HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB,
[PROGRAMME FOR THIRD. MEETING, The third gymkhana of the season will take placa paxt Saturday. The programma is da
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JULY 8 1910
HONGKONG ICE COMPAN)
>EXTENSION OF FLANT:
An extraordipity general meeting of share.
"THE COGOR 18LANES,
SIK ARTHUR YOUNG'S REPORTIONS"
KARANGANO Sir Arthur Young states in his report that Captain F. E. C. Ryan of H. M. S. "Astrası
preparing the costa in about a par, ton and cost of freight ma) be placed at 6151, 105
WA The copm sxported In-fold, Mr. A. Rosi in- so making at Nantes for all for gunnerving formed me in Ragland where It is used for sardiness-in-Danmark - here it in Converted
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LANADRON
Out old friend the serial demon has Bready | The second anal giran as unmistakable indications that for the Lunstron Rubber, Estate
NAVOLLE OF ONCE FOUND. FLAT RACK holders of the Hongkong Ic# 00. Ed," was visited and reported on, tàuse islaudu ie Into Palmating butter and is' Russia andyHome) next few toonths it is going to favour as with its on dist ulf at Wischaste
the Straits Settlements Govermaar was Lesbiscuits for the army c at September, the last visit by an officer of made by Mr R. J. Farrer in February, 1997, la
“kong, Shanghai, or Tientsin: penalised ·5 lb Henry Keswick presidad. There were pre... HM. S. Kaalus PreERALATON E PARA y visit to those fujande wa opis: Comet palen into Insigniacancs before pas”) přštidlag%20
who bare won more than firaces lo Hopg
•Entrance fee presentadand priss: 315. Katrance lees to go to winners Mr. Dryardust's Soronin, der va Mr. Ella Kadooric's Serviss Chief, Sle H, May's Moonbeam (iste Date Trea), Mr. Hickman's Kerry, pu
Capt. Heathcota's Tomahawk,
Mr. L. N. Lenfa's Resolutivo;;
Rear Admiral Lyon's Llama Chief,
·Mr. Ellis Kadooria's-Roumanian-Olief,- "Mr. Blank's Didier nba,
four our annual visitor, who has a most unhappy The Chairman said. The rok By the kind permission of Mr 4. Y. Gabajan, month after the fevere cyclone of November, knack of barsling about the costringereports which have been circola the Manager in Biogapors of the Eastern Res 1909, and I was struck by the indomitable coast so far as inspiring blood-thrills and to fall that thate is nothing left for me tension Telegraph Company,elt was diven gaaray and perseverance of Mt. George Clasles Affordaig persons of limited couvenational bot Mr Paars in with us to stay, and I passage in the Cable ibip Recerdas", and my Ross 1 man yol years of age seat Jone, who abillion afery-valve for their gas-bag are you desire further Information than very best thanks are due to Captain Simmonds, he was suffered by various storms and cyclones most happy circumstance that had to resto antsy you.Tarning to the icebast
notwithstanding his age and the great losses concerned. It cannot be depied that it was a post givas, 1. mis sura ke, will de the Commander of that vessal, and also to his ufcars for their great kindness to mo at once began to re-build his houses and to fill ceive our uninvited guest in the matter of its will notice that the capital late
found that Mr George Clucles-Ross, the
lop the gaps made in his trees aber tall-end only and the Water Authority, who, crassa during the year by the lardo, head of the Ross, family and Proprietor of the 16 M Ross obtalsed from Sumatra a like a lot of other good folk, had doubusssly more fully-paid thares, being cop Islied, was far from well; a room was, howevas placed on Horaburgh Island: thess increased the chance of a stray typhoon or two to fill up and 2,555 shares for Holliegbur
few specimens of the Sambur dear which he been relying with fond hops in his brust on payment of Mt. Fann andra part kindly placed at my disposal on Direction until in 1884 he had a herd of about goo leave our reservoirs, must have been glad to notice purchase of the Holling bary Ratsion Island by Mr W. Swan, the Sparintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Compra couple but unfortunately they were not aware being actively concerned with the unpleasant appears among the masets on the
that year was granted to some visitors to shoot that at was ablo to realise his drama without to in last years report. Tan was his guest daring diy stay and i have to of the peculiarity of this species of deer which associations connected with a Hougkong ty, na Emaiss purchased during the express my deep gratitude to him and to the takes to water when alarmind; dogs were phoon of the blood-curling varisty, which happy cost of darstepment throughout the staff of the Company for the thorough way brought to chassa wounded deer with the restate of Balm was doubtless decreed by a kind amounts to 10 d. par acre bala they made me at home during the ts days suit that the whole hard took to the sea and fate. There is, besides, bother reason why uid in arcass
of the rear 1905 Is kindly let looss his heavenly hosts, for other wise, we would have been afforded the cater explanation The Increased cost is of a te Territory performing weird ceremonials in order to propillatethe gods to sand down the cornied barren Laining spectacle of the good people in the New mature coly, and, arinet.from the
liquid and, incidentally, we might have had to submit to soother eruption on the degreasing subject of the efficacy of prayer in this the twentieth century as expounded to the columes of the local Press.
Boon, to-day, to consider the proposed akten, sion of plant and premises The Hon. Mr, sent:-Mesare, He Pook, Lo Cheung Shiu, T. Barton, A. Rodger, J. Graham, G. W. Barton, HAWA Looker, L. H. Leele. J. Johnstone, O. L. Maxwell (secretary), and K. Hasten Bare (managar) p
The Sacratary having read the notice con- voping the meeting, * The Chairrosu sald:~Gentlemen,—The por-- poss of this menting is to authorise the general managers, to make a considerable addition to your property sad plant: Our basions in cold Mr. Ellis Kadootle's Nis.m Chief,
storage and the making and sale of ice GYMKHANA STAKES.-Value S100. Distance is gradually increasing, and it is very neces one mile. For, all Chior pooler. Catch eary: for on to anticipate, before other peo weights “at ib st. 6 lbs. Winners' of an
plo do, the requirements of the Colony open race or open, griffin race 5 lbs. extra.
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What I am going to ask you to authorise to Now-winning subscription griffus allowed day, in the purchase of machines with all 5 lbs. Jockeys » ho have won more than fiva its accessories, capable of · terning out l'stayed thera, are dwars drowned, da je donoshould Joice in the fact that Jupiler Pluvius has this as it miky "appear to yón 10 require”) reces in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tientsia 25 tons of ice per day, the purchase of some
salt was in 1910 that the Easteră pacalled lbs. A cop called the Gymkbank | 18,000 sq ft of land from our neighbours the Telegraph Company established, with the cou
Mr. Ross then placed some goats on the Cup will be presented at the end of the sen. China Sugat Refinery, and the erection of two at of Mr. Ross, its station on Direction Island but soon learnt that goats will torn an son to be won by the pony scoring most Cold Stores complate The cost of all this will Island, the Company have now thres cables rock and the goats warn allled off. I was to
island of trees and vegetation into marks in the races for the Gyakhapa Stakes be quite considerable, close on two lacs of touching there; one to Fremantle 1,714 nautical formed that there were rabbits on the island at the Gymkbaba meetings.during the anadollars. Now as to where the tooney is to miles: 000 to Rodrigues 3:150 nautical miles but saw-nous myself and ran the small tera son, counting-4 points for-a-first;--for a
come from You have wisely in the past made and the third to Batavia in Java 777 nautical which inhabited this island in large numbers second; and x for a third. The benefit of provision for contingencies, atd have accumamillas: the first two were laid in 1901 and the previous to the cyclone was non-existant; the 'marks already scored to pass with the pony
fated a fund of $150,000. The general last ie 1908. The staff of the Company Cousaly bird life I saw at Horsburgh was a small on a sala. "Any wioner of the race to carry managers consider that the time has now
slats of 25 Europeans with 3 Kilugs and 7 flock of eight widgson, and 5 lbs. extra for each wis io subsequent starta Come to make use of this amount, and
Malay and as Chinese servants, for the race, but in the event of a pony carry- they will arrange for any balance required ing the penalty not winning, ribs, to be of the ordinary rate of interest. An economy deducted next time he starts. Such a lb. might be effected by "installing to remain deducted until he wins again when plaat instead of a plate plaat, but it would only he will carry the full peualties without deduce la the first cost, and be more apparent than tion. Penalties accumulative up to 15 lbs, ran. You will be glad to bear that the ex- Entrance fee $5. 2nd prize: $15. (Half perience of the Colony is beginning.to show entrance lees to go to wiener.)
that our ice is better all round than can ice and Mr Dryandust's Sorosis,
that it lasts longer; we are in consequence re- Raiding, castomers who, were induced to ity the cheaper product and I am confident that we shall be able to dispose of our Increased production very satisfactorily. I therefore propose that the general managers be authorised to proceed with the additions as spt forth, but before putting it to the vote Iaball be glad to answer any questions you may wish to put.
Messrs. Moxon & Gedge's Temptation, Capt, Heathcote's Hinton (late Uranus), Sir H. May's Moonbeam (late Date Tree) Mr John Johnstous's Odds Op,. Mr Kilis Kadoorie's Servian Chief, Mr Ellis Kadouria's Belgian Chief Rear-Admiral Lyon's Llana.Chief,
*Mr. Hickolan's Korry.
* § lbs, allowance, Blackmore Valen & Temptation....pa þááátano 4
Llama Chiefabouénin Hinton (late Uranus) one I "B CLASS" or ONE ROUND FLAT RACE HAN- DICAP. For all China ponies, Jockeys who. have won more than races in Hongkong, Shanghai or Tiensia proalised 5 lbs. Ea trance fee 51st priest presonted, and prley: Sag. (Entrance fees to go to winner,) Mr. M. W. Slade's Trawing
The Hon. P. G. Scarlett'i Nankin
Major Eston & Mr. Potter's Jock Scott
Mr. H. Humphreys' Coxcomb.
Mr. H. G. Marckwald's Hector
Mr. Frederick Ellis' Trind
Mr. O. K.'s Yarboro
Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's Belgian Chlef
Mr. H. Humphrays' Barry
Mr. Bank's Spirit Lovel
TENT PROGING IN SECTIONS OF THREE
Open to teama, mounted on Chiza ponies,
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There were no questions, The Chairman moved that the general managers be subarized to carry out the scheme for the addition to property and plant.
Mr. H. W. Looker seconded.
The motion was carried unanimously. The Chairman That is all the business of the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you for your
altendance.
BANKING BUSINESS IN *7HB PAR BAST.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
No water is to be found on Direction faland, I was always mot by smiling faces and certainly the conditions of life and the bút - this want has been overcome by the elec
contentment of the inhabitants show that the tion of a condensor 'which supplies the water' for drinking purposes; for household use lazbe improved upon when the autocrat himself - rule of an autocrat in such a gommunity cannot capable of holding 100,000 gallons bave been has as thoroughly the interests and welfare of constructed and as the roof area is large and his people at heart as Mr Rous bat 201 a month passes without rain falling the storage capacity is ample for all requirements, The Company have provided an ice making plant capable of turning out roo lbs. In 8 hours : also they have built for the staff two comast lawn teadis courts and a cement cricket pitch those are all factors towards the comfort and health of these living there.
CYCLONES.
In every repart for the past ten years reference bas boon made to cyclones and the damage caused to the lelands by those agents: Mr, George Ross' opinion is an opinion corrobo rated by his brotheraud others, that the cyclone which swept the Island on the 27th November, 1909, was by far the most savere that these is lands have experlouced; oven worse than that of 1861.
made by some sprooted irea and there remained
no doubt been a great success and it is a matter The administration of Me George Ross has for deep regret that sickness enforces his having to leave the faland for a time, he has, however, Fergason Clunies Ross, to whom the proprietor an able co-operator in his brother, Mr Andrew will entrust the administration during his absence,
OUR WATER SUPPLY,
On this question of the Colony's water supply, one of my acquaintances in which he bays ma I have received a most touching epistle from to fight for his cause. In the latter, my corres Spondent states that he has the misforiane of
two hours are allowed by a benevolent Go residing in a five-storey 'tesement and as only vernment in which to provide for their requirements, many of the tenants are abs0 lower floors, who monopolise the water-tap lately at the mercy of the occupiers of the until the moment when the generous two bour, allowance expires. Sometimes, be has to spaud as much as 50 cents a day to pay coolles to carry buckets of water obtained from stinal; hydrants to: his house. And this az- clusive of water taxes The same stata of affairs exists even when the reservoirs are fall, the authorities being seemingly determined to adhere to their two-hour policy with the utmost rigidity. Now, admitting the Decessity of a systematic frugality in the matter of the water supply, it is at the same time the duty of the Government to give the question its fullest consideration with view to smeliorating the hard lot of a much-abused clase, who certainly do not draw princely salaries
The Cocos-born islander receives a ropes for every 5op cuconate brought to the store and a labourer can at times make as much as 7 rupees in one day. All the Cocos islanders learn some trade, apprentices recolva one rupes a week during the four years they are Icarolng their trade: after that period and when not engaged in gutting they received shore wages as blacksmiths, carpenters, boatbuilders, masons, etc.; boys become apprentices when they are 14 years of age. The rite of shore wages ranges from a rupes a week for a char coal burner to 7 rupses for a blacksmith: the average is 43 rupees & work,
Since the outbreak of Bari-bari on Direction Island in the early party of the year 1938 when the whole of that bitch of coolies was returned to Singapore, the health of the island has been death among the staff of the Eastern Extension exceptional and there has not been a single Telegraph Company or their employes, -
CRIME.
DATE THE RICKSHA STRIKE. “
diture on clearing dead wood and pumps. to deal with the diseases to which Haves a lable: The lovestigations and raporte Of MEMS which has been found wecessary to stable, mod
Mitchell, our mycologia, hays fully satis your directors that the expenditore on work spella economy to the long run. Wah regard to the profit and loss account, the sala of produce and other receipts for the year amount to £33,77 ttu ad, leaving a balance of profit, as showe, of £73,317 56. th. You will remember that ian total qasatuty of rubber sold last year amounted in 18115 › lbs, and that Mr. be 250,000 lbs. As a matter of fact, the total Fears estimated the outpur, for this your would
figure, being just a little under-rin, 247,247 The, output of rubber practically reached that The stated crop for agao is not down 350,000 lbs. For the last 18 months the rubber these few remarks I beg formally to move the market has been buoyant and rising? Wha first resolution That the report of the direc tors be adopted, and that the accounts laid before you be passed,"
Mr. S. L. Hust:- I have vary mock plsasury: in seconding the resolution,
The Chairman said they had maža no for ward salat,PHY SNG
Mr. Francis Pears said it had cost them great deal of time and money to find out how to get rid of fomes, and he did not think it was in Iha interests of the company in gira the information. Even if he did give the lac Formation he could not guarantee it would": have the same efect elsewhere. /' it depended upon the ostate, the nature of the sail and also the locality as gardod inbour. It was'd fiicult to say what it would cost ; it might vary from So the strike of the ricksha coolies is over?3 to as much as £5. per acre. Fomes wAL S It is perhaps as well that there is an end to the saprophytic parasite which started on: dead. filled the air of those who could not The only thing to do was to clear off the deed movement, for the forceful expletives which wood and then gradually got on the living sinana. or would not perceive the humorous side wood. That was the 'starting-polat, bu of the situation were most demoralizing canid not say whether when the dead wood was the leading spirits in almost all depart A showing the remarkable jafuence which got off the pest would not start again. Bigad gy dividual known as the house-boy down to the tax) be paid on the called-up Capital op ments of local labour, from that haughty is dead at the rate of 17 per cent. (lase income The Chairman moved: "That a final divit dignidad cools, exercise over their guild-ridden December 31, 1909 making 141 per cent for compatriots, I am told that the mat tity of the the year that the sum of £7,000 be transferred complainants in a number of sickih prose. cations in the Palice Court the other day £10,000; that the sum of £3150 he transferred to reserve account, which will than stand at refused, absolutely and entirely, to give to employees bonus fund, to be. dunit with as incriminating evidence against those whom and used brests of violence against them they clearly knew to have assaulted them the discretion of the directors and that the
som of £1,341 us; ad, be carried forwardeshow)
Mr. F.W. Barker, in seconding the resointion, with a view to preventing them from plying for
said : On the formation of the company; 6,000- bize. One worthy Jehu with a mere fervid
The destruction caused by the cyclone of 1939 was enormous, but it is extraordinary that with the 'exception of one man killed By the falling of a tree on Home Island'there' should have been no other sudden death ; I say sudden death for to the cyclone is attributed the deaths which occurred this year, through exposure on that night, of five men and fire women. An Interesting review of the past year in cycloan was at its height during the night; the Mr. Ross attributes this to the fact that the Indo-China and the Far East from a commeratives of instead endeavouring to save their cial point of view appears in the annual report household goods, which they would have done of the Banque de l'indo-Chine. Although, if the cyclone had caught the island in the day. the report stalos, the rice crap io lado time, cranched during the storm in some place China was considerably inferior to the first of comparative safety, mostly in the bollowfins being placed at as rupees: dating the past estimates, the operations of the Bank's branch and composed of any three members of the
at Salgon were very activa, Owing, bow-till the dawn, Gymkhana Club, Three small cups to be
ever, to the erroneous estimate of the crop, presented to the winning teams at each com-
and in consequence dangerous speculations petition and at the conclusion of the seasons required to successfully begotiate the crisis on the part of the Chinese, much prudence trophy will be given to the team which scores the highest aggregate of points all dithoni toss. The report farther mentions meetings included. la competing for the that the state of uneasiness In Tong King small cops a competitor need not necessarily by too large Imporis still continues. The ex- represent the sanía team on each and evBTY | Haiphong and of the agency at Hanoi declined | hontshoda wara swept la the ground and' of the the Telegraph Staff on Direction Island and | imagination than the rest solemnly declared to / shareu⋅ wore rosszvad" for allotment to as
chaogo operations of the branch of the bank at
trophy he can only représszt öne team dur. somewhat owing to the decreased exports, tos native houses only some Avo were laft the Ross family; any members of the staff | the Magistrate that it would be nothing short of f ployees on ́sach; terms” sad"conditions să the-
valued at 184,000 tons only (including 50,000 standing of the 100 boats belonging to the lots for Europe), against 353,000 200. The villages 40 wore badly damaged and. 23 de general situation, however, tends gradually to stroyed. improve.
Mr. Ross directed that a conius should be taken of the number of coconut trees destroyed la to be observed in the direction of prospecting | and laft standing, bat at the same time I do not and mineral exploitations, and there is certainly think that these figures can be wholly relied good prospects for the future wader this head, upon for in Direction Island it would seem Ün the other hand, the completion and the from persinal observations that there are des
occasion, but it competing for the aggregate
AN IMPORTANT movement'
At Direction Island the coolie houses, werd blown away, the cable hausa and boatsheds plant damaged the strong iron buildings of were totally destroyed and the condensing the offices and quarters withstood, however, the fary of the gale, only the roof being dam aged to some extent.
At Homs faland all the offices, stores and
ing the seasbo, that is to say, he must con. tinue to compete for the team first selected by alm and for no other. To provide for sickness; absencs from the Colony, or for improvement of a feam, new members may from time to time be introduced into a team, but in order to win the aggregate trophy two at least of the members composing the winsing team must have competed in not less-than-three-competitions- Entrance fee exploitation-of-the-Yoonan-Rallway-will-con--cidedly-fewar-trees-left-standing-i-
$t nach man each Gymkhans.
The committee of the Gymkhana Club will 'appoint a Judge who will judge this.com. petition throughout the servon and whore decision shall be final. In the case of illness or absence of any Judge appointed the.com. mittee shall appoint a substitute.
MARKS,
Destroyed. Left
Direction Home Bonth West...
4:533
ziren. 23,407
...... 95,163 ....100.996
3,738 41327
18,546
184,101
26,914
Crime is practically non-existent the mais form of punishment is ficing, the maximum year only three men were fined to the extent of one, rupee nach. It was foired that the station at Direction Island might lead to cases of petly larceny but a role has been laid down to gourd against this and no person is allowed to visil' Direction Island without a permit: in European Staff of Direction Island can visit the same way none of the employés of the Home Island without permission.
There is the greatest good feeling between
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Ross whose hosing his assailant, even after having a good look visiting Home · Island are welcomed and miraculous for him if he succeeded in identify-directors thought fit go of these shaisi waze pitality is proverbial-Singapore Free Press.
BOA CONSTRICTOR SHO7. :
SOLDIER'S REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE."
tribota to the economic development of Tong-King. The report refers to the in- crease of the coltivated land aṛes in Indo- China.: From 1888 ja 1959, thé aron ünder rice increased from Boogono to 1,530,000 hec- fares, and exporis rose from $25,000 tone to an average of 1,000,000. Lõvi. "The economic situation of the French Colony calls, therefore, for very special attention, and the report urges notably that the difference between the ex changes of Indo-China and of Hongkong should have been destroyed there and that 500 rabash about two hundred yards distant, 04
not be allowed to become such as would inter- fera with the
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Mr, Gedge's toană „immen
-R. G. A. team
The Magpies team
Mr. Blason's leamun sarikaterOENAD
54
The Buff's A team
must
53
34
The Dan's B, team ............ The Naval team
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LADIES NOMINATION. 5 FURLONGS FLAT RACE-For China ponies, abscription griffins of the stau 1939-40 and bond Ade pola ponies. Catch weights. Popias to be nominated by a lady. The names of the ponies will be placed in ose hat, the names of riders in soother bat and
at the man in the dock, for the violent mature of the attack caused bis eyes to be "confused That man deserves to be termed a first-class humorist, watalis mutandir..
allotted last year, but your directors have come to the conciation that direct allotment te employees will not most the object they had in viewwho reserving these shares; which was the permanent benefit of all the employees of the company. Under the original procedure, thos A REMARKABLE BEAST,
who have financial resources would have Did you ever bare the good fortune, dear great advantage over those who have Boks, andi farther, in a few yanzu allena"available Janess reader, of meeting with an animal, or even Corporal William O. Gansel, Company B, 7th hearing of ont, possented with qualifications would be allotted, and there would be open for Lofantry, stationed at Camp Eldridgs, La which are enough to make poor old Marktsbanent of Istum employees. : A scheme khe Laguna, had a most remarkable experience and Twain himself, tuta in his grave? Someone you may from time to time vote to the benes therefore been drawe op whereby mICH PLAKE AP close escape from death on 78th. ult.
with an inventive genius has been creating and will be invested by trustees for the beasts While hunting wild chickens up on Mount Maquiling two miles from the post he selected quadruped possessed of supernatural powers. out on the Kowloon side an extraordinary
of our employaas, in the first instance, in taking' a favourable spot and sat down on the root of a The quadruped in question would mot dessive up the remaining, 5,150 sharan, and when thems tree, resting his gun across his lap with finger the term of "extraordinary and its powers are exhausted in such securities ka the izmatose The census for Horsburgh Inland had not yet | on trigger, spady fire if any chickens came been made but it is calculated that 10,00 troes
would not be called supernatural had not its may think it bis way, while his companion was beating the alleged killers attributed to it faint resemblances
While in this position something impelled
to "tripes." We are told that after it had been shot in the spine and in the hind quarters the him to glance.up, and he bibold a huge bas him, The head of the huge reptile was within constrictor kanging down, ready to coil around.vage beast leapt into the air for no less a' distance than thirty feet? What sort of a carnivorous beast is this that leaps thirty two feet of bim,
feet foto the mic Kitax it is shot? Bat this is by no means all. After the law of gravitation: bad brought back the beast on to Mother Earth, the animal after a lot of inspir ing deathly writhings finally resigned to its fate, but not before it had dog its powerful claws fully three feat into the ground, After that
malo; frm a personal visit to Horsburgh it appeared to me that considerably more than
· EXPÓRT OF 'RİÇe to China, • ́ which country remains the most important than to,000 have been destroyed. Taking, 500 trees remain standing and probably mom itiative, or, failing that, the local govern that 184,101 trees were desirged throughout outlet. It farther points out that privāte`io.
however, the figures as given to`ma they show
the quality of the rice. Another matter mes- meat, should take proper measures to Improve the islands. Ten nuts is the annual average tioned in the great influenca exercised on
collection per tree and 7,000. Buts make ong exchange by the remittance of the vast sums 277 tons of copra a year at about 10 ton.
ton of copra; the destruction means, a loss of
das by ludo-China to France. Todo-Chion spends monually boarly 143,000,000 in France. Morea bound from Gaylon to Australia passed A few days after the cyclone the P. & O. s.
COIN CAMBODIA
The corporal idstaally turned the muzzle of the gun up, pulled the trigger, fired and jamp ed at the same time, and dod to a safe distance. The snake made a plunge from the tree, landing probably twenty feet away, and coiled up in the death throes and went out in
A large party was madə up
HONGKONG-MANILA:CATTLE, TRADE
MAMA CASUAL CRITICĂ
TÄIKOO DÚck co,
MAIDEN ORDE & FOR MANILA VESSEL
Mr Francis Paars said that, on behalf of the staff, he would like to thank the meeting for having passed the resolution with regard to the bonus fund. He knew all the man personally, and the majority of them he older ones ware his personal friends, und? could assure the meeting that Mr. Baricar? scheme for the bazus, arrangements pleased them all tremendously, and would have affact of resping the staff with them. It h siways bean their plan to get new into the East, and train them themse A Rood deal was heard about crimpis
of European assistanta. Having trouble to train these meo, -that they should be attracted dánar
by an increase ¤'a hundred dollars or
· had tried to explain to them that, if they › the company. Would look after them but,
waze going all over the plaća * would hars no fanker laser et in them.
it must be recognised that a 'g bed smal very much better than a had manager.
drawo alternately. Ponies to be ridden by which is a very heavy charge. Nevertheless, and noticing the destrictiod to the island the search of the nako. The snake, was skinned have faint visions of Teddy Rooseveți making' || coolled, but there was a good deal i ridors whose names appear at the same the financial and. budgetary' situstiop in Indo | Commander signalled to the Telegraph' Com by an expart taxidermist who was a member of beaten tracks for Kowloon." drawing. Jockeys who have woo more then Chios remains very satisfactory, as is shown play on Direction Island whether they require the party and the skin. brought to the post for 5 races in Hongkong, Shanghai and Tientsin penalised's the No pany to be scratched
by the fact that every budget, with the excep- ed any assistance the auxwar, almɔs1 to the 182, staffing and preservation. The actual meature- aftor entry except on account of sickness- ilon of those of 1995 and 1906, the years of gret of the Commander, was in the negativa, ments of this skin were, from points of tail to When entering for this event competitors Jods and cyclones, has shown a good balance. Captain Brown, the Commander of the Mora" tip of nore, 35 ft. 2 inch, and width, a fi, are requested to give lady nominator's name,
Tha budget for the year 1900 likewise showed has always been mindful of this small comma-inches. Owners most provide a rider.
an imponant balance, and the iojat of the differ-nity of Britishers who are only visited once a correspond with each pony.catered by him. The name of ent reserve funds amounts to more than quarterly one of the cable ships of the Company. ridars must be communicated to the honorarY
L20,000,000.
COCONUTS AND COPEL secretary two days before the date of Gym- kbaum Entrance fee 55. First and second the past year was prosperous both from the prizes presented by the Gymkhana Club.. commercial and financial point of view, and Mr. Fred. Eilis Job Troster, nominated by Mr the operation of the Bank's agency at Paom
Ellis
Penh show improved progress. At Battan Hickman's Kerry, nominated by JT, bang, on the contrary, little activity. is reported by the Bank's agency. This affairs of the factory activity Widex relations are being agency at Tourete show, on the whole, a satis•
to the experts of malze, tea, and manice, established between Annam and France, thanks The cultivation of the mulberry tree and of rabber is also developing. tirely terminated by
'As regards China, the crisis there is, mot an-
Maitland.
A
Mr. H. Humphreys Coxcomb, nominated by
Mrs H Hampbreys. Mr. L. N. Leela's Resolution, nominated by
Mrs Leafe, Mr. O. K's Double Dragon, nominated by Mrs,
von Wiant, the OVK AND À QUARTER MILE FLAT RACE
For all Oplus ponies, Jockeys who, have won more than 5 races in Hong- kong, Shanghal and Tientsin penalised 5 lbs, Entrance les $5 First priss: Frascated. and prize: $15.(Edtrance fees to go to win:
Mr.John Johnstone's Odds OnSARY Massys. Moxon & Gedge's Temptations Cap Heathcote's Hinton (Jale Uranus) 2 Roer-Admiral II. Lyon's Liama Chief piks Capl. Heathcole's Tomahawk HER
Estor& Mer Potter's Jock Scot
Spiria revera hoge
MANAT ROMOKONG
TRIAL SHIPMENT.
* POSS "PUS8) A NIGHT IN KOWLOON
The contract for a barbour boat for the dwellers on Homs Island but this has been Còpra, making in the great industry of the
quartermaster's department at Manila has been awarded to Castle Bros-Woll and Sons repes greatly affected by the late cyclone: Mr. G
seating the Taikoo Dock Company of Hong: Rose, however, with his able lieutenant and by cyclones with determination and persever from Hongkong specimen shipment of tes
kong. The price to be paid for the vessel when brother Mr. A. Ross, meets the rarages mide
"This morning the steamer Audi brought|completed will be about $67,000 gold, says the anca. Coconut tress to a very large number head of Hongkong cattle, picked at random
Cablenews American and 1937 in fact, as regards the destruction Warner, Barses, and company, for the purpose were also destroyed during the cyclones of 100% from the hard, and shipped to Manila to Masare. destroyed some 300,000 trees or even a greater quarantine restrictions it will be a paying la of trees, the cyclone of 1901' is aaid to have of ascertaining, if under the present cattle number than the cyclops of last November, vestment to ship cattle from Hongkong to this For the to years ending i9oz the export of copra port, says the Monila Times of 25th ult was f,pog'lone, an average of 600 tons a year, This lot of ten hond la the flest that Maasisi whilst for the past seven years the avaragh | Warner, Barons and company have received exported fall to 438′ tons, Mr, Ross has since the recent quarantina orders went into the Bank.agency has confined itself to local some 350 lops of copra la store and ha ex effect. The latention is to resume shipments of operations at Canton business was regular, pacis to export this with some further so cattle from: cangkong If it can be shown that thank to good silk crops; at Shanghal, Hong ions by ble barque the "Carne now at the loss of time in quarantine does not add ton kang and Tientsia axports developed, and the nocher in the ingoon he considers that much to the value of the cattle, freight rater operations of the Bank's agencies in these there will be no farther export until at least from Hongkong, being much less than for the three ports gave satisfactory results, 2.In spits, five years have elapsed, Bince the your 1995
આનું સેવન however, of warious favourable features, the he has planted to all the gaps caused byonger haul from Australia, pe report surges, that - Ch'on's fonoces must cyclonus 210,000 trees bat this last cyclone has bareformed and as and put to the monitary practically wiped out that number and he must chaos which reigns, in most of the, provlacus start afresh. The trees are planted about Bo before a permanent step forward can be made to an acre in irregular liming and is holes throu There is notalog special to report as sogarda fost deep; this has the advantage of their forth the operations plitha. Singapore and Bangkok | ing stronger rooth by milking the water" NOSEGE
The general movement of productive, and gives them a better chance of withstandi;
bcies: the galas; thus biar from faran toʻʼbios”
after planting. As already staled; thi
agg ylaki par-tead, takiu"
CHINESE BASTERN RAILWAY,
Lafier William Blake
Tigar, siger, burning bright In the forests of the night," What Immortal hand or eye Framed thy fearful agumairy. Did He who made the lamb make thee?)
sway, in Yankoo journaletas ga Or even worse in Bouis Chiasse. (A hybrid yalpine and fatiga, p
And yet both rains and cadise, Bazoath the pale and wondering moon Your form evolved in wild Kamlooa
the mad and whirling bar:
Graham Thomson said he kid 1 rumour that there was to be a classe
cement with the Ledbury The Chalimas sala thorn M4 working agreement, tho friendly, and as might be known 1 siltation of the board.