November 17, 1900.]
THE INTERPORT SHOOTING MATCH.
HONGKONG BEATS SHANGHAI.
The Hongkong team fired for the interport match on Wednesday afternoon. The light being bad the total score fell behind that of last year being 930 against 952. It was sufficient, how- ever, to defeat Shanghai, whose total. as an- nounced by telegraph, was 900. The following are the home scores :-
200
St.-Mjr. Wallace. R. A. 33
Capt. Carlyle, A.C.D. 34
Mr. J. Marshall
Mr. W. Stewart
*Mr. McLennan
Mr. G. P. Lammert.
20
33
31
33
2 ± 227 228 2
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
CRICKET.
A cricket match was played at the Happy Valley on Wednesday, 14th November, between Queen's College and St. Joseph's College, and resulted in a victory for the former by 20 runs. The following are the scores:-
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. C. Ozorio (Capt.), b Gulamali A. Ribeiro, b Gulamali
R. Remedios, e Kwong, b Ismail
H. Taylor, b Humphreys
H. Roza, o Humphreys b Gulamali
500
600 Total.
33 100
32
Chan Yau, cand b Gulamali
L. Remedios, hot out
2
33 96
R. Eca, c and b Gulamali
(
31
96
P. Marcuan, run out
Remedios, e Kwong, b Ismail
1
30
95
J. Yoanovich, b Gulamali
32
93
Extras
24
Total
32
24
30 32 24 86
QUEEN & COLLEGE.
Tsoi Chan Fan, e Chan Yau, b Remedios Si Shui Kwong, o Roza, b Remedios
309
| Patna opium, metals, kerosene, and silk. ~~~The enormous decrease pointed out in 1898 in Euro- whereas for a number of years grey shirtings pean cotton goods continued during 1899; and averaged annually upwards of 75,000 pieces: white shirtings, 85,000 pieces; and T-cloths, 50,000 pieces, these commodities have now fallen to 11,386 pieces for greyshirtings, 15,000 pieces for white shirtings, and 18,500 - pieces for T-cloths-a loss of over 80, 80 and 60 per cent. respectively. These figures point to an early exclusion of the native junk from the import trade in these commodities.
WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND Storage of Water in RESER- VOIES ON THE 1st NovEMBER.
0
Tytam
J. A. Barrotto, o Chan Yan, b Remodios E. Humphreys, o Ozorio, b Remedios.
1
17
Pokfulam
There were
S. A. Ismail (Capt.), run out
0
9
Tytam
LEVEL., 1899.
1
above overflow, below overflow.
1900.
5 ft. 10 in.
5 ft. 6 in.
5 ft. 4 in.
1 ft. 8 in.
below overflow.
Mr. A. Cramer, R.N. 30
Mr. John Pidgeon 30 Ar..Sgt. Blair, A.C.D. 31 Mr. E. Baldwin
314 321 295 930 There were 138 bulls. 98 inners, 25 magpies. and 7 outers, a total of 268 hits.
2 misses.
PREVIOUS RECORD.
1889, Shanghai 819, Singapore 777, Hony. kong 774.
1890, No match.
1891. Hongkong 867, Shanghai 830, Siuga- pore 741.
1892, Hongkong 835, Shanghai 810, Singa. pore 752.
1893, Hongkong 822, Shanghai 802, Singa- pore 728.
1894, Hongkong 823, Singapore 817, Shang- hei 760.
1895. Singapore 934, Shanghai 903, Hong-
kong 879.
1896, Hongkong 916, Shanghai 960, Singa pore 870.
1897, Singapore 934, Hongkong 916, Shang- hai 960.
F. Ellis, b Ozorio
E. 8. Joseph, b Remedios
C. Humphreys, b Remodios
R. Gulamali, b Remedios
E. Bunje, b Remedios II. Fuckeern, not out....... Extras
Total
1. M. C. TRADE REPORTS.
KOWLOON.
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Mr. E. V. Brenan, Acting Commissioner of Customs, says: -The net total value of the trade for the year, amounting to Hk. Tls 56,532,226, is the largest on record; it exceeds by Tls. 6,000,000 or 12 per cent., that of its highest predecessor, 1895; compared with the 1898 figures, the increase is 24 per cent., a fact which should go some way towards reassuring those who feared that business was in danger of being 1898, Hongkong 934, Singapore 923, Shang- ruined-destroyed some thought-by piracy and hai 893.
brigandage in the surrounding districts and 1899, Hongkong 952, Singapore 926, Shang-waterways. The improvement is exclusively in the exchange of goods between Hongkong and Chim, the figures representing that portion of business which is carried on directly from China to China without transhipment in the Colony, being practically a constant and HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. nots an important quantity. It is obvious,
hai 887.
From 1889 to 1894 the match was fired with the Martini-Henry Rifle; from 1895 onwards
with the Lee-Metford.
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A COMPANY.
The eighth shoot of the present series took place at Kowloon on the 11th instant. Sergeant. Major Lammert won the No. 1 Cup for the fourth time and Gunner R. C. Edwards won the No. 2 Cup for the first time.
The following are the six best scórea :—
200 500 600 H'cap. Totel Sgt.-Mjr. Lammert 28 34 31 BC.
93 Gunner H. 8. Holmes 27 29 24 50. 80 Gunr. R. C. Edwards 17 26 Gunner P. A. Cox... 25 23
14
21
20
7
78 75
Captain Sanders 19 22 Gunner Libsand ..: 22 13 17
16
14
71
19
71
THE GILLIES CUP.
Sixteen members competed in this competition on the Association Range. Owing to a high wind at 600 yds. the shooting was not up to the usual average. The best scores were:-
200 500 600 H'cap To- yds. yds. yds. points. tal. 20 27 24 18 89 29 27 25 1 22 33 16 31 31 16
Sap. Pullen Gar. Baldwin
Gur. Duncan
Gur. Stewart
Pte. Sibbitt Gur. Wilson Sap. McGlashaw...
82
222222
11 82
78
24 18 19
16
77
17 19 18 18 72 13 14 23 21
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The people of Changlinching on the Grand Canal are rather chuckling, says the P. & T. Times, to think that their town has escaped any damage from either Boxers or foreign troops. They congratulate themselves on hav- ing treated both parties alike, i.e. bought them off. Before the outbreak of hostilities they paid the Boxers to keep out of the town, and after the capture of Tientsin they paid the foreign troops to stay away-so they claim!
Wongnaicheong 15 ft. 6 in. 35 ft. 2 in.
STORAGE GALLONS.
1899.
395,620,000
Pokfulam............ 54,000,000
Wongnaicheong. 15,000,000
Total..... 464,620,000
1900.
336,400,000
54,380,000
1,941,000
392,721,000
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL District durING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
1899.
1900. Consumption ...107,586,000 118,104,000 gallons Estimated popu.
lation
202,500 208,500 Consumption per head per day
17
18.3 gallons CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PER. INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF
Consumption Estimated popu-
lation Consumption per
OCTOBER.
1899. 9,322,000
1900. 8,000,000 gallons.
28,600
27,400
head per day... 10.98
9 gallong The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality. The storage re- servoir contained on the 1st 72,000,000 gallons less than on the same date last year. The con- sumption has gone up from 107,000,000 per therefore, that Hongkong is more than ever mensem to 118,000,000, while there is little the centre of the maritime junk trade in Kwan- prospect of much rain for many months. The tung. The value of foreign imports, which Hongkong public are therefore earnestly re- amounts to Hk. Tls. 24,500,910, shows an in-quested to be economical in the use of water, if compared with the preceding year's and to co-operate with the Water Authority in figures, of over Tls. 7000,000. This is in a endeavouring to prevent waste. measure accounted for by the higher valuation
R. D. OEMSBY, of of the commodities making up the list.
many
Water Authority. but the chief factor is the larger importation of foreign rice.
crease,
LAPPA.
HONGKONG.
The only cases of communicable disease re- ported last week in the Colony were six cf enteric fever. five in Victoria and one outside. Three of these proved fatal.
on the 30th inst. was held in the City Hall the St. Andrew's Association annual gathering on Tuesday night, when there was a very good attendance.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum last week shows that the former institution was visited by 393 non-Chi- nese and 106 Chinese, the latter by 175 non- Chinese and 2,081 Chinese.
Mr. J. Piry, Commissioner of Customs, says: -The value of the trade carried on in junks | through the Lappa Station exclusive of the por tion borne by regular trading junks between Hongkong and Macao, which alone represented Hk. Tls. 5,502,940-was Hk. Tls. 13,748,518. The first practice dance in connection with Tls. 12,030,939-it is an increase of over 14 per As compared with the net value in 1898-Hk. cent, whereas if compared with that in 1897, which, with Hk. Tls, 13,143,774, was the record year, it still shows an advance of over 4 per cent. These figures might lead one to adopt sanguine, but erroneous, impressions regarding the prospects of the junk trade which these stations record. The duty and shipping tables fail to show a corresponding increase. The The body of the armourer's mate named Bed- total collection was Tls. 436,881, as against Tls.ford, who was drowned early on the 10th inst. 459,783 in 1898, and Tls. 461,528 in 1897-a by the sinking of H. M. gunboat Sundpiper falling off of over and 5 per cent. respec- during the typhoon, was interred at the Happy tively and the total tonnage was 760,002 Valley Cemetery on Monday afternoon with the tons, with 14,962 junks as against 779,049 usual honours. tors, with 15,445 junks, in 1898. and We are glad to note that the old Victoris 807,638 tons, with 15,879 junks, in 1897-a Recreation Club football team has been decline over 2 and 6 per cent, respectively. This revived and will play its first match v. Hong. summary review tends to show that the increase kong FC. to-day. The following are the in the junk-borne trade exhibited by the gross officers of the club:-President, Mr. E. D values is more apparent than real; in fact, it is Sanders; Captain, Mr. B. Lapsley Vice- due, in the main, to the enhanced silver prices captain, Mr. R. Henderson; Hon. See. and of commodities resulting from the fall in ex- Treasurer, Mr. G. F. Williams; Commitee, change. The rice in prices has been general, Messrs. G. Duncan, A. Cameron, L. Brett, and and is particularly conspicuous in the cases of T. Yale,