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THE LEGISLATIVA COUNCIL.
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sum of two hundred and seventy-eight thousand four hundred and twelve dollars and sight cants, to defray the charges of the year 1905.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded. · The bill was road a third time and passed. MARRIED WOMEN'S FROPERTY DILL
The Attorney General moved the third read.
women,
Merath inste A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. Freient-His Excellency. the Governor, Major Sir. Matthew Nalban, KOM.G., R.E., His Excellency Major-General Villiers Hatton, C.1. (Cominauding the Troops), ing of the bill entitled an Ordinance to amend Hou, Mr. T. Sercomue Smith (Colonial Secrethe law relating to the property of married
H. Spencer Berkeley (At- Hon. Sir
eral), Hon, Mr. A. M. Thomson General), torney (Colonial Treasurer), Hen. Mr. A. W. Brewin Registrar-General), Han, Capt. L. A. W. Barnes-Lawrence, RN. (Harbour Master), Hon. Mr. W. Chatham (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. H. A. Hewett, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M6.1), C.M., CMO, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne, Hon. Mr. Woi Yok,
The Colonial Secretary seconded. The bill was read a third time and passed. The Council adjourned till Thursday, 21st lust, at 2.30 p.m.
FINANCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committee was Hon. Mr. W. J. Ginson, and Mr. A. G. M. held immediately after the Council meetings.
the Colonial Secretary presiding. Fletcher (Clerk of Councils),
It was agreed that the following votes be recommended for adoption by the Council-
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT.
HOSPITAL Staff quartENS.
FOR CHINESE REFORMERS.
"CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY,"
13th lost.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 16 1906.
OOK WATER SUPPLY.
WATER AUTHORITY IN A QUANDÁRY.
13th inst.
A GRUDGE AGAINST A BANK
SAL
A sum of two thousand one hundred and Mr. Gresson was appolated a member of the sixty-four dollars in aid of the vote, public million, which is probably the highest praise to say ambiguously, of the absorbent qualities wi
works extraordinary, buildings Government Civil Hospital-extension to stast quarterṇ,
Public Works Committee vice Mr. C. W. .Dickson.
TIR GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT,' His Excellency the Governor said: Under the Financial Minute Number 34, the sum of $1,054 is required for the erection of additional quarters for nurses at the Government Civil Hospital. Rather less was spent last year on this work, thin was anticipated and con sequently rather more has to be geht this year. The work is now completed at n cost of $23,1or as against an Financial Minute Number 35 includes a sum
estimate
POLICE VOTES.
I
A sum of one thousand dollars in aid of the vote, police and prison departments, Police— other charges for the following items:-
Meals for prisoners in cells......$ 400 Secret service........
600,
Total................$1,000 VOLUNTEER EQUIPMENT,
GYMKHANA NOTE
13th inst. This the third meeting of the Blangkong Gymkhana Club to be held on Saturday next, 16th instant, promises to be, one of the most sporting meetings that have yet bees beld lo this Colange
In all, sixteen nam ponios arrived in number eleven will probably face the starter Colony about three weeks age, and out of this
Saurday next
on
to
of $26,0.0 making a saving of $1,899. seventy-five dollars and sevenly-nine cents in eile, persuasive art of the writer, for the rid of this superfluous ihpèrabundance of the door, Rad with his - ear "to" the crack blind) on Bach of which tends (or
of $400 in aid of the vole for the police and pri❘
the son departments for meals for prisoners in cells. This excess ou the sum which we voted is due to the large number of deportees from Singapore and Shigele cells. We propose Saigon to whom meali had 10
now to recover this amount from the Govern ments of the Straits Settlements and of Indo- China. The sum named, $1,000, also includes a sum of $600 in aid of the item, the secret ser vice. Hitherto, I find, or it has been broughita my notice, that informers have been paid from fines. That is a somewhat irregular procedure; the fines should go to revenue and all
money spent in paying informers should be voted by this Council. Minule Number 36. is for for 53.375.79 for subsisting the new pallern the old pattern rifles. The expenditure was incurred last year but the accounts were not received in time to he included in the accounts for last year. Minule Number 37 is for $1,000 for washing for the hospitals and asplams. For some tinio past all this washing has been done in the gaol, but there has been a very consider able reduction in the numbers in the goal of Jate, and prisoners at no longer avadable for the work. Now only 430 to 450 prisoners are in the gaol compared with about Soo sumte eigh teen months ago. Number 38 is for $470 for the Post Office. This vote is to enable the Government to do away with the hong system of correspondence with Canton. Celais pri vale establishments collected 1:1ters, potent them to private shops in Capton at 50 auch an ounce. "per packet. It was neces sary so long as to adopt this system the Imperial Post Office of China could not todertake to deliver Chinese letters regularly In Canton. They have now undertaken to do that, and it is more convenient in every way
A sum of three thousand thres hundred and
aid of the vote, military expenditure, Volunteers
other charger, rifles and equipment.
HOSPITAL WASHING,
A sum of one thousand six hundred dollars in aid of the vote, medical departments, other charges, bospitals and asylums, Civil Hospital: washing..
PUST OFFICE CONTINGENCIES.
he
water.
Event No. 2 (Lime-cutting) is of the post entries variety and needs no comment. But for the benefit of your many readers who have not as yet seen the programme 1 ap pend the conditions of the race: Gallop past two posts (passing post on your right pote on the right" (, forward cut level with potato) will be hung. At first post "Cat No. 1 shoulder); at and post "Cut No. 2 on the right" ( back cut level, with shoulder). Points: 3 for a cut tomon; fi for pace; 13 for style. First prize presented by Mr. C. H. Rose, zod Prize: $25. Entrance fee $3.
in aid of the vole, Post Office-Hongkong Post Proves,, He preaches two sermon in his life because, no doubt, there was less water in the satisfactory explanation both to him and desperate races of the day. There are five new
A sum of four hundred and seventy dollars Office, other charges, for the following items:-
Contingencies,
Rent of a floor, so acconter
Tatal,
PRIZE MIGHT
AT THE CITY HALL,
$ 50
..$470
Irth inst.
realistic was
imagination to persuade one that he was
OPIUM FARM TO Țhe Rescue,
13th inst. One of the largest and peculiar oplum Hongkong residents may keep their milade It is very doubtful whether "Children of Far Cathay" will become popular with the general subject of the water supply there seizures that have been made for some time occurred last evening under interoming cir- mass of covel readers, There is much out of is no danger of a famine this year, at any rate,
There are quite a dozen oaw ponien fresh There were over 65 million gallons of water cumstances Refore going into details it might from the Shangbal race course, who bave yet the way learning, and grasp shown of the
be mentioned that it lë believed a party of man more in the reservoirs on the glorious First of intricacies of Chinese life and hablir, but the
to make their initial bow to the Hongkong June this year than there were on the same reader accustomed to skim a novel,teking for dats last year. It seems almost too good tube Fung Yuen bank, of No.
at Canton had a grudge
the Yuan Against
public Bonium Strand, the occasional plums, the short snippet ·
47 of
With the return of Mr. W. J. Gresion, MY one of the most influential native banks in W. G. Clarks and Mr. D. Macdonald, things thus. Actually, the water in the Pokfulum Binay repartee, will grow rettlers and holder is up to the balm-if anybody poured
of late the Colony, and bad the enforced regimen of thought. Mr. Charles
been trying to from a "horsey" point of view are beginning J. H. Halcombe, the author, has taken pains to tumblerful into the reservoir it would be run get that back into malador with its creditors. to bum. delineate a side of human nature which is unping over Tytam refuses to come up to the Yesterday afternoon information reached tho known to the European and therefore mis scratch, that is to say the level mark, but
opium was about to be taken into the Yuen understood. A conscientious book lover, will water there is higher by seven feet than it was Oplus Farm-go, the effect that a basket of in May last year, while Bytwash and Wong. Fung Yuen bank at 8 o'clock that evening and, find delight in the quaint conceite which scia nelchaong are both endearouring to eclipse if excise afficers were not at hand in time the it would be impossible at this stage tittempt tillate on every page, the curious view, bold and Pokfulam. If things go on at this rate the drug would be distributed or removed before Chinese love of the:
give-correct tipa, but a few notes on the form mysterious
Who
show by different ponlas may be usefulte would. mythical, and their innate delicacy in venturing water authorities will be is a bitter quandary. their arrival.
be backers. on new ground. But it is not a work for the They know perfecily well how to deal with an nobody seems to know, but it is confecution
empty reservelt. They can talk learnedly, not that
it was the
party who contemplated The first raco-the mile and a quarter handi- that could be given to the
getting the bank fate trouble by the pre-cap-should prove very interesting. Roathero of Far Children
of illicit opium on the promizoa. and The Qualch anem about the pick of the Cathay." The story opens quietly, under the of the soil, the erratic propensities of Hong-
Before the time mentioned by the Informer bunch. The former pony has only bean beaten kong's Weather Clerk and Astronomer Royal, shadow of Canterbury Cathedral. It linger and the sulance caused by people who will for the arrival of the drug, Chief Excise for a moment in the leafy lanes of Kent, and demand water on a cloudless day. But a quar. Officer Uoggarth with a party of exchemen
by half lengths. He looks fit and appears to then dashes off to China, to Caston to ba
be going in very good style, and I think one were in aiding outside the main trance
need not go farther to look for the winter. precise. For a time it meanders through picas tette of brimming reservoirs is quite another
to the bank, unknown to the bank people. A ant descriptions of Chinese home customs, thing. It throws the watarmen out of their cal-
few minutes before the time stated, a coolie rises for a moment to the beroic, and again culations so that they "dunno where they
are. By and by, we may expect the water carrying a basket over his shoulder at
rapped dwells upon the sayings of the sages and authorities knocking at the door and begging the bank's door and, stating that he had some
weird tales that have come the strange, down through the centuries and are still hand people to wash themselver and their familles thing for them, was allowed admittance. At ed ou from father to son and, more especially, for the sake of auld lang syas just to get this stage Chief Excise Hoggarth edged up to from mother to daughter. But this is only
71.4. hotel keepers should subiidise overheard this conversation Receive this in a moment we are off in a wild flight across coun- somebody to get tid by hook or by crook of basket. A letter for you too, and the coolis this watery accumulation, otherwise people
turned on his heels to make for the open, try, hunted like rats, with adventures galore, till at length there is a grand climax, a battle, may begin abusing their systems by an immo Come back here," said somebody in the shop. derate indulgence in water. Yet the fact is "We don't expect ady parcels at this time of a victory and a happy reunion.
that although there are 317,597,000 gallons in the sight Who are you, and who sent you the four tanks, Hongkong residents are actually here?" The coolie whereupon replied: "I consuming nearly six gallons less per head per don't know. Read the letter and find out," day than they were last year. The figures and he left. As soon as he got on the side show that each person is dallying with & walk be was pounced upon by Mr. Hoggarth paltry 5.15 gallons to-day; whereas last year, and made to return to the bank to tender 2 to the bank people. When they entered reservoirs, they were making away with 21.3
the bank again, the coolie lagging behind gallons a day. A curious note appears in con section with the consumption of water in the with a guilty look on his face, the opium man called for the basket. It was in the city, Although there was leas water at the command of the authorities in May last year, same place, where the coalis placed it, and still the city had a "universal constant supply. on examination it was found to contain a quan. This year the rider mains are in operation with tity, of salt eggs and sweet meats and at the the result that people in the central and west- bottom of this a tia, about two feet long, con етп districts of Victoria-the most crowded taining 100 taels of prepared opium, valued at sections of the city-are only allowed one hour's supply a day! It does seem extraor
5330. Knowing at once that this was a trick by the Canton party to get the bank people into dinary that along Queen's Road West people disrepute, the coglie speat an unpleasant time should be supposed to obtain all the water they under cross examination by the different require in one hour, especially when there is a parties. At first he remained reticent, but plentiful supply in the reservoirs. And the
a dash apparently crossed his memory that grim humour of it is that even if shop if he deluded the excite officer by giv- keepers apply for an extra hour's supply and ing wrong information he would probably be Tartar laotai is a double-dyed rascal. Perhaps state that they are willing to pay for it their released. Then he became communicative, coune, Ponies may be held by maloos. On
unheeded. However, that is the and said that the person they were sorely in request is
need of would be found at the Chung Wah plain. It would be interesting to know if the Hotel. "Take us to the hotel and point the way of the Government so it is useless to com chai are now receiving an adequate supply of people on the second loss of houses in Wan man out," was the statement next made by the officials that sent the coolie's beart to his shoca. water. Kowloon residents are still content The hotel in question was searched and they with a meagre daily quantum; they manage to learnt that their bird had flown hours ago. pet along on 5.9 gallone a day each, which is The next manceuvre was to watch the Can- rather less than they required in May last year.
ton whit, and there farther information As usual, the Government Analyst reports that was received to the effect that the coolic the water is of excellent quality,
then in custody had also-before going to the bank-taken on board the steamer Faishun certain personal effects. When
the officers' to the place where some goods were stored, Bear which was spread a mat intended for some passenger. The goode con- sisted of native straw pillows, cushions and other personal effects. On examinlig these gonds it was found that in one pillow was an aperture in the centre, in which the aplum, now in the bands of the officers, was smuggled into the Colony. A few minutes later, a long- coated Chinaman leisurely strolled up the wharf, and as he was pointed out as the person connected with the opium he was arrested, and, together with the coolle, removed to the Station. They were this morning joint- ly charged with being in unlawful passession opium. The coolic was discharged and the charge against the long-coated gentleman was altered to one of conspiring to divert the course of justice. On this charge Mr. Melbourne sentenced him to three months hard labour and six hours' stocks.
There are several "heroes," if we may so describe them, in the book, but we are first in troduced to a certain Hebert, Montrose who returns to England, after a sojourn in India only to find that he hat heen jifted. He turns missionary, and a curious sort of missionary then defies the law and its prophets and finally emerges with a sword in his hand at the head of a squadron of cavalry, and whenever the sword falls off comes a Chinese head. Blow. ever, he comes to China as a missionary, unac- credited apparently, and proceeds to a place called Lien, which is curiously near the region of Lien-chau where the massacre took place last year. For Lien, we read, is a small city: "about one hundred and thirty miles to the north-west of Canton.". At Lien, then, all had been peace and happiness under the reign of the last total, but now a Manchu- Tartar reigns in his place, and there is nothing but greed, rapacity and corruption in its vil forms. The officials me sycophanis and rob
bera at one and the same time. The Manchu-
that the correspondence should pass through many uses to which this new art may be put, crowd. Again he essays to address the Chinese SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. taxed with this the native admitted it, and took
the regular Post Office. The small amount will be more than covered by the additional Post Office secripis..
CIVIL SERVANTS' EMOLUMENTS. Mr. E. A. Hewett asked: With reference
and if the films and machines continue to be improved with such great strides as has been the case hitherto, who shall prophesy what la or what is not in store for future nudiences? With improved gramophones, and other 10 the Draft Supplementary Colonial Esplices, we may yet witnesx full performances
of Grand Opera, here in Hongkong. timates giving a comparative statement of the Estimated and Actual Expenditure of the Colony for the year 1905 as presented to the Legislative Council at the last meeting, will the Honourable the Colonial Secretary state what saving, if any, has been effected in the personal emoluments of the whole of the Civil Service during that period?"
Is.the saving entirely due to the difference in the role of exchange between that calculated on in the Estimates and the ate at which pay. ment was made, or it to othe? causes, what causes ?
On what rate were the Estimates based, and at what rath or rates were payments made?
The Colonial Treasurer replied. The
Baving effected in Personal Emoluments during
1905 amounts to $162,385.
2 Practically this saving is due to the dif ference between the rate of exchange fixed for the Estimates and that at which payment was made.
3. The average rate for the year at which payment was made was is. 118. The Esli- mates were framed at the rate of rs, 8d,
THE DENTISTS BILL.
The Attorney General submitted the Law Committee's report on the Dentius Bill. A considerable number of amendmenn had been made in the bill.
Mr. Pollock said he did not know what effect this bill would have on the Chinese dentists. The bill should not be hurried through before they had time se consider the Committee's recommendations. It was a bill ..of some importance as affecting the quali fications of Chinere dentists, and he sug gested the third reading should be deferred. Hi Excellency the Governor-The third reading has not yet been moved.
The report was laid on the tablo The Attorney General gave notice that he Monid move the adoption of the report at the
ext meeting of the Council.
ASSAULTING HIS MASTER.
11th inst.
terror.
COMFORTS FOR TOURISTS.
13th lust.
Notwithstanding the fact that it turned out very hot on Saturday night, very fair audience assembled at the Theatre Rayal, City Hall, to witness the counterfeit presentment of the Britt-Nelson prize fight," and a very enthusiastic audience they proved. The living pictures, the picture is a tride highly-coloured, but in rolling along, showed clearly and distinctly the main there is truth in the description of every feature of the fight, and were so steadying himself at the expense of the people. The
the mandarin whose life is devoted to enrich that many faces were very plainly seen from the front rows, So, very
curious part is that while Mr. Halcombe the whole thing that it required very little never tired of condemning and denouncing the higher officials, their oppression and excesses, actually witnessing the very fight itself. Aparte is all in praise of the system of government in China whereby the literati may hope to from the actual subject of the pictures them selves, the state, bordering on periction, to which reach the highest heights of kingly favour. it has so far been possible to bring these "living
Arrived at Lies, Montrose attempts to speak. in the market place, to the ninusement of the pictures," speaks of the vast possibilities and
on the subject of the Bible, but instigated by the taolai's henchmen the people jeer at him and finally nearly stone him to death. Mr. Hung Fong Cheng-who, if we are not much mistaken, will reappear some day as the new When the Nippon Maru arrived in Ming Emperor of China appena en hengkong at daylight on Sunday. Mr. D. scene, and drives off the cowardly assailants, McKay, general passenger agent of the Pacific while his sister, who has seen everything from Mail Steamship Company,, 'ccidental and behind the jalousies of her window, faints in Oriental Steamship Company, Toyo Kisen Kaisha in connection with San Francisco Over The taotai now shows himself to be a true laad Route, received from his headquarters in Manchu Tartar He learns of a scheme of San Francisco the following information. plander that is being hatched and determines Owing to rumours having reached this office to mirke capital out of it. The ringleader is a that a story is being circulated in the Orient to good-for-nothing, the brother of lung Fong, the effect that everything is disorganized in who it father to Chong. The attempt is made, San Francisco, and that passengers vis the the gang captured, and the good-for-nothing Pacific Mail S.S. Co, the Occidental & Orien made to confess that his wealthy and reputable tal SS. Co., and the Toys Kisco Kaisha Lides brother was at the head of the whole business cannot get hotel accommodation, etc. in San It can be guessed what happens, There is
Francisco, owing to the destruction of several torture scene, an execution, and a suicide hotels and boarding houses by the recent earth several executions and suicides, in fact. The quake and fire, the management of the above family is outlawed. But young Cheng and named lines wishes to point out that there is Montrose are off to Canton-Cheng to continus absolutely no trath in these rumours. Passen his studies, Montrose to labour in the provingers coming via Sao Francisco can do so with cial capital. It need hardly be said that in the assurance that they will meet with no in- Canton
we have plenty of excitement, for convenience or difficulty." The earthquake a Montiore and Cheng determine to rescue a San Francisco followed by a fire which destroy. couple of prisoners who have been unjustlyed what remained after the shock is a notable. ro-demned to death. Naturally, they succeed, event, and passengers who visit America by the lines represented by Mr. McKay will have an but how many people they kill and maim will be learnt by purchasing the novel opportunity, of witnessing the terrible havoc arrested wrought by the double calamity. It should be They seach Hongkong and are
gain, A smart lukong having noticed stated that the Companies represented by Mr. something suspicious in their deportment. McKay were most prompt in looking after the Montrose, of course, is at the head of all welfare and comfort of their passengers, mak- this excitement and treasonable malprac-ing provision for them regardless of expense, tices, having abandoned the missionary and rumours to the contrary may be entirely role pro tem, and he pleads with the Captain dismissed as canards. Superintendent of Police and the Governor for r relense. Because they do not interfere, Montrose believes them to be supercilious if not brutal. Without being formally extradited the prisoners are handed over to the Chinese and promptly decapitated in Kowloon. Mon. trose was with them to the last.
The case in which an assistant tailor, em. ployed at the shop No. cf. Wellington Street, was alleged to have assaulted his master by throwing him down the staircase of the build ing on the 7th instant, and breaking his arm, was continued before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, this afternoon. Inspector Rit chie prosecuted, the defendant being repre. sented by Mr. R. A. Harding. The complainant said he was master of the shop and that de-
fendant was paid according to the amount of work done. On the day when he asked for a loan, no mooty was due to the defend ant; moreover, he had not finished some work which had been given to him, and accord- ing to the account book, defendant had already overdrawn. Words falowe, and defendant over siruck out at complainant, the latter eventually falling to the ground. Witress got unconscious after this and could not account as to how his arm was fractured, Cross-examined by Mr. Harding witness denied burning defendant with a pipe. Other witnesses were called showing that there was a dispute over nccounts and a fight followed, defendant hurting his arm in falling. His Worship-fined defendant $5 for fighting.
THE KOBE AND OSAKA HARBOUR SCHEMES,
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Mr. Uchida, the Director of the Shipping to. spection Bureau, who is engaged on an official tour of the harbours at Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Nagasaki, inspected the works at the Kobe NAYAL AND MILITARY WORKS.
Customs and Harbour and Marine offices the The Attorney General moved the first other day, says the Kots ferald, and on the randing of a bill entitled an Ordinance to following day he visited the Mieu Bishi and authorize the construction and maintenance of Kawasaki Dockyards, subsequently leaving for certain naval and military works upon and
Moj and Nagasaki by the Taichu Maru. over certain portions of the Crown foreshore During his visit to Kobe Mr. Uchida made a and sea bed situate upon the barbour frontage statement to the following effect "The com *of the city of Victoris, in this Colony. It was
stated in the "objects and reasons for the bill pletion of the Osaka Harbour works is so great A question that it is not possible for me to that the construction and an act of express a definita opinion on the subject at the certain works, upon and over part of the fore
present moment. In regard to Kebe, however, share
and sea bed have been deemed expedient in the interests of His Majesty's Naval and emphatically bold that harbour Improve ments are urgently required and should be Military Services in this Colony, This Ordin-me
carried out at the earliest opportunity.. 11 such and maintenance in the future and also legalistes what has been already
their
in
The scene is changed to Shanghai. The sister of Cheng, after various vicissitudes, has also ar- rived at Shanghai. Montrose meets her. There is a misunderstanding and the girl disappears. Six years later, Montrose discovers her in Hongkong acting as a musician and there is intenta joy on both sides. Meanwhile, what has the young scholar Cheng, 'been doing? It should be remembered here that the story opens 1 1895, so that we are now in 1902 or there. abouls. Mr. Chieng has become a renowned leader of the Mings and can raise an army of 41,000 odd to defeat the Tartart. It would be poiling an exciting tale to disclors what happens when Montrose is made a brigadier general of the rebels suffice it to say, that the and should satisfy the most fastidious.
As we said at the outset the Children of Far Cathay" will not shine as a popular novel, breakwaters, to be used also as quays, at the enjoy quiet descriptions of Chinese family life. nature of the sea bottom is suitable for the There are a multitude of Chineas myths and purpose. By means of these, vessels could be fables related by the chief personages in their safely anchored in any weather, even in beary social and meditative moments, and these form
The building of the breakwaters the best part of thet book. storms.
They are
are told with
effective labours on board the immense flects
at
DARING DAYLIGHT ROBBERÝ.
No.
EUROPEAN HOUSE ENTERED,
13th inst.
The third event-the Gymkhana Challengo Club Cup, distance one mile is always the race of the meeting, and I venture to say that this will prove one of the most exciting and ponies entered, but amongst these I do not look for the winner. Blue Nile, who it will be ismembered won the last race for the Cop, and now heads the list with a total of five marks, will, I regret to hear, very likely be a non- starter, as he is slightly under the weather. Pathan is well in at lost, tlb., but one&rchanges gallop last evening, on the training track, which occupied only amin, issec, for a mile, last quatier 31sec., should make him out to be quite the best of the pooles likely to start for this race, and the pony that can show him the colour of his beals would be a little wonderi
the condition of the ladies' comination race will be as follows:-Each lady will be provided with 3 pale balls. Ladies to stand on the mud courte, gentlemen (dismounted) on the
STANS
the word "go" ladies will throw polo balls to gentlemen, and as soon as a competitor has secured three, he can mount and ride to a point indicated and deposit polo balls in basket. First past the post with three balls in basket to win. Po'o balls must be carried in the hand-pockets, &c., may not be sted. First and second prizes" presented by the Club. Entrance fee $3.
Event No 5-the three-quarters of a mile Alal race-should prove walk-over for Red Herring. He has been going very well of late, is full of muscle, has no superduour lissue, and is one of the fittest ponies on the course. - I expect him to be followed home by Lashmere, who is a very good pony, but palpably unfit.
Race No. 6The hurdles. This race seem to have taken on a new lease of life as there are seven entries, according to the programme, The Quaich, Exchange King, and Rosthern appear to be the pick of the bunch. Rosthern, who, on one occasion prior to this, jumped in very bad style and dislodged bis jockey at the third hurdle, now appears to take an interest in the game and af, he has been schooled over the sticks very thoroughly, and has isken to the game kindly, should prove a very good invest ment to palimutualiter. .
A TURF ENTHUSIAST.
MILE AND A QUARTER HANDICAP RACE' Through the courtesy of the handicappers, Messrs, W. H. E. Parker and H. P. Whilö, wo are enabled to publish the handicaps for the first race at the Gymkhana to be held on Satur day. The particulars ata as follows: ONE MILE AND A QUARTER FLAT. RACE. Handicap. For all China ponies. Non- winning Jockeys allowed 5 lb. Entrance fee 55. 1st prize!. A cup presented by Mr. J. Gray Scott and prize: $a5, (Entrance fees to go to winner.)
Mr. G. K. Hall-Brutton's g. Preston, (late
Routhern) lost 1 tib.
Mr. W. G. Clarke's ch: Lashmere (late Four-
merkland,) rost ilb.
Father O'Flynn's ch. The Jobber, jost rib.. Hon. Mr. W. J. Grenson's w. Fanię, jost ilbi
Do.
g. Mamodeen, Jost Zib. - Mr. D, Macdonald's g. Highland Gillis (late
Ardlui), 10st 7lb.
Mr. D. Macdonald'sg. Highland Raider, 10st
7ib.
Mr. C. G. Mackie's bik. The Quaich, sost glb. Mr. Ottery's ch. Red Herring, 9st rjīb,.
Do, w. Maori King, gst tilb.
PEAK COOLIES,
Abd
Perhaps the principal offences which have occupied the attention of our magistralės, sit. ting in the Pelice Court, for some time past have been thefts from the person, peity larce- nies, shoplifting, and burglaries, but these have, for the most part, been confined to the native residential districts, and have been per- pirated in those hours when the light "is dim and low-the Oriental gloaming-when their actions are less likely to be observed in the bright glare of day, and when their escape, SEAMEN'S MISSIONS,"
after a successful attempt at annexing other people's unconsidered trifles, is more likely to be accomplished without much risk to the HONGKONG'S SHARE IN THE WORK,
annexor, Now, however, is, would appear that The jubilea report of the Missions to Sea-
the burglaring fraternity is getting coon): men has arrived, and mention is made of the derably more audacious, and no longer con excellent work being carried on la Hongkong dations to the native quarters of the City
siders it worth while to confine their depre under the superintendence of the Rev. 1. H.
nor to select the dark hours, which would INDULOR IN A GAMBLING CONTEST.. France. Gratification is expressed at the open ing of the Seamen's Institute at Wanchai,
cover their movements as with a cloak, in which
13th Inst, which leads the writer of the report to say
to make their pilfering expeditions, but is in
Inspector Dymond, of Mount Gough Station, The Far East had its victories for the Prince As exemplifying this, a case, pertinent to the clined to spread their operations farther afield.
prosecuted a private chair coòlia, employed by of Peace even while the war was reginy
the tenants of Nö. ar, Chamberlain Road, Poak, around." Regret is expressed that do suitable
palat, i reported
ted as having occurred be
for being found in the servants' quiners of No.-. clergyman has been found to fill the vacancy
tweed 8 am, and 8.30 am. yesterday, at
155. Wanchal Road, the residence of Mr. 38, Plantation Rond, occupied by Mr. D: R. for assistant chaplain, the result being that
Law, of Mem. Butterfield Swire, without Mr. France has had angle-handed to contend
G. N. Nolan, of the Supreme Court, At that
Defendant admitted hour Mr. Nolan was upstairs getting dressed permission, yesterday. against personal l health in his arduous and
preparatory to taking his breakfast before leavesiering the house without permission at 10.30 at the anchorage.". {} is noted that after a
ing for office, while Mrs. Nolan was attending last night, but added that be went there to to the child. Downstairs the boys were busy night he was to the house in quodtion, and on service on a Norwegian sailing ship in the
a friend. Inspector Dymond deposed that last harbour, ten copies of the Bible in Bro differ preparing and laylag the breakfast table, and entering the chair coolies quarter. be found ent languages were sold to the crew, the were, necessarily, moving about all the time
filicen or twenty men gambling. All escaped cial feature being that the crew actually paid between kitchen and breakfast-room Never
ver except the defendant, whom witness caught, theless, doring that half hour," a burglar mad. Mr. Melbourne Gined the coolie $5, or seven gratuitously. Under the
The next case was against two of Mr. Law's tories" of sailors and their families in seamen's the inmates, and all undetected, to secrete and churches and institutes at 39 seaports, Honing on the shelf of the sideboard, and which was misconduct and disobeying his lawful orders remove a solid silver tea-set, which was stand
private cha
chair coolles who were charged with kong contributed the third largest amount valued at over $130. With this booty the thief on the rath inst. This case arose out of the Wellington, New Zealand was first with
which several strange coolies oddjand Hongkong provided £158 77. 78 Next whatever. It is supposed that the robber was side, but it would be an expensive task on the found in every line of those wonderful tales to this port as a generous giver came London disturbed or got an alarm while collecting his caled them for allowing strangers into the Kobe side, as a j
a good deal of property would with which Chinese gentle en regale cach with ios, while 6ith on the list was Bristol loot, as he left a silver milk jug, belonging to
house, but he could not fortify his charge of be acquired." Uchida went on to other. fact, they which total
set he standing in its as and commenting on the provisions of the bill, say that he considered there had been much and tempt the reader tregun back and commit Watch gave, 1953. The to compared with well es another silver tea sel on a shelf just his testimony, he gave as orders whatever to
lawful orders" as, according of tas
sons who were sent to the General Civil lics work in Kobe during heavy weather. An touch, an observant eye, and the keepest sym- due to the amount received in Irgacies, dons annexed. As soon as the robbery was dis the Attorney General remarked that those per exaggeration as to the interruption of shipping them to memory. Mr. Balcombe has a deft 48,847 in 1904, but the increase was mainly above that from which he removed the set he
and found to be suffering from delirium | official return showed that the loading andpathy with the Chinese reformers. That is of the Misalone. On the whole the report up to the present there is no trace of the thief ad defendants were asked to open the door. *pital
tions, etc-1440, the largest in the history covered a report was made to the police, but tremens would be sent to this asylum for landing of cargo were only stopped by the some people will disagree with much surveillance and observation. All were agreed weather on five days last year, "Nevertheless, laid down in so-called axioms, but we cannot very satisfactory and gives eloquent testimony
or of the goods stolen........ that this was a disease and the afflicted should I am entirely of opinion that the harbour must quanel with that when we are concerned with to the excellant work being done in the great be put under observation.
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improved. The object of tour is to
a novel. The only things to which we would shipping ports of the world. The Colonial Secretary seconded:
ascortala which of the four
Osaka, obe, take
take exception are the continual use of The ports, Moji, and Nagasaki, requires improvements split infinitive, and, in the earlier part of the the most urgently. Me, Inuzuka, Chief of the book the plethora of Latin, French and Chinese THE Pescafaqua, a naval tug now at Cavite Engineering Works Bureau, will be sent to words.
undergoing repairs, has received argent orders Europe and America for the purpose of ins The book is printed and published at the to proceed to Singapore as soon as posible in The Colonial Secretary moved the third vestigating the harbours there, with a view to Hongkong Daily Proffice, and is credit order to assist la towing the dry dock Drway randing of the hill milled an Ordinance to augetting information for the benefit of the ports to them. The type is clear and bold, the palo Olongapo, The Daway is expected to arrive
par good, and the kinding firm and sound... at Singapore June au thotics thepropriation of a supplementary above mentioned,"
Race confers the necessary statutory authority would not be difficult to construct adequate | in our opinion; but it will appeal to those who for the copies instead of trying to get them aged to enter the premises unseen by any of dess burd tahnar
done
The Bill was read a fist time.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ABYLUMS.
of "offer
in
The Attorney General moved the second read would be a simple matter on the Qnohama | vivacity and charm; the real local colour nearly 148; the Mermy Mission gave zor got clear Away, without leaving any clue, foregoing one premises. Mr. Law prosé.
ing of the bill entitled an Ordinance to provide for the establishment of asylums for the custody
care of persons of mind, and
The bill passed the first reading and the Council went into Committee on the clause,
The bill was passed.
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE,
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the defendants. Inspector Dymond said that when the servants' quarters wars raided the door leading to that department was closed,
His Worship hold that the defendante had misconducted themselves and impoted a Bas | of one dollar each, A Lap, about ten years of age, wại charged before Mr H, Gompertz, at the Magistracy on Thunday, with baking opium in the public LIBUT. G. J. F. Geiger, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, street at Wanchai. The father, of the boy who served with the and Battalion at Hong. could not be found, but the mother appeared.kony a few years ago, has just been promoted His Worship said he had power either to whip captain. His friends in Hongkong will be the boy or send him to ggal, but he would give pleased to hear of his advancement in the hin a chance, diatharging him with a axullop.service...
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