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No. 7597 -DECEMBER 24, 1887.)

We may note that the Amateur Dramatic Ulab have decided to give a representation

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whero

THE CHINA MAIL

That it is to be hoped the Poet who deliver ed himself of that Whisky Johnny exit will be daly called to a witudes before the Commission

aa he appears to have reckoned up the situation with com mondable mother-wit. That the differly will be to discover who, on this particular ossion, called for the drop drink, and who is thorefuto re- sponsible for the spirit there displayed.

& Her ron Me. WopenOUSE-What next? as the Sewing Machines News (New York). We have had the musical sowing machine, of Sheridan's comedy. The Rivals the melody being stored in the buxcover the second week of January. This play | The invention Bared op and quickly Bicker has never been given here before,

L'ed out in this cal

and was last heard of in the

In the most

All lands, Ger ix to be hope it will re main. Now we have musical are engines. a music-box attachment is run

run with the engine

pumps. Above the roar of the con- Bagration and the cries of the affrighted populace, the strain of roul ir spiring music are the citrage of the fire fi, litars that I have heard the Whisky Johung cheur tham on in their dangerous daty just ne martial strains, inspire soldiers to charge up to the very moon's mouth.

By kind permission of Captain von Schuck, mazu, Divine Servico will be conducted to-morrow forenton at 11 o'clock by Rev. F. Hartmann on board the steamer General Werder. A nich leaves Pedder's Wharf for the Kowloon Wantf where the General Wender is lying, at 10.30, and those who desire to ationd the service may get nerosi by this nucl In eoquence of this Borvies. Chere will be no service to-morrow at the German Batheads Chapol.

|

Turgus in a graphic description of the championship bost rage says thaithe race was

production alsributed to certain rollick. Log members of the sober and serious Commission nuw about to asst inblò itself, and, although I entrinin grave doubts

aver other merchantein the Model Settle- ment ne to bonded warehouses, mer

chants in South China ought to keep a During the fase there was not enough it work together, soldiers and civilians,y little credit to the Government, col

sharp link nut on the future navigation wind for the heavier borta, the lighter of the West River.

craft having the racs all to themselves.

That we hear of various schémus for the

Christmas delectation of Men-o'-War's nien, bat not much for poor tearcantile Jacks beyond sky-pilotage. That this pilntage (evidently not com- pulsory) is good and necessary in its way, hut it should not be forgotten that Jack tinty ns well as a soul, and that one way to get at him is to give him good

ohgör.*.

the incist satisfactory ever suwed in Austia of the truth of this report, the whisper That every credit is due to the moon and

shows how the wind is likely to blow be fore that same be capped Commission Benda in ita report.

THE 68 REGIMENT MUSKETRY COMPETITIONS

At the finish a foul was claimed by Mron interest in the shooting of the Regi would be repaid after they were deprived Foley's gig, against Mr Smith's cutter.ment, and especially for having given so of his support. But, nufortunately and it handsome a prize on this occasion. If wa there is no reaadh that we should sube alarion of subordinates are so smail

sidering the amount of

of work they perform have one of the most folent

garrisons that a

any deduction would fall mors heavily hore in Hongkung in Her Majesty's ervice tha, proportionately, than upon the The smaller the Garrison, recollett, the better vid

better paid public sortants.

the more efficicut we hava in I will now loial, regdiving any 6400 per month could distribute the prizes.

dlerk, who sota ANNUAL DESTRIBUSION OF PRIZES, to Capt. Collinson of A Company, Major could better pay 25 than the dark od

In handing Gol Bond's Challonge Shield or spa e 820 than his

perhaps $100, could spare S5, and the latter The annual presentation of the prizes General Canicron said This was the best could spare two dollars and hall, and so on gaisot in the musketry compatitions of the shooting Cepanty last year and it is the down the scale. As it is, with no deduc-

beat: 68th Regiment took plam this morning at staro. You had a difficult tions to be made, employers on lance task this time and you well deserve your ranging from $20 up to 950 would be thank- the Cricket Ground. Previous to the cere prize, mony the Regiment was drawn up in line Private Cotter, O Company, was bext pre fal for a small increase; for, though

pro lar por month more to a man receiving only to receive Major-General Cameron, wonted with the silver watch and chain, the $20 is equal in pving 100, yel the

git of Col. Foster, Major General Cameron advance to the man

200

hones

Idol

to five dothra

arrived, attended by his stiff, about Enlivenacking at he handed the trophy one dollar bears a nupt offiser relation to

the women who have taken Jack's cause post olesen, The General, before coming | and on your flank of that one dollar may mean deprisa

dog will bat persavare, they will (as Jack Parade Ground the recently-arrived remin, ant Pritchard of D. Coman to his daily meal, wherese five dolla

That in your notices of pramble changes in the local Civil Service, you Ixtefy men. Lionel saveral movements that were likely to take phase,

Han waters both mon had pulled thuir hurdost, and both were thoroughly fit, honest, and rosolute. The Asque adds Ma Sorcombe Smith is we understand, to Sculling owes much to Hunku, for, with be appointed Acting Police Magistrato, to out him we should have had no Beach. English and American spurtsmen and visi- take Mr. Mitchell Innes pince, who batore declared the course to be the finest in obtained three months' leave of absences the world, Harlan, blanca bimself for not

.. As Mr Mitchell-Innes, on his return, may exerting himself mora in the fist wile. be appointed Aoting Registrar Gonoral, if Beach was lifted out into the launch groatiy That one of the Deputy Registrars of the

fauged at the

the conclusion For the

the raro, but Human pulled to dis quarters, lifted the boat on his head, and carried it into the shed. Interviewed aftor the rice, Han- lan acknowledged that he had been beaten by a bigger and betier toau, and the king.

c., is considered fast

Mr Stewart Lockhart leaves for Home, Mr Sercombe Smith will doubtless occupy this position of Police Magistrate for the space of eighteen months. We do not say that

Supreme Court was then mentioned by yon, as a most sai able officer to act as Police Magistrato, and that this gentle man had been recbointended for the post..

in hand in this Colony, and that, if they

would, Bay) como out with the weather

ni ' ', That Jack hingel has proved that no other natich can prudace seamen possessing the sawe admirable qualities as he does; but that he must get beiter trained se time

himself, and he must not be treated like a dog in a kennel..

received the

to the winner-This is Capt. Foster's prise, the receptont's necessary expenses and the

well won to the Cricket Ground, inspected on the

it all

tion of some small but very material addi- of the section which won Col. consisting of a draft for the Northampton.

only afford the other som lurary he derson's Cap for volley-firing.

and otherwing have shire Regiment, as well as the 9th Commny trophy on behalf of the section. Major buying. Suco being the case, it seems to me had no thought of Royal Rogincars and 7th Company lat General Cameron said You have great that instead of a axed percentage all round, Brigade, Western Division, Royal Artillery, great deal depends on the sectional leader, be proportionally smaller as the salaries credit by your team. In mass-shooting

tife Life Percentage of contribution should Col. Anderson, addressing the Regiment and you seem to have led your

decrease. I have not had an opportunity of seeing the

E

ex

goes on, he must be taught to reapoot said--Major-General Cameron will present is one presented to the Garrison by Lizeoasifischerne, and so am not is a

to aptak favoursbly or otherwise of it

bat in view of the low salaries paid to many of the Government amplays there is reason to fear the proposal will not put with general favour unlere accompanied

faithfully,

SOPHIA

this gentlerian may not prove a useful of scullers This racing time 19 min. 608 That in some matters it seems our new That the position of Fire Brigade Saporin- ! kindly consenting to present these prizas Cominittee, ban kindly consented to present with increased pathfal

THE WRECK OF THE ' ULYSSES. À passen. geron board the s.8. Palinurus writing to a friend in Shanghai, of dato Noromber 8th, fr Shox, says; I have arrived thus far ou the way home, having had very fine weather, but rather a slow passage. The as Ulysses was wrecked about 11 weeks ago, about 110 a

miles from Suez, and we stayed by her for week and tried to pull her of. We nearly palled her to pieces; her bows and fore mast are all that is above water now. The

Palinurus is taking all hands on board. We are taking up three slaves that escaped from the Arabs. There was another wo lust. - The Arabs came on board the Urgetes during dinner hour and threw the are, Every small native boat has one or two) slaves on board, but it is hard to prove this, for they may they are not elaves, but belong to the boat's crow.

Governor makes mistakes without auth. cierit exonse, and in the appointment. of a junior cadet to the Ming stracy, in. stead of the Deputy Registrar referred to, he has dous injustice to himaalf and raided the montlal qualities for such an appointment.

That it was the habit of the wisest Govern

that over ruled here, to give all houd to

tendent is becoming a warm one.

CRICKET.

BROWNIE.

BONGKANG ULICKEY CLUB V ARMY AND

NAVY.

Youre

aftor the arrival of Major General Cainerone, Anderson than said :-Tha lan:

woll

several prizes to the auccessful competitors kong community, to be shot for in so in the late musketry cotrpetitions. His moration of Her Majesty's fifty years' reign The Hon. Mr Bell-Irving Chairman, of the shows the great interest he takes in this this very handsome cup. Lance corporal most important branch of military training. Eellamy of A. Company is the happy win- The first prize on the list, this bandsome which he was fllowed by Colour or OPENING OF THE HONGKONG

ner

he having made a total of 89

89 points, Challenge Shield presented by Col. Bend, lata of the bith Regiment, points ont ta ne Rount Crowley of the 69th (7 points), મ that the welfare and the race of a neors (87 points), and after that commen

naxt by S Sergeant Attoo of the Royal Engi shooting of the battalion good Bin thought. The

This The seed sown in his time of the Regiment.

gife will

Long and in that of Col. Festor hastakon desproot,

be r recullected in the Regiment. Such 4 the Shield we can see that the good and on this the first annual presentation of trophy is handed down and Iressared sionary Journal, the saya of the battalion daring

The establishment in Hongkong of a Barrack stories of the days of College of Medicine for Chinese is an event

also within the last

the

were ever

Last year is the records of the men as it wil

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

FOR CHINESE

Dr J. G. Kerr, in an editorial neto on the above subject, in the Badical Mis

suggestions, made to him, and never to Club made yesterday with E. J. Coxon rapidly musket yeara, shows how Hongkong when Hangkorg is four or five of no ordinary importance, and will be so

in ali

profession

the Registrar Geroral's office. If he leaves overboard, and awam ashore with him. That, an llis Exostlenog himself curing-A. K. Travers, who was bowled three ranges, namely, 200, 500 and 600G. Wise, in presenting the Jubilee Cup tohich confere vast bonefits on Western as-

from officials concerned are not neces.

Ohib

ja

The

a the Chinese, imaugural

of De Mason, the

act as Registrar General, unaided by any line of 00 2i ruos from Kaiping to Yen sarlly "oficious, while impatience mani-paying a total of 293 when their dividual prize, uilver watch and cbsin, Your superior skill as markoman. Our Dean of the Faculty, delivered in the City

Magistrate, but we cannot think of my special qualification he has for the post. WO should in have thought that the days when appointments wors inade, merely as a matter of convenience to the Government, hasi ceased. The experience we have had of Bach appointments in this Colony has been a doleful onu... But it seams otherwise, and we shall likely have to wait some time yet before the fittest man in chosen for a post ou the basis of his merits. Mr Sercombe Smith's services, we think, are mostre quired and are Eksly to be of meat se at

and Mr. Stewart Lockhart leaves, there is practically no one in the often upon whom we can rely for translation work. Me Mit chell-Innes' knowledge of Chineso not, we fear, so extensive as to make him fit to THE CHINESE RAILWAY CO-The Shi pao gives the accounts of this company, whose

other scholar. It was prged, when strong ohwang - objections were taken to Mr Mitchell Innes' appointment to the Magistracy, that he had studied the law for a short time. We do not know if over this can be said an bahali of Me Smith, Cortainly it does seem strange that a youth of his inex- parience should be pitchforked into a pusi tion of great responsibility like that of a Police Magistrate. Mr Mitchell-Innes, even with his smattering of law and tiper years, cut a rather poor figure on the bench for many months, and he 15223 only gathering experience and becoming truly useful when he was, shunted' into another post, The aim, we should have. though, of the Government in filling up this temporary appointment would have bean to select a man who knew what the law and what the form of oriminal procedure were, and not to select

Accounts of the Chinese Railway Co.: Capital Tis. 250,000, Distance 90 14.

4th.

zuited in a very bad, beating for the Army This nuich was resumed to lay and re and Navy. The good start which the treat them as if they were given with the and F. Maitland was only the prelude to an offenave object of instructing the Go-innings of exceptionally good storing, Only vernor what he ought to do

one of the Club's team did not succeed in Af

Governors occasionally go upon fully by Graham. T. Sercoube-Smith topped information, and consequently, they on the Hat with 48, and after him, came times make mistakes; and it may be EW Maitland with 46, E. J. Coron with added that suggestions from the public use and dis dohiton with 49. The

Inst wicket fell, the Army and Nagy had a lot to do in their second innings. They only succeeded in improving on their yes terday's score by six. In this total (08) the only double figures were W. P. Bush's 25 Sargeant Savage's 17 and 11 angh by Scan- lau and Lloyd. The bowling of Bari for the Club was the feature of the play this afternoon, he having five wickets fot 28 ruus. For the Army and Navy Major Churchill had three wickets for 29 runs. The rest of the bowling was by no means deadly. The match was witnesser by large number of spectators, and the band

fested ayor such advice is very bad form on the part of the Governor, even of a Crown Colony.

4th to 9th rooms 1887, or (influding the That the Cadat system has produced many intercalary 4th moon) 7 moons,

valuablo publie ocrvants in this Clay but that this same system run to death is sute to produce a series of more cari catures on administration.

Int. 4th, sth. Col freight 3,14002372.73 2,971.478 3,179.063 Other.

216.302 304.6% 499.812 818.078 Fares........... 433.0 225. Ба 37.570 187.285 Grum receipts..5,8.9.027 30.641 36.400 3,170.640. Expo.2,148.9.1 2,167.6052124,211 0039

Prod........ 1,694.941 1,034,049 1,593,258. 1,878,700 -

6th · Ath BAIRBAN 8,864.251 2,858.760 Coal freight..

13.447 237.687 €3,950 091,914 769 977 15219 Fare. Strom receipta

4.408.288 4.578.195 ́ 4.620.703 Expensos..

-2,224,771 9,328.105. 2,015.000

Proßt

„2,774.537 2,000,000 2,005.706

Other

Total ProdŢE, 18, 174, 1327-

Moss. Dubai!, the Bishop of Boline, died on the 7th instant at New chang. Migr. Constant Dubai was born in the dio no of Besancon in 1838 He was educated for the church and entered the missionary field proper in the year 1803, when ho mante out one who has had no practice in such workship Lord of the Isles, which was burst at to China, laking passage in the ill-fated and will likely only became useful by theses on the 24th of July of that year. After time he is required to vacate his sent on seven days suffering sud-

uthers was funded at hardship, he with!

lla served the bench, at the same time taking

for several years at the as / missionary him from an office where his services are important station, Dakintzo, but in 1879 he almost absolutely urcessary..

and Apostolic After such was elected Bishop of Eulins,

Vice of Manchuria, and had bu

residence in

Soon after bis

Nexumption

an outery about the need of good interpre

I

That it is merely because my love for Rome is greater than my love for Casar that mention this little mature, and if Casar is wise, he will take a hint who it is honestly given.. That a correspondent has addressed me, complaining that the public offices have been closed to-day, although the Gazeite. specified Christmas Ersonly; butif the gen tamen will but remember that "Christmas Eve' is the name by which the 24th day of Becember ia kauơn, his astonishment at finding the public offices closed on the.

That an Obristmas comes, but once a

morning of that day will be lersenied.

year, the holiday need not be grudged for official or mi robant, although for that matter but little holiday can be obtained where everything has to give way to mail steamers..

ters and good translators it does seem of the station is health fail. That, notwithstanding the afinst encheck- |

strange to take one qualified in this linee him, und he was compelled in 1882 to return to France. Here he improved but from a position where his knowledge is of little and in 1885 ho returned to China, great use and to put him in a position where preferring to continue his work sé all risks. it is of only secondary use. A knowledge

His physical strength was not

not equal to the task, REVET

and in 1888 he requested s of Chinese by a Police Magistrate sa cer coadjutor. Myr. Boyer was selected for tainly's desideratum, but it is of far less this office, but died on the 8th of March is importance than a knowledge of the law this year at Soyen-tow-son in Hei-inang, There was little hope of curing the Bishop and experience of Criminal Courts; and if of his illows, but although often erged to na it should be the sim of the Covarnessus retire to France, his lordship preferred ti to roalise, good interpreters are obtained remain in his mision, and die smong bi cone. Full particulars of his obsequis

ed treadmill of business life here, we can all spore time to virk moh ufher A Merry Christmas, and a happy and prosperous New Year!

That some improvement has lately been ob-

served in keeping the fairways of the Harbour clear, but that the Harbour authorities should exert themselves still more to teach the Chinese to respect the

of the 58th Regiment, under the leader shid of Mr Moran, performed during the afternoon

OGROMO CRICKET GLUB-FIRST INKINGĖ, LJ. Corca, b Graham, Maited, b Graham,

neura

T. Sercombo-Smith, b Churfti,

Barff, & Make

4. J. Leach base de da

.-W. Maitland, o Basalan, & Grabaru,

51;0. Wilson; b Churchill,

G. Jakaros, o Churchill, b Bush,.

C. Platt, 1 bw, b Chusebii), Grünbis, not put

1. Higginbotham,

M.17. Grads Kita otk

P. W. Bush, CoxO Ado C. Scanlan,. Major Milica, b Bathr Pedler, v Berli

Pasak Langd, a Leach

Mejor Chasembla, u Pariz,

0.8alth, not out..

Total,

SAILING ROB FOR ALL OPEN BOATS

قاطعة

times its present size, and when Kowloon, In the competition for this tuck-curated have spent many past afternosus, will be the well-being of the Chinese people.

is develop:uy year by year.horo our ranges are now, and where we regarded by the members of the trophy the company ties were most excit- one vrat city. ingly contested. In the final tie between

vas com well-equipped sud well-patronized Madi- and B

Hon. J Ball-Irving, who was accompa dical College in B. Companies the total

ints at the

nied by on, A. P. MacEwen and Mr A

zo in Hongbang will aid greatly in the dissemination yards were even, but A...

that knowledge the command of Captain Cullinson became Company under

Lance Corporal Bellamy, the happy possessors of the shield, having great pleasure on behalf of the cou

Baid-I have Lions,

ons, and all

all will rejoics in the uxtension scuzed the greatest number of points at 600 unity of Hongkong in prosenting you nord

of these benefits to

to a people so much in yards. Atinghod to this competition is an with this omy, which you have won by f presented by Gul Foster, mene to be awarded to the noul comms have occasion to use your skill against the large audience, representing all classes in

late of this Regi gratulate

late you on your success; may it by Hall, on the first of October, war a very Regitend you all I through life, and should you

one and worthy highest adore in this competition. This enemy, may you m sioned officer or private, who made the

of the occasion. The off as WAS WOD

Tas victoriously as Private Goiter by

was very gratuging to the 93 points old with

you have done on this occasion, and as the

who are the promoter out of possible 105, and he was closely the stealbooka bave universally and showed how much interest. of the

petition six men were chosen fr in each followed by qay others. Ia this com-

past This concluded the ceremony seven shots allowed at 500 and 800 yards, and in the final pany winning at the longest range. As us points were 464, A. com- many prizes have boon given for single and wou for the first time by A Company mined this year to girs & emp for volley under command of Oat her firing, to be competed for by four sections the date and valuable trophy. It bears from each company,

section com tan voleys to be fired, one section firing mander and sixteen men forming a

and the others at 000, 700 and. yards. The result was highly satisfactory,} nt:400

1.800

very well, and all the valleys with very few the section commanders and let their men

went off like oud man-88)

vere

competition-individual apres--I deter-

jt

ein Keulio

was felt in their offerta to besedie the poo the

plo Regiment then marched to Barracks, the of the adjoining Empire to pros band playing Seo, the conquering Hero Hongkong offers advantages for the locv

A momeus's reflection will sho

show that

tion of a Medical College to be fosud

affairs of the Colony, and stole the A liberal

welfare of natives as much, perbays, as

enlightened Government

the

comes.

The thield presented by Col. V. E. Bond in no other part of ChicoERY

the following inscription

Presente

The 8th Regiment

By Colonel W. D. Bond,

On leaving the Regiment,

21st Äpel, 1929, "

For Annual Competition

Between the Companise of the Regitimt.

and

of foreignura. The necessities of the foreign

the commanity require

presence of a number of medical-mon engaged in

practice, and the superior intelli genou of the men who control the Past mercantile interests of the place

guarantee that the

majority

private

13 &

niedical men shall be first class, both to natural ability and qualifditions.

Thon the army brings its surgeons, men of

high culture and large experience and the

The shiold is of bronze with a broad to be This prize was won by D. burdar of solid silver containing twenty-ous under gummand of Lieut. Pritch-mintatare shields, on one of which will be Campany upd, thate seure being 450 points out of a inscribed every year the name of the Colony requires the services of scientifs total of 610. That scorin factory th That scoring is tocat satin wiring company. Tho Uup, presented by men who are qualitled to fill

Companies of entering pald Cal. Anderson for volley-ficing is unique

an entrance fee of 20 which went into a is style, the design being a hura of solid app

fund

for

important

places in the

Bot strictly e faculty

rictly profession money prizes which were divided silver resting on the back of a silver The. Missionary

Commnuity, also, con As follows-A Company 814, O. Company dragon Gol. Fuator's gift, won by Private tributes a member of the $15. D. Cumpay $46 and the Cup, Z!

Cutter, is a very handsome silver losor watch | whose

faulty, a Ban pany 34 and H. Company $23, 1

known, and will add weight to”-any well mention that at the may us with a suitable etrain. Langs Corporal name is honored wherever" iz je

trophy, the Jubilee Cup is also enterprise with which lie any cumpe Bellamy' tition was going on the wird was very of silver and is valued at 250-

be asto diated. unfavourable, and as the Arlag was done

It is evident, therefore, tiat Hongkong, in the number and ability of its in thu afteracu

medical meu, ja pot.

tequalled by any other. east of the Straits and all agres that names of those who will the

Various clinirs will compare Inucsubly with those of

Median must

Schools in

Europe sent zitae, out of the number of men have all the monsters of the Roman Catholic tion of such an waterprise is the wherewithal An importmut contideration in the infus

koop prience business which, longkong com

g the world not only

unfavourable. It way to

B Mention ·|

light was als ont be out of a many

HONGKONG CATHOLICS AND THE

POPE'S JUBILEE

on that although the Garrives a small au number yet, we provoca a very high percentage of splaza Father Burguignoli has been distributed to A pactum -letter by the Very Hov, Lahots. In this sumal course, up to the

place el

got to exerciso, vist omuzunity of this Colony, to remind them to set it on and kept going. But y

207 Marks, 195 Final-class hos oss of the Pope's Jubilee, which is to be ocla- diasts with all parade Wo shots. At the end of the Ayuual course I brated on the first of Jannary next, not so pres the accumulations at great wealth bops to have over 3.0. Markomen batta

lion in themselves don't knw how to unly in this Colony but is the whole Cute but places it in the hands of re-hearted express the credit the net for telings the Pupu Loo XII recurso aid in any enterprise which commenda

duw to

for lie work On the Stat December, 1837, and liberal minded i

ded men, who are ever ready There were bine entries for this Race, feat themselves as good ahots, their at 133 he celebrated the First Mass

their ges, one and at, in trying tu per this Eluly Order, and on this tat of January itself to their judgment viz., Mr James Gly. Mr C. Smith's Cut- tention to drill and festruction a

Lat, but not least, pristical anatomy, of there ter, $. 8. Nanna's Cutter, Dook Yard's their deruling their time and no stull fure the Brat of January 1984 will be the dissection, can be prosecuted in

in Hongkong lifeintli anniversary of these two memorable one of the pure of Uhius; and ance chofers Cutter, Mr Foley's Cig, H.Mount of nioncy expended lost your in tins to cele

able of

of military amusements. The am

of his life,

fe, and for this.

Anatomy is the Uls on which the while Catholica

person ther Audacious Launch, H. MS.. Leander's Cut ways was 308, presting cusion. The nost notable of these festi protection which a British colony can afford this auspiciouswielane and surgeons must be built, the thao 84,000 rounds of

Wall

artment is ufupreme impor tance.

The recent

recent establishment of the Alice Memorial Hospital, by perseverance, o

Of

for the Police Court, a knowledge of the are promised from Newchwang-Shuhuhai That now the fairways are better mark Gig, Commed pa's Calley, II,M.8, Araoput of money to this the most laude llover the world are preparing i superstructure of the education of buta

vornacular niey to dispensed with without | Mercury. detracting much from the efficiency of the work done.

THE execution of criminala sentenced to death in Japan was postpened for tires

A FIZING MACHINE TO CO BY ELECTRICITY. -- New York is wou to be treated to some experiments in flying machines, 4 ¢m- any of anber and practical men claim that they have solved the problem of acrist intend to give exhibi-

ed than over they were, they should be better preserved; but that Cap tains of ships keep complaining in tor forcible term of the risks they have

obstract and blook the Harbour,,

days, in recognition of the death of Prince locomotion, sinchine at the American In- That it is to be hoped Captain Thomaott

Shiadau.

FROM a list published in the ioga News,

tions of their machine stitute Fair, now in session.

are to be

The flying-machines I speak of propelled by electricity Wast we find that the residenta qusiified to vote is made of, or what its plan the fabric

constructína

is, I do not know. Ah, if we could but re

This is

to celebrate with enthusiasm

The boats started at 1.20 p.m. with a the le proud of the old Bioelbacks lies will be the exposition in the Vatican, this department is?

to rua owing to the way that junka light 8.6.E. brzcze, and all got away

through the shipping the wind died away gether, the galley leading. After pussing to a salim. Then came an hour of light variable airs,

has been able to unit in the settlement of the Cap Rock Light business, and that a start will soon be made in the construe tion of the Lighthouse

Tamu

ho

Day we be

of the Beglurent-devoted to of all the presents offered to Ells Holl- to which wil bo opened on the first January ready to do their their

profession, akilled marksman and all

Eu. Qteau and by the sovereign aid prices. do their duty for their

Meme | rope and the other continents and by the Rey. Dr Chalmora, appplies the only 190

was then Colony incinded.

Catholic people of the world at large, this uning desidentum, viz, means for clini- devecin, officers, non-comicasioned officers Together with the Hongkong contribor location of the College supplies if that can anked to.

cal lustraction. the prizes, said-ou

The

of the frenity and the organization and men of Second Battalion

the

Goue congratulatory address was fore Northamp werdest to be presented to His Buliness on be desired to give it, a high standing syd tonshire Regiment, I have great pleasure in his Jubilee, in which attending to date

to distribute the prizes,

WHE promised that a securile future sucess. But other and freshened to a steady whole anil breeze. Honestly say that in distri Jarge number of the Catholicä ia |

element in the formation and working of a Hongkong The first mark-boat was rounded in the these prizes I am giving thera sway to ens the priests will celebrate holy szerifices of number of theso a more or less do receive the Holy Communion and all College is the presence of students, and the of the heat shooting Regiments in Hor Ma the Mass in his honour. The celebration with the success of any literary institution Josty's Bervice. What pleases

At 3. p.m. the wind came in from 5.W.

for or be elected as members of the Musi cipal Council were; Americau, 11: Austro- duce aluminium easily and cheaply that That the antion which put up and Hungarian, ]; British, 48 Dutch, & would settle the business at once French, 18 Gerai, 32; and Portuguese, perhaps, the

grandest

maintained. lights on Skerryvore and following order if that boffer strang

the Wolf Rock should be able to overcome all difficulties likely to ariso with the Gap Rock, and it would proba bly pay to demonstrate this fact to the Chinese,

9. The other treaty powers have no sub-science to-day, here is a metal as jects or citizens at Kobe.

as atcel and light as wood, and filling the world with its abundance, and yet nobody can resulye it enve at un expense which de

Tuc Hu Pac anys that the waters of the Prives it of commercial usefulnes. The

Target

block of it in the world, I believe, is

Hung-tsèh have greatly subsided, and that much crowns the apex-

the

mynúment.

all fear of injury to the Yangchow and the theold that there are mora invanter That the news you publish anent the guns

Hwaian region is now at an end for the “f.

I am

winter. The northern parts of Au Hei, at work on this sluziniam

vee zelo that on

and especially Sheis Chon, are still under almost any other. Every few weeks we paper makes the fingular hear a shout of Eureka! but somehow The same

that

part of the Yellow River sur rent is flowing backwards from the bruch the metal remains as scaros and costly as

water. statement

west

for the defences is welcome, though long deferred; and the public are also grati

Mr James Gig AM Commodore's Galley Mr Spith's Cutter Mr Foley's Gig Dock-Yard Gig. Leander's Outter: Namca Cuitar

59

3. 20

fact

annihilata

ill

that

being

18

·

If instruction was given is the langua ud the people, an animited supply of students

might be antici

bus

suguage anticipated the instruction all to be given in a foreign language, and this must secessarily limit the attendance of studpute to those who kitown

:have a

a thorough

of

the

studios

than anything is the high average about in this Colony will inlude prayers at If ing of the Regiment. As I have all the used on u told you over and over again, the mers Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament i

of having

few crack shuts won't Cathedra! On the three following days enable the Battalion to beat an enemy

will be the unusl New Year's

ara Esposistoti of The Regiment with a high average the Blessed

Bis Hcrament." shooting power would simply

aud will celebrate in Pore knowledge of English, another Regiment with

Mass at 7.0% bumber Cartain

am on the first of January, considered preliminary tu entranos un a shouting ach corresponds with 2.16 p.m. Hong course of medical study. Thin, feot has, of low average power; and nothing pleases me so inel as kung tine, le Denn will be sung in the course, been well consid rad by this

faculty Between the first and second mark-boats Ending that there are only 31 Thirds Cathedral at that hour, in which all the of the College, and they will count a mode

class

ahats in ibis Regiment and that Catholics ata tuvited to take part. The rate number of studente as giling them

Na doub That does

in future years, the number of Chinese January in bonour of the oc

Audacions Tannch':

Cockchafer's Cutter..

9.50

54

crack shots bat of low

of the first of Jan

CA, USA) the leading Byers had quite as much wind the whole of the rust pave a very high degral will to žiluminated on the night | Very gratifying degre Of Í the that it has been resolved to deepen the greatest romance of all will be the That John Peel's crack ponies have arrived, as they wanted. The Commodore's galley shooting powers a of this Culoby wil ilunainate their resid-cress and put slow increase

and that there in said to be at least one passing Mr James" gig in fine style, gra than merely more credito, and it in requested that the Cathaicang a liberal Eng

bofers. I could tell a very pretty romance Aluminium if I wished, but I won't Bet

· fed to see the incressing interest taken by Our Boys' in shocking.

dong,

and we

shell

very of the way

service of man. That edon be flying through

into Housn and apah

· The Fu Poo! channel of the Ka Ho, or Hai Ho, at ud discovery Ting-ki Dyke bear Tung-t'ai City, opposite sulks and into they to get it out of its ]

to the important Chao kwan Slaice, which communicates with the Grand Caual. This

will give a free course to the aes at the the air, and doing about what we please hat the new Admiralty Dock will be open under —

port of Wangkia Kiang.

Ar a regulireting of the Tuscan Lodge, Shanghai her Jan. Baird was justalled Wor Muster for the ensuing year. The -ceremony was performed by Rt. Wor: Hro

J. I. Miller, D.GM of Northern Chips, asisted by the officers of the DG. Lodge and in the preseus of many distinguished

with nature generally-Boston Advertiser.

FRAGRANT WATERS MURMUR That I see the Medical Commission has been mailed to duty by the Doyon of the Profession, (Colonial Surgeon P. R. O. Ayres), and that the trouble will begin next week

brothron The following are the newly in That so far as I can hear some of the

vested office-bearers

Wor. Bro. T. F. Heugh RM,

Bro, 8. Myutries W

James H. Osborna, el W.

O'Rourke Treasurer. Secretary,

.D.

13

D. E. SABSCON

), R. E. Teg

»

Gande!

DA. Gabbay,

Pickham.

WW Cliford.

W. Cope

C. Merritt unri

Steward.

do

Tyler

Doctors having really started to find out

Ayer among them that will astonish our dually drew away from her and the other knowing ones.

bonts. The second atako beat was passed

Commodore's Galley

3. 37 $40

3 42

846:

4.06

08.

before the Tytam, Aqueduct after all, That Post Ofice procedure in the Straits Settlements has come to a queer kind of "poss, and evon in this Model Colony it is susceptible of considerable improvement That what the public complain of is that they are served with en orbitrary no-ap. peal kind of sauce.

Mr James Gig Mr. Smith'a Catter Mr Foley's Dock-Yard Gig Namo a Cutter Beonder's Outter Audacions' Launch Cockchafer's Cutter On the homeward run

CORRESPONDENCE.

AND ORPHANS UZ CIVIL E

education will i

Hollow

The fee for pack studen: is fized at. 22 in advance for the entire course. This d limit somewhat the number of studen Many

Chimell,

with that amou tube open to them, and would not be d As capital,

consider the way to f

mest always

pertama pumber of high-olaes

1. ancus chao on the name night in the same, medion sapirable. gave you sertation on musketry last year, and we have no lime for that on this occasion. The faround is wanted for crisket, and we to endeavour to

lave our to oblige the community of Hongkong which takes such an interest in THE PROPOSED FUND FOR WIDOWS the Regiment and does so much for u. I say so must cut our proceedings short, in order to clear the Ground for the sake of the people who want to therefore I can' ocolony very munch on this Col. Anderson bsa given

ven Filz prise this the benefit of yest for mass shooting, because it is mess the Commodore's shooting that does the mischief against the

enemy

stre

Que themselves,

CORE SERVANTS

To the Editor of the Chiya

Ed December, 1884

to establish a Fund for

posed to spend the money, and three or fou youre in studying medicino, “ To thủse who have the

and are money,

Raxious to become educated physicians, the expeius will he difflonit to find

Sandording that the proposal no attuale, but it will 37

in whom these two requisites are

I am exceedingly pleased that under considethe widows and orpizans vi combined with an adequate imosledge of

the Civil SUTVADIE Government

hens it will go a step further Zerbining

trouble has already begunoma of the That it is disgrace to the Imperial Chinese Galler distanced all the other competituren next occasion and have this valley boy to have the option of becoming mu>| sd, or it may be ovided for by scholar

facts upon which to build a theory, in- stead of discovering foots suitable to a theory already constructed,

That the possible presence of this element of research among the medicas is the only hopeful side of the Commission, and that the publio may thereby guig come. thing after all

Government, as well as to the Foralge Treaty Fowers, that sich a thing as pira- y dares to lift its head at the presunt time.

That a few cuson of yard arm justice would do the turbulent ses-board population of South Chins an inanite amount of good That as the Ching archanja, 8. S.

N. Co. in undeavouring to get the pull

audimon easily.

Commodors's Galley, Lat Mr James Gig. fad Mr C. Smith's Cutler | Sid Mr Foley's Gig fith Dusk Yard Gig Leander's Catter "Namon's Cutter

Audacious Launch. Costshofer's Catter

in Government

de English the salary of

The fee, henever, is a miller that can be -adjusted as vizcamatantes may demand, in Dne or both of two ways. Is may be lower... Larn out ships, and will

d will not be a permanent obstacle great. B the accomplishingot of a grind Yorkto

Fangire, by the number of a pro- universally noted for Ita

Vlees those already and field ring at unknown distances and Time, veer rough ground, when it is case of be tribators to the 404ing able not only to stiot well bnt of being to te an Acomoveatore to 410 quick in jadring distances These two express my humble opinion on the anb 413 things have to

to go togepier the field

jeck. Desirable as 4.10 against the ehemy. Therefore I hond: Col provision for the widows And Orpha

Anderson, we shall be able to rigap sareal 1 am by

sum that a de Fargela, on

on tough nudulating ground and ditetion of my have theis, targets at unknown distances, salty of the husband and father

an exceedingly

the sons would not entail serious hardship pom his some time, fo facere numbre

cent Let the

and works of charity

Thers are several points in the Bean whiron tú which wished to aduert, b must aufer our Somerke var them,

448 munity of Bunglong for taking such family during his lifetime, although they Tourne