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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1901.

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batting had lasted ten minutos less than an than.19 runs being knocked off him, out of

hite which Arthur claimed three boundary i hour.

Carter relievel Mactaggart of the ball and Mackranzia opened the bowling to Clifton readjustment of the field fallowed. Brown, and sent down a maiden. Sharp magnificent drive to the off added another

"after" was the bowler as the City Hall and. Han to. Arthur's total, the same player repeat- cook quickly git inta double figures, cutting and bringing up 250. Arthur with his taet stroke reached the coveted half-century. Mackenzie beautifully to the boundary for the wet ball and the easy ground gave the a chance of which they availed successiva foura. Hongkong's second open-

balanten p ing was certainly a contrast to the first. themselecs, and runs were rapidly pat on Dorchill and Arthur. At ten Brown was as careful as usual, but Han-hith b to four o'clock, it was decided to

minutes 2 cock win in hitting form, and played crisp denw stumps for the day, owing to the cricket, which was, of course, fall of interest rain, Darshill in his score of 42 not out to the spectators. He was placing the batt had 7 boundaries and Arthur, whose total well on the of nnd pat in one swest drive WAR B1 not out, had eleven boundaries, and

cluding a succession of six 4'. which travelled quickly to the boundary. Thirty-eight uns were stored in about 20 minuted, and' of these Hancock had 33, His play all round the wicket was pretty to watch. A little excitement was created by II. R. Hancock, b Sharpur, Brown nearly cunning himself out. Han. 3, P. Franklin, R. N., run out...... book out the ball hard. Barkshire stopped Major Dyson, A.P.D., & Billings, b

The following are the scores to dato

ILONGKONG.FIRST INNINGS. Lt. Clifton Brown, R.N., e Wright, b

Sharp

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SIR REDVERS BULLER AND your comrades in Natal and say that it is fore, I have not the least objection to

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His Famous Speech.

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it, but did not kap possession, and Brown J. Gunnor Gentrix, o Voutes, b Mackenzie 201way I may say for the discharge of the put in a hole ; but I wrote asking him that anterio fever was epicemic, will also be opted for inspection.

-started for the run. Hancock called to him to go back, but in turning he foll. It looked all over with him, but Barkshire re. turned the ball a tritte wildly to the bowler

(Sharp), and Brown was able to regain his crosse before Sharp could hit the wicket. This was certainly a slice of luck for Hang. kong, us, with ordinary accurney in the field the Naval representative should have lost his wicket. The score stood at 40 when

Billings relieved Sharp. Hancock out the

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IL Arthur, b Mactaggart.

T. Sproverbe Smith. c Voales, 1 Mac-

kenzie

Majar Dorahill, b Mactaggart P. A. Cox, b Whitley Lt. Bird, not out ............. Pte. Freedy, b Sharp

Extras

Total

HONGKONG.—AECUND INNISON, Lt. Clifton Brown, c Barkabire, b

Whitley

Mac

H. R. Hancock, e Sharp, b Mactaggart C. S. P. Franklin, e Whitley,

Enggart...... Major Dyson, Kerr, & Mackenzie... Gunner Gratrix, e Kerr, h Mactaggart T. Sarcombe Smith, Sharp Lt. Bini, by Sharp... H. Arthur, ut cut Major Darchill, not out

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two first deliveries square to the boundary, and sent the next to third-man for a single. Out of 49, Hazrock had new scored 49. Attie, Brown had scored 13, made up of a 4, 2 and suvou giggle. At 1, Whitley took the ball from Billings, Brown hooked his third delivery round to leg for 4, and us the ball was lost beneath Madar pad Fay- mer's grand stand a new ball was called for. Brown promptly despatched it to leg for | W. T. Carter, & Franklin, ↳ Pready .. another 4. At this point, Mackenzie ad A. B. Youlos, e Dyson, b Franklin... sett down 11 overs for 27 runs, and had L. W. Sharp, Franklin R. M. Mackenzie, b Bird

Total for 7 wickets

SINGAPORE.

bowled five maidens-two in succession.C. F. Green, sld. Arthur, b Franklin Whitley appeared to be getting some work J. A. Mactaggart, b Binl...

M. H. Whitley, b Bird

on the ball; and a hall from him was popped. G. Wright (capt.), b Bird by Brown into Barkshire's hands as point, C. A. Barkshire, Bird 69---1--21. The retiring batman had. M. Billings, Franklin

D. Kerr, not out

played very steady cricket. He was re- placed by Franklin. Maccaggart relieved Mackenzie, and_opened- with *vory loose ball on the off which Han- tock failed to hit. A single of the next ball brought out 70, and then Franklin tapped the new bowler past point for 2 and through the clips for 4. Scoring was now slower, the folding of Singapore' being well up to Monday's form. Afterwa few singles, Hancock cat Mactaggart for 4, and third-man was sent out to the boundary

EXCIT

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

HONGKONG.FIRST INNINGS.

0. M. Fe 25 951

Mackenzie... Billings ***** Mnotnggate Sharp Whitley

Bird...

16 8 26

13 2 40

18 4 44 是 81

Mactaggart bowled a wide.

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to have this sort of thing put in the papers to end up with a challenge to the Times. I (cheers). So much for Natal. I have been attacked Culenso on the 15th December. I It was a very trying attaekti mysl, Ido not care what they say was unsuccessful.

I'was at work thirty-six hours and in about me (laughter). A comrade wrote me As some of our readers tasy not have had the other day. He aald, I know you do the saddle foustoon hours. It was the hottest of the whole year, and I had an opportsinity of perusing the full text not care about it, but your Army fiuen, and hatid looks. I still bellore and hupo to

they the now famous speech delivered by Gener. about myself (cheers). I know that thero show that, if I had not had bad luck, 1 hadA LODGE will be held in the Fars. 38 м Correspondent of the Time barn, sough men to get in. But that is orthor MASONS HALL, Zeland Street, THIS al Buller at the Queen's Westminsters to seird & memage to that story. I attacked Colenso, and failed, and EVENING, the 12th Instant, at 8 for 8.30 luncheon on the 19th October, we tepro.

Visiting Brethren aro journal. I came one in November having failed, I had to consider, not myself, p.m. precisely. duce it below:-

and took over the Aldershot command but the poopla in front of me--the garrison cordially invited to attend.

Bongkong, November 12, 1901. 2292 Luary 10, In-February I got a lettor of Ladysmith. As far as I knew then, my from a I admit to was not a respect appreciation of the situation was this, I had never seen hin in my There was a very good man holding Lady- 17 received, after acknowledging the man hearty reception of the toast, zuid-Sir life. I had heard of bin, and knew about smith. Tam not ashataed to countion the THE QUEEN'S HOTEL,

he was Howard, with regard to your references to him, and he wrate to me to the effect that rest I made to the War Office of my this detachment of your ergiment, they had let him out of prison. If it was opinion about him the very day aerved in South Africa with, what I know dona it was due in my namo

but us. I said I did not know him well, they will not complain of my saying, bad particularly wished to reene, and askel

him and had seen him, I luck.

They were caught for probably the whe most disagreeable and the least pleasant of in London. The man was what I should did not know that there was another ma

in the British Army I would sooner have 19 A

all soldiers' duty-work on the line of com- call an International detactive or, possibly,

a apy. He is an old us, and he has been selected to hold a beleaguered garnison munications. At the same time, there is 40 mu

ro wurk more important; there is no work at it all his life. I did not want to give (cheers). I know that horse sicknees was ta come very heavily that calls more thoroughly, more exhaus-bim an appointment, I was afraid of being almost certain

and strongly in the Tugela Valley. welcome and entertain callers. Tha Hotel meet me at Aldershot. He came down knew 10 Higher duties of a soldier, that maires

aimost continuously becoming The Proprietor has made arrangemonte greater tax on discipline, or that tries the and told us a lot of interesting stories about

at for a First-class Cuisine; the Hotel in well The Life of Trade? moral character of the individual man are the Secret Service of the Transvaal, and milomie, in the Tugale Valley fully and more heavily So far as 1 how stupid we were, and how we allowed that time of the year, and knus, or furnished, and most reasonable rates will he

thought

Iknew, that the Boors were put-charged and he is confident that the know--and "I think I fairly know ourselves to be deceived, and how he gotting dead horses in, the water which the Queen's Hotel will be one of the most they performed their duties most ad his information through. I then said, mirably (chcors). While I am spesking I act really rather busy sad very much inter garrison of Ladysmith were obliged to popular and most satisfactory in the Colony.

every

Hongkong. November 12, 1901. to saldiens, and a good soldiers, I want usted in your stories, but perhaps you have drink. I was in great fear that whatever to send out a massage to those of their come down to tell me something olas. He other misfortune happened to that garrison, comrades who remain Lebind in Natal, said, I have,' and continued, Well, the they would have immense trouble with

you published a paper about Artil- other day

their sick and grent suffering with those of 10 are at this moment bearing as rauch

Yes, I did. And their garrison who were sick. The whol the brunt of the end of this war as any ether lery, didn't you?' Ixil, troops aro. What I want to say is this, that I do not think through this out the fact you were told to withdraw it. Tonal Yen, of the Staff were shut up in Ladysmith. I

He said Army I was ? |

command

tion in writing that the garrison could not or that, or the other. The opportunity (laughter). I said Thank you very much, be fed beyond the end of the year. 4 has been given fairplay. Men haveto do this, live upon. Give up the Aldershot cammy the that I know that I had oficin! infornia- wrutig. I have found out since. but I do not know that I need. I said

At that time I thought that and be comes, the question to be decided is pre 1sented to them and a decision has to be Why. He said I will tell you: you have

loved it. It was then the loth Docom arrived all in a moment Their action go envies, exactly enemies, bat men

off. be successful, or it may not be whe mean to get you out of the way, and ter-the end of the year was 15 days off 4 y

I had to send to Sir Oserga The mesange but successful; so long as

as they do their they will do so. You hard hotter get out you night

at nu, and we quietly and happily, I said do not know White was that I had made the attack and 51 rent, in my opinion,

that I had failed, and that I would not 42 all ought to, and, s rule, the British what you think. I am a fighting man, and

8 public does, support the man who does his what you have told me will manke me mach possibly make another attempt for a month

(cheers).

likely to stay. It is not everybody tha

Will. he said, I and then I was certain I could only do it 974 does so, and especially, I think, ie the wan: stand before yen, I came to you this as by slow fighting and not by rushing. That

of that duty noticeable in some, at any al

a favour. Of course, I did not ask him for was the message I had to sund, and had to rats, of the newspapers of this country names. As he was going many I said Ofns bin certain questions. I wrote a (cheers)

During the whole of this-waresurse, if it is necessary for me to use this in telegram out and looked at it two or three from the very beginning of it, some of formation I shall des and hesaid "Yeucen times, and said. It is a mean thing to the leading nowspapers of this country. I tell thestur das It is a curing thing send a telesam like that. He is allant and especially those of this Metropolis, fortnight ago a fow of the London papers felles. He will sit still in the end. have, apart from where they had expecial brought out on the same day articles against things they were obliged to put in, me. It might have beenan accident. Pro space to finding fault with hally it was. However, it was a coincidence. devoted mora their countrymen than they have to pris. They were all on the same day, and they all them (hear, bear). I tell you, ladies attacked me in the mume manner. But and gentlemen, that the result of that Eas whether they attarked the Government been, in my humble belief, to a great ex-through mn, or me through the Govern 11 tent, one of the causes of the continuance of mout, with the idea of kicking me out and

this WEAT bear). There are lots of putting abdy clae in, I do use gallant Englisburn, Scotchmen, and link read only one of the stacks, and that was

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men who will risk their lives for their country ut anybody's bidding, but when coincs to risking their lives and to knowing that if they are not successful it is not only thair lives, but their fair fame, their charie ter, and their conduct that will be assailed

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have

know.

the one in the Times; int I believe there were others in the Morning Post, the Specta tor, the Statist, the St. James' Gazette, and others. [lowever, I will deal with the ones in the Times. I was

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necessary to abando that it would he surrender the garrison: what he should do when he surrendered, and how he should do it.

it. I put it between one question ke It was said had to suswer, and followed it with another brave mar and a should

I believed to be not have cared sixpence for that attack. good seldier-I did not. like to suggest that should do this, or that, or other, but I The only reason I have cared for it is

ta good this,

many people wrote stack that into the thing simply because if You should answer,

he ever had to give up, it might. Es soUSD and said, enid I did aot este to, A friend wrote to sort of cover to a nan whom I thought in shall much greater difficulty itan I was myself. me and said, 'If you don't mind

lator

by a certain number of writem in the Pens Army Corps 42 First question. I did not like to saggest tos

and that their belongings will be struck at by them in an unfair and an improper way. then, I think, you ask almost more than human endurance enn eterycat (cheers) I An here, talking to members of the Natal

y we had a Ariny

a gallant fellow, a gallant 5 has over been in any Ammy. We used to call him by two names. We sometimes called him Good little Gough, and sofas times Gallant little Gough, but I do not think we ever put any other adjective to it. That little man has commanded Mou know the mist, but he wrote a latter in publish this telegram.

Army, and in that low as, I diere, sand letter to the Spectator. By the That was the telegram. Now I challenge

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resting place in Whitley's at alip 91-2-9. Hancock" cemented partner ship with Dyson by getting Whitley round to leg for 2 (the wicket- keeper guing for the ball) and to the brand field for the like. He then off drove him for 1. A Iste cat by Hancock brought out the century, to which Hancock had contri. buted 68 by first-class, stylish cricket Dyson placed Mactaggart nicely to leg for 3. Carter had just gono on in place of Whitley, at 12:45, when the bell ruded the walcons toesin for tiffin. The tutal stood at 103, the scores of the pot out men | Thmuas, elei being-Hancock 68, Dyson 3.

same post another rap sent me.

the issuo

Spectator, in which I saw that an officer who had served under me had kindly written a letter that I did not ask him to write. So far as I know, I do not

courage

The year has not terminated as try. The first time I went through displayed reckless courage in having in my

the Timer fairly to put forward their scribe Reformer, to bring him down into the ring. Let us know who he is, by what right be writes, what his nam

I know whore in, and what authority he has, bet

480, made himself hatorius

haw they

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joined Hancock, who at once cut Mastag | prettie show an inczerao vi $230,792 on the force with him, he could not possibly for all 1 knne, a ponny-a-liner or

of the ed Tufantry in the field now for two whole which he complained of the Spectator jadgit is, I believe. It is in the hands

Fors and I question if there has ever been ing me without any real evidence before Editor of a Magazin, who, sne yahrs,

not, I should think,

making a week in which he has not been in them. At the end of his letter he made a grost personal danger, and I doubt if reference that was simply repeating a con- there are insuy days for two years on which versation that is common among a clase over the garbage of a lifty-year-old story, perhaps not su highly educated as we are and dishable public servant. That is up hot, and insulting an he has not been under tire, He was out the other day in a very difficult country.

here. The Spectator published it, but the old and

where it is. It must have been sto The thirty-fifth ordinary meeting of the He saw some of the coumy, and be chuted Editor tagged on to it a tag that I con-

addressed to Sir George White, and China Traders Insurance Company, Li-them, as he would, because it was the sidered a vulgar tag, a stupid tag, and len, because it was a cypher telegraa

propor thing to do, and they led bite into

a tag I thought showing & want of eduen.

1 challenge them to wited, was held to-day Mr A. Haupt, an ambuscads, and he lost a largo number tion: He claimed the right to base experi. perfectly secret. Chairman, presided, and the others present of his men. Without any reference this once on a single incident. At school they produce it, and say how they got it; and were-Hon. J, Thurburn, A. J. Raymond, two years' previous history and there are taught me.not to argue from the particular when they do that I will publish the certified

of us who can instance several non-

of the telegram I sent, and the public to the general, and he really tried to the judge me. I km

quite rouly to be H. Schübart, P. Witkowsky (Director), signs on which he has done singularly good this poor honest friend of mine, who was a skilled debater, inte

into judged (cheers) Let understood that W, H. Ray (Secretary), W. J. Saunders service-omo wspapers said: "This is not perhaps skiter said the thing. I wake that challenge as a whole. Please

another instones of the extraordinary man ridicule. But sho G. H. Dan, R. O. Wilcox, A. E. Wheelay, or in which ficers throw their men away for which I thank biza-he accused me of be careful about this, Me Times reporter:

Reckless courage

say the whole thing' because that is a $14 per Annum (including Postage). F. S. Fulcher, Fleet-Surgeon Lloyd by neglect of ordinary Military precautions reckless at Finite as gone, but Hart. They are not going to draw we los CHINA MAIL' OFFICE,

That is the sort of or ticism made upon his quality I condust, Now, I do not think it is fair. I unfortunately. I have never been gifted fraying that I have got a thing and then not the telo. publish If over I The Chairman aid Goatlemen,-With know that particular place well. Two-and-

with it all my life.

produce it. They are to displayed courage Upon rasarning, Hancock continued to your spiroval, I will omneider the report twenty year ago I was in charge of reckless euu my life, I assert, and geam if they have got it, and say soors well, but Carter, who was bowling and statement of accounts, which have been Mounted Infantry, and had the duty of possibly some day I may prove, that I got it; and I will then put my fhcial tele

Am down. It hurts no one else but ine THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER very coun

EVER ISSUED UNDER be talked laughter). Imake this statement to save the very telegram that, very fast, gave Dyson a good deal of trou-in your handa for neatly three weeks, as protecting convoys through that

read.

identical road-I

PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION. Lle, and the Major was caught eventually satisfactorily as at one time I had every believe it was the

which would have involved the lossgards myself. but I want to keep my ewo at square leg of Mackenzie.

I withdrew the men people out of the newspapers.. the latter part of the twelve months, through that place again without 500 of 2009 or 8000 men.

get Mactaggart weat' on at the top wicket in occasion of losses of liners occurred-some If I have got a convoy to protect. He because I thought they could not place of Carter, and Sharp rehoved Macken- Mail steamers on which the Company said, We will ge and see it to-morrow through, and I would ret lose a man unless

Those was mom or less heavily interested.

at d daylight. We wea

and he aid, "You I thought I could get something for it zio. Gratrix was in for a long time boforemities changed the previous appearance are quite right; I will puts fort here. And (cheory). In only waking this speech be. scoring, but he drove. Sharp nicely along of the year's figures for the worse, bat. during the months I was at Kambala that cause I find that I canot hold back myown row, nd if the ground for Kerr fielding the bill notwithstanding them, I think you will fort eased my mind great deal. We called friends, and if there is to he badly, but in Mactaggart's next over be agree with me that the Report cannot be it in those days Boulter's Spruit. It is now there is to he discredit, I would far rather THE

The called Scheepers Nok. It is a most diffi- get it myself than any other man should stoned for this by catching Gratrix at considered entirely unsatisfactory,

That is why I have opesul cover-point, taking the ball with one bad business of the Company has extended at cult place, and I do not care who the Cavalry get it for my

13718. Sercombe Smith various Agencies, with the result that loader is, unless he has got a very large my mouth. The Times has attacked me by dafu- of a letter from A Reformer, wh avoy through that country in a

Sit has recently been brought to may be Rain amount atated in the previous reportgard convor single

atid there This is a satisfactory feature, and with fuir attack. Bell, Gough got caught when the greatest man in the world: at any rate now falling steadily,

scribe.

The Times my dotice that many of the bluejackets. ought he is an anonymous What Both a return to a normal perdutage of he was chasing the Bours of adjourning, men get singles of Sharp. A Ene late cut lusses, your results would of course he to hare done except chase the Boer at says I am not fitted to be in command of when ssbore, are, when they was the street

Rates still remain very low

the end of

of the war? We have got to Enish the First Any Corps, and Insourt that rickshaw, anmercifully fleeced' by the off Mactaggart brought Hancock's score to follow. 92, and 26, on-drove the same bowler for and evince no sign of genom! improve this war, aud the only advantage we have is there is nobody at this time in England rapecious coolie. Now this is a wrong that another couple. When within an ace of mont. Political troubles in North China the advantage of numbers. For every anar junior to me who is no fit as I ara (cheers). his century, he unfortunately put a ball in are happily at an end, but business there we kill we knock one chalk off. For every 1 challenge the Times to say why is the man should be rectified. As far as my observa- to Sharp's hands at slip. He had played has not yet resumed its former volume. man wo have killed we have two Volunteers they bave in their eye more fit than I am.gues, though Juck is over close-fisted $6 per Annum delivered in Hongkong.

I challenged the Times a good, many years. very attractive cricket, with a large variety The Report in your hands shows boredit to put in his place (chears). That is our of strokes. His cutting and placing on the balance of $14,805.07, which enables the chance. We are fighting against every pos- ago, at a time when they were discussing he does not find special satisfaction i

It was Directors to recommen

a similar dividendsible disadvantage in this sort of fighting. the best rifle, to say which was the rifle treating' the rickshaw coolie, specially as off side wero particularly strong. cartainly hard luck to get oht when so near of 10 per cent ($4 per share) and bonus of We do not sheet: natives if we are then that was better than what was then the rule appears to he tha the more

-They were the hundred. His 94 was made up of 14 15 per cent as last year, and that the sum walking round our camp, and if we do not called the Les-Metford

shoot them they take back information to writing at the time several articles destrib generously the latter is treated, the more fours, 5 twos, and singles. 150-6-94 of 8299,505.07 be carried forward to new Bird, who care in, drove Mactaggart for a account. The latter amount the Directors our adversaries. We cannot talk the langu- ing a retton Government, a stupid Govern-overbearing and clamorous he liecomes. It

to steadily increase,

asa age--the two languages, in fact that wemont, the ridiculous War Office which had single, and in the following over frog hope

OR ought to know, "de you see

by the

police adopted the worst rife in the world. At would apuser that most of the man who the same bowlor be skied the ball at provision against unknown lusses

is essential, reports yesterday, wherever we are we have the end of their articles they showed the come ashore are absolutely ignorant of the extending business long-on. Mackenzie ran hard and got the an

clovin invol

by saying the Godsall rifle was rules that should guide his payments, and been slippery as he could not hold it ing to Reserve Fund. The loans on be expected to get through difficulty

properly, the Lee-Metford Well, the Len-Metford He afterwards Matgage have undergone the usual annual that word unless it is fairly and resulted.

ten cents for the half hour nud fifteen for drova Starp nicely to the boundary, but in scrutiny, and Messrs Falmer and Turner's and decently supported? In my opinion has been in the hands of over 10,000 are five cents for the quarter of an hour, the mrne over as clean bowled, and made report on the properties chews that the every single at who risks nien and loses British troops for two years, and every at the toe. We are sure that sante way THE LEADING NEWSPAPER

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158-60 The first advance in every sustance continues to be men pow, so long as he kills on Boer, is satisfied and confident with it, wherous could be discovered by those ju authority, blished t whereby some notice could be published ball to Arthur beat him, and airaast bowled amply secured. There is nothing further ought to be praised by the Press and not the Godsall rifle of the Times, so far as 1

of interest to add, but, before asking you abused. It is not fair, it is not decent. know, bas never been heard of since. I do wis on board ship what it first armes to And widely circulated in Malaya, Cochin

not believe are has over bean made Hongkong, so that at least the men might to confirm the report and accounts. I will and it is ret calculated to finish the be happy to give any further information war (cheers). I have received hundrede (laughter). They have attacked me, and be made aware

of letters all in this strain asking me if they say that I wrote a telegrera that may be required.

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RICKSHA COOLIE · FLEECES '

To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'

Hongkong, November 18.

ball into his hands, but it must have and should be considered eren before add- traitors in dar midst. How can an Af better, and abusing me for standing up for that they have never haard that just rates

and two roun

him, the wicket-keeper allowing it to go to

the boundary. The nowcomer pat Sharp to

leg for a single and Mactaggart for a lucky 2. He then cut Mactaggaet to the bound ary. Appeal for a po over was given An catch at the wicket With the

There were no questions, and the Chair- aan proposed the adoption of the Report and Accounts as submitted.

Mr Darin secunded.. Curied.

the batsman's favour. in first ball of Sharp's next Ofer Smith was clean bowlod. 167-

Mr Saunders proposed the confirmation Dorahil partnered Arthur, but shortly after an adjournment was made to the of the appointments of Messrs P. Witkowski Pavilon, after a conference of the umpires, and H: Bohübar to the Board of Directors.

Mr Wilcox seconded. At 3.15 the bell brought the players

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the just fares; and per- scual intervention in Beveral cases, o

I can do something to help to remove they say I ordered Sir George White to give behalf of those who were being unjustly the fank they are in of being found fault my Indranith, and destroy his stores, on sy robbed by the conlies, convinces we this with if they lose a man. We cannot Etish forth. They say that I wrote a great many for sach information the Handy Man'

Guerilla this war without losing men.

telegramas, and I certainly wrote one tels- warfare requires fighting,

rose gram which admits partially of that descrip would be grateful.-Yours, de,

Wesleyan Chapisin. quently, sacrifice. There are men mit Liun, I wrote and received a great many tele- grams to which I cannot refer because, an thery, gallant tous, good Englishmen. Irishmen, and Scotchmen, who will fight, officer who is an cfficer in a large Army, it if you will let them; but if when they he is of high rank, is merely a partner in

fought and done their best largo concer, I should be the last man to

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Mr Wilcox seconded.” Carried.

not having improved. Arthur and Dore- hill continued their tuninge, the latter babican facing Mactaggart and annexing a off his second ball, following it up with Anuthor 4 to squars leg. A lucky anies in the slips for 4 by Arthur brought 190

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