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RIFLE LEAGUE,

Dockyard v. H.M.S. Merlin.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

It will be interesting to hear Result of the match, R. N. Dock-Dias really has been, created more definitely whether General yard v. H.M.S. Marlin, fired at Duke della Vittoria (Duke of the Tai Hang rifle range on Sunday ROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARD.

Name

Mr. Williams ...

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Kr. Pritchard ...

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Mr. McGuigan 29

to

Mr. Wimble

Mr. Nicholson... 28

Mr. Lamerton.. 21

Mr. Haggar

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14 1992.

ITALIAN MARCHIONESS.

Charged With Murder at Peking.

Victory, or whether in fact his Pallavicini, who is to be tried for Marchioness Amanda DuraAZO now title was taken from Vittoria, the murder of Captain Pitri at the town in Italy in the Peking, while her husband was! Treviso, 40 miles north of Venice, Italian Ambassador to China, is} and so not unsuitable for the member of one of the oldest sokievements of a General whoss | Italian families. She is stated to campaign was fought in the north. be extremely beautiful. 8 The case of Wellington has been

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120 000 ydɛ.

2852226 Total

Captain

adduced as a parallel, but he was believed to have shot himself. Pliri was at first 74 Duke of Vittoria

BJ much, perhaps, from his crowning by an old sweetheart, Signora He had been haunted at Peking mercy of the defeat of the French aris Ciocal, who made scenes 67 at Vittoria as from any other

in public.

Mr. Sampson

23 19

Total

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H.MS, MERLIN. Corp. Brewer... 29 28 23 Wir. Norris

4 24 Sto. Berry ... 25 #7 23 Sergt. Pledger... 23 28 A.B. Hoare

...25 21 22 Lt. May...

23 23 15 P. O. Henwood 24 11 93 Pte. James ...17 91 12

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reason.

It is reported that she is! suffering from воло sort of nervous complaint which renders her extremely excitable, and is undergoing treatment in a pri- rate asylum.

The Marchioness went to see A letter was recently delivered the girl at her hotel to ask her to its rightful owner in Little not to ruin Pitri's career, and, Britain (London), although by according to the girl, struck ber mistake it had been addressed to with a riding whip. Pitri's Little Wales. "The G. P. O. bas mysterious death followed, and 75 many such curious records, but it is now suggested that the 74 the more interesting point is that marchioness killed him when 68 there used to be a "Petit Wales mad with jealousy, 68 in London. It was "Kings" 63 Tenement or Extra Ward of the 59 Tower of London, standing out- 50 side the fortress, and used for lodging such of the Welsh Total...

536 Princes as came to visit and pay homage to the English monarch. Result:-R. N. Dockyard won In similar fashion old Scotland circulation about her great cour many stories in by 44 points.

Yard contained the guest-house age and self-sacrifice. Once in for visiting Scottish kings One Singapore a Slav stoker of the of the distinguished Welshmen steamer Africa, in which Mar thus entertained at Pecit Wales Ichioness Durazzo was travelling, was Gruffydd ap Llewelyn, ashouted insulting epithets at some grandson of that Seisyll from Italian soldiers who were retorn- whom it is believed the gresting from Siberia in another house of Cecil got their origin; vessel. and, if we mistake not, Mr. Lloyd George once made happy allusion to this circumstance in a public speech.

CRICKET.

Kated

H.K.C.C. v. University, The following will represent the H.K.C.C. on the Club ground at 2.15 p.m. on Satunlay next: B. Hancock (eapt., Major H. M. Ellwards, E.JR. Mitchell, R.E.A. Webster, Lieut Finch White. B.D.C. Morgan, F. N. Young. C. Blaker. 1. J. Davies, E. Lammert azil F. H. Farthing.

I.R.C. ("A" Team) v. University.

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There are

board the Africs, dragged the Slav on deck, and were just going to knife him when Marchioness Durazzo sprang forward, plac- ing herself between the soldiers and the stoker, sad said:- You are brave soldiers, but you mast not became murderers." She saved the wretched's life.

The Italian soldiers rushed on

Ferhaps Mr. Hugh Herring's case of a conjurer turned parson is unique; but the Charch bis gleaned in almost every field of industry, states a London writer. One of the best-known cases of a On another occasion when the The following will represent complete change of profession is so-called Spanish fever was ram- the Indians against the Univer- that of the Rev. Sir Genille Care-pant in Italy, she heard that one sity on the former's ground on Browne-Cave, once "Cowboy of the peasants on her estate Wednesday the 15tb. Inst. at 2 Baronet" and expert lesso flinger and bis wife had been struck p.m.-O. Rumjaho (Capt), H. D.font West, now a clergyman down by the disease, and that no Rumisbo, J. S. Curreem, N. B. in Essex. Going

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