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hendt match throwa in, it li high tiasa a Itila | 11th, 1831, Da enterad the Kremlin at 10 am. Spacmana of, dračany have been tweezdy vacancy, he made him Acting Police

mora vensideration was shown to the arloket on June 15th, having dong the distance, 1,700 | collected from many, santoms, all cozialalag Magistrate. It is only just to No. Choy to

profesional. When I hear so I occasionally miles, in Iff days 18 koum (thus averaging 188 altrogen, with apparently about the same: pré- THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT, AUTJE say that he proved a fairly capable and

do, Leers football,jäole being prajeed out of all miles a day for 18 consentive days). He soon portion of argon as is obtained from the reason, pulted on this side sisi pampered an that, got sierlaymant ce a publié courier, and boosma nitrogen of the sir impartial magistents; but the experiment, The following penclamation was fated, in s

*put up at oountryside hotels for weeks to a chiest of sporting bets in European Courta Bike most of Bit Joan Porn HENNESSY's Government Gazette exhapidinary yesterday London, 5th December.

Lord George Hamilton, replying to lector,gether, and fed on the fat of the land, Thegin invariably eating mounted courier when A novelty in decorative painting was rasantly William Robinson, appointments, was a rieky one. After the

statal it was not the prostat intaction of Go to wonder where all this sraberance will stop matched against him. He never walk but braught one by Bion, a Swedish artist, and is Governor

vernment to undertake the supply and sale of Compare the work of these profussers with that always fan, his usual refreshment being 000 aut to have attracted mus attention in Barlin. departure of his patron to Mauritius, No By His Ercalisasy Sir William Robinson, CHOx thought it might be more profitable Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished in, belinplug that privalo coterprise west, Bay, Tom Richardson or Arthur Mold; bowl. biscuit and an muoe of raspberry syrup For The paintings dré arecated upon plate gins [2057 to seek a field for his energies and talents in Order Saint Michael and Saint George, to doguáts. The ramble formation of focal om lag say 50 or 80 overs a day under a brolling i dør," and two short rests of ten or fifteen intended as panela. for farniture or ornamental vorner and Commander-in-Chief of the Celany rule would not be overlooked Government an, and say it the discrepancy beteren the minutes each in 24 hours. These rests he took articles. By this use of phosphorescent material of Hongkong and it Depondencies, and Vine combinations to deal with all such illegal postage of quing, and slept with a handkerchief core the colours are given og bowing brilliancy, which CAN, PUBLIC FAVOURITESTO ing his face. In 1838 Mensen carriedumpacoles causes the panels to stand out with singalar EXTRANIVE ARREST OF TURKS IN It was not my intention when I opened my in the last Tadia Company's service from attractiveness in partial abreneity or complete wealdy budget to devote any particular epoca Calasets to Constantinople, though Central demons. It is claimed that such paintings de to our oilacotars, but it has occurred to me that Aala. Ho performed the distance (5,615 miles) | nos fals, and they are made prantically in-

paragraph might be devoted to a less in. in 6 days. He died on one of his extraordin destructible by the protection of the plans. toronting ambjent than our public favourites ary tours, and was found resting against a tree Amonged the fast bowls, If any confession it asleep. He was buried just ontkids the had to be extorted from me I should have at village of Syang, in Upper Egypt once to seknowledge that of all the professional. ériokoters now before the pabila zay particular favourite is Biobardson, of Surey 1 uppone 8 CIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. we can cherish feelings of admiration for more then ore I know I dohat there's something

The Fory ingenious theory, has been advanced to wholehearted and grebuinis and sportasy by M. C. Fourlanie; a Fraich chemist, that like about the handsome, braway sunherat che differences in the proportion of the chemical Surrey for that I hare regarded it as one of alement can be explained by differences in the the riskost osa of the orzeket season when I geometrical form of this utams. Limiting his am watching the Oral eleven in the Bold and reasrah to the un-metals, he has reached the galant Tom Richardson hurling 'em down like conclusion that the members of one family of the skilled workmai be in His magnlient non-metale possess atoms of the same form but nchiavement in the Anglo-Australlon astch af offferent dimensions, while the non-metals Manchester, where he bowled anounaged of different families have dissmuar atoms. He throughout the timings with the morenry reasons that these atomic forms runst be regn- showing I don't know Low-maby in the shade lar polyhedrs Comparing the different regula will live las long as tickets are pitched and polyhedra inserived in the saine sphere, he finds bata ero plied. How well he knows the value that the volumes of the hexahedron, the ostale of a good length straight ball when a frost droo, the dodecahedron and the inceshedren aro

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London, Erd December. The nowopaport, dieaning the decision arrived at by the Appeal Geart at Alexandria, concur in the opinion that it will strengthen the British position in grit and prolong the accupation, and that if England gave the amount in Jispate siis his right to Dongold rather than Dgyph,

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he approved of the constitution of the British Empire Longue or continuing the work of the Imperial Federation Langue. The Duke of Devonshire ssid the Oslonies were fully in formed of the rians of Her Majesty a Corest ment regarding national defence, and the Government counted on a renewal of the agres. ments with the Colonies to assist in maintaining the Imperial Navy.

LORD WOLskler un OUR DEBT TO THE ARMY.

London, 4th December Lord Wolseley, speaking at Edinburgh yesterday, dalt upon the services rendered by the army in building up the British Empire. He also spoke of the advantages of military training, and adracated the importance of com palsary physical training for young men and women.

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A family with a hereditary noin for muloide by hanging has boon discovered by Fr. Brousedel, of Paris. The father, "a" fartør Door Etampes, hang himself - without apparent Canka, and subsequently his four daughters and six of his seven sons followed the example, but ut until they had warried and had calidren, all of whom likewise hit themselves of app, now 68 years old, is the only survivor of this ill-fated family.

A now file haoy, invented by an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, consists of a hollow motel ball filed with comprosted air, and a fair of serai-gtobular wings of rubber-coforad sloth. On terning a straw the air infotos the wings, which then erort in water a lifting force t 38 pounds.

The notion of coal gas on rubber tubing has

further ressarch showed that tilaak rubber, with to li per cont, of added solids, abierbed to gas the inust readily: red rubber, will. 10.or

per cent, coming next; while the ordinary gray rubber, containing 52 to 35 per cent of of forsign material, was Ihat afhosted. This rvay rubbor proved its superiority as a retainer by being the last to be so permeated by the gas

A letter anvelope that, thall zamre its con-

haa boën, sobeidered a necessity of the age by outs from photography by the Romigen mys Theyer and Hardwath two Vienna inventors. A heavy paper with, u lining of rouzo is the wrapping so far favoured, another foun having

the Chinese service, and he has not been disappointed. Unlike the vast majority of whersas peace and amity ambalat betwoom his countrymen who have acquired Her Most Granlons Majesty the Queen and His Western education, WU TINGFANG,Most Catholle Majesty the King of Spain

And whervos nartain of the subjects of the he styled himself on arrival of Ticatsia, said King of Spain in a cortein, part of His was neither snubbed nor relogated dominions called the Philippine Islands have to an inferior position. He owes this revolted agatort His authority and Latilities in progress between His said Most Catholic Fartly no doubt to his tact and ability,njerty and the said ravalted sinjecta.

And whereas Her Majesty the Queen le and partly to his knowledge of Western

desirous that no Natal or Military expedition law, which must often have been of great should be fitted oat within. Her dominics to service to the Viceroy and afterwards to the proceed against His mid Most Catholic Peking Authorities. Mr. Wu Eas been a Missty's dominions in the Philippine Islande director of the Imperial Railways, and bas Now, therefore, I Sir William Robinson held other posts; and, as he is reliable if not Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished

TRE NEW GOVERNOR OF GERMAN EAST. brilliant, be has steadily worked his way Order of Saint Michael and Salat Goarge, Governer and Commander-in-Chief of the

APRICA, N into prominence in spite of his meagre Colony of Hongkong and its Dependanalys,

London, 3rd Deoubor, acquaintance with the Chinese clamico In and Vice Admiral of the same, do hereby waru

Colonel Liebert has been appointed Governor appearance the newly appointed minister is and-etriotly enjoin all persons within this of German East Afrion, instead of going to

Cetony in no wise to prepare or fit out, or be China.

WALAN decidedly prepossessing and dignified; he engaged or to assist in preparing er fitting cut, THE DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE, may be indebted in some measure to his or to a omployed fo any punity in ery

Londen, 3rd December. Malay mother for his good Hoks As Naval or Multory expedition to process against

the dominions of His said Mest Catholic Ms. A meeting was held in the Guildhall: this; batsman comsa in, Wary indeed must the bruistively as the numbers 12, 16; 16, and 12, which boon Investigated by M: Grozhaista. Con man of the people, entirely self-made, justy in the Philippins Talsads or elsewhere Ovening The Lord Mayer presided, and said | fender bo of that dondly opening delivery. Busara relatively the atomic weights of duorine,thg prassure guage to u gas supply by

it is not the list, vond, or last ball of the over aygon, nitrogan, and shon He therefore conrubber tube, it was found that, traire hours without even the aid of a Chinese degree to

that compos sumiration; it in all of them lies that the atoms of the inorina, oxygen, after the closing of the stopcocks, the premere Richardson has a theory of his own and oneries nitrager and cathon groupsboro the above forished not only appeared bit en actual de cot push him on, he ought to be acceptable to

it out with a will? And when he gets a respectively, while by exclusion, the regnes of pressure was indicated. The rubber had the people of the Great Republic. He is

good trickot--that's where sos. Kishted tetrahedron is assigned to hydrogen. Apply gained in weight from absorption of the gas. we believe, an advocate of progress, though

son at his lost. Alazys obsery, if ing the theory to chemical phenomeno, it is apologatio, word for the discomfited found that certain anomalies such as tha of course he has never yet been in n position

batsman no eraifant browing and chuckling delle atomirity of oxygen sad triple atomicity in Chita to make his tnfiones falt. Ho

and enporing. It has hem my fortune to see of nitrogen-are easily explained, as the star knows well the great advantages reaped by

him but right and loft and decout score in nombination would arrange themselves in n knocked up when he has been sending down state of stable equilibrium, which might be his countrymen through emigration abroad

some lovely stuff," but he is too good a sports de tormined sometimes by the surfacts and some- man to fros and fume, and when the batsmas ties by the apices of the geometrical forms. goes oventually-it has been resoryed for a few only to carry ont their buta against himda The improved field glass of a London fatetorno sield a well in the room. one is randior in patting honds together to tag be carried in the pecket, nad put on and applaud the hitter than Richardson May be worn like a pair of spectacles. The spiral tele- such and promper: Bagland has need of hack scenic tubes are very light, being dia of giants Another splendid fellow in the field in alminnn, and close up into a small space. A Arthur hold, the Lancashiru fast bowler; not bead-strap holds the glass in place for use. such a giant in build, certainly, but with's heart opptratus is designed especially for chicera big ar sy men breathing. Years ago I in the field, for correspondentsreporting milltory banner, at the true when some controversy observations at a distanca and take notes at these to protect the contents of the envelope. The

coating of bronzo, electrically deposited is 40- tuin as to be but little heavier than the paper. was ging on about throwing. Really same time Arcent bateman with years of experi ence can probably pick out what is sometimes called the fast bowler's "fast ball" It has long bed or contention that the average spectator hows no more of this special-delivery than ho question if any of our cricketers have the Ability to pick it out from the rest. Of course, In perfectly well aware that it often happens$0. that the batsman who is bowled picks out the ball that diburicred him as an extra fast one. For a long time, sayi Ma Henti Parville, we' The longest base-lins yet completed by the. Sush complaints or explanations on to believed that life of any description cases be United States Const and Goodatio Sarvey is the usually accepted with soma reserve. I my tween 60 deg. and 60 deg. C. (12 deg 180 trans-continental areof the thirty-ninth parlfel, sol incline to the dictum of Barnes, eg ) but in the solfataras, or hot salexbonding from point on the Ataulo const the old Notts professional. When he was phar springs, of the Persnagu, some diamontone ten mis south of Little Egg Island Bghihanan, questioned on the subject of the fast alge bave been found thriving at 81 deg C below Cape May, to air miles north of Pruta ball be summed the matter up very shortly in and this is not yet the extrome wit. Mi Arenne lighthouse, soreral miles store Ban this fashionWhen a bowler is bowling his quo. of the Montacuris Observaory, has reported. Frazaisco. The line has cost about a million hardest and fastest all the time I fail to see how la living organism, the Bacilla thermophylus dollars. su got an extra fast one as be liker." But in found at turoperature of 70-71 deg. C. Now

The purchase of a 500 acre lot ar London, speaking of such topics I had I am wandering comes Van Zileghers and reports another micro- away from our favourites Mold is another ganism, which thrives in water at a tempera to be gradually covered by alt immonss thoroughly onseloations bowler quiet, anasure of 74 dog. (183 dog. F), and M. Gabig has ethnological sem, ir urged by Prof. suming, gontlemanly on and off the field alike found several analogous organites. Finally M Flinders Peiris, who find existing rates poor in the Lakosahtre slavon, and crick Th. Salcesing Jr reports that in making far too small to receive the materials explorats ster of which any team right he proud. 7. T some investigations as to the heat dors.

are so rapidly unearthing. Hearns, Dok Attewell, Hirst Nutty Mar- loged by decomposing dung-piles, he found tin, Walter Wright, are aligid favourites, but putrefaction forment in intense ativity. I should bo spinning this yarn out too long if I at 167 dog. F., and that the motivity of rambled on further. Ab all orents, I think this ferment does not case below 177 dir. T. may foly say that our bowlers of to-day are At this temperature egg albumen and serum equal to these of the past, Freeman, Tarrant, coagulato, and the palm of the ordinary man's Morley, and the roat. Ozr Australing cousins hand would be goverely burned by a piece of would be decidely zatre, especially if the pros have sent some good ones, bot Tehonld not metal heated to this degree. On the other sent diet be compared with that of a few year demonstrated that trickinous hats, which had goldier of to day daily ration of 1 of place Jones on the same plans a Spofforth, Pal-hand the experiments of French physicists hare go, or even with the food of the Eussion mer or Turter.

bear conled far below zero for everal hours bread and flb, of meat (including bone) is served when thrown into warm water developed the out to the British solder. Throopance (socord- trichius in a lively state. The experiants of Cailletet and Piutat show that imicrobian life continues and life may be resuscitated after spectre as far below freezing-point as the above-uited instances are above it; so wa kapiy 270 deg. F.

st life on our planet has a range of at lasst

On Thursday evening 10th Decembers theatrical performades was held for the first time in a temple at Kwangtow and being a novelty, the place was erfastly packed with poorde, women and children (contrary to custom), being present. Of the three entrances to tho nad outelde it a gambling table had been placed. In adding oil to their lamp on the ground and afterwards a piece at this gambling table, some was spilled

Q" PUNISHING THE SOMALIS Over London, 8th December. The transport Volto bassailed, from Naples Askaris at Massowal for Magzdoxo.

Lowever, unlikely that he will make any temple the large central dour. was closed, with files machine guns, and amharks a force of watried him under the Northamptonshire nonvros, and for all persons who make,patside ornaments of bronas so closely placed

effort to acquire popularity in Washingtce Society like some of his predecessors are said 13 Eave done. His dipleantic work will clair his whole attention, end he will no coubt endeavour to make the post a fooistoël by years of age, and may posibly wherewith to climb to still higher office. He Have a great future before him in Chin

FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

* London, Jih Decembar.. Sir Ederd Monson, the now British Am of lighted candle being carelessly thrown downbassador at Paris, yesterday presented his

get the oil blight. In getting boards from the resistants to President Thure, when speeches. stage to best this fire out they struck a hup |

The delivery of the French mall was begun women and children, quite 200 most hare ni 3,29 : yesterday.

The Hongkong Football Club will hold no match this afternoon..

The sleazer Lightning, from Calcatta, left Singapore for this port on Tuesday afternoon

The Amoy Amateur Dramatic Club gara a performance of Byron's comedy "Partners for Life" on the 16th Desember.

The D. D. R. steamer Sente, from Hamburg, Left Singapors on Tuesday and may be expected here on or abent the 29th hist

The property known as Myrtle Bank, at the Peak, was offered for sale by anotion by Me J. M. Armstrong yesterday afternoon, hat was bought in at $15,500.

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continuance of the cordial entente for the banalit of pivilization.

A RAILWAY STRIKE THREATENED. IN

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Louden, 9th December,

place inside on fire. The orond, ranio strinken, hanging in the temple, which broke and get flis were exobanget expressing & warm hope of thedaes of the mas in the moon, and it as open to tried to forge a way out through the two sali doors, which soon got so choked that there was no means of ogrens. It is said that, counting

perished: Of the forty astors only four escape. two of the survivors have been brought to the Native Hospital. It is feared that one of these in so badly injured he emnot recover →→ Echo.

ATTEMPT TO POISON A SHIP'S OFFICERS.

A great milway strike threatens in England owing to the London and North Western die missing some bacon, apparently solely becaoso they are Unionists

ENGLAND'S OFFER THE PECUNIARY HELP

"TO EGIFT NOT ACCEPTED. RANGASE Londen, 6th December. Lator advies atato that Egypt has expressed warm gratisade so Great Britain for her offer of pecuniary aid towards the cost of the Dan- gols expedition, but has not accepted it. The Khedive's Government to-day refunded the half million to the Unisse vi the Detto. It is not stated whenes the money was obtamed.

SPORT AND AN EQUOTE

BY AN OLD FOGEY

The four greet tunnels of the world aro olted an illustration of the marked diminution of the cost of abgineering works during the last quarter of a century. The Hose uns), the ckiest of the four, cost $500 a foot the lont Cenie, the nezt in date, 3175 the St. Gothard, $365; and the Arlberg, the most recent, only

A committee of sixty was lately appointed by the Chicago Justifice of Eduestion to plau system of fold-work in connection with na ture study. The first work will include the preparation of mapa to aid taleber and pupils in making a systemallo study of the mountry immediately enrronnding Chicago.

"BOLDIERS" "FORD"

To say that Tommy Akba is badly fed

Shanghai, 17th December. A diabolical case of attempted poisoning was brought before the Mitel Court this morning. when a Chinese cook on the bargne Omege was artsigned for attempting to poleon the master mate, two European passengers, and the Chi- nese carpentor on board that vessel. From tha statemente made by Captain Stenson, master of the barque, it would appear that the Omega was at Newahwang in July last when the offence was committed, and she was en- gaged in the lighthouse transport service, having ou board, two lighticonpera, Messrs. Drewett auc Fisher, who were being transferred frusta tica to another. When of Narchwang Captain Stenson was seized with violent Site tf romit ing and porging and exornating interns pains. To use his own words he rolled and twisted about in bis bunk like a serpent. This lasted for two days and a half, when the pain ahated. The mate, fr, Cook, and Messrs Drewett and Fisher were also gaized in the same way and the carpenter complained of severe internal pairs now was incapacitated from duty

As the symptoms were the A large "deal" in Japanese bonds is reported same in each cage, ie, vomiting and purging, to be under negotiation. Baron Bethschild, it and intense internal pain, followed by er is saki, has nearly completed negotiations with hauation, and as the only natire affected counter with Australia. It is not my intention year, but people in elise tonch with the trade The gas-engine, which in Europe hag almost daily addition to the manu) was unbewed of, als"- the Nippon Ginko for the purchase of Waren was friendly to the Europeans, it was con- to reopen fast regrettable difference of opinion put it át (to me at all events) à febulous amout Epplasted the steam-ongine for moderate power rated from the duty pay Consolidated Bends to the value of over three

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actured that potser had been administered enspielen fell on the conk, who all slong had to the low had incited the rest of the home proved a troubissone follow, and coording frequent manbordination, while it as very evident from this record, ad also from Usptain Svenson's own atatemonte, that the ook hadde husolf particularly

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YORKSHIRE'S EXAMPLE. The decision of the Yorkshire cricket autho. rition to pay the recognised professionals a salary during the winter months is in avery was on prandable. If it wem possible I shout like to 500 the example followed by every first olses courty. There may be those who regard this THE OLD AND THE NEW. gunerous treatment in the light of a bribe to With the cycle trade in its present prosperous keep the nien loyal as long as their services are condition, whan gold is stewn around in the of value, but for my own part I prefer to look avat lasish manner to secure records, it is small upon it as a recognition tardy though it may wonder that sores apon scores of sthletic young bo-of their worth in past sonscna Nothing fellows have been attracted to the raning path more hauillating to our pride es the form.est in the hope of obtaining a thare of the gold and cricketing ation in the world could possibly glory. I have no-mans of knowing just what have happened than theatrike" of the English eng of the big firms are willing to pay for the profuretanus on the ers of the international enone mile reared at this particular season of the

half-century in years. He firat came out as as

being used in Franco for ships. A cum gas.. beat on the Havre Roman-Taris lins is 100 teet long, with 7 fost draught, and attains a speed of note. The gas in stored in stock tube under prossure of 95 atmospheres. The engine is a two-orhuder ons, and is of 40 horse

power.

winning the half-mile în 2min. 42 1-5sed on a

bone-abaker, by which name the cumbersome gen, is a new thermometric substancs for vers velocipede of those days we known. When do operatures

to the regiment per ater is deducted from is pay to cover the arperses of other things,

Some years ago Tommy never tasted anytking such as vegetables, groceries, and a few luxuries, but broad and coffee for breakfast, and perhaps just by way of encouragement; the appearance. all allowance of butterabout once a fortnight of & s or pudding (which now forms an almost

though the same amount for extras" was mth.

The threeson por day which Tommy pars better dinner las usual on Sundays and one is apt to question bow it is that the threa pence is made to spin out so well. Taka Sofi. day's punts for breakfast, tea and binatari, For dinner, renst meat, Yorkshire pudding and

broakfasts and 'tens ara provided, beides &

my supathies then wors extirely with the pro- Current sporting journals on toll us who is foasionale, and I have neither seen, heard, nor the fastest man probably at a oille to-day opinion utters at the time. The professional but when wo road of profesional oyeliste mal read anything likely to cause me to alter one end, what a rooerd would be worth to him, cricketer has for years been anderpeld, and when ing £2,000 and upwards. In a season it makes we remember how moob we owe to the man who some of the old school put en their thinking are the backbone of the wome. It is astonishing pa and inquire what vare old. "Jack" Koen they have so long remained quissegut, would have thought of such a golden harvest

Inolurs, now element discovered by MP potature, lapioen pudding. For ten, tes and oboorions generally. This led to somewhat England's supramaoy in the field could not be in his lay use is nu old Woronstorghira Barriere in monazite sand, dissolvosin sulphatica. For each sess there is a separate pet, in maintained an hour without professionale: Not man, having been born at Broadway a lovely nitric or deefile acid, forming sciable ite which the men have their dinners, cooked as fall in the towperetaro on Tuos the "doctor" and it onlminated in the that it would be impossible to sekot an smitten little out-of-the-world spot nestling at the fourther white or slightly rose-tiated. Its atomic they plense baked or holled. Once a week the 22day and yesterday made people acutely feel the gook fatly declining to clean bis galler team straightaway capable of holling their own of the Cotswolds, of which Lintend to gossip weight is calculated as 104 The discover men are fed upon mutter, and-air times upon pinch of the cold weather, which is certainly when ordered so to do Nart morning: We all know that could be done casily enough at some fatica date in February, 1840, so that prenosos to uso the substance for an incau best. The cooking, tộin very good, for in very appropriate for Christmas time The at after drinking hin coffee Captain Svensen. but once professionalism became starred out it will be goon he is now well on towards the cent gaslight on the Welshack principle.

every regimente monthly prize is awarded for became very ill, and the other persons mentioned of existence we could say good-bye to our

the best cooked meals and for ranking the mont and at the Pak many rasidants woke up yestos were ill also. The management of the shir - supremacy for some time to come. After the amateur race at the Richmond sports in 1869, Helium, being more parimanent than hydro-ot material. This naturally: gives a great im

ander these circumstances unturally became 93- Oval dispute of August last it might have been

petus to good cooking, and creates a keen com Beadingly hazardous. When they renovared worth the while of the M. C/C. to have bestowed

petition, much to Tommy Atkins's advantago. there was little doubt left in the minds of then little attention to the subject, A recom- From Massa, A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited, Europeans that they hit ton poisoned and the.mendation from headquartere would have done we compare the performances of those ma animal life of the ocean is confined tlie Russian soldier has to obaczvu 168 days of,

According to the rites of the Creek Charol, wa.have recrived a handsome wall calendar and more enquiries were made and circumstances something in the way of getting the claims of times with the prescat e similire ship seantud pocket almanack, from Messrs. Cald. pieced together the knoker became the suspicion the pro properly adjusted. It has, however, to judge of the mense striden made. Durottaly to too regioneone xtending from the the year as fasts, but in an ordinary day his back, Macgregor & Co. and the Aquarias against the cook, uul there seemed to be very remained for our sporting friends in Yorkshireing his long armor Koen rade upwards surface to a depth of about 400 metres, the ration is about 9b of face. à defender of the

of 300 ragok, winning very nearly one half other being the ground region at the beltam. French Republic-gets 31h Company to useful leather letter cases and little doubt on the part of the victires that he to sot the example. The speake next?

of those. Nowadaye wo find the wack ono sca Many animals, mercover, approtah: the x The Chinees soldier, receives taols per wall calenders from the Sun Fire Office and was the culprit; but it was affbarde dincovorcit

LEAGUE TRANSFERS

son hapelssidy ont of the hunt in a year or two, face at nighty but descend in the daytime, month, equivalent to 193. of chr wunney. This the Transatlantic Viro: Insurance Co., Limited that when he mixed the coffee bu intryľneed in of Hamburg for both of which alegre. Siemren the form of a powder a dondly poison collo to be hitting it off quite so smoothly as could be at Keen's career lasted-successfully, to Dr. Jacques Loob, of the United States Fish is paid to him in a quality of silver, which from 1869 to 1684 or 1885. In the times Commission, finds that this daily raigra- has been carefully weighed out on the night &Co, are the agonts

quially oiled male piten,, a born, largely used desired, and if the lying judo is to be trusted at for dostmying superfincas dege. Capt. Bronzer all there would seem to be a deal of ill-fesling the Melyneaux Grounds, Wolverhampton on fa largely due to the effect on the previous to pay day. This occupation is a very The Art Anund for 1896, the Christmas explained that the delay in bringing the charge springing up between some of the foremost of used to be the one for the professional channel of light animals in the audition which bedious one, for the loss of a picos the sing of a

pionship, and we find in looking over the records he term positively heliotropic heing forced pin's head would make the soldier winni namber of the Art Journal, is entitled arose through his being able to arveliselipe Longno organimitions. In a good many re

of these that in 3870 J, HI Palmer beat Keen to love toward the light, while those that day's pay. When be has biau paid he goe Like and Work of Marvan Stone B., and in which is at present in use as lightship in spects the Football Langue is a modal organis. In 1971 and 1879 Koen rodu stond to Shelton resgaldvely heliotropic move away from it. off to a tradesman's shop, where he exchanges written by Alfred Lys Baldry. It is ilustrated place of the Kiutoan. The magistrate, having tion; one can doubtste popularity or its power but twice in the latter year Iiert won, beating Al a depth of 400 metres the light practically his silver for “cash,” in the form of 1,600 small with numerous reproduotions of the artist's in view the long timo botwoou to commission of and yet its very constipation, in a measure, makes paintings, eroral of them full prge, and both the offence and the bringing of the charge, for weakness owing simply to the fact that Shelton Best and aftorwards Meere The year disappears, being too feelin on the brightest coins for each teel. These coins are perforated 1873 św. Konn at the front again, the day to affret a photographie plato. La their the mills ready for stringing. Out of this Mr. Baldry and the publishers. S. Virme & sentenced the cook to one month's cangas every olub of which it is estaporod is fighting Tuners-up ja tida sonson being F. Cooper-4 zong between the eurisco and this depth the amount he has to pay for ai food and clothes.

for is pwn head. Little fault, however, can bu Ca, Livlody are to be congratulated on the ez China Gazette ge

found with its ralings, on the whole joccancuaily An Fhler--sid Shelton. Early in 1875 Keenative animals maye, the mechanical effect of His food for the month costa 1 tael, for he lives cellent character of the number, the letterpress

en nothing but rice, which would reon' tire the Baixg good and interesting and the reproduc

wo gat a decision bordering on tho ludiorous, ne again beat his old opponent, Cooper, but the the light hausing then to rise or descend until in a recent auss where a dub was fined £20 for latter had his revenge later on the two ziding their heliotropism renches & state of equilibrium palate of Toury Atkins. The pay of tions of the pictures sxecuted in the highest.

peglecting to provide proper provision for a big rst and second Keen, again gob home in or severso. Dr. Loch Juns proved that Marco infantry soldier, or askeri, is-15. style of artistic, printing,

The M. M. steamer Sydney, with the Freneltrowd. And yes it is very easy to see through front of Corpor iu 1877 the pritet bing moths and other lying creatures are impelled per diem, And that is not always sure: yet with this com he has to poovile his own food. It is, mail, arrived here yesterday. The following decisions suo sa these. Of course, it might roverand in 1878 Tvice Koon challenged to approach the light by a similar aution, and Three Americans named J. H. Whittaker, a

therefore, apparent that the Britiais soldier casily happen that the Arrangements made by the holder the same year, testing Patrick not by fondness for light.

deas not fare by any manas badly, his food teacher, O. Agland, a doctor, end E. K. Dre, aelograms are from the Times of Ceylan ——

any of the clubs might break down at a moon the first consign, and Phillips on the nest MAXED resterday with being found in the vicinity of merchant, were charged at the Police Court

THE PLAGUE IN BOMBAY | PARSERS ment's notice if unque pressure was brought to Courier bad azether cutip during 1878, bat failed

being of the best quality, and his rations more beuz, and therefore self-preservation contes into at Ken, and then the Dutelt crok, Derki

saltantial ther has of his foreign oigh Beleber's Fort with photographic apparatus in

and the offense condotel. I am not greatly deriu, attempted the tack, nuooossfully how

bours-Naval and Military Record their pouneasian. On Tuesday the trio were ob

concerned in thero antters, bat it will occur to prer, in 1981. A new ter udderly spored

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Horakone, DiCEMBER 24th, 1890.

the new Minister, who was known here is

No Choy, was educated at St. Paul's College

and subsequently became an interpreter in

the Courts here. He next joined the ranks

THE FRENCH MAIL

ATTACKED,

Our Assoolation football friends do not appea

Au Irish observer estimates that wasps pored between 300 and 400 flies on two of is in about 20 minutes. There was a constant stream of wise carrying away "flies,

LES DEUX MØRES.

[La chanson den Bodley Jan Kumudu.] ·

Down there, far, outings gleame out white; Bown there, fat, my white-shred mother wee The cottage wall art cracked, ay another slov

weakly tosters ad the house welle chase.

Ta sppointment of Mr. WaTiC-FANS to be Chiveso Minister at Washington is a rather notable circuistance from more than one point of view. Mr. WTING-FANG is the first Chinaman cuentod in this colorly who has been raised to the raak of Arabassador,

**** Calbatta, 9th' December. the first foreign educated Chinaman proevad near the feet by an officer and ss. Whit- twenty deaths. Saveral Persoas brve zuccumbed. I most thinking peoples that sono fixed in the cycling firmarent in 1882 and Die probably to food the laive in their nosta, nhd

Yesterday's Bombey plague returns show bably who has risen to any position of mus to catel pixi Ambito con eminence in the service of his country. It had the intention of photographing the fortif abformally warm,

Me management in proved Eut to get at this the followers of the sport by fairly and senaraly appeared to be favourite witli the wasps, sa the may be of interest to three of our readers cations. Information was giron to the Palice

RUSSIA AND FRANCE TO LEAVE THE transfer basins. So far as I have been able romping away from Keen Age began to tell Bes could be avez et once against her skin. who cannot date their local experience to went along Fokfolam Road and arrested tha and Sergeant Moffatt and a party of palloo

EGYPTIAN QUESTION ALONE

to understand the matter a certain elab is now on the rars old champion, ent in 1889 wek St Petersburg. 4th Domber desirous of valeasing one of its players at a find him defeating Fred Wood, only to go down. The loss of vessels by fire could be week morn than a dozen years back to know that ran. Whittaker said they all came from the

French maß steamer and were proceeding

The St. Petersburg Beurss Bertie says, ns price stipulated. The player, for the time again the same seassu before u risings ar, laserod, a correspondent of London Engineer more, where he and Awland toe ding to the international situation is net favorable to being-in hamely similo may be permitted Howell: One of Kona's most notable, relieve, ing siggouts, to the hiss of liquid cacbonis noid. up their duties as missionaries. They produced Resis and France demanding the oracuation is put up as action in the toof bailmert, Intments was the concession of bulk-en hour's start Cylinders this substance shokt heitably of Egypt, it is best to postpone the Egyptianus the regulations at present stand it appears in a 25 miles race against T. Epatron, à o freteted in the highest parts of the bold and gold dollars to the amount of our 81,000 with settlement and, concentrate their not vis in the sellers are empowered, not only to put what test in which Keen made record times from 11 and Diermometer in the hold should and the act of each; I love them both which to bail theissolves ezb; • The photographe:

the camera, were developed, late those as Barope of the more urgent questier of the pries they choose on their saleable commodity 50 29 miles Cooper was generally eagarded be arranged to ring an electric toll at a certain fly in the ether, whim I rift tiene

My cottage as alar, its friendly door. nothing in them of a suspicious nature and the settlement of Turkish af cits

but are to adlare the shall and who shall not his tnost denghty opponent, but out of sero temperature Valve ropes in convenient places My mother opens wide her arme tonit, ran cher OF THE LONGOLL EXPEDITION become the purchaser. That, stirely is in oon row between the pair Kush won nine Beould sale the olton in charge to pull open my age at fax

to which the byliedev promptly on hearing the alarm, 1 kiss the hands of one, the other's banne chargo was thoroiuro withdrawn

– London, 7th Proem bar. xeously that requires immediate removal by een was epscalation about 1379 The Egyptist paymont of half a million to our football Bolons. Further to complicate matas, the bofter rider, Keon or Herbaru Liddell The liberated onrustic mold wasid expand, filling Inoze both failing Hitabs and trembling planke,

Cortin--the Jong Wandererius be was tormed the hold and instantly emothering any fire And tears well up within my eyes for redit. the Case of the Dette was offeabed from the tere, the player alleated, so I am informed, can

—For her while heir, for its poce crumbling ko." dnsh halance in the Treasury England ad please himself whither he will seek fresh ample that by special permission of the Flinyels without damage to goods.N vancen £200,000 this month, and farther ment Can anything be much more absurd Union the pair of it a seties of contests, Kema smounts as required. The Times belieyou the It is not unmetal, I helinse for these football winning at one and five miles, and Cartis at ton. In a study of the looks of the ancient Re. And when I take my leave, all bent with grief, ou will be chargeable to this surplus ravenner, professionals to secure signed agroamants for in the autumn of 1884, afterefacing 25 years nians as preserted at, Pompeil, Prof Goodman mother clasps her worn and acted hands,

While down the dusy way, my home, send forth the whole year round by width they roonire a ha sot out to gain fresh laurok at the famed has been most impressed by the resemblance be--

A seleranto Golf its white walls President Clevoland approves of Mr. Olay'e Cuisse of the Dette og as either the oizbor the player romain fair amount of sucess. We all admire our age and these cftc-day, Broept for the rust one day, with eye at brim with uncheckel

RUSSIAN, DYMPATHY AND QUL FALLUKE TO position in regard to the Cuban question,

stubborn on the question of transference the young lion of to-day and their deeds of derring the iron tools of a Pompeiian factory might alas maber mine, sweet home of sisdece tie APPRECIATE IT.” A Señor Canovas states that Spain would rather"

club has to pay the piper. It is certainly a do bat fów if any can point to such a distin most be taken for those of a modern tool shop. Barwati your bending sky all bright with light, St. Petersburg, 7th December Cumb than great independanes to Cabs at The Rasian newspapers have collostod ove os recruit on the legislative Keen; Lhe Biondwayboy milli's tongs hammer, soldarlag iven, planes,

most disagreeable pasat of professionalism guished cars on the wheel as are old John Stellen, bill-hooka, mikes, forks avadet, binck Shell Leet out and come not back again, cordy spread u Brut an autonomous one thousand pounds for the Indica famine ro capacity of our football low-nchors The AX SWIPAORDINARY BUNSER and shovels are mich like those of to-day but moss-grown hones, wherein I find any day,

lio Prod, and they complain of Grant, Britain'

difference batwaon maintaining » Finit League The superb stamina possessed by the hardy the most marvellmis, instruments are those : Le good to those who then shell claira tiry-shodos Inilure to appreciate Bussian sympathy,

team and Second Tongue team is tremendous Norsoman has long been a theme for nong and for sargory beautifully exeated and of tand whereon I drew my earliest breath RUSSIA AND ENGLAND ADFEED ON TURKISH when regarded from a financial standpoint | story. Let me give a few brief: particulars pen | design exactly similar to Roma repantly Be kind to her whom thou wilt thou poss

EFORME Only the other day, the aerotary of a well, carning a man who served Fagland before taking patanted and re-invented. Jueredibile us it may Constantinople, 7th Docsibar. Enown club, informed me that the eleven his to pudestrianism for a livelihood. The story appoar, the Pompeiians had well-ando vir And when thou en no mon, Olie oder, committes had just saincted for the following runs: "Ernest Monssu, a Norwegian sailor in rupos.. The brouze Frazier and kitchener had May wild flowers from thy huly ruins spring: Saturday's moth did pot contain a single player the British New having distinguished himself hollers at the silo and taps running off the hot ad inef, O ruthes mitis, slave thy mound who did anty last sann, and I have no toubt in the battle of Navarino (1227), laft the Navy water and these were oworn and ums with in My thoughts for over be as singing birds.

of journalism, becoming lessee and mannger of the Chung Ngoi Sun Po (Chinese Daily Press). After a few years spent in this pro- fession, he left his brother, the Late Mr. No CEAR, in charge of his interests, and went to England, where he studied law and was

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SUEFLIED TO THE "DAILY FREE."

LONDON, 1st December.

So due course called to the Bar. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. which are unaffected by the domaids of the handsons.wage whether playing or not, to that Springfield termument and thero achieved a tween sny of the implement of 1,800 years.

then returned to Hongkong and practised

in the Courts here, with, however, only moderate success. This was during the administration of Sir JónN POFF HENNESSY, who was not long in discovering in the

young barrister a useful channel of com.bdujaration providing the rehals wutit.

Jurication with the Chinese and he skil fully worked upon them through his fugloman in the elfort he made to kindle race antipathies and grievances. Bir JOEN was not slow to reward his protege. He cbtained permission from Towning Street to Place a Chinaman on the Legislative Council, and No Caoy, though by no means n re- presentative man, was appointed, and later on, when the opportunity occurred through

-- THE NEW JAPANESE TARIFF,

Tokyo, 1 Ducenaber.

The compilation of the statutory Customs The Porta has received a dispatob from the Tariff has been completed by the aa Borities Ottoman Ambassador at St. Petersburg, in of the Face Departmunt and it has been which he states that complete accord exists be referred to the Foreign Department. All the troon Bassin and draat Britain, regarding whatever that the same received for transfer, and became a professional runner. He first terios tabts and farances precisely like a articles not numerated in the tariff annexed to Tarkish reforms.

ring their old players would well nigk Inauce attracted attentoin by anning from prosont arrangement in stem boilers. Me. For from you I shall die An wakuown land the cab for the winle of the present den. London e Portsmouth in uine hours, and safes had subtential locks, many of them in Withate cold glon will on day be my grave: Whec opulent football managere can offer £280 after that he ran from London to Liver genions and intricate. London under the And yet, mayling, some hallowed wind will bring or £300 for the transfer of u single player, and pool in 32 hours. Subsequently he undertook streets distributed the water supply and there My dust, cloud-bome, and lay it near you both. are willing, moreover, te promise a wage of 21. to ran from Paris to Moscow Starting were many publie drinking fountains with the or to a wook all the gear ronid, with, perkaps from the Flaco Veadomo at 1m on Jure privato fomulains in most of the jarge houses Hongkong, 2811 December, 1829,

the new foreign treaties are specified in the new tariff. The highest rates of duty pro- posed aro on wines and spirits and tobacco and pigaus. The rates are batirean 80 and 40 per centobe Chromais

MAJOR-GENERAL KITCHENER GOES TO

DONGOLAZA

London, 5th December. Major-General Kitchener las left Cairo for Dongali, lze ho will stay Zerin minta.

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