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His scores in the inter-University, match warn ◊ and 19, but he had three wiskate in the Beat innings of the Dark Blues, and two in the specul For Gloucestershire, he ran up an sg- pangates of 191, with 61 as his highest sopre, his average coming out at 25.3. Now and again ho was seen at his very best, las robily, maguißcoot hitting against Middlesor at Hristol-14 in the frst innings and 66 in the second-having & good deal to do with tho vistory obésured by Gloucestershire. The 6 rass were pat, to getkor in 50 minutes, daring which timu 111 were addol Scores of 81 against Lamonehiza at Old Trafford, and 71 against Notts at Bristof were quite worthy of bis reputation.```

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A NEW JUDGING MACHINI, A gaval drug of curiosity is sure to be evinced da urlitetu otrokes us to the efflonny of thứ new. jutging machine, which is to he tested for the first time at one of the must important sports stings promoted in the north of England, Anyone at nil conversant with athletics must be ogure that, mistakes are often made in plasing the priso runners in short distante races, each as 100 yorvin, 19: yards, and other distancos varying up to a quarter of a mile. This, now machine, which has been fatroduced by a gentle man recently veterand from Australia, "is raid Bren if it has to ho admitted that during 1890 to be cumble, ef neeustoły racording the posi Gilburt L. Jessop had somewhat disappointert tiona of sight rumors on passing the finishing the critics, ho naquittel himself suffoiently well post, the trials.to which it has already bees to prove that he was a bateman possessed of noro ubjected, having prored most satisfactory, than an ordinary amount of daring. With officials and competitors alike being satisfied superb diesgard of what fieldames might be So far as i bare been able to understand from able to accomplish he played u game over nudilustrations. the brist partioulurs which hase reached me over again that simply demoralised the attack, the new system involves the vployment and led the way to fils great sad glorious yem of a separate tapo for each runner, so that of 1897, Statistiovare unnally dry reading, even instead of eno tape slestebing from side ta to the keenest ontluaisste, but it is dificult to All of the core at the winning postgressip of a player like Jessop without passing they would be a series, the competitors references to his remarkable achievements these laws rouning in strings, the fret tape Although provians to 97 it had never played a broken of curso denoting the winner, and three-figure inrings in first-class oriebel, he ex Boom Buch tape as it a broken outomaaded the hundred upon four different noontions Billy Tepistory its pinnber, out in the case in the Year of Jubilee, and gained especial dis of ten or cars being brakan simultaneously the tinction by being selected to appear in Wis fnet werd be duly recorded aan desà hoat. This dou's" as one of the five cricketers of the year meh havo I gleaned from one of our prominent | It was my good fortune to see him ratta athletes, and tast by byen to amplifications or together 126 in a little over ca hour, and the corrections Opinions ray differ as to which is incidente of that innings, my raadore may be as the more diflent to judgo-a desparately fought sarod will never be forgotten. His most wonder ant Buish ha flug race of say 100 yards, or theful display of all the season, however, was against finish in a red-hot opole vees, but all will agree Yorkshire, at Harogate, la Jaly: doing is that mistakes occur for more frequently than twenty minutes before the laucheon interval or they shank. At all the more importait fost- the dist day he put on 45 out of 64, and after sad only officials of experienco acul preobity are wards hit with aneh tremendous vigour that selected, bat at village fetes nod sporte the judg from eight overs sent down Jesas hit 55 out of

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That there was something beyond reckless slog ging in this bullient display must be acknow ledred when it is pointed out that he gave no chance whatoser to the fall. His 149 gainet the Philadelphians ocempiad an hour and 35 minutes, but in this case it must be racutionnd that. daring the greator part of the time Nor

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second time, lútting up 42 out of 51 pat es in twenty minutes, his hita umbracing mine four's, two trờ's, and two singles. Another really great performance was that against the Playors, ut Lords, in Jnly. Agatust the best professional bowling in the country he compiled. 67 out of 88 in 35 minutes, his bitting being simply torrills, the crowd going good-naturedly frantic over it. F. G. J. Ford—who is no potterer--appeared quite a stonowalior in coUR, parison. In addition to those phenomenal dis plays of batting, he bowled with great success, had was worth his place atroost for his fiebling alond, bet

▲ BOUNDARY ́SIDY,, Madh, as I should like to rar "le on and on, gossiping about this wonderful „ble crickster,

If we may judge by what transpired during the recent Whitsuntide" holidays it would som ne if athletics wers becoming more and more popular with each summerding sammer. Only a weck or two ago I noticed reports of ucarly maty atletic gatherings in one single journal, sports being promotiei parth, east, south, and west. A good deal of this incrensou popularity, 1 inngine, i dag to the prominence giren te physical antike in our schools, whore the first soole of a lose for outdoor exercises are so assi duensly sown by sympathetic teachers. Time was when a Government examination in a big public school was a thing almost too terrible to contemplate. Now, however, many of II.A. inapastora range themselves on the side of those who would get a grant from Government in Gud I must draw my remarks to a close foc furtherton of physical education mest will the present. Last year there was no batsman. ingly. It does occasionally Lorpen. I know, capable of doing what Foscop did Little that our pastors aut mastere have to call rosked he of a bawler's reputation; his mission 504]. attention to the arcasive worship of athletics; was to get runs, rapidly for choice. To see him but so lungs or boys H Laught to

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for their brilliant feats on the running path ham that comes no one knows whence, cett not only of Bostess of foot and stamina, as one glides gently to aarth again it bat of a good deal of steady, porsgvernace, self.becomes possible to realise that. Jessop la restraint, and close application. No man can seemed another boundary! Those incidents run a mile under min. 15sor, without careful repent themselves over and over again, and preparation. And this proporation in itself new bowler sesays to ebooks the run-gotting. dalis for the exercise of certain attributes by no The people begin to nudge cach other and watch max to be despised. It only when we touch the saw men louges his arm with half-a-dozen upon the brainors aspects of latter day sports trial balle, which are nicely handled by the that w Sl the baser motives and the less wicket-keeper, cover.point goes a little ner admirable traits of chumolim,

long-off and long on aro brought round u shade, aud the fteldaman at duop square Leg is placut Some little dine nyo it happened that in with the greistest exactitudo. Then the crowd closing my letter I incidentally referred to settles down again. Aun the ball comes Gilbert Jessap, the "gentle tapper" of Glouces swooping down with a twist deftly given as it törsbirm and Cambridge University renowa begins to fight. Ah! It w wol on the lag, and promised that at some future time I would side, with that fatal spin, too, that has blighted again refer to a fascinating subject. For the hopes of way a bitter in days gone by, anyone who can change the fortunes of a side Swish goes the bat, a sharp crack is heard, aud in half-an-hour or so at oricket rast always be square leg fixes his eyes towards okoudland, as if Primrose Cases · 85.65 a fascinating subject for au nathusiast. the une supremne morwend had come. Bat cb! suppose if there is any particular class of what a sigh may be imagined as the finidaman Perunoid Cases 6.25 batomou who appeal most forcibly to the backs hopelessly to the boundary live while thejector Brass Cases. 6.90 eympathies of the sing it is that of the aggres; ball saila over his head 30 or 40 foot in the aur, sive type, and to this eines Jeskop emphatically and the faces of the mytale turn mowhunt belongs. Watching the other day a couple of cally to follow its Hight. The men in long really good heusmon defending their wickets white coat wares his arm akwards and for- under Arying conditions, and noting with what wards as the tall is jarked in from the outfeld, eeze each sook the greatest pains to virsumvent and we know that Jessop has scored another the wiles of the bowlers, who were able to make boundery! Ab, me, dear reader, would you ibe il “talk,” as some expert writers have it, like to try u for overs at this personification of I could not help apocalating in my own mind brilliant audacity? as to what a hotamnu of the Jesser class would have done with some of the slow, "ourly," "in- eidions deliveries thou being sent down to tempt the lotion to hit. If one were to place the brilliant young Canlah ion clues by himself I do not think mayons cond complain greatly, for the simple rense that is bas more frequently palled a game out of the fire, by his own. tions than any other batsman who has come to the front in recent years. We will leave the only" W.Gontirety out of the question for the limo hing Old cricketers know wall enough what . I Theraton conil de la the way of big hitting, and that sterling Tyke. George Ulyol, could make the ball hum" at times. Then the Australium, too, baro st times bewitchod s with Perey MoDonnell, 6. J. Boanor and . J. Lyon, Back and every one of these was a batsius' of the most aggressive type, and it is in such company that GL. Jessop should Le properly introduced.

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it is one thing to read of his glorious butting in the columns of a quwspaper and something very mach different to see him at the wicket. When In 1891 the young Cheltenham amateur fondi aphics in the Gloucestershire alovun, appeared in seven matches only and with an innings of 61 as his biggest effort, be had an Broage of 12.6. It was in this year that Arokio McLaren, C. B. Fry, Brockwell, Harward and J. T. Brown made such big strides in first- elase cricket. This G 1 may add was bit against Somersetshice, at Tamton, and it says formething for tis plot of the young plays that nikhengloucesterskare had boat aine wickets for sixty rank, Jessop sad the im- perturbable Roberts managed to put on 35 for the last wicket. The veteur left handor is The very notifhuis of the wasteur, and it is trying to pure's, patience to see lum "pat up the Bhutto when is becomes a matter of kemping up one ond. Most people; towarar, would readily forgive Roberts if Jessop happened to ba at the othor-und. The year 1806 cow him. with su average of 24, 63 being his highest con- tribution, hit against the Yorkshire bowling at Chalborkam, and was the biggest individual score on tho aide. Although this hus sine been over-shadowed by higgar soros, it was Daruduly one of the mast neterrorthy displays of the seassa. His 63 (out of 65 put on during his stay was obtained in less than half-an-hour, and bis townspeople speak 5 it to this day.. This was a ratfer remarkable match, Yorkshire "hunding the Wintern county by two runs only who either side Lad coupleted an innings, this soupying a couple of days. The third day, beware, Gloucestershire fairly climbed over the Tykos when the partnership between Broma and Tunisiolife had been broken, and an'a great fight by seven wickets 0. L Townsend, In this game, wured fifton wickets in all, Against Bussox et Bristal, the same year he cored 53 in thirty minutes, I may have some thing to my of his prowess us a bowler, for it was during this webson that he poured his claáin to be considered, eng of the most destructive of our uneatent bowlers. Haring drawn public at tention to his doings in so marked a manner it "was no wonder that his earlier failure with the ket apie appearing in the Cambridge Univar. y team ounsel some amount of appchat- mont, but he was not an out and out tullore.

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CHEMICALS,

17284

A FIVE ROOMED HOUSE at KOWLOON

with Teunis Court Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LIMITED.

[1992 Hongkong, 13th July, 1698.

TO LET

REENMOUNT, BONHAM ROLD

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BATTERIES;

FILECTRIC BELLS,

.'--'--INSULATOES,

LIGHTNING CONDBOTORS,”

"GILMAN & CO.,

Agouts.

[1441

PRICE LISTS

TO SHIPMASTERS

ANQUINE where your FLDER WATER 314 is obtained by the Water Bons, a FOUL WATER is the cause of muel Siakning on bosrd Skys

We are the ONLY WATER BOAT CUMTANT in lekaKONG, EXCLUSIVELY supplying FILTERED WATER, AND

GALL FLAG WAR

JW KEW & CO., STEAM WATER Boat Company. Hongkong, tk Oolther, 1895 13271

WITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

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BAY, SINGAPORE, BRANGHAI, TIEN. TSIN, NEWCHHaze, ord all Púria in JAPAN

ANCIES

Mike Coal Mine

Oknoww.Coal Mines.

Kaneda Coal' Dfines.

The Miike Cotton Spinning Mil, La. Tokyo Marine Insuraco Co, Támited Meiji Pire Insurance Co. Limited, Imperial Government Taper Milk, Cotton Cleaning and Working Da

Shanghai..

Quods Comens Company, Japan, Hansgatachi Cotton Spinning Mill Tokyo Culton Hyinaing MU), Japan. Hayushi Clock Fentory.

Hongkong 4 August, 1897

Hongkong, 7th July, 1898.

TO LET.

LODOWN in BLUE BUILDINGS. No. 3, EIGIN STERST,

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LD.. Hongkong, lat July, 1898.

148

TO LET. ONVENIENT OFFICES, 1st Fioon,

18 BANK BUILDINGS, Hongk Address

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Care of Hongkong Daily Pries Offles. Hongkong, 1st March, 1898,

PATO-OP CAFFEAL

For Hoiber and Heiphong-Par Triumph, to-day, the 20th instant, si 5,00 PM;

For Kobe-Per Foochow to-morrow, the les instant, at 11.90 A..

For Samarang and Sourabaya--Per Hupsh, to-morrow, the 1st instans, at 11.30 AM.

For Nagasaki, Kobo and Yokohama-Por, Bonita, on Saturday, the 23rd instant, at 5.00

2.M.

For Port Darwin. Thursday Island. Cook towa, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,

KAŤ ŽANEURSIVES-Por Chanyekaj var Tavodaj, the 26th instant, at 2.00 ea.

-For Stanghe, Muji. Kobe, Yelschams and Portland, Or-Per Broenjar, on Saturday, the 13th prooning, að 11.30 A.M.

MAILS BY THE GERMAN PACKET.

The German Contract Packet-Bayern,

instanty with Mails for the United Kingdom, will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 20th Europe, and countries beyond, vi Napice; 310,000,000 ta the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burnb, 8,000,000 Ceylon, Indie, Aden, Egypt, Malta, do, de. Registry cecson at 30 Az The mail close at 8.00 A.. Late Lattars

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Court or DIRECTORY. Hou, J.J. BELIEVING-Chsizman. RM. GLAY, Esq.-Deputy Chairman: Bearmann, Haq,

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a. Raymond, Esq.

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MANAGER: Shanghai-J. P. WADA GARDNER, Eag LONDON BANKEES LONDON & COVETT BANK- ING COMPANZ, LIMITED., HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Ascmint at this rate of 2 per Cont. per Anzum on the datly balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per Coat, per annum. For months, 3 por Cent. per Aunum. For 12 months, 4 por Cent. per and

T. JACKSON,

Hongkong, 20th May, 1898,

TEN

Chist-Manager.

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SURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY NUDERATE. Consultation Free.

Hongkong, 23rd September, 1891:

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COAL MERCHANTS,

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MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACKET.

This Canadian Mail Packet Empress of Japan. will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, thə 20th inst., with Minils for Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., which will be closed as follows:- 10.00 a Registry conser

11.00 1.21. Tust Offee closes, but correspondénoc may be posted on board the Packet with Late Fee of 10 ernts extra Pestage until the time of departure.

MAILS DT THE BRITISH PAUXEY

The British Contract Packet Ballarat will

On demand..

OF SINGAPORE.--

On demand.pme. SovannIGNG, Bank's Buying Bate...10.28 GOLD LEAY, 100 tue, por fas)......54.75

JOINT STOČK SHARES.

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THE WEATHER.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER,

STATION:

18th JULY, AT 4 PM.

red, to ces

Tempers

Yladi rostock. 20.67 Tokyo Kocht Nagasaki... Kagoshima...

Shury Peak...

be despatched on SATURDAY, the 23rd inst., Gutzlaff wish Mods for the United Kingdom, Europe ADY and countries beyond; via Brindisi; - the Straits Settlements, Netherlands Lucia, Burma, Canton Ceylon, Aden. Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.

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Ewadow.

Hongkong victorin Peak.

29.78 29,77

Gap Rock 29.77

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stato in 10.30 AM.--Fosting of newspapers, books, and Haiphong ... Cupé S. Jes

puttormy sa

12.00 A., Mail Cl

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194-JULY, AS 10 AM.

LATE LEFinns may be posad (from 1110 Vladivostook. 28.64 .A.M.) trifà 10 cenity late fes up to 11.30 A.M. | Tokyo ............n after which hour they may be sent on board Kochi son with the me late fee.

729OMBAY BUEMAH TRADING COB

BO PORATION, LIMITED.

LARGE STOCKS OF EVERT DESCRIP TION OF COAL Address --Cora of Meara, Kware BaNG & CO No. 6, PBAYA,

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THERAPION.

SWITCHES,

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THERAPION No. 1, in a few days only, remove all discharges from the urinary organs, effectually superseding injections, the use of whirl: dous irrepar able harm laying the foundation of strictare and other serious dises. In dysentery, pile, ircita- than of the lower bowel, cough, benchitis, asthma, and one of the more trying complaints of the kind #twit! be icond, astonishingly officacious affèrding prompt relief where other wolk tried remedies have been ponerless

ON

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Halphong PINEADOE BAILWAY SIRETERS for all

Cape 9. Jamee GADGES.

Kater Supplied and Onlers Booked by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.

1690 Hongkong, &rd May, 1885,

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX:

BEECHAM'S PILLS

FOR ALL AR

BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS.

ANNUAL SALE SIX MILLION Bozze. The la. Id. Box contains 56 Pilk. Pride 50 Centa

Prepared only by the Proprietor THOMAS BEECHAM, St. Helons, ENGLAND. SOLE AGENTS for HongxONO and the EXPIRN of CHINA WATKINS & CO.

68, Queen's Road Central, Hongbong" 437

THERAPION No. 2, for impurity of the blood scary, pimples, spots, blotches, pains, and wallings NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. of the Jetnis sacendary symptoms, disease of the N

Neither the CarTAINE, the AGENTS, nor the

bones, sore throat, and all diseases for which it his been too much a fashion to employ mercury, sarsa". parille, &e to the destruction of de salform's teeth OWNERS wil be RESPONSIBLE for my Tistimates given for all kinds of Elgetrical and run of health. This preparation purifies the DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Cres whole se throngh the blood, and thoroughly of the following Vessels inring their stay in eliminatis every poinou inter from the body. Hongkong Harbour

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power in restoring strength and vigour to the de LaDORO Pona, Spaniel str., Boges. PR

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to appears on the Government Stanin (in white letters on a red ground sized to every genuine package by order of Her Majesty's Hon Communis moners, and without which it is a forgery.

Bold by A9 WATSON & Co. Limited, Hong (4599 Fung, China and Malls

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51807

MS GILLANDERS. GLENEALY BUILDINGS. Hongkong, Oth January, 1896.

BOARD AND ENBIDENOR.

COMFORTABLY FURNISHED

ROOMS, with Board,

Apply to Mrs. MATHER,

2, Podior's Hil Hongkong at January, 1802.

For full particulars, &o., &c., Apply to

W, STUART HARRÍGON,

Mengger. Nöté Address:-10, PEAYA CESTRAL, Hongkong, 18th January, 1818,

(20da

METROPOL, Brit. 4m. b. W Richard

Order,

MUSKOKA, Brit. dem, b, Crowe Order. OLD KENSINGTON, British ship, Tucker-

Admiralty

PRINCE ARTHUE, Norw. bk, O. Olsen-Ordar. Yuronia, British str., True bridge Dodwell,

Carin & Co.

19.79

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in

On the 19th i 10,45 mm; Thə Parameter sane the extrace Nork, and

part of the Sea of Japan, mod pressare la also slightly low over the mile part of the en Sea. Pressure is highest is the Pastle to the 3. af Japan. Komacienta slight for 82, whoễn on the China cont. Forecast-Light BE. wine; mastis me, but probably a showers.

depresion et in cft piends on the Chico mast á.

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F. G. FIGO, Acting Director. Bougkong Observatory, 19th July 1890

MESSES, FALOras & C's Resistens, 20th July. Barometer 9 AM...29.81 Therm. 9 AM. (Wabolk) 78- Barometer IV.M...27.79 Thermo. 1 (Wet bulbj79 Barometard....20.46 Tham, 4 P.M. (Wat bm3b) 78 Theroni A Đề... Bà Thera Bien an bệt Therman, 17.M... 88. Therm, Minimum (ever

bermom. 4 P....”87.

Bri, 2

Ext

Shu 24

HONGKONG MIDE FABLE.

30th to 28th July.

HION WATER,

LOW WATER.

Hongkongaight poss Mon Ame

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