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Mr. Moberley Mr. Landale Lieut.-Col. The
O'Gorman.
Mr. Drury
1 Captain Phillips
2 Mr. Cox
Captain Berger
3 Mr. De Vitre 0 Mr. Spencer
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A POLO PONY RACE.-From the 2-mile post in; owners up; catch weights. Ponies must be played at polo regularly to within one week of this meeting. 1st prize, a cap pre- sented by His Excellency Sir William Robin. son, G.C.M.G. A second prize will be given Entrance fee, $3.
Captain Barry Drew's The Beast
Captain Phillip's
Captain Burney's Fandango...
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Kingscote
Mr. Landale's Parole
Mr. Landale's Castor
Mr. Gibson's Chin Chin
Mr. Gibson's Hercules
The ponies kept in a bauch for most of the way, The Beast winning by about half a length. LADIES' NOMINATION EVENT.-A Word is given which should be made into as many English Dictionary words as possible by the lady, using any number of letters for each word; four minutes allowed. For instance: "Parties," part, pie, paste, art, tie, it, eat, east, sap, etc., etc. A 5 or 6 letter word will be given. When done with, the nominator gives her card to her nominee, who is on foot: he monnts his pony, rides round a post and back; mafoos allowed. Four points will be given for each word and points for nominee's places as they pass the winning post in order; 16 points to 1st, 8 to 2nd, 4 to 3rd. Two prizes. Entrance $2.
Lieut.-Col. The O'Gorman
(94 points)...
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Landale
Capt. Barry Drew
Capt. Phillips
Mr. Platt
Capt. Berger
Mr. Gibson Mr. Gordon Mr. de Vitre Mr. Wood
Nominated by
Mrs. Ritchie.
1
Mrs. Phillips. (92 points) 2 Mrs. Hawkins (84 points)
Mrs. Hall Brntton.
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0
The conditions of this event are fully ex- plained above. The word given was Gather." Out of these six letters one lady made twenty- three words within the prescribed time, a feat which one local Johnsonian avowed he could not beat in a life time. Another lady got very close to that number, but two words had to be struck out, she having written "Hate, Her" twice; but we hope it will not be inferred that what one writes always reflects one's thoughts. The word "tab," which one lady wrote, provoked some discussion as to whether it was a correct word. One gentleman, who has a terrible penchant for Chinese, at once took up the cudgels for the lady and suggested that the word should certainly be allowed on the ground that "tah" was Chinese for "to strike"; whereupon the word was promptly struck out. The competition was interesting and on the whole the caligraphy showed no signs of
nervous excitement.
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LOW LEVEL TRAMWAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,'
SIR, Having talked over, with a friend, the pros and cons of a low level tramway, I found that he was of opinion that the section of the Queen's Road between the City Hall and the turning down to the Praya at Blue Buildings, along which the tramway would have to pass. was the only obstacle to its construction, for, he thought, the public would be under the impres- sion that it would interfere with other traffic on that stretch of road. On my pointing out that the line might be a double one between West Point and the City and, again, between Blue Buildings and Shaukiwan, West Point and Shaukivan being the two terminii of the line, and the short section between the City Hall and Blue Buildings a single line, along which a car would always be moving, East and West alternately, thus keeping up a constant service and at the same time confining it, on this section, to one line, he was satisfied that no reasonable objection to its construction could be raised, for there would be ample space left on each side of the road for the passing of all other traffic. I mention this as others may, like him, be under the impression that the tramway, if laid, will necessitate a double line along this section of road.
TRAMWAY,
Hongkong, 4th November, 1897.
THE GYMKHANA MEETING—A
QUERY.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.
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THE GYMKHANA CUP.-One mile; for all China ponies. Forced entrance for all win- ners on the flat during this season's gymk hamas. Weight for inches. First prize, $100; second, $25. Entrance fee, $4. Mr. Potts's Tocsin, 11st. 4lbs. (Capt. Burney) Lt. Col. The O'Gorman's, Morrison 10st. 7lbs.
(Mr. Wood) 2
SIR, After Saturday's meeting a friend Mr. Gray's Rockhall, 10st. 9lbs. (Mr. May) 3 Mr. Forbes's Morvin, 11st. lib. (Mr. Gedge) Rag carry 10st. 4lbs. ?" and not being able to asked me to solve a conundrum, "Why did Red Mr. Cox's Saucy, 10st. 6lbs. (Owner)
solve it I thought I would obtain an answer The Hon. T. H. Whitehead's Sport, 10st.
through your columns. According to the offi 13lbs....
(Mr. Head) 0
cial programme his weight is 10.11 and by a Tocsin won comfortably by three lengths,
rule his rider is allowed 5lbs., making his weight half a length being the distance which separated
10.6, and yet he won with 10.4. I am not suffi- the second and third. Time-2 mins. 11 sec.ciently up in racing matters to know whether A BOOT RACE; for bandsmen of the West
2lbs. makes any difference or not, not that Yorkshire Regiment. First prize, $6; second,
this affects the answer. I take it that in rac- $5; third, $4; fourth, $3; fifth, $2. Entrance
ing matters as in other games weights, &c., free, on ground.
should be accurate. Perhaps some of your readers may be able to explain the extra 2lbs. allowance and so solve this conundrum for us,
Yours faithfully,
X.
This race was run in semi-darkness.
H.E. the Governor has issued invitations for dance at Government House on Monday, 15th November.
Hongkong, 7th November, 1897.
'SCARE'
[November 10, 1897.
" OR "
'NO SCARE.”
TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS.
"
SIR, Just two years ago a somewhat graphic, though concise, account of the imaginary "cap-
ture of Hongkong by a combined French and Russian force, appeared in your columps. It was copied into the Shanghai and other papers, and though all the leading events leading up to the capture (on paper) of the Gibraltar of the East were quite within the limits of possibility the article was generally considered to be a somewhat foolish attempt at raising an unneces
sary scare and that the events prophesied were quite unlikely to occur.
What does a recapitulation of the history of the past two years show? Was the writer a dreamer? Surely time has proved the folly he was guilty of when he penned that absurd screed! It was evidently written hurriedly and without much thought as any reader of the article at that time might have seem; yet strange to say these were as nearly as I can re- member the order of events.
Rising of Boers in Transvaal.-We have had the Jameson Raid, aud the Boers, since spend- ing a million or two on forts and military stores. Mahommedan rebellion in India. We have had that lately, and not yet entirely suppressed, though nearly so.
A serious defeat of the Egyptian troops in the Soudan. Fortunately we have not had that, though it might well have been so, as has hap- pened before.
War declared by France and Russia.-Latest telegrams from Europe speak of strained rela- tious and danger of collision between French and British troops in West Africa. There are not wanting indications that Russia is prepar- ing for an early and serions forward move in the Far East; she is even coquetting with Japan, probably with intent to allay her fears as to Moscovite intention.
Fortunately all the events mentioned have not come on us at once or matters would have been much more serious, especially had the Mahommedan rebellion in India been more general. In addition to the events noted, Britain has been on the verge of a war with the United States, and the very little foreseen war between Greece and Turkey, which might well have set all Europe ablaze, has been fought out. Since the-article in question was written Hongkong has, fortunately, been placed in a much better position to resist an attack. The work on the defences for the south side of the island is pro- gressing, the garrison is to be increased, troops are to be quartered at the Peak, the water supply is to be safe-guarded (if possible), the fleet has been considerably reinforced.
What else? Are the passes over the Kow. loon Hills to be fortified?
The old proverb, "to ensure peace be strong enough to resist all attacks," holds good to-day. as ever. Let us hope, then, to be in that for- tunate position soon, for we are a peaceful com- munity and want no war.
PEACE AT ANY PRICE. Hongkong, 4th November, 1897.
THE NEW BLMORAL GOLD”MIN- ·
ING CO., LIMITED.
The General Managers, Messrs. John D. Humphreys and Son, have received the following report from their mining managers by the steamer Airlie.
Being
Mount Macdonald, 8th October 1897. Queen Mine, Prospecting Shaft.-- Work wasS resumed in this shaft on the 27th September. At the time of suspending work we had met with a wall 20 feet west of the shaft. uncertain as to whether it was the true wall, on resuming work we drove into it a few feet, and being satisfied that it is the main wall of the Queen reef we are now driving on it in country highly mineralised, which may give place to payable stone in a few feet.
Main Shaft-Poppet legs re-erected and stays and brace and everything completed, steam boiler cleaned out and tested, Blake pump to pump water from dam and inject into boiler fixed and works well, Have tried the engine and find it works snioothly and well.
New winding rope on and everything ready to resume sinking on Monday next, the 11th instant.
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