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finncial transaction at the French bank in Hongkong some years ago when Mix Yona Ix, or rather his friends, obtained some $40,000 irregularly from the bank." The first two reasons unimportant. As regards the third reason, that a French bank-we believe the now defunct Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris is here meant-has exerted its influence to prevent the appointment of Prince Mix to Paris. It is highly probable that in financial circles in Paris the for-

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

SENSATION IN PARIS.

LONDON, November 9th.

A sensation has been caused in Pails by the suicide of Col. Dreyfus' cousin, a condemned officer, together with his wife and three children, The motive' is a mystery.

CRICKET..

Stoddarthy team scored 250 against Victoria. The Victoria eleven has scored 243 for plae

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THE Gest fatal sccident in London due to a motor cab occurred recently in Stockmarjord, Hickney, the victim being Stephen Kempton, aged 8, whose parents reside at 106, Chalgrove raad, Hackney. The cab is the property of the Electrical Cab Company, of Jolsom-street, Lams | bath. The chlid is said to have been riding on the back of the vehicle, and it is belloved that ils clothing became entangled with the chalc wheel. He was crushed to death.

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and adding 4 to his total. Stawart opened by bliting Smith for a single. Lanaing, with a good drive, zent Vellinge to the lower Queen's Road Corner and next siroke he palled another for the same bowlue to the bazencks boundary, Stawatt hatted with a good deal of dash, but once or twice he gave chances for being caught. P. A. Cox was next put on bowl- lag from the Northern end in place of Howard. A leg bys bowled by Cox sent the score up to 160. Smith veiled his bowling now trying under-arm balls and the Best of these Stewart sent out for a 4 and a bali or two later be reputed the dose.—170 vans for 5 wickets. On the arrival of the Călas Navigation Co's. Cox sent a hot ball down to Stewart, who sent steamer Chingin from Kaba ihis morning Capt. | It back briskly. Cox tried a catch but failed, Innes reported that about 11 am. yesterday, although he spelled the run. Stewart was when off Breaker Point, to the Southward of caught at equare fag by Weed after he had made Swatow, he picked up thres men and a small 16 runs. Wood was applauded for the catch, -- hoy who were found clingleg to the bottom of a 172 run for g wickets. Mollar now joined boat. The men were Chlschew fisherman and | Lanning, who was neatly caught by Howard just they reported that thele craft þad been capaised as the bell for tiffia was about to sing. Landing's In a heavy N.E. monsoon on the previous night. | score was as. The innings finished with a letal Altogether they had been re horrs on the bottom of 273 runs. of the boat and they report that one of the craw On resuming after tiffin Hongkong began its was drowned. When rescued the unfortunates frst lunings. Maliland and Campbell west in were greatly exhausted but they soon recovered | Erst to the bowling of Mann and O. V. Lanning. under the kled treatment they received on beard | Campbell saicked Maan nicely to Queen's Road the sleamer, Mr. E. J. Meugens, boarding officer, | for a and the next ball be sent to the City Hall brought the mon nahora to the Harbour Office and of the field, Campbell played Lunning's and Comdr. Ramsey, Harbour Master, on bear bowling to good purpose and cat one to leg Ing their report, paired them over to the Regis- over to the barracks boundary. Malland trar-General for the purpose of having them sent made a by a fne stroke at a ball from Mann, back to their own country. At the office this | and he scored a single off the next delivery, moming the men looked galte smart in the blue | Campbell also took liberties with Mann's bowl, uniforma given them on the steamer, Thé log bat at last be cut ons right into S. Wallace's boy, who is about 9 or 10 years of age, looked | hands si slip. The catch was a very fru one; none the worse for bis learist experience, and he Wallace slipped and fell flat on the seemed rather to enjoy the jokes made regarding | grass,

ball up, the fit of his clothing,

bat

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of his suite a few years ago, resulting in

THE "MOYUNE ** a loss to the Comptoir d'Escompte of Alty

SINGAPORE, November rash. or sixty thousand dollars, is not forgotten;

The Mayang bas arrived at Singapore. but it must be distinctly remembered that Prince MIN was absolutely, and in a IROPOSED GOLD CURRENCY IN strictly legal manner, cleared of all know-

THE STRAITS. ledge of the fraud and that he was in no The report of the Chamber of Commerce on way to blame for the wrongful act of his the currency question states that a fixlty of attacks. Further, it should also be borne exchange would be favourable to the Importer in mind, in fairness to all parties, that It and that a falling dollar is not advantageous was understood long ago that the Bank

to the producer; Tin and Gambler are now had Induced the French Government to

worse than formerly. It suggests a Standard make special représentations to the Korean Government through the proper of the gold sovereign on the baile of $10 per channels to recover the full amount of tis | Li-the Government to receive dollar for cur- losses from the relatives of the delinquent, rency notes and coin of a smaller token than and the whole of It has probably, long dollars, since been refunded to the Bank. But that is only a side issue. The questions to be considered are-Does the French Government object to receive Prince Mty, and if so is it possible that the bank inci- dent has anything to do with it? There is never smoke without fire, and it may HER Majesty's skip Phoniz arrived here this INTERport cricket MATCHES. Mann over to the pavillon for 4. Maliland, therefore be assumed that the rumours referred to by the paper are founded on fact, but it is, we think, unlikely that A CIRCULAR has been lined by the Extremo the French Government would reject Mix Orfanis, the Portuguese periodical of Hongkong, deed of anouncing another saprastos of that inter owing to the unlawful common swindler whom he had the mittent illuminant, misfortune to have Included in his suite in Hongkong. It is much more likely that our Gallic friends have some other Korean in view for the post of Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris. The French have many protégés in the peninsula who have embraced the Catholic religion and who owe much in respect of their educa. tion, promotion and culture to French missionaries and their intimate friends in high places, and it is only natural that they would be more ready to receive a protégé than an official like MIN Yoyo Ix, who has shown time and again that he has more Anglo-American than Franco-Russian A. Ș. WATSON & CO., LD, tendencies. If the French Government

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have Indicated that Mix Yong I cannot be regarded as a percona grala'in Paris it is because the appointment does not coincide with their view and because the French Government are actuated by political rather than personal motives. Moreover, there can be no question about it that as far as regards knowledge of the world, the conduct of Korean affairs, domestic And foreign, and as regards educatief and culture Prince Mix has few if any equals in his native land. He has travelled round the world, has been re- ceived In all the courts of Europe, and has resided for the past ten years in Hang Long and Shanghai, and has more than a

afternoon from Swatow.

ADMIRAL BULLER is expected to arrive here in a day or two. According to latest advices he was to meet the Undaunted, which left here this morning, at Amoy and after having inspected her was to leave for Hongkong,

W understand that the crew of the three men. of-way now paying off here are to turn over to the Victor Emanuil and not to the Tamar, while their ships are being dismantled prepara lory to the arrival of the new crews. THE band of the West Yorks 'will play the following programme at the Cricket Club's "At Home to-morrow at gn.m. on the cricket field:

***.. Wagner Overture........ Tennduse DanceCenechal..

..Suliran SalectA Midsummer Night's Dream... Mendelsoha Romance....Frahibagserwachen. Bach Selection. Cavalaria Rusticana www...Mascagul Grand National Fratars

W. O. Beatley

God save the Queen.

Tax lady referred to in our cricket report as having been struck by cricket ball wblic watching the match from Queen's Road to-day Miss Kennett. She received a severe con. inston under one of her eyes and suffered much pain. Mr. Wood, of the West Yorks, the officer who played the ball, had the lady assisted to the Officers' Mer, where she received every attention until able to proceed to bez

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HONGECNO v. SHANGHAI. The third of the Interport cricket matches was played on the Clab ground to-day, the contesting teams being Hongkong and Shanghal The weather, like that of yesterday, was doll and cool, and a pleasant breese blew during the greater part of the forenson. The attendance was not large at the beginning of the match, but as the day wore on the number of spectators increased considerably, and every point of vantags along the rails was occupied in the afternoon Great foterest was shown in the play and wounds of applause were frequently given when a player.distinguished himself in the Asid, at the wickets or with the ball.

heid: the was loudly applauded.—x wicket for 11 fins, M. D. Wood, was next to bat and after a ilitla careful defensive work be lifted one from

after a few strokes at Lanning, got into difficulties whh the puzzling balls, and when ke had footed up half-a-dozen_runu a cleverly delivered shot from the fale-haired youth scat- a couple of singles and a 4 by Wood brought tered his bails. A: G. Ward Joined Wood and the score up to 30. Ward played Lanning and Mann for singles off two successive balls and a corner. Wood knocked one from Lannleg and little later Wood made a fine cat to the Pavillon ward was run out when be had two runs to his credit. T. N. Howard took Ward' place and sin gles continued to come la slowly, baik batsman belug very cautious la their treatment of Lan- nirg's bowling. Wood made capital play with one of Lanning's after a little while, driving it across to the boundary for 4 with a fine stroka. He Kizo sent one of Mann's to the Road bound. H, E. the Governor arrived on the groundry for 4 in captial style, and i sst after ha swang Just before the match began,

one from Lanalog out by the Barracks corner. Shangbal won the loss and A. E. Lansing Wood generally played very good cricket. and J. Mann were sent to the wickets to the Howard, after making 4, went down to a ball from bowling of M. D. Wood. In about the third Mann, his place being filled by Anton. Moller ball a leg bye resulted in a being scared. How was put on bowling and Wood swung his Sarcombe-Smith took up the bowling from the first ball out into the read, where it struck a lady barracks and and Mann cut him nicaly to the who was standing at the rails. The tears stood at 65 when Moller was put on and this stroke of western boundary for 4. Lanalog had a nanow escape of being stamped. He ran alter knock Wood sent it up to 7o for the loss of 4 wickets.

Anton was batting in good style, cuiting Molles, ing a ba'l sent to him by Wool. It was smartly sent bome by Cox but the wicket keeps lambled nicely towards the pyllion and sending two

Mann koucked Wood fairly into the parade from Mann for a single and 2. A leg-bye fol ground and the score had now resched to, run-to-ed and the score was now al Ɛo for 4 wickets. getting being slow. Mann next sent Weed Wood had a very close call of helag caught at down to the Northern boundary for another 4. point, but the fielder falled to hold the bail. T. Wallica was put on to relleve Mann when the score was at about 95. Wallace's second ball was sent by Anton 'out on the road at the

beautiful

Mann is most certainly a cricketer of the heavy weight class and once he fairly gets him bat on the business side of the ball runs alwayı teru]). Lanning had a runs to his credit when S. Smlik back of the ground, landing amongst a lot of bowled him clean in the second ball of the over, tickshas. Wood sent one of Maller's out of T. Wallace filled the vacancy. Hastings relieved bounds and brought the scare up to 100. Wood with the ball, but Mann played him well Anton played Wallacs to the top of the marquee and continued scoring, the score being now up to sear the pavlitors for 4 and the next stroke by 10. Wallace cat one from Smith towards the this batsman sent another from Wallace cesa

out single-harded catch, and the batsman retired was now up to 10 and Anton had hearty sp Scoring Stand, when Vallings made

over the trees near the barracks. '- The icara

without having scored. Tyack was next man in plause from all parts of the ground. A few mi Mean played Hastings bowing carefully and suster ister Wallace was taken off and Mans Track on his first stroke sent one from Smith to resumed bowling, with Lanning at the City Hall

next sent one to Queen's Road from the isme the Northern boundary with a pretty cut. Track end in place of Keller. Anton draws Canning with a splendid hit to the screes, which gave bowler and Sifth missed the return ball bim another 4. This made the total £30 for 4 and another couple Was added. In wickets. Wood skled one from Mann right his next stroke Track landed one on Queen's over his wicket and he fell an easy catch to A. Rond boundary. The score had now Hires Lanning with a score of 53. His excellent dis lo 30 for two wickets. Mann lied one from play of cricket was very heartly applanded by tha Hastings lato the bands of Campbell at crowd. T.S. Smith went in only to go out clean square leg. The ball was held and Hann bowled by Hann with first bail. xax for 6 wickets. retfred with ry raas opposite his name. Both P. A. Cox was next man; he made a couple the ice daman had a sound of of singles off Lanning, and then Anion sent au applause. Track was joined by S. Wallace, and other from Mean out into the road. Cox next- the score continued to steadily rise, Wallaen cut Lacslag for, bringing the score up to 130. made a bit for 3 in his opening and immediately Anton followed this up by sending one from Track, who bais very Beally, made good Mann into the pavilion, to the imminent risk of

• lot of afternoon tea "fixings” on a table there. boundary cut for 4. The telegraph board now recorded 40 rans for the loss of three wickets. Anlos gave one chance for a catch off Lanning. Wallace sebi a ball from Smith high into the and a few minutés alter cut him nicely for alt over the centre of the wicket. There was single, Cox doing the same with the next ball. an unsuccessful rash to catch it and Wallace in Cox drove Mann for a single and Anton then his eagerness to score narrowly escaped being pulled Mann cut to the Queen's Road. Cox but tumped. S. Wallace was cleverly caught by next seat another of Isoning's on a similar Campbell at long-off when he had made 6 He longer errand amid loud applavas and the bowler was replaced by Cumming who gave one chance got even by taking him with the next ball for a catch off a ball from Smith, Tyack still 146 for y wickets. Lanning then took the next bowed good form and a cut to the Northern boun- man (Vallings) with his ärst bail, tha score dary for 4 was appleaded and greeted with cries remaining nechanged. Harlings new batted and played Lannisg's first ball for a single. of "Pretty 1" With a clean drive Tysck soon after obtained soff a ball from Hastings and next Shortly after Hastings played "Mann nicely to he got a single off Smit, bringing the core up to slip for another, singing, and, scon 69 for 4 wickets, A couple of byes off Hart. Le bit out, at one from Lanning and placed tings's bowling were followed by Track lifting fairly in Stewart's hands at long-off. one to the screen at the Barracks end and it weet Aether, the last man of the team, Javed Anloa. Another cut by the same batsman resslied in the pavilion and another out into the road. Into Campbell's hands but he falled to held fl. The latter played (wɔ lovely strokes, one over

was next tried at the northern end with the ball catch for Stewart at square leg. Both man 4 ruas going on to his total T. M. Howard Then he skied one of Mann's and it was EN GLEY and Track palled him for a 3. Cumming made were loudly chereed on retiring to the pavilion.

single off the same bowler and Track This closed the innings with a total of 163. next sent him to the boundary with snölker smart cut. Comming warmed up now and began to show better form than when he first went in. Another driva to the matshed for 4 by Track brought the score up to 80 for 4 wickets. Vallings relieved Smith with the bail and the

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fair knowledge of the English language, An accident which might have resulted in loss written and spoken. It could not therefore

of life occurred in the harbour yesterday even be on the score of Ignorance and total Ing. One of the Undaunted's boats, while going unfitness for the post that any objection off in the ship, was run into and badly damaged could be raised. He stands high In the estimation of the King of Kores, by a leam launch from the Naval Yard. The who has frequently offered him his choice midshipman in charge of the boat, Mr. Bale, wan of the highest offices in the King-knacked overboard and the toat was swamped. dom, and if he goes forth to the Great The crew of the boat were taken to their ship by West as Minister Plenipotentiary we may the launch which had been the cause of all the The poor little Korean sheet which is rest assured that he does so in response. trouble, and after a charge of clothes, they were bravely styled Independent has lately to the earnest and oft-repeated appeals nour the worse for their adventure posed as a sort of semi-official oracle, of his Sovereign, and that he will do more endeavouring to correct false allegato raise Korea in the estimation of the LAST night, in the Ararat Lodge of Royal Ark tions and give the gls of the true and civilised world in a year or two than any Mastners, No. 264, at the Masonic Hall, Brother authorised version of all things political in other native could accomplish in a decade. F. R. Simmons was installed as Wor. C. N. by the Land of Everlasting Turmoil. When Mix Yoso Ix as a high official in Korea is P. W. C, N. G. P. Jordan, susisied by P. W. C. N. It first appeared about two years ago it practically useless, for he has powerful J. Brysat. He afterwards invested his officers seemed to be the organ of a Russo-narrow-minded and vicious enemies who | as follows :- American party in Seoul; then It seemed will stoop to any depihs to render his· to favour the missionaries, and expose schemes of reform null and vold, and who, the rottenness of the administration of moreover, would be able to breathe more "Justice" in the dominions of the good freely were the "great princë” done, to natured gentleman who long since has death; as the special representative of the Captain H. Bleeker, will leave for the above Ports realised that "uneasy lies the head that King outside the peninsula he can do wears a crown." Sometimes our Korean much towards rescuing his native land contemporary has let out freely, stirring from the Slough of Despond in which it up the muddy and evil-smelling waters of the has floundered for hundreds of years, and THE new double-ended ferry launch Guiding social cesspool; at other times it has been he can goon in peace and comfort learning | Star has had four new gangways fitted, one at over-cautious where fearless, indepen- valuable lessons in the art of governing, either end on each side of the spar deck, in place dent criticism was much needed. The Imparting his knowledge to his Sovereign, of the two formealy situated right amidships, one only Korean newspaper has falled and having daily before him fresh evidence on each side. The new gangways belog fited to completely maintain its independence that commerce is the main source of the towards the extremliles of the deck, there is not or do very much to help King L Has to wealth and glory of all great nations. so much difficulty to bringing the boat along become an Independent, opulent and re- Mix is, we believe, a true patriot, and he is ide, as one of the ather can always be dropped, spected polentate"wealth is power" to be credited with an earnest desire for while, under the eld arrangement, the bost had in Kores aï elsewhere-it has also failed | the maintenance of a proper balance 'of to throw much light on the complicated power in the Far East, knowing full well

to be mar ceuvred so that the midship gangway political affairs of the country, for when that in an equitable distribution of power

cleared the steps of the wharf, and at times it

The Shangbal team went to for their second was impossible to drop it at all. The new beat ever it essays to ape the style of the and legitimate Influence alone Iles the

laulags at 4.30. O. V. Laubing and T. Wallace Thunderer it usually succeeds in making secret of peace, prosperity and progress

west in first to the bowling of Hastings and matters worse, thereby adding fuel to the in his native land. It is quite on the cards WILLIAM PRESS, A.B. on the Empress of China

Cox. Wallace swung one from Cox out to the Queen's Road for 4 and a litle later Lanning fire and getting things into a frightful that the appointment of Prince MIN at this was charged at the Msglairacy this morning

hit Hastings down to the matshed for. Wal tangle sometimes, and occasionally quite critical juncture is due chiefly to the impact with refusing daty, Alfred Beltam, chief officer, first two deliveries of his over reunited in Track lace mezi swung sound at one from Hastings falling to afft: the wheat from the of Russia, the aggressiveness of Megased that defendant had refused duly since making two boundary bitsy het is the next ball and sent that to the neighbourhood of the mast- DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &tares and' render unto Cat the things SPEYEz, the new Russian Minister to K9 Tuesday and on that day he told witness that had made the decent total of 51 and ux be to the barracks corner of the Held and then Smit Vallings clean bowled Track. This batman shed for another 4 Lening sent one from Cox that are Casin's. When it plunges into the rea, and the desire of "Emperor "L11anted to leave the ship. Asked by the retired he received well deserved applause, was put on to bowl in Hastings place an vast abyss of matters political in Korea it Has to induce the Great Powers to does so evidently at the Invitation of some adopt in respect of his Kingdom the polley Magistrate why he bad related to go to work, Shanghal now were only 9 shost of the century, ning made single of Solih and few balls parties who have axes to grind and prefer which changed Belgium from a weak Fress said that he was dissatisfied with the ship Farbridge (Capt.) followed Tyack and a leg-bye later he pulled one from Cox round to log for to make their friends do the grinding and bankrupt state Into a peaceful and and there were one or two men he could not get And then Farbridge lifted Vallings to the bar Cox when no was posted. Lanning played from Vallings reached the northern boundary, another single. Vallings was sube'ituted for rather than have the trouble of turning prosperous neutral zone. If such be the along with on board: The chlet olex raid that racks boundary and the baked showed Yoo, Vellinga talds deliveries very coolly but he the grindstone themselves; and the conse- objective of Mir's mission' we can only defendant could have asked for his discharge Run-getting was a little slack for an over or had to resort to the batting gloves very eatly ta quence is that the uninitiated are able to hope that, however Impossible it may instead of refusing doty. Press had a good { tWP, | the local men fielding to good style. Far the campaign. Wallace seat one from Serlik attach undue Importance to its vapouring, seem, success will crown his efforts. If character and he did not want to be severe and is his next over tesk Comming's Vallings swift balls took the wicket-keep

bridge, however, made another off Vallings over to the matshed in slashing style. One of its croaking, or ita toadyism, as the case there is any Korean capable of accent but some punishment should be given him to middle stump with a due straight ball, Cum (Arthur) above the right kass, and appeared 10 may be. For instance, in a recent issue it plishing euch a great task, of thus solving set an example for the others. Sentence of 14 ming's total was to runs, O., Leaning next have cinsed his some pain. "The bell rang at held forth prophetically and in a very mis- the Korean problem, that man is MIN dayss" hard was passed,

batted and a leg-bye resulted on, Roward's first this stagu. Lanning had 9 runs and Wallace-z3. leading manner concerning the reported Yoxels. Korea has never yet honestly and

ball to him. The score now stood fro for six (both men noi out) The match will be resumed appointment of Prince Mix Yore Ix to be persistently striven to pursue a progresive "F. A. G.” writes in the Kodi Chronicle 3-One. wickets. Farbridge sent Howard to leg fors, to-morrow:: 1958 scores are as follow :-, Korean - Ambassador_at · London, St. policy. She has always been playing fast point has been brought out in the evidence given and fu a few minutes Lanning sent Vailings

HONGKONG=FIRET INNINGS. · G, Campbell, H.KR, 18. Wallace, ↳ Mann.... Petersburg, Berlin, Rome, Venice and and loose with her chances to secure the in the Maipomene Patrocius collision case now over to the pavilion for 4, and sitaremedy with a Paris. A better selection for such an im- respect and good will of the Great Fowers, being adjudicated upon at Yokohams, which it nice siroka be landed one over?lko rally on M.D.Wood, WY,R,e A, LA Laming, b

Mr G. Ward, run buty &c.portant and comprehensive mission could If at length wiser counsels have prevailed may be hoped will receive the attention of the Queen's Road, When Farbridge had made :

Japanese authorities, I refer to the statements ke was c'era bowled by Howard," The next not have been made, but according | it may be found that the salvation of Korea

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to this whining oracle there is a hitch, is not so impossible of accomplishment as is policing the Harbour, that apart from a probegan with Lannieg getting a stogie of Bralis

of Pilot Hodnelt and a Japanese official engaged man is was H. F. Bell, and the parmerthip T. Swcombe Kunida, i Maun inspaimamotomayor

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0.9. 1dering Roy, C DAXIN CRUICKSHANK & Cô♫'s Waters are a slip 'twixt the cup and lip, and Prince some mischievous adventurers and political sibliten to sacher & vessel within 700 lest of the and Bell followed saft Immellataly: Liter made under the constant supervizion of a dely Man will not be received by President newsmongers would have us believe. At pier, there are no regulations in exlitence na in 130 runs for 7 wickets, Bell krocked- Smith qualided Engilsh Chemlas and will bege.compa FAURE because. MIN Yoxo Iz has been the same ume, her powerful neighbours the benthing of a ship. A vessel is berthed for uro, singles, and he also hit one to the Fisen with the best English Manufactures.

absent from Korea for over ten years; have never honestly studied her interests, here the commander pleases. Complaints oudern boundary, when he was bawled by special terms to HOTKLE, CLUB, Mad because MIN proposes to proceed to bat have striven only to cheat each other bare bere heard about this practics, both in Smith after getting to mar, E. Stewart ather Largs Consumers.

Kgba and Nagasaki, and now that the shipping | then went in, with ike telegraph board showing Any complaints, should be addressed to das Europe without going to Korea to receive and profit themselves; and perhaps Mix wide of Japan was developed to its proseni gre. 141 for 8 wickets Lanning sent out from Var his Instructions" from the hands of the is a persona non grata because he is the man portides, it is quite time that proper harbour | logs on to Qazan's Road, making a great roke Hongkong, 184 Hanch, 1807, [1g:6 | King ; and because of an "unfortunate to study Korea's Intersets first of all,

| regulations should be unferned,

bar ausong the spectators gezamed on the Tir:

"BAYERN," Captain E. Pichs, due here with the outward GermanMall abour TUESDAY, the 16th instant, will leave for the above place about-24 hourR ̈ultar uzzīvol.

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