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Intimations.

CHRISTMAS.

AND

NEW YEAR CARDS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1882.

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that during the last visit of the Italian Opera Ir is stated that the President of the Argentine Company our, evening contemporary dis- Republic has offered to make a grant of 100 tinguished itself by printing as critical no-square leagues of land for the use of 500 Irish tlees of the performances of the various families who may be willing to emigrate to that operas, a series of amateur contributions which, had the China Mail been a journal of any literary standing, must inevitably have brought our local newspaper criti- cisms into richly merited contempt. It is A. S. WATSON & CO. with the hope of preventing a recurrence INSPECTION is Invited of our Collection of of such ridiculous displays being consi- dered by the public here and elsewhere

SEASON 1882-3.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

THERE was a pretty stiff gale blowing in the bar bourlast night, and up to about half-past one this morning. There are, however, no casualties to report, the native craft having prudently taken shelter in the various refuges at You-ma-ti and, other places.

as a criterion of the literary and musicalTHE dead body of a Chinese prostitute was found this morning in the ruins of one of the burned which have been carefully Selected in London tastes and technical knowledge of the ope- houses in Hollywood Road, and was sent to the ratic critics of Hongkong, that we have Civil Hospital, where an inquest was to be held thought it worth our while to point out to this afternoon. The body was found in the our contemporaries, at the very commence-cook-house at the back. ment of the winter season, how. ludicrous

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they are making themselves by-to use a well worn simile-aping the peacock in borrowed plumes.

Tue hawker who stabbed Police Constable Euen son in the breast with a dagger when being ar- rested on the 3rd instant on suspicion of rubbery from the person, was this morning committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Evenson, whose

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A CHINESE boy, aged seven years, while leaning, as is supposed, against the railing of the first floor verandah of No. 5, Jardine's Bazaar, yesterday evening, fell into the street, through the railing giving way, receiving such injuries that the poor child died while on the way to the hospital. An inquest has been ordered for this afternoon.

which at the second attempt was safely secured by H. F.. Whyte at mid off. The score now stood at too for four wickets, no less than 81 runs having been added since the fall of the second wicket. Lane now joined Hedley and the fast scoring, was continued, the Gunner play ing excellent cricket, although hardly in such free style as could be desired. Another change of SAYS the London Referee --" Mr. Fraser-Smith, bowling was here resorted to F. Wilson re- editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, has been | suming in place of Travers, but this proved found guilty of libelling Daniel Bandmann in at first a rather expensive movement as Hedley saying that he was a 'confirmed woman-beater, played this gentleman's bowling with great con- and has been sentenced to two months' imprison-fidence, and after knocking it about in all direc- ment. Everybody knows, or ought to know, that tions, distinguished himself by driving a ball Bandmann's favourite theory is that a man who clean over the pavilion into the harbour. Lane

way of kindness, is, &o, &c., &c.” raises his hand against a woman except in the at last fell to a "Yorker" from F. Wilson, and Jarrett only scored half a dozen when he skied one from the same bowler into the sure hands of Whyte at mid on. Five for 125, and six for 133. Dauglish Joined. Hedley, and Willum bowled vice A. Wilson. After the addition of 12 to the score Hedley succumbed to a "Yorker" from Wilson, having contributed 69 in a total of 147, by as fine an exhibition of clean, hard

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"NEWS" BY THE ENGLISH MAIL.

We take the following items of general news from the London and China Express of the 6th ultima

left Plymouth Sound for Cronstadt on the and

The Strelock, Russian corvette from China,

instant..

His Excellency Ito Hirobumi has arrived'in Vienna, in pursuance of his mission to study the details of the Austrian Administration and Par- liamentary institutions."On the 3rd instant he Prince Arisugawa, uncle of the Mikado, will be was received by Counts Kalnoky and Taaffe, received by the Emperor in the course of a few days.

The direction of the Bureau Veritas has published the following statistics of maritime disasters reported during the month of August: Sailing vessels lost, 5 American, 28 British, 5 Danisht, 1, Dutch, 8 French, 7 German, Greek,

Italian, & Norwegian, 3 Russian, 1 Spanish, 2, Swedish-total, 74 steamers reported lost, c' British, Dutch, German, a Spanish-total, 16. Captain Edward Kelly, now in'command of the Achilles in the Channel Squadron, will succeed Captain Chatfield as captain of the Steam Re serve at Devonport, on that officer vacating the

broke Dockyard. Captain Kelly was lieutenant

We have no intention of criticising the critical (?) notices of "Il Trovatore" pub. lished by our contemporaries, nor of wound was not a severe one, his clothing having house this morning at the Police Court, and dis. json. He certainly gave one or two hard chances of the Calcutta during the China war of 1857-58

stayed the force of the stab, remained only one night in the Civil Hospital. This constable, who only lately arrived from home, has had an early experience of what the genus Celestial is capable of when interfered with in his "annexing

questioning in any way the correctness of the opinions expressed by these writers in regard to the performances of the various artistes who appeared in the representation of VERDI's opera the other evening. Our | raids. sole aim is to show the folly of indiscreet persons in trying to palm off ignorance (431 and incompetence as technical knowledge and practical experience. Our method is merely to reproduce two short extracts from our contemporaries' criticisms (?) —

INDIAN Constable 667 observed a' Celestial, who turned out to be the father of the chill, deposit in the street this moming at Yau-ma-ti, a bag, which was found, on examination, to contain the dead body of a female infant, whose briefexistence numbered but three days. He took the inan into custody, who was brought before Mr. Wode- charged with a caution, there being no suspicious circumstances connected with the death, which, it appears, was due to natural causes. It is quite a common thing for Chinese, when poor, to so deal with their deceased offspring, in order to be relieved of the expense of burying the bodics.

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hitting as has been seen during the present sea-position to assume the superintendence of Fem but taken altogether the innings was a capital (China medal), and during the New Zealand war one, and Hedley was deservedly applauded on of 1860-61 he served as heutenant of the Peterus returning to the Pavilion. No further stand was (New Zealand medal).

Messrs, John and Henry Gwynne, of Hammer- made after Dauglish was bowled by Willum for a carefully compiled 10, Hare and Private Onigan sinith have just shipped, per as. Glenavon, for the Bomeo Company (Limited), some very power- both falling to Wilson without materially in ful pumping machinery, which is intended for creasing the total, thus leaving Private Mess to Sarawak. The Glendron likerissories to Hege carry out his bat for a well played seven. The a large pumping-engine and accessories to UNION insurance șóCIETY OF tenth.wicket fell with the score at 166, which in for salvage purposes. These are also by Messrs.

cluded 4 extras. The fielding of the Club was E. C. Kirby and Co., Japan.

J. and H. Gwynne, and are to the order of Mesar.. CANTON, LIMITED.

better than usual, although several chances were

The Civil Service Commissioners notify that at thrown away, In the bowling department F.

an Open Competitive Examination for one situa Wilson was most successful, being credited with tion as Cadet in the Civil Service of Hongkong, Cadet in the Civil Service of the Settlements, held in London on August three wickets for 28, and Willum one for 19 runs. 22nd, 1882, and following days, the undermen *Coxon and Willum opened the Club's innings, tioned candidates obtained the first three places: Private Orrigan and Rice bowling for the op, Algernon William Gundry; 2, Thomas position. The fates did not prove propitious for Sercombe Smith; 3, Robert Normon Bland.

It has been determined to give a war medal to without scoring, the first wicket falling for one campaign, and pains have been taken to secure run. Travers was Willum's next partner, and the its distribution immediately on the return of the score was mised to 26, when the last named was first troops from the war, The design on the clean bowled by Evans, the light by this time reverse will be a Sphinx, with the word "Egypt," Queen's head, the same as that on the Ashantee having become very bad. Newington followed and the date 1882. On the other side will be the and was foolishly run out just before gunfire,edal. The colour of the riband and number of after scoring a single. The stumps were then clasps to accompany the medal have not yet been drawn for the night, the register standing at 30

decided upon.

ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad-

It is requested that alt conununications rela- two paragraphs which speak for themselves ing as destitutes at the "Rest" kept by Mr. office at noon to-day, for the purpose of confirm 5 wickets at an expense of 67 runs; Travers had and two situations: dressalto the Manger, flangkong Telegraph and not to the Editor.

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Whilst the columas of the Hongkong Tele- graph will always be open for the tair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself res- ponsible for opinions thus expreated.

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MARRIAGES.

On the 5th Oct., at St. Luke's, St. Helier's Jersey, by the Rev. P. R. Pipon Braithwaite, EDWARD VINCENT BRENAN, of the Imperial Chi nese Maritime Customs, second son of the late Licut. Colonel E. E. Brusan, Turkish Contingent, to ROSE EMMA, second daughter of Commander LW. Peyton, R.N., of Penzance, Cornwall, and granddaughter of the late Admiral Sir John

Peyton, K.C.B.

On the 30th Sept, at St. James's Church, Shirley, by the Rev. N. B. Dennys, father of the bridegrooin, assisted by the Rev. A. Clarke, HENRY LARDNER DENNYS, of Hongkong, to ANNIE ROSE, fourth daughter of General J. Nis

bett, late Bengal Staff Corps.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, Saturday, NovembER TI, 1882.

Tux operatic critics (?) of our morning and evening contemporaries deserve to be de- curated with leather medals as a proof of their transcendent musical abilities and in timate acquaintance with the creations of the great Italian composers. Of course, as our readers will have already guessed, this introductory pwan of praise is what Artemus Ward would term sarkastical," In attempting to write critical notices of the

AN unemployed seaman named Frank Mitchell, aged zo years, hailing from the States, was sent to three months' hard labor this morning by ME. Wodehouse for stealing sundry articles of cloth- ing from another unemployed seaman named

An extraordinary general meeting of share Derk Von Learen, while both of them were stay-holders in the above Society was held at the head Bunker. Prisoner admitted the charge, stating ing, as special resolutions, the resolutions for the he took the things in order to raise the amendment of the Society's articles of associa- requested to state that the organ engaged wind," as he hadn't a cent. He left his ship, the tion passed at the extraordinary general meeting to accompany the Tenor in the air Ah Nearchtes, at Manila, because he did not like the held on Friday, the 27th ult., a full report of the Che le Morte" was found, when too late, mate, and paid his passage down here, but had proceedings of which was published in our issue the Club at first as Coxon was bowled by Orrigal all who took a military part in the Egyptian of the 26th October. There were present Hon. not been able to obtain employment.

1. Ryrie (Chairman), Messrs. H. Hoppius, F. D.

trumpet-tongued. The musical authority

of the China Mail writes:-"We are

to be a full tone below the piano. The tenor innocently enough took his note from the organ and consequently sang flat BERLIN has grown with extraordinary rapidity throughout the air; the organ had to be during the last forty years. In 1680 it had 10,000 dispensed with in the Miserere Scene. The

inhabitants; in 1780, 142,000, and in 1980 after the lapse of another century, it numbered haste with which everything had to be pre-1,000,000, Fifty years ago the population was pared will probably be accepted by the 141,000; In 1860 it was 493,000, and in 1875 It was audience as a sufficient excuse for the un-967,000. These figures are fairly comparable fortunate, mishap.". The Daily Press critic with the records presented by some American lets himself out as follows:-"In the cities. The number of inhabitants is believed to favorite air "Ah che la morte" the Signor be now not under 1,150,000. It takes a vast was out of tune, but this, we understand, expense to "run," such a capital-the seat of a was due to the organ being a full tone be- great empire. The budget of Berlin is laver The several resolutions were then put to the f, being exceedingly weak the game soon, wore a supineness and obstructiveness of authority.

than that of the grand ducity of Hesse, and meeting seriatin, and carried unanimously, short of that of the grand duchy of Baden and except the last one, empowering the Board, in the kingdom of Wurtemburg. Including all the

their absolute discretion, to invest the monies of expenses of the local administration, of whatever

the Society, other than capital, upon, auch in vestments as they might think fit, and, from kind, Berlin costs hardly less than the kingdom time to time, to deal with and vary such in- of Bavaria.

vestments. From this resolution there were two

tatter gentleman, it will be remembered, moved dissentients, Messrs. Darby and Holliday. The

low the piano, a fact not discovered until too late, when Signor PETROVICH had taken his note from it. The organ was on this account dispensed with in the Miserere scene." To musicians acquainted with the score of "Il Trovatore," we need act add one single explanatory word to the above A CHINAMAN named Kong Asing was found at extraordinary displays. To the general sigo this morning in the mess room in the Naval public who may not be thoroughly acquain-Yard with a knife, fork and spoon belonging to ted with VERDI's popular work, we need the mess concealed up his sleeve. Inspector Ly only observe that the exquisite ariz sung saught recognized him as having been in the em- by Munnier in his dungeon, and known play as "boy" of the petty officers of the yard, by whom he was discharged about six months throughout the civilised world by its first ago on suspicion of larceny, and stated that line Ah, che la morte," occurs in and is other robberies had taken place from the a most prominent feature in what our con- quarters within the past six months by BOINE temporaries are pleased to term "the one acquainted with the premises, to which Mistere scene." The Aliseren chorus, a prelude to Maurico's appearance on the scaffold, is chanted by the priests, and then in response the troubadour sings that touching farewell to LEONORA, com- mencing "Ah che la morte." If the erities (?) had possessed the slightest knowledge of the opera, they could not possibly have blundered so ridiculously; and had they known the most elementary principles of music they must have heard that where the organ jingo really occurred was in Maurire's first, and not his last scene in the intraductory solo sung behind the scones in the first act. Signor PETROVICH has indeed reason to exclaim, Save me from such musical critics as these."

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entry could be gained front the outside by climbing on to the top of the railings and thence on to the verandah of the first floor, the prisoner had the effrontery to say he knew When up before Mr. Wodehouse this morning,

nothing about the knife, fork and spoon, although they were actually found up his sleeve by Naval Yard Police Sergeant Maxwell, and said he went to the yard to look after an umbrella belonging to him--Six months hard labor rewarded the purloiner's early morning enterprise.

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subjected to three days quarantine at Brindisi, The P. and O. steamship Mongolia has been where she arrived with clean bills of health from B mbay, Aden, and Egypt. This was apparently from the mere caprice of the Italian Government, The Indian mails were detained twelve hours at Brindisi for no assignable reason except the.. Among the passengers detained were Major FitzGeorge, the bearer of despatches from Sir G. Wolseley, and Mr. Colquhoun, the China tra veller.

Sassoon, H. L. Dalrymple, W. H. F. Darby, (Directors), A. Coxon, D. McCulloch, C. Holliday, A. dos Remedios, H. G. James, J. T. Chater, A. da Silveira, C. U. Stuart, M. B. Polishwalla, Douglas Jones (Acting Secretary), and W. Wotton (Solicitor),

The notice convening the meeting having runs for three wickets, a very favorable pro been read by the Acting Secretary, the Chairpeet for the Garrison. Play was resumed this man said the meeting was of a purely formal morning, F. H. O. Wilson accompanying the character, and he would ask the gendeman who

"not out" of yesterday, Willum, to the wickets, had charge of the first resolution to propose it. Both players quickly got to work, and the bowling different aspect. Wilson had totalled 17 by sterling cricket, when a ball from Moss got past his bat, and four wickets were down for 77 runs. Arthur Wilson was Willum's next associate, and getting wall set, the bowling was completely and engined by Messrs. W. Simons and Co, was A new twin-screw patent hopper dredger, bullt collared by both batsmen. Runs came at a faunched complete from their works at Renfrew tremendous rate, and although seven different on the 29th ult. It is named An Ding, and is bowlers were tried they were all of too weak the property of the Chinese Government. She a calibre to be of any use.

has been constructed under the inspection of When Hynes Messrs. G. and J. Weir and Captain Stoba. She eventually fell to a catch by Evans off Rice is intended to dredge the bar at Woosung we the telegraph showed 157, of which the retiring believe, so long a grievance to the shipping and batsman could claim credit for 57, composed commercial interests of the perfect of ose five, eight threes, five twas, and singles carry 600 tons of its own spoil, at a speed of will dredge from two to thirty depth, and Whyte joined Wilson, but the latter soon after seven miles an bour. This is the twelfth hopper retired clean bowled by Rice after scoring 71- dredger Messrs. Simons have constructed. They one six, lwo fives, two fours, seven threes, six are the taventors and originators of the system.

an amendment to the resolution at the last meet-

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ing, but it was lost; and Mr. Darby, as the holder of several proxies, asked for a balio-The Chairman intimated that a meeting would

the 22nd in be held at three p.m. stant, at which a

resolution would be proposed to increase the capital of the Society to $2,500,000, by increasing the value of the shares to $5,000 each, and that a notice, which he read, would appear to-night in the public papers. He then thanked the shareholders present for their at- tendance, which brought the meeting to a close

CRICKET.

The GARRISON V. HONGKONG C, C

This the most important match of our local season was commenced on the Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon in capital cricketing weather. A very good wicket had been selected by "The Olo Man," but owing to bad condition of the ground caused by the lengthened drought, the pitch quickly became bumpy, and with very fast bowling not altogether safe. The captain of the Garrison team won the toss, and wisely elected to take the first innings, Private Evant of the 'Buffs, and Hedley being the first de- "enders of military interests. Travers and F. Wilson commenced bowling for the Club; Coxon was behind the wickets, Newington lang stop Willum point, Whytes and Shepherd mild off and square leg, Stuart and Darby' cover, point and short leg, Barff and A. Wilson long field on and longslip, and the bowlers in the sips. The Garrison made rather an unpromising start as as French Consul-at-this-port.-It-may-be-re-after Hedley had sent Wilson to the fence for tile tragic actor Bandmann, when playing Colo- smartly taken in the slips off the fast bowler, hree and scored a single off Travers, Evans was on Friday evening next, the 17th instant, at 8.30 nel De Mourienne in "Dead or Alive, thought the first wicket thus going for 4 runs. Rice for 9 o'clock, precisely.

performance-of-Veun-Trovatore LOCAL AND GENERAL. as represented by the Italian Opera Com- pany on Thursday night last, the musical A put parade of the Government Fire Brigade genuises who represented both the China will take place at the Central Fire Brigade Mail and Daily Press, thoroughly exposed, | Station nt 3 o'clock p.m. on Monday next. In the latest editions of these admirable-

prints, the nakedness of the land so far as their knowledge of VERDI's famous and al- most universally known opera is concerned; and realised, as searchers in the wide fields of operatic research and criticism, come- thing very like what SHAKESPERx must have had in his mind's eye when he wrote that

"The humfe, liver and poet

Are of imagination all compact.”

Once more into the breach, dear friends !" In this morning's lusue the Daily Press says: "Yesterday afternoon the French Consul, Mons, De Jardin, pald a visit to Commodore Cuming on board the Victor Emanuel, and received the usual salute of seven guns." After perusing the abovejtem of intelligence we must confess to being somewhat puzzled. Mons. De Jardio most cer- tainly was not in Hongkong yesterday, and there. fore could not possibly have visited the, Victor Emanuel in person. Unlessrumour strangely fica, the gentleman in question will arrive here by the incoming Messageries mail to take up his position

A LODGE of Energency of Victoria, No. 1026,membered by many that the eminent and versa-

will be held at Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street,

was the next comer, but his stay was also a

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twos, and singles-obtained by one of the hardest

According to St. Petersburg telegraphic ad- hitting innings ever played on the ground; and vices, the Russian Courier of the 3rd instant publishes intelligence from Kuldja announcing Whyte, tempted out of his ground by a ticer" from that Tian Chu, otherwise Mohamed Eyoob Bey Rice, and missing, paid the usual penalty, after-Iman, the leader of the Dungan rebellion against scoring 8. Barff and Darby looked as if they China, died at the latter end of July, at Pischnek, would make a stand, but the first named let out death a grave diplomatic dificulty has been in the Goveniment of Semiretschensk. By his at everything within reach, scored 11 by four hits, solved, namely, the question of his extradition and was then caught by Rice off Orrigan, the to the Chinese, who had persistently demanded veteran also falling to a smart catch by Bunbury either his surrender or bis Imprisonment. The off the same bowler. An adjournment was then: Kuidia have requested a further delay until some Turkestan Gazette says that the Chinese in made for tiffin, Stuart, not out 8, and the total time next year, for the surrender of the land on 188 for nine wickets. ·

the Irish, and that the Russians have conse. quently withdrawn most of their troops from that part of the new frontier.

On resuming play Stuart and Shepherd were faced by Private Evans and Rice, Shepherd drove Evans's first delivery to leg for 3, and sent Rice's fourth ball behind the wicket for a couple, and his fifth to square leg for the same number. A iingle by Stuart off Evans and the 200 were hoisted amidat applause. Immediately after wande Stuart was badly missed in the long field by Bunbury off Rice. Nine resulted from Evane's next over, Shepherd scoring a brace of threes to mid on and square jeg, and Stuart two, made in to three by an overthrow, to mid off. Shepherd made a brace of twos from Rice's next essay, but had 簃 life at the hands of Hare at mid off, who made no effort to get hear the ball. Evans bowled three maidens in succession, and then Shepherd scored six and Stuart three off one over of Rice's, which led to Stuart was shortly afterward, again missed by that bowler's retirement in favor of Orrigan Bunbury, this time off Orrigan, and signalised his escape by sending the next ball he received to

A terrible accident occurred on the 29th ult. to Sebastopel from a cruise, and there landed all on board the ship Popofka.:: It had just returned its combustibles, when suddenly the torpedo magazine blow up, killing Lieutenant Koozeen; an engineer, and nearly thirty of the sixty seamen, then on board. It is supposed a charged torpedo that the then set to clean the latter, wishing to had been inadvertently left in the magazine, and possess themselves of gunpowder, accidentally ignited some of it. Hence the catastrophe. The force of the explosion blew several men on to Koozeen, one hand only was found. It was res whore, and left no remains of others Of Lieut.

cognised as his by the ring on the finger. The Popoffka cost nearly 8,000,000 roubles. The after part is considerably damaged, a

The steamer Lot, announced in our last issue and Sont, is intended for the new line that Messi an having been launched by Mesira. Robi. Napler

seller and China. This he will be Ins Frassinet and Co. inte running between Mar on Nov. 19, next, when the first departure will be Inaugurated

take place. Thereafter the departures timed for every fourth Sunday, from that

WE would remind our readers that the Italian/bined, to roar out like an infuriated bull that he short one, as, after totalling five by careful play, the fence for three. In Orrigan's following over. The vessels on their outward voyages will tafar

misunderstanding, with his partner caused his Shepherd was caught at long on by Moss, having Port Sald Suc

Opera, Company will appear at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening, in Marchetti's popular opera "Ruy Blas."

it an exhibition of exquisito taste and wit com-

had come here to "conger the press." We commented at the time on the missien of this retirement with the score at 19. When Bune benevolent actor, who had sacrificed so much bury became associated with Hedley the play to make Shakespere famous, and said that it became exceedingly, lively, both man showing afforded us great satisfaction to have some good cricket, the Sapper's hitting being, as usual, In the true interests of the public, it is A DISPATCH to London from Pietermaritzburg assistance in the matter of correcting the press, clean and effective. When the telegraph board surely a matter for regret that any stupid says that Colonel Gordon has resigned because as represented by the extraordinary publica showed 61, the Buffs champion, sent one from blockhead who cares to pose as an amateur of a disagreement with the Government of the tions which daily send forth their feeble and Travers back to the bowler which was of course journalist can so easily get his irrespon-Cape of Good Hope in regard to Basutoland, misleading rubbish from Wyndham Street, held, the retiring batsman having contributed sible chatter and crude rubbish published

as we considered the duty rather too much for a 19, made in his best form, to the sum total. In our contemporaries' columns. It would DISTRICT watchman No. 15, named Chan Sing, single individual to carry out satisfactorily. Band- Before this Willum had taken the ball from scem that, the boasted enterprise and ex- Lane. The body was sent yesterday to the seem to have had much effect on the morning trundler being considered quite too much of died suddenly on Thursday at No. 1, Un On mann's correction of the press does not, however, Wilson, Hedley's' attentions to the last named perience of sapient editors and experienced Civil Hospital for report as to the cause of death and evening prints, as their bungling and blunder- good thing. Drummer White was next short-band reporters-what for lack of a

ing have certainly not decreased since the man in, and had only scored three when more appropriate name we may designate CAPTAIN JORDAN, late commander of the steain-memorable performance of "Dead or Alive, he was ict off very easily by the wicket the professional element being so closely ship Danube, who goes home shortly to bring Excepting in the interests of a large section of the keeper, a piece of good fortune for which allied to easy-going indiference, and not out a new steamer for the China trade, was community, we would not have taken the trouble he showed his thorough appreciation by driving 50 very far distant from lamentable incapa-married to-day to Miss Croker, Several of the to bring the Sfandier up to its bearings on the both bowlers all over the field. So fast and city even in the most ordinary affairs of craft in harbour displayed their, bunting, in honor present occasion; but as it is possible that, on furious was the scoring that another change of Journalistic routine, any patched-up mean- of the occasion.

* account of the misleading information referred to bowling was tried, Shepherd, medium pace left Ingless generalities obtained from outsiders.

above a good many loyal French citizens hand, relleving Willum, but this change made no are considered quite in the light of a god

at the French Consulate to pay their respects to runs off the new bowler's first two overs, which might be put out of temper by calling difference to the batsmen, who scored a dozen send. At all events, such productions fre-

M. de Janlin, while that gentleman is hundreds led in his retirement en favor of Arthur quently appear under editorial auspices,

of miles away, we have thought it just as well to Wilson. The separation, however, came from without, however, bearing the hall mark of

correct the "enterprise" of our morning contem- the other end, as White, fter playing a dashe editorial supervision. It will be remembered

Ling Linnings flor:'23% ndled?

periodical-screeches as follows" Herr Band THE "Dird O'Freedom-a well-known London

mann won his libel case in Hongkong, and got the editor quoded for a couple of "moons," but he failed to remove the impression that he was less of a band man than a band-box{e:).”

porary.

ball from TTAVSIE

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Aden, Colombo, Singapore, scored 13 by hard hitting, but the innings was Saigon, and Hongkong, and on thelt return at lucky one. Stuart carried out his but for a nicely Saigon, Singapore, Penang) Colombo, Tuscon compiled 32, but he also had several escapes. Ing to schedule is to occupy ninety-nine days. 'Aden, Suez, and Port Said. "The voyage accord-

85. Rice and Origan were the most successful establish a connecting line between action with The total score amounted to 251, or a majority of We also hear that Messrs. Fraissinet intend to bowlers for the Garrison. The Garrison had just the China line, the arrivals and departures being

Marseilles via Havre to work in conjunction commenced their second innings when our report regulated accordingly breezing

Full scores are appended -

THE DARRISON. LeuL:R, B. Hadley; R.E., b. F. Wĩ 14 Evans (Bulk), © F. Wilson Mr. Rios, Tout vuosisatamata, Beut. Hambory (Butla) e and b Drm/ Whise (fkata), e Whyta, b. Trave Liet, Laps, KA,, 3 F. WINDS Lieut. Jarrett (Bale), © Whyte, br, Blent. Daaglish (Buda)}), 6 Willima Mt. Hamm, bw,b F. Wilson Ca Pra, Moss (Bud), not out mis Pis, Onigan (Buïs), ↳ P. Wilson saapan girls

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Mr. H. Willam, a Evans, b. Rics Mr. S. Cares, b Orrigan

**Mr F, HO, Wilson, whi 1-165. A. Wilson, 3, N4, 15)

MY, C. B. Barth, e Orriga, b Klos MC. U. Bart, tot out

HP: A Shephardi

By orders of the Admiralty experiments with the Whitehead, torpedoes and electric lights: the Audacious, ironclad, took place on the 20th ult, in Plymouth Sound?. The main object of the experiments was to test the carriages, for which ports have been specially cut. TWO fired, one from the port side and the other from the starboard side, the former being fired degrees before the beam and the degrees before the beam, each bein nin 206 feet and twenty yards un depth of eight fect. Both hot most satisfactory results, "yond that calculated on

pedoes in both insta Lieut Casem