have been few and unimportant. The French gunboat Zion left here on the Sth inst. for Shanghai, The British gunboat Plover has gone into dock at Kowloon. Rear-Admiral Fitzgerald has transferred his flag to the Barjleur from the Grafton. The river gunboats IVoodcock and Sandpiper are coming out in sections in the steamer Glenturret, and will be put together at the Kowloon Docks. The officers and crews of these vessels were to leave London on the Ast inst. by P. & O. steamer, The dredgers St. Patrick and St. Andrew are being sent out from Portsmouth to Weihaiwei.
Hongkong, 15th October.
THE Past WEEK has been dull and uneventful. The weather has continued fine with, for the most part, arising thermometer. The heat. to-day is equal to that of summer, but there is an absence of the moisture which renders it usually so trying.
The cricket match last Saturday between the Cricket Club and the Navy resulted in a victory for the former, the Club scoring; 179 against 136 compiled by the Naval team. Lethbridge of the King's Own contributed ably to this result, carrying his bat for 68, and Anton put 22 together in fine style, Lieut, Campbell of the Hongkong's Own rattled up 33, and Dr. Lowson and Capt. Langhorne got into double figures, ne match Cricket Club v. Garrison, always one of the most interesting and important of the season, was commenced this morning. The Garrison will be able to make a good fight for it,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.