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LOCAL SPORT.

Dr. J. A. Swan has shown commendable enthusiasm over the scheme for starting a Kowloon Cricket Club In demonstration of his earnestness, as put his hand in his pocket, providing practice gear, The new Club is, indeed, more important to the Penin- sula than one would at first imagius, for. it it secures a ground at King's Park, it will be the first attraction at that large, and still andeveloped recreation ground. I hope that Sir Matthew Nathan will receive the deputation favourably.

The committed chose the site they wou d like to have yesterday morning.

THE FATHOMER.”

TO BỊ LAUNCHED TILIS MORNING. The s.s. Fathomer, a new vessel bait by the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., by order of the

United States Government, for the Philippine Island Coast and Geodetic Survey service, will be launched at the Kowloon Docks this morning at half-past eight. Work on the vessel was commenced last January. She is a single screw stool steamer with two musts and one funnel. Her length over all is 152 feet; between perpendiculars. 144 feet; breadth moulded, 25 feet; depth moulded, 12 feet 6 inches. She will be a ten knot vessel, the engines being compound surface condensing. the diameter of the cylinders is 7 inches and

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 1904-

POLICE COURT.

Friday, 7th Cetober.

BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING FIRST

MAGISTRATE),

LOTTERY TICRETS,

A Chinaman convicted of keeping a common gambling house, selling lottery tickets at No. 54, Lyndhurst Terrace, was fined $500 or six months' imprisonment.

AN AMUSING CASE.

CAPTAIN MAHAN ON THE WAR.

The Times has been favoured with an advance proof of a very interesting article contributed by Captain Mulan to the forthcoming number of the National Review under the title "Some i consideration of principles involved in the pre- I

seat war."

The rift of Captain Mahan's article may be gathered from the concluding passage, which

runs as follows:-

ENLARGEMENTS

The best way to proserve your Pictures is to have them enlarged. Smallprints are liable to be thrown about and thus matie dirty or lust; while enlarged ones, fruned and hung up, will last for ever, besides serving as decorations to the walls,

The arrival of griffins is one of the sporting 36 inches, respectively; length of stroke, 24 picked the pants ont of the harbour. The case but the material outcome is sufficiently evident less determinative of a navul issue

events of the season, and causes some anxiety amongst the subscribers-who feel like baying a "pig in a poke." With the recent oxtensive improvements at Happy Valley it will not be our fault if next race meeting is not a success. The Rongkong Jockey Club, by the way, hold their half-yearly meeting at the City Hallto-day, at 12.15 p.m. It is sure to be an interesting -one-Talking about racing, the Hongkong Gymkhana Club hold their postponed fourth meeting, commencing at 3.50 p.m., this after neon--this is with the usual previso of weather permitting. Post entries will be accepted for the Ladies Nomination Race. I hope the weather is all right this time.

of the cylindrical inches. The boiler is return-tubular pattern. It's length is ton feet by a diameter of 13 feet 3 inches. The working pressure is 120lbs. to the square vet has been Juilt under Lloyd's spink surrey. She is * pretty model; is to have all the latest appliances for deep-

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was dismissed.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER,

Thomas Hynes, aged 26, an overseer, employed at Quarry Bar, was charged ou remand with coming the death of a Chinuman named Cheung Sye, on September 28th.

Izspector Dymond conducted the case for the polies, and Mr. H. J. Gedge appoured for the defonce.

Dr. Hunter stated that he examined the body cu September 21st, and found the cause of death to be a rapture of the spleen, which was found to be considerab'y enlarged."

LONG, HING. & CO.,

PHOTO GOUDS DEALERS, 17A, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Hongkong, 8th August, 1904. Tiris article has been concluded-and revised permit this had they the power to provent it A Chinaman with a sugar bag about his under the full impression produced by the Eauli nccessful retreat leaves the Bussian army waist for trousers charged another man with 2000nt Russian sortio from Port Arthur, and its still an organiat force, still "in being"; draws stealing his pants. He said while taking rice failure. Precision of details as to what actually it nearer to its resources, and lengthens its the garment disappeared, Defendant said herred, of the successive stages of the combat enemy's communications. A naval base is which led up to 12e final result, are still wanti, g; an element of sos-power. It may be no as the for all practical purposes, for formin, a'work- flest itself, because essential to its existence; uhle estimate of the situation as it now is, and Port Arthur, as well as the control of the Far of the probabilities of the immediate future, Eastern waters, has thus contributed to the As the matter of the engagement of August 10th demonstration of the influence of is a-power. It now (August 19th stands, there could scarcely be has modified thus for the whole tenour of the asked an apter illustration of that aspect of the land operations, and who shall say that even subject of warfare--and of all practical action the delay so far procured may not sensibly upon which I dwelt at the beginning. There affect the outcome of the war, even though the ounding and surroy work. Regarding her accommodation, it is taking into consideration

can be little doubt that when the details are place itself shortly fall? The defence of Port | thut the vessel will only have to carry

known, and have been colluted, studied, and Arthat must not be looked upon as an isolated weighed, by nien of special aptitudes, there will consideration dependent apen its particular her own stores, very roomy indeed and the officers' culins and crow's quarters will be

be found much that will throw needed experi- morits, but as part of a general plan of opera- superior to what que usually finds in mail

ustal light upon the conditions of modern tions. Every day it holds out is a gain, not steamers and money-making freight ships After hearing evidence from three indepen-warfare, and much room for criticism, favourable perhaps for itself, but for Russia. No principle There is a main dock, lower deck and bridge ent witnesses, the case was adjourned till or adverse, upon the conduct of the respective of warfare is more fundamental than that no Aeets. But important as all this is in ts place one position stands or falls for itself alone, but deck. Includes in the specialfittings and accesso- Monday. ries for quick working will be a steam pinnaco.

and time, and conlucive as it may prove, when for the general good. The question is not, Cun he droughting room, where the civil engineers

wall digested, to the formulation of professiona Kuropatkin bring the Japanese to a stand us opinion «peri questions still in dispute, it is not yet? Probably he cannot if the besiacing forco do all their exquisitely, fine work making charts,

immediately imperative; nay, it is necessarily a

is released. It is, Can he continue a successful will be well equipped. The sounding machinery,

AN INTRICATE CASE.

matter of time and deliberation. Those who

retreat autil the season brings the operations to too, which will be workable by steam. nro

Tse Min and Tam Wan Chi were charged have tried to balance opposing statements of a close Though our military position was perhaps more interesting than anything sian with which the vessel is to be provided. on remand with baying stolen the whole of the eye vituesses, to reconcile official reports, to imposing," wrote Bonaparte to the Directory When smzoding, a very heavy shot is lowered to stock in trade of a shep at Queen's Bond supplement defective testimony, know how in 1797, it must not be thought that we had Central, valued at $5,469.50. by means of troublesome it is to recuestract the coarse of a everything in our hands. Had the enemy await- The Civil Service, Cricket Club play their a great depth by a very fine thread of stevi wire epening watch, against the sergeants' mess, As soon as it comes in contact with the bottom menaces and threats, Hon. H. E. Pollock. K.C. naval battle. At present the one festare which ed me, I should have beaten him; but had he Royal Garrison Artillery, to-day, commencing of the sea it automatically detaches itself, leas. (ostrusted by Mr. Harding, so icitor), d fended; engages my own attention. standing out from continued to fall back, continually augmenting the fog of unexplained details, is the apparent his resources, the situation might have become at 2:15 p.m..

on the Civil Service Ground, ing nothing for the little steari windlass to while Mr. Otto Kong Sing, solicitor, pros- cuteil,

The master of the shop, it will be remembered, continued care of 10go to preserve his battle embarrassing." Whether Port Arthur has or Happy Valley. The lub's team will consist heave in but the wire and two ama!! at-

consist of said that on the 19th ult. he went up to Macao ships. It is incredible that after the experience has not obtained for Kuropatkiu all the time of P. T. Lamble, R. Witche:1, F. T. Robins, tachments. These attachments W. B. Wenser, A, PSL.dwell. W. S. Bissell, a brass case containing a glass tube, and a and on his return found the whole of the of June 23rd. Ee should not have been in superior needed to organize a campaign of this character A. Brown, R. F. Raven, W. Pitt, W. Brand, Axture for bringing to the surface a speci- stock in trade of his shop, consisting of curios force, and certainly he had the best of and T. P. Conolly.

men of the bottom of the sea, sand, shelf. und jewellery, stolen. He owed the second de- the fighting his feet remains on the field, bistory must be that such was the tendonoy of fendant some money, but did not give him any and his enemy dispersed. But why did he its resistance, and that failure, if it comes, authority to take goods in satisfaction for the not push home his advantage? Why was clix. Hon. Pollock brought evidence to show the exurevatel permitted to escape, and the must be attributed to insufficiency of means. other battleships to return? He can scarcely not to orror in strategie conception. The time that the complainant had owed ons of th defendants some 800 taels, and said that the expect, if the place falls, that they will be given it has held out justifies the risk taken in the Court for the balance he still owed him. The goods were not stolen at all.

If the six-a-sido football competition goes on as at present. Zadkiel ar Old Moore only knows whon it will be finished. Out of seven games played last work three were draws. The value of the contest, however, is in no way impaired by its tediousness, It serves to keep up physical "form" for the real thing.

BEFORE ML. E. D. C. WOLFE (ACTING

SECOND MAGISTRATE).

remains to bo zeen; but I think the verdict of

The Hougkong Football Club play a practice sant to-day, commencing at 4:45 pm. The following elevens make up the sides:-

C. Denman, E. F. Ancott, H. C. Gray, C. C. hickling, W. H. Williams, R. Macpher the actual sounding is discovered by measur. couplainant was now being aned in the Supreme up "alire" or have felt about battering them original calculation..

son, A. N. Humphreys (B.N.). H. S. Kennett,

H. L. Garrett, F. . Hall and E. A. G. May.

G. B. Macdonald, G. C. de Martin, A. O. Brown, H. S. Bevan, N. 8. Brown, T. Clarke, R. Henderson, E. Humphreys, J. Wemyss, J. D. Harris and P. K Kuyvett.

The finale of the Bowling Competitions which on account of the weather had to be postponed taat Saturday will take place this afternoon at the Kowloon Bowling Green. Play com- mences at 3.30.p.m

Canton has accepted the V.R.CB invitation to take part in the December regatte, but Shanghai und Singapore have not yet replied. The bongkong Boat Club have also accepted tl V.R.C.'s invitation. The races open to the visitors are the bon kong Challenge Cup: four our tave, one-and-a-half mule; Interport fours, one mile; Interport double sculls, three quarters-mile; and Interport pais, one mile. in the International race, this year, the German crew will be taken from the Boat Club, and the British from the V.R.C.

The Canton, Regatta takes place at the end of November, and I understand that invitations are being sent to both the Bost Club and tho V.R.C.

The V.R.C. scratch four-car race takes place next Saturday. From what I have seen of the training should think that the race lies

Lummert's between Witchell's and

crews

There is a notice now on the board regarding the gymnasium classes. Members desiring to tako part in them should put their names down

At an extraordinary meeting of the Craigen- power Cricket Club, called by a member, it was decided that alcoholic drinks be sold at the bar. It remains to be seen whether they have done

risely. I'e ma doots."-.

The case was further remanded.

V.R.C. FOOTBALL CLUB.

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as Nelson about using shell against an enemy,

that it would to buruing “our own ships, To surmise that there may remain more life in the place than appears may covor me with con- fusion, aro the words appear in print; but

under the most natural conclusion, that Japan

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LEVEL. 1903.

1904. Above overflow Above overflow. does not feel even yet that she has any margin | Tytam

2 ft. 7 in. 2 ft. Hij in. Bywash of sea-power to spurs, what a comment on

2 ft. 5) in. Russian naval management.

Pokfulam (Below) 0 ft. 6 in. 1 ft. 9 in. под what 24

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1903. 407,73,000

1994. 407,0 0,000

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04, 30,000

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or mud as the case may be. The glass tube is closed at one end, while the inside, like Lord Kelvin's patent, is lined with a discolourable red substance. The greater the depth the farther the water pressos into the glass tube, so ing the discoloured bring when the wire is pulled in. When sounding around the Philippine Coast the Fathomer will at times tow one of the hoavy sounding shots at whatever depth it may be deemed advisable; so as soon as the vessel gets into shoal water the

A number of members of the V. R. C. last shot will strike bottom, and detach itselt, an evening met at the Club gymnasium to discuss electric bell at the same time giving an alarm football prospects for this season Mr H. A an deck. The steam piance will be used for Seth presided. Mr. Harold Austen on heíny justification of the teance of Port Arthur, and Wongneichoong ft. 1 in. 1 ft. 11 in. taking soundings in shallow bays, narrow appointed football secretary said that for the waters, etc. When under vommission the vesselfuture the football club would be run by the will probably work al day, and ran into one of V.R.C., and not as a separate concert, as before. This battle in fact is part of the procese, of the many coves which abound in the Insulur Mr. A. Rodger had been selected from the

the method, of the detail appertaining to the general committee to serve on the football sab-drama of war pas ing before our eyes; and it walers to put up for the night.

committee. One other was required, and algo is not so much the particulars of its own netión, a captain.

but the part which it itself, as a whole, beara to the final result which is important. Due con- sideration of this part invokes reference not only to that which is to come, intervening between The new captain said he would not play for the present and the anticipated future, but also the Football lub any more, but for the V.R.C. to the irrecoverable past. Properly to value it, He complained about the way players turned wo should work backward as well as forward, up, or failed to do so, and said such occurrences

and regard the bread aspect of the general The contest not only with eyes enlightened by would bring tronbe in the future. ground was being levelled at Causeway Bay, recognition of fundamental principles of war. and a matshed was being put up. When the nt alo with attention undistracted by six-a-side matches were over they would have multiplication of irrelevant detail. Whatever to get in in varnost. All football members the cause, and wherever the fault, Russia, this year must, of course, be members of though much the greater in ultimate resources. the V. k. C. They might not be able to win permitted herself to drift into war unprepared the shield this year, though they would try and gravely inferior in force, upon the decisive hard; but they would get it next year. Besides scene of conflict. This was especially the caso the old gear he had a couple of new fooballs he upon the sea, the control of which was, and bas continued, so absolutely essential to Japan, that would presenti, the Club (Applause).."

apart from it she would be helpless for the offensive notion she had to take.

The officers on board the ship will, with the exception of a couple of watch-keeping officers, the doctor and mechanics? engineers, be civil engineers, Capt. Yates, commander of the civil engineer, and not o vessel, is also a nautical man in the sense of the term as generally used. He has, however, while work- ing himself up to his present position, on board various U.S. coast survering ships, gained an extensive knowledge of both navigation and

the sonmanship. Capt. Yates will launch vessel.

CORRE PONDENCE.

SHOPPING HOURS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.”

Srx-One is rather surprised to sou one of the oldest and most progressive European stores

in the Colony taking a retrograde step by extending their hours to 6 p.m., thus compelling smaller European stores against their own desires to follow their example.

By mutual consent the Colony has fixed the hour of closing us five o'clock, and since time immemorial this custom has been duly observed. To many this divergence from hoary custom may seem a trivial matter, but experience in

Mr. Harold Austen was elected captain, as well as secretary, and Mr. J. Witchell was

elected on the committee.

There was no further business.

CHURCH SERVICES.

S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, October 9 h; 19th Sunday after 'Trinity.

Under these circumstances two things were necessary to Ras-la-delay, in order to gather her resources, and promptitude in repairing the neglects of the past. Herein appers the im portance of Port Arthur; it has obtained delay. The time occupied in the siege has been ample for a Government, which recognised that the whole Japanese movement turned upon the con-

Total 503,068,006 CONSUMTHON OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

1903.

1904. Consumption. 183,155,000 137,913,000 gallons Estimated popa.

lation

220,400 225,100 Consumption per

head per day 2+1

20.4 gallons CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN- INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF SAPTEL BÉR,

1903.

1904. Consumption 15,7 8,000 13.087,000 gallons Estimated popu-

lation ...

83,050 69,750 Consumption per

82 haud por day.

6.' gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

P. N. H. JONES,

Water Authority.

TEA

Messrs. Walkor, Lambe and Company's China Tea Market Report states: Public sales com- prised 11544-chests Black leaf, 560-cheats Red lenf, 250 boxes Now make, and 480 boxes Scented Cap r. Low grade Kintacks sold from 52d to 6d. per lb. and good favoury Black leafs at 54d. por Ib. Broken loaf Panyongs wont at 44d. per lb, many others boing withdrawn fra 43d. to 4d. per . Seu Moos and Souchong fetched 5d. to 5d. Prices were barely main- tain d, and buyers were hard to find. The private market has not responded much, while clus Mouings have been little asked for, by this time could bare reached the scene, and and the near Continent seems quits indif- very well might have turned the scale-allow-feront the good valus offering in Panyongs Respouses-Ferial; Psalms- Davy, Pywaring only for the fortune of war. Before this from bid. to Cd. per lb. Oolongs have shown Bird, Major A. A. Chichester. J. T. Dixen, between 5 and 6 is just the one must required and Ouseley: Magnificat-Smart in E: Nuno the agregate of Russian naval force might some activity, and basin ss is passing at recent rates. Scented Capors are difficult of sale in W. E: Dixon, Capt. P. G. Davies, R. Han-ither as a rest before the dinner prepation, Dimittis Rimbault in E flat; Hymnis-207, have been made very decidedly superior to that any quantity. Scented Orange Pekoes have cock, Lt. P. M. Heath, T. E. Pearce, Tor for the purpose of exercise. It is to be sincerely 281, and 256, Vesper Hyman-Ward; Volun- of Japan. and the problem of bringing the been a little more inquired for from Sd, to Sercombe Smith, and A. G. Ward. The Hon. desired that the shopping public will discourage taries:

For Home use, and blending lid. per lb Dr. Atkinson will captain the "All-comers."

generally, some little trade is possible in Monings and Kaisons from 441. to 53d. per

lb., and--in Siftings a fair quantity has changed bands from 2d, to 34d. per lb.

Holy Communion (7.30 s.m.)

(Matins 11 a.ni.): Responses-Ferial; Venito- Savage, Psalms the past has proved that often these "thin end-Crotch, Macfarren, Turls and Turner; Te The match commencing to-morrow on the of the wedge" movements have in the end in- Denn-Baker in F, Bonedictus-Camidge in Etrol of the sea, to havo despatched a fleet, which shippers have been most inactive; the bettor

Cricket Ground at 11.30 am, is the First Eleven versus All-comers. The following will play for the First Floren-Messrs. R. E. O.

November.

OMPAX.

fuenced the community at large.

Hymns-266,257,and 2.

Surely the hours are already long enough for such an enervating clizoate, and the hour

(Evensong 5.15 p.m.)

amorement which tends to lower the standard Lemare. of European stores, and bring them down to "Yours the level of a Chinese "cutek ponny." faithfully,

TAI-PAN.

PATENTS IN HONGKONG, SIR-I have a simple little invention for supplying a cheap article that is used largely in the Colony and other parts of the East, and I want local protostivu for it. I am told that

March-Westbrook;

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S. PETER'S CHURCH" Queen's Road West. Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, Holy Communion, 7.30 a.m. Morning Fruyer, 11 s.m. Venite, Goss; To Denm. Lawes; Jubilat, Ouseley; Hymns, 105, 114, 593, and 380.

Evening Prayer. Magnificat. Terle, une Limitti, Jones; Hymns, 99. 70, 595, and 978.

The Church launch Dayspring will call on

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separated sections inte co-cperation against a concentrated enemy, though difficult, would be by-no-means-hopeless. Succoss would have ended the war...

The Japanese, having this danger staring them in the face, here, I think, soon it more clearly than many of their critios. As shown by the course of the wor, by their action, they have recognized that Port Arthur was the key, not only to the naval war, but to the whole cam- paign, lard and sea. It would have been to

News has been received from the Singapore Cricket Club that the following will form part of the Straits Interport Team Capt. E. I M, Barrot (M.S. Guidos), Messrs. J. G. Mactaggart, V. D. Parsons, R. B. Rees, C. W. H. Cochrane and M. H. Whitley. It is hoped that Capt. H. L. Talbot will also be able to get away. The present intention is for the team to leave Singapore by the German Mail of the 10 before I can apply to the Governer for a patent hips carrying white crews to bring friends them an frameasurable cakomity had the naval

I must first havo an English patent, which would be of no use to me, as the article is not ashore to the services, between 9.15 and 10.30-season, already approaching its close, ended with used in Europe, and preliminary expense is an am, and between 5.15 and 6 pm. (Kowloon Port Arthur in the hands of the enemy. Amid item I cannot afford to any large extent Can Police Pier 10.30 and 6); returning afterwards. ARRIVAL OF FRENCH SQUADRON you or any of your readers tell me if there is no The Answering Pennant is the call flag. All all the uncertainty in which we are as to the simply local protection available? Any in the sittings are free and unappropriated, respective numbers of the opposing arines, cue formation would greatly oblige, yours truly.

Visitors welcome, Books, &c, provided. Sunday thing seems clear, that Kuropatkin up to the School 10-10.45 1.30

prosent has profited, and continues to profit, by the siege of Port Arthur; and that to a degree which up to the present renders inconclusive the whole Japanese movement against him. They gain ground andoubtedly; bat the Ras. sian army continually escapes them. It is not to he believed that leaders with the high order of military intelligence shown by them would

Yesterday the several French mono-wat steamed into port from the North. Vice- Admiral Dayle's flagship Montcalm, a eruisur, Capt. Cras, was in command; and the other Vessels were torpedo boats. They were the Pistolet, Mousquet, Juxeline and Fronde. Tho Fronde camefrom Shanghai, the Mousquet from Ningpo; and the others from Amoy.

SUBSCRIBER. Apparently, reading the two ordinances rolat- ing to patents, our correspondent has been oor. rectly informed but it is really a question for the lawyers. Perhaps some local paten so will give him the benefit of hie exp rieuço We think if our subscriber has an idea for supplying a popular here, if it is something that can te imported.-- want, he should protect it at Home as well as

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SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The 0.8.S & .M. steamer Jason left Singa pore on the 6th Oct., at 5 p.m., and is expected hero on the 11th Oct., p.m.

The A.A.steamer Massapequa left New York on the 6th Oct., and is due here on the 29th Nov. The H.A.L.steamer Slavonia, from Hamburg, left Bingapore for this port on the 7th Oct, a.m., Tho P. & A steamor- Arabia left Portland and may be expected here on the 13th ot (Or.) on the 6th Oct. via Japan ports, and may he oxpected here on the 7th Nov.

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