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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

"The moon bith raised her lamp on high." Consequently after-dinner picnics have been "the order of the evening during the past week.

The event of the wook was, of course, the arrival of Lord Kitchener, who seemed to have a pretty good time. Nobody would have od a hobby outside of his military dates, but Hongkong has discovered that he is a collector of Chinese porealain and a connoisseur to boot, as his experiences in the curio shops proved. It is difficult to imagine the hero of Omdurman in such a rôle

LOCAL SPORT.

SWIMMING,

V.R.C. HUNDLED YARDS CLUB CHAMPIONBIJP,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 1909,

The accounts show a balance in the bank of $331.29 and in band $59:44, ng against a credit balance of $1 last year.

CRICKET.

CRAIGÉNG>WÈR C. V. WATSON'S. C.C.

In this match played on the Craigengower's ground on Saturday, Watson's showed a decided

VALEDICTORYA KOREAN |_ THE ANTI-OPIUM MOVEMENT A-farewell-smoker to Mr. G. Glover, Naval

IN CHINA. Yard, took place in the Dockyard on Saturday night. Mr. Glover is well known in football

OPIUM SUPPRESSION. circles as being to a great extent responsible

With reference to the entire suppression of for the formation of the present Football the opium evil in China, a native report says League. In addition to being an organiser that the Anti-Opium Commissioners have decided that plantation of native opium should Mr. Glover was also à plapar in Noval Yard be reduced your by year and entirely prohibited

in the Tarders team they will have some difficulty in filling, `

The hundred yards championship race open to members of the Victoria Recreation Club too place at the Club's enclosure on Saturday afternoon. The competition was for a cup thought that the gallant Field Marshal possess presented by the Shanghal interport swimmers, improvement on their last year's form, for F. C. and his departure for home Joaves a gap in the 4th year of Hsuan Tang. Beginning

and also fer the Dorabjes Chip, witch has to be won three years in anccession before becoming the property of any competitor. Owing to the event being insuficiently advertised, there was a very poor attendance, and many of those who kpaw that the competition was taking place that day were unaware of the starting hour, and were very much disappointed to find that on their arrival the race had ended..

Lord Kitchener, when he paid his surprise visit to the Rajputs quarters, commented on the uniform whiteness of the bedsheets possomed by the soldiers. Isn't a white bedsheet some- thing of a luxury? I doubt if the Tommies, on the Hongkong side are provided with white

bedsheets,

The Eve competitors who faced the starter were Cecil Humphreys, P. M. Ramedios, C. J. Cooke, A. A. Claxton and H., C. Sayer, The area got an excellent start, nod Humphreys immediately took promier position, being There are many uses for the "boy," but a closely followed by the other four. On the new one is suggested on a notice in the Hong-tret turn Humphreys had a lead of about thres kong Cricket Club Therein members are yards, Claxton, Romedios and Cooke swimming requested to millel the book with the boy, almost-lovel in the second length, while Sayer Wouldn't a pen or pensil suit the purpose was slightly in their roar. In the third and better if the boy is to be used in that last length, Humphreys maintained big advantage, and ended an easy winner. A good manner must he be sharp

struggle was then witnessed between Claxton, Which of you by taking thought can add Remedios and Cooke for second place. When one cubit to his stature?" is a Biblion! query half of the final length, had been covered they which has oft been quoted, and considerable were swimming neck and neck, with Cooke importance attached to it, as it is one of the well up in third position. In the final effort reported utterances of the Founder of Cbris-Clarion succeeded in drawing ahead of Remedios, tianity. Apparently the Japanese are not greatly and forestallet him for the honour of second impressed by it, as they are, if newspaper position by a teach, while there was little to accounts be trae, taking thought to add to their spare between Cooke and Romedios for third stature. - Those who can afford it leve enlarged place. Sayer was hopelessly left in the final their scale of diet to include meat, and it is length. The result was - hoped that this dietary will improve the physique of the people, the relative smallness of the -Japanese being ascribed to the fact that they are essentially a rice and fish eating race. The subject is attracting se attention at home. just now owing to the visit of some Japanose who are buying cattle to be imported into Japan in order to improve the breeds there and in anticipation of the greater demand for beef. The vegetarians in Britain are disgusted that the Japanese should depart from their almost vegetarian dietary, but we who knoy the mon in the Land of the Rising Sun are aware of the fact that they realise, as much as anybody else, what is good for them and what isn't

Various explanations have been offered for the unexpectedly high tendors for the Opium Farm, but it seems to me the reason is not far to seek. Trade in the Colony is improving. In practically every department the upward tendency is experienced, and it is not unnatural to suppose that those who have contracted the opium habit will havo more money to spend than they have had during the last year or two.

Some inquisitive falks want to know now that the loss on opius is not so great as was exported-if the liquor duties will be decreased ? "I hae ma doots."

I am not the only one who has marrelled at the farce of employing Indian watchmen to sleep on premises. The business men of this Colony surely don't engage those usurions sons of Ind from philanthropic motives, or becaues they believe that they are useful. Some of them, I admit might have been ornamental. at one time when their turbans were clean, but most of them liave got beyond that stage. It may be that our taipans are so conservative that they cannot break away from "olo custom," but whatever the explanation, there seems littin reason for perpetuating the larce as we know it. Only the other day two Indian watchmen

C. Humphreys, 68.45 seconds. A..A. Claxton, 72-4/5 P. M. Remedion... Saturday's raco Was

the second for the Dorabjee Cup, and Humphreys has been the winner of the event for which this trophy was presented on both occasions. A third win, of which this fast short-distance swimmar has avery prospect, and the prize passes to him.

POLICE RECREATION CLUÂ.

The annual meeting of the Police Recreation club was held at the Club matshed, Happy Valley, on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. J. W Hansen presided over a large attendance of members.

The SECRETARY read the notice calling the meeting.

The CHAIRMAN stated that as they were on the threshold of a new year they had to render, an account of the Club's doings, and show how it stood. They could congratu- late themselves on the Colony's immunity from typhoons this year, as in s prèvions yasr when. a typhoon swept Hongkong it razed the Club matshed to the ground. They had had a saccessful year in games of all kinds, and the speaker took the opportunity of thanking Mr. King for the bats he had presented for last year's batting, and which were won by Lance Sergeant Edwards. (Applause). The Club were now in the fortunate position of having prizes offered by Mr. Wodehonse for cricket, teumis and bowls. (Applanse). Financially the Club had had a very good year, and as the balance sheet had no doubt been digested by all members he did not think it necessary to refer to it, but would moes the adoption of the report and accounts.

by fairly good cricket they managed to knock up 102 againat the bowling of Boss (4 for 17), Lammert (2 for 21), R. Pestonji (2 for 21) and Donaldson 1 for 12). Craigsngower replied with 122, thus winning by 20 runs. R. A Carvalho, who shaped exceedingly well, had 43 runs to his credit when he was well stumped by Robbins For Watson's Taylor took four wickets for 38, Spurge two for 46, Dows bury one for 20, and E. Miller one for 12.

WATSONG C. Ci,

H. Taylor, b Pestonj

H. 9.3. Sparge, b Pastonji...........

H. Dewsbury, run out...ma

F. T. Robbins, P. Lammert, b L.. Lam-

R. Phillips, 1.b.w. Donaldson

E. R. Millar, Warrener, b Rose

W. Misketh o Noria, by Hovi,

J. Spittles, Pestonji, b L Laime E. James, b Bose

G. Harper, b Bo --J.-Pragar, not-ent.

Extrag

101

20 20

102

„CRAIGENGOWEL 5. C. W, H. Warrier, run out ..... many astiskier H. A. Carvalho, at Robbins, o Millar 48 B. F. Lammert, a Phillips, b Taylor...... H. W. Poteren, b Taylor

R. A.Lavabo e kobbins, b Dewabney J.D. Noris, & James, b sparge resminera

B. Porton, Downbury, b Taylor

L. E. Lammert, run out win sogar insert L. A. Rons, Phillips, b Taylor

J. Donnison, b Spargs symtomega jekin

·R. Basa, noi ont

quotientenso

Extreme TAKİPLERE

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-NAVAL YARD V. B.M.B. ".CADMUS. "'* * Naval Yard Cricket Club played HM.S Cadmus on Happy Valley on Saturday after-- noon. Scores:***

.

NAVAL YARD, Bacon, b Willisma, Brock, o Runell, b Jenner... Carter, a Buseeif, & Williams. Field, b Jonner

Cutler, b Jenner

Pilo, e Thomson b Jeanor.... Coombes, b Jenner....... Lethbridgn, sot cut .......... Lee, and Jenner Elliot, a Bacall, b Jenner Coliina, b Jenner

Extras

H... "CADMU","*

Brown, Bacon, File Hawkins, run out Lancaster, Field semenyang Janner, b fiada en termesinin MA, JER Guthrie, b File moon, Williams, à Field, b Brock.....

Thompson, and b Pilo Bouler, o Bacon, b Brock Taylor, o Lethbridge, b-Brock Venus, not out

* Buswell, a Field, b File.....

Extraa

Total

FOOTBALL.

NAVAL YARD F. C. VR, EF, C

This the opening match of the season for these teams, and it might be said of football the Naval Ground locally, took place on at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The teams

were:

Naval Yard-Lewis; J. C. Joughi and Macay, Alame, Fascos and Worewell, bishop (Y.M.C.A.) and Mears; Morris, Past and Wilcox.

R. E-Sadler; Coxon and Beardmore; Cally, McCrory and Lamb; Jackson and Le Grove, Morrish, Taylor and Orsman, Referes, Mr Hampson, Y.M.C.A: ̈·

The Sappers won the toss and elected to defend the city end with their backs to the sun. The Sappers from the commencement had the

APPEALS TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL

THERE IS SKILL AND

THOROUGHNESS

OF CONSTRUCTION

IN ALL

PIANOS

from the next year a government monopoly will be established for opium, which will also-b gradually red toed, until it is entirely suppress- ed in the 8th year of Hatun Tung (1916). The consent of the Diplomatic Corps in Peking will shortly be obtained to this proposal. The Prince Regent is reported to have shown great Additional instructions governing apponle to impatienos at the delay of the Commissioners in the Privy Council from the Supreme Court of reporting or a memorial containing suggestions in regard to opium prohibition, and ho noord- Hongkong, and revoking the additional instruingly asked more than once for the report. It tions dated 21st January, 1846, are published in is also stated that a Censor has resolved severely the currant Gazelle. The provisions show that te denounce a high Minister, who broke off STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAT opinti smoking but has since relapsed into the an appeal shall li

evil habit.

(a) as of right, from any anal judgment of the Court, where the matter in dispute on the Appeal amounts to or is of the value of $6,600 or upwards, ur where the Appeal involves, directly or indirectly, some claim or question to or respecting property or "some civil right amounting to or of the válna of $5,000 or upwards; and--- (b) at the discrétion of the Court, from any other judgment of the Court, whether final or interloentory. If, in the opinion of the Court, the question involved in the Appeal is one which, by reason of its great general or public importance, or otherwise, ought to be submitted to His Majesty in Council for decision.

Leave to appoal shall only be granted by the Court in the first instance:

(e) upon condition of the Appellart, within

period to be brod by the Court, but not exceeding three months from the date of the hearing of the opplication for leave to sppeal, entering inte good and sul cient security, to the satisfaction of the Court, in s RODA not exceeding $5,000, for the due prosecution of the Appeal, and the payment of all such Coats is may become payable to the Respondent in the event of the Appellant's not obtain ing an order granting him final leave to appeal, or of the Appeal being dismissed for non-prosecution, or of His Majesty in Council ordering the appellant to pay the Respondent's costs of the Appeal (as the case may be); and

SHANSI.

It is reported that in a memorial prosented to the Throne H. E. Pao, Governor of Bhansi, stated that all the lands amounting to over 350,000 mae formerly devoted to the cultivation of the poppy have been converted either into cotton or indigo plantations since the spring, and now no more grounds.sed for opin -cultivation in the province The number of smokers is gradully declining:

SECHUAN.

WE IMPORT

SUPERIOR VALUE

BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR

THIS CLIMATE.

CO., LTD.

The Tartar Gezoral, H. E. Moin not behind oficials in other provinces in the work of sup pressing the opian evils. says the Peking Daily News From the time of his arrival thero last winter up to the second moon this year he had ROBINSON PIANO caused many opium dens to be closed up and had ordere the Bannermen who were formerly opinn nltivators to plant mulberry trees on the vacant places along the city suburbs and the par ada grounds. Over 50,000 have been planted, and they are thriving very satisfactorily. He had suspended 31 officials from office on secount of their craving for the drug and allowed them 1 limited time in which to reform. He had 906 soldiers admitted into the opium-caring Hospital to get rid of the habit. All smployed in the Government services, students, and the like have been warned that if they are smokers they must give up the habit at once or they will be severely dealt with.

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Thore appears to be no doubt that in T'sianfu and the adjoining counties of Larwa and Haint'ai the opium regulations have been taken seriously, writes a correspondent of the N-C. Daily News. Little or no land has been under the poppy the year, except, in a few special cases where permission has been granted to cultivate one or two sores in return for some special service as in the case of a doctor who had treated the son of a magistrate successfully Severo punishment, in the shape of lines, (b) upon such other conditions (if any) as to imprisonment and cangning, has been meted the time or times within which the Appel-out impartially to those who have attempted to erade the law, accompanied in all lant shall take the necessary steps for the

cases by the destruction of the young purpose of procuring the preparation of crops--and so, for once, we have the inspiring the Record and the despatch thereof to spectacle of the Chinese affois energetically England as the Court, having regard to all carrying out his instructions. How long this the circumstances of the case, may think it state of things will last remains to be seen, The people have offered no opposition to the reasonable to impose.

regulations generally welcome them, and so it would seem that the smocess of the under taking depends entirely on the officials whose THE DAY NITTON SUGAR REFINING business it is to me the thing through.

COMPANY,

is

A general meeting of this Company was to be held on the 15th ult. Not much expectation seems to have been entertained that a working programme could be at exco evolved. The Company's total liabilities are said to be yen, but of course the great part of this latter. 17.122.190 yen. Its assets amount to 25,092,433 figure represents fixed property which could not readily be converted into cash. The net exceed 1,150,000 yen annually. It in proposed profits scorning from the industry can scarcely to isane proferential shares to the amount of 3,300,000 yen carrying 7 per cent, interest, and to hand theas to the unsecured creditors in full,pay. ment of their debts. But this plan is confronted by a legal difficulty, namely, that such shares can not be issued until the total capital is paid up, whereas 3,600,000 yen remains to be paid and could not possibly be called up at present. It is diflout to see therefore how this plan could be carried out. It includes a project for spreading over a period of 10 years the customs

The immediate consequence, of course, great rise in the price of the drug which neces- sarily falls most heavily on the poorer class of smoker, though against this may be put the slightly cheaper price of foodstuffs due to the larger quantity of land-bearing grain, etc. I have been told, however, that land which has been long under the poppy bears poor grain for

a year or tac.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF OPIUM THOM YUNNAN.

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done. The lakin officials and the Magistrate are said to have been on bad terms-hence the

Ingideat.

One merchant alone suffers to the amount of

$20,000 This is one of the many curious cases of mingled justice, fraud and honesty constantly

-occurring in China.

BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA.

The following letter has appeared in The. Times-

J

Sir,-In The Time of to-day I read, with great interest, the reference you made, in your loading article, "The Future of China," to the Government have brought themselves in regard humiliating position to, which the Chineso to the Anhui Mince, Humiliating, indeed, it is; and I venture, Sir, to submit to you the latest phases of this case, which have boon a subject of diserasion for over four years with the Imporial Chinese Government, who have per- sistently obstructed us in the development of our mines to tzo great detriment of Chinese as well as of British interests.

. I received a letter dated. March 24, from his Majesty's Foreign Office, in which I was in- formed that if the London and Ching. Syndicate were willing to agree to a compromise agree- ment on certain line

Lord Li is prepared to guarantos that the Gentry of Anhui, whose hostility in the past has been to a large extent the cause of the failure of the negotiations hitherto undertaken, will offer no obstruction, and that the Chinese In view of this definite undertaking on Government will also agree.

the part of the Chinese Government, through his the Chinese Minister in London, to Majesty's Government, I proceeded to Folding and, on my arrival, Liong-Fat-you- Vion, President of the Wai-vu-po, seat Walter Hillier (drier to the Chinese Govern- ment) to mo, with instructions to draw up the proposed agreement in conjunction with myself. Anglo-Chinese co-operation, suggested by Lord This agreement was based on the principle Li himself, and on completion was placed in the hands of Liang-Tan-yen, who himali memorializ-

the Throns in regard to it.

A correspondent of the N-C. Daily News writes on this subject as follows:

Where are the long strings of collies carrying They have gone home empty-handed, Wheat, on down to Banan, Kwangsi and Tonking? corn, beans, peas, rice, cotton, sts, have replaced The motion was carried unanimously.

the poppy in the felds; and the Yunanese, The elections of officers was then proceeded

who once depended on the oplam trade for

In the meantime an agitation had been livelihood seam to thrive butter on wheat, rive

of the with, and resulted as follows: President, Captain FJ. Badaloy: Vice-Presidents, Messrs. P. P. J.

and other cereals. Here is one man, who last and try wyrain members Fear was seldom seen on the streota; he was Anhui Gentry who, however, to my knowl- where the mines are situated, and as a con- were fined by the Magistrate for having been: Wodehouse and H. King; Chairman, In

smoking opiam and talking most of the night edge, do not represent the people of the district four steep at their pestu The offenes 7 Spector J. W. Hanson; Becretary, Inspector A. game in hand, and Morrish and McCrors each duties owing to the Government, and paying and aleeping during the day; now he is

Throne did not issue the Imperial Decroo-sand- suppose, was in being found asleep. They fiare Langley; Treasurer, Sergeant Len; Committes, souring a goal, half time was called with R. Ethem by annual installments of 122,000 yen working in the fields beside his wife, who sequence, presumably of that agitation, the Farther concessions would have to be obtained has kept life in him during the years tioning the completion of the agreement. The also from other creditors, and altogether the that were wasted at the opium pipe The probably slumbered nightly for quite a long Inspectors Hanson, Baker, Robertson and 2 N. Y, 0.

promise made to his Majesty's Government, on A notable feature the second half was the

programme seems very difficult of realization. time, as most of them do, but somebody official Gourlay, Sergeants Watt and Grant, and Con-

rose above pour people's heads; now they can Peking, was thus violatod, and the Chinese Government row suggest that the matter sball they wakened. If watchmen are to be retained, of the Club, Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse; Captain Time stor time he upset the attempts of the involves leaving the shareholders without any food well on a fraction of what it once root. high. I was told not long ago that the eappression of opium, "spelt the ruin of from the London and China Syndicate, the price ed for time the Sappers had failed to further add to their total. R. E., 2, N. Y., O

Yunnan The very reverse is the real truth offered to us being £50,000 for property which

Te valued by competent surveyors at L836,000,- As regards foreign goods, there has never beun greater demand in Yunnan, and the demand for a portion of which a Japanese group was will fuoreas with the increasing prosperity of propared to pay us £170,000-zamely, for

210,000 ont of a total of 500,002 £1 shares, the province,

wae inconsiderate enough to come along before, stables Ogg, Boll and Glendinning. Captain splendid defenes of Jonghin for the Yarders There is another plan upon the tapis, but it Price of rice and other foodstuffs rose and the faith of which I was induced to go out to why shouldn't they do as before? In former of the First XI., Inspector A: Langley: forwards to conhius, and when the whistle sound, dividend whatever for 8 or 9 years.-Japan Mail. while at the same time wages are kept fairly be settled by the purchase of the concession

years they had to beat a gong every hour to indicate the time and incidentally to keep them- calves awake. We onu recall how watchmen at Home used to call out the hour and the state of the weather. It gave a feeling of coufleuce to the community to know that their guardians were

doing their duty, and though I have no wish to sad to the street noises, I think some plan might

Captain of the Second X1., Sergeant Cooper. The report showed that the chub premises and gear appertaining to sport were in a good serviceuble condition, as were the cricket, tennis and bowling greens. In the league competition the club stood sighth in the list, having lost ten

NOTES.

88.6d.

THE HUBBER BOOM

A very poorattendance of spectators witnessed the match, dus no doubt to the strong sun, and also to the many more seasonable attractions.

Mr. Hampson, Y.M.C.A., made his frat up- matches and won two Mr. Edwards heads the pearance as a referee, and although many of his batting average with 45.75, while Mr. Kerr decisions did not meet with general exproval, be devised for making watchmen of some 1188. bends the bowling average with 14.13. Two bata. it may be that long want of practice was re-

presented by Mr King, ware won by Mrsponsible for any mistakos trade. Apropes of the foregoing. I note that a

Edwards for excellent batting. Lawn Bowle The Yarders are fortunate in having secured contributor to the Foochow Echo is compiling, has been played with groat keenness throughout the services of such players as J..C. Jougkin, come: No doubt this is very nice for the time reformateries, prisons, industrial establishment, Dictionary of Names in Common Use in Chinthe year. The club played friendly matahee Macey, Lewis, and Morris, With these and being, especially for those estates which are pat- botanical and zoological gardens, etc., all in, or broach of faith is to be rewarded by demanding

ting large quantities of rubber on the market, after, forsign style. but having regard to the fature of the industry i

--

The Penang Gazette of the 21st nlt, remarks: On the front page of ons of the weekly Focisty papers received by the last mail we notice

I have been informed by his Majesty's an advertisement to the effect that, rubber boing The cities, towns and villages seem to have at Ss. a pound, the Dunlop Company has been got a new lease of life, Old, tumble-down houses Foreign Offles that the whole matter is under obliged to raise the price of tyres. A cable we are rebuilt fresh shops are opened; vegetable consideration, and in reply to ons of the August 31 last, Sir published yesterday gave the price of rabber as and meat-sellers have hean cleared off the streets questions asked in the House of Commons

The Govern on the subject, on a pound, and ne 78, 6d. is being offered for into markets appointed for them, forward delivery it would seem that those most ment is spending large sums of money in Edward Grey stated that, in his opinion, case that ought to be settled by cicealy interested do not anticipate any sub- erecting universities, schools, mints, arsenals, it was a stantial drop in prices for some little time to armouries, powder magazines, barracks, offices, a compromise. We have already proposed one compromise to which we were assured the Chineas Government would agree. If their

further concessions from us, I

ventare, Sir, to hope that his Majesty's Government, in con- the question of our rights to be made a matter for discussion, in view of the strong attitude sidering any other compromise will not allow

taken up by his Majesty's Minister in Peking, President of the Wai-wu-pn, dated June 25, Sir John Jorden, in his Note to Prince Ch'ing,

in

The latest is a tax of one cash per cup of tea we are inclined to agree with the view express- drunk in public tes-houses. With this revengo ed in the India fubber Journal a couple of

the several thousands of fallen women months ago that it would be really better if the thy propose to erect immense roformatories for comtaodity were nearer 4a, than 88. & pound. Yunnanfa. The brothels will then be closed With the present high price manufacturers are and offenders severely punished.

There is even talk of electric light and water feeling the pinch, trade is being disorganised, rubber shares are becoming a regalar gambling works, but capital is not forthcoming yet medium,

sufciently large to warrant the ap nabommon in the city. prehension of "future overproduction" are being Bnancially supported, and--worst of all from our point of view inferior estates aro being but before the public at ridiculously high prices,

This is the first instalment:-

Boy." The senior male domestic, or butler with Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Civil Ser other players of more or loss ability to help in the family, generally elterly and

vica Club, C. Y. Club, Tai Koo Club and the them the Yarders should be able to keep a posi- toothless Never works, and is most hospit- Cosmopolitan Dock: Of the eleven matches tion well up the league table. abla and entertaining during master's played the Police won six and lost five.

The Sappers tried new players in Cully and absence. His great affection for his - The following competitions have been hold:-Saller. The former certainly justified his ployer makes him an unhappy man should Mized competition won by Mrs Heat and Mr selection, and Sadler did all he got to do in a "he be deprived of a daily squeeze. Learn Boy. The smart domestic and Ritchie, the runners up being Mrs Cameron masterly style.

willing horse," aegally of more use and and Mr Ogg. Shield Competition won by Messr Too much gallery play in front of goal spoiled d reliability than any other servant.! House-coolie. The vil drinker and bottle eater. A man paid to swoop dust under the sofas and cupboards, and brood spiders. Cook. The head ornament of the kitchen,

KOWLOON V**" CO. BUIFs.' only wakes when provisions arrive, from

Kowloon played a practice match with "H” which he takes several pieces na samples. being Mr Robertson: High Jack Competition. Cook No. II. The dirty apprentice who does cap presented by Mrs. Hill, won by Mr. Pitt, Coy, Buffs, on Saturday afternoon. A large

the cooking.

the runner up being Mr. Gourlay. Also several number of supporters and friends wore pressat very interesting spoon competitions for spoon and they had the pleasure of seeing the new presented by members were played. Grest combination win by thres goals to two. interest has been taken in tennis throughout the

Baker, Sim, Wilson and Cameron. Married v. the play of the front rank of the military consid Planting schemes which the experts, Telephone poles, carrying û to 10 wires, are not 1908, on the subject of our rights.

seen out of dow

Gardener. Another kitchen ornament rarely Waiskmar. A u employed from 6 pm, to

m. to sleep in the kitchen.

Single, spoons présented by Mrs Badeley. The players, and if they hope to keep their place in single men won. The Lyon's Cup won by Mr. local football great improvement will have to be Stuart, the runner ap being Mr. Pitt. The made. Ritchie Cup won by Mr Pitt, the runner up

Brown was in top form, being responsible for

About the end of this year the railway whistle will be heard at the scath gate, where the Government is building a foreign street" in anticipation of dig returns.

All I ask is, Sir, that this strong attitude shall be motatained by his Majesty's Govern. Government's promises, the compromise agree, ment, and that as in the face of the Chinese ment on the basis of co-operation has not been made effective, his Majesty's Government shall insist that, if we are to have a fresh compromise compulsory forced upon us, in the shape of a sale of our property to the Chinese Government, a fair price shall be paid to the London and cession. This mùch, at any rate, we are entitled to demand, and this much the Chinese Gorera- the humiliation, as a nation, of violating a

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

JOHN LITER KATE, definite nadertaking.

26, Manchester-square, W., Sept. 7.

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com-

The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila on the at the likin- station of Pingi. It appears that Chine Bendieste. for the Aahai mining can-

2nd instout, and is due here today at 4 pm.

The T.K.K. str. Chryn Mart sailed from Yokohaus on the 3rd inst, and is due to arrive at Hongkong on the 15th last.

Pass

Washerman. The domestic employed to do year. The, competition under the American for all three goals. Van Ginkel (YM;D.A) is The Indo-China str. Luisang, left Calcutta inerchants sont into Kaichon uhtsingfa ment should grant if only to save China from

The people, moreover, bay Bible portions and Christian literature as never before. There are LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS openings on every hond for Christian work

among Chinese and aborigines.

An astonishing thing occurred jast recently till just recently opium has been allowed to through from Kweichon to Tonking upon the payment of a special tax. A body of

some thirty- system was won by Mr. Ogg, the runner up the intest recruit for Kowloon, and judging for this port ria the Straits on the 30th altino, five horse-loads of opium, upon the strength of granting them right of passing to a certain Chair coolie, An animal font of chow, being Mr. Glendinning. In the shooting com- by Saturday's display he has lost none of his and may be expected here on or about the 16th a proclamation from the Fingi Magistrate

smoking and cards. Of little use, and has petition the slab cup was won by Mr. Pitt, the last season's form Storrie seems to be alright

The T.K.K. str. Tenyo Mara arrived at Sandate The opiam arrived in good time, the extrad tax of some Tis. 4,000 was paid over to the ruuner up being Mr. Robertson. The mombor again and Foulkes, who played in goal for Kow Francisco on 30th ult.

The CPR atr Engress of Japan arrived Magistrate, but the likin officer refused it AmalFlightly if young, and the discord ship now stands at ninety-one. The hon. loon, is as safe se ever between the sticks.

of the domestic quarters if elderly,

The team which represanted Kowloon at Nagasaki at 7 am, on the 2nd lost, and left till paid another sum for himself, it is said.lexion, Mrs. Bilen's Crème Charmante, Lalt Policeman. A servant of the general com treasurer left the Colony in February and the

she is due to arrive at 4 am. on the 4th instant. days' journey for the silver. The fixed day passed Charmant will enable you to do it. Her munity paid to salute gentlemen, fly hon, secretary in May, when Mosars. Lee and on Saturday is not the final selection and the again at 4 p.m. same day for Shanghai, where They promised him the sam, but had to go two Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poutre The LG.M. str. Print Waldemar, which left by before they could return with the silver, and Specialities for the Skin are the study of a kitee, and present petitions. oa every Goarlay were elected to the positions during committee hope to put a strong eleven in the

$453 here on the 10th ultimo at daylight, arrived at he then wired the case to the Viceroy, who gave iletime. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents sepsonable and unseasonable opportunity.

feld against the R.G.A.

orders to burn the whole amount-which was Sydney on the 2nd instant, at Bs.m..

other people's washing,

a cordial dislike for work.

RODERICK RANDOM.

their absence!

instant.