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* KISMET.”“”.

THE HONGKONG A.D.C. PRODUCTION.

A Brilliant Gala Night Success.

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occasion.

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stoicism and revenge.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916.

H. Rosser end V. Bazaret,

were most affective, were under, M. E. Lang, Stakes, Esgaret, L the control of Mr. Denman Feller, and the properties by Mr. A. M. Bedouins and. Egyptians.**** Preston and Mr. J. E. Ramsay, Mestre L. le Breton. F. B. Silva, while Mr. W. A. Cornell scd Mr. A. B. Tavares and Miss Haynes. P. Crows were most useful right- Dignitarios, Woxirs and Kasin. hand men to the producer as -Moners Alva Tavazón, E. J. atage sesistante, as also was Mr. Jones, £. O. R. Bouas, 0. 0. E. Mitchell as prompter. Stage Danenberg, A. B. Batallo, accessories were kindly lent by R. A. Brand, E. Omund] M. J. Ye Cheong, of Flower Street, Danenberg, L. A. Gatierkes, J. Messre. Lane Crawford and Co. Day, B. S. Setus and G. V. and Messrs. Komor and Komor. Osmund.

of

YARN AND INDIAN SUNDRIES.

THE OUTLOOK IN INDIA.

THE--YARN MARKET.

Mosers. Setna and Company's

Report.

state-

WES transacted

Interview with Sir Krishna

dupts.

the

Publio men, from the Prime Min-bales. ister and Mr. Boner Law down. wards, used language which im- plied an unmistakable intention. The response of India to the call of the paramount Power 'seemed

A Dall and Featureless Fortnight.

WAR

Raw Cotton.-No sales in Bengal or Chinese, Quotations:- at $30 to $37 per pical. Bengal at $28 to $31. Chinese

Full Court.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Father Amendment of Loçai

*Ordinance.

Mesers, Polishwalls and Kot- Very nearly ten years have wall, in their report dated Deo,

The Importation sud Exporta- passed since Lord Morley prefac 15, state --.

tion Ordinance has bean amended ed his important schemes of con- Our last report is dated the as follows: stitutional reform in India by 30th ult. The firmer advices in The following headings are In its days, the Hongkong

Moore. 8. D. Seins & Co, in making room on the Secretary of the beginning of the period, deleted: (b) gloves made wholly Amateur Dramatic Club has pre-

their report dated December 14, State Conmail in Whitehall for asbled from Bombay, pointing to or partly of leather; (c) hemp Coming to the acting, chief

Dancers-Hiases P. d'Almada, sented to the public ecme really honours naturally fell to lir. O. D. Basaret, M. de Souza jad E.

twa members of Indian race-au further enhancement of "valusel braid; (b) hemp, other than remarkable productions for

Ceston; :-Karket ralod steady. Hinda and a Moslem. The first by spinners, bare bad little in-şkenila hemp; (0) homp, Manils; body which, in a relatively small H. P. Bay in the role of Hajj the Oamood.

Musicians,--Misses M. E. Long,

Sales mil. Unsold stock is estimat- Hindu member of the Indisa faemos on this market, which haa hemp, the following manufmatures European community, suffers beggar, who, in a single : day, handicaps unknows to similar tastes all the joys and sorrows of V. Basives, Bassret, and Stokes.ed about 600 packages. Reported Council was dit Krishna G. Gupts, continued dall and featureless, of:-(b) binder and reaper twine; Kut-al-Kulub's Attendsats closing quotations :-$25 to $31 an able and experienced member the fortnight throughout. Olesr- (b) cloth; (b) cordage and twins organisations at Home. But it life. His work is the outstanding

of the Indian Civil Service-roo have gone from bad to (except cardage or twice of has probably never equalled, and feature of the production; one Mrs E. L. Sim, and the Missan L. per picul.

Ladian Yare:-Duringthe early indeed, the only Indian mem-wores and the recent high-priced Manila hemp, and binder or bas certainly never excelled, the can hardly conceive of the part. Rosser, Denison, Hayats,

An Lammert, and L. Toll-n.

part of the fortnight under review ber of that service who has contracts seem to find an extreme resper

twine); (c) cordage pressatation of "Kismet," which being more finely handled.

Qoe

administratively slow movement. The nervous and twine of Manila hemp; We staged for the first time in old hand at theatricale, Mr. Hay

the fosteres of our yarn market ruled steady and riven the Far East at the Thestre Royal has many successes to his credit, Kismet" as it is produced by emell amount of business trans tank just below the executive feeling engendered by this un- (b) hemp rope, old; (b) hemp last night. It is practically only but in this piece he excels all his the Hongkong. A.D.O. is its pired. Latterly, owing to the rise headship of a provises, Retiring responsive character of enquiries waste; (b) needles, hosiery; (b) within the past few years since previous accomplishments. Whe-music, which has been specially in the rate of exchange, and in 1915, after serving the full from the interior has been aggra- sheepskins, haired or woolled; the advent hers of Mr. Walter ther as the poor and lowly beggar, written by Mr. Normas Peterkin, limited inquiry from the interior, term of seven years in the India vated by the pronounced upward silk and silk manufactures, the Sipolair, in fact that the Olab the pride-swollen expectant of high a local composer of considerable where clearances are nominal, Ofios, Sir Krishna Gupta is now teadeney manifested by silver, following:-(b) broad silks of all has not itself out to produce plays office, the revengeful hater, or the genius. This is not by any market ruled wesk and price on the point of returning to India, with the result that dealere refuse kinds, whether all silk or of silk mixed with other yarns (except of marked epectacular charm, end, agonised, distraught schemer at the means the first work he has show a decline of about $2 to $3 Interviewed by a representative to operate to any extent.

In view of the several factors with artificial silk yarn or metal despite the manifest drawbacks end of his resources, he is always done, an he is a prolife and pre bales. Salos daring the fort. of the Manchester Guardian, he caused by the leak of adequate deeply convincing and wonder most promising writer of songe night are reported of about 2,000 bad various things of interest to that militate against each other, threads), in the grey or diecharged, it is difficult to foreabsdow the undyed, dyed or printed bat staging facilities in the Colony, it fully natural, and to him more and piano music. Many of our bales, comprising about 1,400 Pay in regard to the outlook.

Questioned first as to the pre-course of the market; however, unweighted; (b) silk braid, silk has succeeded most marvellously, then to anyone else the success of readers have no doubt already bales of No. 10s 300 bales of No. Those who recall the production the play in largely due. We have heard his Octave Study and 12, 50 bales of No. 16 and 250 Talent feeling in India, Bir having regard to the position of cloth silk thread, suitable for of "The Blasbird" and of ten many clever pieces of amateur his Dreamer's Tales for the bales of No. 206. Unsold stock Krishas said that, while there Bombay spinners which, at to-cartridges; (b) schappe and sput "Twalih Night" know what acting, but few. if any, more piano, which have been played Bold but uncleared stock about deniably tree that there existed & enviable, and in view of the poor raw or thrown; (b) milk warto.

is estimated at about 18,000 bales, was no serious untest, it was un-day's cotton, is otherwise than gerns; (b) Shauteng silk; (b) silk, artistic triumphs these plays were thoroughly good shan Mr. Hay's by Mr. Denman Faller at piano-

good deal of doubt and mistrust, | prospective supplies, any serious

The following headings are from the point of view of lage sidiary to that of the beggar, bat Peterkin has cleverly caught an

Hajj. The other parts are sub-forte recitals. In “Kismet" Mr. 12,000, i beles, satting, but it is the panimous

Sandry

Articles Imports, coupled with a women hat despair-set-back to the present valuse added:

(0) Agar-agar; (b) basic slag rardict of Bil present

there are one or two other mem- Esatera atmosphere by his themes, Owing to the heavy rise in the ingexpectation. Why was it that, would appear far from likely.

amid the widespread discussion Salendaring the fortnight only and superphosphates; (b) binder bers of the cast on whom not which are harmonised in quite rate of exchange, the importer of Imperial reconstruction after amount to 2,200 bales. Bates on twine (except binder swine made the gela perfor- manes last night that, for cheer 'little work fatis, The Caliph was modern style, and the effect is showed their desire to quit the the war, India was so frequently |the whole, are barely steady.

of Manila bemp); (b) copper, gorgeous richness and ouloor impersonated by Mr. Findlay decidedly piquant. If this music, boldings but owing, to the weak

maintained

Unsold and undelivered 28,000 cables containing copper; (c) effect, "Kismet" easily caps all Smith, who

the is the orchestration of which Mr. state of the market a very limited left out, or, at best, referred to that has gone before. The play diguity of the part most admir- Denman Faller has rendered business

gloves made wholly or partly of only in the briefest and reguest balos. terms?

Arrivals. The exire steamer

leather; hemp and hemp mana- as really beautifully staged, ably and also scled with appro- valuable help and supervision, pricots $32 (per pioul), gam

In the early stagee of the war, Kasato Mara and the mail steamer Italian, Russian and Marila hamp, factures, the following:-{b} and, what is equally essential to priste tenderness as the lover of had been heard in London, we olibanum at $8 to $12 (per pical), and while a large Indian con- Novara from Bombay hare & production of this kind, the Marsinah. The latter role was in have no doubt that it would have kismies at $40 to $42 (per pical).tingent remained on the western brought in 8,200 bales for Hong thereof; (c) other hemp sad maguey fibra, and manufactures real Oriental atmosphere wa the bands of Mrs. Evans, who had created a deep impression and and senna leaves at $20 (per preserved and maintained by a rare appreciation of all that the established Mr. Peterkia sas com- pical). In exports, a very nominal front, the value of the services kong and 11,000 balea for Shang-

rendered to the Empire by India hai. Shipments from Hongkong binder twine); (b) needles, manufactures thereof (except part called for. She was certain poser worthy of notics. In inter- basiness is reported in green fine soting and specially appro- priste music composed for the 3 one of the Ecoense of the preting the magic last night, the beans at $34 (per pical), and Fabeywhere insisted upon. to Shanghai and coast porte 1,000 hostery machine (latch and beard

evening. Mr. L. N. Leets, as the orobestre, which the composer galangal at $9, (per pical). Wazir Mansur, was admirably himself conducted, gere a "tery'

ed); (a) qaillais bark; (b) sheep." Shanghai. Has praotically the skins, haired or woolled, and peita; The story of the play bee suited to the character, while Mr. good account of itself, though it

same story to tell, the sales re-silk and silk manufactures, the already beon told ia our M. S. Northcote added to a long was handicapped by the fact that columns, and it is not there- list of previous succesese by a very several instruments necessary to

ported being 2,500 bales with a following (b) cocoons; (b) raw steady market.

silk and all threads, yarns and fore necessary 10 recapita- clever riady of the Sheikh Jawan, give perfect balance were not Denison, Mra Dodwell, Mrs Ede, to be accepted as an unanswerable late it, In brief, it

Japanese Yarns. Have like-twists thereof (except thrown silk is Haji's chief enemy. Mr. Milner available. One can imagine how Mrs Edkins, Mra Evans, Mre argument for a new and more wise been an uninteresting mar- undyed); (b) all threads, yeras tale of Oriental intrigue, Jones had a very difficult task gorgeous the music would sound Finlay Miller, Mrs Fletcher, Mrs | generons method of treatment, /ket, with hardly say alteration in and twists of Tusssh silk and of in the words of the introduction wife, the queen of the harem, but The pieces comprise Prelude, Gordon, Mrs Gabbay, Mre Ham- future be partner and not 20s are reported sold at $166.

To put it in the part of Mas Mansar's first if played by a really full orchestra. Forsyth, Mre Galazzi, Miss fadis, it was assumed, most in raton. Only 300 bales kishiwada artificial silk; (b) silk waste of to the programme, "Kismet' is the rose

sil kinde (including artificial silk the occasion well, A March, Marainah'a dance, Oriant-

waste) and all threads, yarna and & play that strives to capture, not word must ales be said of the al dance and Valse lente as i mond, Mrs Barry Hancock, Mrs merely a subject member of the only the imagination and ad- manner in which Mrs. Manning strumental music, while the Tocal Holyoak, Lady Ho Tung, Naturally expectation

Harvey, Mrs Hodgson, Mra Empire.

twists thereof, including noils venture, but also the colour of the played the role of the old nurse, items are sougs for Marshinshire Hamphreys, Mrs Jordan, sroused in India. The loyalty of

and noile yarn; (t) tisanes and East of the Arabisa night. ofeo of the clerer dancing of and the Caliph, as well as the Mrs Keigwin, Mrs Kemp, Mire the princes and people, the velour

fabrics of silk of all kinda sad Hajj; the beggar and its bero, in Miss Vilkins, while Mr. Ballock duet for the enme voices.

widthe (including artificial silk), s single day, carries with a sang-must not be forgattons the

Kraft, Mra Lammert, Miss Lam-of the Indian troops, had been

whether pure or mixed with other froid that is magnificent, the storyteller and the geoler. The are the well-known lines from Mrs Lindsay Woods, Mra Looker, forward be trusted, and her affairs The words to the Caliph's songmert, Mrs Lang, Madame Lecable, tested. Surely India would hence.

yarne or material, in the grey or whole world of the Orient-its other parts were also in capable "Omar"-"I sometimes think re Maitland, Mrs Milner Jones, administered in a spirit more formation that the Fall Court of printed, unweighted or weighted. It is notified for general in or discharged, andyed, dyed or beauty, its brutality, its poetry bands. The full cast was so that never grows ao red a rose"; Mrs Ormiston, Mra Parr, Mrs consonart with the speeches of three Judges, as constituted by (c) made up articles of silk or and its comedy-apon his broad followe:-

and Mr. Findlay Smith gave shoulders." And it not only

Pearce, Mra Pollock, Mrs Potter, leading statesmen in England 7 the Fall Court Ordinances, 1912 artificial silk of all kinds, whether seeks to convey all that theee Hajj, Mr O. H. P. Has; The plendid interpretation of it. He ties Rodger, Mrs Saches, Mrs On the contrary, however, what sad. 1915, will hold its next pure or mixed with other garna words convey it succeeds in do- Muczsia, Mr J. M. Walker; The Possesses a magnificent baritone Shellim, Mra Stabb, Mrs Stedman, the public in India saw was that sitting on Monday, January 15, or materiais; woods, the followe: ing 60. For an amateur society, the Imam Mahmud, Mr J. Young, Avios, and is undoubtedly one of Mire Southerland, Mira Tisdall, Mre the hand of the Executive was 1917, at 10.30 a.m.

(0) poplar. undertaking is an extremely Mafti, Mr. J. B. Ramsay, The the facet singers in the Uolony. Wakeman, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs heavier than before. The Press

Marsinah's song, by Mrs. Evans, Winslow, ambitions ore. In the bands of Guide Nasir, Mr A. M. Preston;

Kro Wolfe, Mr Act and the Arms Act were unqualified interpreters, "Kis The Bheikh Jawan, Mr M. & alexcellently surg. But we Worcester,

Įbeing enforced with the solution of the Indian problem | BOARD OF EXAMINERS. met" would be a miserable failure Northoote; The Beggar Kasim, think that the duet is the item

Thánku are also dus to Mr E.Jutmost severity. Under the until the question of: military hopeless jamble. But, by a Mr R. F. Mattingly; Amra, Met likely to commend popu. F. Scali (for the loan of a goat); Defence of India Act the sam-service and responsibility had Close study of its underlying S. Komor, Zayd, Mr Komor; arity: it is very finely conceived Mr F. A. Stevenson (for the loan mary powers of the Administra- been faced. The whole people motive, a careful analysis of every Amra's Apprentice, Mr and was most effectively rendered

B.

of a donkey); Mr F. M. Gutierrez tion were employed in the raiding was humiliated by the continued last night. The orchestra was Coldwell; Zayd's Apprentice, obaracter in it, and magnificent Me L. D. Purves; The Caliph composed of the following

(for training pigeons). Messrs of private houses and the intern- refusal of the Government to atago settings, the Hongkong 4. D. O. has succeeded where even Abdalls, Mr V. Findlay Smith; Miss P. Gurdon, Mr W. R. Neigh Crawford and Co., Ltd., Komor who, for one reason or another, classes of India. The question Board of Examiners is published

First violina-Miss V. Creee, Moatrie and Co., Ltd., Lane, ment or deportation of persons open the army to the educated

The present constitution of the many a professional company Champkin; The

The Wazir Abo Bakr, Mr

boat and Mr C. P. Xsvier Beocad end Komor, Robinson Piano are suspected by or abraxious to was not met by the holding out in the Gascle for general in Wazir short of

It was note of possible careers to members of formation ne followe:➡ what is required. There are Mapeur, Mr L N. Leefe; Kafur, violina: Mr A. Braga, Mr S. Gray, Co. Ltd., A. S. Watson and the sathorities.

The Director of Education, three acts in the play, the Manenr'e Sworder, Mr. B. G. Mies B. Judah, Mrs A. W. Lo, L., C. E. Warren and worthy that during the past two the aristocracy. The whole of action of which, as has already Herbert; Afile, his Secretary, Mr Robertson and Mr J. M. Rosario. Co., the Hongkong Printing on this severity was not direct-India in this grest orisis had Chairma been indicated, is supposed to E. L. Sim; The Captain of the Viola: Mr J. Graca Ozdorio. Press, Kayamally and Co., Mahts ed only against sotive members shown herself worthy of treat,

The and trust was the only safe and]

The Secretary for Chinese take place in a single day. But Watob, Mr.J. A Ridgway; An Cello: Mr P. A. Rossria. Flute and Co., Ab-Men and Hing of Hindu organirations.

Affairs. there are, in these sets, no fewer Attendant of Mansar, Mr Er J. D. Osmand. Clarionet: Cheong, Bon Ton, the Binoere Mohammedan community, once righteous policy.

Secondly, Bir Krishna urged, Secretary for the Chinese Affaire. The Chief Assistant to the #biob, in itself, would be suffi. Caliph; Mr J. H. Ramsay; Osmand. Piano: Miss Esther Flint; the Hongkong Daily Press, monopoly of loyalty to the Gor-the Secretary of State and the The Deputy Superintendent than ten ecense a circumstance Mitobell; An Attendant of the 8. Pinne. Trombone: Mr A. Co., Ltd., Chelkram, Madame treated as though it had almost a cient to soare most emelear bo. Herald of the Caliph, Mr F. 8. Xavier Orgia: Mr E. J. Chapong Telegraph, the China Mail, marked degree. Its papers had make some considered statement

the 8. O. Morning Post, the Hongerament, was suffering in a Viceroy should be empowered to of Police. dies from attempting to produce Cassidy: A Sweetseller, Mr J. Haa. Conductor: Mr N. Peterkia.

• The Assistant Superintendent Next to the success of the play

Others who usefully helped been suppressed and some of its of Imperial policy in relation to

Ladis after the war. No respon- The Assistant District Officer the piece. The magnitude of the Ramsay Flowerboy, Mr. Dick itself, the enthusiastic manner in were Mr. V. Findlay Smith and ablest leaders interned.

of Police. producer's Lask is therefore d'Almada Castro: The Donkey.

This state of affairs, dir Krisbassible party or body in India was for the Southern District of the apparent, and when we say that sp, Mr J. Young: The which members of the sccisty and Mr. J. Bentley as advertising the play was a great triumph Goatman, Mr F. 7. Senil; The net had Torked beforehand aade and book in B, Mansfuld explained, added immensely to making extravagant demands. or the Southera

must be mentioned. The whole advance booking agent. The the existing dificulties of all The difficulty was, and the groat from the striking matter in which Monkeymen, Mr. J. & Jones, of the performances are in aid of whole of the arrangements were, moderate reformers, and all the peril of the stustion, that it was put on, some idea will be Water Carrier, Mr J. M. Walker: gained of the amount of work A Blind Man, Mr. J. A. the Star and Garter Fand, and in fact, admirably schemed, constitutional leaders, both Hiada nothing whatever had been said. which Mr. Sinclair has put into Bullock; A. Chinaman, HrG. W. for such a worthy object there thanks to the organizing ability and Mohammedan. The Nation no hint had been given, of has been no lack of willing help of the members of the Committee,alist movement, so was well what was intended. Ladis did

Mr. Stewart Backie CarzS it. For very many wooks he has C. Barnett; The Gsoler Katayt, worked with unflagging seal on r J. A. E. Bullock; Marsinah,ors, all of whom have given their who are as follows:-Col, Chap. knows, had an extremist section not know what to expect, and she Oland which was only too ready to rebel could not be blamed for fearing "Kismet," and last night he and Hajj's Daughter, Mrs. Evans: services gratuitously. In the de man, V.D., Hon. Mr.

Mr. Robert Oliphant Hat- his willing ac-workers had their Najis, ber Naree, Mrs W. Man-going of posters, Mrs. 3. D. Severn, and Mom E. W. Bird, against the leadership of those that, as too often in the past, her

chison. reward in the hearty and unstinted ning: Kibirah, an Old Womas, Danby, Mr. L. Ross and Mr. M. AC. P. Hay, W. Sinclair, W. G. who had directed the Indian interests and her canse might

Mr. John Roskrage Wood.. National Congroer and the Moslem safer injury and neglect. Worcester and M. &. Northoote, Baptists put out some very striking appreciation shown by an audi. Miss L. Tollsa; Minks, appeals, as also did Mr. E.-L. Bim the Gorona (Bir Henry been exerted to keep the modern Imperial system was a subject of The Patrons of the Dinb are :- Imague, and whose efforts had future of the Dominions in the

Mr. David William Tratman. Mr. Alan Eastape Wood. ence which crowded the building Mansur's first wife, Mr Milner in like work and in produciDE MET. KC.M.G.), Viós-Admiraí | political movement in constitu-l constant discussion, but the people i

Mra Hammond; Kut-al-Kalab, to its very doors. Before leaving Jones; The Almah, Principal the rather unique covers to the the aspect of actual production, a

Hos, Mr. Lau Chu-Pak tribute mast here be paid to Mrs. Dancer, Miss D. Fikin; The programme and the incidental WL Grant, C.B., EN, HE sional channels. But what was of Ladis could not be encouraged

The first six s ez officia mom- Mejor-General Ventris, the position of these men to-day? by such discussion, Becent history bars, while those marked with an O. IL. P. Hay, by whom, and Storyteller was Mr J. A. E music, the print of which in being sold for the Fand mention-

Commodore Sandeman, R,N. They were tannted with the ahowed that a fature in which the asterisk are members of the Sub- under whose rapervision, the Bullock,

impotence of their attempts to affairs of Indis were subject to Committee for the examination of ed. Then the financial encooms Of His Exosllendy the Governor, influence the Government, and the influence of colonial opinion gorgeous conlumes were desigood and made. She has rendered in- and porters-Messrs. J. Bentley, aided by the thorough campaign May and party, attended the per-organisations which had been Dominions from which Indians and Gaol in English, Chinese, Shopmen, apprentices, buyers the undertaking was materially who was accompanied by Lady the danger was that the reform that is, to the opinion of British bordinate officers of the Police valuable help all the way through. E. Osmand, F. W. Richardson, carried out by numerous ladies in formanon and was received on bailt up by the elder might be were debarred-might well be no ▲ word must also be said of C. F. Maltby, L. B. Lovely, selling advanced tickets. Their arrivst outside the theatre by captured by the extremista. the painting of the sooners, S. 8. Perry, F. Schaepel, names are as follows: which, to the original designs Maco, B 8.8otos, E. Mitchell, M. Alabaster, Mrs Aitken, Mra A pour, St John Ambulance Corps, the asked, oan or should be done?

advanos upon the present. -Hmgard of honour drawn from the

What, then, Bir ́ Krishna was: The times are critical, but, Siej of Mr. Sinclair, was done by Pie.J. Dinenberg, G. V. Osmund, Mrs Aubrey, Mrs Boavis, Mr members of which presented a

Krishna Gupta bolds, India H. G. Orow, 4th KS.LL, and F. Tvares, W. A. Cornell, Bookwith, Mirs Bell, Mrs Bowley, very smart appearance,

There were two things, he provides England with a_magoi- Sapper J. B. Jones, B E Their LO..R. Boans, C. O. Danen: Mrs Carleton, Mrs Carmichael,The play is being, repeated urgency. First, there could be fatas not merly

replied, which warn of special foent opportunity of making the work was altogether admirabia, bang, J. B: Speirs and J. Murray, Mrs Carter, Mrs Chapman, Lady to-night. The lighting arrangements, which the Lapase Woman." Thy

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its Present Constitution,

Rev. Thomas William Pearos. Rev. Herbert Richmond Walls, Mr. Edward Dadley Corscaden

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Mr. Nicholas George Nolan,

and Hindustani;

Prize Day. His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to present the prison at Quane's College on Monday, January 15,