1898-03-25 — Page 3

Friday, March 25, 1898.

**Gola Company mining reports and other interesting matter will be found va

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We have received an oficial netification in larining us that the Governor-General u! Indo-Chins, on the 19th inst., declared the port of Hongkong infceted by bubunits plagas, and that M. Doaner las issued temporary interdict against the entry of Asiatic inmigrants into Indo-China' from Hongkong.

A most enjoyable dance was giron by the Committed of the Amateur Dramatic Club Jast evening, in the St. George's Hall. There was a large attendance of members and friends, the arrangements were: (as usan) most excellunt, and dancing was kept up until the small hour.

Fox some evenings past, the American warships in the barbone have had rogalar displays of their signdling apparatus, and last night the firitish" ion-of-war hula. night of it all to themselves with their flash-lights, no less than sino search-lights being in operation.

Two Chinese quarrelled in a shoemaker's shop in Cochrario Street yesterday, and one of the men seized a knive and stabbed the other in the side. The Injured man was removed to the bospital. Sergeant Terton

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..

(SUPPLIED TO THun 'China Mart"]

LONDON, 23rd March, 1809. FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN.

sharp engagement has takou place botwoor an Egyptian cavalry patrol and Dervish horsemen near Athara, in which the latter were repulsed.

FRANCE AND CHINA.

VICTORIA ENGLISH SCHOOLS.

OF PRIZES."

ANNUAL Parma ..

This afternoon, in thu City Hall, the annual presentation of prize to the scholars

THE CHINA MAIL.

NOTES BY THE WAY. Some years ago, when the local postal servics was in its infancy, there wate fra quest complaints about the Post Office aral in the Victoria English Schools took place. is delaya. Invitations to dances, dimuers Rev., J. Williams presided. Sir Jahn and tennis parties often reached the ad- so to speak, and many heartburnings on- W. Carrington, the Chief Justico, distri-drassen wooks or months after the event, hutist the prizeḤ

Mt Braidwood eid-Sir John Carring-saud in consequence of the seeming reglect on, Jadies and Gentlemen: bavo tie of old, friends. Theas delyn are now honour to lay before you the Anil Re-

matter of ancient history, of course, in fort of t the Victoria English Schools for the

But in other parts of the year ending 31st December 1897. The Hongkong. China has not yet formally replied to the walks of pupila enrolled during the year world the Post (dice is still achieving the was 10. The average attendance during French demands.

the year was 122.01. At the Annual Go. most astonishing fonts, as "the following vernment Examination in December 101 paragraph from a Sydney newspaper pupila were presented, viz:-69 Buys and passed CRICKET

52 Girls. In the Girls' School all

Les In per Stoddart's closing watch at Adelideen in the Boys' School 94

Reading, Copy-writing, Elementary Scenes ended in a draw.

and Book-Resping 10 per cunt, ad

and Geography, Arithmetic, Graunar 98.6; Euclid, $8; Algebra, Z. The results l-tag and Physical Geography were A theatre gour who is filled with admitats salisfaciary. In the latter subject papers were inre difficult thur val tion for the Brough Comedy Company--as, . These remarks refer to the Buyt Schepen the public with bewildering fro

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THE BROUGH COMEDY COMPANY. A SEGESTION..

"A ter

Grace

the

Of

illustrates:-

Ral transit and high pressure opera- to aaw obliterate time and annihilato Away back in the fifties it stance was cramsidered a phase of marvellous ex pedition if a letter tasted in Tasmania reached its destination in this colony within a week. But arch has happened since then, and surprises a wid

quency A surprise came to light the doubtless a record in pustil history,

ter in Hobart. What iken happened to

the cable is not revealed, seve in the silent fact that the letter, after 25 yours of octical care, was last wreck delivered to the fly who wrotetit, so being at present a realdent of Randwick.

indee, are all who have visited the City only, Sistern pupals presented themselves other day tho year 1873 a ladly posted a

foe the Oxford Examination. seven girls, vu:- Senior, & Jonor and Hall during the past fortnight, writes tauthen-ton were successful, three leys and

Presummary. Miss. Mehta was distinguish ed i in the following terma-

in Scripture. The meal Bench fhe Nary League ofere two prizes of $20 and The Use of The British Navy. each for Fisses on The Command of the The prison were awarded to 1. Balilos เฟน! Navy Longa in the face to those who pretended a good and H. Naphtali respectively. We ladley Theatre Company in Hongkong was an in-pur best thanks to Tho possibility. It is true we had the Pilar, its Hon. Secretary for their endeavours to

Hawthorne, Hicks's Orioles, the New York Novelty Com parties, c., at. Lat the Brough Company It really has been a revelation, and a slap

kindle

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Arrated his assailant, nud as tho Magistracy but fleirs is another tiny together, and, chilt of pestrostinia among e❘ the China porte. Will you give for space

-to-day, he was charyed with the offense, but the case was remanded to allow of the Attendance of the complainant.

You have been giving Me Jolm Dill

fe the refiredaction of the following ex- The Liary ban bean a stren

lot of space to criticise Ifangkong and

of great pleasure to the paplis, but more after all, one get tired of seeing those ports are requires, and we shall be very tracts from the letter of a Hongkongito! hardworked children. As for the Brough grateful if our friends will assist to provide now resident in Slogaporo ? 'I mutice," Company, who coull get tired of adding theat. Drill has been carried on during my friend writes, that the China Mail has enralled in the Local Volunteer Corps.

TRANE Lincoln haq had himself interviewed and hearing them? The series of repre- the year and many of our pupils have won | been ruptoducing John Dill Ross's criticismi

NO

innings M'Donnell scored 203, wal Sett development of trade in South China't - RECREATION NOTES.

To-morrow afternoon, the final tio in the 102. Tls Innings la also remarkable for the fact that it was the first 500 ever misda Football Shiskt Competition will be played in a test match; the highest score ever Might not the situation be summor up in

at the Happy Valley. The contesting made in a test match in England: The thras centuries had never before or airwe one word, * Mandarins 7"

Some time ago I xané you an extract from teams are G. Company, King's Own Re-been compiled in ons innings of a test aa officer's letter giving the treasure-search-giment, and the 254 Company, 8. D.,match; and it is also the only natob in ing experiences of H... Paperieuse at Royal Artillery In some riveles, the which everyone of the cloves us ozę iddo bowled in the same innings. The only Cocos Islands, Uniber the titlu of “The least chances of the teams are considered about other batsman to make over 200 was Syd. Secret of the Cocus Group's story dealing equal, but I believe the Lancaster teams, Gregory, with 201, in Sydney in 1904. On with this ropated treasure was published which undoubtedly plays the must scientific this occasion the spectators were mused to of £10d was made for him on the ground.

has

yat in Blackwood's Magazine in January, 1873. football, ought to win, bir accidents, such a pitch of enthusiasm that a collection It is rather an interesting Fan, and may be The Artillerymen have a great reputs Strange to remark no Englishman

beng Stoddart, who compiled 178 nt I doubt if Rear-favour after defeating Kowloon; but the Melbourne in 1895. Grace's highest scare found in the republished Tales frain Black- tion, and went up fargely in public reached the eweted 200, the nearest cit Admiral Palliser would have been

defects of their play as a team will be was 170 at the Oyal in 1880, whilst Ranji las 154 (same ground, exne year), not out, toria credit. wood, Kew Serius, Vol 7 ready to tako his flagship on this willgoose brought into prominence when they en search if he had read the tale. The ratious counter the back division of Q. Company.

An regarla bowling the Englishmen and Both teams are shile to give and take hard

The hat will firal it interesting hrt unsatisfactory.

knocks, and the Artillery on account of Australians are about una par their weight may come out ahead if the trick has been secured by a member of both Loans, and it is remarkable that it should game should dogenerate into roughness; have only occurred twice in the whole of the but-think it must be a source of extreme 49 ganics played. The Junky Isowlers -ñará F. H. Sploh and W. Baw, the brilliant. satisfaction to the devotees of the game in Yorkshireman. The victine in fall to. Hunghung, as it in to the spectatora, that Australia were lyle, Kimon, and Bath throughout the whofe competition the play Emust: Batos sacuring the wicke's of

M'Dourell, Gillen, and Benror. has been, on tha whole, devoid of -displays these perioral mee were put up on the of had temper or illegal play. The players Melluno ground. The mallest score by deserve to be praised for this, as it shows either side is 42 by Australia. The natch was played on the Sydney ground in 1888. that the game is played for the parü love. W. Garrett hendod the batting with 10. The bowlers who were sordestructive ware Lhman fire for 17), and Pacl (five for 18). The Inwent scuro ever moyle by Eag

DOGENES.

ADA TRIOLETS.

POST- .*

Je.

Oh, hoavens My head

But then, wasn't it ripping We dancel argelves dend Oh, houvess! My bead? It's as heavy as lendi

On my chest it koops slipping- Oh, bevets! My head

Bot then, wasn't it ripping ?

She.

The evening was ripping.-

The date it was graud; My feet still keeps tripping. The evening as, ripping-- Why your head should keep slipping

I can't unterstand,

Tre danes it was grad.

T'ho evening was ripping,

A.D.C.

SELECTION OF CHINESE AIRS MR BESTLEY'S LATEST COMPOSITION. The music of Hongkong street in its

of the sport first of all, and not for troqdzies

and medals,

The teams will line up tomorrow as ful- lows

Royal Artillery-Goai, Beaul Smith; backs, Gunner Sullivan and Bomh. Hilde bral; hali-imeks, Gainer Hutchinson, | Bomb, Stevens, and Sergt. Fryett; for wards, Gunners Jones, Walshe, Grilliths, Keane, and Lieut. Lloyd-Thomas.

G. Company, A.0.1-Goal, Hallings

(capt.); half-lacks, Sorgt. Dano, Sullivan, worth hacker Atherton and Bunting

..

men is 45, nrade on the same ground in 1889. Loluann with 17, was top scorer. Turner (six for 15) and Ferris (foar for 27) were the bowlers.

SPECTATOR

THE DEPORTATION OF AN ENG. LISH EDITOR FROM STAM.

Bangkok, March 14. Great disappointingat was fult to-day when it became known that Ibeuter's tele serisation which is agitating Bangkok. It was known everywhere in the town grans contained as reference the big

Tarliament had been requested by tele- gram to ask for an explanation in the yesterday that a prominent Member of

House of Commons, and Mr Curzon's My is 'Playatement look-

in Calcutie, and has eruch to say of his stations given by them has been a climax The physical welfare of the children lins of Hingkong: His conoparious between of enjoyment, such as was never yet offer been carefully considered. Tim Boys have the Hongkong and Singapore per meat- their Cricket and Football Clubs and the

a great compli-itself to the refined ear of the Western tours in China and Japan. He was asked if he ever finul an experience of the ordinary ed to Ilongkang audiences, and surely at Girls & Lawn Tennis Club. Our heartiestings, to the disadvantage of the former, crude form will, we hardly think, commend,

hight in Mrs. Brough's impersonation of thanks are due to the following gentlemen can only be taken as buckmater. A very funny one in long the second Mrs Tanqueray it reached its for kindly contributing to the Prize Fund meat to Hongkong. Whatever any busician, and residents in the Cology and Oxley; forwards. Col.-Serg Rogers,

J. Carrington, K., C.M.G. kong,' he replied. There were them who drove up in a ricksha. I was eight. Hefe was art, real art, high and E. R. Belilor, C.M.G.; Rev. G. J. Wit. I the advantage of the Australian horse would not cherish the transference of a Hayton, Morton, Motusi, and Lawrence.

two uf

YESTERDAY, Mr Joseph How was driving slong the Praya in a riekstra, when the risksha, coolie knocked down a child. The cholic abopped, and a big crowd collected, and according to Mr Kew's version this metine was settled by the coolie tendering The a tea-cent piece as compensation. coulis then proceeded on his way, a lot of colies filing, and shouting to by

sublime! The suffering of a soul trying laas. Hon. T. II: Whitehead, T. Jacks and 1 do not consider Mr Ross com- Chinese orchestra from the street to the

N. A. Sieb, E: A. G. Ravano, i to rise above her former bag surrounding

D. F.; D. Gillies, potent judge-over the Chine pony (and drawing-room. The shock to the nervous in order to become worthy of the lure of

ichell,

smelling the better, for then the chances

215 a bar to the introduction of

Juno.

the

to

€006

Chor

questions being anked lus ruched Bexday, standing at the dear, and they handed me

By : B. Warres ciuita, Fans, DG Collins I mouch Butike if there in any for tre- system would be even greater than the aur she qyurer og advice to the team via". hay baleset on the juster was cage by to the and af nurse it may have been postponed. bas The British Minister, it is said, two shillings for two liokete. It's a dollar

telegraphed home Mr Lillie's letter of a dollar a ticket. ́ ́I said. A doliaran adoring and adored husband and in gShare ; . . Mehta, E.; J. M. pick rise), is far and away counterbalanced | trouletion of the Scottish bagpipes into the J. W. L. Cliver will be referee.

The natural element of tho bag After the patch the shield and the eleven post, and has asked for further instruc ticket !', 'Yes." What, for a one-man the string of a pure girl, such as Bass, Ex P. Jordan, Est.; K. Mihy the tiet ilat in Hongkong the good old neressarily cramped space within four

-English-sport is still kept free from the walls.

tions. Mr John Redmeral, the lowlor of- alow ? “Yes." “Come on Bill, let's go, rl few years back he was herself, and the lauro in consequence of the prejudices of

The following was the prize list

| professional jeskey, &o, and the attendant pipes is but in the open, in the wild gleus gold medals will be presented to the win-

gentleman entrusted with the question in vait for a boomla cirvas," and I believe ha Society and of the spectres of the firs

Majoret Fairsity Love! Esimination: Just appear when the goal seein

tho Hous. Menior, A. A.Hercue Mehta, (distin-abuses, which is more than can be said of of Scotland, and the proper place for thening team by Mrs. Black A number of the Parnellite Party, is, wo understand, the cid,' laughest Lincoln.

have been reached. The remiering of all

It still scents to be a sheer impossibility this was more that acting; it was life, real guished in Serijatare), Angusta Sou

Jums Annie Baker, Mary Badger, Sugapore where your is made subordinate variety of Chinese instruments is in the seats will be provided for fadlos,

Me Mullincos,uf St. John's Collegefnt tro rien to meet in Bangkok without to financial ends. The-Hongkong people arrow evil-seiling streets, the more evil- life, and Mas Brough's impersonation of the

en point with pride to the fact that their

Cambridge, has received the sancties of at once liscussing the one teple of the day, titular role will remain in the story of Isa Henderan; doseph Joseph, Bar must of those who were furtom mough Aquin, J. l. Buttonjec,

Prel:

huinary.-Movelle Mareus, Aug 4-acetings are still maintained by of prolonged life in the Chinese musi-

font the Foring bed a

a number to suppose to be presetit on Wednesday or Thursday

Navy Lear EssayComand of the gentlemen, and the Jockey Club is not clau are the les promising. Although the English Ragby Union to take a team of dromiling the latest gossip about it night. It seems a pity if the impression Ivanich

some of the best. Engish club players out rejseré selogruns werd on board, and wore Ton, Dick and Hirry, the fortissine of the Scottish bagpipes Oxford and Cambridge University men and The departure of the Bengal yesterday should be spoiled by her appearing in

Dandy Dick or such

here.

Opin ch seems greatly divided both as to But Navy. Bellies. d

prosperous Celestial coltes, orso den-nets

of the BOYS' PROGR

In quet, anyone is instrument into refined musical cir. to Australia and New Zealand, The visi-to be desputebel from Chantaleon.

tors are expected to arrivo in Australia in the wisdom and the legality the last resing she will be forque or sea, Nephtall: Ces of the British composed of doubt, if we should have the pleasure to

Standani Ex VII. Class Prizes.-11. lers, et hoc genus omne.

ppted in dealing with Mr Lillie. Pro- mbly ra ane bismiss the Siamese Governi see hor on Thursday night in some other tragedy, for instance, in Laily Winter Rapp, Math, and Composition: Rasa, suotas to be admitted to the Jockey Clabies, still every one will admit that much of nera's Fan which would give her another Geng, and Mapping,

Standard VII-J. H. Rattojen, His.bre, expecially the Chinese element whethe pipe music is exceedingly pretty, and

I have beside me the first-class batting woot for at last availing itself of the seans that lay ready to its hand. Way of stamping her immo on

game and drive round the Explanatleborn transcribed from this soures for pro-and bawling avenges made in Australian should Sims be used as an asylam

the standura to stop the ricksha. At the copportunity theatrical anuala--most people tory and Grammar; A. Seodin, Math: D. can show a few thousand dollars to their many of our gems of Scottish music hava

person scoking to bring erickat during the past winter down to for Standard VIP. Ha Rading; F. ton-wharf, M.Kow stated a Chinainen would think this a happy thought of the Belilios, Mapping and Painting

ad end by Country. As in literature we have our Light read-February 26. Clone Hill, the young Houtlet of

method calculated to endanger the r stopped the ricksha, caught bim by the management.

Anyhow, while we should be thankful Rey, Mathematics; C. Alves, Geography; agus carriages (some with armerial duction on the pianoforto.

bearings) and Halay servants in fantastic

Australian batsman, heads the batting aver-lations of Sim with other countries 1 Or coat and pulled him out of the richslip.

Standard VL. Zinleita, General Fxliveries. The Chinese furnish the majority ing, so ju music we have numbers ge to come, I would like to see some public

ley's latest composition

agen with 1084 for 15 inuiugs, giving an why should an asylum be neured to biun Ho thought he was a colic, so he pushed for what we have had ant for what is still A. Inpes, Composition

of the hories for the Singapore R. what analogous in chracter, and Mr Bent-

British protection, when the British 8. Rotor Heading. hadi shereapon the man struck toession area to tho thankfulsons. The cellence; S. Tsebyin, Arithmetic; F. M.

Standard

remarks that Chioso music is in a very regarding in detail:-

200, South Australia.v. England. The total absence of signa kong, where the oil European hongs gory. In a short preface, Mr Bentley tion and to show it by devils is not all the Standard III.A. Ribeiro, Arithmetic; still keyp up stables of their own from the crudo

makes it theatre-going public of Hongkong can. Casimoru, Reading; F. One-Wric sheer-love-of-sport fall talk grows eorponding to the notes, reste and time

to "read" or "write" mu

5 to musio impossible to Exod

A Chinese afford, and next. Thursday night ought to ing

Standard H.-Julio Exitello, Arithme, here on a fertile soil. Thus we have hore signatures of Western zotation mak

Bny systom. To read Komar, the so-called greatest sportsman of the be Trade the scope of an impressive leave-

that account probably Mrmanuscript, a native musician would first Reading.

East On

hava to

rear it played," or, as a China- taking from this Company, alboit lub us tio; Y. Kunisaki, Writing; P. hopo not for ever.

Standard 1-G. Klinck, Reading: F

1063

nan said to the arranger, learn the frame- J. D. R. jumps to the conclusion that, the Marti, Writing; G-Konar, Arithmetic.

work" first, and put in what embellish- Special Prize M. Abdellah, Printing. Singapuru races must be the best.”-

ments he likes afterwards. The tunes thus learned by "Lear" after

time become B2RES' SCHOOL. Standard VII-Mary Rodger, Goog

quite different from the originals. Mahta, History, Composition and Gen.

adds 'To see them crowding 10 Yards Rice. Prizes 812, 88 and Proficiency; Mable Seth, Nezdin Work, of the Singapore people and the Strait of their asa discordant musio, Mr Bentley 3-1 Cross, A. B. Dunning, Ldg. Cat. Frunub and Drawing; Rosario Busa, Arith Government, but these statements are protish Military Band proves that there is

stie; Annis Baker, Good Conduct and Crew; 3 Crook, Blacksmith's late.

Throwing the Cricket Ball-Prices, &, Gon. Proficiency Maris Xavier and Au-hably too libellous for you to reproduce.

Yvanovich, Drawing

Here are one or two axlanets, however $2, 31-1 Course, A.B. (87 yarde), 2 Poul- gusta

Standard VI-Mozolle Marcus, Geog (72 parda), 3

Worley

H. Schmidt, Composition | | and History: tor, Private F. M.L.I.

2nd class (68 yards).

Poulcer; Wyatt, Private Drawing.

Standard V.-Eva Lovis, Comp., Read- enese. They had the evidence of two men....3 Buckie, Private R.M.LI

Long Jump-Prixos, $1, $2, 81-1 Caud-ing and Geog,; Carmen Botelho, Needle that he dragged Mr Kow out of the rioksha. The constable thought he was a mall man, well, A.B. Cross, A.B.; 3 Road, Cer-Work; kielena Fesnevich Arith, and Al-

* Selection of

on the jaw with an umbrelin.. Kew struck little bouquet handed Mrs Brough at the da Silva, Happinha Redling; M. Meetings. This cannot to Faid of Hong- Chinoso Airs' may be classed in that, at average of 70,28. His scores are wetta colony of Hongkong is uct allowed to bo

close of last night's performance, however much the giver is to be praised for being Abraham, Artamelie; G. Mackie, Writ the first to give expression to his admiring.

hin a low in the exo F.C. Ma Swayed making his appearance on the mene, the Chinapan polled out his whistle, and nocneeil himself as a constablo. He soizet Kew by the coat, and asked the European constable to arrest him. At the Magistraay ti-day, Commander Istings had to arbi- trate the whole mattor. The ricksha coo- lie was ordered to pay $1 compensation tụ the child. The Chiness constabla onde a stopped the ricksha, to arrest the coolis.held posterday, at the Happy Valley...

H.M.S. IMMORTALITE SPORTS. The following are the results of the

Eu another portion of any correspondent's

state

a

Τ

general statement to the affect that he events ie the sports of H.M.S. Immortulits Phys Geng, and Gon. Proficiency; 6erens letter there are some very hard thinga said some remarks regarding the Chinese laval

He did not interiore with the fare, whe atruck him asesora blow in the oys, which was covered up with a lint bandage. The Ingistrate dismissed Kaw from the charge

What a fine place Singapura might be and the energy of the Chinese.

co

round A Br

can hardly agree with him in this respect. nemo attraction other than curiosity. Wa

aftor night, it has been cur

our privilege car the opste air performances of the

and magnificent West Yorks Band, 011 thene occasions, we do not remember evar What an improvement might be effected having son any of the respectable class of A other hand, there was always a conglomer here if the people had a little of your Chisee amongst the sadiqaco. Un inte aero Fotton place under British rule does ato muss of coolics, expectorating and Hongkong energy and public spirit.

and of reavit, as the constable on his own Mile Walking-Rase--Prites, 812, Ross Mackenzia, Arith, Writing and made had thỏ Kunspean more public spirit!

syidosta hallied most atrociously in both 88,

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not exist I might say "Chinese rule," for exercising other Slthy habite, round the

45. Suuth Australia v. England.

11, South Australia v. Victoria.

used as an Meylan For ретвори опрадед,

in plotting dangerous conspiracies against a friendly neighbouring empire? Truo, what

Mr Lillie has done he has done

19, Australia & England, et Sydney. openly, and he is enliled to Bil the rights

Test match.

100, Australia Y

gitizenship. -So the question ra

England, at Sydoar if the means aviopted aro:

match.

58, Anetralis v.

v. England, at Melbourne, Tost match. 29, South Australia. New South Wales,

at Adelaide.

2, South Australia v. New South Wales,

at Adelaide

81, Austalia y England, at Adelaide,

Test match.

188, Australia v.

v. England, at Melbourne. Test match.

match.

Australia r. England, at Melbourne

Tent mat 132, South Australia 4. Victoria, at Mel.

bourne.

20, South Australia. Vietoria, at Mot

, South Australian South Wales

at Sydney,

J

сла

inyaan in Bangkolt has his opiniou the matter, but it is a one must

perforosis on which suspend judgment The most effective argument in Mr Lilliç's favour is that if he has done wrong, ha ought to be put on his trial. Recent similar caves in Egypt and India are quoted on all hands, bit their exact affect is doubtful, and it will not be at all sur

if the question is ultimately

lat-opurts

anco

out in

one kaza

the

and:

of the cotese adopted is als freely questioned on the ground that i $5 which it is not entitled. Riven the Peres paiga Importe makes a mutyr unnecessarily. But no

my bow shoul have been done. For N Lillls personals ly everyono is surry, even though most- 170, South Australia V. New South Wales, people add, but he has been warned

afton. It is said that he will not leave at Sydney,

voluntarily at the 1 of the seven daya, Anyhow the question raised if an extremely the authorities and municipality. What is for the protection of the performers in the

Ranjitsinghi cames second with 67.5 for interesting one, and the Free Press may you wanted first of all is your Captain Buy to band a military policeman had to be sta

Thers are suggestions about of a com purge the service, and a Labuchere to tioned there to drive thom away. During 10 innings ( not out) and McLaren, third peus a the North Briton of the East.

most exquisite with 61.40. After Gregory, Worrall, and

promise in the matter, but so far as wo show up the corruption and toadyisu the performance of the

plecsa ono's attention was ever and ano being distracted by loud and vicious yells Darling comes Storer (the English wicket-know these are Tat authoritative-Bung To give you one instanco

But I must refrau The extracts only the sont less crowd, and not intre. teeper) with 40.72 for 12 innings, Haykel Times. serve to show the tendency of any corres-quently the music was drowned in the loud ward 32.81 for 15, Druce 29.25 for 13, Ma pendenta remarks.

but thera ho niade a very bad mistaka Mile Race-Prizes. $10. 25. 33 11⁄2 Carvalho, Needle work; Rachel Sfins, Celestials run the show here, including Lufilings of the Oflcers Moss Gardens, until

He would not impone a very heavy penalty,

R.M.L.I. Quarter

Dunning 2 Stornou, A.B.48 Lind-

R.M.L.I.

| gabardard IV. Lily Tregillas, Dictation.

as the constable would long his situation,Veterans Rave-Frizes, 88, 81. 8-1

but he thought a fine of 810 would meet the case.

Ma Gorrana Cook has been twice to Inspect the new mint which is being anged at paking. The machinery (tes the Wuhu correspondent of the N-O Dely made by the Gra of Hein.

Peck. A.B 2 Brown, AB; 3 Burkie, Private

It.31.L.I. Half-Mile Race-Prizes, $12, $6. 34-1 Venle, Cup Steward; & Lindsay; 3 Hillist,

Geography E. Perein, Arithmetic

Standard III.-Maggie Peterson. Standard IL-Florenet Silas. Standard I.-A. Loureita. Special Prize for History.Serens fchts.

Egg Race-Prizes, 810, 85, 83-1 Quis. ney. A.B.12 Eaton, A.B. Caudwell, AB. 3ns Swindon, a boarding-house keeper, Honving the Lead-Friss, 64, 32, 91 who was serving in one of the Bombay as a purse, was some time ago bitten by s Barry, P.0. ist class.

tho

alturcation of female stone-carrier.

Kanne, of Magdeburg. They have sent 1 Short, P.O. 2nd class; a Caudwoll 3 plagne hos Pareto child while in a Pablic Works Dopartment in Ceylon. The caedingly prolific, and the present collection | Stoddart 18.85 for 9, Richardson 11.42, and works, in company with H.B. Shong, X

its

Sack Race-Prizes, 3. 83, 81-1 Chine, AB; 3 Huttles. AB,

Quarter Mile Raco (Opion)-Prizes, 812. 89, 84-1-Williams, Private R.M.LI: 2 Quick, H.M.S. Bart; 3 McGee, H.M.S. Centurion.

delirions condition, with the result that she is herself suffering from the disease, and is now in the plagun ward of St. George's Hospital.

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their applications have not received that consideration from the D.P. W., ~our old friend, the Hon. Francis A. Cooper-which a scation of the public thinks ought to hare been granted. The Times of Cepton dis- cusses the subject, and concludes :-

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During Mr Bentley's shers stay in then 33.88 for 18. Wainwright 22.45 for 11,Os the 12th inst., the Wahn onrrespodent has also been visiting the Tonglia horing There is a feeling of disentisfaction in the Colony, as a composer of music he was ex- Kirst 21.72 for 12, Briggs 19.42 for 10, of the N... Daily News wente -31; Copk

is ovidence of his oliservant nature. The

mines, and Mr In the Chinese engineer out no foreign engineer to superintend

District Engineers have been petitioning selection consists of oight Chinesh aire taku Hoama 3. I have not filed in the inter. Wang, Director of the Haunching chel erverion, all the work being done by native

to western mutation for production on the Englishmen bulk most largely at the betalx months, and he only reached a depth artificers. There one single engine, to

or it incruise of pay, and it would down by ear, and adapted and harmonized mediate Australians, but may say that the This hering has been going on for the last

pianoforte. The tunes are very fatniliar

direction of Messrs. Feinning and Phil. which at am is appiled by a Cornish boiler,

so residents in Hongkong, and probably of the table. Noble (Now South of 226 feet. The works are under the and when operations were coul Aft. Gin in diameter, and 20ft. long. There

the two prottiest nombers are Sin Ta alus) heade the bowling averages with direc is also a small electric lighting pink, and coining machinery for dollara and cents.

Bicycle Race Prises, $10, 35, 83-1 Tus price of foreign rice is still sising in

and Meng Kang. Some of the common of nickew for 22.30 Joues, the fast menord the officials were told by the The boiler come out in the shape of wees. Vole, Cap. Steward | 1 Coultham, à.D.; 3 Japan (says the Kobe Chronicle). A tele

Chinese musical instruments are described South Australian bowler, has captured 65 forrabr that onal would be roached

It has beets the plonsure of grant received today by Messrs. Samuel

sucface ho camet now say at what and in being put together by native work

many in Hongkong to hear the West Yorks wickets for 23.96, and Harry Trott 25 for a depth of about 150 feet from the men without any foreign supervision at all. Barnes, A.B.

Ambulance Race-Prizes, 59, 88, 83-& Co. at Yokohama atates that rico has

in the pages Baud perform some Chinese Rire, and at 20.24. Thou comes J. T. Hearne with 38 depth it will be found, if at all: Mr Phil. Those devices enabled the Gerran tender to be below the English offers. This mint 1st team, McCarthy, Payan and Buckham, further, leanged by 60 sen pur pioul. The

It is at a juncture like the present that the banquet to H.E. Wn Ting Fang, Chi- for 20; Trumble and Howell intervene, lipp is of opinion that it will not buy found

Mr Cook bellovas that cusl will be nese Minister to the United States, Mr is about the same size as the old one in Privatos K. M.L.1.; 2nd team, Vealo, P.O.rise attributes to a large demand for the Wachang, but nothing like as large as 1st clean Walters, A.B., and Poulter, grain at Rangoon, Sian and Anna, sad thess in Canton or Naking Me Cook Privato, R.M.L.I.; 3nd team, Lewis, Upson also to a soarcity of stock, combined with the presence of a new Director is found ta

approtonsions regarding a collision between the unsatisfactory. He is not known thot Hentley produced. Sin F for the first and then como Biokardson with 35 for with and that two seams Quint at a dep het cughly by all the mambere of his Depart time by a military band, and was warn- 13.25, Stoddart 3 for 34.05, Maren 8 for about 300 or 400 feet, and that more sesuis asya that the last two are the best ap-and Vonits, Privates R.M.L.I.

Beer and Boot

Race-Prizes, 98, 34, Grest Britain aud Russia.

autistations ever since Mr Cooper's arrival 2mplimented by the Chinese Minister 31.75, Hayward 13 for 40.76, Hirst for may be found deeper. He went downs ment, many of whom have been in distant ly

for the excellence of his transcription. In

at an angle of 30 to degroos, but from pointed wints he has visited in China. All

the strain he, thinks this stana will prove their machinery was supplied by the $2-1 Buckic, Privato R.M.L.I.) Murray,

A.D.; 3 Huttley, A.B.

forte, buttover, it is impossible to bring out 1 for 210

thicker and better deeper down, and will be Brimingham Mint Co., England.

|g4-1 Cross and Calris, A:B.';-& Allon, ays --An offray has taken place between to the matter were, ha doubt, the performance of thess xurs on the piano-01.56, Storer 2 for 71.60, and Wainwright-/ trisi shalt and found a resin two feet thick

Thras-Legged Raco-Frizes, $13, 68, A SANONSER tologram dated 10th March from Hongkong. Mr Ormsby's

wuckable at If the whole of the test matches played w

horing te that the machine it of thy Chinese music is recorded, and at- L.S., and Short, P.O. 2nd class; 3 Clark, the crew of the British steamer Falkan, lyhut Me Copper-who had a difhoult part to the affects and Chinese characteristics of A.B. and Chapple, Ord.; 4 Smith, Privateing at Moji, and the coal celice. At 5p.m. play, and has done his best, we

yesterday the crew of the steamer fought | get in touch with his shurdinate wat met a bere outline of the astuts |

in Aastrale (32 altogether), England has delay in the bore. The cause of the R.M.L.1. and Dove, Buglor

with the scolios, brandishing edged weapons be approached with the same onfidence, though the air will never come fato faveur won 14, Auszalis 16, and 9 have two use ie anly able to resist 74 rezolutions pur

comparative

tive stranger as high-clase music, still they will be in drawn. Strange to say both the drawn minute. Afr Couls advised them to change it for one at the Taya works, which would great request as a novelty, and to aid China

gamed were played at Melbourne. Huttley and Chittenden, A. B, 2 Staren and firing revolvers. The police offers and his actions as

from tive to ten feet per day lustead of only tsrelse out difficulty. Soveral cookies were severely Some of the changes no has made have bands at home will bring back recollection Hore on her own wickets England has enable the boring to proveed, at the rate of son and Estou, A.B.81 2 Clark and suppressed the disturbance with great are more table to be misunderstand

been more successful, caused the feeling we are now ventilating, of a fading past.

winning

from sit to twolre inches. Chapple.

and we trust that the new Director and the

The music is very neatly printed, and of nineteen metobes: Australia won three, Obstacle Raos-Prison, 312, R4, 82-1 injured.

Government will see if something can be the design of the frontispiece, which is by

four were drawn. The and the remaining fo Cross Bristow, A.B.; 3 Balson, A.

More Race (Open to Ufficers of Fleet)

que. It is one of those bostitiful blood-red over 600 in singis innings (61. a Warthmann, has made a record passage of this Department.

sunsate to be seen eply in the east, viewed ourd score, at Sydney, in 1991, 580 at Sat Adelaide, in 18081 Immortalité Hankiu, Burfour

Consolation Rose-Prizes, 810. 26, 80, from Philadelphia to Kobe. She of

Philadelphia for Kobe on Nov. 3rd, and I have sean a amnit pamphlet dealing over the sex, on which a junk is ruling, Sydney, in 1804673

from a Chiness

headland, with a pagada on 651 on the Uval, in 1864 and 620 on the Barometer the passage to Kobe around Australia in literally true, and spoken to a man whom I Adams, Stoken

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gain, I avelbed a Tug of War--Prisse $20, 8101 3rd 193 days The Gernian parque Pinagla, to be An Examination of Hindrances to effectively introduced. Th the left-hand fand has ouly once reached the half thou Rumidly

Cept Bahlko, has also made an ex the Development of Trade in the Provinces corner, & representables of the Britisk dufs and (881 playing at Sydney in 1897), Direction of Bash rise from Disthell's checks to his fore Division Law Division bud till is glowed with sudden Bghts The

to Kobe. She loft Phila passage to

publishers aro Messia Lane, Crawford and crane within as sea of it, patting up 160 dores Waak Bilenos Reigned. I ongs,' said the delphia for Robe, taking the route around of Awangtung and Kwanget, by Mr Chealar hay bean worked to the design. The although in 1994 at Adelaide, they again

saven times whilst the colonials have sight |- Rain - red himself most, for mur Golesale soletanly, I once, atid only once, Australia, on Nov. 2nd, and arrived here toy Duncan. The pamphlet is somewhat Co.; from, whom copies can now be obengland has scored over 400 as loss than Weather

the 13th fnet.. making the passage in

atorce of 400 to their credit. Of abstruss political j

dical profundity, which could had all 18 irumus desib rhs. np on th be shifted Biser demise, he was flows as pose you were the dealer 1 suggested the 151 days. The Ark Rickmers is thin ropatitious, but the punerous quotations tained."

made New Colfer (who has not renaked heart a man st lettem, and the one bandid friend, No, we roared ths of tons, and the Pingan bargus of from official reports show, 45 least, that Mr

• men published" gooksπha, w USAMOS Phap ting I nak past happened to the around Australia during the winter sorsan | Was is necessary, however, to ACQUPF ET-1 the Ørst green); Nit more then four of tea test match is W. La Marddeka zili | among his contemporerleber e colonel no, sir, I was not the dealer 2,765 tone. The average passages to depan Duncan has studied the question very fully. Ory Goller: How many holes have you

Short He was in the grump which the dealer turned up And from table page in dealing the blade to the ave, and I qut the hurt right besi,

S13 Charles Gavan Duty's My Life in Two Hemispheres hears witness to its gifted author's enthusiasm for Disreell. Charles reistes a conversation with the Author statesinn, in which be expressed

his aduration for Vivian Grey. The fast on Disraeli of this wholehearted aliolted praise may best to described in

Bir Charles own words

The Bret time I read "Vivian Grey

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Isakh was like the first time I drank i-Prize presented by Ofcom H.M.8. THE German ship Brit Rickmera, Capt. done to benefit the long-suffering members Mr R. G. Hopkins, is unique and pet fingis have no fose than five times scored

diampagne. I was intoxicated with an altogether new and mysteriods enjoyment.

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