Mr Buxey's Celia Rose, tist tlb................(Vids) Mr. Southdown's Off Chance, tost, ralb..
(Grant)
gib allowance.
A fine race between Coxcomb, the leader, York Rose and Pei-ho resulted in a win by about a langth for Pei-ho. The second and third ponies almost levelled, but York Roas best Coxcomb by just a nose for second place.
Time: 1.32 5/5. Winner: $18.80. Cash Sweeps: ist $1,477.353 and S422to 3rd $111.05.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 1900
AMBER,MODY IN BOMBAY
"ANOTHER CHARITABLE DONATION,
We have received from an old subscriber in, Bombay and a former resident of Hongkonga copy of the Bombay Garatis of the aeth ult, from which we axtract the following
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THE OPIUM COMMISSION.
{SIXTH SESSION.
On the motion: of the Chief Delegate for France, Monsieur Ratard, It was resolved that the President should be requested to commoni- cate on behalf of the Commission with the Senior Consul at Shangbai; and ask him'to obtain ju- formation respecting the measures taken in regard to opium within the limits of the later national settlement.“
TTACHED RUSSIAN STEAMERS,
"AN ANDRTIVE AUCTION,
Me, Yamamoto, Court bailiff, was in charge of the proceedings Before opening the auction, says the Nagasaki Press, he announced that reserve price of Y26,500 had been placed on the Amur and of Y34,600 on the Dniepr. The room was filled with prospective biddern or Including some foreigners curiosity-seekers, la and Chinets, but no bids were made..
It is stated that another attempt to sail the ships will be made within the next two weeks, and that the reserve prices will probably be raduced.
KOLANGSO (AMOF) MUNICIPAL COONCIL.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council; held at the Board Room, on the 16th January, 1909...........
Prescot Mosers. W. B. Wallace (chair mar), J. S. Fenwick, W. Krase, Lim Kul Siong, S. Okuyama, W. Wilson, A. H. Wilzer, the Health Officer and the Secretary,
The minutes of the last meeting were read and condimed,
Atetter was read from the Council to Mr. Lim Kui Siong, and the reply concerning a building permit, and the Secretary was in stucted that If Mr. Lim Kai Siong failed to apply for a permit within seven days; and submit plans in accordance with bya-law 13 be is to be proceeded against in the ordinary
In the Bailiffe row of the Nagasaki Ko The sixth session opened at 10 30 8.M, DE February 12, Reports relating 10 the Opium Saibaushe, on the gib instant, the Russian question in Austria-Hungary and Portia were sleamets Amur and Dniepr warn offered for presented by the Delegates for those countries, sale by public auction, but without result. The installation, meeting trok place at the Sir Alexander Bosie, on baball of the British | Freemason's Hall on Monday of Lodge "Eat delegation, criticized certain statements con- tern Star," No, 1189 EC., when Mr Kaikobad tained in the report previously banded in by Cowasji 'Adṇnwalla was installed in the chair the Chinese delegates, and asked for farther in by the retiring Master Mr. Merwani H. Nformation in connection with such doubtful Mady, D. G., Chaplain. The Lodge a polots as the arcs of land actually under poppy Parl-mutual: 131 $8.00, and $21.30; 3rd 58.40... honoured by an official visit of the District cultivation, and the sumber of smokers in the -THE CHAMPION STAKER-With $750 add- Grand Lodge. During Mr. Mody's Master different provinces. Replies to these queries ed. Second to receive $250 and Third ship the Lodge has made much progress: its will, it is understood, be forthcoming later. $150. For China Ponies, Winners at this membership having increased as algo ite funds.
The President announced with regret the Mesting only. A forced entry. Entrance The roll of membership in the past has incfadabiance, through indisposition, of one of the $10. Winners of two Reces 530; of three ed many of the Raling Chiefs of India and Chinese delogain, Mr. Tang Kuo-an, or more Races Sto. Weight for inches as scions of ruling families in Western India. It was decided to appoint, separate Commit- per scale. One Mile and a quarter.
Death has removed from the roll the tees for dealing with specific ponions of the samo of H. H. Wor, Bro. Sir Jaswatsinil reports presented to the Commission, with a "Hr. Boxey's Little Gem Rose; tost 12lbs....
* (Burkill)' Fattering, K.C.I.E., Thakur Saheb af Limbdi view to preparing International summaries of and Rans Baldovji of Dharampore, but a such subjects in Trade Statistics, Cultivation Masin.. Toeg and Sprelmap's Sutle}, tit
new member of the year was Frince Vijay of the Poppy and Production of Opium, Re 4lb..................................................................... Hayes) 2 Mr. Iphn Peel's Fernie, 1011 Talb (Gressan): 3 sings of Palitana who, to mark" bis admission venue Returns, etc.
to the fraternity, made a donation of Rs. 1,000 Mr. John Peel's Heraldic test alb............
to found a charity fund. Another fund was (Laurence)
founded by Mr. Dinihaw Derabji Mistri" who Mr. Buxat's Spring Rose, 11st tib (Dupree) o
has completed forty years' attachment to the Blessrs. Findlay and Moly's Gierley, rostgib
(Vida) o Lodge and marked the event with a donation Messrs, Flodtay and Moir's Seafoam, rost... of Rs. 500, to which was added a similar 3lb.............(Jones) o amount by the Lodge to found a charity fund ́in his name, while yet a third fund was created Buxer started two candidates for the Cham- plus, so did Messrs. Findlay and Moir and by a donation from Mr. Homu.ji Navroji Mody John Peel, while Toax and Speelman had a of China, a well-known Mason and father of the single representative, Backers staked beavily retiring Master, the donation being given to on the Derby winner. Little Gem Rose was mark his appreciation of the bonour done to bis held back throughout the day for the main 500 Few Lodges in India, if any perhaps, can avent. He was the first to put in an appearance show such a satisfactory balance-sheet as Lodge followed by Findlay and Moir's pair, then "Eastern Star," which, during Mr. Mady's John Peel's, and lastly Sutlej. Following bis Mastership, increased its charity funds from practice Burkill walked Little Gem Rose as far Rs. 14.595 10 Rs. 15,994 with a total fund of as the village and fom the gate and then put Rs. 19,828, During the evening Mr. Medy, Sim to a sharp trot back to the Club Lusitano he has been ill for some months, was condus Leong returned from Pabang, this morn bend, and then walked leisurely up to the gratulated on bis partial recovery and on bising, and full particolars of the fatality at Kualä Pabang are available, says the Straits Times' stening post. There was one false start, Springpluck at taking on the heavy work of the even. Rosa gava alinle trouble. When the flag telling. A presentation of Past Masters' Jewels and of tih lost. The number of persons drowned he jumped to the front to do the pacing for Regalia to Messrs, M. D. Dadysell' and 'P. B. was correctly given by the first reports brough By Order, bis stable companion. Gem Rase follow Jeejeebhoy and the Secretary's Jewel to Mr. by the Flego, but there was a mistake in thei ing was pursued by Ewo's beat, Fernie. Pallonji N. Davor, was also made during the identity, the European Police Inspector, Mr. The order past the judge's Box on the first evening. Subsequently, at the banquet, on Naif, having been saved. The two men whʊ.
were drowned were bir Malay Sergeant and round was Giesler first, Spring Rose second, excellent programme of music was rendered
Japanese deck passenger' whose name is us Heraldic third aud Seafoam last. At the bot by a portion of H.E. the Governor's band."
known. tom of the inclins Spring Rose began to fall away and, Fernie shot to the front; but accept. log no chances Burkill called upon Little Gem Rose who, answering in grand style, went shead with the greates: ease and securely held to the premiership without being dangerously threatened. Sutlej coming out of the bunch displaced Fernie for second place. Little Gem Ross catered to amidst vociferous cheers from the spectators. Sutlej was second, and Fernie third. Heraldic finished fourth and Sea fosm`lası..
Time: 2.36 3/s. Winner: $7,00.
-THE TACOMA-MARU.”
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AT THE KAWASAKI YARD.
The Commission adjourned at 12.30 p.m. until Monday the 15th instant,
DROWNING FATALITY,
NARROW- ESCAPE" OF RUROPEANS AT KUALA PAHANG.
The Straits Steamship Company's steamer
way.
Today's Advertisements.
FOR SHANGHAI
THE P.&O. 5. N. Co Eteamship
"DELTA
Captain B. W. H. Snow, will leave for SHANG HAI, on SATURDAY, the 20th instant, at Daylight. A
For Freight or Passage, apply to
E.A. HEWETT,
Supariolandent, Hongkong, 18th February, 1909,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
T4
HE Undersigned have been favoured with
instructions from HENRY HUMPHREYS, Esq., to sell by
· PUBLIC AUCTION,"
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 25th and 26th February, 1909, commencing at 2 PM, and on the following day at t respectively, within his residence, "Abertholwyn," Fesk Road, P.
A
|_*__*__*__ Entimations.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
RACE MEETING, 1999
SATURDAY (OFF DAY),
20TH FEBRUARY.
TICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND STAND and ENCLOSURE may be obtained from Meira. KELLY & WALEH, LD, or at the Gate. Price 57 for the Meeting (excluding the Off Day), or $3 per day. Tickets for the Off-Day, Sa.
No one admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
TF HOUGH!
Clark of the Course; Hongkong, 17th February, toog...
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
THE STEWARDS request the pleasure of The presence of the LADIES GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE during the Racea zoth ins,NAN MALAG
A Stand and Enclosure will be reserved for Members and Members Wives and Famille Tickets for which are now being sent out with the Members' Tickets: -
All Tickets must, be produced to gain admission.
Special accommodation will be reserved, as in recent years for Chiness. Ladies and their Female attendants in the land erected on the plot of ground next to the Lusitano Clab Stand.
T. F.. HOUGH,·
Clerk of the Courto,
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·Hongkong, 16th February, 1909
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB..
SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Comprising NRA SILK COVERED DRAWING ROOM and COSY CORNER by Maple, CHIPPEN. DALE CHAIRS, MOROCCO-COVERED DRAWING ROOM SUITE, & Large Assort ment of CANTON CARVED BLACKWOOD WARE, CARVED CHERRYWOOD DESK and OVERMANTEL with BEVELLED. GLASS, BRONZE FIGURE with ELEC The Superintendent of Police reported the TRIC LIGHTS combined, EXTENSION DINING TABLE, TEAKWOOD SIDE- following" canos had been dealt with in the BOARD with DEVELLED GLASS by Hail Mixed Court since the isst meeting, the Court & Holtz, JAPANESE GOLD LACQUERED being closed under the seal from. 11th January CABINETS, Double and Single BRASSN will be admitted into the 14 years to 9th February. fummonses: Assault 2, BEDSTEAUS with WIRE and HAIR
TRESSES, TEAKWOOD WARDROBES
* Clerk of the Course, rests: Being abroad after rz midnight without TABLE, CHEST OF DRAWERS and MAR• " " Hongkong, 8th February, 1999- (153 Cruelty to a child 1, Debt 1. Summary Ar-BEVELLED GLASS, DRESSING BLE TOP WASHSTANDS all L. O. & Co.'s a light 3.
(Signed), W, H. WALLACE, make, GLASS, CROCKERY and E.P.
Chairman.
WARE, PERSIAN and TURKISH CAR- PETS and RUGS, a Fion and, Rare Collection of STEEL ENGRAVINGS (Antias" proofs)
dic, &c.
C BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary.
DUELLING IN JAVA. COMMON PRACTICE NOT YET MADE ILLEGAL
Duels are still in fashion in some parts of java, The Sourabaya Handelsblod, of 3rd. instant, says that, within the last four months, no less than three duels have come off there. One of them, in which pistols were used, resulted, it is said, in the serious woanding of
The.Bye Leong was at anchor off the bar, and-preparations were being inate for her departure, at noon no Sunday, the passen gers having just, left, the vessel in one of The launch of the Tacoma mar at the Kathe native surf, bats commonly used at wasaki Yard, Kob, which on Thursday after Kuala Pahang for taking ashore the pass Doon (4th lostaut) had to be postponed owing engeri, mails and cargo, when Captain Mor-one combatant. to the bigh wind, was accomplished with very rell noticed that the wail of the boat was no stiefactory results on Friday morning at 7.30, longer to be seen. He burriedly summoned in the presence of a considerable number of the crew of a cargo host which was alongside guests, despite the early bour, reports the Japan to put to the assistance of the overturned craft, and another similar boat was seen putting off from the shore. The passengers who were in the act of goleg ashore were Mr. Charter, of the Forest Department, F.M.S. Government, to spector Neal, Armourer, F.M.S. Government, who was on a tour of luspection of the arms of the Pahang police, two police subordinates and Japanese passenger. The bost also contained three bags of mail and a postal packet.
Chronicle of 7th Inst,
Mr, Nakabashi, President of the Osaka Cash Sweeps: Ist 56,996.50; and $1,99900; Shosen Kaisho, named the pew steamer, The sea was very calm and the vessel 3rd Soc9.50.
"Pari-mutuci: 18 $5.10] and Size; 3rd glided down into the water amidst loud $24.50%
cheers. After the launch Mr. Matsukata, Pre. TO-THE NIL DESPERANDUM STAKES.-Asident of the Kamasaki yard, made a brief Sweepstakes of Sto with Sano added. Wio, speech which was responded to by Me. Naka- ner to receive 70 per cent,; Second.10 per bashi. cent; and Third ca per cent. For China Ponies, Subscription Griffias of this Season
1908-1999 shat have rue and not won at this Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale. Jockeys who have never had a winning mount in either Hongkong, Shanghai and Tientsin allowed's ib. Fiva. Furlonge. Mr. Humphreys Mummery 1011 12lbu
(Dupree) I Mr. F. C. R. Studd's Butcher, tost alb...
(Burkill) 2 Messrs. Toeg and Speelman's Günduck,
1st 418....................................... (Heye") 3 Hon. P. G. Scarlett's White Knight, I sit zib† ;
(Scarlett) o Mr. Wheeley's Pip, tout 231bf.... (Hausen) Mr, H. Gibbon Moore's Lyemur, fost solbt
(Moore) o Mr. J. B. Sill's Gambler, tost zalbt
(Hickman)
The Tacoma-naru is one of three sistar-ships now being built at the yard for the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha, which are to be put on the American line to be shortly opened by the company...
The Tocoma mara'is a steel steamer, 4to feet loog. 51 feet wide, and 31 feet deep, with a gross tonnage of 6,000, and of 4,500 horse power. Herenntracted speed is 14 knots,
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CRACKER CATASTROPHE,
SHOCKING AFFAIR IN-BINGAPORE,
A shocking accident occurred in China-town on Friday night, during the course of the cracked firing which was practised on that evening, reports the Singapore Free Press of Sib lost. It is a common custom not only to let off crackers in the streets, but fo throw them into the streets from the boutes, and as a Mr. Macdonald's Bighland - Laddle, strale very little harm is ever done. Unfortin
*18*.......(Gegg) ately in this case the injuries caused have re-
sulted in two deaths.
CLINGING TO UFTURNED BOAT.
The boat from the shore and the one from the Bye Leong reached the overturned craft at almost the same moment, and found the crew. and three of the passengers desperately cling. ing on to her bottom.. Inspector Neal was in as exbausted condition, but the athers seemed little the worse for their experience. Tha Malay Sergeant and the Japanese passenger were nowhere to be seen, but were last seen clinging together.
0
Enclosure.
T. F. HOUGH,'
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
O SERVANTS will be inside the..
and OIL PAINTINGS by well-known Artiste, NECAUSE of the race Course
&
+ ALSO
O IRON SAFE by Chubbi, One SEMI- GRAND PIANO by Collard & Collard, One MARBLE CLOCK by Mapla, &c., &c.
On View from Tuesday, the 23rd instant Catalogues will be issued. TERMS AS suai.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong, 18th February, 1909,
DROWNED GOLD.
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On February 2, a planter left Sourabaya for West Java, with the declared intention of kill. ing himself after a so-called American dael, in which the antagonists drew lots to fied which MYTH OF ERUGER'S MILLIONS EXPLAINED, of them should die,
Within living memory, there has been Daly | NOTES FROM POLICE COMMISSIONER'S DIARY, one fatal duel in Netherlands fudia, when a Governor-General's side-de-camp challenged a high official in the Secretariat. The duel resalted in the latter being killed. The law did no: interfere. The surviving duellist had, however, to leave to army. He entered the Civil Service and had reached the task of
Resident when pension time came, i' present, the law in Netherlands India does not forbid duskling. In Hnillard, the law makes duelling
a punishable offsoce.
WATER RETURN, Level and storage of water in reservoirs on the ist February..
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATE
It is believed that the Japaneis hung on to the sergeant, who was unable'to sivo himself and his burden, chiefly because of the heavy boots he was wearing. At last accounts tha bodies had not been recovered. The survivor". were taken on board the rescuing boats with considerable difficulty, but reached shore all right, and had fully recovered by next moro ing, when Inspecter Neal proceeded over Wong-nai land on foot to Kuantan, where he overtook the Hye Leong, returning by her, this mora ing. The mails and all the personal effects of the passengers werb lost.
COINCIDENCE.
Mr. Elbee's Regret, rost 13lb...(Balderston)
It appears that on the night in ques Mr. Humphreys Sir Joseph 41st 1lb (Vida), o̟
tion, when the-filing was at its height, a young Mr. Olympia's Hippomedon, tost alb......
The sea was unusually rough at the time of (Schnorr) Keh, named Wong Chio Loog, a member
of a Keb family who earn a livelihood. by the accident, especially on the bar, where iba Admiral Lambton's Kamranb, 101 solbj..
manufacturing and selling salt, was in his fatalities occurred. The bout was in charge of (Mackie) o
house No. 12, Cheang Ho Lim. Street, Bujang, the senior boatman of the place, who Mr. E. B. Chichester's Jack Straw lost, r3lb
firing crackers. There was a large quality-of--is well known" to all who are accustomed to (Chichester) o
the fireworks in the room, and the young fellow visit Kusla Pahang. Mr. Wayfoong's Constant Jost albf (Morris) o
The survivors are loud in his praises, saying Mt. Olympia's Heracles, rost 13ib (Jordan) took up one lot, lighted it and threw it out into Mr. Seth's Little Nems, röst nib (Seth)... Mr. Christiani's Proschkengaul, tost tolbf...
#glb overweight.
#sib allowance.
tib ovo weight.
(Pattened)
The large field of savanteen ponies started forthe Nil Desperandum Stakes--the last race of the day. It ended in a-win for Mummery,
Time: 3,184/5, -Winper: $108.6a...
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Cash Sweeps: "$1,764; 2nd $5'4,00 1 3rd : $12.00.
Pari-mutuel: 1st $18.70; *nd $14.70; 3rd 31050.
MR. R. St. George-Moore, Engineer-in-Chief to the Canton-Hapkow Railway, writes to The Tines ander date Wochang, Dec. 14 1-Might -1 make a suggestion to manufacturers through your columns on the question of the distribu- tion of catalogues? The cost of a well-pre- pired catalogue is very great, so that the dis- tribution is an important meiter. In my cate; ou here I have received numberless valuable citalogues that am po njg to me, and on the other hand I have not bad one I wished to refer In My suggestion is that the manufacturers should urge the Government to establish a ostalógus referencs library at dach Consulate, Instead of the presént system of forwarding catalogues, to the Consulate and asking them to distribute them
chung
LEVEL.
overflow
A
overflow
33 4 below 34' 10% (overflow below) 34'
*. The first fall and complete story of the gold but was smuggled out of the Transvaal just diary of Colonel Clarke, now Chief Commi before the Boer war is forthcoming from the sioner of the Natal Police and formerly bead of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Colony. From this it appears that "Kruger's syndicate of illicit gold buyers, who were gold" is a myib, but that the smugglers were a plundering the Tranzvani mines,
The value of the gold is estimated at from £6,600,000 to £1,000,000, and search for it is now being made off Cape Vidal, St. Lucia Bay, Zululand. The gold, according to the diary, was put on board the barque Dorothea at Do lagoa Bay. It was in January, 1998, that the vessel set sail, but she was wrecked the day after her departure,
ABANDONED, BARQUE.
during the Race day WITHOUT TICKETS which can be bad on application to the Under signed. These Tickets are only available for servants while in attendance on their em ployers or when on duty at the various Stands.
Any Chinese found loitering abut with Servants' passes in their possession, will forfeit them and the holders thereof will be removed from the enclosure,
T. F. HOUGH,
Clack of the Caurso. Hongkong, 8th February, 1009)
THE
NOTICE.
"RE only-Edition of the RACE÷BOOK.
and PROGRAMMES authorized by tha Stewards of the Jockey Club are these printed by Masin, NORONHA & CO...
T. F. HOUGH,'".
Clerk of the Course..
[104% Hongkong, 19th January, 1909.
RACE BOOKS, 1999.
FOR SALE. PRICES:
LEATHER COVERED ......$2.00 6ach. CLOTH-COVERED in 175,
· PAPER COVERS ......................: 75'' May be had from'
NORONHA & 00,
Printers to the Hongkong Jockey Club, KELLY & WALSH, LD. W. BREWER & CO.; Hongkong, 29th January, 1909.
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ld.,
· General Managers, HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. Wangene. 10th February, 1907;
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1008,
1909, 19 belo-1.26* below
overflow overflow Tytam...
The gold, it is said, was put in the vessels March, the seiling price of Ice, will be is hereby notified that on and after the Tytam Bye 25'9" below 22" 1" below
wash overflow
overflow
before the Captain sud crew engaged for the reduced to ONE CENT per pound. 2' 21" above overflow journey west on board: The treasure was Tylam info" 21" above) termediate Loveiflow
were placed at the bottom of the bold, cement- Pokfulum 138 below 10 9 below securely packed away in strong boxes, which below ed over, and then covered with slons ballast. The vessel was well out to sea when the strain of the sails caused an opening of the seams *1909 "(the vessel was a wooden one) and the ship. 200,420,000 took in water.
1,841,000 Fearing that there was a danger of the vessel 108,651,000 foundering, the captain hailed a Union steam. 42,680,000 ship which was passing and asked the captain 2,034,000 of It if he would tow the Dajothes back to Delagoa Bay, ̈ ̈ The Union boat signalled that she was tied to time and could not tow the vessel, but the captain was willing leʻiske off the Dorothea's cen. As there would be too
STORAGE GALLONS; :
1908, Tylam
251,060,000 Tytam Byewash... 497,000 Tytam Intermediate 197,103,005 Pokfulam
36,640,000 2,654,000 Wong-nal-chung.
Total........ 487,951,000 455,616,009 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District during the month of Jandiary, r
Ig08.
1900,
"
the street The bundle fell to the ground, and, that he yelled to his crew, when the the boat Consumption...137,211,000 135,288,000 gallons i much difficulty in attempting to get the ballast
207,460
Estimated 206, 160
population Consumption)
21:4 per head per
21.1 gallons daym Constant supply throughout the City during January in both years...
The return of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accurate meg. surement whilst the extension works at Albany progress. Filter Beds are in
KOWLOON WATER WORKS, LEVEL.
1908,
1909.
off, and as there was every indication that the vornel would founder, the captain decided to accept the Union captain's offer. The crew of the Dorothes were taken over, and the vessel was abandoned:
SEARCHING CAPE VIDAL, The vessel went ashore at Cape Vidal and broke up. One side of the ship fl Jated up the coast to a point. Geen miles distant, and on this post on of the vassel two expeditions have worked in ibe belief that it contained the gold, Colonel Clarke is convinced, how ever, from what he was told-by-natives who | witnessed the wreck and information ob 23" below tained from other sources, that the gold low overflow
went to the bottom of Cape Vidal. In 1899, Colonel 'Clarke' carried out' searching opera. tions, but it was oncessary to wait for a calm day to permit a diver to go down.. Only one ach day presented itself, and on that occasion" another boat appeared off the caps, and the search was postponed. Subsequently, other daties compelled Colonel Clarke to leave the spot.
Kowloon) 27' of below Gravitation overdow Reservoir,
it is said, was promptly picked up by a young upset, to save the Europeans, and himself set Hokkies, a member of a family of barbers who the exemplo by helping Inspector Neal on to live in the same street, and tossed back into the hull of the boat twice, when his exhausted the Keh's room. Here the bandle, which was condition made it impossible to hold on and not of dangerous proportion itself, fell amongst to regain it whsa-burled off by the waves. Mr. the stock of crackers the Kehs bad in the room, Davis and Dr.Leicester had just come off safe- and is a minula the interior was a mass of blazy to the Hye Liong in the same boat, bat it | ingexplosfoos. The room was small, there were
had been upset only a week before when taking no less than seven people in it, three men, two cargo ashore, and a Malay,boatman was women and two-children, and the proper exit drowned. Two years ago, Mr. Da Slivà WAS was narrow door, and a stalicase which was drowned in maimilar way on the same spot. It | little ḥsiter than a step ladder. A frightful is felt by those who travel up the East Coast of scene followed. The fireworks' exploded all the Pepinsala that Government ought to supply over the place and the frebfied inmates tried to a lifeboat, especially for the safe carriage of the escape. The room itself caught alight in places, maila, bolbat this and other ports. It is rumour and only desperate efforts on the part of theed that one is to be supplied at Kuantan, where
STORAGE GALLONS. Inmates and friends prevented the house catch it is little needed, as vessels go alongside, and
1908,
1909. ing fire. When at length. the people escaped it is said ibat there was an appropriation, for and the fije was od, two men were found to another, in the present F.M.S. budget but it Kowloon Gra
vitation Re-130,400,000 156,200,000 gallon servoir. be shockingly burned, and the women, and was struck out in the great demand for econo
my. The native surf boats are made of chupgumption of water la loon during the children also, but not so badly. They were
bal wood and are very heavy, so that when fill-
month of January)— taken to hospital for tresimani..
ed with water they quickly sink. 1 L One man, however, died in great agony op
The two European gentlemen who bad ao -Saturday from his injuries, and another died
Estimated.) on Sunday. The women and children will astrow an escape on Sunday last owe their Consumption population apparently get over it, their injuries not being | lives to the fact that their boat was completely SD overturned and a cushion of air inside kept it so severe...
Ocinsumption
10. gallopa B.S The police have arrested the young Keh who allont, ap loog as it remained in that position per head per threw the first cracker, and also his father, It is also suggested that the mails at such day. The laquest on the dead man has not yet been dangerous spots should be provided with The Government Analyst reports that the Exed. Although the room caught slight in | special budys to facilitate in their recovery if water is of excellent quality.
W. CHATHAM, Z places the inmates were able to extinguish the they are throws late the sex us is done in some Bamet, and the 'Bḍguda were not called out- other parts of the worldi
1909.
1908. 21,609,000 18,038,000 gallous
81,300
86,100.
Water Authority,
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- General Managar.
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A syndicate has been formed at Jobannes burg with a capital of £5,000, and is now pro secuting the search off Cape Vidal. The exe pedition has a concession from the Natal Coy:There emmest for a period of que year, and until that period expires no other persons will be allow, ed to search on the spot. Colonel Clarke ex- presses his absolute confidence that the expedi
THE MANAGER Hobgkong
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