October 12, 19'1] ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
CAPTAIN'S Cup and silvER MEDAL FOR OCTOBER.
The following scores were returned :-
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
Commander Blackburn, R.N. 95
Mr. J. H. T. McMurtrie
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The V.R.C. has challenged the Hongkong Boat Club to a boat-race over a mile and a half course. The challenge, we understand, has | beenaccepted.
On the 6th inst. a fisherman on a junk in Shaukiwan Bay was aloft putting a rope | 80 through a block, when he lost his hold and fell He 82 to the deck, a distance of twelve feet.
received internal injuries from which he died an hour afterwards.
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15
Mr. C. M. G. Burnie
80 + 83
2.
82
Major King, R.A...
95 11
84
Mr. E. J. Grist
92
5
87
Mr. R. L. Richardson.
104
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14 entries.
POOL.
Mr. J. H. T. McMurtrie 80 +
Mr. C. M. G. Burnie
Mr. E. J. Grist
Mr. C. Palmer
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92
5
96
9 17
Mr. R. L. Richardson... 104
11 entries.
HONGKONG.
87
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87
tie.
The Commission which has been appointed to inquire into the education question, as far as it affects Europeans in Hongkong, held its first sitting at St. Paul's College on the 9th inst. Another is held to-day.
There will be a parade of the Volunteer Corps at Headquarters to-day at 5 p.m...for the purpose of bidding good-bye to the Comman- daut, Sir J. W. Carrington, C.M.G., on his vacating the command. We believe that a pre- sentation is to be made.
A correspondent writes to us, asking: When is house No. 30, Cochrane Street, going to be pulled down, and the balance of the debris of Nos. 32 and 34 to be removed? Why do not the authorities compel the landlords of those houses to have the work done at once? Judging from appearances, it will be another decade before the street becomes a fit thoroughfare.
There seems to be a perfect epidemic of cheat- ing credulous Indians who are anxious to go to Australia to make their fortunes, but cannot obtain passage tickets as they are unable to speak English. This enables confidence trick- sters of their own race to swindle them out of considerable sums on the plea that they will obtain the much desired tickets for them. Another case was brought to Mr. Hazeland's notice on Thursday, and Chief Detective Inspec- tor Hansen has been instructed to look into the matter.
P.C. Riley died in the Government Civil Hos- pital on Wednesday, and was interred at Happy Valley on Thursday afternoon, a large number of the police and friends attending. He had only recently returned from Japan, where he was sent for six weeks by the police authorities to recruit his health, which had given way. Riley went into hospital shortly after returning to the Colony, and never rose again. The cause of death has not yet been certified. Deceased, who was aged 23 years, was recruited from Ireland, and arrived here in October, 1898. It will be learned with surprise and regret by many in the Colony that the Rev. R. F. Cobbold, M.A., the chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, has "communicated to the Church Body his resignation. Mr. Cobbold is at present in England on a holiday and is due back here in November next, but has asked to be released on his return. Mr. Cobbold has been most successful in his work at the Cathedral, is an eloquent scholarly preacher, is much in sym. pathy with the musical portion of the service, and is most popular in all social circles. He will be much missed and it will be no easy task to find so painstaking and able & successor.
Messrs. Lamke and Rogge, shipbrokers, 1; Queen's Buildings, on the 10th inst, bought for $15,300 the British ship Celeste Burrill, now lying off Stonecutters' Island, which was put up for auction by Mr. G. P. Lammert. The purchase was made on behalf of clients in Manila, who will use the vessel for the purposes of a hulk. The competition was keen, there being present a number of Chinese bidders, who were anxious to purchase. The first bid of $5,000 for the ship itself immediately rose to $14,000, where it stop *ped, but afterwards advanced to $14,300, then $15,000, and lastly $15,300-Messrs. Lamke and Rogge's bid-at which amount the lot was knocked down, no one being willing to make an advance. The same firm bought the ship's chronometer and patent log for $105, making a total for both purchases of $15,405.
A notification is published in the Gazette that the following committee has been appointed "by the Governor in Council to look after the Queen's Recreation Ground and to draw up regulations for its management:-Director of Public Works (Chairman), Commander Orpen R.N.. (Naval representative), Captain C. E. Bancroft, R.W.F. (Military), Captain W. Loring, R.A. (Polo Club), Hon. J. Thurbarn (Golf Club), Frank Browne, Esq. (Football Club), E. A. Ram, Esq. (Cricket Club), H. Pinckney, Esq. (Hockey Club), T. F. Hough, Esq. (Jockey Club), and W. Armstrong, Esq. Victoria Recreation Club).
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Mr. Hazeland gave judgement at the Magis
the 7th inst. in the case of Ng tracy Yau Kum, a steersman, who was charged with cheating Leung Soong Kum, a fishing.junk owner in respect of $22.30 advance of wages, as previously reported. The judgement was in favour of defendant, whose discharge was ordered by the Magistrate, holding that defen- dant merely committed a breach of contract. At the same time his Worship strongly com mented on the state of things existing at Shau- kiwan, which enables sailors actually to hold the whip hand over their employers. Did British sailor commit the same offence he could at once be punished for it.
The police are at present investigating an in- cident which occurred on the 5th inst., and which had a fatal termination. At seven o'clock on that morning, whilst a number of coolies were working on Conduit Road, at the top of Castle Road, a water buffalo came rushing down the road. The animal was evidently infuriated, and the coolies scrambled out of the way. One, however, aged 22, was knocked and gored, the bull immediately down
the road. afterwards disappearing down The injured coolie was tended by his fellow- workmen, who subsequently tried to get him off in a launch to his friends at Yaumati. The launch people, however, who were natives, refused to allow him to be taken on board, as they thought the case one of infections disease. He was taken back to the matshed on Conduit Road erected for the housing of the coolies, and died there the same night. The body was afterwards placed in the roadway, where an Indian constable found it and had it removed to the Central Police Station, and thence to the public mortuary. The police are now endeavouring
to trace the owner or owners of the buffalo which has not since been seen or heard of.
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It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. C. Ford resumed his duties as Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department on the 26th ult.
A fair muster attended the march-out of the Volunteer Corps on Saturday, the 5th inst. The men were taken to the polo-ground at Cause- way Bay and drilled, afterwards marching back to Headquarters and dispersing.
In the Union Church on the 6th inst. the Rev. G. J. Williams referred sympathetically from the pulpit, in the course of his sermon, to the death of Mr. R. Cooke, late assistant mana- ger of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company.
Mr. Cooke was a very old and much esteemed member of the Union Church.
H.M.S. Albion, Captain W. W. Hewett, left for Amoy on the 5th inst. The ship will probably be away for several weeks. Ĥ.M.S. | Arethusa arrived on 5th inst. from Shanghai.
The British transport Itria arrived on the 7th inst. from Calentta.
The fire in Queen's Road Central on the 6th inst., which we briefly reported on the 7th inst., occurred at No. 116, and but for the promptness of the Fire Brigade, who found the flames bursting out of the first and second floors when they arrived, the outbreak would have been serious. The ground floor, occupied by a money-changer, was not greatly damaged, but the floors above were practically burnt out. The premises are insured altogether for $4,200 -in the Yan On Insurance Company for $2,000 and in the Chun On Company for $2,200. The cause of the outbreak has not yet been ascer- tained, but the fire is supposed to have originated in the first floor, which was occupied by fokis and workmen. The second and top floor were unoccupied. A quarter of an hour after the firemen arrived, word came down from the Central Police Station to despatch help to Shaukiwan, where another fire was in progress. Four men were sent on a quad-bicycle, but it broke down on the way, and cansed delay. Fortunately, Inspector Robertson, of Sbauki- wan, with the help of the Chinese firemen under his command, was able to master the outbreak, and telephoned to the Central Station to that effect. The four men were consequently recalled. This second fire broke out in a two-story house, the ground floor of which was used as a paper shop and the floor above as a dwelling-house. The place was entirely destroyed, the damage, which is not covered by insurance, being estimated at $4,000.
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On the 9th inst. the British transport Itria left for Taku.
The British hospital-ship Carthage, which arrived from Shanghai on the 9th inst., had to take refuge off Gutzlaff Island from a typhoon.
H.M.S. Rosario left on the 9th inst. for Weihaiwei. On the 10th the British transport
Muttra arrived from Calcutta.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The "Envy poisoning case" ended at Singa- pore on the 3rd inst. in the acquittal of the prisoner.
Trade in Labuan appears to be going ahead, four North German Lloyd steamers being in one day. The coal-mines of port there in Labuan and Muara have been increasing their output lately.
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Mr. H. I. Chope, the representative of the Acting passes P. & O. Company at Singapore, is no longer Acting Agent there. The from Mr. Chope's title, and he is now fall Agent for the Company.
Papers to hand by the English mail announce that the King has been pleased to approve of Mr. Tatsugoro Nossé as Consul of Japan at Montreal: and of Mr. Gaston Ernest Liébert as Consul of France at Hongkong.
The case against William McGann, an Irish- American, of voluntarily causing hurt to Shaik Mahomedsab, the Sailors' Home watchman at Singapore, by stabbing him with a penknife, has resulted in McGann being sentenced to five months' rigorous imprisoment.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet is to be in- creased by the addition of a new division of At the same sailors on the 1st January next. time, a special detachment of sailors will be the "Kwantung Division of Marines.” formed at Port Arthur, which will be called
Sir Claude and Lady MacDonald, left Eng- land for Tokyo on the 7th ult., proceeding vid are said to have much enjoyed their trip home, America. Sir Claude and Lady MacDonald
tion with the Foreign Office, but he has had a Sir Claude has naturally often been in consulta- good holiday according to all accounts.
Mr. James W. Davidson, the United States en route to Formosa, after a visit to the United Consul at Tamsui, was in Singapore last week States on long leave. He has arranged in Lon- don the publication of a book on Formosa which should be of value, as Mr. Davidson is an able and independent writer.
The price of cattle has gone up in Singapore and the cattle-traders here, says the Bangkok Times, are naturally disgusted at being unable to take advantage of the big prices. Kelantan, however, is likely to reap the profit, as the pro- bibition against the importation into Singapore of cattle from that province has now been re- moved. Siam makes precious little effort to help the trade, though it is a very fair source of revenue to the Government. Is the country being drained of its stock by the export? the Times asks. Is there urgent need of the people being encouraged to pay more attention to we don't suppose that accurate information ex- breeding? It is sometimes said that is so, but ists. There seems to be no system of notifying infectious diseases, and it is only after the dis- eased animals have been over half the country, prohibit transport from infected districts. and much harm done, that an order is issued to