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TENT PEGGING.
Best of three runs. Points for
and pace style. Entrance fee. $5. Post entries. First prize: presented by G. H. Potts. Esq.; 2nd: by the Club. Result:
Mr. W. A. Cruickshank Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton Mr. H. W. Looker
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Mr. W. G. Clarke scratched. On the first run sach competitor was successful in spearing the peg--and going ut good pace. All except Mr. Hall Bruttou missed on the second try; and all except Messrs. Looker and Cruickshank on the third. Mr. Cruickshank by far excelled the others in style and second prize was very rightly awarded to Mr. Hall Brutton.
Pai-mutuel : $7.50.
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FIVE FURLONGS,
A flat race for all China ponies which have never won a race.
Weight for inches per scale.
Unplaced ponies allowed 3lb. Jockeys who have wou an official race in Hongkong or China penalized 2lb. Jockeys who have never won an official race in Hongkong or China allowed 5lb. Entrance fee Să. First Prize: a cup presented by G. R. Hall Brutton. Esq.; 2nd $25. Result :---
Mr. W. G. Clarke's Alarm. 10st. llb.
(Owner) *
Mr. Babington's Rocket. 11st. 1lb (Mr.
' Rutherford) .
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT:
Mr. 8. Inglis Eclipse, 11st. 1lb. (Owner) () Mr. G. H. Potts Pandur. 11st. 8th.
(Mr. Alderton) ..
Mr. J. Johnstone's Ca Canny. Ilst. 101.
(Mr. Johnstone)
Mr. W. G. Clarke's Standard, 10st. 5lb.
(Mr. Clarke)
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Hon. Gresson, on Desert King. got the best position at the rails, and the best start, with Mr. Hall Brutton, on his Little Momo, holding his pony back, keeping time to him. They kept thus to the straight when, in a most exciting finish, and much whipping, Desert King and Little Momo came in neck-and-neck-a dend heat. Standard was third.
Time: 2 min. 16 sed.
Pari-mutuel (on two ponies): $23.90,
At the conclusion of the races the heat was
run off. Both pouies went round together. Little Momo finally winning in good style by half-a-length.
Little Momo Desert King
Marks in the competition at present stand as follows :
Mr. J. Johnstone's Ca Cauny Mr. G. H. Potts' Desert King Mr. G. K. H. Brutton's Little Momo Mr. W. G. Clarke's Standard
Mr. Percy's Discord
Mr. Inglis Eclipse
r. E. Howard's Teetotum. 1st. Xh. (Mr. Gresson)†
Mr. Woodgate's Starling
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Mr. A. Babington's Rocket
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· Mr. Alleynian's Modesty, 10st. 7lb. (Mr.
Jordan)
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Mr. J. H. Lewis' Muscatel
HURDLE RACE.
Mr. J. Paterson's Zufall. 11st. 31h, (Mr.
Johnstone)
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**8lb. allowed; + lb. penalty: * Ah, overweight.
Mr. G, B. Macdonald's Go Bang. Mr. Godfrey Taster's Grafton. Mr. MacIntyre's Persistence. ..nd Mr. D. Macdonald's Arranapogueall scratch. d for this race. Rocket and Alarm, the former On the rails, got the best start and maintained their lead throughout, drawing away from the bunch when approaching the black rock. Alarm passed Rocket at the village, ran right away in the straight, and won handsomely by four lengths.
Time: 1 min. 22 1-5 sec. Pari-mutuel: $11.70.
LADIES NOMINATION RACE.
A halland bucket race. Each gentleman had to gallop up the straight past his nominator, who threw a ball for him to catch as he galloped by. -The ball (when caught) was to be thrown into Best a bucket placed farther up the course. of three runs. Points for pace. Post entries. Prize: presented by the Club.
Result :-
Mr. Brutton nom. by Mrs. Hall Wright Mr. J. Paterson nom, by Mrs. Goetz Mr. Looker nom. by Mrs. G. Stewart Mr. Clarke nom. by Mrs. Crawford Mr. J. Johnstone nom, by Miss Bird Mr. Gillingham nom. by Miss Stereus Mr. Woodgate nom. by Mrs. Grace Capt. Pennell nom. by Miss Knight Capt. Napier nom. by Miss Watts
On the first attempt all competitors failed to catch the ball. Mr. J. Paterson and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton both caught the ball on the third attempt, but missed the bucket. They had an extra try, and caught the ball but missed the bucket again. The judge gave a decision in favour of Mr. Hall Brutton.
Pari-mutuel : $14.20.
GYMKHANA CLUB CHALLENGE CUP.
The
For all China Ponies. Weight for inches as per scale. Winners of an open race or
race 5lb. extra : open griffin
non-win- ing Subscription Griffins allowed 5lb.; jockeys that have won an official race in Hong- kong or China - 21b. extra :
non-winning jockeys allowed 5lb. To be won by the pony scoring most marks in the races for the Cup by the end of the Club's season, counting for a first, 2 for a second, and 1 for a third. benefit of marks already scored to pass with the pony on a sale, Any winner of the race to carry 5lb. extra for each win in subsequent starts for the Cup. Penalties accumulative up to 15lb. Five to start or Do race. One Mile. Fee $5, to go in the purchase of a memento to the winner of each race, and 825 to second pony out of the Club funds. Result:
Mr. G. H. Potts' Desert King, 11st. 5lb.
(Hon. Gresson)
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Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's Little Momo.
10st. 121b. (Owner)
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For China Ponies. Catch weights 10st. Joll. Ponies winners of one jump race to carry 3 extra: of two or more jump races 61b. extra. Jockeys who have won an official race in Honkong or China, penalised 21b. Distance about 1 mile. Entrance fee 85. First Prize: presented by V. H. Deacon, Esq.; 2nd: $25. Result :-
Hon. W. J. Gresson's Glenburn. I'st.
12h. (Owner)
Mr. Gillingham's Muscatel. 19st. 10lbs.
(Mr. Alderton)
Mr. W. J. Paterson's Zufall. 10st. 12lbs.
(Mr. Mackie)
Mr. Babington's Ben Wyris, 11st. 5lbs.
(Mr. Gillingham)
Mr. Woodgate's Starling. 11st. Ib. (Mr.
Johnstone
Mr. Babington's Rocket. 1 st. 5lbs. (Mr.
Rutherford)
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All took the hurdles in good style, not one of them being knocked down. They were small hurdles, certainly, but so were the ponies. Passing the judges' stand first time Glenburn led; Starling. 2: Zufall, 3-and this was the order at the finish.
Pari-mutuel: 826.80.
TRADE ITEMS.
The Hipsang was insured for $26,500. War risks had gone up to 80s. per cent., but have probably dropped since this report. The demand is greater than the supply of first-class underwriters.
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Mr. N. Paquet has arrived in Tientsin to take up the position of engineer in chief to the Mining Company at Tongshan. Mr. Paquet has had much mining experience in Belgium. Servia and Venezuela.
Mr. A. Bune. shipbroker. has received the following telegram from his Saigon agents:- - Vessels arriving from Hongkong and Swatow are no longer subject to quarantine." Messrs Lamke and Rogge have received a telegram from Messrs. Wm. G. Hale & Co., of Saigon. to a similar effect, mentioning Amoy with the other two ports.
The financial report and statements of the Straits Settlements for the year 1903 have been laid before the Council and published. The actual revenue of the Colony was $7,958.496, and the actual expenditure 88,185.787, a deficit of $227,456, less than half the deficit calculated when the estimates were made up. This result is due to the large excess of revenue, and the non- completion of public works. Almost all the important sources of revenue show excesses, the post and telegraphs of $138.002, the railway of Heat $93,485, and the land revenue of $42,469 being
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The Shanghai Mixed Court has fined three members of the Ningpo Guild of Carpenters $100 each for intimidation, and compelled them to sign an undertaking that they would not again interfere with the free employment of labour. The Chinese guild system seems to be trade unionism run mad.
The Peking and Tientsin Times states that as a result of representations made to the home authorities, the following employees of the Imperial Chinese Railway Service have been awarded the China medal and clasp for 1900. Messrs. Kinder. C.M.G., Cox. Foley, Whit- combe. Griffith. Jamieson. MoLelland, Clarke, Ploughman. Franklin, Moore, Rickerby, Sher- riff. Wheeler, Dixon jr., Dr. Moorhead, Now- march, Roberts, Terris, and Tumber. On the rim of the medal is inscribed the name of the recipient and the letters I.C.R. The medal was distributed from the head office a short time ago.
Owing to the great demand for firearms by the varions Imperial forces who are engaged in fighting against the insurgents in Kuangsi, says the Tientsin Official Gazette, the Viceroy of Liang-Kuang has ordered some sets of modern gun and rifle manufacturing machines from a well-known foreign firm for the use of the East and the West Arsenals, which, it is reported, will be shifted to Ching-yuan-haien in the near future, because the present buildings are rather exposed. Taotai Wang has been ordered by the Viceroy to proceed to that district to select a large piece of land for the purpose. The expense will be defrayed from the funds collected from the Government salt monopoly in Kwangtung.
A rich vein of gold is reported to have been discovered in Iwate prefecture (Japan). Accord- irg to a vernacular contemporary, says the Kobe Chronicle, Senge district. in Iwate pre- fecture, has long been known as being rich in minerals, but hithe: to very little gold has been worked. It being believed that gold existed, | charters have been obtained for the purpose of making trial diggings, and sɔme of these have been found to promise well. Recently the Government sent experts to inspect the diggings, and as a result a large vein of gold ! was discovered. Consequently the district has now been declared by the Finance Department to be reserv.d as a mining exploration zone. As a result of investigations made up to the present, the extent of the rein and the quality of the gold produced are stated to be unrivalled in the country. If the expectations formed aro justified, the Senge district of Iwate prefecture is likely to become the largest gold-producing district in Japan,
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A recent judgment in the Federal Court of the United States, by Judge Evans, lays down the general principles of the law relating to strikes, defining the relative position and rights of all parties. As those general principles seem to be adopted by the American Federation of Labour as the basis of action by trade unionists, it may be useful, says Engineering, to briefly set forth the several points:-1. Every person has the right to work for anyone who will employ him. 2. Every person has a right to employ anyone who wishes to work. 3. Those who wish to strike may lawfully do so if no contracts prevent; and even if a contract is violated, they may do so, subject to damages. 4. Em- ployers may resort to a lock-out-subject, of course, to damages in case of breach contract. 5. Labour unions are perfectly legitimate, and possibly necessary. 6. Peaceful and kindly arguments and persuasion are perfectly admissible from members of labour unions to induce persons not to take the place of those on strike or locked out; but all manner of violence in connection therewith is wrongful and unlawful. In those cardinal principles the whole philosophy of a strike is covered as regards employers and employed alike. within compass of those principles questions may arise of a serious character-as, for example. the effect of a combination of men upon the non-union men who may desire to remain at work or to go in and take the places of those who are out. Conformity is the desire of employers, as well as of the employed, and those who do not conform are often subject to pains and penalties, as to which the law cannot take cognisance. The personal rights of the individual have thus to be considered.
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