414.
King's Birthday.
LOCAL CELEBRATIONS.
The militaRY REVIEW.
9th inst.
To-day being the anniversary of the blith of His Majesty King Edward VII, the usual mi litery and civil celebrations were held in the
Colony. 11.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 1908,
British Fleet in port togather with the French
REDUCTION OF CAPITAL..
MESSAS. POWELL AND COMPANY'S PETITION,
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cruisem Alger and the Portuguese 'gasboat Rio Lima Tent additional colour to the gather. log by the pleasing blending of the numerous naval uniforms with those of the military officers and the sombre conventional garb of the civilian gucete
The ladies' trousseaux were.
effect
| pe numerous as they were charming
Within a
PIECE-GOODS FIRM GUTTED.
ENORMOUS Damage Done..
In the Supreme Court, last Tuesday, Mr, II, Shortly after two o'clock last Tuesday morning. Pollock, KC, with whom was Mr. M. J. D. the Tai Lun piece goods firm at 69, Banham Stephens, moved before the Chief Justice (ft. Strand was destroyed by fire, the origin of which Francis Piggott) for permission to reduce the is yet unknown. The outbreak was discovered capital of Means. William Powell and Com-, by Inkong, who, noticed mokslusning from pany, Ltd., from $150,000 to $105,000, the second floor windows. By the time the It was stated in the petition that the original fire briga, in charge of Chief Inspector capital was $120,000, divided into 12,000 shares Baker, reached the scape, the whole building of $10 each, and by special resolution July was enveloped in flame. Through sheer hard passed at an extraordinary general meeting work, coupled with good luck, the firemen of the company held on, the 18th May, 1905, managed to save the adjoining houses, and duly confirmed at a subsequent general but the piece goods shop was more or less meeting held on the 6th June, 1905, the capital gutted. No: 66 Banham Stmod is a three- was increased to $10,000 by the creation of storeyed building and accupied by a merchant 3,000 new shares of Sip each. By special re named An Pak Kwai The ground floor was solution of 25th September, 1908, a resolution used for the shop, and the two upper floors as was put forward to reduce the caphat, from fokle quaders and storage room. The fire is $150,000 to $tog dao by reducing the par valds, supposed to have staffed in the ground floor of the shares from $10 to $7. The reason for and in quick time ate its way to the top of the this was that $45,000 out of the capital bad, building. The damage done is not known, but been lost by reason of the depreciation of stocks is supposed to be enormous. The premises and was unrepresented by available assets The were insured for $18,000 in different firmis, reduction of capital did not dvolva either the diminution of any liability in respect of the capital, or the re-payment to any shareholder of any paid-up capital
a few minutes of the appointed hour for the commencement of the function of the day's festivities two continuous streams of chaits poured into the sontinol-guarded portál The review of the troops by H. E. the Gov of the Governor's residence from east and west. ernor took place under the most suspicious cir cumstances at Happy Valley. Early in the
When it is stated that over thousand invita morning, the sky was leaden, but shortly after
can be formed of the and accepted an idea enormous gathering of wards cleared. Long before the Governor's
guests drawn from the British, Chiness and arrival, the enclosusus began to fill with Heng foreign sections of the community. The cir kong'edlite and Chiasts by bundreds took
cular lawn frotting the main portico was illo possession of every point of vantage, both minated by strings of coloured Japanese lan on the upper and lower levels, There terns which showed all the mora brilliant was no rain to mar the proceedings and they against the deep background formed by abroace of the sun's burning rays was a happy the thick foliage overhead and the shrub chance of fate for both troops, and spectators fringing the gravel pathway. Once inside alike....
the hospitable roof of Government House The troops, which must have totalled con- the splendid decorations of the carpetted ball siderably over two thousand, took their different leading to the ballroom attracted notice by the respective alignments in the following order, exquisite setting of pretty electric bulbs in a facing the Grand Stand. The front lian con- profusion of palms and maiden-hair ferns which sisted of the Royal Garrison Artillery, the combined to give the verdure-tinted feature of Royal Engineers, the 3rd Battalion Mid the hall so pleasing in its effect. On the dierex Regiment and the Hoogkong Volunteer-northern slope of the ground the usual The Chief Justice remasked, after Mr. Corps. The rear portion was taken up by the flag-bedecked marquee and shed were pro-Pollock had concluded that the fact that 13th Rajputs and the Mahratta Light Infantry.vided, while, the buffat was patronised at Measts. Fowell and Company had daprofitable The gun of the Hongkong-Singapore Battalion intervals between the dances. The supper roomtrading did not mean that, there s
should be a were placed on the right flank while the massed was on the ground floor and was set off with | reduction of expital, 5- bands took their position in the centre at the the orthodox, embellishments associated with Mr.Pollock said that although the company.
in similar occasions. Dancing was kept had not paid a dividend lately it had done so in Shortly before ten, the arrival of H.E the up with much outhusiasm till a date the past, a
The loss they had encountered was to and was greeted by a Royal Salute. His excellent Band of the 3rd Middlesex, Regiment, Excellency, accompanied by his
Those forming the Governor's, set in #taff,
the than inspected the troops. This
Iancers were Sir Frederick Lugard and
Mrs. followed by the firing of the feu-de-jole after Lyan; Major-General Broadwood and the customary seven gua salutes, the Band
Chatham: Sir Francis Piggott and Mr. striking up a few bars of the National Anthem Gompertz; Vice-Admiral the Hon, Sir Hed- at the conclu, ion of each. The Governor then worth Lambton and Mrs. May;j; Hop, Mc F. called for three cheers for H.M. the King, and H. May and Mr. H. A. W. Slade: Hon. Mr. was answered to by ahouts from hundreds of Chatham and Mrs. Tait; Hon. Mr. W. Rees lusty throats which appoianeously travelled Davies and Mme. Volpicelli Commodore down the lions, The march past next took Lyon and Mrs. H. E. Pollack. *place to the strains of the mas.ed bands, each regiment's respective march being played as it peared the flag-staff. This over, the command was given to advance in review order, which was followed by a Royal Salate. The mene were then dismissed, each regiment marching back to their respective barracks..,
rear.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE AT
SAM-SHUI PO
!
A CONTRACTOR'S APPLICATION.
The following application from a contractor for permission to establish a slaughter-house at
ing of the
188 SHANGHAI RACES.
INAUSPICIOUS OPENING DAY, We take the following report of the Shang hai rece) from the local Time of the sed inst.
With a leaden sky overhead, rain-soaked ground beneath and a steady drizzle, the 1908 Autumn Race meeting opened yesterday morning. Sheft of torrential rain falling imagined and, in consequence, the meeting mora insupicious "opening could bardly be sobbed of much of itt billiance. In fact weght well say at the outset there was no
ill whateva Everything went,
was a dail
and
las, right round the field. Modfild was a hot favourite for the Pagoda Cóp, with Kündabar Chief and Kim Tree next in demand, but the first mentioned did not give his backéïs much of a run for their money. Kandahar Chiaf landed the race, but only after ■ very determin od iussia with Double Zero, who went but with but fawasupporters Cheng was a mat-back- the Linard Mian Stakes, Ben Stirrup Cup got home in freat of Myrtle Time for the former was hardly thought of is the betting, Myrtis Tres and Heathfield being the two most fancied, with Glorious Rose and Antance well sup well, les aut Mr. To's pony ran exceptionaly
in
leaving the when Mr. on him and he won practically as he liked, @[
In the two succeeding races favourites scoredem Sore in the Rubicon Piste and Bucephalke in the Racing Stakes-and in the case of Surn there was never aby danger after the last half ́ mile had been entered upon. Mysore Chief paid well in the Sycee States and the second pony gave backers a good return for their in- vestment. The meeting of Gemini and Spring good deal of interest, but Mt. Ballans' spotted Rose in the last race of the day invested it with Pony was very comfortably. The meeting: between Moriak, Gemini and Brockten in the Champinas 10-day will be the most interesting trial of the meeting and all three will be well
they were not over many, were most of them no ka quiet colours, or wore. raid coalf or cloake over their gowas the silks the jockeys shimmered not in the absence of the sun, and were agon mud bespattered, and flags which were hoisted from the masts surmounting the various buildings round the ground, all bung limply down, sodden with dition, being very sloppy in places, and it cut the raid.The course was in a very beavy cop. up badly alter the first few events. Indeed, so soft was the track that the ponies innk almost hoof-deep with avery stride and throw the mud up behind them and on the following horses and riders, covering them head to footpported. almost. Fast times were thus out of the question and as a result of the conditions which reigned the fancied ponies, did not do as ex- pected. In addition the races themselves wĊIG denuded of a good deal of their interest by rea- son of the difficulty which the spectators had
THIRD DAY'S EVENTS.
5th November The third day of the 1908 Autumn meeting"? of the Shangbai Race. Clab wAF'GYEN Worse, from the point of view of weather, than either
Gorernet, who took the salute, was announced, hour, the music being supplied by the pro dividends, as all know, câme from Sam-shulipa was laid on the table at the meat-in distinguishing the colours and so following of the preceding days, for 'B' finerala fill *FXTentaƑ 54%,coɔ due to the depreciation of 1000tary Board last Tuesday after the races Intelligently. When the ponies were continuously throughout the day, and not önce
Wis
A special feature of the review was the parti cipation in it of our civilian soldiers. The mone of the rank and file was about 100 strong and the almost perfect precision of their
movements speaks well for the men.
CELERATIONS AT CANTON..
[Frome an Occasional Correspondent:]
State
Canton, 8th November, 1908. The small British community.in Canton will celebrate the King's Birthday in the usual·loyal naater this year. Mr. H. H. Fox, H. B. Me Acting Consul-General, and his nationals have
...
the
at the back of the course all the colours seem There have been 40 heads of swing lessed blended together is a common mass and it stocks."--"
The Chief Justice Why $45,000 and goevery day for slaughtering since the slaughter was only occasionally that a particularly bright $50,000)
house was removed to Ma-inu-kok, and this is on jacket showed up at all prominently. There Mr. Pollock-That was the amount by which account of some of the pork stdll-bolders send were intervals during the day when this was the proceeds of the stocks failed to come up to lng their wine to Sam-shuk po Tor slaughtering not very pronounced, bat on the whole dallosis | the capital.ri
so as to avoid
predaminated. The attendance was not as I paying slaughtering fees. Mr. Hinds, the chairman of directors of the 2-He requests that he may be allowed to inrga as might have been expected, particolar petitioning firm, who was called to the Court tb open a slaughter-house at Sam-shui-po if his ly in the forenoon, but after the tiffin adjourn answer certain questions, was naked by the request is refused, it is very hard for him to ment the attendance increased until there was Chief Justice to say, approximately, whether start the contract even for half the amount of a fairly large crowd present. the amount of old stacks in which he lavasted what he has already offered to the Government; the original capital were still in bis handi
so he dares not to sten the contract and he is The
now willing to let his S159, which he has de- reply was in the affirmative.. The next question was whether there were posited, be forfeited.
3.The present contractor has dlready lost many Chinese shareholders in the firm.” “Very-
$2,500. few," was the answer.
*
The Court granted the applications at the same time instructing Mr. Pollock to have the matter advertised in one Chinese newspaper once and in two European papers maring and an evening.
A
The swine. which they slaughtered at Sam-shoi-po every day are for Yau-ms-ti, Mongkok, Tai-kok-tsui, And Hongkong. I the Government refuse to open a slaughter hours, at Sam-abui-po, there will be probably in future no swine for the slaughter-house to The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewar migeted The
slaughter at all. BRECTION OF CUBICLES.
TWO APPLICATIONS,
Shelton Hooper:What the depart mental order referred to? I think the con tractor should be protected. "
Mr. 4, 24 bould certainly be protected.
issued the same cordial invitation to all foreign At noon, the warships in harbour manned
residents at Canton, to attend the festivities their decks and the usual salute of 21 guns at the Consulate ob the Shameen as in was fired. All the warships in harbour, in* cluding H.M.S. King Alfred, Kent, Bedford, bu-General Fox enjoys in the Settlement there formet years. With the popularity which Cons Monmouth, Astraca, Tamar, Alacrity, Clio, and be no question but that the best traditions, Cadmix, as well as the Otter, and other desde British race for hospitality will be main of Section 35, (8) of the Public health and The following application:for a modification troyers were dressed for the occasion. The tained on the present occasion, as before. Buildings Ordinance, 1933-1998, in respect. of searing completion now which materially re- The Director of Public Works:-A road is Portuguese gunboat Ria Lima, lying off the From the programme of festivities which had two cubicles on the second floor of No. 7, Koduces the distance between the slaughter house Hangkang Club, proceeded over from Macao, especially to take part in to-day's celebrations
been got up a fine day's sport and entertain-Shing Street, was considered by members of and Ram-shui-po district. Other roads will in Hongkong; while the French Government in the afternoon there will be sports at the Re last Tuesday afternoon
ments is anticipated with interest and pleasure. iba Sanitary Board at their fortnightly sitting follow which will improve communications. is represented in port to-day by the magnificent creation Ground, commencing at 7.30 p.m.; a
The distance' will be considerably less than craiser Alger which also displayed a profusion concert and cinematograph fill the programme
18, Bonham Strood. West.. from the Kennedy Tows slaughter-bones to af bunting. Among the merchantmen in har
Wanobai Markel.' 30th, October, 1908 bour the two French mail steamers were Evans and officers, the Band of the tabe no conugh to grant ms.a permission to for the evening. By kind permission.of Major.
Sirs, most respectfully request you will conspicuous in their festive garb in honour of a friendly-Sovereign. Needless to say all the will play selections during the afternoon
erect two cubicles on the 2nd floor of premises. British mercantile vessels, including the river
No.37, Ko Shing Street, which measure as steamers, and also the sailing ships, were also dressed.
follows, piz,z=1′ 7′′ × 911" X 7' with sky; light 4′ 3′′ x 4′4′′ and ra” a′′ x 9, 1° 107/- with no skylight 3 4" x 2'8"....
Trusting that you will kindly me this favour,-l ám, etc.,
י'
Ashore, Government House' flies the Royal. Standard from the flagpole instead of the Union
Jack. business in honour of the occasion
The different business houses were
and prominently displayed the Union Jack, The Rising Sun was also very much in evidence as a mark of the existing Anglo-Japanese Alliance from the verandah of the Yokohama Specie Bank and the leading business hongs..
and evening.
Appended is the programms of sports :--
OFFICIALS.
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Judge-14. H. Fox and W. W. G. Ross.. Startera-T. E. Griffith & C. C. Walcott, R..
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JAPANS-FORTIFIED-BASES-
AND DOCKS,
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did the sun shine. The course was in a very heavy condition, being thoroughly soaked, and the times of the various avonts worn slower than usual. The meeting has been an un-" fortunate one and the attendance on sach day has been very small compared with attendance in recent meetings. The sport was ruined by the weather and the condition the and the popular fascies did not do at all well
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from Mohawk "Chlef and
his-backers
Antaeus, Peibo and Myrtle Tree carried most of the money la the first event, Jubilee Rose The first race wa Tather a set-back to
only having seventeen supporters (six for a win the punters, as the unexpected wis of and eleven for a place), but those six were well. Heathfield who got we away and was al rewarded for their faith in Mr. Baxay's pony, wayb wild the leaders, was something of
collecting
* $100:50 for each $5 invested. Elm a surprise, but the fortunais ouies who in- Tree was another, disappointment to backers vested their monsyren event. was a avourite both for a win and a place, but he
1,"Snippet), warg - wall.
the Pou-ma-ting Cup, being a very strong repid for the outlay good betting, one of Affanns and Peiho shared obid, yet no nearer than fourth.
Jupiter favouritism, with Defauce and Temitraire next in order of support. At one stage, after the Kirkby, Shock and Kandabar Chief were all field wheeled into the straight, leiho looked good.. Bucephalus was the most fancied, for well backed, so that the dividends were fairly dangerous, but the ras home head to wis by the Cosmopolitan Cup, and though left
rosa ficket forging ahead to by i good length and a half. The favourites in he did run home, being sent through tha at the post Mr. Ballqua bay made a splan- Criterion Stakes-in which algat ponies started field at the sight moment by Mr. Mol. all did well, but Gemini, in the capable bandster and he landed the race by a length. of Mr. Moller, ramped home in front of Maria Imperial Rose was also well supported. Spras Gemini was not at all prominent in the early and Falm Tree being next in demand. My- stages of the race; in fact, it was not until the was shen to be riding down those in front Widow's Monument' was passed that he
sore Chief and Huntsman, with Squire Can- nington next in request, wers the chosen ones for the Grand Stand Stakes and the only fallurs he was then about sixth-and making up ground fast on the outside. He had to sun fourth, Huntsman winning with the greatest of was that of Squire Cannington, who finished Eright through the field; but one hundred yards
esse, after having had to make up several from home he had the race well is band and lengths on Spree alter passing the Monument. Moller finished "hands down." It was a fine Huntsman's dividend ($12.00) must be consi finish on the part of Gemini, M, Copenha- dered very satisfactory. Mr. Baxey's Spring gen's Shock carried of the Maiden Stakes to Rose seemed easily the pick of the field almost universal surprise. The popular fancies, in the Pari-mutuel Cap and was installed _e1_ipdicated_by_the_pari-mutuel betting, were
aravery firm favourite, with Mohawk Huntsman and Squire Cannington, With Chief and Chehalis next in_request: Mauchu field of twenty-two to send off the starters had AN. SL writes as follows to the Naral and no sinecure and it was only after four false King, however, upset calculations by winning Afilitary Record:-
starts that the Geld got away and Shock bad Comparisons have recently been drawn be then a fine position. Lit. Poulan kop the received 567.20 for their investment (about 12 tween the fighting forces of Japan and the pony well to the front and took the lead just two preceding days was responsible for his to one against), Doable Zaro's running on the United Stater, Renerally in favour of the for- before entering the straight. Huntsman had being the favourite, for the Mancho Blakes for mar Superiority of armaments must have a lot of leeway to make up and came through pos-winners and he justified the choice by co-factor in the shape of fortified bases, coaling the luck wel bot, though Mr. C. R.. Bar- stations, and at adequate supply of docks, kill rode the pony ow, he could not quite wiesing from a field of sixteen. Medfield, the choice, being third.) Myrtle Tree's One of the factors that helped to gain lapan, catch the leader, who won by a length. "Virgo indirectly, victory in the battle of Tsushima made the rossing after the first quarter, but only win came in the Consolation Cup, for Our ally occupies a strong strategical position, Spring Rose and Myrtle Tree, with a slight Superb and Glorious Rose well supported. with Argante and Spree next in demand, and and has reinforced Nature by a splendid ays preference for the former, disputed favouritism The three places were filled by the favourites tem of docks and forțifications, Japan's, forti- | in the'Fah Wah Stakes, but Sagittarius upset fied 12th October, 1908,
positions front the Asiatic coast for nearly calculations by winning in a very hollow and consequently dividends were only small,
For the Champions there was a field of 2,000 miles in an almost unbroken chain. fashion, Mr. Moller riding his mount well. To Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the First in this chain, sed stations are Formosa ibosoba, backed bim for a wia Saggittarius Moriak (who bad won three times before) twelve, but most interest was contred is receipt of your letter S. B.O. No. 1550/08 and the Pescadores, right is the approach from returned abpat, nine to ons. The popular Brockton (winner of last year's autumn and dated 12.10.cB. I beg to state that, Hongkong, with a fine harbour and coaling fancies in the British Navy Cup were Black Champions) and Gemini. The randing of the ainca the inspection by the officer of your station at Keelung. From Formosa the Riu-Kiu Sand, Landsman and Squire Cannington, but Department was made, I have made certain
latter in the rain-sodden track had gained him iterations and improvements to this house
Islands run north to the Japanese mainland. only the latter found a place in the first (the-house now-faces-Shing-Wong-Street-1-as-alf important places are well fortified: Ol-was-another-downfall of the chosen-o
Against Tapan itself little could be achieved, three, the winner being at Criolle. There many admirers and for a win be- had 366 backers on the pari-mutuel against Brockton's. indy to trim a hat, and the man'nominated by respectfully beg to request that a re-inspection the three-entrances to the Ioner Sea, which in the Leger. where the best fiked were the 311 and Marick's 171, Sore (95) and York Rose
gives access to the heart of Japan, the Straite two "Trent, Sure and Sokol,
(50) being next in order. For a place Brockton 4 the race had the greatest number of supporters (404), of Shimonoseki and the Kii Channel are forti-was
by Sutlej, who returned $92,to fied, whilst the Bungo Channel can, I believe, for a win, and $34.30 for a place. Ottowa iso next in request. Sagittarios had go backers.
with Gemini (336) Moriak (237) and Sure (118) be mined to a certain extent... In the Korean beat the favourites in the Eclipas Stakes, in
fora win and 75 for a place. The race was an. Straits Japan has the fortified island group of which Medield was looked upon as being al excellent one, the finish between Gemini and Tsushima, which is connected by cabin with most a "Certainty," and both Hillman and Sagittarius being wall worth going a long way -Fosna-and-ikishina. Thus it will be seen Tennessee were well hacked. However, back to see. The last event was a scramble, twenty- that Japan is admirably equipped as regards ers ofthe favourites scored in the Autumn Cup ponies in a seven furlong flutter, and the by pinning their faith to Brockton, but the re
favourite won. The meeting will be continued The Japanese docks are the fpest in or turns for thair outlays were very small. Alto-
on Saturday, when non-winners will have an- gamination and accommodation in the Far gether favourites were decidedly out of luck, other opportunity vouchsafed them, and the East. Her modern ships, too, are built with | bot this was to be anticipated when the state of "Grand National" will be run off-Shanghai docking keela, thus rendering the lengthy pro- the course was considered. To-day the coun
Timea of the Sanitary Board held on the 31st Marchess of storing up unnecessary. There are should be better, provided there is no more twelve docks capable of taking battleships, or rain, It will, of comme, still be heavy; but not
Stevanie-], J. M. Drummond, H. Portar, John White, N., H. R. Tickell, R., W. G Saunders, A. C, Wallas,-J. J. Thompson, W. R. Robertsop, G. S. Thorne, and O. Enget.
(10 p.m.) RELAY RACE. For sailors
To the Sanitary Board,
Hongkong.
N
IP YUNG SUN,
Mr. A. Shelton Hopper minuted Graat.
The following application for permission to was considered at the Sanitary Board meeting this afteragoz
In the course of the day.a. large number of ealy. One team only of-3 men from each ship: erect cubicles at No. 13, Wa Jo Fong West was her splendid docking accommodation, § died away before the straight was reached which Mr, Marshall's pony was most fancied.
residents-British and foreign-besides our esteemed Chinese fellow-citizens paid..visits to Government House, where in the evening,, Sir Frederick Lugard, the King's representa tive is this Colony, holds a State ball to which the commualty and naval and military officials, to the number of over a thousand, have been Invited. Preparations for illuminating the pretty grounds of the gubernatorial residence are in progress.
· LAST NIGHT'S FESTIVITIES,
"MAGNIFICENT HARBOUR DISPLAY:
roth inst,
The British Fleet in port, comprising the Bagships King Alfred, H,M.S. Belford, Mon- month, Kent, Astraca, Alacrity, Clio, Cadmus And the destroyers, took a prominent pari in the celebrations during the day in connection with the King's Birthday yesterday. Again at night the Handy-men were, na usual, conspicuous by the magnificent display, which they gave the inhabitants of Honkong, on the streks of nine. All the warships were a blare of light. Each was picked out from truck to keel in lines of brilliantly-illuminated alectric bolbi, which in the darkness of the night, showed the outlines of each stately vessel to the best advantage, The effect was superb. Admiral Lambton's flagship, on board which a banquet was held in honour of the Occasion, was distinguished from the rest of the fleet by the initials E R picked out in
electric lamps, being depended from the top line between the tall steel masts, above the four stately funnels which shone out with all the brilliance which the lamps were capable of giving. Viewed from the heights of the hill district tbs spectacle was simply magnificent. The display was greatly admired by tons of thousands of Chinese who lined the waterfront in hundreds for a considerable time after the illuminations were first exhibited, and who also flocked on house-tops to get a perfect view of the admirable spectacle on the placid waters of our bay.
The
Each man once round the ground. Prizes to winning team.
2-1:45 p.m.SACK RACE Open Goyard Two prizes. No rolling allowed.
......
3-(3.00 p.m.) TUG-OF-WAR., nt heats. Best of 3 pulls.. sailors only. One prize.
43.15 p.m.) PILLOW-FIGHTING "For
5.30 pm) LADIES' HAT. TRIMMING COMPETITION AND NOMINATION RACE. Each
her must wear it in a led the Prizes to rat and 2nd nominators, provided the bats are adjudged well trimmed.
6-(3.45. p.m.) QUICK CHANGE RACK. For sailors only. Competitors to race in white clories, with no bonis. These, and their blue clothes will be in a heap at the end of the course, which they sort out, and put, on aver their white clothes, They then race In: 1 prizes.
Girin. (2) Boys, 50 yards. Handicap for size. 7-14.00 p.m.) CHILDREN'S RACES. (1)
1 prizes for each race,
11-(4.55 pm) Tua-OF-WAR, Semi-Finals. Best of 3-pulls.
/
+
No. 64, Queen's, Road Central,
may be made and permission granted for more cubicles.
Trusting your favourable, consideration,-1 have, elcy
A. P. SAMNY.
The Secretary,
Sanitary Board
THE SPITTING NUISANCE.
BYE LAWS FOR RE-CONSIDERATION.
It may be remembered that, at the meeting
last, it was decided to let this matter stand
natural defences..
the entrance.
REMOVAL OF CEILINGS AND STAIR LININGS,
DRAFT BYE-LAWS, KA
The following bye-laws, made under section Buildings Ordinance, 1903-1968, relative to the removal of ceilings and stair linings, ware Considered at the meeting of the Sanitary Board lo last Tuesday Afternoon's
The Board may define any district or any thereof as an area within which, appa portion one month's notice being gives, il ceilings and stair linings shall be forthwith removed
8410 pm), TUG-OF-WAR. 20d heats, Hest of 3 pulls
9-14.25 p.m.) ANIMAL RACE. Handicap. General be asked to draw up a form of notice taking craisers and torpedo craft are no fewer
over for six months and that the Registrar. almost enough to hold all the battleships at so slushy as yesterday.
the same time, whilst the docks capable of 75 yards.
THE SECOND DAV.. Two prizes. Dags and ponies in Chinese forbidding pitting. Last Tuesday: than seventeen. The docks are distributed as barred.
at the fertnightly meeting of the Sanitary follows: Yokohama, a large: Tokyo, small;
Shanghai, 4th November. 10~(4:40 p.m.) · PILLOW FIGHTING. Re-Board, the bye-laws were brought up for re Yokosuka, z large and a small; Sasebo, 2 large at the race-course was of better class than on Though yesterday was a dull day, the sport sidents and visitors only. One price..
consideration. would bevery few prosecutions. facit enough to take a medium-sized cruiser: Osaka, much better condition and raja beldal. In cont6-16, sub-section 35, of the Public Heath and
Mr. Henry Humphreys minuted-There, and small; Uraga, 1.very large and a big the previous day, for the course itself was in 8 smal; Nagasaki, z large and 2.1mali; Hakoquence, the attendance was larger, but, even so, the offence being punishable would slove1Ÿtop 12-5.10 p.m.) MOD TOURNAMENT.. For
the nuisance to a great extent in public build.date, s large; Kure, a large; Kobe, mediam it was not as large as was expected, the fair sex size. (These figures are for 1904.) A Port sailors only. Single combat, Patiners to beings or semi-public buildings. Cenatoly, so- drawn for on ground. Prizes to winding pair,
tices should be put up and spitoons provided Arthur, in 1904, there was one dock, 440 feet long and 90 feet wide, with 32 feet of water 13-(5,20p.m.) EGG AND SPOON RACE, 40
as suggested by Mr. Lau Chu Pak. Yards. Ladies only. Two prizes.
Mr. Lau Chu Pak-Since notices were put over the docks sill: up in my office and spitonas provided, I have had no occasion to complain. If the same step was "taken" everywhere, there would ba no
The Hou, Registrar-General -How many From dreaded regions.veiled to human eyes,
thrilling perils braved before, prosecutions will there be daily? Several hus- Though shining port never glorious prize dreds, I imagine: The extra work thrown on
Palice and Courts will be consilerable. From Asia's heart to quatch a secret lore. Has this bean-sofficiently considered-in Yet nobles-than-the-prizs, thy toil-bespeaks spite of netices, the emigrants (strangers to A love of science greater than of life (". Hongkong and ignorant of the law) offend Through deserts up to loftiest range of peaks, dally in ibis office. A constable shỏild be Romance enfolds thy wondrous suido andstrife. stationed here. He will get plenty of cakes.
The Director of Pubic Works -The minutes
Was greater teal to science ever vowed; in S. B. O.-10604/1907 require revision. They Reply, dread frosts wherein that 2011 e'er
Or man's endurance put to sterner gauge?” are almost pointelligible in places.
·14-5:30 p.m.) Tuo-or-WAR.Final, without bars, nails, &c., to be worn, Prizes to necessity for these bye-laws. Teams of eight. Ordinary leather soled bants, winning team..............
15-545 p.m.) Presentation of Prizes by
Mrs. Fox.
Post entries for all events, except the Ladies nomination, and the Animal Ruces, will be.ac. cepted. These must be made to either of the starters.
the
TO‘DR. SVEN HEDIN,
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DINNER AT GOVERNMENT, HOUSE. .Following traditional custom the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, gave an offelal dinner at Governinest House to the civil and ecclesiastical functionaries and the members of the Executive and Legislative Conpcils. Those prosent at the dinner were: H. E. Major-General R. G. Broadwood, CB, Officer Commanding the Forces, Right Rev. VERY for of bif friends know what we won D. Pozzoni, Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong-him infimately allege that he is a cook, while is by profession, Those who think they know kong, His Honour
Sir Francis Piggott, one or two others assert that his doings are a "Oale Justice, The Hop. Mr. F. H. May,
And storm of stones that for two months could The Hon. Mr. W. Reas Davies, The Bon. Mr the Police Court, to-day (9th inst.), charged with fers the capital letter for the De), who is now Mid wolfish tribes estranged from pity's sway,
mystery. Be that as it may, Wu appeared in SIR Havilland De Sausmater (the family pre rage. A. M. Thomson, The Hop, Mr. W. Chatba, damaging property to the extent of $1.50 at 556, hoped to be on the road to recovery after a Ho, Rowett, His Hoo, Mr. H. H. J. Queen's Road West, yesterday, and assaulting severe operation, is a son of the Rev. Havilland Where tested thine iron will there was a way,
In awesome solitude with stress distraught, Hon. Mr, E. A. Howell, Hop. Ja women, by Dance Chan Si Kiu. It would De Saustez, and a member of a famous Augged, arduous path, with glory fraught. Gomperts, Paisne Judge, The Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, The Hon. Mr. F., Badeley, The Hon. appear that Wu and a few friends started out Guernsey Amily, which has fought on ses and Dr. Ho Kal, CM.0. The Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk, last night for dinner at the house mentioned on shore for many generations. The traditions By theo unveiled are regions lost to man, смот The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollack, K.C., The Above. During the meat. We got it into bis of the family would appear to be in safe keep and springs of mighty streams in mystery Hon. Mr. W. J. Grosson, The Hon. Mr. H. Wing his friends' advice, proceeded to break up a delightful knack of being present when blows Now for thy menumant regand the span
head that he had been insutied, andidisregarding at présent, for Sir Havilland's brothers have (wrapti Slade, Mr. C Clementi, Mr. F. Bule Bowley, Mr. J. R. Wood, Com. Basil Taylor, R.N., Arch all the crockery at sight, and, incidentally are to be struck. One of them; Cecil Da Saus. Of mountain ranges bat for then unmapped. deacon Banister, and Capt. Heathcote, A. D. C. punched Miss Chan on the face when she tried marez, Captain of a Mountain Battery of R.G. Thy conquest, radiant with eternal snow,
to stop his wild doings. The result was that. A. in India, won the D.8.0. in South Africa Imparts a kindred lustro to thy pamoj policeman was called in and Wu was given in baldes being, mentioned in despatches, and. charge. When he was brought before Mr. has lately added to his laurels a bravel-majority. And from a wondering, cheenug world below JR. Wood this morning, he was sentenced to won in the affair with the Zakks Khal no pearless heights resounds Sven Hedia's
fourteen days' hard labour (without the option) other, brother, a Commander in the Navyakaw the distinguished muspices dfany Governor in and to pay compensation for the damage done service under Sir Harry Rawson in the Brain. The Colony, The fact of the presence of the | in the housS,
expedition.
THE BALI.
The Ball at Government House last night was without a doubt, one of the most brilliant and successful gatherings of its kind yet hald under
-C. A. Montalto de Jesus in N, C, D. Nebi, Shanghai, November sai905, napad
1. The Board may grant any exemption or modification to, the above order upon any conditions that the Board-may deem advisable.
expense, remove such ceilings and stair linings, 3.-The Sanitary Department shall, at its palat, limewash, or colour-wash any, surfaces exposed by such removal and take such steps- tomake such footswater-tight as the Board may deem proper; or in list thereof, the Sanitary Department shall grant ench compensation, as the Board may consider safficient.cr
in particular being, but sparsely represented. The buildings looked better than yesterday and the ground undarfort was almost quite dry, which
permitted promenading on the lawos. The racing opened with the Northern Cup, for which the wisper of the Criterios Slakes Gemioi-was made a hot favourite, with Mr. Baxey's York Rose pext in demand. The race, however, looked likea certainty for Mr.Jedmor's this bad-tempered pony refused to fialah and ran Sokol shortly after the straight was entered, but
half way across the track, before Mr. Dalgarno could get him under control. Owing to the vagaries of Sokal, York Rose was let in and won by three lengths from Peiho, who was pover prominent notil the straight was reached, with the favourite third. In the secondrace-The China Cup Mt. Copenhagen's Shock worthily mirers and won a well-run race by hall a length repaid the confidence reposed in him by his ad
as finishing together in second place. This was from Elm Tree and Jupiter, who were bracketed
one of the best finishes of the mosting, for Elm | Tree and Shock were fighting the finish out across the track fast. Mr. Saxe-Borges pour notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in together when Jupiter shot forward, coming. RETURNS of the average amount of banl seemed to bump Rim Tree, throwing him out Hongkong, during the month ended,, sim of his stride, and thus allowing Shock to gain October, 190%, certified by the managers sufficient advantage to win by Elm Tree Anished well, but, had bad luck. The fsank
of the respective Banks ta~20" poayHaatson was only half-a-length bui
Banks hind Mr. Barley's Moriak arned the right to contest the Champions by, annexing" the Shanghai Stakes, in which he was opposed to Brockton, among others. It was generally -considered that the race lay between these two and so it turned out to be, but Morlak won in a canter, with his jockey looking round
posed surfaces after ceilings are removed it!
Mr. A. Shelton Hooper minuted-Some thing more than painting and colouring
many cases required,
Mr. Henry Humphreys gras with 1 Hooper, "-a
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