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Intimations.

CHRISTMAS

AND

NEW YEAR CARDS.-

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SEASON 1881.3.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

which have been carefully Selected in London from the Stocks of various makers.

FROM

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ON

CARD, IVORY, OAK AND IVORINE.

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OTHER NOVELTIES.

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purposely kept out of the reach of danger, reserved such enthusiastic praises for doing nothing so well, why was His Grace of Teck-another useless encumbrance - not treated to a similar puff in Sir GARNET'S

diplomatic reporis! We do not wish to bu misunderstood in making what some people may consider ill-natured remarks. We yield to none in loyalty and devotion to our Queen and Country; but we, detest mucanness and sycophancy, and protest

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the other Highland regiments. The Guards, &c., were-- don't know where; anyhow, they did nothing. The day was just dawning when we mounted on a piece of rising ground, and we saw 130 yards to our front his redoubtable, fortress. The walls were as far to our right as we could see, and as far to our left, while on our right was a high earthwork, and another on out left. On our front again, connecting the two, were the trenches, with his men on their tops. The first who saw us ascend from the darkness to the plateau in front of his works fired on us; then a pause, and our men commenced to ruis towards them. We saw we were seen, 30 we still thought to take them before they could man

after the first two shots were fired, Arabi's artil-

us that

to be the imperfections of this racing pill of fare.

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Proceedings on the opening day will com- mence as usual with the time honored Wong nei-chong Stakes, which will be certain to at-

pony receiving no consideration whatever. This is certainly not the way to encourage sport however, no doubt the Stewards think they know best. As already stated the Garrison Cup of 1883 appears under greatly altered con-

MEMBERS of the V.R.C. are reminded that the entries for the Ladies Purse and V.R.C. Cup close to-day, Wednesday,. As the entries up to the present time are confined to two pairs, it is to be hoped that aspirants for aquatic honors will in the two above mentioned contests. come forward and enter and add to the interesttract a large number of entries and produce aditions. It is now confined to griffins, subscrip good field and close race, the half mile spin, tion ponies allowed 7lbs, with accumulative pen- notwithstanding its unreliable character, being alties for previous winners, and the old distance, immensely popular. The conditions of this seven furlongs has been changed to a mile and a event, as well as of the other old-stand-furlong-from the two mile post, once round and ing dishes, the Ashley Cup and Hong in. The amount of entrance fee has been omitted kong Derby, remain unaltered. In place of the from the conditions, probably owing to an over-

IT has been reported that another expedition is about to be despatched to found a French colony near Thiebo, the capital of Foutah-Djallon, Senegambia. lly this means the little colony of

FOR taking a pig which had died to the slaughter house at Yau-ma-ti, and asking that it might be cut open preparatory to being disposed of as "chow," a bitcher was, this morning fined $25, or a month's hard labor by Captain Thomsett. Defendant, who paid the fine, said the animal died while being conveyed to the slaughter-house, showing it to have been in articulo mortis before being taken there.

On the fourth day, we are promised steeple,

to the third day, we have the Royal Hawaiian Cup, this occasion been withheld, the Fund absorbing the gift of His Majesty King Kalakaua, distance the sum total. The Stand Plate does not appear a mile and a quarter, with previous winners at on the list a clear saving of too to the Fund- the meeting penalised tolbs,,, and subscription and the Consolation, Nil Desperandum; and griffins allowed 7lbs. The second pony is to re- Champion Stakes are the same as at last races. celve half the entrance money, the other half going to the fund, a beggarly arrangement which is a prominent feature throughout the programine, nad for which I can see no justification. The Valley Stakes for subscription griffins stand as of yore; but why has the $50 for second pony been eliminated from the conditions of the Foochow Cup? The Cup is a presentation onc, yet the Fund sticks to the whole of the entrance fees, although it EXPERIMENTS with the electric light were carried has come to be regarded as a moral certainty on last evening on board the steamship Anton that the field for this, as well as for all other long displayed, one on the poop and one on the bridge, or four ponies, unless some inducement in the from about 6.50 p.m. to 7.30. Two lights were distance races, will amount to not more than three

which lit the steamer up brilliantly, people walk shape of "place" money is added. The Canton ing on her deck being plainly visible from the Cup will be run under the old conditions, the Police Hulk The shipping around was also Fund again "freezing on" to the entry money, thrown into bold relief by the reflection. The The Welter Plate is the Victoria Plate under an water police, mistaking the electric for blue-lights, other name, with the alteration that jockeys only went to the steamer to render assistance if requirare eligible to ride who have never won a race ed, but soon discovered their mistake.

in Hongkong or China. This stipulation is an We regret to observe from home papers that the innovation I have fiercely advocated against a mast determined opposition for years, and I trust (Lieut.-Colonel Froideaux) has been killed at a

to see what could be done in a cellar, where it

was known that there was inflammable matter,

to prevent an explosion, when a beam from

above fell upon him, and instantly killed him.. The fire was very destructive, but was subdued without further loss of life. His funeral was cele brated at Notre Dame, and was an affair of State, being attended by the President of the Republic, several of the Ministers, and deputations from the Senate and Chamber.

chases, native scrambles, &c, particulars of which will be given hereafter. As it is stated that "post entries" will be the rule, one would naturally in- for that the steeplechases, &c., are to be merely impromptu scrambles. I gather, however, that this is an erroneous impression, and that the con ditions of the steeplechases will be published... shortly. "I hope this is true, also that there will be no delay in placing these events on the regular pro-

chasing a success at the Hongkong Races they gramme. Ifthe Stewards desire to make steeple-

must imitate the Shanghai Race Club, and officially recognise what has been termed the "illegitimate game." Owners are scarcely likely to risk their ponics at the jumping business on the off chance of winning an unimportant and insignificant une official event on the fourth day. And unless ponies are specially trained 'for jumping, where

are the fields for the steeplechases to come from? These half hearted measures are worse than use

at last been made in the interests of sport as they intend offering for the cross country events; against the doubtful claims of pseudo-profession-if not, it would be surely much better to place alism and speculation."

their veto upon the proposed innovation without further parley, and thus, save the sporting com-

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Racing on the second day will be inauguratedmunity of Hongkong from being made a laugh- with the Scurry Stakes, one mile, for all griffins, ing stock for the whole of the foreign commun- subscription ponies allowed 7lbs., winner of Val-ities at the Coast Ports.-- ley Stakes excepted these conditions being exactly similar to those of last year. The valu. I do not think that placing the steeplechases on able Exchange Flate, presented by the bankers the fourth day's card would be any bar to their and exchange brokers of the colony, will be run success, but rather the contrary. However, it is

the expense of owners by retaining the half of on the old terms, the Fund enriching itself at the entries, the other half going to the second pony. The handsome gift of the Club Germania

be kept clear on the regular race days. How do after childishness to say that the course could not

they manage to keep steeplechase courses clear in England? Why, without the slightest difi- is again to be competed for by subscrip- culty, and without any great aids in the shape of tion ponies, a sportsmanlike arrangement police or other assistance. Steeplechase Courses

INSPECTION is Invited of our Collection of CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS | ruthlessly and unjustly sacrificed to beneft geants their swords, and in about six seconds in Senegal. The expedition will be the continua- has been shunted under greatly altered conditions the fees paid last year to the second pony has one

a few lucky nonentities. In the Egyptian,lery on the right and left front and every direction of the courageous enterprise of the Vicomte de Saadernal, and will have the same motive as tion opened at once, and the blaze of rifles was as in all other campaigns associated with horrible. We were ordered to lie down, which that of Dr. Bayol. British history, the officers and men who we did. After the short run of 50 yards we were bravely fought for, and stanchly upheld all out of breath with the excitement and weight of our ammunition, which was very great. THEY INCLUDE CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS the glory and honor of the country, have, We lay about five or ten seconds, as the foe in the main, been officially ignored; it was

could not see us, and his fire was high. Then theirs to do the fighting and encounter the the men charged, by no word of command, for none could be heard. The cheer that was given privations and dangers of warfare, but was terrific. The 42nd charged over the other 30 yards like tigers, and sprang into the trenches, the laurels of victory are reserved for

while the bullets were whirring, whizzing, and fortune's favorites.

pinging like as many bees when they are There is truly nothing that succeeds casting. There is no use trying to describe like success, and in the eyes of his blind it, because it is simply indescribable. Had it not been that we ran forward 50 yards when admirers, Tel-el-Kebir has raised General first we were sighted, not 20. of us would WOLSELEY to the level of warriors like have been left alive. Not a man flinched at NAPOLEON, WELLINGTON and MOLTKE. Of the time, as far as we could see to the the charge. The pipe struck up, while, all course, all this is exceedingly ridiculous, front, right and left, was a sheet of flame from yet if Sir GARNET's. despatches were to be the encuny's rifles and cannon. The first man who fell was a man of my section, who was hit accepted as a true and accurate description in the chest. He threw his rifle in the air and of the "crowning mercy" of the campaign, fell back, without a groan, quite dead. The next I saw was hit in the leg, breaking his knee to one could hardly fall to arrive at the con- pieces; another got his foot shot off; and alto clusion that the hero of Coomassie"gether in the charge the 42nd lost about six killed combined in his own person the military and 20 wounded, while there was not a man but was cut with shrapnel shell or canister, J; being skill of Marcon, the dashing genius pretty fleet of foot, was among the first in the | of NavoLEDs, the caution' and foresight of trench, which was a deep ditch about 6ft. wide-

WELLINGTON, and the mathematical preci-¡ and 8ft. deep, and all the earth thrown to the in- well-known leader of the Paris Fire Brigadethat a big field of our local amateurs will show less.. If the Stewards wish to encourage steeple-

ward side, making a wall of about 14ft. of earth Lelters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The ion aml cool calculation of VON MOLTEE. to get up.. 'Soon we were in the bottom, and we fire on the. Doulevard Charonne, Paris, He went their appreciation of the concession which has chasing let them at once publish the inducements

As the author of his own biography, Sir managed to ascend by driving our bayonets into the soil, and climbing up against a terrific storm SENE WOLSELEY might safely be backed of bullets, the din being terrific. Over a dozen of to give BasWELL, the recognized prince of our men fell in the attempt, but at last we got biographers, a long start and a decisive a facting on the top. Sergeant-Major M'Neill, Lieutenant Duff, and Lord Kennedy, myself, and Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele- | beating. We give the gallant General | two men mounted, and stood calling on our men, graph will always be open for the fair discussion the utmost credit for his management of 'Neill shouting, Come on, Macgregor's nical by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Egyptian campaign; his tactics dis-and the rest of us calling. Come on, the gallant Black Watch! Then we leapt down into the the Editor does not in any way hold himself res played strategic knowledge and abilities fort, and I fired the first shot, for we took the ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

of a high order; his personal courage is trenches at the point of the bayonet. It was at

an officer who was leading on his men at undoubted; he proved successful-and yet I shot, and I killed him. Then the six of us we cannot but regret that his despatches with them, Lord Kennedy splitting them af charged along the trench, which was swarming concerning the affair at Tel-el-Kebir were a terrific pace. Our sudden onslaught cleared not somewhat less self-laudatory, more about twenty yards, which allowed our men strictly scientific, and did not exhibit a more

more freedom to get over. Then up

they came in swarms, wheeling part to the right and Arrangements have been made to publish pronounced tendency to keep within the part to the left, bayoneting or shooting every man. The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 F. Sub-safe limits of accuracy.

Sergeant-Major M'Neill, who was the finct soldier in the regiment, ran his, sword through scribers in the central districts who do not receive

six in rapid succession, when he got wounded in their comes unice in sick in lige by

the thigh. I shot the man with a revolver who did it. 'Nell fell, but rose and led on for a minute, but got shot again in the stomach and groin, and fell fatally wounded, and he is now dead. We had by this time got reinforcements, and charged on at a six-gun battery which was andling down the 75th Highlanders. We took it bayoneted over 100 men, who defended themselves well, and killed Lieutenant Park, and wounded Sergeant Walker and Sergeant Camp- rose-colored spectacles, worn for the occa-bell, and killed two men and wounded five, There were only twenty five of us there, and We have had the decisive battle of Tel-el- sion. An interesting letter from a non-

three minutes did it all. We captured six guns Kebir described in sach glowing colors by commissioned officer of the Black Watch

(cannon) and 200 rifles and swords. The other Sir GARSET WOLSELEY in his official de to his friends in the Modern Athens, part of the regiment, along with some men of spatches to the War Office, and by the published in the Edinburgh Daily Review, other regimenis, charged redoubts on the left, various correspondents of enterprising

is one of the best independent accounts of while the main body proceeded straight through the fortress, bayoneting scores of men who were daily newspapers-most, if not all, of whom the storming of ARA's entrencliments

now beginning to fly. We had some good prat- tice shooting at the second line of entrenchments. were not present at the engagement, and which have yet appeared, in print; as it

The enemy we drove from the first line fled to had therefore to draw on their imagina- gives us not only what may be safely ac-

and played terrific havoc among the tions for the soul-stirring details which they cepted as a reliable description of the Highland Brigade, which were all now in the religiously wired to their headquarters assault, but affords data on which the centre of the place. All this time batteries were that one would imagine very little remained boasted strategic and military foresight of am sure there was some enchantment, or we must to be told. Judging by the official de Sir GARNET WOLSELEY may be scientifically all have been shot. Arabi's forces were about three to one-they behind earthworks, out of sight, and spatches alluded to above, Sir GARNET and fairly appraised. The letter, which we in a plain, firing up to them. We were falling thick and fast, especially the 74th, which was WOLSELEY, whatever may be his military we append without further comment, runs

furthest away. As the enemy fired high they, got the most of it. My bail-pouch was struck, capacity in the field, is a capital compiler of such documents, and a literary strategist

"When I wrote you last we were just about bursting four rounds of ammunition which were to disembark at familia. We did so, and in it, and burning me slightly. Almost at the of a very high order. The whole of the marched, eight miles through the desert, then same time a 79th man was struck in front of me, arrangements for this famous battle had lay down and tried to sleep till morning. We his brains being blown all over me. This will been so perfectly-planned that failure was the soft sand. There were the 42nd, 79th, 72nd, me; C Company, follow me, and off we went. every tired, as it was horrible, marching in never do, said Lord Kennedy, who was with Impossible; and, as usual under similar 15th, and 74th, and part of the 28th-all High-It was now daylight, and we could just see their circumstances, the gallant General freely land regiments-and also a few Indian regiments heads and rifies over the batteries. Not a shot and some batteries of artillery but the brigade was fired, not a word spoken, while we opened in Indulged in buttering his immediate was termed the Highland Brigade. We all lay loose order, brought our bayonets to the charge, subordinates in the most barefaced style next day in the blistering sun till 4 pan, then gave a Highland cheer, and at them we went. imaginable. Truly enough, the soldiers marched again ning miles, and then eight miles While their fire was blinding us we bayoneted next morning into Kasassin, where Sir G. Wol. sixty men there, and reversed their cannon and are warmly culogised, but the real kudos, seley was with all the rest of the aor for hard at other places as well Arabi had a tine pesty is stated in the charge to have been one away Stakes, a popular six furlongs spin, appear like the practical rewards, are carefully on us cannot give days of no army waiting fired on themselves. The fight was going on bottled up for the high officers. No doubt get all the like of that in the field. Sir Gamet's of entrenchments seven miles long, with nearly piece of cloth, valued at $100, and $150 in camp was four miles long, and I think there eighty cannon, and it is supposed 25,000 men, all money. Inspector Ferry produced a letter which the officers nobly did their duty-as were about 20,000 men and 14,000 horses, 66

with rifter as good as our own, and splendid he said had been intercepted by Lane, Craw British officers always have done, and we cannon and carts, and trains and boats innumer words, instead of bayo describe the rest of it ford's compradore on Monday, and asked for a Johnson, and increased in value from $150 to The Cathay Cup, presented by the Hon. F. B. abic. It was about 25 miles from Ismailia, and rifice. could scarcely rest it hope always will do--but so far as we can the canal of fresh water ran between the two. Our artillery and cavalry, which followed us. had remand. The case was remanded till the 3200, for subscription griffins, previous winners gather from the plain, unvarnished facts We had a railway as well, but only twengi ing up into the fort. We gave them a deafening the employé who has absconded, the sup day. The distance is the same as last year, and filled in part of the trench, and now came gallopath instant. The prisoner, it appears, saw 7lbs. extra, will be the opening event of the third of what actually took place at Tel-ol-Kebiry

having taken the remainder. Every regi Arabi ment has about horses and carts attached to cheer, which they returned, galloped In front of there were really no tangible grounds, t, and we brought them up full with us. The us, wheeled about the guns, and poured grape, posed actual thief, go in and out of the store on

the second pony will be entitled to the whole of looking at the matter from a practical boats had been bringing up provisions as well ahot, and shall after the now retreating ammay, we Sunday morning, and received 87 from him as

the entrance money. The conditions of the There was some slow galloping at the raco as the trains, but still there was not enough, so ourselves picking them off like rabbits. We hush money. This man wrote from Canton to common-sense standpoint, upon which the

we had to remain at Kasassin for two days. We then went and cleared the other cross and main the prisoner saying he was all right there, and Challenge Cup, won last year by Tajmahal for course this morning. Amongst the subscription Commander-in-Chief in Egypt was justified had tents served out on the third day, and we all trenches."

that there need be no anxiety about him, and Mr. Paul, are, of course, unchanged. As the entry griffins, Silverstreak, Malcriado, Mr. Gordon's in making heroes on paper of certain got served out with some biscuits and our bot-

asked how things were going on at this end receive something, Mr. Paul will not be allowed several others were sent down the straight is a forced one and the whole of the placed ponies pair, the Ewo trio, Mr. Lewia's two, and This was the letter intercepted by Lane, to become the absoluto possessor of this valuable at various rates of speed. One of the dark Crawford's compradore which led to the pri trophy without a struggler but at present it is grey griffins in Mr. Lewis's team proved rather

A goodly number of descriptions of Tel-el-Kebir have been published, but we have not yet seen one that coincided in the important matters of detail with the official despatches of Sir GARNET WOLSELEY, so that we are almost bound to believe that the Chief, with questionable diplomacy, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1882.described the affair as surveyed through

The Hongkong Telegraph

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were

full of water, But no word of what we were

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sending shot and shell and bullets as thick as hail.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

is necessary excepting in the run home, and then barriers are usually erected from the distance post to the judge's box. The art of making mountains out of mole hills is evidently thoroughly well understood in Hongkong. The Chinese and other spectators, within the ent closure ought at all times, to be kept outside the steeplechase track, and this could be effected easily enough, without causing the slightest. inconvenience to the spectators, or costing the Race Fund a single additional cent. As a matter of fact, the racing could be much better seen from outside the steeplechase course than by crowding in over the rails, which is a dangerous practico that ought to have been abolished long ago, But then Hongkong is "awfully Tory "—even in racing. These old world notions are well-nigh played out and not before time.

to be still a very long way from being satisfac. THE French difficulties in Tunis would appear torly removed. We read that preparations are being actively carried forward for a winter campaign in Southern Tunis. With this view large reinforcements have been sent to Gabes and Sfax. The frontier town of Zerzis will be for which our Teuton friends are deservare merely "flagged," and no other arrangement strongly occupied. A column under Colonel ing of high praise. It is noteworthy that Laroque will move towards the Tripolitan frontier the whole of the entries in this event are given as from Gabes, and a post, garrisoned by Amb prizes, the second pony being entitled to 75 per infantry and irregular cavalry, will be established cent, and the third to 25 per cent of the whole to guard all the passages across the lakes. It is amount. The only alteration in the Parsee Cup thus hoped to put an end to the increasingly is the allowance of 7lbs: to all subscription frequent incursions of the insurgents, and finally griffins. It is hardly necessary to add that the defeat Ali Ben Khalifa and disperse his followers. Parece Cup is presented by the Parsee community, and that the entrance fees go to the Fund. The THE inaugurative concert of the Temperance Professional Cup (presented) is a hash-up of the Hall's musical season will be given at the old race of that name and the Town Plate. The Hall, Queen's Road East, on Friday even-

distance is a mile and a quarter-which is half ing, next, the 24th instant, commencing at way between the one mile of the old Professional half past eight o'clock, His Excellency the Ad- Cup and the mile and a half of the Town Plate ministrator has kindly consented to take the chair and the other conditions as to weight, penalties, on the occasion, and the following attractive pro-and previous non-starters, are identical with those gramine will be performed. A charge of gb cents of the Town Plate in previous years. There is one admission, for civilians, will be made, and doubt-noticeable difference, however, and that is in the less the philanthropic object for which these con- distribution of the entry money. In the Town certs are organised, added to the excellent bill Plate the second pony received 70 and the third The generosity of the Stewards, as exhiblted in of fare to be produced, will attract a large 30 per cent. of the entries; but in the recharff the programme now before me, is positively as- substituted for that defunct event, the second tounding. They actually give $75 to the Wong-nei- pony only receives so per cent. and the third 25, chong Stakes, $150 to the Derby, $too to the Val- " Colonel, The Buits String the balance going into the coffers of the Fund. ley, 875 to the Welter, $100 to the Scurry, $100 to Mr. Paul's munificence in presenting one hundred the Flyaway, $150 to the Consolation, $150 to sovereigns The Tajmahal Cup-for a mile and the Nil: Desperandum, and $100 to the Cham a half race open to all ponies, will most certainly pions-making a grand total of $1000. As a attract a high class field, and produce one of the set-off to this lavishness, they "anner" the most exciting struggles of the meeting Bus

whole of the entrance money for the Ashley, surely in the face of this handsome gift, it was Foochow, Canton, Partec, Keechong, and Gar neither necessary nor desirable for the Stewards eison Cups and the Ladies Purse; the half of the to lay an embargo on 13-per-cont of the entrance entries for the Hawallan Cup, and Exchange fees? Considering the liberality of the donor it and Navy Plates; and twenty five per cent of INSPECTOR PERRY charged Tsang Achau, a house would have been a much more graceful act had those to the Professional and Tajmahal Cups, coolic in Mesars. Lane, Crawford & Co.'s, at the the Stewards added $100 for the second pony. The total entries last year which will be greatly Police Court this morning, with being concerned instead of claiming a percentage of owners' money exceeded for the forthcoming meeting amounted in the recent robbery from his employers' store, for the Fund, The Brokers Cup, a forced entry to $3,360, reported in our Monday's issue. The stolen pro- for all entered subscription griffins, and the Fly

under the old regulations.

audience:-

PROGRAMME

1.- Pulka 1.-SayThe Tar's Farewell 3.unnetta.. ........” Tīra twa Roses."

"Fil be an Submianiya Wife.” A-Dust, Violin and Plano. 5.--Mut...... ...The Moạn hay raised her lamp alove.”

•Sono

Twickenham Feny." -Quaristie."When evening's Twilight."

-Walt

Mariette," The Buffs" String Band "Yest let mo like a soldier fall,” 1.-'tano Duet "Tar and Zimmerman." 1.-Duet

On the blue Wave" 53-Song

51&dshipmit." —Buke and Cheruk#God Gave-the Quest fo

--The raison d'fire of the Hongkong Race Fund- is rather too serious a matter to be discussed in gossiping sporting paragraph; but there has gard to the management of our annual race been so much desultory talk indulged in with re- festivals since the last meeting of subscribers at fect might not be out of place. the Hongkoor Club, that an editorial on the sub

officers, who did absolutely nothing to merit special notice. This view is greatly strengthened when it is remembered, that belt, three ball bags, water botile, and haversack, THE German barque Pallas will undock at Sam-soner's arrest as being concerned in the robbery hard to see where a probable conqueror of Pre-troublesome on the course, overpowering:

'whilst certain favored individuals, who played very minor roles in the game of war in the Egyptian desert, were lavishly plastered in the General's despatches with laudation, others, who actually, deserved special recognition for their meritorious services in action, were carefully neglected.

shui-po this afternoon.

WE are informed by the Agent of the 0, &. 0;

to do. We fell in on parade in fighting order that is, in the kilt, red serge; brown helmet, waist- and 100 rounds a man of ammunition. All the regiments paraded except one or two English regi nents, which were left to guard the stores. We and left our sick men to keep them burning to S. S. Co., that the steamship Arabic left Yoko struck camp when it got dark, and lit big fires, deceive the enemy, as we were now told we were hama for this pert to-day, and that the Oceanic to surprise him in his intrenchments. After wait left San Francisco for Hongkong, vid Yokohama, ing on parade about an hour the whole Highland Brigade moved on across the plain, but there v

here were on the ith inst. some small hills between us and the enemy, so

·SPORTING GOSSIP.

The Hongkong Races of 1883 will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 21st, 22nd, 3rd, and 24th of February, unless an alteration in the present mail arrange

judice, Tajmahul, or Shamrock is to come from, Tientsin several times and bolting. This pony unless Wild Fang should astonish the world by ie a fine mover Mr.

Mr. Gordon's old ponies all appearing in the brilliant form of his griffin days, cantered smanly. There was no steeplechase and Rialto, Driving Cloud, and Pizzicato prove practice. The Stewards have effectually themselves stayers of the first water. The stopper for the present at least on this bran Ladies Furss, is a handicap as of old, the of the national pastime. entries going to swell the total receipts -

AN OLD SPORTSMAN. the Fund-an arrangement which certainly re Hongkong, 22nd November, quires amendment. The Navy Plate, presented by

that We did not see him. Besides, he was at ADATCH of gamblers, arrested by Inspector Fiemments should necessitate a change of date. The Entire regiments, some of which bore the least eight or nine miles away. We marched on ing and a party of constables at No. 3 Wanchai brunt of the fighting, were really never for about an hour; stopped and slept a 'short mentioned by the victorious hero in his time; then the word was passed round how to Road yesterday, were this morning fined, the this difficulty should it crop up. Taking the officers of Her Majesty's fleet, is valued at $300 The stand scramble for the appo

act. The order was, spare none of the enemy;

fect

Stewards have reserved the right to deal with manager of the swindle $50 or 6 weeks hard programme issued yesterday as it stands, there and under the old conditions should prove an the municipal officers lins Just begun, bulletins to the War Office, although the bayonet every one of them, as they would shoot labor, and the others $10 each or 3 weeks'.

can be no doubt that it is certain to produce good interesting affair. The second pony in this event them has already hung up this sign Duke of Connaught who was not even us treacherously if we passed them. We were The lot went to gaol

sport and I think the Stewards have shown will receive half of the owners' contributions inLady applicants will please weep Loid not

shot was to be fired, to rush over the actually engaged at Tel-el-Kebir, was ditches and earthworks, and bayonet them before

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sound judgment in "placing" the various events. the shape of entrance fees, the other half falling room, as the Recorder suffers greatly from dragged in for special mention as having the alarm could be properly given. Alas) we THE steamer Diamante, which arrived yesterday In my opinion, which, of course, may or may not into the capacious maw of the Fund. The Kes The latest marvel of science in particularly distinguished himself. Could were desciret is our sorrow Arabi was not to from Manila, and the Carlsbrooke, which ar- be considered of any value, there are, however, chong Cup, a long distance race, always well photography. By the aid of thief

be caught asleep. His cavalry outposts had seen rived from the same place last night, have both | certain alterations in the programme which, worth winning, has never in my time attracted possible to obtain a pictura of anything be more ridiculous, or in worse our advance four hours before, and every man been placed in quarantine. Three deaths, of appear of very doubtful expediency, and which anything approaching a respectable field. The in the act of being thrown over taste, than this contemptible subservience was at his post, every rifle loaded, every cannon Chinese, took place on board the Diamande on can hardly be regarded in the light of improve reason for this is not. far to seek The Cup to

runaway, horse. This picture the mantlepicce in a maroon- to royalty? One is naturally tempted to charged with shell, grape, or canister↑ but wo

knew not of this. The 42nd was on the right in the voyage, from ordinary diseases, we under ments.” * In briefly discussing the handiwork of presented, the entrance fee is $tow and the Fund, ask, If the Duke of Connaught, who was two lines fifty yards apart ; then on our left camo | stand, not from cholera.

the Stowards, I will point nut what seems to me | reabs the whole amount of entries, the second.

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to young men to never let to the reins