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with which the Japanese yon bas made its way fRYOUTS the view that the British dollar would be taken in onsiderable quutities. "But," says Mr. Listen, “it is a labour of Siay phas-to produce handsome dollars in Bugland fast as Chinese cau melt them up in Chinn," and be gors on to quote the report of the Hongkong Mint Commissiouers to the effect that Chinees take ooina by weight, simply as Las of silver. But in thiù quite, correct? It is now nearly a century

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THE DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVAMBER ZOTE, 1884.

The British ganboat Merlín, which left Shanghai for Ningpo the 19th instant, was obliged to put book, ber ragines having breken down of Wong, owing to the sliding rod having got cracked.

alono mabsoribed $400.

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later on

ORIOKET

The Club had only 32 to get to tle, but as there was plenty of time, they played their innings cat and put together the good seers of 182, of which trip at 6 p.m. on the 9th izstaat, since which Lesoh oontributed 36. Sawyer 32 E. J. Caron. date there have been no tidings of her, although 31, Robertson 11, sud G. S. Coxon 19: Capt For- the usual passage for asteanter is from thres to

V

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Razor IOS.

Loron Grice, 8. J.

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BOWLING ANALYSIS

First inviage

Balls, Euna, Maiden. Winkate,

75

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Second InkTgO.

73

51

JS 32

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUE. Brave Tenses,

Bacon teszÚS,

W. Brace. Exercean, Branell,

bangs

Graham Smith... 14

J. Lane, Smith 27 Graben, Fortez

of striking off the col then the actual cost. A subscription has been opened among the The Bohow norrespondent of the Shanghai – Capt. Knight Kids Manghal a short time of 15 miles.. Serezal travellers baru beun soFORD- foreign community at Kobe by the Hiogo News Mercury writes: The Viceroy of the Two sides to erurrey the rapids woo1 Ishang and ly caught, and were obliged to make thele long day's Could not the mechanical operation be per-Du bakalf of the families of the Japanese lost in Kwang manifests considerable interest in the ex-Chungking, han estarned, having been recalled marsh in drenching rain. The travellers are for- HONGLONG CHICKET CLUZ V. GARRISON. formed as cheaply in England as in Mexico, the Normanton, and abon: $100 has already been pedition against the Lis or aborigines of Hainan, by the tirotors of the C. M. 6. N. Co, because, tanste when this occurs on the home side of the

Oua of the principal matches of the Cricket ander the command of General Fong, of Bacaich it is said faucording to the Mercury), Changking half wayhouse for the curls of the country seanda in Hongkong is that between the a subscribed. and if not, why not

ball nato land water-loggedata Chinasa celebrity. Mr. Mathers, of the Imporial Chinese

not to be opened up to tendo. Assuming that the cost of a Brithh dollar

The Daily News is informed that Gonoral Telegraph serviss, who has recently been decor.

they funder heavily through theirescoking by se sad the rest of members of the Cricket A sopy of the annual report of the Berlin roads in the ploughed fold to avoid the slough Club, and the annual matches between theee is a little more than that of the Moxidan, Momy has received his long promised bratat asated with a button of the fifth rank, is now on would it pay to incur thie extra bat? It Lintonant-General in the Chinese service. Cap.gaged in opening up telegraphia communication Foundling House in Hongkong, by the Rev. of the main road, which is ofteriora ranal, dan- two sides have been production of some copi txips Stewart and Betts have bean brevetfed Ms between the prefectural city of Kiangobow and F. E. W. Hartmann, has boon forwarded to ugerously deep, than a high road. Three days to

tal struggles. This year thie match took would certainly not pay the banker or mar- jers

the interior of the inland. When completed this Mr. Hartmann mentions that in Jane last this make a journey which is reckoned at 80 miles is chant fadividually, but whether it would not

lias will enable His Eroellency to have direct orcalient institution completed its twarty fifth not very fast travelling, but it is frightfal work. place on Friday and Saturday, and counted in communication with or near the district in which year, and says that during this period of a guar- for man and beses. The river is not satisfactory an easy victory for the Club, which is pay the British nation to bear the coat in a

hostilities are expected to take plass. No enter of a century the health of the inmates bas either. Little is can be made of the wind is so particularly strong just Low in civilian question which is open to argument. The

ragamanis have a yot basz reported, and the boon satisfactory justifying the oholes of its sito. tortuous a stress, even when it is nominally utk of the China trade in with Great Bri.

Imperial troops are said to be making roads on Unfortunately, however, the same cannot be favourable, and so many shoals have members. The Garrison wes the toss, and took they slowly advance

aid of 1886, the epidemic of fever which has thrown up during the late rainy season that I first linings, making a moderate stash against tain, and a reliable cola sa the standard of

prevailed this year not having spared the Found is only the very shallowest boats that can resah some very strong bowling from Losch, "Travers,"" thia trade is much to be desired. Apart An extensive fire occurred at Masila on the Bays the N. C. Daily News of the 20th inst: fiar House, more than fifty of the girls having Tangohow. It is no wonder therefore that all and E. J. Coxon, the chief contributora botag from the sentimental preference we as Bri-10th November, in the Tondo distrot 50 nina-One of the engineers of the Tal had a narrow suffered from it, and one case having proved fatal. spas are turned to the Poking Tienten road as Major Riddell, 22, Liost. Lloyd and Br. Giles, housse were burnt down, and some 4,000 people seespa yesterday morning. It appears that be There are four blind obildren and one mate in the plass for a railway to be made. Nowhors Lisbers may naturally entertain for a coin rendered homeless. The change was short von down in the stoke Bole doing some work the institution, but the Faster says the difficulty is the good of a civilised thear at lecomotion 19 cach, Capt. Porter, 17, at Dr. Boulan, 10. with the Queen's head to circulate along $30,000 or $70,000.

when loaded revolver fell off the boller and of instracting them prevents them, with their more crying than hers, and nowhere are the in- Mr. Lesch did the lian's whare of the execution, the coast of China, the Mexican dollar is

striking the four vlose to him, went off; but small wait, from receiving any more children dances that make for progress more potent taking five wickets for 88 runs, Gorun thres for Referring to Bishop Raimond's departure the bullet fortunately did not hit him. The similarly afflicted. Fire girle have left the Foreign Ministers-who, by the way, are as fond terfait, so much so that it is always look for the benefits of his health and may be away, sing von face of the Chinese Bremen, and was married in January, her husband being a pastar led to London-have sonstant opportunities of for the day hadro wicketedown for 55. Thenext uf poor workmanship and easy to noun- for Antralis by the Calterthum on Friday the only way to account for the revolver gotting on house in the coarse of the present rear to become of the road that leads to Tiontin as Scotchmen: 83, and Trovare tra for 15.;

The Club began badly, and when play ended Catholic Register says Bia Lordship bas gone top of the boiler is that it was part of a smug the wives of Chinese Christians. Ons of these in Dr. Johnsen's days were of the bigh road that od on with suspicion until it has passed for two or three months.

forgotten when the rest of the pidgin was of his Chinese countryman in Sydney, One prassing the matter on the Tsung-ii Tamen, and day, however, things brightened up, Loscia and through the banda of a skilled shrof. The P Our Shanghai friends, have been enjoying taken away. To the uninitiated we may explain was married to a teacher in Hongkong, and three the Vioscor, who is, after all, the most enlight British dollar would of course bo of superior zone cebi weather. The Mercury says that on that the word "pidgin in allition to the anal bave gone into the Kwangtang province, one to sued statesman in China, in a consorteig Sawyer soon raising the score. The lauinge workmanship and difficult to counterfeit. Tt the morning of the 22nd inst the thermometer application to "business" generally, is used by be married to a native pastor, the other tre so to the iron road. These farparable emetz hore losed for 150, 29 to the good, the ohled contribu is also open to question whether the British registered only 29.7, the lowest poist reached so ship's compradores, sailors, etc., to designate tradesmen. Last year 35 giris passed the ex-attracted a host of candidates for the honour of tars being Davins, with a dashing 35, Lean, 18, goode which are being ranggis. There is a amination before the Government Inspector of laying alroads down here. It is interesting to Sawyer 22, Robertson, 21, and Darby, 15, not far during the present season.

great deal of this “ pidgin” going on, and in a Schools, and this year 34 are preparing for it. see the various forms which the enterprise takes aut ination would be called upon to bear the

There is some uncasinowy felt as to the safety very barfaced way too.

Of the girls who have lately left the school fire Several matepla railways have been brought, and whole cost, or whether the Chinese would not of the armed dospatah boat Alcerity, which laft

When the Garrison commenced their second ware instructed during the year in a special mors are coming immediately. Ons, the Įtake it at a sufficient pranian over its inhere some time ago for Jupan. Sho was due in

There was a gond audience at the City Hal confirmation-clase and wers on the 7th Novom." Decauville has been actually running, though innings they found most deadly bowling to on- trinsic value to cover a part or oven the whole Yokohama sa aral days ago, but has not been co- Thesire on Saturday night, when the French bar confirmed agaording to the stem of the only so far experimentally. Others we see lying tend against, both Cozon and Leash being dond perted gat, and it is thought she has cucountered Opera Company pradzard Leong's spark ing Latheran Chorob and for the first time admitted on the Band. Some am to be presented bodily on, and the former swially hard to play. of the nharges. This of course in mere ape.the storm which the Tehorza foll in with.

cpara" Le Petit Duo." Taking the performance to Holy Communion. Of the Barepeso workers, to His Excellency the Viceroy. To others he is calation, the Chinese might or might not

The British flagship dubteus left Toto. Company has given in this anteny, the opera hasith, and Miss Grötefead one out to take her forrent something or other will nodoubt emerge. Pavilion, and the innings sissed for the rather MELBOURNE..Mosara. Norton, Hargrave & 00.te a fancy to the coin, but the rapidity (haran on the 18th November for Nagasaki, where boiaga inre reasonable length, and going from place in October

all round it is probably the best which the Miss Cooper left in March owing to failing to le vuly invited to take a ride. Oui of all this Their must tracked men quickly esteed to the What it is to be we shall be better able to say poor total of 77, of which only Warburton, 14, it in said she will go into deck. The gubose che end to the other with a capital swing.

Lloyd, 19, Giles, 12, and Saragis, 10, were scODERN Swift arrived at Bobe on the 28th November Dar de Parthoney, and hept the salience manslachtse made by the Japanese Govera Malle. Delaroche was simply immense se the The preliminary hearing of the charge of from Yokohama. The Swift will remain at

The Japan Bazette says:-Grave fears are of double figures Coxon took seven wickets Fobs, the dadacinus is to come on to Hongkong constantly amused; he was, in fact, the life and mani against John William Drake, master of the entertained for the safety of the British steamer for 51 eans, Grimble, who was put on at the

mat of the thing, as the title role is by far Inte British steamer Normantofi, and heard in Plataseller, now several days overdue Zoom and, two for 15, and Leach one for 31. Whilst one of the seamen of ike Portuguese war the most important part. M. Henriot, as the British Consular Court at Kobe, was con- Olaru, a port on the weal bast of. Təza ship Hip Lima was going down the stops of the Lausi, sang wall it we except the unceasing claded on the 19th November. The oridone The missing vessel left Yokohama on the lat Albert graving dook at Tanjong Pagar, Sings tremolo, while Messrs. Logros and Batzean ex-hasing all been taken, Mr. Lowder addressed instant for the above mentioned pert, and having pero, on the 17th instant, he winged his footing Libitel mach genuins comedy. The minor the court. The learned counsel submitted that taken in a cargo of cont started on the return injuries to the head and neok that he died al-Koland, Armandini, and Esther. and fell to the dock bottom, ressiving such evero ladies' parts were creditsbly sustained by Millesa prin facie case had plainly been made out that the socused had caused the death of the mist instaatangnudy...

The firemen had a trying time of it are the Japanese passangere au board the Normanton, The Penang Gazette says that immediately Ers in Queen's-road West which broke out on by an set of ealpabla omission, tha failing with four days. The Niigata mars, Captain Dram ter did the chief part of the execution with the the naws of the loss of life and property by the Friday night to they had all to be hard at it in one of the debattions given in Stephen's mond, felt Hakodate at 4a.m. on the date of the ball, taking are wickets for 39 rand. vardow of the river at Foochow reached Penang, till past foar am. on Saturday, and after that a Digest. It might of suurse be said that the Plainmelter's departure from Otar, and reports boen put on earlier the total might not have twelve Chinese greatlonten subscribed the hand vertail number had to remain and keep playing captain had performed all that his duty required having met with light north and easterly winds been so large. some sum of $3,100, which sam was, the next so the rains of the houses the whole day, for when he told the mata to get out the boate. But with smooth sea the first part of the voyage,

Appanded are the scores -

THE GARRISON. day, wired to Forchow, Mr. Lee Phes Yaou right up till dark heavy clouds of smoke were it should not be forgotten that immediately after and strong north-easterly, winds and high seas pooring from it to the westward, and noceasing wards he ordered the mate to get the sector over before arrival at Yokohama on the 11th instant. watobfulness was aquired to keep the soulter- the hows, an operation which occupied 20 The Nagato mar, Captain Tourg, lett Hako On Saturday telegraphic information was re-ing debris from bursing on asen into a fuit minutes, and after that they muste appears to Lars date on the 12th instant at sub and bent. Brenyel, bleach. 1 Robertsch, E. J. in China simply and mioly na bullion, one the loss of the Datah steamer Prins Hendrik of not quite destroyed, but the most are all roos. Now when the captain, who was responsible for an in the strict stige wards a trash N.E. Kiss Graham, Davis, Lach

ceived in the colony sezirraing the raport as to blaze. The western curd house of the block is roue to the passengere simply of his owe soourd, harianoat strong 7. N. . winds and a heary Bet, S., Trators... Fe, I forma la would have expected the Carolus dollare to the Stoomvaart haatschappy Nederland Co The The easteratset fell ontiraly shout midnight, and the life of every one on board, souttermandad rale, accompanied by a heavy beam ses, to Ade & Scrub, AMD c and b NEW CHOCOLATES. have disappeared from aircalation many feltehe was on a voyage bome from Batavia, anŬ | NAKTOW 08cape. The side wall fell outwards al the duty of saving the passengers to soms ons left agria on the same day at i pz, and encoun-Majidol,erimiz, Trares E.J. Ca Z

vessel was lost our Adsu. As we store stated, Mr. Tomlin, of the Volunteer Brigade, had a his first order to the mate, and omitted to enters Ogingham, where she arrived on the 13th. She 3.3 16.3 10 1 1.001. Caron not engaged in the China trade.

most whole, and covered the whole of the wide else, he became guilty of calpable neglect of tarod a frosh N.N.W. wind with beam con. The Capt. Perler, Xobertson, b E. J.

duty, and mast be committed to take his trisi Yefchiamare Captain Thompson, reports: Br. Biles, Darby, Loach 16 15 Grimble....... On the 22nd November & wense died from open space just nu instant after he had got past, before a jury of his countrymen. The learned Left Oginohana at 1.45 pm, on 1th instant. Tarberton, Got oat ch

We have not heard of any serlere lujuries boing not aware, but while we bare oftea mea and hydrophobia in the hospital of San Juan de Dios,astsinsd by anyone in-sögusetion with the mat enemaal concluded by applying that the scensed Experieoed strong N.E. sad E.N.E. winds, Laut. Drew, ef. 8.fox, Lesca Litwiches, im heard of bad Mericans we do not recoilset Tanila. She was bitten by a mad dog on the tor but one Inlar Government Ereman hurt his should be committed secordingly.The depos which by 2am of the 12th inonagh, to sale, ever having come across a bad Carolas 1th October last, and went into the hospital, loot rather bodig.

tions were then read over to the nonnsed, who in with high mountainous sea and binding rain where she remained for a few days and was then Mexicans may be taken sa so much bullion-discharged. On the 21st November symptoms

reply to the usual question if he had anything quile, &a.m. blowing with typhoon fores, and to urge why he should not be committed, protest rain squalls more ever, was compelled to lay to became the imprean thay booris as a matter of of the discase set in and she returned to hos Barohedon" writes to the Amoy Garette of od against the proceedings on the ground of the p.m. wind shifted to the N.W. and blew harder the 25th instant-Among the old ponies the refusal of his application for postponement to this ever with high confused sea and much fact of little or no value as guaranteeing the pital, where she died the following day.

following are out every morning for slow erercite stable him to procurs legal assistance. The ce- thunder and lightning, sccompanied with genuineness of the coin, but the fact that The Courier understands that H. E. the on the sands:Torpedo, Iroquois, Kinsmaa, casal was then committed for trial, and ad. hoary blinding rain squalls; Hidnight, s.. 22 the Chinese are willing to give a premium Marquis Teing has rented the house, in Kinking Wild Wood, Wild Foors, Cruiser, Murtle, Saxon mitted to bail in two sureties of $2,000 each.

13th, wind and weather moderating, thence to Travers Road, Shanghai, which was formerly occupied by and St. Nicholas. There has been so galloping |

port fresh N. E. winds with pleasant weather. Grimble for Carolus dollars tends to show that Mr. Cha Tu-ches, ex-Manager of the .C. M. S.se the sands ato too heavy. Slow, steady work is Bays the Japan Mail:-Twige during the past àrrived at 4.45 p.m. où 13th.* From these re- they are able to appreciate the advant N. Co., and his family will shortly shows there what the old experienced trainers in Amoy firmly few days the Nichi Nichi Shimbun has published ports it will be seen that there was no heavy E. J. CORD ages of a sound currency and willing to pay hopes was made the Head-quartors of II. B. Li, Wek's rain would be a god-sond for & e ao Rumours of the nature have been so long in the days after the Plainmellor left Otars, by which Grimbio

from the Ties How-kung temple. The same believe in, and it has invariably proved sucosssful. reports of the despatch of Chinese troops to Korea weather on the northern coast of Japan for two Leash for them, If this be so, would they not Hung-chang, when the Viceroy was negocisting course; it would badandly togallop a pony on it in air that the pablie has become more or less se- time it is prosaned she was well down the eset be willing to pay a slight premium for British with the French Minister about the Tonquin its present state. There is to be a Toosey Cap, climatized to them, and they remain little co-side of the land. In that esse she must have

difficulty.

I hear, and it should be a well contested race. ticed. In the present cas, however, the story mat the bad weather encountered by the Teftituer his Llord, Smith with, 5 Ports... dollars which would be of greater intrinsic

With a few entside ponies from Fooohow we derkres a colour of probability fron an explara maru, and as the winds appear to have been E. J. Coron, sarani, Saritle 6 Bramwell, b Graham 31. caloa than the Carolus and of equal value and We have to acknowledge receipt of the Journal should have a very plant meeting The pro tion which appears in the same journal's issue of strongest from the westward and the current superior workmanship to the Marion? It of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society gramus is to he slightly different from that of the 19th instant, to the effect that the object of strikes off the hand should, as is supposed, anas. 06366, hvort

for the year 188. This volume is a rather last year; these days will be set apart as usual sending the troops is to protest Fort Hamilton, nooident have happened to her machinery, she A. R. Frarsiz baith......Porter B would not be easy to successfully introduce acsarty ane, its contents consisting of two papers but there will be more races for grifins. It is which Great Britain has agreed to racats on sen world drift of shore and out of the ordinary A. Pys, & Barge

Brit ù dollar of less value than the latter, no that only, namely “Ua Poëte Chisoja du XVIIIe probable that no one will begin training on the dition that Chins will erast forts and station a track of the sonsting ressis. For this reason, JL Sawyer, Smith and Forter ordered for ixed period will be continued safil the British Government could not exact the Siècle, Yün Tez-tal as Vie et arres course until the first week in Doosmbar, and garlano there. This story comes from the Shang it is thought that the flexpatra, at present the W. II. Fathy, not ont.....

by M. Camille Imbault-Huart, Vice-Consul of then, when the galloping commences, it will be hai correspondent of the Nishi Nichi Shimbun. only British man-of-war in harbour, ought to go 1. W. Duck, 's Sivage Orders for extra copies of the Daily Prass shouta premium in advance by patting less silver in France; and "The Serios of Ptolomy and its | more interesting, and the Farly Bird will do Que Tökyd contemporary's comment on it is in search of the missing steamer. The Plain- Inhabitants," by Mr. Thoa. W. Kingsmill. The doubt be there with his pocket full of atop that, whatever may be England's intention or mellor left Yokohama in charge of Mr. O, Ro- latter is illustrated with a map

watches. We shall then see what Harry's election Chius's disposition, there is little likelihood that borts, the chief cfloor, the master (Captain Rowe) is made of and the early ons's notes will be read such a step would be taken without Japan's being laft on shore sick. A pilot naried Davison The Hingo Nowe saya-There seems little with avidity. ta degree that the Mint would be called

knowledge, inasmuch as China is precluded by was also on board. nou to turn ont dollars in such quantity. In th vasar

deabt that the wreck of the Normanton has been

the Tientsin Convention from sanding su arned that the work cald be performed at they from Ooshima, and was found by fishermen

The Tokyo Hachi Shimbun atatea that tEach le Horus Wizant theoonsent of this empire. [225] very minimum of cost. Mr. Livran says the who noticed oil coming fasting up apparently ther day a British steamer met a Juponzas ship Unquestionably, however, a ramour of the abova from the bottom of the sea. We are told that la distress off Oasaim, and took off seven Jam.mport is current in Shanghai, and it seems not Hongkong subsidiary coinage is very po- lot of straw brail-a coremodity which, loomed peas who wore kindly treated by the captain impasible to the Nisha Nicki Ekintzan that, having regard to the outlying situation of the palar on the adjacent mainland, but he com- part of the vessel's sargo-has been washed it adds: We have not been informed of the islands forming the Namhow group and to the bats the argument that the Chinese would shyre near where the remains of the Norman-ame of this British veszel equally take dollars this Sutriusiu rale of will be finally set af rest within a for days.

tos are supposed to lia. Anyhow, the matter but it is a great plearer than to mention the Prise purpose of the Tientsin Convertion, the kindly and brave not at the present jangture Chiness Coverament may consider that the which was not quite equal to the value at

when the Japanese people indiscriminstaly stationing of a garrison as Port Hamilton would It is notified in Batarday's Gazelle that Postal entertain unfriendly foulings towarda British not be a breach of the Convention. We (Japan which it was desired to simulate them, bytes of the ralues of le., 18. 6d., 5., 10s., and 81, ships in general, and the noble not referred to fall cannot admit the probability of this hypothesis. The Convention is quite explicit. We have in a previons article expresand eur/Baying that the Chinese take too and five sent payable within threo months at any Post Office goca to prove that the case of the Normanton forbids either of the high contrasting parties quiesced in the selection of the Prince of Min- |

tha rule, and bellef, based on general grounds, that a Bri-pieces, and even buy them up, for the in the United Kingdom, or at Constantinople, was an exception to

can be obtained at Hongkong or any British which may perhaps never occur again." to cand an armed force to Korea without the on- tish dollar could be coined on terms which make of their convenisse, jatt as a trades-Port Oilor in China (except Hinihow or Tientsin). The Japan Gazette, referring to the foregoing. sent of the other. Part Hamilton is undoubtedly grella as ruler of Bulgaria. would enable it to compete with the Mexican. max at boms will give a small premium ter All money orders on the United Kingdom for mys: The assal in the British ship Sa part of Korea. Its propinquity to or remote- a supply of copper, but that no Chinese resume not exceeding $5 applied for at long fan, Captain II. Armstrong, which arrived oss from Soul has nothing to do with the issau.

MADE A PRIVY COUNCILLOR. keng or Shanghai will be issued by means of at Toaohama from New York on the 14th inst. If Chma is to be at liberty to interpret for her. When we come to consider the question would receive any considerable sum is these notes The purchaser of any Postal Note In his report of the vessel'a voyage, the master self the particular parts of the little kingdom to dotsil the first dala zequired are the exact

Convention bomers faren. Bat, afterall, there and, secondly, the probable cheapest cost of/radesinau would accept 8500 in penne it.. Aty Postal Note may be crossed to a Bank.ing a heavy NR.E. gaia which”voured to the net ranch ocassion to disouse this question, so Tais is a great distinction, and is rarely coa-1

I.N.W., picked up and rescued from a sinking coining a British dollar. On both therapieces. For all substantial purposes, call King of Korea inclined towards Russia and the ship she sapsized These men were after. England has not vet given it up, and, in ourjucg. The Shenpoo ways that wharam formerly the junk 7 met. As soon as she se le adrift from far as Fort Hamilton is concerned, soning that to Chinese, can never represent more than a certain weight of such and susb a foeness, has now rapented. Many warnings, mach ex Pilot's boat off Cape Sagami."

juncture. The condition of the Bulgisian im- information, so far as the published papereThe case of the Carolus dollars seems to callant advice by the Resident Ynen have brought

broglio randara war anot improvable contingeroy The Colonial Treasurer says that “ fram,

[him to this, and ke bas dismissod “all the low When the Nippon Yuson Ksisba was formed at ang moment, and, in the event of war, Part various causes the cost of mintage of show the contrary, and it Hongkong sub-ea who formerly managad stairs, and employ, by the amalgamation of the Kioto Unya Kaitha Hamilton would be of manifest use to either of Mexican dollars is about one hit per cunt,sidiary coins are taken at more than theired Kiog Yuen Ching and others "the good and the Miteg Bleli. Kaisha, the Japanese the principal belligerents.

ideas. For the Chairman's Cup I have most value for the sake of their convenience, it is offciale, and the polios of the Court now becomes Gorornment guarantood the new company a Mr. Walter saya:—” Av regarde the coat of |

tanov for Sampson's crew-Hayllar. Grace, and clear and bright."

The September-October number (Vol. XV,) The Chinese mon-of-war of dividend of 8 percent on its capital of 11,000,000

Major Ellis-if the stroke goes on improving in voining the Mexican dollar, I have no re-reasonable to suppose there would be such the northern and southern squadrons, on noscunt go. The annual general meeting of share of the China Esvisto came to hand on Saturday liable statistics, but it must be much below demand for a Britian dollar, for the sake of "nothing being required at Jenchuan have holders taber place next month, and an interest and is of more than anal interest, its ontorta

condition as he came to have done litely; and ing question as to the Governant's liability bas being well Furied.

| for Blas's light orew-Master, Shepherd, and 2 per cent, as it frequently happens that the of its courouince over uncvimed bullion,been ordered to return gradually to Chefoo

aow arison. By the regulations of the Company, Prins Minister of Chang" by the Rev. E. R.

The Best monthly shooting oompetition of the Parfitt: Friedrich's crew-Lockhart, Wilford, coin esa be purchased in London at ite that it would pay the mint to issus it it sa

We learn from Mazao that Mr. Adolphe Per-certain some bara to be put aside annually from Eichler, is brouglat tos conclusion in this nam bullion value for melting purposes." Neither low a charge as the Mexican wrist. The pen, an old Hoarkong resident, whilst ou a the profile, for insuranos, repairs, depreciation, ber. It is followed by the Story of the Three Hongkong Tolgateers for members who hare and Ruiter, however, ran tham vary chose In

short visit at the Holy City, was found in an unets, these soms zuating to about 200,000 Unselfish Literati", by Mr. R. W. Hurst, site-passed the first stage of the regulation fring, my faney - dosstheauthor of The British dollar" kocer only reason we ash conevive why the latter consoions state in the street with nasty wound gen. The guaranteed dividend requires 580,000 ral translation of the Brst story contained in the was held at the Police sind Volunteer Range, For the American Cap I have most liking what the charges are, but he assumes it hould be able to do its work obeaper than in the head. How he came by that wound no unean, making a total regnired of 2,830,000 yen.

seems to know, but robbery appeared not'te are The Fear's working only gives a net profit of Present and the Past. It is concise and simply Taasti, on Saturday afternoon. There were for Sampson's wrew-Bart, Grson, and Hayllar; be per cent. If Mr. Lasten knowɑ the other minte is on account of the large amount been the motics of his assailants, for his watch 700,000 yen, and the Directors have therefore told, sed, as the translator remarks, contrasts eighteen competitors, the ranges being 150, 250. and Fried-ish's-Loothart, Wilford, and Butter: exact charges it is unfortunate that he did of work it has to do.

and obalu as well as some manay in his pocket were applied to the Government to make up the be arourably with the prolixity of Chinese novels and 500 yards, kneeling position. The shooting las's bowman-Holworthy or With found to be istast. Some persons attribute the age of 2,190.000 get, on the ground that the in general. We are glad to note, too, that ify was only moderate, but the men are hardly used is a griffin, and if he turns out well that crew not state them, instead of using the word

occurrence too fall whilst under the influence of Government guaranteed eight per cent. over and

Hart's translation is not disfigured with Chi-to military patitions yet, regulation shooting should be well in it, the other two being “about” in a ducussion in which abasinte An Imperial decree at Tokyo announces that drink, others to an attack from some enemy, shove the necessary reserves. The Japanse neeoharacters which unleabsolutely necessary accursey is of primary importance. As to Japan has joined the Red Cross Union. but nothing positive could be ascertained The Government has proffered the full dividend of way with advantage be omitted. Dr. Hitel com only having been commenced this month. Gun Shepherd and Parfitt

censes The History of Chiness Literature", nor Matthews made at the first range the ins As to the Members' Cup, I prefer Glasa's crow unfortunate man died at the boupítal a few hours $80,000 yen, and repudiates say further liability lustrated by literal translations from Chinese score of 19, and eveined certain to win the aggro-Shepherd, Paritt, and Wilford; and Lawrie's Mr. WALTER's argument that the coat must The French cruiser La Clochetaris arrived at after simitianos.

Article 6 of the agreement with the Government be low because the coins san somation be Shanghai on the 24th inst. from Hongkong.

require the sompany to set aside the reserved texts. The Brat instalment is not lengthy, but purchased for their ballion value, it might with equal force bo ergast on the other side from Shanghai 25th instant, arrived here yester evident that the men quartered beth in Fort up any deficiency in profits to eight par cent. on though brief article by Mr. Herbert J. Allen on or Cornish and Wood tod with 16 cash, and non among them, they may quite change my The French cruiser Primauguet, Capizin Buge, | Singapore the Straits Trass syn-It is while article 7 obliges the Government to make should prove a valusèle work, The learned destor i than anyone else, but he broke up on the last stated, however, many of the boats have new hands the health of the troops at before mentiszed, before paying a dividesd; we imagine it will run out to a volume, and Fate, as ab the sond rage he was four betterLookhart, Hayllar, and Retter. As I before is sure to make it thorangh. An interesting range, and warbaston. At the 250 yards Gun-in them, and as there is good material to work | Canning and et Tanglin do not enjor that good, the capital. The Japan Herald holds that the The French gunboat Fipers, Commander de besith which might be locked for in a salubrious Goveranent ought to pay up and look pleathe" Bimilarity between Butikhism and early on shooting off the former von by out point. viewa premium the cost must be grost; though s■ Marolles, arrived here on Saturday morning something wrong either in the site or in the day when the Government was persuaded into butes two chaptera of an article which be basda 1 At the 300 vads Lieut. Holmes so: Guncers

climate sash as this really is. There must be sant; adding that it was surely no anicky aoism" follows. Mr. G. M. Playfair contri

Ar to the Griffine, I prefer Giller's crew, and

The author of "The Britisk dollar” Özen on Sember J. J. Coelho de Carvalho, Portugues man. A visit to the hospitals shores that the commercial steamship forgetting, that the Episoda of 1882 From the portion of the par- the first two also making a tie for the aggregate

food, or in both, that seems to disagree with the assuming peomiary responsibility for a fleet of "The Bombardment of Faithoi: an Unrecorded Cornish and Wookey tied again with 15 aneh, for the extra race Connor's or Gillon's.

There is sok a zwarta af sutrica for the pair I per cent, se the cost, because that is what Count at Shanghai, returned to that port on percentage of sick among the military is much Government made the snorifies in order to have rative before us it appears that in August, 1882, with 43 each. On shooting off Lieut. Holmes cars that any selection is most difficult. I have Francs pays to private manufacturers for the 28th instant,

higher than among the civil population. There always fleet of trasports at hand, when in cons of menace proceeding from striking her coine, But it would seem from

ies ramour that new barracks are to be built for quired.-N. C. Daily Nour.

Peking propos of the invasion of Anna by Wox, with Cornish swoond. There were four seen but few of them out, but looking at thei A boat wenn af Macso gave birth the other the Royal Artillery in some other part of the

France the Chinese Admiral of Pakbci had in-prises-one for onek range, and an aggregate as they stand I fancy Lawrie and Motor, and the figures supplied by Mr. GoWLAND to Mr. dag to three children, and while delivering the laland, or, perhapa, on one of the islets, but what In his trade circular, dated Shanghai, 33rd atractions to arrest all French subjects there, prize, the maximum of prizes to he von by one Glass, and or Thompson above the rest, but. LEIER sad quoted by the latter that the fourth, the ether succumbed.

over is to be done should be done quickly." November, Mr. Potar Maclean thus refers to the and the two adapters are taken up with the nar Gost of coining the American trade doilar is

import market. The autumn damand of 18861 ration of how Père D. was afforded an aglama being the aggregate and one pige prise. Goodlat and Shepherd, Kilis and Bramwell considerably over 1 per cent, and that was small in quantity or importance, the there Farmoss is rising; is contributed to the China and such like she questions which one hun heard devices wyrain fine while resisting the & Imiral's the 300 yards prize, which thus went to tinanar all look so well on paper that the preference is The following note, showing how the island of what of it? Where is it? Has it been and gone in the British Corismiate, and of Mr. Playisir's Lieut. Kolmas took the aggregate, and magnat Grimble and Delson, and Sampson sad Hayler, although 1 per cent, is the charge made are no cases of sufficient interest to be worth Review by Mr. G. Taylor-In winding in on this market very frequently of late, sad the demand that he should surrender the French Cornish, who resigned the 250 yards prise to but a light ons

Land valley of Formosa, which might in former answers, often prompted by the questioner's missionary to him. The story so far is sumaing. Gunner Wood. Gamer Maifhows took the 150 by the Japanese mint for coinin, the yon

days have formed the bed of an upper reach of own fours and forebodings, have invariably ly told, but there are one or two remarks that it does not cover the cost. Now, if it for Cronstadt, HBM's Liens for Cistoo sodorted their walled brate and in due courze pro Before last mail dlased hayers for the perbays have been better omitted. A list of Can

The Kusisz man-of-war Digil left banghat the Tang Kang river, some Halls aqustera bosa indecisive, meastisfactory, darponding. (coming from a British official in Obins) would yards priza. Appanded are the stres

150 250 $00 pays private manufacturers to mint for Chemulpo, and the Firebrand for Hankow, onseded to dig all. After reaching a depth of season had sailed hense; and throughout the pest on plants, including nok vegetables and dowers France at the rate of per cont, it is evident the 20th instruk

about fifteen feet they came on a lever of dark week extreme delion has prevailed. Sales in as are daily made use of by the antires, by Mr. that in all the Government mints to which The Agents (Mesara. Jardins, Matheson & well, among whlab was mixed much broken pot private have been for, and the chanon of any E. E. Parker, csaples the next fifteen pages, reference has been made there must be a Ca iuform as that the Glen Line steamer Glantary; five foot farther down they found an old early increase secas to be fast going. Lato and will be of special interest to botanists. The yooden sucher at goodly size, and attached to telegram from Newchwang state that the vulgar, botanical, and Cantonma patria of the over, from London, left Bingapore for this port that was some length of poir cable, The place river there is still spen, but that its olosure plants are given, with some explanatory notes. considerable leakage somewhere, especially on Friday, the 15th inst. when we remember that the par cent.

in question is some twenty miles inland, and at for the winter was momentarily expected; and Mesars. T. W. Poarce and J. Stewart-Lockhart The Hupan saya that the French Minister at one time in all probability the Tang Kang river 1 learn that the 5th instant will probably continue their Baigustic Parallelisms of Can- includes the manufacturer's proft, whereas Faking offered prosant of porcelain, warth must have been navigable to this point, as hare be the last steamer opportunity hanos to ter Dialect", and Me. W. Stantan osatributes the charges at the Government miste are more than 21s. 3,000, to Prince Ching." The no doubt stood a prosperous village,”

Tientsin, this season. The caterers for that some additions to the Falk-tors of China. The supposed caly to cover the cost, and is the Prince declined to accept it.

region are said to have still some orders in hand Notes and Queries are this time rather lengthy The Daily News says that Mr. Frank Smith, for execution before winter, but they are hold, then numerons, and the notices of New Books of the Curtozan Service: Ningpe, was taken to ing back till the last moment in the hope that occupy very little space. Some of the notes" the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 23rd Sterling Exolange day farther influenes prices are of considerable interest, November, seriously rounded. It appears that in their fargar. For the same reason the up

Doustermandeu.

be sont bafors 11 a., on the day of publication. After that hour ho sapply is limited.

DIRTH

On Banday, the th November, 1886, at the late Wonokní Refinery, the Wife of Mr. E. M. AraUBLIN. of a Son.

The Daily Press.

HoNerone, NOVEMBER 29TH, 1886,

cost of the coinage of the Mexican dollar,

go.

the dollar, bat the preference for the British dollar would soon show itself in so marked

day.

that because they are sometimes at a high |

A matter of fact we know it is uat grest. from Canton.

csis of Japan, not even that. The Colonial Trassurer of Singapore thinks the proposal

.

The business at the Police Court on Baturday

reporting.

The Japan & sette mys that the Italian cruiser

ando as expected to leave for Bobe on the

Raterring

of thɔnd savol,

he was out shooting on the previoue Sunday with river and other buyem are also playing a waiting

The Life of Tuse-Ch'an,

Chin Ka Chi Kean", or Garious Storisa of the

| T. X. Davica, & Smith

not cal

BOWLING ANALYTIE.

Balk, Bus. Muiden. Wickets

54:36

First Inningu.

RKUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

[BUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PEEJS,"]

LowDow, 24th November. PRINCESS BEATRICE.

Smith

Serrago Graham.

50 24

Sound Inaisaga.

Smith

55 40

Savage

20 42

Grubam

35 24

0

∙11· 31

The Princas Henry of Battenberg (Princess Warburton Hastries) has besu safely delivered of a son.

THE THRONE OF BULGABIA.

All the Forers except England hava se

Portar.

THE FORTHCOMING REGATTA.

During the past week training has gone on st the Victoria Rocrcstion Club with most praise- worthy energy. Every evening a Best of boats leaves the boathouse, and after rowing the carsmen run round the Cricket Ground and swing the Bir George Bowen has been made a Frisy clabs sad dumb-bells with quite auprocedented

LONDON, 25th November. THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG

Councillor.

|-szárgy--

It is too early yet to give say defizite lips na farred upon Colonist Governors. It is a note to the various events, but I might, perhaps. able pironmustanon that the only two Gavaznora state my own impressions on thom as far as they belonging to the Most Honourable Privy bave gone. It is very probable, however, that Council are past and present Governors of the new men in some of the boats may make such Hongkong, namely Bir Earoules Robinou exilent progress that I may quite change my and Bir George Bowen.—Ed. D. P.].

FOLUNTEER. SHOOTING

COMPETITION.

Liant. Holmis Gunner Cornish Gunnar. Wook Gunner F. A. Gawin Gunner Word 'unate Sergeant M› Brona ........... Guntis Matthe Gunnar Morden .... Sergeant Tomlin Cannow.Swales..

Gunner J. Powell

Garner Legge. Gunter Socoderain Querer Pointer Gamer Hove

Capt. Franels Sergeant Dipple Gunner-Dade

TOTAL

The Double Sculls has another big entry,

and the taak of selecting is again most diffi. vult, especially as I have nothing but the paper form to go upon. I find here 43. ecarealy any preference between Glass - and Friedrichs, Goodlad and Lawrie, and Hayllar and Shepherd, among which three I shall expert to And the winner

THE TD TDA.

13... 14. 15...... 43 18. 15.15

ELL 19... 14

18.. 15... 13 ...... $4

14... 21

:

Four International orems were ent again on Saturday; Glass had the last year's winning Boolah crew-Lookhart, Kannedy, and Goodlad, who seemed to go well Friedrichs had ons change from the previous week, T. Lammert being substituted for Blohm at the bow, the ather twe boing, Tirnstein and Lɔkmann. De Thompson had eat his Irish crew again-Yarr, Osborne, and Scanlan. An English ører has at

The story is told that while Malle. Ebon, the last made ita appearance, Grimble stroking, with

to soin a British, dollar is worthy the care days prior to leaving for Hongkong:----

19th fustant, where she was to remain several

Writing on the condition of the road between fal considerative of a thoughtful Commis

Miss Emma Stoodley, Extely connected with Mr. Kleins achter, Commissioner of Customs at game, and the auctions manawhile are furnish- Tientsin and Poking and the need for a railway, mics. A Commission would probably beable equor Chiarini's Ciens, accived here on Satur Ningpo, and Dr. Taly. Mr. Klein wachter had ing sil with almost a sufflelesey for their imme the Chiaree Times says: "The effect of had to obtain for us something like exact figures day, by the Messagerina Maritimes steamer just brought down a brace of phozaanta, when diste auta. For those they hate paid up do weather on the roads hereabouts can hardly be actress, was at St. John, NB., a few weeks ago, Barth, Lieut. Bramwell, and Master, and Major as to the charges at the various existing Tanais, from Tokohama en route for Marseilles. Dr. Daly saw him kneel down and take liberato cently saong sad from that was incident it is realised by those who have not experienced them, reporter called upon her just as she had com Els cosshing, a task his past experience well

sím xt Mr. Smith's log, which, encased in a brown tolerably clear that it is not a deterrent, so much. The first effect of a wat day in the Castors' pleted a braakfast of boiled chicken, and while mints and whether private manufacturers The Hoshin loft Shanghai on the 17th inst. gaiter, he had mistaken for a fox Before Dr. na an anticipation of favons to come, that is the couriers arriving three or four hours late. The the skeleton of the chicken still reposed on the qualifies him for. Ioannat help thinking, however, for Foochow Nowe was received on the 20th Daly could speak, Mr. Kleinwachter fired, and ss of the prevailing stagnation in markets roads between Tientsin and Paking are reduced plate at her elbow. The reporter, wishing to air that he ought to have a place working in the boat, are prepared to undertaks the mintage at that she had broken ber shaft on the way down, Mr. Smith recaised in his leg full charge of hers. Ergün and American telegrama quote to quagmire with a very little rain; in many his Frosch, all lightly but with not quite the and I should have liked to see him elected stroke Iss than those charges. One thing is cor- and on the 23rd instant it was reported that she No. 4 shot at 16 yards distance to grist was higher prices and firmer markets et hours, and parts they are still under water from the summer Parisisa accent, Bou jour, medemaalle." The of the best, as his forms is wideniablo, sud ya E tain, namely, that the mint of Marico in a had been, towed into Foochow by a gunboat. The the force of the discharge, that many of the shot the former advise « large business in Himmolite inundations, and squealzhainm which is the only otros stared at him for moment, thinking hear he has pulled in one of the University Morbury the Awangias on hor way to, went right through Mr. Smith'alog, whilos laxgy If then be true we shall probably agroenhle mode of travelling, that said "Bomen Then she regard sparse of revenue, that is, the Government Bhanghal ill probably sell al Woordsow and low ruber lodged in the fob and the house, and have anough goods to curry, sa astety over the pemes very diskoalt. De party took a while dayed the remnants of the fowl complacently, and sights, he must be a thoroughly good ear." The charges more for the syechanical operation | the Elderkin to kihanghai,

- they have nqi all been yet extracted.

to travel from Peking to Tungshow a distance replied, "Oh, puu thị bonds, nes man”

| winter month””

dowe went fairly well, but I tidak s sirongue

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