RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
A little time agu I had some reference to Chinese dentistry and its painful method of I have sincs painless teeth extraction. fostul that there can be no doubt about the painless teeth extractions, but the operation is sometimes uncertain, and so it has been discarded in favour of a more exact solonee.
*
CANTON.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
STOPPING THE ISSUE OF BANK NOTES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 5TH, 1909. HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB HURDLE RACE. One mile and a quarter. Over not less than eight flights of hurdles. For all China ponisa. Cateh weights 11st. 51b. Jockeys who have not won more than two offcial raven in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 5 lbe.
i
BRITAIN'S LATEST BATTLESHIP.
DETAILS OF THE NEW VIGHTING TEMERALSE,
The new battleship Téméraire was recently Main Fleet by Captain Alexander Ludovic Mr Dryasdast's Best Friend, 159lbs
the Con- to (Mr Dupree) 2 Du, lately Naval Assistant Mr Johnstone's Blue Ruin 159 lbs (owner) 1 commissioned at Devonport for servies in the troller of the Navy. By an enteresting coin- Sibs allowance (owner) 3 cidence Captain Duff, as a midshipman, com- missioned in the last Temera re when she boisted Messrs. D, L. M's Tamar, 155lbs...
overweight (owner) her pennant for the first time in 1878. Major H, Findlay's Polo Stick, 166, 7lbs... Mr Gegg's The Giit, 154 The (Mr Mackie)... Allowance (Mr Monteith) Captain Leah's Masse, 154 lbs, 3 lhe
overweight (owner) Blue Rain showed the way to Macao and Mr Thicknesse's Have a Bug 162, 3-lbs
0
0
This ressol, which was one of the "in- vincible monsters** at the battle of Alor-. andria, carried fourteen gons with an extrema range of five miles, steamed at 13.8 knota, had 11ime of compound armour, equivalent to 4ins. of Krupp, was 280ft. long, and carried
THIRD MEETING. Patreos: His Excellency Sir Frederick 2nd July, 1909.
Ingard, K.C.M.G., C.R., D.S.0.; His Excel- His Excellency the Viceroy has received aloney Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth Lamb dispatch from the Board of Revenue in Pekington, C.B.; His Excellency Maj.-Genl. B. G. stating that ander section 2 Regulation 1 of the Broadwood, C.B.; Rear-Admiral H. Lyon, R.N, Laws Governing` Banks it is stated that before Committee, The Stewards of the Hongkong There were some remarkable stranke of luck the publication of new laws regarding the Jockey Club Ex-Offlcio) The Hon. Mr. F. circulation of paper money all banks established H. May, C.M.G, Messrs. J. Johnstone, J. A nt the Gymkhana on Saturday afternoon: Per- haps it is hardly fair to place Mr Johnstone's by officials and merchants are granted tem Jupp, H. P. White, G. E. Hall Bratton, John record of five successive wins in that category,porary permission to issue banknotes for the Paterson and Major W. 4. Eaton, Jadge; Mr. as he worked hard for his positions, but I know convenience of trade, etc. This was a method J. A. Jupp and Major W. A. Eaton, Handiorp. temporarily adopted to suit the convenience of pers; Messrs H. P. White and F. B. Deacon, in a certain private sweepstake onn man drew the general public. Hating now compiled clerks
Starter: Mr. J-Paterson, 2nd Starter Mr. M. the winning number five times in succession suitable laws to
off, was left at the past. On passing while another was lucky enough to win in twe of paper money, the dispatch says it hus S. SA800, Time Keeper: Mr. C. Gordon himself previously to the start by raving fifteen miles, has steamed at twenty-two knots, cash swoopsteker. Of course there was another velved upon the Board to fix a date pro- Mackie, Hon. Soc. and Treasurer.
The third meeting of the season proved very the stand the order was Polo Stick, Have
Bag, Macao and Blue Rain, but at the football sido to the picture, but maskee
hibiting the farther fue of paper money
vari, Pole Stick now holding second place and Best Friend third. The position was maintained over the back hurdle, and Blue Ruin entered the Polo Stick. Best Friend successfully challenged reached home first had he not swerved at the Polo Stick for second place, and might have last hurdle, which was cleared in due stylo by
•
govern the
circulation
of the scales; Mr. H. G. Gedge Best Friend, but The Gift, which spent 592 officers and me has an extreme range of
The new Téméraire
has 1line, of Krupp belting, is 630ft long, and
Whatever the future of naval design may only carries about twenty more mon than her predecessor.
The Treasury should de woll esït of the levis by the banks, as it is apprehended that the successful. There was not perhaps such a large stand Johnstone had steered his mount into the holt, as suggested by the reemt oryptic |
markets will be inmulated with paper money of different values to the great hinderance to The issue of bank notes
trade and commerce.
THERE IS SKILL AND
THOROUGHNESS
OF CONSTRUCTION
IN ALL
PIANOS
WE IMPORT
STAMPING, THEM IN EVERY WAY
utterances of the Prime Minister, the Timur SUPERIOR VALUE is the most formidable completed warship yet The firet striking impression on boarding her "pon the face of the ocean.
Iative enactment that from the first of January next receipts for ten dollars and over should carry a fire cont stamp. This will affect the men who supply us with our daily requirements must be discontinued fifteen days after the tribute to the admirable arrangements, and the home staight with a lead of twenty lengths from that of extreme roominces. Her swoop of the butchers, the bakers, the provision mer. chants and the fruiterers, for anless they had an extravagant customer or a griffin their bill
recaipt of this dispatch, and all bank notes that are now in circulation must be gradually with. drawn from the markets by the issuing banka.
attendance as at previons gymkhanas, dae no doubt to the heat, but the sport was quite good. Everything passed off without a bitch, afternoon's pleasure was enhanced by the selec the meeting was the success of Mr. Johnstore, tions played by the Buffs' Band. A feature of who came in fret, in four races, secured loading
the last race by 'n neck.
reduced to a minivium.
superstructure
could scarcely be affected under the existing In future a limit will be placed on paper money honours in tent-pogging, and just lost winning Blue Ruin. Tamar, with a good apart, jast decks. She has a flying deck, boat-deck, bat-
provision that receipts for 825 and over should bear a five esnt stamp. In any case the consumer
pays!
issued by the banks, "and there should also be a fixed standard of currency.".
The Board and that fall particulars of the methods to be adopted will be forwarded in due course. The Viceroy is instructed to infor the official banks in the province to strictly con. form to these instructions and also to instrast- the local authorities to notify all the commer cial associations and the merchants to carry ont and obey the above orders.
OFFICIAL MATTERS.
*
Details of the six events eat down in the pro- gramme are appended:
Weight for Griffins of Season 1903/09. ONE MILE FLAT RACE.-For Subscription
Tho magisterial desire for enlightenment on
inches na par scale. Winners of one race at. the subject of nomenclature was responsible for
this Season's Gymkhanas or at 1909 Mooting, 10 lbs. axtra; two or more races 14 lbs. extra, an amusing little discussion at the Magistracy.
To be riddon by Owners. Mr. Hazeland thought the name Frazil should
(owner) 1 Mr flank's Grey Back, 169 lbs be pronounced Brazil, but the owner of the
Mr F. B. Deacon's Butcher, 162 lbs (owner) name was of a different opinion. From inquiries
Mr H. G. Moore's Lyamun, 155 lbs (owner) 3 which I happened to make on the subject I
The opening race only brought out three It is reported that shortly after Viceroy boliove that his Worship's theory was the correct one, as the name is undoubtedly Irish, its origin Clang received by cable the Imperial Edict entries and the item was naturally robbed of being traced to an Erse word which sounds some announcing his promotion to the position of much of its speculative element. Grey Back Viceroy of Liang Kiang, His Excellency rajustified the general confidence, winning som-. thing like broshsel. I cannot guarantee the spelling. As a matter of fact I am only guess.ceived another telegram from the Grand Council at Poking urging him to proceed to ing at it myself. My personal knowledge en the subject of the name is limited to what Liang Kiang to take up his new appointment Charley's Aunt told us it's the place where as soon as posible. It is said that Viceroy Chang decided to hand over his official functions to Provincial Treasurer
the rats come from...
Talk of heaping ecals of fire on a man's hend! It's nothing to having boiling water poured over his head, as an unfortunate member of a bathing party discovered the other night. When he boarded the launch he wont to the stern to have the usual donche of fresh water. An obliging Chinaman picked up a jug and emptied the contents over the bather's hoid as he stood in position, but the yell he gave and the threatening attitude he immediately assamed towards the obliging Calestial made his companions wonder what had happenedt. Then it was discovered that the jug which the Chinaman had picked up contained boiling water. It's not an experience to be relished, and I dare say it won't be likely to occur again.
:
Following the lady with the lovely laces, about whom I had a few words to say last week, I am told that many ladies in the Colony during the
Qu
leave inst, and the 11th
Woo
Canton before the end of this month. The Salt Com. missioner will be appointed acting Provincial Treasurer Treasurer Woo has been acting Viceroy of the two Kwang on several occasions. It is rumoured that on the arrival of the new Viceroy, H.E. Woo will be promoted Governor of Honan, as Governor Wu of the latter Province has already sent in his resignation,
His Excellency Yuan Shu Heun the rew Viceroy of the two Kwang, is expected to arrive here in August. He is a native of Hunsu Province and is known to be one of the most anti-foreign officials in China. Viceroy Than is an exceedingly ambitions man and was Taotai of Shanghai only a few years ago. His rapid promotion of late years was due to the numerons memorials which were sont to the Throne by him dealing on the subjects of establishment of parliament, the evil effects of the copper cent
best Polo Stick for third place. Parimutual 812.80. Cash sweeps, $406.35, $116.10, 858.05- ONE AND A QUARTER MILE FLAT RACE, HANDICAP For all China Ponies. In the event of top weights not starting weights to be raised all round, ..., Top weight starting to carry 161 lbs. Mr Leeson's Seafoam, 163-the
1
(Mr Dupree) 161 lbs...
(owner) 2 (Mr Morfey) 3 (Mr Mackie) &
•
Mr J. Johnstone's Just-in-Time, Mr Blank's Greyback, 150 lbs
A good start saw Greyback well to the front Hon. Mr J. Gresson's Lammerton, 135 lbs...
with Just-in-Time and Lammerton in close atten, fortably. The start was even-Grey Back, Lye-dance, but at the rock Lammerton had dropped mun and Batcher, this order being rinintained into fourth place and Seafoam had taken third. the greater part of the distance. The field, Nearing the village. the leaders rau neck and pred out on passing the football club stand, neck but at the bend Just-in. Time drew ahead. but bunched again at the village. Then Grey Seaform, however, came up strongly and afters Back and Lyemun raced neck and neck into the hard cace between Greyback-and he was able to challenge Just-in-Time, whom he passed almost straight, but the former reached home comfort- ably, Butcher just beating Lyamun on the post on the post. Time 245. Farimatuel $18.20.
Cash weep, $577.55, $159.30, and $79.65.. for Recond place. Tinie, 221, Parimatuel $17.70. Cash sweeps, $198,45; $55.70, $28.35.
one mile. For all China Ponies. Catch GYMKHANA STAKES.-Value $100. Distance weights-at-10-st-6 lbs. Winners of an open race or open Grifies race 5 lbs. extra. Non. GrifBus allowed 5lbs. winging Subscription
Although the general opinion is not always Jookers who have not won more than two. official races in Bangkong, Shanghai or Tientsin allowed 5 be. A. Cap called the correct, thers can be no doubt of the fact Gymkhana Cup will be presented at the generally proclaimed at Saturday night's boxing end of the Season to be won by the contests in the City Hall, that the whole affair Pony scoring most marks in the races was a faros. A large crowd, composed mostly
at the Gym. for the Gymkhana Stakes khan meetings during the Season; comiting of admiring Chinese, assembled to witness various acond battles with the gloves between Occidentals points for a first, 2 for and 1 for a third. The benefit of marks and Orientale, but the average Chinese pugilist is already scored to pass with the Pony on a ale. Any winner of the race to carry 5 Toe not yet far enough advanced to face the more extra for each win in subsequent starts for experienced European boxer. Consequently there was but one of the numerous natire Points awarded up to date are as follows
combatants who gave anything like a decent
4
the Race
LOCAL SPORT. ANGLO-CHINESE BOXING
TOURNAMENT.
aud
THIS CLIMATE.
Some idea of the magnitude of the war levia deck is magnificent, broken only by the wing BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR
than may be gathered from the number of her and centre line turrots, with all
Between each tier is double-bottom flat. tery-deck, main-deck, armoured-dock, splendid head-rooms and perfect ventilation.
Electricity the primary factor in the vitality of this won 'affal vessel. The switch- board-room, with upwards of three hundred ROBINSON PIANO controlling koys, is one of the sights of the ship
The installation is on a novel plan. Four dynames generate the current which circulates through two gigantic cables weighing fifteen tons, carried entirely around the interior of the ship.
These main cables are tapped at frequent intervals, and 140 miles of wire branching off from them give light and heat, ring bella, operate lifts, coaling winches, ammunition hoists, ventilating fans, work the smaller gans and actuate the fire-control apparatus of the big ones.
The wireless installation is of the new Mark operating-room is below, instead of on deck, as heretofore, and the wires passing up to the II. pattern, with a radius of 1,100 miles. The masthead gaffs are caged around, being dangerous.
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, A telephone exchange, with upwards of 120 connections to all parts of the ship, is another of to sights of the Téméraire,
Access to the fire-control stations aloft is through the interiors of the tripod masts. It is a weird climb from the lower bok up through 14 ft. of siantwiss steel tunnelling, lit at intervals by are lamps. One great advantage of these tripod masts is that all rigging is abol isited, enabling a wider radins of gunfire to be attrined.
CO., LTD.
[36
WOMEN'S CLUBS IN GERMANY. -
in
Just as Germany has, in the course of the last eighty years, become the happy hunting ground of clubs and unions of all kinds, in like mannor the women of Germany have endeavored since 1832 to realize their ideals by means of organized last ten years has the number of olabs, in some organizations for which women alone were uniona. More especially in the course of the eligible, in others societies following purely. social aims, enormously increased. There are: Germany seventy women's clubs and anions, which have branches dotted over the whole 7481 empire; 510, membership of which is confined to the citizen of some particular state, and
their purely local unions. They have at disposal, as far as cati be ascertalued from the information which they have imparted. more thank 139,000,000 marks of annual income, sad possess a capital of 67,000,000 marks, In these figures more than 75 per cent. of the olah the local clubs are not represented. The stati belonging to a particular state and five-sixths of Un her recent gunnery risks tho Téméraire tical department has, therefore, done well to Bred eight of her ten 12-inch gens en broadside examine into the numerical strength of the at ore discharge, and the observation party in woman's movement in Germany. If we con- the projectiles through glasses for fifteen replied to the questions sent to them, we find the control stations could follow the fight of fine ourselves to such women's clubs as have. woman belonging to clube, having either an miles by the spurting of columns of spray five that there are more than 1,000,000 German and six hundred feet high to every zicochet,
The main gun turrots, each weighing 400 idealistic or political tendency. As there aro
by from 18 years of age and upwards. 5.4 per cent. operated 12-inch armoured walls,
of German women are enrolled in organizations tous, with its twin pair of 58-ton weapons and the whole of the empire only 18,500,300 women, intended for their sex alone. Formerly women's hydraulic power, the pressure being 1,000lbs, on the square inch.
The abolition of secondary batteries has activity confimed itself principally to endearors in charitable and ar reduced the number of fighting stations, and support of abstinence, the protection of young engine room work, hence the Dreadnoughts sing institutes, and the education of women. Still the attention of the majority of the members. carry smaller complements than their prede to-day these branches of social rolicitude engage But in ever increasing numbers these clube are devoting themselves to the general movement in favor of the improvement of the legal position of women to an improvement in the working conditions of female employes, and, since 1902, to
elections. The spirit of the times in municiping the suffrage for parliamentary and Germany has been very favorable to the desires of these women's clubs, since the Government tions for the welfare of working women always and a willing ear. In the case of women teachers employed either by the state or ths. made a start with social legislation. Sugges
municipality they have been in receipt of male colleagues. relatively greater increases of salary than their
B19
past week have been favoured with a visit by a currency and many other important national / Garth, 8; Triad, 6; Sportsman, 1; Best Friend display, and this man was a pupil of the great the adoption of turbines has greatly simplified girls against moral dangers,'
Beauty Specialist, who has a perfect horrer. of wrinkles on the face of any lady who does not confess to being over sixty. Many a lady, I hear, has had to listen to a gratuitons lecture on her duty to herself and her duty to her hus
and pomade at six dollars a bottle.
*
matters.
THE MURDER OF A JAPANESE, --*- The Viceroy has been informed that several arrests have been made in connection with the murder of the Japaveso named Saichiro Noguchi
1
Mr Dryasdust's Triad, 146lbs, 5lbs allowance (Mr. Mackie) Mr Dryasdnat's Best Friend, 151 lbs... (Mr Dupree) (Mr Johnstone) 3 Hoa, Mr W. J. Gresson's Garth, 156 Ibe...
Garth and Best Friend set off in company,
2
CORBOTE,
Sandow. To the Europeans the whole affair was a huge joke, and when they entered the ring they simply played with their opponents as a cat
The magazines of the Téméraire store 242 does with a monse. Certainly, it was very kind of tons of 12. projectiles and 120 tons of M.D. them not to hasten the defeat and thereby discordite charges for these same weapons.
sport. It was interesting, however, to watch a pair of "battlers "spring up to the sound of the grace of an ancient Roman warrior, but the gang. The Chiness would poke with all would appear considerably disconcerted when the European proceeded to jump about him, tapping him about the head and body, while the forceful counters of the native. the nose which ap- would be wasted on the sir. Ons Oriental parently carried the same science sa the received blow on historic one dealt by Sam Weller. He did not appear to realise exactly where he was after. wards, and as he walked towards his chair his seconds got ready with towels to give him a mach needed "breather". But the boxer didn't wait
band in respect of that obtrusive wrinkle indicat- and his coolie at the Ma Chay village in the with Triad behind, an order which was main.} hearten the Chinese brave, but the two minute! ing that "the bloom is of the rve". But very District of Tsang Sheng, and that the passport | tained all the way past the rock. Coming inta roands and three winute intervals began to little business has been doing in face massage belonging to the decessed Japanese was found the straight it was seen that Best Friend was pull on the men who had turned up to see some in the possession of one of the prisoners. The making the pace for its stable companion which A man plays many parts in life. Shakespearo Viceroy in acknowledging the information shot ahead and won by about ten yards from tells us that his asta areseven ages, but Shakes- wote It is astounding to hear that the Best Friend, Garth being as far behind the peare lived a long time ago and times have people of the Ma Chay village had the other.
murder a Japanese subject Time 207-2/5. Parimatuel, $12.40. Cash changed since then. If you ask a Colonial andacity to civil servant how many parts a man plays in life named Saichiro Noguchi and his servant sweeps, 2324.45, 892.70, $46.35. ho will probably say soven times seren. He and to throw their bodies into the river. THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE, HANDICAP
For all China ponies. In the event of top would probably say too that his parts are more 8nch an outrageous act means treating the lawa often tragic than comic, whatever the public with extreme contempt. I desire to know how weights not starting weights to be raised all the affair orginated and what was the real cause round, ie, top weight starting to carry 166 lbs. may say on the subject. I am moved to these r
Johnstone) 1 ffections by the annonsement that the accom of this quarrel. I instruct the sub-prefect to Mr J. Johnstone's Hertzblatt, 156 11s (Mr. plished gentleman who has been noting during the Bad out without delay the real fuels of the case,
Mackie) 2 last twelve months as Inspector of Schools and at the same time Magistrate Woo is Hon. Mr W. J. Greason's H. H. 159 lbs (Mr Head of the instructed to ascertain who were the actual mur. M. F. B. Deacon's Dart, 166 Iba (Mr
Dupree) 3 to be has been promoted Sanitary Department while Mr. Irving is derers. Only genuine evidence of eye-witnesses to be "Director of Education" the title "Ins should be sent to me. I command you to Mr O. C. R. Hill's Dreadnought, 160 Ibe
(owner) 0 pector of Bahools" being abolished, Looking instruct the military officials of the Tsang Mr Lesson's Bouden, 157 Mr. Moore) He stepped through the ropes and disappeared, "hi yaha". Then, for diversion, a sailor was Mr Blank's Sir Joseph, 154 lbs (Mr Morfey) being followed by a salve of cheers and a chorus of knocked out by a hinaman. But many of thé Lieat. Beckwith's Cavalier, 145 lbs (Mr
spectators, including Chinese, were unkind, and said it was a fake. The Chinese, however, are science of the "manly art". Perhaps, months only beginning to acquire a knowledge of the heaps, some of the European who take them so cheaply will recover from a knock-out blow to realise the wisdom of not giving away any chances
up Mr. Irving's record I see that in his time he Sheng District to dispatch soldiers to make has been collector of land revenue, protector of farther investigation and to arrest all the people Chinese, and warden of mines in the Straits who were implicated in the matter and have them Settlements, and acting Registrar-General in punished. Procrastination on the part of any Hongkong. It does not seen the sort of train of the military ofloists will render them liable ing one would expect a Director of Education to be severely reprimanded. I have instructed to have had but there, if every boy in America the provincial judge to communicate my full mey sepire to be President one day, why instructions to you in this matter." shouldn't every cadet in the Hongkong Civil Service aspire to be Goterrier, Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary or Attorney-General?
FAREWELL CALL.
This morning Mr. Fox, HBM's Consul General hore, paid a farewell call on His Excellency Viceroy Chang sad also to offer him hearty congratulations upon the important promotion which His Excellency has received
"CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
From what I hear the est show is dat a long way off, and sports are getting ready to enjoy an afternoon's ratting. This may be anticipat-
The elections for the Provincial Parliaments ing a good deal, but there seems to be some"
of the provinces in ground for it if the statement in the Press is take place in inost to be accepted that the ratting abilities of the China on the 1st day of the 6th moon. The cats on exhibition are to be tested. When we voting is by ballot. His Excellency Viceroy remember that we are advised by the Sanitary Chang has given instructions to the local Department to keep cats so as to reduce the authorities to forward him a list of all the number of rate and consequently the risk of candidates representing the various Prefectures plague, it is only be expected that some and Districts in the Kwangtang Province and regard should be paid to the rat catching abili.also to bave the balloting rules printed for ties of the felines, because if cats are no use in distribution, balloting paper, and all the neces that direction there seems to be little object in sury stationery and member's licences ready for keeping them. It reminds me of the story of the King, who, when he was Prince of Wales, was visiting Doncaster. In the course of a walk be came across a collier who, although not apparently particularly well off, had quite a Number of doga around him. The Prince asked the man why he didn't sell his dogs and keep pigs, and received the withering reply, "Why, how could a feils go rattin' with pigs "
•
It is also on report that the tabbies on the Peak do not view the proposad rotting tests with favour,
RODERICK RANDOM.
NON-INTOXICATING WHISKY,
Professor Vorle, a chemist of Berkeley, California, claims to have perfected a drunkiess whisky, a whisky which oxhilarates without intoxicating. Pare alehol, says Mr. Voyle, is net responsible for the intoxicating that follows drinking. The evil ingredient is the associated element cynanide. It is one of the minor con stituents not removed by our present process of fermentation and distillation.
LAWN BOWLS.
Lyons) D Commodore Lyon was thrown on the starting line, but he landed on his feet. His mount, disappeared. Dart got the advantage however, broke through the boundary and at the start, Sir Joseph being second, left several longtha behind Herteblatt soon took his place in the van with Dart, fel- lowed by H. H. These three led till the home! straight, when Hortsblatt came away strongly
The Quarry Bay players went to Kowloon and won by fully a length from Dart. Time
on Saturday afternoon and found a compars $412-65, 117.90, and 258,95, 1.34.4/5. Parimutuel, INDIVIDUAL TENT-PEGGING COMPETITION. tirely weak team assembled to meet them. Still -Chins ponies only to be used. Best of it was not expected that Kowloon would fare so three rane, 3 points for a Carry; 2 for a badly as they did, being down to the visitors on Draw and 1 for a Toach. The Judge has at three risks. Ecores: his disposal 2 points for pace and style over all three runa Lance exercise will not count as supplied by the towards style. Lanoes Club, or of a similar pattern must be used. A Cap will be presented at each Competi- tion by the Longkong Gymkhana Club.
$10.30. Cash sweep,
Mr John Johnstone...
TAIKOO. Y. KOWLOON.
Kowloom. Taylor
W. J. Crawford
...... 13
Talkoo,"
Grimshaw
Hamilton
Tulip
Herou
Tetrie
Scott
(skip)
29
(skip)
Gray
Major Eaton.-"The Buffs."
Daneati
Squir MacGlashan
Mr W. 8. Dupree ...
Captain arker. "The Buffy."
Eldrick
Novos
Taylor
Mr C. H. Maxwell,
(skip)
17
19
Mr C. H. Blason
Mr M. M. Brice.—"The Buffs."
Dungan
MoCubbin
:. Perry
....(akip)
Captain Finck-RA
Mr.H. G. Moure.-B. A.
Mr F. Thicknesse~B. ›.
Captain Leah-R.A
Ident, E. P. Wedd“ Tho Buffe,”
Mr H. J.Gadge.
Mr G G. MOXOR
Ar Potter-The Buffs."
The points were:- Johnstone, 11; Eaton, 10; and Dupree, 9.
Casla sweeps, 8327 60, $93.60, and $46.8 3.
MoIntyre
Shard Hardwick Dicking
Aitken
(skip)
23
17
Total........86
Pancheon (skip)
W. Brown
Brown
Harrison
Muir
(skip) 15 J. Ramsay
A. Nevis
Alexander
Macdonald
(kip)......... 15
Total ..62
CDAL
The coal bunkere will store 2,400 tous. At fall power, the Babcock and Wileer boilers, working at 235lbs. pressure, consume 500 tons every twenty-four hours.
The Téméraire has ninty-five sets of auxiliary each 4ft. in diameter, and capable of giving a combined blaze equal to 4,100,000 candis-power. The officers' quartera are exceptionally spaci- engines. She has ten searchlight projectors,
ous and luxurions, the midshipmen's that being ward room, auto-room, and admiral's quarters are all contiguous, just forward of the boiler the largest space below decks. The gun-room, room balkhead.
The bulkheads below the armour-dock are unbroken by any doors or apertures, to calance the invulnerability of the skip against torpedo attack.hree lifts obviate the necessity for meking the 60ft climb from the engine-room bed to the upper deck.
The Téméraire will have cost hard apou £2,000,000 by the time she hoists the pennan and in going around her one can well believe it,
DEFINITION OF BEER.
At the International Congress of Applied Chemistry recently held in London. Dr. C. beer. The French cue runs : Glasor advocated an international definition of
"Dzink obtained
by slcoholic fermentation of wort, made from hops and barley malt, pure or mixed (but not in equal parts) with other coscala, starchy bodies The English definition sugar, glucose. proscribes that it must be "nutritive," bat otherwise both this and the French definition allow more latitude than that of Germany.
or
Dr. Chaston thought it mere waste of time to attempt to form an international definition of beer, as the public taste is the arbiter.
Mr.
Suficiently educated women have boon admitted to study at the universition. The civil code has complied with many of the desires expressed by women, with regard to matrimonial rights and the law of guardianship. The law dealing with the right of forming unions has the dignity of their sex at heart, and who are become more liberal. German women, who have in the main contented with the state of the time, have refrained from the violent agitation and excesses which have taken place in other countries-Continental Correspondence,
THE RICE HARVEST IN SIAM.
GLOOMY PROSPECT.
The Bangkok Times reports that H.E.H, the Prince of Pichai, assistant Under Scoretary, and Director-General of the General Agriculult- aral Department in the Ministry of Agricniture, and Dr.Lai Suapaa Sanitwongse have returned to Bangkok, after a tour in the rice bearing districts. The journey was made by motor boats, and the route taken was along Klong to the Nakon Nayok riser to its source, babk Phrakanong, into the Bankapong river, thence through Kiong Rangsit and thence to the western side of the Menu Chao Phys.
Professor W. Windirch suggested some radical changes in the manufacture of malt.
Present conditions point to the crop being a cistern as soon as it commences to apront and poor one. Owing to the flooded state of the Barley should be taken out of the sleeping
ground-over considerable areas, farmers have brenght to the kils Other experts oculd only
been unable to prepare their land for the broad- Bush mait as raw grain. describe
The following was accepted as the definition cast sowing of the field ries, which after all of brandy That brandy is a product of forms the bulk of the crop last year the abnormal rains flooded the rice fields during distillation of the fermented juice of the grape,"
harrest, and this year apparently abnormal all reference to a pet still being omitted.)
Norman P. Booth (Bournville) said that floods are seriously affecting the inital oper the absence of a legal standard for chocolate ations. The present conditions. however, are good meant that articles the sale of which would be very suitable for the no suen paddy, and prohibited in some other countries were per it is possible that it may be a
Kesson for garden rice. A sign of the mitted to come without restriction on to the English market. The addition of starch, other times is the low prices for which buffaloes are thail that naturally present in the coca lean, and selling. The herds brought to Klong Raugait of cocoa shell in powder form should be abse-last year fetched at their lowest between Tex. 30 and 40s head and now they fetch only Tes lutely excluded.
Mr. C. G. Mor (Publis Analyst for Dorset) 5. Considerable difficulty is being experienced suggested that the standard for bread should be in parts, in collecting the land tax from the not more than 40 per coat of water: for batter impoverished farmers. 16 cent of water was too high, and the
per amount of salt should be limited to 2 por cont. To ensure a supply of pure butter, producers should adopt a special stamp. Cheese contain ing less than 3 per coat of fat should be registered as prepared from skimmed milk,
A correspondent writing from Meklong says that the outlook in the Mekloug and Tachin districts is none too good. Fora fortnight heavy rain fell, and ploughing became universal. The rain ecased, and there has been nons since, Now the fields are dry and grass plentiful.