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LOCAL SPORT,
V.R.C. AQUATICS-3RD DAY. Victoria Bocreation Club yesterday afternoon
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8ru, 1904.
A very amusing evil. The costands were exceedingly funny, C. Humphreys was first; J. Witchell, second, R C. Witchell, third. J. H. R. Huice, as a Highlander, was awarded Mackie, the prize for best costame. A. J.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 7th September.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
invite the ladies of the colony and others to 7 dressed as a Sikh policeman, hind quite n 1: BEFORE HIS HONOUR 1. SERCOME SMITM
witness the third day's races. The stand, decorated with flags and hunting and the bright colours of ladies dresses-looked very pretty. A P. & O lighter, also for spectators was moored at the opposite side of the pond. and a band. that of the Shera cod Forosters, was ou this Selections were played hetween and during events Several launches conveyed people to and from Hongkong. The weather was beautiful. C. J. Cooke won the chairman's special prize for at marks in non-handicap erents. J. Witchell aul C. Humphreys sacurad next honours.
H.E. Sir Matthew-Nathing, K.C.M... arrive od in the launch Victoria after the boys' race. He was accompanied by Mr. H. Ponsonby, his private secretury.
HURDLE RACE FINAL.
time with his boots. J. W. Bains represented Japan; and another inan the local papers,
WATER POLO
White . Blue. Teams:
Blue.
•
R. C. Witchell (Capt.) A. V. Barros H. A. Lammert. C. J. Cocke E. Humphreys F. M. Roza Fereira J. Roza Pereira (goal)
White.
J. Witchell (Capt.j. C. Humphreys Lonceiro
A; JY. Rebeiro J. H. R. Hance
H. C. Sayer
L. E. Lammert (goal)
Referee: J. Muok. Time-keeper: Mr. G. A. Caldwell. J. Witchell got the ball on the throw in, and after some little play he shot. C. Hamphreys shot afterwards, but-lit the cross Jar Barros took the ball front C. Humphreys and Bin had
(PUIS JUDGE.)
CLAIM FOR RENT.
Fun Fang Sang saed the Teung Fung Wing for $145, being money due for rent in lieu of upt'ce in respect of No. 115, Jervois Street. Me FCBarlow, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff. and Mr. F. X. d'Almada Castro for the
defendants.
Evidenco showed that defendants took the house on a monthly gnancy and left without giving notice.
For the defendants two witnesses, were called,
who stated that the agreement about renting the house was for three months only, and the A partner of the defendant firma deposed that rent was aid for these three months.
BEFORE THE TSAR'S SON CAME.
INTERESTING PROPHECIES,
Wonderful is it to think that all the wealth and all the power and all the knowledge in the world cannot infuence the decision of fate in this matter. The Tsarina, on her knees, night and morning, prays Ged to give her a son. The Tsar goes up to the altar and bows bimself in prayer, or journeys thousands of miles 10 consult a religions proplist, or sends thousands of miles in Europe for a man of science win has thetries on this mystery of sex; and it is all in vain. These great ones, with wealth' that cannot-ba asend, with power that cannot be gainsaid, are powerless hefore thin arbitrament of fats in this simple human event -the birth of a child,
And Russia hangs upon the issue, This buge and barbaric nation, this vast and ingenuous people, is waiting for inspiration. waiting for impulse, waiting for an emotion. run which was finished by Cooke scoring the promises which they had previously occupied Give assis na emotion, and you shall see such in Queen's Road Central were burned down patriotism us the world has not known. Gire The landlord said the building would be rebuilt sin despair, and you shall see horrors before and again let to them in three months. However, which the shambles of the French Revolution they did not go back to their old premises as the will see oural and trivial. In the heart of terrible devil.. The sex of the Tearin's child landlord had raised the rent to a prohibitive recy Hassian there is a simple God and a
will exalt the wre, or looss the other.
A two-length handicap. Four heats were non- tasted on the second day, the first and second in each now being allowed to swim in the Buel First prizo; presented by Hon. W. Joored-once more. Gresson; 2nd: presented. Starters --
C. F. Oxurio
J. A. S. Alus.....
E. Herbst
J. W. Bring
H. Kennett---
owes 8 seconde e
1. 10
1
A very spectacular event, and well contested. The limit man led to the turn. Kennett dis-
Ozorio third.
i
HIGH DIVE.
Time: 40 680. First prize: presented by Mr. J. W. Osborne ; 2u: presented: Starters-
The same player scored again a minute later. White now had a turu: Loureiro passed to J. White, who swam up to within a few yards from the goal, and shot neatly. J. Witchell Barres shot, but Lammert saved, Barros fouled J. Witchsil tour the Blue goal. J. Witchell passed to C. Hun phreys, who, scored. Some very exciting play was then witnessed; the Witchells being pro minent. R. Witchell made a lour shot, but missed
Half-time: White, Blue, 2
amount.
His Lordship after hearing all the evidence gave judgment for defendants with costs.
A PROMISSORY NOTE..
There was down for hearing in the afternoon case in which Wong Ngok. Wan, 24, Queen's Road East, sued Chan. Ynet Tsun.. Salt Fish Street, West Point, for $252, being principal Mr. Otto Kong Sing and interest dne un a promissory note dated 11th January, 1901 solicitor, was to have appicured for the plaintiff and Mr. P. W. Goldring, soliciter, for the defendant.
Those who hare studied Russian bistory and aro acquainted with the Bessiau naturo know how time it is that the fate of its Empire awaits the travail of the Empress.
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THROUGH RUSSIAN
SPECTACLES.
Cooke got the ball, passed behind. R. Wit tanced all others in the second length, winning chell shot, but it was stopped. Harros did a
Bains was second, by about three garde
very nice swim along the line, finally shooting The bail fell a yurt short. Hane secured it and hit the bar.. C. Humphreys took a pass from J. Witchell, and Rebeiro passed the ball to Loureiro, who scored. Resuming:Barros passed to E. Humphreys, who scored from close quar tors. Barros bent J. Witchell and swam the entire length. He dually hit the bar, and the ball bounced over. Lammert stopped a very hard shot from R. Witchell. Blue tried repeatedly, Laminert stopping every time, wattled on the previous day, but that po notifica. bastoning to its beritance, The Russia of one-fourth of them walked over the corpses of
J. Witchell. C. Humphreys, N. H. Alves, W. G. Geggin, Frank Jorgo, J. E. Ellis. J. M. Roza Poreira:
Frank Jorge
C. Humphrey's J. Witchell
#
This exhibition was really very fine, and the winning competitors wore well applunded. Frank Jorge was particularly neat.
TWO LENGTH 'FINAL.`
A handicap. The five heats were swam off on the first day. First in tach heat to swim fu the final. First prize: presented by Mr. G Murray Bain; 2nd: presented. Starters:
E. Humphreys passed to C. Cooke, who shot over his shoulder, striking the top har. Loureiro shot well, but hit the post. ↑
Bine.-3. Final: White.
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN. The Hou. Bec., Mr. D. Gow, reports as fol- lowa the result of the third round in the compe.
A. Mackie, F. F. Muse, H. S. Kennett, A.titions nawed. Loureiro, and C. Humphreys.
A. Mackie
F. F. Musso
A. Loureiro-
H. S. Kennett
C. Humphreys
owen 10 seconds
201
11
13
15
Maso touched the "half-way board first, but Humphreys had gained very considerably on il the others, and won very neatly by a yard or so from Loureiro.. Kennett was third.
Time: 40 sec.
BOYS RACE.
A two-length handicap for toys between nine and 14 years Sons and brothers of mem hers only. Post entries. Two prizes Starters
B. Muskelt. I. Chunnutt, C. Johnston, H. Livesoy, Albert Ellis, Arthur Ellis, V. Shef- field, J. Glaserinni, G. Witchell i H. Brandt.
-J. Johnsteli
B. Muskett
The youngsters raced well. Johnston, with his bandicap. had really a vary soft thing. Ho won by about six yards.
Time:"63 see,
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
CLUB CHAMPIONSKIY
J. Kyles beut G. Edwards.
J. Parkes beat A. Kinross.
J. Macdonald beut. J. H. Roisen
Wis. Ramsay beat D. Gow
Wni. Dens beat J. Galt
کارید
J. M. Henderson beat J. Clelland"
PRESIDENT'S.
A. Ewing
Bye
T. W. Robertson best A. Kinross J. Galt heat A, Milroy
G. K. Haxton boat J. Walker J. M. Robson --
Bye Wi. Deas best Win. Taylor G. Edwards beat J. Eamsay. VICE-PRESIDENT'S.
J. Macdonald -
Bre
J. Henderson beat J. M. Robson' T. W. Robertson beat R. Rutter J.Galt beat Wm. Eamsay
Wm. Deas heat A. Stevenson,
D. Gow beat G. Edwards
A. Ewing boat J. Parkes.
The draw for the fourth round resalted as follows:-
!
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP J. Walker or J. Graham. J. Macdonald
„J. Henderson Win. Ramsay
1. Wm. Deas J. Parkes PRESIDENT'S.
J. Kyles...
First
T. W. Robertson...
A 100-yard (three-length) contest. priza prosented by Mesere. Daley & Ward; Pad: presented Starters:-
J. Witchell, C. Humphreys, N. H. Alven,
R. C. Witchell, C. J. Cooke.
C. Humphrey......
N. H. Alves
C. J. Booke
A most exciting event J. Witchell led to the board. Humphreys sram beautifully and won by some thr yards and continuous. cheering,
Time: 1 min, 6 see.
FOUR-LENGTH' FINAL.
The four heats in this event were swum off in the second day. First and second in euch in final First prize: presented by Mr. F. W. White; 2nd: presented." Starters --
W. T. Andrews.› ...owes 2 seconds.
A. J. Mackie
A.J. V. Ribeiro
H. A. Lammert...
A. V. Barros
3
15
18
20
+3
D. Gow or Wm. Davison v. T. W. Robertso J. M. Robso
A. Ewing
Wm. Dear
Wm. Deas J. Galt
G. K. Haxton
G. EdwardİN ..... J. Galt
VIDE-PRESIDENTE
The Novi Kral of the 26th August published reports regarding the fighting from the 22nd. and the 26th August. but did not say anything: about the attack. It simply mentions the sovers tighting at different points separately. The garrison The reportssay :-The Japanese ariny, reports are written in a way to encourago the which made furious attacks continuously on the A Fon will be like the sound of a trumpet, 20th, 21st and 22ad, had stopped fighting during like a sign in the heavens like the voice of the daytime of the 23rd August. At 11 p.m. of the 23rd the Japanese concentrated a superior reminder of their past, a prophet of their fores to attack the fort Saredwatsny (?), a god. He will be to the millions of Russia a future. They will rim with a great shout and
Russian army, and cleverly utilized the natural defonce. They will be a people which has put position, and after deploying the firing of rifles stand round about their Tsar like an cep of strong defence point of the right wing of thes This case was down for hearing at a quarter.en its youth and stands at the threshold of its by the Russians, advanced, as Indians do, by destiny. Old Bussin-the Russia of doubt and creeping on the ground, and after nearing the past two.,
muttering anarchy, the Russia of deentent defence line at midnight formed a fighting line Gorki and unpractical Tolster-will die like an and furiously stormed the Russian fort. old man troeden under the feet of youth majority of them fell by the Russian fire, but simple faith, unquestioning loyalty, and fanatic their comrades and rushed into the fort, but patriotism will be born again, and will put itself into the hands of its Tear that he may tend they were also killed by the bayoneta of the Russians and the rest retreated with great loss. On seeing this the Russians cheered teinm- with it this earth to his plausure.
But if another Princess comes to the Imphantly. At the time the Japanese searchlight perial house, then will the old Russin of bab. bling philosophy and grumbling discontent laugh into the face of the young meit; and despair will blow across the dominions of the Tear like the wind of death. Then it may be that the Russia with which Tolstoy has long -threatened. bureaucracy, the Kussin of hunger and nakedness, of mating and sedition, of atheism and anarchy, wil rhe up and strike only for the joy of killing.-Daily Mail.
The Court officials sat until without any appearance being made on either side, and it was then found out that the case had been tion of this had been made to the Court.
His Lordship scored the case off the list.
POLICE COURT.
Wednesday, 7th September. BEFOBE Mr. J. H. KEMP (ACTING
FIRST MAGISTRATE).
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.
A Chinese clerk employed at Central Police Station was charged with obtaining money ($60) by false pretences, and larceny of same. A friend of his, it was said, came up and asked him for some track licences, giving him $60 to put the watter through. It was not this clerk's duty to receive money for, or issue licences.
The case was remanded,
DISCEDERLY CONDUCT.
An Indian soldier, belonging to the Hong- kong and Singapore Battalion of Royal Artillery, was charged with Lobaving in a dis orderly manner on the launch Southern Star Ile was fined $1.-
ALLFORD ARMED POBBERY.
A Chinaman was charged remand with committing an armed robbery at Hang Hon.
on the 17th ult, under circumstances reported already in the Press. Defendant was ecin witted to take his trial at the next Criminal Sessions.
OUR KING AS A DIPLOMAT.
King Edward is not "slim," and his policy has no slimness. Let ne bri By inquire into those qualities which make the King gucoresful as s diplomatist, which give him his personal equip marut He has, by his intelligence and skill won the admiration of intellectual men. been called shrewd, but I prefer to think of him as a man of temperament and imagination,
He has
with an-instinet as keen us that a dramatist, or palater, and with the impulses of the instinct rationalised by wide and high experience, and by the best of knowledge that directly gained The same defendant was charged with houseara roce from the ablest men of the world. I breaking. This case was remanded abo.
BEFORE MR. E. D. C. WOLFE (ACTING SECOND MAGISTRATE).
GAMBLING.
believe that the King is naturally one of the most impulsive men in his empire, but bis intellectual qualities, and his capacity for com. parison, historical and immediate, his carious "the other man is ability in feeling what thinking," has steadied to powerful us that temperament which, left to flourish unhampered by the convention of duty, necessity, and bigh responsibility, might have been called gen In trnik the King has gesins of a kind, if to is not to be called a genius, happily for himself All the rare faculty for saying and doing the
Sixteen men were charged with playing tai-pai-kow in the back blocks of Central district. Two Chief Detective Hanson -prosecuted, of the ftefendants were ined $100 each or three v. A. Kinross or G. Smith menths imprisonment for keeping a common ., D. Gow
gambling house; and the rest were fined $3 each T. W. Robertson, J. M. Henderson
Ten men were convicted of playing fanta; .. J. Macdonald A. Ewing
Suplem-Two wero fined $50 each or a month's imprisought thing for remembering faces and inoi
Pient, and the others $3 each or ten days imprisonment.
This round to be completed by 20th
ber.
RUSSIA STILL ABLE TO CRITICISË
US.
The fact that, both from a military and naval point of view, Russia is a lutae duck does not prevent the newspapers of that country from criticising the preparedness for war of ather ountries The British Army is, of cours, a favourite subject for animadversion, and it is compliment which we can hardly be expected to
a
A FALSE CHARGE.
A bukong charged a man with committing a nuisance in Hollywood Road; but it turned out to be a false charge. Defendant was dis. charged, and complainant fined $2.
A TEAMWAY CASE,
A Clanaman was charged with travelling on an electric tram without a ticket, and also with jumping off the car when it was in motion. He
dents, and people and places- it is all the equip ment of the wax of temperament, it is the secret of his popularity. With such a tempe- rament as he possesses, there is niso dermant in His Majesty a certain irascibility dae to bis capacity to feel strengly, to the sharp decision He is no waverer, he does not of his mind, need to lean on others, and he has a keen impa tience with the dull or the inpue; bat long the native irascibility was brought und kept
The
from
rear
was placed upon the dead corpses which had been piled up like a mountain, and the sight, was woeful beyond words. Then the Japanese
·were reinforced and again advanced despite | the terrific fire and were again repaleed. The Japanese, to check their men falling back, placed shrapaei at the of their men and forced them to advance, but even then the third advance again The Russians expected proved a failure. the fourth attack, and prepared for the samo by increasing the Japanese did not come. fort is a steep wall made of stones piled up this steep wall a portion of the Japanese for the purpose as the Chines do but despite clambered ap the wall, which is really extra- ordinary. At down both armies exchanged artil- lery fire. General Golbatsky, though he had not
The fort having of the artillery personally. slept for six daysand nights, took the comman?,
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been heavily damaged by the artillery fire, the General ordered the garrison to retire into a complete entrenchment. This means the Russiany lost the fort, but the Novi Krei describes the loss in this was -Ed. Universal Gazette.] In the morning of the 24th August sesing mules carrying mountain guns we opened artillery fire upon them and made them istire. at noon at the rear of Sugar Head Mountain TONG CHÒNG WO and in the vicinity of iron bridge ore column of the Japanese was sighted at the respetive posi- livas, and they were made to retire by the Russian artillery fire. At & p.m. the Japanese army. using 100 of 120 millimetre guns, opened terrific cannonding, and at the same time the infantry and caruiry columns appeared at Palichwang and at 6 pm. attacked the whole of the defence line on the north-east, but they were obligedito retreat with heavy loss. During the nextnight there was no fight, but in the morning of the 25th the Japanese again, opened artillery fire upon the whols defence line on the east, and the cannonading against the northern defence line was most terrific. On the same night. Captain Stempatiwsky with his company rushed out from High Hill and tried to repulse the Japanese artillery position on Corner Hill, but failed in the daring attempt, The Japanese are now making entrenchments on a live from the front
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Mackie and Andrews led for the first two | sppreciate that Russia, even in a moment of was fined $4 for the first offence, and $2 for the under contro). Still, the capacity to be wilïnt of Corner Hill to High Hill
lengths, Mackie then fulling behind.
BAITOR
won by y touch; Androwe, second. Andrews
swam a 'very game race.
Time 1 min. 39 sec.
LADIES' NOMINATION RACE.
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to be impetuous, to be impulsive lies at the very ruot of his strength.-Sir Gilbert Karker, M.P., in Smart Set
DEMONETISATION.
SHIPPING NOTES.
terrible despondanoy, still sees nothing incon-
Sir man from thes.s. Haitan were charged with nous in pointing the finger of Beorn at our military shortcomings. They laugh at our having anlawful possession of 24 tagle of illicit efforts to reform the War Office, they describe theza as petty and say that they leave the opium. Three of them were fined $300 each or two months' imprisonment; one was fined $50 or five weeks' imprisonment, one was nei 325 Each competitor started in funcy costume. He principal train of carts still stack fast in the dired in swam one longth and back, rounted mire." This is as may be, but if we fail to staging, ato a dry biscuit, dived in with a closed learn the lessons taught us in South Africa it three weeks' imprisonment; and another*$7
plements were confisected. umbrella, opened sanie on reaching the surface, I will, at all events, not be for the want of tex: ) or 14 days' imprisonment. All the boiling in the way of demonetisation in the F. M. S. Singapore for this port on the 6th Sept., and is
and swam home. The winner was required to ing. There is one satisfactory note in Russian finish with costume intact and unbrella open. First prize: presented by Messrs. Geo, Falooner -& Co., 2nd - presented. A special prize for the
best costume. Starters
J. Witchell nom by Miss E. Witchell
C. Humphreys, N. H. Alves
H. C. Sayer M
J. W. Bains.
W. T. Andrews
B. C. Witchell
J.H. R. Hance
A. T. Barros O.E.Chunnutt P.M. Remedios JE. Ellis...... E. Herbst. WG. Goggiu L. E. Lammort J.Koza Peroira A. J. Mackie C. D. Bilas AJ.T.Ribeira
Mrs. Ranneye.
"
Miss S. Britto
13
Misa E. Shaw
Miss A: Lesbirel-
38
Miss E. Witchell
TJ
Miss Connell
Miss Hancent
The Malay Mail thus notices the difficulties
Already a considerable number of these [old dollars are in civulation, but we are informed
STEAMIE MOVEMENTS, The 0, &0. steamer Doric, with mails, &e., from San Francisco to the 18th August via Honolulu, left Yokohama for this port yesterday morning, via Koba, &e.. due here on the 16th September.
Pro knull Lins steamer Barotse loft
| expected here on the 12th Sept...............
The Boston .8. Co.'s steamer Tremont arrived
MISCELLANEOUS.
A man charged with unlawful possession of at the local Bank that probably not more than at Yokohama on the 4th Sept. illicit opium was fined $200 or two months' im- prisonment.
A PEUD.
An Excise officer charged another with assault. Both of them were bruised, and both when they arrived at the Police Station were the worse for liquor. Defendant and complain- good behaviour for three months.
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REPORT OF AN EXPERT. ton per cent, of the old coins have yet been
-The s.s. Raamera srrived from Newport, via
The representative of Messrs. BRATBY and criticism, however. India is excluded from
collected in Kuala Lumpur. In Oriental coun- the Cape, yesterday with 5,000 tons of coal. favourable comment. The Russians are under
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hearding their savings. This was abundantly On the voyage np she had a look at the wreck factory recently in the course of a tour amongst The 8.5. Saishan, pertaining to the making of Asratel Waters an example of it occurred at Jugra the ther yesterday with 2,500 tons of rice for Messru the French Army disinclined to rank the native ant were each bonnd over in' the sum of $25 for illustrated in India only a short time back, and i
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The steamers Promise and Tole arrived from whole establishment, which he assured us was a great many. He also reported that the Bangkok yesterday with 1,300 and 1,500 tons equal to any he had yet vinted and superior of r ce respectively for Chinese consignees.
The as. Wongkoi, from Bangkok, brought quality of our goods was of a first-class nature,
exercised in the course of their manufacture. Swire.
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au ever-growing appreciation of their martial qualities. The days why our good friends, the Russians, honestly believed that two or three regiments of Cossacks could scare away the native Ludian army have quite gone by, and
PEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the 7th at 11,30 a.m.
The barem tor
bas fallen slightly at all stations, but rather more in the Philippines than slowhere.
Treasury. This was only one case, but there must. be very many more. The chief dificulty here will be experienced, it is said, with regard to -million of the el-dollars are lying at the pre- Fabzug where it is estimated that about a sent moment. Yet the issue of the new our
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