.18 Goerdeles conciades by saying: #1 now F. D. Markham, H. W. Slade, J. M. G. Macuk, three Chinamen who, owing to the hold the fire iberally patronised. Professor Vowles (of the Mere Cypher in a mile spin, finishing resolutely for false imprisonment, loss of business and R. Masefield, and Capt, Stewart.
had upon the ground and upper floors, could not Old Firm) was also to the fore with a grand in 3;3, 111, La and 3.30). Lightning's hal health and the fosult done to me, my family THE Shanghat Mercury learns that the tee otherwise bavetected their escapes Infact menagerie, art museum and picture gallery, and mile in 384 and Lig was accomplished in scratchy and my American city mmship. I want $1,000,000 ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID IN breaker Silatch, which the Russian Naval hopeless bad their position become the wise quite cellpsed his previous record as a stump style, quite unlike the grand sweeping stride of indemnity. He will ask this Government to
authorities brought out to keep the port of the plucky firemen reached them that they were Vladivostock open this winter, and which broke facapable of either shouting for assistance or rater. Most of the competitions were keenly the Derby hero of two years ago. down at her first attempt, has been successfully moving hand or foot, while four of their comrades contested, notably the half-mile race, which was get to work again, and that the port is now kept were already complately anffocated by the won by the veteran "Sandy Rodger after an excling tassie, while the "Young Un" gained ufficiently open to allow vessels to land and take dezes smoke which filed the cellars and discharging 3,000 tons of rails, leit Vladivostock Indeed, dealmost entirely overcome by, and attendance and played a capital programme, in cargo. One of the Volunteer steamers, after rendered the work of reseus the more difficult. much glory by walising home in the Consolation. The band of the Orchestra Macaense was in for Odessa on the 19th January.
Witchell was by it, had ha not been assisted out of the cellar la the toading mach to the enjoyment of the gathering. As will be seen by an advertisement which nick of time by Sergeant Christie and Constable The piles were presented by Mr. J. J. Keswick Appears in seother column of this isane, the Langley, it is probable that his name would have Appended are the results Hongkong Hotel Rothiserie is again to blossom | to he added to the list of those who so auddenly
FLAT RACE, 90 YARDS.-Gleyo, x; Galbraith, 2; McKenzie, 3. Into existence-this time under auspices which met an agonising death. He, together with the When it is said that the Rotisserie has been was promptly removed to the Civil Hospital in promise it a longer and more prosperous sun, three Chinese whom he had assisted in rescuing, PUTTING THE SHOT, 16 LBS. M. Forbes, taken over and will be run by our old blend stopsfed condition, and le now, we
31 ft. 10 in. 1; J. Dickie, 30 ft. 9 in., 23 J. Are Forbes, 30 ft 7 in., 3 "Sam," a guarantee bas heen given that the glad to learn, rapidly recovering, ax also
HIOR JUMP-). A. Cardno, 4 ft. 7 in., 13 venture will meet with success. The premises are the three Chinese taken out of the Symington, 4 ft. 64 lo,, 21 J. Galbraith, 4 ft. have been 10-arranged and in place of the bar. basement. Shortly after Witchell was carried sila, 3. room, which by the way, used to be so well off, the roof of the house fell with a loud crash," QUARTER-MILE FLAT RACE.-A. Rodger, 1; patronised, a specially furnished room, for the and carried with it the third, second and fict Symington, 21 J. A. Cardno, 3. convenience of ladies, has been subatllated, The floors of the house, and then it was, but not Rotisserie will be opened on Friday,
before, that constable on the roof of THROWING THE HAMMIR 16 LBB-J. M.
7. Dickle, $7 12 9 12., 3.
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help him to get it.
(Rear, Adrairai 0. F. Stanton of the United Dare Devil, matoo riding, I timed 19, 1.164, States Navy, who was removed from the com
But walgré tout, I was not kipressed with the to the command of the North Atlantic quadron, 455 and 2.31 for a mile, the title roan keeping and of his fleet at Rio Janeiro for saleting the high pressure for another furlong after paring lasurgent Admiral Mello, and after a hearing the p
e post, and finishing strongly and in good style. before the Secretary of the N177 was assigned performance, and when in due course a selection was at the Aster House yesterday morning. He has to be made for the Derby, I dont think my is on bis way to Port An Prince, Hayli, where #tip" will be Dare Devil...Opal encompassed the Kearsargs, which will for the present de his the Derby distance in 361,121), 1.40, 22, 3.04 Dagship, is swaliing bis aniral. and 3443, Mr. Buxty's discarded subscription Admiral Stanton left before noon and may griffin bringing Mr, Helorich's crack along the hare taken passage on the Atlas line steamship fast air ferlonga. Opal was driven the whole-Adles, which sailed yesterday. His name WAS Journey, the maloo who rode, stopping the pony not on the passenger list, however, and at the time and again by a too lavish use of the whips office of the company it was not known whether but, na Z:stated weeks ago, this Derby favorite | ho had valled ripats is a non-stayer and is not one of the cut-and-work
MADRID, Jassary 3rd, come-again sort. Centurion's maile ta sra, 1.111, Telegrams from Barcelona, say that the ten
15a and 236 hardly looks like winning form,
Iz is stated that slace the with moon of the ry joining house reported that, ho, haud cle-4-Forbes, 62 ft. 6 in., 1 j. J. Forbes, 58 ft. 7.30., 25 in 451, 1.261, 3,05, 2.413, 3.18 and 3.55,-la” ́ owing to the fact that the latter have declared
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200 YARDS FLAT RACK-). Gley, *; Ormiston, 1; J. Rodger, 3.
HOP, STEP AND JUMP-Symington, 11 J, W. Stewart, a1" }, Gaibralth; 3.
kanded over to the officers, as they expected that- dey were being led out for immediate exertion,
and I am afraid that Viper's mile and a half arrested anarchist lenders were handed over (Thunderbolt accompanying his the last mile) by the civil to the military authoritter, trifle too slow to give the old timber copper the prisoners were accomplices in the J; much chance against Bovril, Vagrant, Talisman, tmpt upon the life of General Campos and
Lightning and one or two of the Amay pondes.
rivat, consequently, be tried by martial law, pensan Catterthun was sont balf a milo in 35 and 13
They dnsroblats were terror-stricken when Hard Times-la-go-and-zae), and Recovery fr and 67, the last named solar la aver the best form. The finale was Hohensallern's mile belleved that the tan leaders of the lep in 37, 113, 149 and saf, the Falop, and will be executed by being rates drm 4 anarchisti will soon be tried by comet-martial chatnot appearing completelyaipan out!" Flack, ahne : that manner fallowed out in the passed the past, and 1'am inclined to think thát. he is one of the port WEENIENTE MALO Tangy son came of Pallas, in the front of Mount Juich castle, rails on a hard oquese, ra
marinas left Kiel zon
Gardno and Gloyn, 2, - THREE-LEOULD RACE --Dickly and Galbraith, PLACE KICK (FOOTBALL)-Symington, J.
of "Save lief" framing from some out buildings year of Kwang Hall, the Canton Mint has coined at the back of the burning house. 'It as doos TELEGRAMS, 43,930 dollars; 178,440 half-dollars; 5,667,831 occurred to Inspector Mann that there might twenty-cant pieces ; 16,098,379 ten-cent pieces; be some people in the back rooms, or the cook- "SOCIALISE IN FRANCE.
−1,158,917-five-cent places, and 380,983,131-cop. | houses, though the occupants who had escaped per cork. The dollar contaturgo per cent. of loto the street said there wasnobody left behind j river and 10 per cent. of copper; the hall-dollar and he at once ordered a squad of firemen to During à debate in the Chamber of Deputies, 86 per cent, of silver and 14 per cent, of copper, effect an entrance to that portion of the building a Socialist member named Thivrier called out | and all the messiler coins 5a per cent, of allver by breaking through" then partijan wall of the Viva la Commons,” whereupon the Chamber | and 18 per cent, of copper. The cash contain next house, No. 59 Queen's Road West, which, woted that he be expelled, and he was at once: 60 per cent, of copper and 40 per cent, of lead. being very thin, was an easy tasks for the wake removed by soldiers. The Chateber parsed by Although the gruenient of the Womignorerer wart fremen, the close the Arm 208 to 54 à vota of confidence is the Goyens | kas tryiend, {uaryices are stil retained as foor was in this way ipods entupid, but no · HUNDLE RACE=-). A. Cardno, 1] J. Gloyn, aj mant on the queation of dealing with Anarchists. I the Mist,
I signs of huntan beings ward found : Khuray: no -J) Dickie, Se
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Forbes, ar J, M. Forbes, 3.
VISITORS' RACE, 300 yarda-G. C. W. Kirkpatrick,