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Entinations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890.

SELLING PLATE: value $100; for China Ponies, bond fide Grifins at the date of Entry, other than Subscription Griffins 7 Ibu, extra; weight for inches; the winner to be sold by auction DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

for $75, half of any surplus from asle to go to LIMITED,

the Second Pony and half to the Fund; entries to close at noon en 15th February to Clerk of CHEMISTS.

the Course; entrance $5. Once round, THE DISINFECTANT SOLUBLE CRESOL Mr. Sykes' gr. Nordenfeldt, 11st. lb........

Mr. Master 1 EFFICIENT

ECONOMICAL. Mr. Benedick's b. Antonia, tost. alb..........

Mr. Hough a NON-POISONOUS

NON-CORROSIVE. Mr. Mount's gr. Worthless, rost. alb........

Mr. Oswald 3 Mr. R. Faser-Smith's ch. St. Cyrus, rost. glb.

Mr. Maclean o Mr.Noble'sch. Zemindar, ost, izlb.Mr. Green Mr. Kellet's gr. Wanderer, 1031, 12lb...

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Mr. Moffat o Mr. Benedick's go. Chappie, 11st. 1lb.Mr. Read o | Worthless made the running in front of Antonio and Nordenfeldt for the fint half-mile, when the last-named drew clear away, and, making the remainder of the running, won easily by Lour lengths from Antonis, who was a neck in front of Worthless. St. Cyrus was next, and the others were henten off. Tims 201. The winner was brought in by Mr. G. S. Coxon for $105...

The ASHLEY CUP, presented by E. A. Solomon, Erq, for China Ponies; entrance $5'; weight for inches. One mile.

Mr. John Peel's dun Golden Hope, ist. lb... Mr. Hough

Mr. Sykes' gr. Carbine, ost. gib. Mr. Master o Mr. Tasman's w. Oameru, tost, zalb. ......................

. Mr. Sampson

CANADA.

Toronto University, including the splendid Museum and Library, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at a million and a half dollars,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MR. H.B. JOLY, British vicn-Consul at Canton in appointed acting vice-Consul at Macao, vice Mr. J. R. Coulthard, going home on leave, WR are requested to intimate that the pupils of Signor Catianco will give a vocal and instru- mental concert at the City Hall on Thursday the zoth March, in aid of the funds of the Alice Memorial Hospital. CAPT. Smith, of H,M.S. Linnat, is going home, invalided. Licut, Galloway, of H.M.S. Cordelia, will take his place as acting commander. Lieut McFarlane, navigating lieutenant of the Victor Emmanuel, has also been invalided bome,

Mr. Sykes' Thunderbolt, Mr. Woodcock a Mr. Pott's gr. Kettle, ......Mr. H. Humphreys o Mr. Sid's ch, Enthusiast, zost, zalb.................

Mr. Collingwood a Won in a common canter by two lengths, a fair third. Time 1 min, 34 secs. The FooсHOW CUP: value $200, presented by the Foochow Community, for China Ponies; weight for inches; entrance $5. Two miles. Mr. J. D. Humphrey's ch. Volcano, 11st. lb. Mr. Townsend Mr. John Peel's gr. Leap Year, rost, talḥ...............

Mr. Hought Mr. Sid's bik. Myth, 10st. 12lb., Mr. Maclean Mr. Nantai's gr., Blue Ruin, 1st. 4lb.

Mr. Boyd o Mr. Pogose's gr. Senegal, 11st, 1lb, Mr. Read o Mr. J. D. Humphreys gr. Victor, test, talb....

Mr. Hart-Bucko An easy win for Volcano; dead-beat for second place. The CANTON LUP; for China Ponies, bond de Griffins at date of Entry (asth January, 1890) weight for inches; winners at this meeting ribs, extra; entrance $3. One mile. Mr. Sid's g. Enticer, 11st. 4lb. Mr. Maclean 1 Mr. John Peel's br. Ringwood, 10st. 12lb.......

Mr. Easton a Mr. John Peel's dun Duacraggan, lost. 12lb,

A MEDICAL journal says: "The application of a Mr. Hough 3 bit of ice to the lobe of the ear will stop biccough Mr. Buxey's gr. Grayling, 11st. lb. Mr. Pond oing. All a man who is accustomed to bic Mr. Fraser-Smith's b. Keep Tryst, sost, 12lb.

coughing has to do, then, is to carry a bit of ice about in his waistcoat pocket, and he can cure himself instantly. We commend this recipe to the patrons of the present Race-meeting.

Mr. Machado Mr. J. D. Humphreys' br. Votary, fast, falb, Mr. Townsend Mr. J. D. Humphreys', dun Vivid, rist. ib... Mr. Hart Buck Mr. A. P. MacEwen's gr. Norman,” 11st. 1lb.

Mr. Reynell o Mr. Morgan's skd. Caswell, Iost. 12lb. ...............

Mr. Master o Mr. Pogose's'ch. Senster, 1ost, ralb, Mr. Read o Mr. Sid's gr. Enchanter, 1185. 7lb..............

Mr. Sassoon o Won easily by four lengths, good third. Time 2.03. FAREWELL CUP; presented by J. J. Bell-Irving Esq, for all China Ponies; weight for luches previous winners at this meeting, 7lbs, extra; entrance $5. One-mile-and-a-hall. Mr. Boxey's g. Home Guard, 11st, 1)b.....................

Mr. Pond Mr. Sid's dun Susewind, 11st. 11........

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Mr. Maclean 2 Vigour, 11at. zib.

Mr. Hart Buck 3 Mead, 11st. 1lb... Mr. Hough xost. alb.

Mr. Reynell o Mr. Sid's b. Sonnenstrahl, 11st. qib, ..............................

Mr. Machado a Mr. Sykes' gr. Mullingar, 11st. 4lb. *..............................

Mr. J. D. Humphreys' 'gr.

Mr. Morgan's dun. Silken

Mr. Mouat's gr. Daphne,

Mr. Buxey's br. Skipjack, rest, 12ib, Mr. Pond a Mr. J.D. Humphrey's br. Visitation, rost. 6lb..

(car. tost. 10lb.). Reynell. 3 A. S. WATSON & CO.; LD. Mr. Eas'gr. Fair Sport, tos. gib.; Mr. Macican &

Mr. Sid's dun Suse wind, 1st. 1lb ..............................

Mr. Sassoon o Mr. R. Fraser-Smith's gr. Lochinvar, lost, alb.

Mr. Collingwood o Mr. J. D. Humphrey's hr. Grantham, tost. alb.

Mr. Townsend o Mr. Ten Broeck's gr. Wild Mint, 10st. 6lb....

Mr. Sampson o Mr. Jordan's gr. Saltpetre, 10st. 1218.........

. Mr. Read o Susewind was a hot favorite; Golden Hope | being next in demand. After some delay at the post, caused by the fractiousness of Saltpetre, the field, with, the exception of Lochinvar, was sent away on equal terins, Fair Sport, attended by Salpetre. Susewind, and Skipjack, cutting out the work for the first three-furlongs, the pace from the start being very fast. At the foot of the ill Skipjack took up the running from Suse- wind, who was just in front of Fair Sport and Visitation, Golden Hape lying next. Turning down by the village Skipjack led by three lengths from Fair Sport, who was just clear of Visitation and Suscwind. At the quarter mile post Golden Hope came up with a rush, and rapidly overhauling the leaders, got in front abain a hundred yards from the winning post, and going on, won somewhat easily by a length from Skipjack, the latter beating Visitation a similar distance for second place. Fair Sport was fourth, Suse wind fifth, and the others passed the post in straggling order. Time 2min, 78seca.The COMPRADORES CUP; for all the Subscrip. The HONGKONG DERRY, Sweepstakes of $to tloo Griffins of this Season, 1889-90, only; each, half forfeit if declared on or before day weight for inches; winner of Valley Stakes, 5lbs. extra; entrance $5; Second Pony to of closing Entries, with Stoc added for 1st Pons, and $50 for zrd; for all, China Ponies receive half the Entrance money. One mile. Bont fide Griffins at date of Entry (Saturday, Mr. Sykes' gr. Musket, 1ost. glb...:Mr. Master 1 25th January, 1890): First Pony, 70 per cent. Mr. John Peel's gr. Tatal Loss, 11st. 7lb, ..... Second, 20 per cent.; Third, 10 per cent.j weight dst. 10lbs.

One mile-and-a-half. (Nominations close to the Clerk of the Course at the Club' on Saturday, the 28th December, IBNG.)

Maclear Mr. Tasman's chimaru... Reynell 2 Mr. J, D. Humphrey's gr. Vernal, ............me

Mr. Hart Buck 3 Mr. Baxcy's gr: Fidget,

Mf. Pond D Mr. Fraser-Smith's b. Keep Tryst

Mr. Collingwood o Mr. J. D. Humplucy's d. Vivid,Mr. Townsend a Mr. A. P. MacEwen's gr. Normin.....................................

Mr. S. Walker o

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Mr. McCullagh's br. Materialist, Mr. Read Mr. John Peel's d. Duneraggan, Mr. Easton o Mr. John Peel's bl. Imuris, Mr. Hough o Mr. Sid's gr. Enticer,Mr. Machado o Mr. Sid's gr. Enchanter............Mr. Sassoon [s Mr. Ten Brocck's gr. Wild Sage,

The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE

MEETING, 1890.' ̧.

Stewards His Excellency Sir G. William des Vreux, K.C.M.G.; His Excellency Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, V.C, K.C.B.; His Excel. lency Major-General Edwards, R.E., C.D., Com- moden Church, R.N.; Colonel Storer, R.E.; Colond Craster, R.A; Colonel Chaler, 91st Regi The Hon. P. Ryrie; The Hon. J. J. Keswick; The Hon, C. P. Chater; G. S. Coxon, Esq. W. H. Forbes, Eig.; J. Grant, Esq.; R. M. Gray, Esq; M, Grote, Esq; G. E. Noble, Esq; E L Woodin, Esq.; H. Hoppius, Esq. Honorary Steward and Clerk of the Scales. The Hon. C. P. Chater, Judge. R M. Gray Esq, Assistant Judge, E. H. Gore-Booth, Esq. Starter; Second Starter, H. A. Herbert, Esq. Hon. Treasurer. E. H. Gore-Booth, Esq., Clerk of the Course.

FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY. The WONG-NEI-CHONG STAKES; for China Ponies; weight for inches; entrance $5; with Sroo added." Half-a-mile. Mr. Sid's gr. Chaser, 11st. 4lb....Mr. Maclean Mr. J. D. Humphrey's br. Visitation, 1ost. 61b.

Mr. Townsend 2 Mr. Boco's gr. Yarrum, rost. talb...

Mr. Hutchings 3 Mr. R.Fraser-Smith's ch.Rosy Morn, 10lb.r2lb.

Mr. Reynello Mr. J. D. Humphrey's gr. Visitant, 11st, 1ib.

Mr. Hart Buck o Mr. J. D. Humphrey's gr.Venturous, rost. 1alb

Mr. Sampson o Mr. Nantal's ch. Forerunner, 11st. 4lb.

Mr. Boyd o Mr. John Peel's br. Hotspur, sost, glb..........

Mr. Hough o Mr. Sid's br. Waldo, tist. lb. ...Mr. Sassoon o

Mr. Sid declared to win with Chaser. Betting-Evens on Chaser against the field. At the second attempt the flag fell to an excellent start, but after going a few strides the favorite abot away from his field, and raced down to the village with a good four lengthsadvantage, Waldo and Visitation being bis nearest attendants. Rounding theturn into the straight Waldoslipped up and came down, unshipping Mr. Sassoon, who luckily escaped with a slight shaking. This contretemps, however, put the ponies behind completely out of the race, which from the quarter mile post was confined to Chaser and Visitation. Inside the distance it looked as if the

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Mr. Master o

Won carily by half a length in 3,15 Vigoura poor third.

Mr. Hough 2

Mr. Townsend

Mr. J. D. Humphrey's g. Valentine, tost, 91b Mr. Benedick's ch. Dogberry, 11st, 1lb.

Mr. Green o Mr. Benedick's br. Claudio, 1ost, glb., Mr. Read.o Mr. Dasius, er. Severn, 2018. 1alby Mr. Manuk Mr. Derick's g. Express, 10st. 12b,, Mr. B yd o Mr. Gorburn's g. Athole Brose, 1st, 4lb.....

Mr. Sassoon o Mr. Jay's g. Laufer, tost. 12lb. Mr. Reynell... o Mr. A. P. MacEwen's g. D'ye-understan3, zost

12lb.......

................Mr. Walker o Mr. Maclean'sig. Kwizefachu't, 1st. 4lb.

Mr. Oswaldo Mr. G. H. Potts' ch, Enthusiast, lost. 12lb....

Mr, Machado o Mr. A. G.. Stokes' gr. Balmoral, rost. glb.......

Dr. Robertson o Mr. Sykes' gr. Thunderbolt, fost. alb........

Mr. Woodcocic o Mr. Tasman's gr. Tasma, 11st. lb.

Mr. Collingwood Mr. Twain's b. Rayon d'Or, 10tt.glb. Mr. Easton o Mr. Ardy's gr. First Venture, xist. lb.........

Mr. Maclean o This race was a mystery. Certain ponies were weighed in before the numbers were put up, the jockeys, or the public, or somebody else (not the Judge) apparently having the right of placing the first three. When the judge, with the book placing the first three, entered the weighing room, he found it in darkness, and not a soul visible. The Clerk of the Scales bad weighed out the first three on the ipse dixit of the jockeys, before the numbers went up. This is very amusing, but it is not racing it is childish nonsense, and in strict racing law the race is null and vold. And it so happens that the three placed ponies passed by the Clerk of the Scales do not agree with the placing of the Judge. Stewards of the Jockey Club do not wish to make racing law la Hongkong a dead letter they must investigate this matter. In order to prevent any misunderstanding we may remark that all bets made on the race, at least as far as the winner is concerned--there is no doubt whatever that Musket won- should hold good under any circumstances.

Mr. Meurant Mr. Tasman's gr. Coonal pyn.....Mr. Sampson o Won in a canter by four lengths; fair third. Time 3.178. The LUSITANO.CUP; presented by the Members of the Club Lusitano, for China Ponies; weight for inches; previous winners at this meeting, zolbs. exira: Subscription Griffins of this Season, 1889.90, allowed gibs; entrance $10; Second Pony to receive half the entrance money. One-mille-and-a-quarter, Mr. Sad's . Ali Baba, i 1st. 11b, Mr. Maclean 1 Mr. Buxey's gr. Pao-shing, 11b, rib...............................

Mr. Pond 2 Mr. John Peel's dun Orlando, 11st. 7lbe

Mr. Easton 3 Mr. 1. D. Humpliry's gr. Vigour, 11st. lib...

Mr. Hart-Buck o Mr. Baxey's gr. Arabic, 10st, xalb, Mr. Sampson o Mr. Ski's ch. Blazer, 1ost, izlb, Mr. Machado o Orlando was freely backed against the field. After one break-away, in which Blazer ran as far as the Bowrington gate, a good start was effected, and Arabic at once rushed to the front, Ali Baba and Blazer following next, with Orlando bringing up the rear. There were no changes in these positions until half a mile from home, where Vigour and Arabic were racing for the lead, with All Baba close up and Orlando rapidly making up his lee-way. At the village Mr. Maclean drove All Baba to the fore, and entered the straight with a For to-morrow my predictions aro ¡—, clear lead. Half-way down Pao-thing challenged Scarry Stakes,—Epticer, for the lead and for a stride or two got on terms, Exchange Plate-Volcano. but died away at the finish and suffered a clever deleat by half a length. Orlando came with a German Cup.--Leander. grand rush at last, and was placed a good third, | Just in front of Vigour. Time zmin. 42 seca The VALLEY STAKES; Sweepstakes of $5 cach,

with $roo added, for Subscription Grips of this Season, 1889-90, only; weight for inches, Three-quarters-of-a-mile."

If the

Professional Cup-Pao-shing. Parsee Cup.-Materialist or Pancraggan. Hongkong Club Cup. Home Guard or Orlando, Jockey Cup-Haben, Brokers' Cup.-Waldo. Weber Plate-Silken Mead,

AN OLD SPORTEMAN, Hengkong, 16th February, 1890.

TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIA

EXPERIMENTS recently made show that the crocodile can bring its jaws together with a force of over 300lbs. The crocodile, however, has much to gain before he can snap bis jaws with the force of the average broker refusing to "carry 'em over" without security.

A THOUSAND officers and men crowded the

Just

HOW PLAYS ARE MADE.

I have been asked to explain to the general playgoing public how plays are made- that is, as I understand the question, How modern. dramatists proceed from the first moment of con celving a dramatic "idea" to the grand moment. when the idea becomes a triumphant certainty or (as the case may be) a dismal failure. If I could inform the reader, or if I knew myself, by what process to make a successful play, fahould be inclined father, to "patent" the discovery than but since all I can

to speak to you about it "Come to publish it to the wochnical' and anecdotal,

say must be purely being merely descriptive of the modus operandi of a dramatic workman, I may fearlessly utter what little I know. The chemistry which some people call "genius" and others "trick" or cunning" must always be mysterious-anicas we choose to adopt the self-deception of the author of "The Raven," or the authors of innumerable prefaces, to works with motive, and, crying backward, invent theories of e-mposition to explain the natural miracles of so-called inspiration;

Unfortunately, many modern plays are made simply in the carpenter's shop and bull up on long-familiar models; nor do I presume to say that my own works are so brilliant as to be in- variably outside this category. An ordinary Adelphi drama of the old school, for txainpic, may be constructed by any expert workman without much difficulty: A lover and his lasw, a villain whe interferes with their happiness, on old gentleman who is murdered, a false suspl- cion cast by the villain on the honest lover, cost- ventional characters, varied with the extra- vagancies of a soubrette and a low comedian, grouped in two or three showy tableaux, and finally in a tableaux of general happiness and reconciliation, are about all the materials necessary to please the "goda." But even such play as this, to be successful, must be done by an expert, a master of his trade. It is no moro to be done by any novice than boat-building, or house-building, or scientific gardening, or horse riding. The man must serve his apprenticeship to his work, as every successful dramatist, from Shakespeare downward, has invariably done,

kind. I attempted to go on with my letter, but mentThey strangled him with the rope bind- could not do so, and brought it to an abrupting them and flung the corpse into the Jungle. coding, saying, "I am suddenly taken ill and. The man brought his fate upon himself by care- can write no more," As I placed it in the en- lessness in ignoring the fact that Chinese of that velope I heard sounds coming from the next stamp shrink from nothing when they see a room, which, had we been afloat and in a gale chance of escaping from custody.-Straits of wind, I should have thought indicated a Times. desperate case of sea sickness. It at once fished. into my mind that my neighbour wai suffering from the same cause as myself and that, perhaps all the inmates of the Club had been polsoned in some way. 1 hastened to the room of one of the friends who bad break- fnsted with me, and opening his door without ceremony, found him sitting back in his chair with an unfinished letter before him, his eyes protruding and a bewildered look on his face. Have you felt well since breakfast ?" was my immediate questen feeling very badly and was No," said he, "on the contrary I have going then, 1 replied, "let us go and see a doctor al once, as I

am sure we have been poisoned." With that we both left the room, and, as we came out on the corridor we met another friend who called out, "If you are going to breakfast don't touch the bread, as it in full of arsenic", Our sensations then can be betterimagined than described. We hastened down the stairs, and as we reached the bail below sound a group of fellow sufferers, to whom Captain de Bussche, of antof the Woosung opium ships, wasadminister ing copious draughts of mustard and warm water, and he cheered us up by saying that this world put us all tight, as he lind, gone through a similar experience during the previous war, and had successfully used the same remedy. With us, however, it did not seem to prove efficacious, and w started for a. neighbouring chemist's to: precure a more powerful antidote, bat found the SUCH an imposing display of men-of-war as

place crowded with foreigners, each waiting his turn for a dose.. It was like a run upon a bank, that to be seen in the Harbour and adjacent waters yesterday has rarely occurred. There the assistants taking the place of cashiers, and were no less than cleven British ships, contain-paying out doses of ipecacuanda, as fast as they ing 7,984 men, besides the eight splendid vessels could prepare them, instead of dollars, to the clamorous throng; but, active as they were, we of the Pei-yang squadron-four of which left

haw there would be no chance for us for a long during the day-in Kowloon Bay; the two Russian vessels, and two German.

time; and, asoursensations were getting more and more disagreeable, and the moments precious, we hastened to our doctor, and though he was busily engaged in the same way, there were fewer there, and we were soon supplied with the nec asary remedy. Then we were enabled to collect our thoughts, and learned that nearly the whole foreign colony were in the same position as our selves, including the Governor, Sir John Bowring, most of the Government officials, and the officers and crews of many of the vessels in port; who had all been supplied with bread by the same baker, the principal one in the place, a China- man named Allum. Probably a more remark- able sight was never witnessed than was seen in the Queen's Road that morning, as people hurried to and fro, scarcely knowing where they were going or what they were doing; all had a dazed and bewildered look, and no one could tell what would be the end of it. Confidence was, however, gradually re jored, as it became generally reported that the consequences were not likely to be so serious as was at first anticipated, but still a very un. easy feeling continued to prevail among the victims, and instead of the usual invitation to visitors, "Have a glass of sherry?" It was "Take a litle warm water and mustard," and the latter was almost the sole beverage of the day. Very fortunately the charge put in the bread was so heavy-there being enough arscale in an ordinary alice to kill three or four people that its presence was felt in an unmistakable way before it had time to get absorbed into the system, so that in most cases it was removed without much mischief being done, though several deaths that occurred soon after were attributed to the poisoning. Ifthe dose had not been so large as to lead to the prompt discovery of the attempt, the tragedy would have been one of the most terrible recorded in history, as nearly allthe foreignerain Hongkongmust have perished, and the place been rendered so defenceless that it might perhaps have been easily captured and occupied by the Chinese, which le probably what was intended. The perpetrator of the deed escaped to Macao early in the morning, with all his family, in a small steamer he had chartered: I returned to that place in the afternoon, and soon, after our arrival there, Allum was arrested on the demand of the Hongkong authorities, and conveyed to the Station on the Praya.

main-deck of the Victor Emmanuel last night, when the companies of that vessel and H.M.S Cordelia and Alacrity gave a farewell enter talament to the paid-off crews, thoroughly enjoyable, evening was spent, among the contributors to the conviviality being Messrs Fitzjarrold, E. Humphries, W. Saunders, D. J. Roberis, H. Codling. I Gray, S. Bayley H Bush, W. Rylands, W. Henley, J. Begley, W. Kay, W. Eastaway, R. Sykens, etc.

The Straits Times reports an assault on a European under rather peculiar circumstance, on board the steamship Ganymede, lying at the Tanjong Pagar whaif, on the 15th Inst. appears that two Chinese coolies, who were working in the 'we n decks, were not doing their work to the satisfaction of the engineer in change, Mr. W. Simpson, and on his remonstrating with them one of them made a move to strike the engineer, who put himself on the defensive, In the meantime the other coolic made a circuit and struck Mr. Simpson from the back with a hammer, inflicting a scalp wound of a rather serious nature. The Captain had the coolle who committed the assault put under arrest, and he

is ou remand. -

A LAND slide occurred in a lime quarry near Kobe early this month by which 18 workmen lost their lives. The extraordinary part of the

affair is that the men were fully aware that a slide would take place, and made merry with wine because the slip, when it took place, would relieve them of a great amount of hard work, The foreman of the works warned the men of their danger, but they went about their work just the same, when, at 10 o'clock in the morning, 6,000 kwan of earth and rock came away, bury. ing the men. Eight of them were taken out dead, and the rescuers could hear the cries of the others for some time, but the shouts got gradually fainter until at 8 p.m. all was still. WHEN it comes to the Chinese burglar carrying his evil practices as far as the gaol, and getting clear off, as it were, right from under the lion's nose, it is about time to say that the audacity of the heathen Chinese is getting too much for us, says the Straits Times. When, a few months ago, a poor scared-looking man was arrested with a quantity of housebreaking, implements in In his possession while prowling about outside the door of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, we thought the fellow exhibited much boldness in such a scheme, and it was never thought that. a Chinese burglar or burglars would go so far as to try his or their skill upon one of Her Majesty's goals; but such is nevertheless a fact, for when the officials of the Singapore Gaol the offices of that institution at 6 o'clock this morning, (17th) they were astonished to find that the place had been broken into, and, notwith. standing the fact of a European soldier always being on sentry guard in the porch below, a strong box had been forced open, and the con- tents, about $500 in money, belonging to prisoners doing service, was gone.

open came to

RECOLLECTIONS OF LIFE IN CHINA IN THE FIFTIES.

II.

For in preparing a play for public representa tion, a dramatist has to think of many things; for example:

First-The audience to which his play is to appeal.

Second-The performers who can be secured to play the parts.

Third-The temper of the times, especially as regards social questions.

Fourth-The possibility of finding a manag ́I who will approve the subject.

Fifth The probability, if he is thinking of a play in verte, of having his dialogue mutilated and perverted, etc.

And, firstly, as regarda audiences. They differ so widely that what is excellent for one is simply caviare to another. One general principle, never- theless, may be advanced-that all audiences come to the theatre to be entertained; and, even with the best of them, edification is a secondary matter. As a rule, the primitive passions-love, passion, hate, revenge-move them far more than mere psychology or even fine character drawing; as rule, also, good dialogue is less wanted. than thrilling situations. It is not because

writer, but bechakespeare is so excellent

he is a master of altus- still the most popular

tion, that he is of dramatists. The "Murder Scene im "Macbeth" may be taken as either the noblect achievement of genius or the highest achieve- ment of practical ingenuity; effect piled upon effect, situation crowning situation, in a way to turn even an Adelphi dramatist green with envy. Those other plays which exhibit Shakespeare as merely a divine poet, plays such as “As You Likes It," and "Much Ado," have never achieved any abiding popularity; and it may be raid, in a general way, that the greatest of dramatists in most triumphant precisely where he is most conventional and melodramatic. It is not its philosophy which makes "Hamlet" perennially atractive, and, indeed, a distinguished German critic has contended that there is very little philosophy about it in it is ils manterly sequence, its cumulative and often commonplace interest of surprise and situation.

whom he is writing. All authors who produce masterpieces invariably do, and. Carlyle, for example, who protested much against "writing down," took enormous pains to manufacture a vocabulary which would attract vulgar attention.

I was present, with a number of other victims of the poisoning, when he was brought in, and sich was the excitement that I am certain le would have been lynched on the spot had he not been well guarded, but the angry crowd had to content themselves with flourishing their sticks To retum, however, to our modern dramatist in bisface, and expressing their opinion of him His first thought, putting aside his personal in in the most forcible pidgin English at their com- | stinct and sympathy, must be of his audience. mand. He was at once conveyed to Hongkong It is, I contend, sheer crat to contend that an under a strong escort, and in due course was tried author is to waste no thought on the public for under British law, before a British jury, and as the only evidence available was that of men in his employ, of course, none of them knew anything about it, and, much to the general disgust, he had to be acquitted of the charge

If I were selecting a piece for an audience. of made against him. He was, however, deported from the colony as a dangerous chamcter, was philosophers, I should prefer "The Clouds" of well rewarded, it was reported, by his own Aristophanes even to "Hamlet." If I were Government, and went to Slam where, it is ask catering for an audience of poets I would fear. he flourished and became a rich man, Thelessly put up Shelley's "Prometheus”. But if,.. incident intensified the feeling of uneasiness on the other hand, I wanted to please a general existing among foreigners, and the dread of audience, I should prefer !! Arrah na Pogue" (a avtarsination was ever present. Many people masterpiece in its way) to the "! Antigone." R^. would not touch food that had passed through duced to practical common sense, pleasing a Chinese handi, and even orangés, eggs and such general audience means telling good story,

ia- like were subjected to careful examination before troducing bright characters, epliomising the being eaten. Certainly, life in that neighbour. dialogue, and generally. “ getting along." "Here hood was not pleasant in those days, but, strange again comes in all the technique of the craft-- to say, the relations existing between foreigners having selected your materials, how to utilize and Chinese at the more Northern parts cen and work them. No dramatist, however great, tinued to be perfectly friendly, and were not at can escape the necessity for this technique. all affected by the hostilities at the South "W. S. Wetmore," in M. C. Daily News.. :')

Next, the dramatist has to think of the per formers avaliable, and this is an endless difficully, Good plays, innumerable have been ruined by: being badly “cast : many baddish plays have succeeded through first-class interpietation.

Thirdly, as to the temper of times. Certain themes, a' dramalist soon learns, will not be tolerated certain subjects, notably those affect ing the social relation of the sexes, are tabooed. Severdi superstitions survive, though some, such as the "happy ending superstition, are dying. out. Generally speaking, however, audiences decline to listen to scrmont, and like to leave. the theatre in a happy fiame of mind which is secured usually by the punishment of vice and the triumph of virtue. This feeling; of course, If rigidly insisted upon, would preclude all tragedy; but in all the best tragedy, there is a negatively happy ending, as in the supreme piteousness of Lear, and the divine sdf-acrifice of Antigone. Despite the darkness of great suffering, we see the clouds parting to show the infinite arure behind them,

In December 1856 I returned to China from a visit to the United States, and on reaching Hongkong found that hostilities had broken out at Canton between the English and Chinese, which had resulted in the withdrawal to Hong kong and Macao of all foreigners from the place, and the destruction of their residences, known as "factories," which for so many years had

DELĮ (SUMATRA) NOTES. been in their occupation. A very inimical feeling towards foreigners was manifested by the Chinese generally, and the rowdy element in West and North West of the tobacco planta. the population about Hongkong in particular, tions in Dell, independent tribes of a cannibal embracing pirates and land robbers, took race styled Battaks people the mountain region. advantage of the existing state of things to They are rank heathens, and likely to prove practice their villanies in the most open and standing danger to the planters should the bare-faced manner, in which they were doubtless | Achinese gala them over, as they are now encouraged by their own authorities. Every trying to do. Should the Achinese convert steamer maning beigeen Hongkong and Macao them to the Mahomedan faith, the consequences was well armed and provided with guards, may prove detrimental to both the planters and and foreigners travelling by them carried their the Government. To defeat Achinese fatigue, revolvers ready for use, but, in spite of all precau- a gentleman named Cramer has been raising tions, several steamer were captured by ibffians subscriptions in Holland for a Protestant mission who had smuggled themselves on board in the among the Battaks under the guidance of a gulso of passengers. Indeed, such was the con-worker named Krayt. The preparations for the dition of matters that foreigners had to go armed mission are siready pretty well forward

Bad sorting and shortcomings in packing wherever they went, and to be constantly op their guard, and I remember dinne s in Hong begin to tell heavily against Dell tobacco in the where each guest as he sat down drew bis market. Formerly, sorting so hit the mark that 'kong reveiver and placed it on the table before him, buyers could rely on samples, but, nowadays, I took up my residence at Macao, but had matters have changed for the worse, sales too Frequently to go over to Hongkong on business, often come to market assorted at haphazard, and the passage to and fro was always a most with leaves good, bad, and indifferent atxious one: the Chine.e passengers were put packed together, Buyen no longer trust to down in the hold, and sentrics with loaded guns samples, and Deli tobacco begins to get a bad stood over the hatchways, ready to fire u on nime owing to so few planters caring to keep To ceare generalizing and come to particulars. February 17th. them in case of any indication of an attempt at up its high reputation of old by setting quantity. It is very seldom nowadays that dramas are Mr. Gladstone has backed Mr. Campbell rising. One day, in January 1857, 1 had occasion before quality. No wonder the Courant urges written, as Mrs. Bardell's case was taken up, Binnerman's Bill to enable Catholics to hold to go over to Hongkong to despatch my mail planter to do their utmost to recover lost on spec. A manager generally comes to

growing com- dramatist of more or less reputation and asks forst play, to be ready by a certain dateme of the mail's departure I breakfasted early with petition. several Gjends, and we then retired to our zooms The other day a policeman Lieutenant of Ireland.

to finish our letters, I sat writing for a little Chinese prisoners from Serdang to Medan came thing in his "desk which just suits, the man, when I began to experience such ex- to an untimely end at their bands. Though he ager and his company. In London, nowadays, Russia proposts to establish a Consplate in traordinary acrsations that I felt certain I was walked along, chopper in, hand, the Chinese actor-managers are the rule, not the exer going to have a serious attack of illness of some managed 19 fall upon him in an unguarded motion; so the first question, la, !' Can you it m Mr. Machade ol Abyssinia,

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Mr, Darius' gr. Leander, rost, glb....Mr. Pond Mr. Jones's d. Lygodan, 11st, flb....Mr. Read a Mr. Twain's b. Reyon d'Or, rost, gib. .........

Mr. Easton 3 Mr. Benedick's b. Claudio, toit glb.

Mr. Meurant o Mr. Benedick's gr. Don John, fist. Ilb.

Dr. Robertson o Mr. Chantrey's cb, Aristocrat, 116t. lb.

Capt. Glubb o Mr. Wm. Cruickshank's gr. Deveron, rost, glb,

Mr. Green o Mr. Deveron's gr. The Laird, 1st. 4lb...........

Mr. Boyd a rat. 4lb...... Mr. Sassoon o Mr. J. D. Humphreys' g. Valentine, 10. 6lb.... Mr. Hart Buck o Mr. A. P. MacEwen's g. D'ye-sco, fost alb,

Mr. Walker g Mr. Maclean's g. Kwizefshut, 1st, 4lb.

Mr. Oswald o Mr. A. W. Maltland's w. Bolero, rost, gib,

Mr. Townsend o Mr. Hough

Mr, Gorburn's gr. Athole Brose,

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was a good fourth, Visitant fifth, and Venturous Mr. Sid's gr. Enterprise, saat 1lb Last Time 591 seconds.

LONDON, February 1gih. The Federation Conference, held at Melbourne, has unanimously adopted a motion for the union of all the Australian Colonice under one Govern-

THE "CONQUEST."

·H. M. S. Conquest has been floated.

PARLIAMENT.

ment,

I need scarcely discuss the possiblity of flod ing a sympathetic manager, or the dangers of mutilation to pieces in blank verse. As a rule manager won't have verse at any price, and actors cannot speak it under any instructio Yet poetical plays, when well produced and well. acted, are frequently successful.

the offices of Lord Chancellor and of Lord Letter, and put up at the Club. On the morning | ground. and make heBS, PERAN ang three tiniess the dramatist' happens to have some

RUSSIA AND ABYSSINIA.