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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897.

our race has not been dulled by comfort nor tapped by the luxurfes al civilization.--On behalf of the Service I thank Mr. Ho. Tang for his eloquent tribute to our good qualities and for his mention of the fact that our soldiers have ever been the forerunners of peace and commerce and I feel grateful for the honour of having my name associated with this toast.

VICTORIA English SCHOOLS

ATHLETIC SPORTS.-;

The Athletic Sports of contentment

spite of their Magazine rifles and rapid-firlag machine guns, the French are slaughtered to a

Meantfine Europe be; tas to be alarmed at the the Victoria seriousness of the aprislog, and in Paris the Valley in the presence of a large number of comminice to report on the extent of the revolt. English Schools took place to-day at Happy Geographical Society of French Africs appoint

pectators. Many of the events ware keenly The president of the society is an aeronaut and contested and much Interest was shown in the sport. At the conclusion the prizes were pre- Ciar," and in which he offers to proceed to has perfected an air ship which he calls "The being warmly applanded by his schoolmates, top; width to sixty-five feet and the total sented by Mr. W. D. Braidwood, each recipient (Atrics. "The Crain shaped like a spinning The band of the Wes tYpiks played some height seventy fest. Its chief Deiginalty of elections during the afternoon which largely construcion lies in the fact that instead of main- added to the pleasure of the spectators. The taining taclf to the air at a certain bright, like officers were som

other navigable balloons, it soars now to 12,000 President:-Mr. W. D. Braidwood, President Mt. J. Livingstone. General Com- or the earlà,

Pice feet and then swoops down till k grazes the eccan Mifter-Mount R. E. Belillos, A. E. Álver, G. Rapp, A.E. Asgar, A. A. Alves, L. E. Lammert, mille: -Mens M. E. Angar, J. H. Rottonjec, Grant Smith, A. H. Hamet. Working Com Herbet, D. J. Corcoran, R. Bass, E. d'Aquino, C. Ribeiro, H. Rapp. Fudges:-Messrs W. D. Braidwood, J. H. Rutonjes. Kaferad Mr. D. J. Corcoran, Handicappers:-Men L. E. Lam- mert, H. Rapp, A. E. Alves. Starter:-Mr. J. Hom. Treasurer:-Mr. E. Argat. Hon. Stire lary :—Mr. F. H. J. Baker.

"The following are the results :— › 100 YARDS' FLAT RACE (Handicay) 9 to 13. J. Witchellvä.................... I

C. Humphreys .................................. 3. LONG JUMP, Bays from 13-18 (Three_tries). C. Rebeiro 151, 8410...... I M. E. Arg............ 110 YARDS' FLAT Rack (Handicap).Open to Pupils of any age.

Made by Dr. Ho Kal to kis support el sibistic sport, social functions, and older clrilising lofluencer. He thought that athleiles were the very beat thing for the rising generation and he always thought thịth was nothing like them for developing a holby manhood. (Hear, bear.) Before sitting down he would say that It was a very great satisfaction for him to be Invited to this function and it was a great pleasure to him to know they were seading Warbington His Excellency on his Tefe and his First Secretary, Dr. Ho Kal-(applause) -two gentlemen who and been mostly trained in the public service of Hongkong, (Applause.) He was sure they would find the training they had received here most beneficial to them. As far as he was personally concerned, in the Interests of public life there, was always one compensation and reward, and that was the good opinion of the community. (Haar, hear. Without that compensation the burden of responsibility could not be easily borne and without it Governor's position would be a weary solitude. (Heat, hear) He had bien most gratified that during his service here he had won their good will, and be thanked them very much for the way in which they had received the toast so eloquently proposed by Dr. Ho Kat, and he thanked that gentleman for doing it so kindly as he had done. (Hear, hear.)

Mr. Ho Tong, in proposing "The Army and Navy and Auxillary Forces," said Mr. Chale man, your Excellency, and gentlemen, Itaffords me Infinite pleasure to be called on in such dise tinguished company to propose the time-honoured toast of "the Army and Navy and Auxilary Forces" and to be permitted to couple with it the names of His Excellency Major-General Black as representing the British Army, and Commodore Helland as representing the Navy I have said I accepted the duty of proposing this toast with pleasure, but I also feel it a great honour. When we reflect for moment and follow in our mind's eye the glarians achieve. ments of the British Army and the British Navy cheers)-bow these magnificent forces, ever expanding and even developing, in years gone by, and in recent times, too; how the warriorsand sailors and merchant adventurers lasuing from that little laland in the Great West bave min- fully faced and triumphed over stupendous difficulties and conferred the war bene- fits of civilized government on-the-millions of India, on the ignorant savages of Darkest Africs," and on the countless millions of China (applane) When, too we call to mind the great achievements of the British arms in the latt half century and how beneficial those achieve ments have been to Occidental and Oriental peoples, it can but be admitted that he who is permitted to rise in the presence of distinguished representatives of the splendid services I now reter to, backed up by s patriotic auxiliary force whose branches are to be found wherever the Belab fig-the flag of freedom-waves, it can, I say, not be denied that he who is permitted to rise in such distinguished company to propose this toast is Indeed honoured. (Applause) Ivery gladly admit that I regard the daty as a great honour, and I may add that I shall look back to years to come on this occasion as one of the proudest moments of my life. The supremacy of the British arms to the Far East has been followed by a great development of commerce,

he was one of the oldest foreign residents of The Hon. E. R. Belton responded. He said to the benefit of Farapene and natires alike, and

Hongkong and be had been asked to reply. the great cause of progress and civilisation hes, As an inevitable sequence of that triumpb, been-Appofalment la the Hongkong Gorern Justice (no, no-because after having bad a Ha regretted, however, that he could not do it greatly benefitted and will contidas, to be mant Service, 1861; left for England in March, good dinner he was practically hors de combat benefitted. The holsting of the Brbish eg 1874; called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, 3781(laughter) and unable to make a fident oo this little land of Hongkong has been January, 1877; and in the same year returned speech. His Excellency Wa Ting Fang hid followed by great, and I trust everlasting to Hongkong; admitted to practice in the brillant fature before him and he (the speaker) benefits to many millions of Chinese, (Hear, Supreme Court, 18th May, 1877; appolated beileved with Lord Wolseley that it was not as bear). It is groally due to the plack and Member of the Legislative Council, 16th Feb, dogged perseverance of the British come 1880, and Acting Magistrate, 3rd May, 1980. soldiers botas merchants and mechanics that minders, naval and military, that we are With this record and excellent prospects before now residing in one of the most important and

you, your Excellency still thought that this most flourishing seaports of an Empire on which Hongkong was too small place for the deve Beltons may well boast that the sun never sets. lopment of your great talents, and having an But great as have been the achievements of the ambition for a higher sphere of life you steered English, Scotch, and Irish soldiers and sailors, for the north, accepting the appointment of yet there are other British forces that are called Secretary and Legal Adviser to H.E. Viceroy to mind when this toast is belag proposed, IL, and afterwards the additional post of Chief refer to our peble defenders, the Volunteers and Director of Railways at Tlentals, and two to the magnificent army to India. (Cheers). years after. I understand, you were also There forces add enormously to the power and appointed Director of the Tientsin Univer- saying that while a stranger here .row he had Admiral McNair, U.S.N., also responded, the might of the Emplia as a whole, and alty. In 1895 you wea! to Jupin twice although we must all hope the day is far distant and assisted Viceroy Li in the conclusion of the It was wonderful, he said, to see the Improve visited Hongkong in 1858 and also 20 years later. when it will ha necessary to employ them lo Treaty of Peace; and when H.E, the Viceroy Liments here and how beautiful the place had. active service on a large scale, yet we can rely was appointed Special Ambassador to Russia on it that they will always, respond willingly

become. As to the remarks of the Governor, and joyfolly to the call of duty. It is perhaps unfortunate, but it is nevertheless a fact, that there would have been very little real progress made by Weiters States but for the conquests of their armies and their navies. It is beyond question that to the magnificent achieve. ments of her army and navy Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria is indebted for the possession of the grandest and most prosperous Emplie the world has ever known, and to those services and the enormoss-Auxiliary Forces at her command she looks for the security of her possessions. Those forces are able to protect her world-wide Empire and, with such a protecting army and a powerfal navy and such large auxiliary forces to rely upon, a feel here as safe to-day as if we were living in the heart of London. (Hear, hear.) To the splendid forces, the Army and Navy and Auxiliary Forces of Great Britain, and the sepresentatives of these forces whose presence among us adds so mach pleasure to our residence in this fale Tale of Fragrant Streams, I ask you gentlemen to driak. (Applauss)

mercantila community of the colony, but also the powers that be--the Council, the Civil Service, the Army and the Navy, and last, but Dat lexat, his own piplesslor, the law, and he felt pesce, happiness, and (Applause) That way, he firmly believed, the first ime la the history of the colony that a man had heen entertained in that hall by such a large and Commodore Halland, who also was warmly representative gathering. He believed he was received, wild in the absence of the Admiral it worthy of it. (No, no.) He was proud that fell to him to return thanks for the Nay His te had been a resident of this colony and at Excellency had made arrangements to be pre-war here where he first received his foreign edu- sent, but was unable to return to Hongkong in cation. The colony was not an old bae and be time and he desired the speaker to express his predicted-fi was proved now—that under the segret. Mr. Ho Tang had spoken of the expansion wise rule of His Excellency Sir William of the nary and a few words raight be appropriate, Robinson the colony would play an important It was only quite lately that the true history of

part in bellding-op in the Far East a large the nawy was put before them. Captain Mabao, mercantile community in every branch of trade of the American pary-(applause)-bad lately and also a vast shipping trade. If was Import

at Iogether naval history in a way that had ant in other respects. It had done much in the Taken the world by surprise. No one had a greater influence in purbing as the navies schools of all denominations here, Government way of education. (Hear, hear.) There were of to-day than him and he was more responsible and private schools of all descriptions. for the greater expenditure on the navy than Taking as one instance the Government Central any man living. People wald "We don't want School (now the Queen's College), His Excellency to fight," but why did we go on boliding ships said he was most glad to see present the bead and getting men? Everybody had learned from master. (Applause) He had educated hundreds Captain Mahan's book what England is szof Chinese students and when they had comLivingstone. Timekeeper :-Mt. E. P'Aquino. a sen power and he (the Commodore) belleved pleted their education, many of them, as this. that her work now was in the interesis of peace.

was a small colony, went to Shanghal and other (Hoar, hear) In the fighting of the past it was the thing for everybody to gat as close to his education to account. In the various parts places where they had more scape to turn their enemy as possible. With the armaments of to-day people wish to keep apart and the hopeful thing any other engaged in the Maritime Customs, the there were more students from this colony than is that the, farther belligerents keep apart the more scope If there for arbitration to go on

railways, and other branches. Regarding his own future, he said Mr. Ho A-Mel bad spoken between them. (Hear, hear) Arbitration was; of a glorious fature for him and he had therefore galning ground, but he (the Com to confess he was bit too ambitions. modore) held to the old Latin maxim St vis He preferred to be judged by his own acts and pacem pars bellum." (Applause.)

cot by any promises he might make. He would Mr. He Amei proposed the toast of H.E. Wa do bir best but, at the same time, he would tay Ting Fang. He sald-Your Excellency, I have that, whilst serving his own sovereign faithfully the very great honour and pleasure, on the eve and to the best of his ability, it would be his chief of your departure from the colony, to svall my-sim to cement the friendly relations now bappily sell of this opportunity to tender you our best existing between China and foreign countries. congratulations for the bigh position to which (Hear, hear.) In his farewell words he wished you have been appointed by our Government as them happiness and prosperity, and, if permitted Minister to the United States of America, Spalo, to return, he hoped to find them in continued and Peru-a position which, I have no donbt, good health and happiness and doing well. you will maintain with honour and credit to (Applause.) your country. (Applause.) Your Excellency can see that this is one of the most distingulated plauded when he rose to speak, said→→→Mr. Chair- Mr. Leang Shia Kong, who was loudly ap- audience ever gathered here, as before you are

men, the toast committed to my care this oven- representatives of almost every nailonality. The mest influential members of all the mercantile

ing is one which needs few words to commend bosses are-gathered-here-to-do-yen-bonoortoust of" Our Guest! We are deeply gratised it to your warm and hearty reception. It to the an bonour which, I must say, you have justly earned, an honour which is

that so many of the leading representatives of much prized by your countrymen, and an honour

this important colony of Hongkong should be with us on this salade occasion to do honour which reflects great credil on the colony of Hongkong. It is owing to this great honour

to H.E. Wa Ting Fang previous to his goleg to represent the Imperial Government of China which you bave brought home to this colony, in that great country, the United States of Ame and for your past and many valuable services rica-(applause)-to say nothing of Spain and "which you have rendered the public bere Peru. We are much indebted to our guests for doring the time you were Member of the Legis coming bera to-night to assist us in our endea Intivo Council and Acting Magistrate, and for your long residence in the colony, that it would be kong, the Hon. Ng Choy, the new Minister lo vours to do honour to an old resident of Hong- remissneas on our part if we allowed you to pas America. Let me ask you to join heart and brough Hongkong without showing you some band with me, and drink in bumpers to the mark of our esteem and respect. (Applause).health, long life, and prosperity of nur guents. I It is needless for me to say that your Excel coppie the name of Mr. E. R Beliton with the lancy's record of services is well known amongst your friends here this evening; but I think it is not out of place for me to give a blographt cal sketch of your past life la concection with this colony, which I find is as follows:

mby

toast,

the Chinese would advance and become one of the prominent nations of the earth. (Hear, hent) The Chinese in Hongkong should in a few years have a City Hall of their own and he hoped they would have many reunions like the one that night. The Interchange of Ideas and ene modern civilisation should enable us to break through the Impregnable barrier of ancient conservatism that now surrounds China (Applause.) In conclusion he proposed "Our Hosts."

baball of the hosts,

The Chairman briefly returned thanks ca

M. E. Agar um C. Rebeiro.................. R. Basa

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50 YARDS' FLAT RACE (Handicap) Beys and Glits under 9-Post Entries.

J. Cortes

G. Jord&...........djrema 2 „LONG JUMP-Baya from 9-13 (Three tries).

7. Whichell, is ft, 2010s I C. Humphreys BICYCLE RALE, mile (Handicap) Open to Pupils of any age.

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The Esir" goes to Afties, making the trip In two days, and joins the French army on the ballon in warfare xLance becomes apparent. evening before the catastrophe. The use of the

NOTANDA

CALENDAR.

MARCH.

Meteorological means dazed on ten years' observations to 1893. Barometer........................30059 Thermometer .union Humidity ...............OČNEERI 4.85, Rainfall.

mammubo.... 4.08 inches,

TO-DAY. WEATHER REPORT.

-On dato us. On data ni

10 4,th,

Barometer 3017 Thermometer..

61 Humaidlly...62330 68 Rainfall

4F..

30.06 163 Το

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Chinese,- $th of 2nd moon' of 23rd year of Saturday, 6th March, 1892. Kwong-sü. locate the exact position of the enemy. He feels dabammedan.-2nd Shawall, 1913.

The French General has not been able to Jewish,—2nd Ader, 565T. they are near him, yet his oalposts and patrols Sta-Ritstr. 15min. have not sighted any. "The Caar" soars in the

·Setz air, and from the aliltade attained.

High water-Vor. Ing jins overwhelming numbers of the black rationed Low Waite-Morrins

THE AERONAUT IS ABLE TO IK

Afternoon in the distant valley and wait: g laght to advance on their foc

skr. min. .10kr. 51min, .....11kr. 10miNG. şăr, $$min, Afternoon in škr. Ežmin.

ANNIVERSARIES.

The balloon relors and takes up its position a thousand yards in the alt, shove the military quare. It is to constant telephonic commual cition with the General and reports to him minute by micute the stealthy advance of the blacks. Night falls. It is a dark 'es pitch, a condition counted upon by the enemy to cover their advance. Bat the balloon is provided with a powerful electric search light, whlab Ibrows Its cays on the enemy's advancing lines: But in face at the fearful odds-twenty and even filty to one-this advantage of the rearch light is, of litle use. The black wave sweeps on and the French army is wiped out. The aeronaut severs his connection with the S-R£148... Skr. 28mis ground and soars away in carry bit terrible nows High water-Morning ihr. 19. to Europe. Attached to the balloon is a long folding ladder, provided with sharp books, intended to act as anchors, and when, later, the balloon is in danger of being destroyed by the Sondanese, It serves as a weapon of defence.

1841-Hostien at Canton recommenced. Fort 1891-Allempt to stir up anti-foreign slots at Napler taken by the British, Wuchang 1896-The steamship Helitefu lost on Cape -

Vazolio.

TO-MORROW, Sunday, yah March, 1897. (First la Lent.) Chinein.-6th of And moon of Brd year of ...

Kuong-sü,

The Europeany have now been driven back as F. H. J. Baker

far as the Mediterranean, and a panic has seized D Beltilos E320224LRIZAKIBATAB

Europe. An International conference is held in ́100 YARDS' FLAT RACE (Handicap) Girls Paris to consider means of defence, and the fram 13-18

result is that the lifed Power

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SYND A MAGNIFICENT PLXET

the Mediterranean. Now, it is thought the barbarian cao advance no farther. The steal. walls of civilization bar the way....

HIGH JUMP; Boys from 13-18 (Three trias.) M. É. Asgat, 4 £1.7)B..................ma ↑ C. Rebelio_2446mmun 2 Bat the Sultan and his followers have in their Pupile of any age.

100 YARDS' FLAT Race (Handicap) Open to pay a European Anarchist, a renegade English- man, who bas sworn eternal hatred to his race. M. E. Aigar a

This man has some knowledge of chemistry, and R. Bats

is able to manufacture high explosives. These C. Rebelroma

explosives are pliced to earthen jars, and thus Papils of any aga.

SKIPPING RACE; Girls; 100 Yards; Open to emstitute, when hermetically sealed, brmidabis. torpedess, capable of blowing out of the water the largest fronclad aflant

-in I

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BICYCLE RACE, 3 miles (Handicap.) Open to past and present Boys.

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A. A. Alveoma,58858445mmunio. I H. Grant Smith ................................. Time, 8min 3itec.

para and present Boys.

EGO AND SPOON RACE, 100 Yarda. Open to

R. Whichell............... HALF MILE (Handicap) Open to past and prezent Boys.

A. A. Alves....<

L. E. Lammertón 1 Open to past and present Boys,

THROWING THE CRICKET BALL (Three tries.)

J. Lopes............................................. A. E. Alver............

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A

present Boys,

SACK RACE, 100 Yards; open to past and

1.E. Limmerty......................... I R. Baka

# 600 YARDS' FLAT RACE (Handicap) Boys from 13-16.

R. Humphreys H. RAPP

Koowing that their, entiny possesses DO material for naval warfare, the European admi rat neglects to place torpedo nets, and keeps Hittle watch. Finally, by the aid of native swim. mers, who place the jars or explosives under esch vessel, the whole European fleet is blown Into the air, and the Massulas invado Europe, entering and seizing Constantinople. The Turks now go over to the cause of their co-religionists. It becomes a war between the Chits lan and the Infidel.

Every possible means is now adopted by the Sultan to accomplish his end and one of the mest terrible is the spreading of

DISIACE IN HIS ENEMIES' RANKI

and in the clifes be Is besieging. He procurés from the fever regions of the Nile valley a large number of negross suffering from the last stages of cholera and typhus. "These wretches are chained together-the men andleg them being bathed in distarcilog fuld-and the negroes are then tied to the air ship, which by strategy bas fallon Into the Sultan's hands. The air ship then takes fight with its diseased cargo, and, soaring over cities and armies, dropa Londreds of tiose pestiferous bodies, which 100 YARDS FLAT RACE (Handicap) Girls quickly communicate the deadly disease around from 7-13.

them, Tychat patients, and even lepers, are C. Corcoran....

also sent foaling down the rivets, polsoning M Marcus

201 the Inken and stõäma.

sent Boys.

THREE-LEGGED RACE ; open to past and pre

E. Herbst Y F. Craz A.'E. ¡Alves? C. Riberlo

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The inhabitants of the different European countries are panic-stricken and begin to leave their homes and to fits north, leaving the country to the invader. Meantime, the powers are exerting every effort to repel the followers of Islam. Pablic sobscriptions are opened for the CONFOLATION RACE: open to Competitors purchase of arme, and every available man who have not won a prize.

shoulders

& rifle. J. M. Remedios

But all to no purpose, The Sultan advances rapidly on Vienna, and finally destroys an army of 500,000 men commanded by the German Emperor to 'person,

and Europe, you were recommended to sugiat he had seen but little of him, but from that tile, H.E. Chang Yu-woon in settling and determinas could confirm what had been said of him. ing the Commercial Treaty between China and He was heartily pleased to see this wonderful Japan. Your valuable saivices and ability were good feeling between Asiatica and Europeans, duly recognised by our Government, and so you (Cheers.) are appointed to your present post of Minister abroad. (Applause) In appointing you as Minister abroad I do not think our Government could have chosen a better man I think you are

Mr. Fang Wab Chuen also responded, saying the manner in which the insnt wan'received was the right mes in the right place, and with your wide experience during the

most gratifying to them. He hoped this would stages of your life and your dealings with

not be the last gathering of the kind. The Gov ernment had dose a lot of good here by means mes of all stamps, creeds, and races, and of schools, in one of which he (the speaker) wWEE with the tret and of a lawyer, no educated, and His Excellency Wa Ting Fang doubt you will play a clever part as a diplomat, also had the foundation of his education lati and whenever any difficulties and ruptures here. Some of our schools only did good to these arise between our country and the countries you who left Hongkong, but he (Wong Sing) was not pra accredited to you will be able to settle them le a harmonions and satisfactory manner to the public should continually support the Educa. one of those. (Laughter.) The Government and the credit of ont country. In view of the step taken by our Government to appolating your to see such gatherings once every month. tion Department. (Hear, hear.) He would like Excellency to the United States of America, (Laughter). He asked the company to drink a Spain, and Peru, and H.E. Lob Fang Lah to glass of champagne with him, a full glass, like England, beth of you with a thorough European an umbrella. Ne heel laps. (Laughter.) education, it appears to me that our Government The Government here was very good to has a strong inclination for reform and progress the Chinese and Mr. Lockhart wan (Applause). I am in hopes that on your setura regulaz Chinaman. (Laughter.) He likes from your mission, aller filling your office with the Chinese (laughter)alt a mlautes to-day honour and credit, that you will be premated to a high place, either as one of the Presidents and he likes Ediopein * well, Ha of Six Boards, of Chancellor in the Privy

is an Englishman. (A Voice: "No, he's Conseti, or Minister for Foreign Affairs; and there's an destinction. I hope that China will * Scotchmen") Scotch, English, or Iriab, doubt not that, before a decade has passed by

be maintained in the same way as Great

hear) His Excellency

almost all nations were presant and he begged to thank them and the horts for their kind entertainment. He was going never to return, but he hoped after years to on an errand to a foreign country, perhaps

would find them all prosperous and happy, come back safely. When he did, he hoped he

(Loud applause.)

The company then dispersed, after having spant a very pleasant evening. '

HUMBLED ALBION!

A FRENCHMAN'S IDEA OF WAR IN. 1946. A work recently published in Paris which is clicies, and is pretty sure to smuss military men causing considerable comment in French army

The Black Invasion, and is wiltten by the world over, is entitled "Lovasion Noire" Captain Danrit, a French Army officer. great war would mean fifty years hence, when The purpose of the work is to show what a

it may be reasonably supposed that scientific tion even more terrible and deadly than those in Invention will have perfected engines of destruc.

The author imagines a general uprising of the black races la various parts of the carib. There jota forces with the Soudanese, Algerians, in a second mutiny in India, and the natives

Abyssiniana, Zulus, and Egyptians, and the hundreds of other races and tribes known and

manner in which the European Fowers have taken possession of their country.

Forty millions of Mohammedans in China, (bá Siamese, the Persians, and the Turks all join assemble under the leadership of Abd-al-Moham the standard of the war of vengeance, and

the English; but regarded by every true Muscul med, a Sultan dethroned at, Constantinople by man as the representative of the Prophet and the chief of Islam. Hordes of

FANATICH GATHER UNDER HE BANKER from all parts of Asia, Africs, and India, until at last the Sulian has under his command an army of 13,000,000 SED,

The enemy is invincible. Europe is doomed. The ordinary means of checking the enemy falled utterly. He cannot be fought with bullets, Science must come to the rescue.

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lawl b.-3rd Adar, 5687. Mohammedan. 3rd Shawall, 1913.

Sets

espawn Ohr, 4min.

Low water-Morning Chr. min. Afternoon lär. Imb.

Afternoon ANTASY 5kr. 93min.

ANNIVERSARIES.

1893-All English boats ordered to remain out-

side the Bogue by Captain Elliot,

1856-Chinese Fire Brigada organised in Hong-

kong. 1882.-Departate of Governak Sir John Popa.

Hennessy, from Hongkong, 189-Release of the Rocque party, bald by pirates in Tonkin, on payment of a ransom of $50.com.

1894-The steamship Tantalus stranded off Table Island : afterwards was floated much damaged.

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CHURCH SERVICES.

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St. John's Cathedral¡-Communion, 7 a.m4

Matine, I am, Evensong, 1,43 p.m. Roman Catholic Cathedral1⁄4um at 6am

7 am 8 am and 930 sm. Benediction, 5 p.m. Union Church-Services, 11 m, and 6 p.m. St. Francis Church, Wanchat -Mass (Chin.),

6.m., (Port.) 7.30 ... Banediction, 5 p.m. St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :-Morning

"Service (English), 9am. St. Anthony's Chapel, West. Polat:-Mais, 8

Wesleyan Methodist Church ----Services, toga

a.m. and 4.45 p.zz. St. Peter's Seaman's Church (-11 s.m. and

6.30 p.m.

MEMORANDA.

9pm-Performance of "Les Cloches de Come- TO-DAY, 6th March.

ville" by the A.D. C. at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, p.m.-Willison's Circus at back of City Hall.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, MAILS DUE:

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Engllah (Rosetta) to-morrow. German (Sackiex) 9th Inst Indian (Arratoon Apcar) 18th inst. American (City of Peking) 14th last, American (Doric) 23rd inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 24th last. Tacoma (Olympia) 26th inst.

THE Nippon Yusen Kalaha's steamer Yamaskira Maru left Thursday Island for this port yester day afternoon, and may be expected here on the morning of the 15th inst.

SHIPPING RETURNS, From 5 p.m. yesterday to 5 pm, to-day. ARRIVALS. Strothallan....steamer, from Hcagay Hingiang immun

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Canton

Canton

Aggregating 9,863 tons register.

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DEPARTURES. Kwangits musteanser, for Castok---"P* Germanta sa OH............... Catherina Apcar in Esmeralda

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the ground quickly because of the pressore, and savelops the black ranks to a cloud. When it Dosareng sau nu drifts away the earth is strewn with corpses,

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But the meads by which this deliverance Indfl. 29th Jan.-ripomene, Oceana, Rulong, St. effected simost proves fatal to the conquerors. Andrews, and Feb.- Cyrus, Dordogne, sik The gazes disperse very slowly and are

Veb-Hector, Kanagawa Maru, gib Tab,- WAFTED IN GREAT CÃ QUES TOWARDS PARIS, Glenavon, Hilan Rickmers. 15th Feb-Anofa, sowing death as they go. For a time Paris Guadalquiver. 16th Feb-Benlarig becomes partly submerged in the deadly E and many thousands perish.

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Major-Gen Black in replying to the toast for "The Army "wald, Mr. Chairman, your Excel lencies and gentlemen, the question might well be asked why should "the Army and Nary be toasted on all festive occasions in the Empire where speeches are tolerated, and the answer is not far to seek. It is not only because our coun- trymen are proud of the glorious deeds of our Army and Navy in the past nor because they your Excellency may be the Premier of China Britain. (Gwa Ting Fang, addeuszod 15s & unknown'of Africa, who are exasperated si the | sigual is giva to discharge. The gat reaches | Hainan nue)(NIQUE believe that the present soldiers and sallers are ) (Loud applause). Count Ito, I think, was educated. worthy successors to the men who went about the same time as you were in England, company la Chinese and English. He said before them, but it is also because every He was entrusted with the partiallo of Premier citizen ir animated by the warlike by the Emperor of Japan. I really do not sue Instinct and is prond of having a part in any reason why you should not, in like manner, those soldierly qualities which he rates very become some day the Premier of China. (Land Eigh

in the scale of virtues. You need not applause). In your Excellency, therefore, I search the pages of bistory for proof that the have great hopes for the reformation of our country whois fighting men are not held in system of government in China, and I feel I am honour, that takes no pride in arms or wanke zxpressing the views of everyone here when I exercises, te tottering to her falk Even now wish you long Hie and farther promotion la the when the cry of peace is beard from the house service of the Emperor of China. (Applause), tops and a prayer for peace ascends from every I have much pleasure to calling upon this temple, when the masters of the mightly legions assemblage to drink to the health of His Excel. of Europe are shrinking with deesd from lasach- lancy Wa Ting Fang. ing their nations into the avalanche of war, we are not gulled by this mecking note, wo are under no delusion, for we recognise that the measure of a country's safety is her readiness His Excellency Wang Fang had a very to fight and that the country whose sword is cordial reception on rising. He said that among gland to its scabbard is only saved from conquest so any final spuakes he falf rather diffident in and partition by the mutual Jealousies of the responding to the toxit, but, as it was incumbent maro watike Pawers. I would add a word on the on him to sky regething, he must do it., Fisi feature which differentiates the armies of the of all he wished to convey to the company his Ualled Kingdom, and of the United States from deep gratitude for the great kindness and distin- the other armies of the world; they are composed galshed honour they had conferred on him on of men, who are saldiers by free will. We the occasion, and ke looked upon it as one of the soldiers do not pretend to be better man proudest tackdants of kin Him(applause) than our civilian brethren, but only that in which he had achieved so Ikila (No, no.): He education and practice have made as the head looked upon this gathering as a source of grati to the arrow, the steel point to the leon shell, tude and of contentment. It would be ungra and we know that there are thousands of better claus on his part set to make allusion to the man.. hebind us. We are proud of our clileen kosours done blas. He first thanked the Chair. soldiers, the Volunteers, not only because they man and the other konis, representative undergo the drudgery of training without fee and members of the Chinese community and who without price, not only because they "add" | represented most of the important trades

beta fally to the defence of the Empire, but and perimušons. Among the brilliant because they prove that the Sghing Instion off bly" (as ¦ RAW • 80} \-ONLY" mambers" of "Els

The toast was pledged most cordially, the whole company facing in singing "He's a jolly good fellow

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The menu was as follows punk

Birds Nest Boip.

Beled Fish and Bhrimp Sauce.

Katrees.

Pain'da Tala Cent Quail in Jelly.

Jaintia.

Compos de Fowl.

Saddle Mutton, Roast Kobe Esef.

Deskargad Kaz Bolled Corsed Tonga,

Cheezie Reart Phessants,

Vegetables.

Groux Pics kad Cabbare.

Emrests.

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+All a preconcerted signal this vist horde, perfectly armed with the most modern weapons, purchased from the whites, awaepe over Europe, ipreading devastation and rain in its path,

This Ides has given Captain Danrit an oppor- tantly to describe all the methods of defence likely to be adopted by the European nations to repel this invasion, sed in this lies the chief fatmest of the book,

With pardonable pelde ke arranges that the Mussalinan wave sweess sverything before it antil it gets to Paris, Teere it is powerless to overcome the herolo and welensise defence made by his Countrymen." Paris save the civilised

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The blacks commence hostillies by selsing and destroying all the European posts on the Congo and the Nile, and then begins their victorious march toward the Mediterranen. A French army of twenty-five themand men

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Later when the vast number of dead bodies|| Bllan Rickmert, Tosa Maru, zóta_Feb- threaten breed

* frightful scourage, the air. Anding, Fothan, Sophis Rickmars, Tamink ships! tubes are once more utilised this time to 2nd March-Glanshire, Glasla, Benedich deluge the bodies with petroleum. The torch in Cratis, Mertonithshire, Tencer Congtu then applied and a 1 danger of a plague is prat. gth March-Ader, Sardidon, Tat Skun......

The author concludes by Indulging in the dream of the humbling by the allied Powers of Esgisad, whose aggressive policy all over the world has turned every nation against her, and when Frinds and Russia declain war she does not find an ally.

HOMEWARD 16th Yoo-Fakling,_Prins Heinrich, Sydney, 2nd March-Friggo, Marquis Bacqueham,

Scorr's Emulsion of Pare Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is prescribed by Physicians ali The allied Powers land on the English coast over the world. It is a remarkable remedy for near Reigate and march upon Lordon, which Consumption, Scrofula, and wasting disesse, after a feeble resistance, is taken. Her fleet is and very palatable. Read the following destroyed and England begs for peace. It is have much pleasure in stating that I have tried granted on one condition, only Drlando Scott's Emulsion in a case of impoverishei Britannia,

att blood, with scrofalous disease, and found it to be a very efficient preparation. It was liken withe out the least difficulty-A. TEMPLE PERKINS, a Lardship Park, Blake Newington, N. Any Chemist cas supply - Sole Agents for Hong wong and the Kaspers of China - Walkins & Ch

Ireland gets Home Rule, and Walos is given to Ireland as a province, forming Ceinte king dom. What semaian is called Lille, Britalo, with a Danisk king on the throng,

The English flam is divided between Byain

and a horrible masssare, aneuse, 'There BEN | jwany-Bogdanego to overy Frenchman, sad in | Portugh), Pandey, sad Urnace 1 +