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POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 23rd October,

BEFORE MY F. A HARLAND, POLICE MAGISTE ATE.

CASE.

INSTITUTING A FALSE, ORANGE-INTERESTING Two well-to-do Chinamon named Li Wa Chin and Ho Chap Main, describing themselves an brokers, wero obarged on remand with conspiring to bring a false charge against Tam Hek Po, baalor resiling at 114, Winklok Streof. The defondiste pleaded net My, L. II. 8bap barrister-at-law, appeared on behalf of this complainant, and the defen

solicitor.

daats were represented by Mr. J. F. Reece,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 1901

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As the friends of the Boers at home have questioned the validity of the orders issued by Lord Kitchener with a view to the provention of train wrecking in the Transvaal and Orange River colonies, it is appropiate to quote the proclamation issued by E. H. Grobler, Head Commandant of the Southern Army Division of the Orange Free State Burghor Forces" at the instance and with the sanction of President Steyn and Executive of the Orange Free State This proclamation concludes with the words, Given and ordered by mo at Colesberg, Cape Colony, this 14th day of November, 1800" After the prostable, which asserts that "the success of the arms of the united Republics has led to the taking pps, as Good Hope," Com. Colony of the Cape of maudant Grobler continung

"I hava appointed and do hereby establish, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the formor detailed proclamation, and do hereby generally nuke known the following rules and regulations-

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due to the fact that the Gulf Stream nota north-abstract we have published that this report county captains have taken several stopa in their ward with anch a powerful current at the does apparently take notice of these facts, and deliberations, but they cannot be said to have average of four miles an hour-that it takes all that the Committee draws from them un inter-advanced the question to any great extent. Is derelicts with it. a better reason may boosting deduction. It seems to acknowledgo it too mach to ask them to hold a meeting and that there is so innoh less traffic so far south that military aid on foreign service in the definitely take up one of two positions ? Either The Times special correspondent gives an in- that fewer derelicts are seen and reported. Empire's wars, sash as we have been won they must hold the opinion that the game as foresting description of the French samurros before the Tsar at Naims. Writing on the 19th Derelicts are frequently met with in the tributing daring the Boer campaign, may be played now is played as it should be played,

Mediterranean Sea, batos these waters are under substituted for an increased contribution to and that no reform is necessity, or, ult,, he mays!

Yesterday the four army corps and two divi-lom obseration, damage is seldom done to ships the naval expenditure. This, at any rate, do not hold this opinion and it is scarcely sions of cavalry which General Brugere to-day through striking sunken wreaks in those waters, seems to be the inference from the statement conceivable that they can-they should come led to victory under the eyes of the Russinu Owing to the great tyhoons which acour off in the report that co-operation or contribu: forward with some doinite proposals of raform Emperor simply carried out various concentra Chins, the proportion of wrecks in the tion on these lines is a question which, in that, in their opinion, are necessary for the tions which were to place them in position for Chins Bans Bach year is large compared to the opinion of the Committee, pros for improvement of the game. If the captains the battle to-day. The idea under which the that in the rest of the world. There are solution in the early future. We have no came to some definits conclusion and brought

Pacific. As yet no systematised effort has answered at the proper time, though the rules and conditions that would check the run--- operations were conducted was as follows. A man derelicts floating about in the westora doubt that the quastion will be satisfactorily forward some proposals for alterations in the hostile army, an army forced from a position which it hold on the line of the river Snippe,

tho M.C.C. and help greatly to solve this had fallen back to the south-west of cover tiznos ships are fouen whics, from outward ap. On this subject the recommendations of the lifelt question." An Old Cambridge Blue," in the direction of Patie. In order to

It proves Committee largely confirm our own local in the Times.

A force equipped and trained on investigation, however, that these ships have conclusions. this retrograde moverent he had left in pearances, are in perfect condition. Reine an army corps which to-day was r presented by the skeleton army holding the been deserted for good cause. Bomatines & for something like guerilla warfare is sug- In opening the case, Mr. Sharp said the

fine of position north of Reims marked by the vessel will be seen on a calm ses with all salle gestod "a well-organised military force set and apparently in the host of condition. intimately acquainted with the ground, and following fore-De Briment, Fresnes, Vitry,

being complainant Brst saw the defendants on 18th

1. In the territory with its inhabitants Borru, and Nogent'Abboso, General Brugère's Only a practised eye could tell that the ship armed with long-ranged weapo September, when they called upon him at his

was abandoned by the manner in which she smokeless powder." The leason of the Boer command consisted of the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and house in Cauten and offered to sell him two extending over the county at prosent occupied th army corps, and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th steered. The British bark Cynthia was found war &d the American sharpshooters has ust

thus abandoned with all calls set in latitude 4 been lost or the Commitles, apparently, but essays for an impending Chinese examination. by the officers, burghers, and troops of Negotiations were entered into and continued Free State or which may hereafter be divisions of cavalry. Last night they were for a few days for the purchase by the complain occupied by then, the mahtial law, hereu o conveniently bivouacked and billeted so as to degrees, longitude 18 degrees W.C., in August officiency of our Monsted parent the aut of these two essays. The price asked for State, as embodied in Law No. 10 of 1899, is encentrate this morning by thres main roads 1881. A passing ship' noticed the strange way Africa showed that we had already learnt all by the defendants for each stay was $15,000, but hereby declared to be applicable to every deedapon the little semi-circle of forts south of the in which the Uynthia was behaving," anit that. On the subject of arms it is mentioned the money was not to be paid till after the which may tend to endanger the safety of the buipp: named above, Desultory fighting began some men boarded her. Her hold was nearly in passing that the stocks of ammunition are examination, This offer virtually was accepted burghers and men, injure them, or assist the early in the worlag, as the general officers full of water and she was in danger of dangerously low, and complaint has been made commanding the army corps, dispensing a sinking at any moment. A fire had spring regarding the short supply of magazine rifles. by the complainant, who came down to Hong enemy. kong on 21st September with the defendants 2. The martial law before mentioned is ronanal with a cavalry screen except on their ap in cargo of cotton. The cotton gat. A federal ammunition factory lins besu proposed flauke, loft it to their infantry eclaireure toting wet had expanded and forced the as a means of partially remedying these wants, to complete the negotiations On the 24th garded as in force throughout the whole extent roll ap the outposts of the enemy. The first ses open. None of her crow was over and it requires no expert knowledge to see that those negotiations were broken off because the of a ward, district, or other division or area of complainant lost confidenes in the defendants administration as soon as this proclamation has serious fighting took place at Pomncle, about found. Shortly after the discoverers had left our defences would be miserably crippled if am- on sccount of their demanding payment in been made known by placarding or by announce two miles northeast of Fresnes. This fact, and tho ship this sack. Her going down with all munition and small amis supplies were found the stand and uwaang erected for the Imperial sails set is described as a mysterious, uncanny insuficient in the hour of danger, when it would The English bark Siddartha is be impossible to replenish them from abroad. advance, which did not seem to be the usual wayment in one of the communities thereof.

Bight. in such

cases. The complainant returned to 3. All persons who do not constitute a portion guests above the Fresnes glacis, were sufficientmons derelict. She sailed from Jacksonville, | Among other points inairted on in the report is Canton on the same day, the 24th, that's few of that this was the point Bolboted by the general commanding to pierce and hari

cal, and regular defence scheme. With that OLD days lator, on 28th September, the defendants enemy as spies; (b) cause the burghers and men went up to the Central Police Station and of the South African Republic unit Orange back his skeleton opponents.

The Tsar and Tarites and the President,

ready to houd, and our forces trained to en charged the compliant with stealing three Free State to lose their way when acting as attended by the same suites as yesterday, except

operato nudbe it, the risk of surprise would be boxes containing 45 pearls valuod ut 830,500. their guides; (e) kl, murder, or persons thus general officers had taken the places of the

considerably minimised. The men should be partially paid, since, as tho report says, a high The defendants gave a written description of belonging to the men of the two Reblics, or

and uniform standard of oficiency cannot be the pearls to the police, who proceeded to make form a part of their following and rain; (d) admirals and French naval officers, arrived on

maintained under a purely volunteer system, investigations. The complainant's soconutart destroy bridges or damage telegraph lines, the ground ut a little past 10 o'clock.

Imperial party, having come from Compiègne

It remains to be seen if the Commonwealth will was communicated with, and he telegraphed heliographic apparatus, or railways, or in any

decide to establish a military college like those to his master in Canton The latter came way cause damage to parts or portions of the train, bad alighted at Fresnois Station and

at Kingston and West Point, bat parhaps its down from Canton immediately on receipt of some whereby the Republics may be hindered thence driven on to the terrain. There is little the telegram, with the ultimate result that he or lier (sic) people or property damaged, or even more to be said, for the military part of the

purpose cun bu served to some oxtout, both as instituted the present proceedings against the they who in any way endeavour to repair or operations having ended with the concentration,

Whon the of military units with the mother country defendants. The defendants themselves there- improve the damage done to property or the rest was simply a spectacular succession of was at first. A vessel above the waterline regards officers and men, by that interchango upon made atatements to the police. The apparatus er who set fire to the ammunition, brilliant military pictures. It was a beautiful is seen readily by a lookout man. first reiterated the sharge against the complain war supplies, quarters, or camps of the day for the most part, with a brilliant sun. The derelict is burned. she does not always sink to which the Committes so strongly approves. ocean liners draw from 20 to 20ft. of water. because it tails ns much that is now, but because ant that he had stoles the pearls, but the second Republican forces, or in any way damage them; theatre also was most attractive, Standing near sufficient depth to be out of the way. Many The report is interesting and valuable, net said the business between himself and the (e) tako up arms against the forces of the said the revetments of one of the furts, you saw the complainant had reference only to the sale of Republic, shull, at the discretion of the Council whole panorama of the Frenchman's conception Unless a wreck is sunk to a depth of about it endorses aut certifies one on ideas on the the essays, and that in point of fact the charge of War, be panished with death or imprison. of a battle untold before you. First the little ft. she is still a danger to shipping. It is proper scope of our citizen army-Sydney

redflecked tirailleurs appeared among the soat estimated there are now foating about in a Morning Herald.

more or less perfect state of preservation no against the complainant of stealing the pearls ment not exceeding 15 years.”

tored coppices, and firing burst out in itfül

less than 300 derelicts. Those wrocks are more was false,

Behind yon the gana mounted on

dreaded by mariners than icebergs, foga, or st of infantry columns which could be even follow-storms, the forts began to open upon the dang masses ing close upon the heels of the skirmishers. Splashes of grey with clouds of dust shove them became detached from the infantry masses, the clouds of dust hung for a moment, and Then the whole of the "8. No one who do not take up an inimical then faded away. attitude towards the Governments of the Orauge grey lines becane fringed with constant jets of Free State, or the South African Republic ofurid yellow dans. The French quick-firing guns were hit action against us. To riglit sud their officers, officials, laws, or orders, will ex-

left columns of dust were rising: these parted, perience any harm.

and the sun gleamed upon the burnished accoutrements or the cavalry. More infantry; more gans; masses of men and horses, and dozens of batteries. It was a battle.

The complainant gave evidence, and the hearing was adjourned till Wednesday, 30th inst., then the defendants will be forthen rémanded.

BEFORE MR. E. B. HALLIFAX, "ACTING": POLICE MAGISTRATE, ..

ONE WAY OUT OF A DIFFICUTY.

A novel ronson for pleading guilty to a charge of being in unlawful possession of a blanket was given by a native of unprepossessing appearance. He said that in reality he had hought the blanket, but could hardly explain how he get the money to make the purchase, Under the circumstances, therefore, he would admit the charge. He got 14 days.

BNÁ DRUNKEN BOLDIER, A private in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers took more liquor than was good for him on. Tuesday to be quiet, but the soldier would not, and aggra night, and grew, noisy. A constable told lim vated mattere by wasulfing the representative of the law.

The Anu was 810, with the alternative of threp wooks' hard labour. The find wis pild,

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the 26th of last month with being a vagrant, Albert Hind, god 30, who was charged on and who subsequently confered that he had deserted from His Majesty's West Riding Regiment af Rangoon in Uctober, 1800 was again brought up and further remanded till the 80th inst... Aniqazan

CURIOUS BURIAL FASHIONS.

On the Ivory Coast in West Afrion, between the rivers Bandama and Mel, there lives sarions negra tribe, known as the Baule, and which is a mixture of peroral races. A writer in Solence Saftinga points out that the coffins need by these Regrees are rectangular, and each is fashioned carefully out of a large block of mahogany. The sides, moreover, are ornament- ed with colour bas-relists, and the cover is usually wrought in most artistle style. On one, which was made in 1886 for the mummy of a chieftain, the said chieftain is represented lying on a leopard ekin, which has been artistic ally angraved, the spot therein being shown by squares cut out of the wood. Above the dead man is an engraving of an umbrela, the symbol of his high position on earth, and boueath it s box of cartridges has been drawn. On the left is represented the gold-hilted sabre which he wore pa, parade or the war path, and above it is an engraving of his favourite

may be seen?

Tight in like manner

Paragraphs 7 and 8 state--- "And I hereby farther officially notify that life and

under the protection of the place to property will be sooured to all who Government of the Orange Free State or of the South African Repablic and their lawfully appointed officers and officials, whose laws and orders they will obey and carry out.

9. Those who refuse to subject themselves are hereby granted permission to leave within the period of 11 days the territory conquered by the forcer.

10. All persons who have been driven from their farms or homes or have del, ant who are now willing to subject themselves to the con- ditions of this proclamation, may return to their homer."

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Then the weak line of the defence gave way, just as it was intended that it should. Back cume the little scintillating red and blue dots of iufastry, up came more guns into the semi-circle which was converging its fire apou devoted The italicised words all persons who do not Fresnes A period of rapid firing followed-of constitute a portion of the British Army" xsics rapicire as has never perhaps been deliver pressly exclude from the enjoyment of bel-ed before by any batterice of field artillery figerent privileges all subjects of the Queen and then came the moment for which General who were not members of the Rogalal Arm3 Bragers Ind designed the whole. Out rang it is to say, all colonials who, in defence of the pas de charge, up sprang the storming the Colony, committed any of the acts specified parties; it was the capture of the Malakbott over again. A hundred little red-tronsored paragraph 3, which includes a reference to statue of loyal colonials thus threatened was fascines. Then, fed from numberless massed abstraction or damage done to railways. The legs ran twinkling beneath scaling-indders and exactly the same as that of the burghers of the sapports-which, in reality, were no supports two Republice. The punishment for the com the great wave of infantry bayonets leaped on mission of any of the specifiel sets was death or the artillery, stopped, and with lond hurraks imprisonment not exceeding 15 years, and the

Fresnes was captured. But another spectacle justification for the proclamation was "the was to come. Two divisions of cavalry had saccess of the arms of the united Republics," been massed on the left at the moment that the which had led to the taking possession of

defending line, according to General Brugère's portion of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope," iden, would have boon swopt tack. This huge body of mounted men was let loose into the THE DISGRACE OF LESTER plain of Vitry de Reims. There was a wild burst of cheering, a fanfare of trumpets, and RIEFF.

the huge column, a mass of glittering home sears-deluged the plain, and the mock battle man-caissiers, dragoons, bussors, and chas was over, the Emperor and the Express how ing to the staff of the French army that rallied round the grassy approaches to the captured fort.

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folowing, which probably explains the recent A late copy of the Daily Mail contains the disqualification of Lester Rieff, the successful American jockey:---

Impressions of the latest Doncastor meeting largely concern the juckeyship of Lester Reiff, The American, by histridding of Volodyovski at Hurst Park and again in the St. Leger, and of Merry Gal, has rast himself to the wolves of criticism, and they are basy picking his bones. They snapped and snarled round him twelve months ago, imputing to him all manner of malpractices, and the more splenetic and hungry among them were disappointed when the Jockey Club, by a complete exoneration, robbed them of their proy. But in these cases of Volodyorali and Merry Gal it is not malpractices but maladroitness that they charge against him.

When Reiff first came over to England to

OCEAN DERELICTS.

One of the most prolific sources of danger in ocean travel is durelicts-partly sunken wrecks often of ships which have been abandoned. They lie on ocean highways, and nary a "missing vessel has met its fute by ruuing into one of them. Some of these direlicts remain 4 or 5 ft. below the surface, and it is impossible to see them even when the sharpest lookout is main tained. The Government user every endeavour

February 22 her crew abandoned her. The Siddartha was sighted not less than fifty times, being last seen off the coast of Ireland, where she was towed into port by a cruiser. The Taurus, a Norwegian bark, was sighted eigh teen times, before she was destroyed. For many months the Taurus fag in the path of tranentlantic traffic, and two suips struck her, but without suffering damugo. She was finally destroyed. Often the burning of a derelict makes of her a groster menace than

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.

CRICKET REFORM.

The subject of reform has been discussed to an almost wearisome extent; but cricket, with all its shortcomings, is such a grand gas that no apology is needed for again going oror some points that have been caised. A letter published in the Times of September 13, sigued "B. V. T." calls attention to the number of catches that are dropped, and to the slackness and indif ferent throwing and general shortcomings of the folding. "E. V T thinks that fielding asver was so slack as it has been in recent years, and that the number of dropped catches

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We felerated for the purpose, among others, of providing more effectually for the defence of our Australian cousts, and to secure the more afective co-operation of the military forces of all the States. There are other matters of a more urgent and immediate character, but this is one of the federal objects to be kept steadily in view. Sir John Forrest, who is specially charged with its supervision in has increased alarmingly. Is this statement the Federal Executive, has not been idle since accurate or not? So far from its being true, it. taking office His Defence Bill has already is probable that more catches were dropped 30 been introduced and passed into committee, and years ago than now; and this is owing to the MANDOLINES. the report of the committee on Commonwealth superiority of the wicket-keeping. It is not Defence Tay, which concluded its labours last necessary to argue the point us to whether Tou week, is an important contribution to the ma. Lockyer and Bez wewe as good as or better than terial at the service of Parliament. But in a Hanter er Lalley; but there is as doubt that matter of this kind it is not advisable to de- there are far more good wicket-kespore now peltoe implicitly on local knowledge. We wise than in the sixties, and this is most trus in the import our commandent, because we know case of amateurs. Nobody who has watched the that in military matters we have everything University cricket match for many years can to learn from the country experts, although doubt of the superiority of the pressat rave of Rome kind things have been said about car University wicket-keepers as compared with owe much to the impetus given by Major amateurs are nearly as good as the professionals. General Hutton, and perhaps a good deal Nether Lilley, Storer, uur Hunter can give troops" service in South Africa. We already those of the sixties, and it is the fact that the A point to Mesars Newtou, Mac- of the usefulness of our men on foreign bor sway vice may be traceable to his initiative. But Gregor, or Martyn. It is also the custom we want system as well as leadership, and the in these days for the wicket-coeper to stand report on Australian defence submitted to the back to fast bowling, and the amber of Imperial Parliament by the Colonial Defence catches that are taken by men like Huish Committee sitting in London indicates the lines off Mr. Bradley, or Russell a few years ago on which British experts suggest that system off Mr. Kortright, is astonishing. No doubt should be drawn. As might be expected from the true and easy nature of the wicket makes a body so constituted, its members consider the it far less difficult work for wicket-kespers; but question from a British and Imperial stand point the fact remains that far more chances go to as well as from our own The report appears the wicket-keeper than to any other fieldston, to divide the subject into two parts," one and as the keeping is botier so many more States in Imperial military operations generally, body wishes to see fewer catches dropped, and concerning co-operation of the self-governing catches are made now than formerly. Every- while the other has regard to the question more closer attention and more systematic practice particularly of Australian defence. Our would work an improvement in this respect and voluntary participation on foreign service in ought to be cheerfully given; but catchas always tho wars of the Empire naturally brings the have been missed, and it is to be feared they ENGLISH AND CHINESE former moro, into the region of concrete fact always will be. All our finest fields miss them sometimes, anul it is a counsel of perfection, to than was the case in former Years.

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In the spring the M. C. C. were unable to this Work stands unrivalled. All the new words with the protection afforded by the ships of His Majesty's navy. The report of the Colonial alter the ruts of leg before wicket, because the which the Chinese have of lato years been com Defence Committee emphatically endorses that. majority in favour of the change was not large pelled to coin to express the numerous objecte is The first gusantes of security for Australian enough. There are not wanting signs, however, machinery, photography, telegraphy, sad in territory and trade, it says, is the maintenance that the arguments of those in favour of reform science generally, which the rapid advance of British supremacy at sos, and particularly on this question are beating fruit, and that foreign relations has imposed upon them, are in Eastern waters. It is not suggested that an before long the mach-needed reform will be here given in extenso. Each and every word is organised naval expedition is likely to be de passed. It cannot be too clearly pointed ont fally illustrated and explained, forming exercises spatched by the enemy in time of war to operate that under the proposed new rule the legs, or for students of a most instructive nature. Both drinking de dagger and of his ride he illustrated the favourite American printo destroy these dangerous wreeks, and consider against our coasts; but the danger from raiding one of them, must be in what may be called the the Court and Punti pronunciations are given, passed, if the principle hitherto attained. The typography gun. Bolo tha turpee is a deste head and ciple that it is best to win all the way. Now able expense is incurred every year in searching cruisers, anantioned in the report, is quito howler's territory between wicket and wicket; the accents being carefully marked on the beat

he is a confirmed waiter," and not only that, for them. The masters of incoming and ont another matter. It is impossible to foresee, and, assuming that the reform is the figure of a vomen, who is holding in het wat the reversal of his old forcing methods has going vessels are over ready to zaport a darelict, who the enemy will be when Britain next goes batsman does unt want to be given out log-before displays the arccess of an attempt to make the hand, a sester Allied with bead and

The sleath's head capresenta that one among the dead man i slaves who smoking to ancient ently incurable labit of waiting for the rails tactics which jurite eastom, should have been sacrifoed at the Une of ble texth had his life space at the embarrassment, and embarrassment all too often tercession of the French residents. Ordinary involves unmerited defent. Why Reiff should Baule degrees are buried as soon as they die, so persistently and resolately decline to come on the outside is best known to himself. It is but those of high rank are rarely buried for seven months, and some oven tro not buried past the comprehension of others, and it for seven years. In the latter s the body certainly has lost him races.

position. These are

and every effort is made to rid the sea of one the an object lesson for every colonial dependency, what he dreads, all he has to do is to keep his of body, thereby effecting a vast economy of

No territory greatest dangers which threaten human life.

so remote as to be secure from right fout firm (unless he jumps out to meat the space, achieving a plearness not previously To discover a derelict, however, eren after it the visits of semed cruisers, and the history of ball) and swing tús left leg straight out and not attained, and dispensing with those vast margins Winds and naval operations from Drake te Dever suff-cross, Cricketers, and especially batsmen, and vacant spaces which have heretofore charac has been reported, is not easy,

To illustrate the vast scope of the work the ocean currents are constantly shifting its ciently shows what that may mean. But the acum so very nervous about any change in the terized Chinese publications. position, just as they move about great Commonwealth is not entirely dependent on rules that it probably behovenreformers to move icebergs, bringing them into the occan rond British supremey at sea in the abstract. We slowly; and it is perhaps wise to be contout with following facts are submitted for consideration ways affected by our shipping, and leading to have our British craisers on the Australian changing the leg-before-wicket rale first. It is Chaimer Vocabulary contains about 16,000 i duly embalmed, and then resins, it sounds incredible that in a race like the such distressing calamities as that which took naval station and our anxiliary fleet; and we probable, however, that this alteration taken by Chinese characters, and Medhurst's English and foom where death occurs until it is placed in the Doncaster Cup, with two miles to go and only place off the north-west coast of America poesass, besides, the results of a good deal of itself will not be enough to check the inordinate Chinese Dictionary about 100.000 whilst this coffe Belt, albobol, and paha wine are the main his best Reiff unquestionably should the cruise of the would be discovered | fortification, provision for submarine mines, and H. Mitchell being ona-want to see the hits ran and upwards of 600,000, Chinese characters four runners, & jockey of the first cushion only last week; and it often happens that forethought and expenditure in the way of run-getting. Some great authorities-I. R. A work contains more than 50,000 English words ingredients used in embalming, and cotten with which geld dust is sometimes mixed, servas to manage to get shut in so as to jeopardise his of icebergs or destroyer of derelicts is in turpedo-defence. To this extent we have anti-out. By all means let this be fried in the proper Again, despite all the grammars and other chances of victory. Nevertheless the escape of vain. Stringe to say, derelict vessels con- cipated one important recommendation in the way, not as ass attempted a year or so ago; bat elementary works as yet pablished, the student concal the openings which the operator has

maro than the batsmen. The bateman can amples to display the various applications and madu in the body Frequently thin plates Merry Gol from absolute defeat soomed wholly gregate at certain points along the Atlantic London Committee's report, though there still it seems doubtful whether the field will not fire of this difficult language absolutely requitos ex-

ог less defluite remain Australian parte and approaches in of gold are also placed as shield over secribable to the position which Reiff took up coasts, and follow more the countenance, and all the ornaments that with her behind Fleur d'Ets sad Sidues after courses in their wanderings. When a ship is efficiently provided in these respects. Much always wait till he has recorored his breath; equivalents of different words which have one contains more than five times as many £3 any were, worn in life are spread over this body Berounding the bend. There was ample time for wrecked in mid-Atlantic it somehow drifts to pointed comment is sometimes passed when this and, if he does this, great waste of time will be general meaning. Of these examples this work

him to go round Side, and every inducement the American coast and finally comes to rem subject of naval defence comes under discussion the result.

The proposal, stongly advocated by Another Dictionary hitherto published. the dead much lies on the mat where healed, for his doing so, as it would have secured him parative rest of Sable Island, a point about in imperial circles, on the inadeqaney of the

Old Blue" in the Times a year ago, of narrow- For practical purposes the arrangement of the and sucks is the influence of the dry air and the clear ann all the way home. But instead he ninety miles South-east of Nova Scotia. Here Australian contribution towards the support heat that within two months his body is trahang on behind the two leaders, and when it wanders about within a radius of about a

of the ships of war in these waters. It seems ing the bat has a great deal to recommend it, and work is so complets that a reference to its pages a person who understands English to formed into marimi This war what hap mately he did endeavour to come through hundred miles, seldoma loay.ar this district. to be thought that our alleged Inkewarminces by net balking the wicket-keeper would probably enables

a lack of appreciation be more efficacious than raising the wicket; communicate effectively with natives who under- pened to the body of the chick to whom they and him for a time as in a cleft stick. This phenomenon is due, it is said, to ocean in this respecte. Of course no one who and all extension may be made in the stand nothing het Chinese. In this respost the : here referred, for it lay seven months, in the dontti ohambar before it was taken out to burial. Fleur d'Ele by dropping array released the currents, which, in this part of the Atlantic, lie of the imperial to Of are no one whe length of the bowling, crease. The best of all work will be found indispensable to all Europesas

Before favourite from her difficulties, but in the more or less on the surface, and operate a motive knows public or

remaining distance Sidue maintained his ad- forces to bring wrecks to the point mentioned would think for a moment of putting that reforms, if it were practicable, whica it is to residing in China, md to the natives themselves he feared it is not, would be abolish the if explains subjects fully with which very few Tantage sufficiently to make a dead-beat, and According to hydrographio authorities, there constraction on the matter. We who are on I think, but for pecking close home, he would are more than 100 derelicts floating about the spot, know how much lusal conditions mowing machius and the top dressing of the indeed of them are perfectly acquainted To have absolutely won. Probably because Lord off Sable Island Cape Cod is another enter into the settlement of such questions, and wicket, and perhape even the heavy roller, and parties resident in England and interested in I comprises upwards of two thousand hurgo Cadogan is out of England, and so could not favourite point for the assemblage of wrecks, how completely Australian appreciation of the make the wicket less easy, and love tho rales China it cannot but be invaluable occasionally.** be conmited, the stakes were divided. The and derelict destroyers seldom fail to find imperial tie has been vindicated by volunteer as they are.

Whatever may be done, and that something quarto pages. destination of the cup is a matter for ar material to operate upon in those waters Off troops for South Africa and volunteers from Waller It should be mentioned that every out to sea take the waters very dangerous for theory on this subject, advanced in futura by than it did at the beginning, ought to be done abgement between his lordship and Mr. Reil Cape Hatters, the shoal waters running far our Navel Bigades for service in China. Any must be done in the way of reform seems even body laid the odds demanded on Merry Gal coasting navigation, many a fire ship having oxperts at home, will have to take these farts and that after the race 6 to 1 wax, sopted become a derelict on the treashorens Diamond into consideration, whatever may be the arga before the opening of a new season. The public

are dissatisfied, bowlers are wore out, and for about Side for the Cesarowitch, notwith Shoals. It is singular that few derelicts are mente of special pleaders to the contrary.

standing that it entailed s 5lb. pensity.

reported south of the equator. This is said to bo It will perhaps have been noticed from the worst of all-the matches are unfinished. The

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