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ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER
SOLE HOSPITALS. T
The Hoa, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals :-
...$100
61 50
D. Sassoon, Sons & Co. “Dinner Balance" (B. & 8.) Hongkong and Whampos Dock Co.... Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Meyer & Co.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
P. & O. 8. N. Co....
-50
50
*
50
50
50
Reuter, Bröckelmann & Co.
Sierossen & Co.
Standard Oil Co. of New York
50
Abdoolally Ebrahim & Co.
25
D. Nowrojee
D. Gillies
Lamke & Rogge
A. M. Essubhoy
Carmichael & Co....
J. R. Crook
A. J. Jackson...
F. Bornemann
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor-
**
20
20
10
15
15
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
KOYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB
On Saturday, the 21st inst., a third and Jast attempt was made to sail off the Bonito Cup, for which ten yachts again started. All except the Maid Marian got away to a good start before a light easterly breeze. The helsman of the Maid Marian sadly miscalculated his distance from the line and was well left and could not get through on the run to west end of Stonecutter's. Erica slipped away at a great pace pursued by Gloria, with the Dart next and the rest in a bunch. Nothing of note occurred until the leader was about half way between Stonecutter's and the mark boat, except that Captain Des Voeux managed to run the Payne ashore just beyond the rifle range and thus extinguished her chance. As they were all leasurely reaching over to the mark boat with the wind on the port beam, a curious black cloud was seen coming up from Lantao and in a very short time all were struck by a farious squall from the west and away they went on the starboard tack, most of them stag. gering along with their booms dragging in the water. The Erica being ahead at the time got the squall first and sounded the mark boat about three minutes ahead of Gloria and carried
the full weight of the squall right up the har- bour, while those in the rear had it much lighter. Just as Erica took in her spinnaker to round Meyer's Buoy, a distance of nearly a mile from where they were, the west wind left them. Iris did well in the beat in the light air and caught the Maid Marian!
The official timing at the finish was :--
Yacht
Time
HM. S. Bonito 3:50 1 Maid Marian 3 55 35. Gloria 3:53 15
Erica Iris Doreen Chanticleer Active
8 6727 3 59 13
[April 28, 1800,
Total
No of
marks
marks.
10
531
4 3 59
did not stait
08
19
The Bonito thus wins the first prize and championship, the Maid Marian being second. and the Erica third.
but the finish was close, Meteor only saving her In the second class the racing was uneventfül, time by 28 seconds, as she allows the remainder 20 secs, a mile, i.e. 4 min. 40 secs. on this course, which is 14 miles.
The times of finishing of the second class
were :----
Yacht
Meteor...
Dart Princess
-Time":
No.
Total
H. M. 3. of marks.
arks.
4 9 7
10
4 14 15
***
65
4 17 5
...
4 20 30
Payne Ladybird (did not start)
1
HONGKONG.
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There were 1,818 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 567 were non- Chinese.
The young Siamese princes who have been stopping at the Hongkong Hotel left for Canton on the 23rd inst. in 'charge of Mr. James (who was formerly a master at Queen's College here) aud Mr. Carter. They returned to Hongkong at the end of the week,
•poration
Butterfield & Swire
Holliday, Wise & Co.
J
Reiss & Co.
100 100 100 100
Jardine, Matheson & Co.
100
Scottish Oriental S. S. Co....
50
Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
50
Carlowiti & Co.'
50
Eastern Extension A. & C. Tel. Co., Ltd 50
Johnson, Stokes and Master
H.
M.
8.
50
J. Black ...
Erica
10
(winner of cup)
40
44
Dart...
55
Bismarck & Co.
10
25
Eastern Manufacturing Co...
Gloria
4
55
40
10
G. Murray Bain
Iris
59
32
25
Banque de FIndo-Chine
Maid Marian
...4
59
25
40
Active
..5
4
F. Blackhead & Co.
24
Bradley & Co....
Princess
5
9
55
W. Brewer & Co.
D. S. Dady Burjor
Our readers will regret to learn that
when returning from leave Mr. W. Machell, one
one of the assistant masters at Queen's College, had to go ashore at Colombo through illness and was in hospital four weeks. He is expected to arrive in Hongkong by the next German mail, 2
Cawasjee, Palavjee & Co.
Dodwell & Co., Limited
JAR
Fairall & Co....
25
Chai On Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
20
C. J. Gaupp & Co.
20
Madam Musso
15
H. A. Esmail & Co
10
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER corps.
*
"C" MACHINE GUN COMPANY. The April shoot of "C" Machine Gun Com- pany for the
Capt. Potts Cap resulted in Company Sergeant Major Rodger registering his first win this
on cap. The best scores
were:
* S. M. Rodger
26 28 31 14
Payne and Meteor gave up.
On Sunday, April 22nd, was sailed the fina club race over course No 19. i.e a mark boat
The following regulations respecting the off Lyeemoon Kowloon Rock and the Lyee importation of dogs into the colony are pub moon mark again, all to be left to starboard.lished in the Gazette:- 1.—Shanghai. No There was a light easterly wind at the start which gradually freshened into a nice comfort- able whole sail breeze. The race was practi- cally a match in the first class between the Bonito and Maid Marian and in the second class between the Meteor and the Dart, they being so far ahead that it was impossible for them to be anything but first and second. In the first class Erica and Gloria were first across the line at the Pier end, Bonito and Maid Marian crossing on the startboard tack near the mark boat, the former having succeeded in pinning her rival under her lee. At Black head's Pier Bonito on the port tack would have just met Erica on the starboard but the latter courteously went round some time before they met, subsequently giving way to the Maid Marian on two occasions. The Gloria worked into the Dock Bay, keeping ahead of the Maid | Marian, but finding herself behind Bonito when
| dog_brought from the Port or Settlement of Shanghai will be permitted to land in this colony for a period of six months from the 7th April, 1900. 2 Unclaimed dogs. Any dog unclaimed within a fortnight of the expiration of the period of quarantine may be sold by the Sanitary Board to defray expenses; or, if unsaleable, may be destroyed.
* Guuner McCorquodale 26 31 25 12 94 they met off the point. Iris had been working
Gunner J. Lee,
Gunner Shoolbred
Gunder Gidley Gunner C. Lee..........
24 23 26 21 94 29 23 23 17 92
29 29 16 15 89 27 24 17 21 89
* Winners of Spoons.
It is hoped that the Singapore-Kranji line, the first sod of which was cut on the 16th inst., will be extended through Johore to the Native States, and ultimately to Burmah and India. The Singapore Free Press enthusiastically says: In two years we shall be able to order our Malay curry tiffins at Johore at 10 a.m., take our guests over by rail to the capital of the Malay State, and be back in town for tes,”.
Margnis Ito, according to statements attri- buted to him by the Chiuo Shimbun, has lost his faith in the probabilities of China's in- tegrity being preserved. The Manchu Govern- ment is going from bad to worse, his Excellency, thinks, and all ho seeing it adopt an in-
ligent remedy
aband The more * little enlighten-
could still "ALWAYS
and resolute sistes the situation. believer in his
ng to think now
hang. But he
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The Right Rev. Bishop Piazzoli was a pas senger by the Austrian Lloyd's steamer Maria Valerie, which left on the 23rd inst. for Italy.. Hia Lordship goes home for a short furlough in consequence of ill-bealth, brought on by many years of hard work in the East. He expects to be back in Hongkong in November next. Ile was the recipient of an address on the 21st inst. from members of his congregation. We shall all hope that Bishop Piazzoli will return at the end of the year entirely gestored in health and energy.
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On Saturday night the 21st inét, 's meeting was held at the Institution of Engineers and Ship builders of Hongkong, Praya Central, for the purpose of continuing the discussion on the paper read by Mr. T. D. C. Wilkes at a previous meeting on "Water-tube boilers or steam genera tors." Mr. A. Ramsey, M.I;M.E., occupied the chair, and he was supported by * Messra- A. Bain, Murphy, WC, Jack, TES (8) Wilkes, and Owen Ordish. Among those who took part in the discussion were“ Messrs: Bain, Winterburn, Murphy, Jack, and two or* three naval men. The opinions expressed water-tube boilers varied. Mr. Jack observed -- -“It is much to be regretted tliat the most suo- cessful of these boilers should come to us from abroad, for, however much {we^inay appreciate the energy and scientifle working of ourt Con- tinental friends, it is not unreasonable to expect that the country-which first gave birth to "and perfected the steam engine, should advance with the times, and not be bound for ever by i prejudice. Such prejudice has, I am con been a check on advancement: shoulders, not
the south shore but did very badly there. Gloria, and Maid Marian stood on a long board into Quarry Bay, where they got a good lift and at one time looked as if they were far ahead of Bonito, who kept more to the north shore and proved to have considerably the best of it when the other two crossed over. The first mark was rounded by Bonito three minutes and twenty seconds before the Maid Marian, who was about a minute behind Gloria. On the ran to Kowloon Dock Gloria picked up a little on Bonito but the Maid Marian, keeping too close under the north shore, got heavy up for a bit and the first three rounded the rocks in the same order, Gloria being only a minute behind Bonito, who had increased her lead on the Maid Marian to four minutes and ten seconds. Bonito went a straight course for the line, close to North Point and from that straight in, as there was practically no tide, which was easily to be seen from the way, the shipping) was swang. Gloria however from North Point stood across into Hunghom Bay and worked up inside as if a strong ebb tide were running, and | the Maid Marian made a last despairing bid for | water-tube,↑
finke by keeping along, as far as possibla të the north, but it was no avail and the Arst class | for his pépti finished as under
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