are for the most part on the boom, and Banks and Docks in particular have appreciated, the former on account of the reported conclusion of the Anglo-German loan to China. Hongkong Fires have also been in great favour, and several other stocks have advanced materially. have not been very numerous, but there is a promise of good things to come. On Monday next the St. Patrick's Dance will be held in the City Hall, and the Institute of Shipbuilders and Engineers intends to give a ball on the 27th inst.
The final tie in the match for the Hong-Kong Football Cup, which took place last Saturday, resulted, as 1 expected it would, in a victory for the Kowluon Club, although the match was pluckily contested by the Centurion team, which was an excellent one,
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