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CORRESPONDENCE.

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HOCKEY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY DECEMBER 10 #, 1901

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CAVE-HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA.

When in November, 1899 (what a long time

go it seem!) I was steaming through the Atlantic in a bird transport., writes "an officer at the front," there was a certain officer pù board who was continually trying to damp our martial ardour by expressing his conviction

Limo see any fight

home

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target on the China station anti: 1900, and there is none on the Australia station NOW. Our correspondent indignantly naks, CLUB, MN, BLKNNEIM."

-What-in the ase of a training squadron if This match was played on the Hockey Club

uners is not part of the training? And why THE LATE MR. FRANCIS, K.C....... now grounds, adjoining the Football Club's, fring, the highest test of effciency, por resulting in a win for the naval team by goals tently coded? It is preposterona to speak taniciency of the fleet when the average TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FREE."

to uil. The following represented the Navy:

prize-firing produces 3 per cent. of hits. ifovo, Brighton, 8th November.

Harvey (goal); Gibbs and Norman (bucks); Capt. Peroy Scott's method of training is very St-The lustrail brught me the sail news Law, Smythe, and Laard (halves); Hamilton, properly a State secret; but recent experience that we should not be in

as the war wonkl be over before we reached of the sudden death of Mr. J. J. Francis. Yukes-Hughes, Barrows, Jones, Movey (feron the hina station shows that it can be easily in the. In June, 1006, when we marched

adopted and that good shooting ought to be the Cape have road with melancholy interest, the tributes warde). The Club were represented by T. C. rule and not the exception in the Best. It is idle with Lord Mothum into Kroonstad after the which have been paid to his memory in the Gray (gout) Youts and Campbell (back); to say that comutanders need not spend their cocupation of Pretoria, the majority of the Courts of Hongkong. I then I fully cougar.

Bowley. Chater and Ensor" (halvos); Browne, private mcusy on their ships. They know that force, especially the Tecnary, wore convinced and although I fool that those who have so ably RE, Stevens, RE, Dykes, R.A., Shettie and their promotion depends on their inspootion that we were going into the Hue" solely for report, and the primary factor is the spotless the purpose of getting into the train and going poken on this sad occasion have left little if

Hooper.

cleanliness of the ship. Conseqnently à rom-- anything to be further midi, pot, as Mr. Francis

mander would be defeating his own interests was about the first person to speak to me at the

if he dorost his gold-leaf money to extra Court on my arrival in 1882, and as I had daily

prizes fer good, shooting. If, then, he is to get on in the fervice, and make' his ship as tercourse with him till I left 1995, I would wish

useful as she is ornamental, he must pay for

A scoptic from the very first, I have remi through your colunas to aid the expression of

his paint and his gouuery prises; and we lutely refused to ho taken in by those cate esteem, cospect, and regret to the memory of hops a

know which factor will have the greatest lies," and for me the end of the war has always ing who through all those years fillod gach and the former did some excolient rens weight. Lieut. Woullecombe is the only offer

late the goneral aspect of affairs and the suddenly ent off at all when l could have to the Navy score, For tho Club, Gray showed "cial reward for good gunnety. -

attitude of the enemy havo, undergone such a Prominent place in our Court and who has been and was instrumental in adding two goals in the service who has ever been promoted as

Our correspondent, with a touch of gentle complete change that, at last, I have brought looked forward to many years, of work ang

From large, well-organised commandes under efulness. Like all of us, dir. Francis had very good judgement in saving, although he cynicism, urges that if we are to have good gun myself to believe that the end is at hand.

should be careful not to pick outside the 25 org it will be too Inte when a war comes, and that | the leadership of men of recognized position in in the meantime the labour devoted to putting the State, the forces of the enemy have dwindled faults, but one quality he possessed, for | vards circle, and the number of, goals scoret. hay balls on the trucks and turning up awning into small, unmanageable holies led by a faw CHAINS, PENDANTS, BROOCHES, EAR RINGS, SLEEVE LINKS, RINGS SET which he ought to be rem-bered and, his against him can only be put down to-theh the ofliegen can exercise their ingeunity desperate spirits. The small bodies in their Workmanship (the English settings being of Solid Gold, Hall parked 15 and 18 Carat);

Stanchions should be allotted to gun drill, in xample follower, was his faithfulness fast and accurate shooting, of the Navy roureefulness. to far greater advantages, turn bara dwindled and drifted away

there was on the part of witnesses any falsa

The Nary had the best of the game all though and played splendidly together. It in hard to say which of the players especially shone, as they were all, vory good, but Yukes-Hughes forward) and Smyth (half back) played per more forcing game than the rest

forwards,

not xem to get along

and

a

devotion to his clients: He was thoroughly

The backs played a very sound The Chiu, squadron has taught us that the conscientions in the conduct of his casos and once he took up a csee he bestowed on it all game, having a lot to do, as the play was 1-inch gun can make 48 hits per minute his energy and talent. His zent for his client mostly confined to the Club and. Yeats showed the 92-3 g. 11 hits; the 6. 42 hits: 1000 was 30, 75, 1.51, and 1.6 respectively. We may sometimes have betrayed in into hastyp well and has improved immensely sins the und the 4.7, 5.7 kits; whereas the average in or indiscret action, especially if he thoughtCommencement of the senso. The halves also has thus a standard to work up to. It is not worked very hard, especially Ensor, who was

J remarkably high standard, but it is the best swearing, but this is a fault which we could playing a magnificent gaure. The forwarts did we have. If we ack to discover the causes of well. the passing bul shooting we shall probably find that the soon forget wloon we thought of his independent being indifferent. Hooper mude, some good admirals cominauding squadreas are the worst offenders. How many admirals are there who conduct, of a case. He was also a most useful attempts to take the ball down. but invariably make it a praction, to go on shore when the eitizens as Chairman of the Plague Recogniorer-man the ball. He should also pass a little prize Bring takes place, because the dril is too tion Lommites. I recall, but put aside quicker instead of keeping the ball to himself dirty and noisy? And how many of them his professional duties and sacrificed his Dykes did not quite come up to his reputatuir inspection reports Yet in the event of iguore gamery altogether when they draw ng large practice for some months to help the tion of being a very good rentre forward or the same admiral will be responsible for Colony in her hour of trist. He did a great On the whole, individually the. Chub team the fighting of the ships where the charwoman und good work, and 1 despay regretted, that

hand of Government with their reward-but I suppose some feial jealousy prevented him reveiving that mark of Her Alsjesty's favour which he angely deservad-ind which he would havo greatly appreciated,Yours de,

Every time for the hust six months that we have started aut on a fresh marek we have ten assured on the very best anthority" that "this

is to be our last trek."

THE 14TH DECEMBER NEXT, AT 11 A.M., WITHIN THEIR SALES ROOMS, NO. 90, DES VŒUX ROAD,

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appeared an indefinits distance off. Bat of LADIES'

nutil

single commandant bas a commande hilly worthy of the name, and the bulk of the remain. ing forces of the two States are living like ground, from which they are being pulled out rabbits and hiding in eaves and holes in the at therate of several hundreds a week by cur numerous mobile columns

The average ignoraut foer has an idea, of which his commuidant is at pains not to deprives him, that. if he should surrender, he wil be treaiul with the utmost harshness in the Britisk until all his goods are con

esmp fiscated, his wife and daughter shamefully abuse, and he himself. banished for life. Rather than risk this, he prefers the chance of remaining, in hiding until the. Alinghty or Mr. Kroger shall have bought the war to a happy conclusion in favour of the Dutch.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

& GENTLEMEN'S

JEWELLERY,

COMPRISING :-

DIAMOND. OPAL and CORAL NECKLACES, WATCHES, LADIES LONG

with PRECIOUS STONES, SCAKE PINS, 'de, de. Suttings of English and Chinese

sold by the Carat.

ALSO

A Large and Choice Selection of UNSET DIAMONDS of Perfect Cut, RUBIES, OPALS and other PRECIOUS STONES ranging from 3 to 19 Carats each, which will be This Collection is not Locally Owned, but consists exclusively of Jewellery, Če, selvated, at home for the Philippine narket. bat owing to the excessive iniport duties recently imposoil in Manila, the consignée has decided to stop the consignment and realise by Public Auction here, which will enable the Hongkong Community to obtair. high-class sections at mucht ander retail prices.

Catalogans will be ready on the 16th December next, and the soverel Articles will be on ciew in our Sales Rooms on the 12th and 13th.

TERMS: As usual.

these deserving servis had not met at the play well, but they lacked the combination of is preferred to t„e gunner:-Naval and Military successful operations in the. Magaliesber October from Tokyo.

EDW. J. ACKROYD.

the Navy tenni.

If the members of the Hockey Club wish to win any mateles (lay will have to turn up far more regularly to the practice ganus, and learn to play together. It must be disheartening to the hard-working scretary to arrange a practice gume and then to hare about six (or aran less) a side tarn up, sa has been the case this season.

Record.

TRADE MARKS IN CHINA,

having written to the Foreign Office on the The Manchester Chamber of Commerce, subject of the fraudulent imitation of registoro | British trade marks, desiring a copy of the instructions to the Commission of which Sir Chamber might be able to know how far the Commissioners may be competent to deal with this further question, received the following reply:-

A few illustrations taken from the recent

Valley may serve to show to what shifts these shamefully misguided men are put."

bv

Hongkong, 30th November, 1901, RUSSIAN OVERTURES TO JAPAN.

The Times correspondant wrote on the 5th Of late several leading Japanese journais have earnestly discussed the overtares which, Russian nowapapure have been making for an alliance with Japan. This crusada, of con- ciliation began with a Russian journal published at Port Arthur, and was ultimately extended to the St. Petersburg Prows. Very pain speak ing was employed, It was pointed out to the Japanese that they could not hope for ultimate success in a struggle with Russia,

There will be a practice match on Thursday. James Markay is the head, in order that the offered to show us where ton athers were in and that one inevitable result of such a estas

and it is to be hoped there will be a better turn out than has hitherto ban the čase.

BOXING AT THE CITY HALL. Under the auspices of the newly formed Olympio Olalu boxing tournament was held last night in the City Hall. There was a good hense. Among the various items on the programme, most interest centred perhaps in the open competition for the silver! eup prosented by Mr. J. Lacock of Bay View Hotel. No less than seren entries were received for it. As a result of the preliminary bouts BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING POLICE Special Commissioner in China, on the subject of

which were fought off in the afternoon it was left to Gunner larvey, E.M.A., and Seamun P. Keogh, H.M.S. Aur, ra, to meet in the final. This was the first event of the evening. The contestants looked pretty much alike as to weight, but they had not been in the xing for Rre than a few seconds before it was sock thut Harvey was much over matched. Keogh, who was in the pink of condition, got all over his

POLICE COURT.

Blonday, 9th December.

MACISTRATE).

ELUDIEO DISINFECTION.

Four coulies were charged with unlawful removing a truk of farniture and adding within-a portion of the city to the east of Garden Road without obtaining permission in writing from the Medical Officer of Health

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Į that to divort Russia's irresistibly aggresivo impulse would be a mach more prudent plan than to thwart it. Such thinkers may exist still, but their voices have become quite inondi- ble. Whether, after Port Arthur, Manchuria, and some other incidents of the resent imbroglie their trust in the possibility of a working orrangement with Russia bas been shaken, or whether the events of the past twelvemonth has inspired them with greater confidence in their country's ability to stand alone, the fact is that they no longer make themselves felt in the sphere of politics.

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But first lot me peint out that nearly all the racerit captures have been made from information supplied by burghers who, them soles having been taken prisoners and having found that they are kindly treated 118, have immediately volunteered to disclose the hiding places of others of their fellows. Two men captured by us recently biding. They led us to a place where the river ran between steep, rocky banks, resembling on trophs would be to check the material develop

small scale an American cañon. At first meat of their country and to crippla its Foreign Office, October 29, 1901. sight the place appeared to be inaccessible to finances. On the other hand, na understanding Sir.--I laid before the Marquis of Lansdowns anything but a bird, a gout, or a rock-rabbit. with Russia would ensure a long era of traa- your letter to Sir M. Gosselin, of the 23rd inst. But some of the men managed to scramble quility in the Far East, and would enable in which you request that the Manchester discovered a cate in the face of the rock. proposed basis of arrangement was that the four, and, reaching an overhanging ledge, Japan to realize her legitiurate ambitions. The Chamber of Commeres may be supplied with a copy of the instructions given to His Majesty's Hideo here, with little food and lear aromaui. Tokio Government should refrain from all the army which two years ago boasted to drive in Manchuria, the St. Petersburg Government. registered British trade marke, the British into the the protection

tou, we found ten ragged men-a remnant of measures, direct or indirect, to impede Russia or its sile, pledging itself to leave Japan a They were surprised 1 an directed by his lordship to state that Sir J. Mackay was informed that the securing of

and surrendered without resistance. Daring free hand in Kores. This latter concessions MEDOC their removal two others began to snips from carried a corollary, however-namely, that us adequate protection for foreign trudo marks and inventions was oan of the matters with quite close by, but not knowing the west of a piedi terre on the Korean peninsula is their hiding place we failed to find these latter, absolutely essential to the Power holding which it would be desirable to deal in the

be allowed to appropriate a convenient naval revised treaty, but that no detailed instructions and, night coming on, we returned without Vladivostok and Port Arther, Enssin should

Them. were given to him on the subject. On this

on the kontburn coast of Koren, Next morning our prisoners told is that they station point, as on others connected with the nego ia cold lead as to another place where ten mocoway, Masampo. Such is the progratama which Thoy pleaded guilty, and were fined $5 each. tons with which he has been entrusted, he will burghers were lying doggo." with a lot of Japanese journals have been discussing; aud-it GH. LAROSE

aujounition. We provided ourselves with Inu. is a significant fact that not one of them has teras and were led to a large kicof, or deep word of approval. They start from the ZINFANDEL

to determine Manchuria's fate without referon es teen camped a few nights before. The parti

to the other Powers interested, especially to the enlar kloof, I might mention, bad already been and I make bold to say that it might have en eimilarly lacking in authority to give Japan a sarehed once by our men and drawa blank, owner of Manchuria, and that Russia is mandate in Korea. In the existing state of searched twenty times unsuccessfully by ne who were "got in the know. Half way down international morality, they say, it would be inere The rocky side of the kloof was a small affectation to denounce the idea of a sterst agreement between two states for the aliena- insignificant-looking hole, which conk only

The lo entered by a man on all fours. Crawling tion of territory belonging to a country

with which both are on friendly, terms. through this with lighted unter & great

was reached in which stout blinking practied objection is sufficiant-namely, that ten mea. two women, and a little boy. Most Russia and Japan do not divide between them of the men had rifles, but as in the previous the supremacy of the Far Fast, and that they case, were too much surprised at the discovery of cannot dispose of its various parts according to their own convenience alone. It will be'seen that their hiding place to resist. The cave was ful of bedding and furniture that they had reseed Japanese journals interpret the proposal as from their houses, hat the musty smell of it all pointing to the perment absorption of Man- huria by Russia. But they are not equally

kloof, and their cattle, about 60 in numbers siurid be free to push her cumercial and with them, a strun of clear water ran through clear about the intention in the case of Korea. Es it meant, they ask, merely that Japan's hands wore hiddon further up. Cooking was done in a

of Rassian interference? If that is what the been taken to obliterate any "spoor" leading to

erent part of the kloof, and grout pains had industrial interests in the peninsula without four overtures paint to, they possess no intrinsic

DISOREYING BANISHMENT ORDER,

Yung Tsoi, gentleman of leisure he was

munication with the a best qualified to give

man several times in the first round, at the end disobeyed an order of banishment on the 7th mercial communities of Hongkong and the cleft in the bills, quite close to whore we had obvions premise that Japan has no competence

of which his opponent showed deridedly groggy Harvey came up gamoly besover at the call of time, but lusted only 15 seconds more, being knocked out by a straight dab. The cup was formally prosented to the winner at the close. The challenge of `P., O. Hendrick to stop "Sailor" Smith of 11.M.S.. Whiting in six rounde had bean expected to provide an exciting contest, but owing to the fact that Hendrick was suffering from a nasty injury to bis right wrist the contest was not continued to a finish. The men boxed a couple of reads in which Hendrick made a very plucky fight, but before the end of the second he had to stop. He of fered however to meet Smith under similar

CHICKET.

QUEEN 8 COLLEGE C;C, F. CRAIGENGOWER

ND XL

This math was played of the Happy Valley on Saturday, the 7th inst, unil resulted in an euxy win for Queen's College Appanded are the scores:

described in the charge sheet as of no occupation

inst., and was rewarded in the usual manner one year's hard inbour.

NAVAL GUNNERY,

A correspondent on the China station, who is out that the majority of comments on the an authority on naval gonory, writes to point recent big gan fring on that station ure based on a misnuderstanding. He denies that the scores of the Terrible and the Barßent ure wonderful, but he admits that the scores of the other ships are bad by comparison.

depends

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on his arrival in China, place himself in com..

bim information as to the views of the com

principal Treaty Forts. I and to aid that tho Secretary of State would be glad to forward to Sir J. Mackay any oxpression of the views

of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on the above point which they may be desirous of placing on record.-I am, &e...--

FRANCIS BERTIE.

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12, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, 10th November, 1901 PIANO PLAYING Wact the coast was clear those people would valne, for Japan is already guaranteed by con EXTRAORDINARY come down and live in the houses near by, tiling vention againstoletustion on Russia's part, and the convention is operating, since there is stondy their laul and sowing their caps until a scout she is entirely content with the manner in which reported the British were at hand. Then foro would be made to the caro.. A look-out at and rapid development of her tutorial relations

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"DIFFICULT MUSIC WITH OUR PLAYERS.

BUNAWAY GIRL" TANN- HAUSER,” CHORIN, MENDELS- BOHN, POET and PEASANT" OVERTURE. &c., DAILY.

It is well known that many of the English to wast construction we put on the figures houses are directly interested facially in the entirely on the point of view. cotton mills tablished in recent years. These from which they are examined. If the enterprises have so far proved very disappoint.us dreadful. They had a fait supply, of food conditious when his arm is healed. Bets Rusak fl-ats is equal to this of the Trible the mids in China, those owned by untives ne average shooting in the French, Garan, anding to te shareholders: A combination of all which had teen laid. were declared off and the flour, then the prize-firing results well as those owned by British and other foreign Private Snaford, E.W.F., sparred six rounds of those ships ought not to astonish us. capitalists, has been suggested as a possible with Private Warren, R.W.F., and though have no official figures to guide us in forming remedy for the situation, at such a combine conceding something like 2st. was ousily comparison, bat doubtless they form a sua tion of native and foreign mills dees not com dosșior at the Admiralty and nut as a dangerous practicable And it is pointed out that, even victor. A good feather-weight contest narcotic when examined.

if it could be effected, he cosabination woul took place, butwein Seaman Howell and Priyats Pursuing his argument from what he hope.

a draw. is a wroug point of view, one correspontcut only be able to control the production, sales, Howard, RAM.C, and resulted in

and prios of the yarn, and not the price of raw During the evening Edwards challenged all writes: "The captains of thren ships on this cotton, so long as the supply of exttos grown in

it psf the loof would rapert the ambers with Koren, and, at the same time, no ambrage ANYONE CAN PLAY THE MOST comers at 128 fe. The whole arrangements at jo-Curzan-Howe, Ferey Scott, and War-China is not equal to the demand for the China

reuder-have dure nothing of the way. Th mitts. The high price of material is, however

of the enamy. if only a passing patrol, suiping is given to other users. Tans construed, tie were well carried out. Mr. Michael Collias hare only expended their quarterly ammunition said to be the main if not the sole canes of would be the order of the day, and perhaps affer of a froo, haut becomes an empty blandish acted as referen, Mr W. Muskett as master of properly for the instruction of the nien, the fissocial difficulties of those enterprise prisoner would fall into their hands te horent, and it sms almost a farcical chur ceremonies, and Air. Frost as time-keeper; while encouraged their offers to teach the men to Large over-drafts, involving heavy interest stripped and robbed of his ride and landolior acter when a rider is appended that Rudi PIAÑO

shoot with care They have adopted the method charges, are incúrros), ̈ Ugcanke ren in If it were a large fores, or as organised search should have a naval base on the southern cast of the penisule. A good naval base on the Mr. J. H. Downs performed the managerial of training that was used in the Seytin four to twelve months' consumption of China-grown party, sli would retire to te cave and lis eloss. duties with his accustomed acceptance.

years ago, and a great improcent basresulted."

cotton must be secured at the beginning of the Lu another ennuingly contrived hiding place southern coast of Korea is about the extent of One of the latest acquisitions to the Chitu senson, in order to avoid the riskf the staple

we found their reserve of ammunition, about Russia's ambition us interpreted by Japan.

That object achieved, her highway from Lao-Selections from BELLE OF NEW YORK,” station is the Ocean, and on coming under Sir being exported to Japan or even to Europe and 1500 rounds in all. These two fustanees, ont C. Bridge's flag she took two days to fire her the mills in China itself being consequently left of many scoros of others, many serve to show to tong to Vladivostok would be soonred, and.. quarter's ammunition. Only on gun was fired without supplies. Such advance purchases are, what a sorry plight the few remaining fight she would occupy a dominant, position in Japanese waters. But that is precisely tho at time, and every shot was marked. Each however, sentially speculative, and way tura ing Boers are Bow reduced.

pointed out to the out well or ill, according to the course of row Several small columus have leen at wark in result which Japan desires to avert. She cau not consent to have a Russian naval etation defect in aiting was meu at the time. The result of this care cutton prices in the world's raw cotton market. this valley of late, with the result that over 3000. was seen when tho Oreas went out for her. Generally, the effect has been to raise the price yet oners (m: sily pulled out of holes) have been planted within sight of her western shores. It amounts to this, then that Hussia graciously prize-firing, for her results were 30 per cent. against the mills, if we may trust the statement collected with infini esoul loss to ourselves. better than she had achieved on the Mediter that the average price for the last five years hi- This gorel method of waging war is nudoubt. offers to concede Jayau something which Japan ranean station. To the discredit of stations been tis. 15 per pical, ns against only th, 11. hedly slow work, but as long as commanders possesses already and is enjoying to her own that need not be specified, ships of scarecly less price mentioned in severnt of the prospectuses are content to stick to care-hunting" instead profit and satisfaction, whereas Japun is to coznive at Russia's acquisition of something to of the mille, If in order to meet the of chasing small commandos, which vanish-my- 2 importance than the Ocean have been known

fire the whole of their quarterly ammunition in leficiency or high coat of the ical material, seriously as soon as they are coruered, they which Japanese statesmen have always laboured 16 half an hour, while the targets have been Indian or American cotton is imported, a duty cannot fail to redues the numbers of the strenuously to prevent her from acquiring, and used to cover up paint work. But how comes of 5 per cent, has to be paid. Moreover, oney to euch a minimum as to make all further is also to assist her in a transs-tion of whole- it that four years ago the

sale spoliation which would justly earn for the crack ship cotton obtained from up country is subject to

Tokio uovernment the execration of its best of the service was on the Mediterraunan lekin charges. It is therefore being boldly

friends, 14, however, the so-called" fren hand" station, and that the best gunnery ship in the urged not only that foreign raw cotton and 6 service is now in China? How is it that the imported stores for the mills in China should

in Korea signifie that Japan is to annex the peninsula as Russia would aquer Man- Remedios, se, II, E Leung, b D. Rumjahn Barleur, another Chins squadron ship, which he exempted from duty, but that an export duty

always had a bad reputation for shooting, is of 10 per cent. should be levied on all Chios- The Ben Line steamer Bengloe, from churia, the answer is that Japan has no now the second ship in to service? And what grown cotton exported to Japan or Europe. Antwerp and London, left Singapore on the 7th desire to annex the peninsula. Such a pro- posal batrays complete ignorance of her policy. is the explanation of the Ocean being 30 per The proposal to impose a prohibitive duty on inst. for Hongkong. cent, better in grannery in China than she was exparts of China raw cotton is not exactly con- The O.PL. Steamer Athenian arrived at She wants Korea to remain Korean, but at the 52 in the Mediterranean? The answer is obvious sistent with the suggestion that the export Shanghai on the 7th fast, at 9:10 m., and left some lime she wants the world to recognize that to the man in the street. Is it so obvious to duties should be lightened in order to encourage again at 6p.m. same day for Nagasaki, where her own interests in the peninsular empire are too vital to allow her to remain an inactive the Lords of the Admiralty ?:

native industries by removing burdans on the she was due to arrive yesterday, at 6 s.m. For three years, the Channel squadron evaded export trade, and if an exception is to be made The P&A, steamer Indrapure sailed from spectator of its absorption by any other Power. prize-firing the Training squadron has alware in this instance for the benefit of the spinning Portland, Oregon, on the 6th inst., viz Japan She thinks that the magnitude of her interests is already unequivocal, but she is sure that time evuded it. Now that training with the gans companies in China there would be no logical

purts, for Hongkong, has, with the change of name of the squadron, reason why a special and

The D. & A. steamer divlis left Mauila alone is needed to place the mufter entirely prohibitive import been exalted above drill in masts and yards, we daty should not be imposed en cotton yarns yesterday for this post, and is dus here on the beyond doubt, and she is satisfied to trust to time without having recourse to any impatient may expect a change in this respect, and it will with the same object. It is certain, however, 13th inst,, a.m.

or herole measures. be something to the credit of the youngsters in that any proposals of special legislation in these ships if they can teach their forbours how favour of the mills in China would meet with to shoot. It is sixteen years since the order the strenuous opposition of India and Japón, war lested directing all ships to carry out even if it could be assumed that the interests of prize-firing and to one the regulation target; Lancashire would remain practically unaffected yet not only in any excuss good enough for by such differentiation in the new tariff- evision but there had never bom a prize-firing Manchester Guardian.

CRAIGENGOWER UND IL

Goldenburg, not out

M. A. Razak, b J. Rumjahn

R. Witchell, Tayler, b Burjaho

J. Witchsil, o Sui Kwong, b Tayler

S. B. Curreem, b D. Ramjahn

U. Loy Kan, H. K. Lang, b D. Rum

M. Saffaid, b D. Rumjaha

Remedios, jr, D. Rumjaha

Dannenberg, b Rumjahn

Byes

B. Wong, D. Bamjabu

Total

QUEEN'S COLLEGE C.C. H. Fuskeem, Suffaid, b Lay Kum

D. Bamjaha, b Ley Kum

JPunjan, not onl

Hung Kwok Leng, not out..

H.Tayler Shi Sui Kwong Campos

Wong Sai Cheong did not bat

C. V.Carreen

W. Alarakia

E. Bunje

Total

0

0

3

11

resistance a mere farce.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The N.Y.K. steamer Hitachi Mara (European Line) left Shimonoseki for this port on the 7th inst., and is expected bore to-morrow.

The C. & steamer Thyra left Moji on the 4th inst, and is due in Hongkong to-day,

The P&O steamer Malacca laft Bingapore for this port on the 8th last, at 1 p.m.

The anshimity of these utterances is notable, for it cannot be denied that two years ago there existed in Japan's party favourable to an under. standing with Russia Its leaders never stated the ternis on which such an understanding might bo based, but they certainly considered

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