examined on Saturday.afternoon of the French School, and also p the prizes to the deserving scholar {twas mooted the ther day in ti Twpanese press that there was some likelihood of Mr. Oishi, the Japanese Minister at Corea hi recalled, We are now in receipt of news from reliable sources in Sevul that this gentleman has actually been recalled and that he was expected to leave that city at wu early date, We would direct attention to the very important and interesting account of the evidence ited at the recent Kolao Hui ish to-day in another portant addition low of the Mason ripplying some reason icions regarding and the two boys, it bears eral points statements which were at the time of Mason's arrest, as to the nature of the lo tranevction, If the Chinese: author-some of this knowledge in their ion at the time of Masou's trial, it were sore at the ore avalide, Vice-Coul. for Gee, tively light nce passed om him-mang, on Monday morning in company with the District and Mixed Court magistrates
ceeded to St, Luke's Hospital and examined the Chinaman who was wounded by the German firemen " little beyond Kongwan on the night of the 2Ist of May.' The evidence adduced was similar to that given by the other native witnesses, Some more evidence will be taken and the Gremen will be sent to Germany for trial.
Mr. Vice-Consul Eiswaldt besides ing the scene. of the stabbing affray in which the German firemen are concerned, on Tuesday morning had a number of photographs taken of the locus criminis.
he Tank Oil Syndicate, whose agents in China are Messrs, Arnhold, Karberg appear to be pushing the tank oil business with great energy. We understand that in admit te the pois at Hongkong, Shanghai, K: Yokohama, they intend to hat depots at the smaller treaty porta, whic!
1 be supplied from the main depots by a service of smaller tank steamers. an fact, the competition the trade is being pushed with all the that great business capacity backed by unlimited capital can command, The first Ianded in Hongkong has been sold ily, but the business in Chinese ing for the completion of the regulations for the conduct of the trade that are now under the consideration of the Tnspector-General of Customs, On Saturday and Sunday Me, Mayne," the Municipal En; wr, the Mixed Court magistrate and other representatives of the Municipal Council and Chinese suthorities were busily engaged superintending the work of locating the stones which mark the recently agreed boundaries of the Hongkew Settlement. The successful termination to these prolonged uegotiati matter, for general that. the work of placing them in position has been no easy task and occupied the officials concerned until late on Sunday.
A private telegram has been re here stating that Lord Herschell'sCom recommends the closing of the Indian ts until the rupee recovers to 1s, 4d.
portion of the account of Mr. A. tot the journey to Int. ed in another column aystem used of by means of a crowbar which pounds the rock to pie It is interest ing to know that the aystem in the Pi ylvania vil fields, havi introduced by an American Missi who had seen it in Szechuan, and i called in America the Chinese rope-boring.
The A.D.C. Centenary pamphlet is published at last, but the first edition is almost exhausted already. It contains x-notice of the A.D.C. and of the centenary performance, with the words of the principal songs, and & number of photographs of characters in th barlengs presented on the 22ad of March last, capital souvenir of the Amateur Dramatic Club, and the songs are 'a happy reminder of the principal topics of the last few months, A second edition is now in the press.
We have to thank Pare Chevalier, the President, for a copy of the first annual report, for the year 1892, of the Shanghai Meteorological Society.' It contains a meteorological report for the ear, a brief pal typhoons of the if gram of their trajectories, g article on the international nomenclature of clouds, with photographic Husteatfone of cloud-atructurer end." long series of observations of the fogs along the northern coast of China in 1892, with conclusions deduced therefrom. It forms a most valuable pamphlet of 50 well-printed The success of the New Popular Educator has induced Messrs, Cassell &-Ca., Ld., to issue an equally valuable sequel, which is now appearing po of 64 papes at 6d. a part, Cassell's New Technical Educator, As its name thia is a more advanced work, for the instruction of those who are devoting themselves to the industry mechanical arts, The in the opening numbers include Plumbing, Cotton Spinning, Steel and Tron, Projec tion, Cutting Tools, Drawing for Carpenters and Joiners, Watch and Clock Making, Photography, Electrical Engineering, the Steam Engine, Drawing for Kya Dyeing of Texte Fabrien, Pract nies, Carpentry and Joinery, and Worsted Spinning, 'The ty' but very clear, and the articles Are plentifully illustrated, Hancock succeeded in giv of his walking powers wt.M garden, which had been kindly placed at hia disposal.
Though held under admittedly uni table circumstances, the event exhibiti of walking was a very successful one and it showed that Mr. Hancock tainly a pedestrian of high excellence. The course over which he had to walk nay be best described as *'diversified" for it was hard pathway, grass and mud, The circuit was also small, the walker having to make eight-and-a-gulf laps to the mile. Of the "eight. local amateurs" who prowed to attend and take part in the com-Mr, Parker of the ably modified, and it resolved ited exhibition' walk with Mr, Parker as pace-maker.
Hancock, accom applause of the comparatively igners present, and the mingled and curiosity of the Chinese patrons of the Gardens, was sent on his way, Two or three stop-watches were brought into requisition by some of the spectators, but in a more or less dilettante manner, so that the times cannot be vouched for, Tt was manifest to every one, however, that Mr, Hancock, despite the bad state of the track, was a clever and rapid walker, and the generally accepted time for the four miles which he walked was 30min, Isec, Whilst sume of the times were more favourable than thie, others were not 80, and one gentleman who should know mothing about timing gave the lest mile occupying 8mnin, 43%6ec. There was a ral expression of regret that the weather had not peru Mr, Hancock taking advantage of the permission to the Recrention Club's Ground, where would have been able to give a ret satisfactory display of his powers as a walker, 'A member of the 8.V.C, tells us of a gular li lent while he was shouting at the Range on Saturday. He was in the act of aiming at 700 yards, when a sparrow lit on his riff just in' front of the back-lit, and after flapping its wings for a cond or two flow away. He adds: I ye seen in some. of the comic papers porte men represented with birds resting on their guns while aiming, and the idea of such a thing seemed too xbeurd, but my experience on Saturday proved that even such "n unlikely thing is possible."
The annual competition for the Mih-ho-loong Challenge Cup took place yeaterdny morning. The weather wae fine, but a strong glare on the targets made shooting difficult especially at the long ranges. There were 10 entrants for the cup, only 8 of whom however came to the post. The ranges were 200, 400, 600, and 700 yards, 5 shots at each range, andthe cup was won by Private Sharples with a score of 76, isates Beauchamp and Timm tyeing for second place with 68, the former teking the prize, having made the higher score at
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