May 6, 1897.]
they had in their power to give, both fisherfolk and police showing the utmost consideration wand kindness. On Friday the sea weut down considerably and during the morning it was found possible to communicate with the ship by sampan. In the forenoon too a tug and lighters arrived from Moji with the 2nd officer and
·Mr. Reed (of Messrs. Holme, Ringer & Co., Nagasaki) and not long after work was com- menced. Our informant left at about noon and at that time all hands were busy discharging cargo. The tug boat conveyed the passengers (two reached at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, cabin and 36 steerage) to Moji, which was enabling those who wished to do so to catch the 5 p.m. Osaka Shosen Kaisha mail steamer for Onomichi. There were 12 feet of water in the after hold when the party left the ship, and the engine-room was fall, the water being within 3 or 4 feet of the top of the cylinders. The steamer had sunk a good deal by the stern since striking and her name was barely visible : above water.
HONGKONG GOLF CUP.
QUARTERLY MEETING.
Competition for the events recorded below took place from the 22nd to 24th April in fine, if somewhat hot weather; the returns were few in number and poor in quality with the excep tion of the cup winner, whose card marked, with the deletion of the first and seventh holes in both rounds, a very steadily played game, meriting promotion in the handicap list. The "Pool" was sadly neglected, and in the history of the Club for the first time goes to swell the
funds of the institution.
The next meeting for the Captain's Cup and Pool will be held from Saturday to Monday next, 1st to 3rd May.
Subjoined is the record of the quarterly meet- -ing:-
MACEWEN
Mr. C. W..Spriggs
CUP, 101
Mr. E. A. Ram
| 98
Mr. C. Palmer
100
Mr. H. L. Dalrymple
98
8
18 83 11 87 11 89 90
Mr. G. W. Millward
116
15
101
19 entries.
Mr. E. A. Ram
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
HONGKONG,
The Legislative Council met after a long recess on Monday and a lot of business was dis- posed of. The consideration of one important matter, the proper cleansing of insanitary houses, was postponed until the next meeting, The annual meeting of the Hongkong General. Chamber of Commerce was held on Wednesday the 28th ult,, when a satisfactory state of affairs was reported. Mrs. Carew was brought from Yokohama on Monday and taken to Victoria will end her days there, the probability being Gaol, but it is not generally thought that she that she will be taken to England later on. The shareholders in Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited, met on Monday.. A most successful concert was given by Signor Cattaneo on Monday night at the Lusitano Club.
A shroff in the employ of Messrs. J. D. Hum- phreys and Son was charged at the Police Court on Tuesday with embezzling $1,400 belonging to his employers. Mr. Ewens prosecuted. It was explained that the total amount of the prisoner's defalcations was about $2,000 and he had mis- approprioted the money at various times during the past two years. Prisoner admitted the charge and Mr. Ewens asked for the case to be dealt with summarily. Mr. Wodehouse sent the pri- soner to gaol for six months with hard labour.
his ap-
When the Hon. Ho Kai returned to Hongkong his health was assigned as the cause of his not remaining in Shanghai. The N. C. Daily News, however, puts the matter as follows:- Mr. Ho Kai, of Hongkong, who came up here recently to assist H.E. Sheng, has thrown up pointment in despair of any good being done while the schemes for progress in China are in the hands of the mandarins. Mr. Ho Kai has returned to Hongkong, and will probably join H.E. Wu Ting-fang as Secretary of Legation at Washington, as originally intended.
was
When the Coptic came into harbour on Fri-† day morning the captàin reported having seen the steamer Krim in a disabled con- dition about 80 miles from Hongkong. The Krim signalled that she wished to be reported at Hongkong and the captain of the Coptic asked if assistance was wanted. The reply "What are your terms?" and upon this the Coptic showed her mail signal and, seeing another steamer in sight, concluded that us- sistance was not necessary and came into Hongkong, The
Krim was towed in:0 the harbour on Saturday by the steamer Mefoo. She left Shanghai in ballast on the 24th 1 down, receiving 8 strokes April and two days later her shaft broke and
she proceeded on her course under sail.
OPTIONAL SWEEP.
Mr. G. W. Millward
98
11
877
116
15 101
10 entries.
Mr. E. A. Ram
BOGEY CUP.
Mr. C. W. Spriggs Mr. C. Palmer
Mr. C. A. Tomes...
2
13
33
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Mr.H.L.Dalrymple 7 Mr. G. W. Millward 7
19 entries.
POOL.
14
31
19
4 entries and no returns. CAPTAIN'S CUP FOR MAY. Seventeen members entered for the Cup and å like number for the Pool. The returns, as given below, are not particularly good, but they enabled an old member of the Club to secure, for the first time, both events. The links have got very hard, and a few good showers of rain are much needed :-
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CAPTAIN'S cup.
Mr. C. Palmer
94
Capt. R. M. Rumsey, R.N: 94
Mr. J. D. Smart
Mr. W. Taylor
Mr. J. Hastings
Mr. C. W. Spriggs Mr. E. F. Mackay... Mr. J. Saunders Mr. H. W. Slade Mr. P. A. Cox
Mr. C. Palmer.
11
85 86 8
•
4102
14
88
106
18
88
101 12 *85
104 15 110 112 18
89*
20. 90 94
111
15
120
18
: 96 102
POOL.
96
11
85
86
86
87 88 102
Capt. R. M. Rumsey, R.N. 94
Mr. G. Stewart
Mr. C. W. May
...
89
93
102 14 18 120-
Mr: J. D. Smart Mr. P. A. Cox The annual meeting of the Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Limited, was held on the 22nd April, the report and accounts, providing for a dividend of 8 per cent. being adopted after some discussion,
In his monthly "Notes" the Rev. R. F. Cob- bold, Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, says:— Mr. Ward gave his third Organ Recital on April 26th, and was assisted by Mr. D. K. Sli- man and Miss M. M. Bain. As the notices in the newspapers were full of praise we were rather surprised that the collection made in aid of the Organ Fund only amounted to $50.58, consider- ing that there were about 200 persons present! A contribution of $25 was received afterwards. We are very sorry to lose Mr. Sliman from the choir, where he has been so long and so regular
an attendant, and we look forward to his return to the colony. Mr. Measor, who was one of the oldest members, has also left the colony; and we feel it a great loss to part with two of our best tenors at the same time. Who will take their places ?
The fifth annual carbine competition held in connection with the Hongkong Volunteer Corps commenced on Saturday afternoon and will be resumed and copeluded next Saturday. The opening day was very favourable indeed and the shooting generally was good. The Corps championship was won by Corporal G. P. Lam mert with 96, and he also won the Maxim Gun Company Championship, Sergeant G. C. Hay. ward being the winner of the Field Battery championship with 95. The handicap aggre- gate prize was carried off by Corporal G. P Lammert with 96 (scratch), Corporal Hender son being second with 96 (7 points), and Sergeant G. C. Hayward third with 95. The Field Battery won the Inter-Corps Challenge Cup (8 men aside for each unit), and Quarter Master Sergeant Smith won the service cup for drill instructurs attached to the Corps. We shall publish fuller particulars after the con clusion of the competition.
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Mr. Justice Wise, Puisne Judge, returned to the colony on the 29th April, by the P. & 0. steamer Sunda, accompanied by Mrs. Wise.
Four of the men charged with wilfully setting fire to a shop in Jervois Street were discharged by the Magistrate on Tuesday afternoon and only the master of the shop is now in custody.
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Most of the scaffolding of the new Club has been removed and it is now possible to obtain clear view of this handsome structure, which will be an adornment to the colony. It is
The annual report, which will be presented at expected to be ready for occupation in June.
The Hongkong Chess Club is flourishing. a meeting to be held at Thomas's Grill Rooms on the 10th May, shows a balance in hand of $185.72, as against $70.05 brought forward from last year.
About 9.30 p.m. on 26th April 'a fire broke out in a hut at Cheung Tsan Wan, north of Samshuipo, and the resnit was that altogether fourteen mat sheds were destroyed, damage being done to the extent of $280 Two pigs were burnt to death. The fire was accidentally caused.
H.M.S. Tweed, which has been despatched. to survey the West River, as far as Wuchowfu, is in command of Commander the Hon. G. A. Hardinge, of H.M.S. Rattler. The crew of the surveying vessel was also taken from the Rattler, Mr. Fraser, the British Consul at Canton, is
on board,
We believe that H.M.S. Terrible is to come, out to the China station' after all, and it is rumoured that she will convoy four torpedo destroyers from England, thus making six torpedo destroyers on this station. The Ad- miralty are evidently determined to maintain a powerful fleet in these waters.
The German steamer Tetarios arrived from Saigon on Friday night having in tow a new water boat which was built by Messrs. Gordon and Co. for Messrs. Mercier and Co., of Saigon. The boat left Hongkong for Saigon on Thurs- day and when a short distance from the Ladrone Islands her engines broke down and she signalled to the T'etartos for assistance.
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Shortly before eight, o'clock on Saturday ́ ́ night a fire, the origin of which. is unknown, broke out in the godown belonging to Mr. Lysaught, engineer, Wanchai. The fire brigade attended under Hon. F. H. May, but before the flames were extinguished damage to the extent of about $700 was caused. Part of the contents of the godown was insured.
The proclamation prohibiting the immigration or importation of Chinese into this colony from Swatow and Formosa, dated 20th April, is revoked under date of 1st May, and another proclamation has been issued in its place de- claring that Swatow and Formosa are ports or places at which an infections or contagious disease prevails. This means that arrivals thence will be subject to medical inspection.
On Friday evening Mr. J. Kyles read a. Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of paper entitled "Marine Engine repairs" at the Hongkong. There was a large attendance and the paper was most interesting to the engineers present and contained one or two useful sugges- tions. At the conclusion Mr. Kyles was con. gratulated by Mr. Gillies, who presided, upon the excellent way in which the subject had been dealt with.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram from the mines giving the result of the April clean-up::-"The_mill ran 29 days crushing 434 tons, yielding 171 ozs. of gold, 1,700 tons of headings crushed yielding 212 ozs. of gold, fifty tons of concentrates calcined yielding 49 ozs. of gold; yield from pockets 195 ozs. of gold. Total output 627
OZS.
The British sloop Phæniz (Capt. Cochrane), which is to join the China; Station, arrived at Singapore on the 25th April from Plymouth. She, is a steel copper-sheathed vessel of 1,050 tone displacement, built at Devonport and launched in 1895 at a cost of £61,773. Her dimensions are, length 185 feet, beam 32 feet 6 in., and draught 11 feet 3 in. Her armament consists of six 4 in. quickfirers, four 3-pdr. ditto, and three machine guns.