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To-day's Advertisements.

THEATRE ROYAL

CITY HALL

Under the direction of Mr Robert BROUGH. Representative-Mr. HAMILTON,

THIS EVENING, (THURSDAY), the 24th March, 1898, Commencing at 9V.M. LAST FIVE NIGHTS

OF THE

DROUGH

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COMEDY #

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1698.

To-day's Advertisement.

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM-NAVI.

GATION COMPANY LIMITED.

mast have deprived himself of many Į GERMANY cialis i-lead all other nations in the IT is understood that RMS, Bargeur leavos fuxuries and pastimes and undergone à | matter at cheep postage. Cify letters are de. here for Nagasaki to-morrow moring. The good deal of training." It does not fol- livered for x3 cent, Mer, and in Munich a licensed. Rutsian ships. Navarin and Sissat Vilky lett low. The scratch man may be 16 yards company charges but half that sum. A one-today for the same port and It would seem as if in 120 better than his opponent at the 8 half-ource letter goes to any part of the emples the Barfour is vest on thele hools, mark; and both presumably train and

SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Seultury Board wan held this afternoon. Dr. Atkinson (Colonial Sur gean) presided, and there were also present. Mr. F. H. May (Captało Sugorlatendent of

"HAREHOLDFRS aro kerthy Informed that "deprive themselves of luxuries." In that for 5 cenis, and a one-hall-pound one for 10 AT to-day's meeting of the Sankary Board the Palico), Mr. N. J. Ede, Mr. R. D. Ormsby SH

at the ANNUAL GENERÁL MEETING case, It simply means that those men cents. The French poètaze rate la 6 cents for the President (Dr. J. M. Allargs) suld there (Director of Public Woks), Dr. F. Clary

held to LONDON recently a deal Dividend at per cent, was declared on the Company's Preference Shares, for the six months sading 31st December 1897, making 6 per cent, in sil, A Dividend of 6 pr cant, for the same year was also declared on the Company's Ordläksy Shares.

DIVIDEND WARRANTS will, be ready on

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the COM- PANY will be CLOSED from the 28th to the 31st instant, inclusive.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & CO. Agents. Hongkony, 34th March, 1898.

COMPANY. the 1st proximo.

THIS EVENING at g POSITIVELY LAST PR: DUCTION OF "THE SECOND Mag. TANQUERAY " "THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY" "THE SECOND Mas. TANQUERAY " By A. W PINERO,

FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 15th and 26th March.

"THE PASSPORT "

"THE PASSPORT "

"THE PASSPORT "

An Original Farcical Comedy, by B. C. STI. PHENSON and W. Yardley Adapted from Colonel Savage's Celebrated Novel "My Official Wife,"

MONDAY, 18.6 March,

"A PAIR OF SPECTACLES " '

By SYDNEY GRUNDY,

TUESDAY and WE" NESDAY,

ngth and 30th March,

In consequence of M. BROUCH having granted the are of the Thantre for the Bail to be given la honour of HRH. PRINCE HENRY, there will be so performance on these nigh's.

THURSDAY, grst March,

LAST NIGHT OF THE SEASON Í

* DANDY DICK"

By A. W. PINERO PRICES OF ADMISSION. DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA STALLS $3 STALLS................................ $$ $1 Soldier and Sailors in Velform Hell Piec to the Pit anly,

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Doors open 8:15 PM. Cortalo o P.M. Box Plan now open at the ROBINSON Plane Ca's Warehouse, where sents can ha booked (and the Tickels obtained) six nigbte in advance. A Late Tram for the Peak will leave each evening filleen_minutes_after_the: termiantion of the performance.

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Hongkong, 21th March, 1808 SCIENTIFIC PALMISTRY. MR

(RS. JOSEPHA NORTH, PHRENOLOGIST, Discrawer of CHARACTER ¡ PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE events. ADVICE In BUSINESS, HEALTH & MARRIAGE.

Evening parides · nå er 37 (mee, attended CON ULTING HOUS 10 AM to 5 PM er by appointment.

W. S. GIVEN, Man get.

HONGKONG HOTEL,

Room No. 154 Hongkong, toth March, 1894.

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whom Nature has gifted with only a mo derate turn of speed will not care to compete when they know they have not a ghost of a chance. Then the sports will Tall to fill. The only way to get up a programma is to make the chances as nearly equal as can be gauged.

*

Later, another correspondent writes on the same subject, and we publish his letter with pleasure. From what he says, we

oach one-half ounce. In England the rate is

for the first ounce 4 cents; for the second s cesty, saveral Yuropeans had been stacked by plague was an Impressión Is many prople's minds that

and a cents for each additional two cuncan,

and that two had died from it, As a matter of Tur rector of "ike little church round the | faci only one European bad been attacked and corner" is dead. This was the popular name | abo was recovering. for the Church of the Transfiguration, New York. A CORRESPONDENT, "K, O. L.," tuforms us that An old, well-known, and respected actor, John in the football match, last Saturday batween G.. Holland, died some years ago in New York. The Company and the Canturion, Merton was the rector of a church In Madison-svenue was asked

(Actlog Regliter General) (Medical Officer of Health) and Mr. Brewin

MINUTES. The minates of the last meeting were read and confirmed,

AN ALBULANCE BOAT. The Medical Officer of Health "submitted a with an ambulance and one altendant to repart in which be recommended that a boat,

to perform the funeral service. He refused, ana / contra forward of G. Co., not inside right as wo i provided for the removal, si cassa of infecilous gather that the finishes last year were very suggested that they did that sost of thing at a 25th R. A, the following will be G. Company's himself in favour of the plan, but he thought the stated. For next Saturday's match, with the discare from Kawlose to this side of the hubour, In a minute co the paper Mr. Ede expressed military authorities should look after their ow cruce and provide proper, accommodation for them

close. In that case, the handicapping must have been good. Our contributor “Pedestrian" thinks there was room for improvement.

We continually receive from India large consignments of Iliaraturo, praising the performance of a "world-renowned illusionist," somebody in the conjuring business, who seems to be working his way towards Hongkong and "will esteem it a favour" if we will fill our columns with preliminary puffs, gratis. It will take a really very marvellous, magician to work | that sort of "black art" on us. The world-renowned Illusionist should disillu- atonise himself on that point.

We run

good

'ittle church around the corner,!" To this Joseph Jefferson replied, “God bless the little church around the corner." Holland was buried from that church. The Incident obtained wide pability, and the little church around the corner" became the best-known place of worship in the country. 'All actors who die in New York are buried from it. Dr. Hooghton was rector of the church for forty-seven years.

teams --

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Hollogsworth Atherton Bunting (captain) Sergt. Done Sullivan

C. Sgt. Rogers

Morton

Lawrence

Hayton Mount G. Company, won the regimental shield four years in succession.

Oxley

The Director of Public Works, in his malacto, said he thought the hiring of a sampan would

suffice, R

footballing the boat.

The Capt, Supt. of Police was in favour of gel- It was decided that the boat be purchased,

·DÍSPOSAL OF CITY-REFUSE,

regarding the destruction of city reluse. He ~~ A report, was received from Mr. J. R. Crook stated as the result of bis Investigations that if a naisance could not be avoided in dispssing of

It certainly would be the most satisfactory. M the stuff he thought a destractor should be pro- cured. This would be the more expensive planbait Crook said he would be returning to England and offered the Board his services if needed. -Me Ede minuted the report saying the

It is announced that the Chinese merchants in THE weary Londoner, driven frapelle by the Hongkong and Yokobama have entered into noises of his town, may well think of emigrating a compact not to land their goods in the ships of to New York for peace and quiet. The chief of the Nippon Yomen Kabha in their transport the Pollca tiefs bus laued du order calllog the attention of his captatos to the fact that there Japan poris, and this syaɩment has been put in. atlon between Haugkong and the respective are laws in fores relative to the cries and nolayto practice commencing with the steamer Zsada sale of wares by pedlare, the blowing upon horne | Maru, which left Yokohama'an the aand uit. for or other instruments, the beating of drums and | London via ports. It is reported that the boy-. a paper for two things; playing of hand-organs, thenuisance et dogs bark-cott arose froes the Nippon Yasen Kaisha digestion was a very good one and that Mr. Crook

sudcock crowley, a dots keeping of parts regarding cerian and cats that screech or how! as well as health regulations against the toiling of large church balls without a special permit. The burden of

obligatory on the part of the police to see that all such solses are stopped, The carious past of the business is that New York in just about ten times a salsy se Loudon,

RASPBERRYADE, &c.) of our health. Between whiles we try to earn something to eat. What goes Into a newspaper can be almost all clasal made under the constant supervision of a day fled absolutely under two heads: (1) news, qualified Engilah Chemist and will bear compa❘ (2) advertisements. Some of the items complaint does not He with the sufferers; it is rison with the best Engilah Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESEES and printed are a little of both. This conjur- ing trick is neither. As a news Item we Any complaints should be addressed to the Inform Hongkong that somebody, whom we don't know, says he is coming here (30 to give conjuring performances; and that the Indian papers praise him. But we go no further than that. For payment st the regular rate we would put in the advertising-columas-whatever puffs he might wish. But news is news, and business is business. As a matter of news. the puffs be sends us are valueless, for most newspapers at times strain their Imagination horribly about entertainments; we only know one in the East that doesn't.' So we will believe in the excellence of the show when we see it; we will puff it when he pays; and we will not offer our readers any recommendation as from ourselves, knowledge. until we can do so honestly of our own

TO SUBSCRIBERS. SUBSCRIBEES, TO THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ARR MOST RESPECTFULLY BEMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONE MUNT BE PAID IN ADVANCE,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINES & SPIRITS.

fouse, bought direct stated by our Loudon House, bought direct at first 'hand, imported in wood and bohled by ourselver, thas saving all Intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

has the pleasure to introduce to the Public of PRICE LISTĖS, with Fuli Details, to be had on Rangkeng bis

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These are drawn from life, or from Photo- graphs of aww klad, in every style and made to may uses an desired. Samplar on view at hig studio. No, 58 HONGKONG HOTEL,

Honekone, zand March, 1928

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, TOTICE is hereby given thịt Gun practice

N° be carried out by be crew of H.MS

Immortaliil hom the shỏ ́e to the Eastward of KOWLOON DOekt street Kowloon Bay towards CHAWWAL ROCK, an ̈FRIDAY, the 25th, and MONDAY, the 28th in tant,

All ships, janke and other warsals are caution.

så to keep clear of the tange.

By Command,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hangkook, 24th March, 1598,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW.

*HE Company's Steamship

THE

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"HAILOONG," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the abors Ports TO-MORROW, the 25th instant,

at Noor

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managem. Hongkong, 24th March, 1898,

(432 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED,

FOR SINGAPORE. PENANG AND

CALCUTTA,

THE Company's Steamship THE

"SUISANG,' Captain Geo. Payne, will be despatched as above on SATURDAY, the zoth fastan, at Now,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JAR INF, MATHESON & Co.

General Managers.

Hongkong, 24h March, 1898.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

HE Company's Steamship T

"HAITAN," Above Ports on SUNDAY, the 17th Instant, Captain Estborst, will be despatched for the

at Daylight.

For Freight or Parrage apply taʻi

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK' & Co., General Managers. Hongkong 24th March, 1868

2434 NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. (STEAMSHIP. " MOGUL," FROM FORTLAND OR YOKOHAMA, ·

* KOBE AND⋅ MOJI.. "HK abora Steamer having antred, Cos. Egues of Cargo are hereby requested to sand in their Bills of Lading for countersigna. turn and to take immedjate delivery of their Goods from alangalda, v

Cargo Impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consigness' rink and

Expensa

DODWELL, CARLILL & CO.

Howzhong, sath March, rigi

Application.

PORT after removal should be rested a month belare une. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent que. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and Alur Dinner Wints of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines, CLARET,—Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, and guaranteed to be the genuine proiect of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.All our Brandy is guaranteed to bo para Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage, WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent

quality and of greater age than most brand in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY

marked "X" is universally populis, and is

pronounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market,

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the

Coast Parts.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th December, 1897.

On the motion of the President it was decided. to ask for permission for Mr. Crock to act for the Board in England,

BY DISEASE IN CATTLE.

Mr. C. V. Ladds, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, wrote suggesting that the Board Issue a notice to caw keppers to divide their berda as danifag with infectious disesse more easy and mrch | es possible, so ai to make the maiter of efficacious.

The Director of Pabile Works wrote a mlunte favouring the suggestion.

The Capt. Superintendent of Police thought It

would suffice to welte to the difry owners.

The Board agreed that the dairy_ownern be written to in the genes of Mr. Ladds' Istter.

agould make enquiries for the Board at koma. at Hongkong on finding that their observance Mr. Crook should be commissioned by the offence and retaliated.-Rangoon Times, was unremunerative. The Chiners at once took | Government to enquire into the subject In

England,

The Capt. Superintendent of Police expiested a simlar view.. SHORTLY after. 12 o'clock to-day's a Chinese. precession of anusally large dimensions passed long Queen's Road and afforded visitors an interesting glance of the barbarous splendour displayed by deraut Chloase. The procession A SPECIAL slady of hereditary drunkenness has

took about twenty minutes to pass and the cos. been made by Professor Pellmano, of Bona tumen of the participants were of silk and other Valverally, Germany. His methed wis to take stuffs most brightly coloured. The inevitable certain individuui caser, a generation or two

gongs and drums were tu use and about a dozen back. He thus traced the careers of children, ponies, ridden by small girls helped to fill up grandchildren and great-grandchildren In the lius. Some very fine slik and gold embrol all parts of the present German Empire until he dered flags were borne by the men and in palan was able to present tabulated blographies of quins Chinese women and children rade. The hundreds descended fram some original drunk-effect was decidedly navel and Interesting and ard. Notable among the person described by the progress of the processionists from Wanchal Professor Pelimann is Frau Ada Jake, who to West Polot altracted large numbers of spec. was born 1740 and was a drunkerd, a thief tators along the sidewalks. · All that could be and a tramp for the last forty years of her learned of the reason for the show was that it was a matter of "Chin-chin Joss,” To-day is life, which ended in 1800. Her descendants numbered 834, of whom you were traced in the fête of Hsiven Tien Shangst, "Supreme local records from youth to death. Ose hun-Raler of the Sombre Houreus,” and alto of Po TELEGRAMS.dred and six of the reo were born out of 10, Taulst God of the North Pole," and it is wedlock. There were 144 beggars and da❘ likely that the display was made to placate these mors who lived frem charity. Of the whole dielles, Wo bava not heard of any Chinese 181 led dissipated liver. There were to seeking to emulate Nansen or Andrée, but this family 76 convicts, seven of whom were perhaps it's deemed safe policy to keep on good. sentenced for murder. In a pir'ad of some terms with the " God of the North Pola" as well seventy-five yusts this one family rolled up a bill as with the "Relar of the Sombra Heavens," of costs in simshouses, prisons and correctional lostitutions amounting to at least 1,000,000 marks, or about $1,250,000.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE CHINESE LOAN.

LONDON, March aand, Subscriptions to the Chinese loan in Berilo largely exceeded the amount required. Nothing bas transpired officially about the subscriptions to the London portion of the loan.

THE IRISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL, The Irish Local Government Bill has passed Its second reading in the House of Commons

OUTRAGE AT CHUNGKING

PARIS, March 17th.

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A mob attacked the American Medics 1 Mission premises at Chungklog, killed one of the native dispensers and brutally malisested the others, The bullding was wrecked.

THE SALE OF POISON.

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PROPOSED NEW BYLAWS.

K FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. S Dr. Clark and Mr. Ladds reported that there bad bien no decrease in the number cases of foot and mouth disasse imported is the wear and the position on the 16th was generally, the samo s on the gth inst.

The report on the aged stated that cases of the disease continued to come in from the main» land but that the putubers were lessening.

BOMBAY PLAGUE RETURN. 2615 cases of plagas In Boobay and 2493 From the 1st March to the 15th there were denihs.."

TER P.W.DƐ AND PRIVATE DRAINAGE,

A report was received from the Director of Public Works in regard to an application for the Department to do some drainage work at the Tong Wa Hospital Mr. Ormsby wrote that the Department was to busy (an do the work and he was not in favons of Government interisring with private enfergike. The notification that the

* In his minute Mr. Brewin, Acting Registrar. private property was issued on Sept. 4, 1891, Department would carry out drainage work un

General, said he agreed with the expression of the C. S. P., that he did not think the notifica tion should be acaulled without fall consideration. Further particulars were also desired auto ka monthly svarige of private work done by the Department, duke

SOME years ago, tays a writer in an American, magisine, a company made an overland trip through the West. The guide was one Rattle minke Pete. As the party journeyed they became very thirsty, for in certain parts of Arizona, water is scarce,

All day long they journeyed, and animals and men were nigh perlabing, when, lof it was at the guide had foretold-they reached cooling spring where the water gushed forth from under * great rock. But there was a man there with LOCAL AND GENERAL. a rifle in his hands and two pigtais in his belt, and this man said he owned the spring. Hit For unlawfully removing the dead-body of a price for water was a dollar bucket. So our child four men were to-day fined $ia each, friends purchased water and drank and gave The reserve fund of the Yokohama Specie Bank, to the sulmals. Ratlesnake Pete remarked, Ltd., has been increased by 300,000 yes, and its he went away, to the gentleman who now stands at 6,660,000 yen. -

owned the water: "Any man who jumps one al Ged Almighty's springs would sell THE mortality returns for the week ending water to his father to hell" Some months and for the week ending March 19th 236 per his friend. Alkali Smith, and the man at the March 12th show a death rate of so's per 1,000 after, Rattlerave Pets went hick that way with to sell these poisons at all. He did #01 THE SECOND MRS. TANQUERAP.

1,000.

Board, at this afternoon's medling read a dial Dr. J. H. Alklason, President of the Saritory of five new bylawa be had drawn up concem- ing the sale of polsons, Recent circum- stances had shown the urgency for such bylaws, he said, and there was great necessity for regolating the sale of poisons. In the | giving the Board power to make regulations for ordluances there was only the provision

On the matter being called on Mr. Ormaby the sate of poisons and unsound and adulterated drugs. About 11 per cent of the year's deaths | before the Board The letter had come to the sald ho questioned if this was a matter to come. from violence in England were caused by poison" Board by mistake at it. Was soldly matter Bengal the death rate from poisoning was about In Bombay the percentage was nearly if and in- batween himself and the Government. 3.80 per annum. In this colony in 1896 fire of that the matter had appeared in the aggenda as The President said he regreŭnd vary much iba total violent deaths were from the same cause, it was purely a subject ies the P.W.D. PER which was 3 percent and in 1897 it was over a per Alter a litis discussion as to the powers of cant. There should be some regulations here the board in drainage matters it was decided to datura and arsenic. He then read the bylaws where the three principal polsonsatedwers oplam, treat the matter confidentially; which were framed on the English. Pharmacy Act of 1868 There was no such thing he said, only cestala registered firms should be allowed as registered Chemist or druggist here, and

know how far the power of the Board springs died,' and Pain and his filand buried | want, but there was no Statute - faw in

We regret to hear that Dr. Is Kal of the Alice him in the valley down below the spring, and Memorial Hospital has died of plague. He was over the grave they besped a pile of stonces well skilled in Western Medicine and was for a | and then they set a stake in the centre of the number of years engaged at the Government stones, and on the stake are theun words: "The 7 Civil Hospital. All through the plague outbreak | gent under these stones thought the spring were

Dr. Kal was on duty at the Tang Wak Hospital. † hiro, but he were mistook,"

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1898,

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A correspondent "A. B. M," writes to us on the subject of the Victoria RecreaA SERIOUS accident accused at the Kowloon tlon Club athletic sports. We do not Decks yesterday alternoon. A Spanish saflor print his letter, because it is unnecessarily who was scraping the Sax Fonguies slipped personal. We may point out, however, and fell down to the slip on which the steater to him and all others who prefer to see was being overhauled. A surgeon of the handicaps won by scratch men, that the Deutschland very kindly bad the rallor removed only object of handicaps is to induce to his abip whare, în examination, it was found moderate athletes to come forward and that three ribs were broken.

do their best to make a good race, with as nearly as possible an equal chance of winning. If the race result in a close finish, everybody should be satisfied, and the handicappers deserve congratulations, for their work is extremely difficult. If, on the other hand, there is throughout a programme an undue proportion of easy wins for one class of runners, whether it be the scratch class or the limit class, then the handicappers require to adjust the allowances accordingly, and anybody Interested in the sports is entitled to call attention to the fact..

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ADJOURNMENT/

The Board adjourned for a fortnight

force here on the matter. It was a matter of It is becoming donecessary to say anything suitable time to sak the government to pass their equal in the East, and they have capturad great pubile Importance and the present was | In-eulogy of the Brougha y`thorahas never boem.- such bylaws,

Capt. Supt. May said he had asked the Hobakong completely, takes is by storm, and. Government to make some legal restrictions In we are thefew. The community even cesses to the sale of poisons four years ago and nothing - murmur at the charge of #3 for the stalls. That was done.

shows how overwhelming is thefe tilimph. Many After the bylaws hays been circulated to members they are to be forwarded to the who have attended their performances would Government and sabmitted to the Attornay Rive 85 for a seat if necessary and almost General for his opinion.

every avoning, au some fresh placa la concluded, the audience cames out al, the theatre saying. **Hope they give this sgein 17RDY WAS

“The Second Mrs Tanqueray” ir na te trandly emotional problem-play ending in suleiðis and hyster er. And with the tragedy of the plot is Interwoven a bliter; ferce flippancy. born of morbid cynicism, „Like all great player. To vit Koryos on man Howardry TrusIKÁPN.” for, though consured severely as wil as admired 5′2.—I was much surprised to observe among - Immensely, “The Second Mrs, Tanqueray” in undoubtedly great - it has a wonderfully singin other remarks re Handicaps la “Pedestrian's "

stad insty the following

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CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do patinecessarily undzese the oplatana expresen

Correspondents in this cultus.]'.

V.R.C. SPORTS

communication to you`journal: 002 paTumanely; Bɛwidower with a growing):

A PICTURISQUE old boatman, to-day was A LECTURE of an Interesting nature on charged with stealing the anchor of a cargo "The Sun" was given by Commodors Helland boat. He said he took it because someone look ADC, last evening in the Chamber of Com- ht. The owner detected him while committing merce under the auspices of the Old Volume the theft and be cast the anchor evmboard and Society. The chals was occupied by Mr. T, It was lost. The old fellow was sent up for Jackson and there was a fair attendance. The five days.

gallant officer donlt with his subject in most capable fashion and kept the attention of his audience throughout, diagrams supplied by Mr. Ordish, Superintendent of the Navel Yard, adding greatly to the interest of the lectore. Mr. Graaville Sharp proposed the vets of thanks to the lecturer and took acession to remark that the Hongkong people were too busy either with The limits in the short races require extends Aspasia beautiful, talented) : captplinked;

A PRIVATE belonging to the King's Own' was give a thought to these things about which they

money or with land or with buying or selling, log, man of F. H. Kas's callbet being capable d excepifonally high strung woman of the Thay had got so much to do that they did not instance; 13 yards at the very lease should be making living by being ore than friendly to giving much more then 3 yards to 130 for class defedd by a Chief Jasdee af Hongkong as

charged at the Magistracy today with assault had just heard. Very few of them ware at al

giran.

We before e mepeg. She and Tanqueray both koew, before. To bring specially!

notice of the marryleg, that the peaky would be tociat log a boat boy, by kicking him on the mouth, thoroughly up in these things. They did no Handicappers, pelos to the meeting, one parti ostracism, and difficalry about the daughter's The soldier and some comrades bad apparently torch them at school, and for the very good rea-

CULLE FONDOS. HAYOUTH, very much si an attempt prospects / bai they elect to fags it. Then bees sampling some bad whisky, and they had son that the schoolmasters did not know mach

to them against him? bellerd that on the coat, bey fed it too Un de That is all I obly a hazy recollection of things to-day, Tha about them. (Laughter), Mr. W. Kachell, in bebas praviously won, and this is what guides affords caps far mirificent acting As

eniry forms a competitor has to state all events is a simple, is a Bhakuteteam plot ; and it culprit was given a good character and he was seconding, sured kr. Sharp that the school the handicappers in their work. If competitors problem, it amounis to this that the fojustice fined $10 and ordered to pay $5 compensation masters of 10-day did know of the things about enengs for a not extraszdinary sprinter like the thing is man, is chiefly the doing of the women with last year's liberal handicaps are not a class of puplahing a woman for frults which am Hớc to the boy.

which they had just heard➡(kaar, hear, and above Kew (uze hit times for the various events themselves the women who didn't":"But A DISIPATED looking old Chinaman, with a | ko guaranteed that he, as one of the humblest last year) then the sooner those compelltors, the lesson, li diven köme. With almost brutal woolly head and an abbreviated quene was to members of that clase, could teach Mr. Shary recognise the fact that they were never ball to force X was Mrs. Brough's night untirely, sod day sent to gaol for 14 days for assaulting his more about the sus than he ever know in his be better for the leap to tenure Air played up well over the dessa wosde- * But to endeavour to she was at her very best. The charage, get a competitor anaugh handicap

of

fullotted to Mri Bülow being a little gem. And

wile. Ho siruck her because she would not gira j-life before, or even kuð keard that alternosd-winning in not spoofs Handicap, and STE- Jika minialner band, consisting of a law Olymista)

him money to buy tobacco Capt. Hastings (Flour, kear.) Mr. Sharp-I must apologise for The finish in the test. read the old rascal a lecture wad said that if há | my reference to the teachers. (Hear, hear.) [witnesses of lart, year's handican races kgirl Boys under the able direction of Mr. W, Robin» came before him again þe wonid go to gael for My instruction was received at a totally different that the dolakes, are in close at Heye conta months. The sentence only sliclied ho periodo yoaks ago, (itsar, hear.). The malos wall be, in some cases a law lachen only separa lok" to the prisoner, who seemed to be very was the carried, and the Commodore seg. dog the first second and third,

fidged the compliment,

That is what our contributor "Pedes frlan" did, and if his facts v were cor- rectly stated, his inferences were cer- tainly correctly drawn. "A.B.M." protests that if a scratch man wins after giv

8 yards in 180, he deserves it he criteful;

FAIRPLAY

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