nail the high honors of the pack so that he might obreire to whom they were dealt.
During the reaadal which followed this dis. covery, a fop who had never been admitted to als acquaintance drawled out, "I would leave my card at his house, but I fear he would mark
"That would depend,” remarked a gentleman present, "on whether be considered it à high honor."
De Roi did not long survive the disgraceful exposure, and Theodore Hook is said to have embalmed his memory is the following punning epitaph:-
"Here lies the premier baron of England patiently awaiting the last trump
Lord Lytton was extremely fond of whist and belonged to the well-known Portland Club, la which were to be found many celebrated players There was one member of the club, a very barmless, inoffensive man of the name of Townsend, for whom Lyttan entertained a peculiar natipathy, and would never play while that gentleman was in the roem. He firmly believed that Townsend brought him bad luck. One afternoon when Lord Lytton was playing and had enjoyeJau voisterrupted run of fuck, It suddenly (urned, upon whick be exclaimed, "I am sure that Mr. Townsend has come into the club."
Some iwo minutes after, Just time enough to ascend the stairs, in walked this unlucky personage. Lord Lytton left the table as soon as the rubber was over, and did not renew, the play,
Swift alludes to whitt as a favorite pastime' and Hayward tells us that about the beginning
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When Lord Thanet was imprisoned in the tower for the O'Conner tiot three of his friends, the Duke of Bedford, the Duke de Laval and Captain Smith, were admitted to play, whist with him, and remain till the lock-up hour at 11.
Early in the sitting Captain Smith fell back In a st of apoplexy, and one of the party rosato call for help.
"Stop" cried another, we shall be turned
out if you make a noise; let our friend alone. till 11, we can play dummy and he'll be none the worse, for I can read death in his face."
General Forrest and his wife stopped at a hotel Shortly after the close of the Secession War
in Memphis, and after examining their purses found the sum total of their wealth araounted to $730. The General being due that evening at a house where he knew ɔɔk r was sure to be played, proposed that he should tempt fortune to the full extent of his means, and asked his wife to pray for his success. She would not pro- mise, but he felt that she was for him, and knew how it would be. But let him tell the rest in his own words 1-
"They had tables- one was a quarter-dollar table, one a balf, and one a dollar and a half. 1 wanted to make my $7 last as long na I could, so I sat down to the quarter table. By dinner- tima 1 kad wòn enough to do better, and after we had eaten, sat down to, the dollar anɖ a half table,: Sometimes I won, and then again I'd lose, until nigh upon midnight, when I had better luck. I knew Mary was sitting up anxious, and it made me cool,
"I set my hat upon the floor, and every" time
I won I'd drop the money in the bat. I sat there until day broke, and then I took my hat in both
"When I
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of the century, there was in a country town in hands, swansbed it on my head and went home, CRITERION DINING SALOON. every Sunday evening in the back parlor of a her gown. So my room there at Mary in
Somersetshire'a whist club, that met for play
barber's shop.
On one occasion, when four members of this club were acting as pall-bearers at the funeral of a brother, some delay occurred from the grave not being ready, and the coffin was set down, By way of willing away the time one of them produced pack of cards from his pocket and proposed a rubber. The rest gladly assented, And they were deep in the game, using the coffin as a table, when the sexton came to unsounce that everything was ready,*-
Goldsmith somewhere tells of an old lady who, lying sick unto death, played cards with the curate to pass away the time, and after winning all his money had just proposed to play for her funeral expenses when she expired.
seemed tired and worried, and though she looked mighty hard at me, she didn't ¦ say a word, I walked right up to her, and emptied my hat right into the lap of her gown, and then we cousted it. Just $1,500 even, and that gave me a statt."
Happening to drop into a Continental casino One day Robert Houdis observed a Greek reap Ing a rich harvest at ecarté, and as soon as a sent became vacast he took it. The Greek, dealing dexterously, turned a king from the bottom of the pack. When the deal came to Houdis he observed :----
- "When I turn Kings from the bottom of the pack I always do it with one hand instead of two; it is quite as effective, and much more elegant. See here comes his majesty of diamonds, and up came the card.
Mazarin also played carde on his death-bed and while bo wan 10 week svätcha had to have. some ene lg, hold Els cards for him.
When Cavour sat down to his first game, of" 'double dummy' he lost a large sum to a member of the Parts Club. He paid the money with the best grace imaginable, and merely remarked that he thought he saw through the game and that it might not be such a had investment after
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The cheat stared at the conjuror for a moment, and then rushed from the place wishing to possees himself of his hat, coat or winnings.
Another of the light-fingered fraternity, after winning ten games at scarte in succession tried | his fortune against a new opponent, and contin. ved to win." He had made four points, and, dealing, turned up a klog and won.
My luck is something wonderful," he replied,
wonderful since I have the four kings of the pack is my packet"; and the professor of legerdemnala, lald them on the table,
all. The next night he met the same antagonistes," said his adversary, and all the more played high and steadily for several hours a rose from the table a richer man by $150,000.
Still larger were the winnings of Espartero from his foe Marots, if the truth is told about them. The story runs that they agreed to meet There is a good story told of the outwitting of privately in a lone farm-house at Bergara to a gambler and a confederate, who was looking arrange a truce between their respective forces. on, by an apparent innocent. The game, which No scener did Espartero enter the room than the was Napoless, is played in this manner: "Five Carilst chief challenged him to a game of cards are dealt and the players in turn declare tresitile, a challenge the Christino commander the number of tricks each claims to make. Who accepted with alacilty. Espartero first won all ever declares the highest number plays against Marola's money, then his own conditions for the rest, and the first card led is trumps, truce by arilcle by article, and finally the entire There were in this case only two players, and submission of the Carlist army. Within twenty-to the "innocent" was dealt ace, king, queen, four hours Marota had paid the debt, and the kaave of clubs and ace of diamonds. He first Carlist war was at an ead.
naturally backed Almself to get five tricks, the chances in favor of his doing so being enormous. He intended, of course, to make clubs trumps, but the ceadiness with which bis wagers were accepted by the onlooker who saw his opponent's hand, aroused his suspicions, and when the stake had risen to a high amount, he made his solitary diamond the trump, and found his adversary with five clubs, and so mažo every trick.
A traveller in New Zealand, spending the night lan squatter's but, was fovited to cat in for a rubber of whist. As he took his scat hs Inquired "what's points?" "Why !" said his partner, in a stone indicating surprise at such a question, "the usual game, of course--sheep points and a bullock on the rubber."
Perhaps the most remarkable wager ever made was brought to light in an investigation which took place to Bow Street in 1812. The policeA Mr. Purdy of New York, as the cad of his officer reported that he had seen two men on a bachelorhoed drew nigh, let his old crontes know wall on Hampstead road, one of them hanging that he intended to give up card-playing as 1000 by the neck from a lamp post, having jout been he was married... On learning this they put
dled up by the other. It came out that they had played all day, first for money, then for clothes, and finally, which of the two should hang the other. The larger man of the twain lost," and was actually paying the penalty when the police officer Intervened and saved his life.
Anent Lord Granville's devotion to whist, there is the following well-authenticated story:-
One afternoon, latendlug to set out for Paris, be ordered the carriage at Graham's at 4: When it came around he was playing whist. At 10 | o'clock he sent out to say that he should not be ready for an hour or two yet, and that the horses | had better be changed. Again six hours went by and the coachman appearing was ordered to change them again. Three times at latervals of six hours were fresh horses put in before he was ready to start. When the party rose they were up to their ankles in cards, and the Embassador, It was reported, was the loser to the tune of £8,000 or £10,000.
But a still longer sitting at the card-table was that in which Governor Stokes of North Carolina and Mountjoy Bally, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, ware two of the players. They sat down to cards on Thursday evening, played ail that night and the next day, only stopping occasionally for refreshments. The game wai continued Friday night and Saturday, through Saturday night and all day Sunday and Sunday night, the players reating for a snatch of sleep as nature became exhausted. Monday: the game was in full blast, but at foclo
maved an adjournment, alleging that his official duties required his presence at the Senate chamber, Stokes remonstrated, but the Sergeant-at-Arms persisted and reas from the
table.
their heads together, and a day or two after the wedding Invited him to a little dinner at Delmonico's, at which be was to receive a $30 silver service.
Dlazer done and the presentation made, the party made themselves and their guest merry over some excellent wine, and when they thought the time had come, proposed a game of poker, and Purdy gate In, "Just for this once."
His hosts had fixed things nicely, and calculated *pon winning the price of their wedding gift, the dinner and the wine. When, long after daylight the next morning, the game broke up the intended victim not only held possession of the silver service, but had com- pletely cleanel out every one of his opponents,
A gentleman who has travelled in Russia relater the following :—
"I remember once when playing scarté at a bail given by the Empress to the late Emperor, the letter, who was wandering about, came behind me to watch the game. My adversary and I were both at four, and it was my deal,
Now," said the Emperor, let us see whether you cartina up a klog.'
I dealt and then held up the torn-up card, observing, Your arden, sir, have been obeyed
"The Emperor "was greatly astonished, and a deren times afterward" asked me how managed it, and he never would believe that it was a mere hazard—that I had taken the chance of the card being a king.
NEWS AND GOSSIP. Hamburg new has a cab company, Yellow fever la Increasing in Brazil. A telephone is attached to a buoy at Bordeaux. A London cathedral will be lighted by electri- An International Labor Congress will be held
The Governor grumbled and scolded, but Gually gave it up, swearing that I be had [city,*** suspected that Bailey would break up the game. thus prematurely he would have "seen" him-so | at Paris în August. to speak-before he would have invited him to Join the party.
One evening when Washington Irving, Everett and Bancroft were chatting over diplomatic reminiscenses, Everett told how when he and the Neapolitan Embassador had been presented to Queen Victoria, Lord Melbourne intimated that they would be expected to join in a game of whist with the Duchess of Kent
The Papa is deluged with written requests to relaciate Dr. McGlynn.
Russia's warliked movements are causing grave concern, to Austila and Germany,
A crematorium is to be erected at Heldelberg." It will be the second one in Germany.
M. Bidúc, a Paris Journalist, has charged M. Dreyfuss, another journalist, with attempting blackmail at Monte Carlo.
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"I play but a very poor game myself," anid || Electric force is now used for rolling barrels, Melbourne,
"in fact, I scarcely understand it.” - pamplag, etc., in the champagne cellars, which "And I said the Neapolitan to Everett, "am extend for about ten miles near Rheims, France, a very bad player, and should I chance to be Professor Koch's portrait has been printed on your partner I lovoke your forbearance in cotton handkerchiefs, which are advertised to advance," to which the American Envoy replied
good for Masal catarzh," and sell rapidly in that he knew very little of the game himself.
"Here," said Everett, in relating it, “ were *The hotels of Berlin” have been rendered three dignified persons, clad in gorgeous attire, kesity by the consumatives who visited that solemnly going to play a game they imperfectly city to try the Koch lymph. These patients understand, and for which none of them cared sought to have gone to a hospital.. straw
Inquistes fanituted by the British Foreign Upon reaching the Duchess'
apartments the Office regarding peasant proprietorship. In Embassadors were formally presented, and then, Europe give some interesting results. A period at her invitation, sat down to play,
of Toxiy years is covered. Everywhere there is As soon as the cards were dealt a Indy-daan lacialng desire to purchase land. This is waiting placed herself at the back of the Duchess, shown remarkably in Franco, and the latter said "Your Excellencias wi The National Cat Club of England, which was excuse me if I rely on the advice of my friend bere, for I must confess that I am really a very poor player."
This was almost too much for Everett's gravity, and it was only with the greatest effort that he could refrain from laughing nland at the latiurowe fored silty of the situations
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married couple, their aunt and the servant in the house have just succumbed this deadly disease. The story is that the inferion was conveyed by two parrots, which had been brought as a present from South America.
The Congo State has, in consequence of the recent final agreement with regard to the establishment of impart dues on the west coast of Africa, suppressed the license duties, reduced the export duties on ivory to xo per cent, and 25. per cent, ad valorem, according to the region of origin, and fixed the export duties on caoutchouc at 10 per cent.
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....E. FUCHS." DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
T
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at Noon,
" HAITAN,*
Captain Ashton, will be despatched for the are Foits on MONDAY, the 27th Jusian,
For Freight or Partage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.." General Managers. -Hongkong, 23rd April, 1891.-
633 STEAM TO STRAITS AND BOMBAY, Calling at Colombo if sufficient Inducment offers. THE P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamship
"GWALIOR "
How to gain Flesh and Strength;-Take after each mest about a tablespoonful of Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hype phosphites. It is almost as palatable as milk and easily dested. The rapidity with which delicate children and sickly people suffering from Captain J. F. Jephson, will leave for the abowa weakness and wasting disease improve and places on WEDNESDAY, the 29th inst,, t thrive upon this diet is truly marvellous. As a Noon, remedy for Consumption and Throat Affections and Bronchitis is unequalled by any other pre paration in the world. Any Chemist can supply It. A. S. Watson & Co. (Ltd.), agents in Hongkong and Chlos-[Advt.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTIC E.
THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
Issue or 60,oco PREFERENCE SHARES OF $1
EACH FULLY 'PAID.
Company's Office, No. 2 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, for 60,000 $1 Shares bear Ing a right to a cumulative Preferental Dividend of 12 per cent.
PPLICATIONS will be received at the
In the event of Company being wound up the Holders of the said Preference Shares shall be entitled to have the surplus assets of the Com- pany applied in the first place to repaying to them of the amount paid up on such Preference Shares, the residue of such surplus naseta abali belong to and be divided among the Ordinary Shareholders of the Company.
Application forms are to be obtained from and to be sent in to the Company's Bankers, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hongkong on or before TUESDAY, the th May 1891, accompanied by payment of $1 per share for each share applied for.
By Order of the Board,
"Á. O'D. GOURDIN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1801..
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|CHINA,NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED,
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. THE Company's Steamship
"CHINGTU,"
:
A Hunt, Commander, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 5th May.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by ible Steamer. First Class Saloon and Cabins are situated for ward of the Engines. Second Class Passengers are Besthed in the Poop. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage. A duly qualised
Surgeon is carried,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1891.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG, AND SINGAPORE.
E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent Hoogkong, 23rd Ap1, 1891.
[621 STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, VIA NAGASAKI AND KOBÉ,
(Fishing through the INLAND SEA) "HE P. & O. S. . Co.'s Steamship
THE
"ANCONA,"
Captain W. D. Mudle, will leave for the above places of SATURDAY, the and May, at DAY- LIGHT,
E. L. WOODIN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1591.
STEAM TO SHANGHAI,
THE P. & O. 3. N, Co.'s Steamship
"THAMES,"
Captain W. A. Seaton, R.N.R., will leave for the above place about 14 hours after arrival here with the Outward Malls,
EL WOODIN, Superintendent. Hongkong, 3rd Aprill, 1801.
STEAM FOR
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SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, ISMAILIA, PORT SAID, MÁLTA GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, BRIN-
. DISI, TRIESTE, VENICE,
PLYMOUTH, AND
LONDON.
ALTO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND AUSTRALIA. N.B.-CARGO CAN BE TAKEN ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTE, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAM- BURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON.
SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steamship "CLYDE," Captain. L. Parfit, R.N.R., with Her Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this for. LONDON, VIA BOMBAY and SUEZ CANAL on THURSDAY, the goth April, at
Noon.
Carga will be received on board until 4 7.M., Parcels and Speele (Gold) at the Office unul
PM, on the day before sailing.
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Silk and Valuables for Europe will be transhipped at Colombo; General Cargo for London will be conveyed via Bombay without transhipment, arriving one week later than by the ordinary direct route wit Colombo.
Tea will be sent elther vid Bombay or Colombo, according to arrangement.
For further particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE apply to the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Ofice, Hong. [619 kong
"ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
"ARRATOON APCAR"
landed at their rink into the Hongkong and Kow are hereby informed that their goods are being loon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.
Cargo remaining undelivered after the 29th instant, will be subject to rent. No Fire Insur-
has been effected.
claims must be made before the departure of the Consignees are also hereby informed, that all teamer, otherwise they will not be entertained.
Bits of Lading will be countersigned by
DAVID SASSOON, SONS, & Co., Agents, Hongkong, zud April, 1891.
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The Contents and Value of Packages are re- quired to be declared prior to shipment,
Shippers are particularly requested to note the terms and conditions of the Company's Black Bills of Lading.
This Steamer takoi Cargo and Passengers for Marseilles.
E. L. WOODIN, Superintendant.
P. & 0.8. N. Coft Office, Hongkong, 23rd April, 1891.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, TNFORMATION has been received from the Military'. Authorfifos that ARTILLERY FRACTICE il tako plaća from the Bat- teries at Lyeman in a South-Easterly direction; and Btone-cutters2- Island in Westerly and South- Westerly directions, on the 27th, 26th, 29th and 30th April,
All Ships, Tunics and other Vessels To MR. JOHN GRANT will take charge of this cautioned to keep clear of the range,
ADENCY during my absence from the Command,
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cat club, “and book" is rapidly filling, and hence the improvement of call throughout the Colony, United Kingdom in steady and general."
Youw fever has broken oni near Lyons. At ||
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AGENCY
MITSU DISHI COLLIERIES,
W. M. DEANE K. U. JEFFRIES,
Acting Colonial Secretary, Agent | Colonial Secretary's Offiowy fly Hongkong, 23rd April, 1591,
(610) Hongkong #1nd digilly 1891,
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DIGDY BARKER, C.B., and Officers of the Garri
Orphans of the late BOMBARDIER ASHDOWN, Royal Artillery ---
THIS EVENING, 23rd April.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL, HONGKONG.
.PROGRAMME, PART I.
Song. Forbidden Music ",
Song."Life".......
.......Gasteldon.
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Consignees.
UNION LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM ANTWERP, HAMBURG, FENANG
THE
AND SINGAPORE, Steamship
KHIO,"
Captila A. Tyson, having arrived from the above ports, Consignces of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading to the undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
The steamer is berthed at Kowloon Piers and Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignces' risk and expense, and no Fire Insurance will be effected
All claims against the steamer must be pre- Blumenthal,sented to the undersigned on or before the joth
April, or they will not be recognised.
Consignees will be required to sign an Average Band before taking, delivery of their Cargoes.
.RUSSELL & Co,
Agents. Hongkong, 20th April, 18gr.
[604 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
Mr. E. L Hunter.
Mrs. Gordon, Song" Mary Morison ".
.Sullivan, Mr. D. Mrcdonald. Duet:"A Night in Venice"... Lucantoni, Miss Lammert and Mr. G. P. Lammeit Arla." Invocation à Vista"
.Gounod.
(Polyeucte). Miss Howard,
PART II.
Song."Douglas Gordon "......Laurence Kellle. Mr. Sniythe, Song.-"Mother"
Tosti.
Mrs. G. S. Coxon, Trio,--Two violins and piano. Miss Pollard, Mr. G. von Wille and Mrs. Gilles. Song. "The Toilers" ..........Piccolomiai. Mr. C. H. Grace. Quartette.
Mesurs, Lammert, Maitland, Smythe & Crow.
To conclude with Offenbach's Operetta
· "THE BLIND BEGGARS." Zich Morgan ******
.....H. H. Lightwood, Basics .................................................................Dr. Esmes, R.N. Mr. N. Rachwaldy's "Pizzicato" Pupila have kindly undertaken to play during the intervals,
FRIDAY, 24th April,
Army and Navy, Garrison Theatre. Under the patronage of Major-General. G. DIGBY BARKER, C.B. and the Officers of the Garrison, in aid of the widow and 5 orphase of the late Bombardier Ashdown, R.A.
PROGRAMME, PART, I.
Sang-McGilligan's Wedding," Corp. Crouch,
RE.
Song The one Ilttle Room of my own," J.
Best, H.M.S. Porpoise. Song and Dance.-"Pretty as the pinka," Mesars.
Badunge & Patterson, H.M.S. Leander, Stump Oration-Womans's-Rights," -A. MIḤ-
hinneck, H.M.S. Leander..
Statue Dance.-Ftes. M. Colvia & McLaughlan,
1st A. & 8. H.
CONSIGNEES AR Per Steamship
OF PEKING." The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from along- side.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vensel will be landed and stored at Consigneca' risk 'and expense.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Acting Agent. !
Hongkong, 17th April, 1891.
Intimations.
CONSULAT DE FRANCE.
·CONTRACT FOR THE FRENCH SQUADRON.
TENDARS to the French Men-of-war in this TENDERS'are required for the SUPPLY of
Harbour daring one year to begin on the 15th May next.
Specifications and forms of Tenders can be seen on application to the French Consulate "
between the hears of 10 am, to Nova and a to 4 p.m. daily.
Tenders to be sant under sealed covers on or before SATURDAY, the 25th instant, at 9 a.m., to the French Consulate,
Hongkong, sand April, 1891._.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB, HONGKONG DERBY, 1892.
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THE WEIGHTS for the above RACE will
Song When I was but a little boy,".T. Jone", THEs weight for inches, not rost, solb. as
H.M.S. SeverA.
Sketch. "Ginger Brown," Messrs. Gillon, Bray heretofore..
& Part, H.M,S, Porpoise.
PART IL
Song On the bridge at midnight," Pte.
"Walker, rst A. & S. H.
Song." The Cruiskeen Lawn,"Pie, Rosemond,
1st A. & S. H.
Sand Jig (American).-Fte. M. Colvin, ist A. &
S. H. Song." The old folks at'home,” Mr. Barr. Comic Sketch.-"The Tinkers Holiday," Messrs. Jones, Haywood, Hall, Salabury, Coombes and Greenham, H.M.Š. Severn,
SATURDAY, 25th April,
Army and Navy, Garrison Theatre.
PROGRAMME, PART 1.
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Song." Awa ya wee daft article," Pte. McOnie,
1st A. & S. H.
Song & Dance-Messis. Mulrooney & McKay,
H.M.S. Imperianse;
Song Do ra mi fa," Corp. Weston, R.A. Song.-"I forget," Pic. Stowart, rat A. & 5, H. Song." The Rose of Tralee," Pte. Rosemond,
A. & S. H.
Song & Dance." Pretty Rell," Pte. McColvin,
A. & S. H. Song Many a time," Corp Crouch, R. E. Sang. Mr. Smythe,
INTERVAL Song "The Gaffers of the Gang" Mesars,
Badnage & Northfield, H.M.S. Leander, Song What do you think she did," Pte.
Pato, 1st A. & S.H.
Step Dance. Stubbs, H.M.S. Severn, Song.-" Ninety Ten" Pte. Stewart, Ist A. and
S.H.
Song. "The two nobbly Militiamen,” Mesari.
"Salabary and, Greenham, H.M.S. Severn. Song." Masks and Faces" Sergeant Dlicham,
Ist A. & S.H.
E. H. GORE-BOOTH, Cleric of the Course,
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Hongkong, 17th March, 1291,
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED: SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL...............$5,000,000. PAID UP CAPITAL 3,500,000, RESERVE FUND mastaouaisma" 1;250,000,
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. J. J. KESWICK,1
Chairman.
Hon. C. P. CHATER, Managing Directors.
Vice-Chairman.) LEE SING, Esq.
S. C, MICHAELSEN, Esq.
J. S. MOSES, Esq.
G. E. NOBLE, Esq. POON PONG, Esq.
D. R. SASSOON, Esq.
BANKERS.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
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ONEY advanced on Mortgage, on Land,
And Bulidings. Properties purchased and sold.
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Estates Managed and all kinds of Agency and Commission business, relating to land, etc., conducted.
Fall particulars can be obtained at the Com pany's Offices, No. 5, Queen's Road Central.
A SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary, Victoria Buildings, amykana, si Max vido
NOTICE.
THOMAS KERR & CO.
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AND CONTRACTORS, YAU-MA-TI ENGINEERING WORKS,
KOWLOON. OFFICE—No, 12, D'Agaflar Street. Hongkong, agih August, 1'io.
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Sketch, Comic.—"In a Fix?”—Squire Butler, C. Mulrooney, H.M.S. Imperieuse; Jack (A. coster), WCM. Kay, H.M.S. Împartanis ; Lady Butler, C. Lee, H.M.S. Imperieuze j John (the unknown) W. Barker, H.M.S. Imperieuse ; Sally Scraps, W. Banks. Doors open at 8 p.m. To commerce at 8.30 The Concert on Saturday will be in aid of the ⠀ "THE Undersigned undertakes to produce Widow of the late Musketry Instructor Ryan, Civil Palics.
PRICES OF ADMISSION : Thursday Dress Circle and Stalix, $1; Back Seats, 50 Cent,
Other Nights-1st Scats, $1; and Seals, 50 Cents; 3rd Seats, 15 Cents.
Army and Navy, Half-Price on Thursday,
Tickets for Thursday Night can be obtained at Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. / For other Nights from the Garrison Sergeant Major or at the Door.
Hongkong, s3rd April, 1891.
Amusements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL.
ROYAL,
1606
HE HONGKONG CHORAL
BOCIETY.
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will, (by special request), giro a THIRD PERFORMANCE
Barnand and Sullivan's Comic Opera
#THE CONTRABANDISTA,”,
OR, "THE LAW OF THE LADRONES,"
NOTICE.
Flest Class Photographs.
Gentleman wishing to patronisa may” hava Proors or PHOTOS sent to them for approval, and if not satisfied, no charge will be made.
Cabinets (enamelled)..........$$& dozen. Cartes de Visite do PHOLDETSHMEN 2
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PUN WOO, PHOTOGRAPHER, 84, Quean's Read Central, (Top Floor of Teen Sing, Bookbinder), Hongkong, 17th February, 1891. [29%
G. FALCONER & CO., WATCH and CHRONOMETER, MANU.
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FACTURERS and JEWELLERS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS
CHARTS and BOOKS. No. 48. Queen's Road Central Dr. Knorr's ANTIPYRINE.
(Dots for Adulis 15 to 88 -gralni troy.) Is the most approved and most efficacions, remedy in cases of HEADACHE, MIGRAINE, NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM, FEVER, TYPHUS, ERYSIPELAS, HOOPING COUGH, and many other complaints. It ta also be | very best Antiseptic. Highly reconse mended by the medical Faculty, To be had froin svery reputed. Chemist and Druggist. ́Ask for Tram Cars will run at suitable hours from and Dr. : KNORR'S ANTIPYRINE! Each Tía
ON
SATURDAY, the 75th April,
to the Park.
at 9 o'clock, p.im
Dress Circle and Stalls
$2.00
Back Seats, Stalls ...............ia. L.05
**Tickets obtainable at Messrs, Lane, Crawford & Co.'s, on and after Thursday, the 3rd April,
Hongkong, 2fil April, 1891,
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bears the Inventor's signature, "! Dr, KNORR » In red letters,
Supplies constantly on hand at the China' post, Import, and Bark Co-Sole Agenta fer China Beware of spurious imitacions 12 | Hongkong, snoth May, 1889
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