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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDN'SDAY, JANUARY 20TM 1904

A report laid on the Legislative Council The summer schedule of the Rnesian rail- TELEGRA MS. CORRESPONDENCE. Ist, let us take the Hamburg-South Americ table yesterday which furnishes very melan. ware sbows a trais de luze, on the Siberian choly reading-matter is that of the com-railway, which will make the distance from

Alexandrovo to Dalag in thirteen days.

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The N... Daily News says that it can con- tradiet on good authority the China “ Mail correspondent's story that operations on the uler orders from New York.

At the beginning of last weck the Itsesi, Karik, Gromoboland Bogatys were at Vladivos- tock, the Siroutch at Nowchwang; the Mundjour and Djijajil at Shanghai; the Bayarin at Chemulpa; and the rest of the Raasian aq nadron in the East at Port Arthur.

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LONDON, 17th January.

battle; 690 dead bodies were counted near they

RUSSIA'S MEDITERRANEAN

SQUADRON.

THE FISCAL PROBLEM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY' PREES." Hongkong, 16th January. of Chinese infantile mortality in the Colony,

Sir,I have read with great interest the That committee was composed of Doctors J. M. ATKINSON, Ho Kai, G. P. JORDAN,

A despa'ck from General Egerton states replies which my hastily penned contribution on the Fiscal Question has evoked, but I cannot W. W. PEARSE, G. M. HARSTON, and WCanton Hankow railway have been suspended at 250 prisoners were taken in the recent

that I am yet persuaded that Mr. HUNTER. Many meeting wore held and the French and Italina Convents were inspected,

position, and anmerous others along the line of Chamberlain's propassie, if adopted, would be advantageous economically or politically to the pursuit twelve miles on the open prairie. The British Empire. The vole of the British com total of the evening's killed is estimated at over

raunity having been talon on the question, this 1,204. It is reported that the Mullah was near reply must, I suppeso, be taken as eading the Hudio during the fight with a large force, discussion. Otherwise I should be interested mounted, and supported, The Brat Brigade is to hear from "Chamberlaisite "why my pen now reconnoitring Hadin.

should be regarded by hira as Radical." Is he unaware of the fact that all the men of the best experience in the lato Conservativo Cabinet are Colonial jaflexible opponents of the lata Secretary's enterprise? Every statusulan now alive who has vocupied the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer in England-and two of them havo presided over the Beard of Trade -the positions in which the boat experience is gained for forming opinions on fiscal changes

Chamberlain's emphatically devounces Mr. The rising of natives in German NamaquProposale as inimical to the best intercets of the and has extended to Damaraland, and numbers Empire. And who is Mr. Chamberlain that he should be regarded as an infallible guide in these matters ? Mr. Chamberlain has of sultiors have been 10assacred

represented in his time every shado of political opinion, and may describe a complete circle before his career is ended. No man in the Empire has doclaimed more vehemently than himself against the policy he is now seeking to dictate to the nation.

The Tokyo correspondent of the N.C. Daily as being the places where most of the Nera says that the Emperor of Coren, in view of the present stringency, bas determined to infantile deaths under one mentli occurred.readjust his administration. This would no As was the case in 1886, whon on the raising doubt be instructivo, were it more intelligible. of the question in the Council by Mr. A. P MACEWEN, Mr. HuGH MACCULLUM CX- amined the causes of infantile mortality here, the committee agrees that it is not to intrinsic defects in the two Convents that the large death-rate in

but due,

children to the number of moribund

The dumped at the Convent doors.

which the committee had to figures ou -work included the Acting M.O.H's return | from July, 1902, to June, 1903, which show. ed a total of 1,073 iufiutile deaths under

The Governor of Changsha (Hawan) lately one year in the Colony, 495 or over 45 per cent, being duo to tetanus, trismus, and coin-ordered from Japan 2010 Murata rifles, pattern enlsions; 270 of those latter were at the 1897, which with sccompanying ammunition French Convent, which dmws from a lower will cost Tla. 200,00. These Japanese rifles are said to be very much admired by the Chinese, class of Chinese population than the Italian and there seems to be every prospect of China

the exclusion of other countries.

According to the Japan Times, the American Asiatic Association hos sent a telegrate to the following effect to the Yokohams Aworiation: Japan in fighting a battle for civilisation. The Americans completely sympathise with Japan. Japan has nothing to fear.

B, C, & CC are excellent Dinner Wino Conveni Altogether the French Convent buying her rides in future solely from Jupin to

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admitted 1,392 infants, of whom 1,271 died, 977 from tetes and trisams; the Italian Couvent admitted 341 infants, of whom 168 It was died, 25 from tetapnis and trispens. found that the number of admissions and deaths began to rise in April, and reached its maximum in August, then declining to its minimum between January and March. The causes of the mortality, are stated by the report of the Committee to be (1) Trianawa, the commonest cause of deaths

The Corean Emperor is said to appear moré concerned about his own personal safety than the future of his country; at one time he in- tended to Ay to Shnesen or Pingyang in case of war, but ho seems to have subaequently

decided to remain at Seoul, The Corean <oinle are panic-stricken.

The N.C. Daily News learns from Canton that Messrs. Mundi & Co. have effected with the Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangsi a loan of one million taula, repayable in fifteen

be genuine only when bought direct from under two weeks of age in the Convents. months, with interest at the rate of seven per us in the Colony or from our authorised The Chinese call this a han, or lock-jaw, and consider it a hopeless disease. Dr. Agents at the Count Ports.

HUNTER, however, could ust isolate the tetonas bacillus in his post-mortem examina. A. S. WATSON & CO. tions. (2) Marasmus, which Dr. HUNTER

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LONDON, 17th January, ~~ The battleship Oslobya is procending to Bucz. The rest of the squadron is at Port Said await. ing orders.

MORE RISINGS IN GERMAN 8.W. AFRICA.

LONDON, 17th January,"

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, 17th January. Japanese and Russian agents are buying up all available coal throughout the world. The buying operations bavo hitherto been chiefly contred in Cardiff. Japan has ordered 300,000 tons in England alone since i'karsday and bas also purchased 590,000 bushels of wheat in Winnipeg,

THE U. S. IN THE FAR EAST.

LONDON, 17th January. President Roosevelt has appoleted Mr. David. son, now Consul at Tamsui, to act as a roving Commercial Agent with head-quarters at Antang, and Mr. E. V. Morgan, Consul at Dalay.

LONDON, 17th January.

The Txaritza is suffering from pleurisy and the Court Ball has been postponed.

CANTON,

cent, per annum. No Imperial Edict is to be INDISPOSITION OF THE TSARITZA, required, but the repayment is guaranteed by the Viceroy, the Governor, and the Provincial Of the total sum about Th Treasurer, 400,00 is to be provided in the shape of found to be responsible for over 33 per cent.rupp's military manufactures, the balance be

ing in cash. in sonie 600 post-mortems on children under

The Oslasiatische Lloyd has a talegram two years old. Mal-nutrition and want of

dated Yokohama, 19th December -- The eleaoliness, as well as hereditary con-

Privy Council met yesterday, the Mikado ditions, are to blame. (3) Chest-affections. presiding.. It has been resclyed to return (4) Diarrhea, etc.

(5) Convulsions at the last Russier Note to the S. Peters- teething time and from

The burg Government with the request to recon- Chinese use the term kon king to describe sider it. Official ciroles in Tokyo do not cov his class of convulsive disease. The report sider this a break of the relations with Buss, points ont that it is an important fact that but on the contrary, as prompted by the desire a number, possibly a third to half of the to continue the negotiations on another basis. The faxi settlement, of the crisis is theroforo postponed for some weeks, children dying within one month, have not had their births registered,, Chinese children not being entered in the family tree until they are one month old. The high

worms.

Stem Shipping Company. In 1900 the divid el was 10 per cent, in 1901 4 per cant., and in 902 it was again nil.

I am not competent to judys as between the condition of the workman in Essen und his colleague in Leeds or Newcastle, as Mr. Winter- burn recommends, nor is there any necessity for an enquiry so circumscribed; the important thing to know is the condition of the people in

cannot be said that the Gormnu official reports Germany and England as a whole. It certainly

on industrist conditions in Germany lend any support to Mr. Wintorbaro's view.

Mr. Winterburu says there is no rensou why the 290 millions of foodstuffs now imported United Kingdom from foreiga into the countries should not be produced within the limits of the British Empie, Very likely int I judge from the available statistics that only our colouies will produce more the United Kingdom is ready to receive it. Canada is "the granary of the Empire," and I see we took three million more cwts, of whout in grain from her in 1902 than we received in 1901. The import from India and Australia Itus also been increasing in recent years, while that from Russia and the Argentine has been From the United States the diminishing,

increase was not greater than that from Chuada.

Canada's export of foodstuffs to the United Kingdom will, I doubt not, cóntinue to grow as the extensive areas of foreet land are brought** under cultivation. Every facility, and I way oven my temptation, is offered to. Britishora to go there and settle; but the growth of agriculture in the colonies must be slow, and it ie very doubtful whether it would be appreciably hastened by a duty against foreign corn.

If I conveyed to "Chamberlainito" that I took our Colony as "a basis of argument ou If it is desired to help the Cotonles to give us no which to build a superstructure of an over- we need, it seems to me that it could be more whelming fabric of false izmes," I very macheatisfactorily and for more cheaply done by regret it. While I am not convinced that paying subsidies upon Colonial produce delivered. the condition of our Colony would benefit by The policy of Mr. Chamberlain would commit. Mr. Chamberlain's proposals. I would wish to us to the taxation of the whole of our 462 doprecate any attempt to consider the general millions of importa; and when we bear in mind question entirely from the parochist point of that 400 millions of that sum are spent on food-¶ view. Parenthetically, I would, however, stuffs and raw materials, we can hardly blind by way of replying to "Chamberlaipito," ourselves to the inevitable consequences that remind him that Hongkong has not been the cost of production of all the commodities, made what it is entirely by the expenditure of which the United Kingdom has for consumption British pounds; if it were possible to make a as well as for export would be enhanced and her computation, it would be found that a great many of the wicked aliens have contributed handsomely to the development of Hongkong As a commercial centre. A study of the directorates of local companies affords some indication of that fast,

trade in markets where she has long bold her own would be seriously endangered. Mr. W. H Mallock has compared the wealth of the United Kingdom to an Eiffel tower, which rises ou four enormous lege; but though the tower is in ans sense a purely British erection, one of its four But let us return to the main question. Mr. legs only rests upon British soil. "One of them Winterbarn, when dealing with the question straddles across the Atlaut and ads its foot- from the Imperial rather than parochial pointing in America; another in Europe and Asia;"

and another is broyed up by a multitude of ships of view, says :-

at sos."

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton, 18th January, KOBBERS ENCAGED. Since the execution of Ao Chan captain of the 3,000 robbers at Shai-bin, that district has been quiet. Three noted robbers have been captured in the Pan-yi territory just east of the city, and they are at present exposed in cages extent of that of protected countries, Con- danger is twofold. By erecting tariff walls wa

differing somewhat from the ordinary punish meat cages, in the Pan-yü magistrate's yamen- a sight for tourists, who do not, however, visit famous this prison so often as the more Nambol prison.

"We are treated to a lot of figures to show that the volume of British trade is really on the inorens, though nothing near the

sidering that British population is also on the

That consideration I will leave with my oppo- nents, together with this finst sabunission:-Uur

may reduce our imperts from foreign countri increase, and according to 'X''s figures our long before our Colonies are able to meet our exports are mostly 10 British Colonies and requirements. If we suffer ne roduction in our dependencies, it simply means that we expleit imports, then obviously they can only be sold at That mosus now countries and naturally get a fair share of an increased cost to the consumer. A correspondent writes, with reference to a

I have tjust had a talk with a friend who has business from our sons who spend their that the cost of labour and all the products of benefit concert, advertised by the E.E. Variety

come through what might have been a very energies and blood, and the home taxpayer.labour mast naturally increase correspondingly, Club to take place in the Wellington Barracks

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DARING ATTEMPT AT PIEACT,

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On the 4th January, 1904, ut H:B.M, Consulate, Ningpo, before R. H. Mortimore; and afterwards by the Rev. J. W. Heywood, ARTHER Jous PHILERY, to ELIZABETH ÁNK ÖNNKERER, both of Ningyo

On the 4th January, 1904, at All Saints' Church, Tientsin, by the itev. H. J. Brown, M.A., and afterwards at I.B.M. Consulte-General, by 1. C. Hopkins, Consulate-General, GoRtos O'NEILL, death-rate is more apparent thau reni, sny theatre on the evening of last Monday, that unpleasant adventure in the S.W. of this who finances the exploitation, geta his little and I submit that the result must be a diminished LE CT, M.R.CS., Taku, to FLORENER, youngest the Committee. The M.O.H. in his 1902 owing to tho filthy and most disgraceful songs province. He had been slaying on the coast bit along with the various other gentlemen export trado, a declining carrying trade, and

report gives the infantile death-rate at 796 which were sung by a certain roolist belonging to Canton on Friday. The usual mode of the world over."

hadway to Kwongchowan, and was return. from Poland and Hambarg, Triests, and all increasing distress at home,

Therefore, I say that if home-keeping youths I gave no figures to show that our exports are have "homely wits" they will be well advised. On the 18th January, 1904, at 84, Bubbling per 1,000, after allowing for all deaths under ing to the R.A.M.C. several European ladies travelling throughout the delta and on all the Well Road, Shanghai, FRANCIS RODERT NOAKES, one month as unregistered, but owing to present had to leave the hall. "It is to be waterways in the province is by passenger-boat-mostly to British Colonies and dopeudencies to presero them.—Yours truly, youngest son of the late FENDRICK CLIFTON the very large number of births unregistored, regrettod," he adds, "that the authorities

a large junk-towed by a steain-launch, of which The Colonies in fact, take less than half of our (S.W.W. Co.), aged 14 months.

great number lying exports. I cannot, however, see the point of Mr. On the 14th January, 1004, at the General his figures must be considered very much concerned do not step in and put a stop to such craft there is

It would be advisable for the

to the N. W. of Honam Island. These team. Wiatorburn's remarks. Even if I had said that Hospital, Shanghai, Captain R. F. ANDERSON,

over the mark. And further, if our figures cryings on.

a guard of from our exports were moally to British Colonies late manager of Arnhold, Karberg & Oil What, Postong,

are compared with the infantile death rate E. Variety Club to keep this man from launches neually carry

15 to 20 men, armed to the teeth, and and dependencies it would not " simply mean that in Calcutta-748.6 per 1,000-they are rela

In the fair share of business." Mr. Winterburn is tively not so bad as apparent at first sight,

the passenger-boats too bare a gasid, and we exploit new countries and naturally got a As to preventive measures, the Committee

case I refer to, the beat had passed a few miles evidently unaware that oar export trade. to any that the first and greatest involves the better education of the Chinese, especially

heyoud Kongmoou, and was in a narrow part of countries like Germany, Russia and the United Germany in 1962 bought from us exports the lower classes, in sanitary matters. The

the river, when, in the late watches of the night, States is not yet extingalshod but flourishing. maternity hospital is a step in, the right

nearly four millions more than she did ten

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVET ROAD 1. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. HONGKONG, 20th JANUARY, 1904

In its issue of the 15th instant

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ARRIVAL OF HG.A. DETACHMENT IN HONGKONG.

Major Guidon, Captain Wakefield, four sub- lieutenants, and 11i muk-and-file of the Company of Royal Garr.com Artillery yesterday arrived from Canada by the Canadian Pacific

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it was attacked by a number of sampans, which

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THE CHURCH MISSIONARY

ASSOCIATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"

8. Paul's College, 19th Jonnery. SIR,-It has already been notified by circular and otherwise, that the annual meeting of the Hongkong Church Miesicmary Association is to le held on Thursday next, Jan. 21st., at

the fact that Bishop Ridley of Caledonia our direction, but a fre: maternity charity, Railway .. Empress of India, and proceeded glided out of the numerous small creeks amounting in value to £33,000,000 sterling 3. Paul's College at 5 p.m. Owing, however, to

years ago; Russia benght from us five millions

(British Columbia) is now staying in the The crews of the launch and passenger- whereby poor people could be attended into Lyomun. As they have come from the flowing into the larger stream at this spot.

boat felt strong enough to refuse to surrender more than she did in 1892; the United States Colony, and is kindly going to spook at the three millions more; Belgium about the same meeting, it is feared that, as many have their own houses, is wanted. A bonus of rather frigid seaport of Esquimalt, in the province of British Columbia, Vancouver

attacked with a fusilada from France a million more. The United States is expressed the desire to hear him, the room in $2 to mother, midwife, or other person Island, one can imagine tha. they will take

For several hours tho our large customer (43 millions sterling); S. Paul's College will not be large enough. It' kindly to the chung. Esquimalt, by the way. fight was kept up, and at last, finding present registering a birth within one

on their Germany and India ere practically bracketted has therefore been decided to hold the meeting The Conventa thongi seldom spoken of outside survics circles, they could make no impression mouth is recommended. should be required to register every admis-has an extensive harbour, sad a naval yard. would-be victims, the pirates withdrew. It is second (33 millions sterling); France third (22 in the City Hall, at the same time as sion at the Registrar General's Office. AudIt is about to be fortified at the joint expanse very rarely, I believe, that passenger-boats are millions); Australia fourth (21 millions). We originally proposed, and H.E. the Officer the foster mothers with whom children front of the Imperial and Canadian Governments, strong enough to keep off pirates, so my in-caunot afford to injure war trade with foreign Administering the Government has kindly. the Couvents are used should also be To return to the subject, however, Captan formant had us fortunate escape. This bold Wakefield is not new to ongkong, baving attark so near to the port of Kongmoon shows as a well that the pirates are really more powerful not so very long ago Lieutenant in the Hongkong and Fingapore than most foreigners imagine. The day will Battalion of Royal Artillery,

come when their destruction will become absolutely necessary to freedom of trade.

registered, either at the Convent or at the R.G.O., as well as medically examined before being accepted as foster mothers, Bus the great remedial measure is, as the Committee begin their recommendations by saying, in the better education of the Chinges, to convince them of the necessity of proper sanitary procedure, both personal and in

Shanghai contemporary, the North-Chine Daily News, says~"A private note received yesterday from a well-informed starce in Jajan says that the chartering of hraus- "ports is going on openly. Troopa will "not be despatched to Corea until after a "naval engagement. The Kokora and "Sendai Divisions will be the first to take "the field. Foreign newspaper correspon- "dents are receiving orders by wire to cable "freely irrespective of cost." It is to be presumed, however, that the correspondents find little to cable about, or else that the censorship is very strict indeed; for no news of a trustworthy nature reaches ae even cia Europe. With regard to the despatch of troops to Corea, in spite of the authority quoted by the Daily News, we learn from a their households. traveller only just arrived in the Colony from the Coreau const that Japan un- doubtedly has been landing small bodies of men in Corea, quietly but steadily: weut far as to maintain that Japan bas quite 25,000 men in

We are requested to state that Mrs. May will be at home to-morrow only till 4.43 on account Corea, prepared for the outbreak of war. Rumours to this effect were of course pre-of the Church Missionary Association Meeting valent before, but the present story is much at 5 o'clock. more circumstantial. As to the good faith of our informant we have no hesitation, and we therefore give his statement as worthy of consideration. We must, however, confess to being puzzled to explain how Japan's action can have failed to be revealed through Chinese reports. A thorough censorship can suppress telegrams from Japan, but not

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The English mail of the 19th December was delivered in London on the 16th inst.

Colonel Charles Deaby, late U.S, Minister to Chine, died in Indiana last week.

It is confirmed that one officer, three petty officers and twonly marines were landed at Chemaipo from the Creasy on the 8th inst., and proceeded to Scoal by the second train.

The only cases of communicable disease notified as occurring in the Colony last week were of enteric, one European and ano Chinese, both imported; and % of small-pox, both European, one imported.

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As there is not time to notify this change in any other way, may I ask you kindly to insert this letter for the imormation of those who may wish to attend ? All who desire to be present, whether members of the Association or not, will be most heartily welcomed-I am etc.

J. C. VICTORIA.

DOGS.

"Considering that the British population is on the increase." Yes: and what do we had Why this: that in 1854, when the population was estimated at 27,700,000, the general trade (merchandise) of the country was £0 14s. 6d. per bend; in 1902, when we had an esti- NEW TEAR PREPARATIONS. With, the approach of China New Year ibere mated population of 41,916,212, we had a The 89th Company of Royal Garrision Artilis a great activity in the fire-cracker quarter. trade which worked out at £20 18%, 4d. per head ! Millions of crackers are used annually at this Is that fact not suficient to make say mau passe before he attempt to upset s fiscal policy which

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS." lery having been relieved by the 83rd Comp season, of which many ara imported. It is which arrived from Canada yesterday, will leave period of great danger from fires, as may be has encouraged such results!

Hongkong, 9th January, 1904. Great stress is laid in any local discussion for Rangoon by a hired transport, the British

the results to

SIR,-Now that dog-licences are being issued India es. Dilwara, on Thursday afternoon at

The toy shops are very busily at work also. of the question two o'clock. The Dilwara will, a'zo, take

and the most natural one is, what does one pay home a number of details from the Sher At New Year every respect alle house has its British shipping of foreign competition, it may be pertinent to make a few remarks; little ornaments renewed, and the children have Unfortunately, I cannot put my hand on any

statistics which give an idea of the growth of licence for? It is within common knowledge Foresters, Royal Engineers, Army Ordnance Corps, and Royal Army Med their little presents. Generally there is a

late in the year, and others "forget" to take cal Corps. In all, there will be 600 men good deal going on in the city at present, our total tonnage, but it is enormous. Our that many dog owners do not pay the tax until or so aboard, besides quite a few wives and but money is very scarce in the Imperial shipbuilding yards, moreover, launched more

and the following coffers, and it is rumoured that another loan merchant and other vessels (not warships) in the cut a licence at all. To be sure the latter class families of soldiers, indulgence

three years 1900.2 than in any previous years, have very often a good excuse, viz., that their passengers:-Mrs., Lamblin (wife and daughter of Lient will have to ba negotiated by the Viceroy.

And as for the profits of shipowners, though dogs are not worth the cost of a licence, but Lambkin), Mrs. Hiwott wife of Capt.

they may not have been princely, they have such excuse affords a good reason for their Hewett of the Pay Department), Mrs. Harvey

"pets"" destruction. Apparently there is no (wife of Lieut. Harvey of the Royal Army

certainly been botter than those of their ohingy Medical Corps), and shild, Mrs. Marray (wife.

rivals-the German companies. The dividend attempt made to impoand or destroy those of Captain Murray of the Sherwood Forte:

of the Hamburg-American line was 10 por cent, anlicensed dogs, as is done in most other Mrs. Rowley prifeof Major Bewley of the R.A.M. C.); Mrs. Davice (wife of Lieut. Davies of the

in 1900, 6 per cent. in 1901, and in 1902 it was communities, and one may be pardoned for en- Surely the 110th Bombay Light Infantry), Mrs. Pinchon (wife of Quarterzuaster Sergeant Pinchon

quiring how the tax is utilised. the Royal Engineers), Mrs. Siddon (wife of Staff

Government can afford to employ "dog

Sergeant-Major Siddon), and Mrs. Brow wife

estohers" and so rid us of these pestilent

and mongrels generally.

LICENSEE. of Garrison Sergeant-Major Brow). In each instance the ladies will be accompanied by their busbanda.

And

Miss

FOOTBALL.

The V.B.C.F.C. will play HMS. Tamar Shinld Match, 1st round) at 4pm. to-morrow, on the Hongkong F.C. ground. The following will play for the V.R.C.-W.A. Crako, goal; J, 4 per cent. The North-German Lloyd dividend Witchell and R. Lapsley, backs; E. B. Horton, in 1900 was 8 per cent., in 1901 6 per cent, J. Forbes, and H. Gidley, half-backs, H. W. and in 1902 it was wil. In 1900 the Hanus Liue Sayer, H. S. Holmes, W. Dixon, A. Marti, and paid a dividend of 14 per cent., in 1901 it was 8 per cent., ead in 1902 it was 6 por cont. Then, J. Clelland, forwards.

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