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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Pedestrianiem is again becoming a popular caroles, and on Sunday morning walkers are man doing the regulation teurs round by Tytam or in the vicinity of Aberdeen. The bite in the

LOCAL SPORT.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE,

air induces most nien to walk to business in the morning and the chair cookies stand and shiver. Naval Yard, 3,

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"There was only one topic of discussion during | B.G.A., 4 the week-ond, und that, you may be sure, wa not the Sunday morning sermons. The criokot carnival seamed to be in everybody's thoughts, and the prospects of the respective teams have afforded food for conversation.

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The meeting is rendered all the more interest.

B. Coy. Buffs, 1.

FOOTBALL. First Division

83 Coy, R.G.A., 3.

88 Coy. R.G.A 8.

67 Coy. R.G.A., 2.

H.K. Clab, I. Enger (1). R.E., O.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, 1909.

83 Cor. v. 4. OOT.

To the surprise of all the match at Lyentha resulted in an entry win for the home team. Goal scorers for winners were Cains, Kavanagh and Evans, and for the lowers Russell

88 Cor. v. LUBITANO. The heavy defeat inflicted on Lusitano is easily accounted for by the fact that they played with nine men.

87 Coy. v. MOSLUMS.

The Mesleri team made a plucky stand against their soldier opponents on Saturday 87 Coy, scored both goals early in the game and bad shooting prevented them from farther find ing the, not.

LEAGUE TADLE.

Guals.

Watte (3), Bollia (1).

Second

Division.

B.O.C., 1.

A. Coy. Buffs, I. Lusitano, 1. Moslem, O. Navy League.

H.M.S. Mora, Q.

83 Coy.

FOOTBALL.

R. O. Č.

68 Coy.

P. W, L. D. For. Agst. Piz.

0 7 2 8 5 4

9 26 4 2 0 2 4 3 1 0 13

2 6

As Coy.

4 2

4

87 Coy. B Coy. Lusitano Moslem

4

3 1 5.0

3

Higham (1).

First Division.

H...C. NAVAL YARD F.C.

These teams met on the Club ground on Eaturday in the presence of a good crowd of spectators. Tho covered stand was fairly well filled, but although the open stand advertised as realy for occupation, was spectators there were conspicous by their absence, but this may have been dus to the strong mx.

ing by the fact that Hongkong and Shanghai HM.S. Monmouth, 1. stand level in point of wins, as aleo Hongkong and Singapore, but the latter has one to the good over Shanghai. It is interesting to note from. that useful little publication, "The Hongkong Sporting Annual," that "intorport matches with Shanghai were started in 1866, but were dropped in 1868, to be revived in 1889. The meetings were only continued for three years, when the lamen- table disaster to the. Bokhara, which foundered in the China Sea with the cricketers who were returning from Shanghai, took place, and cooled the ardour of sportemon in both ports The only members of the team who were ressed were Dr. Lawson and Mr. Markam, A shield, og which is inscribed the names of the victime, was placed in the pavilion of the H.K.C.0, where it now hangs to commemorata the orent. Another start was made in 1897, to be further Recommenced interrupted in 1899 by the war, in 1901, the meetings kore since then taken place anunally without farther interruption, and on three occasions a team from the Btraite has visited the Colony coincident with the Shanghai team, when triangular contests have taken place,"

The teams were :-

H.K.F.C.-F. H. Kew; E. F. Aneott and A. Hamilton; P. Ricketts, R. C. Barlow and W. rousida, E. Van Deldenand C. Humphreys; O. Eager; A. Whitmarsh and J. D. Dauby.

Naval Yard:Bailey; Brizi and Berry; 'Worewell, Haines and Henning; Crowley and Pasco, Sullivan: Mears and Rockford.

THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE EMPRESS DOWAGER..

A Peking correspondent of the N-0. Daily News writing on the 9th instant says:-

NOTES AND NEWS.

A VICTIM OF SMALL DEBE.

ROBINSON PIANO CO. LTD.

SPECIALISTS IN

With tho ready consent of the Winchester, As I sit hers in my room, with the lamp Cathedral authorities the officers of the Hamp lighted, and the curtains drawn, it is pleasant to shire Regiment have just had the lattering recall the varied impressions of this memorable re-engraved on the unique tombstone in the day. They began sarly, for the stars were still Cathedral churchyard, which records how a bright when I left home. There was no necessity Hampshire Grenadier of yore gave up the ghost be stert so soon, vo the necessity of impalee, as a result of "drinking sold small beer." The

involved the re-engraving of nearly 700 letters, HIGH restoration of the tombstone, a work which is an exemplification of the truth of the claim which is made at the end of the inscription that

the desire to see the whole of an unique ovost, and once out in the street, despite the chillinos of the wind, I was glad that commonsense had not kept me longer in bed. For Paking had already began the solemn business of the day. Carriages, preceded by outriders, who carried large paper lanterns, swinging to and fro met me on their way to the Imperial City. Af the Sau pailon the barriers were already guard ed, and between them I could see, I approached, the outline of a large body of mounted troops moving slowly towards the Chihunmen. The stretch of road between the Sat pailou, the point where Guloutachieh orosses that of the Hatamêz was empty, s light showing here and there from behind shattered widows; but, at the end of it, crossing to the Tanchimin, lumbered a long row of carts, heavily laden. Here again the karriere wore guarded, and the clink of swords, and sharp orders to olmay drivers, made me ready to produce my pass. Nobody chal ILM,E,"MOTMOUTH" P, K.M.9, "FLORA,” This the first game of the season in the lenged, however, and I targed cast, a thrill of romance passing through me as I des. Navy league was played on the Naval ground ried the massive, wooden tower above the on Saturday. Monmouth started strongly and Tangchihmen, and saw the first traces of dawn Higham scored what proved to be the only in the cloudy sky For, out beyond that goal of the match ten minutes after the com-shadowy gate, lay the tomb, where one of the most notable women of the last twelve hundred mencement.

years was to join her predecessors, and rest, with her face towards the morning.

Flora gave their opponents all they knew for the remainder of the play, and although both sets of forwarde had chances to score bad shooting prevented them from fluding the not.

THE WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

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THE KETCHELL-JOHNSON FIGHT.

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An honest soldier never is forget, Whether be die by musket or by pot

WHERE 13 IS A LUCKY NUMBER, Does the number thirteen infinches a career in the Army? is a question asked by a Paris contemporary impelled by the fact that M. Oudin appears thirteenth in the Navy List at St. Cyr. Ho has just been gazetted as a sub- lieutenant in a cavalry regiment. Thirteen is: not looked upon as an unlucky number at St. Cyr, for among those who have stood thirteenth in the list are Marshal MacMahon, in 1825. Gen. Bourbaki held the same place nine years later. Gen. Laveamcoapot, one of the harves at Mets in 1972, was another 13. Among the living Generals in Gen. Bailoud, who loft in 1868, and has since had a brilliant career.

THE TASINESS OF AUSTRALIA,

ia OVAY

CLASS

PIANOS

BY THE

LEADING MAKERS.

JUST UNPACKED::

BRINSMEAD

WERNER

RACHALS

KRAUSS:

INSPECTION INVITED

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The game opened in rather a tame manner, neither team being st say time dangerous, the players evidently suffering from the effects of the strong sun. The Clab were first to reach ments, so far as Saturday, was concerned, could the danger none as the result of a centre from and Katchell Jack" Johnson, the heavy. minutes before. I got through, and saw the gatas to the prosperity of the people. With regard find myself a lady, but since fortuna has made

It was unfortunate that the interport arrange

not have been carried out. Most of the cricket olabs bad refrained from making fixtures for that afternoon, and the result was a blank for everybody. Nobody is to blame, and it must be conceded that the Cricket Club offioints have done the boat they could under awkward circum.

Danby, but the effort was nullified by the flow ness of Whitmarsh in parting with the ball. Esger returned on the attack and had hard lines with a long drive for goal. From the kick-off Paseo put the ball well up the fald for Sullivan, and he beat Kew. Sullivan a few minutes later managed to break through the defence and easily beat Kew a second time.

winner, and

READING PRINT.

INDIAN CRICKETERS FOR

ENGLAND.

We all know that Australia is a big country, but few of us perhaps realise its fall, extent. Captain R. Mairhead Collins, the represents tire of the Commonwealth in London, states in the Strand that it is greater than one quarter of the area of the whole of the British Empire; it is nearly three-quarters the sire of the whole Not far from the Tungchihmen, on the left area of Europe, including Russia; it is about erected for foreigners by the Waiwapu. The doma. Take another filastration. Of its six hand side of the road, were the three pavilions twenty-five times as large as the United King- first two had glass windows, the last was open, States, Western Australia alone is larger than and obviously, for sightseeing, the one to

the German Empire, France, Spain, Sweden, make for. Bat it was not yet half-past Norway, Portugal, Greece and Belgium cumbia-

from five, so I passed ou, overbearing op. The coastline of the Commonwealth is 122,000

with which,

heads

thrust miles. There are about 1,250,000 depositors in group,

"Ah! the savings banks, with over £42,000,001 to their forward, peered curiously at me, Japanese. The enceinte, between the outer credit. Friendly society funds cover eyor my part, my Lord, I do not care," returned mine host, but I must consult my wife on the Her reply was, "I never looked to The Melbouras Argus publishes the following and the inner gates, was bleckoil by bumping £4,000,000, and life assurance

And. Sir Thomas telegraphic account of the fight between Johnson carts and straining mules, and it was some £107,000,000. Those figures spent for themselves matter."

of the canal, running like a long blade of steel, to the value of exports per inhabitant, the me one, such I'll remain." weight champion of the world, defeated Stauley Kateholl in a 20-round contest for the cham. parallel with the wall. A barricade of bamboo following figures may prove interesting: United and Lady Cuffe they were all the days of their pionship and a purse of 60 per cent of the gross and cloth, and quits a considerable number of States of America, £395, 10d.; Germany £4 lives, though by no means above attending to

35 per cent. to the loser. Besides to Merlaced nicely as I stood there 10, laited Kingdom, 28 14; Argentine, Travel, in Blackwood.

as there Republic, £1212s.: Commonwealth of Australis, takings, 65 per cent. of this sum to go to the police, were evidently intended to stop attempts 148. dd.; France, £5 44 1d.: Canada, £8. 114. tre touch the the purse there were side-wagers of 5,000del I wondered "Jack" Walsh ucted as referee. The betting solitary European in a tall hat-whether Prince £16 49. 7d.

these precautious, and later I heard, on very was in favour of Johnson, the odds Esing Ito's assassination had anything to do with all 10 to 4 on him, and even money being wagered

When ons reads a printed line does one spell that Ketchell would stay 15 rounds. Johnson good authority, that foams were entertained weighed in at 1961b., while Ketchell was 20.b. ofte possibility of some similar attempt the words is one's mind, grasping them letter It was easy, I know, to get to the road by letter; or does one grasp the words in small lighter, stripping at 176lk.

Time was called at 10 minutes past 3, and the along which the procession was to pass, by groups of letters ? Some experiments made by whore name will for ever be associated with the men shook bands, Johnson immediately

and then striking diagonally nerous country; man scientific paper, lead us to suppose that the R10,000 towards the expenses of a tour of Indian sparred for half a minute, keeping away, and. and that seemed to explain the strong boly of practised reader contrives to read without cricketers in England. The Tatos have always Johnson, reaching out, shot a straight left mounted troops which I had already seen a spelling, and that he has a visual grasp of whole been liberal supporters of cricket. The founder back against the ropes, but wriggled out of Dowager, and about eight ladies of the were curious. The investigators first as entertaining cricket teams, European or Indian, of the left to lunch or dinner at his palace near the Bombay punch into Ketchell's face. Ketchell was forced ing the city. For the Lang Ji Emprese words, as well as of syllables. The experiments of the house was never so happy as when (while the head was held steady) Gymkhana. And his entertainments wore truly danger. A tame interval followed, ended by Court, together with the secondary consorts of certained through reflection

Tangchin and Kuang Hsii, were, in a soparate syg

rogel. I do not bellare that he ever played the goag

Early in the second round the champlex procession, to precede the funeral cortège, that in reading easily comprehensible sen- shot two left punches to the nose. Ketchell whilst a large umber of officials were to join tences there is a regular change between the oricket himself, albeit in his youth he is said to countered, and played for the stomach, The it at the Tanggachmias. On the outskirts of eye's movement, and pauses for rest. The have been proficent at gillie danda, an Indian son who inspired him with an enthusiasm for the a cliampion locamo angry, and Ketchell loaded a Erlichuang, was a fourth pavilion reserved, an number of these pausos, however, is much variant of our familiar tip cat. It was his eldest Highlanders to Hongkong did not synchroning penalty against Berry for hands Eager scored hard panch on his jaw, Buth men were official told me later, for merchants." As for smaller than the number of letters over which tional game of England. The latter got port

elinching a great deal. The third round was as this I walked, and then turned back, for it the eye glides. The number of these panaes antic

whole-hearted lover of cricket ever left the fionit the number is increased a little. If a merely perfunctory sparring, and the fourth was now quite light, and I wanted to secure also remains nuchanged as long as the roading of his education at Cambridge sad up more the fourth round developed some

Then angued a long wait, which, however, proof-reador in search for errors is examined, its theory than its practice, and

an exalted notion of its value in

the right, and

manhood of 6 1808. changes. Ketobell landed with the heavy ex- Shortly after seven the pavilions were full. Johnson upperont him twice, rushing him to the was not without interest, and certainly had its the number of pauses which he makes leaps up had

quantity. Having strengthening

was a generous patron. He also co-operated unself- ropes and backing again, with Kotchell after reward; for not since the days of Wa Teih-tien to three times the usual him, teasing and feinting, in the attempt to las any Empress been accorded a more magnifi: ascertained these faste, Erdmann and Dodge Youthful Parses aspirants found in him force him to lead. With the exception of this cent tribute. A body of mounted troops herald- went on to sacertain whether therishly with Mr. Jamsetjes Fromjee Patel in

ed the

approach of the cortège, and after them a effested daring the pauses of rest, or

it now holds in India. His far-sighted father string of camels, carrying requirements for the the letters presented themselves with sufficient elevating Parses cricket to the proud position three daya' journey, covered by long cloths of distinctuers while the eye was moving to

stances.

The Hongkong Volunteer Camp, which has hitherto been quite a 'social ovent, is

decision to go farther afield for the annual

The Club then tried hard to reda ve the lead, but could not penetrate the Yarders' defense,

Mr. Ratan Tata, son of the Parses millionaire,

attracting rury little notice this year. The which seemed to be playing much better than with a hard left hook to the stomach. Ring crossing the canal, inst entside the Chihuamen,Erdmann and Dodge, and reported in a Ger Research Institate at Bangalore, has given

training in camp and to make its duration shorter but more military is no doubt responsible

for this. Still, if the Volunteers are made muere efficient. the public can well afford to forego the little pienies to Stonecutters' which were such pleasures ble features of former camps.

What a pity the "visit of the Cameron

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ou any previous occasion. Following a run of midfield play Sullivan again secured possession of the leather and scorod gesl number three. No further scoring took place when a halt was called with the scores: Naral Yard, 3; H.K. Club, D.

The second half was a strappy turnout with combination of a discount. As the result of

the only gsel of the match for the home team. Back team in its turn tried hurd to add to their

H.K.F.C., 1.

as they ought to be. At last Tuesday's practice total, but without success. Final score: N.Y., 3 opened in a similar manner; but after 30 seconds good place before other foreigners arrived. matter romains osay. If it becomes more dif- of the Cam He knew more about

with St. Andrew's Ball. Then we might have hoped to see the strathspeys and reels sneed dance the music was made to wait those who took the floor for the strathspey, and it onded much more satisfactorily than at the previous practice.

The typhoon which did not visit the Colony

E.G., V. B.E.

This the most important match of the after noon was played on the Military ground. The

teams were

R.G.A.-Beazley; Oxley and Watte; Staple-

ever

has been giving the shipping a lively time in ton, Lt. Bagnall and Howitt: Crump and left on the champion's body. Johnson counter imperial yellow. Next came a company the right By means of very exact observa-saw in the sport a pleasant means of bringing

the South. The Aent and the Rewa both delay- ed their departure in consequence, and the

Dutch cruiser squadron postponed their farewell of the Colony for a day. The Geraux Mail steamer was considerably overdue from Singa-. pore, and we are still waiting for news of the Palawan, which brings up the cricketers from Singapore. It is difficult, to overcome o fooling of anxiety se to the safety of the Rewa, which is not the best type of boat to weather such storms, and we would feel happier if wo know that all was woll with her. This supplies another argument for ships being fitted with wireless telegraphic apparatus.

Anell; Watt; Nash and Bellis

R.E.:-Beardmore; Morgan and Durrant, Blackwell, Barton and Le Grove; Sadler and Brown; Patterson; Taylor and Brown.

rally both rounds, were aneventfal

In the fifth round Ketchell landed a heavy ed with two weak puchos to the face with big

tion and oslonlation they came to the conclusion Europeans and Indians together in friendly left, and then got home heavily, sending infantry, followed by coolies, familiar at all

rest slure and at no other time. On an average some support, for nothing was dearer to Jam. Tata's heart than the destruction of Ketchell's hand back twice with heavy blows funerals, but pistaresque enough with their aleverness in blocking the champion's leads, and long lines of banners, furled and carried slanting the eye glides during a definite movement along ial prejudice and misunderstanding. In this

the line over a space which contains twelve to fall on the nose. Ketchell showed unexpected yellow plamed hats, and red brocaded cos a. Two that actual reading is done during the pauses of association. This was the secret of his hand- Jehrson had only slightly the better of the on the shoulder, followed gifts, these, to the The Gunnera kicked off and for a time con round. In the sixth round Ketchell opened Empress on her relaru from exile, and carried now thirteen letters (152 to 208 centimetres). The respect, his son, a polished gentleman of the movement is so rapid, however, that it would be late Victorian, type, closely resembles him. I with left-hand blows to the face and body, for the last tims. With them began that

while it is in motion. While the eye is still it cricket than are to be found in the Tato. fined the play to their opponents" half. The for- ward line of the Artillery had the Sapper Johnson countered with a left to the stomach; splendid succession of colour upon etlour, which, impossible for the eye to recognise the letters have never seen a fluor collection of books on

can see and recognise four letters certainly, and Library, and then shot out his left again, orossing with though I had twice seen the like before, had

Parase cricket teams have visited England defence at their mercy, and but for the play of

the right at short range, and catching Katchell lost nothing of its wonder, but indeed, stirred

five at most, even when they do not form words before now, but the team it is now proposed to hare with both hands. Kelchell went to the flour; one deeply-not, as on the former occasions, when the sky was brilliantly bine, to a tumult

But when they form a aqusnce, of words. Boardmora in goal might easily been two goals up in as many minutes. From but came up smiling, and forced the pace of leaping thoughts, but, on this gray morning, several words, or four or five times as many send to the Mecos of the game, will be com a kick-off Taylor and Patterson carried the ball Johnson brought blood from Ketchell's nose woll into the Gunners' territory, and the latter will two left panobos. He had a good lead to sadness. Fur, after the banners, drawn by letters, dia he read Ruring the same interval of posed of Parsees, Hiudas and Mahomedang, Poking carts, and, borne each by twelve bearers,

one recognises the words solely from their all India, that is, not Anglo-India. Its educa Bach rocognition is tive value should be great enough to justify. had a shot, which was saved, and the ball going and his superior strength hore Ketchell back white Manchurian ponies, came yallow-houded vision. Therefors in these short pageas of rest being therefore thoroughly respresentative of to Brown he put it past the post but just on the during the clinches.

Early in the seventh round an exchange at yellow sedan chairs exquisite to look at, and wrong side. The Gunners then becke away, but gloss range took place, both men landing short going now to be sacrificed and burat: Thore optical collective form. We are to miss tas usual picturesque display a foul against Watts prevented then being hooks to the fate and body. Stepping back, John followed, in yellow chairs siso, two large quicker and easier accordingly as the words are Mr. Tata's liberality-Capital. at the Happy Valley in honour of the King's dangerous. The play was for some time coutin son swung a fearful left at Ketchell's head, but white wreaths, presented, I think, by the is probably owing to the grasp which the eye

in again, and into clinches. The champion had pies of scarlet, violet and purple. Last came Birthday this year, the massing of troops ated to the vicinity of the Sappers' goal, and Watts Kaichell dodged, and it missed him. He came Legations, and, after these, banners and cano paase was made the unveiling of the monuments on Thursday giving Bellis the ball, the latter beat. Beard the better of the exchange, but as they came the huge catafalque with its rich drapery of more with a fast drive from a difionit position out Ketshell, with a powerful left swing, caught yellow, carried by a hundred and twenty-eight taking place instead. It is a pity, because In-

the champion, and raised a big lump on his jaw. bearers dressed in rod.

Eegent, accompanied by Prince Ching, H.E. teresting as Thursday's ceremonies will bo, they Beardmore deserves great credit for the manner

and the crowd yelled gleefully, will not be so impressive nor open to so many in which he threw himself at the ball, and it It was the oleverest and best blow of the fight, just in front of the pavilions to allow the Prince

was certainly hard lines that he only managed

In the eighth round Johnson opened with Ng Tung, H.E. Liang Tua yen and others, to spectators as the King's Birthday Review at the Happy Valley. Incidentally, the occasion to get it when it bad passed over the line. The two straight left punches to the face. Ketchell thank the representatives of the Lagations for Will afford an opportunity to the public to Gunners continued to monopolise the play. planted a hard uppercut on the champion's jaw, their attendance, and the latter then joined the sor's face with right and left bands as they As the cortège moved slowly on train towards appreciate the objections raised by the Hon. Nash grazed the cross-ber, and a minute later and the men clinched Ketchell reached John- spectators lined up on either side of the road, Mr. Murray Stewart to the unsightly erections Bellis scored, but was rated offside. Watts in

ninth round the men got first time, broke through the clouds. Thus the which distigare the ground designed by the rasbing through the Sappers defence was brought rated, and again avoided a terrific right the dark archway of the gate, the ear, for the low in the penalty area, and the kick resulted into olinches twice, the referee breaking them great Empress, followed by many who had in Beardmore being beaten for the second apart. The champion became busy with his known her intimately, and served her long, face four times, but Katchell, refusing to break time. From the kick-off Taylor and Brown straight left punch, propping it into Ketebell's passed unt of her city to the hills. took the ball up to Beazley, but he again cleared gmund, tried for a stomach blow, which John- Bon smothered, after coming from a third face his charge Half-time ecunded with the scores clinch, propping his left into Ketohell's

again as the gong went. The round was RG.A., 2: R.E., O

decidedly the champion's.

Government to be laid out with flowers as a companion to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's beauty spot.

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A good deal is being written about the aboli tion of the queue in China, and while our knowl edge of the Chinese leads us to the belief that it will be many years before the change becomet universal, that is no reason why the first step in this direction should not be taken. Cutting the queue will not in itself effect any reforms, but it will indicate a susceptibility to outside influences eventually got the ball when in a questionable

From the restart the play for some time was very evenly contested, the ball travelling from end to end with marvellous rapidity. Watts

After a clinch early in the tenth round and jaw,

and Ketchell began to spit blood. The Johnson got his left in again twice to the face champion wrestled his opponent on to the floor,

GOLD AND CREDIT.

BANK KATE BLUCTUATIONS

more characteristic and fluent to the reader. It has of words that some people are better

spellora ten others,

IRISH HOSPITALITY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

THE DRAMATIC DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.

ME. BALFOUE AND MR. URE. The speech by Mr. Alexander Ure, Lord "Make your head while you are young," was advice frequently given by elders to their Advocate for Scotland, which resontly drew from ever died of drink, but that many died learning Tring. Mr. Ure said that no tariff reformer had to drink. Many were the devices adopted by yet shown how the revenue was to be raised to juniors. It was said that no man who drank Mr. Balfour a stinging retort, was made st

folke lest a change of Government should cause hosts had their decanters made round below like them to lose their pensions was, therefore, well the ingenions to circumvent the endeavours of pay old age pensions in the event of the rejce,

a sada-water bottle of the present day, the only

founded. stand for them being at the head of the table before the master of the house. Everyone those who woull fain remain sober. Some tion of the Badget, and the alarm of the poor

was therefore obliged to fill his glass at fuller report of the debate on this matter in once and pass the bottle on, nuless he the House of Commons on the 4th inst.

the Mr. Ure passionately repudisted desired to upset its contents over table. Others adopted the simpler, but quite Balfour's charges against his honour.

A telegram in the Indian papers gives a

Mr. Balfour admitted that the language of

was great, his speech was very strong, but the provocation

Mr. Asquith denounced Mr. Balfour's attacks on Mr. Ure as an outrage on public life, and apologised.

and to new ideas which must make for progress. position, and having none to boat bat Beardinore apparentting him again after he had risen, and in the Bauk rata within a fortnight per cent. to have his boots and his horse locked up, and said he was surprised that Mr. Balfour had not

The

Department of State Affairs is said to have gare the latter na chance to save. The Soppers decided that when the period of mourning for time after time tried to pierce the sterling the Empress Dowager is concluded an order

dinis defence of the Gunners, but of no avail, the most shall be issued in the sense that all offloials, military men, students and policemen must useful stamp being an individast run by up the gnote and wear their hair short. Taylor. Watts scored the fourth goal for the The queue was introduced into Chinn by the

R.GA, 4, R.E., 0. Mancha dynasty nearly three centuries ago, R., and the game ended with the scores:

the subject. It is said according to one writer

to have keeporiginally suggested to the Manchu

by their sense of gratitude to horses, those animals having noted such a great part in the

Pigtail" Tarlar conquests. In short, the

the

again with his straight left punch

with an excellent meal sud with claret of arm.

A City Correspondent, a member of the as efficacious plan of knocking the stems off the Stock Exchange, writes to a London contemine glasses, so that they would not stand, but had to be emptied as fast as they were filled. Nay, porary as follows;--

Surely there must be something wrong in our hospitality went to such lengths that a man who financial systems when a demand for a few mil. accepted an invitation to dine was very likely lions of gold exuses a rise from 2 to 5

to be detained willy-nilly a guest for tee or

A scene was evoked by a storm of cheers for Such a rapid movement obviously disorganises three days

Lord Townshend, the wild and dissolate Mr. Ure when he rose to continue the debate. to the mouth and nose, starting the blood afresh, trada and upsets Inancial arrangements goner viceroy who signalised himself once by bring. He said he was grateful to his colleagues for Toward the end of the round the champion sontally. Of course, everybody knows that being his pack of foxhounds with him into the their recognition that he was not unworthy ta

we are the one free gold market of the in an awful blow to the stomach, which made

we get a great deal of basiness that would oouncil chamber in Dublin Castle-whilst on continue in office and in Parliament. He naked by the breaking down of his equipage shabbiest charges, which were without parallel his opponent wince.

After desultory sparring in the beginning of otherwise go elsewhere. At the same time, a progress to the West, was compelled why Mr. Balfour stooped to the meanest and the eleventh round Ketchell whipped his left when we see the general prosperity of France to spend the night in Kilbeggan. Much to in this country since the days when a man stowliness of the his sarprise and gratification ho was served could defend his honour with his own right home on Johnson's kidneys, and missed Joba and the extraordinary son's return, two hard swings for the jaw. The discount rats of 6 e Bank of France as com

most choice bouquet and flavour, for in those Mr. Balfour, replying was frequently intor champion's famous right uppercut failed to find pared with the wild factuations of our own

days most inn-keepers, even of the smaller rapted, causing the Speaker to appeal for fair Mr. Falfont Baked if Mr. Ute believed any his antagonist, who sent in a terrible right Bank rate, the appended changes in our Bank

for special vocasions. Lord Jayashand...

and pudiste u ured-ration P. W. L. D. For Agat. Foints swing to the jaw, causing. Johnson to clinch rate since the commencement of 1907 occasion country Inns, had a ators of good wins laid by play.

party Por Por Per Xetchell now forced the fighting, but could not uneasiness

ing to his want, did full justice to the

tions. He had no personal feeling against hir, penetrate Johnson's defence. He want to his

1907. conf. 1903 bent, 1909. cent.

sad fashed with what he had drunk insisted on Ure, hat was honestly moved to indignation 2 6 corner badly battered about the face by that

Jan: April 25 4

..... Jaz, 3. Jan. 16 5 ...... April 21 g the landlord into his presence,

the worthy man to kneel down before proppy straight left.

In the twelfth and lust round. Keteboll rushed Aug.

him, and despite the remonstrances of the Johnson, who stumbled and fall He rose Oot.

more sober amongst bis saite, he struck him with slowly. Ketobell, thinking he had him heaten, Nov.

bis gword, exclaiming, Rise up, Sir Thomas The next morn. came in eagerly. The champion, from a crouch Nov.,

Cuffs, prince of inn-keepers! ing position, sprang as Ketchell resched in him, raining blow after blow upon him, while Ketchell, caught off his guard, tottered under the terrible assault. Johnson followed up, drove in a left to the body, got Ketchell's hands down, and crossed him swiftly twice with was right.

• LEAGUE TABLE.

Goals

R. G. A.

6 -6 0 0 20

5

1 0 28

5

2. 2 1 11

6

13 2 12 20

Hufs Kuwloon R. E. H, K.F. C. 7 1 5 1 7 Naval Yard. 6 1 5, 0

Second Division.

12

NWIGON

method of establishing a relationship betweon human beings and horses, The fashion was 1 by the Chinese as a badge of subser- regarded vience, and they long resisted it. This was trae specially of the natives of Swatow and Amoy, and when they were ultimately compell. ed to adopt the irksome coiffure, they hid quere under cotton turbans, which to this day

A very evenly contested game finished with they continue to wear. It will be soon, there fore, that the use of this appendage has much the Soldiers coming out on top with the only significance, and that its abandonment would gar to remore the distinction between Mangual of the watch to their credit. The "boye" ware without the services of Chun Yat, who was "ohn and Chimpse,"

RODERICK RANDOM.. very much mise from their forward-line.

B. COT. 4 RỒI

for

Kotchell fell to the floor, and was counted out.

15 41 31 5

FIL

...

Jan 23 4

4.6 7.7

He

when he thought Mr. Ure had used his gifts of oratory to terrify the poor and ignorant.

Mr. Asquith said the attitude of the Union- ists towards Old Age Pensions had been the anst discreditable in British history. They

Oct. 73 Mar 5 33 Oct.144 Mar. 12

......Oct.215 May 29 21 From 1900 to March, 1907, the Bank rate in Cu

he was himself totally oblivious, he felt some finger to fulfil their pledges, Mr. Ure's speech France remained unaltered at 3 per cent. Ining, on being reminded of his exploit, of which used pensions to catch votos, but never raised a Maroh, 1907, it was raised to 3 per cons, and dismay, and called for the newly-made knight, would live in the nonals as one of the filmost and

The debate was adjourned. in November of that year it was raised to 4 per we were guilty of some follies last night, he most dignified vindications of personal honoar cont. On Jan. 9. 1906, it was lowered to 34 por said to him," but I trust you understand that and political consistency. cant, and on the 23rd of the same month to 3 what passed was a joko and nothing more. "For cent, at which it has since remainied.