July 20, 1901.]
stable Wild. The prisoner was arrested in the street early next morning, and, besides carrying a bundle containing part of the stolen property, was wearing at the time clothes which the prosecutor recognised as his.
Evidence was heard, and the jury unanimously found the prisoner guilty. He was sentenced to seven years' hard labour and twenty birch strokes, to be administered at the discretion of the gaol authorities.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
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QUARTERLY MEETING.
MACEWIN CUP: BOGEY CUP: POOL.
The winner of the MacEwen Cup in his second HONGKONG CRICKET FESTIVAL, round succeeded in breaking the 9 hole record of the course in medal play. The score was made up as follows :—4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3--36,
1901.
In confirmation of what we reported in our issue of the 13th inst., we are informed by the Committee of the Hongkong Cricket Club that the Straits have accepted a challenge from the Club to visit the colony in November next. Shanghai have also practically decided to come, bringing with them two members who will re- present them at lawn-tennis. The dates fixed for the Interport Cricket Week are the 11th to 16th November, but these have not yet been confirmed by the Straits and Shanghai.
The Straits have also sent an invitation ask. ing Hongkong to send a team to Singapore to play a Straits team at Chinese New Year, 1902. This challenge does not apply to Hongkong only, but to China generally. The matter is now under consideration.
SHOOTING MATCH AT KOWLOON.
VOLUNTEERS v. NON-VOLUNTEERS.
MACEWEN cup.
Mr. C. M. G. Burnie Capt. R. M. Rumsey, R.N.... 14 entries.
79 3 98 11
888
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· A SINGAPORE CRITICISM OF HONGKONG MUNICIPAL
AFFAIRS.
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Although entries were up to the average, it
The long-suffering of the Hongkong public is to be regretted that very few cards were is, to all appearance, gradually approaching returned. If members would make a point of breaking point as to local mis-government and always handing their scores in, the handicap-local sanitation. Hongkong is a municipium ping committee's task would be made much without municipal administration. The utterly simpler.
and hopelessly weak point about Hongkong is that it uses Colonial Office machinery to carry out work for which a civil service must be initially utterly unfitted. What does Hongkong need ? Quite obviously, the attachment to the Colony of a territorial ares sufficiently large 76 and sufficiently populous to enable a Colonial 87 service to do the proper work of the Colonial service, and, incidentally, to leave alone the work of urban administration, for which it is, so to speak, congenitally unfitted. Sir Henry Blake may be Governor of a Colony, but as supervising the sittings of his Legislative Council he is hardly anything but a Muni- 76 cipal President, and not a good one at 85 that, because he and his advisors try to do Municipal work through the absurdly an- achronistic channels of Colonial depart- ments. It is true there is a Sanitary Board, which has a consultative value, but no real executive power.
BOGEY CUP.
Mr. C. M. G. Burniş rec. 2 strokes 5 down Capt. R. M. Rumsey.R.N.
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14 entries.
POOL.
Mr. C. M. G. Burnie
H. 8. Sweeting
11
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79 3 ...103 18
10 entries. PROFESSIONAL PAIRS TOURNAMENT.
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During the past month members have been engaged in the above competition, for which 11 couples entered. The winners had a hard struggle in their semi-final round, ending all square with their opponents after being "dormy 2" down. On replaying a few days later they were victorious by 2 up and 1 to play.
FIRST TIES.
It may suggest improve- ment conceived in the true Municipal spirit, but often enough these do not in the least suit the convenience or the little official routine of the Colonial machine. The official rejection of the advice or suggestion is occasionally couched Mr. H. W. Robertson and Mr. C. W. Dick-in the form of a snub, all the more chafing son (Merchants), Mr. A. B. Rouse and Mr. because it is administered by the Man who C. H. P. Hay (Insurance), Mr. H. W. Slade Does Not Know to the Men Who Do. To and Mr. R. L. Richardson (Merchants), Mr. invite civil, professional, and mercantile W. J. Saunders and Mr. C. M. G. Burnie men to advise in matters sanitary, at the (Insurance), Major Dorebill, R.A. and Capt. D. expense of their own private professional Clapham, K.A. (Military), all byes. Mr. E. J. or business time-probably enough. in Grist and Mr. J. Hastings (Lawyers) were or two cases, pecuniarily worth more, hour beaten by Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins and Hon. J. by hour, than the tune of the Governor himself, Thorburn (Bankers) by 4 up and 3 to play; while Mr. P. A. Cox and Mr. W. G. Worcester (Shipping) only succumbed after a gallant struggle to Major Koe, A.S.C., and Capt. Des Vouz, R.A. (Military) at the 21st hole, the match being thus prolonged by mutual agree
The return shooting match between the Volunteer and Non-Volunteer members of the Rifle Association came off at the Kowloon anger on the 13th inst. The weather was good, but the light was changeable. The com- position of the teams was slightly different from that in the match at the Tai Hang Range, Causeway Bay. Of the Non-Volunteers, In- spector McLennan, Sergeant Bowery, R.E., and Quartermaster-Sergeant West, R.E., were replaced by Captain Warren, R.A.. Corporal Eddie, R.E., and Sergeant Cross, R.M.L.I. Two alterations took place in the Volunteer team, Gunner Pidgeon, "B" Company, and Corporal J. I. Andrew, "D" Company, succeed.ment. Mr. T. C. Gray and Mr. P. Rodier ing Gunner Lapsley, Field Battery, and Private Watson,"D" Company. Corporal Andrew (Volunteers) and Sergeant Cross (Non- Volunteers), it may be explained, were taken on
when firing had commenced, it being the 1 found that each team was a man short. At the match at the Tai Hang Range the Volunteers were beaten by 50, but on Saturday they com pletely turned the tables, winning by 62. At 200 yards they led by 3 points, at 500 yards 14 points were added to this slight advantage, and at 600 yards the Volunteers completely outmatched their opponents by piling on s majority of 45. Lieut. Lammert (99), Gunner Baldwin (98), and Captain Carlyle (97) were in their best form, and were easily the highest scorers. Appended are the figures :-
VOLUNTEERS.
Merchants) scratched to Mr. T. 8. Forrest
and Mr. A. B. Smith (Merchants).
BECOND TITS.
SEMI-FINAL.
Messrs. Forrest and Smith conceding Major Koe and Capt Des Voeux 4 strokes were dormy 2sion. down, but eventually succeeded in halving the match, and in playing off the tie a few days later proved victorious by 2 up and 1 to play. Messrs. Saunders and Burnie conceding 8 strokes scored a hollow victory over Messrs. Rouse and Hay by 8 up and 7 to play.
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and then, for little or no reason, to throw over that advice, does not ingratiate the Colonial executive with "the people outside." Were it not for the necessity of finding employment for esurient civilians and cadets, and supplying a Legislative Council with the needful official majority, the Hongkong Government, as a Colonial Office concern, might wash itself out with great benefit to Hongkong. To deal with matters political the Governor, the Colonial Major Koe and Capt. Des Voeux. defeated Secretary, and the Registrar of Chinese, with the Messrs. Hawkins and Thurburn by 2 holes needful clerical establishments would require to after a good fight. Messrs. Forrest and Smith continue. The Courts and the Shipping Uffice of But executive control accounted for Messrs. Robertson and Dickson. course would carry on. Messrs. Ronse and Hay beat Messrs. Slade and over the whole town, as a town, should be carried Richardson, Messrs. Saunders and Burnje dis-out by a Municipal Commission, with a certain posed of Major Dorehill and Capt. Clapham, official representation. Lighting, water drain- in all three cases by 4 up and 3 to play. age, buildings, roads, bridges, and sanitation generally, should be looked after by dǝpart- mental staffs subject to the Municipal Commis-
$1 "Sorutator did great service, in this valuable indictment, in the Hongkong Daily Press, of the rottenness of the Government control of that populous town, and unquestion- ably made good his plea for the institution of a Hongkong Municipality. The China Mail was not quite sure that the right men could be got to serve, but was in principle at one with its contemporary on the urgency of municipal reform through the creation of municipal institu- tions. Let Hongkong be assured. It is easy to understand that a Banitary Board, incom- petent to set of its own motion, should have little attractions to men whose time means personal sacrifice on a considerable scale. But we take leave to say, having followed the According to Shanghai paper, Mauser deliberations of the Hongkong Banitary rifles are being imported in large quantities into Board for many years, that, generally, Bhanghai by Continental steamers carrying the ability and common-sense displayed in its railroad material. The favourite way is in discussions would do credit to any regularly Norwegian railroad sleepers hollowed out to take constituted Municipality. And, with the ex- four rifles. Whose business is it to stop this, perience of Singapore before us, we do not our contemporary asks ? It is also stated that hesitate to affirm that a body of representative one way of getting arms into Shanghai neigh-men, possessing large executive Municipal bourhood is to have them smuggled up from powers, could certainly be got together in Hongkong and put into junks outside Woosung. Hongkong to carry out all the purposes of A small native craft with some 30 Mauser rifles Municipal government. Good men abound, obtained in this way was captured at Woosung as far as we can see, and, in a position on the 6th inst., and the boatman was handed in which they could maintain their self- over to the officer in the fort. The two shroffs respect, such men would be, as we conf- of the importing firm in Shanghai who were dently believe, ready and willing to assume superintending the landing of the rifles managed the duties and responsibilities of Municipa 311 297 249 857 to escape.
administration. That duty is at present carried.
200, 500, 600. TL Lieut.G.P. Lammert, "C" Co., 33 33 33 99 Gun: Baldwin, F.B.,
33 32 33 98 Gun. Pidgeon, "B" Co., Ser. Marshall, "B" Co., Ser. Stewart, F.B.,
31 33 32 96 82 29 34 95 31 33 30 94 30 33 29 92 31 33 27 91 32 30 26 89
Priv. A. Mackenzie, "D" Co., Priv. B. Clarke, "D" Co., Priv. Horley, "D" Co., Lieut. Mossop, F.B., Corpl. J. I. Andrew, “D " Co., 30 26 25 81
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31 29 25 85
814 811 294 919
NON-VOLUNTEERS,
Capt. Carlyle, A.O.D.,... 'Q.-M.-Ser. Wallace, R.E.,
Mr. J. Cramer, R.N., Ser.-Ins. Wake, R.M.L.I., Mr. W. G. Stackwood,... Ar.-Ser. Blair, A.O.D., ... Ser. Cross, R.M.L.I., Capt. Warren, E.A., Sergt. Mackie, R.W.F., Corpl. Eddie, R.E.,
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200, 500, 600. TI. 33 35 29 97 33 32 31 96 32 32 28 92 31 30 29 90 29 32 25 86 34 28 24 86 27 27 29 83
80 25 24 79
30 29 19 78 32 29 11 70
FINAL
In the final played on Wednesday, the 17th July, Messrs. Forrest and Smith receiving a stroke defeated Messrs. Saunders and Burnie. Obtaining a lead of 3 holes in the first nine, they played steady golf to the finish, eventually winning a well fought match by 3 up and 2 to play.
By Makan