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CORRESPONDENCE,

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SAILORS AND RICKSHA-COOLIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

1.8.8. Princeton, 19th November.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1901

ADDITIONAL HONOURS FOR

LIHUNG-CHANG.

An Imperial Dooree of the 13th inst. raus as follows, the translation being taken from our contemporary the N.-C. Daily News-

A Dearoc expressing deep regret at the deciso of the late Viceroy Li Hung chang, and order- ing that, in addition to the posthumous bonours already granted him in a previous decree, the Board of Revenue shall give an additional of Tls 5,000 for funeral

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 20th November.

BRFORE ME. F. A... HAZELAND (POLICE MAGISTRATE).

HOW BUILDING COLLAPSES ARE CAUSED.

SI,Owing to this irregularity of the recoint black marks against the danses; that ull/42.. Main Street, Aberdeen, for altering lid This load, if shovelled on to the fire, would take after the Columbia when it was too late and

of the daily papera on board a nian-o'-war. I am somewhat turdy in noticing that letter in the Press muter date of November 14th, champion ing the cause of the rickets-poole vor Jack ashore, written by some unasrapulons individual who cowardly voices his sentiments under the

reply to his bare sad thoughtless assertion, I reply to his said mit au dons a or ayself

and shippiates.

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dimensions, and consequently a very large lid | port tank and allowed the Columbia to sail on to close the food-hole must be adopted, to make with her wind all clear, and that boat, getting this lid smoke-tight and provide the means of the freshening breezi first, improved her actuating it has also proved a formidable task. position very mach, One of the first principlesHE Undersigned carry in Stock an The solution has been found in the adoption of a that a sailing master barns is when be tax extensivo line of CIGARS and water seal into which the edges of the lid are dip beaten his opponent to keep his yacht between CIGARETTES from the "GERMINAL" ped, means being provided in raise the lid a for the maten boat and the mark for which he is FACTORY of Manila, for which they aro inches before drawing it back to open the feed sailing.

Aricos moderate. hol. When the furnace is to be fed the load of of the But yesterday whoever was in charge Sole Agents in Hongkong.

acomed to have forgot. Stock of specially selected quality. A trial refuse is driven up, the lid lifted and the load disten this and coming tacks from the enter solicited. Special Terms to Exporters, charged, a proces occuping a little ever a minute, mark all the way home. The Shamrock tacked

T. M. STEVENS & CO.,

Beaconsfield Arcade. two men at least a quarter of an hour to deat then, as the Shmarock was falling down into the Hongkong, 2nd August, 1901, (1981 Columbia's wake, the challenger took the port with it. Que man will easily be able to feed a dozen furnaces dealing with 120 tons per day, tack again and headed toward the north-east. and it will be seen that not only is there a great- Just at this time-a-shift-in-the-wind-gayu” saving in labour and no handling of germa-laden such a lift to the Columbia that she was put PHOTOGRAPHERS AND PORTRAIL

A ON & CO., matter by the men, but the ages bill is greatly about half a mile to the windward of the robeeg, “.

end which destra. challenger, and those who were watching the Another

PAINTERS. tor makers are trying to secure is the burning race thought that all interest had gone out of

All kinds of Oil Paintings and Photographic Enlargemente. is of lege value than that from refuse only than fifty minutes, and the Columbia was sail-

A TOP FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. About two-thirds of ordinary good refuse willing along in the same direction. The

Opposite to Chis. I. Gaupn & Co huru up one-thiri of sewage sludge Dung gutoned ht topssils wore-set, oud-the-Shan- Honickmg. 20th March, 1901. the last three or four years various new ruck footing fast and pointing high did so well types of destructors have been pat apon the that when the two yachts took the starboard market by good firms giving extraordinary tack she was in the windward position. guarantee. Time alone can prove whether The Columbia on this tack drew up some any have come to stay. The problems facing what and then tisking, tried to cross the only be judged us to their intricacy after then her susily, and instead of tacking again and tho designer of a destructor on new lines can Shamrock's bow, but the Shantrock weathered sands of pounds have been sunk with only keeping the American bast in a basten position failure as the rusalt. A very large capital is the Shamrock kept on and again allowed the required to embark in such a business. The Columbia to get her wind clean. The wind Two Mong Kok Chinamen were charged demand for destructors is a growing one. How was getting much lighter on the heat hero, many a health resort is stultified in its purpose but off the Jersey shore it was backing a little taining 365 and 300 cash from fellow-by unsightly and dangerous tips F. How many with feloniously stealing a leather box con-

to the westward. It was coming off thers in countryman, who is a doctor at Mong Kok, a village, beautiful to outward appearance, is puits that sometimes lastad several minutes.

The first man admitted-his-guit, and was anything but sweet owing to the pervading sent to prison for two months with hard labour; smell of decaying rabbish Destructors may not yet be considered a source of profit, but if profer care be taken in dealing with residuals they are not a burden which the ratepayers will feel, and yet there are many hundreds of towns of over 2,000 inhabitants entirely destitute of

destructors, and scarcely a large town in the kingdom adequately suppliol, in the reflection that if muck romains to be done In this matter, however, there is some comfort

in this country before it can be said to be fully equipped, yet Great Britain is unquestionably the leader of the civilised world.

THEFT OF MONEY,

Mr P. T. Crisp. Tampoctor of Buildings, Public Works Department, anmmoned twe Chinsmen, the owners of houses Nos. 40 and

said houses without permission or first sunding names in the officials records be oruend; that his the plans to the Public Works Department. and civil services bo compiled by the dangerous by these sazuthorised alterations. mistor cgrapher

Mr. Crisp suid the houses were rendered and entered in the dynastie

The defendants, who pleaded guilty, were history: that special aemorial temples be built in his honour in the various provinces where he fined $15 such.

THE TRIALS OF THE CHINESE SHOP KEMPER, surved; and that the local authorities en route

Three privates in the Royal Walch Fusiliers shall observe due caro in tansporting the re- aon do plume of "One who knows," and in mains of the late statesman when on the road paid a visit to a shop in Prays East yesterday up of sewage sindge, but the resultant clinker it. The Shamrock kept the port tack for more:

from Peking to Hofvi, Auhwei provires, the morning. They were just in that incipient untive dits of the deceased. With regard to stage of inebriety when some men are dis- the rewards to be bestowed upon Lil Hangengregable and others, larky," "The three privates chang's sons and grandson in recognition of his era in the latter mood and gave the China man ominant services, the following are granted:---

& rather lively time of it. He said nothing It is a well known fact that generosity is Lá Ching-she, the eldest to, a second-class til one of them knocked over a thres-dollar Jack's greatest attribute, and in view of that secretary of the Board of Punishments, is made up and smashed it; then he thought it time

polica. all kinds and classes of people take every posa Marquis of the 1st Class and an expectant to call in the sible opportunity to desce" him. Jack expects

and ordered to pay $3 compensation to the The man who broke the lamp was fined $5 to be fleeced to a certain extant, but some people

shopkeeper: the other two got off with a fine give him credit for so little intelligence and

of $3 each! demand much exorbitant rates that his sense of justice rabels against such outrages and he is forced to vindicato himself as best he can *he is no more of a shining light than that mauch abased person, the ricksha-coolie", and kas no one to look to for sympathy or sesatanoo. It was but a week since while ashore in Bong. kong, I engaged a ricksha and after shopping for two hours or so the coolie expressed a craving desire for "chow”, for which I mag- manimously tendered him a dollar and I was not in a "maudlin condition" either, In a re- markably short time the coolie reappeared and I continued my shopping for about twenty minutes and endeavoured to dismiss the coolie with ten centa pdditional but he strenuously demanded more. Under such circumstances what would "One who knows" recommend—a compliance with every demand, or would he exercise a little commonsense regardless of the opinions of idle observers?

That is not the only experience of that kind I have had with the risksha-coolie, and my shipmates are invariably troubled it a like manuer. I would suggest that a scale of rates be posted in every rickahs by order of the Police Department, as this would serve as a guide for the sailor in somming up the amount he "robbed the ricksha-coolie of", and would save the Chino a great deal of breath to thank **Ou♦ who knows" for a twopenny fare.- Yours, etc.,

JOHN SHERMAN,

U. 9. Navy,

RELIEF,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Hongko g. 29th November:

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Metropolitan official of the 4th grade 21 Ching-mei, the second son, a second-class secretary of the Board of Works, is appointed an expectant. Metropolitan official of the 5th grade; Li Ching-fang, adopted son, an expoctaut Tootsi, is to bo

given immediate

praferment. Tactai the eldest grandson, Li Kao-chich, is appointed on.complotion of mourning, Finally, a first-class secretary of a Board; Li Kuo-shou and Li Kuo-hsu, two other grandsons, are to be made second-class secretarios of Boards; and two more grandsons, Li Kno-hsiang and Li Kno-t'ao, are given the literary grade of Master of Arts, with permission to compete at the next Tripanial examinations for the Doctor degrse,

NORTHERN NOTES.

The following stoms are from the P. & T Times of the 9th inst.

The River Improvement works as a great sight at present. Both the large exttings are in hand, and no less than twenty-two thousand

are at work on them.

the charge against the second defendant was

withdrawn.

EMERGENCY BATIONS.

There is nothing like preparing for pos sibilities. The master of a cargo-boat thought so, at any rate, and stored on board his craft a miscellaneous collection of provisions, and other things that go towards the making including green peas, ham, vegetables, pickles,

of a good dinner. Unfortunately for himself, however, he has a very short memory, and when a policeman outs on board the boatman has quite forgotten the name of the friend what gave him the groceries,

This lapse of memory cost him $50, the price being fixed by his Worship.

We note with pleasure that a subscription list has been oponed under the auspices of the B.M.C. on behalf of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. The meu lost nearly all their kits in the recent

RUSSO CHINESE TRADE. fire in their prompt action to save the-horasa- from a ghastly fate they deliberately ignored their own gear, and we ars vonfident that The returns of Russia's trade with Chinn i Tientsin will sea that they are not losers by Kiakhta recently published are interesting this. The politeness and efficiency with which reading. These raturus cover the first four the men do their tiresome and exacting police months of the present year, and deal exclusive duty have given them a strong claim on nur ly with the Kiatkhts route. None the less, says gratitude; we say nothing of the social ohiiga.the Odeas correspondent of the Times, they tion we owe them, as we are confident Tientsin needs no fillip to perform a duty which is of the nature of a a pleasure.

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On the conclusion of the paper, Mr. Melviu was asked whether the apparatue used in the Straad was working satisfactorily, and said that it was, and in reply to other speakers, stated that at Bradford the refusa was found to sontain 40 per cent. of excruta, and yet it. was satisfactorily dealt with. With regard in the effect of working at high pressure, ho bad said, that in one experiment at Leeds they had burned 24 ions of refuse in twenty-four hours a grate ures of 25 feet, but the wages bill used it naturally meant that furnaces would If very high pressures were have's very short life and a merry one,

was enormous.

"SHAMROCK'S" ERRORS.

In the opinion of many ynotting authorities in the United States. Shamrock It is considered equal to if not slightly better than Columbia. An article in the New York Sun after the ins race takes the ground that it was through mistakes in handling her that Shamrock lost two of the races and that Capt. Sycamore, who is conceded to be a splendid soiling master, was hampered by a division of authority. The The Sun AJK?—

bear eloquent testimony to the severity of the blow dealt to Russia's trade with China by the ruount Chinese troubles. The volume of trado the Consular Ports and will visit as many as he roubles. For the corresponding period of last His Majesty's Minister is making a tour of amounted to the insigificant sum of 80,000

can before the closing of the Psi-bo naviga- year it was exactly eight times as much-mely, tion. He is understood at present to lave gone 800,000 roubles. Thus the recent troubles in up the Yangtze and hopes to be back in Peking Chine are responsible for a decrease of close on about the 6th prez. We hope His Excellency 90 per cent, in this year's returns. The report will try to ignore the so-called pressure of appended to the general retarus declares that normal business and make an annual trip to the disturbed state of China not only seriously WATER PAMINE AND INUNDATION- the Litoral. To say nothing of the good effect interfered with commercial intercourse totween of change on health, the Capital is such a pace the Rusian and Chinese Empires generally but that no man should stay there long. We hare anihilated it completely in many instauces. never known a man fong resident in Peking The attitude of the Novoe Fremgo and other whose moral fibre did not require bracing up. Bassian organs towards the question of the We, devoutly hope that irrest in his restoration of Manchuria is intelligible in the SIB,-In His Excellency's speech at the Now itinerary will not keep exclusively to the Con-face of hard facts such as those returns Tang W Hospital it is hinted that shortly sulates. He will often flud the air more bracing furnish. The Novce Fremga recently startled

in the Hongs of his own folk. this community will be approached with

many Russians by its evident anxiety to abscription-for-relief to the sufferers by the and several other references to the late Land Manchuria ita handed over to what The P. and F. Time has a leading article see the last of the Manchurian dificulty, Yangtais inundation. Let us hope that His Hung-chang. In the editorial the writer says: it termed its "lagitimate owner." While Excellency will also kindly see that measures --Li lived and died a great opportunist, living insisting on the necessity of continuing the are adopted to allay the prevalent distress from hand to month. Let us add in justice Russian occupation of that province until order that he did more to stave off the inevitable should have boon completely restored and a camed by the water famine here. Many months

than any other Chinese statesman of his guarantee for its fature tranquility given by must elapse before relief may be expected in age could have done." Our contemporary an Imperial Court in Peking capable not only the shape of rain. In the meantime where are states that the old Viceroy's death-bed was of issuing sdicts but of ensuring their exsou- the two bandred thousand inhabitants to obtain attended by his two sons Lord Li and Li thing tion, the St. Petersburg organ was most eager their supply of water, which is already s Mei, and cautions its readers not to believe the to direct the attention of its readers to the fact scarce P And it must be borne in mind that certain crop of rubbish and lies that will gather that difficulties such as those thrust, on Russia in his profession in England, bas beou hampered round the last few days of the life history of hy Manchuria's disaffection were rainous in the dead statesman.

their effect on her economic position. The present returns show an extraordinary falling of, solely in consequence of the 'decrease of imports of Chinese goods into Russis. The exact. ügurea for the first four months of last year and the year current are 6,500,000 and 400,000 roubles respectively. As far as the exports from Russia into China via Kiakhta are concerned, the aggregato returns show bolaboo of about 80,000 roubles in favour of the first foar months of the current year, the ap proximate figures for the latter being 460,000 roubles, against 396,000 roubles for the corresponding period of 1900.

the greater part of them is not in a position to pay for water, while it is precisely that section that, on savitary grounds, need it badly. Under the circumstances, the proverbial munificence of the Colony should likewise be relied upon, and with better justification, for

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

CRICKET.

NAVY. MR. VOULES'S XI,

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In this match yesterday the Navy batted first, play starting at 11.30. Mr. Voules's XI was made up of five of the Straits KI assisted by six from the Army. Play continues at 11 am to day. Soure at present :----

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THE NAVY.

Dr. Steward, b Barkshire

C. S. P. Franklin, o James, b Mackenzio

3.

F. H. Neat, o and b Preedy

Lieut. Wood, b Mackenzie..

Lieut. Cadman, b bisctargart

8. T. Fitch, b Mackenzie

I. M. Barratt, b Preedy

Lieut. Dalrymple, e Mackenzie b Preedy.

Lieut. Tweedie, b Billings...

G. Coppins, not out

Morrison, b Mackenzie

Extras...

ME, VOULES'S KI

Capt, Clapham, e. Franklin, b Ceppin

R. Mackenzie, Nest, b Morrison

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G. M. Billings, not ont...

Capt. Radcliffe, retired hurt

Bergt. Hayward, o Fitoh, b Neat

A. B. Voutes, o Tweedie, h Nont

C. R. Birkshire, o Wood, b Neat T. G. Mactaggart, not out ..

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The death of the old Chung Tang, says the same paper, will tell on his fidus Achates Mr. W. Pathick, who, we regret to hear, is still in far from robust health at Chefoo. M. Pethick at one time contemplated writing the life of the Vicaroy Li, and was understood to have collected a vast amount of material for the purpose. It is to be hoped that in due time tins work will appear. No other foreigner since the Jesuits palmy days has ever been so much behind the vail which hides the Chinese official wind from our scrutiny. The history of China in decay baa with the irony of events, cohered ronad the personality of the one man who tried to gal. anise her into new life the story of this life, if told with candour and philosophie insight, will be one of the most fascinating biographies over written,

THE AMERICA CUP.,

A NEW CHALLESEE.

A cable to the New York Journal from Lander sayaz-A new aspirant for the honour of being. ing the america's cup to this side of the Atlantic 4 has arisen. It is said authoritively that Colonel 13 Harry McCalmont, Member of Parliament for 23 Nowianrket, is negotiating with several other English yachtsmen with a view to constracting O a new challenger to zoo for the cup in 1902. Col. 34 McCalmont has taken this step, as Sir Thomas 5 Lipton has decided to wait until 1929 for 14 again trying for the cup. Colonel Moalmont

recently inherited $20,00,000. 271

Colonel McGalmont is said to be the richest commoner in England, To hit who bath it 26 shall be given." MeCalmont was a millionuse 26 floor in that crack regiment, the Scots 35 Guards, when an uncle died and left bim - 9 other meat-egg of $20,000,000. He at once

MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN

REFUSE DESTRUCTION.

According to many yachtsmen the Shamrock yesterday was beaten by the Columbia more through errors of judgment made by those who were in charge of the yachts than by the superior miling qualities of the Columbia, and the Shamrock had teen salad properly in the there are many who are of the opinion that, if

races between that boat and the Columbia for the America Cup, instead of having been beaten three times she should have now had two victories to hor credit. There were many. yesterday who watched the race and who are familiar with the sport who thought that the trouble with the Shamrock was that there was too much talent on board and that the sailing master who is acknowledged to be the best ms1

too much and did not love a free hund.'

The Shamrock at the start succeeded in gelding into the better postion, but at the cost of being handicapped twenty-nine seconds; while the Columbine, in keeping back in order to try and get over the line Inst, as it was a run before the wind, was handicapped twaire seconds, so that really this cost to the Shamrock was only seventeen Beconds, and it was more than made up within twenty minutes after the race started. The conditions yesterday were favourable to the challenger. The breeze was shout ten miles in strength, but it lightened oppsiderably before the race was over, and theses was smooth. It was under, such conditions as these that the Shamrock in her last trials that were sailed on the Clyde, was able to beat the old Shamrock so easily, and it was for, conditions such a prevailed yesterday that Mr. Watson had designed the craft and rigged bur.

Mr. G.W. Melvin, Leads, recently on the above. Going down the wind in the first race tlust subject made the following observations was mailed to completion the Columbia- Ind From refuse itself we have, iù modern furnaces, besten the Shamrock by more than a minute in been able to extract the last unit of heat it is teen miles and with this in mind it was fully capable of supplying, and where intelligent expected that when they starter before the labour is employed there is little difference wind yesterday the Columbia would have a nica between two or thren typis of furuscos ià | lond before the leeward mark was reached, but ovaporative capability. The improvemente which instoad the Shamrock at once begau to close up are at present chicing the attention of most on the Columbia and twenty minutes after the thoughtful experts are in the direction of hand-race had started she was the leading boat and ing the refase cheaply and as cleanly as possible, and disposing of the residuals in a complete and profitable fashion. House and trade refuse is quite appleasant enough when allowed to stand for a few days in the dustbin or ashpit. When collected and deposited in large quantities in readiness for the work of the destructor its odours become accentuated, and there is little wouder that the inhabitants do not care to have the destructor placed where they are likely to find it a nuisance owing to the accumulation. This has meant that ougiueens have endea

she kept on going ahead tatil half the course had been covered and she was then leading by about a quarter of mile or what was estimated to be about two minutes. Then she found a softspot and the Columbia being the stern boat was bringing up a freshening breeze, and this lead was soon cut down to about one budred yards. Then, when the two yachts had an oyun breeze again the Shamrock drew ahead,

The first error medo yesterday was in taking in the balloon jib topsail when the yacht was more than a mile and a quarter from the turn- ing mark. This sail could have been carried

threw this commission and purchased the voured to so arrange the plant that each

load without being exposed or bandled for at loust toy minutes longer and then could

7 Dake of Rutland's estate at Chevely, near the

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Total for 6 wicketa 119 Lt. Edmonston, Q.-M. Sergt. James and Prte, Preedy to bat.

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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Lieutenant in the Scots Guard was one of the boxes, baskets, barrels, warehouse refuse, paper,Tt took some time to get the two sails down

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The yachts split tacks again and Capt. Barr worked in to get the benefit of those froshoning puffs and after standing on into a dying wisd for some minutes the Shamrock went after her TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC and when they came together again the Shamrock still had the lead. Capt. Barr headed in toward the shere again and the Shamrock let her go and in this way they worked all the was home to the finishing line and at the end went over the line only two seconds apart. the Columbia had got up so oloso that they

Twice the Shamrock appeared to have the race won yesterday and twice it was thrown away apparently through poor judgment shown by those in charge of the boat. Capt. Sycamore is the skipper who sailed the Shamrock but. Mr. W. G. James is the man who directs how the boat shall be sailed,

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It was learned yesterday from one who had beou in consultation with them on-board the Erin that it was Mr. Jameson who insisted on the Shamrock luffing across the starting line on Tuesday, when the Columbia had gone over in the weather position. The Shamrock crossed the line too soon. She had been recalled. again, and then luffed across instead of and the yacht bore off, crossed the line back

wearing around, grybing and taking the end of the two minutes and crossing well to windward. In the race sailed last Saturday, the first which was sailed to a finish, the Shamrock kept the Columbia ander her lee all the WBY weather mark, and tarned that mark with a fair sails at once, and squaring sway for home, load. Then, instead of breaking out her fight | thus making the most of her lead, she leafed BATTERIES, along, and waiting for the Columbia, and then had a luffing mateb with that yacht which proved disastrous. If the Shemrock yesterday had beers handled as well on the windward leg

of the course as she had been in the race in which she turned the weather mark first, instead of being beaten on corrected time, she would have won the race with a good margin to spore.

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racing town of Newmarket, in Cambridgeshire. be shot right away and out of sight into have been lowered in plenty of time to hare it 18 He paid upward of 81,270,000 for the property, the destructor, not to be again asen until stored away before the men were wanted to

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the resultsut oliuker is withdrawn. At a lower the spinnaker and trim in sheels. This A NEW SHIPMENT OF THE Maner. Then this modern Fizace Fortunatus destructor specially built for the Strand Board error was costly, and enalded the Columbia to annobed into all branches of sport with an of Works this idea has been fully worked out pick up quite a good deal, and would have been enthusiasm born of his youth and unbounded The refuse to be dealt with-though rot con- much more costly but for an accident on the with. A thorough athlete, he stroked the taining any wet ashpit materials is of a very Columbia. The spinnaker had caught in a Eton sight to victory at Henley in his salad intractable character. Covent Garden sweepings stap hook on the balloon jib topsail, and when days, played in the Eton football team, and as formed a large proportion of the bulk, and the crew let go of the topsall halliards the spiu.

naker was torn. founders of the Army Football Association. | street sweepings, and brewing rubbish forms He went in for racing, and his horse Lingluss the remainder. In so constructing the plant and letting them both down together the men The P. & A. steamer Indraphan, which left won the Derby of 1993 and the reputation of that this specially difficult and miscellaneous could not keep them inboar and the balloon jib Hongkong on the 18th ult, and Yokohama on being one of the greatest horses of the decade. rabbish may be instantaneously deliveredinto the fopsail get in the water and dragged there for the 2nd inst, arrived at Portland, Oregon, on He went in for yachting, and his steamer farnapos, great and unexpected difficulties have a few seconds, the 19th inst.

Giraldo, a twin-scrow vessel of 1,000 tons, yacht had to be overcome. The shape of the food-holes The Shamrock turned the first mark 47 The steamer Athell, from Europe and Straile, measurement, demonstrated her claim to the has had to be ascertained by uctual experiment, seconds in the lead and went on the starboard left Singapore yesterday, and is due here on the title of the fastest yacht in the world by steam and it has been no light task to arrive at the tach, heading toward the weat; the breeze was The N.P. steamer Queen Adelaide sailed from ing over the Nice courte for fifty-three miles at correct proportions to ensure that the inenacos freshening and the yacht was doing remarkably

the rate of 23,3-3 knots an hour. He also acted will awallow Tacoma for Hongkong via Vladivostock, Port as the Anancial backbone of the Valkyrie II straw, paper me from a load of light well The Columbia made a short port tack and The A.D. steamer Carinthia left Shanghai Yicale. He went in for polities, much to with baskets and rolls of linoleum wased then took the starboard tack and stood after the

27th fast.

-Arthur snd Dalny on the 18th inst.

for this port yesterday morning.

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