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expressed his conviction that, the Baterio logist being the only medical official who could conduct the required examiuntion, more of hie, time would be given to it than could be spared by the Colony; and the Atorney-General did not think that the question was one that could be settled by suyanch enquiry in this Colony. In spite of the almost unanimous weight of Official oplaton against Mr. POLLOCK's proposal, we can but consider that the Goverment has made a mistake. After all, the motion only asked the Government to cause some enquiry to be made. As this motion bus been rejected, apparently no enquiry of any kind will be made in Government medical circles, and the subject of the cause of leprosy will not interest Hongkong officials. Yet the question is one which affects the Colony. There are, it is true, discasas which affect Hongkong more readily. But there are, as Mr. POLLOCK pointed out, Home 800,000 Chinose in the Colony and some two or three millions a year travelling to and from it. In the diet of thess people cured fish figures largely; our noses tell us IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, thisevery day as we movethrough the streets

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celebrated performing chimpanzee TELEGRAMS. Consul hos died at Berlin. The animal was Innuend for £20,000.

Unprecedented cold was reported from Eastern Canads last month, with consequent bad results for railways and all branches of commerce. Quebee and Onturio reports were very bad.

Early in February Mr. Daniel Sally, the sensational speculator on the New York cotton market, joined the Chicago Board of Trade, preparatory to wholesale operations on all

markete!

The death is announced of Mr. James Paris į Loe, the inventor of the Lee-Enfold ride, aged 72 years, Mr. Leo was a Scotsman by birth, but at an early age he omigrated with his parents to Galt, Chesda. He first invented and manufactured his magazine rillos al Mil- waukes, then with the Remingtons at illion and afterwards through companios. His maga- zina rifles have been used by the United States, Roumania, China, Denmark, Mexico, and other Governments.

The New York Yacht Club has received a letter from Sir Thomas Lipton ragərding the conditions of the next challenge for the America Cap. The contents of the letter have not heen made public, bat it is understood that Sir Thomas anke that a return be made to the old

of the Colony. Moreover, though lepore type of yacht as distinguished from the mere rarely penetrate to the City of Victoria and racing machine. It is unlikely, however, that are not allowed to stay here if they contract his request will be granted, an American yachts. the disease, still is the New Territory thoremen prefer to retain fall liberty of action in $9.00 is a considerable number of these afflicted determining the kind of yacht necessary as a

wretches, and there is at Au-tau à leper defender of the Cup, 11.00 settlement. Burely we should do more wisely in paying some slight attention to 14.50 the subject of leprosy and its causes rather thau in neglecting it altogether ?. The ques- 22.00 tion may not be one which can be settled by an enquiry in this Colony. But at least 26.00 | additional evidence, however alight, may be collected here which will help to fix the cause of a scourge which has been one of the worst ever known to the world and still claims countless victims in some latida. There is much leprosy in South China, and the eating of improperly cured fish, Mr. HUTCHINSON's chimed cause, is universal. Hongkong is therefore not unfawarably A. S. WATSON & CO. | placed for aiding in the examination of the

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On the 12th March, at Woodnesk, Singapore, the wife of JAMES CAMPBELL KER, S..J, Johore, of a inaghter.

MARRIAGE.

On the 12th March, at. S. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. by the Ven. Archdeacon Dunkerler, HABET ELPRick, accond son of Min, DALLAS, Singapore, to DonOTHY HART, eldest daughter of Mrs. D. E. COWAN, Singapore. DEATH.

aisvase. We cannot believe that the sub- jeet is one of no importance to the Colony, as the solid voting of the Official Members of the Legislative Council on Monday would lead one to infer.

The Government of the United States has sanctioned the laying of a cable from Japan to Gaam on the ground that as it will afford commercial facilities the laying of the cable at the present time does not constitute a breach of Leutrality.

The Japan Mail makes the interesting slate- ment, that at Hongkong there has been a fancy drose ball where Port Arthur incidents found portrayers, to the great satisfaction of onlookers, How did this ball fuil to attract attention locally,

We wonder?

Indians at Skagway, Klondike, report the fading of a well-preserved mammoth, twenty feet high, and with tusks a foot thick, in a glacier north-east of S. Michael.. An expodi- tion is trying to secure it for the 8. Lonis Exposition,

The Nippon points out that tho Japan Russia negotiations and war have had strange delings with the gure serep, sufficiently strange to make the superstitious talk, In the Grat place the current year is the 37th year of Meiji; seven professors presented a memorial advoca- ting war; on the 7th February it became known that diplomatic ralation were broken off; in the first attack on Port Arthur seven Russian war-ships were damaged; seventy-seven men went on the famous blocking expedition; the encounter on land took place outside the "Seven Star Gate" at Fingyang: and insily the number of war-ships which attacked Vladivostook was seven. This, remarks the Kobe Chronicle, will go to increase the faith of those who believe that the Japanese are desceu dants of the lost tribes of Israel, for the number sevon was macred among the Hebrews.

LICENSING SESSIONS.

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Justices of the Fenco was held to consider an application from James Christie to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situated at No. 2 Stoukiwan Road, under the sign of "The Metropole Hotel.”

Mr. T. Sercombe Smith presided, the other Justices of the Pencs prasent being Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz and Mr. . 1. Melbourne.

Mr. G. K. Hull Brutton, solicitor, who appeared on behalf of the applicant, stated that this application was made as the "Bay View" Hotel, his client's present place of business, was required for another business, and his climat was obliged to remove la the “Metropole Hotel,

There being no police objections, the applica. tion was granted.

FRONTIER NOTES.

(FROM QUE CORRESPONDENT.]

Monday, 21st March,

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REUTER'S SERVICE.

THE WAR

LONDON, 20th March. 8. Petersburg reports on the 20th instant that everything was quiet; the distancn between the armies was great, and only smail skirmishes with scouts, between the Talu and Ping-yang, had taken place.

JAPANESE IN SIBERIA,

WAR NOTES.

FORT ARTHUR.

Up to the time when we went to press last night no confirmation had arrived of the ramour of Port Arthur's capture, which was spread all over the Colony yesterday afternoon, None of the Japanese firms had any nowe yesterday.

MISCELLANEOUS."

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Me. Bonnott Burleigh, commenting in the Daily Telegraph on the trend of events since the opening of native hostilities, oxpressen the opinion that there is grave danger of Port Arthur boing surrounded by the Japanose and izolated, and that this will almost certainly enue in the event of the Russians being defeated in the first land battle.

wate-tube boilers of the Bellevilla - typo,/ Bellvilles have recently, exhibited · excellort long di nee steaming qualities, so these four may be depended upon to do the trip. The other vessels late cylindrical boilars, and old ons at that. It is a gravo qre-tion whether or not they could reach their destination in a steaming condition,

HONGKONG ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY.

The Bunual general mesting of the shore society was held on the 21st March, at 8.15 p.m., at the office of the Hon. Secretary, Hon, H. E. Pollock, K.C., 18, Bank Buildings.

The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. V. H. Parçell, presented to the mooting a statement of accounts, of which the following is a anmmery :--

... $107.85

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LONDON, 20th March, The Washington Government, at the request The Japan Mail says that the Russians aro of Mr. Takabira, bas instructed Mr. McCormick now reported desirous of restoring Newchwang To printing and advertising....... to ask Russia to assist fifty Japanese non-com-to the statusit enjoyed before they assumed mili-Toront of hall, sto

To refreshments Dr. Thomson's loo batante in riberia, whose lives are in daager, to tary control of the pince in 1900. Their ressous

open settlauentand therofore neutral ground, it ↑ To cheque-book" reach Berlin, where the Legation will look after are that, wore Nowebwang ones more a perfectly To skreft

could be largely though surreptitiously used as abasis of apply, and the danger of a Japanese landing there being alea avartað, the strain on Ramin's slender military forces would ba proportionately relaxed. The Mail remarks that people are not quite so foolish as to land

them.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT BONDS.

LONDON, 19th March. The Government has issued £5,000,000 stook at 87, bearing interest at 22 per cent, for par

poses of the Irish Land Act,

GERMAN WEST AFRICA.

LONDON, 19th March.

themselves blindfold to Russion russs..

Einto the outbreak of the war the P. & T. Times of the 9th inst, notice that the s. Va- dine from the Hokkaido in the first vessel which has arrived in Tientsin Eying the Japaness flag, Severe aghting has taken place in South showing that the Japanese have command of the

sob. The resol was consigned to the Mitsui | Bussan Kalshs.

West Africa. Asmall force of Germans, with numerous staff oicers, 820suntered a rear guard of the Boreros, which, being reinforced. the Germans retroated. Seven offers and ie men were killed and thirty two wounded. THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE.

LONDON, 20th March. An attamps to lift the sunken submarine boat bas failed, sud salvage operations are now necessary.

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To balance in bank...

By balance on last recount, 11th April,

1902

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It was proposed, seconded, and carried that the above accounts should be pissed.

Dr. J. C. Thomson o "Malaria, and its

In consequence of the approaching departure The Rassinus were recently said to be con- from Hongkong on a holiday to England of templating the seizure of Hsing-min-ting M. Parcell, who has been the Hon. Treasurer This town is the first important alation on the of the nocisty for many years past, Mr Nowman main road running westward from Moukden. It Mumford was elected hon, treasurer for the is on the right bank of the Liao, and con-emming year. Mr. Pollock was re-elautod hou. sequently its occupation by Russian troops secretary. He stated that it was a matter of would be an emphatic announcement that the regret that he had not been shle to get more West-Lino region is not within soutral territory. lecturera to come forward during the current The statement that the greater part of winter season, but that he would try to arrange the Japanese shelle failed to explode at for one or two tiere lectures before the begin- the

recent bombardment of Vladivostock ning of the summer. Since the lant annual remains to be verified. There has been much general meeting in November, 1902, the follow- curiosity of late about the Shimoss erplosive, ing lestures have been given :- for which a rank is claimed second to blasting LAST ERSPECTS TO ZMZ DUEN OF CAMBRIDGE. gelatin only in disruptive elolence, and as A memorial service in commemoration of blasting gelatin has never been brought under His late Royal Highness the Duke of Camefficient control to serve for artillery uses, the bridge, Honorary Colonel-in-Chief to the Shimosa compound would thus stand at the head Forces, was held at S. John's Cathedral yes of the list, terday morning. Proceedings were commenced at 9 o'clock, the Rev. P. Jenkins, Acting Army Chaplain, officiating. The service was a most impressiveous, the building being well filled with uniforms? These present included His Excel lency Mr. F. H. May (Offcor Administering the Government), Mr. H. Ponsonby (private secretary to H.E), Capt. Hurley (A.D.C. to H.E.), Rear Admiral Hon. Curzon Howe, His Excellency Vios-Admiral and Commanderin.

Chief Sir G. Nod, Admiral Von Prittwita,

The war has already had a considerable influence on the London textile trade, in which there is much speculation as to its probable duration and the extent to which the export of silk from Japan may diminish. There her boon something like a rush for Japanese silk in piece. for which there is really no effective substitata. The price has already rises, and there can be no doubt that the upward morament will be sustained as long as the war lasts,

THE BALTIC FLAIT,

The members of the Yokohama City Offles agree not to purchase new silk clothes naless Capt. Bores (Italian Navy), and four officers, absolutely necessary, not to offer cakes, tobacco. His Excellency Major-General Sir Villiers sake, etc., to visitors, and not to ride in jlariki. Hatton (General Officer Commanding), Rear-shus, nnless compelled by argent business or on Admiral Foots, Commander Dickens, Flag account of wind and rain. They are not to Capt. Hon. F. Stopford (H.M.S. Atzerity), spend money on amusement and not to boy Col. W. E. Webb (Principal Medical Ofoer), bento unless they have good reson. All this is Capt. Tudor (H.M.S. Creasy), Capt. Windham done with the object of suisting the War (H.M.S. Amphitrite), the C.8.0., Major Fund. French, Flag-Commander Bentick, Flag-Capt. Fifteen new guns of large calibre and modern Freemantle (M.S. Albion), Col. Ferrier design, crdered by the Japazose Government (C.P.M.), Major A. A. Chichester(D.A.Q.M.G.)` | somo time ago, were sent out from the Krupp Col. Brown and officers of Royal Engineers, works in Germany on the 18th ult. They will Major Banny, Lieut.-Col. Watts and offers be forwarded to Japan vid the Canadian Pacific

route. of 1st Sherwood Forestars, Col. Webb and ofloors of Royal Army Medical Corps, Col Ferrierandofficers of Army Pay Department, re- presentatives of the H.K.V.C, Lisut. Col. Kent and officers of the Royal Artillery, Lieut. Col. Birdwood and officers of 110th Mahratta Light Much rain has fallen. but the sky has Low Infantry, Lieut.-Col. Iremonger and officers of slightly cleared. Although it has ruined for 93rd Burma Infantry, Major Canifield and the best part of a week, there is very little officers of 114th Mabrettas, and members of the surplus moisture in the ground; the country Legislative Council, including the Honourable The Stanhope Gold Medal for the bravest was in such a paroled condition after the long Sir Paul Chater, Wei Ynk, Ho Kai, Gershon rescue of the year has been given to J. Shearms, dry winter. The kills are putting on their green Stewart, and Sir W. M. Goodman (Chief Justice). HONGBONG OFFren: 14, DEVEUX ROAD C1. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C. Harth officer of the P: &0. steamship Malacca.spring covering in exchange for their khaki- Seats were reserved for officers' wives in the At Woong, China, the quartermaster fell coloured winter one, and all around can be seen North Transept. Several foreign Consuls, in overboard, and though it was pitch dark, and the beneficial effects of the recent rain, The eluding Bother A. G. Romano (Portugal), M. freezing, and lightera all round were bumping wild hedge-rose is blooming everywhere in Gaston Liebert (France), Mr. M. Noms heavily in a rough sen, Shearme dived in nod profusion and filling the air with its sweet (Japan), Chev, G. Volpicelli (Italy), and Dr. perfumes. Pear-orchords are one mass of

Otto Gumprecht (Germany), also attended. rescued him.

blossom, the haunt of myriad winged creatures,

After the singing of the National Anthem, at including the busy bee. That uncouth-looking the conclusion of the service, the troops fell in, but serviceable animal the buffalo is now preparatory to marching off. The arrange employed from sunrise till sunset in preparing ments, which were made by the military, were

Little green

as good as they could be. the fields for the first rice-crop. patches scattered throughout the valleys show

On the 14th March, at 2, Wilkie Bood, Sing pore, BERTAM George, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. FROST, aged D weeks.

The Daily Press.

HoNoRosa. 23rd March, 1904

The Eche de Mines (París), sponks highly, on the authority of a correspondent, of the Duff Syndicate's operations at Kelantan, Two veins of gold and one of galens are being operated pon. The mines are near a large river and in

a populous district, so that there next be no

fear of lack of labour,

RAINO.

Tax Hon. H.E. POLLOCK, at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday, raised a question of more interest to the Colony

As our London correspondent announced at than might have been gathered from the.

the end of last month, the Arbitration Court attitude taken up toward it by seven out of sppointed by the Hague Tribunal to enquire the eight Official Members of the Council. into the right of Great Britain, Germany, and Mr. Potroci asked whether, in view of Mr. Italy to priority of treatment in the allotment JONATHAN HUTCHINSON's letter to the of 30 per cent of the Venezuelan Castoms set where the rice for transplanting has been sown. Times on the connection between leprosy spart to pay the foreign creditors of Venezuela, Fields are also being prepared for the plant decided that the three blockading Powers have ing of canes, the roots of last year's crops being and the eating of tainted fish (to which we

the right to such preference over the other dug up and barned. Everywhere the greatest havo alluded in these columns several times Powers. The claims which the blockading stivity prorails among the farming class. 1 recently), the Hongkong Government should Powers made against. Venesuela wen:-Greatam afraid the rain came too late to benefit not cause some enquiry to be made into Britain, £500,000; Germany, £300,000; Italy, much the sweet potato-crop, and this is a pity. Mr. £1,600,000; and the non-blockading Powers, the seeing the swoot potato is one of the Chinose the matter by its medical officers. POLLOCK supported his motion in an ex-Bolgium £1,000,000, Spain, £120,000; Mexico,

United States, 22,180,000; France, #3,300,000; staple articles of diot.

cellent speach, but failed to carry conviction £100,000; Holland, £209,000; Sweden, to the mind of the Official majority, for only £670,000, one of thein voted with him and the other

Unofficial Members, and by the use of his casting vote H.E. the Officer Administering the Government was able to defeat the

motion. The unfavourable answer of the Government to Mr. POLLOCK, as read by the Hon. A. MiTowson on Monday, was based on the length of time which would be required for bacteriological examination, it being considered that the Government Bacteriologist would be better employed in investigating diseases affecting the public health of the Colony more than does leprosj HE Mr. May himself;

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His Majesty's ships in harbour half-masted their flags yesterday. The flagships Alacrity and Albion firod 30 minute guns in succession, commencing at II a.w.

Relation to the Mosquito, HE. Sir Henry Blake, G.O.M., in the chair,

The Ror. Dr. Penticost on The Chinaman,

the Anglo-Saxon, and the Orient." the Hoa. F. H. May, C.M.G., in the chair.

The Rev. Dr. Penticost, **The RoanoM+ ableness of Christianity," Mr. H. B. Pollock, KC., in the chair.

· Capt. · G, C. Anderson, on “The Defence of

the Empire, H.E. Sir Wiliam Gascoigne,

EC.M.G., in the chair.

Mr. C Clementi on “Badibism." HE. Sir Henry Blake, .C.M.G., in the chair,

The Rev. E. J. Hardy on “Mscriage,” H.E, St William Gascoigne in the chair.

The Hon. F. E. Mar, C.M.G, with "A Ples for Jowish Wit" Commodore Robinson, RN, inthe chair.

Mr. Ernest D. Hankeil on “Fiscal Policy and Imperial Fedention," Mr. H.E. Pollock, K.C. in the chair.

The Rev. E. J. Hardy on “Chinese Manners,” E. Major-Coneral Villiers Hatton, C.B., in the chair,

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB.

CHAMPIONSHIP #LASS.

The four championship yachts sailed the eleventh Club Race on Saturday last over

ourse No. 25,Jaz, to mark-bost off Green Island, thence to Tross Rocka, back to Green Island, and home. The day was dry and clear, a great change after the foge of the last fortnight; but alas, there was little or a wind, and nous ef the yachts finished.

· ONE-DESIGN CLASE.

Mr. Food T. Jane, the well-known mayal ex- port, and suthor of All the World's Fighting Ships, etc, writes in the London Daily Chronicle on the subject of Russia's Ballia Fleet which is coming out East-some day. He says that the

The one-design class walled off their eleventh Baltic vessels proper consist of three coast, đạ fence battleships-Apraksin, Oushakof, and Club race on Sunday in a light and somewhat Sengasin. The first carries three 10in, the daky wind. Bonito got the best of the start and others four 9in, guns. All have also four Gin-maintained he load to the murkboat off Green quick-firing guns. They are able to do Island, which was rounded in the following about 15 knots at a pinch. Being of low order-Bonito, Min, Colleen, Erica, Kathleen freeboard, they are bad sex boats, and they the last four in a bauch, Bonito then stood carry so little cost that they could only right across towards Chunghas, coming up to get out by being accompanied by a whole flest Trocas Rocks sorth of Stonecutters, while the of colliere. The other vessels are the third-class other four beat up the fairway and round the craisers Svietiana and Korniloff, and the east of the island. Erica got becalmed and was recently reconstructed Famiot dzora. Both left a long way behind. Collem caught in, but the former are nuprotected ressels, both are after a good deal of jockeying Min got the lead old. But they might be a most serious factor, again and led Colleen by about a minute at for they would carry with them the gunners of Trocas Rocks Busy, Kathleer being about two the "Practice Squadron," who, some time minutes behind Colleen and Bonito about five ago, made marvellously good shooting. Thore behind Kathlem. On the rm down to Green are other ships that would join this foot, and Islazul Kathlon caught Cilleen, and they

the inner berth, about two minutes behind Min. four 12-in. and six 6-in. guas. She steamed Bonito had again chosen her own course, one 8,000-ton hattleship, the Baroi Veliky, with ended the mark bout together, Kathleen, with

fifteen knots recently in a paying-off" trial, and had gons round east of Stonecutters,

REPORTED PIRACY NEAR MACAO, Then there is the old battleship Navarin, a weak edition of our Nite and Trafalgar, with four 12. The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao do in and eight 6-lu. guus. She used to carry very Heungshan brings news from Macao thot a band antique 6inch pics, but thos may have been of pirates attacked a Chinese township about replaced. The squadron would also pick up the eight miles from Macao, last Sunday night. The new battleship Oslobya, the old armoured cruiser town guard was called out to defend the Nakhimof, and the now protected cruiser With the rain has come, the mosquitoes; and

population, with the result that 17 of them Aurora, a sister to the Pelindo, siso a dozen one soos in various parts of each village a

were killed. The pirates, however, were destroyors that are about in the Mediter "mosquito smudge" smouldering night and repalsed, and, it is said, some of them were day giving out a thick, acrid smoke.

killed. As they managed to carry away the torpedo cruisers could be duwa-possibly a dead and wounded, their loss is not exoty score or two--but it would take them months to

MOSQUITOES.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

Tho stato of the country is peaceful on the.] known. whole, although attacks by armed gangs are not infrequent. Probably this state of things will nover be thoroughly remedied until the British опсе more tako over Shamchun together with Shataukok and Numtau cities. North

WEATHER REPORT.

ranaan. From the Billio si Isast a dozen more

but put herself out of the rate by so doing. On the beat home Kathleen and Colleen passed Min by keeping further to the worth, and a most reiting finish resulted between these two, Kathleen grastually winning luckily by a length only

The times at the finish wers -

Kathleen... Colleen

51 45 5.2.15 58 45 534 30 not timod. The Handicap class kept very close together the run to the Green Island markbost, round.

Bonito

Frica

get out. Apparently five or six ships, and nineg in the following order Alannah, Chanti

deer, Iris, Glenia, Doreen. Al worked up to the or ten destroyers, form the Baltic division going Trocas Rock on the south side of Stonecutters out. For what it is worth, therefore, this and hand, Alanssh, Iris, and Chanticleer being bosts, who evident- the half-way ships would make a fleet of the well ahead of the two gunner The Hongkong Observatory yesterday immedecond rate, the third rate, the fourth rate, and I did not understand the set of the tides in this the following report ----

three comt defence battleships, two reconorer. On the way home dunnah let Iris pass On the 22nd at 11.20 am. The barometer

of these places lies a range of bills, the roads has risen generally, but has fallen slightly in jetructed old-bolted craisers, one second-class her, and the finish was as follows

through which could be easily guarded. Not so

tho presont loyal frontier, with roads lending everywhere and nowhere. As long as the pre- sent frontier axista urned attacks will happen as a matter of course in spite of all exertions runde on the British side of the line.

the Yangtze valley and S. Chios..

Gradients are still rather steep on the Chius cost and over the China Ses:

Fresh but doorensing monsoon will be mit with in the Formos Channel, und fresh NE. winds in the China Sea, pe

ForgottFronh EL to NE winds,

cruiser, two third-class ergers, and about twenty destroyers. They might arrive in Far Eastern waters in May, and they would burn at least 60,000 tour of cost en roule. The problem how are they to get up! The Oslabya, Pallada, Nakhimo, and Paniat 420sa bave

Iris

Alannah Chanticleer

5 15 10 515 45 5 1912

A. Cup, and on the 17th April Cap kindly On Saturday next the yachts will sail for the presented by Mr. W. B. Dixon will be competed for,