Yesterday was commemorated here by a cricket match and luncheon at the Gymnasium, at which Dr. Thornicraft, President of the Kobe Cricket Club, proposed Her Majesty's health, a toast which was enthusiastically honoured, and a yacht race, ete. Rain fell in the morning andi again shortly before the time drew nigh for the drawin of stumps, but this notwithstanding, local cricketers had an excellent day's sport. The yacht race despite a large number of entries was a failure owing to the calm which prevailed all day long. Allthe English vessels in port decked themselves out from keel to truck with bunting, and the Impériewse fired a Royal Salute of twenty-one guns at noon. The day was observed as a general holiday for the most part.
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