July 29, 1897.]
ERF
CHINA OVms AND TRADE REPORT.
93
has increased very much here within the last. Messrs. -exwart and M. Stewart, allow-modation for the wives and children of those few days, so much so in fact that unless iting 6 stro eat Dr. J. M. Atkinson and Dr. Government officials whose salaries are such as drains off soon we shall have to put down the J. Bellpup and 2 to play.
to entitle them to its privileges, pump sent up for Guban.
Megah. A. Tomes and H. L. Dalrymple, The total drivage for the month is 259ft. 6in. allo strokes, beat Messrs. J. Hastings and Ore milled
421 tons
Mladé by 9 up and 7 to play. Headings
..2,044 Milling This was carried on during 294 days crushing 421 tons of ore from the mine yielding 147 ozs., 2 dwts, and 2,044 tons of headings yielding 155 ozs. of smelted gold.
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We also, as mentioned in an earlier nat this report, got 25 ozs. from specimen fonad in working.
The clean-up was completed andorashing resumed on the 2nd proximo.
Caloining Works-Having hade repair the furnace and being delayed thugh want of bricks we could not resume this ork till the 22nd inst. We, however, kept the erdans going on raw consensodes and too sludges back to the furnace for card when the furnace was ready to start. The quantity of concen trates so treated is 25 tons yielding 37 ounces of smelted gold. The reason for the better yield per ton from concentrates this month is that we concentrated more closely.
Cyanide Works. These ran full time to the morning of the 28th inst., when a stop was made for the clean-up so as to have the bullion ready to go out with the gold from the mill. This made the run 38 days since the last clean-up.
The quantity of tailings treated is 936 tons yielding 266 oz. 18 dwts of bullion valued at £1
68. 6d. per oz.
General. The usual attention has been given to all work coming under this head and every- thing kept in good order.
Labour. The supply of this continues fairly plentiful.
Health. This may be said to be fairly good. Rainfall. The total rainfall for the month is 54 inches.
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
PROFESSION PAIRS TOURNAMENT. After a somewhat protracted period of play, brought about by various causes, such as the Jubilee holidays, bad weather, etc., the above competition was conoluded on 18th instant.
The entries this year fell short of those in June, 1896, by eight couples, and two short of those in 1895; the mercantile element only sent two representatives which gives a very poor average, compared with those supplied from other sources. A good deal of rain fell during the time the competition was going on, laying the links more or less under water on many days, and thus obliging the Committee to be somewhat lenient in the matter of dates for the com- pletion of the various ties. However, in spite of adverse conditions, a very pleasant series of matches were played, and although some of the defeats were very hollow ones. the semi- finals produced some very close play In the final the play of all save that of the captain of the Club was not up to the usual form, and the delegates of finance became the masters of the situation by a margin not quite looked for by their opponents.
FIRST TIES.
Mr. E. A. Ram and Mr. C. W. Spriggs. (architects)
Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins and Mr. A. S. Anton.
(Bankers)
Dr. J. M. Atkinson and Dr. J. Bell
(medical)
(Bankers)
Mr. C. W. May and Mr. J. D. Smart.
Mr. C. H. Grace and Mr. W. Taylor (nondescripts)
Byes.
Messrs. G. Stewart and M. Stewart (fin- ance), allowing 7 strokes, beat Messrs. P. A. Cox and G Milward (shipping) by 7 up and 5 to -play'
Messrs. C. A. Tomes and H. L. Dalrymple (merchants), allowing 5 strokes, beat Com. Taylor and Lient. Plumer (Navy) by 2 up and 1. to play.
Messrs. J. Hastings and M. W. Slade (legal), receiving 4 strokes, beat Capt. G. F. Phillips and Mr. M. D. Wood (Army) by 6 up and 5 to play.
SECOND TIES.
Messrs. E. A. Ram and C. W. Spriggs, scratched to Messrs. V. A, C. Hawkins and A. S. Anton.
srs. C. W. May and J. D. Smart, allow- 2 strokes, beat Messrs. C. H. Grace and W. aylor by 6 up and 5 to play.
SEMI-PINAL.
Messrs G. Stewart and M. Stewart, receiving 1 stroke, beat Messrs. V: A. C. Hawkins, and A. S. Anton by 3 up and 1 to play. Messrs. C. A. Tomes and H. L. Dalrymple, receiving 1 stroke, tied with Messrs. C. W. May and J. D. Smart. Deciding to play the match over again, the first named pair beat their opponents by one hole.
FINAL.
Messrs. G. Stewart, and M. Stewart, allowing 1 stroke, beat Messrs. C. A. Tomes and H. L. Dalrymple by 4 up and 2 to play, thus securing a popular win to the captain of the Club and his brother, representatives of the financial
world.
3.
On the other hand there is undoubtedly in the colony room for an institution of the nature of a private paying hospital where patients able to pay a reasonable amount for accommodation and medical attendance may be treated. Where desired, medical men in private practice should have the right to attend their patients; it would be manifestly unfair both to the private practitioners of the colony as well as to the public who have so liberally subscribed that the institution should be officered entirely by medi- cal men in Government service.
Why this exclusive rule should still apply to the Government Civil Hospital, now that it bas so largely outgrown the original object of its foundation, is difficult to explain. The Govern ment doubtless support the institution, but after all any deficit is indirectly made good by the ratepayers. The more liberal arrangement in the Shanghai Hospital has, as you point out, worked admirably and financially com- pares favourably with our Government Civil hospital, where some improvement in this respect The quarterly meeting for the "MacEwen' Cup, &c., will be held between the 23rd and 26th may be effected by an increase in the charges inst., and as the links have just been brought for first class and such other patients as do not into a good going state, the grass having been come under the category of those entitled to subjected to the mowing machine to the advan-medical attendance. In view of the fact that tage of straight drivers, with fine weather an expensive medical and nursing staff has to be maintained a charge per diem at least equal thrown in, it is hoped a good: number of mem- bers will put in an appearance for the competi- to that exacted by a first class hotel in our tions. It would be very gratifying to see the colony cannot surely by a first class patient be name of the donor of the Cup engraved on it regarded as unreas-nable. whilst there is still left.
space
QUARTERLY MEETING.
As regards the proposed Jubilee hospital, whatever its constitution may be, whether it be free or paying or both combined, let the regu- These competitions were carried through belations be so framed and observed that so far as tween the 23rd and 26th inst., and attracted possible that abuse which to-day embarasses very poor entries, particularly for the pool and so many medical charities may be rigidly sweepstakes. The weather was very hot and avoided. Apologizing for trespassing on your oppressive, which no doubt deterred many from valuable space—I am, sir, yours faithfully, going down to the links:-
MACEWEN CUP,
Mr. C. A. Tomes
95 Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins... 99 Mr. W. Taylor.
107
g 86. 8 91. 13
*94
8
9 86 91
107
13 94
13 entries. OPTIONAL SWEEP.
95 Mr. C. A. Tomes Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins... 99 Mr. W. Taylor
5 entries.
BOGEY CUP,
i
500000
AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM. Hongkong, 20th July, 1897. -
THE 14TA JULY AT THE FOOCHOW ARSENAL.
Thanks to the presence of the French Mis- sion at the Foochow Arsenal, the French Na tional Fête was this year brilliantly celebrated at Pagoda Anchorage. In the morning at M. Doyére's, the Director of the Mission, whose house was decorated with the French and Chinese
Mr. C. A. Tomes 2 down, receiving 7 strokes flags, a tiffin was given, at which there were pre-
2
95
39
11
6
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12
23
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Mr. G. Stewart 3 Com. Taylor, R.N... 4 Mr. V.A.C. Hawkins 5 Mr. M. W. Slade 8
14 entries.
POOL
Mr. G. Stewart Mr. C. A. Tomes
6 entries.
91 101
88
92
A prize has been kindly presented by a suc- cessful member of the Club to be played for during the month of August. Conditions of play will be duly posted in the Club-house, and the oup will no doubt be very keenly contested
for.
CORRESPONDENCE
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
opinions expressed by our correspondents]
· THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS.' SIB,-In the leading article of your issue of the 16th inst., you appear to us to discuss most fairly the question of the constitution of the proposed Jubilee hospital for women and chil- dren, as well as the broader question of hospital relief generally.
The ideal aim of a Jubilee hospital is that it should be free, that it should be reserved for really necessitous cases and u strict scrutiny be exercised against the admission of patients whose social position disqualifies them for the relief of charity. As regards the Chinese poor this want is largely met by the Nethersole Hospital, which is now entirely reserved for the reception of women and children, while the Civil Hospital has hitherto afforded `accom-
sent the Tartar General, the Imperial Commis- sioner of the Arsenal, the British Vice-Consul at Pagado Anchorage, the high mandarins and the Chinese engineers of the Arsenal, and the members of the French Mission. The greatest gaiety prevailed and toasts were warmly proposed and receive. The Director of the Arsenal proposed the prosperity and the friendship of France and China; the Tartar General, the French engineers; the British Vice-Consul, the French Mission, in the interests of progess; M. Berthel, the Chinese engineers; etc. The Imperial Commissioner was particularly amiable to the Director of the Mission, for whom he expressed his sympathy and the confidence he reposed in him, and he declared his firm intention to resolve all diffi- culties that the Mission might encounter.
In the evening there were illuminations and fireworks, a small dinner, and an improvised dance, at which characteristic French liveliness and exuberance prevailed. Nothing was want ing to the fête, which terminated at a late hour with hopes that it might be repeated in many future years.
The overdue steamer Farfalla, the property of Messrs. Gaggino, about which considerable anxiety has been felt, arrived safely in Singa- pore at noon on the 19th July. She left Phanrang in Cochin-China on the 4th instant, and on the following day, in stormy weather, the captain had to put in at Pulo Condor for firewood and water. The vessel remained at Pulo Condor one day, and then resumed her voyage to Singapore. But she egain had to stop, this time at Kemaman, for firewood. She remained there two days. The weather - waa bad all through. There were no casualties of any kind.-Straits Times,