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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1897.
STEN GYMKHANA.
Patront-His Excellency Sir William Roblo the moved apr these a smál Mantity of powder, CMG. His Excellency Major-General coating 141 in Stagare coat $150 la freight Wrong Black, C.; Commodore Swinton C.
Holland, A.D.C.
Sto Sandakan
THE "Mode! Sorrent "must be a bright ∙lace to live in. is has been ascertained, says the Insurance Veterner, that the highest death Tale farar, fit's disean is that of Shipphal, wta verkcat si pez rowo. Frankfort conte axt wha, 13; And then Amsterdam, the serrage of which të sa per mill,
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45 St, strits as follows, nader | date Newchwang, 214 Geeta A very fair amount of bears bare subgetrom up diver und | according to reperts from the Interior great, quantities are expected sharily. The following steamers ace to post-Fustsan Maru, LoksaNE Borg, Tardinstald CMAH, Bothow, Kanzu Fooksang, Tancred, Harman, Kaga Mors, Ẩm dependent and Pronto. Salling vOREOLE KLB :-- Stanfeld Bittern, Kilty, Osaka, Quickstep, Anna Hirtha, Lucia and Sebastian Back. Produce quotations are:-Beaucako, Tin. 1,70 per 10 elèces; Beans, Tis, 485 per 300 cattlös; | Ban Oll, Tir. 6.83 per 100 cattles.
ACCORDING to the Yuskin Niddo, the Sirikw-| mary, a steamer belonging to the Nada Kogyo -Kaish”, of which nothing has bran⋅ heard since she left Hyego on the 18 h September for Shian gawa, has been given up a lost in the vicinity of Oshima or Miwagasaki, Klusha. Tha Sikkas. mark, which bad been sent in search of the
mining steamer, brought several places of wreckage which are regarded as conclusive proof of the loss of the Siriku mars. On the 10th ult, the Sekkai-mars picked up a broken plece of the bridge of a sizamer, "TWO DATE,' a cabin door, &c., off Miwagassel, about 30 miles trom Orbims. The steamer made farther search, and called at Oshima to inquire whether any dead bodier had been washed ashore Be whether any kienmen had been observed to sink, but the replies were in the nogalive, The boatswain. of the Stichu-maru, who hid remained mahore in Hyo;a on account of liiness, has identified the wreckags brought by the Sikkat-maru as belonging to the mining vessel. THE Koba Chronicle of the zaod ult. says:- The local export market milli remains very dull except in Straw Braids and Matting, us for most
export commodities the Japanese are saking
ridictionsly high delcas. A 10tle rice has bean-sold for the Pacific Count, but for any. where else the quotations are a great deal too high. Camphor stands at 45 Jen to 40 yen but there are no bayers, and sellers do not seem very anxious to past with their stocks. Vege table Wax is a little weaker, the quotaiton belag about yen 1870, Galinuts are very firm, and desiers are asking as much as from 26 yen to 37. yen perpical. At that price buyers da not respond." Nor are they responding to the high prices asked for Peppermint. There is nothing in Metals, As regards Imports, considerable purchases of foreign rica ara belog made, especially from Rangoon, for forward as well as exriy ubigmans. Very little is doing in the piece goods and yarn markets, but a falz bustoss in Chiness cofion is
reported. Some business has been done Liso in American, and as prices, show a werkening ten- dency more bayira of American, colton are 'expected to come into the market. In other commodities very linte is dolog, a
THE cement has been made that the
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MANDALAY-RUNLON RAILWAY.
crack:
The Committee of the Cucket Club have public papers regarding the progress on this line, A great deal having been intoly written in the selected the following to represent Hongkong it is as well to give a few fers showing the true Against the Stralis Team on Mooday and Tues- state of affairs. The earthwork for about 70 day sext
miles and nearly all the bildges, being small A. S. Anton, G. D Campbell, H.KR., Col
ones in this fengið, era almost folshed, and the Commitless-The Hon. J. 7. Bell-Irving,
ratis have been laid for 14 miles to the foot of Hait Buck, Irq.; Capt. Burney, R.A.; R.M. Gordon, W.Y.R. J. F. A. Hastings, T. N. Hobo Z-blogy! Ghaut, but this Z-blogpi Ghaut in Gray, Ergi V. A. Cover Hawkins, Erg. T. F. Ward, WV.R., Ser L-Col. Johnston, A.M.S, a nnt which the Railway will find a hard ons to Hough, Esq. McKts, Keq; Capt. Loveband, F. Maliland, T. S. Smith, Rev. G. R. Vallings, ADC.; G. C. C. Master, Esq.; The Hon. F. H. A. G. Wood, and W, M. Wood, W.Y.R. May; C.M.G.; C. H. Nugent, Esq, RE; LA-
There will be music on the ground on the Col. The O'Gorman, DAAG.; G. H. Petir, afternoons of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Esq.; Commander Taylor, R.N.; The Hos. T. H. and Saturday. Extra accommodation has been Whitebead ; M. D. Wood, Erq; W. Y. Regt.
provided for visitors and it is hoped by the Com- Judget The Hes. J. J. Bell-Irving and V.mittee of the Club that the ladies of Hongkong, as well as the generst community, will turn out A Car Hawkins, Esq.
lage numbers to witness the matches,
Handicappers: -Hart Buck, Feq; R. M. G#xy, Exq,1 G, C, C, Master, Erq,
Tindlusper 1–G, H. Potis, Erq. „Clerk of the Sealás :-). McKie, Esq.
Hon. Secritary !-Lient-Col, The O'Gʻrmax, D.AA,G,
Favoured by fine weather the Gymkhana to- day proved very successful from a sporting potat of view and there was a good attendance, includ ng a number of indice.
The tar was in
good condition, and there were rather larger Balds than usual. In ment of the events the racing was interesting and there were several
close faishes, which caused souse excitement,
Py kind permission of Gel, Gorton and the officers, the band of the West York Regiment played on the laws and very considerably added to the plassure of the afternoon's outing. The || band programme was as follows :—
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Marckuumim.” Ubique”.........................................W, O. Rastlay. Or* Romastique "Kala Bela. Palk Bros Boud" - Strauk Reminiscose," Of All Nailons *..................F. Godbey, Vi: H Spring Flowan".wow. Bousquet,
·Selection.....“La Palce Maria" Lecocq,
God Save the Queen,
· As mensi the committes externalmed their friends to “afferason tea " la the Grand Stand. The following are the results of the contests: THE KINGSCOTE CUP-A five furlongs handicap for all China ponies. rst prize presented 2nd, 3:30. Entrance fee gr, but I felt in afler 2p.is, en 2nd November, $3 in addilon. Lt. Col. The O'Gorman's Morrison, rost 13lb
Mr. Wood T
Mr. Gray's Rockhall, ist 17ide.....Mr. May 2 Mr. George Potia' Tossio, 11st zalb
Mr. Baracs13 Mr. Cox's Saucy, rost silb...Mr. Cox+3 Mr. Forbes Morvin, frat 4lbs......Mr. Gedge Mr. Bell-Irving's Rad Rag, 1ost 41b9............
? Dead bent.
Mr. Gordon a
Won by x length and a half. Time 1 min. 21 secs. THE CONSOLATION RACE-Forall beaten Ching ponies of this season's gymkksoss (winners of polo pony faces excepted). Once round the course. Weight for inches. 1st prize, $50 second, $20. Entranca lee, $3.
Mr. Ball-Irving's Red Rag, rost gibionnoi
Mr. Gordon f
Japanese Government la framing law with a view to ensure the'discipline of Japanese saliors | Mr. Herufin Wakeful for, 1011 dibummu aboard ship. For the credit of Japan the sooner
Mr. Cox's Paddy Bird, rost 4lbs. Mr. Cosa
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Mr. Lawford 3 It is done the better, says the Robe Chronicla, | The Hon, T, H, Whitehead's Vicar 1189 gib... Marquis Ito, when he said the other day, that
Ит. Вигает о the reputation of Japanese ships was suffering Mr. Leon's Glandohh, rost to lbs Mr. Ceartle o by reason of the lack of disciplines among thị Mr. Poita's Gleniffer, 10st zolbs......Mr. Wood o allors, was speaking well within the bounds of Mr. Forbe's Simple Simon, fost rolb Mr. Wood a Won by a short bund. Time, a min. of sect. TILTING AT THE RING-Three runs. Tilting lances provided. 1st priza, a cup presented by George Potts, Erg; and, three-fourths of the entrance feet. Esurance fee, $1. Mr. Maberley.............
the truth, Examples of what la meant have been published often, but as the subject is now reeely. ng the attention that ought to have been given to It long ago I may add another example which was told to me this week. . A quartermaster on a certain foreign-going Japanese ship was found by the chief officer not to be duly following bis
THE GHOSTS OF A LOST EXPEDITION.
THE FATE OF OTTO EHLERS IN GERMAN
PAPUA.
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When in 1895 the news reached Papua of the fearful end of an expediton that, starting from the north-east coast, attempted to cross the stand and reach the English south coast at the mouth of the Motu-mols River, it created the restent consternation, as the leader. Otto Eblers,
a special favorite of the German Emperor, was regarded as a traveller of com-iderable experl ence, and the difficulties he would have to mea on his hazardous trip were doly Impressed upon bim bei re he started. He took no notice, how- ever, of warnings or the grim forebodings of others more acgarinted with the special terrors of the dark laiand's interior.
Only a section of the black carriers, recruited
TO-MORROW.
Sunday, 7th November, 1897, 4,
(iist affee Trinity.)
pout on Sunday smoking ploen- and people just cansing out of chapel whateffer 1. So we return. and potatoes, the which we washed down with Chinese-13th of 101A moon of Bird year ed to the tug, and ale a diamer of corned beef quid from the wickerwork flask before-men- stoned. Never more do I want to spend a San-Jewish-18th Hesvan, dies. day in plons Wales, unless it be my fortune to Mohammedan-211) Femada 17, 1818. fall in with such another genial kleod as my, Irish skipper of the tugboat.
JAPANESE STEAMERS ON THE JANGTSE.
The work on this Ghant is already near- ly two reasons beblad, the rest of the ll e
The ✪ aka Shosen Kaisha hai received in- through no fault of the Rellway officers.structions from the Minister for Communications work could be done. In regard to the proposed steamship service on The first seen no as the original aligomant was vetoed by the Government of India, and all that season
the Yangtza. According to the Osaka Asahi, the Instructions are that the Company shall pro- was lost in fading a new slignment. The vide the services specified hereafter for ten years greater part of last season was wise lost owing
commencing on the 1st January, 1898, for the to the scare whether this lua would be aban- doned for another routa up north of Mandalay, The steamers are to be ran from Shanghai to transmission of malls, passengers and cargo. and cons*quently neither officers nor contracters put much heart in a work, which might, at so
Hankow, calling at Chiaghteng, Wahu and moment, ba abandoned. The decision to stick Kluklar, both on the way up and on the return | to the Esblagyl Ghant was not finally arrived. A survice has also to be provided bet
ween Hankow to Tchang, calling at Shaahl on at till the end of February, and thereby nearly the whole of that season also was frittered away.
both voyages.. On the Shanghai-Hankow line The work on this Ghant is the heaviest along with a speed of not less than ten nautical miles two steamers, af 600 tons of more each, the whole line. The raco feet rise from the plains to the Zeblogy! plateau has to be accom-
as hour, are to be used, and the steamers must plished le 6 miles giving a 4 per cent gradient
make six voyages a month to Hankow and back early the whole way. In this length there are two small tunnels totalling about ita fest in to depth and huge ravi-es to be filled up and length, besides beavy cuttings exceeding jo fest crossed. There are now about three seasons, of hard work before the ralls can be laid along these six miles, and the officers do not seem to hare quite grasped this fact. There is no way of escaping of avel ing this Ghost, and hence all work done ap towards Mamy is practically of little or no use until the Zeblogy! Ghaut babean tackled and as far as appearances now go there is no chance of the Railway getting Into Maymyo till the end of the present
century,
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during the period from March 1st to the end of October, and not less than four voyages a month during the other months of the year, On size and speed shall be son making (Bree return the Hankow Jchang lae a steamer of simullar
voyager a month batween the rst April and the
end of September, and two a month from the rat
October to the end of March. During the time
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·ANNIVERFÀRIES.
1724-John Kyrie, "Man of Ross," died..~ 1834-Imp:rial Edict prohibiting the oplem
trado. 1843-Death of Lient-Colonel Kacwlas
Hongkong. 1Egg-Me Josu Macgregor died In Shangbäl
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral-Communion, 7 a.m Malini, ir .m., Eensong, 5.45 1.08. Roman Catholic Cathedrals-Man al 6 114 7 m., 8 .. and 930s.m. Benediction, $ p.m.
€
Union Church—Services, 11 x.m and 6 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Polat 1---. St. Francis Church, Wanchat-Murs (China).
"Morning Service, m
6.m., (Port.) 7.30 4.m., Benediction, 5 pm, St. Joseph's Church, Guden Road :-Morning
Service(English), 9 am,
St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point' :—Mass, E Wesleyan Methodist Church-Servicer, 10.30
sm, and 5.45 pm. St. Peter's Seamen's Church—15, 12,
6.30 F.m
bayer,
these instructions remain in force, an sanus! subsidy of 94,264 yea will be granted for the Shanghal-Ħankow line. (The inbaldy for the other service, the dasht does not live). The
SHARE HARKET, office at Harkow, appolating agents at company has decided to establish an otter places for the present. The Nippon
LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong Banks 18oper cent, prem., knýoes ; Yusen Kaisha has agreed to act as the Cant Laitrincos $165, sellers ; Chinx Sagers The climate of this Ghaut is the most viralent along the whole line, and neither agents at Shanghal. An agreement has been $157, wales and buyers; Olvers (8) 18.10, officers, subordinates, contractors nor coolles NYK steame shall connect at Shaughal with mad: between the two companies that the can siad it. This fact has been amply proved the Yangtze siesmass of the O.S.K. It is added
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS. by the experience of the last two that the Company has arranged to pat two of The man who delayed the opening of Wasiko
MAILS DUE: Katha Section for ihres seasons is hardly tha man for this Ghaut What are required now are ilberal méasuies and iberal rates, Famine rates will not see this work accomplished til the new centary comes in. Mr. Bagley ought to put his most energetic and liberal-minded officer on this Ghaut a special job, and give him a free hand as to rates, tying him down simply to itme, and then there is toms like hood of the work humming lasted of the present sɛall'e pace at which it" fe pro-
the throa meamers, Gigama, Tonegawa and Texrugawa on the Shanghai-Haokow Kna to commence with and to ́boid a new steamor for the Hankow-Ichang line. The order for the latter has been parted with the Kavak Yard, Kobe. The new steamer will be a fist-bottomed boxt of about 17do ass, 330 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 20 feet deer, with a speed of rx knots For the accommodation of passengers it will have eight special cabins, eight first class cabins and room for $60 steerage passengers. She will be bullt of steel.
from New Ireland and New Britain, ever accom- plished the end of the Journey; bat my most of the boys apoka excellent English, the Gevern- ment of British Popus, who sent the survivors ever to the German head station to the Astrolabe Bay, and subsequently the Germans were able to elicit a very complete and apparently sails. factory report from the few witnesses of one of those Gerce and silent tragedies that no cable reparts. If nothing but the unuiterable auffer- ings of those brave pioneers in the service of humanity and science had triniplied, nobody out of a limited circle of laterested parties would have heard the names of those martyrs. sensation resurrects names.
Thanks to the efforts of Judge Dr. Hahl, Imperial Chancellor in the Blumarek Archipelago, the mystery of their death har at last been elucl daled. Rumors of foul play had been alive | Raliway kive before them ere he can hope to reallaes what the present Tirah Expedition amongst the nativer visiting trading stations. in the north of New Ireland, but as the accusa Hons were made.agufust inimical tribes, and the spiteful ur veracity and treacherous ingenuity of the Melanesian are well established facts, those tales were attributed to Inter-cridat Intrigue, lo
Bat
greasing. Unter liberal measures be adopted at once the Zeblagyl Ghaut is likely to damage way, The Lieutenant-Governor his been up to the reputation of many of the officers of the Rail- Maymys, and it is to be hoped that he has seen the Ghaut portion and fully appreciates what the
This may have the effect of waking up the make Maymyo his hot weather head-quarters officer of the Railway.-fadian Engineering,
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French (Ernest Simony) to-morrow. Indian (Arvatoin Abcar) to-moEZGW, American (Daric) Bih last Tacoma (Victoria) 11th inst.. German (Bayern) 19th inst. American (CAfwa) 19th Inst. American (Belgie) 18th inst.
THE P. & O. steamer Shangkat, from China, arrived in London on the afternoon of the zi Lost
THE O. & D. 5. S. Co's steamer Dorks, with
this morning.
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A frontler correspondent of the Tiwiss of Zadis | milis, etc, left Shanghai for this port at 7 o'clock writes :—I do tot iblake that India at large folly
means, Drawing a parallel with our average pubilc that we are on the ore of a campaige, frontier expeditions, ibere is little to show the which, even though it may be a short one, probably be the most sanguinary which the THE JOYS OF SABBATARIANISM. | franiler has seen for years. Leaving the Orakul spirit of cowardly revenge. Since thin, how-
section aloce, the Afridi clans themselves will THE Imperial Germas Mall liner Boyers, : ever, the probability of the story, together with Louis Beck, the well-known South Sea prove an enemy worthy enough. It must beying the German mails with daten fevent. the unszimous conteneur of witnesses, created novelist, gives the following amusing account of borne in mind that, from the extreme festilty
Berilo of the 18th mit, lett Colombo for this an agitation for a new trial, which has just bean bis experience of Sunday observance la Wales -
and geographical portion of this saction of the
port yesterday afternoot, and mtyti expected Cornwall is a pretty rough place for the frontier, the Abrlils have become a wealthy clan
here on or about Wedonday, the 17th inst, concluded, and brings to light a terrible tale.
Though the efficial report on the fate of Eblers antartcafe traveller in need of refreshment on and that they have exercised this wealth by
Sunday but the other day I had an experience arming themselves with the latest pattern and Plating, the two wblemen of the expeditors in South Wales that has inspired me with leath-breechloading til. Moreover, a fighting nation it and the carriers, pat lisbedin German papers two ing for the country. I happened to be in Cardiff by birth and Instinct, a very large proportion hare years ago, is awful reading-the utter desolation that engulfed the party from the very first range, on Saturday, and, as I d'd not intend relareing received milliary training in our own regiments. the continual dreary rain, the farious mountain to town till Monday, cast about for a place in The chief tribes of the Attidis are the Koku fores, were gloomy and disheartening anonsh which to spend Sunday (so same man would Khels, Kaziba Kheis, Kanisesi Khols, Malik- -yet, later on, one by one, other enemies and Sunday in Cardiff, any more than a din Khels, Sipab, and Zekka Khels. There, of course, are divided and sub-divided up into many aopoured and dogged their footsteps-latangible Sydney man would go to Bourke la January for a change of ali). Poribezwi, I was Kavured, was fie-da that no dournge could overcome: starva-
sections endrub-sections, which lo peace time Hon, disesse, fear, and offence! No one who good place. So I went to Porthcawl Tis consider themselves as separate salts, but which lite semilde village, with a rock-h:und cout undo the nation being involved in war at once has not felt his very beart shudder with the fouch of daily, weekly, monthly silence, silence and exceedingly dirty-marvellously diriy combise with their sec ions, the tribes enu- unbroken bar by the sad monotonous drop of the appearance. I was directed to the leading hotel,merated above, the Kaki Khels and Sakka Instructions; he was in fact kalf a polet eat, I us. Landalo +¶¶÷much...... 2❘ and unutierable that it seems like a proof of esplanade, Could I have some dianer.
rain from leaf in leaf, silence so all-pervading gant building, situated on deserted Kbels are the strongest; but roughly estimating, in the whole fighting strength of the Afrills is and he was, as a matter of costar, duly repris | Tent-Col. The O'German 3 albelsm-zobody without such en experience gaired of a large young fṛmale in the bar. She nearly 30,000 men, and of thusa ya per cent, ara | manded. Shortly afterwards the officer found the ship bad been turned half a point out the Mr. Cez.............will understand the sufferings such an absence oge ariously, and required in acidalous of sit life can produce. It is death within life. tones it I had any feggego. No, I had no log. other way; and be talked to the man at the Mr. De Vitre
***Add to this the fearful bodily misery of the men, then wald she would send for Mr, Morgan, or gage. She looked at the for a minute or so, and wheel sg.in, Natlong afterwards he discovered Mr. Drury .............. that the man hað þat the ship a polat
Captain Phillip...
.............who hoped against bape from day to-day to see
Jones, or somebody, the proprietor. That gen- -and a half outs and thé chlef officer Increased
the last mountain chalo, that would allow them look into freedom and the world; the evil skin
ilemen came and inspected me, and at once the seveilty of Els remonstrance accordingly.
opened the conversation by telling me that my But the man at the wheel considering his
their own bedies; the self-reproaches of the dinner would cost 31. Then he waited to see the Edignity to have been grainly fosulted, went
effect. "Very well," leader for bis foolhardy daring : and we have u
said: "hurry up, I'm I Straightway, when te was relieved, to fetch an xc with which he meant to take his revenge a
picture of Inferno Incarnated. For Papes does ungry. He said in his barbarone jargon that he wise not a man to hurry for anypody not simply coarsely murder; It tortures first,
whatefer';" also that the cook was going to And then, when at last the great smother chapel" and he "ilt not think she would be river, the Motu-molo, the path to relief, was willing to cook any tinner whateffer." Realising struck, Just when hope began to hive a raison my parious situation, I adopted the salies in d'eite, the two white men died-drowned, as
modo plan, and asked the hairylooking pro- was stated, while asleep on the founderlag saltprietor to consider the fact that I was hungry that was to carry them seawards. The rest of then I asked him to a drink. He accepted the expedition, with the exception of a number with celerity, and began to unbend. But of boys sold to be bushed or dead from starvas tion or dyscotery, managed to get to the coast, sad aided by a native teacher of the LM.S., were transported to Port Moresby,
Mr. Platt wykazusybet Capt. Barry Drawe
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A POLO PONY RACE-From the 2-mile post in
Owners up catch weigh's. Penies must be played at polo regularly to within one week of this meeling zet psize, a cap presented by HE Sir Williard Roblasan, G.C.M.G. A second prize will be given. Entrance $3. Captain Exrry Drew's The Beat .............................. Captain PkWip's
the chief officer-That axe was taken from him
before he did any damage; but the spirit of Yamato raged within the man and he fetched another axe which was also taken (ißin him. The 'Captain then told the obstreperous one that ba might consider himself a passénger for the rest of the voyage, and that ble pay would cease from that dare,, Then t seems the anbordinate Japanese officers on the ships took the side of the man, and things for some days were so kut," but I ans told the Cxplain for the sake of the ship's safety was obliged to promise that . Landale's Castor............
no deducilon would be made frens the man's
"passengers
Captain Burney's Fandango............ The Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Kingroote ...... Me, Landale's Parios Mr. Put
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Mr. Gibson's Chia Chfa ........ ships and cargoes, whib (he lives of and crew to boot, are imperilled in thisway, il fu-kir, Gibson's Hercules certainly time stringent laws were made, if · Dona exist, and also thai thonblaws should be enforced with utmost rigour,
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THE SHANGHAI-RACES..
OF-DAY-SATURDAY, 6TH NOV., 1897. “AMAZON CUP (I mile),
Mr. Henry Montan's'ch. Bayberry...omianua Mr. C. Baskifl Mr, John Peel's g. Klondyke Mr. Cruickshank s —Mr; H. Sylva's Aladdin,jiningarMr. Ellis 3
Nine starters, Timè, a mini 35 sec. -The CHARGER CUP,—(1ă muojam
Wen by a short hand after a regular helter- shelter race. LATIN NOMINATION XVENT—A word is gives which should be made into as many Evglish Dictionary words as possible by the lady, us. ing soy number of letters for each word four migetes allowed. For instance Parties," pirt, ole, paste, art, tio, it, ext, asit, map, etc, etc. A 5 or 6 letter word will be given. When done with, the nominator gives her card to her nominee, who is on foot; he mounts his pony, rides sound a post and back; mifoos allowed. Four points will be glean for each word and prints for nominee's places as they pass the wiening post in mider1 16 polots to rst, 8 to 2nd, 4 to 3rd Two prises. Entrance $2.
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armed with weapons of range and precision, Fares.............steamer, for Haiphong This is inespective of the Oraksals who are Plectola to hand that the Airidis intend fighting to the Ciara implicated on our left. Reliable information is Kwangle last, and now that their autumn harvests are in they will have a free band, and it is this point that we would press home, that 50,000 fighting tribesmen of the stamins and, lastincts of the Afridi and Orakel will mean heavy fighting before a British Agency can dictate terms from the Tirah platean, and that is the only place from which we can dictate terms which will HorazonG AND WEAKOA DOCK REFORME carry sufficient weight and govern the situation. Trexe (H.T.G.M,S.) ..... at Kowloon Dock The Tirah platean linell from all reports in a falan de) glorious spot, sulted before all others to be a Kagoshima Mar base for operations upon our North-west frontier, in as it adds to its virides by being well suited 11 a sanitarium. Native report says that no Indian Actio hill station can compare with it-the valleys are
should come to Porthcawl without any Inggach flourish, and its crops ran fato farariant growth. be said it * wans frry strange that a shentleman | ferille In the extreme, fruit trees grow and whateffez. After accepting another drink he It is never subject to heavy rain, as it is out of agreed to get me some "inner" cooked. And the monsoon current, Scow falls heavily during an awial dinner it was ; but being hungry I ate | the winter mouths, but it is a day and healthy it. Negotiations for bed having been com cold, and seeing what physique the Afridi plated, and both that and the dinner being paid | Pathan has, It seems possible that these reports. for, the halry Taffy began to unband, and said X | are true in the main should have a ferry good breakfast. Then he arked me if I would come to the chapel and hear soms ferry root singing. I declined on the plea of not being conversant with the Walsh longus) This seemed to raise dark suspicions In his mind for he asked me if I would pay for my breakfast in advance ! This upset my placid temper, and
the bistory of that dafortunate expedition bad few more terrible characters than was at fint assumed. Even now the facts are far from com- | piste, but they are sufficient to prove that can. nibalism in its most dreaded form, insurrection, ghastly miserable despair, and murder accom pauled the stri kau column. Ekler's mistakes wers many his Judment was at fault in nearly every particular regarding the exigencies of the march through that howling wilderness, clothed in luxuriant colors, that petrified nightmare. I declined to somewhat vigorous language lo He had not sufficient provisions, or clother, or | either pay in advance or eat the breakfast ; also tents. He carried unnecessary baggage with. I remarked upon the general filiby condition of his, such as bedsteads, 200 in gold, boxes, his establishment and the odor of the chep he tifles, etc., while his carriers had not even a ler had given me for dinner. After a sharp inter- palla to protect their naked, shivering there and change of exceedingly uncomplimentary 10- leechtern bodies from the crually cold rain of the marks-be telling me I was Lemmed mountains at night. But for all that, Ehlers | American foreign man who had no pis- wess brave men, who even under the tortures | nets in Forthcawl, whatoffer," and I replying he personally suffered ever tried to encourage the that he was n degraded savage, and not åt to last legion holed, And he deserved a bitter fața | bave charge of a pigustra"I left the "lending than he struck. Imagination may qually supply hotal," and set out to look for other quarters. what is better not wiltten; it o fight of the superior. Lying in the file dock 1 expled a steam fug, Mrs Landalo ...........Kits. Hawkiny 3 Caucasian fatellect against the bestial savagery and some mysterious prompting of Providence Cap, Burry Drow Men. Hall Brutton that threatened daily more under the incentive moved me to go on board. She belonged to Cept, Faillips............................................ al ferce sufferings to break the weak bonds illard Haven, and, fay untold, Eer skipper was Mr. Platt .........of scarcely learnt authority, ill at last it all an Teishman. He made me very welcante, pea- Capt, Berger..............ended to murder, and-well, other things deced a hugs wickerwork jar of whisky, ssd 1 Mr. Gibros Especially the fact that the expedition was could sleep Aboard bis craft, and that I ought in Me, Gordon
.........composed of nailves of different triber, who lo thank God for falling across Christians in such --Bir. Churley's b. Spartan mammalle. Midson, TM. de Vlirem o a state of nature kate each other fiercely (the place as Pocikcawl. He was a splendid syp
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kr. Rukh Mr. Wood every reason that brought there fast facts to of a sailor, and I was much interested to learn THE GYMKHAMA CUY-One mila; forail China ligi), seems to point out a horrible state of that, he bed becs served as quatimr-masies affairs, afterikolant scrap of four had disappear on the old Great Orlisle steam-ship, running ponies forced entrance for all winners on the ed, and leaves and roots termed the nourish from London to Melboume-thirty years ago. Bat during the seas, gymkhanass weight ment of those hopelem savages, with the hunger. Early in the morning the skipper and I started for lachen mot peto second, $25; me appetite for human desk, only half controlled out for a walk around the vicinity of Porthe entrance fee, $47.
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NOTANDA.
CALENDAR, NOVEMBER.
Meteorological means based on ten years' "observations to 1898, Barometervioimamenn 22.133 Thermometer 690
Humidity.............................................205.0 RainfaU....öster 0.81
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
On data at On datu ni 20 1,30, 4 Ply 29.98
Barometer 30.01 Thermometer Hamidlly.................... Ralafall ............INGLESEA
TO-DAY.
Saturday, 6th November, 1897.
(St. Leonard.)
Aggregating 9,656 tons regfator, -
Pronto USSSTELLEKTİN Nanyo Maru...............: Garda................................. Wait Yorks
Arrivals.
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Nov. 4 Honglong amoy.LY.S. & Co.
· 5 Nanyang mammA107mm), M, & CAL 3 Hangchow.Clos & N'wang.B, & R Departures. A for Agmis: Nov. 4 Kansu samom Waadon B. & §.. 4 Cosmopolis Hongkong...L. & H.`•
Hongliong...üilogapore....LAY,5, & C&
4
3 Whampoa ... Shungha!.....B. & S. 5 Nasyang......Hongkong.....). M. & Ca. IN POAT-HMS. Phonix, Hangchow,
FARIED THE CANAL.",
OUTWARD-28th September-Can. „Tvissia, Ial October-Glengary, Strathalian, 5th October-Commonwealth, Zih October-Bas Lidi, Ernest Simona, Pyrrhut, Zeene, d'asth October-Canton, Myrmidon, Port Adelaide, Ballona, Dorothea Ricknery, Pres, and Octar ber-Irant, Deuteros, Falcks, 26th October, Palling; Bayern, Benalder 91 October Priam, Poredom, Dalis, Honasal aad Nove ember Benvenue, Marta Valeria, Malacca, Orester, H. Sipine, Kukkilä, già November -Preussm, Sagkalian, Katsow, Mouni Taber. HOMEWARD=24th September-Fava, Sala, October-Prins Heinrick, Lannox. 12th Octos ber-Glenavon. 15th October #glala, Sackor Hiew gik OctobermaPrometheur, Kærk, sand October-Shangkat, Laos, sõin October Fathom. 29th October Vingen Salaria, and November--Avalo, Toban:
Chinese-19th of 2018 moon of Bird year of a 5th October-Dome Taniaus
Kwong-s Jewish-1117 Harian, 6883, Mohammedso-10th Jomada 11., 1815.
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Afternoon as Ikr. Ameta. ANNIVERKARIES,
SCOTT'S Xulsion of Pure:Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, la more reliable as an sgant in the care of Consumfilen, Brechtile, Wid "Giser at Dočthly, than any other hand, hones
to sandieni adance. Bid 128 latest Laya prescribed - Bestre: Kaal Mo also taken it myself, and can fur andass da uption, that it 13 bon paar te ngahar /and can be. Solerated by: N
at best of time, burning in their iching entralis. cawi, and about soon returned to the town to
Such, then, is the tragedy that the sinspia get some dinner. Tatuity 1. We might as well | 1859-The Trimetatiul Battery opened fire on | Late Cal The O'Gomsgorrison fost, 7 hs. news item concening the marder of German have tried to get to the moon. The mere mane
the Britishships anchored in Hongkong (C. Barkit)
karbour, Mr. Wood 3 Papun hides. · As a specimen of nearly incredi». tion of a hot glaner on Banday to Fortheawiites
Mr. May 3 his horror, it has low equals ; as a recommede. was na red ing to a ball ƒ and ann leathery 1840-Truce of Chuaan. 115 51. Gedge & Bon to Papus, it is more truthful than inviting faced female, whose dwaling bore the Inscription 3860--English and French Trustles promulgated
Mr/Cox as an example of stupid, madness, ennobled by of-Hawaurant, nearly exploded with wrah
by Peking Gassttare - inst 1311. bravery, it reminda ama of the crusades j but as s. ] when we said that we would be content with 1877-Genpowder explosion as a Chinese funk | crescially when: Con Live On
lesson in colonisation, very Hicely it has been, bread and cheese and boss. I thick she called,
MARTIR-MILE÷1 i til sage and ellil may juve valuable, for antara louches | una lagranti A. and mid somuching shows the he killed high dodech min mor law@"F**kimiyyiban decalstakattey police, and dually, anked/waşii wa wanani |3896--British, allora situ 248 and
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