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March 24, 1900.]
The final tie will be replayed on Saturday, March 24th, at four o'clock. In the evout of a draw an extra-half hour will probably be played. Arrangements are already in hand for making another entrance to the Club Stand, as it is found that spectators invariably take the seats nearest the entrance, thus rendering it neces- sary for late-comers to walk to the further and to find a seat.
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"As several bicycles have been lost from the bicycle-standa a watchman will be stationed over them on Saturday next. bat the Hong- kong Football Club will not be responsible in any way for lost articles.
The footcall season will be closed with the inal on Saturday next. Warly in April ar- rangements will be made for re-turfing por- tions of the ground, as, on account of the large number of matches, there has boas considerable
wear.
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB
ROYAL
The tenth Club Race was sailed on Sunday, the 18th inst., in the very lightest and most un- certain breezes experienced for a long time. There has seemed a sort of fatality this season. as far as the races for the Championship are concerned, for though it may blow hard up to Saturday night, all the Racing Sundays have been very calm, with light flúky airs, and San- day last proved no exception to the rule. In the First Class, Chanticleer and Aotive were absentees, and in a light westerly air the re- mainder got away almost together. Maid Marion having the best of it and Gloria the worst, spinnakers being carried to port. Opposite the Docks the wind suddenly shifted to north and a nice little best to Kowloon Rook resulted in the Bonito being first round by about a minute, Iris, and Maid Marion rounding together, with Erica and Gloria tailed off. The roach to Lyeemoon soon became a run as the wind 'drew mest. westerly, and then came in gentle puffs, at times almost dying away, and all the yachts drifted round the mark at Lyeemoou in a bunch. Hardly had they commenced to beat back when the wind came free again, and they all arrived at Kowloon Rock together, some having travelled along the North Shore, some the South, while others preferred the middle. The Dart and Meteor had picked up the first class boats near the Channel Rocks and sounded Kowloon Rock in Company. The fleet drifted up to Channel Rocks again before the wind, where there was a good deal of jostling and cutting in, in which the Maid Marion was the chief sufferer, as, from having been first shortly before reaching the rocks, she was dead last and to leeward when all had rounded. On the reach back to the line, several changes took place. Bonito first going to the front. then Iris, then Maid Marion, but just at Black- head's l'ier Erica got her nose in front aud managed to squeeze homo in front, Maid Marion being second and Doreen outside just passing Iris ou the post and gaining third place. The Dart poled herself up on the well-known rock near Blackheads, which Erica also touched, thus letting up the Payne, who anatched the first place from Meteor (who finished before all the first class boats) by a few seconds.
The official timing at the finish was:- First Class. Marks. H. M. 8. Gained,
Total
Erica Maid Marian
4 21 11
10
24
4 21
40
委
43
Doreen
4 21
59
1
Iris
4 92
15
23
Gloria
4 23 0
Bonito...
4 23 7
331
Second Class.
Meteor...
4 19 47 4 23 35 4 23
53
Payne Dart Princess
45
4 24 38
958 8185*
French Indo-Chinese journals have been ex. pressing some concern recently over the Dra. conian severity with which the French Customs Department has been punishing infringements by natives of the rules about coutraband goods, and particularly alcohol. Some villages, it is complained, have been fined quite beyond their meaus and the head men have even been impri soned on the ground that they must have been sware of the smuggling.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
HONGKONG.
205
H.E. Major-General and Mrs. Gascoigne en- tertained a large party at Headquarters House on the night of the 19th inst.
It is announced that Lient. A, J. R Greene,
Only two cases of communicable disease were R.G.A., has been promoted to the rank of
notified as occurring in the colony during the captain.
The annual inspection of the Hongkong Vo-small-pox cases, in the city of Victoris, and week ending 17th March. These were both lunteer Corps by His Excellency the General
there was one death. Officer Commanding took place on the Polo Ground, Cansoway Bay, on Wednesday after-
noon last.
Atthe Magistracy on the 19th inst. & Chinaman residing at Cheung Chau Island was fined $30 for being in possession of a quantity of raw opium. He had been twice convicted this year for a similar offence,
On Wednesday a coolie who was employed in coaling a steamer in the bar our was accident. ally crushed to death. He was on the side of the cargo boat containing the coal when a launch came past and pushed the boat against the The deceased got jammed between and was killed,
steamer.
On Saturday night Inspector Robertson and a party of police raided a house at 16, Quarry Bay, and found gambling going on there. They seized gambling implements and a large sum of money aud made 15 arrests. At the Magistracy on the 19th inst. the two principals were flued $50 each, or three months, and each of the others $10, or a month.
At the Magistracy on the 21st inst Au I, a blacksmith, residing at 36, Cochrane Street, was committed for trial for offering a bribe to a public servant, namely, J. Ross, of the Public Works Department. Proceedings were to be taken against the prisoner for a breach of the Water Ordinance, and when near the Central Police Station the prisoner offered Mr. Ross 85 to square the matter.
Chan Su, alias Chan Po Shan, manager of the Chung Fung rice shop, 122, Bonham Strand, has been arrested on the charge of em- bezzling $4,000. He was brought before Mr. Gompertz on the 16th inst, and remanded.
Dr. J. M. Atkinson (Principal Civil Medical Officer) went home on leave on the 21st inst. per the German mail steamer Stuttgart. Dr. J. A. Lowson will act na P.C.M.O. Mr. C. W. Duggan, Secretary of the Sunitary Board, gees home by the same boat.
Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, Comman- der-in-Chief of the British Squadron in the China Sea, has gone on a tour of personal inspection of the West River. His Excellency went to Canton in H.M.S. Alacrity, trans- shipping at Canton into the Sandpiper, on bord of which he proceeds to Woochow
As P.C. George was going along Bowen Road on the 20th inst, he observed a China- man carrying a chopper and some tree branches. Suspecting that the man had been damaging Government property he gave chase. To get out of his way the Chinaman jumped over the parapet, and when the constable got near to him he found that he was dead.
Much gratification is felt by the members of the Victoria Recreation Club at the intelligence that an admirable site has ben secured for the Club on the completion of the Reclamation. It is purposed to extend the Praya some 600 feet beyond the prosent Praya Wall, and the new Clab site will be alongside the west of this ox- tension near the spt now occupied by Murray Pier, which will be done away with.
The Universal Athletic Sports came off in the Happy Valley on the 18th inat. at 2 p.m. The principal events and winners were,-100 yards (13-18), D. Rumjahn, scratch, 13 sec.; 20 At the Magistracy on the 16th inst. a Chiuaman yards, D. Rumjahn, owes 4 yards, 33 seo.; Long was committed for trial for tendering a bribe of Jump (13-18), D. Rumjabu, 15ft 2in.; High $5, to Mr. Ross, of the Public Works Depart- Jump (13-18), D.Ramjahn, 4ft. 10 in. Half Milement, on the 14th inst. Mr. Ross was about to (14-18), Gulam, 2 min. 25 sec.; 600 yards (13-18), prosecute the defendant for a breach of the Gulam, owes 8 yards, 1 min. 40 sec.; Quarter Water Ordinance at his premises in Cochrane Mil. (13-18), A. R. Kadar, scratch, 1 min. 10 Street, and the defendant offered him $5 with a seo. One Mile Bicycle Race, Heung Toe, view to inclining him to do an act contrary to scratch; Throwing Cricket Ball, D. Rumjahu, bis duty as a public servant. Three Legged Race, S. R. Careem and E. Ellis, Obstacle Race, Gulam; Consolation, M. Suffiad.
Three British Blue-jackets, named C. Harris, F. Tomlin, and A. Thompson, have had to pay rather dearly for a little sky-larking in which they indulged on Thursday night, the 15thinat. At the Magistracy on the 16th inst. a Chinamau who sells boots and shoes at 24, East Street, said the defendant's came into his shop and said they wanted some boots. The first defendant pui a pair on, and when told that the price was $1.30 he handed him 50 cents and ran away, having pru- viously given his old shoes to the other defen- dant s, who remained in the shop.
The com-
lainant followed him and saw him stopped by an Indian constable, who, after struggling with him, took him to the Police Station.A boy employed by the complainant said that when the first defendant had run out of the shop he wanted to follow but the second and third defendants barred his way, the second defeu- daut hitting him on the head with a shoe.- Indian constable 507 said that at about 8.47 on Thursday night he was on duty in Queen's Road Central when he saw the second defendant running, pur-ued by a Chinaman. He stopped bim and in consequence of what the
e Chinaman told him he took him to the shop 24, East Street, where he saw the third defendat being held by a Chinaman. At the request of the people in the shop he took them both to the Police Stati n.-Indian constablo 832 said he was on duty in Hollywood Road when he saw the first defendant running, followed by a Chinaman. He got hold of him and was knocked down. He at last succeeded in taking him to the Police Station. The man had no shoes on at the time.-Therst defendan said he did not take the shoes out of the shop at all. He merely placed them on his feet and took them off again before he left the shop.-His Wor- ship: Why did you run away, then -The first defendant: I dont know. I was sky larking as much as anything -The first defen- dant was fired $15, the second $10, and the third 85.
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At about 12-3) a.m. on the 20th inst. a fire broke out in the ground floor of 324, Queen's Road Central, which is used as a druggist's shop. The Fire Brigade appeared on the scene, and though the ground floor and its contents were destroyed the adjoining floors were prevented from igniting. Damage to the extent of about $1,000 was done. The premises are insured in one of the offices represented by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha for $2,000.
A Norwegian sailor appeared before Mr. Gompertz at the Magistracy on the 16th inst charged with creating a disturbance at the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, Queen's Road Central, on Thursday night. Sergeant Mo Swayed was passing the house when he noticed a disturbance going on inside. Two soldiers had endeavoured to eject the defendant, who had wanting to fight, and the man had taken refuge behind the bar. The landlady (Mrs. Krater) said she did not wish to give the man in- to custody, but changed her mind when the Sør- geant informed hor that if she did not charge him he would take proceedings against ber for allowing disorderly conduct on her premises. His Worship imposed a fine of $5, and cautioned the landlady.
Among the passengers who arrived by the Chelydra on the 20th inst. wore Mr. Sid Black the champion "trick" bicyole rider, and Mr. L. Jenkins, who are to give an exhibition of trick riding and bioycle polo at Hongkong, They hope to open on Saturday afternoon, when they should be sure of a big audience. Mr. Sid Black'ı entertainment, which lasts generally about an hour and twenty minutes, will be quite à novelty here, and his riding and polo together have been creating quite a sensation in the East. With Mr. Jenkins he has been making a tour of the world, spending no less than five months in ludia and Ceylon. He was unfortunate enough to lose one of his companions at Calcutta, through small-pox. After leaving Hongkong the riders go through America to fulfill an engagement at the Alhambra. London, in October. No oAN should miss this unique entertainment.
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