3
192
Retaliation (China pony) $65, Mr. Chang
Walı.
Fair Trade (China pony) $65, Mr. Gegg, Manila (China pony) 8210, Mr. Forest, Waisenknabe (China pony) $50, Mr.
Lysaught.
J.
Zufall (China pony) $100, Mr. Patterson. Pech (hina pony) $90, Mr. W. G. Clarks. The Elder (China pony) $65, Mr. Ah Fook. The Baillie (China pony) $105, Mr. Wood. Blue Skin (China pony) $75, Mr. Clarke, Yellow Skin (China pony) 8120, Mr. Gegg. Spero (White Griffin) $90, Mr. Cheong. Standard (Dun Griffin) $175, Mr. Clarke. Modesty (Chestnut Griffin) $55, Mr. Heck-
ford.
Powder Puff (Groy Griffin) $140, Mr. Tooker. Chautauqua $205, Mr. Cooper.
Sioux (late Primo) $80, Mr. Chow Kong Foo. Casedagua $65, Mr. Lysaught. Arrauapogue $165, Mr. Gaskell. Mabokilbui $60, ar. Lysaught. Butcher Boy (Waler gelding) $95, Mr. J. Ross. Kitty (Waler mare) $340, Mr. Brutton. Snippet (small Yunnan pony, $55, Mr. Ellis
Kadoorie.
Talbot (China pony) $75, Mr J. Lysanght. Eclipse (China pony) $110, Mr. W. Ingles. Sirius (China Griffiu) $85, Mr. J. Lysaught. Turbine $100, Mr. Rutherford,
Videlicet (China pony) $75, Mr. J. Lysaught Growler (China pony) 88, The China Import
& Export Banking Co.
Lancer (Arab) 860, Mr. Carlowitz.
· Alarm $65, Dr Tien Ting.
Sentry $70, Mr. J. Lysanght.
Regret $85, Mr. Lee King Tong.
V.R.C. ATHLETIC SPORTS.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The Victoria Recreation Club hold their Athletic Sports on the 4th April, at the Hongkong Football Club ground, Happy Valley, under the law of the A, A. Association and open to all gentlemen amateurs who are members, or visitors, of the Hongkong Club, Club Germania, Lusitano, Cricket, Taikoo, Bowling, Hongkong Boat, and Victoria Recrea- tion Clubs,
An entrance fee of $1 for each event, or a $9 general entry fee will be charged. Eutries close on Monday, 28th inst.
The full list of events is as follows:
1. Long Jump.
2. Throwing the Cricket Ball.
3. High Jump.
4. 120 yards Flat Race (Handicap).
ས་
5. Bicycle Race. I mile. (Handicap). 6. 100 yards Flat Kace.
7. Tug-of-War-8 men a-side-open to Nou. Commissioned officers and meu of Army and Police (Indian). Each Regiment or Corps may enter one team ouly. 8. Bicycle Race. miles. (Handicap). 9. Half-mile Flat Race. 10. Sack Race.
11. 120 yards Hurdle Race, 10 Flights. 12. 220 yards Flat Race (Handicap). 13. Three-legged Race, 100 yards. 14. Tug-of-War-8 men a side-open to Nun- Commissioned Officers and men of Army, Navy and Police, Each Ship, Regiment or Corps may enter one team only. 15. 120 yards Veterans' Race (Handicap). 16. One mile Flat Race (Handicap). 17. Bioycle Race. 3 miles. (Handicap). 18. Half-mile Flat Kace, open to soldiers,
sailore, and Police,
19. 440 yards Flat Race. (Challenge Cup). 20. Obstacle Race.
21. Consolation Race,
A scratch rowing race will be held about the end of April-date not yet fixed.
|
|
After a three days' trial at Singapore the appeals of Mr. A. F. G. Tilleke, and his Burman clerk, Mong On, against the sentences of 6 months' and 1 year's imprisonment respectively for receiving stolen property, in the Bangkok jewelry case, as fully reported in these columns, were upheld, the verdict of the lower Court being reversed. It was held that there had been no evidence adduced of receiving, within the meaning of the law, and there were no grounds for a conviction.
REGIMENTAL SPORTS.
THE 93RD BURMA INFANTRY,
These sports were held at the Parade Ground, Kowloon, 00 the 26th ult, the occasion being favoured by glorious weather. Officers for
the sports
were: Lieut.-Col. R. G. Iremonger, president; Capt. S. R. Stevens, Lieut. W. H. Simpson, Jemadar Madat Khan, and Jemadar Korpal singh, executive cum- mittee; Lieut. B. E. Morgan, and Subadar Indian Isar Singh, Judges; Capt. S. R. Stevens, time-keeper; Lieut. H. W. F, Ricketts, starter, The course, on the red-sand gronud, was marked out with chalk and pegged flags; altogether was most picturesque, and unlike there were four laps to a mile. The scene
little tents, matshe!s, etc, gave the scene what one would expect in these par s. Numerous quite a camping-out appearance, while the Indian spectators in their spotless white or vari-coloured turbans and costumes might have constituted a pilgrimage to Mecca. The flowers. The Colonel and officers entertained all principal stands were nicely set off with pot
their friends most hospitably in Sir Paul Chater's Bungalow, and during the afternoon the band of March...... the regiment played the following selections: ---
Constellation"
Clark Overturo "Stradella'
Flotow Selection The Toreador....
Ivan Caryll Characteristic Piece "A Dervish Chorus" Sebok Selection
Rubens Tschaikowsky Macbeth Brahms
41
Three Little Maids
Waltz....... Valse des Fleu:8 Serenado "Love in Idleness" Dance......... "Hungarian
The pipars of the 93rd a'so contribute to the
music.
Results were :--
LONG JUMP.-There were live entries for this event. Indar Singh won the first prize, bis jump being 18 ft. 5in. Harnam Singh second; Labh Singh third.
QUARTER MILE. Recruits only. Five re- cruits faced the starter. Shau Singh, first; Bishan Singh, second; Sadhu Singh, third. Time, 1 min. 25 secs.
HALF MILE. Indar Singh scratch; Jodh Singh, 20 yds.; remainder 40 yds. There were eight starters. Bagh Shah was an easy first, Indar Singh, in spite of his being scratch, came in second; Ganga Sing was third. Indar Singh covered the distance in 2 min. 9 secs.
PUTTING THE SHOT: Sher Singh (31 ft. 6) first; Wariam Singh second; Prem Singh third, 100 YARL 8.--Finald.- Iudar Singh scratch; Narain Singh two yards. A good field started. Narain Singh was first; Mihan Singh second, Muhammad Abdul third. Time 11 1-5 secs.
HALF MILE.--Open to Native troops and police. Eight or nine started. Mihan Singh
came in first (2 min. 2) secs.); Ismail second; Sucha Singh third. All the places were taken by the police, the 110th Mahratta Light Infau- try and the 114th Mahrattas not having a look in. The 93rd Burma Infantry did. not com pete, though their men had done much better time in the third event.
QUARTER MILE. Iudar Singh scratch; Narain Singh five yards; remainder ten yards. Seven started. Great amusement was caused by a cow running down the track to meet the competitors, hotly pursued by the starter. Mihan Singh had a good lead till within a short distance from home, when Indar zingh, the scratch man, challenged and passed him Narain Singh, the 5-yard man, was third,
Timo 57 secs.
H.GH JUMP-Natha Siugh 3 inches. Ther were six compstitors. Natha Singh won this event, his jump being 4ft. 11 in.
|
[March 7, 1904.
each of whom had to run a quarter mile. The first quarter mile was run by one of each team who, on completing his quarter mile, team. The team whose fourth runner reached handed on a flag to the next member of the the winning post first was adjudged the winners. A big field, and an interesting race. C. Company was first, E. Company was second. Time, 4 min. 1 sec.
HALF MILE. Open to non-commissioned off cers and men of His Majesty's Navy and Army (British Corps). Nine men faced the starter, Longman, 8th Co. R. G. A,, was first; Catterall, 78th Co. R.G.A., second; Wood, | 78th Co. R.G.A. third. Time, 2 min. 21 secs. ONE MILE-Indar Singh scratch; Jodh Singh 40 yds; remainder 80 yds. Bagh Shah was first; Jodh Singh second; Mai Singh. Time from 80yds, mark, 4 min. 52 secs.
100 YD8-Open to officers of the Fleet and Garrison (two prizes). Three ran. Surgeon Woodyatt, H.M.S. Vengeance, came in first Mr. Royal, H.M.S. Albion, second. Time, 10 3/5
secs.
RELAY RACE.-One Mile.-One team per Company. A team consisted of four men,
At the conclusion Mrs. Iremonger distributed the prizes, mostly monetary. A very pleasant function terminated with "God Save The King."
HONGKONG.
The Chinese gunboat Chento, Capt. Tae Kow Ying, arrived from Canton on the 29th ult.
H.M.S. Ocean, Creasy, and and Centurion left on the 29th ult. for Mirs Bay, and the gunboat Fearless for Weihaiwei.
Lieutenant J. D. Danby, H.K.V.C., has been granted leave of absence for twelve months from the 3rd March.
It is notified in the Gazette that Messrs G. N. Orme and A. G. M. Fletcher, cadets, have pas- sed their examinations in Chinese.
It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. E. C. Wilks has been authorised to survey the boilers on unlicensed steamers not exceeding sixty tons. Some thirty-four members of the medical, professiou entertaiued Sir Frederick Treves to a dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on the 3rd inst
Royal sanction has been given to the altera- tion of the title of the Hongkong-Singapore Battalion of Royal Artillery to Hongkong. Singapore Battalion of Royal Garrison Arti lery.
The visitors to the City Hall Library sud Museum for the week ending the 28th February, 1904, were 193 non-Chinese and 61 Chinese to the former, and 45 non-Chinese and 5,475 Cinese to the latter institution.
H.M. S. Amphitrite arrived from Mirs Bay at 10 a.m. qn the 3rd inst. There were ne other arrivals or departures of warships yester- day. Admiral Gronet, who has come to take command of the Italian China Squadron, arrived by the German mail.
The China Mercbauts' as King Ping arrived from Canton on the 3rd inst. reports that he passed th ough Hongkong with
Capt. Symons
They are supposed to be bound for t.e West ont stopping on the 28th ult, with 1,400 soldiers.
River and Kwangsi.
Admiral Grenet, of the Italian Navy, arrived here by the German mail on the 2nd inst., to take over command of the Italian China
recalled just
Squadron. Admiral Grenet has been Naval attaché at London, and was out here five years ago in command of the China Squadron, having been stationed in Far Easteru waters for over & year. He was before the Boxer outbreak, leaving but one Italian war-ship behind. Had he been at Tientsin with his five ships he could have landed 1,500 men, and placed them at the disposal of Admiral Seymour, who was unable to anderman his ships to such an extent as to leave them unfit for fighting. Italy, on the other hand, has little interests out here, while her mercantile. marine to be defended in Far Eastern walers is
insignificant. When our representative visited Chev. Volpicelli, the Italian Consul, yesterday afternoon he opined that it was a great pity the Admiral was recalled at that time; events, of course, could not be foreseen.
Sir Frederick Treves, of whose intended visit here mention has already appeared in the Daily Press, arrived in Hongkong, accompanied by Lady Treves, by the English mail, the P. & O. 8.8. Coromandel, on the 27th ult. He was just in time to see the conclusion of the Hongkong Jockey Club's meeting, and in- cidentally to assist in ministering to Mr. Johnstone after his unfortunate accident, Upward of half-a-hundred members of the medical profession at Hongkong have subscribed to entertain this distinguish d visitor Hongkong at a dinner. It is said that Sir Frederick is going to visit hospitals here, and make reports on the military hospitals. Sir Frederick Treves's recent tour through India was partly on business, for being a member of the Army Medical Board he visited the hospitals and saw what the Army Medical Department at lodia was like.
to
Page 20Page 21