♣
THE ORIENTAI. WAR.
coq.
For the fallowing kam of war news we are indehted or Shanghal moralog
to temporary:-
then
THE SURRENDER OF WEI-ĦAS-WEI The incal mandarins have received the follow- ing particulars regarding the final hours when Welch wel was sill in the bands of the Chi- nexe-All ammunition had been exhausted and Linkongho Island was at the mercy of the enemy as early as the afternoon of Monday, the 11th instant. Admiral Ting, finding all was lost,
commilled, suicide and Chang Total the second commardent who had succeeded General Tai heating of Admiral Tingle dealb, alan committed suicide. Upon this, in order to save the rest of the fret and army at Llukung
Admiral McClure sent a flag of fruce to the Japanese consenting to surrender. The land, forts, etc., were handed over the next day, the 12th, to the japanese, and the officers and men of the Chinese fleet and army are now confined on board the enemy's skips which will convey them first to Port Arthar and thence to Japan. It is calculated that only 1,700 officers and men surrendered.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ?
сладе
We have on undoubted authority that when the news of the arrival of the Jinese at Yang- ching was reported to Admiral Ting xi Wei-hɔf- wel, he releyriched at once for permission to stick the enemy's feet and transposts, declaring that; rves if he should lose most of his ships in the angle ment, he would be able t ̧ LI ! fong-ch'n, however, sent peremplory ortiers As to the Japanese. The Viceroy fording Admiral Ting to leave the pert, bis telegram ending with the words: “.
"Abide where you are to the last! If your afr from Wel-hat-wal
tout ord and attack the Japanese you will: be answerable for it, even if you should prove victorious by them"
free-arable losure to
THE LOST NAVY.
It may h Intercwing to set out a list of the ships which were either destroyed, or fell into the hands of the Japanese when Wel-hal-wel surrendered,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1865.
secret to them, for long. A certain two-YeRT- old-I will call him Chota Moti-had been purchased for a substantial sum after winning a selling race on the Heath in a canter. His new owner determined to test the youngster with several "home-made
ones, and as 000
8000
the
4 possible. Accordingly, the gallop took place, three the next morning; and in order that as few people as possible should be in the secret, the jockeys who were to ride in the trini were ordered to take the horses rut of
of their boxes, and to "da
44 up "their charge after returning home, the regular stable attendants being fast in the arms of Morpheus. The gallop took place, and day had hardly broken when the stables were once more locked up, But an Important omirsion had been made by ons of the jockeys in performing his horse's toilet. He forgot to pick out his feet!
commodity--are particularly useful to men anxious to commence xs poblic benefactors In is direction. Bus all tipsters are not tours; and the converse la equally true.
Leaving on the great training grounds of New market and the Curragh, no fewer than
twenty- centres have repariers, or Louis,
welling in this mid
1th de midst; a-conspicuous exception in these eldes time, many a latter da
days befg Reduesford, where, in the was trained, but which now appears to be abandoned alto
Since
wlaner
gether by the racehorse educater. writing the above, Thomas Skelton has informed me that he and Hopwood hav few horses in train on the historic ground whereon, is the pa, Sekret, W. Stunders and T. CHM the Tud, were a summary of the cccupations of prepared many a useful horse. At the head-quasters of the labebltants to be compiled, it would be found The stable boy was, you may be sure, not that there is one tout to every ten horses or so slow to notice this omission.
At Newmarket the reporters for the sporting "Hallo, my beauty!" he observed to bis dalies are compelled to employ, each one, a Jumb end, whose feet were full of wolf;
smali army el horse-watchers, it being Impossible "you've been a gallivanting about in the middle insight into all the work which takes
for one individual, or even three to gain of the night, 700 ?"
have von
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of
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place ob
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In another quarter of an hour all the horses who had been in the gallop were "patted ";
one gentleman of observate is privileged to ride and, most extraordinary fact of all, before mann,
over the Heath, and can see almost all be wants every tout in the place, and wired to his clients for
for himself I had almost descended to the slang the result of the
thai trial! Bat fancy the
phrase "on his own"-hat he is an exception. account must have been somewhat conflicting.
The common or beath tont must r se before day- know
break, don his "watching" bosts, gird bla South-country tout who possesses mickintosh and telescope upon his abou'ders, rather more than the usual logged perseverance and of his race. This worthy was the owner, at one and "bool it" to and fro, In order to cull the time,
boney
for bis pony who, too, had the instincts quialte amount of
employers and love of his business which characterise your
is a rather more irksome one and that tout job is a true watcher, and would remain motionless, fo
than that of the rural pstraan. There is
a back his duty had been accomplished. a ravine, or bebind the furces, out of sight, unit morning exercise hours, the master-touts with parlour in a email inn in Newmarket where, efer
One day the principal trainer in the district theft jurneymen are wont to foregather. Here ward to act at Croydon, he is pale le course, the paper, in time lo le sent off by the midday
going to
are written most of the dully training reports for race at Croydon, over bis private course. some three miles away. In the village adjacent
train to the Metropoli; each tont
tont producing his the ulat ground the astute irriner received notes of the work done, whi
which are
are carefully copled intelligence that the obnoxious horewatcher
the main Tt cle, after mere or less had passed through a lit le time before. But expansion and elaboration and it is a remark-Hongkong Victualilor Yard, when the carafende arrived on the trial ground
able fact that the Newmarket trainers seem to not an observer was to be seen. Still the trainer
Hongkong, soth February, 1895. have no fear I any bata that the touls may do was by no means railsfied.
them. Not many years ago it was almost = hanging matter to be caught watching a trial;
NEW CANT^N HOTEL, there be some touts still left in
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FRENCH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, England who can discourse feelingly of "good bldings and iromersions in herse ponds as But nowadays at Newmarket-especially during
nsequences
GOOD ACCOMMODATION and EXCEL- their temerity and perseverance. GLENT CUISINE. Most touts would have accepted the situation
he week before flat-raclog comme ces-I have
BOARD and LODGING by the day :- and departed, too, at a respectful distance behind.quently seen a test gallop brought off in the
One Person But I think It I you that this particular man
linmeslate presence of hundreds of people. But of observation postesses rather more than the
how many of these gallops were what an usual dogged pe severance of bis race. He and
esteemed contemporary calls "cum grane trials" his pony" lay low" (ka "Ole Brer Rabbit"
deponent sayelb not. remained bilden for another hour and a half at the end of which time back came the trainer and Bitle string jumpers. And, doubling not but that the tout was by this time safe in own house, the master of the airing gave the signal for the gallop to commence. The tour saw welt from start to finish, and the connec- The stable bad to take a short price about the winner. Bat as he landed the Croydon Kurdle Race cally enough, there was not much barm done after all.
I know he's here, confound him 1" be sald (and his voice was a far-reaching one).
"He's hidden somewhere, be hanged to him! I shan't try'm to-day at all. Tak'm straight home, Tinrysen, orclad, Tate fligahin of Admiral Willy." And away went trainer, head lat.
horses, and all.
SHITE' AT WET-HAL-WRI.
Ting, now reed in 3 hems of water, bat with her yung free for action
Chingyuen Ironclad, flagship of Admiral Merlure. Reps>ired.
Pingruen, amoured cruiser, Captato Li Ho. Triver seslerulses. Captain Lin Tien-fa. Chtsgraven, steel cruiser, Captain Yeh Chea.
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Paofimed tugh at Melyen, wonden gasbast.
and
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Until, however, within the last decade or so the toat was not gulversally beloved. His pre- ence on a training ground, or anywhere In its locality, was not invled. He was very Ishmael, and his calling was a decidedly dan gerous one. In the heavy betting days-ante- post betting days I mean he could do a deal of In the sixties," mischief, and inta
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"ROBINSON CRUSOE,”
town; and there were touts there too-far more
ор
ON
A late employer of the trainer mentored at the commencement of this article was by no means a tolerant of touts 1 his trainer is the presentlime. And the e employer had gondersson for ble intolerance. If ever roe tout deserved good "hiding," laid on with a stirrup leather, more than another, it was a young man who was son and heir of an ea imable lady who kept an inn within mile of the training quarters. This When the touts leave :His place it'll be time youth combined the occupation of foot and oiled by the s of any tout. So MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY, AT 4 PM.
SPORTING GOSSIP:
AR UT TOUTS.
for me to pack up and he off too, for I shall know thly got no horses worth looking at."
This Whers and arge-hearted statement was male do yelf, not many years ago, by one of our most entrent trainers; and at the close of then let century.these gentlemen, it would seem, have cure to tolerate the horse-watcher as a necessary pull,
trial
A
advertising tipter, and most have amass farge fortune during bis slay to those parts. Not content with auborming every stable-boy who would listen to his cherming, be bad the keeper of the toll gate between the stables and the downs in his pay; and the trainer's employer was eventually obliged bay up that toll-gate, and establish an old confidential servant Nothing in the later history of the Turf his there. At that time there was no means of been more remarkable than the rise of that communicating from the
riser the tout, enliet of cod old days," when man drank In what are called the
of the electric telegraph. Tage by means
was no office Derrer than Oldbury, some five miles
away. port wire and wore tophasis on ordinary occa- And on the morning of an important klons when Jockeys rade from one meeting to the rascal generally knew the exact time aether with their stock of clothing and saddlery that it would take place the young man would strapped round their waists
waists, and everybody station "gallopers" al
at intervals along
the Old. settles with the offered fals, as corfaenly by road. By the means the sidings of the tria
the vilest of repressed, one
was would reach bis employers some hour before a literale and
and very
the owner's commissioner was informed; and dirty individual, with a the owner weakness for gin; a scoundrel who usually slept that gent eman zo with all bis apparel on-in a ditch for choice-as infrequently resalted.
light better, grief not w to be in time to witness important trials st daybreak, and who filled up his spare time in directly responsible for the scratching of a well ! young man at the lon” was, in fact, ta nobbling "the favourite, either by poleon or a
known börse, which created such a scandal yars tap of a tie worden mallet.
ngo, and which helped to land the proprietor of a sporting
tipper on the wrong side of the "big
ke
to the "
10
And that
од
The
la Coldbath Fields.
In alluding to this young man, is far from my intention to class him amongst the regular army of toutdom, most of whose soldiers are respectable men, who work much harder than their neighbours, and do not always get rewarded after their deserts,
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themate that Lady Elizabeth must have lost all must have been palpable to those in charge of
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of '68, the fatal news never leaked eat, and the "splendid wreck" started a raglog hot favourite for the Derby. I shall never forgel Fordham's face just before be was lifted leto the saddle Nicely "planted," too, were the Stockbildge touts on the day
day of Lec'oret's Cesarewitch trial. The whole of them were loved to a banquet at the Grosvenor Arms by the powers that were at Danebury, and, when the guests were all assembled at the well-spread table, a
well known Duke addressed them, In have forlied you here to partake of our hospit some such terms as these: "Gentlemen, we allly, in order that we may try some horses, on the Downs up above, free from
observation. You will, therefore, I know, pardon us for locking the door." The tours were, thereupon, locked in the room, which was on the second floor, and not one of them cared to risk his neck in jumping out of the window. The trial came off, wlib
result which a historical; and one commis. than 80 oco to the noble owner of Lecturer, stoner (Mr. W. Wright) turned in " no less
Yes, there were "giants" at Danebury la those days. And it is out generally known that Lecturer was backed to win an enormous sum of money at the Rooms the night before the race } but, aftes
a big dinner with the Marquis," the horse's backers were obviously to much under the influence of alcohol that none of the wagers were wilten down. My authority for the state- rent is a gallant warlor who was one of the of that unwritten beis would have appeared in Lecturer party and it is just possible that some black and white on the following Monday bad the little brown last the
In the siill-better ald daya, In the "thittier," the tour was a rare a bird, almost, as the great auk. The fine steel engraving published with this sketch represents, not Benjamin Disrachi In his younger days, as the casual observer might imagine, but "The Newmarket Tout." In those days, every male who ventured abroad was com- pelled by, the unwritten law of eliq seste to dona frock coat and a tall hat. And this gentleman That in the multiplicity of touts lies the reason of observation is pic
pictured as kneeling down in for the decline of ante-post betting, there can, the "Pinntation watching the horses come should think, be no question. In the "good old Limekling. And in order the better to days," before the introduction of training reports, escape observation, he bas deposited his bat on when Fall's Life was the only racing paper of the ground bebl dhim I would stake tion that "the Newmarket tout" of the "thirties" knew absolutely nothing about the private life my reputa: any importance in exist. nce, the general public did not arises ennugh wealth to get his hat of a racehorse, and the bookmakers profited ironed every day.
We have, indeed, changed all accordingly. There was but little fore-stalling"
face. that. The up-to-date horae watcher, the man perpetrated in those days, save by an owner's
Amaleur touls are, as a rule, harmless. At of observation," as he likes to be
to be called, is frestimate friends, for
Newmarket which we all periodically visit, as welfare, or quently a man of substance wallowing in of a favourite lu his cwo bome
much for the sake of the fine air as with a view bouse
property and Government Stock and, sealed book to most outsiders. Hence long lists to the increasing of our little stock of cash, there occasionally, a man of education. I have known of quotations on the Derby, Leger, and other are plenty of aristocratic watchers early on the *tout "drop Into poetry "with wil the case and important events; and also, hence the fact that morning of each race day. But few of us learn grace of
Silas Wegg, and even quote a substanilel proportion of the horses backed much, after cheating ourselves of that matutinal favourite Latin author in his reports. The
were doing work at all--some of them were "asp after the shaving-water has been reader of racing fiterature of to-day is not broken down, or otherwise dead amiss, and a
deposited at our bedroom doors-which, to my half
snd-fied with was was good enough mind
thinking, is the most sefreshing part of food for bis father. He must and will
lew absolutely dead. We certainly bave "more
of the sight's Will light in these advanced times. There are more
are more rent. But there be some aristocratic touts whose have elaborate training reports with minute than desen of what I call "legitimate" presence on a racecourse could very well be
Should Brother ebronicles of sporting matters: alone, pan get cast in his box overnight, those broadsheets (most of the part from dispensed with, I allude to the "fibers of men" :
short Hved) tothose gentlemen who persistently tout owner faci not eppear in type within
twenty. four hours, the exacting reader will refuse to be white combine daly "wire finals and miracie sad jockeys. The Stewards of the Jockey Club
their weekly digest of
have begun too low down. And I' Know reaches the owner of training correspondents. The Infallibility of the instance in which an amateur tout Interfered the horse himself, Reports of trials are, of Tart adviser or hipster has long been most terribly with commission. This worthy, course, not always ↑ stricity accurate. Wast are recognised (by himseli), and is a fact which most
who had horre lo traloleg known as "route" ixials" often take place,
school" of not be disputed by the rest of the world; and as witnessed a big at Newmarket, and it requires a most be
some steeplechase exactly expeilenced observer to determine where the bushel he takes care to blazon his stresse, immediately afterwards to some purpose.
the man to hide his light under horses, and made sie of the telegraph wires horses who are being put through the mill really at a cost of two-and-sixpence per line, in the course, there was a terrible row about the matter, "finish." But, on the whole, the trials, advertisement
and threats were made not to rua-the winner of columns of the sporting dallies. reported in the sporting papers, are to be relied A few very few of these advertising the trial at the meeting. But some sort of upon, though the proverbial grain of salt has to philanthropists are, I have reason to know, compromise was arrived at and the horse won in be taken with some,
reliable men-reliable, f. d., in that they work ■ canter. I know a re-he is member of a local hard in the intere ta of their customers-who The fierce light which beats upon the Turf has government board, and has long since, so they attend most of the race meetings, and have cortion as a useful member of society. He is, for corbeen the means of bringing the tout lato recogni Bay, made his pile: "who sat up, or, rather,
sespondents (or touts) at most of the traluing the most part, fat, and, like most fat people buog about the stables for three nights in order qustiers, and do their own tauting on the race- to see Ir quols' Derby trial. On the third night courses, at a very early hour in the morning. given to express blmteil in somewhat forcible (or morning) his palence was rewarded, and Some of them for the benefit of bookmakers language. But, like the hero of the song, he is thanks to the artificial bank erected at the and others at a distance-oven undertake to all tight when you know hira. And, a vulo, ins Igation of a fermer steward of the jockey
The roopers
pers for each Club alongside the Cambridge Road avowedly lo
* hour or ID advance, Other
tipsters are,
are, it is to be
fested, of screening for the purpose
the trial
trial pelther reliable por
particolarly konent; and, ground from the gas of the fonts, but when customers ran short, are not apt to change
really serves them as a
got a fresh basis, For it is a curious fact that that DEAFNESS. An essay describing a really good view of the all-importat
portion
In its racing Investments believes faut, together with his employers, did not lose impletly in the theory of safety in the multitude much through his watchintsess and perseverance, of counsellors, and will usually try each advertis Another Newmarket trial, which was not ing tipster in turn, Tans "addresses" of likely witnessed by any tout, was nevertheless no, ensiemere...which addressse mu a mentistable,
have
MD
comforted. In fact, the reading public frequently and which baint almost as many dipsterse tried to cope with ibis suisance, but they
get their news before
which
race
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Di
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Extra Bed-room, per month
For further particulars, apply to
50,00
THE MANAGER,
New Victoria Hotel, (26
Hongkemy, 16th October. 104.
Intimations.
TO SHIPMASTERS, CAPTAIN F. H. PLUMMER, (LATE OF THE PATAGONIAN NAVY.) THE OLDEST STEVEDORE IN MANILA. STEVEDORE AND CONTRACTOR,
all of
CSUPPLIED on the shortest notice and
on the most reasonable terms. Manila, 5th October, 1895,
TO SHIPMASTERS,
STEAM WATER-BOAT COMPANY.
Isa
Tthoroughly renovated and, under sex and THE Undersigned are prepared to SUPPLY
experienced Management, offers Accommodation at most ressonable rates to BOARDERS and VISITORS, unsurpassed in the Colony,
The BED ROOMS are Commodicus and Comfortably FURNISHED, with HOT, COLD and SHOWER BATHS.
There are DINING, BILLIARD and SMOKING ROOMS, with every convenience. The CUISINE Is fa able and experienced hands, and only the best brands of WINES, SPIRITS and MALT LIQUORS are kept.
For terms, &c., apply to
A. B. C. DEMÉE, Manager, STAO HOTEL. Hangkany, 1st February, 1805.
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on shortest notice any quantity of PURE FRESH FILTERED WATER for both DECK and BOILERS.
Supplying FILTERED WATER.
The only Company in Hongkong exclusively Despatch Guaranteed. Call Flag "W."
J. W. KEW & Co12
15, Praya Central. Kanokono, 17th November, 1804.
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MEE CHEUNG, PHOTOGRAPHER, TOP FLOOR OF ICK HOUSE, IN Ics-House Road.
[S now in a position, in his New and Com
modious Premises, to eclipse, ar buretofore, THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED (Corner of Queen's Road and Duddell Street. In the Colony or in any part of the Far East.
Tch place as this was the one thing
GROUPS AND VIEWS a speciality, Hongkong, Band September, 1894,
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`HE Undersigned has always thought that moeded to fit in between HOTEL LIVE and the PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE-providing it be First-class in every detall. A place where one may have bis GRILLED CHOP or STEAK
by aver of the Day, up to 12 P.M.3 or later T CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, bege most
AN APPEAL.
THE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN
ctfully to APPEAL to the Reskients of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and destres to state that she will be pleased to receive orders for ail kinds of NEEDLE
WORK Gentlemen's Shirts made to nedar, and Coilh $35 and Collars
renewed on old ones. and
Children's
$17
ff notice be given. He is also prepared to SUPPLY MEALS to PRIVATE PARTIES por MAND or ORDER-the Parties sending Dilabes, dc., for same-and Cash, Terms Breakfast...per meal $0.75.per Mouth Tale
$0.75 Dinner
$1.35 Breakfast, Tiffin and Dinner... Breakfast and Thin .................. Has and Dinner
H
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$45
$30
$40
SPECIAL TIFFINS: DINNERS wired in Excellent Style 'st short notice,
Hengkang, 14th June, 1895-
W. THOMAS,
Proprietor
Ladies
Under-clothing, Children's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful for any PAPEL, or old Envizors to be made Inte Books for the Children of the Foot Schonie, whe are taught by the Slaters.
Monglung, sand Aješ, 1949,