380
Otani
Dinna Forget Pickle
CON
Time, 2 min. 12 4-5 sec. The PARI-MUTUEL CUP; value, Tls. 100, added to a sweepstakes of Tls. 5 each serond pony to receive 30 per cent, and the third pony 10 per cent. of the stakes; for China ponies; weigut for inches as per scale; griffins at dafe of entry allowed 7lbs., a penalty of 7lbs; for non-starters and winners at this meeting, One' mile and a half.
Scotsman
Rio Grande Standard Rose Canopus
* Dead heat.
Time, 3 min. 19 secs. The YANGTSZE STAKES; value. Tls: 150, secoud pony, Tls. 50; for China ponies that have run at this meeting; weight for inches as per scale; non-winners at this meeting allowed
10lbs.; entrance Tis. 5. Two miles.
Corbie Sinbad Impact
Time, 4mins. 23 3-5th secs. The MANCHU STAKES; value, Tls. 159; second pouy, Tls. 50; for China ponies, bond fide griffins at date of entry, that have run and not won a race; weight for inches as per scale; entrance Tis, 5. One mile and a quarter.
The Downcast Ratlin Argyle
1
2
Time, 2 min. 42 secs. The CONSOLATION CUP; value, Tls. 150; second pony, Tls. 50; third pony. Tls. 25; for pouies that have run at this meeting and not won a raca; weight for inches as per soile; entrance Tls. 5. Once round.
The Outcast Briefless
Sandstorm
Time, 2 min. 37 4-5 sec.
The CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES; value, Tls. 350; second pony,.Tls. 100; third pony. Tls. 50; a forced entry for and open only to win. ners at this meeting; optional for the winners of subscription griffin races; weight for inches as per scale. Each pony entered to pay five per cent. of the value of the stakes and prizes won.
One mile and a quarter. Loyalty Callisto
Beachnat
Time 2 min. 37 secs..
TH' STEAMERSHIP DEAL AT SINGAPORE.
ANOTHER VIEW, **The Moralist" writes in the Straits Times as follows:-
I find that one or two pople, chiefly very young men, are complaining bitterly that cer- tain Englishmen have sold certain steamers to certain Germans. My young friends are go bitter about the matter that I presume it must be ascribed in part to the excessive enthusiasm of youth. The sellers, substantially, were the Holts of Liverpool; and if the Holts of Liver- pool do not know when to keep a steamship and when to sell a steamship, I doubt whether any one knows. The Holts have made a very large fortune, chiefly by running steamships from Britain to China with various intermediate ports of call. In conjunction with their Singapore agent, who was then Mr. Bogaardt, the Holts devised and aided to establish certain local lines
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
shipowners of Liverpool find it worth their while to sell certain steamers to persons of a nationality other than English. Further, I may point out that the habit of buying adventures in foreign countries is so characteristic of British enter prise that it is laughable and childish that any Englishman should wail when an enterprising foreigner tries the same game,
H. G. M. S. " ILTIS.”.....
[May 6, 1899.
We are informed by Messrs. Lütgens, Einst mann & Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, that telegrams have been received stating that crushing has been started with ten stamps on ore from the Bank of England shaft.
Mr. W. H.T. Davis, looal Manager of the Straits Insurance Co. Limited, Informs 1 that he is in receipt of a telegram from the head office, Singapore, stating that the annual- general meeting on the Srd May passed off A visit to H.G.M.S Iltis, yesterday after. satisfactorily and the report and accounts were noon, fully confirmed the good opinion which
Penang, 25th April.
had been formed of that vessel. Commander Lons, in spite of his, many engagements on shore, was good enough to remain on board, re- ceive his visitors, aul himself conduct them has been constructed more especially for mov over the Iltis. He explained that the vessel ing up and down the estuaries, creeks, and largish rivers in China. No armour has been used for her protection, but the 3 in. quick-firing and maxim guns, the latter capable of firing 120 rounds in a minute, are sufficient evidence of her power to attick. In the com mander's state-room are found several objects of interest, among which are photographs of Emperor Wilhelm and Prince Henry, and of the captain of the Iltis, who sank with her; a picture of the old Illis which went down in a typhoon off the coast of China, captain, officers, and men standing on deck and saluting the flag as their vessel sank; a silver yen found by the divers among the wreckage and not yet seized by the colonial police; a cocktail goblet presented telegram despatched in farewell by the Emperor by the former captain of the ill fated Iltis; a to Commander Lans, aud the original of the gracious, message in the Emperor's own hand- writing. An inspection of the ship made the visitors think they were on board a British war-ves el, which may be taken as the greatest compliment payable to her commander, officers, and crew. She is described as a splendid sea-boat the four days when steaming in the Bay of Biscay and rightly so, seeing how she behaved during against the fearful barricane of last February. Eventually, she put back for coal to Falmouth, where her commander was congratulated at having never been in the storm at all, the other twenty odd steamers and ships as they came into port looking fearfully knocked about by wind and water. It is no question for doubt that the Iltis, which is about double the size of the old Iltis, will be found a most serviceable addition to that portion of the navy of Germany now under the command of Prince Henry.
As announced yesterday, the date of departure had not been fixed when the article was written. but in the afternoon a telegram was received from the Prince ordering Commander Laas to proceed on his way to Kaochau. The vessel will therefore sail this afternoon for Singapore, where she will coal, and the commander will deliver letters to the Princess, who is a pass enger by the German mail which leaves the southern port about the 1st of May.
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George Leitch, formerly lessee of the Stag Hotel, was charged at the Magistracy on 1st May with being drank and refusing to pay vehicle hire. He was further charged by Begt. MoNab with behaving in a disorderly manner in the charge room of the Central Police Sta tion. The defendant was fined for the first offence $1 and 50 cents compensation to the ricksba coolie, and for the second offence $5 or 14 days hard labour.
The 28th April was the birthday of the Vice- roy of Canton, and the civil and military man- darins went to offer their congratulations and make their kowtow to him; but His Excellency ordered the east and the west gates of his yamən -to be closed and looked and refused to see any one, and, to show his purity and uprightness, he is said to have declined all the presents sent by the small and big mandarina.
It is reported that the steamer Arratoon 4pcar, 1,392 tons Reg., built in 1873 for the Hongkong-Calcutta trade, was recently bought
that they have decided to put her in the Old as old iron by a Chinese Syndicate for $36,0≥0. They are now so satisfied with her condition
Dock, where some slight alterations and general repairs will be executed, after which she will be engaged South in the coal trade.-N. 5. Daily News.
Ng Kwang, the scavenging contractor, ap- peared before Mr. T. Sercombe, Smith on the
Mr. Moussey, who represented him, said his 28th April in consequence of some of his men hav- ing been found turning rubbish into a drain,
client admitted the offence. He had a number of foremen under him, and it was impossible for him to see what all of them did. He could only ask his worship to deal leniently Mr. Smith What steps has be taken with regard to the foremen who did this P-Mr. Mounsey: His intention, is to get rid of him. It is the only thing he could do.-Mr. Smith: I should have preferred deeds to intention. I should have preferred to have heard he had dismissed him. that. I can only say that I advised him to Mr Mounsey: I am not in a position to say dismiss him. Whether he has done so or not I cannot say. A fine of £3 was imposed.
Several sales of Crown land have been effected during the week. On Monday Garden Lot No. 5, which is situated at Wanchai and comprises 3,70 square feet, was sold to Mr. Allen (of the Naval Yard) for 8395, which is $25 above the apset price; annual rent $32. On Tuesday Inland Lot No. 1,528, which is situated about Pokfulam Conduit and contains 20,000 square feet, was bonght by Mr. A. Denison for $2,425 (upset price $2,400); annual rent $188. A lot 25,000 square feet in the same locality was pur- chased by Dr. Bateson Wright for $3,025 (825 above upset); annual rent $179. On Wednes day Hung Hom Inland Lot No. 221, South of temple, and which contains 6,750 square feet, breakfast time. This was the meal taken at the
was bought by Mr. Chan Ying Chang for Crag Hotel, but tiffin was prepared at Lomond, $5,900 (upset price 85,050); annual rent $100. where Mr. and Mrs. Sielcken received their
"I was not drunk, but a lot of little boys were guests in the middle of the day.
running about the street after me," is what a The visit of the Iltis will probably be the pre-sailor named Albert. Usher observed to Mr. T.
It may be added that Commander Lans poke quite enthusiastically of the beanties of Penang and her Hill. The work on Sunday seems to have been harder than that described in yester. day's issue, for in place of mounting the Hill leisurely for tiffin at the Crag Hotel, the party of officers and their friends, who had had a hard time of it the previous night, reached the foot of the Hill by 7 s.m. and were on the top at
from Singapore to neighbouring ports, and if | cursor of many visits by vessels of the Emperor Sercombe Smith at the Magistracy on Wed
they now see reason to withdraw from these lines I take it that the reason is a sound com- mercial reason. For some similar reason the Holts, after many years trial, gave up the passenger traffic between Britain and the East and if they now give up the freight traffic between Singapore, Siam, and Borneo, I take it either the traffic is not very remunerative or or that the buyers of the steamers have paid a substantial price for them.
No doubt it may be disappointing to the young and patriotic heart to find steamships passing from the British to the German flag. But I do not know that the Empire of Great Bri- tain is going to collapse because certain shrewd
Wilhelm's navy, and Penang will be happy to see them at any time and as often as they choose to come-
-Penang Gazette.
HONGKONG.
day morning, when asked what he bad to say to charge of being drunk and creating a disturb ance in Queen's Road the previous evening.- His Worship: They would not have followed you about if you had not been drunk.-Defen. dant: They kept following me and this made me very angry. I caught one of the boys and Mr. J. J. Keswick had joined the Board of boxed his ears, and a policeman came and handled the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank vice Mr.empretty roughly and I was taken to the Police J. J. Bell-Irving.
Station. His Worship: It is clearly proved against you that you were drunk, and that whilst you were drunk you were acting
in a
disorderly manner, running the Chinese about and going into a Chinese shop and lying down. You be fined $5, or seven days.
The return of the number of cases of com- municable diseases notified as occurring during the week ended the 29th April is as follows- Bubonic plague, 28 cases, 31 deaths; diphtheria,
case; smallpox, 2 casos, 1 death.
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