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is really charming. The wool siseling mignonette is also in prime condition, and wall deserved a class to itself With one or two ozceptions, the other flowering planta ate scarcely worth attention. Me Nowrvjua exhibits one of the best spool- mens of the statoly gladiolas ever seen in Elongkong, in bis thirco representavo

foliago plants, and an eparphylium exhibited by Mr Woodin in class 30, flowering plants, attracted a good deal of attention by its pe- culiarity. – Mr Wo din, so far as wo ob servod, exhibited the only orchids on viów. One of them was very pretty, The first prize for foliage plania was awarded to a species of asparagus, a

plant which certainly looked anything but like the vegetable with which all are

42-4 Chrysanthemam Blooms, D. Now

rojse; 2. HN. Mody-

oie Rooms-1, Choo Bea: 2, D. Newrojoe. 44-6 Bunches of Cut Flowers, disaluilar, (each bunch to consint of one variety only)-E. L Woodiu; 2. Chee Boe. 4-Hand Bouquet-1, Choo Bos; 2, H. 46Table Decorations--1. Miss Catteron;

2. Mra Davis," 47--Table Decorations of Wild Flowers),

Mrs Davis; 2-No award.

VEGETABLESNI

J. Holmes,

THE CHINA MAIL

GREAT BRITAIN CHINA AND guess, and pork, vegotthics and fruit are in lingly chaotic enough to baile the eye of service in checking the progress of tho Demon King MN. J. Robinson washe

plentiful supply

an archangel in any attempt to trang out flames in a wealward direction The Gov-in goud form, but we cannot say we

the entira system of their motions, a com- urament Fire Brigale, followed by the air between fortissinis nung sea the course of an abridged translation

prabunsive show would yet perhaps present Volunteers, speedily arrived and set to work ing between nec, panissimo, It under the direction of Superintendent is very affective at times, but it becomes of a series of what are described as ably- THE WISDS.org of regularity than we are dedustood Wodehoue They managed with the monotonous Mr W. Scolt, whose forte written and most unequivocal articles which In poetry, both saoxid and scónlar, tas to usapoints with the winds. No doubt the wind line always boon the great type of the first thing that would strike, the attention greatest economy of water, let us hope, is a comis anger, is improving us p for Mr Wodehouse as unreraitting in his sentimental voallist, and he last night focently appeared in the Hochs Simbu, human spirit. There is tardly on emotion in such a survey would boy not the wild entreaties to spare the water to prevent song My Chinen in a mannuz which was the Japan Mai shows what is thought in of the mind which poetry has not found phaos of the morial currents, but the largel the fire from spreading boyond the hours certainly praiseworthy Mr Withers sing some quarters in Japan of the policy of more or less distinctly expressed by the of their orderly rhythmical motions, per Laind. It has raged in reniorseless "fury instande throughout the tropics at ordinary adjoining the one whore the flames broke Món Var, and of overly England towards Eat country. The Mail over methquake and voleone, and it has times, hora 10 morning and orthing out. It is alzinat a pity, however, that the anion cong Sid Vor. Both were fire was not allowed to clear out the blocks, applauded. Mr A La Jurdan executed o says much weight has always attached to sighed over the woon of land lovers. It and flow of the air as regular and as the houses in it are all old crumbling lengthy and pleasing selection on the the utterances of the Bocht in consequence and it has gambolted in sportive, gles over ocean. All conste there suck in a moist has sobbed and fratfed over the dying year, i proneamed m the ebb and flow of the fabrics that aave the appearance of rookeries violin in a vary artistic ranner, beside the other houses. Whomever the tively the pupils anng well together, bat of its close relations with that section of the unfolding of the spring fowors. It has refreshing Brocas from the sea is the morn 18-8 kinds of Vegatables-1, E. L. Woo-wooden supports of the cornes house were the buses were toe lond for the fomalo the educated Jopaticae public lying out, shrieked in horror over ingedios, sbisken the ing, and breathe out again et bright. To

din 2, H. N. Mody

burned the side wall at our fell in with a veicos, and both La Carita and in the side oficial circise, and mentions that this is wild erica with the hudly-burly of the ing and exhaling over the whole tropical earth in the triumphojireedom, andwingled the oys that could detect thua grant inhal- crash, burying one of the houses. 19-2 Heads of Celery, large-1, E. L

Woodin 2, H. N. Mody.

The two housed destroyed at No. 129 predominant quality. As this is a forta of paper has again rassed under the imme-battle-field, and it has sung fallabies to the earth, and could see also the great unde 502 Heads of Delary Awart, E. Land No. 131. The shop kenger occupying music which is little heard in Hongkong it into control of Me F. Yan, ontleman weary, and whispered words of pease and winde sweeping down from the Poles to

Woodin 2, Cel. Hughes

rest. So at least have said the pools and the Equator in majestic curroute hundreds. the former says he has lost godda to the was much appreciated. Bir Piron, a lady value of 82,000 and that his pryporty was (whose name we do not know, and two who has just returned from travelling in poctical writers from time immemorial of miles wide, Livo mighty streams that not inanred. No. 131 was a soy shop, but Portuguese gentlemen, together with Mr Europe and who seems to have brought Nor have the winds been secredited with meet in the Torrid Zogo, fów apwards and whether it was insured or not we do not Jordan, raade up a small bat efficient or back much ballast from his travels. After antiments only; they have done donghty move back in the upper atmosphere to the

deeds, just az men have dans-

oyo that could discord all this and the know. The building was totally wrecked, ohestra Thero only now reinaing to say

many other regular and periodical currents, ng well as tlie circular whirling of stormby. and possibly the ofroular movements of touched. No. 133 was slightly daongad

2 E. L. Woodin.

51-6 Boet Boots (long)-1, H. N. Mody 52-6 Beet Roots (short or round)-1, Col.

Baghes; 2, Chae Bus.

Choo Bee

Collec

'Stabat Mater,' the men's voices wore the

so well acquainted. For the best collection Carrots (long)-1, KL Woodia; 2 but a large quantity of the any was not that Signor Caltues, conducted through-avocating the cultivation of China's friend-| Tantulünight winda eru fectly with high man,

of 12 plants, consisting of 2 geranturas, 2 crysanthemums, 2 passies, 2 petunias, 2546 Carmis (short or early)-1, Chee

phloxes and 2 dianthuscs, there were three ozhibitors, tis, Mr Nowrojes, firet; Mra Bell Irving, second; and Mr Holmos, third. The first prize for this collection is a silver modal. Among the cut flowers, the Queen

Bu 5

Boo 2, E. L Woodin

6 Parmipa-1, Cheo Bas; 2, 0. P. Chater.

Cauliflowers, H. N. Mody; 2, A. E. Vaseher.

572 Jabbages-1, H. N Mody: $,

B. Percival.

of the Garden again arted her pro-mai-58-2 Dubbinges red,-1, H. N. Mody:

Lettuce Cos-Ho award. Di Nowrojee,

(FLOW & CORRESPONDENT.)

get, and at the cless of the performance, ship in proference to that of [Russia, and in response to loud calls of his narse, he the troit recognition of China's sovereignty bowed his acknowledgments.

The following is the programme - Bas. Comes & Cara 2-SOLD AD Pra, a

Figla del Reggien-r. Ango das Lawsodios.

SO DE SOPRAN

The Brigades were called out this morn et 6 o'clock to a Fire in Queen, Red-- CART Busin Weet, or the Sheung Wan District, which Saperintendent an opportunity of demon- gave our much-travelled and fire-learnad 2,strating his pot theory of How to put out

W.

winunum of water. This a fire with theory must be much appreciated by the hard-worked Government Firemen, as it #2 Lettuce Cabbage-Ne award, 61-1 Dish Farsley-1, E. L. Wootia; 2, throws most of the burden on the ForageAT and Ühinese volunteers. The fire broke

Chee Bee.

nence, the four rose blooms shown by Chic Boo being charming indeed. The band bouquet, also exhibited by Choo Bee, was a most artistio production and 250 Pods of Pear--1, Chee Bee; 2, out in the same locality which has of late beautiful harmony of light and shade. In table decorations there are only four exhibitors, one only for wild flowers. Miss Cameron's table of white ruses and maiden-hair fern lookod ́vory ela

L. Woodin. W 63-50 Pads of Beans, Trench 1, Chee

Bee; 2, E. L. Woodin 64-20 Pods of Beans, Broad-No exhibit 66-25 Potatoes, whito-1, B L. Woodin

2, G. P: Chater.

W. H Percival.

The 10

been the scene of so many conflagrations, in No. 129 Queen's Road West, suparated. on the Ko Shing Theated by a narrow lane running down to the Praya. Government Brigado, with the exception | of the Nam Pak Hong and their manual, was the Brat to arrive on the spot, closely

the red oats. The fire, which by this time

gant and pretty. Mrs Davis' table was 66-25 Potatoes, red-1, Col.. Hughes; 2 followed by the Fire Insurancs Engine and made brilliant with the goady nasturtium | 67-6. Cernips-1, H. J. Holmes; 5, E. Lee Bria hold on the doomed bailding, and.bigonin leaves. Mrs Davis' table of wild flowers is a profuse collection of Chi-68-6 Turnips, Swedes-1, Obec Bee; 2,

nese enkianthus and wild farna. The vege- tables call for hardly any romark. They are neither prodigies in size nor extra- ordinarily good in quality. As for the traits, they are, as usual, very limited in number. Indy Phillippo exhibits a few strawberries, and they were ripo they ught uske fair representatives of that iont luscious fruit. The arrangement of the exhibita shows a slight improvement

Wondin.

Mra Bull-Irving. 69-12 Onions-1, Birs Bell-Irving: 2, Chee 70-12 Lenks-1, H. J. Holines; 3, 4

Beo:

Voucher.

71-12 Shallots 1. Chee Bee; 2, Noxward. 72-23 Radishes, Turnip rooted-1, E. L

Woodin; 2, Cheo Beo. 73-25 Radishes, Long-1, Ches Bae; 2,

EL Woodin.

74-6 Koh! Rabi-1, Col. Hughes; 2, Choe

Bee.

Noa tardar el fra Main Michado. 4-SOLO DE BAIXO,Br. J. B. Brewer,

-Durso, Una noite s § 5ra. Edith Carvalho, Vezër J. Bobinema. Bow no Panorba

-OPERA Strain. Besorolina de Bonis,

Aucher

1-800 near

Guarany,..Come. E-BOL DE TERON &CCO DE BABE, Thanhuser BezO DA Bas Talia Todanzar, Matel,

Lars Leiris:

1. Vithem.

A T. Jontam

Fith Carvalho.

Sr. Edith Carvalho;", 1.QUARERTO. Ora) Bra. Azon C. Gemca. "Iligalotto Venli.. Br.-J. Bobinama.

Sr. W. Scott. 2-Belo 20 FrAND

Mozambia

Maria E. Alres.

Gr. W. Catt

*Selentor Baza......Si. Aina C: Games. Gamesto

- BAITOS. W. Crow

Si Vor"...Mattzi. D.-Duero. The Fabera. Ana C. Gomes

...........! St. W, Brott. .......... ME BOPTANO, Bhabet Maker, S. Enna Leitin o Coro, Borsiu

Brigada in rent and the Volunteers on tho RS at once attacked by the Government side fronting the Queen's Road, the hose haing lod up the lane by the Ko Shing Theatre. Before there was time to pour water on the front, the side walls bi the Lauo fell outward with a crash without any warning, completely burying the Volan tour buse Janing the debris and doing a 3ttle damage to the wall of the Ko Shing Theatre. Fortunately the lane was clear

bort time before it must have caused loss- as the thee, but had the fall occurred a

of life. The buried homes were at once disconnected and copious streaps of water were poured on the back of the house, is said that before the Brigades got to work; Mr W. Ross, the energetic foreman by Dr. E. Wodehonic, C.M.G., Govt. of the Volunteer Brigade, was informed Superintendent, that no water was wanted it was impossible to see, as the building was Noon the front of the burning hooze. Why, blazing sway right merrily, but probably it was one of the tips received from Capt. Shaw by our Superintendent during his ato visit to London,

75-2 Savoys-1, Ches Bes; 2, HN

Mody

2, A. E Vaucher...

Chater.

78-2 Vegetable Marrow-I, E. L. Woodin;

2, Clice Bes.

70-2 Coure Tronchoudas-No award. 80-6 Horse Radish-1, Chee Boo; 2,

- award. “

Unging their cloudy charins spidly, along the campain awe of the siry...

An it they rushed to war or fed tu faepe Paper

OFFICER, 6xamining recruits: Why do we salute superior officers Recruit In order to keep them out of the guardhouse.

-HieuLAND drover, frying to divide a Rock of sheep Hoch, hoch, ta stupid brates, tere's no wau of theta wull gaug tre ronds at van time I'm

Sure of this chesse rany by found in this

BE Wrote Postry Phrenologist Your bump of imagination is abnormally large, air. You should writs “postry. Visitor I do write poetry. But yester day I took a posm to an editor, and that

Quotations HONGKONG, Fobiniary 17. OPIUM--Now Fatua, cash, Nose in stock

over Coron, the article proceeds. That, it may be thought, is but a poet's storm-centres, the must impressive fact of fancy but there have been those who were atmospheric movements would not be Finally, the Hoch diseases the policy ready to vouch for tho widde haring taken their capricions irregularity, their itfal which it holds that Bagiand should pureco morentons part in some of the greab uncertainty, but the sublime onder and towards Japan, Our contemporary thinks events of history. In Madame Sdvigne rhythm of the winds — Faming Standani.. it beyond question that bonds of very in Lotters we read that the wind was bon timate friendship have been formed bo- catholique against the Frince of Orange, tween Great Britain and Chios, and that and that on both sides of the water there the latter look to the former for active wars many who thenght and mid this support in the event of war with RussiaCan we forget, erchins South, the de- Suppose then that China and Japon were liverance of 88, and thom victorious to fall out, if there not reason to fear that mercios mere invincible than the Armada England might valte hier understanding designed to invata and enslave us; when with China higher thin her amity with the winds had a command from heaven to Japan? In this context the Hecht Shim-fight under English colours? The epithets country. From the robust flavour of the Pas mentions, though professing to de- that have boon habitually, applied to the end we supposed it was about 30,000 credis, a rumour that the Chinese Minister wind by our imaginative writers, and che

years old NOT in Tokyo hastens to communicate with the allusions ther more constantly made to them, British Legation whenever he receives are very suggestive of the human attributee tologram relating to the Nagakali Afair with which we are all of us wont, more or This circumstance which we (Jupan Mail) foas consciously, to storedit them. Tenny may take the opportunity of distinctly sou, for instance, speaks of the wild wind, contradistingis considered to indicate the wooing wind, the rude, the brawling знаю я

O SOLKA{ Non torzo, 65, Shvis des Ecmedios tween the representatives of the two winds that are wearily sighing, of the merry and kiss your little sweetheath and make it

the existence of a cloan intamar bo- this weaty, the doleful wild of the winter's up you are tooling is where he hit me."

RONNING NO Risks- Now, Johnnie, go Haiti. 4-84LO DE BALITOKÝ

countries. The Tokyo journal duce not wind, the happy wind, the fretful, the up, said Johnnie's mother. No, I won't." My Queen,

at all criticise England's conduct in culti mighty "wied; winds that like broken and tel her how much you love her Blumenthalings L.-DATO DA OPERA, Sra. Aan G. Gomez, rating the good will of China, but is worldling wail, the key wind, the amorous and how sorry you are. No, I won't! Pa phe, Pain Fr. Sya das Homelie, strongly of opinion that Japan's Iriend wind, winda that are be in the morning says he got into a breach of promise case by Bon 40 PX, CBpbol da Remelion ship ought not to be matter of indiller and winds that rosu, the twilight, and 50 telina girl that, and had to marry the ald

prienio FR

Dr BETBAND

ence to British statestoon. Should they so forth. any manifestation of mature capable thing I won't run any risks, I won't! regard it, it is quite conceivable to thas appealing to the imaginative faculty England, in the event of war with Russia, would be sure to become involved in the might find that she had driven Japan to superstition of dark times, and, accordingly, take an opposite side to China At the witches and deities have ridden the same that, the Hochi is persuaded that winds, and demous and lost spirits have English politicians are far too shrewd to shrieked the blast,; and in most ages of overlook this transparent truth, and that the world-in maritime countries, at least their powerful friendship, with all the ad-there have been those who have claimed vantages that it signifies, rosy be secured the power of controlling the winds, and without difioulty by Japan Hera notice who have had their daims generally allow a naturally taken of Japan's apparent pre od King Eric, of Sweden, recording to dilection for Germany, The Hocki Sum Olaus Magnus was no familiar with evil bun saya plainly that no importance is to be spirits that what way Boeyer, he turned his "ABYTRACT OF ACCOUNTS OF JUS BANGSUNG AID CREA attached 30 this. “Germany, our bootem cap the wind would presently blow that

BALERY CONVA; Liked, on THE YEAR

porary asserts, owing to the difficulties of way. Sir Walter Scott tells us that the END, 31 Decemost, 1896. Balen Sket

her position in Europe and the insigni Laplanders in his Aino drove a profitable 1845-Liabilities, *****

cauce of her colonies, is not a country from trado in selling winds, and if they did in Capital Account Laac, Crawford de Co., Chuminton.

which depan can expect anything in the Scott's time, no doubt they do now. It Dividetul Accourt, snpaid.

event of Eastern complications. aparean is, perhaps, las notorious, adds the Profit and Los§ 69

- aft diplomats should therefore be careful not Waverley novelist, that within these fow $53,74.99 to run the risk of offending England by a year such a commodity might be purchand $17,500.00

display of undue partiality for Germany on British ground, where it was likely to bo 150. But whatever aspect their policy may pre-in great request. At the village of Stromness, 5,80.01

ant, it is unlikely that they can be in noy on the Urknoy main island, lived in 1814 195.00

doubt as to the country whose alliance an ancient date who helped out her sub- Japan ought to court. By way of corollary sistence by rolling favourable winds to to the general proposition that England and mariners. He was a venturous master of 23 18 this empire should be allies and that China vessel who left the roadstead of Stromness 21172 should belong to the anio camp, the Hochi without paying his offering to propiliate 5,122.58 Shimbun maintains that Great Britain Bessie Millis. Booth, it may be remen

the one Power prominently fitted to medivered, has introduced a professor of 37418 ata between Japan and China, and to bring this, mysterious art in his novel of The about between them soch a clear under- Pirate, in the person of Norn, and it atauding that their frank cooperation may the course of the story he adopts what be asstired..

was, no doubt, the tran philosophy of the matter. Norno was, in fact, very acute in her weather wisdom; she was very clever in discerning the indications of shangs, and took care always to commsad what she could see was notually approaching. She would order a wind only when, from her paperienced observation of the skies, Gold Leaf, 300 fue *** she was quite sure that a storm was coming. Sovereignis, and when she perceived that the storm bad

The following are the accounts of the Oldus Bakery Co. which had to bo hold over last night

on former years. During the afternoon the 76-59 Brussels Sprouts-1, E. L. Woodin; which was coon, a smouldering ruin. ItTHE OHINA BAKERY CO. Show was visited by H. E. the Acting Gov-77--12 Tomato-1, D. Nowrojce; 2, 1. P. ernor, Mrs Marsh, and Sir George Phillippo. Vy till four o'clock, the visitors had not ben very numerous, but probably the numbers would increase as the afternoon The Band of the Regiment vas present during the afternoon and played, under Bandmaster Moran, anumber of pretty selections from Pirates of Penzance," "La || 89. Mascotte, Les Cloches de Cerneville,' o

Judges for Plants in Pots and Cut 84 Flowers-Messrs A. B. Westland and W. M. B. Arthur.

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For Eeropean Vegetables-Messra A. E. Vaucher and E. Goorge,

81-2 Scotch Kail-1, E. L Woodin

H. N. Mody.

82

Arrowroot 1, H. N. Mody: 2, LWoodin.

2

Salad, O kinds at least-L; Choa Boa; 2, No award. E

Eost Collection of Sweet & Pot Herba 1, Choo Beo; 2, D-Now- rojec.

Yum--(special) D. Nowrojec.

(For Chinese Market Gardeners thily.) 85-d lands of Vegetables-1. Tak Wa;

Chan Tin Fo; 3, Chan Acheung,

For Chinese Vegetables-Mesars A. G. 86-2 Heads of Celery-1, Kam Shing; 2, Romano and F. Rapp

The judges of the table decorations were two ladies.

Ches Bee, it may be mentioned, exhibits for the China Sugar Refinery, and the greater part of his collection is the same as that exhibited in former years by Mỵ J. G. T. Hassell and Mr Dickie,

The following is the Prize List:-

PLANTS IN FOYS.

1- Annuals-1, D. Nowroji, R.

L. Woodin

23 Foliage Plants-1, E. L Wordin;

2, Cheo Hee

3-3 Flowering Plante-1, E L Woodin

2, D. Nowrojos. S

4-3 Single Geraniums-1, Ches Bee 42,

Mrs Boll-Irving,

6-3 Doable Geraniums-1, Choo Bce ; %,

no award,

6-3 Roses-1, Chus Bau; 2, C. F. Chator. 7-3 Chrysanthemums-1, Chee Boo; 2,'

D. Nowrojes.

8-3 Camellias1, D. Nowrojes; 3, E.

L Woodia.

9-2 Dahlias-1, Choa Ban : 2, D. Now-

rojec.

10-2 Chrysanthemuma-1, D. Nowrojce;

2, Ulice Bee.

11-2 Chinese Aatera-1, Mrs Bell-Trying ;

2, no award.

14–2 English Asters-1, D. Nowrojce; 2,

H, N. Mody.

161 Rose, Chea Bee; 2, J. H. Cox 1-1 Chrysanthemum-1, D. Nowrojee;

2. Mrs Bell-Irving,

18-1 Pink, Carnation or Sweet William

1, Choo Boo; 2, Mrs Ball-Irving,

19-1 Gladiolus-1, Chee Beo; 2, D. Now-

20-1 Pelargoniano award 2-1 Hyacinth-noaward. 2-1 Lilyo award; 3

CONCERT AT THE CLUB LUSITANO.

A very successful concert was given last night in the Club Lusitano by the pupils of Signor Cattaneo, the popular professor of music, for the benefit of the or phaus in the Italian Convent. The com medicus Ball and Concert Room of the Clab was partially decorated for the occasion, and the appearance of the hall, audience had when the

assembled, was very pretty. Some of the other rooms of the Club were also kindly throwin open for the convenience of visitors by the embora of the Club, and the Committee who had charge of the arrangements were ubiquitous in their attention to strangers. Before the Concert was opened, the hall was well filled, only a few seats remain.

Cheung Shing Yoon; 3, Tak Wa 87-6 Beet Ropts, short-1, Chan Achenug, 9, Cheung Shing Yuen; 3, Ming Yan, 88-6 Best Roots, long -1, Cheung Shing Tuen; 2, Mung Toen: 9, Chan - channg 896 Carrots, Choung Shing Yoen; 2,

·Chan Acheung; 3, Tak Wa 90--2 Cauliflowers-1, Ko Fan; 2 Chan

Tui Po 3, Tak Wa 91-3 Cabbages-1, Chan Ting Shan; 2,

Tax Wax S, Soy Hing. 02--2 Cabbages edrumhead-1 Chan A-

chetta, Ko Fan: 3, Kam Shing, 932 Lettuce, Ccs-1, Chan Ting Shen;

2. Tak Wa; 8, KO FAR. 94-2 Lettuce, Cabbage 1, Tak Wa 2,1g occupted. This audience was maloly

cheang.

Yuen. 93-35 Potatocs-1, Chan Ting Shan; Zj

Chan Tin Po; 3, Mang Yoon. KN 99- Tarmips-1, Ko Ban; 2, Chan Ting

Shan 3, Cheong Shing Yuen, 100-12 Shallote-1, Tak Wa; 2, Ko Fan;

3, Chan Tin Po

101- Radishes-1, Tak Wa; 4, Chan

Tin Po;:9, Ma Chan Acheung, 103-50 Brussels Sprouts 1. Tal We; 2,

Chan Acheung; 9, Cheang Shing Yuen, 103-12 Tomatos-No prize.

award.

Yaen, 3. Ky Fanci

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SPORT IN NORTH BORNEO. In his paper ou British North Borneo, 1915.16 Mr W. B. Pryer, British Consular Re $2,11. sident at Bandakau, gives the following information regarding sport in that coun- $17,762.81

122.63 try 227,10

With regard to other matters in North ----------:

Borneo: ns to sport, in the forest there is spent itself, she would mutter an incantata Temperature: $9,119.30

on abaridance of large game, tracks of tion for allaying its violenca. No doubt, if | (Taken at Mesers Falconer & Co. 'i Premise elephants, rhinocerosce, buffaloes, dear, some of these wind roadors of times gone

Queen's Road.) 4,000.00 pige, boara, orangutans, and other animals, by could have embodied their observations | BanoMzTER—

10.00 are seen everywhere, aud, no doubt, pro in a treatise on weather, we should be able 6.31 perly organised hunting parties would ob now to trace in them hers and there curious 707 tain large bags. Government officials have premonitions of modern mateorology 50000 very little time to spare for this kind of any of the theories of modern

thing many of thom are a good deal in the pear to have been revealed in a usarvellons forest, but tho noise made by the numerous manner to the observant and speculatire of copties attending them generally frightens olden time, and even where they have 1966 all the game away, while should an ele wandered very wide of the truta in their phant or rhinocoros be stumbled up against theories, we often and singular analogist (sometimes literally happens), they between their vivid imagininge and the re- urually have no more offensive weapon | relations of modern science. For instance, than a theodolite in their hands,

everybody is now more or less familiar with. An impression speins to prevail, if I may the latest theory of epidemic discase, which Judge from the number of questions and is now knewn to be propagated by germs the anxiety with which they are asked on that may, under certain circumstances, the subject, that soakes of all sorts and disseminated by the winds, and are taken tizce, generally venomoza, abound evary- into the system through the lungs or the whore in the tropics. As far he North stomach. Here is a remarcable suticipă-

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Chan Tin Po; 3, Cheung Shing Then compeed of Portuguese, from which com Dividend, 1855... 95-1 Dich of Parsley-1, Cheung Shing munity most of the performers came, but Yuen; 2, Mung Yuen; 3, Chan A there was also a goodly sprinkling of the 96-50 Foda of Peas--1, Kam Shing 2, representatives of Britain and the other for

Tale Wa; 3, Mong Yuen.

oign communities. As for the performance 97--50 Pods of Beans, Tronch1, Cheung itself. if we are to judge by the amount Shing 2, Ohan Achoung; 3, Mung of applause which was showered upon the singers, it ganhounded satisfaction to the majority of the audience. Some of the applauso was undoubtedly well doservod, but some of it, we think, was stimulated rather by Feokuga of personal consideration for the performer than by a conviction of the artist: merit of the performance. After all, however, it is better to be over genomous in this respect than over.. critical. Taking this postulats as our own maxim, we think that Signor Cattaneo has every reason to be proud of his pupils THE CORRUPTION IN THE SINGA-Borneo is concerned such is not the case. tion of this form theory. Thevenot, whin A person frequenting the country in Eng died in 1007, in his account of his 131 Annual-1, Chea Bes; 2, D. Nov.

· PORE POLICE FORCE. All the ladies are young and show

A correspondent of the Straits Temes, in and much, is likely to see as many, if not Asistio travels, talla of a pestilentini rojee.

104-6 Forse Radish, Chan Tin Po: themselves possessed of considerable musicai 14-1 Dahlia-1, Choo Beo; Mrs Ball- 2, Ko Fan,

ability, and with ore and attention some of a communication to that newspaper, writes more than most people in Borneo, and wind prevailing in summer from North- Irving-

106 Best collection of Sweet and Fot them should develope into accomplished in the following outspoken manner with what snakes we do see are searly all harm West ludis up to the western frontier J-1 Gerauio-1, Choo Bea; 2, E. L.

vocalists and pianists. They have yet regard to the curruption in the Police loss. Of couras.both poisonous snakes and of Persin. He thinks he has identifled

·Borbe 1, Mung Yuen; 2, Choups ood deal to fear, however, to mate them Force-It raust strike every one at all large snakes do exist, and are necasionally thin wind with one mentioned in Woodin

Shing Yuen, 5, Chan A-cheung 108-2 Yains-1 Tak Wa 2 Olan Enished singers, and we would advise them Dourereans with the working of the Talice come across by people who sings leads the Book of Job, ayl he says that they Ting Shan; 3, Mr Chan Tin Fo to content themasives for the present with Force, that the expenditure of certain of how much into the forest, but I never who breathe it turn black as cont and fall 10-6 Arrow-roots, West Indian-1, something less difficult, when singing in the officers, especially of the nor-com- heard of anyone being injured by either deadnot, however, everybody who inhalci one or the other. I once came across a this wind, but, ks explaina, there are Tak Wa; 2.

public, then some of them essayed last night, missioned clasa, is altogether out of Mung Yuen 3. Cheung They will do themselves more justice by portion to their very motrato incomes, snake's track over three feet road, bo stranks of fire in it as smal, an a hair, which Shing

Yaen. 108-5 Arrow-roots, East Indies-No acting on this advice, and gire greater and it is untorious that they must speaking the passing a short time have been sech by sore, and they who pleasury to their linisnera Among sarily be supplied with money before, of an euermora reptile, Of course breathe in those tays of fire die of thein, the lady rosalists, Miss Edith Carralc from outside and avowable sources. the wriggling of the body occasioned the rest receiving no prejudice. If it be bacila..... 90.01 84 14 NE 109-6 Kobl Rabi-1, Tak We; 2, Mung stands forth among her companions at once The morals of the whole Force seems to be good dent of the enormous breadth so continues Therenot Fit may be Haiphong

ns the most powerful and best trained. Wise lamentable, and bribery, inabordination, of this track. With an ordinary read, thought that these firms galant proced from Bougkos 30.27 50 Carvalho, in the post of a very high and desertion appear to hats become so knife ao puo noed four lo encounter the lapsulphurous exhalations that rise out of the Amay 30,80 110 Best Collection of Frait, (growns register, but shuhas not yet complete control prevalent that it is only to clear that there gual make. Oracodiles are the most dread-earth which being used by the wind Foochow 30.81

in Hongkong-1; Mr D. Nowrojes; 3, of her voice, and when it is called on fir must be something very far wrong at headed creatures in Barque, cuassunally carrying kindle (for they are infammatte), and be Shanghai 130.29 44 Mr H. J. Holmes; 3 Lady Phillippe, a sudden amovement from the lower to the quarters to render such antats of affairs post off the natives when bathing argetting watering with the air ancked in by respiration, Nagasaki.. 30,39

BILILIOS. PREZES-SILVER MEDAL. "... " higher register it sometimes becomes more sible. We find the business of the Supreme and sometimes are knocking them out of consume the entrails in a moment. Thus, l'estock: 30.06 24 25-1 Pot of Primulas-1, Chee Bee; 2, Best Collection of Twelve Kinds of Plants a shout than a musical sound. In the Oourt interrupted because luspéotor Quin la boata Where Europiane settle, grocodiles in thair more wild guessing about the in- FEBRUARY 17.-T. 10)

1, Mr D. Nowrojes, 3, Mr H. J. Hol-waltz song from Mattei, Miss Carvalho. was in Hongkong in order to treat another Ina soon become scare. I have myself often fluence of Amatic winds, more than two Manila 30, 11, 64, 60 mes; 3, Mrs Beli Irving

sery pleasing, and she also sang creditably pector; aruther Inspector is dismissed eum berat cat adapters, bable, that most centarles ago, we have, mixed up with Haiphong Best Collection of Root Crops-1, Me D. in the dust with Mr Robinson and in the maly and yet another organent of the one at noir, probably bring much the fantastin, the distinct Hongkong 30.58 61 30.4155 Nowrojesi 2, Mrs Bel. Irving 3, Mr quarette To Misa Laura Lairis must be Force disappears with the mess money of one occasion when going into a narrow hypothesis of the germ origin of disuse, Angg

awarded the second plece, Her voice is not his comrades; a truly editing catalogue of caror opening on to the Bou, I uddenly the possibility of these germs: being dis- Foothor

uffenese committed by our Pollte might be became aware of a crocodile at the inne tributed by the Air, and the mode of in Jhangaat. 31 13 41 89 xw whom a high stacento moremont is being at: compiled with very little tronie. Perhaps satue inement. I made pretty good which is now entirely corranorated by the Wicstock 3).16 16 89 strong, but it is sweet and pleasing, except.

end of it. We both of us started to run atroduction into the human system, all of Nagasaki, 3) 31 templed. No doubt this deject will dis the most characteristic case that of a Another fire broke out this morning in appear with further training Mins Roza gentleman who was recently radioad from time out of that cave, but the crocodile latest scienco. We may be quite sure that There is not much change in the

Linchado was evidently sulering from the rank of Chief Inspector to that of Ins was faster and we arrived at the entrance these ha in den times obtained a ro Bagration was the block of old houses just justice in consequence, the Western Diniriat. The seat of the con- avere cold and was able to do herself peptur, and who subsequently reigned together. I aprang in the air as the putation for a paper of controlling the barometele pressure, but gradient for NE

Miss Aura It is safe to assume that this.

was water, morosenrod can then I was in the Bild

gifted with rare powers of ob the other fine along the coast, except in houses were burned down about two months sweet and is better Stted for eborus work wa and the Penang Palos Paning this peet to the sportsman The only ection servation and a faculty of solatie theori Shanghai where it is foggy 89-1 Orobid--1, E. L Woodin 2, EL The fire broke out is No, 129, the than solos. Mia Sylvis des Hemedios, ex-Chief Inspector with alen mur, and sons to be that whatever line is used issing characteristic of the boat of modern 34–1 Pain-1, Mra Ball Irving: 2, E. Loorer house of this block, which a separate though it possessing thing or very slot speech delivered by a member of the Force sure that capital sport conid be bad with shave often thas foretold the revelations of or the Penang Halle wolenial reports sore to be carried off sooner or later. I am saran Hit thought the imaginative of old

Hongkong Oorvafury, February 17 ed by only a narrow lane from the Ko- mezzo-sopran, singa with taste and accu J1 Tres Fern-1, B L. Wooding and tea-chast shop. The cheats are made sig than her sister vocalists she made the Chief Inspector may be speedily restored to loathut up to the present na ons has had them; so far ná wo via calk to mind; antie nit, and to the levsi of tão sex in fachos, tentha Shing theatre. No 120 is occupite ne à tea taoy, and as she had chosen a much simpler in which the hope is unpressed that the ex-spoonbait at the stern of a small sailing modern philosophy, they have one of from tas cook house. Early this morning mos plano soloists were four in number, their aida Natscally, the suicer who had fahing has had to be for this ph and for the erreutes, drils of harms, and the yagit: Arunas, in the shade to degrees.- at the back of the house in A face not far most favourable impression on the audience the Force which deplores his departure from time to devote to such matters, and all our pated the modern hienon of the waste and adoles of the the cook lighted a blazing fire which appears Me Hugo dos Remedios and the Misuse reduced, and who subsequently quantity, not for the quality of the sport larity and permanence of many zeral our Farmkeit,

No country is perfect, I suppose, and renta, seem to have been beyond the boldest 3. Hewinter, in percentage of saturation, the to have been so force that it set fire to the Carolina de Souza, Maria E. Alves and resigned, had maup elel, and compl 38-6 Forms, Exotio-1, E. J Woodin 2, But in the chimney A quantity of burn Teabel dos Remedios All showed them mentary things to say to his fiance of the ark the main defert about British North fights of fancy. Even our conception of humility of fir esturated with moisten baing

ou the floor and set fire to nesires proficient planets, but Mias de Police Tore who presented Mm with Bornen is its want of small gamis shooting these matters is mobably good way from the 100, in kamusement ask the Thuis house. The shaving out superler to her of the athars, and he would have made a greet his in an opera many people open, I may men fim that minikla to he, nodil kant omnes haudpoint of Ke, spording to Twisters hasp of shavings accumulated in a passage Sonan's talent, it was rident, is immensely contimonial, and thus ended ascona which a counterbalanes to this, bavoro, in truth. If the winds of heavel could become Depot on Wap, to two polska.

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soon in fames. The fre was observed by soloist but an able Locompaniet. The gentle it less sough of ity point and hour, and Cosstabis Paterson from the upper levels, men voos llets are all go well known that verges on the scandalous. It la striding who rushed on the pede and gave the we need hardly say much about them but at and Apt Dustration of the depth of 1-4 Camallia Bloom 3, D. Nowtolos; 2, Islam. The manual of the Nam Ele Hoog Mr Brewer ree in papil Voice and indiscipline into which the Polish Forse has

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