MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1898.
FOOTBALL. Kowloon 23 F Company. K.O.I.-Played on the Happy Valley this afternoon at resalted -
Kowloon......
Y Company 1989:
We hear it stated (mys the Singapore Fres Fress) that some of the leading members of the Straits-born Chiness will get rid of thair touchangs shurtly and commence Ureir New Year without this outward and visible sign of subjection to the Emperor,
Bishop Burlon, who resigned the Sea of Victoris, Hongkong, a few months ago, is
returning to China as an ordinary mission ary. This, says the Daily Notes, is the thinl instance of a Bishop so acting. Bishop Franch of Lahore and Bishap Stuart of Walopu did the same.
On Saturday, the tie between 25th Cuy, R. A. and Royal Epiuers, in the Football Challenge Trophy competition, was played off at the Happy Valley, the game resulting in a win for the Royal Artillery by 4 goale to xil.
:
SENOR Just do Navarto informs us that he
received the following telegram yesterday
from H.E. the Governor-General of the Philippines - Just finished the cclebro- tion, with unusual pomp, of a solemn Te Daun of thanksgiving for the restoration of panco."
Tars afternoon, Messrs Hughes and Hough exposol to lot by public auction tho lots of Government ground, north of the Grand Stand onclosure, for the erection of mat- sheda and booths for the forthcoming races. The lots were wild to several purchasers, the amount realized being 84,985.
It is the intention of the Hon. J. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial:Secretary,, to go hunė. in March next on short lesve, on the plen of urgent private affairs. We believe it is not yot deinitely decided, nor, of course, as to who will not for Mr Stowart Lockbart in his absence. We believe Sis“ Henry
Blake, the new Governor, will reach Lon don early next month, but it is generally understood he will not arrive in Hongkong until after the summer.
·
Ox Saturday, a Chinese chandler's and miscellaneous store in Lyndhurst Terrace was the scene of an alarming outbreak of fire.
The master stated that a woman threw a bunch of crackers into his shop, setting fire to a stock of crackers in the shop. The Fire Brigade, under Captain Superinzen-
KEUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
Serrazzo-po- CA MALE.']
Losos, January 20, 1898.. THE APPROACHING NAVY ESTIMATES.
Sir. Michael Hicks Beach, speaking at Bristol, announced that the approaching estimates would provide for more sailors, and that Great Britain would more than keep pace with additions to other fleets.
GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA.
Sir Michael Hicke-Boach, in his speech at Bristol esid if the Chinese lown did not become un fuit pomp, Great Britain would take her stand on treaty rights.
MR CHAMBERLAIN ON THE
WEATHER REPORT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following notice is issued from the “Observaturg
THE LATE DR LEGGE.
| HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT
SHANGHAI.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE IN. PENANG.
A determined attempt ut suicide was,mide shortly four noon on the hit by MA POLICE INSPECTOR SEVERELY WOUNDERL A. T. Woodward, whose name has pon
Between seven and half-part seven before the publie resuutly in connection o'clock Inst evening (14th) complaist way with several cases in in the U.S. Consular ude at the Central Police Station by a
RACING NOTES. Favoured by weather which has given
The following is the report of the Board new-every-opportunity to get their
of Director to the ordinary half-gently On the 24th at 11.35 s. The haromster charges into a forward condition, every meeting of shareholders to to held at the has risen in 8. Chios, fallen over Japan. High pressure covers Contral China, and a thing points to the Race Meeting of 1893 office of the empany, on Saturday, the low area is situated in S. W. Japan. Graeclipsing all its predecessors, for whether 29th inst.:-
The Directors beg to submit to the Court. clients are rather ebeep off to stand in the number or the class of the compositors Shareholders the Report and Statenicnt of Mr Woodward wont homes as asal Chinaman, paned Lee Hoo, of Beach the China Sea, Forecaststrong to fresh N winds; fine. Very strong moonsbon in be considered the entries give promise of Accounts for the half-year coding 31st about nou and wont to bis mom. Just Street, that certain coolies in the servios
December last, After paying running ex- as the other inmates of the house were of Masera Hin Lee and Co, had thrastett | barge fulds and keen mruggler -The sub- the N. part of the China Sua.
penses, salaries, pronia of insurance, re-sitting down to titin they wore startled by od to assault him, and that consequently scription griffins, as a whole, are far better pairs and all other nut-goings, there re-hearing three slots fired in quick auccas he was afraid to walk along Beach Street. than in the last for years, and acrio are so mains, including $29,074,01 brought for. sion in Mr Woodward's room. A gentia Ia, also, stated that the attitudo of the ward for lust account, the sum of man living in the house at once rushed up coulies was due to some dispute between FULFIT DLFERENCE BY tv. . J. WILL. good as to warrant their fortunate ownera $138,344.58 at credit of Profit and Loss to the rours and found that Mr Woodward Mears. Fia Leo and Co. and himself.
At the forenoom service, yesterday, in in trying to secure higher Lumours than are
Account: From this amount, the Directors had shot himself in the left breast, with a luspector Watchem thereupon, with the Union Chugh, Rev. G. J. Willin, to be obtained in the nices confined to recommend that a dividend for the unli
year of 8% on Capital, or $96,000, be paid volver, which was lying on the the intention of investigating the mat
once, and it was found that fortunatoly he sage along Beach Street. When they pastor of the congregation, mado a touch. their class. To the general public, interest to Sanresalers, at that the linlangs of tour. Medical assistance was summoned at tor, accompanied Les Hon on his pas ing referee to the death of Dr Legge, contres in the Derby, and bold would be $17.344.58 is carried forward to New Ac-
had not succeeded in injuring himsalt much, reached Mosara. Hin Los Anil Co's old the founder and pastor of the congregation, the man who ventured now with any con- count. The gross earnings of the stemmersma, although two bullets had taken offect in shop three men rushed at Leo Hoo the region of the heart, they had been deasaulted him. The Inspector and a and intimated that the Committee of Man-lence to predict, the winner. For the during the six months under review hava
en fully up to the average, at the very dected by the ribs and bad passed round Market l'eon who happened to be at the agonivat had drafted a letter of sympathy, eake of sport it is well that the event is so large increase in the price of Coal las materi outsido to the hack. The third shot missed spot, enccsedge in arresting one of the which was addressed to the eldest son of pen, and interest will be kept alive right ally relacul thancersalts. During the half its intended mark and passed through the asssihunts, and the former enterod Messrs. et up to the moment of the race, the progress for the die than an island back of the chair in which Mr Wouthward Hin Les and Co.'s shop to iniquits about
the
candidates being eagerly watched, Governmout survey, and all the steamers General Hospital and is
docked for the uachd annual repairs and was sitting. Flo
to the the two others, when he was sit upon by the Is Dr- Løggð. stated that it was the intention of the Com- mittee to cresta memorial tablet, on the representative, and the fight
for supremacyr wall of the Church, provided that this was between Hongkong, Shanghai, Tientsin ortaged to the Company have been re- valued by Mesars Palmer and Turner the wish of the congregation. The letter and Amoy in the Champions gives promise whose valuation show them to be amplo reads as follows
of lingering lung in the memory, whilst
The with the course in its present splendid co-curity for the same advanced. Hongkong, 18th January, 1899, James Legis B.
dition records should be lowered. Of course retiring Auditors, blessrs. A. OD. Guardin Dear Sir,The Committee of Manage there have been the usual vicissitudes in and F. Henderson, offer themselves for re-
election. ment representing the Congregation of training, and those who made an early Seine Assizes on the 2nd February.
The trial of Zula will take place at the Union Chardi have head with deep regret plunge how in more than que instaret
the news of the death of Dr Legge, and regret their precipitaney, whilst sympathyong desire to express their sister wyapathy is ovoked for owners whose bright liepos,) with his family in the low they have
have boon dashed by witowand accident.
-
EUROPEAN CONCERT.
Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Liverpool, wid that he regretted the discreditable in potence of the European Consort re Groto, and hoped that Great Britain would not be compelled to taku isolated netisn.
LONDON, 21st January 1898, THE DREYFUS AFFAIR-TRIAL OF ZOLA.
INDIAN CURRENCY. Westland's Currency Dill has passed, with the condition that the Secretary of Stato is given the option of paying gold to the Treasury provided India pays an equal sum into currency here.
The Secretary of State is propared to sell transfors at a price not exceeding 1/4
per rupee.
GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND CHINA.
suffered.
1738 ponoved
The old ponios, ton, the cuts or any ars in good runging order. The properties favourably. N.-C. Daily News, progressing the persons there and vory verely landi
With so many ponien ju training, it is upossible to take stock of all, it a few inprossions may be of interest. herfs tenising done then teine monced on Saturday morning, when trainers wire busy with their charges almost be fory it was light. The long string of John Poch gave Mr Master plenty of occupation, nird his mounts enreinily scanned.
in
the 2.21, last Silcer Bell went a
taking, 1.06, int interest centered in
were
mily
E. R. Beunties, Chažrantu. Hongkong, 21st January, 1838.
CORRESPONDENCE.
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG, To the Editor of the CHINA Map.' Hongkong, 21st Jan., 1890. St-In your issue of last Friday, I notice your rourt of the Chief Justice's speech the Presentation of Prizes at Quenn's College the following passage quote -
The Queen's instructions imprese upon a Governor, in very emphatic terms, that he has to do his utmost for the interests of education.
in
at
01
RAUB. As will be soon frem another column tho
ul. During tho fight the prisoner wax ros- cued and rau off. Inspector Watchem promptly gave chase and succeeded in re capturing lac man, but a partý of from len to a dozen Chineso at once surrounded them
Raub Australians Cold Mining Co. declars both, knock down the Inspector, and a dividend of L. per share payable on the liberated the primer. The mob then 7th presing. This aukon the second divi-scattered, and the Alarkes Poon who hud dend within the Company's financial your, on all could to assist the Inspector which ends un February 28th, putting on helped him to reach Pitt Brost Station, one side the disilend of 1s. paid on March where it was found the latter had received 15th last, which strictly speaking beforged a dangerous scalp wound besides numerous. to the previous year. No. 4 dividend, of severe houses. Inspector Thornett at oncer look the patient to the hospital and 1s. per share, was declared payable on August 16th, and this, together with the communievel with his superior officers. present dividend, is equivalent to a rotur Three Chinnusen wore, later on, arrested of 21 per cent on te current market value and to-day wore brought before Me of the shares. It will to soon that a call Woodward, charged with assaulting a publju of Is per share is notified all contributing servant e., ad cuauuing a prisoner from plars, so that dividend warrants will only legal custody. They were remanded; hail be made out in respect of fully
way of lixed.Pinang Gazelle. paid up shares. The object of the enll is the pra vision of funds for the water-power olsstric installation on the Sempam ver, which ie
542 2, IEVILLE ALLAN ON THỦ THI
CAMPAIGN. a pamping, winding, haulage, lighting, in many departments of expenditure such
Lundon, January 4.-A letter from Sir advantage of a provision of horsepower H. Havelock Allan, dated Pocorber 14th, sufficient to cope with all the possible.de has been published wherein he deplores velopmente for many years; and in addition the deksy in finishing the Tirah Campaign to that there is the case of trasfer of power before winter, which might have been east- from one point to another as may be wantly avoided if a more just conception of the ed.-Singapore Free Press.
task had breu, formed at the outnet. It is difficult to say whether the error lies with the Military or with the Civil Government in India.
to
While we, in common with others, asteem him, as missionary and educationist, sino logo and professor, it is ne founder and pastor of Union Church that Dr Leggo will be remembered most dearly by us, and though his connection with it may be con suired by Rama to ho a mere ridunt in a carver of such varied usefulness, wo venture to think that this Church will prove not only a permanent mentorial, bat also one
If His Excellenep the Governor or the he promoted.
Though few of those now enjoying the Fish, negotiated a maile and a quarter in privileges of the Church had the pleasure 2.50 without apparently being exended any way benefited by annual long-winded in the offbetiveness of their own egotistical prisals if Ta-lion-wan is opcred as a treaty we are deeply cousions of our indebtedness taking 2.85 t, with Gatish, gong evtherant verbosity. port.
te hita, and we trust it will be some satisfacensity, 1 mile in 3.54.
Sir William hus beer with us about six Liou to know that his memory is revered in Buxey's were all woefully employed; years, and has five timon preanted prizes the place he loved well and served so
Inst pear's hope, 'hite R going 11 esilehoon's College, but Ims education in faithfully
Hongkong advanced one jot during those (Signed) W. Matworm Wathon,
steadily in 30. Buck Bare a mile in Hon. Secretary.
2.22, Fibe Rose did a good inst 11 mile,
Feary. I tres not,
bat unists in
sin the form of education now the last three var ceupying 1114 existed six years ago. What has levem-
To every populous suburb Kowloon? mile going all while Tea. Itose and Silverment cone for that growing and now fairly palition of the humble' residents at Kow- loon some reply of this sort is vuachsafed
of the most effective for good of the agencaberry, who in the company of Red Chief Justice irongines that education is effect great sounoiuios in administration
It is stated that Russia threatens re of the personal acquaintance of its founder, Kenneth was also sent the same distance, Specches, they must have marvellois faith There is also the farther immense
CRICKET.
ĮIONUKONG CRICKET CLUB 1, FOOTBALL
CLUD
This match was playel on Friday and
க
Saturday, and resulted in a very sub-PRESENTATION TO ME. A. RAM tial win for the Cricket Club. Soine tall scoring was made by the Cricket Club, ovory batsman reaching double rates, Captains Dyson and Langhorne each areas. scd runs over the century. Scores :-
FOOTBALL CLUJ,
Peilo, R.N., Langhorne, b Vallings G. D. Campbell, H.K.R., 1..., F.
H. S. Moberley, H.K.R., o Mast, b
Gillett... Liest. Lethbridge. K.O.R., F. Lam.
inert
•
Hedge Rse und Ret Nor each went
Link" went 'mile in 1.08.
Six
THE NORTH BORNEO
TROUBLEJ
II. SPLOVER' SESD AN EXPEDITION INTO THE JUNGLE
(From saw Dea Naval Correspondent.). We give below in diary Lora (says the Singapore Free Free) s plovir in the
by H. M S,
den Four to stop the disorders in North
On Friday afternoon, in the Pavilion of the Hongkong Cricket Club, Mr Justice Wisa, on Loh.If of the members of the Club, presented Mr F. A. Bani with a handsome gold watch in recognition of his valable acrvices as Secretary of the Club. There 25 was a large attendance of members. 82ation said--Gentlemen, I will detain you wily wat or two minutes. I am quite sure 2 if you consult Mr Ram he would willingly | weight was probably light, but the style of 10gs, provided the Kowloonites would raise 50cretary, come as the Captain's guests.
Mr Justice Wise, in making the present-
dispense with these one or two minutes.
Mr Darios' Undaunter was sont a good gallop, 1 mile, which was sccomplished in 2.54, last quarter 35 auroids. The gallop of Yenese was carefully watched i went 1 talle, being brought along by Orinoco in the last half, and finished, strong is 3.14, last quarter 21 seconds,
Mr Dryasdust's Derby candidates did good work, with the exception of Impact, who was not out. Outpost was sent inile, which was sicily negotiated in 215 13
90 (Laughter). Some short time ago the Con-going gave satisfaction. Countersign wein
5hutter received a communication from Mr
1 mile in 2.50-
Dorneo :-
We Government officials doncherknow," donsherknow, live at the Peak, doncher- and all those whose opizions are worth having, know, and we are almost as numerous as you are over at Kowloon, and we find that we can get on without Board Schoola
Monday 27th Dec.-Left Singapore at 4 Cheap Schools or any other kind of Schools; ergo you ought to do the same, dash it all o'clock for Tabuan after receiving mail One hears very littls now about the Ge Mr W. C. Cowie, Managing Director of vernor's promise of a site and school build. B. N. B. Co., and Mir Dunlop, his Arrival and Friday, 31st.-1.45 p.m. sam of money suflicient to form a Gua- rantee Fand for the working of the school. anchored at Labuan. As Mat Salleh was This promise it would seem is on a par with cevon daya' march away, it was considered to the Victoria Becceution Club, I would
New was however received that Tali, in His Exseilency that old saying following, and had inoted the village of all escaped prisoner, had collected a large promises butter no parsnips,"
2
dent May, extinguished the firo, damago P. A. Cox, Langhorne, b F. Laanert 20) Ram, stating that owing to pressure Derby distance in 3.34, but the last quar, at publicly made nad reiterated of a site anadvisable for
to the extent of $500, being done. The shop is insured with the Union Insurance Society (Messrs Harry Wieking and Co.,
A. G. Ward. b F. Lawnment......
Lieut. Davar, RN., F. Lammert... E. R. Morris, c Langborne, b Gillett Dr J. M. Atkinson, & Smith, b F,
Lenimert
agents) for $1200. At the Magistracy to P. 4. Davies, R.A., ..., b Vallings day Mr Wodélonse discharged tàs Chinese | A. E. M. Toad, R.A., hol vat woman charged with throwing the lighted cracker into the store.
Extras...
Total
SECOND INNINGS.
YESTERDAY, Acting Sergeant Dymond and Head, b Powell,
Cor, b Mast me mu
Atkinson, Vallinga, in Mast Lethbridge, not out
Morris, nut eut ..... Ward, Moberley, Peilo, Dawar And
Daries, tu bat.........
Extras....
Tutel
P. C. Rogers were somewhat roughly creat-Campbell, e Mast, b F. Lammert, posed by a number of sampan men on the Praya opposite Blue Buildings. The ena- stables, who were in plain clothes, went on board a sampan to take theur off to a ship, and they had just gone a short distance from the shore, when the salopets people began abusing the constables in the belief that they were seafaring men. The sam- pan mon usel vile and obscene laagungo to the constables and refused to golf to the ship, whereupon the constables returned to Lieut. Egerton, R.N., & Davies. shore and chartered another sampan, This apparently enraged the boat people, and a
large crowd set upon the policemen, and had it not been for the timely intervention
of some passere by, the men might have received serious injurios.. Four of the boat people were afterwards atreated, and esta not a little surprised at the charge-room to find that the men they had assaulted wore mon of the bine conte, At the Magistrasy -to-day, Mr Wodehouse inflicted a fine of 825 on one man, and $10 on each of the -others.
H.E. Sueno Hsuan huai, Director-General of Railwayn South of the Yellow River, arrived at Shanghai from Wuchang by the King on the 18th inst. H. E's health is said to be very mach batter notwithstand -jog rumours to the contrary in the scttle
ment--Y-C. Daily News.
Tuz lopal mandarins have received intelli-
go cu fran Mauchuria to the effect that
Russian troops numbering some 10,000 men haze arrived on the frontiers of Kirin from
the vi inity of the Russian Eastern outposts. There is
much excitement amongst the high
CARRET CLUB, Lieut. Gillett, b Lethbridge
T'. Sercombe Sunith, & Mozřiss, b Camp-
boll Captain Dyson, is Ward,
Rev. G. R. Vallings, Ward Captain Langue, R.A., Lethbridge
E. Most, e Feile, ↳ Ward......
S. Powell, & Cox, b Morris
A. Anderson, b Lethbridge.....
F. Lammert, b Caz
J. F. A. Hastinge, R.N., not out
Extre
Total.
BOWLING ANALYSIS. FOOTBALL CLUR--FIRST INFINIS
0. N. E.
Sereotube Smith
H. A. Gillett
G. R. Valling... K. Mast Langhorne....akin sammenk F. Lazmort
Dyson Powell Mast......
F. Lammort....
11 1 61 28 10 50 12·3 24
"Mr Bannerman's Troubedor went the business be felt compelled to resign the
tur was very alow still he is yet on the 4 position of Honorary Secretary of the Club.
big aido, and should improve if his heart However much we regret that decision we
Mr Bobjack's are bound to appreciato tas fact that busi-is in the right place. nasa to business, nad rcsiness comes before ponios did good work. Solaire, Cox up
doing the 14 milo in 3.32, usishing strong
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Uk
to land.
LATE TELEGRAMS. (Times of Ceylon.)
"OFFER" or 1,000 MALTESE FOR GENERAL MIETARY SERVICE. Four members of the Government Coun-- eil at Malta have affered to raise ong thou- sand Maltese for General Military Service. STRENGTHANING THE FOOT GUARDS,
It is anounced by the War Ofko that
Foot Guards, who are willing to satend
their service with the colours, will receiva
bounty of two pounds, and that a limitol portion of the Leserve will be permitted to rejoin.
BIK GEORGE, WHITE AND GENERAL
Caletke, January
7. -General
Sir Wil- liani Lockhart is expected to visit Calcutta next week.
LOCKHART.
He then takes three months! leave, slug for home at the end of this month The departure of the Commander be delayed until the middle of March.. in-Chief (Sir George White) will probably
THE ATTEMPTED INSURANCE PRAVÉ · IN CALCUTTA.
pleasure and even beforo criokot, and thero Display, with the saine rider, went I aile Peakites are for the most part well-to-do graph wires, and had tried to burn down claim brought sysinst the New York Life
in order to reach their destination.
it was decided not to go.
4 11 a.m. the report was confirmed by telephone, but it was stated that he only had a following of about thres men, and Saturday, Jan. 1st. Reports having come in that Tall had recruited about thirty followers, and was building a fort, it was not to go up tho 20 decided to Padas River
We left t therefore
January 6-The fraudulent insurance
Insumines Company was dismissed yester day, the plainti, who claimed · R50,000, not putting in an appoamune. The Judge directed is papers to be placed in the hands of the Government Prosecutor, fur him to take steps against the plaintiff."
TAKING EFFECTIVE POSSESSION OF THE NIGER TERRITORIES, Гололгу
nry 6. Ten Admiralty
London,
sectional gunboats, which were pet together and an offective British occupation of tho out there, are ascending the Niger River, Niger territories is proccoding. FATAL DISASTER AT AN ELECTION MEETING
A public school at the Peak (which in Lemarang, fifty miles up the Pudas my opinion is only a question of time) is River. He had killed & bikh policemen, not so urgently required as at Kovieon. broken down the telephone and tale- fore we had to make other arrangements. At the pure time we all thought that the in 2.18, whilst Bullfinch and Chaffinch citizens, or at any rate, live as if they were. the Company's house there. He had also taken three rifles and 2,500 rounds of 248 services rendered by Mr Ram were not accomplisted 14 mile in 3.02.
They can therefore send their children to ammunition. Sir David's Aspirant care a fast mile in suficiently recognized by a mere record of 2.35, finishing very strong, the last mit Dagland or give them private tuition, but
We landed a guard of six con and a 7 site of thanks in the minate book, and being done in 1.04). Findia was sent the there are at Kowloon numerous russes do petty officer for the protection of Labuan, ewa thought there ought to be son moto Rubstantial recognition of his servicos.
sane distanco, doing the fastest time of the people who can afford to do neither, and to The result was that a list was sent round. morning 2.13, but the last quarter was the hem the daily sending di thoir children and shifted all gear forward, as it was 19. across the water, is not only troublesome necessary to put the ship on an even keal
in order to get up the Pudas River. That but was sent round to each of the lowest. Statesman did mile in 2.191er
Mr Derick Hunter's fats did it and expensive, ut is calculated to court numbers. I hope most of you have smile in 4.38; the asino owner's Gone sanarroke round about the landing stages ed it; if any of you have
not, well, there is Mr Muitian, the Secretary, who going 1 mile which was safely sccomplished on either side and typhoid from the slutus is willing to receive anything you like to in 2.18-a good performance, although the Which they have to traverse in Hongkong subscribe. It is now five or six years Fire did areful king w
pouy's action is distinctly preslint. Bre It is truo that the Kowloon estizens can
work. Mr Hart Buck 125 have not been able to fix the day-but
somewhere about 1892, since Mr Ram took rode his Derby griffin Olier 15 mile, only no claim to Jewish or Armenian blood, and aftor and can on that account scarcely pommand over the duties of Hunomax Suretary en Cupring 3.34, finjing strongly, and
It mile un
Mr this sympathies of our popular Legisla. Ingoldstry the resignation of Mr A. K. Travers; and wards took
tive Members. Yet, poradventure, though akhough he succeeded very pops lar sorra. Hopeful's two old ponics Pyme (late Lang. I they are merely bumble English and at 2 p.m..
the Gartner, Mr Beaufort, candidates at a Municipal election wer inf) and tary I think there can be no doubt that no former in 2.14 and the later in 2.143, mocina, they and their neglected children anchored off the mouth of the river at B part of the mooring collapsed; and 20 peranna Orwell each went 1 mile, the Sentoh citizens that opinions are not worth and Mr W. C. Cowie on braed, and addressing a great noeting in the Oity Hab any would more abis and more worthily each case the last quarter boing done in a would be among the first- to answer to the o'clock. Messrs. Dunlop, and Whelloy, were killed and a hundred) have fulfilled the duties of that office. seconds. Mesra Mokio and Gove's Beesh Rol 12 (Applause.)
uss.) Frommy experience of the calong and its ways I can assure you that the office of Honorary Secretary of this Club is not a bed of roses. You cannot please everybody; you must ruffe the feathers of a few. What with getting
matches at up mate the end of the wook and vain and futile efforts to keep dogs and little children off the ground assure you the office is no Ainecore.
There can be no doubt that
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have
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to
it was not galloped, having genu 1 mile Roll Call if this Colony had to be defended
most obediant and humble servant.
DELENDA EST KOWLOON.
che previous morning in 456. Mr Carrasgainst an outside for. I am, Sit, your ther's Honest, Indian was cut, but did not gallop, being still undor suspicion after lameness. Plunger wont 14 abito slowly in 3.41, quickening at tas last, his low loves a fast half uile, finisiting in 1.03. Action being much admirod. Tosis won
distance.
was with the view to show some slight piver Boll....... 1 preciation with the
Mr Ram has mot
and dealt with those difficulties, and also Kaanch.......... 2 and de
1 Appreciation of the invariable courtesy ho has shown to all of us, that this
6 19
1 15 - 30
1 61
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BECOND INNINGS.
0. 3. F.
8
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$
1 10
Б
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CRICKET CLUB,
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35.
R.
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18 1 94
|
F. A. Cux...........
21
3 76
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P. G. Daviss....
16 ***70
Lieut. Lethbridge
11-1-30
Lisut Campbell, HK.R. 18 2 79
15 4 50
3
20
Lieut. Dewar, R.N....
E, R. Morris
at Toriti:s of Kirin and Tsitsihär în conde- |A. G. Ward ............. quence, and the Tarior General of the latter Peilu, P.N.
Red Fich
Asplaat....
Trae Orwell Black Zago... Whits Roeg...... Tammei Endaunted
OLD ZONE:.
3T 1.10 1,60 7.91
97 1.11 1.5 1912 2.56
88 1.14 180 7.36
1.1! 3.132.16
1.07 1.43 2.54
1.09
JEBAT PONIKE
2.72
--- 8.36
Deż 1792 143 142,345
1.14
with
on,
district, came on board.
the latter the Resident in charge of the
The following force was landed Liont. Commander de Borsoy Sub-Lient. Morkies, Mr F.
gunner,
Dr Fines Mr R. Maia,
[We publish the above lottor becausu wa know it represents the opinions of a large number of Kowloon residênts, but we must papress our Atrong disapproval of its tong, 27 patty officers and men ; one carpenter's and especially of the references to partioren one armparer une sick bay at sular classes, and creeds. A school Attendant ; uno ship's cook ; one sergeant and Kowloon is urgently needed, sixl the Go- seren maria grand the vernor and the Govoramont-Unofficial
The boats taken were the steam outter,
IN CANADA.
London, January 4.—Advices from Ing. don (Ontario) state that while the successful
injured.
THE PROPOSED NEW LOAN POL CHINA, Fresh proposals have been made to the British Government to assist Chins to com trant a new loan, and Government is un aidering the same.
January 6.It is Exchange t
reported on the Stack that a Chinese Loan of three par
cent le to be issued at 110,
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.DEATH OF A EUROPEAN DUCTOR.
Bontbay, December31-To-day's returna show of attacks and 42 donths from Plague. The total mortality was 142, ng against 276 on the saree dute last year, and 57 the poar boforo. A relapsing type of fever has been present in Bombay for some works past, though the disease is not prevailing in an epidemic form.
Faliter of
Foona, January 2.--Mr Lewis,
of the Deccan Herald, has been discharged cured from the Bassoon Hospital.
Doctor Harry O. Selby living at the
Of the Subscription Grifing besides those the unselfish way Mr Racking of the already mentioned Arscotte como a mile in his time to the internal working
2.20 Gulden Link and Torpedo 14 mile in Club has entitled him the gratitude of every member of it. (Applause.) company, with little between them members of the Legislature as well as the catter armed with the .45 Nordenfeldt, 2 There are many of us who are satisfied Sprightly and. Hector a mile in 222, Offcials-have reason to be ashamed of said the gig.
Sunday, Jan. 2nd.We left the ship in Sprightly having a slight advantage at the the neglect they have exhibited for the 2 simply when the figure works an3oothly,
but we at rather inclined to averlook the finish. Springfield took 2.28 for the name saucation of European children, whilst free tow of the steam launch Sri Petri and when nr assisted education is provided for the at Batu Babu cast off from the Sri Petri difficulties which the man behind the
Chinese; but the cause of the Kowloon and were taken in tow of the Enterprise, sener has to faco. The man behind the
The annoted table of times may be residents will soller if correspondenta like We arrived at Lembawang at five o'clock, stones te she man who pulls the string to
*Delundaest Kowloon 'discuss the situation It was then decided that the Sikha under make the figures work (applause) and it convenient for reference ;--
in an acrimonious spirit. The Kowloon Mc Dunlop and Mr Fraser (the Assistant residents have evidently given up hope of Resident) were to march up and attack Napier Hotel, died suddenly early this extracting any substantial help from H. E. Tali at Loondia. The Marines and Mr morning fle was one of the party of Sir Willism Robinson, and the European Main were to be left at the Residency to young Doctors who came out from England children of the Farinaula are suffering protect it, and also to prevent Tali frora and was attached here on special duty lu neglect till the new Governor arrives, escaping down that branch of the Fadas. cosuction with the study of the Plague. whon, it is hoped, the European residente The remainder of our men were to march On New Year's night he sat down to dinne will have something more substantial to shout four miles and then divide into two forming one of a party of eighteen who feed upon than gubernatorial expressions of parties, one to prevent escape through dined at the hotel. He was quite well st good-will and profuse professions of help the jungle and the other to entos him if he the time and listened to a party of Christy
nor will came down river.
Minatrals who came sound. On the party that never came. The new Governor will
Monday, Jan. 3rd.--We arrived at posi-breaking op after midiught, the deceased probably have to tackle the subject of education in Hongkong from a new stand- tion at about ten o'clock, Mr Wheatley retired to his room and war discovered point. There is no reason why the Peskites going as guide and ale to identify the Iping dead in had this morning. Dr Hath, should not have educational facilities for rebel. The parties divided as was arrang- Surgeon of the Sassoon Hospital, their children sa well as the Koriconitased, the Captain and Dr Dalton going with made an autopsy and found the cause of -ED., O.M.)
one half of the men, Mr Menzies and Mir | death to be heart disease. The pody han Wheatley with the other half.
been removed to the Mortuary, where it fa We waited at the places till four s'elcok Iring till the funeral, to more as Imperial decres, date the 15th when we got a message from Mr Danlop Deceased was thirty years old and well- instant, has been issued in oppnection that Tali hatt deserted the village the day connected. with the missionary masssere in Bhan- before, and had gone into the Satron of Bumbay, Jan. 3.-Fifty, canes and bity- tung. By this decreo Li Ping-hong, the Brunei'a verritory, so that further pamsuit one deaths from plague occurred at Home dismissed Governet, Esi Liang, Total of Yenchow, Thachow, Chinchow and Tsaichow, Wan Fen-hus, the commander of Tesochow, and Shao, the prefect of Tanochow-fu, have been handed over to
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list was sent out. (Applause) The ra sult of that list is this watch, and I propoas on your behalf to present this wateb to Mr Ham. (Applause.) Mr Ram, on behalf of the members of the Hongkong Cricket Club, I beg to present you with this water as a token of our regard for you at a man and as a slight recognition of the services you have rendered to us, and to tender you our hearty thanks for the time and trouble you have expended on the Ingoldsby... P. A. Cox bowled wide, and File sad work. I hope the watch will turn out s Moberley each bowled a 'no ball.
anek you as you have been Hutrary Secretary to us. Applause.)
In reply, Mr Ram maid Mr Wise and gen- Silver Link tlemen, I have to thank
yuu very for the eloquens speech which our Fro-
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you on Auy amall success which has attended the Chrdinck..... administration of the club during the years Thave been Hout. Senetary bas
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province a naked the permission of the Moberley......... Throus to raise 20,000 Tartars of Heilung. ehtang the arms sad naumunition to be supplied from the Kirin and Moakden arsenal-.-O. Daily News.
PELINO telegram dated the 12th instant, GENERAL Liu Yung-fu, the Eneous extus Tokyo paper states that Germany has Blick-Fing, who it will be remembered was obtained the right of constructing a rail spcially seat for by Viaeroy Tan of the way from Kyao Choo Bay to Tainan; ond Two Kuang provinces, from the former's of working the coal mines of the country home at Chingehou, on the borders of milos on each side of the lino.
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Jan. The plaque at Bombay sociasly increasing. There were: 84 a tacks yesterday and 49 deaths.
Jan. 7-Sixty attacks and sixty-fva deaths from Flego occurred at Buanbay yesterday,
An attack was made on a Plague search.
in the native part of Bombay yester
Flage Laro MS. Piqué arrived at Woosung on But accept this gift without acknowledging of the Formoss Bank, and the remaining | Choying neglected to rapors the and Chia la ezpooted to be useful because eodées, but owing to the discretion Tas appointment og General Kuropatkiäis also carrying the now grew of the handsome might almost say the absurd. | the privilege granted to the corporation the Magistrate of money on Wai-lich. keep clear of the fighting, afterwards and fact of the sorun party, a serious:
„SOUDAN GAMFAHRU
Wednent y, Jan. 8th. We left at a 'cluck and were on board ni 2p.m. pro A Criokat Club, which has always been a very One million yen in to be provided by the the Board of Puaisisments for the consider ceeding to Labuan where wo arrived in the
evening. strong and representative one, and I Can Japanese Government towards the papitalation of penalties. Heu, the magistrate of il their old chief at Canton, where the Friday night (says the N.-C. Daily News that a very great part of the merit belongs four million yes will be offered to publie plaas, having neglected to
News has been received that Mat Salleh where the massacre took has nals at present boopied with daily of the 17th inst.), having left Chamulpoto the Committee who have been always tender during the first ten days
been wounded in the leg by a akieli, Becret comfabulations with Viceroy TB on Wednesday Sbb has come here
murderers ant Governor Had. - N.-O. Defly Neur
Tannot say February. Prospects appear mors hopeful
up to the present he has always managed dap.by. dismissed for TOR has been to receive stores for the fleet, which happy to help in every way. arrived in the Lumber yesterday, which saying more except to thank you for the at prescut for a successful establishment, from official service.
pinching his skin and then touching it with conflict was averted. where the ly handsome-present you have given to
hot iron, making wounds which he passed being a considerable indussment to aspital German church was When the Figius lets Chemalpo to the Russian Ministry of War, in success.
is also to off on his followers as the marks of builets. London, Tentary Goneral Gatecro,
• me. (Applauso.) meti-of-war there,
ists to take the shares. The Bank be handed svar to the Board, and the which had hit him but could not penstrace, with Sir Henry Rawlinsoit proceeds to Bion to General Vannovski, is a very unex there were seven British
Cheers were raised for Mr Ram
will be the Government medium in Forrionette sathorities of some districts, as une, as he is one of the youngest including the Centurion whilst others
ha was invslnerable,
Egypt to-morrow to take cominand of the Genetale eligible for the position. He le rare cruising in the Gidf. After leaving The Russian and Chinese officers have and will condust the exchange operatinas missionsins and native mobe, have been between the ship and the shery, but was
a it is to have a considerable note-issue where conflicts took place between foreign. On the 8th shooting match was Brod British Brigads to the Soudace has started however, a very able soldist, who has seen Shanghai he Pique
Joined the flost, pros
January General Gathers great deal of was all parts of the ceeded
Barstood that Admiral of late ut Port Arthur, "At a recent dinner ways profits in excess of those hitherto a very HOTcy to sae auch diesstrous events fading. As far as it went the result was in stationed at the Quy 461 mediani muti-
And those to been dining and winingosch other much of chopped allver and notes. In thuas
uaedamlased The Emperor adds thai be le nos finished in consequence of the light for Egypt and ten world. He waS Chist of Staff to General Skobsleff in the 1st Busso-1
will be it: ecmmand of the feet to the mandarina given on the Russian ticipated from the Bank's direct business occurring in a province, so well known as favour of the ship Tackin
to Berbe. with General Skobaum in Central
during the
the interval between the departues Sagaalp the Admiral, in a postprandial will acres, and this last seas to be al the seat of lawledge-med-alighaament, On Thursday 11th there are Sports which One hundred camalcy, with foar hundred Uw Guvernor-Genstal of of Aumiral Enller and the arrival of his spasch, spurs of his presence there as be ready recognised in some quarters, es offers and he emphatically vama the higher au Ans, and in now. Central Asia. Els appointbent will give succesor At nons of the places whers tag to aegian China against her enemies, for to take up the shares are being made in theities in the province to prevent great sotiefnution to the younger generation the face calad, were men landed, and it is high friendly sentinient the Chinese an advance of the sing at which the interest incidents for the future and warn the ni military then in Russia N.40 Daly hallared that the venela will main for undies afterwards thanked him➡Ching of the pub will be particularly invited.: phe to refrain from walk Balik
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