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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Referee Mr. R. K. Leigh. Starter Mr. G. A. Caldwell. Official Timekeeper :-Mr. M. A: A. Souza, Handicappers Messrs. R. F. Lammert, G. C. Hayward, and M. A. A. Souss. DIVING, FOR OBJECTS.--(Two Prizes).
J. M. E. de Carvalho (11) C. T. Kew (11) Carvalho and Kow tied, picking up eleven cups each, and they had a deciding heat, which Carvalho won by 8 to 6. J. Grant, Smith (4), J. Millar (2), A. E, Alves (2), W. Armstrong (6), W. A. Stopani (4), A. E. Alves (4), and 8. G. Martley (8) also competed. PLUNGING. TWO Prizes.
J. M. E. de Carvalho, 50ft. 10in........ J. Millar, 48ft. 4in..........
**J. M. E. de Carvalho
A. A. Alves
1 2
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W. A. Stopani and F. Lammert also entered. Time-63 secs.
RUNNING HEADER from Spring Board. Two
Prizes.
sea change their clime but not their character. Whether you are in the stas indies@orlin Hongkong as I have been for the past five years, there are no personal changes, are just as happy in Hongkong as we are in the West Indies. I was not bere yesterday, I am sorry to say, because I was playing in a duffèrs' game of oroquet at the Peak, but I heard a wonderful account of the races yesterday. All I can say is that what I have seen to-day was very good indeed. The long race was won by Stopani, and as our American friends would say, he can stop any,”—(laughter)—and he had his best leg forward, I can assure you, (Applause.) The water polo was most amusing. The prizes are seven spoons-no reflection-a spoon for each man on the winning side.. I P. Suedhans, A. A. Alves, W. Armstrong, think it will be admitted on all sides that the C. T. Kew, A. E. Alves, R. F. Lammert, and | champion of this meeting and of Hongkong is F. W. White also competed.
our friend Mr. Carvalho. (Applause.) Mr. J. CHAMPION RACE.-2 Lengths (Scratch). Two M. E. de Carvalho has won forty-two points,
Prizes.
and a man who can swim under the water, as well as on the surface like he can is a very doughty champion and a man who might challenge any swimmer in the East. (Applause.) Mr. Carvalho has won the prize for diving for objects. I should like to ask him why a duck puts his head under water. Just for the very same reason he is coming to this table-for divers reasons. (Loud laughter), I should like to add that this will probably be the last meeting that I shall attend here, but I do hope that if I am at another one we shall have a better place to hold our sports. (Loud applause.) I can only express a hope, but I cannot make any promise. For the last two years I have been fighting with the War Office and the Admiralty as hard as I can, and when it is decided how the Prays Recla- mation is to be extended I will put in a very strong claim for the Victoria Recreation Club, because I think we have just as much right to a proper place for our sports as the racing people or the golf people or anybody else, (Lond applause). Before I sit down let me congratulate Mr. Alves, Mr. Fritz Lammert, who is a beautiful diver, although he did not win the first prize, Mr. Armstrong who played capital game of polo, and Mr. Stopani. I shall have to give Mr. Stopani the Royal Hu- mane Society's medal one of these days. (Ap. plause.) Mr. Denison will now read the list of prizes. I may say that Mr. "Carvalho' won four prises, but he can only take two.
R. F. Lammert
A. A. Alves
J. M. E. de Carvalho
P. Suedhaus, C. T. Kew, and F. W. also competed.
SHORT-RACE.~~? Lengths (Handicap)
F. Lammert (3 seconds)..... W. A. Stopani (1 second)' A. A. Alvos (scratch)
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White
J. Grant Smith, J. Millar, and F. W. White also competed. Time-64 secs.
BOY'S RACE (under 15)-Two
(Handicap).—Two Prizes.
Pereira (20 seconds) Jorge (5 seconds)
Botelho (15 secs)
Lengths
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Thirteen competed. Time-881 secs. WATER POLO.-(Teams of Seven). Teams.— Whites (over 5 feet 9 inches), R. F. Lammert, F. Lammert, W. Armstrong, T. Meek, H. A Lammert, and G. C. Klinck. Reds(under 5 feet 9 inches)-W. A. Stopani, J. M. E. de Carvalho, A. A. Alves, A. E. Alres, 8. G. Martlow, C. T. Kew, and R. Henderson.
The Reds showed better combination through out the game and won by five goals to one.
The Victoria Recreation Club Aquatic Sports concluded on Saturday afternoon. There was
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W. White also
White also co boted CONSOLATION RAC
J. G. Smith Gonsalves Time 694 secs. WATER POLO (Teams of Seven:
Whites R. F. Lammert, - M. E. de Carvalho, H. A. Lammer J. Hance, and G. C. Klinck. Stopani, A. A., Alves, T. Mee E. Henderson, J. Jorge, and
The Whites completely ont playe ponents and won by eight goals to game on Friday, which was won by team, was for the prize, the gar
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CONSUL BEDLOE AND THE WICKED. NESS OF BRITISH MERCHANTS
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** DAILY- PRESS...
Sir, The following choice paragraph culled from an American Trade Journal called The American Exporter, and the tone is not an indication of good feeling between Columbia and the mother country? Perhaps the foot of
Mr. Bedloe being a Home Ruler has something to do with it, but those who knew him in the Far East could not say that American interests were looked after as well as the gentlen his remarks would endeavour to show ever, for “sheer cheek" the article, headed “ To capture Oriental trade,” is specimen
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"The project to establish an Chinese Chamber of Commercest the principal-mart of China, th which is now practically assured, Chicago Herald, is the result of recent vestigations of the vast possibilities of the country as a rich market for American goods, and is in consonance with a recommendation in the consular reports of ex-Consul › Edward Amoy and Formosa, China...
very large attendance of members and friends, by Hon. Commander Hastings, said-Not Bedloe, formerly United Stated Consulto
amongst those present being His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Robinson (President). and Hon. Commander W. C. H. Hastings (Chairman). The sports were thoroughly en- joyable and after the last event had been decided his Excellency the Governor distributed the prizes in the gymnasium.
HIS EXCELLENCY Mid-Gentlemen of the Committee and members of the Victoria Recre- ation Club, I have been asked as President of this Club to give away the prizes this evening, and I do so with a great deal of pleasure. I think this has been one of the most successful meetings which the Club has ever held; certainly it has been the most successful that I have seen—(applause)—and it will probably be the last I shall see in connection with the Club; therefore I am glad on that account it has been so good. We have had some excellent swimming and wonderful weather-weather which reminds one of the illustration—a very good one-in Punch the other day. A barber is shaving a gentleman and the barber says-"Very tryin' weather this, sir. Makes you feel as if you'd like your body in a pond an' your 'ead in a public- ouse!" (Loud laughter.) That is the sort of weather most of you young men have had during the past two days, for it has been hot indeed. We Commander Hastings, Mr. Leigh, and myself were beautifully described by a paper is being “past Leanders." Well, we are past Leanders, and I do not mind saying it. We are past Leanders, and we look upon these sports with just as much enthusiasm as we did thirty years ago, when we took part in similar meetings ourselves. How very applicable is the phrase of an old classical writer- Cœlum non animum mutant qui trana mare currunt.” “It means that those who cross the
His Excellency then distributed the prizes and on calling up Mr. Carvalho to receive the special championship prize presented only have the public subscribed liberally, but Commander Hastings has presented a prize for the champion of the meeting. It is not every club that could without much exertion get $350 together in the course of a few days. (Applause.) Gentlemen, the battle of Hastings (laughter) has been won by Mr. Carvalho. (Applause) Hon. Commander HASTINGS thanked Excellency for distributing the prises and expressed regret that this would probably be the last time bis Excellency would be present.
Three cheers and the " tiger" were then given for his Excellency the Governor, Hou. Commander Hastings, and Mr. Armstrong (Hon. Secretary), and the proceedings con cluded.
SHORT RACE. Two lengths (Handicap.)
W..A. Stopani (2 seconds) ·
1 2.
A. A. Alves (1 second). Grant Smith, C. T. Kew, A.. E. Alves, J. M. E. de Carvalho, and F. W. White also entered. Time-64-secs.
SMALL BOYS' RACE, (Under 15 years of age.) Two lengths Handicap. (Sons or brothers of members only admitted.)
Kennett (5 seconds) M. Alves-(15 seconds) Botelho (10 seconds) Eleven competed. Time-74 secs. SWIK UNDER WATER.-
J. M. E. de Carvalho, 147 feet Gonsalves, 107 feet...
J. Millar, A. A. Alves, W. Armstrong, A. E. Alver, S. G. Martlew, and F. W. White also entered.
LONG RACE.-(Handicap.) Distance 8 lengths.
W. A. Stopani,....... *... A. A. Alves
J. Grant Smith, J. Millar, Ja Jorge, A. E. Alves, and J. M. E. de Carvalho also competed
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