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took the form of a cricket match in which the Metropolitans defeated the Provincials by 196 to 121.
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The victory was unexpected, and Tientsin is longing to wide it out by another match in which it hopes luck will be eliminated; mais Nons reiTOUR. As a matter of fact the success of the Peking eleven was thoroughly weil re- ceived and deserved; it was felt to be but a proper reward to their enterprise and pluck, The visit was made a social festival in Tien- tsin, which spread itself in the hope of per- suading Peking to an encore. For the home side the Captain (Mr. W. Fisher, formerly well known as a fine " bat in Hongkong and Shanghai) made the top score, and Mr. H. Hunt 24. For the visitors Mr. Oliphant hit up 59 in most dashing style, while Mr. Bax-Ironside (Captain) contributed most careful 20. Mr. Gwynne 26, Mr. Barton 25, while Mr. Tours took 6 wickets for 43 runs. The next duel between the Commanities cou- cerns tennis and will come off before the hot weather. Peking unfortunately has no cricket ground, though we have heard of possibilities in the neighbourhood the Temple of Heaven. A cricket match under the shade of this fane would be a topsy-turveyism fit for Mr, W. S. Gilbert's pretty wit.
HONGKONG,
Further despatches from Manila during the week announce the continuance of the blockade by the Americans, and there is not likely to be anything very special to report until the ar- rival of the troops from San Francisco. In the meantime the condition of the Spanish soldiers, who do not get enough food, is des cribed as deplorable. Tuesday-the Queen's birthday-was observed as a general holiday. There was a liberal display of flags and bunt- ing, and in the evening there was a review of troops at Happy Valley. A prisoner under- going ten years' sentence in the gaol escaped last Saturday and was re-captured on board the Macao steamer just as she was about to leave her mooring. The second gymkhana of the seasou come off on Saturday. The Portuguese Ozorio, who is charged with murdering Mr. Jesus, again comes before Commander Hastings next Wednesday.
H.M.S. Humber left for the North on 20th May with stores for the fleet.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The 25th Company Eastern Division R.A., consisting of 149 rank and file, arrived by the P. & O. steamer Ceylon on Wednesday after- noon. The officers are Major W. Morris, Capt. W. Thwaites, Lients. M. L. Wilkinson, W. Loring, and R. A. Castle, and 2nd Lients E. W. Brown, and A. R. Hudson.
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. inform us that they have received a telegram from the Board of Directors of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Limited, stating that the annual general meeting of the Company will be held on the 2nd proximo, when a dividend of 10%. per share will be declared on last year's working. The Straits Times of the 16th May says: from Hongkong with the quarantine flag flying. Yesterday afternoon the Catherine Apcar arrived
An inspection by the Health Officer satisfied bim that there was one case of small-pox and two cases of suspected plague. The vessel was ordered into quarantine, and at noon to-day twenty-four rank and file of the police were despatched to St. John's Island, to enforce quarantine.
A post card was received at this office by last mail addressed "Hongkong, or Hiong Kong, or Hiang Kang, British Possession, China, Asia." The card comes from Italy. The writer is not only uncertain himself as to the proper name of the colony, but appears also to have doubts as to whether the geographical knowledge of the Postal authorities would enable them to locate China without mention of the continent in which it is situated.
[May 23, 188, The following returns of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong during the month ended 30th April, as certified by the managers of the respective Banks, are published :-
Banks.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, National Bank of
Average Amonnt.
Specie in Reserve.
$2,938,719
$1,500,000
$6,764,001
$3,000,000
$ 150,000
China, Limited, $ 448,960
Total........ $10,151,680
Plaintiff
$4,650,000 In the Supreme Court on 23rd May, before Mr. Justice Wise (Puisne Judge), the case of Kwan Kau v, the Po Wan, which had been before the court on two previous occasions, again came up and Bruttou) appearing for plaintiff and Mr. for hearing, Mr. Brutton (Messrs. Mounsey
Francis (instructed by Mr. Holmes) for de- fendant. Plaintiff is a trader residing at 53, draper's shop in Jervois Street. Queen's Road Central, and defendant has a
claimed $800 deposited by him with defendant. Plaintiff was formerly resident in California, and while there he sent draughts to defendant's firm to be forwarded to his father in China, Defendant denied having received the money. As the case was proceeding, however, Mr. Francis submitted to judgment, and judgment We learn that the Indo-China S. N. Co.'s for plaintiff with costs was accordingly given. steamer Chunsang, which left here recently in Mr. Sydney H. Morse (pupil of Mr. T. V. ballast for Bangkok to load there for Japan, Twinning) had some excellent amateur talent to met with a mishap when about two hundred assist him at his concert in St. Andrew's Hall, miles from her destination. She broke her City Hall, on Thursday evening, but an- propeller shaft and dropped her peller. The steamer Queen Adelaide, which the programme provided warranted
pro- fortunately the attendance was not so large as sighted her soon afterwards, took her in tow, expecting, Mr. Morse was himself in capital and the two vessels reached Bangkok safely on voice and did full justice to his numbers, which the 19th inst. The Chunsang, which sustained
Waft her angels
(Handel), "My no other injury, is to be docked at Bangkok sweetheart when a boy" (Morgan), "The Mac- for repairs.
gregor's gathering" (Lee), "Echo" (Lord H. Somerset), and "The carnival" (Molloy). His second contribution was especialy well received. Mrs. Vallings sang "Still wie die nacht" (Carl Bohm), delighting the audience SO much that though encores were not encouraged she had to appear again. She subsequently eang "Whistle and I'll come tae ye, my lad.” Mr. C. R. Crispin sang "The wolf in good style, and Mr. C. H. Lammert gave finished renderings of "Ich liebe dich" (E. Grieg) and
The special correspondent of the Times of India, in an acconut of his tour to the Far East says:-The vegetation at Hongkong is one of the loveliest things I have seen during this voyage. That of Singapore is marvellous, but adiniration. is damped by the climate. En- thusiasm in a vapour bath is impossible. At Hongkong zest of admiration is no undne exer- tion. The climate will allow of it. The botan cial gardens there, as at Singapore, are both a sight and a study-only life is too short for the study.
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There were 1,836 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 150 were Europeans, We hear that the leare of all military officers in this colony has been cancelled. It is pre- We regret to announce that Mr. J. G. Lyon sumably thought inadvisable to grant any fur- Webster died from plague at Kennedytown Hos- ther furloughs at the present juncture of affairs. pital ou 25th May at the age of 28 years. It is notified in the Gazette that the Com- The remains were interred at Happy Valley in the panionship of the Order of St. Michael and St. afternoon, the funeral being attended by a large George has been conferred upon the Hon. J. H. number of Manila residents at present in the Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary of Hong-colony. The deceased gentleman was in the kong.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram from the Manager of the Company's mines in Pahang:-"Prospects at the 300 foot level are encouraging."
Tsang King, the quarry farmer, was severely dealt with at the Magistracy for trespassing on the 17th inst. Defendant's men were found quarrying on the south side of Tai Kok Sui in two places. He was fined $50 for each offence
▲ Government Gazette extraordinary was issued on the 27th May containing a pro- clamation by H.E. the Acting Governor extending for a further period of six months the prohibition of the export of arms from the colony..
On Wednesday night Cunner Stockings, one of the newly-arrived Artillerymen, fell from the balcony at Victoria Barracks and was picked up unconscious, remaining so until yesterday morning. He sustained serious in- juries.
The police continue their raids on gamblers. On Sunday Detective Hanson and Detective- Inspector Moffat visited two houses in Bridges street and Heang lane, nine men being arrested in one case and ten in the other. One man who attempted to escape by jumping from a first floor window broke his ankle, and Com- mander Hastings, thinking he had been punished enough, discharged him. Four were fined $50 each and the rest 82 each.
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employ of Messrs. Smith, Bell, & Co., at Mauila, and a short time ago he went home on leave. He arrived from England on the 13th May, and owing to the disturbed state of things in the Philippines he was staying here a short time. He developed bubonic forer seven or eight days after his arrival in Hongkong.
The Siam (Captain C. Cold, R.N.), which arrived in the harbour on May 13th and left on the 24th for Bangkok, is the first of a new line of steamers owned by the Eastern Asiatic Com- pany, Copenhagen, which henceforth will ply between Denmark and the Far East, Messrs. Arnold, Karberg and Co. being the local agents, The fleet will comprise four large vessels similar to the Siam and a couple of smaller ones. Captain Cold has reason to be proud of the vessel of which he is in command. Built in Flensburg she is in every respect of the most modern type, being fitted up with all the latest improvements. She is 385 feet in length, carries 6,000 tons, and her registered tonnage is 2,000. In addition to ample storage room for cargo, she has accommodation for 16 first class passengers, who could hardly desire to be more comfortably housed. There is a fine saloon luxuriously upholstered and handsomely fur- nished in walnut and maple, while hot and cold baths and a refrigerator are also provided. The Siam came out with a general cargo and a fail list of passengers, the latter being delighted with the excellent arrangements made for their comfort.
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Am Meere" (Schubert). Messrs. C, Mirow, C. Lammert, J. Wacker, and C. R. Crispin sang the quartett "The chapel" (Kreutzer), and Mrs. J. H. Bathgate was down for the following selections on the pianoforte-" Nove- lette in F." (Schumann), (Grieg), and
Lyrischestücken Humoresques" (Grieg), all; of which were brilliantly executed. Mrs, Bathgate and Mr. Twinning acted as accompanists.
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At the Magistracy on the 23rd May Com- mander Hastings had before him a seaman named Mo Wa, who was charged with unlaw- fully assuming the designation of a police
constable. A man who acts as cook in a bar- ber's shop in Bridges Street told a somewhat extraordinary story. He said that between two and three o'clock on Saturday afternoon he was in Bridges street when he saw defandant run- uing after a kerosine hawker. He saw him catch him and heard him ask him for money and say, Give me some money, I'm a detective sent out to arrest kawkers." On the hawker refusing defendant partially exposed a chair leg as if it had been a baton, after which he struck the man in the face. Witness told the hawker he need not pay defendant anything, whereupon defendant ran him into his shop, his master running him out again and scolding him for picking a quarrel with a con. stable. Defendant caught hold of him and asked him to give him money, and when he told him he had none he searched him and took eight cents out of his pocket. Defendant then struck him with the chair leg which he had in his hand, whereupon witness seized him and gave him into the custody of an Indian con- stable. Witness added that he knew defendant was not a constable. The hawker and the con. stable having given evidence defendant was asked what he had got to say. He replied, "I was being beaten by a number of men.' He was fined $200, or six months.
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