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The China Review learns that Dr. Peter Quincey, a graduate of the Hongkong Medical College, and a son of Captain Quincey, the Chief of the Native Police, Tientsin city, has been appointed to the medical staff of the coolie emigration department and leaves shortly on one of the transports for South Africa.
Ah King is building several new one-design yachts, 30ft. over-all by 5ft 9in beam. They will have keel and centre-board. and be cutter rigged. Mr. E. M. Hazeland, it is said. is the designer. Some understood to be ordering them are Messrs. Badelos (1), F. Howell (1). Donald, Bains, and Delaney (1) maybe the police, and others. Each boat is estimated to cost $300. There is a good deal of discontent being expressed among the Indian and Chinese police who are at present stationed in the matshed quarters near the Hongkong Club pending the extension of the Central Station. Before going on duty, on the low levels most of them, they have to climb up to the Central and attend parade; and on completing their patrols they have again to return to the Central to report themselves off, thus adding considerably to the time they are on duty. This difficulty could be easily met, surely. by having an inspector or a sergeant at the matshed to give the men their instructions for the day and to take their reports when they "knock off.”
In Praya East on the 26th alt. the passengers on one of the electric cars were astonished to see the motorman suddenly apply the brake and jump off his car in evident pursuit of someone. He attempted to seize a coolie on the pathway, but the latter dodged and ran up Nullah Lane with the motorman in full chase. It appeared that the car man's ire had been aroused because the coolie had refused to get out of the way of the car despite the warning bell. He eventually captured the delinquent. But during these ten minutes of excitement the unfortunate passengers, most of them hurrying to business, were left sitting helpless in the stationary car. It may be an offence to obstruct a car. but it is equally an offence surely for a motorman to leave his platform.
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The adults on board a passenger sampan lying alongside Blake Pier came ashore, leaving on board 8.5 sole occupant child just able to crawl about the deck. Left to itself, the infant started out on an explor- ing voyage all over the boat, and ended up by tumbling into the sea. There were many sam- pans lying round about, but, as is customary in such cases, the people in them paid no heed to the cries of the drowning child. It so happened that a ricksha-coolie was passing along the Prays with his vehicle, containing a European fare; when he saw the little fellow's plight he immediately dropped the ricksha shafts and sprang into the sea to the rescue. Swimming out, he got hold of the child and was successful in getting it on board the sampan again, greatly to the relief of the parents, who by this time had arrived on the scene. Police Sergeant Caygill, who was on duty in the district, on hearing the particulars of the case reported the matter at the Central Station and recommended the coolie for a reward for his plucky conduct.
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Lawrence Mallory, which took place at the Government Civil Hospital on the 28th ult. Mr. Mallory was 58 years of age. He was admit- ted to hospital only on the day previous to that on which he died; the immediate cause of death was pneumonia. The news of his sudden demise will come as a shock to his many friends in the Colony's European community, of which he was one of the best known figures. It is only a few days ago that he might have been seen going about, to all appearance in his usual robust and cheery good health. Mr. Mallory was one of the oldest residents in the Colony, having come to Hongkong more than twenty years ago. He carried on business as a timber mer- chant in Kowloon and though he had frequently to contend with times of stress he succeeded in
building up a flourishing concern, a fitting consummation to a long and honourable business career. Hə
was an enthusiastic Freemason, and only a month or so ago was installed as Deputy Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge. Mr. Mallory was of a sociable and kindly nature and his loss will be regretted by all who knew him. The funeral (Masonic) took place the following day.
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The following Volunteer promotions have been notified: Corporal H. A. Lammert to be sergeant; Corporal H. Gidley to be sergeant; Bombardier A. McKirdy to be corporal; Gunners S. Gidley and T. Grimshaw to be bombardiers,
Volunteers newly joined at Hongkong are Messrs. V. Sorby, E. Pellow, J. H. Penfold, J. Marshall, H. F. Pearson, F. C. Hurley, V. Watson, J. H. Barrington, 8. Kelly, W. F. Cullen, and J. Ross. Gunners E. G. Smith and P. Jameson have resigned.
About the middle of next month there will be published a new book by Mr. J. Dyer Ball, of the Supreme Court, entitled "Macao, the Holy City. the Gem of the Orient Earth.” Mr. Dyer Ball's ability to deal with such a subject does not require to be enlarged upon.
Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. will probably move into their new building. St. George's Building. next week. They will occupy the first and second floors, and two large rooms, facing the sea, on the ground floor. Messrs Blackhead & Co. will occupy the east part of the ground floor; and Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co. the top floor.
The 15th day of the 8th moou, or the Chi- nese Mid-Autumn Festival Day, better known among the Europeans as the Feast of Lanterns fell on Sept. 24. The Chinese call it the Chung Chow, or the day for the worshipping of the moon. After the New Year's Day, it is con- sidered the most important national fete day. As usual there was a large display of flags and banners at daytime and general illumina- tion at night, especially in the China town.
The attention of a group of Europeans was drawn the other morning in Queen's Road to a case of unnecessary force being used towards a police prisoner. A burly Indian constable had a puny boy in custody-apparently on a charge of illicit hawking, for the boy carried a can of peanuts in one hand. Not content with holding the boy by the queue in the usual way. the constable had his fingers twisted into it right up to the roots of the hair, so that at every step the little fellow winced. The Indian policemen ought to be cautioned against the employment of unnecessary harshness in their treatment of prisoners.
MISCELLANEOUS.
During Bajah Brooke's absence in Europe. the administration of Sarawak will be in the hands of his son and successor. Vyner Brooke, the Rajah Muda of the State.
Mr. Norman Cullen, employed by the Japan Daily Advertiser, has been found. His my. sterious disappearance" from Tokyo, where he had been visiting a friend, was reported with misgivings based on the poor state of his health. He was found lying unconscious in Ureno Park. all classes of the community, with the excep- tion of non-commissioned officers and soldiers, both European and native, will be compelled to pay an annual fee of Rs. 20 before they are granted a licence to shoot game of any sort in India.
The King has granted unto Mr. Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra his Royal licence and authority that he may accept and wear the Insignia of the First Class of the 3rd Division of the Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, which has been conferred upon him by the Emperor of Chins in recognition of valuable services rendered by him.
A petition is being submitted at Calcutta to the Viceroy by domiciled Europeans, Eurasians and the Indian community of British India regarding the proposed game laws draft Bill which was recently published by the Govern ment of India. The chief section in the Bill to which the petitioners object is that in which Captain Kilvert, of the Foxton Hall, told a Times of Ceylon reporter that he had been sworn to secrecy by the Russian tribunal at Port Arthur. The oath was a comprehensive one, for it binds the captain not only to keep silence about the state of Port Arthur, but also with regard to any detail of the Fuzton Hall incident. The Russians paid heavy damages to the owners. The captain said: "I don't know on what basis our bill was made out, but it was for much less than the sum paid; what was paid in- cluded the expenses of the crew, Government charges, and various other dues.”
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[October 3, 1904. The N.-C. Daily News says the news of the death of Mrs. Smedley comes as a great blow to her many friends. She left Shanghai for Switzerland in February last, taking her two youngest daughters with her, the other two unmarried daughters being in Chefoo with their brother. Great sympathy is felt with all her children in this second heavy loss that they have sustained.
It is understood at Peking that following the rise in local postage rates which has been made by the Imperial Post, an effort will be made to persuade the Powers having post offices in Peking and the ports to abolish the same. The Powers, of course, will refuse to do this These foreign post offices in Peking. are used merely in the sense of field posts and by a few civilians of the respective nationalities, the Legations sending their mail through the Chinese Imperial Post.
The Asahi says that Mr. Francis McCullagh, who, was for some time connected with the Japan Times, and afterwards edited a Russian paper in Port Arthur, was slightly wounded during the fighting at Liaoyang. The Asahi's Chefoo correspondent states, on the authority of an English war correspondent, that during the first three days' fighting at Liaoyang, the foreign war correspondents with the Russian Army were allowed by General Kuropatkin to remain in the firing line. In addition, three of them were granted the privilege of inspecting the engagement from a balloon, at which the Japa nese troops fired, with the result that Mr. Mc- Cullagh, who was representing the New York Herald, had his fingers wounded.
The Hon. W. T. Taylor, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary of the Straits, has become plain Mr. Taylor on assuming the appointment of Resi- dent-General F.M.S. Another opportunity surely presents itself now for altering the form of address for His Majesty's representative in the Malay States. It has been urged that he should be styled "His Excellency," and we can se no good reason why he should not. And, would it be too much to ask that the prefix Honourable "be conferred on' members of the States' Councils ?-Perak Pioneer.
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We must protest against the publication, by our esteemed and usually reliable contemporary the N.-C. Daily News, of the following item :-
The Hongkong Daily Press has a telegram dated London, the 12th inst., announcing the death of the Right Hon. James Lowther, M.P., Chairman of Committee and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons." We had no such telegram. The Chairman of Committees is a young man in excellent health, and will, we trust, long retain his remarkable faculties. Họ is an ideal chairman; we speak with personal knowledge of him. What we did record was the death of the M.P. for Thanet. The mistake is perhaps a natural one; but we would like our contemporary to withdraw the statement that we were guilty of it.
The Japanese harbour launch Pilot, in search of pirates who infest the approaches to the harbour of Newchwang, recently came across eight boats in the vicinity of Woo-tai-tsu, Upon the launch approaching them it was fired upon by armed robbers from the boats. The occupants of the launch returned the fire wounding several of the robbers. Fortunately no one was hurt on the launch, but the hull, wheel-house, engine-room, skylight and deck fittings generally were riddled with bullets, The bullet used proved the weapons to be Mauser rifles and gingalls. The launch with Japanese gendarmes has left again for the locality, which is in the neighbourhood where Mr. Etzel, Daily Telegraph correspondent, met his doom. The only steamers in harbour are men of-war and Japanese transports.
The Foochow Echo, mentioning that the locs Amateur Dramatic Society has a small debit balance against it, adds: When a Society has once been faood by a debit balance it is apt to become callous and lose its sense of shame. Let us hope Foochow will support the funds of the A.D.C. as generously as it has done in - the past, and all will be well. The great want is a brilliant burlesque for the Race week. If any of our readers are so inclined now is their opportunity. There should be no scarcity of rich material to work upon while we have such fascinating subjects at hand as Consuls and Camphor, Bridge and Billiards, and Grifins and Golf, Columbias and Santu, etc., sto,