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AQUATICS.
A water polo match between the R.A. and the V.R.C. W88 played at the V.R.C. pond on the 9th inst. Longman being captain of the Royal Artillery team and R. Witchell captaining Victoria Recreation Club. Mr. T. Meek was referes. The sides, V.R.C. on top, were as follows :-
E. Humphreys Alves.
A. 8. Alves
R. Witchell.
N. H. Alves J. Witchell H. Gidley.
Longman Penny
Mooney.
Rumsey Fisher.
Powell.
Sewell.
At the first throw-in R. Witchell secured the ball after a hard swim for it, passing to N. H. Alves in the right wing; a shot by the latter was stopped by Powell, the R.A. goal. J. Alves then passed to J. Witchell, who shot a remarkably good goal with a back-hand swing. After the throw-in play was again kept on the soldiers' side, R. Witchell shooting No. 2 goal with a long centre shot, off a pass from N. H. Alves. For the third time the club outswam their opponents, the ball again being passed to N. H. Alves in the wing, and Alves, as before, returned it to J. Witchell now advanced to a forward position. Witchell with a back-hander drove it home with great force. A. E. Alves and Longman had a bit of a scrap in the wing, the latter fouling by taking the leather beneath water. Alves had a free throw, but the visitors secured possession. Sewell finished the advance with a goal, the first for the R.A. J. Witchell shot, the ball being well fielded; he pressed again, however, and scored. Fisher was the next to shoot; he sent the ball a little wide. The R.A goal did good work, stopping shots by N. H. Alves and J. Witchell.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
HEAT III.
Six starters: T. C. Swaby, 8. M. Gidley, J. M. Roza Pereira, J. A. 8. Alves, A. J. V. Rebeiro and J. Witchell.
(1) J. Witchell. (2) 8. M. Gidley.
(1) E. Humphreys. (2) R. C. Witchell.
FINAL.
BOYS' RACE (two lengths handicap).-Nine. to 14 years of age. Post entries. Sons or brothers of members only. Two prizes.
(1)1 Muskett.
(2) A. Ellis.
(3) Mancell.
[June 18, 1904. The total number of admissions to the Government Civil Hospital last year was 2,794, and the number of ont-patienta 11,911.
Dr. J. H. Swan has been appointed Assistant Health Officer of the Port for duties in connec- tion with the emigration of Chinese to South Africa only.
TEAM RACE-The four teams were published excellent qualities, which all who know him
on Saturday. Result:-
(1) J. Witchell's team. (2) A. E. Alves' team.
WATER POLO.
In this game, Blue v. White, the players changed their places frequently, but the teams were as follows:-}
Blue.-R. C. Witchell (capt.). N. H. Alves, J. H. R. Hance, F. D. Bain, A. V. Barros, F.
K. Tata and F. Pereira.
White.-J. Witchell (capt.) C. E. A. Hance, J. Millar, C. Alves, A. J. V. Ribeiro, A. E. Alves and A, Loureiro.
J. Witchell secured the ball at the first throw- in. After a little even play J. Hance fonled Millar, giving the latter & free throw. C. Hance using both hands gave Bain a free throw. J. Witchell was the first to score. C. Hance then went in goal instead of A. Loureiro (White); and J. Hance went into goal instead of Tata (blue).
Half-time-White, 1; Blue, 0. On resuming one of the Whites shot, but J. Hance saved well and was applauded. Millar got a free throw off a foul by Bain. J. Witchell passed to Millar, who shot high. The ball went behind off J. Hance's hand and a corner was given. C. Alves added No. 2 goal for the Whites. Barros getting cramp went into goal instead of J. Hance. From the throw-in R. Witchell secured the ball and sent it behind. J. Witchell followed; he eventually added a third and a fourth goal.
Result :-White, 4; Blue, 0.
At the conclusion of the game Mr. A. Chap-
HONGKONG.
Dr. Justo Lucban, licentiate in medicine and surgery in the university of Thomas Aquinas in Manila, has been officially recognised as qualified to practice medicine and surgery in the Colony. Capt. William Armstrong, of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, has been granted leave of Mr. Armstrong is absence until 14th October. shortly leaving for South Africa on business connected with the emigration of Chinese coolies.
Half-time :--V.R.C., 4; R.A., 1. Resuming play after a short spell, the Club *secured the ball. N. H. Alves passed to A. Alves, who passed to J. Alves; and the latter shot an easy goal. The Club then went in more for passing to each other than adding points; they simply swam around their | man, chairman of the Club, presented the prizes. opponents, dodging prettily and causing con- siderable amusement. Powell gave the V.R.C. a free throw by sending the ball than half the distance. The Artillery were not in the least dispirited; on the contrary improved with time, giving Humphreys quite a lot of work. The latter stopped well. Gidley, also, played well. A. Alves passed to R. Witchell, the latter mak- ing a foul by using two hands. J. Witchell shot into net, but just about that time Powell caught a cramp and climbed on to the top of his citadel; so the goal was not counted. The sight really was very funny and caused consider- able merriment. W. T. Andrews went into goal for the soldiers, Powell making his way into a dinghy. Another R. A. man who had been hanging on to the bars for some time also got out of the water with cramp. To equalise things somewhat J. Witchell retired. The announce- ment of "time caused some of the players considerable relief. The Club gave three hearty cheers for the R. A., and the latter, some in the
Mr. H. C. Nicolle, who went from here to water and others aboard the dinghy, responded.
Colombo a few months ago to arrange a new Result:- V.R.C., 5; R.A., 1. Eight minutes each way was too much, as system of accounts at the Government Treasury, some of the men were not in form, but a differ-is, the Ceylon Observer says, to return to Hong. ence is expected at the next contest.
On Saturday the 5th inst. the Victoria Regrea tion Club held a Water Carnival at Kowloon, when a large number of ladies were present. The results were :--
TWO LENGTHS HANDICAP.-The first two in each heat to swim in the final.
HEAT I
Four starters: P. M. Remedios, G. B. Macdonald, C. Humphreys, R. C. Witchell and N. H. Alves.
(1) R. C. Witchell. (2) C. Humphreys,
HEAT IL
The revenue of the Colony for the first three months of the year amounted to $1,399,064, showing an increase of $245,911 compared with that of the corresponding period last year. The actual expenditure amounted to $1,469,821, showing an increase of $192,511 compared with the sum expended in the same quarter of last year.
kong in August. This disposes of the story that Mr. Nicolle is to be appointed Treasurer of Ceylon, a story which has excited no little feeling among the Treasury officials and others in Ceylon.
A Chinese carpenter residing at No. 38, Bridges Street, on the 6th inst. was severely stabbed in the face, neck and hand, necessitat- ing his removal to the Government Civil Hospital. It appears the ground floor of the house in question is occupied by Chinese, and the first and second floors by Malays and Filipinos. During the heavy rain, on the evening of the 6th, water-rain water, perhaps-splashed down from the upper storeys on to the Chinese inmates of the ground floor. The Chinese,
Three starters: J. Cronin, E. Humphreys apparently thinking the Malays and Filipinos
and A. V. Barros.
(1) E. Humphreys, (2) A. V. Barros.
were pouring it down, protested, whereupon the others attacked them. About seven arrests have been made.
Mr. P. W. Sergeant, who has been Editor of the Daily Press for the past four years, leaves for home to-day by the P. & 0. mail steamer Simla. During his residence in Hong- kong Mr. Sergeant has made many friends who will follow his future career at home with interest. It would perhaps be immodest on our part to dilate on Mr. Sergeant's many
have learnt to appreciate. As a parting token of esteem from the staff Mr. Sergeant accepted yesterday a handsomely carved set of ivory chessmen, and Mr. Hale, the manager, in making the presentation, wished him on behalf of the donors a pleasant voyage and a successful career at home. By his de- parture the local Chess Club loses its champion player and the local branch of the Institute of Journalists suffers the loss of its President.
It appears that a Chinaman at Hongkong has Li beon duped by the confidence triok. Tong, of No. 76, Pork Stall, Central Market, was given $230 by his father to pay a bill with. Li went up to the Police Station in great dis. tress and reported a highway robbery, but on being interrogated it transpired that he had been made a fool of. A man came up to him and got into conversation. After walking together some distance the stranger showed Li a roll of notes, about $1,000, saying he had found the bundle in the hold of a steamer. He asked Li to change them, offering to give him one note for his trouble; he was afraid himself. He required security, however, while his friend was gone, and Li foolishly gave him the $230.
On open- ing the bundle of notes, as he thought, Li found a roll of useless paper. The trickster had disap- peared. No arrest has yet been made.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sir Robert Hart's house at Peking waS broken into on the 23rd ult. The burglars stole a small box containing over $50, together with a press copybook containing valuable records Up to the time of the mail leaving for the South no arrest had been made.
Captain John Farrow died at Shanghai left week. He was known and very much liked over almost all the coast of China, says a Northern contemporary. He was best know in Amoy, where the news of his death will be received with very sincere regret.
Sir Henry Blake, who recently met with an accident which confined him to his bed, is reported in the latest Ceylon papers to hand to be a great deal better and able to move about a little, though reclining on the sofa a large His Excellency was staying part of the day. at Nuwara Eliya, and expected to be able to leave with Lady Blake for another part of the island about June 6th. '
now
Russians have attempted to negotiate for the purchase of a journal at Tientsin called the Ta
They have Kung Pao, but failed. established a Chinese paper in Peking, under Russian control, the expenses of which are to be met by the Russo-Chinese Bank. The type and other necessary materials have arrived in Peking. The city, says a correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury, is decidedly Japanese in its views and sympathies, and there is a Japanese newspaper that wields a considerable influence.
Visitors to the St. Louis Exposition will shortly be able to witness a novel succession of cinematographic pictures portraying the exeon- tion of over two hundred prisoners at Canton, A short time ago a Hongkong photographer paid a visit to the Viceroy and came to an arrangement with him whereby all executions were to be postponed until a date towards the end of the present month. A sinematograph was meanwhile on its way hither from the States, and is now in the Colony awaiting transhipment on its gruesome errand. It is stated that $50,000 will be the price forthcoming for the films from an American syndicate. But no doubt there will be “squeeses” to pay at Canton.