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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
At a committee meeting held on the 25th ult, it was decided to enter a team again this year for the Seventh Imperial Rifle Match-which is promoted by the Rupingup Rifle Club of Victoria, Australia. The match will be shot off on a date to be fixed later ou between this and the 31st October. It will be remembered that Hongkong took fifth place in this match last year-the first year of their entry. The Annual Interport Match will be held between the 1st and 15th November. They fol lowing members are requested to practice for the above events. and to send in all practice scores to the Honorary Secretary :-
Messrs. J. J. Andrews, Baldwin, Collins. Crocker, Cross, Davies, Garnett, Horley, Hobday, Hamilton, Jeffery, Lim vert, Lapsley, J. Marshall, McDermott, C. Marshall, Peaning, Pidgeon, Fallen. Pakos, Pitt, Stackwood. Saunders, Varcoe, West and Wells.
HONGKONG.
Mr. C. Clementi has been appointed to act as Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, during the absence on vacation leave of Mr. R. F. Johnston.
Fire broke out on the 28th ult. in a large heap of coal near Sharp's Buildings at Kowloon, belonging to Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. The damage done was not serious.
We hear that the A.D.C's forthcoming 1er- formance of Liberty Hall promises very well in deed. The old members of the Club are few, but the recruits are exceptionally strong.
A small fire occurred on the 23 h ult. at Kow- loon, when some malsheds with materials inside, belonging to a Chinese contractor who is erecting a curious-looking house on land near Mr. Hatherley's "Gleuthorne," were destroyed, Mr. J. W. Jones, who previous to his going home on leave recently held the post of Acting Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, has been appointed Deputy Registrar, the office formerly held by Mr. F. A. Hazelaud. Police Magistrate.
The granting of free pratique at Saigon to arrivals from Hongkong is notified in the Gazette, as is also the announcement of the French Consul that quarantine restrictions in French Indo-China against arrivals hence have been withdrawn,
The police reported ou the 27th ult. that thirteen matsheds had been destroyed by fire at Kowloou City on the previous nigh, the damage amounting to about $490. The outbreak originated in a gardener's matshed. A matshed valued at $15 was destroyed by fire at Wongneicheong on the same day.
The Gazette notifies that an additional rate of 4 per cent. per anuum, to take effect from the first inst., will be levied on the Tai Hang villagers in consequence of the destruction of trees in that place and its neighbourbood, There is already a fine of 4 per cent..on these mischievous villagers.
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Mr. H. Noguchi has been appointed, cting Consul for Japan in Hongkong.
washerman from America was fiue for being At the Magistracy on the 30th ult. a Chinese in unlicensed session of a revolver and 50
rounds of ammunition.
On the 26th alt. the dead body of an unknown Chinaman of about 4 years of age was found hanging by the neck in a honsa under cours of erection in Des Voux Road Central The case was one of suicido.
The dredger Canton River, which was sunk in the 190 typhoon and afterwards raised and; put on the slip at Kowloon Docks, took the and having undergone a thorough overhan]. water again on Friday after being re-engined he is said to be as good as new, and will be ready to resume dredging in about a month, it is expected.
of 765 deaths, 1 being in the European and The death return for August shows a total Foreign community (24 civilians, 6 Army, I Navy), and the rest Chinese. 72 deaths were due to plague, 19 to malarial fever, and 139 to chest affect ous.
The principal registrați u districts foreign civil community, 29.3 per 1,000 per showed the following figures: British and annum; Chinese, Victoria, land 29, boat 23; Chinese, who e Colony, land 29, boat 35.3; land high mortality in the Chinese boat population. and boat 30; whole civil commnuity 30. The is accounted for by the Shankiwan and Aberdeen percentages which were 838 and 60 per 1.000 per annum respectively.
On Friday night at 8 o'clock the opening ceremony took plzen of the new King Edward Hotel amid mo-t faremalde efteam-tangs IVe have already described the building
so that it is not necessary again to goiuto details. On Friday a large company was invited to partake of the initiatory Fauquet, and the large dining-room on the ground-floor was filled by those who accepted the invitation. An excellent repast baud of 33rd Burma regiment being in attend- was prepa ed, which all the guest: enjoyed, the
ance. After the dinner had teen despatched, a number of toasts were uitabl proposed, begin- ning with those of the King and Queen and ending with that of Prosperity, to the now King Edward Hotel," entrusted to Mr. Sheltou Hooper and received with acclamation. The Hotel opened its career under most favourable auspices
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A Chinese lad of about 16 years committed morning, by hanging himself. The case was a suicide in First Lane, Yaumati, on Friday determined one, the decease having climbed a lit le way up the wall, fastened a piece of cord to a lare nail driven therein, and then swung clear. He was quite dead when discovered. Another case of suicide which occurred also at Yaumati મ because of the method, dopted by the deceased to ago is noteworthy
prematurely shuffle off this min tal coil." He had been disappointed in al ve affair, so ho tied his queue, a conveniently long one, tightly round his neck, and then, to assist the process of strangulation, inclined bi head forward. The plaits of the queue prevented its yielding, and in the morning the other people on
the sampan where the incident occurred found the boy dead.
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The comparative statement of Stamp revenue for the months of August, 1901 and 19 2, shows a total decrease for the latter month of $5,118.94. Probate or letters of administration decliued
Perhaps, writes a correspondent, the public 1$2,976; Conveyance or assignment, $2,118.50; would like to know of an incident I had and Transfer of shares, $1,859.30. The largest occasion to w.tuess as a passenger on the increases
were shown in Banknote duty, steamer Namsang, Capt. Payne. On the morn $2,066 45; and Adhesiva stamp2, $1,752.07. ing of the 22nd ult., at about 9.41, the chief ea- About half-past twelve on the 29th ult.gineer saw a Chinese deck passenger overboard fire broke out in a shop at 116, Jervois Street, and burned steadily for som hours before the firemen got the upper hand. The shop in ques- tion is occupied by a paper-merchant, who also deals in crackers, candles, and other inflammable material of a like nature. The building is a four-story one, and eve y floor was stocked with merchandise of the character indicated, so that the task of subjugating the flames was rendered a most difficult one. Vader Captain Lyons, Deputy Superintendent of l'olice, and Mr. A. Mackie, Chief Inspector, the Brigade worked with a will, and was entirely successful in con- fining the fire to its place of origin. Although every floor was badly damaged both by fire and water, none was quite destroyed, the damage being seen chiefly in the back part of the various floors. Neither the extent of the damage nor the cause of the outbreak is tye known, but the place is insured.
on the port side and swimming away from the ship. H promptly informed the captain, who immediately slowed down, put the helm bard over and prepared to lower a coat. Moan- timo a life buoy had been thrown the Chinaman, who was soon out of sight, but the steamer describing a loop, he came in view directly ahead. The boat in charge of the second officer was lowered and pulled up to the drowning man. The sailor in the bow reached out but missed him but the officer in the stern succeeded in palling him into the boat. A few minutes later, the apparently lifeless body was aboard the steamer, but appearances proved correct, as all attempts at resuscitation failed, and the corpso was brought to port. The sea was calm but the fact that the body was secured in 11 minutes after being seen in the water shows that no time was lost in getting out a boat, though the ship was going at about 12 knots per hour.
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A dozen or so new recruits are said to be coming out to the polica.
destroy a number of fine tees.
A grass fire at Pokfulam on the 28th ult. It Was extingnised subsequently by police and cooli-s from No. 7 Station.
The police reported on the 30th ult. that a grass fire broke out on Cheung Chau Island on the 28th ult., resulting in damage to the extent of $1,300. A uumber of trees was destr. yed.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum during the week ending 27th ult, were 225 non-Chinese and 80 Chinese to the former, and 62 nou-Chiness and 1,792 Chinose to the latter institutio 1.
Messrs. Morton & Gibson report that saits. factory progress is being made in the operations for the raising of the sunkeo Pakshan. The under-water work is pretty well forward, and soon the actual raising of the foundered steamer will be e mmenced
Major . L. . Berger, Commanding the Hongkong Regiment, informs us that the fare- well review of the Regiment by H.E. the Governor will take place at the Happy Valley at 4.30 p.m. on Friday, the 10th inst., instead of on Saturday, the 11th inst.
Mr. George Lelorrain. Vien-Cous nl for
He is ca route to Tonkin and takes with him France at Mauila has arrived from the Philip- pines in the French despitch-boat Kersaint. 140 Filipinos, including 27 Negritos, who will represent the industries and arts of the Philippine Islands at the Hanoi Exposition. The company comprises artists, musicians, artisaus, etc., ard there are also on board the Kersaint American, Spanish, and Filipino newspaper representatives. Messrs. Castle Bros., of Manila, have arranged for a regular service calling at Hongkong, during the Exposition. of steamers between Manila and Haiphong,
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The U. S. transport McClellan, which was recently dry-docked here, arrived in Manila Ou the 23rd ult. There was some trouble with the quaran ine officers when the vessel arrived, the papers not being properly signed by the author ties at Hongkong when the ressel left this port. This was satisfactorily arranged, however. The McClellan was due to leave Manila on the 30th ult, for New York ria Snez Canal, Among the passengers are General Chaffee and family.
There has just been introduced into the Post Office, under the direction of Mr. E. Cornewall Lewis, Acting Postmaster, a new style of box for the convenience of box-holders. Thes: boxes are fitted with patent merican keyless locks, of a desc iption which has been largely adopted in the United States and elsewhere. The framework in which they are fitted is situated at the top of the steps of the delivery depar ́- mont door in Pedder Street. All that a box-holder (or his servant) now requires to do in order to secure his mail is to manipulate the dial on his box so as to make the particu ar combination which serves to open it. This mechanism is of the simplest nature and yet is capable of defying the attentions of any one but him who is the possessor of the combination. There are in all 270 small boxes and 50 large Ques. Each of these has its own combination; if a holder should at any time wish to change. his combination this can be easily effected, as the number of these is almost infinite. Already the new system has got as vere testing through the delivery of the earnt American and Germau mails, and although there was in the first iustance necessarily a co tain amount of delay and worry consequent upon the novelty of the thing, it promises to be a great success and a convenience to box-holders. From the point of view of the hard-worked Post Offire em- ployees, it will lead to greater facility in delivery of mails and will lessen the chances of mis-sorting. It is rather a notable thing that some of the old firms of Hongkong look with disfavour (or something like that) upon the new departure, preferring to adhere to "olo custom."
The U.S. transport Iris left on the 25th ult. for Manila, and on the 29th ult. the British storeship Humber and the transport Pentakota departed for Weihaiwei and Calcutta respectively.
The Austrian cruiser Maria Theresa arrived on the 28th ult. from Shanghai and tho Gorman eunboat Tiger from Amoy. The British transport Pentakota arrived on the 27th ult. from Taku.
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