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No. 5133,-DECEMBER 19, 1879.]

THE

HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Established A.D, 1841,

香港大秦

THE TEMPERANCE HALL INAUGURATION OF THE NEW PREHISES, The Concert laaugurating the new Tem perance Hall, Fletcher's Buildings, was held laat night, and was a very successful meet- ing. The audienco was a considerable one, and the programine one of excellent merit. H. E. the Governor ocoupled the chair, supported by the Rev. J. Henderson. In opening the proceedings the Governor said he had great pleasure in being present, his prosence as head of the Government also- Dzwagista” Sundries, Nusest Raquiolating to a certain extent the Government

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MARRIAGE,

On the 19th Inst., at St. John's Cathe. dral, Hongkong, by the Rer. W. L. Groves, OWEN EDWARD PAGE, of Warmington, War wickshire, to MARTHA MARY, Daughter of John Harfield, Isleworth, Middlesex,

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of the Colony with this undertaking. He had been a Temporanes man all his life, and was at one time a member of one of Father Mathew's Societies. He had seen the benefits of Temperance in various parts of the world to which his career had called him. As an instance of such benefits be mentioned an old Prinos of Borneo `who

ferent racer :-

THE CHINA MAIL.

carefully read with a view to estimating fed races, and that the mile mark for The Victor Emanuel's galley gained ahead, she ran away from the others and was VSTY the chances of the two nationalities in the the ordinary races was considerable the French admiral's whaler coming up cloverly navigated by Mr H. Sampson, who great race of the Season.

distance further back, a landmark having well and rowing an admirable stroke, the came in at his ease, the others nowhere. been selected by coming on a line with others not promising well, The Vigilante Mr Barff in the Ripple came in second, which, having regard to some well-known galley forged herself into the race, and about twenty minutes after Mr Sampson, point on this side; a fair Itae for a mile there was a good race between her and but the others have not yet been heard of race could have been fixed in imagination the admiral's whaler up to half way. Op- Mr Francis was present at the start in a to the satisfaction of everybody. It is to posite the flag No. I. was the second boat, be hoped that this matter will be satisfac She shortly afterward drew ahead and op. torily arranged before to-morrow after posite the Coal sheds had a good position, noon's rowing comes off,

the Chiasman going all over the course, Opposite the Shears it was a very good race between No. 1 and No.3; about a length stood En-between No. 1 and No. 4; No, 4 and No. 3 neck and neck, the French boat and the

The following are the details of the dif- FIRST RAU.1 P.M.-Juntor Soulle. For Single Pair Boulling Boats. Entrance $5. Distance Ono Mile. Prize, "Brokers' Cup." Open to any one who has never won a Sculling Race in China and Japan.

Flower, White, Blue Border.

Station No. 1.-Mr J. Sampson, May

row, Blue and White.

Station No. 2.-Lieut. Coker, .., dr.

Station No. 3.-Mr W. Dunman, Lady Golightly, Magenta.

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The Arrow did not come to the scratch, Mr Sampson was in bad fettle and there For a minute or two wine or spirits, nor yet tea or coffee; only the two boats which started kept together lived to the age of 113 and never tasted was really ne race. it was fair to montion he ate a new-laid and rowed well. Lady Golightly took sach alligator's org every morning (Laughtor).

a orooked and hazardons coures that had He (the speaker) had thought it due to himself to also try an alligator's egg, and Sampson, at the time when she took his he might be able some 50 or 60 years hence water, put on the slightest spurt to testify to its beneficial effects on the human frame. He also referred to Lord there would have been an ugly foul, Palmerstou, whom he used to have the under which the May Flower would bonour of meeting in the tea-room of the have been

undoubtedly entitled House of Commons. He was a temperate The publication of this issue commenced his mental and political abilities; he settling down at between seven and eight man, they knew his career in publie life, claim the race. The distance between them

at 9.00 p.m.

lengths, Sampson exerting himself and Dunman taking it easily, the latter won, the May Flower having been completely distanc od half way over the course. In this race there was a beautiful start, but the fact of the one boat taking the water of the other was considerably complained of, and the competitors In the second and subsequent races were strictly warned to keep a straight course. Time, 9m. 12 sec.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 1879.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next FAENOR MAIL may be expected to arrive on or about Wednesday next, the 24th, by the M. M. steamer.

We are informed that the B. S. Breconshire, from London, leaves Singapore to-day for Hongkong,

We would remind the publia of Miss Elola May's Farewell to the East to-morrow night. This popular artiste should have a good house; it is the best way the publlo have of saying good night.

THE annual general meeting of the Share holders of the Club Lusitano was held last night at the Clab for the purpose of electing the Committee for the ensuing year, with the following result. For the General Management Committee:-Messrs J. A. doe Remedios (Chairman), F. J. V. Jörge, C. Danenberg, J. L. 8. Alves, J. P. da Costa, For the Finance Committee:Meaers M. C. do Bozario and P. A. da Coeta. For the

preserved all his faculties in all their keeness to a considerable old age. Having justfied his presence here, and his fiutoresi in the success of the subjects of the Temperance Hall, he turned to the pro- gramme. The programme, which we gave the other day, was admirably gone through, encores bolag given to several of the per-

formances.

VICTORIA REGATTA.

TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING.

Patron: His Excellency Joan Pors HENNESSY, C.M.G.

Vice-Patrons :-His Excellency Major- General DoNOVAN, His Excellency Vice- Admiral Coore, C.B., R.N., Commodore SMITH, R. N.

Stewards:Hon, W. KESWICK, Hon. H. B. Gree, W. H. FORBES, Esq., A. Molven, Esq., Colonel STUART, R.E., Lieut. Colo- nel GEDDES; 27th Inniskillings, Captain CLEVELAND, H.M.S. Iron Duke, and E, Horrics, Esq.

Committee;-T. JACKSON, Esq. (Chair man), H. E. WODEHOUSE, Esq, E. L. Esq., DR. CLOUTH, Lieut. Commander WOODIN, Esq., E. BEART, Esq, W. HYNES,

ANNESLEY, R.N., W.. VON BORERS, Esq., 4 P. McEwen, Esq., D. GILLIES, Esq. Lieut. J. A. BENNETT, 27th Regiment, and L. B. FRIEND, Esq. (Hon. Secretary

SECOND RACE-1:30 F. L.-For Giga pulled

by European Non-Commissioned Off cors and Men of any Regiment or Corps in Garrison, or by European Members of the Police Force. Dia- tance One Mile, Entrance $1. First Prize, 815; Second, $5. Outrigged Boats excluded, Station No. 1.-Royal Artillery, Gunner, Blue.

Station No. 2.-Police, Cameranian, Red Pennant and Blue Cross.

TamD RACE-2 P.M.-The "Chairman's Cup," for Four Uared Canton Catters. Distance Ono-mtio-and-a-half. trance $10.

Station No. 1.-Thistle, White and Black. Bow, Lieut. Bennett, 27th, 11st. 21. others pulling up. The Chinese (Victor No. 2, Mr R. Blades,........10st. 21b. Emanuel's galley) came in some 300 yarda No. 3, Mr J. Sampson,......11kt. Olb. ahead of the same ship's whaler, which Stroke, Mr A. K. Travers,....13st. 21b.

Cox, Mr L. Marks,........ Sat. 121b, was half a length ahead of the third; the Station No. 2.-Sylph, Blus.

othera distanced. Time, 9.40. There was Bow, Mr R. F. N. Clarke,..10at. 716. a difference between the time of the first No. 2, Lieut. Young, 27th,...llet. Olb. and second boats of 34 seconds; the No. 3, Lieut. H. Murphy, R.N., 12st. 21b. Stroke, Lieut. Friend, R.E......10st. 31b. galley baving 8 cars and the whaler 5 had Cox, Mr A. J. Lewis,. Sat. Olb. to allow 8 seconds per oar, 24, Station No. 3.-Leilo, Magenta and Black. Bow, Mr W. Dunnan,..... 9ắt. 13lb. No. 2, Lieut. Goodrich, 27th,.10st. 71b. No. 3, Mr H. A. Ritobie,....Ilot. Gib. Stroke, Mr E. L. Woodin,....12st. 61b. Cox,

Mr H. Sampson,..... 7st. 4lb. There was in this race a tremendous con- fusion in connection, not, to speak strictly, at the start, but before a start could be made. Mr Woodin had drawn No. 3 place- and faciated on that being the inside. The Umpire decided agalast him and also dif- fered with him in his idea that the Starter's launch was this year in a wrong position. Without admitting that if she was not in the same position as she was last year she was in a wrong position, he (the Umpire) again called the boats to their places. Mr Woodin protested so vehemently that, al- though the Umpire declined to yield or to admit for a moment that anyone had a right to protest against and defy the Um. pire, the other boats giving way, he put no obstacle in the way of their making their

Victor Emanuel's galley...... 1 Vistor Emanue's balor Iron Duke's galley....

cance, and accompanied the racers on s part of their journey, for this occasion only tendering advice to the parties concerned rather than pronouncing judgment,

SAILING RACE.-For Sailing Ships' Boate only. Entrance $2. First Pilzs, $20; Second, $10.

Station No. 1.-Echo's int Boat, Red En-

sign.

White, Bed St. Andrew's Cross,

Station No.2.-Laurels Boat, Blue and

Station No. 3-Echo's 2nd Boat, Blue and White Stripes.

This was won by the Echo's second boat la 5 hours, 2 minutes, and 25 seconds; the Laurel being a good second, at 5 hours, 6 minutes and 15 seconda,

SAILING RACE-For

Mon-of-War's Boats, any rig. Entrance $2. First Prize, $20; Second, $10.

Station No. 1.-H.M.S. Egeria's lat Gig. Station No. 2.-H.M.S. Egeria's 2nd Gig. Station No. 3.-H.M.S. Victor Emanuel'a

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Gig.

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FIFTH RACE-3 P.M.-"Senior Sculls," Cup presented by the Parses Com- munity. Distance One Mile. trance $5. Station No. 1.-Mr E. L. Woodin, Esc, Magenta and Black.

Golightly, Blue.

Station No. 2, Mr W. Dunman, Lady

Mr Dunman withdrew, and this race was not rowed. There could, under rule No. 22, be no row over. It is possible the race may be rowed to-morrow.

SITH RACK.-3.30 P.M.-For House Boats

Gigs pulled by Uhinamen. Distance One Mile, Entranco $1. First Prize, $15; Second, $5. Time for Oars, 6 seconds per Var.

White, Red and Yellow Pennant.

Station No. 1.-Police Boat, Zulu, Blue,

Station No. 2.-Commissariat Boat, Blue and White.

Station No. 4.Armide Admiral's Boat, Blue and White.

Station No. 5.-Armide Canot de Major, Blue.

Station No. 6.-H.M.S. Iron Duke's

This race was won by No. 4, the Armide's Admiral's Boat covering the distance in 4 hours, 87 minutes, and 25 seconds; No. 5 the Armide's Canet de Mejor being second, time 4 hours 51 minutes, and 5 seconds. YACET RA08-For all Yachts. Entranca

$5. Time for Tonnage. Cup present- ed by the Victoria Recreation Club. Naiad, 29 tons, Red, White, Red, Blue Cross, Station No. 1.-Mr J. McLeod's Cutter

Station No. 2.-Mr H. Dickie's Cutter Ariel, 13 tous, Blue, White Anchor.

Station No. 3.-Mr C. V. Smith's Cutter Wave, 21 tons, Blue, White Star.

Station No. 4.-Mr W. H. Forbes' Cutter

Station No. 3.-Garrison Scraps-Blue Wn pualtion. The possessor of No. 3 then ronian. The entry had really been made, 47 minutes, and 15 seconds; Naomi second,

and White.

Blue and Red Star.

Station No. 4.-Royal Artillery, Swallow, Station No. 5.-Police, Zulu, Blue, White, Red and Yellow Pennant.

A false start was made, and all had to be Judges. P. MoÊces, Esq., R.N.

brought back to their respective stailons. HYNES, Esq., and Captain GEARY, R A. the signal. There had been always two Umpires and Starters: -Rowing,W. One or two boats in the first start ilstock Yachts,-E. BEART, Esq. Open Sailing quas previously, and it was only fair to Boats F. BUBNIC, Esq.

Fudge of Sailing Racer:-Lleat.-Com-those who had never been informed that mander ANNESLEY, R N.

they were to row for their lives at the sound of the first gun, that they should be bound to abide by this confusion which told no immensely against them. The second start was a good one. The Gunner, a crow picked by Capt. Geary, rowed best at starting, and promised to win on their morita. The prophecy made on this was not falsified. The Gunner was well abead

A new entry was made in this, the Came-Naomi, 30 tone, Blue and white Triangles,

The Nuind came in first, time 5 hours, got bis own way and a stert was made. but the name had been put to a wrong 6 hours, 65 minutes, and 19 seconds; Wave Woodla drew ahead at once, led by about race by mistake. The crews were all Obi-third, 6 hours, and 2 minutes. There was balf a length, but was held by the middle nese. The Commissariat simply walked little wind and no excitement.

serve.

by two lengths without rowing. Time 8.20. The race was quite a source of intereat and

perhaps, on the list. amusement, although the least inviting,

Japan.

YOKOHAMA,

(Nichi Nichi Shimbun.)

One of the newspaper boys of the Japan Gazette, named Ozawa Heibel, having been SEVENTH RACE.-4 P.M." German Cup

found guilty of daily stealing a copy of that paper and supplying it to his former -open to all Members and Honorary employer, an Englishman, for a dollar a Members of the Victoria Recreation month, for many months, has been sentenc Club, to be rowed in Canton Pourd.ed for the above crime to five years' penal Distance One Mile.

servitude; but, in consideration of the Entrance $10.

circumstances of the case, the sentence Station No. 1.-Victoria, Blue and White has been reduced to one year's penal Bow, Lieut. P. Sandere, 27th, 10st. Olb servitude, No. 2, Mr R. F. Noel Clarke,,11st. 7lb.

Pension bonde amounting to 200,000 yen No. 3, Mr M. Falconer,.......11st. 8lbar to be handed over by the Tokio Fucho Stroke, Lient. Coker, A.,....13st. Olb. authorities to Prince Sho Tai, the ex King Cox, Mr H. Sampeon,...... 7at. 4lb. of Loo Choo, on the 24th inst. Station No. 2. Sylph, Blue.

The west oranges of Kishlu are so

The race was &

Mr Yoshikawa, the Director of Telegraphs, who proceeded to London last spring, in order represent Japanese at the International Telegu vorment recently held in that city, in now reported to have left on his homeward journey, by way of America.

Eleven of the students who have received certificates of the completion of their studies at the Engineering College a few weeks ago, Government to proceed to Europe in order wera on the 25th ultimo, ordered by the

boat No. 2. No. 2 drew aboad about a sway with the race as they liked, and won quarter of a mile from the start. No. 1 and 2 were as level as could be, and a splendid

much in a line that for sorus considerable race enaned; the whole of the boata were so time there was no possibility of knowing, Auditors: Messrs A. F. Alves and L. A, do Rozario. At the termination of the proceed-

from the Starter and Umpire's boat, (which ings Mr. J. P. da Costa proposed a vote_of

was well up between them), which if any.. thanks to the retiring Committee, alluding

FIRST DAY,

had any advantage over the others. Two especially to the services rendered by Mr A.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19,

and Three drew ahead until half a length of G. Romanno, the Chairman, who had with the The first day of the Regatta this year has

water lay between them and the other utmost zes! looked after the interest of the been wonderfully successful, and although

bosts. Three drew shead and was a length institution during the two years of his pre- the results are not quite so grand as were

clear, a little past the half mile. Thence it sidonoy; and Mr M. C. do Rozario intro, expected and the details have been neither

was a neck and neck race, the crews getting duced the name of Mr J. M. O. Lima, who in arranged nor carried out with that accuracy

together butter and travelling well together. the capacity of Hon. Secretary and under not to say neatness which one would have

Travere's crew showed themselves a far Bow, Lieut. Goodrich, 27th,.10st. 7lb. plentiful that an Englishman resident in No. 2, Lieut. Young, 27th,...11st. Olb. the Kawaguchi Concessir is, it is said, other commissions had been connected with expected, still the main object has been over the half mile course, gaining steadily better crew than any on the course. Bis

No. 3, Mr C. W. Holliday,...12st. 101b, exporting them to Europe, preserved in the Club for many years. This Social Club served of relleving the monotony of life in and rowing a magnificent, clean, long boat drow away easily, and at or about Stroke, Lieut. Friend, B.E.,...10st. 31b, alcohol. is in a prosperous condition. Its premises Victoria, and the community are corre-stroke. Garrison Scraps was at one time the three quarter mile mark

Cox, China Boy,:.. was two

8at, Olb.

A universal exhibition of newspapers in are being thoroughly altered, cleaned and pondingly indebted to the Victoria Re a length astern, but showed that she clear lengths ahead. Mr Friend's boat

Station No. 3, Thistle, White, Blue to be held in Belgiam next year, and Mr

Border.

Levy of Yokohama is collecting Japanese repaired, The shareholders finding the creation Club for the treat. The weather had only been reserving herself for the was second, Travers's boat lost, by

Bow, Lieut. J. Bennett, 27th, 11st. 2lb. newspapers and periodicals to be sent to it. Theatre not of much use now-a-days have could not have been excelled NO final spurt, which, however, ingrenalug her tremendously

bad steering, a good No. 2, Mr W. Dunman,

...... 9at. 13lb.

(Mail.) sold it for $10,400, thus reducing to a great far as the rowing was concerned, but position, avalled herself very little. The opportunity. No boat that ever was rowed No. 3, Mr H. A. Ritchie,....11st. 6lb.

Stroke, Mr A. K. Travers,....13st. 21b. Osaka Fu, to furnish it with a complete The Foreign office lately notified the extent the incumbrances of the Society. the salling and yachting competition Swallow crew was that which rowed against Was ever steered so badly. The members

Cox, Mr A. J. Lewis, Sat. lb. report upon every occasion which had The Club, under the management of the were comparative failures, as is shown, the Egeria the other day at the Coal Sheds, of the crew had been working so hard that

Station No. 4.-Leila, Magenta and Black. occurred where Japanese laws, rules, &o., new Committee, will, we trust, continuo owing to the entire absence of The Gunner was leading by a clear length of they did not know how much the credit they

Bow, Mr R. Blades,.... .10st, 2lb. could not be enforced because the parties No. 2, Mr J. Sampson,... to do well; our Portuguese friends no doubt breeze, A slight westerly wind did spring water against No. 2, the Cameronians and did eventually win was blurred and decreased

.11st. llb. concerned were foreigners. This is said to No. 3, Lieut. H. Murphy, a.N., 12st. 2lb. be in connection with the forthcoming treaty will always avail of it as a resort for amuse-up in the latter part of the afternoon, but two lengths of water between Nos. 2 and 4, and spoiled by the bad steering. The

Stroke, Mr E. L. Woodin,...12st. 6lb. revision. Cox, China Boy, ment and pleasant gatherings as hitherto. too late to allow of a fair and enjoyab'e No. 3 distanced, and a good race between Coxswain certainly lost them three or four

Bat. Olb. Attached to the Club there is a well-contest. These latter competitions are not No. 5 (the Zulu) and the Swallow. No. 5, lengths and spoiled ontirely what would This was the race of the day.. The Leila replenished Library, consisting of upwards of only of comparatively little interest, but uit, gradually but suroly-drawing away otherwise have been a very pretty race. got a good start by a clear length. The Thistle 4000 valuable works of Portuguese Classics, they were excluded at such a late hour as the wallore bucketing like anything, The, eteering was vile and would have been pulled up to her smartly. The Sylph tunde besides many foreign books and periodicals. to give us no opportunity of fully reporting Further on the leading boat was two ridiculous if it had not been so thoroughly a creditable effort to grapple with them, them. There were not a few little things to clear lengths ahead, the crew rowing well to destructive of the beauty of the race and but fell away, har men still In good con YESTERDAY, about 12 o'clock noon, a par-which exception might be taken. We are in gether in capital form and with a long stroke. all principle of Fair-play to those whose dition, and rowed neck and neck with the tion of the roof of one of Messra Sassoon's no fault-finding humour; but to a news. This boat, the Gunner, had without doubt laterests it was his eslf-assumed duty to Fictoria for half a mile. godowns at Wanchal fell in with a terrific paper man's mind the axiom that he the best stroke, and she went away at every

Woodin's boat was by this time very pretty one. The four boats rowed in crash. The building is situated to the east should devote himself to business first stroke; they had a long stroke and palled very nearly up to the leading boat through couples; each one was exerting itself to the ward of, and immediately adjoining the and to pleasure afterwards resolves itself well together. The other boat, the Comero- the fault of the latter, which seemed to have, full, and yet it could not be said that Staff Sergeants' Quarters at Spring Garden, Into this-that he must discharge first nian, lost a couple of lengths by her stroke her affections divided with a miraculous any one was gaining an inch on the other. being separated only by a boundary wall the unpleasant duty of pointing out in bucketing, and eventually she was left be- accuracy between Victoria and the other They ran thus till within between 200-or with a surface channel on each side. Five what the arrangements have failed and bind by about or rather over five clear side of the harbour. For a short time the 300 yards of home, when the Victoria drop small buildings on the War Department then drop into the pleasant task of giving lengths when her rival passed the winning run was neck and neck between Leila and ped out. The Sylph was never in it, and ground, used as cook-houses and servants' honour to whom honour is due, and saying post. Time 7.32, very quick time indeed. the other boat, but the great strength, the two leading boats kept up their equality quarters, ware completely destroyed by the au appreciative word of those who richly The second boat was a couple of lengths accuracy and beauty of the work of till almost at the goal, when the Leila pat broken rafters, tiling, and granite pillars merit it. To begin with, there was no gun on ahead of the others.

the Bow and another oarsman in the on a sport which the Thistle was not able from the failen roof. Luckily none of board the Judge's boat when the first race

It was unfortunate that from the Judge's Thistle boat sent them well to the front to respond to, and so won by over 11 these houses were occupied at the time, an old man with his two children had only left crossed the line in the first race he had to McEuen had sent

was run, and when the first boat hadisuuch no time could be taken. Capt. again at only a short distance from the lengths. Time, 8min. 17sece.

to the Committee winning point. Mr Bennett's zowing was one of them a couple of minutes before the resort to the primitive method of signalling for a stop-watch, but none was provid-particularly and observably good, the notion CANOR B408.2.20 P-.--Open to all crash came; had they been in the room found in sounding an ear-splitting whistle. ed. It would be well that such an to and down from the obest being admir- nothing short of a miracle could have saved There was not, up to the end of the omission should not take place to-morrow.able Woodin spurted just before the them. About five years ago a portion of day's proceedings, a stop-watch on board There is a difficulty in the Judge not hear-finish and drew clear of Friend, and had it the same roof fell in, and on that being re- the Judge's boat, although a requesting the starting abot, but if the Starter and been possible that the steering of the newed the whole was overhauled, and what hal been made early in the day for that Judge, sach with stop watches agreeing, woning boat could have been worse would necessary repairs were wanted were at article indispensable to correct recording, marked the hours and minutes the time have won easily. As it was, the Thistle tended to, but the inevitable white ant is a The result is that the difference in every could be strictly recorded. More confu- came in firet, 10 minutes, 5 secs. (with a most persistent and successful worker, and

case between the first and the second boat sion was caused by the absence of a start- good tide it is only fair to say in their fa seldom faile at some time or other, and is more eye guesswork, and in no case to ing buoy in a line with the starter, The your); and the Lelia second, the Sylph a generally at an unexpected moment, to

any attempt to state the time of the second crew were placed at the disadvantage show signs of bis presencë.

boat made. The course was kept wonder of having no line "to dress by," Two more of the four mills which stopped fully clear, only one intrusion on the way to use a military phrase. It turned out on the failure of their secretary and treasu- of the Empire's boat being noticeable and afterwards that the races had been started ter, Nursey Kessorjee-the New Flaming that strangly enough Mr Hennessy's from the wrong distance mark.

Whoress and the New Alexandra Milla-have been sold, the former to Mr Dinshaw Mannekjes launch, when the interests of the Chinese the starter had been led to believe that a Petit for ten-and-a-half lakhs, and the were in the scale. The P. & D. steamer certain boat, fixed at a stated distance latter to Me Elisa David Sassoon for six Malacca, Capt. Woodgate, was, as on pre- from the Yau-mah-ti store, was the mark lakhs and a halt.--Times of India.

+lous occasions the Fisg-chip, and there of the mile length, it turned out late in A NUMBER of the natives of Eastern Bengal very comfort and convenienos was pro- the afternoon, on the information of In- have memorialized Bir Ashley Eden, re questing the favour of being permitted, by vided for those invited to purtake of the spector Cameron, who had had the matter public notification, to adopt the European hospitable arrangeme to there made. To under his particular care and cons. custom of uncovering the head in token of respect, in darbars, courts of justice, and morrow will be the greater day of the Regat doration, that this was some mark all other official ossanions and places.” | ta, and the results of to-day's rowing will be i intended only for one or two sped.

bad third.

FOURTH RAUE-2.30 P.M.-For Men-of

Chequers.

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to obtain further soientific knowledge, religion, is to be established in the Depart

A chair in connection with the Buddhist ment of literature of the Tokio University.

The total amount of money spent for Ken during the recent epidemic of oholera, sanitary purposes throughout Kanagawa was 148,000 yen, and if the amount given - rewards to those who performed their added, the total amount would be about duties diligently in connection therewith ba 150,000 yen. The total number of cholers cases throughout the Ken was 2,110, of which 1,601 proved fatal, whilst 637 ro covered.

they were not to publish any accounts of the visit of the German Prince without first obtaining permission from the local authorities.

(Herald). Comera. Prizes, $5, $3, and $2-pro-

Mr. W. C. van Oorde bas resigned his sented by the Canoe Club. Course post an Consul at Yokohama for His Mas from the Flagship round a Mark-boat jesty the King of the Netherlands, and and back to Flagship. To sail out and Mr J. J. van der Pot has been ap paddle back, Distanco about 2 Miles. pointed to succeeded him. Mr van Oordt Mr F. Hazeland's Hebe, Red, White Square, has filled his official position with great Mr G. L. Tomlin's Spray, Blue and White credit to himself and gratification to his oountrymen, whose interests he has ats Mr G. A. Caldwell's Mobe,

tended to with much ability and sari- Mr H. E. Angier's Sambo,

duity, Mr F. W. Barff's Ripple, Blue, White St.fu were informed on the 18th ult, that All the editors of newspapers in Kloto Andrew's CrosS,

Mr H. Sampson Tulloch Ard, Blue and White Stripes,

The course selected for this race was from War Gigs and Whalers. Distance One the Judge's launch round an American Mile. Entrance $1 Fint Prize, $15 barque at anchor off the S.E.(end of Stone- Second, $5. Time for Oars, 8 seconds

The Rising Sun quotes the following per Oar.

outter's Island and back, Some little dif- paragraph from some native source appa Station No. 1.-H.M.S. Fictor Emanuel's ficulty was experienced in affecting a start, rently. At all events, it is another ex- Whaler, Galley

and when the gun did send them away the proving road communications -- As all ample of progress to the Chinese in im Station No. 2.-H.M.S. Victor Emanuel's

wind was by no means favorable and there the roads leading to the port of Nagasaki Station No. 3.-H.M.8. Vigilant's Galley. was a strong tide running which seriously are very steep, thus causing great Indon Blue and White,

Station No. 4-drmide Admiral's Whalers marred the efforts of two of the compert by land, the authorities of Nagarak venience to the transport of goods to that Station No. 6-Armide Captain's 1st petitors, who drifted gently down upon ken have lately applied for a special gran Whaler, Blue,

the Malacca before they could make of 20,000 yen, to defray the expenses of Station No. 6,-Armide Captain's 2nd

outting a Fad through the Hime mountals Whaler, Hed.

any way. The Tulloch Ard carried the and making a new road thenes to the pa Station No. 7.-E.M.S. Iron Duke's Gelley, greatest canvas, and rapidly filling her walls | ef Magi,"

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