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WEDNESDAY, DEONGBOR 1808,

Banks,

Banks.

Banks.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FASHION IN PASTIMES.

PAID-UP CAPstatimonon$10,000,000. | AVENGHETED CAPITAL....£1,801,000! AUTBONZED : CAPITAL: 1999 1992,000,000. ing. actuationa. The curve of popular thojintroduction of the famous Basque game |

Hezava FUND...................$ 9,000,000. | ECLEORIDAD ..................................... KRSNAYE INABILITY *1 PROPRIETOR ina vitutes. Į

$10,000,000,

61,128,000 PA UN CAPITAL .... 382,000

5 100.01.

10,000 people, packed like sardines, whil While certain number of pastimes re-sacrifica a whole afternoon to witness the main fairly constant in the bold which performance of two teams of mercenarius. TONGKONG AND SHA NOHAI HE MERCANTILE BANK OF RH NATIONAL BANK OF OHINA, they axert over the affections of the Bri-The reductio ad absurdum of this out of HBANKING CORPURATION

T LIMITED.

was reached pastime tinh pubila fanya the Spectator) others are profesional INDIA, LIMITED.

·PORT: subject to considerable, or even natonish

nish in age when a leading daily paper, the organ

of militant dominaregy, ardently adfocito 824,306. for ex

example, described by croquet in the **** Inst

30 years

ears would be something like the of pelota, besques of its great spetsonlar back of a dromedary Musk people doorn

it don

gama, as the most patelotic Briti coterie of enthusiasts, and within the last arduous and exhausting that for practical few years it has emerged from obscurity purposes it can only be played by highly. to such good

as to compete ellac-trained experts of great atrungth or purpose as tively with the very game which apparent endurance-the Basques are man of mar ly gave it its death-blow lawn tennis. vellous physique who for the rest ara The Buot cations of fawn atsanis, again, are notorious for selling their matches Nin we have plenty of games, and plenty of their way quite as remarkable. For a played the game, and the

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Hon. J. J. Beza,-LEVING, -Chairman.

I. M. GRAY, E-Deputy Chairman.

C. Boorman, og þá √

Raymond,

David Gubbay, Esq. Be

Acman Hauts, Buq. ; P. Suchino, Esq.

R. H. Hall, E

R. Shewan, Eq.

Alex. MagConsohio, N. A. Siul, q

Bary.

CHISE. AANAGER: Hongkong-T. JACKNOX, Esq.

MANAGER:

Shanghai-J. P. Wade Gand'vix, Esq. LONDON BANKEES-LONDON AND COUNTY

BANKING CO., LL.

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OF FIXED Depostra✨--

HEAD Ornon-BBONGKONG,

Ouurt of Director.

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Chief Aanager:

G. W. F. PLAYFAIR, Interest for 18 monthe Fixod 5 %.”

Hongkong, November 20, 1897.

171

IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

ESTABLIRITed by ImpertÃñ-DECRES OF THS 1211 NOVEMBER, 1890,

For 12 Months

4 %

8

+

%

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Afisager, Hongkong. Hongkong, December 1, 1897.

2940

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cont. por aimera on the daily Instance.

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For 3 months 25 per cent per anni.

12

T. JACKSON,

Charf Munnger

Itongkong, October 28, 1891

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aorum.

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Intimations.

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS.

redemption, when it was splend. Now, pelota la undoubtedly G. FALCONER & Co., have received. Several New Selections of by an esoteria thers hayo rolgetantly admitted bet it is HIGH-CLASS LONDON-MADE JEWELLERY, which they are

selling at most reasonable PaiCES,

RINGS, BROOCHES, BRACELETS, CHAINS, SCARF PINS,

And numerous other Articles, suitable as CHRISTMAS GIFTS,

white it carried all before it. Everybody professionalism, with all its attoudunt evil, LADIES and GENTLEMEN'S WATCHES ofspecial quality always in Srock,

pastime in which practically the first ad in fact that it was without importing place. As it is, the the two sexos freely particij

Chronicles Leatified its reverence for 2362

immense social prestige, love it auf the dignity of the cricket professional by

ally pincing an on an equality with the ama gradually

it fell into the bands of specialista, and in tour in the matter of initials, instead of 1t now cultivated mainly by experts, the re-calling him by his surname tout court. cent championship meeting at Wimbledon, pelota players were to be introduced we Ties 5,000,000 attracting an audience curiously unlikehold prabady be asked to elect them as

That

ayh norary alderinen to the Inden County which used to assumible in the days

Council of the Run hawa. For lawn tonus, fom having bon essentially a pastime for the appur dansa, has now baby alectolitisk in got mesure by well-to-do, and at wholly by start peor de, and has found us. ceptance in a totally different atratum. Thus at the present momentit ly by Board School

HANKOW, PERING,

• SWATIW, TIENTSIM.

HE BANK PURCHASES and receives for Collection Bills as Fachange Cleani on the ators places, und Bells Drafts nad Telegraphic Transfers Fagoblo 1. its Branchos and Agencies.

HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved securities, Bills Discounted.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts at the Rate of 2% per Annum on the Raily

Bulancos.

'On Fixed Doposite for & Month:

gay

• pupil-teachersiv

at their

contres, and, in fine, aitor having begun life under comparatively aristocratic aus pices the offshoot of the most aristo cratic of all pastimes-it na already be.

witnessed in

copo declasse, and Lub for the expense of the implements required would sink lower still in the voci niste Conmrrently with hotel dealing of lawn tahal, we have

the last dec

drcado the social per

lilis- motie of guycling, which was only covered by the clame a few sarsons back, after having a long regarded as a rereation only fit for bank blacks -geohantes; 'onds on metore they wers

called."

ne, which Tot another.

having been an oes of the

Forty, kn

wealthy has happily been placed of lake within the rouch of all dases of the

that ເ

And crimming From the democratieing of the here, 1070

50 FAY having pratimov

1

13

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12

H

19

a

E W RUTTER,

Atting Manager.

149

RESERYE LIABLETY OF SHADE

HOLDERS Rakanya Furo HO

4.£300,000

£200,000

- Hongkong, Ostaber 15, 1608,

The London Julut Stock Bok, Limited, | CAPITAL, PAID-ur

Parr's Bank Limited,

240 Chion Bank of London, Limited,

IGNUKOSA Arsov-interest allowed.

Cu Uarrunt Account at the Rate of 7%

jor annum on the daily India.

On dzud deposita fur IV ununtha, 5% per Annu.

On axed dopasito for-8-months, 43-per..

Aunum.

эппит.

On 6ized deposits for 3 months, 3% per

S. CHOH, Agent, Hungkong, Uctober 1, 1998,

Firobrand

Grafton

Handy

י

HAPPY RETREAT,

ita

Aristocratia ovogue

only to ...£130,000

INTEREST allowed on Carrent Account at the rato of 2 % porannamme on the Daily halunous.

girdles,

one has

THE BITTEN LAMENTATION OF THE GRIFFIN.

My liver'a out of order,

My digestion la impatred | Tho mosquito-small mamuder

in my blond has amply fared. Tu raw-meat rad with prickly heat. Fa big with bumps from head to feet.

Darn the biz What a Dickens of a hole this la, I'm Bopped with perspiration

(For I'm still in English togs), At night it's desperation,

Through the chorus of the frogs. I've caught a skin-diseas--the which I am informed is dhoby-itch.

Down the Biz ! What a Dickens of a hole this is.

The haut is truly fearful,

I am gaeping for my breath, And my pleite are not cheerful,

Fearing apoplexy-Denti Tanoar I em not fibbing: Small wander then I'm Jibbing,

Darn the big

| HANDY VALLEY, SOUTH ENDOF RACE DOVES Buth in to the establishment of the What a Diskous of a hole this la

REFRESHMENTS, DINNERS,

to be had at all times.

SPACIOUS TENNIS GROUND Available at $1.60 per ArretsoON (from 3 to 7 P.3.) Tea-party Entertainmonts sarred at Moderate Prices

SHIU HING PO, Propritor

1706 Hongkong, September 20, 1898.

Her Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station,

torpalo baat destroyer

On a cruiso Nagamaki

0000 Cup. I A. J. Montgomerie, C.B. Mong

Beantry, A# of the modern

naa proof to 10% dience was Pa2;

des a olhante fit for nothing,

for the duck-like

But for Balamander farma, ki street-arsh, an amusing

And its pharms are such an obly cently furnished to the present writer by a And the roads are white and dusts,

Salamandora think are charni sehool in pastor. It

that in a appears rivorside

quarter of London the Attendance Aud I'm thusty-thuety-thusty→

Darn the biz dificulty in trading silcer had the greatest d truante, as they wore in the habit of evad. What a Dlokane of a-hole thin is.

pursuit by plunging into the Thames.

And let old England, brimful It is impossible at the present day

Of the Glorious Glowing Beat. write of pastimes and abstain from alluding (Pardon the expression slaful) to golf, One at the to goit.

most remarkable

Dip mer. its of that fascinating and expenting pasting is that, although atyled a Royal

But he was a something-beast Whose gilt tales in truthless legions, Sont me to these ruthless ragions,

Darn the big !

w woll as an anunt game, it in hedged about by no class restrictions or exclusive- What a Dickens of a hole this is. ness, and is cultivated with equal enthus-Singapore Free Press.. isam by railway portars and Cabinet Minie

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Specifications and Drawings for the Building of Launches, Tug, Cargo, Water Boats, and Small Craft of every Description.

Apply to COMPANY'S OFFICE, 16 PRAYA CENTRAL,

A. G. GORDON, General Manager.

Hongkong, April 1, 1898.

BUILD UP THE BODY.

Influences are constantly at work to undermine health. When you lose flesh, take-cold easily, become pale and weak, you need building up, so there will be no danger of taking disease.

Scott's Emulsion

contains all the essential el ments that give strength and vitality to the system. It increases the appetite for other. food, enriches and warms the blood, assists i making healthy flesh, relieves inflam- mation of Threat and Lu lgs, and overcomes all emaciated, weak tendencies. Prepared by 60011 à'gOWNE, Limited, Landon. Sold by all Ghemiista - Sale agents for Hongkong and the Empire of Okina? WATKINS & Co., Hongkong,

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Every Description of GENERAL PRINTING carried out

UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION.

The association of amatours and professionals in

is attended with less friction and prejudice than in any other ouls rules which really pouches multions game, cricket not excepted. The professites for atimulating, and restoring the hair, in Rowland's MAGASSAR OIL. It removes out, sional

status, again, is more generously

harshness, dryness, prevents the hair being and judiciously defined than in towing the injured by illness, and should always-be-and-MODERATE PRICES.. institution or many greens of artisans clubs which contend in amicable rivalry for children's hair; no other article impart with the ordinary amatours having worked a beantital and dressy appearance to the with perfect smoothness. Gulf in England, it may be added, in atrody outgrown the stage of a manis, and as the present moment the vast majority of its devotees play it because they like it, and not because

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MODERATE PRICES,

A Coast Port Orders receive careful attention.-"Ba

"NEVER KNEW IT TO FAIL":

Our own manufacture are the boat Piano,

On Fixed Depcaita for 12 months 4%

+

+1

15

ű

H

$

T. H. WHITEHEAD, Monagev

689

Hongkring, May 25, 1898,

840

Nams.

Ry.

PUNT

Guna L.I.P.

Captain

Whers at.

PRICE LISTS.-

Alacrity

Algerine

despatch-vessel sloop

10

3000

-1050

1490

Archer

ervisor, 3rl class

1770

3590

Comdr. A. H. Smith Dorrien – Commander E. J. W. Slade Cemdr. C. 3. Kingsmill

Hongkong **** Shanghai

ters.

LIFE AND VIBOUR FOR THE HAIR, The

**- CATALOGUES.

PROGRAMMES.

Barfloort

battleship, 1st class

Bonaventure

eruigur, 2nd class

10,500

14

13,000

·Hon. S. C. J. Colville, C.D.

COMPANY REPORTS.

Gantation

battleship, 1st class

4350 10,500

10

13,000

Captain J. R. Jellicoe

Daphne

sloop

1140

8

2000

Cond. C. W. Winnington-Ingram

Singapore

Esk

g.ht.

ht. 3rd class const defence

3B3

200

Lt.-Com. C. Chadwick

BUSINESS CIRCULARS.

BILLS OF LADING,

Famo

torpedo bunt destroyor

360

5700

Lieut. H. A. Gillett

Shanghai Hongkong

guuboat, Zurl biss

360

cruiser, 1st class

7310

19

12,000

Captain F. W. Fisher

Hongkong

Hongkong

97a

1000

Lieut. Edward Kelly

Hongkong

Hart Hermione Humber Immortalitá

riser, 2nd class

tor odo bont destroyer

ADUO

Liout. Shakespere

Hongkong

43H

4.361

10

$1000

Capt. G. A. Callaghan

Weibalwri

1649)

100

Licut. II. J. Davison

Weihaiwoi

cruiser, 1st class

12

Captain Sir Edward Chichester

Hongkong.

cruiser, 2nd class

SCOO

... 9000

Capt.

gun-vessel, 2nd class

758

2

870

.Com. WeW

armoured cruiser, 1st cla

5000

12

8200

Camdr. G. F

gunhoat, lt classi

755

1200)

Lieut. Com, F. S. St. John

1050

1000

Capt.

N. I. Cochrane

760

12

Lieut. C. J. T. Darmer

700

19141

Com. C. V. de M. Cowper

Chumalpo Shanghai Forgkong

14. 26,000:

Capt. Hon. H. Lambton

Hongkong

6

Json,

Lt. Com. Hon. Ó. A. Bandings

Hongkong

6/1

1900

Linut. Com. E. H. Grafton

Hongkong

receiving ship

gun-vessel, 2nd class

7513

670

Eongkeng

} 41)

Commodore S. C. Holland

www

Fongkong

363

BUC

armoured craiser, ist close

$400

13

Capt. A. C. Clarke

inei

Servoying ship

battleship, 1st class,

14,900

16 12,000

-Capt. A. Schomberg-

Hongkong

620

450

Liout. Comdr. W. P. DawRON

Shanghai

torpedo dont destroyer

360

5900

Tisut. I. P. Barlon

Hongkong

1000

Hongkong

Flagship of Rear-Admiral C. S. P. Fitzgerald.

Last reported at

Shanghai

Figy

Narcissus Pescock Рытия

Plover Powerful -Rattler

Redpole

sloop

gunboat, lat clas gunboat, 1st clas cruisor, ist class gunboat, at class gibt, lat class

14,200

715

Swift

.Tweed

Undaunted

Victorious

Waterwitch

Whiting

Wiveru

g-bt. 3rd class count defence

1.

const defence ship, armoured) 2750

*Flagship of Vina Admiral Sir E. -U: Seymur, K.C.B.

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.

Aspiu Bayand

Caravan Desertón

Duguay Trouin Bolairvor

Jean' Bart L.Son

Pascal

Surprise

Vauban

Arcons

Corinoran Deutschland

lagship

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Saigon Yokohama Suigon Nankiang Kwongobanwan

TAKU Kwongchauwan Shanghai Manila

Name,

Flag und Description.

Fons.

Guns

H.I.

Captain.

Frundsberg

Austrian corvetto

1400

800

Capt. I. von Zeigler

French gunboat

470

450

Commander Jourue:

French Bagship

$500

4000

Captain Joannet

French gunboat

458

Lieut. Schwerer

French áruiseĽ

4000

8300

Capt. Philibert

French cruiser

3593

4300

French cruiser

1608

2050

Capt. Texier

Froncha cruiser

Captain Thesmar

French gunboat

470

Capt. Amet

French cruiser

$988

8500

Captain de Brétizel·

French guabout

629

900

Captain de Plend

French

Captain Boutot

Gorman craiser

1840

8

2930

Captain Beekor

Saigon Kwangchauwan

Kisocha

German-cruisde

1640

8 2000

Capt. Brussatis

Hongkong

German ironclad-

3000

A8000

Gorman 2nd class cruisor

4109

10 9000

German cruiser

4200

2030

German flagship

7077 lb

Gorman cruiser

German geboat Gennau ezaisor

Italian cruiser

0331 800 4400 12 $000

20 14,00)

Hongkong Hongkong Manila Hongkong Hongkong

Captain Trappel

1487

Captain Incoronato

Woosung

Adiniral Kornioloff

Portuguese gunboat

Rumian oruiser

400

3

400

Comdr. Carvalhose e Athaydo

$500

KO

Captain Molas

-Port Arthur:-

HIT.

730

Captain Parenugo

050

1100

Captain Boisman

6000

16

Capt. Wittho

Vladivostook Nogasaki Taku

- 600

1490

2. 2000

1200

9

2100

1800

1400

Cain Feniche

Goton

Irono

Kaiser

Kaisarin Agasta Moore Primoss Wilhelm

Marco Poto

Liberal·

1042

Aleout-

Bobre Dimitri Donskoi Gaidunak

Kathy

Kreiser

Kayser

Mandehur

Navarin Otvajny

Pamiat Azora

Rossin

Kurik

Bilatch

Sissi Veliky Bivootch

Vladimir Mouatunel Vsadaik Zabijaka

Kussian gunboat Ruxainti sloop Russian cruiser Russian gunboat Russian gunbat Russian scop Russian sloop Russian eraisor

Russian sloop

Russian 2nd class battleship 10,0

Russian gunbust

Russian ordiner

fingship

Russian gunbust Russias And class battleship 10,000.

Hussian gunboat:

Ituning gunboat

Russian cruiser

12,200

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5000

Captain Muller

Captain Follonica

Commander do Bois.

Captain Stubenrauch Captain Koellnor Capt. Merten

3600 Capt. Serebrennik

B00G

Capt. Rudneff

Captain Lindestroe

Captain Tsivinsk

Captain Zyvinaky

Commander Kacheloff Captain

Captain Coprised

Captain

Comadr, Gaoupt

500 11 3500. 12:30 6 1194

4413 10 10.054 2000

Commander Komstoff

Capt. N. M. Dyer

Hongkong Kiaochau

Vladivostock Hongkong

Nagasaki Vladivostook Nagasaki Nagasaki Vladivostock Nagasaki

Taku

Vladivostosk

1200

1200

1490

6000

8000

Captain Domojiroff

10,025

-20-13,250

050

2

1126

Captain Barrano..

14

8500

Captain Barenago

Russina armoured cruiser.

950 6000 10: -7000

2 1120.

Captain Niedermuller

Captain Prince-Outlomaky

Capt. Rogulla

Kassian, oruisor

Balitora

U. S. cruiser

Manila

Boston Callio

U, S. oruiser

8 40

Captain G. F. F. Wilds

Toku

-U. S. gunboat

137

Lieut. Benjamin Tappag

Charleston Concord

B. cruiser

3730

GODK

Captain Glass

U.S. ruisor.

1700

3405

Coin. A. Walker

Manila Manila Cantou

U. S. gunboot

1007

750

Lieut. Com. F. Singer!

Manila

U. 8. günboat

1280

2400

Captain U. L. Hooper

U. S. sloop

1370

850

Com. O. W. Farenholt

U. N. monitor

4084

8244

Comdr. E, H: 0, Leutzo

Yokohama Shanghat Manila

U.S. monitor

3909

9000

Capt. W. H. Whiting

Mamla

US: Gigship

-14 27,303

Captain Lamberton -

Alanila

U.S. gunboat

802

1092

Commander EP. Wood

Shanghai

1900

1119,000

Capt. Coghian

MoCulloch

Mundency

Montorey Monadnock

Peural

Baleigh

it in the proper thing to do, or because it TRANSPORTNO and Cabin Pianos are invala- able and very strong.-Robinson Piano Co

serves as an excuse for wearing bigbly

for

never hesitate to recommend it to all who are in need of in good cough mistare." CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY sale everywhere. Price, 50 oka., and $1.

General Agents :-WATKINS & Co.

CHINA QUAST METEOROLOGICAL

Station,

REGISTER.

Dec. 13th.AT 4 P.M.

Wind

VISITORS AT HOTEL.

HONGKONG MOTEL,

MR. JOHNSTON, RAWALPINDI for this climate, warranted to stand any. Says have personally tried thing, low prices and easy tarms-Robin- Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers, and Diarrhoea son Piano Co. Remody, and have given it to travellers brtel I managed, who are passing through a and I must say I never knew it to fall, It is a medicins I can recommend, and one that everybody should keep

Mr Jackson CRAMBERLAIN'S Cotro, Umorena, ixd

Mr B. James Mis Augus DIARRHEA REMEDY is the most successful Mr J. H. Aitke

Major & Mra Jeffraya medicine in nas for Dysentery, Diarrhea, Mr B. J. Barlow Colic, Cholera Morbus and Cholera, and is Mr & MR. F Bar-Stall Surg, Johnston reito and family Mr and Mrs E. B General Agents:-WATRIH & Co.

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Mr. & Mackay Bottenheim

Mr W. R. Maclsed. Major Bower

Mr R. J. Mancantatil Mr Brem

Hongkong Tides.

The Tide Table given below has been sompiled by the Nautical Almanac Office In London from the mult of the analysis of obarvations taken by means of an au- tomatic tile-recording machine in the Wa ter Police Basin at Tam Sha Tsul during the

years 1887-5-9.

zers of the table is Low Water Or dhary Spring Tides, which has been found to be 2 feet below mean sea level.

eluurest lioso, or promotes a thirst for aloo- gin or white port. The surrender of Amo-

'IT IS REMARKABLE, rion to the charms of golf is even more remarkable, since, unr its advent, the CAYS MR W. WILSON, THE PO average American seemed unable to neke PULAR Chemist st. RAWALPINDI and leisure for any fortu recreation Cricket MULEER, How Chamberlain's Cough in America hass only a small following, Remedy has attained a prominence in this and most other pastimes are in the district, and though it has only been in hands of professionals. But golf has troduced a few months it has taken the changed all that, And now, throughout Ieal. Fron remarks:

arks made by my customers the length and breadth of the States, who bave used this remedy, I am convinced business men, to the great profit of that it possesses axceptional qualities. I for sale everywhere. Price, 50 cts., and 81. their health if not the incremes of their in- come, ure in the habit of devoting one or. more afternoons in the week to exercise on the linka Golf, in

in short, has succeeded where all other temptations have failed, in rescuing the American from the grinding, but in the main self-imposed, tyranny the office. And that this is no exaggerated || picture of what has taken place may be gathered from the testimony of the New York Evening Post

a paper which is by no means given to over-catimate the importance of physical culturo. As a sat off against these commanding merits, it may be urged that golf breads a larger pra- portion of hores, or shop' talkers, than any other game played beneath the sun, also, that the tyranny of constant competi tions detracts in great measure from its W'ostosk attractiveness, and even value, as a recrea Tekio. 29. tion-Still, few pastimes have stood the Kochi..... test of an encrmons expansion of popularity Nagasaki..29. so wall, or have been more fortunata in their Kagvabima 29.

Gatzia....30.12 literary and political heirophanta. If base- ball land been championed by so graceful Sharp P.,

Horaco and convincing a pen as that of Mr Hutchinson, or cultivated by so interesting a personage as Mr Balfour, it might have from the stago exotic existenco which it still leads on our shoves.

The leading tendency in modern pastime is to develop its spectacular aspect, mainly if not entirely, from commercial motives. Over a great part of the Midlands and the North of England amateur football has and beon submerged hy professionalism,. the clubs are financed by mall syndicates, who engage players generally from across tho Border-and recoup themselves by the takings at the 'gate.' Hence the anomaly Wostock.

tarometer.

avermax 11.9 2888|

30.06 63

THEST81811|| Hay

Swatow... 30.03 06 Danton...30, 16 83 7 Hongkong 30.06 62 Vict. Peak Gap Rock 30.00 Macao.....30.09 65 Haiphong. 0.5, James

Malate.....! Manila...

Kochi......

Mr Brandenberg

Mr Von Mautorffel Mr J. Y. Mayston Montgomerie

Mr John Brown Mr and Mrs BruttonMra

and child

D: F. W. Clark

Mr A/C. Van Nierop

Me On Y

To obtain the depth of water on the tide Major & Mra Close gauge at the Victoria Naval Yand add 5 ft. Mrs Crowley fin, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 12 ft. 9 in. to the height given in the tabla

Me W. Parlitt

Me Juan Pastoria

Mr J. A. Cruikshankhir J. Fostor

15th to 21st Deceraber. Hion Warn.

Hongkong

Tan, 16

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Hongkong

Kana Zima,

Height.

Haight,

11 98

4.0 20

A

Ï 10

1381 11

Bak

BYDL LB

Mon. 1921

130

Wed, 21 m

14.

Dao. 14th-AT 10-AM-

VISITORS AT HOTELS.

ORAJOIEBFRF.

of a football team named after the town for L'olio.... which they play, but not containing &

Naski.. single local player. These inter-club

Kagoshima matches are witneened by enormous crowde

10,000 being quite an ordinary nam Gutzlaff 30.30 93 bor-including most of the able-bodiel hurp Pk., 30.25 65

Amoy youth of the neighbourhood, who ap

Swatow parently prefer the Continental pmetice of hiring athlotes to make sport for Cauto them to the older method of playing Hongkong 30.24 games themselves. Professional football, Vict. Peak in fact, approximates more closely than Gap Rock 30.22 any other institution, says that of the Macro.....30.27

Haiphong. 90,20 €3 bull-ring, to the gladiatorial games of Im-

porial Rome. It is certainly ozoiting to.. Joier watch, but it involves a great expenditure Malato....

of money, aucourages loafing, drinking, laruin..... and betting amongst the

pectators, and

-hima colf net

30.23 64

031

F. G. Fras, First &sistant. develops in the football gladiator of Hongkong Observatory, Dec. 14, 1898, qualities which, to put

condoco to domestic happiness. Criokest

also, has been enormously developed on its 1. Baseanvas, redzood to 8 degrees Fahres spectacular side of late years, but, happily,ait, and to the laval of these in Inabae, koutke, the amateux element is still able to hold and tandrad tha

i own, and we do not find here that Tunangan, in the shade, in özgrom disparity between the numbers of those Palaesit.

who play and those who look on which. Havinir, in percentage of saturation, the is observable in the case of Association trumidity of wis sairated with moisture bene

football. Esoly Saturday afternoon, for 100,

4. Dormorser pe. Win, to two półniła..

instance, the playing fields at Kaynes Park are crowded with hundreds, almost thou- studa, of cricketers, with only a very small sprinkling of spectators, ad munitely Eealthier and more satisfactory spectacle to anyone who is interested in the physical wall-Buing of the masses than thecate ed at a professional foutkali malo when

5. Zenon or Vins, aboarding to Beaufort

Scale.

6. STATE OF WELTuun, 3 bằng nhy, vr tasted aloud, så delamling xabe, flog, #gloosaji fightning, e overcast, a passing slower, squally, rain, canow, I taundar, & vinkility, a few (uni),

7. Bazw, bu lankaa, testhe and fundredthe,

Mr & Mrs Chas. U. Mes Morris

Oohan...

Bob.-B. D-Ormsby Rey, Francis Flynn, Mrs Ornaby

R.N.

Misa Ormsby Mr. W. Staart Har-Burgeon A. E. Price,

rison

U.S.N.

Mr and Mrs A. V.Mr Frios

Havere Miss Hodges

Mr Leonard Sargent,

Mr and Mrs E. Mac-Mia D. Sowell & son Lead Mr & Mrs Roginaid Major M. McMorrie, Torner and family

KA.-

WINDSOR HOTEL Mr and Mrs RicardoMaster Erich Inoky

Me B. Kobay sabi Algoro

Mea Lawlor Mr Holtren

Mr Moraccaro Mr & Mrs C Moritse

Mi F. A. Blake

Me And Buns

Mr.

J. Bankell

Mina A. Mositions

Mea St. James Ela-Mis ML Moriize

Mr O, Maritza, Jr.

buru,

Capt, Eldridas Me P. Nigdisok ....⠀ Mr JM. Ellsworth. Me K. H. Oudaille. Me Montero deMr and Mrs. G.

Kapinoss

Philips

Me James Filzain-Mr (7) P. Pollita mon Me Ok. Podgors Capt and Mr Mao Mra Primzões

kanzia-Urieven My Rooftro The Mina Mao-bin & M Shephard

“kannie Grieven Mr P. Bob R Mr. 0. T. Hamarion Mr Y. Taruma Z Mr M. Hermaon Mits B. Warren Mr Inoky

Mr and Mrs Chorge Me Looks, Jee

Mts Davidson

Dr Dixon

Ray. H. B. Dohner

Min Drin

Me J. Duff

Mr Emelioff M. L. Rizal Mr

Mr E. J. Ezra Mr Fairhurst

Mr & Mrs Carrow Mr L. S. Fenwick Mr Forrans

Mr A. Franoom

Mr J. K. Gibson. Mr Gillet

Capt.

Goddard

Mr. A. J. Pitcher

Mt J. Palg

Mr and Mrs A. E.

Ronnie

Mr Richardson Mr J. Richmond Major Ramell

Madame Sarras Mre harpe Mer W. Sherif Mr SiobasmSIO Mr H. Bimmjor Mr and Mrs Bkioner Mr O. Smith

Mr Stocki

Dr J. H

Bwan

Mr E 0, A. Tidbury

Mr

A. Traval

Mr. J. R. Gomes and Mr W, H. Talbot

201

Min Gu

Me and Mrs C H.Mr and Mrs W. K

Grace Mr Bartley Mrs Hillman Mr H. Hoodon Mr Jomph Hogg

Mior E. P. Hogg Mr & Mrs Hogg Mr W. J. Hogy

Tamer

M. V. Uldall

Mrs Unaworth

Mrs Vanderpuel

Me and Mrs m.

Whiley

Brian Whiles Lieut. E. K. Bagnail-

Mist Hend Mr W. Mrs Bagnoll-Wild

E. Home

Me T. Howard Mr. Wm.

Hughen

Me and Lice Edwis

Wildman

Kerfoots H. X. Williaka

Mr CM. Wood Mr Hunt, Mr and Mn B. T. Me & M Haberk vou✨ Wright,

Mr and Mrs. 'B.M: C. d. Malack Bathgate My R. Marten

FRAMT H. 81, Mare Mr J. Beattle

Mr G. J. Obapad Mr J. R. Michael Captain Van CorbachMfr R. Mitchell Davis and child - ME M. More & THE. Morrell Mr. Farba Mr. O. Pemberton MY ME. P. From My H. H. Follock Mr R. J Gerrard Mr W. Potrohe

Gorge Captain MY W Hal ji Piyana Culonel R. B

Mr H. R. Hardcastle Mrs O. P. Ross and Mr F. Percy Harold child Me E. Heinze

Mr P. H. Reynolds

Me A. Findlay

Mr John D Konch-Ur A- Bivolair Captain F.Koled Norton Krab

'bot. fl. B. Thom ME

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