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At Kelung, water works are nearly com. pleted. At Tamsui water works were balf finished last year, but bare "stuck
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of lack of skilled labour, all that we have being concentrated on Kelung. It is terribly difficult to get skilled labour here, even when offering long contracts and wages which, according to Japanese standards, must be considered ex- travagant.
What I have said is all about the North. Of the South 1 hear ugly rumours. I do not be. lieve, however, that things are so bad as some newspapers would make them out to be, for I trace, as the originator, or at least the promp- ter, the same individual who wrote the absurd atrocity" letters some three years ago. A trader who has been balf ruined by the coming of the Japanese is naturally bitter against them and there is no doubt that the old traders (10 reign) have been treated very badly indeed in the matter of camphor. One of the principal houses in the Island is about to close, because the embargoes laid on obtaining and exportiug camphor have made trade iv camphor impos- sible or unremunerative.
I think that when I get out of this place I shall write an article--for a magazine, or some other kind of publication-on Life in a Japanese Hospital.". It has been a great ex- perience to me, and has brought me a good deal nearer to the solution of the apparently indeter- minate problem as to the true inner nature of the Japanese. The faithful steadfastness to duty of all here-the Doctors and the nurses- the latter perhaps more than any-is simply sublime. I can use no less forcible word.- Japan Mail.
AMOY RACES,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, 5TH JANUARY, CONSULAR CUPr; (presented); value $100; for all China ponies; weights as per scale; en- trance $5. Seven furlongs. Mr. Twoman's Hellas, 11st llb Mr. Orr's Dunblane, 11st 1lb Mr. Waffle's Patlander. 10st 12lbs TRIAL STAKES; of $10 each with $100 added;
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a forced outry for all untried Amoy subscrip. tion griffins of this season; first pony to receive 70 per cent., 2nd 20 per cent, and 3rd 10 per cent.; weight as per scale. 'Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Orr's Pasha, 10st. lbs Mr. Waffle's Rebel, 1st 9lbs Mr. Spencer's High-Old-Time, 10st 9lbs RACING STAKES; of $10 each with $10 added; first pony to receive 75 per cent, 2nd 25 per cent.; for all China ponies; griffins at date of entry allowed 5lbs; weights as per scale. One mile and a half.
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Capt. Jack's Thistle, Ilst Ilbs Mr. Orr's Rookwood. 11st 7lbs Mr. Twoman's ilroy, 1st libs HAEKWAN CUP; (presented); value Hk. Tls. 100; for all China ponies first raced as griffins at Amoy; subscription griffins of this season allowed 5 lbs; weights as per scale; entrance $5. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Orr's Sirdar, 1st Üb Capt. Jack's Ute, 1st 1lb
FOOCHOW CUP ; (presented); value $100; for all China ponies; griffins at date of entry allowed 5lbs.; weights as per scale; eutrance $5. One mile and three quarters,
Mr. Pug's Detrimental, Ist 1lb Mr. Orr's Black Slipper, 11st llb... Mr. Orr's Rookwood. list 7lbs
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I. M. CUSTOMS CUP; (presented); value $125; 2nd pony $25; for Amoy subscription griffins of this season; winner of Trial Stakes or Haekwan Cup 7lbs. extra, or of both 10lbs. extra; weights as per scale; entrance $5. One mile.
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Mr. Kinsman's Rio Fives, 10st 9lb Mr. Spencer's High-Old-Time, lust 91b Mr. Thomas's Fisherman, 11st 4lb AMOY STAKES; of $5 with $100 added ; a forced entry for all ponies ent red at this meeting; 1st pony to receive 70 par ceut. 2nd 20 per cent., and 3rd 10 per cent.; weights as per
· scale. · One mile and a quarter. Capt. Jack's Thistle, 11st 11b Mr. Orr's Musket, 10st 12lbs
Mr. Thomas's Patländer, 10st 12lb
SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, 6TH JANUARY. STEWARDS' CUP; (presented); value $100; 2nd pony $25; for all China ponies; griffius at date of entry allowed 5lbs; winners of a race at this meeting 7 lbs extra; weights as per scale; entrance $5 One mile and a quarter. Mr. Pug's Detrimental. 11st 1lb Mr. Orr's Musket. 10st 12lbs Mr. Gramsay's Nebula, 10st 12lbs AMOY DERBY; a sweepstakes of $10 each, half forfeit if declared on day of closing entries, with $100 added; 2nd pouy 850; a forced eutry for all bona fide griffins entered at this meeting; weights as per scale. One mile and a balf.
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Mr. Kinsman's Rio Fires, 10st 9lb Mr. Spencer's High-Old-Time, 10st 9lbs Mr. Waffle's Rebel, 10st 9lbs CHALLENGE CUP; value $300; a forced entry for all Amoy and Formosa owned ponies, optional to subscription griffins of this season ; half entrance fees to the winner, until the second pony shall receive half the entrance fees; to be won two consecutive meetings, by a pony or ponies, the bona fide property of the same owner or owners; weights as per scale; entrance $10. One mile. Mr. Orr's Rookwood, 11st 7lbs Mr. Waffle's Patlander, 10st 12lbs Capt. Jack's Thistle, list 1lb COMPRADORES'
CUP:
(presented); pony $25; for Amoy subscription griffins of this season; winner of one race 71bs. extra of two or more 10lbs. extra; previous non- starters 7lbs, extra; weights as per scale; entrance $5. Seven furlougs.
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Mr. Kinsman's Rio Fives. Lust 9lbs Mr. Orr's Pasha, 18st 12/bs Mr. Dryasdust's Earl Marshal, 11st 7lbs EXCHANGE PLATE; (present-d); value $100; 2nd pony $25; for all China ponies; subscrip tion griffins at date of entry allowed 71; winners at this meeting 71bs extra for each race won; weights as per scale; eutrance $5 Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Bruce's Rochkall, 1st 12lbs Mr. Waffle's Putlauder, 10st 12lbs Mr Orr's Musket, 1st 12lbs
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TE MAA-CHIN PLATE; (presented); 1st pony to receive 75 per cent. 2nd 25 per cent.; for al: China ponies; griffins at date of eutry allowed 5lbs. winners of a race at this meet- ing of 14 miles or over 5lbs, extra, if of two such races 7lbs. extra; weights as per scale; entrance $10. One mile and a half. Mr. Pug's Detrim ntal, Ist 1lb Mr. Gramsay's New Moon, 1st 12lb Capt. Jack's Ute, 11st llb GHAASZE; (presented): value $150; 2nd pouy $25; for Amoy subscription griffins of this
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season; winners of one race 7lbs, extra, of twe or more 10lbs. extra; weights as per scale ; entrance 85. Ons mile and a quarter. Mr. Spencer's High-ld-Time, 10at 9lbs Mr. Dryasdust's Earl Marshal, 11st 7lbs Mr. Thomas's Fisherman, ist 4lbs
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THIRD DAY, Saturday, 7tH JANUARY. LEDGER CUP; (pressuted); value $100; 2ud pony $25; for all China ponies; winners at this meeting of one race 7lb extra. of two or more 10lbs extra; previous non-starters 7lbs. extra; weights as per scale; entrance $5; One mile.
Mr. Waffle's Patlander. 10st 12lbs Mr. Orr's Musket. 10st 12lbs...
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(January 14, 1899. LOTTERY CUP; value $100; 2nd pony $25; for Amoy subscription griffins of this season; winners of a mile and quarter race or over. 5lbs. extra for each such race won; weights as per scale; entrance $5. One mile and a half.
Mr. Dryasdust's Earl Murahal, 11st 7lb Mr. Spencer's High-Old-Time, 10st 91b Mr. Kinsman's Rio Fives, 10st 91b. CONSOLATION CUP; value $100; second pony $25; for all beaten ponies that have run and not won a race at this n eeting; weights as per scale; entrance $5. One mile. Mr. Dayasdust's Outpost, 11st 1lb Mr. Orr's Musket. 10st 12lbs Mr. Twoman's Kilroy, 11st llb
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NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES; of $5 each, with $50 added; second pony $25; for all beaten Amoy subscription griffins of this season ; weights as per scale. Half a mile. Mr. Thomas's Fisherman, 11st 4lbs Mr. Haikwan's Drawback, 11st Ib Mr. Hokeepokee's Swift, 11st 4lbs CHAMPION STAKES; a forced entry of $10 each for all winners at this meeting ex- cept Nil Desperandum Stakes; second pony to receive $50; winners of two races $15 extra. of more than two races $0 extra; non- winners excluded; weights as per scale. One mile and a quarter.
Mr. Orr's Rookwood Capt. Jack's Thistle Mr. Pug's Detrimental
HONGKONG,
It bas been decided to bol the Volunteer Ball on February 7th.
There were 2,298 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 172 were Europeans. Mr. A.. H. Hollingsworth is gazetted Acting Sanitary Surveyor, with effect from the 3rd inst., during the absence of Mr. R. F. Drury.
We are informed that subject to audit the Hongkong Land Investment Co., Limited, will pay a final dividend for 1898 of 6 per cent., making with the interim dividend already paid 10 per cent, for the year.
The return of cases of communicable disease reported as occurring in the colony last week in the harbour, imported from Japan, and three shows that there was one case of enteric fever
cases of smallpox in the barbour, two of them imported from Japan and one from Shanghai.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram giving the result of the December clean up: The will ran 27 days crushing 2,650 tous yielding 23.5 ozs. of smelted gold. The bullion realised by cyaniding is es- timated to value £73 sterling."
The King's Own Regiment vacated the Bar- racks on 10th Jan, and went over to Kowloon to camp under canvas. The 2nd battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers to arrived here in the transport · A oca from Crete. The King's Own Kegiment will leave in the Avoca for Singapore on the 16th or 17th inst.
Mrs. Hately, who was a passenger by the Glenavon when that vessel was wrecked, left for home on 6th January by the Prinz Heinrich. Mrs. Hately desires to thank H.E. the Governor and the community for their generous contri- butions to the subscription raised on behalf of berself and child.
We understand a suit has been commenced against Consul-General Wildman by certain Filipinos with reference to certain fan is alleged to have been deposited with him and as to the disposition of which a dispute has arisen. Mr. Francis, Q.C., has been retained for the plain- tiffs.
On 11th January a tailor named Ho Cheen, of (raham Street, was drowned in the barb. ur. He had been on board the Olympia, and was leaving in a sampan when the boat was capsized by a sudden squall. The man was picked up. by No. 3 dock launch and taken on board the 1 | Olympia, but all efforts to restore consciousness 2 failed.
Mr. Gramsay's New Moon, 10st 12lbs... FORMOSA CUP; (presented); value $130); 2nd pony $25; for all pouies fist raced as griffins at Amoy or Foochow; winners at this meet- ing of one race 7lbs. extra, of two or more races 10lbs. extra; bona fide griffins at date of entry allowed 3lbs.; Amoy and/or Foochow subscriptions griffins of this season allowed 5lbs.; previous non-starters 7lbs. extra; weights as per scale; entrance $5. One mile and a quarter. Capt. Jack's Ute, 1st llb Mr. Pug's Ghoorkha, 11st llb Mr. Twoman's Kitroy, list llb LADIES' PURSE; (presented); for all China ponies; previous non-starters 7lbs; extra; weights as per scale; entrance $5. Three quarters of a mile.
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intend to proceed with the Bill entitled " An It is reported that the Government does not
Ordinance to make further provision for the sanitation of the colony and to repeal certain enactments of the Closed Houses and Insanitary Dwellings Ordinance, 1894." Probably a new
2 and modified Bill will be introduced. · We can: 3 pot vouch for the scoriicy caleigat