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VB 0. Taylor and Beth were best forward, though Loureiro shows ~promise. Neither Tuoby (back) nor Handerson (half) were up to form:
By the way, speaking of this match brings to my mind the question of uniform. It is custom ary for football olubs to have distinctive cos- tumes, and although it is very nice and looks "well for all to be clad alike, it is not at all s matter of sentiment. It is absolutely necessary for the correct playing of the game that a player should be able to distinguish at a glance who is *for him and who is against him, for there is not time in a football match to make minute examin- ∙ations. In the match in question the Club's A team were advertised to play in colours, and they did-in quite a variety of colours There were “blue and white quarters, blue and white rings, scarlets, etc., etc. It was quite trying to the eyes. The V.R.C. were just as bad, but then we expect an example from the Hongkong
Football Club.
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It is announced that the A team will always play in colours. Let us hope, then, that it will get a uniform colour and appear on the field smart and comely to look upon. I would recommend the members of theV.R.C. Club, too, to get their proper colours and have a little pride in the appearance of their team. This lack of pride in appearance on the field is very prevalent in the colony and it is common to sea a player take his place with the correct shirt but with say a dirty old pair of grey knickers on instead of black or navy blue. This last shortcoming may not be s serious one, but it spoils the whole appearance of the team, and surely no individual with any regard for his club will let even this trivial
fault rest at his door,
The Engineers Institute Club gets over the dress difficulty by providing the players with uniforms, but this is not customary nor should it be necessary.
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Lambert of the Fusiliers was the best back on the field and Pownall, their centre half, was also a capable player. Of the other players I did not reckon much and collectively the team is very weak.
In the Engineers I was disappointed. Hen derson and Dyer at back were not safe, both clean missing their kicks more than once. Ritchie tackled well at half, but placed indifferently. Wilson is their best man and was clever with both head and feet. Tuoby, though not neat, was effective. The forwards as a whole were only very moderate. Galt and R. Henderson were the best wing, but the half opposing them gave them every chance. Dan. can was very poor in the centre, playing in quite a reckless and excited manner. Lapsley is not a success as a forward. Smillis is not bad, but is too smart. He wants to drop fooling and play the game, and this he is quite capable of doing.
The Hongkong Football Club were not quite fally represented on Saturday and received besting of 2 to 1 from the Royal Engineers At half time matters were level, no goals haví ing been scored, but in the second half the R.E. had the best of the play and succeeded in netting the ball twice, Barlow being instru mental on both occasions. Towards the end of the game the Clab got in a long shot, which Burrell misjudged, so at call of time matters
stood:-
R.E. Club
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I suppose the R.E. men are shaking hands with themselves now. They are certainly to be congratulated on their display, for they played a good game, but I still doubt their ability to beat the Club's full teamn-
CHAUWAN,
MURDER OF FRENCH OFTICEES.
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We may add that the delimitation map was signed on the 14th by Admiral Courrejoles, and only details remain to be arranged.
We earnestly hope that something more will be obtained from China, who must be held responsible for the policing of her territory, and that, the reprisals which we will be bound to make, will not be confined to the platonic satis- faction that we might derive from an expe- dition sent to avenge the murder of two sons of France.
The lieutenant who met his death under the circumstances above narrated arrived from France by the mail of 9th October. News of the midshipmen's promotion to the rank of second lieutenant arrived at Kwangchan wan on the day of his murder.
Admiral Courrejoles has seized the Tuotai of Hainan, who was on a Chinese gunboat in Hoitoon harbour. On this gunboat co upromis ing papers were found proving the treacherous action of this interesting personage and his com. plioity with the rebels. He is detained as a hostage on board the Entrecasteaux. We should like to hear of his body hanging from the чighest yard of the admiral's flag ship.
THE FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA IN JULY-SEPTEMBER, 1899.
It is pleasant for us all, as well as for the Board of Revenue at Peking and the holders of bonds secured by the Customs Revenue, to see another quarter's returns showing such a satisfactory condition of commerce. The t tal collection of dues and duties in the third quarter of 1899 is twenty-five per cent larger than in the same quarter of 1898, and nearly twenty-five per cent larger than in 1897. There are certainly three
new ports this year. Kiaoobau, Nanking, and Santuso, at which something over Tls. 32,000 - was collected. We might fairly here renew our protest against the decision of the Customs,
On Saturday both the Hongkong Football THE DISTURBANCES AT KWANG. which has already cansed great inconvenience in Club and the Engineers Institute Football Club had games, so not being abiquitous I had to decide between them. As I wished to see the Engineers full team ont I wended my way to Causeway Bay to see what they could do with C Co., Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Owing to injuries C Co. could not put on their usual team, the principal absentee being Corpl. Evans, their brilliant goal keeper. C Co. are not great exponents at the best of times, for a week ago B Co. R.W.F., put them out of the Hongkong Shield Competition with a defeat of 8 to 1, whilst on Friday last.in the Regimental shield competition G. Co.. B.W.F. beat their victors by 5 to 1. This does not say much for the abilities of C Co, However to return to the game, the teams faced each other as follows
Engineers Institute - Alexander, goal; J Henderson and Dyer, backs; Ritchie. Wilson, and Tuohy, halves; and Lapsley, Smillie, Daa- can, R. Henderson, and Galt, forwards.
C. Co. R.W.F. McEwen, goal; Lambert and Lewis, backs; Pretty, Pownall, and J. Jones, halves; and Tomlinson, Miller, Lee, Corpl Miller, Povey, and L. Jones, forwards,
'Referee Mr. D. Gow.
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BEIZURE OF THE TAOTAI OF HAINAN,
We translate the following from the Courier d'Haiphong of 21st November:-
We have received late and reliable_news of the events that have during the last few days transpire? at Kwangchauwan,
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postal matters, to call the German port of Tsingtao, Kiaochan. It would be about as reason. able to call Gravesend, London and much more reasonable to call Woosung, Shanghai. Exclud- ing those new ports and the other ports that have a page to themselves, Kowloon, Lappa, Langchow, Mengtse, and Szemao there are now twenty-five so-called "Chinese Treaty Ports," and of these all but three showed a very considerable improvement, the three laggards being Sooohow, Foochow, and Amoy. The West River.ports show, notwithstanding piracy on the water and brigandage on land, a very remarkable increase, the revenue collected at the four ports amounting to about ls. 143,00 | against about Tis. 72,000 last year, or nearly On Sunday morning, 12th November, a second double. Coming to the heads under which the lieutenant, who with a landing party from the total revenue is received, there a considerable Descartes was occupying the post of Mountao, increase in import duty, and a very large oue în on the left bank of the Matshe River, impru-export duty, coast trade duty, and opium duty dently resolved to visit the hilly district on the opposite bank of the river, where there are the Chinese villages of Vongliak, Matehang, and the post of Teekam. sorts of pirates.
lu a reconnoisance made by the marine in. fantry an adjutant and three men were wounded. The adjutant and one of the men succumbed to their injuries. The other two are still in hospital.
and likin the increase in transit dues amounting to almost fifty per cent. The only falling off was in tonnage dues, which has no real signi- These places are the re-ficance. There was a slight decline in the revenue. collected at Kowloon and Lappa, very much less than the increase at Canton. There was a trivial increase at Langchow, and an equally trivial decline at Szemao; which the collection at Mengtse nearly doubled the amount received in 1898. We have mentioned the large increase in opium duty; it should be added that nearly Hk. Tls. 289,000 was derived from native opium this year against something over Tls. 82,000 în 1898.
Accompanied by a midshipman who was his second in command the lieutenaut took a sampan and ordered the boat-people to take him across. The two officers carried no arms but their revolvers. The current was running strongly and the sampan was carried several handred yards down stream before a land. ing was effected on the opposite bank, The officers landed, and from the camps they were seen for a short time going up and down the hills in the neighbourhood of the villages above mentioned, as they made up the bank to wards the camp. Then they disappeared from view.
The Engineers had the advantage of a slight wind at the start and severely pressed their opponents. The game was very one sided and only sterling play by Lambert, the soldiers' right fall back, and wild play by the Engineers for wards, prevented the latter scoring several times. As it was, some time elapsed are the ball was put in the net. It was very seldom that U's forwards made any head way, but one or two spurts they made found both J Hender son and D, er, the Engineers backs, rather un- safe. After Galt had put in a good shot Tuoby made a fine attempt from half, but it remained for Lewis, the soldiers? left back, to make the first soore, which he did by putting through his own goal, The second goal was scored by Galt after good work on the left wing; it was the only good goal scored. This gave the Engineers
· 2ɔtoŊhil; at which the score stood at half time.
The second half of the game was very unin- tereating, the Engineers, although playing a oman short for a considerable time, having a great deal the best of matters. They messed about
An expédition was organised on Thursday.. - too much, however, and only added one more
80al, and that one was a fluke. Duncan kicked | the 16th, to operate against the Chinese villages, in the direction of the goal and the castodian and punish the authors of the crime. We have anissing his kick the ball glanced into the met.not, learned the result. @ The Bengali, due to
arrive to-day, will bring us the news. (1) Final result :-.
It was not long before they were attacked by a band of pirates. The lieutenant fell shot. His companion ran in the direction of the camp, but he in his turn was overtaken by the murderers; he discharged his revolver at them but was overpowered by nambers. - :
The pirates out the heads off and mutilated| the bodies of the pirates. The soldiers were able to recover the bodies and brought them back to the camp.
At Shanghai-M. Rocher, the Commissioner, re- ports the collection of Hk. Tls. 2.135.937 against Tls. 1,883,957 in 1898 and l'ls. 1,963,128 in-897- Import duty and tonnage dues showed a consider. able decline; export duty, coast trade duty. opium duty and likin and transit dues a marked advance. We have said that there is no real; significance in the falling-off in tonnage dues this is shown by the tonnage tabl; 936 vessels of 1,197,638 tons were entered and 968 vessels of 1,209,757 tons cleared against 887 vessels, of 1,073,405 tons and 899 vessels of 1.087.192 tons respectively, in the same quarter of 1898. The comparative import of opium here in piouls was as follows:----
Foreign Native
1899. · 1898. 9,471 6,709
8,783
1,150
Total... 18,254
7,852