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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1506.

Tat Hop, H. E. Pollock, holder of the Championship Challenge Cup of the Hong- keng Chess Club, has managed to retain possession, having beaten kis challenger Mr J. II. Pidgeon by two games to wil. In the secord game, als Pidgeon had a strong game, but leit a knight through an over- sight. The final tie for the President's Cup

THE STRANDING OF THE EXE

MARINE QJURT OF INQUIRY,

THE CHINA MAIL.

set down against the Clerk of the Weather. Football in this weather would be little short of madness, and the condition, which was absurd to start with, may well be ignored.

Now that the Football Competition of 1805-6 is over it is to be hoped that a

LEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(*acelino 10 me 'Onira Mail']

Loudon, 2k April, 1896, THE RISING IN MATABELELAND.

a the

3

HOW TRADE 19 PROMOTED IN CHINA. A Departmental report issued by the

NOTES BY THE WAY. Bone of my friends who have been in- A Marine Court of Inquiry was held at dolging in festivities during the past week the Harbour Office to-day into the oireum- atauwe connected with the stranding of the have approached me upon a time-worn sub Brit ab ateamur Lee of Loaden (Captainject the correct rendering of Auld Lang H. W. Puli) an the 9th April, of

Bamoun Ghana,

Spe.' The correct rendering of Sonttish! Obort Wed coustituted

BA folius

:-Commander R. songs le plways a matter of difficulty to the Stipondiury Magistrate

5 Sassenach, but it comes as a surprise to mo to the handicap competition is being fought H. to find that even old residents hailing from Header . R. H. Robino, out very toughly by Lieut. Colonel The H. Rinder, master Kritish steamer Belgic; the Land o' Cakes have but an imperfect O'Gorman and Mr P. C. Sous. Each has J. A. Morris, autor Eritish steamer Chou knowledge of pertraps the beat-known of Tai; and H. Pybus, master British steamer Empress of India,

their favourite songs. The point that has A lottor from the Captain of the Heebeen referred to me in the opening of the asking for the inquiry was

was read.

Some will have it that it Ar the regular meating of the Victoria Chap-

Bonry Witham Pel--i om master of the tor (Na. 526) on Monday evening, the steamship fize. I hold an

a muster's certificat Principals for the ensuing year were install-issued at North Shields an 14th February ed by M. E. Companion E. C. Roy, Sound 187. I have been commander of the e

nearly (wa

Yoare. We left Hongkong at Distilot Grand Principal, assisted by oflcers 11.30 a.. ou the 8th, bound for Saigon

brilast

The draft was 15 ft. oft and 8 ft. of the District Grand Chapter. M. E. Co-forward. The woulier was clearing when panien F. W. Heustmson, P,Z.; has been left. I proceeded between the Great ro-eloted to the first chair, E. Companion tail and Hongkong to the Weither of the renderings in correct. Tho The Committes, 100, might be more reCemmorco, adverting to Mr Keswick's letter quarantine, and we had experienge of all the liste, and being cheaper, though far in-

When W. of I Gamma Taland.

one a game.

E

fourth verse.

runs :-

There's a hand, my truly freo'; Other that it should rand-

Here's a Land, my trusty fren",

bat un reference to Nimeo's edition of the complete works of Robbie Burns 1 and

voree roada-

G. A. Caldwell war fustulied as It. and Col-Island I entered a thick buk of fog.

The other slowed the engine and kept the signals g panion D. Macdonald as J. offers for the year are as follows:-Scribe ing Fow

tur

"monly ad then turned E., Comp. J. Dyer Eall; Soribe N., Comp.

round and came back. We turned about Notes are appended explaining that fiore two at three abipe lungtha and the weather

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN INCIDENT IN INSANITARY,

CORRESPONDENCE.

la recognise the distinctions above has This

furusated

of the Hongkong Football Club, Nu caso fast the genial Colonial Secretary, in the tuity of aescrting his own supreme suport-purtationer, and in the worth the in-

And here's a hand, my trusty ore,

"A

1 gries a bamì o' thing; had we'll tax a night gul wili-wunglas

For Auld Lang mỹna.

A. R. Madar; Treasurer, Comp. G. J. B.

formula of a well-known Queen's Counsel,- Would was cler again all round to the North, means friend, and 'willie- waught,' draught, which the Club might appeal or be general pression now exiała to the effect

presentative, and the Secretary of the Committee ought not alau to be Secretary

has yet arison, but one might arise, in

auce, was, of be surprised to learn that

| THE BONOKONG SANITARY BOARD | We are inclined to suspect, therefore, that

AND THE PLAGUE.

our colonial contemporary's information la Shang, April 18. more or less disfignied by exaggeration. át There is, all experienos shows, a very all events, it may be safely assumed that no marked difference in character between an legitimate rights of foreigners have been epidemio on its ouward marali, and the same assailed by any deliberate act of the Japa divenge when it has receiviḍ The main body of the Matabeles is on-cheol, and has become day decided nesc Administration,Japan Mail,

sporadic there in also a great distinction between the ordinary deavouring to cut the communications of endemic condition of certain dissauce, when Bulawayo to the south, and to efect a the tenderey spread is limited

Fracti more atafactory adjustment of the conjunction with the Matabalos of the Motopo eally extinct, and the epidemic, when

With teams hills.

samo disease is excited anworted energy, ditions will be considered.

and, like a swarm of lectrate impelled from the Club, Celts, Kowloon, Infantry

barriers placed

graphs;— ite way.

The Sanitary Regiment, Artillery, R.E. and Stuff and THE DERVISHES IN THE SOODAN, some festiuct of advance, sweeps over all United States contains the following para-

Qazan Dign has been re-inforced.

Board at Hongkong last year did y

Hotus tuue Costul Stephan then prograde to quote Departments, and say two or three Naval

in purvice in combatting the 19ted out sul-General in Shanghai on European Bow- failure largely from a raport of the Austrian Con- toous, some of the present disabilities might be discounted. Eight or nise good teame

year caused its memberating Threed in China, which has become, in playing off before the Chinese new учит

Ince their bonds, and the opportunity has the course of years, & necessary article of been seized by the jealousy of other Powers use for the Chinese, bus auquired a great would afford quito se good an exhibition

and other ports to inflict es much injury as importanss in the foreign trade of that coun of the game as this season's matches, and

(To the Biitor of the hina Mail)

Tiongkong. April 22, 1896. have the advantage of closing to compe-

possible en the trade of the Colony, That try and promises for the future slili greator Plague in a virulent form

in extansico. This extension will, however, was prosent 10bably benefit Belgium first and Germany Sir,-Oo April 10th of this year of gree

Hongkong glout your was an unfortunata titian with a match in decent weather.the Hou, the Colonial Secretary addrested was taken advantage of by her letter to the Secretary of the Chamber of

acibbuure to inflict all the absurditie of many yuara ten youru ago. Belgium entered of the 12th November, 1894, in which certain episious were expressed upon savitary the old furgon of Medical Europe, Bills offerior to the English goods, almost the

Health

Pratique, ets, eto. The fussy lit. elf of the southern requirements is now mattors up to that date. I should like to the Japanese, ever anxious to have an oppor

of her

goods is being constantly by others with equally incredible teneity to the

He holds with thing if not sensorvative. re- ideas--Eusix at Vladivostok, hus for years been found good and

commodity which Spaia

at Manila, ete. That France at Saigon, has

useful. would then farnish their pare to the Se-the beip of oortuin officials, and that blown up with the idea that the port on the To introduce a commodity with aut

shu information (er view) therein contained pasi has a future before it, and among the Chinese it is not ouly necessary to 1 scheme retary of their opponenta.

was based upsa information supplied by afford to saab Hongkong, should fellow was, work for some years without any profit, but of a Regimental Team, Artillery Team, these facials P So, in

Of course, if Mr J. J. Keswick had been of ourse, only is the nature of things, it is also extremely advisable to distributa 1 camerous samples gratia. The importer bere hera, I would have asked him straight, whe. Singapore, where quarantine fade still cre

currunt, justified the others by the obstrue even engages Chinese for this purpose, whom cesary annuyance couard by iho at

kong. This was, however, in 1993, when the samples to the sonsamera direutly, where And no tempted exercise of insuficient povera

disease though not specially violent, an was upon the agent tries to obtain ordore. In doubt the caewer would have been be part of the Sanitary Board.

this way, the attention of a large number of to the

was certainly epidemic. population,

mics article; the small

mall consumer will as it then existed. But as Mr Kost is a well-marked featuro of epidemics

naturally wick is not here, it would be as well for that, after being prevalent for a time, they be glad to buy an article made accessible to Game 306 of our Unofficial Members (Senior, should under like circumstances and in him in this way, and it is an acknowledged

ale-age, or Junior, it

climatio similar Middle-ngu,

opaditions break out fact that I

t to such a proveeding English trend Mir E. D. Sanders, of the Hongkong and whether the Bun. J. J. Tick in a sporadic form.

The discuse, probably owes its place in the great Chinees market. to inquire

Finally it should be borne in mind that bank of thick first and third versca describing the happe Shanghai Bank, the popular Secretary of any mundate from the Government, through the survival of the germs, becomes

bome in a few days. Inconsideration of the nitary Board, dated the 12th Nov., 1834. gradual alternation was one of the great dis-acquainted with the import trade, for tho

Lendency to die out. This be placed in the hands of a single firm, Sivba, T. H. Whitehead, and B. Q, Wilcox ¡I immediately slowed the engines and days si youth are the composition of the the Victoria Recreation Club, leaves for any meto her thereof, or whether he was aided for a time end,mia, but the virulenge of the the sale of new articles in China should only coveries of Pastour, and is in foot the funda. Chinese will very soon take advantage of mental principle of all preventive treatment. the offer of one and the same article by

beat down the As was to be anticipated, Plague in this several firms

to the pries, tain extent endemio in Hongkong, dtion, we are told, that

must further bo taken into considera- possibly inny, be for another years, with dus article can in no case aoust upon obtaining newly introduced form of disease may always, precautions, be kept locally under control, the market prices of Ge

of Costes, even if the new And is not a source of external danger in this commodity is

Belgian and form. It is not asserted that it may not be. Couto introducat are sotually article

already

Fou

he

Bayer; Principal Bojourner, Comp, R. Mit- | I proeseded on again on thès courag for half. In a noto appended to this song, I notice peated against, and the opposing club that the letter is question was written with it full, the first offender, but increased. And yet the Chinaman is o

-milo.

I saw the fug guin, I then chell First Assistant Sojourner, Comp. ipade my mind to return and anchor that it is described by Burns himself as an Lochoad; Second to. Comp. G. C. Hay-Lana Bay. lay there all afternoon and vid one, that the tune oven is older than ward; Organiet, Octop. C. W. Longnet; it was clear occasionally but it cuts down Burns, and I myself have heard that it was

do at night,

tigt ud at Steward, Comp. W. J. Tutcher, Janitor, look, ex: morning, we started to get sung at the battle of Bannockburs; bat

A fox miunica buforo aix Comp. J. Maxwell; and those of them who under weigh.

not feasible, war vengols with

Densi

сад

were present were invested by M.E. Comp. Wegled and get caure 8.W. (Faguoti)/ot having been there myself I am unable crows of 603 men ought to be called npotter bie letter was prompted in any way by ion she placed on intercourse with Hong. be at de into the interior to distribute

Hauermant

statement.

the

tioz to south west by south (Magnetic). I however, is inclined to think that the poethe meeting to be called for the organisater to Mr He entire shown by the inaualty of the Bow. Chinese Bopkeepers is called 1p the new

was only indulging in a little mystification on the subject and that the entire song was Burns's composition. At any rate, it scoma to be established beyond a doubt that tho

to put in tears at least, Also, in to vouch for the accuracy of this latter' polo cotopars to about 1 miles of Lig

The editor of Nimme's odition, Hongkoor, whore darkuess fulle rapidly, Ting leland, I altered the course Ling-

there should be ne playing on. When is could soo the Islands; the tops wore ob-

tion of the Football Association ? THE HONGKONG GENERAL"

Rourad by fog, but below they were CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, clear. When abreast the first istaud the At a monthly meeting of the Committee Chief Officer reported 11 miles on the held at the Chamber's Rooms on the 17th patent log. I reckoned I was about a wild April-Fremont Messes A. McCoaschio or a mile and a half of the island. We al

Vies Chairman), J. J. Ball-Irving. N. J. most immediately entered Ede, T. Jackson, St. O. Michaelsen, N. A.

top wh

whichevered everything

from view. (Secretary).

Glass The Minutes of the last meating were placed the look-out. After two or tiz co sinutos afterwards the lookout and the Chief Officer mang out recks on thestarboard bow. This was understand on the bridge

read and confirined.

THE COMÉOTTRE.

a

of post.

held

it matters not to

ur

vast amount of work he has done for the

and abetted in the

in the indictment

against the I haves

a notion that, if a truthful reply he given to this question in Council, no doubt

mandata held by Mr Keswick,-YouTY,

to the nature and quality of the so-called

Q. E, D,

guem bus

well.

The Chairman nunced that Mr R. M. to be a junk on the starboard bow, TX who is proud of his nationality, it gives me to pressut bin with a testimonial on his will be allowed to remain in the public mind modified form has this season been to ar ultimate disadvantage of the manufacturer.

Grey had resigned his cost in consequence of leaving for bone.

Mr Ball-Irving proposed and Mr Jackson seconded that Mr Herbert Smith be invited

to fill the vacant seat. Carried unanimous

ly.

NEW MEMBER.

sil Ele

altead,

'a

ther

T

1 razig

of

the Alar-

im-

V.R.O., the tombers very properly propoza approaching departure. Caly those who have been associated with Mr Sanders in the various athletic competitions and re- gottas held under the auspices of the Club can have any idea of the amount of work performed by him; he curtainly deserves

Club. The V.R.C. will miss him, but the Irish Azetion of the community wil min him mat when the text regatta compe

man, Mr Sanders has got together a crow

Couns

dangmons by diligent That, in fact, is the great danger

but

And it m

ad

от

The

superior to that of

Gerad

10

jer dept.

cheaper

quoted at 5

there spom

Mr B. Wicking was elected a member of asp quickly, she being light. She life, as danger from outside, and it is the warmest thanks of the members of the will be pleased to correct a statement which tine, which by crowding together is a bar. than those of Coates. g to quinty,

the Chamber,

THE WUCHOW OBSTRUCTION CABE. Bend letter from Mr Sanderson, of

Foreign Office, scknowledging receipt by

As a British subjret myself, and as ons hoto was immediately placed hard x star untunded pleasure to see the evidences board.

I asked what was it, and the man that are coming in from all parts of the at the wheel

junk

Do the alar Empire testifying to the unity of our ruce. board bow, The ufficer cried out

Nothing is so beneficial for an Empire like breakers

tho telegraph full speed alond, a I considered ours, containing races of divergent policical it the only chaoes capting the ideas, different religions and diferent modes mediately crushed on a rock, bringing the rock to the middle of No. 2 hatchway, evident from the patrisér fervour which bas Wafat once stopped and revorst

and reversed. Finding shu did not come away we stopped the bene aroused not only in our sulers, not engines again. All this time till hear noon only in the homelands, but in the most pre-eminents of Great Britain will not be yielded up without a severo struggle. see from Australian and Canadien nows- papers that branches of the British Earpire Longue are being formed in these Colonies. What with China Asociations, Navy Loagues, throatoned Ratepayers' Associa

П

Lord Salisbury of the Chamber telegram of the main island was not visible at all. distant parts of the Empire, that the old round. With the instincts of a true sportonth past, collected froto hasb-cleansing, from Hongkon at the official returus fare, at lower prices, simply in order to mect

There was about

the 27th Feb., and stating that the matter Wo neut ou a rock about two cabio's is being dealt with by Consal at Cauton lengths from the shore under instructions from Minister at Po- four fathome all round the rock and cover king

to eight fathoms at the storm of the vesse; (Copy.)

three feet on the rock on the starboard Foreign Office, March 3, 1896. bilge, and eleven feet on the port bilge Sir, The Marquis of Salisbury has re- The accond officer was scut away shortly ceive your telegram of the 29th ultime, after nine in a junk to Hongkong to raport calling attention to the obstruction of the and get assistance. Werpumped out No. 1 sale of Mr Andrew's goods at Wuches Futank in No. 2 hold which had been ruo

THE FALSE ALARM OF FIRE. To the Edit of the CHINA MAIL.'

Hongkong, April 21, 890. SI-I shall fool greatly obliged if you

last evening's inau, row space a number of human beings subject to be no doubt that the artiolo still offers a burning debris on the Reclamation ground to the exciting cause of zy motis disease, may gain for the manufacturer, for it is well- by a Sanitary

are introducing Iaspector.

actually act ne a forcing-bed and cultivate Enown that the Coutes frm The Iuspector referred to has been to virulence the disease germs. Now, if we their goods nader other names, and there parning debris on the same site daily for a look from time to time

is easy to perceive that the Belgian competition. of which fact the police were well award; Plague there has cssumed this 3603BGATY to represent Freland in the fongkong Rabout 5 15-and is informed that a Police only startling. As far as Hong song itself is the Turpector left the fire that orening stage. The rate of 8 per 1000 annually is sui- gattas when there was only the remotest

Sergt. passed the smouldering fire at or concerned, and needs all the Icoal Samatury

Kuard, tow chance of success, and I fully believe that about 6.50 p.m.; at this time there was no

to stamp it out. ho finds more gratification in having eased rubbish were the fire to baru, tuo Luspector wishin manageable limite, to stamp it unk Was 7:06 near the fire again until Sunday But, although the disease may looally be in the winning boat in the International

morning

dangerous, it has moused race of 1884 than in any testimfnial from

The real crime of the fire burning up to others to be u ure

on to other puria, and may readily

the ordinary menna

бе

it is

ar

I am directed by his Tardahip to inform fur ballast, caylked up the store rooms aft, tipus, Chambers of Commerce, aud Clubs his fellow-sportsmen, although I have no was that a quiber of Glown-owners were inspeeting and isolation. It is rate. Praditure in all in ladia, bo baa befited

n in reply that the case is being dealt with and pampad water into them.

you in

by the Acting British Consul at Canton, Captain Pall then reconsted tho various who is in comunication with Her Majesattumipts to tow off his vessed, and mention ty's Chargé d'Affaires at Puking on the ad that the compasses were last corrected op 11th March, 1896. After evidence of subject.

Mr Bouclerk has been naked to report the other oilcers and the biok-out-ruları, the result of the action taken by him in the the Court, arred at the following find- mattor.-I am, Sir, your most obedienting:-

humble servant,

The Chairman,

(Signed) T. H. SANDERSON. Hongkong Geu. Chamber of Commerce.

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THE INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW

PRITISH MINISTER,"

THE FISDING,

ty

innumerable, I suppose there is no roots doubt he will appreciate their recognition; and at a mother late hour their coolice has daring the season bean noticed,

for a British Empire enthuse' in long none the 095. kong, ovon if there were any disposition

in that direction, but I notice that this

of the case, I send it you for reproduc- tion:-

TRUTH.

HONGKONG CHARITIES.

in

properly

or on

D

Ho

LACUT GENERAL Sir Henry Brackenbury, K.O.S.L, in his speech at the Logislative

the British soldier in India the British Council the other day, said with regard to soldier is well paid. He receives the equivalent of his sterling pay at the current official rate of exchange; and, as his axe

cleaneing their own premmes during the

Lote the fall in the sterling value of the usly one ose of even suspected

10.9 18 wall-fod, well-houasd, and rumored a lot of old mata, damaged goode, ¦ Plagu

wall-clothed, and a now clothing scheme is sto, to the fire and set them ablegs, thus amongst the enormous numbers of vessels

on the point. of bing

introduced, which, I for one would refus to except the the cause of the alarm, which could have that hase deured from Hongkong for all white it reaults in economy to the State,

of the world; and been prevented had the person who gave parts of

that

oase, on fuziker wit Odd Volumes, whist claim to be the dictum of The Field on the kustry point the alarm ascertained the locality of the investigation, turned out not to be Plague of als vs the pocket of the soldier, dress suitable to the climate, the cloth centre of our intellectual life, are going to submitted to that highly respectable jour-fire before rushing to scrn out a brigado. all. This, it truly may be said, is no reason and will ensure is always being clothed in

tor doing

precautions, clothing worn in England being, with the away with reasonable prec end th

In this opinion wo mast cordially agree. exception of certain regiments, abolished The poluach the Court finds have a fecure on the subject of Imperialiam nat by the Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong-Youre,

Those prep As some of your readon

a carefal med: for Ludia, precautions consist ita: biigedo come to is that the hip and the British Empire' from that old and Cricket Club.

cal inspeation of russia arriving

from a was non navigated with dar care which the triad veterau Mr Granvilla Sunrp, whose may not have seen the initial statonient

suspeoled port. They entail, if To the Elitar of the 'CHINA MAIL,'

Barried out, uo hardship on

on trade circumstances of che other demanded, speeches are always worth listening to. If

on the Tas question of plaging golf on Sunday, and therefore they consider that the Cap-

Hongkong, April 22, 1896. ship. No ustion Eas a right to objest su Captain Grafton, R.N., playing for the An account of the proceedings at the in- taiu is deserving of censure, bus they are augotin can, he ought to set our little do-

SIR,It is not often that noe so-8 auchus they are properly conducted withant already referred to in these columna, hu We do hoid and Day of the oldest clubs in Edinburgh re- been reviving attention in Soutland lately, torvies of the Committee with H. E. Sir not dispusad to say that this early tony agog oo the subject of British Im-

Plains The Peak, played a baif, and as a miserate scrabbling and want of that preonal incut veniende. Clauda Macdonald on the 4th inst. was laid amounted to such wrongful act or defaak perialism. Will the coming, loature result it appare likely to fall on to his wickuse as the letter addressed to you, gestordny have always held that the absurdities per-cently passed a resolution, by a FALTO

to cause them to deal with his certificato,

potrated from time totima ander After the gamalty all was done that we in something being done to unite British he track it as he had a parfect right to signed by Tatry Ash. I ould not help pot

of quarantins are subjecta for

for remote malubes how these to play over the cours to do--a second time; and smacked it up claiming: Et tu Brute Charities con

members possible with the obj.ct of saving the ship Imperialists in Hongkong and the treaty into the bands of the wicketkeeper. Anstitute a marked feature of English life. strane, and if data retrage on Sundaya. Leading ministers of the city

d the officers and crew appear to have ports of China, and thereby strengthen the

The amount of philanthropic works done are not altouded to, of strongst measures, having been waked to express their opinions uppeal was mede to the empire, who gave Lettor read from Mr Andrew, dated 7th | conducted thumavives in a Balisfactory hands of Bir Claude Maodonald at Poking the bataman tight at the wicket. Aio England, the splendid medical and We recommend these remarks to the come-noon the subject, the following pithy re

manner,

considerable amount of amicable discussion

Gare from Profesor Dede, whom Ank trrespective of shade culour, and wok at if the state of iussy aleres joinder

of being a bigot Have e aind the

it has exbibited tala sexeon is far-reaching

altogether decision was a proper pus; the syes and furaibly recalls to the

founded on reasus ?

be day, 16 U anyone, ays, is so ignorant as to aup Quer being pretty evenly divided. The influence of charities, and bear witness to question being one of some intotest it has the sympathy and beneficence of that un (The Mercury, from which the above is pasa Sunday is a common holiday without beon referred home to the more or less su tion. The disparaging reference to aliene taken, might have addressed ita remarks spogiai siguificance or reference, or 19 20 thoritative

g of the Field; and I shall made by T. 2 is not worth the ink, as more appropriately to the Government than spiritual, that he can dispense with

menne to the Banitary Board. It would also be of grace which all Christendom has con feel rauch obliged if you will give publicity partial judamente caEco: Bad a pises in my to the opinio

theroin expressed and which wied. If he will seriously take up the correst to say the Plague Epidemio was la aldexed Indispensable, or in no seimal that as follows: The decision given was isendgols, I willingly accept the challenge. 1894, not in 1895-ED., C. M.3

he presera physical exercise to spiritual be hit a second time Yours, Tae ball

culture; or

litle of the spirit of correct.

roy

Christianity that the Resurrection is for the sole purpose of guarding the wicket.

or, if he is nothing to him; or, If siter atraking the unit a second tim· the

is confident that ho can draw the Hue et quiet pursuits, and balawon should attempt to rau, be is, 10 cording to the general interpretation of Law

provent Sunday from becoming the zondient 27, at once out, no matter what becomes

and most mischiavona day of the week, he

golf, of the ball. It follows that se, in such a

* This scathing denunciation of percicious custom (exys a contemporary) will receive the bearty approval of all | right- thinking people.

on the table.

1:1

PROPOSED CLAIM BY MR ANDREW FOR...

DETENTION AT WUCHOW,

if

A young friend of mins in the Army ensued to the parition as to whether third institutions for the help of all and i deration of the Sanitary Board at Hongkong

inst., ecclesing pro forma account of olaim he propuses to make on Chinese Govern

business, and CHANGES are taking place ment for loan of i Incurred by datention at Wuplow, and Caiones Unice in curtisqit, hep of the death he has y me nking Commitre I suggest amount of of the late chief clerk, Mr Eldon, and alto, the Far East has indemnity and support his demand. in conseqasaco of the departure of Sir solved that reply terent, s'aling, it was Aguatur Hamming as Governor of British lines entitled :—

will now be held by Mr Hamilton.

"oateide the, prozive. of Chamber to Ex Guiana, Tho chief clerk pinopal

amount of indoznity, but if he failed to obtain satisfaction the Chamber would be olerkship of the General Department haa ready to assist him in the prosecution of been filled by the promotion of Mr F. R. bla claim.

Round, who has occupied the post of a- equntant to the Colonial Ofice for many FORTHCOMING CONGRESS OF CAMER

OF THE EMPIRE.

years past. He is a brothor of Mr James Round, M. P.

Replius read from Month A. G. Wood and E, Bookintoah accepting with grunt pleasure the nomination to act as additional delegates to represent this Chamber at the Forthcoming Congress of Chambera..

It is vory bard to go ahead of a journalist. The other day a well-known member of the profession went into a post office to seed o telegram and poot a letter, Can': cell stamps now said the clerk it'e after

only

the journalist, This ofios is

WIE OHAMBER AND THE WANITARY BOARD,

Read a letter from Colonial Secretary,hours. But this letter is very important, requesting on behalf of B.E. the Governor to know whether the Chamber has changed ita

on the subject of the Sanitary opinions Baard, and, if su, to be informed of the zousons for such change.

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Resolved to reply to offect that if the Governor desired as expression of opinion on the subject it would be necessary to ascertain, the opinion of the members of the Chamber.

THE ANNUAL REPORT.

for telegraph business, said the clerk de. skledly. The jonruslist took a fotu, wrote put a telegram-fourteen banded the derk 74. The clerk gave him a sixpenny and a poons stomp, sad the jourashist. calmly struck out the last two words on the form, stuck the sixpenny statop on it, affixed the penny stamp on bis letter, and walked out of the otios 10-pub it into the letter-box. Want of space and other considerations forbid the reprudeo-

The Chairmas announced that the raportton in full of the olerk's expression of was in the hands of the printers.

opinion.

lens about line sun sent me the following

SOME BIGEA OF A 132,

O long for the Mass,

With its lungo chairs long, Aed to ham, yes; abi That latest song: But I can't, don't you know,

On geinchment

DiI long fut a glazu

Twitching y And a bazy die

and those sweer bye-byes! Hut I can't, don't you know,

Oa detachment. OI long for the Clab

At the hour of noon, With some A 1 grub.

Atoker'e ta But I can't, don't you

*ow, On detacanzon CtIleng fur iho flats

By Causeway Luy, Altis China vista. -

And the Pos piny

But i can't, don't you know,

On letzetment

I long for the lawas,

And the tenois upoún,. When the fair one yawas,

And you bath of the mon But cust, dua't you kavF,

Un detachme

GI ought to revica,

Lospect and naivot, And zake zodents truc,

But I can't, when I'm chacked In a beally old hole,

On detachment.

A

the ball is

FAIRPLAY.

To the Editor of the China Mall.'

Elongkon, April 22, 1896.

Sie. It is to be regretted that in these

minded men

of

thome

so cruelly E.

CHARITAS.

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der indeed, some out-ead-out noculariat: T

THE CAMPHOR-TROUBLE IN FORMOSA,

Yokohama, April 13. The cows that troubles have arisen in

the liberal of wor

use für 1

THE Stanhope Gold Medal for the most the velocity was 85.7 milce per hour, stand by him he would stand by them. Of mout j and, in my opinion, the decision of RACHALS and Brinsmead's Pianos have uo iration in Formosa lisenses to ex.

1,700 yards under

(rant

21

or a no

Quotations.

HONGKONG, April 22, 1896.

Old

Old 11

cash... 787). N. Benares, cash, 720"

cash, 768 siwa, uredit, Allowance, Thele, Old Malwa, credit

Now Main

Allowance, Taula,... Persian, Oily, cash, Allowance, Taala,

Persian, Paper titą --- Allowance,

Tools,

HONGKUNG BEGISTER.

Barometer...

1896 has been awarded tɔ a soamsa named over dit of as the maximused what was this apropos ? I have heard it the umpire in Capt. Grafton's case was rival for toue, strengia and appearance, into. Others appost to have ostored into Temparature

W. Robinson & Co.,

of the

3 Previous On date at On date at |daystśp.m.|| 104. ip.mi.

20.96 80.00 29.09

caso as you describe, the law forbids the duya of liberalism and philanthropy, at ap- Formges in connection with the camphor in- bateman running, it also shelters him from paal in the general community for funds dustry, and that several Chinese compradores, to orfablish an asylum for aged and infirm employed by foreigners, have been placed being caught.'

destitutes

should call forth such venomous

under arrest, doen actcome unexpectedly. It Let me bring it under another rule outermos as those which Tpeared

they set Japanate Authorities, when

ibom. abatzman plays the ball against his foot in tinue under the heading of our could scarcely have been honed that the to selves to evolve order out of the disorder site loto which the affaire or any other portion of the body and Ran Mad' utteranoea which bring to selves to

of that important buni. wind the aphorism toad toan's inhumanity caught by a foldsman to man makes before it touches the ground, the bate- The social countless thotaenda mourn, nese had falleri. would suocesa in avoiding OPIUM--New Patas, cash,... 730

ali friotion. We have the best warrant for the contemptible preindices, narrow-mindedness which the irresponsible aging th

the that from the fret there has been man is out. If, in like manner,

scribbler seeks to gratify, 3annot but frus strongest possible desire on the were to place his body'iu a position to pro-teate bis infamous designs, cince, while up to extend full recognition to

to every sent his wisket, after baving ones played consciously evoking the sympathy of right-for-iga claim. But of course the interests of

this country,

not less than of foreignerslaw- the ball, and the ball roboanded from his body into the honda of a Seldemen, then sled, he draws upon himself the odium fully engaged in the samphor inducity,

this langai

a-hesttod cosmopoliton commu- require that recognition should be withheld the batsman is out. Why should any dia. | nity... Suffice it to any that, however dis

from all

all illegitimate claime. The area covered tresand one particular section of the com.by the camphor forestsof Formose is immense; tiustion be made, if instead of the bodymunity may be, the carlum is not there are arees cough to apply the wants of Me Roua-Marten, the well-known railway What's this I hear about tho Rige he attempts with his bat to prevent the ball acitively intended for them, but for the whole world for an indefinite period. Bat ALLISON Pianos, Art Model ellent, export, in a further review of the Eace to Brigade 1 I am informed that Oolonel from stribing the wisket? Having onooman Catholica of ali nationalition-- $400/450; Cabin Pianos, small but excellent, Aborden lest summer, states that on

I catare drove dUL CONSULATE Say Yours,

or diebuasety, and (175/220.—W. Robinson & Co.

several occasiona un both East and West Norcout the other day addressed the men played the ball, the batsman,kas to take all

there seems to have been a good deal of both. ponat routes he limed a mile in 49 seconds, un parade and told them that if they would the risks and obatices of the bull's move-

Several foreignern obtained from the Chinens and refius camphor in certati this minspicuous ant of bravery in saving life in and be

in certain dia-

B. A. Haton, of Dever, for the following conditions of level permanent-way and asid that the mea have been getting most certainly sorrent. Any cricketer who

privato arrangements for supplies. ths Burnidity artiole, lending money on the security of the Direction of gallant not: On the 3rd of March of last weight of train (between 150 and year, J. Smith, carpouter of Mesars Bonald Me Roup-Marton is extremely scoption dissatisfied for some reason or other, sud has watched Shrewsbury play will readily Ir appears that the Germans are going to plant used in the processus of Extrusion Currie and Col's 4teamakip Dunbar

abar Challe, over the maxima given by American rai that the numbers of men wishing to go understand how a bateman, having played start a German Bank for fudia. We have refloement, or even on the forest lands thom

Forco WAS washed overboard at ses of the coast way officials; the latter maintain that their home at the end of their period of service the ball, techuically speaking, and ecoking transferred to our ainmne a lottar on the selves. Buch security

agree- baing 102 and

subjot sent from Calcutta to the Bamburgis ments based on it have no of South Africa. The ship was ander engines have developed speeds of

force. che durrespondant. The local German Orias We are steam, running ton keats an hour, there 112 miles per hour. A late report of the has been so abnormal that inquiries have to protect his wicket, may give a stanes of

are not sure, however, whether that was a fresh wind and high sos,

Brooks. Locomotiva Company and to add

of the question has been practically which

by the Authorities, and that the present Colonel of his wisket, attempts to pull the ball,

Japanese Authorities, and the water was described swarning a run from

in the estimated cost for transmitting the We know only that what they did at a ros Chiogo to Buffsto, ou the L

of tress of the with sharks. Hatton, faly aware of

Shore Rasives, which touk place en God-mesize to inaugurate a portion of popularity makes a mishit, this mail glance at hudste 100.000,00 ra, the value of the caporta to post dato was to instead up by poste

drawn poril, at once rad aft, plauged over the bur 24 h

to pay for the produce, in Government foreste except perquus who struck out under and over the their engines (No. 504), attarved a speed of the dissipline of the battalion vential for the wicket, and goes into the hands of the

under favour of ths. high pose to the drowsing man. He had 97.2 miles per hour; this was only a

Germed Governs call upon all porscat sugaged to Much foldeman-and there is as question of his mett, and with all the help the

Germin euthing roached

exhibit their conven The I him when the poor fallar momenty xing, but their schooled good scadering. That should be, throw up his same sod disapponzed, having analysis states thin

buing out. This many bus said uut le by quite Consol-Coastal ons afford it. Once started order was accompanied by penal clauses presumably boon seized by a shark.

faults write Cape Coral ill cost, donna, the mangers with new bon le screen and refers g to die in action, and dopoled

but atate the gets in this way, and what the business of the legal banke. It would

this reported Eerence is there in pilaleipts The be interesting to know, if there were aby by telegraph were made. Aequaiated batman plays a slow, twisting bali-it in German in which it were worth while with the temper of the Japanese, and their

for the

the English marohants thers to arrange earnant with to proceed impartially, wo nan I curves into the air and is likely to for Football Cup Competition that the drop on the winket, the bataia etiaks uut would be treated by the termas Cavern-fered by parsane lawfully engaged in the in his huge and directs the ball into the ment. Some idea may be formed from the dustry, and with those unlawfully engaged accupied. Who would guesting the m Amariost Inattratios Companies Every gence of the streat of €70 Ubicamos, whe ples's decision if he gave the batamen out posible glutenotion that breakertto had been folling trees in State forests with

Workin't. And I think The Fold is gatet, and a protostionist palloy would out may gurmit, reached Tokyo some dage

thmate to the way would be lamediately put before we re-published a telegram on DIOGENES. | la Jurgu-Oterkand Maik

subject from the Mongkong. Davy from

the private banks and the Crédit parched

to the danger darkness was fast setting injyuod Bi Rous-Marten's goes far begon made on the subject by the Wura catch to a feldaman. He atops in front grudge the 125.000 г. per annum

Elora,

and

modest

te

and

this firm saimme that one of | during his summud without endangering striker the batsman on the leg which guard the back will be etarted, not an could exhibit a Government licence, and to

was with great diffleulty and danger that

the brate fellow was got on board again.

do,

I milo was made at the rate of 43 calion. Adv

per hour.

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Lowest open pit ton porsture on the 21st 20 F. G. FICO, First distant, Hongkong Observatory, April 22, 1896,

Temperature,

(Token at Afours Falomar de Onits Promisch, Queen's Beach) Hoxezeru, April 23, 1806.

930,10 IRE.... ..... 30.07 ...80.03

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hope. The Hat rocipient was the the angioa and tender" Bugh phenomenal / Reis ebouid pivý a picked teams from the wicket-keeper's hands, and the guich is condust of that Government in regard to the ❘ in is there nazd ba z sympathy. Intelli Jiu Captain Matthew Webb, the famous raubing at this transcends even that of the Ride Brigade; that the two teams practised swimmer who lost his life while attempting New York Csutral Champion, No. 900. It faithfally for a week or two, and that the is swim across the rapidu at Bingame free the oude of the British match has not been played. Whose fauls There were fifuso candidates for the medal, racing of last summer, and wonderful að it gil sliver mestalltate, including one lady,

ind, will duubilarn sưon Na bonita,

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