May 5, 1900.3
Mr. Mozon's Paddy, 11st 71b...
(Mr. Moxon)
Mr. Higgon's Jonathan, 11st 7lb...
(Mr. P. A. Cox)
HONGKONG Volunteer CORPS.
GILLIES OUP.
The second competition for the above
9
Cup
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
HONGKONG,
A notification was given on the 2nd inst that until further notice the Hongkong-Macao cable would be kept open until 9 p.m. for the recaption and transmission of telegrams.
Shortly after seven-p.m. on the 29th ult. the Fire Brigade at Aberdeen were called to a fire in Aberdeen Road, two grass-stacks having The fiames were put out, but
hola
Earlyon Thursday morning a dust-cart in Shel- ley street was accidentally let loose. It rushed down the incline with great rapidity and atr a building in Hellywood road made a lar in the wall. Fortunately no one crosse path or the result would have been serious. At the Magistracy on the 2nd inat, tho employed on board the Empress of Ind charged with stealing $900 odd from ** Chin money-lender when the vessel was in Yo
and his assistant gave evidence and the further adjourned,
Comm
took place on the Association Range. The best / badome 16 auchs staoks had been almost burned | Harbour on the 9th March, ~~ Tho
seores were as follows :
Gunner Bayers
Junner Logan . Gunner Stewart Qunner Lapsley Bergeant Batter... Corp. White Gunner Rattes Bomb. Deas........ Gunner Donaldson................
82 30 26 15 103 27 28 21 21 87 31 85 29 Sc. 85 32.30. 28
い 95
32 30 29 8 94
25 .81 28 5 89 30 29 25"So. 84
12-28 27 #76
net before
down and over $200 damage done.
At the offices of the Public Works Depart- ment on the 30th ult. Mr. G. J. W. King offered for sale by auction three lots of land. Two lots situate in" Queen's road West brought forth no bids but Building lot No. 104, situate in Mount Gough Road, was purchased for Mr. B. N. Nisaean for $580, $20 above the upset. The annual rental is $64 and the contents in square feet 11,200.
At the Magistracy on the 2nd inst. a China. man carrying on business at 80, Praya Central, was charged on remand with selling adulterated 24 28 12 14 78 whisky. Mr. Reece appeared for him. Inspector Duncan took a sample of the whisky on the 10th ult. and divided it into three parts, one being sent to Mr. F. Browne, Government analyst. Mr. Browne's certificate was produced but Mr. Reece asked that Mr. Browne should be salled the Ordinanca entitling him to make the request if he thought fit. Mr. Browne, however, has gone home on leave, and under
FIELD BATTERY.
The Field Battery held their fourth and final competition for the Belilios Cup on Sunday, 29th April. The following are the ten best
Drummer Ford Ganner O. Ellis Gunner Logan................. Gunner Stewart - Gunner Grey ........... Sergeant Rutter Gunner Bayer G
200 400 500 Handi- To yds. yds. yds, cap. tal. 30 30 26 13 99 23 31 22 21 97 97 28.21 21 81 33 29 50.
97
95
94
32 80 - 82 | 80.
82 30 29 2
93
32. 80 26.
5
93
Ganner Lapsley.
32 30 28
2
92
Gunner AA. Alves..... 31 31 23
3
29 29 80
10.
Drammer Burgem
"
90
88
the circumstances the case was dismissed,
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At the Magistracy on the 2nd inst. Chi On, a postman (No.31) employed at the Post Office, was charged with stealing a parcel of letters stamped with six $1 stamps. The Head Messenger said that shortly after seven o'clock that morning Postman No. 55 told him that the parcel of letters produced was missing. He went round the office to look for it, but could not find it. He then saw the defendant holding the letter bag produced in the left hand and a bundle of letters in the other. He saw something bulging out in the bag, and on opening the bag found the missing bundle. He reported the matter to one of the clerks, and a detective was called in and took the defen dant into custody. Postman 55 said that at about seven o'clock that morning he took in a parcel of letters with six $1 stamps on. put the parcel on a table and turned round to cancel stamps and immediately afterwards missed the parcel. He reported the matter to the Head Messenger and saw the parcel taken out of the defendant's bag. His Worship asked what was the value of the parcel, and Mr. Lewis (Acting Postmaster) replied: The value of the 190 stamps ig $6. I do not know the value of the 190 correspondence inside. The defendant was son- 189 tonood to three months' imprisonment. 186
THE BELILIOS CUP. The conditions for the Belilios Cup competi- tion are that the two best scores (including handicap points) to count as winner. Gunner Lapalsy is therefore the fortunate possessor of the Cup with a score of 194 out of a possible 210. Sergeant-Drummer Brown comes second with 198, and first in the nett score. The fol lowing are the ten best scores for two shoots :-
Scores. Total. 194 193 192
Gunner Lapsley
94
Bergt. Drum, Brown
96
100 97
Gunner Pidgeon
96
96
Gunner Grøy.
96
94
Gunner Stewart
95
95
Gunner Bayer
96
93
Gunner A. A. Alves.....
94
92
Gunner Bürge
92
91.
Gunnar Humphreys..
83
99
97
84
Corporal White
There was a small attendance at the Range on the 28th inst. for the Weekly Spoon Competi- tion, only ten members competing. The scoring was well up to the average. At the close of the competition Mr. Pidgeon, a promising shot, compiled a “possible" out of ten shots at the 600 yards range :--
SCORES.
He
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The Return of Cases of Disease in the Colony during the 28th April shows that flere were 33 plague (81 in Victeria) and 28 deaths; of diphtheria and one death (Portuguese) 3 cases of enteric fever and one death. The plague record up to noon of the 3rd fast, from the beginning of the year is 124 cases and 108 deaths.
Early on Thursday morning the police at Kow, loon were informed by telephone from the Police Station at Kowloon City, that at 11 o'clock the previous evening an armed robbery took place
and swords burst eight men carrying open two houses, and having terrified the in- mates into submission proceeded to ransack the premises, finally decamping with clothing other property of the value of $70. One
by a woman and of the houses was occupied small boy, and the other by three women. The robbers had lighted torches in their hands, and seem to have used them for burning the woman on the hand and the boy on the cheek. Im mediately on receipt of the news of the robbery the police at Kowloon were on the alert, and four of the men with some of the stolen pro perty in their possession were arrested on the road leading to Kowloon City, Sergeant Cameron securing tro and an Indian constable two.
at the village of Mattel 21. It appears that
The tenth annual meeting of the District Grand Arch Chapter of Hongkong and South China was held on the 26th ult., the M. E. Comp. presiding. The following officers were appointed-District Third Grand Principal, M. E. Comp. J. D. Christia; District Grand Scribe E., M. E. Comp..A, O'D. Gourdin; D.G. Grand Scribe N., M. E Comp, W. L. Ford, D.G. President of General Purposes Committee, M. E. Comp. J. Bryant, D.G. Treasuror, M. E Comp. G. L. Tomlin, D. G. Registrar, M. E. Comp. G.A.Caldwell; D.G, Principal Sojourner, M. E. Comp. R. Mitchell; D.G. First Assistant, M. E. Comp. F. Cass; D.G. Second Assistant, E. Comp. P, Brewitt, D.G. Sword Bearet, M. E. Comp. T. F. Hough; D.G. Standard Bearers, M.E. Comp. H. J. Watson. M.E. Comp. G. P. Lammert, E. Comp. J. G. Gotz, E. Comp. A. S. Hooper; D.G. Director of Cere monies, E. Comp. G. Piercy, Jr.; D.G. Dir. of Ceremonies, E. Comp. J. Bremner: D.G. Assis tant Dir. of Ceremonies, E. Comp. G. W. Crom- bie; D.G. Organist, E. Comp. A. G. Ward, D.G. Janitor, E. Comp. J. R. Grimble, Unofficial Members Committee of General Purposes, M,E. Comp. F.W. Heuermann, M.E. Comp. G. J. W. King.
A meeting of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace was held at Magistracy yesterday
afternoon to cons to
remove his licen..
an application from one
Wilhelm Krater
An arms case which aroused some interest 183 came before Mr. Hallifax at the Magistracy on 182 the 27th ult. On the 26th alt. a Chinaman was 181 found conveying fifty revolvers from the pre- mises of Messrs Nervegna and Co. to the Tak HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. | Loong arms shop. When stopped by the police the man produced a license issued under the old Ordinance No. 8, of 1895, the license having been issued on the 10th instant and expiring on the 10th May. Under the old Ordinance it was ruled by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith that by virtue of such a license a dealer could remove Arms from one place to another in the colony without getting any permit. Section 8 of the sed publican's business from houses Nos. 288 now Ordinance, however, says: "No person and 290, Queen's Road Central to houses Nos. shall move, or cause to be moved, any arms or 304-306 Queen's Road Central, under the sign ammunition, within the colony or the waters of "Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle Hotel.” Mr. thereof, except for the purpose of export and H. H. J. Gompertz, Aoting Police. Magistrate, (where an export permit is required) under an ex-presided and there were also present Messrs. D. port permit, without having first obtained a re- B. Crawford, (R+v.) R. F. Cobbold, H. P. L00. moval permit, in the form of Schedule C hereto, ker, O. S. Sharp, and Melbournez (Clerk from the Captain Superintendent of Police." to the Justices). Mr. Wilkinson, who appeared Sub-section 2 of section 11 of the new Ordinance for the applicant, said his olient had been the says:-" From and after the commencement of licensed proprietor of the “Rose, Shamrock, and this Ordinance the fee payable for any such Thistle" for several years past. Unfortunately licence as aforesaid shall be that mentioned in he never obtained a written lease of the premises. the Schedule hereto annexed marked D., but He only got a verbal agreement for two or three no person who at the date of the commencement years' lease, which of course was obsolutely use- of this Ordinance possesses a valid and unex-
less.
The promises had been sold to two or pired license for importing or dealing in arms three Chinamen, who gave his client a month's need take out a new license ander this Ordinuotios to quit on the 10th April. The premises ance until the expiration of his current license." Mr. Reece, for the defendant, contended that, the license produced by the defendant not having expired, no permit was necessary. His Worship, was of the same opinion and dismissed
GS, N. Wallace, R.E. 30 35 30
Penning
29 29 24 ...29 32.30
95
10 92
J. Pidgeon....
91
90
J. Cramer, B.N..
31.82 27 30 23 26 10 29 30 25
P
90
89
84
Q.M.Bergt. West, R.E. 32 27 31
*M. J. Northcote
Bergt. Blair:
Winners of Spoons. ?
The contest for the election of a representa. Hys from Cambodia to the Conseil Supérieur Colonies has resulted in the return by a majority of M. Jourdan, the former re- ntative. The Mekong has four libel notions mst the Opinion in connection with election,
the on
to which he desired the license to be transferred occupied the site of a house which was used as a public-house for many years. The former house was occupied by Mr. Gomes, who had gone to other premises.-There was no polios objection, and the license was granted. Preec