For the Police.
STREET TRAFFIC IN HONGKONG./
INCONÝRRIENCES AND ABUSES..
cially written for the" Hongkong Telegraph)
18th ult.
In these days when the Colony is visited by thousands of tourists and globe-trotters in the course of the year, one is very bliss called upon to listen to complaints by those visitors concerning the lack of proper regulation of traffic so apparent to the eye of him who comes from well-ordered cities in Europe, Australia or the United States of America. Nor are such complaints put forward without justice. They are indeed wall, marited by the slack "mass of the system that paraits room for them. The street traffic regulations of Hongkong are worse than in any other city in the Far East From Bombay to Hakodate nothing like their equal in inferiority is to be found,
Of course it can, and no doubt will be, urged in extenuation of this state of matters that Haughong suffers under difficulties of situation and physical disabilites which other great ports like Singapore and Shanghai are not called upon to grapple. la these two, Settlements they are blessed with a flat country,
the
GREAT WIDE ROADS, and greater breathing space in contrast to. the restricted limitations of this city,
to the side of clinging as it does precipitous Peak with but little available area between the hill-bottom and the water-edge. Even after a goodly portion of reclamation laed had been filched Trum the barbour, the flat tract as fashioned was but a narrow strip so. that it is not to be wondered at that the streats originally laid out along the curvature of the water front should bave beca astrow, tortuous and somewhat biggleay piggledy lo the arrangement, the uns to the viber,
In the early days of the Colony's history, when the number of inhabitants was still com paratively small, there was sufficient pedestrian and vehicular traffic accommodation to satisfy all requirements, but as the population went on growing by leaps and bounds the maio streets go more congested every day; ena now, when there are some 300,000 person resident in the city, such thoroughfares as Queen's Road, Bonham strand, Winglok Street and Jervois Street, with many of then couver goat arteries, are so congested at the busiest times of the day that
NO SEMBLANCE OF ORDER
can be said to exist in the passing traffic. No .one expects the Government to make land in order to widen these ancient thoroughfares, but one thing the talepayor has a right to demand is a much improved system of street regulation. At one time, it was the exception to see Euro- pean civilians on loot-except in the very heart of the city, the convenient ricksha beiby ubiquitous,
Bat things are changed nowadays. The throngs of tourists and other visitors who annually visit our shores appear to find no greater pleasure than in promenading Queen's Road in the evenings when darkobss bas fallen and the myriad shops along the siteet length will their wealth of gold and silver, silk and ivory, jadestone and diamond,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 1 101o
HONGKONG REGATTA.
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SUCCESSFUL AFTERNOON'S ROWING,
28th ult. Patrons :—His Excellency -Sir-Frederick Lugard, LCM.0, CD. D.8.0.; His Excellency Mejor-General Broadwood, C.E., D.8.0.: Com
modore H. Lyon, K.N,
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5th Race. THE BROWN CHALLENGE CUP,-
Open to the European Garrison of Hongkong by Regiments ar Corps țin six-cared gigs, » Distance 1 mile, m
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Royal Enginan............BADAILLANTYN The Buff........................................kaini. |———67th-Oo, R÷G.-Aszü—aljungan÷3
Tixn: 7m, 33-3/5 sec,
PONGKONG FOOTBALL CHAI LENGK SHIELD.
HAVAL YARD UR" BUTTS,
28th-ull
The replay of tba abield Gaal-between the above terms took place on Saturday afternoon 6th Race. OFFICERS' GIGS AND WHALERS the Hongkong Football Club Ground ba. "fore a boga gathering of spectators. The Buffs
SERVIANANG GARDENS
MR. H, E. RIDLEY ON THEIR "ABOLITION,
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Rhododendron tricolor var Curtiell, the latter being one of the parents of a larga series of the superb bybrid Rhododendrons now entilvated in the hot hon e of European Gardens (Hortus) Veitchianus). In 1854, he accepted the post of assistant apperintendent of the Penang Forests and the Gardens, where he remained ill 1909, when illness no doubt, Induced by his hard laboure in Madagascar and the East Indies In the cause of botany and horticuitate, compelled
Open to officers of the Fleet in gigs or in played withoal Ruler, his place being and perhaps in the East changes and dis, / his retirement to England. He returned to
whalers Distanco s milo, Three boats competed ; they were from H. M. S. Bedford, Hent and Minotaur; and they Gnished in the following order t—a lengt
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Bedfordianismojemniki, son 2 Minotaur Cranes čiarumnare. I 7b Race. HONGKONG CHALLENGE CUR- Open to crews representing any amateur Rowing Club..............
Stewards:-Mr. J. 1. Andrew, Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., Lt.Colopal Bayard, D.3.0.; Hou, Mr. F. 1. Badeley, Bir C. P. Obater, C.M.O. Hen Mr. W. Daibam, CMO, Li-Col. Chamier, C.M., HOD. Mt, W. Rens Davits, Mr. R. M. Dyer, Hou, MË W. T. Grosson, Mr.' H. H. J. Gompers, Hos, Mr. E. A. Hewett, Mr. DR Law, Sir Henry May, KCMG, LeCal, i tior,
R. M. Smith, and Mr. R. Showan. Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, Col. Si, Joh", Mr.
-Committee Lt-Beckwith,-84-Mr-R-L»
The healthy rivalry maintained between the Bridger, Dr. F. W. Clark, Mr. G. A. Caldwell two local Clubs invested this race with special Hos. Com. Bakit R. H. Taylor, .n. (Chairman), Mr. A, Denison, Mr. C. H. Gale, Mr. E. Mitest and the result was watched with keen Hazeland, Mr. M. Melver, Mr. H. G. White, antic.pitions. ¡A+oon as the competing crews Mr. F. A. Mackintosh, Mr. A. B. Poiluck, Mr. Came within the spectaton view, the "walte" of the Q. Y. G. wha neon to coin and the lead A, Rodger, and Mr. G. G, Wood,
Judges:-Mr. R., L Bridger, Mr. F, A. which it retrived to the erd, Time: 6m, 30 z/S Mackintosh and Mr. A Rodger.
Umpires:Dr. G. H. L Fitzwilliams and Mr. G. L. Duncao,
"Starter:-Mr. W. Huttan Potts.
Time-keepers, Mr. J. A. Lyon and Mr. C' Bunje.
Convener-Mr. M. A. A, de Souza,
Sailing and Motor Race-Starter: Mr. E F. Gibson, Judges:-Mr. M. Mclver and Mr. E. M. Hezeland,
Hoa. Secretary :-Mr. Frank Lammert, Hoa. Treasurer :-LA-Col. A. Chapman. The Hongkong Regatta, which was to have been bald on the 13th inst., but was postponed Do account of the iuclemency of the weather, was brought off on Saturday last at North Polar, off Fenwick's rectumation, the ground being kindly leat, for the occasion for the erec ting of the grand stand for the accommodation of the spectators. In the early part of the afternoon the contestants in the various events had to contend against a somewhat choppy sca and wind, but as the afternoon. wore on the weather improved and the course from Kellel's Island to North Point offered better conditions for racing.
The numerous counter-attractions in football and cricket the same acternoon were respon- sible for the paucity of the attendance; the small number of the speciates must have been a discouraging factor to the promoters, all of whom, in particular the bonorary secre- tary (Mr. Frank Lammert), worked hard 19 make the meeting a complete saccess.
Wo'append below the details of the results of the day's rowing-
1st Race: JUNIOR FOURS-Open to all bat
competing in senior pairs or Hongkong Chal lenge Cup Distance, one mila.
Only two boats started, the R.H.,Y.C. crew did not contest the honours of the race, "Thoy" Carroll's boat was the more fancied.. From the start ho showed to the front and out-distancing Barros' boat over the course Carroll won com fortebly with several lengths to spare, Time:
7m. 24 sec.
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Station No.-Red.--First.
st. lbs. Dow-H. C. Saver................. 9 11
2–0. A. O. Rodrigue................................... 10 F. L. da Rezani and govel curios from the craftsman's beach-Stroke-A. H. Carroll um 10 are brilliant with light and colour, and every
Cox-W. 1. Carroll merchant is agog with instinctive readiness for sala or 'batter.
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Siation No. 1-White.-Secorul.
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Bow-E. Calvari ......... 10
2-J. M. C. Lopts... 3A. A. Carvalho .... ....................... it. Strake A. V. Barros 11
Cox-R. A. Carvalho....
9 2
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To obtain a view of the resplendent windows it is necessary to stroll along the pavements, but so dense sometimes is the crush of pedes trians that it is quite a common sight to see a lady or group of ladies bustled or
FORCED OFF THE PAVEMENT,
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It should be explained that most of the pedes and Racer Max-O'-WAR GIGS AND WHAL
trians are of the coolie class, Needless to say, no Chinese af culture and education would dream of abusing the pedestrian rights of the pavement. But the coalies dawdle along the kida-walks in shoels, taking op their whole breadth, and standing to sture with months agape at anything new or strange that hap pans to catch the eye and damming the coa. stant stream of traffic.
In any big city in Europe or America all pavement traffic is regulated so that people walking in one direction keep to the one side of the path whilst those going in the opposite way keep To the other. It izin his right-hand de of the pavement on which the pedestrian Custom differs in some other most walk, countries, but there is always a definite ruto luid down in each place. Some such regulation might well be enforced in Hongkong, whose narrow streets render it doubly imperative if one is to walk with any degree of comfort on the public streets. Another matter requiring argent
POLICE ATTENTION
is the objectionable practice of coolies carrying fonds or dangerously swinging bamboos on the side-walk instead of on the street; or of wearing their big wide hats as they press along the path instead of taking them off and carrying them by their sides. These practices all come within the meaning of Police offences, but the trouble is that enough is not done to Bolivce their discontinuance,
.Furious driving of rickshas down such par row and crowded thoroughfares as Ice House Street is another type of street abuse and dangerous to the public as well. Then there 'may be cited the unmitigated nuisance caused by overloaded hand-carts. It is everyday thing for one of these lumbering and unyeildy vehicles to get stack across the tramway line or Queen's Road, the coolies impotent to move it owing to the excessive load conveyed. This should be easily rectified.
Another complaint is often heard about householders in the tenement houses fronting on the main street being permitted, apparently with impunity, to discharge foul water in a delage from the top verandahs right down into the street with wofal results to the unfortunate padentrim who may happen to be stopping across to the other side at that place and time, All these are matters which require Police control. As is well known, the Force is poweri, cally far below the strength which the state of crime in the Colony demands even now, so it bebores the authorities to set their house in order at the very earliest possiblé moment.
PIRACY OF RICE JUNKS,
· REPRESENTATIONS FROM HONGKONG, [From Our Own Correspondent,]
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the Canton, 16th March, The Canton Solf-government Society has re- ceived a joint letter from the well-known fitm of sice merchants, Yuan Fat Hong, and other bf Hongkong informing the Society, of the free quent occurreres of pincy of junks laden with. cargoes of rice during the past month. The Self-government Society accordingly addressed
memorial to the Viceroy saking him to giva strict orders to his subordinates to provide adequate protection to the interests of the rice merchants, which does not only meat benefi 23/ of the enerchants themselves but to all the (Chinare inhabitants: in-Southern China, who #depand gresily on their regular supplies of the
Staple gommodity for their partenances;
ERS. Service boats, and conditions. Dis tance one mile.
The result of this race which produced an exciting finish was as follows :----
H.M.S. Kent's Galley......... H.M.S. Kent's Whaler H.M.S. Alacrity's Galley
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im. 3. 3rd Race. SENIOR PAIRS. Distance 'mile.
Two boats competed for this race. After Masso's prowess it the recent, V.R.C.`regnita he was looked upon as the sure loner, result justified the opinion. At the start Pollock secured a lead of a few lengths and held it over a good distance of the course, Musso and Bell did not relax their determination to overhaul their competitors with, the result that no in- tensely exciting Goish was provided the specte tors. When the gon west Musso's boat was hardly a length in front of Pollock. It was n finely contested race. Time: 8m. 17 sec.
Station No White.-First.
st. lbs. Bow-S, Bell Stroke-L. A. Masso, an 11 Cox-H. Potley anima 3
Station No. 1-Red-Second,
at. ib.
Bow-). Forbes Stroke--A. E. Pollock Cox-W. J. Carroll
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Station No. 2-White-First.
Bow-C. J. Cooke......................
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3—1. Forbes.ini ina Stroke-A. B., Pollock......
Cox-W: J. Carrolls m
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Station No. 1. ---Rod.--Second.,
Bow-J. Alves
st. lbs.
10
8
*--R, 'Galuzzi .............................. 10. 3-S. Bell
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Stroke-L. A, Mossom 11
Cox-H. Petley
8
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STH RACE, MEN-O-WAR CUTTERS. Service
boats and conditions, Distance 1 mile.
There ware gaven entrants, from H, M. S. Kent, Bedford, and finotaur, respectively. The flagship's cutter was not placed. The result
was
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Kent, poziadarreresmi I
Bedford.............................................................
Kant...
9th Race: GRIFFIN FOURS. Open in ment bers of R.H.K.Y.C., C.YC., and V.R.C., who have not compsted in any regalla previous to the Victoria Regatta, December 1909, and who are not competing in any race in this Regatia. Distance: milo..
No crew ablered for this event, accordingly, abandoned.
which was.
10th Rach, Junior' PAIRS.-Conditions as per race No, I Distance mila. Touy" Cayroll again won from Barros.
Station No. 1-Red.-Fi-st.
Bow-F. L da Ro
Stroke-A, H. Caroli
At lbs.
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Cox -W. J. Carrolle
Station No. 1--WAito. Second,
st.. lbs. Bow E. Calvati.... Stroke-A, V. Barr ipm 15. Cox-R. A. Carvalho...vise me 9. 1
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YACHT RACES. HANDICAP CLASS.-Course-Lyemuo Beacon (Port), Cust Rock (or), Chanel Rocks (Por) and in. About 9 miles. Two prass. Mr. Tooker's Vernon...ta Mr. Denison's Er, tammi Messrs. Mackay sad Coombs' Corrince 3 ONE DESIGN CLASS. One prize for first boat of each class, Course-Channel Rocks (Port), Kowlong Rock (Part), Mayer's East Buoy (Statboard) and ia.. 6 miles.
R.M K.Y C,
Mr. A. B. Rouse's trakyon .5
R.K.C.V.C. GAEL CLASS. Messrs. Rodger and Witchell's Asthore
H.K,CY.C. HAYWARD HAYSĮ
Mr. Neilsob's Ziza............................ I
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taken by another. A good game was witness ed, but it was not quita as.
interesting as the firit match.
State The officials were:-Mr. A. Gregory, referce; Mesars, Barlow and A. Hamilton, linasman; and Messrs. J. McCubbin and Bishop, goal *judges.
The teams lived up as follows: Batte: Black (Goal), Otoke and Baldry (Full backe), Dars, Wren and Cooper (italfbacks), Downs, Brewster, Taylor, Ryan and Barker (Forwards).
N. Y. Ryall (Goal), Joughin and Harding (Fullbacks), Anderson, Brown and Macey (Halfbacks), Wilks, Watkins, Read, Sullivan and Dalziel (Forwards),
The soldiers won the toss and the Naval men opened the game with Reid playing the leather well into their opponent's territory. The Buffs resisted the attack and sent the leather away. A foul was given against the soldiers, and this put the ball up in the Buffs' grounds again, when a few shots were tried bụt Black saved them well. The ball was now well placed to the centre where the Buffi got potins- sin of the sphere and passed it to Brewster who sent it to Taylor. The latter scored the first goal for the soldiers. On the re-play the Yarders attacked well, but the Buffs' fall. back did not give any chancos, in spite
of which a' corner was forced. This was wall centred and Black bad a rough time in, saving shots, one after another. After a titile scrambling the ball, was taken, down to the Yarders' grounds and an attempt was-muda by Brewster which was easily shielded by: Ryall. The sphere remained at the Naval men's grounds for some time and a fren kick was awarded the Buffs for heads. This was taken by Cooper who placed it well at the goal month, Brewster made a cosh jo and scored the secund goal.The Yarders tried time after tjune to score but nothing resulted, their shots golog too wide every time. The whistle now sounded for balf time with the score !—,
Buff....... ELKAARSEN, ネ Naval Yard
The second half of play was similar to that of
the first: The ball remained at the Vardera!
quiters for a long while. Their fullbacks play dun excellent game in saving shots. Keid now took the ball up and it was soon sext down again. A good combination game wa put up by the Huffs in which Taylor got the credit of acaring the third goal. The Buffs kept os attacking til the end und Brewster scored the fourth and last goal for the soldiers. The Yarders nostomed to buck up and their play wis, excellent, Sullivan passed the ball to Watkins; the latter seat in a stinger, but the realteper Black cleared it well. Dairel then made a rush in and scored the first and only goal for the Yarders. The whistle then Youuded for time. The final scores were jama
• Buf
Naval Yard.....................Y BUDAYAAN 1 At the Colaus of the match the presenta |tion of the Shield and Medals took place.
Hoo, Mr. W. J. Gresson said he had pleasure in co gratulating the Buffs on wipping the Shield, and he hoped that wherever. they went they would be agually successful. They had played an excellent game of foutball that afternoon, and he was sure that their victory made up for the bad luck they experienced in the previous flash The Naval Yard bad also played a fine game, but not so good as at the
lasi ma'ch,
After this M. Gresson presented the "Shield "to Wren. Unttein" of the Buffs' inam,
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* Mr. H. N. Ridley, Director of Gardens, con- tributes to the March number of the Agricul teal Baller very interesting article on the abolition of the Botanic Gardens of Pesang, He writes in this world,
Nothing lasts for very long appearances are more frequent than elsewhere, Still we must view many of these with regret and this fealing will be felt by all horticulturists and admirers of the beautiful in all parts of the world on learning of the abolition of the world famed Gardeni of Yousog which, on the retire meat of Mr. Fox, who has occupied the post of superintendent of the Gardens since the retirement of Mr. Curtis in 1901, will be handed over to the Municipality to convert into a reservoir. ENLA
The Gardens,, which are the third founded and abolished since the settlement of Penang by Capt. Light, in 1785, were institated by Mr. Cantley, Superintendent of the Botanic Gar deas of Singapore, in 1884, and Mr. Cuntis, appointed Assistant Superintendent of Forests, took over hin appointment in July 1884, and immediately sat to work with mach ausgy. He started a forest tree nursery and an expel menial nursery and laid out the waterfall war dea which was intended to be garden for Colonial produce. All this was effected in the first year of his work.
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WATERFALL VALLEY.
The ground of the waterfall valley had, beop a quarry and was covered with lalung and huge blacks of stone, giving it a most hopeless "ppearance and an immense amount of labour
was required to get it sata tha sambiance of” a ̧ garden. But Mr. Cunis, was a man tuliol evergy and skill as a landscape ġurdener and was not to be daunted by difficulties. In a surprisingly. short time, the lalund was exterminated, the staubs removed, the stream bridged in several places, plant houses and ponds made, and an extensive collection of fate and beautiful plants made,
Meanwhile, during his excursion in the forests of Fabang, the Dindings, Perak and Lankaw, he collected specimens for the her- barium, and for the Garden, and the great uumber of plants associated with his name He Sitest to his success in this direction. possessed indeed the greatest skill not only in discovering but in importing alive and cultivating plants worthy of the admiration of all lovers of mature. A garden for trees was wit formed by him at Kubang Ulu in Province wellesley, chiefly for roadside and forest trees for planting out in the province, is 1887, and proved very usatul for some ume, bai was at length abandoned.
Devonshire, his former home, and occupying himself in the cultivation and improvement of rasse, sweet peas, tomaton and other plants.
During his superintendence of the Penang Gardens, he did not confine his attentions'to honicultors only. His collections of herbarium specimens were very valuable and contributed largely to the knowledge of the dors of the Malay Peninsula, His name is associated with a very large number of plants discovered by
bis expeditions.
him
Besides the ordinary reports, and accounts
of expeditions be published a list of the plant of Panang in the Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatle Society and a Latin Mainy list of plast names is the same journal. H also wrote a number of articles on agricultur in the Bulletin, chiefly darling with his ar periments and observations on rubber, gutta parchs, and many other ecohemica The foundation of the varios of agricultural axe. bibitions as a large and more general scale than they were formerly held was dan to his Initiative. He was made a fellow of the Linean Society for his contributions to botanical science.
Mr. Ridley also dips into history with valuable general account of the gardens of the peninsula, which we propose to reproduce in a subsequent issus, ind
THE AWAKENING OF CHINĂ.
AVIEWS OF A JAPANESE JOURNAL, The steady progress of China along the paths of modern civilisation In recent years, remarks the Toyo Kaisal, is watched by Japan with kean interest in common with other countries" of the world. Whether the awakening of China. will reach such a atego as to make her a formide Able factor in the world's politics' of conese no one can tell with any degree of certainty. But at any rale China is an important factor in Far, Hastern politics and will remain so for good or evit. It is therefore very important for Japan that she should have a fixed policy to be pur sued towards her neighbour. Prior to the war of 1894-5, in which Japan exposed the weak- ness of Chios, the Middle Kingdom had been regarded and feared by Europeans as a sleep- ing lion. As soon as the helplessness of Ching- became known; however, a scramble followed.
of among the foreign Powers to take possession The experimental nuisary towards the top of what portion of land they could conveniently ap the Government Hill was intended for attempt-propriate undercome pretext or other. The par ing to acclimatise Earopena fruits, olives, ap-tition of China was openly mooted, and it would ples and peaches; Ismous and many other have been acigally undertaken bat forobjections irees were planted there, and the last two men- on the part of some of the Powers. Subsequent- sioned produced good fruit. "The obres formed ly the Boxer trouble gave to the Powers some thing of a shock, and they szain began to large bushy trees, but did not irait. It was found, however, that this altitude, inther over realise that after all the Chinese were a factor 2,000 feet, was not high enough for European that could not be totally ignored. The war trails and this butle garden was not kept up between Japan and Russia revolting in the beyond 18 At the top of the tall was a victory of the former has served as an eye. small garden wheia flowers and vegetables opsser to China, whose active and earnest ware cultivated for the use of people occupying effons for her regeneration since then have been the Governor's bungalow, peas, leets, kohlrabi, romarkable. Whether the advance of China new polators, carrots, etc., were grown here which has begun will continue until the coup. with great success, although the available space try is thoroughly remodelled on a modern basis was small and all mannro bad to be carried up remains to be seen, though most of the English by hand, Rose, carsations and other Enzo publicists, who are naturally much interested peau flowers were also 'cultivated here, and in the problem, seem to be convinced of China's numbers of Burmese orchids were planted on thorough awakening.
the trees.
PICTURESQUE.
The waterfall gardens soon became the ad- miration of all visitors to Penang, and Mr. J. H. Veitch, of Mesirs, Veitch and Sons, in his Travellor's Notes, written in 1895, given an excellent account, of what he saw ip bis visit
MOTOR BOAT RACK-Course-Starting lined the "Cup" to Browo, capinia of the Nivai there, a description too long to repriai. Axel Yard teant. After doing so she banded a goldreyer, in his inde-Malayishe Strollzuge, pub. medal to each player of the Military team and | lished in 1933, says Der Gartog ist zwar our silver ones to each of the Yarders,
klein aber gut gehalten und zeigt in seinem The ceremony ended with threa rigging Orchideen und Palmen charakterische formed cheers and airer" for Mrs. Grasson,
der, Malayitchen Flora, auch die Gruz Antags an Roglischen Paikstil gehalten bietet reisvolle Bilder.
Kowlood Rock (port), Channel Rocks (star- board), Cast Rack Büsy (part) Meyer's East Buoy (starboard), and across the starting line from east to west, 8 statute miles. Two prizes.
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Corinthia ... Jaam j
Miss Lyon presented the prices at the con
She was afterwards closion of the races. presented by Hoa. Com. Basil. Taylor with a beautiful bouquet in a silver dower-bolder. Three cheers were then given for Miss Lyon,
BX-LUKONG'S MISCONDUCT.
SNATCHED 'WHISTLE FROM EUROPEAN, CONSTABLE,
281k alt.
RESCUE AT SEA,
CAPT. REIMERS SAVES VALUÁDLE JUNX
AND CARGO,
We learn that Capt. Reimers of the N. D. L. 1,5. Prisanulok effected, under difficult ciretim • stances, (bero.cue of two shipwrecked men from a larga Chine e junk and also towed the same vessel for forty-eight hours into, safety with much difficulty, reports the Bangkok Daily Mail
17th March.
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Apart from the possibility of the complete regeneration of China, it cannot be denied that“ she possesses various essential qualities to make her a formidable country, continues the Tokyo journal. There can be little question that a country possessing such a high degree of civilisation as is manifested in China's
literature and art, which has produced such great thinkers as Confucius, Mencius, and host of other philosophers, and such an ex- ample of enormous labour and indefatigabla perseverance as is evidenced in the Great Wall,must be capable of stupendous possi bilities under proper guidance." The Chisca sre, azain, a people endowed with many The soil of the gardens was poor and sandy, excellent qualities. Physically they are very but in spite of such difficulties many fine and strong and razdily adapt themselves to any rare trees and shrubs were successfully grown, climate, while their food is of great variety,
there being few things among the produce while the plant bouses, beautifully kept and sacked with indigenous and exotic plants, sea and land which are not taken advantage were highly admired. In one spot grow proba assonijal qualities in the acquisition of scienti." of by the Chinese. Nor do they lack the bly the biggest Grammatophyllum speciosum fic knowledge. New China is very eager in in cultivation anywhere. It measured forty the absorption of Western Insrning, and three feel round, and in the season produced already surprising results have been obtained. great abundance of flowers da racemus over A railway 150 miles in length has been built solely under the supervision of Chinese from. beginning to and with a result which is pro nounced satisfactory on, the whole even by
seven teet tall.
The situation of the garden, a valley sur. founded with magnificent forest-clad hills, and the waterfall and picturesque indian shries at the further end produced a series of vistas un- equalled by any garden in the East. It was, of course, the greatest, one might say the only, attraction in Pecany to the traveller, and in spite of its distance from the town was visited by hosts of visitors from all parts of the globe. The King of Siam, on his rare visits to Penang never failed to drive to the Gardens, and to laspect them under the guisance of Mr. Cortis
foreign experts,
The juok, named Kim Hong Lee, belonged to a place called Sinlang close in Hoihow and wax voyaging from Sialang to Singapore with 1,500 piculs of salt, go tons general cargo, 50 picols salted duck eggs and 14 pigs. Un the rath instant Capt. Reimers sighted this vestel which had lost both masts and sails and hit hoisted distress signals. The Pileanulok thereupon west up to her and found only two men on board, vit. the lakong and his mate. The rest of the crew, 16 in number, had been blown overboard with the masts and sails which they were altempi- ing to make fast. The junk bad also the delinquent than lost the rudder.. Capt. Reimers senting them into a reservoir to increase the thing as to her futuro, China's career will be
Before Mr. J. R. Wood, Second Police Magistrate, in the Police Ocurt this morning, P. C. Attwell charged two Chinese with ob- struction of the public roadway and assault, respectively. The facts connected with the casa are somewhat peculiar. It appears that the P. G. saw one of the men drying fish and clothes in Keswick Street, near the Cotton Mills, to the detriment of the traffic and ar the man had been subjected to repeated | warnings against the undesirable practice; he proceeded to arrest the man. He had no sooner laid his hands on
CONDOLENCE. '
These and other similar events of late yours are namistakable signs of the awakening of China, proceeds the Topo Keinal, Father- more, China contains 400 millions of inhabi- These elementa all go to make China formid. tauts and uctold millions of natural wealth. able in case of her complete awakening. In short, China has begun to wear sa air of trash life and activity, and a spirit of reform and progress is fast permeating the countryA But in about 1900, a scheme for convert-Though it is as yat premature to predict any..
about, and as from, that date it was uncer. keen interest.-Japon Chronicls. supply of water to Penang town was talked watched by Japanese with much sympathy and tain whether at any "minule the work of destruction would not commence, it was pot considered worthwhile to continue planting out valuable or rate trees to be destroyed im mediately. But now, after an uncertainty of ten years, it has been decided that the ground is required for a reservoir, and the abandon mant and destruction of this benatifal garden is practically an accomplished fact. We can
only attraction.
4th Race NATHAN CHALlenge Cup.-For four oars. Limited to residents of Hong- kong. Each craw to be drawn from a single salt, 'defiued as a Regiment, ship, Corps, Valunteers, a firm, or any other body of
Mc Gutleng, his second officer, with six man gentlemen working together at the same pro- three men, including the other defendant, ap- fession or calling. If any of the above unit, proached the coastable and began to obstruct on board ite junk and they fixed up a distress are not strong enough to provide à complate him in the execution of bis duty. One of the rudder on her. Afterwards a Manila ropa was crew, then any combination of two similar mao snatched the policeman's whistle while two brought on board the Pitsanulok and the ship units may be made. A club is not included of the desperadoos harassed him in various started towing the fuck. After towing for in the definition of a unit, Distance 1 mile.
ways, and by way of adding a faithlog touch about twenty hours the rope gave way and they to the strange scene, the other defendant, had then to requisition a four-lach wire rope. Four crews cnterad, but the Civil Service who is supposed to be a prominent member Dating the time the boat was towed Capt. boat was not seno at the starting point as they had scratched sometime ago. When the boats of the Triad Society, bit the policeman Reimers communicated, with his second Two of the constable's us officer who was in charge of the junk by came into viow afterpassing the Jaloud it wasseen
To the mind of the that the "Bina" (Kent) had a slight advantage isilants succeeded in making good their means of Mores signat over the "Yellow" (Volunteers), "Tony" escape but the other two were less fortulayman it must be made clear that steering Carroll made grand efforts to overtake his sale and soon found themselves baing escort-with a distress rudder is most awkward only condole with Penang on the loss of its naval rivals but the Handy-mon had a superiored to headquarters by the doughly policeman. crew and word never thisstened in the race,This morning they appeared before Mr. J. R. winning in easy style by about two lengths Wood and the case was remanded, bail being from H.M.S. Bedford's crew, who rowed in allowed in the sums of S15 and $5, * second through the Volunteers stopping before the line was crossed to the finish. Time: 7m. 3 SCC.
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THE CHOW BOG.
AMERICAN BULDOY.
centuries been a known
Within the last few years the so called Chow dog, a native of China has become a pampered favourite of English and American society wo men. Strictly, be should be called the "Chow
and intimates what is tragically trus, that in his Chow, which is the Chinese word for eat, As the Gardens are so intimately connected owa country ko is so little valued that he is with Mr. Curtis it may not be sat of place bere often used as an article of diet. He is not af to give some account of his history. Mr. Char aristocratic origin, as the little Fakin les Curtis was bota in 1854 and was employed use, the dog of the palace, bur":"has as Messia, Veitch's nurserise at Chalsas in 1874. for uncounted Four years later, he was selected by the firm to as the dog of the people, of a plebeian caste, go to the East on an important mission in scarcely superior to that of the street scavengers, search of plants for cultivation. His. Srst trip of Constantinople. In many instances: It has was to Mauritius and Madagascar, whence he been his destiny to be made into a thick, soft scut home the handsome pitcher plast, Nepea rug. The heavy for was the Chow's necessary thes madagascariensis, and quantities of the protection in the bitter sorthern latitudes of besutital nogrants of that country. After Manchuria, and geographical proximity, as wall in 1880, to the Malay Archipelago, where be distant relationship to the Siberian woll and a year he saturned to Englund, and was sent as physical characteristic, hava suggested his explored Borneo, Sumatra, Jaya and the the Eskimo dog, Moluccas and sent home very many grand
After towing for another twenty-four hours under these difficult circumstances they reach ed Kamrahe Bay where the funk was safely acchored.
The value of the junk saved is estimated at between 12,000 10 15,000 dollars and the cargo is valued at 3,000 dollars. Of the piga 120 had bean washed overboard,
Capt. Reimers deserves the atmost credit for so patiently and realously doing this_work of He has been in the N. D. L. coast trade service for about ten years and has roni, deres similar services on several previous oc- casious. As one of the ablest skippers in the coastal service he is placed in charge of the Pitulos, one of the largest N. D. novelties. The main object of this axpedi- some twenty years ago no pains whatever, was ships out here. He is the possessor of the tion was to obtain the fine pilcher plant taken by the Chinese to breed for polets. silver medal for life-saving. In another year Nepenthes Northians, only known at that or to insure the survival of the fitest. Capt. Reimers will receive his promotion into time from a drawing by Miss Norts. Its actos! The consequence is that the high-bred one of the big ships at home, and it it to be habitat was unknown till after much search. snimals are exported to this country from hoped that he is not far from the same high Mr. Coulis radiacovered it in Borneo and snc Great Britala instead of their native land. honour that has so recently bean beatowed by cessfully introduced it into cultivation, After The ideal Chow is stocky and short, Longue the German Empater on Capt. Wolff and a few sending home his collections he went to Pon bas alert, inquisitive cars, a, blach
tianak in search of Phalaenopsis violacea, then and mumle, straight and rather short other ships' officers,
very rare in England, but after collecting for a tightly, curling, tall, pointing forward and
almost touching a groova; in backbone. Chows may be bla
CONSTRUCTION OF A MOLE,
Considerable speculation appears to be cur rant as to the ratam d'oirs of the new mole now being constructed near the mouth of the San- dakan river. We are officially informed that the constriction of the mole in the commence- ment of a schems to reclaim that part of the foteshore formerly occupied by Kampong Bars. When the reclamation is completed a considerable area of land will be available for shop lots and an additional road will be made parallel to the Leila Road.
The constraction of the male also provides extremely soltable labour for the gang of bad character prisoners wap were formerly working on Barn Hill and who require to be well guard- legal
Until the Chow was first brought to England
ed and nader' atcict and constant supervision. A Tater dispatch states that an expedition month, he had a mishap with a boat, and lost Incidentally the meşle will, we understand, be led by Mr. Noro, an expert in the Formosas all his collections and baggage and narrowly used for official and, ceremonial landings, in Government, has returned, there after having escaped with his life. During his Kastem ex the latter yaristy having the'd order that it 3), not be necessary for distin- sacended, Mount Gokwan. Alibough the expeditions as introduced to European Gardens among the donapisaun grished visitors to pick their way, as is now: plorers encountered savare hardship on account | very many ornamental plants and among those the better. There pompeleven”, mecassa rys through; the crowded of snow, they, sacceeded in reachin vaihe associated with his name sen Nepautan Udrtisil, main for a Touisia
Mumių, 13,040 feet above sea levall