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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8т¤, 1905.

Mobilisation of troops for Inspection by. Major-General Slade, takes place to-day,

The fine Race Cap prosented by members of the Club Germania may be seen in the wiadom of Mosers. C. J. Gampp & Co.

At the Kowloon Hotel yesterday afternoon Mrs. McCrae distributed the prizes to successful exhibitors in the Kowloon Pigeon Show,'

or writing with "planchotice." Essentially the two beliefe are one and the same, and the extravagances with regard to the one do not call for a smile very much more than those with respect to the other. The real sanction for such belief in both cases is either sentiment or inner consciousness, and tho belief will he more or less accept ed in one or the other form accord.

The Bank of Madras has declared a dividend ing to temperament or tradition. Of at 8 per cont. per annum, placed to the reserve late years wo have not heard so much gafond B.1.50,000, and carried forward Es. formerly of the dieultics which the 1,06,083. Chinese faith in Fung Shui presents to material progresa.

What the exact belief is which is entertained by the masses in Chine as to the danger of disturbing these local influences or spirits. (for it is not quite clear which they are considered) has never

A "wire "bea boon received announcing the return of the "A" Team from Swatow by the aa Haiching. The Haiching is dua hera early this morning.

The unclaimed goods warehouse in Victoria Dook, Bombay, was completely destroyed by

According to a recent report by the Fronoh Consul at Lourenco Marques, some rich sources of petroleum have been discovered in the district of Inhambane, An exclusive concession was granted to an English resident in Johannesburg who became a naturalised Portuguese subject in order to work the claim; but it appears that the conditions of the concession wore such as to render profitable working an impossibility. Under these circumstances, three syndicates have been formed: one in the Transvaal, ons in Natal, and ons in Austria with a view to the axploitation of these sources.

The Acting French Consul at Tarin states that the proprietors of the Piedmontrics planta tions have introduced a new method of dealing with noxious weeds. Thay pase a horse roller over the whole of the plantation, crushing both the rice and the weeds; the rice stalks, being being rigid, are broken and destroyed. Some

flexible, redress themselves, but the woods

BLEND boon perfectly understood by Europeans. Bro, ou the 21st plt. The damage is estimatal authorities are of opinion that the pest of weody

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So far as can be ascertained, the idea seems to be of some mysterious action in that lebatable region which lies between spirit and matter and to which-as an easy mole of orplanation-men ara-fain to reuit all that cannot be readily explained by ordinary experience. As science advances, it is discov. ered that there are quite as many mystorios WHISKY. in the antural as in what has been deemol

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(with doubtful logic) the supernatural world, and speculative genius is divided on the question into which class it should place any phenomenon of an unexpected and new character. If we had never heard of MARCONI but had suddenly come upon the results of his discovery, wireless telegraphy would by a large number of people he VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY dumped down among the supernatural. As

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it is, people are beginning to speculate whether & good deal which they have con. sidered supernatural is not scelhing like wireless telegraphy. On the other hand, with the advance of science, there has been

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B. I. Monaghan, an American found guilty living passed a forged cheque, bearing the rame of James E. Stone, was heard on appeal at Manila a few days ago. He was sentenged to four months in Bilibid.

A. Cablenews comment rung :-The unvál go. vrnor of Guam says the inhabitants of that

and are Gees, gentle sad religions. They. evidently here mough missionaries and what

hey need now is a good, hustling soup agent.

A Renter's velogram from Victoria (B.C.) said:The craisor Bonaventure will sail for China on March 1. Commodore Goodrich and Commander Sandomas teave for England en February 1. The sloop Shearwater is the caly ship remaining at Esquimauit.

Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ouding the 5th February, 1905-Erolading Chinese Now Year) were 179 non-Chinese and 60 Chinese to the former, and 95 nou-Chinese and 1,047 Chinese to the latter instituti m.

The Journal de St. Petersburg states that some very rich coal deposits have been dis- covered in an arid and mountainous district of Transmikalin, Siberia, not far from the railway The conl is of good quality, the cost of extras- tion will not be great, and the proximity of the radway should render transport choap.

At the Public Work Department yesterday A CHOICE AFTER DINNER WINE. little diminution is superstition and it is

Marine Lot No. 2, Inland Lots Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 curious to find theories quite as fantastic, and Farm Lot No. 1 sitoate at Sai Kung anything with respect to Fung Shui in the Now Territory, were sold by public gravely propounded by mer of scientifie auction to Mr. A. H. Rennio for 813,288, being

We ought not $100 abos the upset price. therefore to be surprised that the Chinese have their owa beliefs as to things which will probably remain mysteries to the and of our race, from whatever point of view they may be approached. Whatis cf importants to remember is that the Chinaman really believes in the influences of Feng Shui and of departed spirits much more seriously than poople generally give him the credit of doing. In an ordinary way, he is so prosaic that we jump to the conclusion that he has no imagination, and conclude that he does Correspondents must forward their names and not attach much importance to mere popular

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On 5th February, at Chiakiang, JAMES KIK woon, First Engineer hoperial Maritimes Custom ship Chun Tian, aged 66 years,

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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 8TH, 1905.

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in the rice plantations is caused by the introduc tion of seeds in the process of irrigation. Special filtars have, in some instances, boon placed at the mouths of the irrigation tronches to prorent this intrusion.

The Mocolaut Servics Guild Gazelle says:

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

(LEUTID'S SERVICE.] THE SEIZURES OF CONTRABAND.

LONDON, 5th February. There is great uneasiness in German ship ing circles regarding the fate of Hamburg Tessels bound with contraband to Vladivo stock. The recent Japanoss seizures of German vessels has caused consternation: although the Russian attacks on neutral shipping are viowed with comparativo in- difference, the shippers are now protesting. against the Japanese interpretation of contraband.

HOW TO BECOME A SANITARY INSPECTOR.

The Hongkong Sanitary Institute is arrang- lug a course of lectures on Food Inspection, the first of which will be delivered on Friday avoning, 10th instant, by Mr. A. Gibson,

Woam glad to see that the Seatlisk Shipmansters Rivista Hygions of Cowsheus,

Booiety hold identical views with the Guild on the mob to be contemned practice of Naval

Offers adjudicating, or assisting in doing lecture room is at No. 10, Wyndham Street, the

Bases which affect Morebant skips

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BONGKONG SANITARY

BOARD.

A moeting of the Sanitary Doard was hold in the Board Room yesterday afternoon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson (President) preosided, and there were also presont the. Hon. Mr. P. N. H Jones (Vice-President), the Hon. Mr. A. W. Brewin. Col. W. E. Wehb, RA.M.C. Mr.

Las Cho Pak, Mr. A. Ramjahu, Dr. F. Clark, Dr. H. Macfarlane, Dr. F. Grone, and Mr. T. A. Hanmer (Scoretary),

The miantas of the procions mesting wara confirmed.

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MR. RUMJAHN CALLED TO ORDER.

The PRESIDENT, puremant to noties, movad "That the Board, ander the provisions of Section .30 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, dopate Dr. W. W. Poarse and

Dr. F. Gröne to institute summary proceedings bolero a Magistrate against any person con- travening any of the Bye-laws duly made under Section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinauce, 12 3.

"That the Bord, under the provisions of Section 256 of the Public Health Bal Buildings Ordinance, 1908, depute Dr. W. W. Pearso and Dr. F. Grone to institute summary.proosedings. before a Magistra o for the recovery of any Albatoirs, Markets, Dairies, and Food Shops, penalty imposed by Part II of the said Ordi- from a Public Health point of view. Tho,

natico or any Bye-laws made therpandar.

The PRESIDENT, in support of his motion. | hour nina sharp.

said-It is nooosmary that the M.O.E. nod alone. At the notion in the Supreme Court of

Subsequent lectures will be giron each Tues.senior plague inspectors and the two prusmating the Admiralty, Shanghi, between the Chinese day and Friday evening, by Mr. Gibson (toninspootors be authorland to instituto summary craiser Koung Tai and the Caurlan-Pacifie

more) Captain Fitzwilliams, A.8.0., (three) and proceedings. 'Of course the inspectors are only steamor Emprees of India, the only asutical De. Clack, M.O.H., who will doal with the legal permitted to do so when so ordered by the 48sessors were & Noral Captain and his Navi-spects of the matter. There are also to be M.O.H. I would state reasons:Dr. Fourze was gating Officer. The Guild took this up on two object lessons in the actual places visited by only acting MOH. and now Dr. Clark hay points; firstly, that where a morehaut vessel Sanitary Inspectors, of which Mr. Alfred returned, and Dr. Gröne has taken the place of was codeorned there should be an assessor with Carter, Senior Inspector, will supply particular, experience in the merchant service and, secondly, to all inquirers. The fee is a very moderate one, and timio-expired soldiers and othors that, in any case, a subordina's Naval (Mosr could have no independenes of judgment as desiring to enter Government employment will against his auprior who was sitting as a fellow certainly find theso lectures and introduction s assessor.

helpful.

HONGKONG REGATTA SAILING RACES.

OFFICIAL REPOLT.

the air thick and laden with moisture, and with Monday 6th February opened dull and cloudy little or no wird. As anpropitious a day for sailing as could well bo imagined. The big cruisers were astir early in the morning and they had great difficulty in working down to the starting point for the Third Race for the

GOVERNOR'S cur.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION. At the ride prastics on Monday, 6th Feb. a compofition was held between the Peak Members and Hongkong and Kowloon Members at the 500 yards range. Over 65 ierobere attended, H.E. shooting. The Peak members fived 97 rounds with an average of 18 per round and the Hongkong and Kowloop members 117 rounds with an average of 151⁄2 per round. The following wore the highest scores, with a possible $5.

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Dr. Barnett.

Mr. RUMJAIN-1 piemme that on your resolution being passeil the gentlemen named in the motion will be directed toinstituto prosecu.

tions instead of the inspectors who have been deputed from time to time by the Board. If my presumption is correct I think we should see less or none at all of these reckioas prosecutions, which bavo takou place during the past twelve months.

The PRESIDENT-I call you to order. If you have any further motion to mako, give notice and bring it before the fiext moeling.

Mr.'RUMJAUN--I'am addressing you on your.

motion and think it is in my provians to speak, I am not speaking against the motion, but if on hold that I am out of order I will sit down. The PRESIDENT-I do hold that you are out of order.

The President's motion was carried.

WATER ANALYSES, Water analyses during the month of January showed the public supply to be of excellent quality.

MORTALITY STÁTÍSTICS,

The mortality statistics for the week ended

As a consequence a very bad start was made. Thistle was the first to cross the line at the Oil Pier at 3 wiyutos past tou. Team cros-od à A. Brown 231, C. W, Bratt 2125, C. B. few seconds ister. La Cigale was 7 minutes Buyers 20.24, A. Brger 15, H. Butterworth 16.15, C. Cattier 18, A. Cameron 23.28, G.. L The directors of the Canadian Pacific Baff late, Haider 13 minutos, and Brynhilde lutar Duacan 27.27, S. K. Dealy 17.17, W. H

All had topsails set, but as the wind Danal 22.22, W. Dobbs 1.26, E. Donrhorty J. Douglas 20.25, W. T. Edwards 16, way have awarded to Glasgow shipbuilders the still. contracts for the two new steamships for the gradually frashoned from the eastward some, 21,31,130, H. W. Bruser 15, W. Gond the 7th January show the following figures at

F. company's Transatlantic business. The ou wero afterwards get down. It was a doadflow 2024, H. H. Gompertz 21.26, E. J. Grist vesela will be of 14,500 tons, nul 550 feet long, bust to Lyeman and the Thistle, La Cigale 18.21, J. C. dow 21.3. with 65 feet beam. They will have quadruple and Haides worked down the harbour in expansion engines, and a speed of twenty knots. go form but Brynhilds and Fona seemed vary disinclined to move, probably because they had polled in their sheets too tight. The two latter eventually gave up and left the race to La Cigale La Cigale, Haidee, and Thistle. eventually went right ahead of the others and romped in an asy winner. The finish was as followe.

Mr. A. G. Ward last evening gave an organ recital at St. John's Cathedral, when Mr. Gordon sang Mendelssohn's Aria Bat the Lord" and Liddle's setting of "Abide with mo? The composers interpreted by Mr. Ward included Hesse, Guilmant, Wagner, Marshall, Lamare and West.

Last night the Pollard troupe of juvenile opera artists, instead of playing one piece, gave in the Hongkong Theatre) a sort of musical metaage. They occupied the stage in "mius- trel" arrangement, having two scenes, indoor and garden: All the popular favourites d solos, and a very enjoyable "sayonara" concert was the reqult.

Rev. J. B. Martinet, late Procureur. General in Hongkong of the Society of the Missions Etrangères died yesterday (Tuesday) morning, at the French Sanitariam at Poktoelum. He was a Frenchman, who came to China so long go as 1870, He was successively Procurator of his mission at Singapore (four years) at Shanghai (14 years) and at Hongkong, since 1889. The fauoral will tako place to-day at the French Chapel at Pokfoclum.

It was announced fr.m Caire that the Suez

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H, M H, KKE. La Cigale. 1. 17 0 1 17 0 11 Thistle 1 48 50 1 32 5 5 Haidee 1 58 5 1 36

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A very straggling start was also made for this race. The Australian went away with the lead and kept it the whole way, but the Tavy made a close finish with her. Times.

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1 45 "OHINA MAIL" CDP.-"C" RACE. The little boats in this class, made a very good start. At 10.30 the wind had freshened considerably but they stood up to their canvas well and finished their coarse inside the harboar in very good times.

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et a death rate per thousand per womem - British and foreign civil population, 249; pre- C. H. Hiskling 22, E. A. Hewett 172), T. F 22. P. N. H. Jones Hughes Hough 17. G. A. Hastings 18. J. Hutchings oeding week. 10.3; curresponding week last 17.18. E. A. Irving 19.20 L. 8. Lewis 20.24 year. 5.1. Chiasso population, 17.8; precoding

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week, 16.4; corresponding week lust year, 129. 18.25

LIMEWASHING RETURN.

17.97 Owea

L. A. M. Johnston 17.21 J. S. Lavingdou C, W. May 17, G. H. May 22.4. E. J. Moses 22.25, J. Moftubbin 17.24. E Ormiston 19,22, 1. V. D. Part 16:17, H. Pinckney 17.21, J. H. Pidgeon 26.27, F.Rar giu 25.26, H. W. Hobart son 29.20. A. H. Skelton 30.32. J. J. Stubbings 4, H. W. Slade 19, A Brooke Smith 22. C. x. Scott 2931, E. Brace Shepherd 29.30, H. Sykes 31, E. W. Terry 17, J. Whittall 26,28, A. T. Walker 16.30, H. T. Wilgress 1921, A. W. Whitlow 23.25.

The limewashing retarn for the fortnight onded 31st January shows that 4.45 houses were treated in the eastern district, and 5,379 .. in the contral district.

RAT RETURN. The rat return for the wook ended the th inst. shows that 351 rata (seren inleated) were caught in Visteria, and 144 (four infected) iu Kowloon,

A lecture on Fire Tactics will be given at the City Hall on Thursday afternoon the 16th inst. by Lient. T. W. Fissues R W. R. at which II.E. the Governor has signified bis intention of DEATH OF AN OLD CHINA HAND.

being present. The next Practice will take place on Saturday the 18th iuet. from 2nd p.w. 5 p.m. at the 200 yards range at Kings Park,

Kowloon,

THE NIGRETIA" CONDEMNED.

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Few sea-faring men äre better known along" the China coast, from Hongkong to Tibatsin, than was Mr. James Kirkwood, first engineer of the Chineso rovendo cruiser Chuen Tiao, whose death is recorded among our obituary announcements this morning. A telegram re- ceived by Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co., states The Murino Insurance correspondent of the

that Mr. Kirkwood died of Chinking on the 5th, Times reported on Jan. 5 as follows:-

The British steamer Nigrètia, with her cargo inst. Originally he was in the service of the and materials, has been condemned by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. as an Ja vie as a legal prizo, no doubt because of engineer, and he joined the Imperial Maritime the presence on bourd of Russian oficers who bad broken their parole. An appeal is sure to Customs service in 1872, nearly thirty-three

and the case will be one of consider years ago. be entered,

He had held the rank of first able interest. The cargo of kerusine oil was engineer sinen 1876. When Admiral Lang insured I here against war risks for a

r about 270,000 en the written assurance of the Japanen- Consul

undertook the organization of a Chinese Navy, at Shanghai that the kerosine was not regarded the Inspector-General of Customs lent Mr. contraband by the Japanese Government. Kirkwood to assist, and in the early "Righties Questions may of ears arise as to whether he was stationed at Weihaiwei and Port Arthur

insurance

rance has not been vitiated by the with the rank of Engineer-In-Chief to the on board of Russian offers. admission

The now British steamer Kinding is ashore in Peiyang Squadron, which the Japanese destroyed the river 100 miles bele. Tankow a rock is in 1895, Mr. Kirkwood was an active Mason, hinting is 3,675 tons, built this (sic) year, and being an old meraber of Zetland and St. John's owned by D. R. Luw. She was insured for Lodges in Hongkong, and one of the founders £15,000 up to Dec. 31, but da no notice of

of the Eastern Scotia Lodge here and the continuation has been given she is believed to

Saltoun Lodge at Shanghai. Mr. Kirkwood,

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beliefs. As far as we hear of them, these superstitions are explained to us only in a very crude forms; and we are apt to jump to the conclsion that they cannot be seriously entertained by reasonable men. The manner, however, in which popular sentiment has been often roused in China through an appeal to superstitious beliefà negatives this idea and no one who is aware of these facts can consider that such ideas are a mere form of philosophic speciation. Such beliefs are a force which has to be reckoned with; and wa can scarcely be surprised that the official efasses are able to call it into active operation when it suits them, when we bear in mind. the dogres to which Europeans of marked intelligence have been influenced by very sixilar betists, especially of late years. When we find men like Sir WILLIAM CROOKE believing the teachings of modern spiritista," we way at least look with some charity upon the Chinaman who believes in Ir has been always the habit of Europeans the ancient spiritism of his country. People to amile at the curious superstitions which

will believo almost anything when ouco are found among the Chinese, but latterly their imagination has been sufficiently ex-Canal Company proposed, in consequence of the Eight yachts enteral for this anos. At II there is evidence that some of these fanciful cited. A work recently published on what agitation to make a new canal scross the am the wind was very fresh and inclined to bo ideas are gaining a hold iu a somewhat is called "Modern Spiritism" treats the isthmus, to reduce their rates from 8. 59. to squally, and the cloads in the East gave all the curious way, among the nations of the West, sabject in the most serious manner, and at B. It cannot, however, he claim that the sppearance of there being half a gale entside..

reduction is due to the agitation for a second However, this threatening appearanco died away whose boasted civilisation is supposed to least is interesting as showing the number of

Caual. The company, owing chiefly to the and there was very little wind outside, and very raise them far above any such vain hagin persons-some of scientific eminence-who action of the English representatives on the little swell near the Tathong Rock.. ations, It would perhaps astonish many have been induced to believe these fanciful Board, had resolved to bring the dues down to

The Dione, Aileon, and Bonite got the best good people who flatter themselves that theories, upon what appears to many people9t before the saggestions of a new canal were of the start at 11 am. Dione began by making short taoks under North point and thereby something quite new has been discovered as very little evidence beyond an ingenious publicly renewed in the English press. by the devotees of the occult sciences, whose appeal to the imaginative faculties. When Microbio's letter is unavoidably held over.

gained on the others who were doubtful whether have been uninsured at the date of the casual-who was 58 years of age, was a widower, his the tide had turned or not. The wind was very speculations now form a species of culteit is borne in mind that the spennulations-A Chinese policeman was sentenced yester variable in direction and sometimes one boat

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, known as modern spiritism," to hear that, which are mada in this direction have for day to two mouths of hard labour for stealing grized a little and then another according to in their true essence, the theories which ages been familiar not only to the Chinese sixty cents, from a gaming boase at West their position when the puffs game over the

The P. & O-steamer Bengal left Singapore Point-Another, from Samshuipo, was awarded they propound are very much the same as but to other Oriental nations, it may perhaps three months for a similar petty theft, and for Aileen went down the Lyman Pass almost oatwart English, mail, and is das here on the water. Eventually the Dione Vernon and for this port on the 6th inst. at 10a.m., with the those embodied in well-known' and time he admitted that there it less in them than sulting one of the boys from whom he took abreast, with the Ronito not far behind. The 11th lust. at about 8

The P. & O. steamer Japan left Singapore for. honoured superstitions among the Chinese. has been conjectured. We do not wish to the money-Fire Indians were charged yes Aileen, howe lost the wind coming into

The PH, steamer China, with mails, &c. The notions of the Chinese as to Fang Shui eater into a polemical discussion on this very terday, one with looping, four with frequenting, Saive Bay ad had to make a tank to the this port on the 4th inst, at noon.

northward to get into it again. This put the and as to the presence of various spiritual expansive aubject; but it may be useful to a gaming house at West Point. Three of the Diocand Vernon well ahead and the first a boats left Shanghai for this port on the 6th inst. at

retained this order till the end of the race. 1a.m., and is dus here to-day at about 1 p.m. influences, mostly of a malign character, point out as ne undeniable fact that there latter were discharged, the others tomanded.

The Dart was well sailed. She not only The IG.M. steamer Zielen left Kobe, via around and about theta, will be found to is nothing really new in any of the The Mauila Cablenes states: Owing to the gave her old antagonist the Payne a band Nagasaki and Shanghai on Monday at 2 am,

She Tuesday, the 14th inst bear a very strong family likeness to much speculations which have been based upon death of Reverend Father Torres, late procura- some beating, bat came in fifth in order the 6th inst, and may be expected here on that forms the subject of the solemn investi- supposed supernatural manifestations.tor of the Dominican missions in China, whose and saved her time off the Bonita,

had had the advantage ́gations of the Psychological Society, 'to bo If we abstract from them all that is derived Leadquarters is in Hongkong, the Reverend sailed the course round the Tathong Rock the

Father Francisco Garcia, well known in this day before. brought forward as something quito now. from Brahminism and Baddhism, and the city, has been dispatched to Hongkong to take

Pha Kathleen was not well fed, and her The Chinaman believes in influences, or still larger portion that is nothing more charge of the procuration there-This is not sister boat the Bonite came in nearly a comple -“intelligences,” or whatever people may be that a reproduction of old superstitions quite correct. Father Garris has come to The prizes for "C" and "D" races will be pleased to call them, and he sets about familiar is the East, it will be found that Hongkong as assistant procurator to Tather presented by Mra. May at the conclusion of the [Nova], who was assistant to the late Father Begatta on Saturday. The fourth race will exorcising them with gongs, while the littls remains that can be looked upon Torres, and has now assumed charge.

very

have to be sailed to decide the winner of the Governor's and Mr. May's Cups. "spiritists" call them up by turning tables in any way as a new discovery.

of miles ahead of her.

however of having

reported to be thru the bottom. The

a.m.

The .P.R. steamer Empress of Japan arrived a Yokohama at 2 p.m. on Monday, the 6th inst., and left

at 10 ngain a., on Tuesday for Kobe, where she due to arcive at 10a.m. on Wednes day, the 8th inst

The Ben Line steamer Bentedi, from Antwerp and London, loft Singapore on the 3rd just. for this port.

The steamer Arratoon Apear left Singapore. for this port on the 3rd inst, and may be ex- pected here on the 9th inst

wife having died fourteen years ago, and he | leaves a family of three children, two girls and boy, who are living at Kilmarnock, Scotland

· ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. The following cards were retarnod at the 4th to the 6th February, 1965 :--- monthly meeting held at Happy Valley from the

CAPTAIN'S CUP. Mr. T. S. Forrest..

70 + Mr. J. Johnstong Capt. Nugent, RA Dr. Partzell, R.N. Major Pedley

27

entries, POOL

96

Mr. T. S. Forrest Mr. J..Johnstone... Dr. Dartzell, R.N.

15 entrie

Mr. Forrest's score is a record for the course.

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