778
The official times were :—
Kathleen
Colleen
H. M. 8:
4 42 31 4 43 25
Min
4 46 32
Ronito
4 45 30
申
Frica
gave up
2ND CLASS.
Pis. Total 10 25 4 16 19 0 15 15
In the 2nd class Chanticleer sailed by Mr. C. 8. Gubbay showed what a good boat she still is and taking the best of a good start was never headed throughout the race. Maid Mariah and Irig both seemed out of form, for they could do nothing with Doreen. Payne made at least one unnecessary tack, or with her 11 minutes' handicap she would have been very near winuing,
The official times were :-
H. M. 8. Corrected time. Pts. Tl.
4 53 5 10 11 4 16 0 11 0 34 1 26
Chanticleer... 4 56 5 Doreen!.. 5 V 37 Maid Marian 52′ 5 Iris
5 6 50 Payne
4 57 37
5
5
scratch
5 9 0
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4 58 0
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Lady Berkeley, wife of Sir H. 8. Berkeley, K.C.. Attorney-General, arrived in the Colony on the 20th inst. from Australia by the Kasuga Maru, accompanied by her three daughters and
son.
Mr. R. F. Johnston, of the Colonial Secret ary's Office, returned on the 21st inst. by the Chowtai from Bangkok, having success fully completed an overland trip through Toukia, Yunnan, the Shan States, and Siam.
Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, H.B.M. Consul at Ningpo, who has been appointed Consul. General for Yunnan and Kweichen, was among the passengers who arrived on the Canton on Tuesday, on his way to Yunnan via Burma.
The prlo match at Causeway Bay on the 17th inst. Letween sides representing Hongkong and Kowloon ended in a victory for the former by 1 goal to 3 subsidiaries. The band of the 14th Bombays played during the match, and there was a fair attendance of spectators.
The police report that on the 17th inst, while Th mas Duncan (56), engine r, was walking eastwards in Queen's Road he was geen gud. denly to stagger and fall into the side channel opposite No. 48. When the passers-by went to LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER. pick him up he was dead. The body was taken
WATER RETURN.
VOIRS ON THE 1ST JANUARY.
Tytam. Pokfulam
LEVEL. 1902.
Below overflow.
39 ft. 1 in. 27 ft. 4 in.
1903.
14 ft. 11 in. 21 ft. 6 in. 35 ft. 2 in. Storage GALLON8.
Wongnicheong 32 ft. 0 in.
1902.
Tytam
131,170,000
Wongneicheong
Pokfulam..... 11,620,000
3,190,000
to the mortuary, For some time past the deceased had been in ill health and he was addicted to heavy drinking.
While a well-dressed Chinese woman was
Below overflow. walking along Wing Lok Street a mischievous schoolboy of the same national by squirted ink from a pocket ink-well on to her face and fine cothes. He was arrested and takeu before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy, where he was fined for assault and ordered to pay 820 compensation to the womau, with the option of going to prison for six weeks
1903. 270,070,000 21,600,000 1,900,000
Total 145, 80,000 293,570,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
1902.
1903.
Consumption... 76,899,000 69,834,000 gallons Estimated opu-
lation
211,900 216,800 Consumption per
head per day 11.7
10.4 gallons Intermittent supply in force during December of both years.
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN-
INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
1901.
53,700
1902.
59,500
The rate at which the public gbarries run in Hongkong would make one think that the most slow-footed pedestrian could get casily out of the way of them, but not so Chan Hing, a youth of 21, who was unfortunate enough to be run over by one of these vehicles in Queen's Road from injuries to his foot. West. He had to be sent to hospital, suffering
A meeting was held on the 19th inst. at the Central Police Station to make arrangements for the annual rifle-shoo ing match between the Inspectors of Police and the Sergea ts. This is one of the most enjoyable outings that fall to the lot of any section of the Force. It is more of the nature of a picnic than a regular shooting match. It takes place at Taiping Range on Chinese New Year's Day. There are ten men a- side and the stipulation is that the losers the
pay
Consumption 9,787,000 14,516,000 gallons day's damage," which cannct but be consider. able when twenty stalwart members lay them. selves out for a day's enjoyment. A committee consisting of Inspectors Baker and Robertson, Sergeants McSwayed and MoHardy appointed to make the necessary arrangements
Estimated popu-
lation Consumption per head per day
7.3 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
58
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
HONGKONG.
7 p.m. on the 19th inst. to all members of the Hongkong Club.
Beside the one fatal Chinese plague case, the only case of communicable disease reported in the Colony during the week ended the 17th inst, was one of enteric fever (Chinese), fatal.
The Hongkong Ama‘eur Dramatic Club will
for the outing.
was
[January 28, 1903. -
In the final of the Morrison Lawn Tennis Club's tournament, which was played on Friday afternoon, Mr. HJ. W. Gidley (owen 30) beat Mr. Z. von Stockhausen (owes 15) by 6–3.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 18th January were 28) non-Chinese and 87 Chinese to the former, and 58 non-Chinese and 2,926 Chinese to the latter institution.
The spectacle of a burning jank being tawed across the harbour by a coupe of launches, while a third towed a floating engine on which were firemen who directed streams of water upon the flames, attracted considerable The members of the German Club were "at attention about 10 a.m. on the 20th inst. home?' in their new buildings between 4 and I he junk, having on board a general cargo, took fire from some cause at present unknown whilst lying off the Harbour Office, and blazed up quickly. From all accounts there was no one aboard at the time, or at least very soon after the outbreak, made itself apparent, the only living thing seen being a dog which feared to take to the water and remained on the junk till it was beached at Chungshawan, near Laichikok, when it was persuaded to jump and was hauled in safety into a sampan. Mr. Ed. Jones, of the Harbour Office,, bad charge of oue of the launches which towed the junk from its place amongst the ofle palive craft, which stocd in danger of catching fire from the live embers thrown into the air and dropping in all directions, and the other launch was a naval ore manned by bluejackets; the launch towing the floating engine of the Fire Brigade was that of Mr. D. Macdonald, engineer of the Brigade. Soon after being beached at Chungsbawan an explosion of gun- powder occurred on board the junk. which carried some of the old ordnance common to native boats of the type. No one was injured by the explosion, which completely wrecked the junk and destroyed the cargo. The damage is stated to be covered by insurance,
give performances of His Excellency the Governor on Friday and Saturday, 30th and 31st inst., and Morday, 2nd February, com- mending each evening at 9 15. The tip et office will be open on Monday next at the City Hall.
While the river steamer Hothao (Captain Paxton) was coming to i orgkong from Canton the picked up a Chinese passenger who bad fallen overboard from the bwongchow about 20 miles from here. The man had besu in the water for rearly an hour, but was little the worse for his long immersion.
Leung Lin, 71, Wellington Street, reports to the police that his foki Wong Lam (18), whilst painting the ceiling of the ground floor of the hongo No. 21, Connaught Load West, over- balanced and fell to the ground, a distance of 13 feet. The injured youth was removed, suffering from severe injuries, to the Tung Wah Hospital, where he died,
In the course of the hearing of an ársön čas) at the Criminal Ɛessions on the 21st inst., the Chief Justice remarked that he saw from the depositions taken at the Magistracy that the evidence bad not been taken so fully as it might have been there in order to avoid delaying the that there was any special reason why the case case over till next Sessions. He did not see
should not have been taken at the next Sessions.
He considered himself, that there should have
been a little more evidence taken down at the Magistracy. The Attorney-General said he
pposed the reason was that the accused was in custody and for his sake they wanted the case disposed of. The Chief Justice remarked that doubtless there was some such reason. The subject then dropped.
The annual report of the above school, at which the ceremony of distributing the prises was performed on the 16th inst. by Mr. Lo Koon Ting, bars that the institution was opened in February, 1902. The number of boys enrolled during the year was 716. The average nightly attendance was 160. The number of actual working nigha was 218. Four classes were opened during the first half-year, but owing to the great increase in the number of applicants for admission three more classes were opened after the summer holidays. The number of boys so rapidly increased out of all proportion to my expectation (says Mr. Chan Hewan, the superintendent) that it is evident English education for the working classes of the Chinese community is urgently needed in this Colony. The prize-list is as follows:-1st Class: 1st, Tang Cheung In (850); 2nd, Tang Shing Cheung (watch); 3rd. Wong Man Yun (watch);. 4th, Wong hing Fan (watch); 5th, Cheung Chai Ngan (book). 2nd Class: 1st, Ho Pak Kui ($25); Pod, Wong Chan Wong (watch). 3rd Class: let, Chung Kam Toog (watch); 2nd, Lai Mun Tai (watcb); 3rd, Lui Man Shui (watch). 4th Class: 1st, Chan Kwan (watob); 2nd, Ynen Chun Wa (watch); 3nd, So Man Hung (watch). 5th Class: 1st, Yuen Tsik Tin (watch); 2nd, Luk Luen Cho (watch); 3rd; Chui Kai Kwun (watch). Special subject: Translations. Shum Wai (823); English ta tory, Leang Nai Shing ($25); Composition, Wong Kum Ting (six books).
Lieut. GJ. B. Sayer has been appointed Captain in the Volunteer Corps, vice Captain been granted leave of absence until the 6th May Forbes, resigned. Captain A. B. Greese, has
Volunteers will be interested to hear that Captain F. Stedman has consented to take another ambulance clas, through a course of lectures if suffle eut members can be obtained.→→→ On Saturday there was a parade of the Corps at Headquarters and the Coronation meda's were presented to those members who were in the Colony during the Coronation Commandant C. G. Pritchard performing the ceremony, which was a purely informal affair. The Corps afterwards proceeded to Belcher's Fort for practice. By
the way, the 17th inst. drills are not very much apprecated by members of the. Corps, as is shown by the usually small attendance, and it is hoped that the General Commanding the Troops will soon be in a position to have guns provided at Headquarters to obviate the necessity which exists at present for a long journey to the fort for gun-drill. The Corps will parade at Headquarters on Chinese New Year's Day, the 29th inst. at 10 a.m., and proceed to Stonecutters Island for gun-drill and firing for artillery companies and electrical work for the engineer company, and if time permits infantsy-drill in the afternoon. Lun. cheon will be provided, and lists have been sent to each Officer Commanding units to ascertain what men can be present at the parade. It is requested that members will as soon as possible O. C. if they are able and willing to attend the be good enough to forward their names to their parade, so that arrangements may be made for
refreshments, etc..