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Clab. This will be an additional event over a course of about seven miles.
It is proposed to hold the sailing races on Monday, the 6th proximo-China New Year falling on the 4th proximo. This, however, has not been definately settled. The other events will take place on Saturday, the 11th proximo.
THE "CYDONIA" ASHORE.
On Jan. 12 we reported that the Cydonia had been seen ashore on the Blenheim Shoal
The
Straits Times says that this vessel is the British coolier Cydonia of North Shields of 1,020 tons.
She was bound to the north with coal. The
Cydonia was seen by the Benlarig, Oakley, aqd Ong Sang. She is ashore 18 miles North 12 W. magnetic of One Fathom Lighthouse. One.steamer is standing by her. The Cydonia wishes to be reported to Lloyd's Agents.
The Captain of the B. I. steamer Zamania reported that he tried to tow the Cydonia off the Blenheim Shoal, but did not succeed. The
Captain of the Cydonia asked for tags and lighters to be sent to his assistance.
BEACHCOMBERS IN MANILA.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
"Banyan's" suggestion for the repair of the Chamberlain Road, at the Peak, is being acted upon. The contractor is busy preparing material, and it is evident that a thorough job is intended. It is hoped that a per- centage of cement will be used for the top dressing, as it not only lasts twice or thrice as long, but it also prevents the road. becoming slimy as is the case where lime concrete only is employed.
Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, Paisne Judge of Hongkong, is unlikely to be able to resume his duties at the Supreme Court for ten days or even longer. On January 7, while playing cricket, he was badly hit on the leg by a cricket bal. Although hurt, he did not think much about the matter; but on Monday evening, after sitting all day on the Bench, he found his leg badly swollen. He went to the Government Civil Hospital, where he now remains. The wound is not healing as it should.
A very pleasant evening was spent by members of the Union Church Literary Club in
the Club room on Jan. 12. The occasion was
the new year's social, and opening night of the second half term. An excellent programme, musical and elocutionary, was provided by Miss Harker, Mrs. David Wood, Mr. E. F. Aucott and Mr. W. G. Leckie. The vocalists were accompanied by Mr. George Grimble. After the musical teat, members were regaled with light refreshments.
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The European loafer in Burma, according to the Rangoon Times, commonly becomes L As such his occupation is Buddhist priest. light and fucrative. An angry correspondent Anyone may writing on the subject says:-.“ be accepted as a novice for the Buddhist priest- hood, provided he is of good character, is willing to renounce the world, and earnestly and truly seeks the life of the ascetic. But actions speak louder than words, and the actions of some European novices, going round the houses of faithful Buddhists, gather- ing hundreds of rupees, under the pretence of founding a library, are eloquent of the real motives that inspired them to enter the order. And not content with exploiting the Rangoon Buddhists, they now contemplate a grand tour in Upper Burma, there to repeat their nefarious performance. A healthy stomach and Hibernian bravado seem to be all that are required to make one a comfortable member of the Sangha." 'Can this be the comment of a rival mission-
ary?' asks the Kobe Chronicle. Very possibly it is, but with regard to religion of more than one kind, many men have found that there is
money in it."
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Having indulged in some New Year moralis- ing, and advocating greater effort to make friends with the Chinese, the Foochow Echo concludes: But we do not mean that, going to the other extreme, one should so pet and The American tramp seems to have made his
pamper the unsophisticated Native as to pro- appearance in Manila in rapidly-increasing num.
Among the passengers by the homeward- duce the lounging louts who stare, spit, and bers lately. The news has been spread abroad bound French mail steamer on Jan. 10 was Mr. swagger about our settlement, puffed up with on the mainland that a paternal Government Owen Ordish, the late superintending civil the proverbially dangerous modicum of Chris- deported all unfortunates, paying all expenses, engineer of the new Admiralty Dock. The tian knowledge, and having exchanged their and the result has been that stowaways and
Naval Works Loan Department ceased to naturally good manners for no manners at all." minor employees on the transports have been in
exist at the end of 1904, and the work has been The N.-C. Daily News, in reporting the death the habit of staying ashore there, knowing that
taken over by the Admiralty Works Depart-of Mr. George Fullerton of Shanghai on the in the last resort they were assured of transpor-ment. Mr. Ordish had, we believe, been in 5th inst., says:-Mr. Fullerton, tation back to the State.
Hongkong upwards of nine years. Apart Shanghai-born, was some years ago in MessrI from his official duties, Mr. Ordish took Butterfield and Swire's. He went to Hong; interest in the local Volunteer kong, and resided there for some years, and force, having been & captain of the latterly has been identified with the interests artillery section since 1899 until the beginning of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- He was one of our most
Judge Liddell yesterday, says the Cablenews of January 7th, changed the precedent, and ordered a vagrant who requested transportation to be fined 60 pesos, to be worked out at the rate of fifty cents a day.
eight men yesterday requested transportation to San Francisco on the ground of destitution and inability to get anything to do here.
The chief of police has been notified that all vagrants must be handled according to law and serve time as such.
an active
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The evil has grown to such an extent that of the present year, when he resigned in con- sequence of his impending departure from the Colony. Socially, it may b said of him, that a man of his invariably cheerful and kindly dis- position could not fail in so long a period of residence to leave behind him in the Colony many friends to regret his departure and to follow him with their best wishes wherever he may travel. Mr. J. L. Houston, the resident partner of Messrs. Punchard and Lowther, the Naval Yard Exteusion contractors, and Mr. G. Corderoy, adviser to the Admiralty, were also passengers, to Singapore.
CHINESE MATRIMERICAL
METHODS.
At the instance of Inspector Robertson, five Chinese were charged at the Police Court on the 7th inst. before Mr. Gompertz with assault- ing a compatriot named Chung Kung Kiu also a Chinese woman named Cheng Fung.
It appears that the husband of the woman laboured under the impression that his wife was not faithful to him. He went to a house at Shaukiwan where several Chinese were gathered to spend the evening, and finding his wife and Chung Kung Kiu there, first took the latter up o the hillside, tied him to a tree, and together with the five defendants, brutally beat him with bamboos. The husband then returned to the
house, leaving the defendants at their cruel work, and took his wife home. He bound her hand and foot, and tied her up to an iron stanchion. telling her that he would return next The Police day and throw her into the sea. got wind of the affair, and succeeded in arresting the five defendants. The woman's husband is still at large.
HONGKONG.
Mr. M W. Slade, the well-known barrister here, is, it is reported, haring r ceived news of his father's death, leaving for Home in a few days.
During the year 1904 various samples of brandy, gin, whisky and milk were examined in the Colony by Arthur C. Franklin (Govern- ment Analyst). All were found to be unadulte- rated except two samples of milk.
The following inspectors of the Sanitary Board have been appointed Insp ctors of Nuisances under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance of 1896-G. W. Coysh, J. A. Bullin, H. Pearson, C. E. Frith, C. W. Ward,
R. Hudson and R. Fenton.
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FAR EASTERN ITEMS.
From a letter which reached us on Jan. 12 from Vladivostock, but bearing a German stamp and the Shanghai postmark, it appears that a letter posted in Hongkong for Vladivos- tock takes about two months and a half to reach its destination.
Sport & Gossip tells a story of the Shanghai Gun Club, in which the wife of the Chinese caretaker suddenly crossed the line of fire. Members shouted to the shooter to warn him, and the groundsman, flustered by the fuss, was heard to remark Maskee! That b'long my wife."
Arguing that the besieged in Port Arthur could not be so badly off as reported. Mr. "Dooley" says:-"I raymimber how pained I was over the disperate plight iv th' sojers an' diplomats at Pekin. I rushed an army over there. They kilt Chinymen be th' thousands, an' in th' face iv incredible misstatements fought their way to th' dures iv th' palace where their starvin' brothers were imprisoned. What did they find? They found th' diplomats in their shirt-sleeves fillin' packin' cases with th' undher- wear iv th' Chinese Impror an' th' spoons th' Chinese Empress. Th' air was filled with cries iv Hinnery, won't ye set on this thrunk? I can't get th' lid down since ye put in that hateful idol. Th' English Ambassadure was thryin on a roold brocaded rest four thousand year old, th' Frinch Ambassadure was cratin' up th' Impror's lib'ry, an' th' German Embassy an' gallant officers iv th' Kaiser were in th obsarvatory prisin' off th' brass fittings iv th' tillyscopes."
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who was
enthusiastic oarsmen, though not frequently seen on the river in recent years; and he had served in the volunteers both at Hongkong, where he commanded the Maxims, and at Shanghai.
TRADE ITEMS.
We are officially authorized to state that subject to audit, the Directors of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will recommend at the forthcoming meeting' a dividend of £1 10s. per share, à bonus of £1 per share, add to the reserve fund $1,000,000, write off property account $200,000, and carry forward about $1,500,000,
Shareholders in the Wo Shun Steamboat Co., Ld., held a meeting at the offices of the Com- pany, No. 138, t'onnaught Road, on Jan- uary 9th. Mr. Wong Kam Fuk presided, and there were also present Mr. Hung Hing Chuen (Manager), Mr. Leung Ching Pao, and others. A special resolution-That the capital of the Compauy be increased to $140.000 by the creation of 900 new shares of $100 each--was confirmed. The following are the returns of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve at Hongkong during the month of December last:
Average. Specie. Chartered Bank... $ 3,733,882 $2,400,000 H. K. & S. Bank.... 12,520,524 7,000,000 National Bank
150,000
Banks.
Total
345,462
$16,599,868 $9,550,000
A report from the Japanese Consul at Chin- nampo states that the presence of kerosene has been discovered at a village about four miles from Phyongang in Kantong district, Phyong- an-do. According to the opinion of some American experts who inspected the above place last year, the locality abounds with kerosene. There are also three large veins of coal in the Samteung district in the same province. Until recent years this coal had been worked by Koreans, who, however, could not make it pay. A mineral water is also obtainable at a spot in Kangso district, in the same province. For some years past the rights had been held by a Japanese, but were lately transferred to
company.