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BANDON REFLECTIONS.

the thoughts of most

at Home st

this, and

the

rading

Iling.

Hongkong

specially

in the fate of its own men who have been TOO-

at Home, atid

of Mr Ges

Wirrall

victory at

thumping majority of 1,447. Mr Bunlight scap fame, the late mamber,

with a majority of 1,701 at the Isat Whatever the people of Wirrall may think. *Sunlight" they evidently have no further

DAILY PRESS, MONDAY

SPORT

rengower::141;

alice 148. Civil Service 1355-

(for 5 wkts) Draya Gane, Stumpe drawn on time. Bums 200. Kowloon did not bat.

All the matoh

which were down Zor decision

Bazrday afternoon, were started, but wars LEER EL 6 Molemman abandoned owing

for Mr. Lever's brand of political soft sony. Mr. Private Stewart spent more than twenty yours of his Life in Hongkong, was for some time a member of the Legislative Council, Chairman of the local branch of the Chimm Association, and in 1905-6 was Freakout of the St. Andrew's Boalety He took a keen interest in all matters, political and otherwise, in the welfare of the Colony, and Hongkong, therefore, is proud to share with Wirrall the felinity of regarding him sa "Dar “Member."

Hongkong is doing its little best to provide aleation excitement. The Justices of the Poses meet next week to ballot for three of their namber to join the new Licensing Board which is to be set up, but the franchise is too limited to excite general interest.

MACK!

SHIELD FOOTBALL.

•HI.F.C. v. R.G.A.

This matob, the first in the Bhield Competition, took place on the Club Ground on Saturday, The afternoon was a miserable one for football, a drizzling rain commencing about three o'cicak and lusting the whole afternoon, making the turf treacherous and preventing a large number of interested spectators from attending. The covered stand was well filled, and even on mich four wickets and one run. Bearts were a day a few ledies graced the event, with

the teams were their 1

HKFC-Goggin : Ancott and McCubbin; Ricketta; Harlow and Gregory Aitoloson and Whitmarah; Hamilton; Goldenberg and Danby

- EGA. —Hannlay, Oxley and West, Walker, Lt. Bagnall and Hewitt, Orump and Anali; Watta, Nach and Bellis,

The Club kicked off Hamilton passing to Goldenberg, and the ball was soon travel.

the direction o ling

of the Artillery

The impressions which the Cleveland party of American touriste loft in Hongkong have been formed in other places which they have since vinteil, A. Japanese journal reproduces my stories about them, and makes the comment that Hobe shopkeepers were somewhat disappointed that the tourists did not do much purchasing citadel, West cleared, however, and his when they were there. It looks as if the old powerful kick gara Bellis a chance to shine, axiom that an American is a man who spends but the slippery soil was troubling the latter his money freely will have to be revised,

and he fell an easy prey to Barlow, Hamilton secured the leather and tested Beazley, but the shot was cleared, and just as the Grannyre forwards were getting into their strida « halt was called to attend to Hamilton, who was on the ground apparently winded.

There are those whose view of the Far East is still a golden kus, and who come out here with hopes beyond their salaries. One of the Istent victims is a young man who was induced to give up a berth at Home worth £200 a year In favour of sa appointment in the north at 75 trôle a month. He had not reached Hongkong before his eyes were opened, but what must he think of the "wiss man from the Bast?! who gave him the information on which

Bcted P

intore

set about bombarding the Club goal, and Goggin was called on to clear shots by Watts, and Nash, and only after several

did Watts him. Stimulated by this rev the home foam set to work in earnest, Altches and Whitmarsh with clever footwork gettin within shooting distance Aitches but with Hamilton covered by Bagnall chance to aqualise was spiled by Danby being too selfish and eventually shooting wide. At this stage of the game the Gunners

That the Boat is not so luxurious as a bys. gene generation knew it was illustrated by the Chairman of the P. & O. Company in his speech at the annual meeting. He pointed out that although the numbers of passengern carried in their own half of the field, and Barlow wa had increased during the past decade the con- compicuous with his placing and shooting sumption of wine, beer and spirits had falion in Saving a shot from Altches the ball slipped that time by about 50 per cent. An people out from Beadler's hands, and Goldenberg mada East " raiso a thirst very maily, it follows that plucky attempt to get al it, but he was knocked the drinking is not necessarily less, but that the off by Oxley and the situation we moved. A mine tipple is changed. What acorn and contumely ute later Aitcheson again centred, and this time would have been heaped at one time upon the Whitmarsh shot wide with an open goal in man who in company dared ask for lemonado or front of him. A serner by Gregory was clear- some other mineral! But the teetotaler has consed and Crump carried the ball along the wing, to stay, and with him has come a change in the drinking habits of the foreign community. And all sensible people must rejoice thereas, oven though there he many who still believe that

good wine needs no bush

The military representative on the Sanitary. Bosed is to be dongratulated on the stand he has taken in exposing the risks to which our water upply is labla His most significant remark was that the military take more effective steps 40 guard their water supply than the land authorities, who seem to think that what has heon is still good enough for the presentand for the future. More power to his elbow, say I

Publio interest in ballooning or aviation is no doubt commendable, but when it involves the wholesale destruction of shrubbery, steps should be taken to keep the populace in control. The crowds who rathered to see the balloon macent on Saturday afternoon did conid oble damage to the shrubs and plants which beautify the grounds of St. John's Cathedral. It

besting Aucott and Barlow on the run. The ball was centred to Watts, and he found the not with a hard drive which gave Goggia no charica to save. The play was then confined to midfeld till half-time arrived with the score

B, G. A

2

The Gunners opened the second half well with s run towards the Club, goal, in which each of the quintette participated. Hands against Goldenberg gave Orley the opportunity to place the ball in the danger tone, but MoCabban saved. The ball went to Bagnall and he grazed the top aide the crossbar with a long drive. From the kick-off Aitahason secured the ball and carried it past the Arbill 'defence to Danby, but he was too easily cleared. The Gunn MeCabben cleared at

The kick was well placed in the eming clear the ball,

on several ✨ Oconsio Hamilton to be:

↑ be hoped the police will prevent a recurrence el position to scorn from a

such vandalisEL.

his e-toris were rewarded sho

applause from the Luccess. And Inter

the Gunners goal arya

And Beazley retaliated and

Bram

The

entries

The Consolation Stakes-35 entriser The Champion Stakes.

be Nil Deiparandum Stakes-44 entrion

Davis L. E Brett did not

The Grand The Great

thern Bbakes32 BALTİON

The Ladies

The Flyaway

The Phastan

URA

Tho Govorno

This nati

on the ground of the Cimb at Happy Valley on Satur and ended in a win for the visiting team

20

* The cutres for the Duchy aro

Mr. Busey's Boysl Rose

Do

Best Rose

Do

Lyon Rose

Do

20-13

Howline

Do. Boroda Mr. T. F. Hough's Cad:

Calzo Mr. E. Radoorie's Biber

Do D

10 13

Fame 10 12

Mr. F. B. Marshall'a

lize task on

when in a likely tcheson, but aads when

B. A. Carrals, if Hall

F. Lammert, and b Mac H. Peterson a Leith, b

1. E. Laspert, o Sab, b ST. T. Norin, sand b leith J. A. Hancock, lbw Leith

Le A. Rose, è Streeting, b

H. Pastamil b Mackle P. Curie, mat sus mir

Hattallwark, 6 Haqu 0. 7. Higgenbotkman,

Aubrey Huges

GEONG

7. Hall 5 Curzioniere H.B.Boting, osad b Carrie H. E Wella, 5 Curris. Dr. Aubrey h Pestonj.

PAJOL, HOW

A. Mackenzie, zöl ont Dr. Atinson, not bot E. C. Hagen, Q.J not bat:

Cheris

2143

Bowling

▲ start was made with this fixturs at King Park, Balls won their first two

16 if they would for 2G Captain Baird being ran

However 20 was totalled before Kowloon decided not

toss and it looked when

they were dismin

Batiz

ORTOKET LEAGUE TABLE.

Club

H.KC.C.

13 D-4 Royal Engineers 8 6 204 Telegraphe 4 3 0 13

R. G. Artillery 4202 Civil Service Kowlook per

Craigongowor

H. K. Police

516 0-4

111918.

THE MARATHON RACE

The cold and uninviting weather of

seemed to damper the ardour of the local siby, who, apparently, ware

cloors, even for

DWAL BOSS Me Dryaeduť's Trind...

Do. Do

Mr. W. G. Pirie & Man Mr. Volunteers Recruit

OPIUM SUPPRESSION IN YUANAN

The following information was given to the | Shanghái Thues by a missionary and his wife who have been living and working in Tunnan Province for several years, and who are now Paving Chins for furlongh in America

The former Viceroy Hag Lisng has was test to rid the officials of the habit, prootically cleared the Province of opium. His then alone the oplom dens, and afterwards the people's certain length of time to break the opit ha To carry out the his plan, he would send a susp

onists, slong the rahway line simulated the amorts of the authorities Li this direction. Th growth of friendship between the

kroops during the companio

{to the, algution of

settling Painsso in ampolla Thon memaZESI „ware-cumbly styled ! Mousstres for strengthen- ing the frontier. In 1902 ▲ DRAVI KODEMİ for settling the country along the line from Harbin to Haliar, and by 1906: If the land thos opened had been sold. Then the Government kastened to coloniso the north-west of Tata bar „between the rivers In abd Alon. In 1906 eclanisation was begun fez Hallas the basins of the rivers Morgen and Upur Bluse the beginning of 1907 the Chinese Government has paid special attention to the oclonisation of the

*sad Algun distriate and the north. region of the province of Heilung.

At the head of the Colonimta polyes

placed young

• Tantal named Tring, who 19 moved his Kiministrad ve centre from Tatallar to the newly founded town of Bin-tank chang, and in March, 1907, was instituted ↳ special Totaiate, Sin-tung tao, stretching from the month of the Bungari to the River Kurshi ho. The chief town of the region is established on the right bank of the Amur, neat shallows where be prevented from passing.

A gran best can end proc30) and (-2240.00% were

In March, 1908,

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assigned for colonisation purposes in Sin tung- tao, At the same time the Tantai Taing decided to construct a trade road from Bin tung chờng to Hamate, and attempts were made to influes the Orochons, an unsettled local tribe, to engang in agriculture. Total's colonising efforts were successful and the Taun-sang district daughters increased, and the Czarina grow botwden Lantusham and the Hiver Tasng-be now has a population of from 30,000 to 35,000 more and more melancholy. At last, when the In the Yantushan dietrict there are sa pot not hopes of the nation were realised, and the Care more than 15,000 inhabitante. The Aigan Vich Alexis was bore, the Empress great joy district is already thickly populated, especially speedily followed by even more profound along the bank of the Amur Towns are spring. dejection, for attempts were made to kidnap the ing up here rapidly. The town of Aigue, for child, and the precautions taken to protect instance, the building of which was begun on the Imperial family froin revelationary attocks June 1, 1908, now soutains 400 houses, 70 had to be redoubled. Constant terror of the revolu shops, a military institute, and two schools, and tionaries wore away the Carina's fortude. She has population of 1:500, with 300 wall drilled revitch alone for more than an hour or two

became

soldiers armed with Mauser sites from the works

in Hanyang in the In-pal provide the other important town, Bataan, there are 300 horises the Chief of Polfoo here Manchur, TAS 1900 a police inspector of Blagoryesh

sleepless, refused to leave the infant

it time, and we constantly oppressed by the far that even the most trusted servants of the Imperial family might be induced to join the terrorista, During 1905, while the Imperial fmily were Peterhof, he exostement attending the railway strike had grave effect

PITIFUL TRAGEDY,

population of the Aigun district are chiefly Manchurn from beyond the sea, who were the Casrina's health, The Cmareritah expelled by the Russian Government in 1900, suffered from many minor attacks of illness their land being given to Commals. It is daring the first three years of his life, and at view of the hostility of these Menebara to the times the Empress was nearly frantic with Russians that the Chinese Government has anxiety and grief. She supervised the prepara

Hon of all his food, lest one of the nurses might be bribed to poison him. btled them along the Russian frontier. Up till 1908 every settler in the Sin-tang- tao region resolved free of charge as much, land as he could cultivate, was freed from MOSJON W & great shock to her Majesty, sxmasination of the Grand Duke Bergius taxation – Pix years, was

conveyed to his lot at the cost of the Gorezantent and She could not sleep without the aid of opiates received an ox and a grant of 150 lan for weeks afterwards. When she attended the (about $25) in money. Now land in no uncle, the undertook a long railway journey, funeral of the Grand Duke Alexis, the Czar's longer given fres, but the other privileges Aigan districts cottages are built and wells day he collapsed, and for time it was feared that remain in force. In the Morgen, Taital, and lasting for hours, and during all of that time she feared s bomb outrage, After the funeral for the colonists. At the instance of the Gore he would lose her reason. During her long ernment companies are formed with the object

ndering the sall cultivable by poor colonists journey to the Crimes, when the Imperial possessed of few resouróna, no emily tereled through Russia for the first

Chinese

in Boron years, the Ozarica vas a violím Government takes.

the same overpowering terror, fearing Bo colonise, first of all, strategically important dies mentarily that the in would be attacked and friez, then districts that might owing to their supposition that a man svaki dogoval himself fertility attract the attention of neighbouring her little son killed. Throughout the journey whe in bis jamen ant nse it privately, while if peoples; and, finally, less fertile districle. The held him in har arms. Even the recent tear to away from home it would not be so buy to con- villages in the newly settled regions receive arance and England did not produce a more than 76.00

the fact. When the officials had been desit curtain measure of self-government they are temporary revival of the Czarina's spirits, the 66.66 with the opinm done were given a sertain time allowed to elect their own Elden Good schoolsame fear of revolutionaries being over present. 50.00 to lose, and was these had been put out of

aro established everywhere, with instruction very political crisis in Europe increased her 5000 brzinaan, the people were deals with Individually exclusively the Chiness gange. The depression. She gave way to its of grief dur 33.53 Y Yuman. Fi, the capital, and other places Chinese educated class contributes largely to ing the recent sente situation in Greece,

after the time of probation had expired, mon their support girls enhoel by now to be nearly seven years the Carion's melancholle has out in the evenings, with the special opened in Arun Cars is tace to stablish increased. She has been attended at times by Permission of the Viceroy, to see if the people towns, near the shallows on the Amur, at point giant nerve and brain specialista, only a few

unting the drugs, and it so to up where a load of stone, cast into the

12.50 £66.5)

7272

Porting

And wereziät & not; sporting regimente, the Huffs thon rice would have boom Out of the fifteen commer drawn from the Buffs, there was a marine from HMS, Tamar and only one civilian What happened the many other civilian ranners Were they not compating became the event was not widely of gesting wet and catol

been something

taine

aminate

the balloon?

Association

nollified by the slippery ball causing him to foole his kick Watts put the result beyond

I was glad to read in the Dolly Press that Hongkong is to have a home for dega" One advantage of the institution will be that when caitien loi hi đó bị vill know where to Took for it. I am certain that not one than in ten knows where the pound is, and even if he is aware of its locality he would rarely ever be inoubt when he scored the third goal for his time to rearne his dog apposing it had fallen

team by catching up a long pass from Bagnall, ithout into the hands of the police, whor

Despite the back ontlook for the Club Aliche advertising their finds, ahoot all say dogu. Pre within three days. The new home should, inson kept pegging away and time after time he

hom parlance, mupply a long felt wank

here in no end to the attributes of the Boot.

The Daily Mail recently discovered that most

the romNort

figures to

Sootamen pay

Great Britain hailed of the Tweed Now it has the Bootsman in the best taz-

terk Kingdom, and it gives irly 60 per cent of inocte tax before the end of January and over 93 per cent. before the and of Fehrnary. In England it in otherwise Only 35.3 per cent pay by January 31 and only 65.7 per cent by the end of February, But in Ireland walters

32.1 per per cent.

cert pay by January 31

by the end of February. Still, the Irishman has the distinction of paying his rent in manner which neithe the Englishmen nor the Bootaman seem inclined to emulator

RODERICK Rando

nothi

remaining Clab

forwards

and by the visiting

took plises and the

the final 4002

OTHER FOOTBATT

HOPES OUTER

A friendly match took place between those teams on the Military Ground and was won by the soldiers by seven

LEAGUE CRICKET

POLICE CIVIL RERTICA Played at Happy Valley on Saturday, this match ended in drawn game. The Police weat to the wicket first and compiled a total of 143, 72 of which were contributed by Edwards, The soure of the Civil Service stood at 135 for five wickets when atampe were drawn on time. Scores and Whalyser follows

Bench

Griggs, Dr Private Brot

but on

was decided

HLO. Garrett

from his own yaman on somė with him a spy to find out not he vi realy » using opi

to

thousands of con- enfies to prevent, the purnage of günboat Lavaderefessor Butkin was summoned to

or confiscate de p Escated pipes were hung up in rows across the city gates, in

Täuman. Fg and surrounding cities. Still another method employed collect and barn the spiam, and just outside the at of Pinga Heien 15aity on the border

of Kweichow Province, 69,900 ounour of opium

gommen are brought from Chifu to develop nav gation and flaking on the Amara Tradesmen are brought from the Interior of Chian to develop trad. A party of Belgian and Geraan on gineers in ureying the ground for railway from Teltaikar through Morganto Algun,

a

jeprovince.

TRAGEDY OF A THRONES

warned term morning till night, and the whole branch for the coal mines in the Gan valley,

from whole. The tada route from Tkitilar to Aigna population turned out to see the sight. A letter now well guarded by military, and traffic slong just received from Timusa Fa states that this route is rapidly increasing, 15,163 waggon 20,000 ounces have recently been burned there. Josisarrived in Blagovyeshchensk, for instancs, While the opium was burning, salt and caroseme daring 1908, as compared with about 7,000 per were put on the fire to make it forever unit for annum in previous years. In Tritsiluar a Board kates Smaller quantities have been destroyed in was been insulated to promote the exploitation the same manne from time to times the of the mineral wealth of the Heilung chiang opium In beer counseated. This work Wan done, by the direction of the

wholesale reforms has meant financial bankruptcy to traders who have come to the people, the Province in former years with mast, sams of money for the purchase of opian are not coming at all this year; but a good rive harvest party conciled them to the loss of their chiel source of revenue. Increased quantities mateurs of wheat, barley and buckwheat are now bein raised in place of the poppy, bat there is almos

market for produce and the people are va

sid to be the Province in the Empire,

the Empire, and Yunnan ranks Text Hru Lindy bay now been son to Han oria, and the merchanta and farmers are hoping that the new Viceroy, its nephew of LA Hing-ching), who formerly dici fare

theed

to the use

CZARINA BLOWLY DYING OF TERROR,

to have her Majesty examined by foreign phy- sioisas. At Times the Empress will it or walk for hours withont speaking to anyone, and even the pro of her children is not sufficient the Express, no more pitiful tragedy in the to rove her from her apathy, There in, saya un to any for house than the story of this unhappy Empress, non af al-Kazak

DSWOMAN'S BALLOON THAT.”

330 MISES ACEOBS CHANNEL TO PRUSSIA,

The Hon. Mrs Assheton Harbord, accompani od by Mr. Philipe Essdner, and piloted by Mr. C. F. Pollock, ascended in her belleon MirMana from Battersos last month with the intention of competing for the Aero Club Challenge Cup

"the English roost was leff at Daal, and the Slowly dying of terror is the description Belgian coast, noiz Ostend was reached in six nied to the Carins, and it is said that tho and half hours from the start, the crossing happy, Emprest ham for years besin is taking three hours.

state, The Crazina saya a writer in a

mismporary, has long been the un

The agronents descended near Hagen, Prusis

piest royal personage in Europe. Life in the distance covered being 230 mile gloomy seclusion of the Busson Cour Mr. Asahston Harbord is, if the term is enrrounded by police and soldiers to prevent the pormisible of lady of her charm, & referan mination of her husband and family and balloonia Bhe na orored the English ally cut off from the outside world, bare Channel at least three times, and is made her a victim of melancholic and morbidoner, of the Krabbe Cup for the longest The Crar kimself no longer shares these night. She was two balloons, which aro stalded near the Battersea gasworks, and it is

no

himself, will Zaara, and, sa the concessions made to come this spot that last year the made the

had at be more lenient, but he will probably have to tional government show, has refused

to the example of his pred

The radway Taupopular ch as peoples of with the heavy | Yamuna, and the feel

ainst the amali Baid to is still very strong, the

boing

that the railway? The race phot Club on the posit

the funds -stationed, the Frenda ! which blocked The poor

Anderson

THE COMING RACE MEETING.

The following is the various races which will take place durin three days most of the Hongkong Jockey Parking on Februry 16th a

of opioni

many peop out of are

"twelve yearE

With the hardly any of the Governcient his

врешегу

rance in the Province, te Hey Team

the aliants

them to surect his policy. It almost impossi to recognise in the portrait and fand - sentre-eyed woman, the merry girl who once delighted the hearts of the cottagers at Balmors

wrought by the years of care and The change

anter Las Palotion it is startling Tre Empren of Russia is the youngest daughter of the Grand Duchess Alise of Hesse, and after her mother a death she was cared for by Queer Victoria She was

so happy and bright as

called ber Sunday, and

Journey to Franse that led to one of her st zolting Adventures It was in an attempt to Longest distance in the challenge cup b availed in 1900. -

Her donture began after the French court roached. The seronauts (Mrs. Asabeton Harbord was accompanied by Mr. Follock sa- slot) drove straight into a violent storm. The balloon was driven up and down, From ast

violent cross currents, while light played round the one and now half-filled

Ring

El "thast he thother occasion the started from Paris,

Many of the brightest days of her life she married at 2 and the rigorous, etiquette the Imperial Const spoedily changed the

and arrived in Holland after a journey, t

mood of which worked out at 70 miles a

On this occasion her companions wer

„SUSPICION AND DISTRUST, Teans, Lord Royston, and 1

At the end of the run the balloon was AT She missed the freedom and Amplicity of Balmoral and Darmstedt, and the silos bere of ing the North Sea at a terrifi

nick of time the rip valve suspicion and distrust which pervaded even the balloon brought to the earth Innermost circles of Bussian Court Life did much of the sea. The car overt to combifter her. She has been a devoted wife

bord dryly and mother, but even har domestic life brenght...

Fon our

For years, the far longed

for a son, and the nation uraya!