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ALICC MEMORIAL AND NETHER- SOLE HOSPITALS.
The Hon, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-
Wing Kee & Co. Francisco Tse Yat H. P. Tooker..........
D. W. Craddock
C. A. Camroodin
Abdooleader. Esmaljee
C. Abdoola & Co...
R. R. Bhagot & Co. -..
M. H.-E. Ellias
C. M. Beshania
P. C. Patell & Co
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESE AND WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER- VOIRS ON THE 1ST MAY.. LEVEL.
1899
1900 Tytam..... 65ft. diu. below overflow 74ft. Sin. below overflow Pokfulam ft. 3in. below overflow 2 ft. Gin. below overflow bft. 5in. below overflor Wongneicheong
STORAGE GALLONS.
$25
10
Tytam
Pokfulam
Wongneicheong
Total
1899 42,160,000 4,760,000
46,920,000
[May, 12, 1900
M. Oustimoff, the Imperial Russian Consul, who has just arrived here to take up his duties, was among the spectators of the review on the new parade ground on the 9th inst. H is temporarily residing at the Hongkong Hotel. When the ferry boat to Yaumati was cross- ing on Tuesday afternoon a Chinese passenger t was put astern jumped overboard. The boat forthwith. but tho attempt at rescue failed, the man going to the bottom almost immediately.
A notification is published in the Gazette from 1930
the Acting Harbour Master at Shanghai that 23,610,00)
the Superintendent of Customs and the Doyen 23,500,000
1,816,000 of the Consular Body have declared Manila, Hohow, Hongkong, Canton, and the Formosan 48,926,000 Ports to be infected ports.
At the Magistracy on the 5th inst. Reu- ben Carr, Thomas Shay, James Adamson, aud George Murray, seamen on board the Empress of India, were committed for trial for robbing a Chiese money-changer in Yokohama Harbour 56,262,000 96,662,000 gals. last month. The man Collins, who had also
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICE DURING! THE MONTH OF APRIL.,
1899
1900
C. Ookerjse & Co...
E. D. Kotawal
B. C. Gotla
Consumption
A Friend
Estimated popu-
J. W.
lation
200,001
高八
John D. Hutchison & Co.
50
Consumption per
W. J. Urchelt
5
head per day...
9.3
16.7
B. L...
10
J. H. Cor..
10
H. Simmins
G. C. Moxon.
J. W. Row.
THE HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIA-
TION.
SHORT RANGE CUP AND SPOONS.
There was a good attendance of shooting members at the opening competition for the Short Range Subscription Cup, for which Armourer Sergeant Blair secured the first win with a score of 91.
The "stauding” position at the 200 yards range accounts for the indifferent scoring at that range, all previous competiti ns at that range having been shot from "prone" position, but it needs only a few more shoots to see our best shots back in the "thirties."
* Armourer-Sorgt. Blair 26
Scores
2015holl | Handicap.
91
91
000 33
* C. B. N. Wallace, R.E. 26
33 32
* Corporal Hills, R.E.
24
*B. W. Grey.
27
J. Cramer, R.N.
M. S. Northcote
33 31 32 27 2 88 85 19 34 32 19 24 31 10 84 16 84 31
88
81
18 31 27
78
J. Pidgeon
C. Cameron
F. Penning
P. Wodehouse
18 26 28 6 78 22 28 26
76
Qr.-Master-Sergeant West 20 32 23
www
75
J. M. Forbes
.. 22 27 25 74 Winner of Cup.-Armourer-Sergeant Blair * Winners of Spoons.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
KOWLOON DETACHMENT.
gale.
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON
PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH
OF APRIL.
1899
Consumption 6,613,000
Estimated popu-
26,800
1900 8,035,00) gels.
lation......
28,000 Consumption per
8.2
9.6 head per day...
gals, The Government Analyst reports that the
R. D. ORMSBY. water is of excellent quality.
HONGKONG.
Mr. F. B. L. Bowley has been appointed Crown Solicitor in the place of Mr. HỊ L. Dennys, resigned.
The appointment of Mr. Herbert Smith to be an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council during the absence of Mr. T. H. Whitehead is notified in the Gazette.
Messrs. J. W. Jones and C. A. Dick Mel- bourne have been appointed Justices of the Peace for this colony and the latter has also been appointed Acting First Clerk in the Ma- gistracy.
The following gentlemen were invited to join the Committee in connection with the reception of H.M.S. Terrible :-Mr. D. R. Crawford, Mr, W. Danby, Mr. A. Hancock, Mr. H. N. Mody, Mr. D. M. Moses, Mr. J. Y. V. Vernon, Mr. Hart Buck, and Mr. A. G. Ward
The British Community being the hosts at the Fète to be given to the Captain and Officers of H. M. S. Terrible. on the Cricket Ground on Tuesday next, the 15th instant, no cards of invitation will be sent to any British resident. The Fête will commence at 9.30 and will oloss at 11.36, and there will be late trams at 11.40 and 11.50.
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been arrested, was discharged, the evidence against him not being conclusive.
Rear Admiral Geo. C. Remey arrived in the Harbour on the 5th inst. in the U.S. dagship Brooklyn, commanded by Captain C. M. Thomas. Early in the the afternoon the Rear Admiral landed at Murray Pier, accom panied by Captain Thomas and Flag-Lieutenant J. H. Shipley, being received by Consul- General Wildman. A guard of honour of the Royal Welch Fusiliers was also in attendance. the The party made an official call on Officer Administering the Government at Head- quarter House and then proceeded to the Am- erican Consulate. The Brooklyn will go into dock for a few days for some extensive repairs to her boilers, and will probably remain in Hong- kong until the 25th May. Admiral Remey is in command of the Asiatic Station, which has been divided into two squadrons. The second in command is Rear-Admiral Lewis Kempff, who is at present on his flagship, the Oregon, at Yokohama. Admiral Watson is expected in Hongkong with the Baltimore, in the course of ten days on his way to New York via the Suez Canal,
At the Magistracy on the 5th inst. Constable Mottram, of the Naval Yard Police, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, with assault, and with reckless discharge of firearms, at Kower loon Naval Depôt, on Friday afternoon. The prisoner said he did not remember anything about the assault or the shooting. He had had some drink and it turned on Lim all at once.-Sergeant Goodwin said that prisoner came over to the Depôt at Kowloon from Hong- He went up to the men's room kong about 3.20. in the barracks. He got hold of a magazine gun in the rack and procured some ammunition from his box. He behaved in an extraordinary man- ner and the other occupants of the room ran out of his way. He fired a shot and witness went into the room to ascertain the cause. Prisoner greeted him with the remark, "It is you, you I'll put a round through you if I old- get a chance." Witness retired and prisoner fired another shot after him. He really did not On the evening of the 8th inst. a Chinaman pre- tented himself at the Shaukiwan Police Station think prisoner knew what he was doing at the
time. He did not think prisoner had any pro- - and reported that the body of a man had been washed ashore at Pak Sui Wan Bay. Inspector vocation to shoot him, as they had always been on good terms. He got out of his way as quickly Robertson and an Indian constable went to
as he possibly could and got some men to go to the spot indicated and found the body there.
the barracks and surround prisoner, but this was It was, however, so decomposed that it was utterly unrecognisable, but it was evident from unnecessary, as he had already given up the gun the clothing and a number-40-on the collar and gone out. Witness sent men out to capture him. An inspection of the quarters last night that it was that of an Indian Naval Yard cons- table. The body was conveyed to the mortuary, revealed a hole in the wall above the main en- 84 and there is no doubt it is that of Modioka trance. European P. C. 18 said he tried to pre- 79 Khan, a constable in the Naval Yard at Kow. went prisoner going out and got a blow from him which had marked his left eye. Inspector Mo- 26 24 25- 3 78 loon, who has been missing since the 18th ult.
On Sunday evening a shop at 309, Queen's Ewan said the gun was discharged in the room He did not think Road West, was broken inte and several metal among the rest of the men. water smoking pipes stolen. It appears that a prisoner had fired directly at anyone. Prisoner's hole had been made in the wooden partition near record was bad. He had joined the Police from the door, which was open, and a plank torn the Navy and brought with him a good character. He had not been long in the force and had already away. Notice was sent round to the pawn-bon convicted for being drunk. He would now brokers, and in consequence when a man pre- The project of a steamship-line from Ant-sented himself at a pawn-broker shopin Queen's be discharged from the force. In answer to his werp and Dunkirk to the Far East has been
Worship prisoner said he was 23 years of age and warmly taken up in Belgium, and with efficient
had only recently gone to drink. The Magis support in France is likely to be realised.
trate: It seems a great pity that you do not take a little more pleasure in life. It is a serious mat- ter getting into a state like this; you might kill somebody. His Worship then imposed a fine of $30, with the alternative of five weeks' imprison- ment:
The third competition for the Gillies Cup took place on the Association Range with the following result .— Names Corp. White
Gunr, Rattey... Guor. Stewart Gunr. Donaldson
Guar, Sayer Gdur. Lapsley Sgt. Rutter Guar. Wilson
200 400 500 H'cp. TI.
30 30. 29 5
94 32 gn 29 Se.
38
34 29
Se.
91 91
27
9
24
2
27. 27 27 31 26 32 18 S..
90
28 15 20 15 78
While at Singapore a team from H.M.S. Terrible played the Singapore C. C. at football, but owing to their want of practice had to put up with a 4 goals to 0 defent.
The Secretary of the Panjom Mining Com- pany, Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram from the Mines <-Ten stamps crushed 1000 tons, obtained 264 ounces of gold, now ready for shipment.".
SOLEUS, THE
Road West on Monday morning saying that he wished to pawn some pipes he was detained and the police sent for. When searched two pipes similar to those stolen were found hidden about his person. The man has since beeu brought before Mr. Gompertz and sentenced to four months' hard labour. There are several previous convictions recorded against him, start