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May 24, 1902]
PROFIT AND LOSS,
108.462.33
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
HONGKONG CHESS CLUB.
Owing to a delay in the receipt of Singapore's $108,462.33 ast move in each game (due possibly to the
Whitsun holidays) the two cable games have not progressed so rapidly during the past fort Snight. The scores now stand as under :— 3,687 87 Allgaier Thorold Gombit.
Ruy Lopez. (Singapore). (Hongkong). (Hongkong). (Singapore).
CONTRA
balance forward from 1900
net profits in Hongkong, China, and Manila for 1901
104,774.46
$108,462.83
WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER- VOIRS ON THE 1ST MAY.
LEVEL. 1901.
1902.
Below overflow. Below overflow.
in. 86 ft. 11 in. in. 42 ft. 0 in. in. 43 ft. 1 in.
Tytam ................................ 67 ft. 5 Pokfulam 25 ft. 9 Wongnaicheong 45 ft. 24
Tytam
!
STORAGE GALLONS.
1901. 36,900,000
+
Pokfulam 14,140,000
Wongnaicheong
1902. 8,920,000 Nil 259,000
Total 51,04,000 9,179,000 CONSUMPTION OF-WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
1901.
From
usual
sources,i,......
Imported by lighter from Taun Wan.. From Messrs.
Butterfield- & Swire's Reservoir
Total
....
1902.
White.
1 P-K 4 2 P-K B 4 3 Kt KB 3 4 P-K R 4
5 Kt--Kt 5*
Llack.
P-K 4 Pt. P P-K Kt 4 P-Kt5 P-KR 3 K t. Kt P-B 6
White.
1 P-K4
2 Kt K B3
6 Kt t. P
3 B-Kt 5 4 Castles 5 Kt t. P 6 P-Q 4
7 P-Q4
7 Pt. B.
8 P. L. P
B-K 2
8 Kt -B 3
9 B-B 4 ch
P-Q4
9 B-K 2.
K-Kt 210 P-K B 4 P-Kt6 11 P-K 5
10 B t. P ch 11 Castles
HONGKONG.
Black,
P-K 4
Kt-QB3
Kt-B 3 B--B 4 Ktt. K Q-K 2 Qt. P
Castles Q-K 2 Kt-B3
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum last week were 220 non-Chinese and 77 Chinese to the former, and 72 non-Chinesa and 1,534 Chinese to the latter institution.
The Rev. C. H. Hickling, recently of Withington, near Manchester, the pew minister of the Union Church, arrived by the s.8, Sudo Maru on the 20th inst. He is accompanied by Mrs. Hickling and Miss Hickling,
The return of stamp revenne for the months of April 1901 and 1902 shows a decrease in the latter month of $4,903 53. Conveyance or assignment declined by $4,806.45 and transfer 94,089,000 30,156,000 gallons rf shares by $4,153.60 On the other hand probate or letters of administration increased by $3,253.
9,714,000
"
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402,000
40,272. 00 gallons Estimated popu-
lation
211,500 213,500 Consumption per head per day...
14.8
6.28 gallons Intermittent supply Intermittent supply 8th to 9th. for the whole month. CONSUMPTION OF WATER, IN KOWLOON PEN-
INSULA DUBING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
1901.
· 1902. 8,075,000 gallons
Consumption 12,166,000
Estimated popu-
lation
*****
29,200
65,650 Consumption per
head per day
13.8
4.1 gallons Intermittent supply Intermittent supply
1st to 9th.
for the month.
The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
"A" Machine Gun Co, held their monthly carbine competition at the Taihang Range on the 17th and 18th inst. Corp. B. U. M.
Johnston scored a win in both the No. 1 and 3 Cups. The No. 2 Cap, presented by Lieut. W: Nicholson, was won outright by Ganner C. H. P. Hay, who secured the best aggregate for three shoots. Spoons were won by Corpl. Johnston and Gunners Hay and Danby. The pool competitions resulted as follows:-
“200 yards, Gunner Brown.
400 yards, Gunner Hay.
500 yards, Gunner Brown. This was the last shoot for the No. 1 Cup presented last year by Mr. F. Maitland. It was won outright by Sergt. J. D. Danby who secured the most number of wins out of the series of twelve monthly competitions.
The following names are engraved on this Cap April, Capt. É, D. Sanders, Nov. Gunr. J. M. Rodier. fay, Gunner, C. H. Blason. Dec., Gunr. E. A Irving. June, Cornl. J. A. Plummer. Feb., Sergt. J. D. Danby.
July, Guar. W... Brown. Mar. Gunr. Hursthouse.
Aug., Cornl. J. D. Danby: April Gunr. C. H. P. Hay. Sept., Sergt. E. G. Barrett. May, Gunner Johnston.
Alphonse Strebler, the capturer of the Fillipino as been appointed a first liente
illery in the U.S. Army,
Gen
There were 16 feet of water in the Pokfulam reservoir on Monday afternoon. The supply must have been further replenished after the heavy rains of Monday night and Tuesday morning. On Monday afternoon two of the streams that feed the reservoir were still almost dry in spite of the heavy rainfall of last week. An outbreak of fire occurred on the 21st inst. at the tenement, No. 219, Des Voeux Road West, The Fire Brigade ander Mr. F. J. Badeley and Mr. A. Mackie turned ont promptly, and were successful, despite the fact that their operations were hampered by lack of water, in confining the fire to the block in which it originated. This was completely gutted. The building was fully insured, the policies amounting to $3,500.
It is disappointing to see that the Markets anthorities have not upheld their Inspector's action in protesting against the unjustifiable raising of prices by the Chinese stallholders in the Central Market, as the price-list recently issued bears the official signature and yet shows the appreciation of prices upon which we com- mented last week and which has called forth plentiful complaint on the part of the public It may be that the issue of the price-list even with i's higher rates is regarded as being better than no issue at all for the guidance and pro- tection of buyers, but it is to be hoped that the authorities will see to it that some method is arrived at whereby "squeezing" on the part of the vendors may be properly dealt with and
chooked.
June.
It is with great regret that we learn that owing to the illn as of the London Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the Bank has found it necessary to call upon Mr. Whitehead to undertake the duties at the head office temporarily. Mr. Whitehead will accordingly leave for London early in The probable length of his stay there is not known. Apart from the loss which the blank left for the time, at least, which it will Colony will feel socially, there will be a serious be almost impossible to supply. Mr. White- head has long been the popular representative on the Legislative Council, and practically alone has devoted himself to asking the necessary questions on public affairs without which the theory of popular representation, is merely a farce in the Crown Colony system of govern- ment. At the present time Hongkong is at a most interesting and important juncture in its history, and we feel certain that it causes Mr. Whitehead sincere reget to be called away now. However, we trust that the loss will only be brief and that we shall see him back again before long to "heckle" the Government and defend the interests of the community.
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Mr. E. R. Hallifax has been appointed Acting Registrar-General during the absence on leave of the Hon. A. W. Br, win.
Mr. T. H. Hamman has been recoguis das. Cousul for Belgium, and Mr. C. Michelau as Acting Consul for Denmark in Hongkong.
Mr. D. Wood has been appointed Acting Assesor during the absence on leave of Mr. A. Contingent now on its way to England). Chapman (in command of the Coronation
Commander F. W. Dan, R.N., has been appointed Naval Representative in the Wong- neicheong Recreation Ground Committee, vice Commander H. Orpen, R.N., resigned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Siam Free Press hears that the salary of Mr. Rivett-Carnac. Financial Adviser and Comptroller-General to the Siamese Govern ment, has been increased to £4,000 a year sinos his appointment as Legal Adviser to the Siamese Government.
The agent of a Kobe steamer has received telegram stating that the ship has been quajan- tined for a week at Dalay on an allegation by the anthorities there that Kobe is infected with plagno! The Captain showed that he had clean bill of health issued by the Russian Consul, but withont avail. The steamer left Kobe on the 5th inst. for Talienwan.
Definite particulars of a terrible disaster to Japanese fishing boats have now been received. On the 30th of April 122 boats, containing 1,355 fishermen, put out on a fishing expedition from the islands of Teuri and Yakijiri after an immenso swarm of herrings. A storm occurred. and the boats were more or less damaged by the high seas running, seventy of them being wrecked, and 220 men perishing. Up to the 7th inst. 192 bodies had been recovered.
Great Britain and Germany, says a Washington despatch, have strongly protested against that portion of the Philipp nes Tariff Act which authorises a rebate of a portion of the export duties on Philippine products when they are imported into the United States. The great matter of complaint is hemp. The pro- tests have been referred to the War Departm nt, which controls the Philippines. Officials are somewhat embarrassed as to the course they should adopt as the provision for the rebate is now law. It is, therefore, probable that the protesting parties will have to find relief in the Courts.
General
The authorf an anonymously published work which we reviewed in these columns recently, The Garden of Kama, and other Love Lyrics from India (London, Wm. Heinemann) turns out to be Mr. Nicholson, wife of the specially distin- guished General Malcolm Nicholson of the Bombay Staff Corps, whose last employment in India was the command at Mhow. Nicholson's reckless feats of personal daring are a sort of logend throughout Western India and Sind. He it was who once ran across the Crocodile Pond at Karachi on the backs of the monsters; be used to amuse him-lf on the top of a high clock tower at the same place by jumping th wide intervals in the topmost parapet. Yet General Nicholson left Indis without its being suspected that he had in the lady at his side a poetess who could aspire to interpret the passion of the East, as Mrs. Nicholson most undoubtedly does.
According to the Korea Review, the state of the famine stricken districts of the province of Whang-ha is deplorable. Yunan is perhaps the worst afflicted, for out of five thousand houses scores of drop- two thousand are empty, and “ lying beside the roads." In spite of this the sical sufferers on the verge of starvation are officials command the people to hand over their money (as taxes), and they have been driven to appeal to the Home Department for clemency. In the Kyo-ha district the state of the people is reported to be more desperate still. Driven by hunger, they began to pull bark from trees near a royal tomb and to eat it. The tomb keeper protested, but the people replied that they might as well die that way as any other. Under one tree the keeper found" five dead- bodies. An official in Chung Chung Province · reports that in the town of Im chiun a famili suffering from starvation have been driven to eating the bodies of two of the children.