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The Hongkong Telegraph

Hongkong, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1888.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE EMPEROR.

LONDON, April 19th. His Majesty the Emperor Frederick appeared -the-window of the_Palace_amidst great enthusiasm. He became worse in the evening and now py.cmia is feared.

only a question of days.

Later.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1868.

OPKRA having failed in Milan, the Immense La Scala Theatre has tried the ballet, and that also came to grief. Leg shows in theatres are not a success in Italy 1' they are so cuaimon in the

IT is stated that at the Queen's first drawing- room this year, "moré high bodices were wom by special permission than had ever been observed before." 17! work will shortly to published ir Marto-streets-and-clsewhere:

commemorate Mr. Gladstone's recent visit to Florence, According to the Italian papers, it is to be in honor of "Sir Gladstone, President of the Chambers of Lords of Great Britain and Grand Treasurer to Queen Victoria,"

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A FIRE occurred in Shanghai on the night of the 13th inst, in rear of the premises of the Fel-in kwan Lithographic Works on the left side of the Maloo and close, to the Defence Creek. No serious loss has been reported.

THE Parisians have revolted against the introduction of horses on the lyric stage. Twelve equines appear at once in the new opera of La Dame de Monsarsaw, and the. audiences have raised the strongest ebjectioni. THE Petit Journal suggests that when the next lot of English or American prize-fighters are caught in France they should be forced to fight seriously without any mercy, or else be punished in such a way that they would never set foot in that country again." "France," it adds, "ought not to be made the scene of their brutality with

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AN Indiana Judge did not know what a cartoon. SKID AND HANDSPIKE RACK, TOO YARDS, 18 was. The local Dan Caldwell sketched the body prize, $3 grand, $2 ; 3rð, St-Sgt. Larkin, first; of a jackass with the Judge's head and facembr. Underwood, second; Gunner Penn, attached as a specimen, and was promptly fined

OPSTACLE RACE—Missed. - $75 for conempt of court"--

VETERANS' RACE, 1st prize, $4 and, $2.- FOUR householders living in Queen's Road and Cop. Vangay, C.G.L., first; Colonel Crasier. other streets were to-day fined by Mr. Wodehouse in sums of from one to two dollars for hanging out their artistic garments from front windows and verandahs' instead of at the back of the

watery drippings will not interfere with the mansions or in some other place where the comfort of those pedestrians who may object to

that kind of rain,

We are in receipt of two valuable pamphlets on Chinese subjects from the pen-of Mr. F. Hith Ph: D., Deputy Commissoner and Assistant Statistical Secretary to the Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai,-"Notes on the Chinese Documentary Style," and "Ancient Porcelain, a study in Chinese medical Industry and Trade." In the introduction to the former work, the author points out the various styles used by the Chinese in their writing, and contrasts them with the documentary or business style; quoting Mt Meadows' on the subject,, he says: "The ancient style is sententious, so concise as to be vague and unintelligible without explanations; contains a great number of the difficult or empty particles, but does not

$2.-Ganda Singh, first; Kum Singh, second: ONE MILE RACE, 1st prize, $8; and, $4; 3rd, Copl. Inglis, third.

HAVILDARS AND HAVILDAR-MAJORS, 100 YARDS-Arma Dien, first; Singet Singh, second. Fleet (In Costume) entrance $1, to be divided CHAIR Race-Officers of the Garrison and among coolies, ist and and Chairs-This race did not come off, chair coolicsrefusing duty.

SERGTS AND STAFF SKRGTS. R.A.,, 100 arst; Sgt. Larkin, second. YARDS.

1st prize, $4; End, SSgt. Ball,

GUN RACE-China Guh Lascars. No, I Arst; No. 4 second.

tented by Officers R.A., 2 shots each. VOLUNTEER GUN COMPETITION. Cup pre- Detachment No. 5. Sergt. Osborne, first.

CONSOLATION RACES. 1st prize, $4; and, $3;

be enumerated their inability to raise the iron- clad gincourt, the Groser Kurfast, and the 23 ton bell which had been removed from the great Pagoda in Rangoon and which they (the Royal Engineers) permitted to tumble overboard in ilus Rangoon River. The Thames Tunnel too, and the inunching of the Great Eastern were alen. such engineering failures for some years that the

tiver the Royals" after wasting much time nar workscompletely ruined the originalshareholders. In regard to that unfortunate bell in Rangoon

money on its attempted recovery were compelled, at lasi, to declare themselves beaten and finally relinquished the work,—to be taken in hand after- and who very quickly, at h. ridiculously small wards by the dative Buinese at their own request

cost, not only bad the 23 ton bell at the surface but actually on the top of their temple, 400 feet from the ground, What may be Captain Stuart's plans for floating the rdgay we do not know, but would recommend him to cast away all Ideas of cotting a channel, and expend the energy - and money at his command by alimply law ching

few good screw-jacks and a little of the native the ship into her native element. To do this it would appear to unprofessional salvors that a timber would.answer nearly all purposes.

3rd, St-Lance C. Nagles, first: Pic. Shymark, OCCASIONAL PAPERS ON CHINESE second; Gunda Singh, third; Natha Singh, o.

**CANTON.

THE St. Joseph's College and other Schools Tug-of-war competition came off yesterday afternoon on the Parade Ground, resulting in a victory for the former team. There was a pumerous attendance of youngsters who cheered both the winners and the deleated party. How these Christians love one another, The Rev. Howard Davies, curate, and the Rev. Rowland Hills, vicar of Ironville, have been at it hammer and tongs in the Alfreton County Court. The defendant engeged the plaintiff as curate, but in a fortnight quarrelled with bim, and dismissed him. The jury awarded Mr.

out them suffering in some substantial way." Davies £25 compensation, and costs for wrongful dismissal, and the parishioners have collected a IT is funny to read, in connection with the large sum of money for him, which is equivalent || obsérvances of etiquette on account of the death to passing a vote of censure on the vicar. of the German Emperor, that the English Court has been ordered into mourning for a month. IN acknowledging the receipt of a resolution in In the first place, there is no "Court" in the favour of a retaliatory tariff passed at a recent proper sense of the word; and secondly, the fair trade meeting in Birmingham, Mr. Bright Ladies who attend the Queen have for twenty. confine itself by a strict attention to the rythmus, days, it has held off, which more than ever writes. You complain.of hostile foreign tariffs, which lessen our trade to the nations which impose them. We cannot sell as freely as we wish to do, and your remedy is to create a tariff here that we may be unable to buy freely. You say, if we are not permitted to sell freely, ei as deny ourselves the right to buy freely. prauently you think

mischief or disadvantage would be remedied by adding another, to it. Is this the policy of men who

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The Emperor Frederick's death is regarded as A CURIOUS observation has been made from

study of the condition in which the victims of the blizzard which recently swept over Indiana

THE FISHERIES QUESTION. The Fisheries Bill has passed the Dominion

recommend its rejection.

THE "SAN PABLO”. ASHORE.

even years been obliged to wear black out of respect for the memory of dear, departed Albert. WITH reference to the cargo-boat men on strike, we understand that some influential Chinese residents have sent in a petition, to H. E. the Governor on behalf of the strikers, representing the great inconvenience caused to shipping at this port, particularly to the Nam Pak Hong, California Hongs, and other native merchants. A petition is also in course of preparation by the strikers setting forth their reasons for refusing to be photographed.

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The bear specimens of it are to be found in the ancient classics, the works of Confucius and of thephilosophers of the same school. The Chinese say of this style, that it is very pre found-The-win-chang, or literary style, is sufficiently diffuse to be intelligible, contains great number of the empty particles, and conforms strictly to the rythmus. The cost positions of the literary graduates at the examinations are almost the only specimens of this style, all compositions in which are characterized by a constant reference to a theme or text. The Chinese say of this style, that always sufficiently diffuse to be intelligible; it is very abstract. The business style is it always contains few, specimens of the by any attention to the rhythmus. Works on government and statistics, and the laws, are camprised in this style; and all documents of a legal nature, all official correspondence on business, are written in it. The Chinese say of this style, that it is plain and distinct. The

*(FROM, OUR CORRESPONDENT)

CANTON, April 21st, The Viceroy has been praying for a cessation

of rain, and by a coincidence, during the last two

confirms the superstitious masses that their rulers have influence with the Cherubs aloft.

PHILOSOPHY,

(By CHALONER ALABASTER.)

THE LUN-YU.

CHAPTER XV. Section I When Chen, and Wei were on the point of. war. Comfucius was at Wel, and Duke Ling questioned him about Chên. Confucius replied archies. What I have studied is the ceremonies My learning does not apply to the direction of of Religion, and he forthwith left the Court..

ས Even Peter denetted our Lord in his extremity.. Confucius." and Tzelu stood in the same relation to

Section II, Confucius saying to Tze--I suppose you

think my knowledge is the result of wide study, said "Yes, is it not 503-No, said the Sage, Knowing the unity-of-nature, its principles once mastered, all things are simple."

Section III. Yu said-Few know what real virtus consists

For virtus varies with the conditions of the

Suction IV. The man who ruled with least trouble was and quietly on his throne.

"The perfect Ruler is the one who will allow the world to rule itself,"

Section V.

case," inj

wants to aid him in resuscitating the Chino familiar style is the least terse of any of the gambling-hell scenes and nightly orgies which Shen. How ? you ask. Simply by sitting gravely

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.

The whole of the Tun-kun district, that low lying country on the left bank of the river between the country is flooded as far as Ilwei-chow. Very the Bogue and Whampoa is under water, and serious damage has been done both to property and agricultural interests, Rice is being supplied to the extremity of want, and were so dispirited When he got tố” Chên his followers were reduced by launches towing rice junks, and the authorities and depressed that even Tze-lu was moved to are doing something towards remedying the dissay-Can the superior man be reduced to poverty? General Tang's camp near Hwei-chow has been affected by poverty; it is the common man wha Tress occasioned by the inundations and flaeds. Confucius replied The superior man is hút completely swept away, and over one thousand is demoralised by it. lives are reported to have been lost. Consulate, Shamien, on Thursday night, which An attempt at robbery took place at the French was furtunately frustrated by the presence of The miscreants were particularly daring as they mind and energy of the Acting Consul for France. fired several shots at the French Consol in the scoundrels succeeded in escaping directly the French Consul got his revolver into play..

We have here a guard of braves under a

regime, robbery, gambling and rascality in the mandarin nained Li, who pretends to considerable

vicity of Shamien have never been more rife. knowledge of foreign natters, yet, during his

This mandarin has charge also of fanam and the Chinese written styles; it contains very few of conducted city, and render it quite unsafe to be on there, are without precedent, in this curiously the emply particles, it does not confine itself by abroad there after dark. As regards our band of any attention to the rhythmus, and contains a braves, the redoubtable Li' still keeps them at

spoken language, The narrative parts of novels into them a higher conception of duty kan considerable admixture of terms used in the the "goose-step in the drilling (1) he has instituted and if he would only infuse form examples of this style, which the Chinese "goose step" drill in daytime and gambling and designate as plain but shallow. The colloquialergies at night; the safety of the community might Chinese (referring to the general oral language be better assured; as it is, they are, in my of the country, as spoken by the mandarins, not option element of danger amongst us

instead of a safeguard. to any of the dialects) is the least terse style in the language j'at contains no characters that can fairly be classed with those called empty, and in the thythmus, Plays and the dialogues in it, of course, not the slightest attention is paid to

novels are written in a style nearly resembling the colloquial Chinese, and sentences precisely the same as those used in oral conversation occur not unfrequently in such writings;, but I have never

language."-The work is replete with Illustra seen any continuous piece in the exact spoken tions and examples of the phraseology used by Chinese in their official correspondence, with their equivalent in English and Latin, their Romanized pronunciation, accentuation, gram matical and other remarks. "Ancient Porce lain" is an erudije dissertation on Chinese art

THERE is's young writer employed by a New and a wide tract of the North American continent York pacho invents such paragraphs as the Commons in committee; but the Senate. were found. It seems that death was due not to following taltiost every day: A woman in empty particles; and it does not confine itself dark from a small bore pistol they had but the it is that I string all things together,

the cold, but to suffocation; the unparalleled Harlem has a double row of teeth. One of her “sudcenness and extent of the fall of temperature sons has no teeth at all. A daughter has a head converted the snow into ice crystals, which were of hair black on one side and red on the other, ground by the gale to a fine, dry ice dust, and and the watch-dog that guards this varingated The American mail steamship San Pablo is the air was thus rendered quite unfit for respira- family has one artificial eye and was born ashare on the rocks of Tan Island, eight miles

tin. This would make the effect of the blizzard without a tail. This is the sort of man "Brownie N.W. of Turnabout Lighthouse, about 380 miles excly analogous to that of the dreaded sand- from Hongkong, and 40 miles from the entrance

atoms of the Sahara. It is stated that the of the Foochow River. Last evening the Hong. number of deaths, so far from being exaggerated, keng Agents received a telegram from Mr.has been a good deal under-atated by the local Harman, ni present in Shanghai, informing them newspapers._________ of the casualty, and another wire at 8 a.m. to-day Two Chinamien were this morning charged on stating that the stormor's maile, passengers and remand before Mr. Sercombe Smith with being specie had been landed In Shangbai, where we

in unlawful passession of 6000 tnels of opium may infer it had been taken by a passing steamer. | dros, on the 17th, without the permit of the The San Pablo left Yokohama on the 13th inst.ross eplum farmer. Mr. Mossop appeared for at daylight, and as she is a nimble ship, should the prosecution, and Mr. Caldwell for the defence. have been in this harbor on the evening of the An excise officer of the opium farmer said 18th bot for the accident which overtook her at that on the 17th inst. he saw the second the north entrance of the Formosa Channel. defendant removing boxes from a ste mer into a The Tan Rocks are a dangerous group of sampan lying alongside, and on asking the irregularly formed small islands having a super-defendant for his permit be found he had none, on which witness arrested him. After Mr. Caldwell had spoken for the defence his worship gave judgment for the complainant, and fired the accused $50, or one month each hard labour, reserving his decision as to the confiscation of the opium.

ficial area of from a shore of half to one mile in extent, and lying well within the ordinary track of ocean navigation, as they do indicate that the

steamer has been swept out of her course some

do miles to the north-westward, by current's or tidal influences. As the German steamer Telartos which arrived, in this harbour on their would appear, that, according to the law of 18th inst. from Nagasaki reported dull weather England, a witness is entitled to refuse to give along the const it is fair to suppose that the Sar evidence until his expenses are paid. A case in Pablo owes her disaster to a combination of thick point happened the other day when Mr. Saywall, weather and unexpected tidal influences., The

a builder, was summoned as a witness in a case

We learn from the North China Daily News that Senhor Rosa, Envoy Extraordinary for Valdez, Portuguese Consul, and Senhor Nolasco, Portugal to Peking, accompanied by Senhor laterpreter, left Shanghal on the Chungking on the 15th inst. for Tientsin, where the new treaty between China and Portugal is to be ratified. After this, it is said that Senhor Roza, who has been offered the Embassy at Washington, is to be made a Viscount. Promotions on the army Hat are evidently easy in fair Lusitania ! THE Rev. E. Walpole Warren, a Balik minister, who left England a few months ago to accept the ministry of the Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, has caused a breeze by describing the play of "Faust," which Henry Irving has produced at the Star, Theatre, as the most filthy, evil, immoral, and disgraceful thing ever put on the dramatic stage." He added, "The plot of the play is utterly vile and abominable. My principal charge against it is that it gilds vice in an attractive form, and is therefore opposed to public morals"

THE "ARDGAP"

Stuat, an officer who had been sent out here We noted a week or two ago that Capt. G. R.

examine the stranded, steamer Ardgay and to specially by the British Salvage Association to report on the prospects of getting the vessel affant, had left for the scene of the wreck on the const of Annam, accompanied by Mr. R. Cooke, the

good luck, although not disposed to be too Dock Company. We wish the two explorers all Assistant managerofthe Hongkong and Whampoa

sanguine of their carrying out, to a successful Issue their somewhat formidable project in fifteen hundred tons of an iron fabric liked Tulling off a shelving sandy beach, twelve or steamer According to last accounts the Ardgay was nearly high and dry; it was, said about a water," This did not mean that the ship had run month ago ibat "you could walk round her at low

if

give your doctrine course, the master answered-

Tze chang enquiring how you should act to you are loyal and honest in all you say, if you respect yourself and others in what you do, you will make way even among the barbarians; but you are not honest and sincere in what you say

if

and fail to respect yourself or others in what you do, you need not hope to make way even in your native place. If these two rules be ever before 'you and your companions when you walk, or then only will you progress Tre-chang noted yoked to your chariot when you drive, then, and

Curious as showing that the system of these counsels in the ends of his, sash knotted records had survived to the time "of Confucius,

Section VI

He took his course like an arrow when things. Yu, the Annalist, was indeed straightforward;

were ordered wrong but Chu-pe-yu was the were ordered right, like an arrow when things perfect man when the State was rightly ordered. the courage to roll up his wisdom and keep it to he was ever in office, but when wrongly he had himself.

"Never help wrong-doing."

Suction VIE

To fail to speak to the man who will profit by

steamer Pechali which left Swatow on Tuesday heard at the Westminster. County Court. Mr. SAYS the Shanghai Courtır:—In the list of a work which collectors of porcelain and out by the force of her momentum up into the fields, your words is to throw away a man ; to talk to

following, morning was signalled by the San Pablo and after communicating, took on board

and will probably reach her to-morrow. We are

successful candidates in the third class of the were paid; and said that not a word of evidence Senior Boys, at the Cambridge Local Examination following is its table of contents: The age round a heavy stationary object, had silted up would be give unless he had 73, 6d. a day. His in December last, the name of T.L.C. Thomas, of Porcelain in China-Tang Porcelains Sung into knee-deep shal'ows by the action of the words pe

words the wise man neither wastes men nor the mails and passengers to her destination, Honour: You refuse to give evidence? The Yokohama (New College, Eastbourne), appears Porcelaine The Colour Ch'ing (Blue' or Green) stranded, simmer. She presents as she lies, mother-in-law.” Shanghai. Meanwhile the American frigate winess: Yes, unless I have my expenses. In the list of Junior Boys who have satisfied the Principal Classes of Ancient Porcelain-Ch'ai staunch, strong and sound in hull and engines Section VIII

waves and consequent back-wash, all round he "Talk to your wife, but never argue with your Brooklyn, on arriving at Shanghai was ordered His Honours if you repent that, it is an insult examiners are H. G. Sadler, Amoy, Chink (School and Ja Porcelains-Ting-yao-Chun-yao-Kumia curious problem for any engineering sulyer to The scholar whose mind, is set on his pursuit, to proceed to the assistance of the San Pablo, to the court. Do you refuse to give evidence for Sons of Missionaries, Blackheath); J. R. Fryar, yao-Lung-chian-yao and Ko-yao, the real nldan ister, and to successfully lost her will be a much the man who really loves mankind will not for informed H.M.S. Constance which left Hongkong

Simpson, Old Dock, Shanghai (Cambridge now? The witness; Yes. His Honour: Then/Shanghai (Collegiate School, Hythe); C. Celadons-Medieval Trade in Porcelaining upon rocks whose points had penetrated he sacrifice his life for its perfection. N more difficult nut to crack than if she were very life do aught to hurt humanity; rather will to-day shortly before 3pm., has had orders po

House School,, Seaforth). Among the Senior visit the scene of the accident in her passage

Girls who have satisfied the examiners is H. E Bryant, Tientsin, North China (Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks). Among the Junior Girls who have satisfied the examiners are H. L. Jamieson Shanghal (Queen's College, Tufnell-park); L. E Bryant, Tientsin (Walthamstow Hail, Seven- oaka); A. F. Stout, Broadway, Shanghal (V. Garo, Bromley, Kent).

up the coast, and should be off the Tan Rocks on Monday, morning next.

THE S. S. VASHINGTON" ON THE ROCKS.

The steamer Ashingien from Saigon while entering this port about midnight, or more correctly at 12.15 this morning ran ashore in the Sulphur, Channel and at present remains

Judge Bayley that Mr. Saywall was right-that he was entitled to his expenses. Having referred to several legal authorities on the point, his Honour ruled that Mr. Saywall was entitled to be paid 91. 6d. day's work and 3. as expenses -before he opened his mouth. "Then," said the litigant, who had subpoenaed Mr. Baywall, 1 will not call this witness." And so the case was decided, without the aid of Mr. Saywall's testimony.

THE following proceedings at Captain Hayes' A NAVAL Court of Enquiry, says the 'Shanghai | horse-breaking class held at Shanghai' arn'

Limited, of Shanghal, the publishers, deserve unbounded praise for the neatness and correctness, of both these publications.

fixed on the racks in, the immediate vicinity of Courier, was opened at Yokohama on the 6th reported by the Mercury-The first meeting and; $a.-J. T. Jones, frst; G. Huntley, second.

the place where the telegraph cable from Green leland lands on Hongkong. Standing on Weat Point an observer can just see the masts and the stern of the Ashington. The disaster is said to be due to thick weather. We are informed by the owners, Messrs. Slemssen & Co., that boats and lighters have been despatched for the salvage of the cargo.

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A later report at 5.30pm. says the Ashington was got off the cocks at 1.30 p.m. without assist ance, that some damage has been done to the fore peak, and that the steamer will be docked on Monday afternoon next, for inspection.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THEOconn Steamship Co.'s steamer Prometheus, from London; left Singapore for this port yesterday morning, and is due on the 26th inst GUZMAN BLANCO, President of Venezuela, is slated to "have litted twenty men la duels Guzman, is certainly a dangerous person to offend.

We are informed that owing to the excessive number of engagements during the week, the Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment will not play in the Public Gardens to-morrow...

LADOUCHERE understands

dnstrous job of transferring the Da

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he will be

Anthon

inat., at H. B. M. Consulate to investigate com of this class formed by Captain Hayes for: plaints made by a number of the crew of the teaching practical horse-breaking was held, at British barque Thomas Parry against the Mohawk Lodge on the afternoon of the 14th captain and chief officer of the vessel, C, W. fast, There was a numerous attendance, about Grant, and R. Jeffery. The Court was composed sixty members being present. That Captain of J. C. Hall, Esq., Acting Consal, President, Hayer system is efficacious was demonstrated Captain Treston, of the Lombardy, and by his breaking in a vicious griffin belonging Lieutenant Bell, of H., M. S. Leander. The to Mr. J. Ringer, which he commenced by principal complaints made were to the effect bridling and ended with making him carry a that the captain and chief officer had, during lady over a four foot fence. Mr. Hatchings the voyage from New York, on various occasions Oxfordshire, a notedly wicked animal war abused and assaulted certain members of the afterwards taken in hand, but though at first crew, all of whom except the officers are coloured displaying aptit of anything but submasion, mes, that the ship leaked so badly that the crew after a little handling by this master of equinal lost a great portion of their watch below in knowledge, was completely subdued. This working the pamps, that the drinking water was animal was also made, for the first time, to bad and the food supplied not sufficient and of carry a lady, Birs, linyon, who is an accomplished bad quality. The Court found the charge of ill-horsewoman, and for the benefit of the ladies treatment not substantiated. The complaint as present showed how it was possible to ride to insufficient provisions, was found groundless, without reins, even over stiff jumps,” thouật but for omission to furnish the medicine ohert mounted on horse broke with the purifyer Condy's fuld expro sly habit only a few minutes, enjoined by the Board of Trade instructions, the ons Captain was fined £5. The unseaworthiness treatment, is was not denied by the master, and the Court and simplicity directed to survey the vessel, and to execute all show Capta necessary repairs before poceeding to sen, lime juice used on board was not of thed required by dection 4 of the Mercha

Act of 1867, and the Cour

are to be boras

were ordered

$4; and, $3; 3rd, $1,-Gunner Colburn, first

100 YARDS RACK-Batteries, R.A. 1st prize, Corporal Gunnett, accond Sergeant Ball, third, Gander Norton, first: Corporal Gunnet, second,

PUTTING THE SHOT 1st prize, Sa; and, 100 YARDS RACE-China Guns Lascars Ausa, second's Gundar Singh, third: Time 33 prize, $4; and, 83'; 3rd, 3a. Ahmed Dien, first seconda dap

unexperienced in such matters it would appear accurate to say-He whose heat is set on Christ that the commonsense and indeed customary will sacrifice his very life to carry on His work." plan, would be to cut a channel direct from the ship to deep water, and such a proceeding would indeed be simple under certain conditions of fine weather and of the ground on which the steamer rests, If smooth water could be ensured on that bit of beach for, a month or two a good dredger might without much difficulty cut away right

Tro kung asking how he could attain the Christian Life, Confucius replied-The workman who wishes to do his work well, looks first to his tools wherever you may be, alinch yourself to the most worthy landers, and associate with~- the most Christian scholars.

In the world a worthy citizen is found, la private life, to be a seeker after truth.

Section X. Yen-yuan asking him how he should govern

the State he had been appolated to administer

ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC SPORTS.

These Sports were held to-day on the Cricke Ground, unders a rather scorching sun. We up to the Ardgay', keel, although the question થર્મ silage waves one that are the cone append the results

the natives part of From 10,30 am to 1pm.

are good at cutting channels-that they can THROWING THE CRICKET BALL 1st prize $3 work under water at scooping out sand--and

such is the case, perhaps the Sulvage Association

very fine steamer belonging to the British and of Ches and the Games of Shao suppress the Confucius eald-Carry out the Calendar of under similar circumstances. A few years ago Haia, the Court: Customs of Yin, the Ritual! may be more successful than others have been

African Company: got ashore on bandsome songe of Chlug, for they are licentious, and keep and remained there for a very long time realsting what on Cory to change every thing, and take stretch of flat sandy beach in the Bight of Benin sophists at a distance, for they are harmful. the active and determined, efforts of many

what is good of what has gone before", funds, and by long experience. However, we are If you take no thought of the future you will individuals who were supported by adequate Section XT

and very possibly during the interval engineering speaking of a time more than twelve years ago find sorrow near at hand. Science may have made important strides towards

problem, a much easier One, sojne would think, the man who loved virtue as men love women,

Section XII the solution of what appears but very simple What are wo.coming to 71 have never seen

Dien, Brat Sergeant Ball, second; Esir Singh, having to be logged out of quarrles

LONG JUMP-1st prize, $2; and, Sr. Ahmed

than that of building castles on craggy heights. "Repetition chap 1X see 17, US with stones af 800 tons weight, third

lower valleys and by a people who existed in: wn in the HALF MILE RACK-Open to Garrison and semi-savagery" long before the d Fleet 1st prize, $5 and $31 3rd, 32. Private Baran Haines, first). Kurm: Singh, second ; Private structure twelve or sheer bund

dnsregard to the remo Panter, third

a very short distance into the per- TUG-OF-WAR-Batteries RA-Prize, $ta decline of 'umooth shelvin

UG-op-War.—Chinn Gun-Lascara versus however much it mayrkizla Sikh Police: Prize, Šio ;; China Gun Lascars, ward engineering - cleotiutu

837 and, $33 3rd, 81, were man, in the long

VW who would have

greater amos Costume) Handicap or launc

and (St)-Bombr; Kemp,

200 YARDS RACE-Non-Commissioned Off cers R.A. below tank of Sergt. 1st prize, and, $35 3rd, 83. Corpsl. Gunnet, first) Bomb Kemp, second, Bomb. Inglis, third.

rst priz first

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