HONGKONG GARDENS-
REPORT FOR 1905.
From the interesting report of Mr. S. T. Dunn, superintendent, Botanical and Affors. station Department, we make the following extracts
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THE GOVERNOR OF MACAO...
VISITS SIR MATTHEW NATHAN
·A ROUND OF OFFICIAL AMENITIES.
18th inst.
THE BOTANY OF POKIAN.
EXPEDITION TO THE PROVINCE.
SATURDAY, JUNE
liquid. The water contains a binding ingredi- ent or so. made from the leaves of various plants, taong which were an Actinidia, a Holly, a species of Lauricear, and a Schiman dea. From this liquid the fibre is removed in thin films on a delicate tray of bamboo threads *pported on a bamboo frame. Each flm is a sheet of paper and only needs to be dried, first hot surface, and then in a strong lever press to be ready for market.
CHINA SIR.
The Chine Fir (Cunninghamio sinensis) may be called par sweetience the timber tree of
made of it.
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1906.
The O.C.S.M., R.E., carried out an examina tion of the members of the Engineer Company in their duties as electricians and engine drivers and, except in the case of one man, ro ported very favourably on the results of the examination and the progress that had been made during the Camp.
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ANGINEERS" AT VAKIANCH.
16th last.
Atos Magistracy, at noon, to-day, the third engineer (H, C. Barker), Appalachas, some moned the chief engineer. (Thomson) of the sama ship with asanut on the 14th instant.
Mr. F. H. Deacon, of Mesis, Deacon, Look- er and Deacon, who defended, mentioned that. there was also a cross-suminens, pirata
Mr. Gompers there no chance of set-
CAFO? Mr. Deacon-I don't think, your Worship.. Complainant-If the defendant, who is my
ing to withdraw.
MEDICAL, OFFICER'S REPORT, Liautanent C. Forsyth, the Corps Medical Officer, was present every night during the Camp and was of great assistance to me in keeping the Camp in a good sanitary conditing this tion. The Hospital test was fitted with greater
occupied.
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Mr. Gompertz-¤ apology?
...From the report on the Botanical and Affore station Department for last year, wo learn that at the end of April a well-equipped expedition Few were the Governors of the neighbouring
wat sat by the Government in charge of the BOTANIC GARDENS.
Portuguese settlement, that have ruled the desuperintendent to investigate the botanical The
year was, comparatively speaking, free tipies of the Colony of Macas, who enjoyed the resources of the Province of Fokien.
Four Fer from serious damage done by typhoons. la sams mature of non-larity that the present trained Chinese collectors worn laken. For August a few srses were blown down add a vanby representative of Don Carlos dies with chow
chow reached on the 25th of April and 'à number of rose bushes destroyed walch have there presentative of King Edward VII in Hong houseboat taken at once for the exploration of so much time was taken up by the stall in The round of visits exchanged by Senter Mar Fa and Min Rivers. As the Hongkong Her"] honies, fumiture and agricultural machines are mosquita curinini were pat up, but were not chief, will acknowledge what he did, 1 am will. now: been replaced. During the typhoon seat-ong, and the high officials of this Colony. the more easily navigable parts of the Yuan China, för in a great part of the Empini boats, comfort than là former years, 3 beds with making preparations to minimise damage assinho de Montenegro yesterday and the cordial much as possible. Often the work, such as the reception accorded his Excellency at Govern pot plants into abeltered positibas, ent House last evening, amply testify to the moving of proved unnecessary, bat it is more economical fact that when the Portuguese representative to move them ten times than to leave them visits this British Colony, the traditional hos- once and have them blown to pieces. It is tality of the island is readily extended to him. hoped, however, that when the office is con-
Senhor Montenegro was on a return official nected with the telephone system a lot of this sit to Sir Matthew Nathan, whose call on the work will be unnecessary!
Governor of Macao was recorded in these co- lumas some time since. The Governor jour reyed on board the Potuguese gunboat Rie Lima and was accompanied by his suite con- sisting of Baron Cadoro, Captain Damila Menezes and Dr. Gonçalves Pereira. The party was expected to arrive in port at six
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barium was almost devoid of specimens from
The large quantities grown in eraFokies and as our knowledge of the flora of Fokien in former times have doubtless contri-
that province is very meagre, it was necessary buted to the prosperity of Foochów. The con to collect specimens of every specias, even ditions of cultivation were investiguind at down to the weeds of the cultivated fields. Boong King near Yeoping in that Province. and foothilitic therateneu boudon the plain, It is called locally Sau Taol (D), Trees and in 3 days about 300 species were collected are grown from cuttings'taken from branches The bouseboat formed convenient base for of 2 year old or less. These are planted in drying and sorting the specimens. On the 12 feet apart, from the beginning of 29th of April the first rapids were reached February to the equinos. The plantations about 35 miles up the Yuen Ft. There is a are cleaned two or three times a year while the trees are young and are protected by flu bar- riors. The failed timber is axtracted down mountains which at this point you feet on the
at this point begis
made ways to the foot of the mountains and then carried to the river and made into large rafts. The timber is in demand for construc- tion even in Hongkong although we are plenti- fully supplied with Fanus massoniana, because it is not subject to the attacks of white sote as is the latter species.
o'clock in the afternoonof Saturday. According ly, Copasheiro A. G. Remano, Consul-General for Portugal in Hoogkong, accompanied by his Vice Consul, Mr. J. J. Leiria, proceeded, in the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co.'s launch N. (kindly placed at their disposal by the chef manager, Mr. W, Wilson), to meet the Rio Lima. Her arrival, however, was delayed, and it was not untit darkness had set in-at 8;0p.m. to be precise-that the RisZima bove in sight. The Portuguess consular representa river boarded the vessels and, after the usual Montenegro and his suiteto the Hongkong Hotel whore accommodation had been previously reserved in a special suite of room in the establishment
Minor repairs have been done to both shod and concrete walks. Many of the bamboos forming the roofs of the plant-bouses have bad to be renewed. These were originally fixed from six to sight years ago. The plant-bouses in the pot nursery underwent considerable repa pairs, the woodwork in many place, having A great feature at the fountain last summer was the splendid show of Bichhornia spaciosa when in flower. This plant was only intro duced 3 years ago by Lady Blake but it is now to be found in gardens all over the Colony, An interesting conifer in the New Garden has recently flowered for the first time. This is Liboceirus macrolipis, the seed of which was How in December, 1900, having been present ed to the gardens by Messrs, J. Veitch & Sons
Is now about 8 feet high. Other young trees ralsed from the same seed and planted in Mountain Lodge grounds have long since been blown to pieces. One of the most in- tereating flowering trees in the gardens is
During the forenoon yesterday the guber. unnamed Baskinta growing near the deer pennatatial party elected to stay indoors, the heft In the New Garden. The original tres from of the day probably had much to account for. which it sprang is still growing on the bill the absence of any desire to venture out on side at Pokfulum close to the remains of an
sight-seeing. old house, by the tenants of which it had sumably been introduced from abroad. So far as we have been able to ascertain it is unmatch. od in the Kew Herbarium. It comes into flower in September and remains in good con: dition for nearly five months.
on the river. The finest, forest that was scan
was that surrounding the Monastery of Fang, Kong Tse. The enormous trees of Liquidam bar, Maple, Oak and Pine which grew there sheltered a rich flore, and number of additional species were collected on the damp rocks and along the mossy rivolets. On the oth a returs was commenced downstream and fobchow was reached again on May 2nd. The chief cult- vations on the banks of the Yuen Tuare lichse, waterpium (Myricarubra), opium, wheat; osil, paddi and rape. In the steep gorges bamboo is extensively grown. Full pâtes were made an
especially on the extraodioarily ingenious methods of transposing the bamboos from the moustakas.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
CAMP REPORT,
Lieutenant Forsyth reported as follows:-
with a little supervising everything went. "I have practically no comments to make, splendidly; the food and drink were good; the latrines were in good and beyond for cases of mild diarrhea, and some very minor surgical accidents nothing of a medical nature happened."
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DISCIPLINE. The discipline of all ranks was excellent.
DEMARES.
The work done during the Campwisextreme. ly good and the extension of the period from 10 to 16 days proved a great success, as I hoped, the extra knowledge gained by all ranks result- ing in far higher state of efficiency than has been attained in former years.
Numerous improvements were introduced into the Car of the Camp with electric light
thorough
the most important being the
by the Engineer Company, the greater comfort of the Hospital tent, and an improved ablution -place for the men.
The Officers attended the Camp even better than in previous years; every Officer present in the Colony attended nearly the whole time, the
13 each day.
Mr. Deacon-Were not going to tow-on to the complainant, your Worship.
Mr. Gomperizel don't think he wants that. Mr. Deacon-If complainant will step, out- side and speak to the captain, I think we can come to some satisfactory conclusion,
After a short interval, Mr. Deacon, said that the complainant was willing to withdraw the "Charge, as he was leaving the ship.
Mr. Gompertz-That's all right. It will save disty linen being washed here.
The charge was accordingly withdrawn, and the defendant discharged,
WILY AMERICAN SAILOR.
EXCITING TIMEG IN THE HARBOUR..
16th inst. "If I weren't a good band with the "mits* nd a rattling good swimmer I guess I would have been murdered last night, said Richard taxilloan, fireman, U.S.S. Barry, when are sled. Last excoing, the freman engaged a the Barry bad left port and as it could not be found, the fireman told the samran, people to raw him to Shanghai, but the sampan was
collector, who found it in Yunnan. The tree exchange of courtesies, conducted Governor the cultivation and manipulation ofthese crop Hongkong Volunteer Corps for 1905, reads:Į averaĝo attendance of Officers being 12 out of 1,sampin to return to his ship. It was said that'
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In September bulbs of Allium neapolitanum were received from Mr. W. H. Wallace, Amoy, some of which were planted in pots in the gar deas and the remainder in the rockery at Mountain Lodge. A few of those at the Peak Bowered splendidly, but those down below absolutely refused to grow. At Amoy these and many other bulbs do remarkably well, but, from same cause or other whichitis difficult to fathom, It is impossible to grow.
them
in Hongkong. GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS. The grounds, including the walks, have been kept up to their usual condition. Towards the end of the year the tennis lawn was attacked by caterpillars which were kept in check by an application of Jeyes Fluid and water in the proportion of one of the former to ninety of the latter. In the small compound behind the stables, which was formerly used for growing decorative planis, new.coolie quarters have been erected, thes necessitating the removal of the plants elsewhere,
MOUNTAIN LOBOE GROUNDI.
At 1welve o'clock noon, in company with Consul Romano and Mr. Leiria, the Portuguese Governer maze his official call at Government House, where the visitors were received by His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan in person, at: tended by
by Capt. Smith, Capt. Coleman and Mr. R. A. H. Ponsonby, private secretary. The visitors took their leasent 12.15 p.m.
Reruming to the Hougkong Hotel, an in formal lunch was pariaken of; and at tiffis Conselheiro Romano and Vice-Consul Leiria
were the only guests,
A part was made on May 2nd up the Min River, and by the 7th Shui Kau, the highest point navigable for houseboats, was resched. The flors of the banks and neighbouring hill though very beautiful presented little that was new. Tea-oil cultivation was seen for the first time coveting the dry hills at Shui Kau. As an experiment, is being made with a view to introducing this industry into the New Territ- ory, the conditions were carefully noted.
A trasfer had so to be made to a rapid beat and interesting though slow progress was made up
the almost continuous señes of rapids to Yeaping. About zoo species from the banks of the Min were added to the seo collected on the Yeon Fu, and the opportunity was taken of sorting and writing a key to the species as a guide in further collecting,
The programme for the afternoon was one to c.ll for the exercise of much energy apecially in the sweltering heat of the day. Astime was short, however, the numerous calls upon Se.. nhor. Montenegro's altention had to be met, and lic accordingly directed his next visit to the Roman Catholic Mission at "Glen-ex ealy," where, his Lordship Bishop Pozzoni wel welcomed the distinguished visitor upon whom Baron Cadoro and Mr. Leitia were in attendance. The party took lease of the Prelate bartly after three o'clock, when they proceeded to the residence, as Micdonnel Road, of M. Liebert, the Consul for France return that gentleman's call upon the Goyer nos, From M. Liebert's the vastars we to Headquarter House, only to be dis Villien Hatton,
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Yeaping lies at the function of the Kienning River with the Min nearly in the centre of the Province and is cut off from the north by a high range of mountains, These mountains are intersected by numerous forest clad valleys, and it was determined to make a thorough exploration of one of these and of the summits with one collector, sending two further up the Min and leaving one at Yenping
dry the collections. The important work of drying the plants already collected and of those now co
anly sent down from the mountains was greatly facilitated by the kindooss of some Missionaries in Yerping who lead a room for the purpone. The superintendent with one collector stayed at the small Chinese village of Buong Kang, about 12, miles from the town,.
of the romantic gorge in which it was situated as well as of the grassy downs al the summit. oth wood-oil and paper are made at this vill. ake
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The Camp report of the Commandast of the Out of the total number of 19 officers and 219 .0.0 and 13 ofibers and 169 N.C.O.and men attended the camp, 6 officers and 30 N.C.O's and men were away on leave of absence, or had leave from camp owing to the exigencies of their business. This total does not include the, Hongkong Volunteer Troop, who did not attend the Camp.
The average daily attendance was 137.5 It is very satisfactory to note that in spite of the period of the camp having been excode from to to 16 days, the attendance works out a better proportion than in any previous years. A result which is far better than I expected.
DRILLS.
Captain Armstrong's Company. Right Half No. 2 Company H. K. V. A., showed a record attendance, every man attending Camp except those one
The Corps Sergeant Major gave me the greatest assis:neco as assial and the Corps Armourer-Sergeant and the farracters all carried out their duties to the satisfaction of all ranks.
The Naval mnge and the revolver range were very kindly placed at the disposal of the Corps by Commodore Williams and the Arrangements made by the Petty Officer and his assistants to enable the members of the Corps to complete their musketry course were very satisfactory.
A marked improvement was noticeable at all drills this year; in previous years the gun drill has been too slow and I. therefore took every opportsnity to correct this fault with good romanding made the following comments on the sults, Gun Layers were trained and took part in the gun practice.
On Saturday, October 21st, the members of all Units took part in a small Field Day in the New Territory, they showed a keen laterest in the proceedings and I think were saabled to acquire some knowledge of taking cover, fire control, &e, &c.
The Hongkong Volunteer Troop also took part on this occasion and gained experience in embarking and disembarking their ponies. It proposed to add more of this form of exercise to the drill setion.
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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS. The Engineer Company attended the Camp better than in any previous year and were put through a very thorough course by the R. E of the whole Camp by electricity with great
His Excellency the General Officer Com above Camp report:-
"This is a satisfactory raport, for it shows progress all round and the athinment of greater proficiency. The good attendance is the outward and visible sign of the determina- tion of all ranks to improve themselves."
BREACH OF POSTAL REGULATIONS.
DEFENDANT CONVICTED.
16th iner,
T'he shrubberies were overhauled and planied appointed in the absence of Major-General and made an exhausive collection of the flora Mechaolais; they also undertook the lighting collecting and delivering mail matter in this i
op as required. These always wani a lot of attention in the spring of the year owing to the great damage done by wind even in the most favourable ammere. In the August typhoon the creeper covering the large retaining wall was completely blows down, thus exposing the whole of the unsightly masonry. Wires fixed to iron stays have been put up so that it is hoped that when the Fitur has grown, in two or three years, the wind will not be able to do so mech damage in this direction. The steepest parts of the walk round the hill on the south side of ibe grounds were concreted, and cement channels made to carry off the rainfall.
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PROTESTANT CEMETERY, The usual routine work was maintained During the winter throughout the year, months, at the beginning and end of the year, a great deal of damage was done to sanuals by deer. The herbage obtainable on the hillsides at this season is less succulent than at other times and it is on this account that these animals come into the cometery to feed on the tender plants growing there. The rools and stages of the plast-houses, which had become decayed, have been renewed by the Public Works Department. The matsheds also, which are used for storing dry soil and for raising plants from seed, have been re-built.
BLAKE GARDEN,
A few more trees, shrubs and 'creepers ware planted in the spring. Most of the plants and trees put in 1904 have grown well. A summer- house subscribed for by a few of the Chinese residents in the neighbourhood has been erect- ed on the mound at the north-west corner of the garden. The garden appears to be more and more appreciated by the Chines
PEAK GARDEN.
The vote of $70 allowed for the formation of this small garden was expended during the year but the ground has not been tufed yet, as the work was not sufficiently advanced at the end of the rainy season to permit of this being done. A pump has been fixed to the well in the garden by the Public Works Department. This will permit of the well being covered over so that there will be no danger of children falling in, and at the same time the water will be available for the garden.
By this time a return to the Hotel for tea was contemplated, the rest of the afternoon being subsequently devoted to a ride in the electric tram. The island was thus traversed for its entire length; the journey by tram was undertaken with short, agreeable inter- missions from end to
end. Governor Mon- tenegro expressed himself in terms of much admiration of the remarkable constructional developments carried out in both the eastern and western suburbs of the island, as well as upon the activity of the labouring and in dustrial classes residing in the outskits. Quarry Bay Shipbuilding Yard, and the East Point and Taikoo Sugar Works on the eastern end, and the numerous warehouses on the western, were object of special note and comment. Knowing as
oved the enter 55
rising spirit of the Governor of Macao,
The
what would his Excellency not wish to do for the little Colosy under his administra- tion, if the Government of the Portuguese metropolis would but give him unfettered con. trol of the finances of Macao for the many public improvements which the Governor him self is the first to recognise and admit should be carried out to the benefit of the settlement.
The function of the day was the official din-
ner
success.
GUN PRACTICE.
A Chinaman named Pun Yeung, residing at No, 83, Hillier Street, was placed before Mr. Gompertz, at the Police Court to-day, in answer to two charges It was alleged defendant was Colony without the consent of the Postmaster General, and also with infringing the exclusive of the Postmaster-Genetal by collect- privilege ing and delivering mail matter in the Colony, Office, on the 15th instant.
e and the excellent opportunity of obtaining | Maxim Guna was carried out on 3 occasions on without the same passing through the Posts
Preliminary instructional practice with the the Range, and the men were practised in the gun again into action after
full details of "their manufacture was not neglected. Several points which had been obscure misunderstood in quickly
were fortunately, ade to ne ce the industriel
description of there and other interesting re sults of the expedition are given below. Buong Kang was left and a return made to Yemping, afters stay of three weeks. The number of additional species collected there was about
600,
a jam. Practice was carried out from four 15.
pr. B.L, gune from Stonecutters' Island, North
Shere, on October 18th, Targets were places on the shopes of Chung Hue,
The practice was carried out by sections in stead of as a battery as in the case of previous years, this being a better training for the Afew days were spent in collecting at Yen-officers for the actual duties they would be ping while for the return of the iwo collectors required to carry out on mobilisation.
ბი from the Upper Min. Upon their return a
the 23rd October, the practice was elementary for the spacial instruction of the rapid-boat was secured and the collections taken back with all possible speed to Foochow Section Officers and Gun Layers and was and llongkong which was reached on the rath therefore slowly carried out, 4 series were fired, the target for each series being 3 screens and 12 dummies representing 3 fõid guor, 6, men andier and 6 neelag, the ranges varied from 3,850 to 3.350 yards..
of June.
WOOD-OIL.
Wood-oil is abundantly produced in the Pro- vince of Fokien and is one of thechief products brought down the Min from the western part. of the Province. At Buong Katg, pear Yen ping, there is a large plantation of wood-oil treas, and as three weeks were spent there during the recent investigation of the flora of Fokien, the opportunity was taken to ascer- tain as much as possible as to the industry. The trees were of two kinds locally known
64 rounds were fired and the reichs were good, stogether 16 dummies out of 48 and to screeni out of 12 wen put out of action-total bumber of actual bullet holes go. The host series being the last under Captain Skinner at range of 3,300, in which 14 rounds were fired and 6 of the 15 targets were hit,
E. C. Lewis, of the General Post Office,
prosecuted.dant pleaded guilty to both charges.
Mr. Lewis said there are several licensed hangs in the Colony who are permitted to collect and deliver mail matter. The defendant was not one of these, Twenty-one letters, all from Canton, were found on defendant when Arrested.
Mr. Lewis buggested that defendant be fined $50 on each charge.
His Worship contended that both charges practically amounted to one, only they were differently worded. The defendant would pay a fine of $25, or six weeks' hard labour.
THE JAPANESE NAVY.
TREMENDOUS TOTAL, OF tonnage. POPULARITY OF THE SERVICE.
at Government House. H. E. Senhor Montenegra, was, of course, the guest of the evening. There were also to dinner the Right Rev. Forzani, Mr. A. G. Romano, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leiria, the members of the Executives Hwa Tung.) and Guang Tangguo detachments were present and all took cruiser Pallada, two gunboats, a destroyer, and and legislative Councils, and all the heads. The names refer to the distin of the Government Departments; in all covers were laid for forty-six. The guests dispersed shortly after eleven o'clock.
A visit the Peak by the cable tramway is never omitted from the itinerary of any visitor to Hongkong, and Senhor Montenegro was no exception to the rule. Mr. eiria's services were requisitioned and cheerfully accorded at an ent emily hour this morning. The visitia the Peak was made by the six n'clock tram. A magnis- cent panorama of the city of Victoria,its pictures. que harbour and the mainland was enjoyed in the cool of the morning at the heights. Once on the summit an informal visit was made to Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, of his residence, "The Eyrie," where his Honour was pleased to As the Nursery is anfenced, wild deer, as in.
personally escort his guests over the magnificent ⠀ the Profestant Cemetery, did a lot of damage to
grounds on which this ideal summerresidence is the seedlings, pigs were also source of perched. The sightseers then repaired to the trouble. A portion was enclosed with a wirenet. | hospitable shelters of "Mountain Lodge" and ting fence, 3 feet high, but this was only partly here they delayed a short while before negotiat effactual in keeping the deer out asthey occasioning the return journey 11the Hotel which was ally jumped over it. Small lamps, however, fix- reached at 9.30 8.m ed so that they would sway about in the wind
Bhop Pozzoni returned his call at ten this during the night, had very satisfactory results. forenoon and, after discussing topical con. The whole of the Albany Nursery is grad.versation with bis Excellency for half an hour
SOKUNPO NURSERY.
ALBANY NURSERY.
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ually being brought into use as fonds permit. A part of it is occupied by decorative plants, the stock of which has had to be largely ip tcreased owing to the frequency with which they are now required for various decorative to and from the purposes. Carrying the plants places where they are being used, insufficient water whilst they are in the rooms and the frequent breakage of pots causing damage to the roots and necessitating re-potting, render it necessary to keep many more plants than an actually required at any one time A number of trees and economic planta 'have been invicother part of this nursery..!
pat A dumber of men have been employed at warious times throughout the year la cutting grass, pulling up weeds and keeping the place generally in a fair condition,
WEST END FARK.,
GOVERNMENT OFFICES' AROUNDS,
These have been kept in good order through out the year. In continuation of the previous year's work bare patches under trees have been covered with "blue-grase,” MAR-ROADSIDE, ROCKERIKE...
bade him good-bye. Pleased with the warmth of the reception ac- corded him and with the numerous zovel sights offered by Hongkong, Senhor Montenegro and suite, attended by Consul-General Romanc and his vice-consul, embarked on board the Rio Lima at one o'clock this afternoon, the
while in the second kind Low dowers only in which cluster are perfect, quité 80 per cent. being male flowers. Why this kind is planted at all I was abable to discover. The trees are rated frame old. They arrive at bearing las
or 6 years. The cuts are gathered when pe, pounded up and placed in the usual Chlésé oil presses. The pressure is applied by wedges, and the oil is collected and taken to market in a crude' siate.
Increens,
All the squads were changed on to the Maxim Gups and fired at barrel targets, with good results.
One Maxim gun jammed frequently, this fault bad been found with this gun at proll- minary instructional practice, the hauled and the gun had been thoroughly overhauled by the Armourer-Sergeant who replaced the o'd barrel with a new one. The fault was due to the connecting rod, new ones had beer ordered for some time for all the guns but have not yet arrived in the Colony.
battle
ken to the nearest wharf. When the sampan got alongside the wharf the fileman.refused to leave the boat and on the sampanman calling the police the fireman got oberoporous A row and a fight quickly followed each other in which the fireman had to keep off two women and man. The fireman dealt out black.
the
both struggle eyes tight and left, and in women were pitched into the sea. The women climbed on board the boat again and as the noise attracted a crowd on the water-front -among them being a policeman-Richard was alleged to have jumped into the water, saying afterwards that be was thrown in.. Un gaining terra firma once more the fireman was taken in charge and appeared at the Police Coun, this morning to aŭtway a charge of assaulting, the two sampan women. The tro from the impas came into Court with all sorts of bruises about their faces to prosecute the defendant.
Defendant said that when he engaged them. panlast night he wasintoxicated. The Barry was nat supposed to leave the harbour, until eight e'clock, and the sampan people-ko koaw No. B buoy perfectly well-took him the wrong way. Suddenly the sampanman "ispped" de fendant on the head and as he surmised there was robbery contemplated he made for the man. While he was thus engaged he saw one of the women coming towards him with a chopper, so he let "dy"at ber, too. Even now he felt sore about the head and jaw. pingu
Defendant was fined $io on each charge, and to give each woman Si as compensation,
A RECKLESS INDIAN:
LIVELY TIME AT BOWRINGTON.
18th fast.
each other in quick succession rang out in the vicinity of Bowrington Canal, on Sunday night a week ago, and was the means of causing a mild sensation among the inhabitants. The shooting affair got to the ears of the police, but it was not until last night that they arrested ari Indian clerk, employed at the Army Ordnance Department, and residing at No. 4, Bow- rington Canal On being removed to No. a Palice Station the Indian pleaded guilty, to the charge of discharging firearms, but remarked that he did not possess the revol ver that did the "barking, having returned it to ks owner. A woman, be said, was at the bottom of the affair. Defendant, and watch mas employed at Macao were married to istere. It was alleged that defendant stole the watchman's wife and brought her to Hong kong.
The sound of four revolver shots following
The watchman went to defendant's house to seck his wife last Sunday night and dash to rescue his wife. The defendant said he shooting followed, when the watchman made a was no marksman, for he allowed the woman to be removed from under the muzzle of his revol ver the watchman not being touched. He was placed before Mr. Gomperiz, at the Magistracy To-day, pleaded guilty, and was fined $to, and bound over in the sum of $2g to be of good conduct for three months.
MAD BULL'S escapade IN SINGAPORE,
SEVEN HOURS' EXCITINO CHASE.
In reference to the strength of the Japanese Navy, vernacular contemporaries observe that the Russian ships raised in the harbour of Port On 18th October, the positions of the targets Arthur by the Japanese authorities are the four were changed, four series were again fired, zabaleships Rituisan, Pereavit, Pobieda and Poltava, the armoured cruiser Bayan, the part, there was a very marked improvement in
seven other steamers, the warships represent he rapid service of the guna in most cases, and ser
ing an aggregate toppage of 54.669. The guing character of the fruit which is sculptured
he Range Officer reported that there was a in the first, smooth in the second. The trees much larger percentage of effective rounds and Japanese Navy lost in the war two battleships, were in flower and were easily recognised as the gmund all about the targets was ploughed
the fatsuse and Fathima; four cruisers, the Aleuritis cordats and another species of the
up by shell and bullet holes although in many Takasago, Yoshino, Salyen, and Miyako; same geour which has been in cultivation in Eases the dummies were not actually hit.
four gunbons, the Helyen, Alago, Oshima, the Hongkong Botanic Gardens for many
and Agimon, and the destroyers Akatsuki and 71 rounds were fired, and 16 dummies and 5 years but has not yet received a name I unscreen were put out of action.
Representing a tolal tonnage of
To addition to the warships raised in dentand from Mi. Hemiley, Keeper of the The best and quickest series was fired by the Port Arthur, two battleshipsy the Orel, and Kew Herbarium, that it is undescribed and Right Half No. 2 Company under Captain Nicolat 1, two armoured coast defence ships, Tong (lesites cordata) is the most valued and killed & dummies out of 13 and all the that he has it in band at Kow. The Hwa Armstrong: they fired 16 rounds in ghise the Seniavin and Admiral Aprazeine and
Shortly before eleven o'clock the other morn-
because all the flowers of the majority of trees
the destroyer Viduy were captured in the ing a young bullock brake loss in the yard of the Singapore Municipal Attoir, whilst the produce fruits, from which the oil is made,
of the Japan Sea, while the cruiser
process of branding was going on, and charged Varyng, was raised at Chemulpo and the destroyer Rattling was capitared at Che-arsund the compound several times. By its infuriated manner it was judged to be mad The animal soon confirmed all suspicions for too. The Japanese Navy his gained an aggregate of about 57,900 tons. When the two battleships Latort and Kafima, built in Eng-it took a running leap at a four-foot brick wall land; the two battleships A and Satsuma, and jumped right over it into the road. It now in the course of construction in Japan; thesistorted on its mad career, charging through the four armoured cruisers Taskuba, koma, the streets until it reached the Sepoy: Lines. Kurama and foukis the thres dispatch-boats Needless to say, the Superintendent and assis
the beast had got! fogami, Tone-and Yedo, now being built; the acts of the Abattoirs were soon in pursuit, Shirotaye, Yugure, Wakaba just bullts the Before they came up, however, t
included in the into a police station compound near by, making Colonel Kent, C.R.A., inspected the men at twenty-ann the fffkaszel and eight other the task of raunding it up appear easy, but on
Estimates; and this practice, and His Excellency the G. destroyers to be launched before the end of the approach of the search party it jumped the were present. The C.R.A. reported favour this month, are added, the total tonnage of the railings and rushed wildly into the grounds of ably on the practice,
Navy (at the end of this year) will the General Hospital. From there, funnily Japanese be over 300,000 tons, exclusive of the Mikasa, enough, it wanded its way towards the Lunatia
Asylum,
where several altempts were made to sunk at baserhip Tange (lais Falinua) which catch the animal, but it kept its pursuan
The
serios of ferocious charges, al bay by "Retting off, was built in 1893 and is pow
Various defects have been ob- By one o'clock it was carvering gaily, towards orved in het hull, and she can no longer be Mount Faber, from whence it found its way used on active service with the main force. lejo Havelock Road by some means or other, The cruiser Soya (late Varyag) was built at scattering the crowd in all directions on its way, Philadelph, only seven years ago ber The pursuing party were soon on its, track- damages are heavy, but upon the completion again, only to find that the bull was of repairs, she will be a powerful and fast pression of Alexandin Road. Continning cruiser. It is necessary, say the vernacular frantic career, the animal directed its way to Journals, for the
ausse Navyto build 20,000 Tanglin and on to Bukit Timah. Being then Japanese Na tons of new ships annually to maintain the newhat exhausted trought range, In plantation, where the scorts of the search present force of the fleet.
bo naval service is increasing in popularity party werd rewarded with success. Secured by in Japan. Last year 200 boys are admitted ropes rosad its horas, neck, and through the lato the Imperial Naval College at Etejima, nose, I was led away, but again, became while 2,503 candidates applied for admittance. unmanageable, accessitting another bullock This year 180 boys ware admited, and for there being lashed to it to keep it, calm. "All want vacancies 3,005 candidates presented them well until the first bullock cart was met. At elves, Mr, Oyama Takashi, son of Marshal this the beast made a furious rush, Litle Marquis Oyama, and Mr. Yamamoto Kiyoshi, damage was done, fortunately, and no person son of Admiral Baron Yamamoto, ex-Minister was hurt. The bull was brought dalely back for the Navy, are at present among the students tothe Abattoirs about six o'clock, after a suven
hers' wild assapada, 270 In the callsgfapan Chronicit:
It does not appear to have been suspicted before that wood-oil was a misture of the pro ducts of two species. A sample of seeds of the new Guong Tung have been secured for trial at the Imperial Institute, and it they yield ail superior in quality to the woodoll of commerce the tree will be tried in the New Territory,
JAMBOO PAFEL.
tiny craft weighing anchor shortly after and This is the usual paper used by the Chicke steamed out in the direction of Matan. It for wrapping up parcels and is produced and abould be mentioned that through Mr. W. "sold in very large quantities in many parts of Wilson's courtesy & fine launch of the Dock Southern China. The manufacture was
A HANGCHOW dispatch reports that owing to the owners of alik looms in that city having decided upon certain new regulations affecting their employes, the latter wous on strike on the 9th lust, and it is feated that unless a settle ment be arrived at spon there will be trouble
MUSKETRY,
Class firing was carried out more thoroughly than in pravions, years, and 168 Officem and. men dred the course a good average was obis under: twined.
The Officers and Staff Sergeant carried out revolver practice, showing a marked improve ment on last year. an an
INSPECTION.
His Excellency the Governor inspected the Camp on October 23rd and saw the corps on parade the stated that the arrangements were very satisfactory.
Co under his management was again placed atvestigated at Buong Kang where a flourishing the disposal of the Portuguese visitors whose paper mill exists. The bamboo called a appreciation of the courtesy was duly and sait Denk (1) is the variety used. This a ably conveyed to Mr. Wilson.
bamboo (Phyliostachys, sp.) 20.50 ft. hih, having a downy stem when young. It is cut into conventent lengths and lid in His Excellency the General Officer Com concrete tanks of water for about 4 menhe, manding inspected the Camp and the Corps After that period the matrial in careulon October zgth. He informed the officers and ly removed by hand as it becomes reldy men on parade that he saw a distinct improve and is pulped in a water mill These mils, ment, the gun drill was well canied out and which are used for all kinds of pounding, on with far greater rapidity than in previous years, in store for the silk loom owners. The dispatch sist of an overshot wheel about to feet in the fold day, showed that the Corps bad made The axle carries a wooden am a distinct advance, and he was glad to see that also reparte a rice slot in the city of Haircheng, diameter,
sions at drill and in the state of the Camp had
corrected. be 0.C.R.. inpected the Antillery Units The
but far from Hangcbow, on the same day, in which alternately raises and releases the
The numerous rockeries in various parts of which the mob wrecked a number of grain pounder. The pulp is subsequently taken Points which he has noticed on former, occa
the town have received attention from time to shops and salt godowns. In some cases robhe factory as a chrous mast the fragrofore tiano. In the: Glenssly rockeries a lot of re- bey followed the destruction of the shop being about loch long. They am dere: "Blanting was done in the spring.
+ Troops use being sent to restore'ørdura.
mixed with Water, forming a thin muddy
as Gun Pruction and repostad (avourably,