Both falt beltor for thoswim, and hoisted sai) in complute amity half an hour Inter. During the long, slow drift home, with only brief and irritating cat's paws of wind to waft them, the bot sun blazed on both, causing sunburos and a groat Qirst. Cokind words that to-day will
doubtless bo regretted were spoken, and when fater, dressed and shaved, they met in the Eloto, and heard that a man had been murdered, both together angerty ozquired:
Was it?”
"No. It wass Chiroman, Why do you ask euch queer question?" their informant asked It sees an almost unbelievably onincidence, Mr. Editor, but I am able to assure you that the name they both named, in that queer
question, was the name of the man who had
told them where to catch four-lb. bream. would not like to my that the answer dis appointed them, Lat they looked as if it had.
CANTON,
¡FROM OUR COLUBBIONDENT.]
A TAX ON MISERY,
July 20th.
i
j
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
The report on the Hongkong Volanteor Core for the year April 1st, 1906, to March 31st, 1907, appears in the Gazette. It states:
On March 31st, 1966, the total strength of the Corps was 274 The total strength of the
orps on March 31st, 1907, was 290 (Both totals include the Chinese ordery, room clerk.)
Now that the New Headquarters have been completed I am confident that the total will increase during the next year, particularly, if
company, which has been die
the now jud.
cused, is
51 have resigned (ous on medical certificats, During the past year three members have died, 20 in the Colony, sad 30 on leaving the Calony) and one has been streck of the strength. 71 new momhors Eave been enrolled.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 22nd 1907.
HOCKS may, therefore, be hoped that
The Gascolgon Shield for Maxim Ganed, with the object of draining the swampy land Praction was fired for on March 2nd, 1907, and
near the school, and of clearing the grounds of was won by Right Half No. 2 Company (0.0, brushwood. It' Captain Armstrong, A. D.0.), Left No. 1 Com before long the school will be as healthy as it is pany, (0.0, Captain lammert), baing socond.. pleasantly situated. The cogorets dooring has
A semaphore during the igcalling clans was formed The Corps took part in the King's Birthday parade with the remainder of the Garrison on November 9th, 190096.
MISCELLANEOUS.
mmer months.
On February 8th, 1967, the Corps hd the honour of parading and lining the streets on the vevasion of the arrival of H.R.H. The Duke the Troep furnished an escort. of onnaught. Inspector General of the Forous.
A small Cadet Corps was started in May, 1906, with boys from the Victoria British School, there are now 12 members. They are The establishment of the Troop was raised in instructoù in quad drill and semaphore sigual. Jnly to 43, namely, I offer, 1 Sergeant, 1 Coring. They attended Carap and many of them Ipar, and 4) Troopers.
Lave already proved thamasives vory emcient signallers. It is
It is hoped that their numbers will soon increase.
The new Volunteer Headquarters wore opened on December 15th, 1906. The building has heen paid for out of the Hongkong Valunter Corps Fund with the addition of a sum of $5,000 from the Government. All the roum
AND MOSELLES.
DIRECT FROM, AND BOTTLED BY LANGENBACH AND SOEHNE. WORMS-ON-RHINE.
DIRECT FROM
iven a great deal of trouble, and has made it imponsible for the school to be kept as clean as i should be. This defect also is being remedied. The of the ginning of the your formed into a Cad t Corp SPARKLING RED BURGUNDY
Upper School wor
wors at the b attached to the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with the Headmaster us their flour.
They went into camp at Stonecutter's Island Otober. Mr. Williams reports that "tho Bobieved in signalling bavo qui's justified the formation of the Corps". Provision for Morris tubes, ammunition and a miniature rifle range behind the school will be made in the Estimates for 1908,
in results
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WINE MERCHANTE,
The Hongkong Volunteer Reservo Associa tion had on 31st March, 1997, a membership of 248, an increase of 18 during the just twelve mouths. The members have carried fint a large amount of rif practice throughout the year at the King's Park Range, Kowloon, which is more acessible than the Volunteer Range at Tai Hang, and at the Foak Kange, which lan Sergeants' Men Rooms and the Biliard Room | they a pear; beɑance I have in the last two youre i centivos to non-betting sportsmen to aequis tbe
APPOINTMENTS,
been recently opened.
The changes amongst the Olcors and Staff of the Corps have been as follows:-Major C. G. Pritchard, R., proceeded Java to on 21st December, 1995, Major A. Pritchard's absence. Captain F. O. Stedman April, 1906. Staf Armourer G. W Aronell (Surgaon) resigned his commission on 23rd joined the Corps on 4th May, 196,
have been well furnished and the Offeurs' aul
Eome time ago a merchant, named than Bon commanded the Corps during Major Pritebard, who m de a
Sing Yeong, obtained from the Government the m nopoly to tax all people who perform witch craft and fortune-telling in the Kwangtung Province. The name of the monopoly is the Wo Ping Company. As there are thousands of blind men and women wh make their living by those professions," the Wo Ping Company recently petitioned the Kwong Chow Prefoot, the Nam Hoi and Foo Yu Magistrates, praying that the Company be granted permission to tex those poor creatures $2.00 per annum as thou Bande of them are their livelihood in that way The oflorate granted the request, and notices were accordingly sent by the Wo Ping Company to the Blind Meu and Women Institution, notifying those that adopt these professions within the meaning of the rules laid down by the Company to pay the tax. At the same time the manager of the Company called on Mir, Ki Pok Ming, deputy in charge of the Institution promising to pay the latter 300 tuels per abuum if he agreed not to interfere in the matter on behalf of the blind people. After the interview Mr. Ki immediately called on the Acting Viceroy Wu, and reported the matter. monopoliet was arrested and fined 700 teels by the Nam Hoi. He is still in gaol.
Th The monated Troop equipment has been sword belts and leather inckets for carrying aumented by the addition of Sam Browne the 1
oride; the wethod of attaching the buckets was well tested at the Troop Camp, and found satisfactory. The Blazina Guns have been with connecting rods, aud new saddles, straps, thoroughly overhauled; they are now titted ate have been made for them by the Corps Armourer. The whole Corps is now very well equipped in every respect.
DISCIPLINE, TRAINING, ETC. The Discipline of the Corps has been very good. The following Table gives the Lumber of efficients, str. :-
Staff.
Staff
2014
Efficients with more?
than 30 drills.
Efficients with len
A leave.
Medical Certificatr.
Recently joine
- Absent without leave. San-eciente
to pay five.
Total
Hongkong The
15
CHE 10
Volunteer Troop Right Half
No. 106. 28 Left Half
Right Half
*
have Even ompletely fitted up out of private fuala a un cost to the Government. The building has already proved very popular and I personally feel very pleased that it should have boen opened before the departure of Major a great point of the necessity of suitable headquarters ever acce Lis this will lead to make volunteerings more arrival in the Colony. am convinced that
popular and trust that the numbers will in eroase: the separate messes for Officers, Ser cipline of the Corps, geants and file si ould also improve the dis
Englan, sabjot to the approval of the War A sub-target machine was requisitioned from Office, but the purchase of the apparatus has chienper, devious new being tested have been been postponed until the merits of similar, bat ascertained.
The great expense of building and farnishing the Headquarters has pravental the men being supplied with Winter clothing, but I consider that Khaki is not suflicient for them and I hope fands will now be available to enable me to submit indents for warm clothing to be taken in to wear text Winter.
In conclusion I am glad to be able to report that the Officers and Senior N..0. of the Corps bare all greatly assisted to bringing the Corps to its present state of efficiency.
I am also indebted to Capria A. J. Thompson, R.G.A., (who bas sines been appointed staff Officer to the Corps) for the assistance le bas given me from the date of Major Pritebard's departure on leave.
INBIZCTIO3.
+
The Annual Inspection of the L'osse he carried out on 23rd March, 1907, by His 74 Excellency Major-General E. G. Broad wood, C.B., commanding troops South Chine, who ex- prassed satisfaction with the turn out of the men and their drill.
No. 1 u. 25
14
No. 2 Co. 42
N
7
48
No. 2 Co. 23
BI
T
The hind action of II. E' Wu and Mr. Ki is thoroughly appreciated by the poor people and four Man-Man-Eun (umbrellas of honour) are to bo prosealed to Mr. Ki, the deputy of the In- eft Half stitution, in recognition of bis kind services.
A BEAR STORY.
A trader surnamed Wing, who recently returned from Vladivostook to his untivo village; | Tong Yuen, in the Sau Woi district, took two Russian bears, a zunle and a fomele, with the Intention of exhibiting them in the village. A few days ago the male bear became vory sick and womed about to die.
It is well know that the gall bladder of the bear is regarded avory useful medicino mongst the Chinese and could be told at a very
Hongkong
Volunteer
Engineer
Co.
....
12
Total 1 70 28 3 15
می کرد
12
200
With reference to the above Table it is satis-
to
factory to note that there was only one Non- efficient, whom it was necessary to call upon pay the Capitation Grant. It may also ba mentioned that, without including the Staff, 9 umbers bare attended over 100 drills and 59 between 50 and 100 drilis; the record number baing 181 drilla credited to Guver A. J. Pagh
SERVICEO.
Corpe Sergeant Major W. Higby and Staff Armourar . W. Avenel, have done their work sicellently.
I have, &c.,
HONGKONG SCHOOLS.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
THE
School, Anglo Chinese Side again shows a I regret to report that the Belilios Public falling off in numbers, the average attendance for the year being 82, as against I last year. The feen likewise are the lowest that bave been collected for many years. The Veruscular Side of the School, which now gives such a guiding, large sums of money, which has only education through the median of the Chinese been possible through the agency of the book. language has taken a goed many papila who maker, imported valuable horaes for rooing. Chiness Side. Nor are things quite as bad as importaat Indian meetings have sise proved in- ROBINSON PIANO otherwise might have attended the Anglo. The valuable purses that are now offered at the
disallowed the attendance of a number of boye possession of superior sings horny, and thus the who had intruded and climbed into the fold. I rivalry between sportsmen and money-making do not expect to sou any further decline in racing men hue brought rasing in India on a
CO.. LTD. numbers The teaching and work of the nuboot forel with the prevailing in some of the colon- is very satisfactory, and worthy of a strongerie, ad with the like attendant objectionable support by the public,
tha sche
has been abolished.
Larea
ense of Colombo, We have never suffered from TALKING
A
MACHINES
AND
RECORDS.
In parauause of the policy of making the In a minor degres the case of India is the District Schools feeders to Queen's Collage, their Classes were reduced from 7 or 6 to 5 in number, and are now called by animes corres-
multiplicity of owners, however, and we are axious to increases rather than diminish the ponding with those of the Lower and Prepara- opportunities which the owner bas of recouping. fory Schnels at the loweal Class, Class VI, though ere the himself his expes und a bit more. But what we do want to get on even forms with in that the District Schools after failing to pass the racing, which has made scoundrels of Only a very few boys applied for admission to undesirable element which has corrupted local entrance examination inte College, under the sad trainers, and which has worked so unfairly jockeye too early to be despondent about the success of scheme described in let
hotb to cwnere srport; but it is year's
and tho general
public. Remove the bookmaker and a great deal of the scheme. Au unusually large number of boga irregular practica provailing will pantai, and ine dentally lowered the average further use for the book maker, as the experiment entered the Collage at Milsaminer from Ceylon, like Calentta, has deiled that it has no
EVELSA
results ai tho Wantsul Christine Examinations. of doing without bit will ha given a fair trial. The acalogous process of linking these schools When we were urging upon the local Turf Club, with the Lower Grade istrict Scheele was after the general dissentent of last August, that contioned,
Two free scholars are yearly ad- they should do away with the monopoly mitted from Aberdeen into Saiyingpits Sokool, bookmaker and ran the betting themselves, wa LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT and from Tanglangchau into Wantsai School. suggested that it might not b imunssible to And this year a free sabelarship into Taumati devise o scheme by which the Ceylon Turf Club has been given to the senior pupil of Uenlong coald do the bookmaking, thus ensuring fair School. This last is a eduestion in the Now step towards bringing prives to the public and preventing a large sum
Territories into loucb money leaving the Island nach year. There MUSIC: with the Hongkong system.
were obtions difficultis in the way of such departure in such a small racing centre as Colombs, but it is curious to note that the se
of
and
of
idas bas eccurred to the writer in the Pioneer. He says:—
wher and his way, yet there is no getting way from the fact that he is a necessity, and it is in repognition of this fact that I reature to make the following suggestion:-Weg should not the Turf Club bo its own booker? Abelish the professional or who carry thousands of rupees out of the country each year, no pot s few of whom have helpod to grade the character of sport. Let the Turf Clubs appoint competent and trustworthy clerks to ran the ficial books. Books and tickets could be supplied to them before the reses each day, with
I have never been suamoured of the hook-
bigh price if taken from the animalelive. Wong the year with the 15-pr. B.T. gune and 303 5,323, the increase being nearly equally dis not conditions, with the thermometer between would show the amount to be pait under
dotorkained to make a bandsome profit out of the auigal. He took the male bear from the cage and got the medicine. On the same night the fernale bear becke the
cage and made its way to Wong's bedroom. Wong was absent, but the bear killed his wife and two ohildren. The Chinese consider it ma instance of urine conjugal fidelity and intelligence.
THE LUYTERING VICEROY.
The Artillery Units tave drilled throughout Maxims and performed infantry drille. The Troop has carried out frequent mounted drills. The Engine Company has had technical instruction at Kowloon with the oil engines and asurohilight in addition to actual working in cen junction with the Royal Engineers with the various engines and searchlights in the command. This Company, has done arcellat work throughout the year. On February 13th Chinese New Year's Day) the Corps took part in a field day. The scheme consisted of the attack and detenes of Customs Pass.
co
On the subject of Visual Iustraction, Mr. remarks that in the year 1905, the Government Irving has something interesting to say.
Ie Hongkong, on the initiative of the Home towards a scheme for promoting & batter Govern mout, subscribed the large sum of $3,000 knowledge of the Mother Countr, among the schools of the Empira, With this sum two Janterns and sets of lantern slides have been parahared and supplied, and a course of interest- ing lectures to neo mpany them. These arrived in the Colony at the beginning of the year under review, and at ps were at one taken to put them to the best un- There was a consider able difficulty in arranging the leatures to the ARTHUR CHAPMAN, MAJOR, beat advantage, owing to the great distances Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps. separeting the school The Diocesza Home May 3rd, 1907.
and rphanage and the Victoris Schul are more than three miles apart as the crow flies, while the Kowloon School is two miles from either, with the harbour between. Moreover, the weather the sessons put a lie it to the time in which days of summer call for artiücial darkening of lecturee can conveniently be given. The long
the lecture room, and that necessitates closed of childe i, at the end of their day's work, to windows. To submit a closely packed roomful
8 and 90 degrees, and the air fall of Bostylone Italian Cony at wrote, nearly as the beginning gae, is clearly impossible. The authorities of the of May, Hering to close all the doors and windows, the room became so hot that more than avail ourselves of it daring this hot weather Que girl felt giddy. I am afraid we cannot We canust bara the day scholars bere when
of eplamber, the lanterns cannot be used.
is dark now, that is after 7 o'clock p.m." the best, from the beginning of May to the end At
Id it been otherwise desirable, it would no of the different schools into some central plas", doalt have been convenient to bring the pupila
lectores to them all together. But in practice, such as the City Hall, and there deliver the there seem to be many objections to anch course. Besides others having relation to the discipline of the different schools and the pointed out, sad with much reason, that children difficulty of getting the pupils to attend, it was are much more likely to sesimilate lectures given main points on the next day, than if they had by their own teacher, who will rehearse the merely listened to a lecture from a stranger, whe was quite unacquainted with the amount of knowledge his audience already or used be desired, and the lectures contain very much The lanterns and slides are all that conid valuable information. It is ganually.
have not bou Hume, and for whom hardly anything osn be taken as known. It is no eriticism on the printed lectores to say, that the losa slavishly
gives an account of the interesting variation he results: The lecturer at the Diveesup Bobool
whose knowledge of London is extensive, gave made. Mr. Jarrett, who kindly undertook to equation, which plays eu fargs, give the course at the Kowloon Setico, and a course which was quite original, and which proved mast interesting to the pupils and also
it is
the
The Report of the Inspector of Babools, for the year 1905 is published in the Gouette. Mr. Irving, prior to bis departure, stated that the uutuber of sehools (Government and Grant) was 85, 10 increase of two as compared with last year. The average attendance was 5,496 as between the Upper and Lower Grade schools, The Anglo-Indian School has this year boen coneiflured as in the Lower Grade, as has also the Berlin Foundling House, since neither of these schools have had any European teachers.
There has been for several years a steady increase in the numbers of pupils attending the Government and Grant Kglish chorls. The increasingly well attended. It is to be voted Pritate English echools also em to be that he figures for the Private schools are based upon the waximum monthly enrolment, GUN PRACTICE, MUSKETRY, ETC.
as the average attendances are not obtainable 2nd and 27th October, 1906, and 2nd February, as they bare been arrived at in the same way 15 pr. B.L. Practice was carried out on The figures are at heat an approximation; but 1907. 3 3 M xim Practice was carried out on for several years, the error is probably constant. 17th, 19th and 27th October, 1906, and 2nd The majority of the Private English schools March 1907. The Anrual Markery Course give a very elementary education in English Ratures for the Voluatoer Troop and Engineer which there are 26, with an enrolment of 494 was carried out durlog Camp. Musketry The figures do not include the night schools, of Company are attached. Hitherto it has not pupils. The number of pupils at the Govern ben customary to furnish Musketry Returns ment and Grant Veruscular schools is 2,119, te dono in futuro a for the Artillery Companies, but this will be a unit the same as last year. On the other hand Colonial Defence Committee. Most of the cation to increase rapidly. According to a
remmended by
the the numbers in the Private Veri coular schools members of the Corps bave fired their mus. return made by the Attandaros Offler, io 1905 ketry course, and ride preotion has been out of 118 of these schools only to employed be far more so if the Corps could bave more very popular, although, of course, it would methods of imparting instruction. This year, he reckons that the proportion is 45 out of 128. opportunity of using the King's Park Range The least that can be said of these figures is that Range at the Peak which bas been specially the improvement of Vernsenlar education. built for them. The Tai Hang Range is dificult The propertion of girls to boya is re about The Viceroy's Yamen hore is now under the members of the Corps bare fired 45 820 | even as satisfactory as it appears at first sight they were adhered to, the belt r were the of the hookmakers' business that we object]
access and out the away. During the year 2,000 to 3,500, or as 4 to 7. This ratio is not rounds of small arm ammonition, and 41,150 because, as the greater part of the girls are ia rounds have been supplied to the Resorve the Lower Grade Vornacular schools for this year from the Crows Agnis. 777, & satisfactory increase upon the preseding Association. 110,000 rounds have been ordered The total number of Upper Orado pupils
The Officers and Staf Sergeante carried out your of over 11%. The number of pupils revolver practice, and Table VIII shows the studying in lower grade schools skewe au results obtained,
The expectation of the arrival of Viceroy Shum is still the one topic of conversation amongst ali kere. His Excellency's staff arrived here last work. It is said this morning that his family use also arrived, but I doubt it, as the Throne has quite recently granted the stubborn official another 15 days' sick leave. Viceroy Tuna Fang, who is now almost scared to death over the mesassination of the Governor of Auhwei, has memorialized the Cential Government prasing that he may be transferred to Peking, and has recommended Viceroy Shum 49 the most competant man to relieve him. Unless Sham is appointed Viceroy of the Liang Kiang before that he will proceed to Canton within the nest fortnight to take up his appointment Lere,
the expiration of is sick leave, it is expected now that the Reserve Association has the new they are evidence of a general tenderigy town that they are too long for papils who greed will protuoted from falling into suareB
NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.
LATEST COMIC UPERA SCORES
AND
DANCE MUSIC
JUST ARRIVED.
Hongkong, 29th November, 1906.
WATER RETURN,
Level and storage of water in reservoirs an
Brownsiz
LEVEL 1903.
1907.
Below overlow. Abavi overflow.
28 ft. 6 in. 6 ft.1 in. ft. G. iu. ft. iu. Below overflow. Below averflow,
978,470,000
1,289,000 04 920,000
Wongnicheeng. 6,543,000
1907
384,8 0,000
22,366,000
66,000,00
27,930,000
501,080,000
Total 351,207,000
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VECTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE,
1906,
1907.
Consumption per
16.2
Consumption ...113,695,900 132,781,000 gallons Estimated popn.
Iation
233,700 205,116 head per day
21,5 gallons Rider Main in operation during the whole of and constant supply in all other Districts. Con Jugo 1976 in the Centralund Western Digterite,
whole of Juan 1907. stant supply throughout entire city during the CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE.
1906
1907. Consumption... 15,894,00) 19,842,00 gallons Estimated popu iation
79,850 78,500 Consumption per Loud per day
8.4 gallons The Government analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
66
spurztebook for each race. As the starting the lat July-- bell rings an eff inl, specially deputed for the purpose, could go round and initial-sch column of the batting figures on the books, so that ne entry could be made after the race bed Trtam. 13 ft. 8 in. 4 ft. 16 in. concluded. The paying out could be dons in Iyewash a separato department as is done with Puktulum tire
Totalisator.
Ticketa for
bels responding umber is the should
only show A Dubber. Tha cor. Wangnaiches g. 1 ft. 7 in. 2 ft. 7 in.
cierka book
STORAGE GALLONS. name of the kness bicked. Fuller details of the Tytam...
1906
aid, and there ought to be no difficulty in scheme could easily be worked out with expert
work. Pakfalanı ing the system. To prevent the system being wrecked through any conspiracy, the clarks should furnish heary Becurity and they should work on trus commercial lines. There should bo limit filed of a snm to be risked on any horas on the opening of betting and through its progres. With official books there would be no collusions between the bookmaker and owners, traisers or jockeys, All the transactions would Offial book making would in time bo as above board as with any Totalisstar.
under the premat system. zurely Calcutta. profitable as the income derived from the fees quite an prose
Poons and Bombay can command the services of the operations f the official books. With offioiil desirable toancial experts who could supervise
batting. There is another and most important bokmaking there would, of course, be no ante-post point be remembered.ficial bookmakora will not always be alle to be as liberal in their prices na limits as the prof. ssional men, sa moat of the latter frequently get a lot of
money it their books on
dead ons by contrivances which could not be followed in the official basi- Fow will, however, grumble at this,
when especially it is realised the general public
The latter part of this extraot abows some of the ways in which a Turf Club operating as bookmakera; but after all it is the shady part bookmakers would not able to compete with the
consideration, be hones', sud tho to. Official bookmakers would, as
a first personal
objection as to ante-post betting is not au present bookmaker, would be eliminated. The which would affect us to say satentin Ceylon, as we are no sute post betting. What should mutuel system adopted by the Ceylon Tarf Clan, however, would be to organies latteries New York, says the World. There ise price of under the auspices of the Club, so that the many thousands of roubles on his head, but public would have a pretty good guide us to Captain Kook declares he will continue his work the estimation in which the chances of
for the liberatica of Finland and
that
uprisings bable starters for different races were held reater and more terrible than those of the past
will confront the Russian Government. among racing men. The great objection: to the pari mutue!
The Finnish Fed Guard consists of 10,000 -particularly a blind one-ismen and 5,000 women, all armed with the lates! As we have before pointed out, the mence model Mauser rifle, well drilled and capable of of the human mate. There is nothing to show being mobilised at a moment's notice. the public where the sport is, and this el intervion Capisin Hook gave high praise to the mination of assistance to "spot winners" maat prevent many people from making bate
women in the aghting organisation. He roid:-
The best soldiers in my army were the wao, would · bare baén naable to resist the at a popular centre at a well-choson time, might and were sometimes braver than the men. blandishments of the "bookie," Lotteries held women. I had a division of women, led by women efficars, and they did splendid servics total of fans collected a Kowloons British Sabool which the bookmaker has introduced to the turf and the experiment should be carefully trial, rejoice to think of my women troops. They again sarpassed all previous recorda", loing jo
Indis
are not good ones, from a sporting because the absence of the bookmaker will make were the best shots and runners. The women 78 and $2,101.50 as against 8 and $1 979 for point of view, and that if they are eliminated as Roma racing men more auxion to patrouise the soldiers of the Red Gused were the working E. Grant Burls, Director-General of Stores at the India Ofice,
last year. But the average attendance shews for a result of the change it will be impossible to lotteries than they otherwise might be. The won, da
The wean, domestic servants, and peasant girls. The principal dimensions
4. Mounted Troop, C., Lieutenant Ross, the first time in the history of the school a slighty that the interests of real spowo should the sypetite of the brawd at the raess is obvious, i have suffered advantage of lottery statisties as a stimulas to
a strong army, which was excellently the Investigator are:--Length on load water
falling off, from 57 to 55. Mr. James accounts think, that issing was conducted on more and the towards would do well to publish Russian oppression by general strike and
There is not the slightest
although secretly equipped." line, 241, breadth (moulded), 381.; dopib
for this by "the snusual heat of last numer, sporting lines, and was more widely enjoy the results of the lotteries on
La telling het
kew bia cosutry was relieved of (soulded) to main dack 15ft. 31 depth 16
the bot daring Asuing deck. 2211. Die; displacement, 1180 tons;
The Blake Musketry Shield, for teams of eight months of many of the smaller children. Aable, prior to the advent of the book programme.
witbont bloodshed, Captain Kook suid:- mean speed, 13 knots; jodicated horsepower, from esel unit, took place on 28th April, 1906, seon as this state of affairs was realised
maker than has been siuov. We agree
We disarmed the Russian police and soldiery 1500. ho vessel bas kera built for survey and was won by Left Half No. Company, for pupils were forthwith provided. A play with this writer that the bookmaker has put a
ponkabs
and banished them from our country. The work in Indian waters. She
H.K.V.A of the awning J8
ground in badly nooded. At Vistoria British complete change on the aspect of the Tarf.
women played a most important part in
in this deck type, with a clipper stem and elliptical stern, has ino schooner-rigged masts and one Sandera, a former officer of H.K.V.A., was nom-compared with the gate for the previous year, larger number of people have been attracted to
there cause the navy did not go in and The Sandere Cup, presented by Captain School the average attendance was 4t, which, The benefits that have accrued in India through
work. Our women are great and brave." the agency of the bookmaker have been that a
in Svesborg fortress, bat failed in his project Captain Kook said he organised the mating funnel. 3be will be propelled by a set of poted for the Artillery Units at 15-pr. B.L. shows an increase of eight. direct-poting vertical triple-expansion engines Gun drill on January 12th, 1907, and was won capable of developing 1500 i-h-p..
The unhealthy nature of the surroundings of the Turf, many of whom are not sportsmen in
bomber the fort. For his part in this by the Right Half No. 2 Company (0.C., the school caused some anxiety. The expend any sense of the term, and several racing men
enterprise Kook had to leave the country. Captain Armstrong, A.D.C.).
ture of a large sum of money has been sanction have, through winuing, or in the hopes of win-
thorough repairs, pauding Shum's arrival.
FREK MARKET.
The new market in the Western Suburbs was completed about a year ago, but the pisos was nover lot. It is now a free market, and is being largely availed of.
INDIAN SURVEY STEAMER.
-A screwisteamer of special design has breu lunneted from the Naval Construction Worka at Barrow-in-Furucas of the Vickers Company,
The Annual Camp for the Artillery and Engineer Units was held at Stonecuttars". Island from 15th to 31st October, 1908, The Troop went into Camp near Sheung Bhis in the Now
Territories from 22nd to 27th December, 10. This is the bat occasion that the Troop has gone into Cup. I hope that an ansual one will be held in future as by this mesas members acquire much useful knowledge of the New
increase of our 50%.
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THE FINNISH RED GUARD.
used, the parutionary milita of Finland, Captain J. Kook, leader of the famous Finnish although searched for by the secret pollon of
The cost of each pupil to the Government into their parents, who attended in considerable prove an excellent supplement to the pari Russia and all Europe, has arrived safely of
numbers, A very good course was given at St. in connection with the value | Joseph's College, important point of the ebook It ranges from 1969 at the Victoria Sebool, to $81 at the Belilice School, Veranonlar Side. The average cost to Govern-
PARI-MUTUEL V. BOOK-MAKER. ment of the thres Distriol schools of Sairingpun, Yaumati and Wantazi is $26-42, a coa pared
The Times of Ceylon says:-The Indian with 824-48 at Queen's College. The cost of owspapers are still very much agitated over Tealang Schaul, $77.55, is very high when the the decision of the Calcutta Turf Clab exoom- elementary nature of the work is considered.
municating the bookmaker from the Mongoon Lower grade Anglo hinese schools were Meets. Various latters have appeared in the opened at Pingehan in August, and at Taipo in sporting and daily newspapers regretting the May. It has been decided to close the little change and saticipating that it will be maces- Vernacular school at Shoke from the end of the sary to recall the bookmaker, but the arguments year. It was the last of the Government put forward have not been convincing, at any
rate schools that gave an education to boys in the vary pleased to see a wrilor in ear Allahabad en far as Osylon is concerned. We are laugnage, ght Half No. 2 Compony, 0.U., Captain maximum monthly enrolment and the contemporary pointing out that the features be made mocessful eren in a crowduri
COMPETITIONS.
The following inter-unit competitions took plass during the year-His Excellency the Governor's Efficiency Cap-This was again won by fb tight Half No. 2 Company.
The following is the order of efficiency.
Tho rossel, which has been built to the order of Territorier. the Indian Government, for whom the Vickers Company have already cometruetid Bergral important and well-armed ships, was derigued by the late Bir Edward Reed, who was for so Hoy searathe Consulting Naval Architect and Marine Engineer of the Indian Government, and the construction has been scpervised by Professor J. 13. Biles since bis appointment as Sir Edward's succeseor. To launching ceremony was performed, and the vessel appropriately samed Investigator, by
by Mice Hurle daughter of Mr.
1.
Armstrong, A. G
2. Lets Half No. 1 Compary, 0.0, Captain
Lammert.
3. Tab. Hall No. 2 Company, O., Captain
Skinner
5. Engineer Company 0... Captain Crako.
6. Right Half 2o. 1 Company, O.C., Captain
Macdonald.
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