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HONGKONG JOTTINGS.

Unless be beu Chinamu, I suppose there is no one living in Hongkong to-day who em claim to have been a rosidont in this "inle of fragrant waters over since it became a possDA+ sion of the British Crown sixty-tlarin years ago, I think I a correct it saying that the oldest resident, both us regards age and longth of rokidoase, was Mr. Dorabjee Nowrojee, who has loft the Colony during the past week for Bom- bay. Ho was over eighty years of age, and had rosial in Hongkong for Bfty-two years. Ho started one of the first bakeries in the Colony. and last for many years held the contract for supplying the needs of the British hot in these waters in that connection.· But oll residents will remember him chiefly by his connection with the Hotel business, and also as the founder of the Kowloon ferry service. At one time Mr. Nowrajes was the losseo of the Hongkong

Hotel, and later of the Peak Hotel. Ho started

CORRESPONDENCE.

BAND PERFORMANCES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESB."

Hongkong, 3rd April.

BANDSMAN.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1904.

FIRST MEETING.

has not a shadow of a claim to the use of), and ↑ HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB, unless he provides his own private piano sa already suggested by ma we would have the amusing sight of “Seinitrate" and his "langnid and weary fellow tax-payers" onjoying a sort of game of durab charudes provided by the pan. tomimie gestures of the musicless musicians to whoso services ho lays claim.-Yours, etc..

GOLD LACE.

LAWN TENNIS.

·H.KC C. TOURNAMENT, The position up to dato is

DOUBLES HANDICAP. Second Bond-Buggan and King scratched to Pinckney ard Grist; G. H. Potts and D. Deacon beat Pye and Hell; Beattie and Mao ning beat Gitlins and Dixon; Wood and Gale scratched to R. sud 17. Hancock; Martin and

Patrons.His Excellency F. H: Many, C.M.G, (the Ofcer Administering the Govarument); His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, K.C.B.; His Excellency Major-General Villiers Hatton, C.B.; Rear Admiral The Hon. A. G. Curzon Howe, C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O.; Com. modera C. G, Dickon, R.N.

Committee.The Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club (er-officio): P. Alderton, Exi W. A. Cruickshank, Ergi; T. F. Hongh. Esq, i F. H. Lyon, B., R.N.; Capt. Nugent, R.A.; W. J. Gressor; Esay

Clerk of the Seulos--F. H. Lyon, Esq., R.N- Judge.-H. P. White. Esq. Starter.-G. C. C. Master, Esq. Second Starter.-W. W. G. Ross, Esq. Timekeeper.-J. R. Michael, Esq. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.-F. B. Deacon, Esq.

SIR,-In the letters in your paper re free public and parformanness, no one has any con- sideration at all for the men. Granting that the instruments do Lelong to the officers, and that Gold-lace, Rod-tape, etc., did give permission for the bands to play, is it fair that the bands- men should have to work hard to entertain the public without any remuneration whatever? Why not make a clinrge of say 20 cents, to go towards instrumental depreciation funds and towards giving the bandsmen Home Night reward for their time and skill? This would also keep out the undesirable element. A bandsman does not always appreciate the kind-Strickland beat Orme and Fletcher; Gray and Partuell beat Thorne and Lawson; Atkinson ness of his officers in sending the band to free and Smith beat Halifax and Newland; the old Victoria Hotel at the corner of Pettin-engagements by which he is actually out of

The Hongkong Gymkhana Club hold their gor Street, and when that building was pulled pocket sometimes.-Yours, etc.,

Beavis and Rouse beat H. A. Seth and H. first meeting at Happy Valley on Saturday after. M. Bain, Murphy and Beyd boat Sayer and S. down, he opened the New Victoria Hotel.

noon, commencing ut 4 p.m. There were in all A. Seth.

six, race. At the outact the weather was wat Later, oa completion of Queen's Buildings, he

Third Round-Martin and Strickland beat and overcast, but later clear blas, patches acquired a lease of part of the block and opened

Gray and Dartvel), 6-0, 6-3.

of sky showed between the murky clouds, things the King Edward Hotel. Even this does not

SINGLES HANDICAP (CLASS A), exhaust the list, for the Kowloon Hotel pro-

becoming more grecable. The ground, in com. Second Bound --H. W. Slade scratched to sequence of recent rains, Wis

very heavy, perty also belongs to him. Until about a year

HI. Pinckney; W. J. Newland beat C. E. H. timos 11:4

Temilt being pour. The ago. Mr. Nowrojee was keeping în fairly good

Beavis, L. Murphy best J. H. Swan ; R, Han-number of spectators was not great, many health, but latterly he had been confined to his

cock bout J. B. Wood; A. Boyd beat G. N. | being kept away by the wot. Betting, in a bed by the infirmities of old age. His departure from the Colony the past week was marked by

Orae; E. G. Barre't scratched to P. R. Wolf; small weg was carried on to one side of a conducted by the King many vidouces of the respect and osteem

E. Deucen beat A. B. Rouse; E. Hawphreys refreshment room beat. H. Hancock, E. E. Halifax beat E. E. O. Edward Hotel. The pari-mutuel on. Saturday generally entertained for him among the Parsao

Bird; W. L. Martin beat A. G. M. Fletcher: only collected money for winners. While commanity, and the best wishes of a very large

dividends

not startling they were cinle of friends of ull nationalities go with him

H. Humphreys scratched to A. Humphreys.

all fairly substantial, especially when it is on his return to the land of his birth.

remembered that the enpabilities of the various horses are generally known. On the arrival of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government the band-that of the Sharwood

The great interest taken in the subject of public hand performances in Hongkong may be judged by the anxiety of residents to express thoir views in the plans of the Daily Press.

I have no desire, however, to join in the fierce

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,'

SIE-I have no desire to enter further into the preus of what you chose to designate as on narimonious argument, although Gold Lace" was certainly acrimonious and to a greator ex- tent than the situation seemed to call for. On the otherland, if your correspondent "Milos" thinks ho has persuaded anybody in this Colony into the belief that permission from officers for bande to play is really a kindness he is terribly mis- taken. I profertothink it is altogether otherwise, and rumsin uushaken in that opinion.-Yours,

SEMIBREVE.

TO THE RONITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong, 23rd April.

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CILAMPIONSHIP.

Second Round:~A. Humphreys beat H. Humphreys P. R. Wolff scratched to R Haucook.

Word

Forestere, under Bandmaster Bradley-strick up the National Anthem. In the course of the afternoon they rendered the following pro

gramme

BINGLES HANDICAP (CLASS A). First Round:-C. Humphreys scratched to W. E. Craig; R. B. Beattie beat A. O. Brawn; W. hing bent 1. A. Musso; L. D. Dartnell beat P. W. Goldring; G. Grimble beat E. J. Mcs, H. A. Seth scratched to F. P. Musso; C. T. Kew scratched to R. Boggan: T. C.. Overture. Gray beat G. Gittins; W. S. Allen bout H. W.

8. Belection 4 Country Girl.. 4. Valse ......... "Sympathie Mousing beat C. B. Buyers; S. A. Beth beat Selection. Plantation Sougs

SIR, Semibrave "asserts that anyone with ordinary intelligence knows that a military band is maintained by gold-laced officers. There are many people in the world who are not aware of tho fact, and I should be sorry think that they are lacking in ordinary that the civilian portion of our population dous intelligence. Until they learned the actual Sarer; R. Birbeck beat A. Loureiro; R. 5. Spanish Dance. "La Paloma"

contest betweon *Sumibreve," Gold Lace," and others, for fear should receive seo of the aerimuonious lettors which the Editor las dorided not to give to the public. It is fairly evident

enjoy the military bands and wants more." There is to be a performance by the Foresters on the Parade Ground to-day"; but undoubtedly the Gardens are a more popalar venue. It is said that the authorities had good reason for discontinuing performances there in the past. Must we suffer for the sins of our predecessora Last Tuesday's entertainment by the Hans' excellent band

marred by nothing

unseemly.

WIN

It was rather unfortunate that the Gymkhana Club's first meeting should not have been favoured with propitious weather on Saturday. There was good sport, the fields were fairly largo, and dividends at the Pari-mutuel pretty satisfactory. The only thing lucking was clear, bright wasther. There is no doubt the dull, lowering aspect of the sky kept many people away; indeed in the early part of the afternoon the remoar got abroad that the gymkhana had been postponed, and this must have affected the attendance, I trust the Club will have better luck next time.

faat from someone familiar with military life, I should be inclined to say that ordinary intelligence would lead them to imagine the contrary. Indeed, from the tone of "Semi- biere's "letter, I think the people of Hongkong would be far from wanting in ordinary in- telligence if it led them for a moment to imagine that military bands were trained and maintained by no less a person than "Semibreve."

"Semibrove" further remarks :--" The men who-comprise the strength of a military band are in the pay and service of the State, and not in those of the officers; heneo, if it is a privilège-

1. Two Stop.

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Yradier Chambers 7. Garotte... Immer Wieder" Vantervill Berger Regimentul March.. The Young May Moon. Valse Reine du Danube

The results were.--- THE GRANTHAM Cup- Presented by Hart Buck, Esq. For all subscription grins

J. P. Jordan; P. R. Knyvett hat F. D. Bain; A. G. Ward beat B, A. Craig; P. H. Holyoak. scratched to H. M. Bain; C. P. Chater buat E. B. Pye.

PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.

Second Round:-Geist und Beavis beat Wodehouse and Orme; R. Hancock and Slade beat Kirkpatrick and Miles, R.A.

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(Mr. Inglis) 0 China 2lbs. extra: non-winning Jockeys Mr. J. J. Lewis's Musentel, Ext. ..... allowed 5lbs. Entrance $5. 5 Furlongs.

(Mr. Gillingham) 0] Mr. W. G. Clarke's Standard, 1st 201

Passing the Stand Eclipse had a good lead, (Mr. Clarke) 1 Discord and Musental following muck and neck. Mr. E. Howard's Tentatum, 10st 311

(Mr. Gresson) 2 After passing the Football Stand Standard and Ca.Canny beat Muscatel for third place. To Mr. J. Paterson's Zufall, Dost 12h

(Mr. Johnstone)wards the village Ca Canny drew ahead, with Mr. Alleynian's Modorty, 10st 1216

Standard second, Discord third.. (Mr. Gillingham) 0

Time: 2 min 16 3j5sues. Mr. H. §. Gaskell's Arranapogue, Lot 7ib...

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Pari-mutuel $9.80. Mr. H. A. Macintyre's Persistance, Just 516

(Mr. MacIntyre) 0 Mr. Godfrey Master's Lumberer. 11at Si...

(Mr. Alderton) () Mr. N. H. Rutherford's Mongoose. Host 51%

Mr. Robertson) U The eight ponies started off in company, Fantasie Concertante." and an instrumental. Standard leading. Árranajogne second. At the quartette by Messrs. Gonzales, Tuxford, Miller, Black Rock Testotin and Zufall challenged and E. Danenberg, Mr. P. W. Goldring for second place, and at the bend the order hid assured that of the finish. Testotna challeng sang Lorr, could I only tell thee," and was greeted well. Mr. J. Davidson, who amuseded the leader in the straight, but without result,

Ting, 1 min. 21 Bucs. the company with several comic songs, was perhaps more appreciated than anyone else. Mr. H. A. Tozer also caused considerable merriment. Mr. N. 8. Brown song a rather uoique "clexging" tune, "The Blacksmith.", Messrs. Gonzales, Tuxford, and E. Danenberg, this time as a trio, onde more took up their

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The Victoria Recreation Club that officers think they are conferring by allow-onjoyable Smoker" in the gymnasium on ing their bands to play, none the less is it a Saturday evening. Mr. Arthur Chapman, privilege that they are allowed by the Stats to chairman of the Club, conducted the proceed- enjoy the exclusive services of the men." Hisings, Mr. Harold Austen, the secretary, also argument, so far as it cute ascertained, is that being kept very busy. An Indian regiments. We civilians allow you officers to enjoy the band played selections during intervals, Mxl exclusite use of your own soldiers, and in rotura L. H. Branson mystified the company with for this tremendous kindness on our part, we somo very clever tricks, billiard ball manipula. insist that you leers shall give us the tions being exceptionally good. Mr. L A. de use of the men (whom we handed over to you Graga's rendering of" Galop de Concert," a exclusively), and also of the instruments which banjo solo, well received. M. R. H. you have presumably paid for." To put it more Stephenson sang Muster's Nursery Rhymes." I saw a paragraph on Saturday with regard clearly for the henetit of "Semibreve." if which caused much laughter and an encore. A to forthcoming publications by Hongkong Semibreve" presente me with a horse for my very good item on the programine autheri. As it was not quite correct, I may exclusive use, and I should myself provide a car- state the real facts. There is u book of poetry ringe for the animal, he modestly experts to (or verse-for I shall not try to forestall the

have absolute control over both the carriage verdict of posterity by Hongkong official, sud the horse. What he doubtless means, but which should by this time have been issued by an fails to say, is that the State and the officers Oxford publisher. There is also a prose transla being joint contributors to the hand, the one in tion of Cantonese love songs by another junior men and the other in instruments, the banil official in the Government hero. This hus boan should be under their joint control. The pro- advertised already, so that it is no breach of composal is not without sonis semblance of reason; fidence to reveal that the author is Mr. Cecil Clementi, Assistant Registrer-General. The publisher of the latter is the Clarendon Press of Oxford.

only it overlooks the fact that the State has given to elicers absolute control of the band. Semibreve may, if he likes, blame the State,

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was

of which he is a part, for doing so, but I fail instruments. Mr. I de raça played nicely to me how officers cru be blamed by Semi-Simple Aven.” a violio solo. breve" for accepting a privilege, the case, I am sure that "Semibrevo" in the light of the facts of which he has gradually gained possession, will, in the course of time. develop an uncomfortable feeling of gratitude

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Mr. John Poel's Cu Canny, 1st

Mr. Percy's Discord, 11st Sib.

Lovis, Esq.-For all China ponies that have wou to flat ruce of any description since the Iat. January, 1904. Weight for inches us por scade. To be ridden by jockeys that have not won an official race in Hongkong or China Entrance $5. Half mile.

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Mr. G. H. Edwards's Sylph Rose, 1st 121 Mr. H. S. Gaskell's Arrampugue, 1st 12th Mr. J. Paterson's Zufall, 11st Th

Mr. Aleynian's Modesty, 11st 015 Mr. E. toward's Tototum, 1st 61b

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Mr. H. A. Macintyre's Persistence. 11st 11

Mr. N. H. Rutherford's Mongoose, 10st Llb

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Time, 1 min. 3-2/3 secs. Pari-mintuel $10.60.

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The difficulties under which the Fire Brigade have to carry out "eir work owing to the want

(Mr. Johnstone) 1 of water from the mains are made worse by a

(Mr. Alderton) 2 habit the Chinese hare of opening all the taps

"The Algoa from Manila: fine weather. The Mr. A. Rabington's Rocket, 30st 121b in the neighbourhood whenever the water is

(Mr. Gresson) 3 turned into the mains, thereby reducing the to those officers who on their part are beginning Iehang from. Chinkiang: moderute to light Mr. G. H. Edwards's Sylph Rose. 10st Zb

The Empire from

(Mr. Clarke) in the Petropavlovsk at Port Arthur, of the DR. NEWELL WILSON: DE. WILLIAM DANEL pross-re is a mixjunum so far as the hoses are to discover that they have been entertaining N.E. winds and fina

Manilo: calm and moderate N.E. wind, light Mr. J. R. Gillinghan's Kid, 10st 12b.

celebrated Russian war-painter Verestchagin, concerned, and making the spread of the fire angels unaware.-Yours, ete,

N.'ly swell. Foggy letter part. The Wuchang

(Mr. Gillingham) ◊

the N.-C. Daily News says: The news of the from Cela and Toilo light winds (NE) and Mr. W. Inglis's Eclipse, 11st 4lb (Mr. Inglis) death of Vassili Verestabagin, on board the TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESN."

&ne throughout. The Wanghoi from Bangkok:

Passing the judges' stand for the first time rainy weather. The Purace from Singapore Eclips had the lend, Rocket second, Sylph Bose Hongkong, 22nd April.

The Trum from Shanghai third and Ca Canny fourth. Kid fell a long Lace's " SIB, Gold

parting shot fine weather.

way behind. Eclipse, ridden furiously, continued terting the contribution paid by this Colony light variable winds and fine"

to make the running, being played out" and towards the military defoues of the Island and

Ca Cunny its dependencies as a mere "pittones "is to say the least, misleading. "Pittance," in the so used by him, means "a very small amount

easy. This was very apparent at the fire in Bombum Strand West yesterday morning. It was about fifteen minutes before water could be got from the mains, and when it did come, in- stead of being at full pressure it was wafully weak. I suppose the taps in overy Chinese house within the radius of a mile were ruaning full force, filling overy available vessel

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THE "SADO MARU. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha 8.6. Sudo Haru"] Capt. G. Anderson, arrived from Singapore in easily overtaken in the Straight. ballust yesterday.

RICE.

The Rojabari, Wongbol, and Elizabeth of menoy." He should know that this payment Bickmers have arrived from Bangkok with constitutes not only a great but the greatest cargues of rice for Messrs Butterfield & Swire. it being T China has arrived from Saigon with a drain on the Colony's resources, estimated this pittance-at $1,345,227 for cargo of rice. the current year. Yours truly,

SAVEY!

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

Hongkong, 23rd April. SIR,Semibrove's "attitudo reminds ma of

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won by about a length. Time, 2 min. 28 secs. Pari-mutnel, 0.50.

The now ordinave to provide for me slate the employment of plots will be a really very good thing for, mariners visiting this port.

THE ICHIBAN" Cup -Presented by G. C. C. Master. Esq. Hurile race. For all China The many vessels employed on coastwise trade

ponies. Weight 11 stone. Jockeys' penalties do ust require pilots, nor do a large number of

and allowances as por Racu No. 1. but winnors less frequent visitors, but, on the other hand

of u hurdle race or stoeplechase on an off day master marinors coming to Hongkong for the

at Shanghai or Hongkong to be treated as first time like to have assistance in finding.

winning jockeys. Entrance, $5. From the berths for their ships, The P. & 0.. and some

The Wuchong-Messrs. Butterfield & Swire -arrived from Cebu and Iloilo yesterday with Mr. J. Lewis's Starling, 1st 21b...

grand stand, twice round and in. companies employ their own pilots, but the

a cargo of sugar. majority of craft requiring ontside guidance

(Mr. Alderton) 1 bargain with Chinese boatmon in the offing.Panch's" coal-bearer who, wishing to inspectmists said that it was not long enough, and that

The new Penang pier is going ahead, Pessi. Mr. G. Cooper's Chautauqua, 1st 21b

(Mr. Cooper) 2 Last wuck, for instance, the skipper of

a battle-ship out of visiting hours, and being

Mr. J. Johnstone's Ben Wyvis. 11st 2 a stemor from Japan-ho had never been refusest permission to do so, requested the the P. & O. steamers utilising the pior. On no British vessel would use it owing to none of

(Mr. Johnstone) to Hongkong before--was asked by Quartermaster to inform the Captain of the ship the 9th inst. these gloomy.forebodings came to

(Mr. Gillingham) Chinoman to bring his ship iù. The that be (the coal-hearer) was one of the nungbt, and the B. I. s.3. Zaida was wharfed Captain replied that he would stay outside howitern." I am fully aware that the argument early in the morning, being the first British Mr. W. R. Robertson's Digby Grand. I1st 216 altogether rather than pay such an orbitaut produced was based on very elementary facts, tion that the pior provides.

mail steamer to avail herself of the accommoda sum, and the Chinese boatman brought his price but I did so as I did not gather from "Semi- down to £o, which was agreed. On landing, the Captain was very disgusted to find that the unal price was twenty-five or thirty dollars. Mox.

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*Semibrove" is welcome to the services of the

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ill-fated Petropavlovsk, adds to the awe inspired by the holocaust a shock more poignant still. The great, gifted paintor shared his Imperial | Master's horror and moral detestation of war and all its ghastly concomitants. He pablished | not one but many tinting Ukases in favour of Peace, y portraying in his works, in a vivid masner, mado "possible only by his technical gezius, bis bumon insight and intense sympathy, and his extensive experience of dood and field in war time, the real complexion of war. His realism, we are told, was never more morbid dwelling upon blood and sufforing. With consis to ney, and deliberate purport, he showed us the weary children of the Little Corporal as he, with the vision of an artistic seer, was able to sew them, broken and despairing in the Russian snows, after Moscow. He painted, also, with a vividness not easily forgotten, the grisly happonings to those who did er died in the RB80-Turkish war, at which campaign be was personally present. Verestchagiu was born at Teheraroneto in Novgorod on the 26th October

1842, and entered the navy at seventeen years

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... $150.

On Sale at "NORTH CHINA HERALD

OFFICE, Shanghai; MESSUS. KELLY & WALSH

Hongkong:

and all loading Booksellera in the Far East. Hongkong, 14th February, 1903.