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that after all the terrible lessons administered by Japan will be lost upon the hopeless Government of Chins,China Gasette.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
.....
The final in the A. class handicap in the tennis tournament was played off on Wednesday after noon (15th inst. between C. C. Platt (owe 30) and U. M. Firth (owe 15.2). The odds Platt had to concede proved rather too heavy
for
him and Firth won the match with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Both men played for the most part hard driving game. Firth was the winner of the A class handicap fast year, beating Lowson
Mr. C. M. Firth and Mr. C. C. Platt played off the final in the championship on Saturday afternoon, the former winning rather easily with soore of 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. A slight drizzling rain fall during a large portion of the match, but it was not sufficient to stop the play. There was gain a large number of spectators, including
ladies. There were some fine rallies and da Cocasional brilliant stroke which elicited ap- fläuse, but the match could not be described as Toiting, as Platt never got a lead and from an early stage it appeared to be almost a gift for Firth.
Mr. H. C. Nicolle aoted as scorer.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.
At the conclusion of the championship the prisos won in the tournament were presented by H.E. the Governor, who made a humorous and félicitous speech.
*The prine winners were as follows :-* Championship.-C. M. Firth. Double Handicap-1st prizes, E. J. Grist and K. W. Mounsey; 2nd prizes, P. G. Anderson, Hongkong Regiment, and E. W, Maitland. Class Handicap-1st prise, C. M. Firth; 2nd
„prise, C. C. Platt.
B Class Handicap.-1st prize, R. B. Garde, R.N.;
2nd prize, J. A. Japp. Profession Pairs.---C. M. Firth and F. Maitland
(Commerce),
Dr. Lowson, on behalf of the Committee thanked His Excellency for his kindness in com- in" to distribute the prizes and the proceedings előind with cheers for the Governor and the
adies.
BOWLING MATCH.
HONGKONG Club . German Club: The bowling match between the Hongkong Club and the German Club on the 17th and 18th init. was won by the Germans by 641 points This is the third successive win of the Germans. He therefore become entitled to the shield, The following are the scores :—
Hanisch
HONGKONG CLUB.
H. R. H. Burder
Rosa Thompson...
Sparrow
Hewitt......
F. Maitland Jones Hughes
1,427
1,239
1,199
1,209
1,903
1,131
1,274
1.326
Total.
10,000
GERMAN CLUB.
Spannuth
*** UNOR DUKKAAN KURODA
1,849
Engel
KOR LUKKA LEBAN
1,274
Wegener
1,278
1,490
1.945
0. Lammert
Budhans Dannemann
CURRENCY CONJUNTA STUDEN
1,837
1,260
Total....
1,409
10,641
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND after his name, which we assume to be the highest ambition all golfers aspire to. He was olosely followed for the Cup by Mr. J. Hastings and for the Sweep by Mr. H. L. Dalrymple, who each returned a net score of only one more than the actual winner.
Next week will see the commencement of a Foursome Tournament under handicap, each pair representing one of the many professions which are employed in the colony. We hear that the medical faculty fancy themselves a good deal for this event, although rumour has it that the Civil Servise have entered a team that will take a deal of beating. At all events, the competition pro- mises to be an interesting one if only sufficient entries are received. Lists are to be seen in the Club House and entries close on Saturday, May 18th. Details of the Captain's Cup results are appended:
CUF.
Captain W. V. Eccles, E.B. Mr. J. Hastings..
Mr. G. Stewart ..........................
Mr. C. Palmer
626888268 78888883%
89
8 81
97
15
Mr. V: A. G. Hawkins
......105
18
87
94
Lient. W. M. Thompson, E.E. Mr. J. Thorburn
10.
89
100
11
101
90
Mr. G. W. F. Playfair........................ Captain J. M. 8. Stewart, R.B... 106
112
14
92
SWEEF.
Captain W. V. Eccles, R.B.
81
Mr. H. L. Dalrymple
92
82
Mr. G. Stewart
94
Lient. W. M. Thompson, R.E.
99
89
Mr. J. Thurbura
100
89
Mr. C. Palmer
101
90
Captain J. M. 8. Stewart, B.B
106
92
Mr. J. Hastings....
107
92
108
Captain Hadley, R.M.L.I.
RECIES.5. REC.α&
15 93
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
Sixteen members turned up to compete for the Long Range Cup and Spoons on Saturday. The weather was about as bad as it could be, and with one or two exceptions the shooting was the same. The cup was won by Private Wilson, R.B., and the spoons by Private Collins, R.B., Corporal Clarke, R.B., and Private Melhuish, R.B. The following were the best scores :-
800
900 H'oap Total. ydu. yds. points. 40 87 6 89 32
.40
Corporal Collins, R.B...... Private Wilson, B.B. Corporal Clarke, R.B....... $3 Private Melhuish, R.B. Cr-Bergt Horsman, R.B. 33 Private Godbeat, R.B...... Cr.-Sergt. Hopkins, B.B... 32
30
73
XRESSZ8
67
66
...... 63 ... 62
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
IN HONGKONG.
The N. C. Daily News writes :-- We are glad sentative government which has lately been to see that the Hongkong petition for repre- Presented to the House of Commons is having cold water thrown upon it already. As we pointed out in these columns some three months ago, it is impossible to justify the demand for representation either on the distribution of the population or on the incidence of taxation, and
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[May 23, 1895.
govern them.” There is no elading this dilemne. To sccept either one alternative or the other is to be impaled on the horns of it. The problem to be faced in Hongkong, as we wrote laat February, is how to govern the Chinose.
The system of Crown Calonies, in which the right of taxation to representation is simply ignored, is by no means pérfoot, but it is the best which has yet been devised for the government of an alien race, and until a better is demonstrated we would rather bear the ills we have than fy to others that we know not of. By all means let Hongkong have self-government, but let it be local and not imperial. The present agits. tion is the work of a few units and carries no popular demand with it. The establishment of a municipality similar that of Shanghai would, meet a real want and lead to a piensant rivalry between the corporate bodies of the Crown Colony and our own Model Ɛettlement, fraught wită happy auguries for the future prosperity and improvement of both.
BUTCHERS STRIKE AT SHANGHAI.
The butchers at Shanghai récretly went on strike in opposition to cerisin regulations made by the Municipal Council. The prime moveÍ in the strike, which was sprang on the conf- munity without any warning, in Mr. H. E. Hall, the foreign butcher of Nanking Road, who some short time ago established himself. În business professedly to oppodə native knavery and to ensure the supply of properly killed and Wholesome meat, and for these rethont he met with considerable support from the foreign com- munity. Mr. Hall makes no secret of his con- nection with the movement, di will be then from the following letter which he his addressed the Secretary of the Municipal Council :- Shanghai, 19th May, 1895. R. F. Thorburn, Esq..
Secretary,
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Shanghai Municipal Council,
"Sir. I beg to bring to your notice that the (14) fourteen butchers who apply mest for foreign consumption have formed a guild or union and have appointed me Prezident.
**I am instruoted by them and seting on my own behalf to inform you that we have this day (15th May, 1895) closed our shops, und do not intend to open them again until the present rate of taxes imposed upon us at the new bullock hong or cattle sheds are done àway with. Notice has been inserted in the North Cama Daily News to this effect for the suitömers who patronise us.
"I hope you will bring this matter before the Council without any delay, and let me have reply at your earliest convenience. I am, sir, yours faithfully,
E
** H E. "HALL,
President, Shanghai Butchers' Guild. Thojstrike soon sollapseod, business being re- sumed on the 17th inst. While the strikeflaated the Municipality itself undertook the supply of matton and beef to the community, and with auch success that it has been suggested the system should be continued.
26. Lombard Street London, 5th April, 1895.
My dear Sir, I send you by this post some copies of our annual report from which y a will see that special reference is made to the good; Work done by your League at Shanghai.
are glad to see our weighty contem. porary The Times lending its powerful aid in support of the views we then expressed. The THE BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.- British adults number 800; the Chinese 127.000,
That it should be proposed," says The Times, The following letter has been addressed by to restrict the electoral franchise to the 800 Mr. Henry_MoNiel, General Secretary of the British voters seems scarcely a possible proposi. Bimetallic League, London, to Mr. W. S. Wet- tion to put forward in the name of self-govern-more, President of the Eastern Bimetallic ment, but that it should, on the other hand, be League - proposed to place the affairs of a post of such Imperial importance as Hongkong at the discre- tion of a foreign and Chinese vote of overwhelm- ing strength is no less incredible! This is sound souse. No less cogent is the objec- tion arising from the incidence of taxation. Hongkong is a free port and its revenus of $2,000,000 in derived wholly from in- ternal taxation. The property rates account for $470,000, of which the Chinese contribute 'CAPTAIN'S CUP.
$305,000, and of the remaining taxes by far The second competition for the above Cup the larger portion is levied on the Chinese. was held in the Happy Valley from Saturday, How is it possible, if representative government May 11th, to Monday, May 18th, and resulted in is conceded, to withhold the franchise from
■ popular win for Captain W. V. Eccles, Rifle those most alearly entitled, on the principle of Brigade, who had been runner up on the last two no taxation without representation, to a share in ocations. This player, now that he has found it? “There can be no escape from the conclu- out the somewhat tricky ways of the Happy sion that the result of a grant of representative Valley course, bida fair at no very distant date, institutions to Hongkong must be one of two if he improves at the present rate, to appear on alternatives. Either the small British minority the handicap list with the mystic word “scratch" I must govern the Chinese or the Chinese must
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
I think it only right to mention also that when considering the work done in varions parts of the United Kingdom, the Colonies, India, etc., for the purpose of deviding upon the references in our annual report. our Executive Council paid a very high compliment to the Eastern Bimetallic League, and spoke in the warmest terms of the able pamphlets which have been issued by it from your pen, and those of other Shanghai friends. The following rẻ- solution was also unanimously passed :
***That the Sovretary be requested to con municate to W. 8 Wetmore, Esq., its hig appreciation of the valuable services to the of International Bimetalliam which have