This competition took place on Saturday, by adjournment (in consequence of bad weather) from the previous Saturday. It may be well to mention that, by reference to the subjoined score-return, it will be seen that Privates Johnston and Bowman scored 52 and 50, but that having been previous winners they were handicapped 5 and 3 points respectively; and this let in Private 8. Moutrie, who won the match with a score of 48.
The following are the scores 200 yas 3 500 sds, Total, 3454322 o0032r—6
18th February.
To the Editor of the Sm,—The following is the original Chinese of the passage in Li Hung-chang's despateh, where he expresses his opinion of foreign merchants in Shanghai
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.