THE BOXING TOURNAMENT.
NORTHCOTT KNOCKED OUT IN THE SICCND RCUN”.
→ THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1897..
arm slyla about the back. Nockcatt made the golog rapid and once he fairly sprinted after Hucket. The latter man was playing a careful game and as the open legs offered ke landed well an Northcott's head and pick
Atthe call of These was a splendid audience at the Theatre time those who had bicked the blusjickat began Royal last night to witness the boxing tours to feel that they would have bean wike to have ment promoted by Mr. Harper, of the Singedged a little. Hacker finished the round
remarkably fresh and Northcott looked fit for Hotel. The body of the hall was crowded with great deal more fighting. The partisans of both soldiers, bluejackets and civilians and there were mes cheered them hesitlly as they west to their also many who took seats in the circle. The corners. meals around the ring were all occupied, and amongst those present were many Army 103 Nary officers, and a host of others who take an Interest in sporting matters. The event of the avening was the contest for the Heavy Weight Championship
Round 2. In this round Hocker slipped but was on his fent in an listset and it was BOOB seen that both men meset burlacus. There was same boljabbing work at short range, the boxes being too clore for the blows to take effrel. At last Hucker got an opening and after leading with his loft be caught Northcott a tight-banded between Northcolting on the jaw that sent hins flying through as Northcott was off ble knees and hands Hacker at him agato. Northcott seemed daxed and down at the upper part of the ring, * couple of seconds later he was knocked His pusfshment fold on bim and he was unable to come up to litse. in fact he was down over the 10 secondi considerably and the reftrees and
Julened that at the present moment gently for million dollars remain locked up in these paris in Indian yarn, sɛd, ma thin fact very materially adds to the stringency. It is a very serious question na to bow long they will remain so lo the detriment of the trade.
THE GOORKHAS AS STAR TROOPS.
(From our Special War Correspondant.)
Peshawar Cantonments, Punjab, 11th November, 1897. Over a fortnight #go, spropos of the compara- tively new regiment of 9th Gooikbar, which la
famed the fact that of all the troops-white and now attached to the Peshawar colume, I men-
Bative-now on the frontier, the Goorkhas us
aim for sa were doing the best service, (This letter never reached us,-ED. H.K,T.] They are stil at it, and, the dash of the Gordoni at Dargal notwithstanding, they still seem to be giving cards and spades to the rest of the forces tog but a percentage of the credit. When a In the matter of doing the best work and receiv
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(Tamar) and Hucker (Navy Yard). Before the ropes on the left side of the ring. As soon them, as likewise on account of the probablity | Goorkba officer geis kiited he is only a Goorkba, | Chinese-List of 11th moon of B3rd year of·
this, however, a couple of exbibition soars were given that helped to fill in the time in an interest Ingmanner, Mt. Baldy: Master-at-aṛms of H.M.S. Iphigenia, was appolated timekesper and Mr. Herper announcel the boxers.
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umpire announced that the reault was a knock out for the Navy Yard man,
Ashdown and Talbot, two West Yorks mea were the first called on for a f-round display. Both men are claver light weights and on the last occasion they spared they made things very wil
Mr. Duncan then stepped forward and an- Hing. As before it was soon seen that Taikot pounced that Hecker had won as be bad was cut classed. Ashdown sent them home on
knocked out Northcott in the second round. his head with left and right in regolar pit-a.pat Northcoit was down over ten seconds. style. Ashdown guarded very'prelilly, and repeat
This announcemeat was greeted with load edly when the other man came knocking he was demonstrations of approval by the specators. not at home Talbot is a beavy bitter and one
Mr. Robinson muy he crunted Northcott be sent in no the jaw with the sight fairly spun
down for 13 seconds in the first fall and it is his man. round, But Ashdown was quick pi
understood that on the second occasion 15 Ughtning and sent in facers with both hands seconds elapsed before he was on his feet, before his man was on goud. Some nest body
Seen after the contest, Northcott had no ex- hlis were sent in by both men with the right plans-ion to make as to his sudden defest. He and then Talbot look a lot of punishment about said that his broken arm gave him no trouble at the bord and face. After a rally the first round
all and the only thing he knows is that he wLS ended in Ashdown getting in a beauty with the knocked out. He takable defent gamely and right on Talbot's face and be was knocked clean
like many more be is a good deal raiprised that under the ropes in his own corner. In the second he was not able to make a better show, if not a round Talbot "huckel up" a bit and made win. A tough battle wis expected but never a some good play with the sight, Ashdown was double-breasted knock out in the second round. on hand all the lime and his advantage la reach
Hacker along had been saying he was told canalderally in bis favour. The round going to "out" h's mania about the third round generally was of a give-and-tako nature bat and he really seemed quite confident he could Ashdown's quickness stood him in good stend de so, When Interviewed he spoke most mor and he had the best of it. Talbot opened round deslly of bis victory and gave it as his optolon 3 with some good right hand work on Aibdows's that a right hander on the jaw that he planted in the first round made ble man sick. Hacker has head, but he was not looking partice zrly bright taken ble if any training, course of jaggling A good deal of fanny light tapplag filled in the with a 55lb weight to "keep his mascle right round and both men appeared to thirke the matter a big jike. In the fourth round Talbat being all that be his gone in for. Old opened in better style but big opponent just set in the put and he is said to have been Navy men speak of him as belog #wonder his right and left in as he liked. A lively rally at close quarters was disturbed by the call of the champion of the fleet at home years ago. time. The gib and last round saw Talbot Anyhow he has proved himself a fine ring badly puffed and Ast down beat home some hat general and his style is jurt, the kind to ahots for the nick and chest.
Talbot played bring milters to climax very quickly, gumely and sent in same nice blows but they all Northcott's sudden delant came LE R lacked force. He jumped about more than the great surprise to many, bar after mil It other man, who was apparently quite cool and only shows that the ornamental style of fresh all through. The display was a spirited boxlag does not coast for much when one of If somewhat unequal ane and both boxer bad the old time pags, like Hacker, comes into the hearty round of applause as they left the log. A father meeting is probable and the backers of Hacker seem to think that there is Halem and Whyte, two more West Yorks not the least chance of the result being reversed. boys, best were called on for a 3-round Northcott's friends, too, are sure that Tommy Haslem who has boxed here before as a light can do better things than he did last night, bat weight, strips in lovely style, bis physique being all are ford to a'mit that Hacker won his classic in its proportions and his fighting atitude battle in true sportsmanlike and manly is decidedly treking. Whyte is somewhat fashion. heavier than Haslem apparently and he basa most ugly habit of throwing his head back into his shoulders. If a heavy one caught him on the chin he would be bound to go down, his defence bel very loose. In the opening round Husiem set to work with clean straight lefin for the bead and free and they seldom missed. He also pat in some good sights on the body and it was seen in a jiffey that the other mac, vital Impariance to Hongkong has been
The following correspondence on a subject of game as be was, conid candle to bim. In the second round quily forwarded for pablication :— Haslem floored Whyte and on the latter trying
Hongkong, 7th December, 1897. for the face he got sharp punishment le retura To Sir George Cotton, K., President, Bombay about the bead and face. Haslem made the Millowners' Association, Bombay, pice fut in the third and last round and bis STR,-A! & meeting of the Chinese michanis tel was constantly seeking the other man's head. dealing in foddan yata bed, after lider works. Time alter get home and people it was unanimously resolved, after fully consider. began to wish that Haniem had had a better man Ing the present position of the yarn trade in this put before bim Haslem was wonderfully quick market and in Shanghai in connection with the and all through he showed capital style. Whyte question of excessive and disproportionately need a lot of training and coaching, 100, but heavy supplies that of late have been pouring he is only able just now to make a second ratein, and in connection with the positions of the show against Haslem. The bout ended decidedly in favour of the latter.
ring.
not hold
Many people would like to see either Ash down or Pearson put them on with Haslem❘ or Dicey for a display, and it is safe to say that the show would be worth a day's march to see.
Mr. Harper announced an interval of fifteen | minnies before the contest was called on and the audience meandered out to see what sort of a night it was, or to Interview that Inevitable man with a dog. The one topic outside waS who was going to win the heavy weight event. Northcast cariled a heap of money but towardr the close Hacker came in with bound and those who got even money were lucky.
As on previous occasions the arrangements generally were carried ont in rood slyla' and daring the boxing the sadlence kept most per. fect crder.
CHINA AND BOMBAY FARNS.
and as such is mentioned anonymously in the despatches. If he has a name, Heaven alone knows it. The sober fict remains that one Gooricha officer and aloe, or ten, or slacty Goarkbas were killed.
This stringency, combined with the abu ormal, almost andreamt of fluctuations experienced to exchange on India, particululy during the last quarter of the year under the overtures of the United States and French Government to the Billsh Government for the rehabilitation of sliver and under the revivification of the question of the re-opening of the India miats, han qulte demoralized the Iwo principal central markets as also the country markets rounding thess centres. Virtually the heavy wecks are antale able at the two centres, and the country markets, on account of the dreadful position lato which the conilowed tightness of money has thrown verging Imest on the certainty, of prices te ceding under the present juncture well nigh to to as per cent, have had recourte to notblag but the walling policy, and as the areal settlemen time before the Chinese New Year, filing on the 22nd January, 1898, is approaching, that patter goes on without the slightest relästfan, näy, ii | is getting farther. Intensified. The Chinese
As a matter of fact is on these same Goork merchants apprehend that the present stocks off has that the heft of all the fighting seems to fall, yarn and the present Intense stringency of masay are not likely to find reducts for some sis and also the honorable, if som times thanklers, months lo come, and if heavy importations of task of pilding their whlis comrades is arms-to the former are conilned and no messures in the victory. In the first attack and capture of the interests of the trade both ru your side and here Darai Ridge the assault and solare of the are adopted to check in some meigare the influx in a country strendy flooded with stocks, the position was effected by Gookbaя alcor. They present evil will asinme a ships that will be ware, of course, supported by other troops-the disastrous, possibly beyond recovery, to the King's Own Scottish Borderers with the North- spinnings In India, and to the importers" and ampions in reserve. The Goorkhas, however, dexters "In China. It is for the momentous reason that they have ventured to advocate the did the actual storming and effected the capture adoption of the remedial measure of abori bours with Czzualides amounting to 32 kille and for working the factories, and hence they have wounded. The casualles of the Sik's were 10. deemed it expedient and to the advantage ci si The total casualties wire 63. To us an concerned to wire this advocacy by above quoted telegrams. In conjunction with the factors stated expression that was cast in Americe daring the above that have guided them to the advocacy | Civil War "The coloured troops fought nably,” In question, the counter-factors of the feasible It may be remembered that, owing to some importations of Japanese yan in Chios difcalles so far saexplained, the Ridge was under the prezent variation of exchange, as also evacuated shortly after the Goorkhas had so the element of local manufactures likely to be gaining shortly in eppositon to your industry pluckily stormed it, and it had to be retaken and likely to increase in strength as factories next day at the terrible cost of 38 killed and 157 under construction and under contemplation wounded, 195 casualties in all. Out of this gain completion, have not been lost sight of, and number the and, Goorkhas lost 17 killed and go due weight has been given to these factors in wounded-67 in all, or more than one third of their considerations. Under the present over the total causities and nearly one half of the laden functure it was, however, held that thess killed. Captain Jadge was shot dead while factors have no scope for some time to come to leading his wig of there squat warriors from
In opposition,
remembered in connection with the tiger-like Nepsol, and bis is the only name that will be pluck and tenacity of the regiment under a fire hat was simply withering; for no has been rated, one never hears the names of native officers or repays who has been killed wounded, a who in any similar way distin. or
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Hongkong, 9th December, 1897, To Sir George Colton, K. President, Bombay
Millowners' Association, Bombay. Sa-Slace addressing you on the 7th Instant I have received from your Association in reply courte-following whic
to the messages of the Chinese merchants the
In conclusion the Chinese merchants much regret that the solution of the exchange difficulty has agrin been pal eft by the reply of the British Government to the Conference held in London, and they also much regret to observe, under the continued instability of exchange, that the much petted Idea inculcared by you an iveral occafalshed themselves, tions, first when ths ladlen mints were closed, and latterly at one of the meetings of your Asso-entaide of India, and unfamiliar with the One melons these facte because people coctalion, that the trade will adjait itself to the ways wherela things we conducted there, exigencies of exchange, has undergone no such might be ignorant segar ing their import. process of crystalization as was prophested, but Here thes Goerkhs are considered la bere, proved but a phantasma, and is likely to Ta comment upon their plack is superfluous, it has instead, according to expediace abtained the ight of naturally born fighting malts. prove so sgale.—I am, sir, yours sincerely, to extol it is waste al praise, They cannot
HUNG KEZ.
help fighting, and figh:log well, when they get President of the meeting of Chinese merchants the chance, so what is the good of talkleg over
dealleg in Indian yara,
the mayer? Their executive officers, like there of all native regiments, are white, however, and they must sometin es feel sore at the cavaller fashion in which their splendid workiv accepted. The Goorkhas do practically all the scouting work, and all the taking of the current campaign. Scarcely a day passes without a few despatches announcing 10 many canities caused by guerilias to the British troops. Each "Present position prohibits adoption short despatch winds up an a role to the › ffect that the ime. Improving local trade owing big picquets of the Goorkhus, or the Goorkha grals crops points to reduced yarn ship-couts, accounted for 6 or 8, or 10 (or what- ever the figste happens to be) of the enemy, The Chinese merchants are of opinion that left dead on the road. It is always the unless shipments are materially curtated and Gorkhas who are picking off the "snipers." present stocks allowed to be worked out the Then the little chaps go out "sking will not find tarn for the better-I am, fr, sort of a uniform what on these expeditions, present portion of the yarn trade la these parts
en their own hook. They wear a nondescript
yours faithfully
and carry a very short supply of ammunition, for they have to travel light. Thus equipp'd they wiggle up the mona'ala vides lika joskas taking advantage of every atom of cover-and pick off the enemies with Infinite gusto. They play an independent game-eich man for him. sell-and are utterly 'rellable when it comes to bewling over the Afridis. They seem to revel in it. Withal they are splendidly disciplined | and full of good nature, though no beaolies in
soy sexs: cfthe word.
country makes is relation to the question of the financial slogency prevalling all over the country, to send the following messages, dated the 1st and 6th instant respectively, advocating as a remedial measure spa'nat over-supply short hours by the spinnings affiliated to your Asso. clation —
1.-Chinese merchants meeting unanimously advocate mills working short time. Exceniva Over Supply Heegkung Shanghai. Unseld 60,000 15,000 re- pectively interfering clearances. Re- commend strongly above for trade Interests. 2.—Advisable short time, Reply Hang Kee,
President.
MOSTLY
meals,"
HUNG KIT.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necesarity" endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column]
THE SAILING RACES FOR PARTIALLY DECKED BOATS AT THE REGATTA. To The Rover of thi "HonamɑRS TELEGRAPH,”
DEAR SIR, Whilst the Regatis is still fresh in people's minds, I may perhaps be permitted to make some suggestions for the improvement of the conditions ander which the sailing races
To run,
Apropos of their behavior in the second attack on the Dargal Hill, an officer who is with the Tirah expedition says :—
In the accounts which have appeared of the fight of anth October at the second taking of the Dagal hills, whilst the gallantry of the Gordon Higbinders is rightly praised, the performances that actually ro time limit was fixed for the torf act greater praise are scarcely referred le.
Extraordinary It may seems, it would appear of another gallant reglment deserving as great misation of the races, and consequently the only course which the Commlites could adapt to bring masters to a conclusion on the first day was to shorten the course.
the Commitee is that in every salleg race at a What I would suggest for the consideration of fatare Regatta, a time limit of five o'clock should be fixed upon, and that there should be as stances, and that, if the first bost dess not finish by five o'clock, the race should be mailed.
The start for these rices, kas always been fixed at 1.30 p.m. and the course has always been only nine miles, and. my contention is that, il faut bosts, such as there which wo bare now in the fleet, cannot get round such a shot course in three hours and a ball the so-called race can only be considered as more or less of a deliting match and not a fair test of the speed of the
different boats.
The 11 Betalion zad Gurkhas led the attack that day, and across that fatal open space, where mist of our casualties occurred, batch
wenaded on that spot where the concentrated after batch of this regiment rushed pill two companies were esther årrms of lying killed or and accurate fire of the concealed enemy played with such telling effect. At this point the remainder of the and Gaikhas had to meet a flank attack of a large body of the enemy, and
■ check in the rush followed.
Tuesday, 14th December, 1897.
Jewish-19A Kislev, 6659.
Kwong-sli. Mohammedin-19th Rafıð, 1318.“
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TO-MORROW.
Chinese-Send of 11th moon of 23rd year
Wednesday, reth December. 1897.
Kwo •*-10. Jewlib-201k Kislev, 5659. Mohammedan-tosh Rafad, 1316.
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Intimations.
NEW SINGAPORE 10WN
HALL.
1. A PREMIUM of 100 is affered for the Design that may be sliced for the Singapore Permanent Memorlai of Her Majesty's Dlämard Jablica,
100 will be paid to the Designer of the building adjudged by the Commitee second la merit.
2. The Committee consists al:-
to be
a Members appelstad by the Governor. 1 Members appolated by the Municipal
Commleitaners,
■ Members appointed by the Subscri
bars and Chalaman elected by the above.
3. The building most contain the following accommodation -
(1) A Town Hall suitable for Publa
Meetings, Balls, Concerts, 800. about 100 feet by to feat, upstairs, with dining or supper room below. (2) Theatre to seat about 300,
4. The Designs most ba sant in 10 au to reach Slegapore by 30th Apill, 1898, and can be -- forwarded direct to the andersigned or under cover to Major CAMERON, R.E., Colonial Office, Downing Street, London, S.W.
The Town Hall must form part of the same building as the Theat, but the two should not communkate with each other except by the Verandabu.
6: The building to be provided with auffi cient dressing, cloak, card and smoking rooms, bare, promenades, &c, and to be surrounded with a Verandah not less than 15 feet in width. of belag of ima
The design to provide for the Verandah rails
7. Kichen and accommodation for tome ć servants to be arranged on the rook,
It is proposed to erect the balding of grey granite or granite and bilik combleed.
8. Iren to be used wherever possible in place of wood.
No bitement required but the lower floar to be raised at least 5 feet above the ground sa the alto is low.
six incher and more sometimes falling in one ro. The ratafall in Singapore is very heavy,
day. The rost and guttering should therefore be designed to allow of the supid escape of a and large quantity of water..
1832-All Catholic Priests (ast Portagasie)
expelled from Macao. 1881-G eat fire in Tokio, 1891-Wrick of the steamers Yunnan Tongthan next Swatow,
MEMORANDA. German mall due.
THURSDAY,-16th December.
1045 magab mail closes. 11. American mall closes. Neon-Mirapora leaves for England, Non-Per fares for San Francisco. 210 p.m.-Auction of watches, toys, etc., falt
able for Christmas presents by Mr. P. Blewitt at bis sales enorg
11. Tiles are the rooling material of the Strails,
12. The cost of building in Singapore may be taken to be from seven to nine cents of a Straits dollar per cubic foot of whole building,
13. The cost of the buliding should not exceed $300,000. The climate of Slugapore is a por petual summer, ibe average temperatore being Sa fahrenbelt. It is therefore essential that the various rooms should be as open as possible to the outer air and that free vanillation from floor to ceiling should be ensured to every part of the building.
4.10 p.m.—Sanitary Board meeting.. FRIDAY, 17. December. American and Australian mails due. Noos-Meeting of the H.K. Benevolent Socisty Undersigned or from Major CAMERON.
at the City Hall,
14-The site is palecily flat and of ample sire to accommodate a balfding of any design. A plan of the alte can be obtained from the
SATURDAY,18th December. Iodian mail doe TOM.-Criminal Services.
1.30 p.m.-H.K Rifle Assoctulon Spoon Com-
pation in Kowloon.
1.30 p.m.-.Asciion of old Chinese porclas
carlos, etc., by Mr, G. P. Lammert at le rates room.
SHARE MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS, Hongkong Banks 173 per cent, prem., buvaus Chlon Sugain $165, buyers | Jelebus $3, sellers; Green Islands $33, bayern'; Ewa Cotions Tis. 100; Internationals Tis. 107,
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At a little before to Hucker entered the ring clad only in white knickers. He looked to be The meeting was fully Impressed with the in A fettle and showed vary fine muscle recersity of advoca'feg the massure of short He had Dacey (Iphigenia) and Hillgrove hours to your Associatos as, owing to almost (Victor Emansi) seconds. Northcott fol- unprecedentedly heavy sccumulations of over lowed a little later and he also was in kalckers 60 000 bales unsold in stock here and prez 25,000 only, Northcott, who was attended by Kellaway bales in Shanghai over and above bargains to (Torpedo D 6) and Marlow (Vietor Emanuel) the extent of about 12,000 bales remiising un- took the front right corner and on the toss be cleared at each of these two centres at a time gat his old place on the oppaille upper chair, when fluctuations in exchange have been inter-arrening of the course under any circum Mr. C. T: Robinson and Serat Major, Westcott mittently severe and at a time when all tangible were appolated timekeepers and Q M. S. Warrellel to the trade has been extinct owing to ner and Mr. O'Donnell R.N. judges. By unani- financial strogency heralded la by the scarcity mans request Mr. Chestcy Dencan consented to of sycee prevalling all over the country, it was set a referee. As It was Impossible to considered that the only remedy for relieving the get anyone else to undertake the thankless task, present serious congestion lay in the measure Mr. Duncan entered the ring and addressed advocated of working short hours. The meeting ibe audience. He said he came to
called forth the greatest pluck and courage, the It was the first rushes across this space that the was painfully aware that even this theatre simply in look at the boxing-ander might not have such an instantaneona and the impression that all detalla connected with ad quate effect as was desirable, inasmuch as'
fire mes to sitempt it were all shot down the contest had been settled, including the with respect to this market it might be anid
but notwithstanding this, batch after batch selection of a Relazce. It cow appeared there that even if not a single bale should give
made the attempt in the most gallant manner. Nobody, I think, will contend that the two The losses of the 2nd Gurkhas in this fight was co referee and the match threatened present stocky would be sufficient to last against days racing, which aus just concluded, furnished bath in killed and wounded exceeded those of to fall through It way poly fair to. Hacker all the exigencies of the cou try markets for boats, and it would surely have bess far better, the other circumstances, Impala mo sa wilsfactory trial between the competing any other corps engaged, and this, togather with and Northcott, who had been in training some six months to come, and as regards the for the match, that they should be afforded sa Northern market, when the custaiment of de-sader such circumstances, to have hade entirely disinterested person, to bring to public
been sailed out to the finish or, if the time limit gallant Regiment the
and claim for this most were excerdoð, mensiled 1 again under some more
The most gällsst fights of recent timer. sultable-condiślans of wind.
It was crident to every one who had an I need hardly point out in conclusion that | man's name while he was engaged in x ¦ stemming of the tortent of shipments following shortening the course originally fixed upon is a | opportunity o! witnessing ika fight from a good most unsallstaciary method of procedure and pinion that The-fits of the enemy diminished mast always give rise to a considerable amount perceptibly at the baute proceeded, heaviest Dec. to U 3. Gunboat For Amor of dissatisfaction. A matter of fact the course marched across that open space with impunity.
it first towards the and whole companies
the real racing was beglandog. Four or five of incentrated fire of all the three batterier may was curtailed yesterday in a most abrupt ad
The diminished fire of the enemy may be manecessary fashion and just at a Hase when attributed to the following examer. The smart the boats actually walled round the whole course, - kawe, driven some from the "Sangars," the being in doubt as to whether the race kad' actus munitios of others probably had run out, sily terminated or not; the leading boat, "La While the heart of many of them must have Cigale," fulshing at 4.58,
been giving way at the suly prospect of cold steel or flight, which latter, Kiternative they skortly, alter adopted.
stalim
"pportunity of settling the question of the ĺmand incident to the winter closure of the mit fixed, no that the races might either hare | salico an ovörulgan memier homOMIS DI-
Championship and he felt sure they would fight river parts already begun is taken fate account, fi'r and square all through. He put it to the even the present an old stock with bargains audience that they should curb any indication on spot. would prove sufficient to last in the to shout and cheer during the contest. To shout same meaner as here. Bot it was held that the out a
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I am, dear sir, yours falihfully, HENRY E. FOLLOCK.
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round was to distract the mane attenton and do curtallment of production might have benafich more harm than good. There was no occasion effects on the markets all round, if not imme. for noise or disturbance of any kind and be felt diately, later on. Hence the advocacy sure that the gentlemen siltfag round the ting could be relied on to see to it that both of the of stocks, taken by itself, is heavy enough to pat The incabar of the aforerald abnormal piles men had perfectly fale play (applause),
the Indian 1 trade out of gear, bal coupled A round of applause greet & the men as they therewith there has been palpably evident the faced each other siter Mr. Harper had undun last three month severe stringency of money, ced the cordilons of the consit, za rounde with stringency which, though not fett much 61 01. gloves.
at» first" under the gradual withdrawal of ibe Round 1 displayed the very different styles of Japanese yen, is getting intensified as time wents The men, Northcott adopted his usual tactics of on, and now it has become very much patent carrying the arms out loans the Lafy, with much that the country has been denuded leg melibp, and Hucker kept his arms well in, sirely not only of its yon currency but also
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The one fact related in most of the newspaper his sight resting well, over the lower part of the its sycee currency, and that, t
accounts of the fight," that the Gordon 'muchad Th the appre body. Both men sparred cautiously for a time, ciation of the new British drifar.... a the place of
across to the grafas of theft pipars who precoded And they were watched with breathless Japantee you is complets, their importation
them," will convince most people who watched interest. Northcott taled a loft for the head but has not been equal to meet the displacement and suggestion to the above, namely, that the pre-space at ad suly stage would have bow followed F. May 1 be permitted to add a further the fight that this method of crowsing that open Hucker was not taking ány. A few patars of to falfit, the requirements of the trade of this no great effect, followed and thay cinched vant country, though the imputation has been at all a enitableons, because. It involves not only object is not to detract in any way from
sest time-honoured Regatta course, which is not | by a different result, Hacker got a strong right is on the hand at the vary much coupled of late by the celsage of falling down through the shipplag but also the mark and glory of the gallant Gordons, Fat break-away, The Dock Yard man lauded Chinese dollars in most of the mints stated of running the grantist of a long string of steam to claim for the and Gurkhas what in my opinion #Biber clean left on Northcott's face and yore and of late in the principal provinces of launches between the Commopollas Dock Buoy is their right, vis, equal it sot greater glory in received a couple of proches of a round, China. Is this dramostien i might be man» - and the line, might with advantage be, alierod 7 } (has uplendid ight
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