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compete for the Cup next year, and they would certainly win, for the gentlemen would not be so ungracious as to beat thom.
LADIES' RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
It will be a matter of interest to many, espe- oially to our fair readers, and not generally known, that for the past six or seven years Hongkong has possessed a Ladies' Rifle Associa- tion, numbering at the present time some fifty members. Mrs. May is the President, and the committee consists of Mrs. Hastings. Mrs. R. C. Wilcox, Mrs. Bryan, and Miss Siebs, whilst Major L. Breton Simmons, R.E., kindly fills the post of hon, secretary. This Asociation held its annual prize competition on Tuesday, the 15th, Wednesday, the 16th, and Thursday, the 17th inst., when some fair scores were made n spite of all the elements warring against such a result. The range is far from good at the best of times, the targets being surrounded and overhung with foliage and large trees. making the Ight very trying; especially | has this been so during the last few days, when the events were shot off in the midst of rain, fog, and incipient thunderstorms and even an eclipse of the sun. The prizes were numerous and valuable, and were pre. sented at Government House by Mrs. May at the close of the meeting on Thursday after- noon. Major Baker-Brown, R.E., and Capt Dean, R.N., kindly assisted Major Le Breton Simmons as umpires during the meeting.
The following is the programme:- 1-75 YARDS SCRATCH COMPETITION; en-
trance fee, 25 cents.
1st prize presented by Mrs. May. Won by
Mrs. Gompertz, score 28. 2vd prize presented b
the Associatiou.
Mrs. Johnston, score 27. 2.—75 YardS HANDICAP COMPETITION; en-
trance fee, 25 cents.
1st prize presented by H. N. Mody, Esq.
Mrs. Crawford, 30 +4=34.
2nd prize presented by the Association.;
Mrs. Wilcox, 29 +2=31. 3--50 YARDS SCRATCH COMPETITION
entrance fee, 25 cents.
1st prize presented by Mrs. Siebs. Mrs. Grey,
27
2nd prize presented by the Association,
Mrs. Bryan, 26.
4-50 YARDS HANDICAP COMPETITION;
entrance fee, 25 cents.
1st prize presented by J. R. M. Smith, Esq.,
Mrs. Roome, 23 plus 10-33.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
2nd prize presented by the Association, Mrs.
Birdwood, 22 plus 8-30.
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5. THE ENCOURAGEMENT CUP I, 50 Yards Handicap Competition; entrance fee, 25 cents.
Prize presented by Mrs. Leigh. To be won by the member with a handicap of less than 6 points making the highest score in Competition No. 4.
Miss Siebs, 27 plus 3-30.
6.-THE JNCOURAGEM NT CUP II-59 Yards andicapmp tition; entrance fee 25 cents.
Prize presented by Mrs. Has in s. To be won by the member with a handicap of 6 Foints or over making the highest score in Competition No. 4.
Mrs. Roome, 23 + 16 33. 7.-50 YARDS COMPETITION; no entrance fee. (a.) scratch prize, Mrs Wilcox, 30; (b.) handi- cap prize, Mrs. Pritchard, 24 + 33. Presented by the husbands o members of the Association.
8.-A CUP, pr sented by Mr. Wilcox; no entrance fee; to be won by the member making the highest aggregate in Competi- tions Nos. 1, 3 and 7 (a.) Mrs. Fullerton, 79. 9-A CUP, presented by Sir Paul Chater; entrance fee. 50 cents; to be won by the membr making the highest aggregate in Competitions Nos. 1 and 3;
Miss Siebe, 53.
10.--THE CONSOLATION PRIZE; entrance fee,
25 cents.
A prize presented by Mrs. Stephens. To be won by the member making the highest score in Competitions Nos. 2 and 4, who has not won a first or second prize at this meeting.
Mrs. Grace, Mrs. Fraser.
BOWLING.
THE NAVY U. A HONGKONG CLUB TEAM
Total
On Monday night a Hongkong Club team, including two of the 8 which recently defeated, the Club Germania, met a Naval team at bowl- ing, on the Club alleys. The Club team was unequal to the task set, and suffered defeat by 465 points. The scores were as follows:-
THE NAVY,
1 2 3 1-Lt. Gibsou,
Waterwitch... 226 216 191 221 844 2-Lt. Ford,
Rambler
235 821 172 133 761 4-Lt Vivian,
Vengeance 205 173 185 154 717 5-Dr. Horley,
Waterwitch... 173 8--Lt. Warburg,
Waterwitch... 200 184 93 165 642 11 Mr. Brown,
Phoenix .. 191 175 144 125 635 12-Mr. Edwards,
Vengeance 186 98 124 188 596 13-Mr. Woodman,
148 119 244 684
Waterwitch... 186 206 86 112 590
Total
5,469
3-T. C. Gray 6-W. A. Sims 7-A. Ellis
9-C, P. Chater... 190 10.-G. A. Woodcock 223 14- G. M. Smith... 130
122
125
128
HONGKONG CLUB TEAM.
1
2 3 4 Total 250 188 137 145 72 ) 181 176 178 139 974 237 139 139 162 668 141 146 161 638 132 110 637 149 176 580 120 121 560 122 125 110 527
Total
15- E. A. Hankey 191 16-J. D. Auld 170
Majority for the Navy
5,00 465.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The following cards were returned at the monthly meeting held at the Happy Valley from the 12th to 14th March:--
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
Mr. A. N. Gregory
89
10
Dr. Gibson
96
79 15 81
Mr. W. M. Anderson
86
82
Mr. J. S. Forrest
82 + 3
85
Mr. E. J. Grist
88
3
85
Mr. S. D. Blair
98
10
89
Dr. Marles Thomas, R.N. 93
89
36 entries. POOL.
82
3
89 10
79
79 +
3
82
86
102
16
Mr. E. J. Grist Mr. A. N. Gregory Mr. J. S. Forrest Mr. W. M. Anderson Mr. T. C. Gray
32 entries.
HONGKONG.
79
82 86
On Wednesday afternoon there took place at Happy Valley the funeral of Mr. F. Andreas Rapp, assistant to Messrs. Wendt & Co., who died at the Peak Hospital on the previous day. The only cases of communicable disease reported in the Colony last week were:-enteric ferer 2, 1 European (imported) and 1 Japanese; small-pox 6,1 Japanese (imported), 1 Portuguese. and 4 Chinese. 5 of the small-pox cases ended fatally.
The arrival of the Nicomedia here on Monday appears to have inspired some wrong ideas as to the extension of the Hamburg-America Line's business. The fact is that the Portland and
Asiatic Steamship Co, has chartered the steamships Arabia, Aragonia, Nicomedia, and Numantia.
Mr. G. A Woodcock, the Secretary of the Sanitary Board, sends us a copy of a pamphlet dealing with the precautions that should be taken against plague, malaria, and cholera. This pamphlet has been printed by the Govern- ment, so that the public may have the precaut tions in a handy form; it may be bought as Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's or at Messrs. Brewer & Co's for 15 cents, which is slightly less than cost price.
[ March 26, 1904,
By the P. and O, s.s. Palawan, which arrived on the 19th inst. there came out Mr. Lane, who has come to the Colony to take up his appoint- ment as assistant chief of the local Fire Brigade.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 20th March, 1904, were 232 non-Chinese and 76 Chinese to the former, and 42 non-Chinese and 2,519 Chinese to the latter institution.
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The rackets tournament of the H.K.C.C. has ended in a striking triumph for brothers Hancock. The Championship and the Singles Handicap were both won by H. Hancock, and the Doubles Handicap by H. and R. Hancock.
When Chief Justice Sir William Goodman goes home on leave this month his place will be taken by the Hon. Attorney-General, Sir Henry Berkeley, whose duties will in turn be assumed by Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., barrister- at-law,
H.M.S. Talbot arrived from Mirs Bay on the 23rd inst. The Mercedes went alongside H.M.S. Glory with coal the same morning; the Glory is to be ready for sea on Monday. The German gunboat Luchs has arrived from Canton ; and the German gunboat Tsintau has left port, her destination probably being an up-river one.
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H.M.S. Sirius shifted from her buoy to alongside the Mercedes for coal on the 21st inst. The German gunboat Luchs has left for up river. The U.S.S. New Orleans, now lying at Kowloon Bay. had a minstrel show on board on on the 20th Rear Admiral Cooper, by the way, is on this vessel; The s.s. Nam Sang, which brought the Talbot Russian refugees from Mirs Bay to Colombo, arrived back in Hongkong on the 21st Capt. George Payne reports fine weather.
H.M. river-gunboat Sandpiper arrived from a cruise on the 24th inst. The U.S. crniser New Orleans is now on her way from Hongkong to join the U.S. Asiatic squadron. The US.S flag- ship Kentucky is at theKowloon Docks-it would be interesting to know when that new floating dock for Manila will be ready. H.M.S. Glory and the German gunboat Moewe are still in the hands of the Dock Company.
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At the Magistracy on the 22nd inst. & meeting of the Justices of the Peace was held to consider an application from James Christie to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situated at No. 2 Shaukiwan Road, under the sign of "The Metropole Hotel.' Mr. T. Sercombe Smith presided, the other Justices of the Peace present being Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz and Mr. . . Melbourne. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, solicitor, who appeared on behalf of the applicant, stated that this application was made as the "Bay View" Hotel, his client's present place of business, was required for another business, and his client was obliged to remove to the "Metropole Hotel." There being no police objections, the applica- tion was granted.
Mr. Geo. P. Lammert, auctioneer, put a valuable piece of leasehold property to the ham- mer. at his sales rooms in Duddell Street. on the 21st inst. The houses in question were Nos. 3 and 4 West End Terrace, sold by order of the mortgagee, Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton being the vendor's solicitor. The property corers all that piece of ground lying on the north side of Inland Lot No. 689, measuring 52 feet 9 inches on the south side on Bonham Road, 52 feet 9 inches on the east side on the remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 689, 142` feet 2 inches on the west side of Inland Lot No. 690, and 142 feet 2 inches. The ground con. tains in area 7,500 sq. ft. Regarding the houses,
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indenture of assignment, dated 16th February, 1900, was made between Luiz Maria Jacques Alvares and Francisco de Jesus Soares to the effect that all rights, easements, and appurtenances belonging or in anywiee appertaining to the piece of ground was held for the residue of the term of 999 years commencing on the 28th day of June, 1861, subject to payment of $28.08 annual Crown rent. Monthly rental of No. 3, $50, including taxes; monthly rental of No. 4, $50, including taxes. Twenty per cent. of the purchase money had to be paid at the fall of the hammer, the remainder by, the 5th of April. $10,000 was the upset price, increases of $100 a time being made-all Chinese bidders-till Mr. Lo Shwit Po knocked it down, on behalf of the Fuk Tai piece-goods Hong, Queen's Road, for $12,100.
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