No. 8487.—JANUARY 25, 1800,]
The Canadian Pacifon. Parthia left | Magns Butterfield & Swire inform us that Vancouver for Japan, &c., on the 21st the O. 8. 9. Co.'s steamships Loertes and Jon.
Nestor, from Liverpool, Left Singapore for this port today.
The Shire Line a.. Carmarthenshire, from London,. ., left Singapore on the 18th.Jau., and may be expected or
DIVINE SERVICE FOR SBAMEN.-On Sunday on or abont the 26th Jan, The Glan Ling steamship Glenfinlas, from murcing, betoon 9 and 10.30 o'block, the London, loft Singapore on Jan. 19th, steam launch currying the Bethel flag will and may be expected here on or about call alongside any vessel hoisting code | the 27th Jan. The stastnehlp Arvation Apcar Jeft Bin-pennant C., to convoy mon ashore tó 11 gapore on the 10th Jan., and maybe a m. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, expected here on or about the 37th | roturning about 12.30.
Jan.
The N, G. a. 6. Bisagao, from Bombay: left Singapore on the 24th Jan.," and may be expected here on or abuut the
1st Feb.
The 3.8. Moras, from Calcutta, loft di- pere on the 25th Jan., and may be expected hero on or about the 2nd Fob. The 0. 8. 8. Co.'s steamer Laeries, tram Liverpool, lolt Singapore on the 25th Jan., and may be expected hero on er about the 2nd Feb. The O. S. S. Co.'s stoaner Nester, from Li- varpool, left Singapore for this port on the 26th Jau, and is das hore on the 2nd Feb.
Tho P. & O. Co.'s extra staxmer Lombardy left Hombay for this port on the 14th Ja, at 4 p.m.
The P. & extra steamer Bombay left
Loadou for this port on the 28th Doo. ORDER OF CHORAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN's
CATHEDRAL-3RD SUNDAY AFTER
EPIPHANY.
Maling - Venite, Hoinagle; Praling, Baker, Armes, Groon and flelure; Te Doum, Banuett in E fat, No. 132 Jubilats, Garrott in F, No. 87; Au them, Thus speaketh the Lord of Hosts (8tainer); Litany; Elyman, 229; Ofertory, 200. Evensong Psalmis, Croft, Littleton, De- puis & Barnly Magnificat, Battishill; Nunc Dimittie, Monk; Hymas, 83, 285 & 24.
A UBINESE detectiva was to-day committed for trial at the Supreme Court on a charge
of extortion under colour of office.
Masens Jardino, Matheson and Co. inform as that the 8. «. Moray, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port this morning.
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MERA Carlowitz & Co. inform us that Úko N. G. Lasonmer Bisago, from Bour- hay, left, Singapors yesterday, and is dus here on or about 1st February,
THE Agent of the O. &0. 2. S. Cc. informs as that the steamer Belgic, with mails, from San Francisco to the 7th instant, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morroW.
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If you have taken shares in a new com pany on the strength of untrue statements contained in the prospectus, you will not recover damages from the directors uploa you can show that they intended to deceive you and that you were in fict deceived by them. But if you discover the deception before you have paid for the shares in full, you can remove your name from the list of shareheiders and oncaps liability as to future calls. So it has been decided by Mr. Justice Kay for the benefit
of ME. Wainwrigh, late a shareholder in the Motroplitan Coal Consumers Association, who had been induced to invest his money because his road the names of certain eminent and honourable men on the list of of the council. But it the members appears that, although they had consentod to act in this capacity, they had not been appointed when their names were publish- ed in the prospectus. They have, in fact, withdraw from the concern. But Me. Wainwright and his fellows would do well, bafore they pat their money in concerns which they do not understand, to require some further guarantee of ita stability than the names of gentlemen who are declarad to bo supporting it--St. James's Gazette.
THE CHINA MAIL
That it is the fervent hope of every good citizen of this Colony that the stay of our Straits Visitors has been a pleasant one, and will remain a pleasant memory to both visitors and visited. A
That the ups and downs and in and outs of cricketing hava bean peculiarly illus trated, but that it can safely be said that the few days of healthfa exercise and of friendly intercourse have been heartily enjoyed by players and spectatera.
THE INTERPORT RETURN CRICKET. MATCH.
STRAITS TRAM-And Zom
pleasure of meeting foezen worthy of their steel, gave hearty cheers for the This match, which was resumed to day, Hongkong Cricket Club and for the Cap. resulted in another vistory for the Hong-tain of the victorious teat
The following is the score:- kong CO., the Club winuing by eight wickets. The result could hardly be said to have ever been in doubt after the previ ous matoh, although it was fully expected that the Straits Tear would be able to make a much better appearance than on the rat occasion. The return match was
That the seemingly inexorable rule, that altogether a more interesting contest than tho visiting team must be defostad, was the first one, however, the improvement demonstrated in Shanghai not so tong in the visitors' play being very-marked.
ago, and may now be accepted in a fairly philosophical spirit.
The weather to-day was excellent, although ia the morning it must have boon rather cold for the visitors.
That Singapore han carried off the palm in
billiards and in single soulis, while in Play was resumed to-day shortly after good wishes and good followship both eleven o'clock, the Straits Team continuing their second innings,-Biroh and Talbos sides are abunt even all round. That the progress of the cricketing contest batting, with Coxon and E. W. Maitland showed that it would, bo dangerous for bowling. Maitland's dust over romuited in the reputation of the local team were the a single to Talbot's cradit, the third ball- Simíts orickotars to remain too long on from Coxon bringing him another. In the this Cricket Ground.
next over Talbot hit off faitland into tho That the A. D. C. gave a performance Parade Ground for four, Birch soon aftor- worthy of the great occasion, and the wards seading one from the Hongkong unprecedentedly crowded house was also Captain into the Pavilion for three, which was immediately followed by Talbot send- worthy of the perforinando.
That although our Straits friends mighting another from Maitland into Queen's
not have fully realised all the local hits of the Pantomime, they must have been fairly well impressed by Ali Baba as pieco of fuss, a great spectacular anocons, and an exhibtion of unusually good
amateur dramatic form,
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THE BOAT RACES.
THE PRIZE CHRISTMAS STORY...
A TENNESSEE EDITOR DISCOVENS A
LITERARY DĒNIUS, Come in,' said the managing editor witli- out looking up from his deak. Well, what can I do for you?
I-I--om-I
CHINAMEN AT SEA. Mr Edwin Arnold, who was a pantonger by the steamship Felgic for Yokohama, contri- butes another interesting letter to the Daily Telegraph under the heading By Sea and Land. Mr Arnold, who had just arrived in the Gulf of Yokohams, describen the voyage acrossthe Pacife, and takes some interesting references to the largo number of Chinese, passengers who were on board: He says: At San Francisco, besides ninety saloon passengers, wa shipped 070.homegoing like to Chiness, berthed aft, un three decke, and
Hand it to the snake editor over thoro packed one above the other in dense atrata and he will place is on file and
of Mongolian humanity. Our commander,
Well, grind it out 12.
I-I notice that the American offers 100 in gold for the best Christmas story, and I scratched off a little tale that I would
But it's a nice little tale, and the beauty
Captain Walker, is an Englishman, and a of it is it's a true story, and I would like navigator of great experience; the offfeers for you to read it and are also English, but the crow to a man aro
Ob, spore me, please; Tre read Chinese, as also the stowards and all the Christmas stories about anew, show, show, service of the ship. I am surprised to until the cold chill
-seanien observe what capital
theso
But there's not a word about snow". Celestials make under good and just
'Do you mean to my that there's nothing.
and
skill
management. Captain Walker has had bia company of pigtailed sailors with him in this same vessel for four years, and they kaow their duty
and
it, perfcro in fair weather or foul, with an algority not easily to be surpassed. My particular Attendant, Al-Fat, afforda me special and endless amusemont with his vions of land and sea life, expressed in pidgeon. Bog ish. No makes raining, sun sine, plenty muchee good welkes topsido ship, is his methed of favoursing fine weather at dawn
go
a
A
California
in your story about snow I'
No, Sir; not a single word, not even an intimation to that effect.
*Nothing about th' downy taken ? *Not a fake.'
*Nothing about 'as fair as the bosom of yonder snow-covered plaiu!*
Not even o light frost."
Nothing about transparent orystals ne soft as the down on the wing of a maiden hummingbird 1
BIr Matthew Harris, M.P., who had been That the Columbine in pale yellow was so after pulting on & was amarily caught od perhaps by this result and feeling somero temporarily interred by their friedde, but Now that there are forty-two stars on
NEWSPAPER METAXES.-In Dublin re cently, Chief Baron Falles gave judg. ment on the application for a new trial of the libel action against the Irish Times by awarded £1,000 damages, the Irish Times having incorrectly reported, by the omis sica of the word not, that Delaney had was on Invincible. deposed that Mr Harris The Chief Baron held that the damages vero excessive, and granted a new trial unless the plaintiff agreed to accept $200, including the £50 paid into court. Baron Dowse concurred, and said the damages were not only excessivo but preposterous. Mistakes, he said, diten occurred in papers, and an instance arose in reference to him self. Addressings Cork jurg, ho
quoted the well-known line from Tennyson's Lock eley Hal, Better fifty years of Europe
than a cycle of Cathay What was bie horror to find himself reported in a local paper as having said, Botter fifty years of Europe than a circus in Bombay grast laughter)-and yat he did not bring an action for a libel imputing that he was a Eort of judicial Baraun. (Laughter.) Mr saly, M.F., who appoured for Mr Harris, elected to take a new trial.
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.-One of the most interesting inventions at the great Paris Exposition was a melotrope' conata. dent writes: I improvised on a piano to which the first machine was eletrically attached, and I touched the keys a of of dots and dashes, representing the notes that I h had played, were registered on a continut after of paper
Tas Japanese who were arrested in connecting of three parte. About it a correspon tion with the fight on board the Fushiki Birne were brought before the Pulice Court this afternoon. After hearing farther evidence, the Magistrato discharged some of the men, allowed others, who were apparently not the leaders, out on bail, and remanded the sane for a rock,
A CORRESPONDENT, Writing from Macao to The Extremo Orimite, says that the jst and of Jompanies of the Macao Polies Farse are now supplied with repeating rifles of
+
about six inches
After I had finished playing, the strip was run through the second machine, which cut out the dois and dashes, giving to the strip the appearance of the perforatad paper used on mechanical organs. The trip was thon pasted into the third machine, which was attached to the key-board strip was carrily turning a crank-the through the machine and reproduced the original exactly as it had been played. It is simply wonderful, and 3 mm. (K.) m/:880, instead of the Re-bears the same relation to instrumental the mingtons formerly in use, and the obsolete musie that the phonograph-bears Remingtons will shortly be sent to Timor, by the Rio Lima, which will leave Macao for that part in a few days. The corre
ice. If a celebrated perforamer should play for you, by connecting the machine to the piano you would be able, after your visitor had left, to reprodues faithfully
and recommending exercise apon deckon winter and pougle sowing plant Whon. I inquire why his countrymen at
Nothing about ano-sewood lilla that often come on board sick, and even at point stand like boary sentinels while the pale of death, Al-Fat murnars the explanation,
moonlight shines on "--" Plenty you, perhaps, savee, but no saveo
Not a word; the thermometer registers buttom-side Chinaman mind. My rors 100 in the aliado during the holidays, and. sicks more better kill board ship than kill suckers shoal cu the 25th of December.. Road for the same nuinber. Forty was
San Francisco, Suppose my killad board The garden sass trust is busted, and turuip ship, my put one piecey bokkie, all nicogreens are as rank a then up for twn wickets, a result comparing
China cheap And such is the case.
*Come to ray aras, newly discovered rory favourably with any of the Straite
To accond dag'a bost racing was really consuming desire possesses the Calestial genius! Read your story long and load,
exile to have his botine laid in native earth, backwards and forwards-telophone it Team's previous performances. Birch bad
very parrow escape at this point of being a trial of strength botwoon Hongkong crews. desire reinforced by religious doctrines send it in as a special by wire any way, Ian out. The want of G. S. Coron, whose A Singapore crew entored for the first and sanction. In every contract for foreign
together!! that the remains of the contracting party That it is fervently hoped we have not place as wicket-keeper was taken by Camorant, but they did not come within 100 service it is stipulated by the Chinaman toy way! Let me get it al ondo and all
Chineso Reen the last of the ever-vordant Sloper.pbell, cast Hongkong a few russ. Birch, yards of the Hongkong boats. Dishearton-shall by conveyed-if he dies-to
grave.
Thase
hase who depart life in to be exhumed afte
aftor a certain period the American Bag the Union ought to go much superior to the other young per- of Maitland (50--3-8) Fox then joined what needy,' Tregarthon mid Nauson only son, that all the ladies wore list in ad. Talbot and signalised his arcival by hitting withdrew from the Double Sculls. The and then packed up for exportation. The shond at a two-furty gait Toronto Globe.
Pacific steamers are quite accustomed to. - A PHILOSOFFER is a man who..board with. Coxon to the City Hall ead of the fold for Seratek Fours, which was the only other Pao
accopt and transmit these rather uncomfor resignation the toothache from which bis That noras poople improve so much by throw, following this up by sanding Mait- eroat, was a very good race, Kennedy's and table freights at of course a considerable neighbor is suffering. Boston Courier.
THE Edison GirlShe has so much dressing, you know and the Stage Maand to the Pavilion for the same number. Friedrich's crew being very close together charge, but generally ship them under the
The next big hit by Talbot off Coxon was during the last quarter mile. The prizes entry of 'fish-bones. If tho slant-eye magostiam.' 'You bat, she has. Why, nager advertised a new Columbine,
passengers are not closely looked after at embarkation they will often bring all thatting with that girl is one long electria is conveniently portable of a decreed friend spark.
THOUGH it blooms on many a patriot's a portman tean or tea chest, doing not company, which is always a joy to the col called the National fer-Binghamton estiel heart, but also their social duty, a0-
ad Republicut.. cording to the maxims of Confucius THE Bishop of Chester recently confessed. admirably managed, hefare a gathering of working people that the • WOJE
of the heathen his two greatest ambitions in life have and Chinee are so perfectly understood and met on board such a ship, that there was always been to write a gond novel and to run a public house "on the best principles. L nothing at all absolutely unsanitary in that awful after-hold; but the discomfort-eventers and torpedo boats ars netually patroli
A NUMBEX of swift aleaming revenue out-
miration.
...
That the local Chief of Police was not on very cleverly held by Bercombe Smith, the stage, although some of his well-who made a dashing run for the catch. kuown fastares were.
That it is generally believed this success which has come upon us will lead Clay. ton to Back for further glory. That the collapse of the Chinese Theatre, though fortunately not so disastrous na it might have been, has led people to ask when the P. W. D. were warned as to its rickety condition, and where the records are kept.
were presented to the successful compoti tom by Miss Salmon,
E. 0. Smith was then sent out to join Fox FOUR-DARED RACE botwoon Singapore, int for kinsman on board the ship only the nose, the ram-blossom cannot quitu yok ba
and immediately afterwards a ball from Maitland driven by Fox to the City Hall end was neatly caught by Ram: (64-5-13.) C. G. Stewart, who was the part man in, began scoring by hitting Coxor for a single, following this up with a three. E. Smith's first contribution was a double and is next a three. Before much more could be done, however, Smith was caught by a coolio sut. of Maitland (76-6-k) Im-
0.
That one ia puzzled whether to admire most
the plack of the shareholder, or the bra-mediately on being joined by A. J. Boas, very of the "follow-colleague' at the Land Investment taeeting.
Thas the Member for Manchester might have said his way, all the same, without being personal, or dragging in the aid of anonymous posters." That the doctrine of partnership as ex. pounded at the said meeting has made a deep impression on the community of Hongkong
That as a very general opinion has been
hold that the Hon. C. P. Cbalor was a sleeping partner, with one eye opon, iu the big firm of share operators referred to, it is reassuring for the public to be Remphatically told that his partner gets no knowledge from him with regard to the working of the Land Investment or any other Company.
Stewart was clean bowled by Sercambe Smith, who had relieved Coxon. (7——.) Laleford who became Ross's partnor began scoring by bitting Maitland for a single, which he immediately followed up with s double and a single off Smith and then played out the next ball. (84-8-4.) Cor- poral Spinks, who thor joined Ross, hit Smith's second ball for three, sending an other from the same bowler in the net
over to the City Hall end of the field for the same number. Runs then began, to come rapidly and the century was put op amid applause. Just as this figure was жде caught roached, however, Ross by E. W. Maitland off Coxon, who the ball from Malt and taken land at the City Hall end (100-9-3)
over
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, B.M.8. Impérieuse, aud The Victoria Recreation Clab.
First Prize,-Oup pracnted by The Hon. O. P. Chater.
Second Prize,-Oup presented by J. S. Lapraik, Eag.
Singapore. E. J. Namu, H. Tregarthen, R. F. Boileau,
Stroke,
No. 3....
H.M.S. Impériesten,'
at. lbs. 10. 0
No.,
Bow,
Dr H. E. Smith,
13.12 11. 4 10. 9
Cox,
G. A. Caldwell,'
Stroke,
J. D. Hickley,...
No. 3,
B. B. Cards,
at. lbs. 11.11 11. 6
No. 2, ... Bow,
H. W. Metcalfe,
P. Oliver,
10. 1 0 10
H. Brockleback,
1st A. & S. Highlanders. Stroke, No. 3, ... No.
st. lbs.
Capt. Davidson,
D. Henderson, ***
Capt. Robinzon,
Bow, Cox,
W. Thorburn,
12. 2 1. ã 11:12 10. .4
I. Boyd,
Cox,
-n
Victoria Recreation Club. st. lbs. Stroke,....
12.12 D: Kennedy. G. A. Bramwell, · 12, 2 H. Skott,
*
AG. Stephen,
11. 8 11, 0
H. Sampson,
The Belgic
the costs of France to catch General Boulanger, in case he undertakes to make landing where the Republic has jurisdio-
tion.
for people accustomed to resida in the collars of China-town-must have been Rometimes perfectly grim and Dantesque. The odours which ascended from the hatches, roofed over from zain and spray by
In the wonderful vino collar ouder tho tarpaulins, of
of the selvca altogether forbade any personal exploration; but if imagina Butel de Ville, in Bremen, thors are tion will picture 700 Chinsmen packed twelve cues of holy wine, each cars in- tires deep in bunks, and then conceive a acribed with the name of one of the series of close, wet nights and spray-driving Apostles. This ancient wine was deposited days, with the huge vessel bounding like a in its presont resting place 265 yasts ago.
porpoise, and shaking together into chaotic helplessness that crowd pig-tailed people, it may partly realise the hidden picture. In the course of those first five or six nights two of the poor yellow-akinned folk gave up the business and the ghost together. They had come on board moriband, in the lust atage of bodily weakness, and cue of them was discovered dead in his bunk at carly morning, while the demise of the other was generally announced t
the ship
to
To The Dear.-A Person cured of Deaf-
ness and noises in the head of 23 years atanding by a simple remedy will send a description of it free to any Person who applies to Nicholson, 21, Bedford Square, London, W.O., England.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES—
Sr. Jons's CATHEDRAL-Parede Bervice
No. 3, No. 2, Bow, Сох,
our night by the lowling of his innodiato at 8.36 .. Matins at 11. Holy Com
munion at the 11 o'clock service on the This was a very good race. The thres neighboury. Even Chinese do not like to Hongkong crews were very evenly matchad, have a corpse rolling against them with 1st, 3rd, and 5th (if any) Sundays in the
furch every
month. Evensong at 6,15. and pitch. The systom pursued A good start was made, Singapore had in all these cases is uniform. The core-
UNION CHURCH.-Minister Rev. G. B. the inmost course, They were left behind pany, having contracted to canvas the Bondfeld-Services at 11 4.3 and 7.30 from the first and were never in the race, be forthcoming, carries à quantity of City IAN BETINSDA CHAPEL.-Service in
alive or dead,
P.M. Temporary meeting place, Theatre, provided the necessary Hal. coming in about 109, sarda behind the last ready-made refine. One of these is handed GERMAN
осніда
boat. Between the other bouts there was up from below, and then the steward of the the German language, by Rov. F. Hartmann,
spondent saya that the system of sending vers, note that was struck. I understand That it has been hitherto supposed that any Spinks and began scoring by hitting a kuea contest, The Naval men had the Chinesa section demands the regulation very Sunday, at half-past ten .., in the
to Timor anything, obsolete and useles at Macao is a bad one; besides, Timor is, nador the circumstances, perhaps in more need of better materials than Masao,-The Government is going to send for a steam fro-astinguishing machine.
that the thres machines can be purchased for 200 dollars for the set. Music by all for the machines at about five cents a the celebrated composers can be purchased
foot. —Inventies ége, U.§. 4,
SPANISH FINANCE-Ådvices front Madrid refer in terms of misgiving to the financial and political outlook. As regards the Jat- ter point, break-up of the Sagasta THE half-yearly oficial test of the brakes Cabinet is believed to be impending, and attached to the car of the High Level in that case nuch anxiety will be felt re
specting the selection of a nursensor to the Tramway Company took place to-day present Finance Minister. It is evident Everything passed off satisfactorily, and that the local market is very sensitive lost each car was brought up within about 20 this important post should be committed to baude tainted in any way by declarations in feet after the brake was let go. The speed favour of taxing coupons. A policy in of the cars was then about Gity por cent in this direction in the sense of the example far to go excess of the ordinary speed, and the extra set by Italy and Austria would
of Spaio. At the same shatter the credit strain was considered by the General time it would appear that the financial Managora and all concerned to be very sources of the Madrid Government are being strained. The Back of Spain is said satisfactory. In attempting, however, to
to have dannded itself of its cash balancea Unscrew one of the brates of the second through recent purchases of gold in Paris car-after the test had been runde and Irmdon, and consequently to have had resoare to credit operations in connection it was found that the brake had been with a French syndicate in order to meet screwed up so tightly that it was almost the January coupons. With this object, it is intimated, further borrowings will impossible to undo it.
After one of the have to be resorted to. On, the whole, it heavy spenners had been broken and an would seems that the finnareial policy of the other bent in the attempt to undo it, one of Cabinet has bean marked by a degree of viewed with distrosk shiftiassa which the couplings gave way. This, of course, Spain unqucationably possanzen Krest re- necessitates a slight delay for repairs, which sources of character, too, which could be are expected to be effected to-night. The can be done, she must hold out, anys rendered promptly available; but, before Government inspectors, Lowever, have stipu the Money Afarket Review, legititants lated that the now coupling must be tested iguals before the traffic is resumed, and the cars will not run until this test has been applied. As the public safety appears to be fully provided for, it is to be boped the Govern. meut will also consider the public ecava. nience in this matter.
confidence.
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That the visit of the Cricketing, Banting, Tenoising, and Billiardising fellow- colonists from the Sunny South is an historical event for our comparatively modera Colony,
f
shareholder has a right to obtain know- lodge na to the use being made of his money in any Company.
On resuming aftar tiffin, Gahagan joined
$31 for embaluing. It is seldom these are Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, Sereomba Smith for a double, but next advanings at the start, but the Club forthcoming from the tend man's own West Point ball he was caught at the wicket, by soon came up and the two were about peokuta, er stockings, or girdle, for though ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH, Sailors' Campbell.
Moss Spinks and
suc-level fover the first quarter of the course, bis conrades would not steal from an pelu lome.-Service on Sunday, st. 12 a.M. and
ally defunct person, some of them hare.
at 6 PM. The Holy Thrt many hayo believed, and stilf cling to ceeded in putting up the score to 113 Before (bo pier was reached the. Naval men few scrapies about annexing the cash of a
10 the
Second the belief, that there is a great future when the lattor was clean bowled by had shet ahead, pulling in excellent form departing brother. Yet the bulk of theur Sunday in the mouth at 7.30 4.3.; on the
fairly generous aud, a tin dish being,
Firat
and Third Sundays, NOON; on the Smith, the inning closing for 113, making and going at a splendid space. The Milied with burnt sugar, into which lighted Fourth Sunday, at Freulug Service
total of 200 for the two innings, and tas, who had been a little behind the Cubixes-sticks are fixed, sostudy Every well. Turner, in the WESLEYAN BLISION ROOMK, round Services are conducted by the Ray. J. A. leaving Hongkong to make 78 to win.
contributions: now began to forge ahead. They passed with it, inviting
Every well- Chinaman takes a disposed
the dish ia dime,
ime. A. and Gr.5.
Sr. Joker's CHURCH, Garden Road.--
before the Land Investment Company, spite of the fact that many residents have found the results as yet quoqual to their expectations.
at
Sarcombe Sith and F. J. Coxon opered | the Club mer and began to look dangerous but sugar and drops into Hich Uf the 127 Queen's Rent Eist, on Sundays at 45
ORINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
at the Reclamation Offices near the City the innings on the Hongkong side. Ross's for t'a Neval crow. From the first wharf quarter, or a half-dollar, until the requi Hull are almost completed, and, wore it first over gave four, a single being credited to the flagship the race was very exciting. rito sum is raised. They the steward, or .. Mass and Sermon, 5.30 P. Even- not that the Egg-spoon dredger is engage to Con for a leg bys, and a three to Sex-The Military ware pulling their utmost, but his assistant, as the femoral artery of ing Sarvico, Bonediction.
the deceased, and injecta into the veins a ed on the spot in its painfully slow mud-enabe Swill fora line hit. Another three Hickley's men would not yield up their strong preservativo solutan of carbolic chemicale, The and other acid, atarnic, scooping, one might expect soon to see was got by Smith with the first bull from position and came in three quarters of a
corpse, thus
pickled, is rolled in canvOO, placed in
Que of
the rough coffins, corded and lashed to up, 25
the rail of the ship with & paper tacked upon it, recording, in
in Chinese charactors, the name and address of tho hapless emigrant, who, in place of a pas senger, has become part of the carge.
a start made with the filling in of the foreshore.
That perhaps the Spoon-bill has been set to work in show how little damage il can do meanwhile,
י
Fux. A few singles were added by Coxon and then Smith's wichst wout down before lovely ball From Ross. Capt. Davidson, who then joined Coxon, begat scoring by. hitting Fox into Queen's Road for three, That the public would be glad of a little in-Coxon putting on the same number with formation as to the mode of reclamation, the next ball. Nex: over, Captain David- as the Fever Commission has not, rens-
aon hit Ross aplendidly three times io suo. sured us on the score of earth-cutting incession, Brat for four, then for for six and That there has been much talk about pro- cracked Fux for two consecutive doublee,
the summer months.
again for three. In the following over he
viding an epidemic hospital ashore or Birch then took over the ball from Rom at afloat, with apparently little or no result, the City Ball and, and the first ball he gave and if, after all, we are caught unpreto Tavidson brought disaster, boing caught pared, there will be no one but General of the bat by Fox (41-2-21.) A. J. Leacli Routine to answer for it.
ilen want in, with Sorcombe Smith to do That it is said the Duke of Connaught the running for him,
Jocks upon Hongkong as
created the partnership by hitting Fox to coaling station, and the unofficial leg for three. The next few overs had Members of Council would de well to point out to His Royal Highness the vast little effect on the score, unlý a few singles being put on, when a tricky Linperial interests comprehended in the ball from Birch found Coxon's timber. A. proper defence of the Island,
a
inaugur.
length sheed. The Clau wore a good third, Timo 6.50, said to be the best on record,
H.M.S. Impéries, · A. & S. Bighlanders, V. R.Club, Singapors,
Stroke,...
1234
SCRATCH YOUHA, VANDAL
Thistle
D. Kennedy,
st. Tu
12.12 1. 5 10.10
No. 3, D. Houderson, No. 2,... 4. L. Duncan, ...... Bow, C. H. Thompson, 10, 5 Qux, R. Boyd,
Stroke,... No. 3,
No. 8, ... Bow,
Kerablume, H. Skött, A. G. Stephen,
J. M. Laing,
T. B. Dally,
11.
5
1L 1
Rosest, Ibe
Cox,
H. Sampion,
Stroke, No. 2, No. 8, Baw,
E. Friedrichs, G. H. Potts, Thorburn,
127 .....11.
10, 4 10, 4
have just inspected two of these sad ages, securely fastened abaft.
Thoic
wilom companions were sitting noncha-ostock. lantly on the top of them, smoking little Tokio bamboo ripen, and playing dominoes,
AN APPEAL TO STANLEY.
st. lbs. Intrepid Stanley ! Caras to reani 11. 8
And bring your gray hairs safely home. 11. 0
We're very much obliged to you For proving the Gheeghelatynh Flows through the Ouolahkovish land Of Warsura's bloody band, And that the roaring Ahikarian Flotzs clear antena and half way back,
LAKY We thought Ulalikahzoozelzco Was larger than it seemed to be. But you have made these things as clear As though we had them all right here; Su there just let the matter atand, And cease to live a hope and sand. You've done quite well for a beginner, Come home and eat a Christmas dinner,
Chicago Herald.
...G. Young, CU
G. A. Caldwell, Although Kennedy had been pulling stroke in the former race and must hare J. Campbell then joined Teacls, and just been somewhat tired, his boat was the
ANOTHER interesting proft-skaring experi. That is former days the Straits and the That the lack of guns for our efficient de inised being caught by E. O. Smith at point general favourite. Ha-gif the lead a
ment is to be tried. In new Company- James Tusker (Limited)-which is to be es tablished at Cardiff to carry on enme large milling enterprises there are to he, not
Founders' Shares, of
perhaps wo which have had muller too much lately, but Workmen's Shares." These aros are to be vested in trustees, and they will be en- titled to
to one-twentieth of the net dividend. The income is to be devoted towards im- proving the condition of the workmen employed by the firm in the way of sick fonds, accident fands, emperannuation food, and the like. The originator of the James Inskip the scheme chairman of the company, who believes that the shareholders will derive ample compensation for the sacrifice of part of their profits by the fucreated stability and
Mr
Malay Peninsula not only owned allo-
giance to India, but looked natamlly to the big Indian empire as ita mora, ins molista neighbour.
That the early missionarios came from Malaces to Macao and Chius, but the commercial (not to say social) fellowship of Singapore was for many years turnal almost entirely to the South.
That the hearts of the Singaporeans should have been drawn in a Northerly direction
- ia a circamatance which will be as gratify. ing to the residents of Hongkong as to those of the Straits
security which will be given to their relaThat It is greatly to be feared, however,
tions with the labourers. It is to be hoped
that Trade-Unicu agitators will allow a fair trial to be given to this towel and in. teresting experiment. James's Gonetto,
that they brought with them enmo very
broken weather, to the temporary incon venience of all songerned,
January 24-AT 4 P.M.
peter red.
Temperature.
29.05
Nagasaki, 30.12 Shanghai..30.33 40 Amoy 39,23 69 Hongkong 30.10 69 76 Watphong. 29.98 68 72 EN Bollano....29.80 827 NW Manila..... 29.84 85 00 Anping30.08 67-x
January 25,--LT 30-£.M.
Wl'ostook. Tokio......30.00)
80.52) 30 Amoy 30.25) 55 Hongkong 30.15 59
Haiphong Bolinao... 29.95 83 074 Mauila....
Anping..
The barometer has fallen in the neigh- boserhood of Hongkong but gradients Loen Derby owes land in Liver; or remain sery steep for NB. winds, Cold which is of enormous valau for it princes and cloudy but rather dry weather prevaila an anal income of $750,000. Much of în China.
W. DOBEBOK,
Directer of the Obarreatory,
fence ought to be elrongly represented to when he had begun to score. A high slip the stark and kept it all the way, El the Royal visitor, and the free action of which Lesch gure shortly afterwards was victory, however, was not very easily the feat to scour the Chios Ess which also miss. The bowling gave very few won Buse (Friedrichs, atroke) had the such officient dofouce of Hongkong would opportunities for scoring and the telegraph innor ceras and oins forward in this laul is situated in the net ongested part of the city, and is cov red with small give, should be placed on the Bays stood a long time at 60 for three vickats. style toward the Unlab Friedriola, however, property and a teening population. Duke's note-book,
When 00 had been put up Hornby and could not overtake the other boat and was That the China New Year has never been Spinks went on to bun! and runs began half a length behind when the gun Brod,
known to pass with fower fres.
to como a little more": freely, both bala Hornbbime was früm a length to a lengrise warks an the Pinnis Qanal" The subbels, and to the level at the sa în faches, Lomé) a
Thithe
Klok
That this is attributed by some to the mon helping pretty equally to send and a ball in the rear all the time,
removal of insurance facilities, and by the score up to iko desired figure, which others to a fear of temporary detention was now regarded as within easy distance, at the public expense.
A fius hit by Campbell for ihres brought
| Koriblume
Tun English papers say that 21 de Les- sepa and his colleaguve will at no distant dite have
to announce the abandonment of
Hongkong Observatory, January 24, 1890.
and
1. Bax, reduced to 83 Argroos Palzený.
hundredthe.NUMBERS
9. TEMPARATUan, in the shade in degrees Fahrenheit,
nocibel ospital is nearly caled and it seems impossible to raise any unre
MONEY talks, of colicas) but a couple eater, in per chicas of saturation, the oficiels in the tribetoll-from hamlity of sis mined rich móultry sting plulanibrogists in the front pawmake 100
3. Disection or Winska bæn po'xia. - 85 noterm=N, 0. Naguit. That business losses hare bo u suficiently it to 75 and another by Lench for the
more noise than i
Kilosus of Wino, assording in tazol large among Chinese to suggest the Sery.
As electric wirs is an ngly thing when ordeal, and one ann only appose the same number fished the match, Hong anything crosses it. Button feruid 120 ALU BINO DE OSsr
6. STATÍ OP Waktual à Mas, atri e dec PARIS is said to be the most apensive OL! Kia: Oual was a jolly old aual, Ordinance has had its effect kong winning by right- rickets and one
bished cloudy, dárias me rain, lowes ginam, and the
And a jolly vid Boul was he That the abatier of serious fires and
tolersble oflatency of the Fire Brigads The results of cosire hailed with nesta tax, and the charchos average $410,00
run, and thus Berring a double victory. Pace in the world to dis iu The town
draws over $200,000 a year from fanerat He sild short weights at the slidest kind of a
g aqually, repain, sabej than tong vaikutty, are things to be thaúkful for, at lea
mation, and the visitors, who had had the the same source,
· BROWNIE
to rater,
And was getting að rich as rich sould be.
ganung reach, a raming showers.
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