Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED,
CHEMISTS.
AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
WINE & SPIRIT IMPORTERS.
CHAMPAGNE LEMOINE,
CUVEE ROYALE.
VIN BRUT,
We are sole Agents in China for the sale of this splendid wine.
It is supplied regularly to the households of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, H.R.H, The Duke of Edinburgh, to most of the leading Clubs in London and the provinces, and is also largely patronized at the military and naval stations at
home and abroad.
It is a Champagne of the highest character, absolutely natural, without either artificial swccincas or dryness, and we can confidently recommend a trial to all judges of good wine. Per Case I dozen qla, $zz ; per boitle $2.
$33
11 $1.
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(Telephone No., 60.)
Nos, 22 & 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Hongkong, zoth May, 1890.
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WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY. APPOINTMENT,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)
HONGKONG.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1890.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY. May 21, 1890,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
HUDSON's Surprise Party will give their farewell entertainment at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening, commencing at 9 o'clock.
THE Locomotief states that the Netherlands lodia Government have given rermission for recruiting coolics, in Java for German New Guinea.
WE are sorry to observe from a Bangkok con- temporary that Inspector: Solomon, of the
Bangkok Police, is seriously ill in hospital at
that port.
Our Singapore contemporary the Straits :Zimas. || over the prisoner in the Bank, and consequently of the 13th inst, announces that, during the three preceding days, five deaths from cholera had taken place-three in the General Hospital and three in the Asylum. The hapless victims were Chinese and Klings.
A NETHERLANDS" India paper says that "a military expedition will shortly leave Java for the island of Flores, where a Government tin prospecting party had to retreat the other day owing to the armed resistance of the natives, who withstood their advance at the risk of bloodshed."
Our Bangkok contémpora y the Timer states that Ah Sene Heng, the fraudulent bankrupt who attempted the other day to clear out, leaving amounting to ticals 100,000, has been condemned by the Netherlands Consular Court to two years imprisonment, to be served out in the Siamese gaol,
ACCORDING to a bome paper, the formation of the native regiment, about to be raised for THE annual general meeting of the members of service at Hongkong is proceeding at once.. It the Victoria Recreation Club will be held in the will consist of 30 officers, European and native, Gymnasium on Thursday the 29th Inst. ata warrant officers, 45 sergeants, 16 drummers,
and 920 rank and file total 1,015. The neces 530 p.m.
sary votes have been taken in the current year's estimates. "
MR. J. CAMERON, late chief officer of the Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamer Kong Bang, bas been appointed commander of the steam-tu | Chamreen at Bangkok.
THE London and China Express of the 18th April says that Major-General Palmer was to leave England immediately, to return to his post under the Japanese Government.
THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co, courteously informs us that the steamship Malwa, with the next English mail, left Singa pore for this port at 7 a.m. to-day.
WE understand that Mr. John Panton, late Chief Officer of the Canadian Pacific Co's steam Parthia was appointed commander of that
The Bangkok Times of the 7th inst. "regrets to hear that about a week ago Me. CJ. Child was suspended from practicing in the International Court in consequence, as is alleged, of his having used abusive and insulting language towards the President of the Court, and attempting to take an offending witness by force from the custody of
the Court."
WE read in home papers, received by to-day's mail, that Messrs. Scott and Co, Greenock; have launched the Priam, a steel screw steamer for the Ocean Steamship Company, Liverpool, and intended for the well-known Blue Funnel" vessel is 335ft. long, 38ft. 6in, beam, and 27ft. Line in the Liverpool and Chinx trade. The deep, and of 2,800 tons register. The new
Alfred Holt's usual type of compound tandem THE General Managers (Messrs. Jardine, Mathe-engines to indicate 1,500-horse power. son & Co.) inform us that the Indo-China
E invite attention to the following old vessel shortly before her departure from this port WE to
celicnt quality and good value for the money. London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
The same being specially selected by our
on
her last trip,
Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer, Kutsang, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port at 5 p.. yesterday.
steamer will be engined by the bullders with Mr.
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ir "Patrick Cafferty's" accusations against the Sailors' Home and its working staff, repeated in a second letter sent us by that self-styled "ould sailorman," are not the baseless fabric of a THE Hongkong and China Gas Company pro-favor us. with a call and put his assertions in diseased imagination, we shall be glad if he will pose a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per regular form. This will be doing good service annum, and a bonus of 23 per cent, making 12
to the sea-faring community, But if, on the per cent. for the year. The meeting was held on
other hand, these charges of blackmailing, etc., the 16th April, but no reporters were admitted.
are the outcome of personal spite and cowardly, THE Surabaya Courant states that the fava malice, we give Mr. "Patrick Cafferty fair coffee crop this year will hardly, aggregate one warning that we are on his track, and with a sufficient clue to his identity to make his two $1.00 third of the yield in 1889 and that in conse
quence the Dutch Government will be seriously experiments as an anonymous libeller somewhat 1.to inconvenienced by the greatly reduced revenue.dangerous.
In ordering it is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)
Per dozen
Case, Per Bol
A Allo] Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule
B Vintage, Superior quality, Red Capsules ..........
12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 34 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled) uzanmı
18
'SHERRIES.
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule........ 6 B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seat Capsule...7.50 C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
CC
Sherry, White Capsule..... 10 Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule
D Very Superior Old Paie Bry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule....
10
14
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MESSKS. WHEELOCK & CO. Shanghai Freight As will be seen by an advertisement in, another Market Report of the 16th May has the follow. 1.25 column the Steam Launch Co.'s steam-launching-During the first part of the fortnight under
Perseverance will run daily (weather permitting) Between here and Macao, Íeaving Hongkong at 7.30 am. and Macao at 2.30 p.m. On Sundays the launch will leave here at 8 am, starting from Macao on the return voyage at 5. p.m. THE Straits Timer states that an American 0.75 barque, supposed to be the Alphonsus Marshall with a cargo of 37,000 cases of petroleum from 1.00 New York bound to Singapore, took the ground near the Raffles' Light on the morning of the 13th inst.; when the tide rose a few hours after- wards she floated off, and resumed her voyage apparently uninjured.
1,00
A SOMEWHAT amusing incident occurred at the E Extra Superior Old Pale
St. James's Theatre on the 12th ulto, After a Dry very finest quality,
most successful performance, Mrs. Langtry; the mails are now asking 354. per ton and stepped forward to speak the epilogue of As You Black Seal Capsule" (Old Battled)
1.51 Like if, and when she had uttered the words, Per Cas. Per Cad. "If I were a woman I would kiss as many of you as had beards that pleased me," a deep, I doz. Quarte.
manly voice from the orchestra stalls was heard saying, "Heat, hear." Mrs. Langiry was amused, $4.50 the company behind her tittered, and a Foo ripple of laughter ran all over the house, 7.50
CLARETS.
A Superior Breakfast Claret,.
Red Capsule.
$4 B St. Estephe, Red Capsule ..... 4.50 C St. Julien vers
D, La Rose
BRANDY.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule.......................
7
Per dox.
Саша,
..$12
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule
14
.18
DI
Hennessy's Finest Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin-
tage, Red Capsule
24
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-
sulc
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.............................................
8:
8
D Watson's H K D'Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskica, Violet Capsule... 10
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12 IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Green Capsule...................
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule........... -10
C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsule................... 12: GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fine old, Red Capsule, with Name. 1o. GIN.
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A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4.50
B Fina Unsweetened, White
Capsule
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great temptation. He hoped that, in passing sentence, his lordship would take into considera- tion the youth of the prisoner and the entire; absence—as shown in the evidence adduced at the Police Court-of any desire to erade justice by running away from the Colony. His lordship fa addressing the prisoner expressed sorrow at having to perform a very painful duty which, after taking due notice of all that had been urged by the learned counsel in his behalf, was to sentence him to three years' imprisonment with hard labour.
DUAL KIDNAPPING.
Chan Alook was charged with having taken away a child of five years of age from the cus tody of his parents on the 15th April last. A second count charged him with taking the child for the purpose of stealing a silver anklet from the person of the child; and a third with the larceny of the said silver anklet.
The Attorney General explained that the prisoner was charged with an offence which is somewhat common in this Colony it should, nevertheless he regarded as a very serious offence. The child in question, a boy of about five years of age, was playing on the street when the prisoner persuaded the child to accompany bim for a walk to see some such pretty things," boy. The parents reported the matter to the By this means the prisoner got possession of the police. Next morning the complainant met the prisoner with the child in the street. He accosted him, and asked why he was stealing his child; to which the prisoner replied that the child was arrest and ran away. his son. Thereupon be was threatened with
Evidence in support of this statement was given by the complainant and his child, an officer of the Po Leung Kok, and Inspector Hennessy. The jury found a verdict of guilty on the first and third counts.
Sentence was reserved, pending the verdict of the jury respecting the theft of
ANOTHER BOY.
The jury were Messrs. Robert Hamilton, E. forge, G. R. Sachse, and A. B. Soares. A. Ram E. R. Hope, H. W. Sampson, E A.
In this case it was shown that, shortly after running away from the last complainant, the prisoner got hold of another little boy and took him on board a junk which was about to sail.
The mother of the child, which was about 5 years of age, a Chinese detective and Inspector dictment which charged the prisoner with Hennessy gave evidence in support of the in- feloniously stealing the said child.
The jury found prisoner guilty.
His lordship passed sentence of three years for the first offence, in which the prisoner was convicted on two counts; and two years for the second offence-the terms to be concurrent.
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VICTORIA, RECREATIÓN CLUB.
REPORTS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEES AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, 1889-1893. Committee: President, H. E. Sir G. William des Voeux, K.C M.G., Chairman :---Bath-House Sub-Committee, J. M. Laing, F. Shepherd, and A. G. Stephen. Boat-House Sub-Committee, Capt. Davidson, E. Friedrichs, and A. Turner. Gymnasium Sub-Committee, D. Kennedy, Fr. W. Koch, and C. H. Thompson. Hon. Trea- surer, R. T. Wright. Hon. Secretary, G. C. C..
Masier.
REPORT OF THE BOAT-HOUSE SUB-COMMITTEE
The amount expended during the past season' on repairs to the boats has been rather heavier than usual.
It was thought advisable before the Regatta (on the principle of a stitch in time saver nine) to send the six fours and four Double Sculling pairs 42 Class over to the Dock Company to have them thorougbly overhauled, repaired and painted, which was most efficiently done, and the thanks of the Club are due to the Dock Company for so kindly undertaking the work and only charging cost price for same.
review there was a very large demand for tonnage to load from Newchwang to Amoy and Swatow, and every available craft was readily taken up | both here and at Amoy at comparatively high rates, but at the close the natives seem to have satisfied their requirements, consequently there is only a slight enquiry at greatly reduced Tales. Stigon rates have collapsed, so we may look for steamers seeking employment in this direction. Nagasaki-Shanghai rates have gone up considerably and small steamers. are eagerly sought for, but none to be had, For London, via usual ports of call and Suez. Canal-After the departure of the P. & 0. 3.5. Thames on the sath instant and the 5.6. Oopack on the rath instant, rates, advanced Holt's Deucalion is advertised for despatch on the sand instant, rate 275, per ton. The C. S. M. S. N. Co's Ching Wo is due from Japan on or about the 23rd instant and will take the berth
Besides which, there have been the usual loading at 358. per ton; she will be dispatched about 29th instant. From Hankow to London: incidental repairs, more especially to the Class light-The following steamers have already pro tubs, which appear to have a marvellous knack
ceeded up river to load new teas: the
of damaging themselves, at least we presume so, Glengarry, Mayune, Glamorganshire, and
as although there is a rule to that effect, accidents We are glad to hear, says the Whiteholl Review, Antinorirales are said to be £3.100 for the and mishaps are rarely reported. Of course a 12,00 that the services of Captain Cornelius O'Cal- two former, but from advices received from good deal of the damage done arises from the Per Bot: laghan, late 1st West Indian Regiment, bave at Hankow we hardly exp et that they will be inexperience of the members using the boats, length been rewarded by his being appointed Chief maintained, the market being at prescat almost which are not suitable for beginners. It is not of the Police at the Seychelles. Captain O'Cal-entirely in the hands of Russian buyers. Mails fair to expect those who have never been in a $1.10 laghan has been in practical retirement since the have been booking through cargo to London at
boat before in their lives, to get into an unstable days when he served as 'aide-de-camp to Sir 458, per ton. For New York The Menmouthcraft, such as these are, and to at once master the 1.25 Arthur Kennedy at Hongkong. We have always shire will be put on the berth in Yokohama, also
use of sculls and slide; one has only to watch the happy, if unfortunate, knack of leaving good the Glengyl where both will take part cargo the futile efforts of some members to get away 1.50 officers on the shelf as long as possible; but the and come here about three weeks hence and then
from or approach the raft to understand how Seychelles may be congratulated on getting so proceed to Amoy to fill up their rate
difficult it must be for them to avoid sampans and Rood a head to its police as we can youch Captain is not definitely fixed. Via Cape:-The other obstacles when out in the harbour. Every 2.00 O'Callaghan is certain to prove.
Chas S. Whitney has been chartered, and
one must have a beginning, and accidents arising As the has very nearly received her com- from this cause must be expected, but we do wish THE Batavia Nieuwsblad given particulars of plement here will have quick despatch. Rate members would report same so that the damage 0.75 heavy fighting at Edi on the 28th Aprill. The 231. per ton of 40 cubic feet. Probable steamers could be seen to and repaired at once;, as by Achinese there, having taken up a strong position to load at Hankow with new Teas: For leaving same to be found out the boat is often up-country, a company of infantry and a naval London-Moyune, Antenor, Glamorganshire, used several times in the meanwhile and the 0.75 detachment advanced upon them and captured and Glengarry. For Odessa-Sikk, Tartar damage materially incre sed thereby.
two forts. The enemy lost seven killed, forty | Blogui, Kostroma, Russia, Petersburg, Mos- wounded, and many rifles; the troops losing | Awa, and Nijni Novgorod." Quotations are !--- 0.75 nine wounded. In Acheen the enemy show Newchwang to Swatow, 20 Mex. cents per picul, unusual activity, and have thrice essayed nominal, Newchwang to Amoy, as Mex. cents attacks on Kotta Rajab, unsuccessfully owing per picul, nominal. Nagasaki to Shanghai, 1.00 10 troops lying in ambush frustrating their 1.40 per ton of coal nett, for both steamers and designs; but they prove so troublesome, that sailing vessels. Settlements during the fort- altempts at clearing the country just outside | night:-Glenfallock, British steamer, 1,433 tons the forts has been abandoned. The titular register, Kuchinotzu to Singapore $2.00 per ton Sultan has set to work stirring the people up coal, quick dispatch, Choyrang, British steamer, 0.71 against the Netherlanders. On the East Coast 1,194 tone register, Newchwang to Swat 32 troubles thicken, and a number of Achinese cents per picul, to lay days; "Yikiang, British 1.00 are busy trying to kindle a holy war.
steamer, 887 tons register, Newchwang to Amoy, 283 cents per picul, o lay days; Kwongsang British steamer, 989 fans register, same voyage, 28 cents per picul, 7 lay days; Joks Baisley, American schooner, 700 tons register, hence to Tientsin, 85,000 in full, 20 lay days Chas. S. Whitney, British skip, 1,651 ton re gister, Shanghai and Hongkong to New York private terms; Nanaimo, British barque, 397 tons register, Newchwang to Amoy, 25 cents per pieul, 18 lay days; Cape City, British bare que, 439 tons registar, same voyage, 841 cents per picul, 20 lay days; Cygnar British barque, 400 tons register, saine voyage 241 cent per picul, 18 lay days; Sattuma, British barque, 364 tons register, hence to Singapore and return $5,000 in full,lay days. No disengaged veisel in port.
3.10
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REV. Bernard O'Reilley sends the New York Sun an English, translation of a Latin elegy written by Pope Leo XIII, on the recent death of his brother, Cardinal Joseph Pecci. It is in the form of a dialogue between the brothers:
JOSEPH.
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We hope in time to see these tubs entirely done away with, as they are expensive to maintain, being easily damaged, and besides generate a very bad style of rowing. To learn to raw a man should be in in a good steady boat with fixed seat and capable of "holding someone to coach him; in this way he will learn more in a week than he would in a year golog out by himself in one of the present tube, in fact now he probably picks up faults which no amount of future coaching will eradicate.
A & Class, 6 Fours. 4.Double Sculling pairs.
B Class.
2. Double Sculling pairs. Figs. Sculling tubs.
Total...25
E. FRIEDRICHS, A. TURNER, Capt. DAVIDSON,(absent),.
Sub-Committea,
REPORT OF THE BATH-HOUSE SUD-COMMITTEE. |
The Bath House has been overhauled as usual and, with the exception of several decayed
piles, is in good repair.
The Committee have been unable to learn anything definite as to how long the Bath House will be allowed to remain in its present position, and they have thought it undesirable to incur more expense in repairing it then has been actually necessary for the safety of the structure, and the comfort of bathers.
The Aquatic Sports were held on the 23rd and 24th August, and the various events were well contested by a large number of competitors-it is a matter of regret, however, that more of the older members did not compete.
A. G. STEPHEN, Į Sub-Committee. J. M. LAING, RIPORT OF THE GYMNASIUM SUB-COMMITTEE The rain-storm of the 29th and 30th May last caused a partial collapse of the back wall of the Gymnasium, and the hall was flooded thereby to the height of about one foot-the water lifting the flooring, which had to be re-laid entirely.
October and were regularly attended by a good The classes were recommenced on the first of
number of members up to the 30th April. To our regret, Staff Sergeant Mills left the Colony in the beginning of February, his term of service having expired, and the esteem in which he was held by his pupils was shewn, on their part, by the presentation to him of an address and a memorial. We succeeded in retaining the services of his successor, Staff Sergeant Tennant for the remainder of the season and it is pr posed to again secure his services, if available, after the summer.
At the Amateur Athletic Sports held at the Happy Valley on the 8th March, a competition was included for exercises on the Horse, but we regret to say only two entered. The Cup was won by Mr. W. Jackson.
An intended competition in Gymnastic and Defensive exercises, and Boxing did not come off on account of insufficient entries; it is pro-
season fe in the first half of February, when, ao posed to hold the contest this year earlier in the doubt, many will bemore likely to compete feeling themselves in a better state of health, to show. the proficiency attained during the winter months. la conclusion the Committee have to say that the Gymnasium is in a fair state of repair and that the new "buck" recommended in our last report has been procured from, home to our
entire satisfaction.+
.... D. KENNEDY,
Gymnasium Sub-Committee.
FR. W. Koch, CHAS, H. THOMPSON, J STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF THE "VICTORIA
RECREATION CLUB." FOR THE YEAR ENDING.31ST DECEMBER, 1889. Cash.
To Subscriptions
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31
Subscribed, "Aquatic Sports," Fees, "Aquatic Sports," Subscribed for Oars..... Interest......ENNS Balanced 1993
Contra.
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4 Wages ........................................................................ Gaf......................................................... Advertising and Printing
11.
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better or truer sportsmen than their confrares in the North, although there can be no doubt that the spirit of betting--that absolutely necessary con- comitant of successful racing all the world over, is immeasurably stronger in the British colony than in the Cosmopolitan settlement; nor am I disposed to entirely agree with the argument that it is the frequency of race meetings in Shanghai that accounts forthe comparatively limited general interest exhibited; but be the reason what it may, racing in Hongkong, with all our dis advantages, and up to date their name have. been legion, is keener, less mercenary, and of a more thoroughly sporting type than it is in Shanghai.
The Hongkong, Jackey Club might, however, imitate with advantage many of the regulations and customs of the Shanghai Race Club, especially in the treatment of visitors nind during race days.. Every possible courtesy is shown to strangera by the executive of the Shanghai Race Club, as well as by private mèmbers; not only are tickets of admission to the Grand Stand provided, but polite invitations to the daily Club tiffing are invariably forwarded, and any information on racing matters is frankly and freely given." No doubt when the New Grand Stand in the Happy Valley has become an accomplished fact, and that will be at no far distant date, the Hongkong Jockey Club will endeavour to extend to visitors similar courtesies and hospitality, so freely ten- dered to Hongkong "sports" at Shanghai and the Coast Ports. There is one very important privilege which the Shanghai Stewards retain, and which I shall endeavour to introduce here at the next meeting of the Jockey Club-that is with reference to electing visitors as qualified to ride during the meeting. By one of the rules of the ride unless he is a member of the Club Hongkong Jockey Club no person is qualified to
ridiculous restriction, in my opinion, which bears very hardly on naval and military officers who may be here only temporarily, and on visitors generally, as before they can be qualified to ride they are mulcted in a heavy entrance fee and a year's subscription. The working Stewards of every meeting, that is the Judge, Clerk of the Scales, Starter, and C. C., should be empowered to coucede to any qualified visitor the privilege of riding during the meeting without payment of any fee, and I am convinced that an alteration of the present rule to meet this suggestion would both work, well and meet the views of the sporting community generally, besides being bighly appreciated by visitors.
The Shanghai Grand Stand, although a vast improvement on the ramshackle structure in the perfect. It struck me that the accommodation. Happy Valley, is still a long way from being for ladies was susceptible of great improvement, and on the steps of the Stand, the coign of Vantage from where most of the talent plant lost to sight after entering the straight until themselves during a race, the ponies are actually ·
opposite Belle Vue, Surely some arrangement could be made to have the trees removed
that obstruct a full view of the race-course from this popular and convenient stand-pointi The coffee-room; ladies' rooms, etc., are very well arranged, and leave very little ground for fault-finding, but I was very much struck with the altogether inadequate accommodation provided for the general public. Members of the various clubs and their friends, as well as visitors from other ports, have everything they want, but for outsiders the provision made is any- $4-341.00
thing but creditable: I met a couple of sea-going 16900 friends on the Inwn who insisted on my joining
56.00 them in a friendly tipple, and they took me to a. 250.00
place like a barn underneath the Grand Stand, 8.96
which I was informed was the public bar and 676 47 tiffia room. A disappointing attempt had been made to secure a sort of semi-privacy for the $5.501.43 tiffin-room by partially fixing it up with matting,
but it looked more like an enclosure for keeping $1,081 goats than for the proper entertainment of the 1,117.60 public. And yet there is ample space for the 205.60 fitting up of a comfortable bar and convenient 185 89 luncheon room, whilst the cost could only be 362.10 trifling, Mr. Rellly, of the Central Hotel, who 409 67 runs this part of the show, should see to it 341.55 before next meeting. 336.81
And now for a few words generally about the ponies and the racing. Taken as a whole 446.51 the grithms, as regards class, were in my opinion 6240 above the average and some of their performances 410.80 by the clock" were exceptionally good especially 541.69 considering that, owing to the weeks of wet weather preceding the meeting, nearly the whole
· $5.501.43 | of them were palpably short of work. The *****mighly skewbald, Hero, did not belle bis private reputation, and stood out by himself from all $731.00 his compeers, but Vaticinator, Autocrat, Black 255.00 Leaf, Unicorn, Vagrant, Sahara, Likelihood, 515.25 and Envy, are all promising mace-ponies that 410.Po are likely to be beard of again. The last named,
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The Class are very badly off for boats. Two Double Sculling Gigs with axed seats are now being built and will be ready for use in a few weeks, and we hope that next season it may be possible to add some more boats to this class.
The oars for the six foare A a Class being a very scratch lot, and it being considered that the Cino had expended all that it could be fairly, asked to on the rowing members, a subscription" was got up amongst them, which enabled a com plete set for each boat and several spare ones to
I have compared the statement with the Books be ordered from Salter of Oxford, England, and Vouchers in the possession of the Hop.
Treasurer and find the same to be correct, which we think from their balance and handi ass have given universal satisfaction to members using them, and we trust in future, when possible, all cars and sculls will be got from home.
R. T. WEIGHT, OM Hon Treasurer.
the property of Mr. Buzey, a shapely little pony $1,912.05 and a grand mover, was amiss throughout the meeting, or be would probably have earned a 495.77 winning bracket to his name, while Autócrat
89.85
was so big and in such bad condition for racing 230 00 that it was a great error of judgment to start him 45.00 at all. However, Mr. Chantrey's grey is such'a 50.00 good-looking one and so powerfully put 100.00 together that, in the event of anything 314.50 going wrong with Hero, bis chance 169.93 winning the Shanghai St. Leger ought not to be overlooked. Unicorn, a remarkably well shaped $1,912.05 10an in Mr. Sassoon's stab'e, has a tremendous dash of speed, and ran so prominently in the Griffins, after being left behind at the start, that I think, with the skewbald out of the way, he $1,655.06
82:75 would have cleverly won that race; but I am doubtful about his staying powers, as he was $1,737.81. rather easily beaten in the Manchu Stakes by Vaticinator and Autocrat, after looking all over -81,787:81 | @winner at the entrance to the straight run-in. Ali Sabúra, « big brown with powerful quarters, $1.737.81 ought to have easily won the Jockey Cup for Mr. Sasspon, but his jockey was quite helpless at the finish and Mr. W. Ciawford es Venture, a flyaway chesnut of Mr. Humphreys, scored a lucky-victory-In the Taatai's Cup Sahara made amends for this onlucky defeat by winning a grand race from the penalised Elegant, Visitant, Fontenoy and five others in the field. Likelihood took my fancy very much, and in the hands of Mr. Dallas he landed the Spring Cup (one mile) in good style Nothing can be said about the sculling boats,
Frum six opponents. This was the only At Class, except that the wonder is that they
race in which that pony took part, Black Leaf have held together for another season. There
Fis one of the gamest grins that fan at the are so very few members who scull that the Club
SELANGHAI SPRING RACEŚLASMA. meeting, and he can both stay and go fast. After is not justified in buying new boats, and members
So far as the actual racing was concerned the finishing close up with Vaticinator in the Griffins, who wish to indulge in this form of rowing recent Spring Meeting of the Shanghal Race accumbing by a short head to Vagrant in the the racing-like black was very unlucky In should keep private ones, as these light craft will not stand being used by four or five members, Club was quite up to the usual high standardit Racing Stakes; but he scored an easy win in the and in fact, but for the very poor exhibitions in Concordia Cup against nine opponents, and each with a different style of sculling.
such Important events as the Derty, Shanghal followed this up by entirely upsetting the calcula There has been no diminution of interest taken
Stakes, And Chay Shang Kuik Cup, i would have tions of the talent by running clear away from Never to omit washing away with tears what | THE HONGKONG BANK EMBEZZLEMENT CARE.
by members in towing. The Regatta last year: ever sin is thine.
A. M. P. Silva was charged with the larceny was a success, and in February a further filly been an almost ungus fed success, Favorably Dolores (716, ex); Autocrat, Volcano, and three
situated as the turftes of the Model Settlement of $23.484.77 on the 36th September, 1889, from was given to rowing by Singapore sending up are in regard to obtaining a practically unlimited!, atheis in the Pari-Mutuel Cup. It is somewhat singular that Black Leaf, Likelihood, and Envy, The damage will not materially, interfere with So long as I live, and while the breath of life sus the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corp crew to compete against us, when, ahhough we supply of race-ponies at low prices, and possess three of the bist gildias: at the meeting, were tion, while employed as a clerk in the said Bank defeated them twice in the fours, they took the ring exceptional facilities for training almost cast-offs from Mr. Sid's (of Hongkong) stable,
The Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Goodina) I shall endeavor with tears of sorrow to wash (prosecuted, and. Mr. A. J.Leach, instructed by/culling race. A miniature Regatta was organised throughout the year, with many other adran and were picked up at auction, for a few tacli on this occasion and amongst other races was one tager sinknown to Hongkong, it would faded each. Such is one of the phases, and by no Mesem, Caldwell and Wilkinson, appeared between the Navy, the Regiment, Singapore and be singular if the Race Club's half-rearly means an unusual one, of the glorious uncer the prisoner
The Clerk of Arraigns (Mr. Sangster the Club, in which' the Club had to take a back unions at any time failed to produce big tainty of racing.
seat, coming in third to the two formes; we hope fields and good sport. But notwithstanding
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FIRE AT THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
HE upper floors of our Stanley Street Warehouse were destroyed by fire early this morning.
our local business.
The Soda Water Factory and plant are intact and the manufacture of Aerated Waters com- -menced at 7 o'clock this morning as usual,
The Dispensary and General. Store have not been affected by the fire, and business will
transacted as usual.
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be
owest
trust,
To God a return proportionate to the sublime Take courage! Steer thy, bark confidently into
the deep sex.. God helping thee, may all the labors undertaken
by thee for Religion
Succeed, and bear unto thee abundant fruiti Still, that thou mayest one day, reach tha
heavenly heights,
SUPREME COURT. IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Avoiding to pass through the avenging flames (Before Mr. Flaiding Clarks, Acting Chief Oh, Joachim, while thou breathest your zuortal
afr,
JOACHIM
tains this weary frame,
sins away,
But thou, who art already in secure enjoyment of the bliss-beatowing light of the saints, ・ Comfort me, borne down with carés und; falling
beneath the weight of year
And from the heights of Heaven look down upon whom the whirlwind hath so long tossed about,
tby brother.
and to whom
for
read
W. R. MCCALLUM,
Auditor
Hongkong, 16th May, 1899,
·SPORTING GOSSIP.
the indictment which charged the prisoner however, that this will only prove an incentive all these advantages, it will generally become with having loulously stolen, laken and carried to members to keep up practice and that at admitted that, Jacing in Shanghal for tome Mr. J. D. Humphreys has a pair of good away the sum of $23,474-77 on the 26th of September 1869 the property of the Hongkong Regatta a simular race may be got up in which yeare past has been very long way behind ponies in Vaticinators and Vagrant, that and Shanghai Bankspery
In mid-ocean the fearful tempest leaves no reThe isoner pleaded guilty."
pose.
LIO`XIII.
Mr. Leach, Insmitigation of sentence, sub- mitted that there was lack of proper supervision
we trust the will be reversed.
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the sport of monarchs carried out under with anything like a fair share of luck the auspices of the Hongkong Jockey Club will yet win lots of races for the blue, white in the famed Happy Valley. It can hardly be and red banner of the Hongkong leviathan, that the racing men in this colony are either Vagrant was perhaps fortunate to beat Dinch