THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1899.
ed surplus on 31st proxlino say, $10,000, plus } British residents to come together on Monday the estimated surplus revenue over for ordinary next at t2 o'clock for the purposes of consider expenditure during next year say $136,000, oring inre fully the question of making a collec tion for the widows and orphans of our soldiers aggregate of $836,000. According to the Estimates there is only to and sailors who fall in the war. This move be expended during 1900 the sum of 5331,100 meat has been inaugurated by the China Mfail, on Public Works Extraordinary. I think the which is to be congratulated for its patrotic Government would have been fully justified in nove, but it was thought would be better if the isking the Council.in sanction the expenditure representative British inhabitants could be of says, or even $600,go..........
The Public Works are, in order of their im portance and urgency, latrines, shelter for chair-conlies at the Peak, the speedy extension of means of obtaining, storing and distri- buting water, a Post Office, &c.
The latrines should be put in hand and. finished before the end of next year I earnest ly urge that a vote be taken for the full animust requisite to complete them during 1900.
in reply to a question in connection with jerry buildings put to the hondurable Director of Public Works on the 4th of October last, the honourable member said have real the articles referred to and think there is foundation for the allegations. The powers possessed by my department are defined in the Ordinances 15 of 1889 and 25 of 1894. An plicer of the Department, assisted by an overseer, inspivas building works in progress. The exceptional amount of such work in the Colony at present makes an increase in the stall necessary if this work of supervision is to be throughly per formed. The matter is engaging the attention of the Government."
His Excellency the Governor----{ mon afrald the honourable incmber is not in order. At the present moment there is no proposal as to the increase of the staff in question before the Council, and I do not think any member of the Counch would be in order in proposing aa increase in that staff or in the vote referring to it. The Hon. T. II, Whitehead-I do not, pro- pose at increase.
His Excellency the Governor--Did you aut propose an increase in the staff?
The Ilon, T. II. Whitehead- No.
His Excellency the Governor. I beg your pardon. What is your proposal then?
The lon. T. Whiteley amend ment is that this yate on Public Works Extra- ordinary" be referred bacle to the departments concerned for reconsideration and to be remodelled.
His Excellency the Governor--The cam- mittes accepted this Bill yesterday and 1 question whether without the permission of the Council you can propose now that it be referred back to the committee. You can propose that any vote be deleted ar reduced.
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The Hon. T. II. Whitehead proposed that it be referred back to the departments cou cerned.
His Excellency 1 should be very sorry to prevent you proposing anything but I do not think it is quite in order for it to be referred back to the cammkuce,
The ion. T. H. Whitehead-I proposed that it should be referred hack to the Department for reconstruction.
His Excellency the Governor-That would not be in order. If there is any concrete proposition any member desires to make, or a proposal to reduce the vote it would be in order. It would be quite in order for the honourable members ta ask the Director of Public Works any question on the expenditure of money, but to propose a certain vote be recasted would not be in ouler nor that the estimates he referred back to the committee.
The Hon. T. B. Whitehend—I abide by your ruling. I therefore propose that the words Post Office" be substituted for "Law Courts" in the first item under the head Public Works Extraordinary." A new Post Post Office in mare urgently needed than new-Law Courts.
His Excellency the Governor-I think you can do that. I am not quite certain about it,' but I will give the honourable member the benefit of the doubt and put his proposition to the Council Of course the honourable mem- bur will understand that the result of the carry- ing of his proposition would be that the new Law Courts would disappear from Estimates.
The amendment was lost.
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17 OUR WAR MAP,
ROYAL ARTILLERY VEM,9. CENTURION** The whole issue of the Hongkong Telegraph An interesting if somewhat one sided game containing our war map having been sold out was played on the Cricket Ground yesterday and the office having been since flooded with between the above teams and, despite the capital score made by the Artillery, the Naval applications for copies, we have had a second contingent gave them some exercise in leather edition printed, which is now on sale at Messrs., hunting which should prove beneficial should Kelly & Walsh, Messrs. Brewer & Co., and the be ordered to the Transvaal. The Hongkong Felegraph Office at 75 cents per 168 in good style: the "Centurions" Illowed suit and accumulated no less than 185 for the TUNG WA HOSPITAL EXTENSION, Content loss of a single wicket. The appended scores
speak for themselves.
The following is the programme of proceed
in connection with the ceremony of the ings laying of the foundation stone of the above institution on Saturday, the 25th November, 1899, at 3 o'clock pa
called together to make arrangements for the fieldor in adesert, of course, if "Observer "wants theers" went first to bat and knocked up Į copy:
METING OF THE FINANCE COMUTTEE. The Chainman-I have only one minute to bring before the committee-to-day, and that is onu in which the Governor recommendes the Council to vote a sum of $1,500 in aid of the vote "Maintenance of Watervarks, Kowloon." With regard to this vote, the Directors of Public Works reported that the necessity arse partly through the large consumption of water due to the increase of pupolation and dustries at Kow toon and partly through the severe drought at the beginning of the year, when water had to be pumped from one of the valleys to the clear water reservoir at Yaunati.
The vote was agreed to.
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SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Sathtary Bourd was held this afternoon. There
pie sent--The President 19g Atkinson, Prin- cipal Civil Medical ficer who occupied the chair, the Hon. R. D. Ormsby Director of Public Works), Dr. Clark (Medical Officer of Health, M. Ustone and Mr. Duggan (Secretary).
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ne are
not heavy, and when the very fact of their being beleagured and successfully resisting all attacks is gaining the time so much needed, in which the concentration
reinforcements
is being completed our and arrangements being made for an aggressive campaign, will Observer dogmatically assert that that force is not successfully meeting the enemy? It doesn't matter whether it be in a more complete canvassing of the British popula- to indulge in a little, hair splitting, I will say that just at present the enemy are in the field tion, most of whom will no doubt bé glad to have the sportunity of seeing all of you on and as they are, as Observer puts it, in een
siderable preponderance Monday at 12 o'clock.
to shoot them from our intrenchments instead of going out into the field ourselves, like idiots and getting shot. But surely the matter of success is to be judged by the success which is met with in foiling an invatting army's plans. Observer's argument was, I presume, based faels. Now what WILEVÉ on supposed from Observer is his fags; instead of giving facts he has branched off into a matter To prove quite foreign to the question. his alleged Boer superiority he blindly exhibits as a proof of his contention between eight and nine thousand men surrounded by a force of what from all accounts appears to be of between twenty and thirty thousand, who notwithstanding their equality in tactics, dash strategy, precision of fire, and superior mobility are unable to successfully meet the inferior force opposing them. Observer could not have made out a worse case for himself. Now what do we actually find? A force heleagured by a superior force. The object of the superior force was evidently to mish the inferior force, drive them back; and cape Durban before reinforcements could arrive. To do this they mass a body of men on their frontier, and attempt first to rush Glencoe. Here they find they have underrated their enemy and that enemy demonstrates clearly that they are superior in dash at any rate. We capture the Boers guns and baggage, after a most brilliant action. This force as far as we can tell from the repons in hand was about equal in num bers or if there was a difference it was in favour rash in their main body and it then becomes of the Bours. Aber this reverse the Boers necessary to fall back on the position it was evidently intended to hold til reinforced by the southern invading army. A glance at the map will show the strategical value of Lady- smith lying as it dnes at the junction of the Harrismith railway, in comparison with Glen- Cor 1 being impossible to hold both places,
But what of the general idea of the Boer campaign. Instead of being able to drive the enemy before them and march on Durban they have come to a standstill; they dare not avance and leave a force to threaten their rear, and if they divided their forces the pro- bability would has that their divisions would be beaten in detail, whilst in spite of their alleged superiority they have failed to take the place notwithstanding the alleged precision of their fire, for it must he noticed that "Observer" has pointed his remarks with cheerful ambiguity, So it may be taken that he includes artillery and rifle fire in his Boer enlogy.
WASHING
The minutes of the previous meeting were pescil.
APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM LAME" | Mr. P. E. Khambath applied for exemp tion from Line washing No. 2 Elgin Street, on the ground that it had been newly overhauled On examination it was found by Inspector Fisher, to be clean and in good reisait and the matter was referred to the load for their
decision.
Mr. Usborne--I propose Sir that this appli cation be refused I think it better to err on the sied of red tapis rather than allow the town to be filthy.
Mr. Onnsly I beg to second the proposition. Carried.
Ebrahim Mahoused made a similar applica tion with regard to 53 Graham Street on the krounds that the building was at this time undergoing repairs and additions. The excomp tion was recommended and referred to the
Howard.
Extension grouted for one month.
LARCENIES | RUM CEMETERIES
I was reported to the Medical Officer of Health that sixteen peres of chain had been stolen from the Roman Catholic Cemetry, andthey assault, or damage it with their antllery matter was referred to the Capt. Supt of Police, who reported that the police had to arcess to the cemeteries at night, the gates being locked, and recommended the placing of it watchman on duty inside the cemetery. The police were watching the cemetery.
An arrest was afterwards neue and the pri soner sentenced to 6 months hard labor.
LICENSE TO KEEP SWINE.
An application to keep swine was applied for by Ĉitu Fink.
Granterl
PLAGUE CASES IN BOMILAN,
I challenged Observer's comparison as to the qualities of the enemy and he replies by in effect pointing to their numbers. Now as egards the destruction of railways. The most ignorant ace of savages in the work) who knew that an enemy was likely to advance upon them by means of an existing railway would, we may
the chance.
A Further report of the progress at Rubenically assume, destroy that railway if they had Plague in lombay City shewed from toth to 23rd October there hart been 264 cases and 200
deaths,
"ŠÍONCALITY RETURNS FROM ALACAD), The death rate at Maçan for the week ending 30th October 189, was 57 for the week ending 6th November 1899, the death rate was
NORIALITY RETURN FOR TILE COLORY OF HONGKONG,,
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23
Infantile Disentes 30 Throat Affections Chest Affections' 24
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Bubonic Plague... o Marasmus
His Excellency the Governor-do you desire a division.
The lou, T. H. Whitehead---No.
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead--I puspose that the vote for Public Works Extraordinary" be reduced by $roo, as I am not satisfied with the appropriation of the money as it stands in the Bil.
His Excellency the Governor-What item would the honourable ger.lemen suggest that the suni be taken from?
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead-From the total. His Excellency de Governor-Willir be necessary for some particular item to be picked out, for reduction.
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead-Then I propose that the vote of $20,000 for new Law Counts be reduced to $1,900
The amendment was lost. The 11. T. H. Whitehead-1 desire to have my dissent recorded.
lis Excellency the Govemer--Your dissent is recorded as a matter of course in the minutes of the Council. There is no other way in which your dissent can be recorded. I put the ques- tion and the noes had it. Really you can only record a clissent by asking for a division and showing that you are in a minority. Uniontu- nately this is passed now: I asked if you wish. ́ed for a division and you said no.
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead--I was unaware that it would deprive me from recording my dissent as I have à right to do under the stand- ing rules.
His Excellency the Governor-As a matter of fact your dissent is recorded by your obser- vations, but the way to record à dissent is by asking for a division.
The Hon. T. II. Whitehead-I desire to lay. on the table a statement of my reasons for dissenting --
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Total 193 Death rate per thousand of the whole populas tion for the week ended......4.11.99. 2.23.6
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So I think the public and even Observer will plainly perceive the pout of my remark when realfirm "It does not need any shrewd know, ledge of military strategy to root up a few rails and cut a wire,”
Irun, Sir,
11. E. T. Hongkong, November 24th, 1899.
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Capt. Simonde, 6 Maniny
Cap, Langhome, Killick, Ir athly
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NAVAL, OFFICERS TWINKS OFFICERS BOYAL WELSH FUSILIERS, This game took place on the Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. The Band of the RWF was in attendance and rendered a selection during the progress of play. The navy again came to the fore, scoring 172 to their opponents' 60.
HALS, “HEMINER" DEESHA UD, 25 8. KOYAL ARTILLERY.
This was also played on the Happy Valley. The Artillerymen went first to the bat and an naged to accumulate 79, the nasal men only making 76. Towards the finish much amuse ment was caused by the tail end of the Humber team whose batting was peculiar to say the least of it but, thanks to pour fielding they managed to make a close gaine of it.
FOOTBALL.
HONKONG POOTBALL CLUB versus THE HARRISON,
This match played yesterday at Happy Valley under Rugby Union Rules, proved most attractive, that is from the spectators point of view. There was a large attendance and the game in itself was interesting through out. Captain Waymouth officiated as umpire and looked after his somewhat thankless duty well. An exciting game resulted in a victory for the Club by one goal to mi The follow- ing composed the respective teams:
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB
Backe
Beattie. Three-quarter Hacks, Teunkinson. Hall. Hancock. Green. Half Hacks. Deacon. Williamson. Forwards. McMurtrie. Thomson. Sanders/ ́ ́Bruce, Sinckwell. A. M.:Beattie Rutherford and Morrell.
Peltaiho this last Summery and Va open house for them now." The "festivities wind up with a big ball on the 15th, 1 be- buried in his work and his Chinese, he has not lieve. Though Sir Robert has been so long lost all capacity to appreciate the sparkle of bright eyes apparently, and many stories are current of his
To-day is Viceroyi
Yu Lu's 60 years birthday, and grand festivities are under way in official circles. The Emperor and Empress sent down the most elaborate presents to him last week, and they were received by him with
wry kowtows at the station. They included in shrine; sceptre; two characters on squares; a tablet inscribed by the Emperor, gold Buddha' one dragon embroidered robe, and thirty-six pieces of silk from the Emperor: and from the Empress Dowager tivo characters meaning “Long Life" tablet with four characters; a 1. Address.--(The Chairman, Tung Wa los-pair of scrolls painted by herself; one: " long pital Directors).
characters, and twelve pieces of silk. life" Bukha; a jade sceptre; two squares with:
Laying of Foundation Stone. (y is Excellency Sir Henry A. Blake, catan).
3. Address(His Excellency the Governor).
Presentation to Lady Blake of Cont memorative Scroll from the Hospital Dom mittee.
At the conclusion of the Presentation, Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to kindly pro- ceed to the Reception Hall in the Tung Wa Hospital for refreshment provided for Vishors. We are requested by the Tang Wa Hospital Committee to state that the ladies of Hongkong are invited to be present at the ceremony.
COMMENTS ON THE WAR.
BY OBSERVER.
I think the telegraphic news of the 22nd inst. is disquieting. That a Bige force of Boers should have got between Estcount and the base is sufficiently annoying, but that communica- tions have been cut is serious. 1: looks as if, for the present at any rate, there would be another isolated garrison to be relieved 10,000 men are few enough for the task of relieving Ladly smith, if every mile of the line has to be guarded Let us hope that the Boers will not be able in Pietermaritzburg, to any great extent. It is damage the railway, between Estcourt and really the inability of the Boers that we have to deal with. What we require for this kind of warfare is just exactly what we have not got, a large well trained force of mounted infantry, Dar cavalry, though it has the mobility, cannot meet the enemy alone, as the latter are able at very short notice in assume the role of infantry to a certain degree. It is very difficult to state what tactics should be employed against these guerilla bands that are hanging about our flanks and rear. I think myselftuat a strong lving column in the first instance is perhaps
As Ju Lu's Ninth Son bas just married ond
of Prince Ching's dagghters, who bears some distinguished title of her own, he is a very im- portant personage just now. wrathful jealousy of his co-officials in the Chang Yeu Mon appears to be exciting the Yamen a good deal, they maintaining that he has thrust himself in where there is no room for him. The Chang seems to be writhing under the severe censures which have appeared in home papers about him-and from private sources i learn that he is to all appearance. geninuely progressive, and would be much. more goahead if circumstances were more favourable just now. He has himself chiefly to blame if he has been misunderstood howeret.
He has deliberately. surrounded himself with those whose interests are distinctly opposed to British. The great Chingwantno scheme is being boomed again, and I see they have managed to ventilate the programme in a Shanghnt paper. But to us here the idea seems highly chimerical. How trade can be conjured up in a barren waste in China is á mystery to me. In all our dealings with the
Chinese we lave had to go to them and have never drawn them to come to us, and this has instead of being favourably located on dragged our settlements, up shallow rivers
the
sea board. At Chingwantao there is no native cily whatever, nothing that can be converted into a nucleus for a trade centre, and if the Chinese have not been tempted by certain trade and high prices to carry even provisions to Reitaiho, can we imagine that traders are going to transfer them selves and their skins, or their orders för. imports to Chingwantao just to oblige those (row not, neither do I believe that the British who have a harbour or railway axe to grind1-
public are going to plump down the enormous capital required for the scheme.
It seems likely that we shall not have a guard stationed here this winter. In one way, we perhaps hardly need it. Now that we can
be
the solution. "Communications" must be a secondary consideration until Ladysmith is relieved. When that is accomplished our forces there will be strong enough to take the field with a primary base at Ladysmith. Probably in such 2011 event, all isolated parties of Hoers in the neighbourhood can either be
approached at almost any time of the winter from Shanhaikwan there is not the detail defeated in
or may be recalled to reinforce theirown_
same urgency for a gunboat as when we were main body We finally sealed up by the ice, and having may predict, I think that a large num
the troops always stationed at Wei-hai-wei ber af the hitch in the North of Cape Colony will dock to the Beer Standard. The disaffecthere is nu immediate promise of trouble just gives a certain sense of security. Moreover tion of the two members for Colesburg, added now, though affairs in Shantung are very to the report that a considerable number of unsettled, and the Boxers have been giving a their supporters have joined the enemy may be great deal of trouble, when the pinch of the the occasion of many more following their famine makes itself, felt it may drive a lot of example. These reinkrecincts for the Boers desperate characters this way. But we and the will have to be reckoned with in the coming Germans both have Volunteer Corps now, campaign. It is to be hoped that short shrift and we may have the loan of two machine will be given to any Cape Afrikanders caught guns and an instructor, in which case we may with arms in their hands. The proclamation
be fairly well off unless something unforseen of Sir A. Milner does not seem to have produced occurs, though it will be the first time in twenty- the desired effect in all parts of the Colony. If
six years that we shall have been without a those recently issued by Generals, Gatacre and
guard. Clery do not prove to be more efficacious, the strongest repressive measures must be taken in order to deter others from following a like course of conduct. If taken, they cannot ex- pect to be treated as prisoners of war, or other- wise than as traitors. If this treason cannot be nipped in fic bul, further reinforcements will have to be sent out from England as soon
know of General Warren's Division (10,000 men who were to be leaving: England at the end of jahis month. The difficulty of the campaign al present is that our forces have to be split up in order to relieve the garrisons, thus losing the advantage of being able to employ superior numbers at important points. For this reason I do not anticipate that any decisive action will be fought und alter the relief of Kimberley and Mafeking.
SIR, otice in yesterday's issue of your paper a letter under the above heading, signed by Justice, calling public attention to the sa-called inadequate sentence passed by the Castle. Higgin. Loring, Izat. Hughes. 1.1. Lewis, as they can be got ready: At present we only
Magistrate on Tolter for embezzlement on Wednesday fast.
We are all aware, as Justice says, that the object of punishment is to act as a deterrent to others evilly inclined, but there is such a thing as tempering justice with mercy and, with the object of dealing with cases of this kind, only a few years ago, an act entitled the First Offenders Act was added to the Statute Laws of England, which gives a judge discretion, on the first conviction of an accused person, to sentence him to a term of imprisonatent and at week last year
the same time to suspend the sentence on AML:R1 3i:AEL
-certain-conditions-and-thus he is savent from A Report from Mr. F. Browne, Government contact with older criminals and given an Analyst was placed before the Board, concern opportunity to redeem himself; many persons have been dealt with under the awe act and ing some water taken from a well at No. 4 Queen's Road Central, and which he found from the latest reports the results have been was fit for human consumption. The Chief most beneficial. From the facts reported in the Medical Official recommended that the well press 1 should certainly say that had the "First should be closed down by order of the Board. Offenders Act" been in force here Toller would Dr. Clark 1 move that the well be closed. have been 'entitled to claim the benefit of it, as Lir. Ormsby-1 beg to second dan proposi-he was in the employ of the prosecutors for 5 years, bore a good character and their redesi Carried,
for leniency no doubt influenced the Magistrate in considering the sentence to impose; of course had Toller-been carrying on a systematic series of frauds for some time past the punish ment might seem inadequate, but when the "boy" as Justice calls him, probably on the impulse of the moment commits a crine, surely it is not for us to complain of his not having received a heavier sentence and find fault with the Magistrate! As with case is dealt with on its own merits there is no need to fear that this punishment will be taken as a precedent but Mr. Ormsby--I beg to second thu proposi- the Magistrate will, as he always does, impose such a sentence on a prisoner as he thinks in Carried.
accordance with justice.
Yours, &c,
Hongkong, November 24th, 1899.
CRICKET. Tank Entrar of fox "Bosgrong_TalagrAPI" SIR, would like very much to make a suggestion in your coleoins, and it is that the Hongkong Cricket Club "unbend" and give a slight deviation from their ordinary programme of fixtures, with a view to helping the game and the junior exponents of it in the Colony.
As it is at present, the club matches, though sufficiently interesting even to the unenthusi astic spectators, are certainly tainted with conservatism, arranged as they are amongst themselves, and I consider that this conserva tisin does not tend to foster, to the full extent, the premier game,
Mr. Osborne. If I remember rightly Sir, the proposal of the Director of Public Works was that the Government be asked not only to sanction the building of model Chinese tenements at Taipingshen but to offer reward for the best model of a Chinese the future. We have an answer on the former tenement with a view to getting it followed in point but not on the latter. 1 more that the Government be asked for a reply.
tion.
This was all the business.
CORRESPONDENCE.
His Excellence the Governor --I donde lo not necessarily guforse the ophions expressed bry know whether we can receive those reasons.
The Hon T. II. Whitehead-In accordance with Rule 32 of the Standing Orders any mem her dissenting from the opinion of the majority may if he wishes have his dissent recorded and the reason of his dissent.
Correspondents in this column)
To v Eviter ng Thư "jogosong TapaATH.
SIR-In your issue of yesterday, in answer to my letter, Observer cheerfully assumes that H. E. T. cannot be a military man and there fort proceeds to summarily quell the audacious layman has dared to discuss the military situatiun against the opinion of such a far- sighted, keen-eyed strategist as himself, but at the same time the sily old war dog evidently feels that he has been howling into the wrong shrub and thinks it discreet to burke the subject, so he proceeds to lay down fresh premises.
A. 1.
His Excellency the Governor-Oh Certainly, you are quite right. Is there any other obser- vation with regard to the items on page 2?
No one replying to this question, the Council resumed.
The Colonial Secretary Secretary-If there is no objection, and as there has been no material alteration in this Hill-in committee, I Now Observer's letter, drew invidious propose to move the third reading to day. Your comparisions between the shooting capabilities Excellency will remember that the Bill was of our men and the Boers, and was supposed brought before the Council some time ago and to demonstrate their equality in clash and as the discussion of it was delayed in order to tacticians. In my reply attacked the chable the unofficial members to have full veracity of his observations on the ground, opportunity of considering the various items. (1st) that it was no sign of inequality for an think we are all agreed that every opportunity inferior force to fail to assume the offensive has been afforded tein. Therefore, if there is against three to two odds-At Ladysmith the no objection, I propose the third reading of the odds are well known to be more then two one) Bill entitled an Ordinance to apply -summ not.And secondly that there was no evidence that exceeding two million six hundred and eighty there was a superiority of precision in the Boer one thousand six hundred and fifty-one dollars fire than in our own. Observer's letter was I feet quite consident that such a gango would tothe the Seite fifitur years, we
culorisation of the Boer at the expense of the arouse greater interest in cricket than is at
RADJOURNMENTS
Cricket in this colony, requires very careful fostering, when the rapidly-increasing influence of its dangerous rivál, football, is taken into account, and that is why I maintain that the junior clubs should be helped by our leading club.
As a start, in that direction, I would suggest a game between a Club eleven, and a team, say of eighteen, representing our school clubs, and players to be present members of the clubs represented.
Forwards.
Mulliken and Vyvyan.
Half Backs.
Lewis-
Stevens,
Three Quarter Bucks.
Davis. Evans. Ludwick. Wilkinson.
Rack
Davis.
THE GARRISON. The Garrison team kičked off and the ball was carried well back into their territory whence it was brought back be a good half-distance
un by Lewis. A couple of smart scrums and some attempts to get away by the three quarters on each side ensued, as did also some. sinart passing by the Club men. In one of the scrimmages Ludwick got slightly hurt and had to retire but he soon resumed his place in the game and thereafter played well throughout. Soon after the Club'obtained a forwards and then camea number of scrimmages free kick on a catch by someone among the interspersed with short runs towards the right corner of the Garrison touch line. These culminated in some clever passing, when Tomkinson got the ball and dodged cleverly round until behind the goal. His touch down was neatly converted by Me Murtrie, the Club thus having scored what proved to be the only goal in the game. From this on until ball time play was mostly confined to the Garrison territory, despite the desperate efforts of Lewis, Davis, Wilkinson and others to break through. The first named played a placky but decidedly rough game and was off-side a good deal. Howey the lub's tackling, although hardly as good as that of the Garrison prevented anything from being accomplished. After a succession of smart Lits of play pretty well all over the field, during which the Clubs halves and three-quarters hal plenty of work, the Garrison had to touch down in self defense. Matters then devolved towards the centre and, amongst a series of scrimmages Tomkins got in a good run and Lewis another but both failed to get across the Rubicon. The Club got another mark kick but soon after this had to touch down
From this on nothing of im in self defense. pariance occured, although at certainly looked as though the Garrison stood a good chance of scoring. However no further points were male and at the call of time the Club stood victors of a hard fought game with one goal to their opponents' nothing. On the winning side it were invidious to praise any particular individuals for good play, as all work ed well together, showing a good deal more combination than their opponents who were certainly a heavier team,
one time it
CANTON NOTES.
[From the Tsun ¡Pas Yat Po.] Most of the Chinese ir timber comes from the district of See Wai, large quantities of which are used at Shan Tak and San Wai. Lately, however, the trade between these parts has been greatly disturbed by pirates who have robbed the rafts as they passed down the river to a very great extent. At last, the owners of the timber, Mandarins, sent envoys to the bed of the not being able to obtain protection from the pirates asking him for his protection. The pirate agreed, on condition that he was paid Tis. 3,000 a year for his trouble. This the merchants agreed to and paid down Tls. 1,000 the remainder having to be paid on the great Chinese feast days. Just fancy in what a state of anarchy China must be in, when the merchants have to apply to the pirates, instead of to the Mandarins for protection.
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THEY MUST AGREE.
As to matters that bare no practical outconis” it is ̈ no consequesica whether wê agree or not. The earth may be, as sque say it in a molten maas (save" for a shell a few miles thick on the onuskdo), or iss muy be solid and cool all the way through from Lon- do to Sydney. However it may be we can de nothing atom it. So let the retentitio chaps go on keepressing as stat, and we shall have to contiuue peculating to their" curt's
content; the world, will picking up our living from its surface.
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Kreently in my reading I have come upon articles certain metient journals-ancanny, interesting cations, that they are, for nonprofesional per
going to show that it is at the heart which impes the loud through the body, Int the chemical action of oxygen inhaled by the lungs. · A prodi gious discovery, if it is 4 divers at all."
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Yet what adds wouht it make! Song whatever. Fair, women would blush by the help of the expil- laries-ns of alt, ami we shanit tía rugs around" cut fingu jis the same, It follows, my brethren, that some things uny le mysteries to the end of the chapter, mil na farm done, and others may differ witlent disturbing the serenity of our paving days a most soothing reflection.
But the advantage or otherwise of ( a person's food, agreeing or disagreeing with him is not a mare mat fer of puim. There is only one way to look that. As whole, fool must agree with us, and we with it, or we are ruined. A lady of Sheffield, Mrs. in shply beenuse her foot fatted to areo with 5. A. Spath, suffered a long, wearisome, and costly
to agroo her: For three years she was weak and wretched on areont of it. The light And pleasure went ente Ser life. She needed to eat, of coune, just as she neelest to breathes; yet, after every then-conmonly of light-things taken in maalt quantities, and slowly dew immediately seized with pains in the
touch, the chest, and the left side. Was not this a bund recompense for doing what nature compelled her do-tu eat!
Any net which causes paini, is performed as hel
as possible, and as incompletely. For who wants to enifer!
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A Piracy is reported to have been committed on the 21st instant on a junk which was retern- ing to See Nam from Canton. When the junk arrived at the Samsui district, about half her
Eating en Bitle-unt half as touch as lier body calli voyage, she was boarded by pirates and all the
ed for-Mr. Staith lost flesh and strength. Neces passengers were robbed. It is said that a marriage pair was on board, who were return.rily Dmw more money on the bank than you ing to their home with the intention of settling desit and presently the funk returns your chequee Burked No funk. To be sure. Nobody can happily down when they got back to their own
nutke twice two tal kve. village, as every good Chinuman ought to do. Unfortunately, the pirates carried away all the dowry and so gave them sad hearts instead of a happy home.
MUD-FLAT NORTH. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
TIENTSIN, November 13th- Sir Claude MacDonald's return is being look. ed forward to with some faint hope that it may set something in motion here. The complete stagnation which is dominating affairs in Pek- ing is proving unsatisfactory all round.
The Chinese seem afraid to move in anything new, and an air of hushed expectancy prevails everywhere though no one exactly knows what is expected. The political aspect of affairs seems to correspond very closely with the silently dropping leaves. In Japanese circles some activity is displayed, and a general opi- To-morrow altemoon on the Happy Valley;nion rules that the appointment of Baron Ne. the Hongkong Football Club will play the Royal gishi as minister is not without significance. Engineers Recreation Club. Kick-off at four o'clock. The following will play for the Club Perhaps we shall learn more when Sir Claude returas. Mr. Bax Ironside has achieved G. B. N. Sexton, goal; B. Johnston and C. H.
of the great things which, he was going to do W. H. Howard, halves, J. Ejbeud H. E which he had urge have been done, and C. R. Green, R.A., forwards.
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"I got to be feeble I could scarcely get about," the Indy. I was like this for three years from the spring of 1898-ling won in the spring than
her son, What to do more than had done. Idila't law, when one day, my snut Mr. William Andrew, of Willoughton, urged me to tako. Mother Seigel's Syraj. After haring done so for a short. time, the complaint--indigestion was better and so it wholly disappencod. I am now entirely cured, and strong and hearty us 1 was before my illurem came tunate an experience with Mother Seigel's Syrup, I some. You may rest assured that, after infor reconciled it trall my friends, and in sending you this short statement it my wish that you should print it for the good of others if you so desire (igned). A. Sinitla, 14, Ditchingham Road, Shofield, June 3, 1908.
"In April of this year (1899)," mya another, “my health began to fail, I fell drowsy, mal tired with the last exertion. After every meal I had oppression at the chest and side, and a great deal of pain. Whatever food I took disagreed with me, And I grew wenk, Lua drenker, and when at ny work I had such great pain I could hardly bear it. tried all the meal medicines for indigestion, but got worse and worse. One day in Jair, I read about und got a bottle of Mr. Hat- erley, Chemist. few days felt better. After taking scand bottles as ouro di base leaf we falls, a coche borde
London, E., October 14, 1898.
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1. Hay, backs; H. W. Looker, C. T. Kew and nothing beyond a sporting pupularity. None Mather Sciael's Syndic Dock Roail, and fo
Britisher, mine was a refusal to accept, as also present shewn, and it would certainly encour Green, J. E Noble, H. C. R. Hancock and Ad-now-thai-Si-Claude-is-coming-he is making (liver Minute Pretty 46, West India Bock fond,
The Council then adjourned unfil Thursday an observer of facts, the ruling of our individual age the junior clubs to work harder at the
or collective inferiority. But I would ask game.
next<Observer if a beleagured force assuming the
BUFFERERS BY THE Before leaving the room His Excellency defensive, is beating off all attacks of an enemy, on your valuable space.. the Governor said-1-live- sent round the picting upon hiin defeat after defeat, Capturing Council table an advertisement which I propose his guns and baggage whilst the losses in To have inserted in the local pressing comparison on the side of the belongured is
Trusting that I have not encroached too far
Yours,
Hongkong, November 24th, 1899.
DOMINUS
The Committee of the Hongkong Football Club, meet on Monday next,, to consider a scheme for the management of the Grand Stand, which, while taking care of the privi- leges of members, provides facilities for entrance to non-members.
haste to be gone, and 1 do not think anyone in Peking will be particularly sorry..
is true, health and life depend on a perfect Quite a large party of Tientsin folks have
agreciment between ourselves and or food: This gone up to Teking for the races, as well as a hot a matter of opinion. It is a vital and living yo large house party to Sir Robert Hart's; the old touship, and tailing does so much to promote the gentleman appears to have made quite agreement as the frogint and timely m number of friends among the Juveniles at Mother Seigel's Syrup, Atl.