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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As the Poking Daily News has been criticiting and satirising the Government, the Walwupu is anxious to check its freedom of commenL

mitted that, the sum of $150,000 thus far raised from among the Chinese community represents just little over a tenth part of the total amount which the General Committee has estimated would be required for the Endowment and AT the Kowloon Hotel yesterday, Empire Day was celebrated by a Musical Dinner which

A. S. WATSON & CO., Equipment Fund, yiz., £110,000 sterling,

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841-

CHEMISTS

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD,

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served and the testh M.L.I.R.played selections of music during and after dioper. Se, A

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H.E. BARON de Sendal, Minister for Portugal and Special Envoy to China on the occasion the funeral ceremony of the late Emptor of China, arrived at Shanghai from Tientiis on at lost. and will remain a few days in Shang bai...

MAY 25 1900.

The Imperial Bank,

APPEAL CASE OPENED. QUESTION OF

ESTION OF GUARANTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY, This morning, in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Gompert presid

Canadian Pacific Railway Company (appollant) appealed against the judgment of the Chief Justice, given against him in favour of the Im perial Bank of China (respondents) nearly a year

The appeal has commanded some interest, not only among the native business men in this Colony, but is carefully followed by European

bankers, as the question is raised as to whether a firm can recover from a guarantor in case the TRAFFIC Superintendent A. Course, of the periop guaranteed loses or steals a certain sum Electric Tramway, Company, Ld, protested of money, which belongs to his employers. A gunner belonging to the RG.A. in the. The case in polat is that in which the Im- Police Court, to-day, for refquing to pay his fare porial Bank of Chips brought a claim against while travelling in a car yesterday morning. Leong Shui Kong- The defendant had to pay a fee of $5.

(1) To recover the sum of $346,045.65, being the amount of surety of one Leung King Wo, deceased, under a written contract dated 28th August, 1897.

and consequently left Mr. Mody's pro-as largely attended. An excellent metu waxing, Leung Shot Kong, compradote to the mise with little hope of realisation. The announcement, which the Governor was able to make yesterday through the courtesy of the head of the premier commercial and industrial British firm in Hongkong, Mr. D. R. Law, now brings within sight the possibility of the fruition of a project which His Excellency bas promoted and which he has been indefa- tigable in fostering oot only within the Colony but in China and England also. The announcement of the promised gift on Em pire Day synchronises, pot coincidently, but probably by design, with the recent vigorous appeal put forward by the Chinn Association in London on behalf of the Hongkong Uni versity scheme. Mr. Scott, himself a mechickens. The poultry stealer was pursued ber of the firm to whose generosity Hong- and captured. On being charged in the Police kong is about to be placed under great Court, to-day, he was sentenced to a month's obligations, is the chairman of the influential

hard labour, British association in London, and it was an open secret that, on his recent visit to the Colony, so much impressed was he with the expediency of establishing in Hong kong the pricipal educational centre for It has been proved by repeated, 'experiments South China-both from the commercial and political points of view that he virtually that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the

pledged himself to an espousal of the scheme most potent agent for the destruction of fleat, originating with such patriotic fervour with especially rat flear.

Watson's HYGIENOL,

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUE!

It has now been proved the Plague is conveyed to human beings by means of flees from rats which have died of this disease.

All risk of infection can be avoided by wathing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute salation A tes HYGIENOL of "WATSON'S. spoonful to a pint of water, or a leacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose,

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SANITARY Inspector Ward, of West Point, placed under arrest on Sunday a coolie, whom be saw in the act of stealing three el bis

INSPECTOR Collett, of Shau-ki-wan Police Station, placed a coolie, Lau Tse, before Mr. F.A. Fateland this morning, on a charge of

(2) Compound interest at the rate of eight

Court below did ant draw correct, infarecces from lacte placed before him. It was a quastion, not so much of disputing the depositive finding of fact to the evidence, he said, but a question of inferences to be drawn from facts which were accepted as being correct. (

The Chief justice-The paint is a vory sinal!

one,

tben.

Mr. Slade-Yo, your Lordship. The poist itself is a small one.

Counsel was Hill continuing his argument: on the question of law, when our report closed. "EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS."

SAIVINGPUN GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, The pupils of the Saiyingpen Govt School yesterday showed their loyalty to the Empire under whose lig, they temporarily reside and are educated in'n bafitting manner.

Notwithstanding the threatenlog state of the weather, which could not damp the ardour of such a party, two large launches crowded with boys under the care of their, masters, left. Jar dices Wharf, West Palal, for Tua Man, which was reached after a run of about hours.

During the tip refreshments (cakes and uses the various with half-yearly interests lemonade), were dispensed with a liberal upon the various amounts composing the hund, and the time was pleasantly passed in amount from the following dates, respectively-linching to "Selections" on Chicore musical

(2) Interest on $186,998.85 from 19th No-instruments, p

"vember, 1901, ustil payment or judgment. (6) Interest on the sum of $10,605:79 from

1st May, 1902. (c) Interest on three sums 1961,444-75. $13,550.52 and 1269,444) from 1st July, 1900, until payment or judgment. The Chief Justice at the time beld that the guarantor was responsible, and entered judg⚫ meat accordingly. Hence the appeal.

It will be of interest, in order to follow the case, to give the story which led up to the case. Several years ago, a man named Leung King Wo (now dead) a brother of the defendant, was appointed by the bank as sole manager for their Ticatsio branch. Unlike Shanghai, Tientsin is the only place where a Chinaman

After the party was landed, a "programins of sports," in which the comic side was catered fx, was gone through. "Hoiso Racing," "Search for Money," "Three Legged and Wheel Barrow races, were among the items, ́and added a new zest to the events in which all joined, from the eldest to the youngest, with a baártiness which showed how thoroughly real the enjoyment was. At the conclusion of the sports and the distribution of prizes to the suge cessful competitors, rousing cheers for "The King" were given, which echoed, through the valley and startled the paddy birds, and even the villagers.

Refreshments were spread on the beach and the party now divided, some, to baths and is given the appololment of manager, Atahers to explore the district and visit the Shanghai there is a Europeau manager and also a Chinese mirager. Leung King Wols

appointment to Tientsin took place some tima in August, 1897, and it seemed that at the end

Monastery which crowned one of the neigh.

bouring hills,

About 6.30 p.m. all re-embarked without

misadventure and Hongkong was safely reach- of that most he proceeded to the Northero ported, all voting the day a royal" one and wish. to take up his dates. He contrased-to-acting that "Empire Day" occorsed a little more as manager until 1975, when the "Boxer"

But of six weeks' hard labour'and six hours stocks rising took place, and in consequence of this frequently, afleast once a week.

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was passed.

In all fifty-five Chipese coplies, were arrested between Sunday and yesterday on charges of gambling. Twenty-five men were secured at 25, Square Street, twenty-two at 30, Aberdeen Street, and eight from 17, Square Street. They were arraigned. on the usual charges in the Police Court, lo-day, and fined for the offence. PURTAB Singh, an Indian watchmin in the employ of the Hongkong and Whimpos Sir Frederick Lugard. That the weight and Dock Co., Ld., was charged in the Police Influence of Mr. Scott's endorsement of the Court, to-day, with being found asleep at his project, supported unquestionably by his post. The discovery was made by the head firm's representative in Hongkong, Hr, D.watchman, Isaac Turner, and the accused was R. Law, have worked like the "open sesame ordered to pay $to by the magistrato (M., J. H. with the principals at home, is an inference Kemp). that is plausible in its deduction to the or dinary observer of the course of events. Public liberality and individuat-unificence have been one of the characteristics of theater a pic Bay Shipyard, Dalandas, was of Quarry Defendect_was community, and have been favourably

seen leaving the works on Saturday Hero commented upon as regards the resid- with the pick-axe, and was arrested. Sentence cuts of this favoured Island. generosity which prompts the donation. of

sum of half-a-million dollars public institution, yet in its embryonic stage, mainly for the benefit of people of the Chinese race, is a demonstration of, disin terested public-spiritedness that raises it to the level of the splendid gifts which stand to the undying memory of Sir Edward Cassell towards British, institutions in the home country. Magnificent as are the con tributions Mesirs. John. Swire have under M, PAUL Douter will be again put forward as taken to make to the Colony, they are only candidate of the expiry of M. Fallida's term in keeping with the magnitude of the enter of office.. B's idea is that England, France, S. WATSON & CO., prises with which the name of Messre and Rosita should become firm allies and Butterfield and Swire, are associated intake the hegemony of Europe, out of Hongkong. A firm that is capable of plan the hands of Germany, claim back Alsace oing and carrying out with the utmost ex: Lorraine, and force her, under penalty of immediate warfare;, to reduce her armaments, pedition the genesis of a city like that, at Quarry Bay, has all the characteristics that have made England what it is to-day in the (38 world of colonisation and as a commercial nation. The Taikoo Sugar Works stand as the best-monument-on-the-Island-of-the- sagacity and enterprise of British manufac- turers. They stand without their equal not only in China but even excel the largest Ordinary business commento fons aheuld be addressed refineries in America-the land of Utopian

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Gallon

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AND

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WEEKLY $13 parsoum. The tate par nomitar agit se meneem, proportional Subscriptions for any period loss than one month

schemes and mammoth undertakings. The conversion of the rocky foreshores and sandy beaches into the finest graving dock and ship-repairing yard in the East is a feat that but few would have had the temerity of contemplating, much less of putting into execution. Yet in spite of physical difficul-

will be charged for a full month. The daily lane is delivered, free when the addremities, that at one time seemed well nigh scale to measgar Peak salwribers can have insuperable, with the dugged perseverance their copies delivered at their roldence without and a superfluity of ready money that have any extra charge. On copies won by post a additions $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.made the firm what it is, Messrs Butterfield The postage on the weekly ineue to any part of the and Swire hoye, as if with the magic wand, Bingle Copire. Dally, ren cerur Weekly, twenty. transformed what was erstwhile a village of fishing desperadoes into a veritable hive

a' world is 80 cents per quarsES.

five cents (for ciuh only).

BIRTHS,

On May 20, 1909, at Shanghai, the wife of C. MICHELAU, of a daughter."

On May 14, 19.9, at Icbang, the wife of F. L, Besist, of a s00, (MOWBRAY JOHN).

DEATH

INSPECTOR Robertson, of No. 7 Police Station, arrested yesterday two suspects, who are ac cused of robbing one F. Feyling, na asgineer, residing at the Sailors' Home, of his watch and chain and $40 in cash on the bight of the sath instant. The tobbery is supposed to have taken place while the engineer was in aricksha, The suspects were charged and remanded in the Police Court, to-day.

make Austria give up Trieste and Fiume to italy, and Bosnia-Herzegovina to Turkey, and in fact, keep the world for a time in such a fermeal that if emotion can do anything for great era, Europa would have it..........

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ATthe Magistracy to-day, lospector Langley, of the Water Police Station, charged the cox. swain of the steam lanach Yes Wo with disie garding the rule of the road while weder steam in the barbour on Sunday, it was alleged that through the carelessness of the conswain be collided with a cargo-boat in Yau-mi Bay on Sunday afternoon. The cargo-bost was turned ever by the force of the impact, and one of the crew is reparted missing. The defendant. pleaded ont guilty, audibe case was remanded, Bail was granted in the sum of Ston. THP news was received in the Colony, yester- day of the death, which took place in the Tacoma (U.S.A.) Hospital on the 24th ulto, of Mr. Ferdinand Kiene, who was well known in Boggloog. Mr. Kiene, who was connected with the Equitable: Life Insurance Company here, and later started out on his own in the auctioneering lion, left this port sometime ago

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Leung King Wo find his staff had, of course, to stopall business, during his absence in Shanghai. He had not been in the latter port for any loogik

of

time before he became ill, and some time during the month of August of that year he died, prior to any resumption of business at Tientsin.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

Á BOMB DISCOVERED."

[From Our Own Correspondent]-

Canton, 24th May, On the instant a policeman,' while patrolling along the Hou Feng street, inside the city, noticed a bamboo basket placed at the door of the second house in a suspicions manner. On examining it he found the con-

tenis to be a bombshell. He at once reported the matter to the Taptal of Constabulary and the inferoal mechine was removed; it weighed utarly.52 callies.

Previous to Leung King Wo's appointment to the responsible position of bank manager, it might here he mentioned that the bank, batur ally, required security from him. His brother, Leung Shui Kong (the appellant) was ap- propched and be consented to find what se curity was necessary, which he did, and finally guaranice bonds were signed. "Another point of equally great importance was that before Leung King Wo left for Tisatsin he was given

A REVOLUTIONARY · LEADER. as working capital for the Tientsin branch a sum

Tam Fook, aliai Tam Man Ping, a revolu of 50,000 Shanghai taclo, which was equivalent 10 47,619.05. Hoog.ping taels, the enrrency in ionary leader, who managed to escape from nao at Tientsin, for which he gave a receipt, Canton lait year and fled over to the province After this had been settled it was noticed of Hupan, where he was afterwards arrested come months later from the ball-yearly and by the Husan Governor, was yesterday brought monthly returns which Leung King Wo sent down to Canton under an armed escort and has down to the head office at Shanghai, explaining been handed to the Military Detective Depart the working of his branch, that the Tientsinment to be dealt with. It will be remembered business was making a small profit, as on the that Tam Fook was the leader of a party with a face of these returas, and from various other few thousand adherents. They contemplated a satisfactory reports of the bank's business, the rising in Canton about the 11th moon, last 50,000 Shanghai isels, working capital, which was entrusted to the manager, should have been untouched at the time of the "Boxer" oal break. Some importance.was also attached to the bank's chops which were in Leung King Wo's possession. It was seen that soon after Leung King Wo's arrival at Tientsin ba bad another set of chops made, on which appeared The Sunsing Railway Company has now been granted, by the Mipistry of Posts and in Chinese the words "Imperial Bank of

them made China, and had

for his Communications the privilege of extending the own private purposes,

line from Kang Yick Fau to be capital city in These chops were used by him, not in the interest of the Sun Wui district, with orders to proceed with, bank's business, neither were they used the work on the construction of the live as on the returns he forwarded monthly or quickly as possible. It is learnt that survey half-yearly to the lead office of the bank,"

Subsequent to the death of Leung King Wo, and when the account books came to be ex- amined it was discovered also that two sets of

Chinese year, but before they could carry out their plan, information was received by the Military Detective Depintment. Tam Fook was then fortunate enough to effect bit escape, while two of his confederates were arrested by. Admiral Li Chun, and beheaded.

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BUNNING RAILWAY,

work has been started on the new line and work will shortly be commenced.

Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE,

INTERFORT GRICKET.

SHANGHAI CRICKET CLUB D. HONGKONG GARRISON.

WIN FOR HOME TEAM,

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 24th May,

4.40 p.m.

The opening match of the Shang- hai Cricket Club against repre

soptatives of the Hongkong Garrison was played to-day.

The weather was ideal, and being a public holiday there was a large concourse of spectators.

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Shanghai won the toss and elected go in firat.

Following are the scores ---

Ri N..Anderson.

4

Capt. E. 1. M. Barrett....... W. H. Moule... Lanning.... Humphrys .......

V. K. Lanning

L. Walker (not out)

D. R. McEuen Dew

G. M. Billings (not out) Extras

Total for 8 wickets 219

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

Lieut. Anderson ......

Capt. Garnett

Capt. H. H. C. Baird

0. R., W.

Shanghai, 25th May,

∙12,40 p.m.

In continuation of yesterday's play

the following are the scores `C. M. Billinga (not out)'

Carruthers

L. Walker

5.5

XI

Bxiras

Total

... 294

HONGKONG GARRISON,

The Hongkong Garrison's scores

are as follow! :-----

Capt. Beasley.... Lieut. Green

Lieut. Anderson...... Capt. Garnett (upt out) Capt. B. H. C. Baird- Lieut, Bagnall (not oul)

Extras

Total for four wickets

155

Shanghai, 25th May.

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Play was resumed to-day. The weather was cool with dull light. Capt. Garnett, e Humphrys, b Lanning 74 Lieut. Bagnall, c Lanning, b Billings Lieut. Byrne, e Dew, b Billings...... Lieut. I. Inues, c Barrett, b Humphrys 28,

Lieut. Crookenden, c Walker, b

Humphrys.... Capt. Greenway (not out).........

Extram

'CHINA'S SORROW. Continuous rain has again fallen here and

tions and the engineer's skill have supplied for Tacoma, where his health failed him, and We. The bank's set of books was used to enter

whole of last week. It is feared that the floods, all that is best in the trade... From a little this necessitated his admittance into the tocat all the bank's business and the reports thereon, which have only subsided a few days ago, will Chinese hamlet Shaukiwan has grown under hospital, where the sad event occurred. He which was forwarded constantly to the head again insasie the country to the destruction Ce guidance of the "Great Firm into a leaves a widow with whom the greatest sym- office for inspection. The other set of books, and loss of life and property. The pillar of Scotch colony with all modern contrivances pathy goes.

the "secret set," dealt with the bank's trans the Woo Tang Bridge, a little distance, above On April 14, at the Tacoma Hospital in the shape of crial tramways and palatial LIEUTENANT, James R. V. Jackson, "The actions, and kopt by Leung King Wo unknown the Yuen Tam station of the Canton-Hankow Tacoma, U.S.A, FERDINAND Kieng, aged residences for the- men that help to main- Buffs," has been seconded for service under to the bead office. When the pass-book be. [ Railway, has partly collapsed, owing to the

tain the prosperity of the Colony. More the Colonial Office, with effect from 27th tween the Telegraph Company and the bank was incessant FAĺDs. closely identified with the Ocean Steam March. The vacancy for a lieutenant thus examined Leung King Wo's and not the bank'ı

A small portion in the upper section, above io. the list of contributories, is the firm's of Second Lieutenant C. E G. Davidson, and the Coast Defecace book. After Leung King Tai Kua Klu, of the Canion-Haokow Railway Wo's death fall investigation was made was submerged during the recent foods and latest achievement on the water front in Battalion, Hongkong Lieutenant Davidson and it came out that certain debts, one of them some slight danger has been done to it. Repairs

of industry wherein modeia mechanical invea for Honolulu. From the latter port he sailed | boeks were kept at the direction of Leung King in the districts up the West, River for the Capt. Brierley, a Walker, b Humphrys..........

forty-seven years.

Celegraph ship Company, Ld., which also figures created bas been filled for the promotion chops were to be seco. This also applied to

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1909.

MESSRS, JOHN SWIRE AND

SONS-MURIFICENCR.

received bis commission in "The Baffa" in,

had to settle.

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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

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CONSULAR VIBITS.“

Kowloon. The solid block of buildings | August, 1905, and Bay put in, most of his sermounting to some 10,000 tasis, was owing by were completed yesterday and trains are now with their self-contained electrical plant for vice in the 2nd Battalion, in South Africa and the bank, to these two firms, which the bank running as usual, the rapid handling of cargo and the the East. Second Lieutenant N. S. Hurt. When the appeal was heard this morning, The Viceroy received the British, Courpl massive steel wharves for ocean steamers of "The Buffs," who was a supernumeury to the Mr. M. W. Slade and Mr. H. G. Calthrop, in-af Canton this morning and the American Fully maintaining the traditions of the any size and draft, bespeaks a confidence in establishment whilst employed as aide-de.structed by Mr. F. Paget Hett, of Messrs. Consul-General at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

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the future of the port that encourages a feel-camp to his father, Sir Reginald Hut, KCB ing of optimism, which, it must be admitted, late commanding the troops in Cape Coippy. recent events have somewhat tended to dis has been restored to the establishment. sipate, However, the foresight responsible for the investment of millions in big under- takings like the refinery, the dock, and the wharves must certainly command respect and

Bruton and Hell, appeared for the appellant.

MINISTER TO DELGIUM, The respondents were represented by Mir, H, The Chinese Minister-elect to Belglum, H.E. E. Pollock, KC, with whom was Mr. J. Young Shu, will leave bera to-morrow by the Gedge, of Mesra, Johnson, Stokes and Master, C. M. S. N. Co.'s steamer Kwong-tak for Peking Mr. Slade stated that the appeal was brought to receive bis credentials before procesding for, on the part of the defendant. (Leang 'Shal | his destination. Kong) in the Court below from so much of the Chief Justice's judgment as decreed that the deceased brother, manager of the Tientale the seat of office on Saturday last, the sand bunch of the Imperial Bank of Chios lestant..

JUNIOR TARTAR GENERALĮ newly-appointed Canion Junior Lieu.

"Great Firm, the munificence which has prompted Messi, John Smite and Sons to make the conditional promise, of three separate doulions amounting to the splendid sum of nearly half a million dollars towards the Endowment Fund for the Hongkong University, will have been res ceived with, grateful satisfaction by those give buoyancy to the hope that the Colony the Ki Tai Bank, of Wing Lok Street, was appellant was lable as guarantor of his tenant Tattar General Chuen Lee, took over who have cherished the accomplishment of has yet to attain the acme gf its prosperity

In their contributions towards materialising Sir Frederick Lugard's ambitious education the University scheme Messrs. John Swire al scheme ne leis than by those whose inter and Sons are giving practical proof of their ests are bound up with the prosperity of Roog. kong. The time limit within which Mr. H. N. faith in the future of Hongkong faith that Mody's offer of the building grant of nearly should stipulate other to emulate the tores lakhs of dollars expires at the end of splendid example set by firm which has "hext month, and as far as the public subscrip- prospered with, and probably also by the Hoos could foster the hope, it must be ad. | Colony of Hongkong,

ALLEGED ÉNDEZZLEMENT,

ASSISTANT BANK MANAGER ARRESTED. Chan Lao Foog, the assistant manager of arrested yesterday afternoon on a warant charge jog him with emberalement. The smount

evolved is alleged to be $1,600.

Me R. J. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the prosecution. Mr Len, d'Almada p Cauro, repressning Messrs, Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, in raised for the defence

The caro was adjourned for a week,Ball was allowed in the sum of $5,000,

OPIUM SMOKERS' VINED,

on an overdraft with the bank. The main few days ago three opium smokei■ were question the Chief Justice had to decids was one of law, and he submitted that taking found smoking opium without the pecessary every single finding of fact in the judgment in wooden board licences, by the detectives of the suburb. The offenders were handed to the the Court below the right conclusion in law Canton Amil-oplum Association, in the Western way that the appellant was not flubie.

Counsel also submitted that of certain com police; after being fond from $5 to $10 each, paratively small points the learned judge in the, they were discharged.

Total

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208

The home team thus wins the first innings by 86 runs.

BOWLING ANALYSIS, O. R.

Billings

Humphrys yo Lansing ********* Carruthers

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAILS DUE

•English (Delhi) 26th inst. 3 p.m.". Indian (Gregory Apcar) artb inst.. German (Prins Waldemar) aßih inst.

Indian (Catherine Apear) 29th inst.

Canadian (Emprars of japan) grd prax. German (Prine Regent Luitpold) geð prox.

The Bank Line an, dymaria arrived at: Tacoma on sand lost,

The C. N. Co.'s nie., Kaljong left Iloilo on

The Imperial German Hail s.s. Derffingar, 4th lust, and may be expected here on 25th for';

moon" arrived which left hers on 19th inst., ai Singapore on aard inst., al 7 pm.