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THE HONGKONG DAILY PR ̃88, SATURDAY, MARCH 7rx 1903

The Happy Retreat at Happy Valley has been re-opened.

The Standard's Odessa correspondant says

General Lord Mathoen has been offered and has declined the Governorship of Malts.

A. London commercial paper motes that "Oar the Rose-Chinese Bank has been commissioned | ally-Japan-bas just placed a contract with Chinese rallway extension. to place a loss of 40,000,000 france in Paris for the American Steel and Wire Company for over

habits of industry and enterprise which form the useful and respectable citizen: habits which can scarcely be acquired after years of roving, restless excitement in camps and A. S. WATSON & CO., Englishmen take of conscription; but it is warfare. That is the view which most

a view which would be warmly contested in Germany. General von SCHWARZKOPPEN at the Hague Conference declared that so WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS far from compulsory service having drainedealers to call at Jibuti in order to be present the life-bloud of the country, it was in fact the true mainspring of her growing com- mercial greatness. It would take a long time to convert the people of England to Por Dos. Por Ect such a view of compulsory service, andised by members that a larger fleet was on-

before conscription is attempted other icse

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The French cruiser Montcalm, which¦ recently left Toulon for the Far East, received during the coming festivities in connection with the opening of the railway,

Count von Balow, the German Chancellor, replying in the Reichstag to the contention

the sea.

nended, asserted that the majority of the Germans were convinced that they were entitled drastic measures are likely to be tried.

to build a fleet, not for purposes of aggression, ....812.00 $1.00 Before the Commission now sitting in

but for the defence of their coast and the pro- London we notice that General Sir ARCHI-teation of their countryinen's interests over BALD HUNTER suggested the alternative of 1.20better pay as a means of procuring a defensive force of adequato, strength. The writer of the remarkable articles in the Times on the subject of army reform very pertinently notes that there are two main | factors which affect the question of raising man to *The first, and on the surface, most

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THE BROUGH COMPANY.

-"WHEN WE WEED TWENTY-ONE,” Gundy's play, Smsing the Wind, was repont. ed for the second and last time in the Theatro Kapal yesterday evening. before another full 27 miles of wire which is needed to construct the

konse, whisa réception of the piece, especially over-head system of a trolley road in Tokyo."

in the third not, was enthusinatio to a degree, LONDON, 4th March,

every detail of the passionate scane between Tho Inaba Mart, what she reached Colombo

Yesterday being the principal celebration of Mr. Brabazon (Mr. Brough) and Rosamund was placed in strict quarantine as she had a the Fopa's Jubiles, His Holiness was borne to (Mrs. Brough) being followed with rapt atten- case of scarlet. forer on board. The work of St. Peter's amidst an immense throng. He was tion. It may justly be claimed for this not that discharging cargo wes carried out in quran manifestly elated at the enthusiastic acclama.it is one of the best ever seen on the stage of tine, but the passengers were allowed to 60tions and stood up and blessed the kneellog

the local theatre. † ashore after disinfection.

This evening Mr. Brough will present yet crowd of fally Atty thousand persons

another new play for the verdict of theatre.. goers hero. The title When We Were GREAT BRITAIN AND VENEZUELA. Twenty-one is that given to stirring

play which is said to be strongly reminis cent of Thackeray and Beranger, which created great furore in London. It also enjoyed great popularity in the United States. It is said to be a pretty, imaginative, and tender work," with a domestic love interest. and blends humour and pathos with remarkable skill. The scene of the action is London, its control figure being a certain Richard Audsine known as the "Imp." Orphaned in infancy" this youth has been adopted by Bichard Cerowo” a friend of his father. In this task. Carewe

The Eastern and African Cold Storage Tho now Company has been announced. Company, which is intended to carry on operations in South Australia, the East Indies, South Africa, and Great Britain, is issuing cumulative preferenceshares bearing 7 por cost. interest, to the amount of £250,000.

The Clyde Shipbuilders' Association and re- presentatives of the shipyard workers held a joint conference in Glasgow last month, when the proposed reduction of wages by a farthing per hour on time and 5 per cent, ou pisos-work was fully discussed. The masters adhered to

of the request of the men's representatives for

the mastere consented to postpone the reduction from the 2nd ult, to the 16th inst.

LONDON, 4th March. Great Britain has restored the captured worships to Venoznela.

THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON FOR THE EAST.

LONDON, 4th March.

It is reported in Aden that the Russian

soldiers, religion for some time and wished to profess the their intimation of the reduction but, in'view } Squadron which has just sailed from that port has been aided by three comrades of ancient

1.50 obvious, is composed of the conditions off acceded to her request and invested her with the opportunities to obtain a vote of the workmen. for Chim will probably visit the Persian Gulf.days-Sir Horace Plumely. Bart., Colonel

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AUCE TO CVERESPUNDENTE, ONLY communications relating to the news columns Add be addressed to Uns EDITOR

Correspondents minst forward their names and ad. dewer with communications addressed to the Editor natur puklication, but as evidence of good faith.

A letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

No

communications that have a'rently only signed

appeared in other papers will be inserted. Grders for

Extra copice of DAILT Paxes should be

Commenting on Hongkong's Flogging Law Amendment Bill, the Singapore Free Press says: ba made affective according to Chinese ideas. —" If Blogging is to be resorted to at all, it must and we venture to think that a mild punishment such as that awarded by the Hongkong Bill is better dispensed with. It will provoke only the ridicate of the man who knows that if he wore morely reasonably suspected of being

The Colombo Hotela Company has recently held its half-yearly, and the Galle Face Hotel its anвual, meeting; and, while the premier establishment-the Grand Oriental Hotel continues the uninterrupted sequence of many dividend at the rate of 18 per cent, per annum. years and earns for its fortunate shareholders a

the Galle Face Hotel paya 8 per cent. for the year. A Ceylon contemporary observes that the Galle Face Hotel investment is better than it looks at the present rate of dividend, for a reference to the accounts will show that the hotel on its working earned for the year 17 per

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Miles Grabam, and Dr. Terrance Grath THE NEW HARBOUR AT GIBRALTAR. |-zll of whom have devoted their energies to forming the Imp's chamoter, or establish. ing his forinues. Too many cooks," says a well known proverò, spoil the broth." and too many god-fathers, it may be held, rain the character. Master Dick, accordingly, though engaged to Phyllis Ericson, a mate whoes charme might well lare "Jore from o syntd," insista on laying his heart and his fortune, which mean, of course, his expectations,

LONDON, 4th March, Mr. Halfour, replying to Mr. Bowles in the House, said that the great expense which the barbour in the east side of Gibraltar would

Imperial defence. entail was not justified by the requirements of

Recently in Bombay Mrs. Ruttonjon Tals, piece-in-law of Mr. J. N. Tats, was received into the Zoroastrian religion. Mrs. Tate is a French lady and was married last year in Paris. She bas boon studying the tenets of tho Parses

Zoroastrian faith. The Farsee priesthood

stored thread and sudra of the Parsses. Fifty "service offered. The second is the exist-priests took part in the ceremony. Soon after ence of a military spirit and an inclination this interesting and unique ceremony, Mrs. for military service in the public to which Tats and her basband went through the Parsee "those conditions would naturally appeal.marriage service. “The two are closely bound together, and it is the absence of the latter quite as much as the insufficiency of the former “that has hitherto been our chief difficulty in ruising an adequate force of men fit to "serve as soldiers.

That diffienity may confront us again in constituting our "home Army. There are two ways of "necting it. One is to increase the "inducement-in other words, to add largely to the expenditure--or relax the The conditions of effective training. other is to endeavour, if possible, to create in the pation the spirit which will "provide recruits both for the home and "for the Imperial Army. If the State were simply an ordinary business firm, it would "of necessity be confined to the first method. "But the State is not au ordinary business firm. It has not only the power to offer monetary and other inducements to men to take up its service, but it has also transfer of the centre of gravity of the Ameri- rides and accompanying ammunities had been growing nuisance in our Colony,

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guilty of the offences which British law de-

manda abail be proved up to the hilt in a

British Colony, he would be flagged ten times as severely in his own country as is con- templated by the ultra sensitive regulations

proposed for Hongkong."

"Lancashire's millions are deeply interested in the China trade, but, optimist as I am," says a writer in the London Report, "it is impossible to offer them great consolation. American com- petitiou in many classes of goods must continue, for the Americans enjoy all the advantages of geographical location. It is undeniable that the

cent. & few years ago the hotel had a losu of

Rs.300,000, and borrowed a further Rs.60,000 for the new wing; and the policy of the directors has been to pay off all these loans before giving

inorested dividends. The result is that the new wing loan has been paid off altogether, and Rs. 150,000 of the old losa has also disappeared in a short time,

THE NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. at the feet of Kam Glonosk, otherwise the

LONDON, 4th March,

There is great excitement on the New York

Cotton Exchange, and the selling orders, which are the heaviest since the attempted corner in 1898, are estimated at 800,000 bales.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BUILDING NUISANCE.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FRK98," ... Hongkong, 6th Mareb, 19.3. 6-The latter of Nervous" in your signature, anil calle attention to a great and issue of this morning is well worthy of a braver

Firefly," a red-haired, scantily-draped attrac tion of the music-talls, without's shred of character. His guardians, especially Richard

Caranu, bis more than father, are naturally

much put out. Be contracts a hasty marriage with the women, who, beltering him to be a man of fortune, accepts his offers, Richard Carews's sorrow at this end to his loyal schemes is mainly influenced by his fear for Phyllis, whom the desertion of the lever will, as he fears reduce to despair. In order to spare her he bat shielded the Imp to the extent of taking on him. seif the responsibility of pessing for Firefly's lover Phyllis regards her felse lover with

her best friends had set their hearts on her so indifference. She has accepted him because

It is reported in local mandarin circles, says the N-C. Daily News, that on Friday the Chinese authorities having received information that evoral hundred cases of breech-loading second aid almost greater power, cor. cotlos industry from the North-Eastern

Tho hoardings so incessantly and incon, surreptitiously conveyed to a of moulding the minds and States to the Baath (to the centre of the cotton house, cauled Tai Teng-ch'uan "Tean," or almost intolerable. They may admit of excuse that

veniently obstructing pedestrian trafic are "aptitudes of its future citizens so country), and the wore advantageous rates of "that they should come to look upon freight obtainable from New Orleans and Nor ferry, on the Pooinng side of the river, a raid as being in a measure guavoidable, but that in the rebellion of the Imp against bis protec.

was made on the place the same day by a body the noisy and dangerous chipping of the cat desirable than York, must tell very greatly in favour of the

"that service

inore

native-owned

doing. Whatever love she has to bestow has been given to Richard Carewe, who in his

Strong and dramatic scenes are to be found humility has neverdared to aspire to much a prize

fors and friends, and in his passionate and

"ducements. That power it derives from factorer, who has to procuro his raw material/ Without troublo. An employee of the godown streets and close to the unprotected eyes and compelled to bring against the woman he has other employments offering equal in. American, as compared with the British mang of Chinese braves" who seized the contrabandstone" should be carried on, 25 kog, on our very chivalrous resentment of the accusation they are

"its control over the national education." The writer finally declares that if we are to hold our own among the progressive nations of the world, we must during the next few years organise a comprehensive system of national secondary education, and of that

was arrested at the same time, but the owner, from across the seas, take it inland at heavy cost, Teng-ch'uan, managed to escapes. Besides and when made up, take it back to the coast for the arms and ammunition, two uniforms with shipment abroad. However, the trade in other the cognisance of Marshal Sa, now Provincial that grey goods must, for some time to come,

Commander-in-Chief of Kwangsi, were also | notil the Amerisons acquice the knowledge born

found by the officials. This would lead one to of long experience, remain in British hands."

suppose that the arms were meant for the A few days ago, says the Manila Cablenews. Kwangai rebels under the guise of having been from the Secretary of War asking information

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9041 before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that education the use of the rifle and elemen- the Civil Governor received a cable message / ordered from this province for the use of

hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic Address PRESS. Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed. PO Box, 33, Telephone No. 12

Lieber's

BIETHS

On the 20th February, at Yokohama, the wife of S. Koman, of a son.

On the 24th February, at Chafoo, the wife of GUSTAV GIFPENICK, Of A son.

On the 8th February, at No. 2, Kungping Rond, the wife of FREDERICK BATDEN, of a sọn,

The Daily Press.

tary field training should be essential fentures. Having regard to the present state of feeling in England it is more than likely, we think, that Parliament would be disposed to try first the experiment of increasing the inducements.

The new hall and reading-room at the Masonic Hall in Zetland Street will be formally opened next Thursday at 6 p.m.

During the 24 hours ended etnoon yesterday 3 Chinese cases of plagão, all fatal, occurred. HONGKONG OFFICE: 14 Das Vœux Road Cl. | One dead body was found dumped at the entrance LONDON OFFICE : 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. | to Swatow Lane; the other cases come from

Ui Hing Lane and Queen's Road East,

HONGKONA, 7th March, 1908.

Seven lots of valuable leasehold property situated in Lower Richmond Road will be offered for sale on Friday, 27th iusi, in Geo, T. Lammert's auction-room in Duddell

Street. Particulars will be found in another

Hrs Excellency Major-General -GABCOIGNE, K.C.M.G., a few days ago at a meeting held under the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society to hear Captain ANDERSON lecture on the Defence of the Empire," predicted column. that conscription was bound to come. In His Excellency's opinion it would be very few years before every man would have to take some part in the defence of the Empire. For our part we are unable to believe in the pessibility of the adoption by England of this ready means for obtaining the requisite number of soldiers for her defence; but the subject is interesting from more than one point of view, and having regard to the fact

A large gathering of the legal fraternity. headed by the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. F. S. A. Bourne) assembled to bid farewell to Mr. Dunesu MoNeill, who with Mrs. McNeill and family left Shanghai hy the Preussen for some months' furlongh at home.

Daily News, that H.E. Prince Su iristending It is reported from Peking, says the N.-C.

to send his son and heir to Hongkong and Singapore for a short tour, as these are the

nearest places to Chius where British progress amongst Chinese is the most apparent to the eye.

A London despatch mentions that Mr.

that the Minister for War himself and not a few military men of high mak have of late years mentioned the suggestion with bated breath a few words on the subject might not be inappropriate. Conscription in the Humphrey Berkeley, brother of Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, Attorney-Gozeral of Hong- mind of the average Englishman is a kong, and late Chief Justice of Fiji, has made a synonym for confiscation. Such a system, statement in which he alleges that the Fijians it would be argued, would fall with peculiar are subjected to official tyranny and crushing hardship on the poor and upou those of faxation. He urges the Colonial Office to slender fortunes. And it would further be appoint a commission of enquiry.

contended that politically it would be By permission of Major Radcliff and extremely unwise to have recourse to an officers, the baud of the 33rd Burma Infantry organised system of compulsion to force a will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening large portion of the population to forsake from 8 to 9.30. The following is the pro- the arts of peace and these industrial gramme pursuits which are the true sources of March...... Pieter's Hill,”. wealth and prosperity. "And what adds

to the malignity of the system,” as one writer has put it, in the fact that the conscripts are taken at a time of life wheu they are beginning to settle down into those

Overture... "Lodciska,"

Andrews

Cherubini Selection... "The Lady Slavey,”.

Crook Entr'acte. "Rosamunde,"

Schubert election..."An artist's Model,"... Sidney Jones Waltz......"Ispahan,"

Royle

Conterno

EXTRA. Barcarolle. "Characteristique,”.

God Save the King"

Marshal Su's ariny..

faces of our citizens is absolutely needless and therefore contrary to commonsSHES.

protest, and we ask our authorities, so over- Our "nervous" friend is not alone in his

ready to redress our grievances, to issue a mandate which shall not merely, check bat effectually stop the practice-Yoncs, etc..

ONE WHO HAS NO EYES TO LOSE.

CRICKET.

wed. In the love-making, however, between. Carewe and Phyllis consists the charm of the whole play.

There will be two performances only of When We Were Twenty-one, which must be withdrawn after Monday to make way for The Liars on Tuesday and The Second Mrs. Tangueray on Wednesday. The manage- ment has receivad several complaints regard- ing Ista comers to the dresy wivels and orchestra stalls. If patrons only know what annoyance their want of

The following will play for the H.K.C.C.discomfort and

as to whether the markets in Manila have shanged materially since the date of the last report made by the Commission. In order to answer the question asked by the Secretary of War, the GoTornor called, a meeting of the Chinese immigrants, and has substituted for it Elborough, Lieut. Fanshawe, B.A., Capt.is alwaysnoticed also that late comers invariably

directors of the various banks, comivercial

houses and fastories, to get thoir opinions. The last report of the Commission was made in the month of November last. When the business element of Manila was called upon to express their opinion there was not one who did not say

that the markets were now much worse than in

November. The tobacco has fallen in price for want of buyers. Sagar is scarce o Bocount of the poor crops and bouce importations of other goods are much less. The hemp crop is also vary small for want of transportation These bring the principal products of the islands, their scarcity leaves the people without the money to bay numerous articles which they would otherwise purchase, and house the importers are not doing the business of former months. There is a hops that the answer sent to the cable message will have a salutary effect on the tariff legislation for the islands. ›

The Superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Building Fund of the Nethersole Maternity Hospital:-

Li Hong Mi D. 8. Dedy Barjor.. A. P. J. Soares Wong Chui Lan Bee Woo... Sam Wo

Teü Ping Nam Geo. P. Lammert Kwok Sui Lan Kwan Mow Tsui Cheong Lang Dr. Gomes

E. M. Huzeland Kwong Man Wo Tang King Fu Cheong Wo Hin Ip Of Shan

Tsai Trung Chúa

Au Tin Tin Su Kat... Tong Wan Chin

Wong Tat Hing

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Kwang Cheong Tai King U Tal

Yeung Pui Shan

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v. The Navy to day, cortosacing at 11 am panctuality gives to those around them, there B. E. O. Bird, J. T. Dixon, A. C. E. would be more attention paid to the matter. It

Fawcett, B.A. T. C. Gray, H. Hancock, Jalk loadly when entering the theatre-another Hooper, P. T. Lambie, Lieut. M. B. Rimington, source of infinite annoyance. Let us hope this 8.F., and A. G. Ward.

Reserve:Col. G. H. Farrier, A. P. D.

To-day the Craigengewer Cricket Club will play an eleven captained by Mr. H. A. Lam. mert at the Happy Valley at 215 p.m.

The Government of French Indo-China, re- marks the Bangkok Times, has done away with the considerable tax that used to be imposed on an emigrant tax on the Chinese returning to China. Immigration has as a resalt largely increased, and the tax has the advantage of being imposed at the time it can be best affordert, while French Indo-Chins not only gete its labourárs, hat also makes them a dirent Bource of revenue. In the Straits there are no special fares on the Chinese; they pay the same tates as other residents. Siam adopts a method of her own in dealing with the Chinese, which has very few advantages and many disadvantages. The Football Shield Committee mat last the Chinese from taxes paid by Siataese. They night and decided that H.M.S. Glory and A special tax is imposed, which, however, frees

costly to collect, and the nst result is miserably Saturday, March 14, and that in the event of make a deal of fuss over this spesial tax; it is H.M.S.. Ocean should reply their match on mall. The wisdom of any special tax is doubt-It was also resolved that the final should be another draw an extra half-hour ho played. fal, but it is impossible to see any reason why the played on Saturday, March 28, if HM8 Chinese should not be subject to the same tax Argonaut be here. It is understood that tion as Siamese similarly circumstanced.

H.M.S. Argonaut will return to the Colony on March 24.

The German Colonial Office, the Berlin correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle reports, has presented the Baichstag with a highly-coloured report of the progress which is being made at Kiaoohan. According to this

FOOTBALL.

This afternoon on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club will play H.M.B. Argonaut. Kick-off at four o'clock.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FOR HONGKONG.

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report the Government entertain the most optimistic views regarding the future of this place in the sun. In dre years the railway has been completed fram Tsingtan to the

The Mauila Cablenews announces that the nearest coalfields in the hinterland, and the American De Forest Wireless Telegraphy Com- first trains with coals have arrived at the const. pany is preparing to establish large stations in The official report does not express itself very Monila, Hongkong, Honolulu and the Southern enthusiastically about the quality of these coals. end of Lower Californis, and plans to enter the It says only that they are better than Japaness commercial field in the Pacific in sotive com- coals, with greater heating power and less smoke, patition with the cable companies. Large Trade is rapidly developing. A silk factory quantities of high power apparatus have been has been established, deep-sea fisheries have been † purchased, and the company announces that it began, and a steamboat built wholly in the will be ready for its first practical tests by June colony has been launched. The sanitation is | of this year. Dr. De Forest, the inventor of also improving, and disease of an endowie this American wireless system, has conducted a naturo disappearing. Tsingtau begins to be series of successful texts between Annapolis visited by sea bathers, and the report looks and Washington. The estimated cost of the forward to the time when large numbers of Hongkong station is $25,000, visitors will flock to the colony as a senude resort. Then as to building, the laying-out of stresis, and the construction of docks, the report mentious that striking progress has been made. The C.P.R. steamer Athenian arrived at In a short time the new mois will be ready, when large dosan steamers will be able to load cargoes of ooal. The planting of forest and fruit trees is being energetically pursued, and Chamber of Commerce has been established.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Shanghai at 5 am on the 6th inst, and left again at noon same day for Hongkong, where

he is due to arrive at 8 s.m. on the 9th fast

The N.Y.K. steamer Hilacki Mara (Euro pean Line) isit Singapore for this port yestar day, and is expected here on the 11th inst.

will all be rectified in future

'LADIES' RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL PRIZE MKETING.

The suunal prizs meeting of the Ladies' Rifle Association was held on March 3rd, 4th and 5th and the following are the results of the various competitions-

75 VANDE SCRATCH. Mra Leigh, score 81.

First prize presented by Mrs. May, wou by

Mre. May, score 29, 1

Becond prize presented by LAR.A., wou by

75.YARDS HANDICAP. First prize presented by Sir Paul Chater, won by Mre, Stephens, score 27+9

Second prize presented by L.R.A,, wọn by'- Mrs. Fullerton, score 28+7.

TARDS SCRATCH. First prize presented by Mrs. Siebs, won by Mrs. Stop prosted h

Second priza presented by Hongkong Rifle Association, won by Mra. Leigh, score 26.

50. YARDS HANDICAP.

First prize presented by J. R. H. Smith, Esq., won by Mrs. Tuder, score 264 12.

Second prize presented by L.A., won by Miss Siebs, score 23412

ENCOURAGEMENT CUP NO. 1. First prize presented by Mrs. Stephens, won. by Mrs. Dean, score 29,

Secord prize presented by Mrs. Robertson, won by Mrs. Radcliffe, soore 2

ENCOURAGEM. NT CUP NO. 2. Priso presented by Mrs. Hastings and Miss Blake, won by Mrs. Boker Brown, score 26+8. HUSBANDE PRIZE 50 YARDS HANDICAP.

Firat won by Mra. Pritchard, score 25+8, Second won by Mrs. Wilcox, soare 24+9. CONSOLATION PEIZE 50 AND 75 YARDS HANDICAP.

Presented by Fung Wa Chun, Esq. won by Mrs. T. M. Wright, scores 21+5, 28-48

Mr. Michael Davitt last August unveiled a memorial erected by Armagh Nationalists to Hagh Carberry, an Armagh man said to haro bean killed while fighting with the Boor Irish Brigade at Modderspruit. Lotters have now been received in Armagh from Pretoria stating that Carberry is alive, und desires the memorial to be sold and the money realised forwarded to Lim, as he is in want of it badly!