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To-day's Advertisements.

*-- VICTORIA PRECEPTORY.

REGULAR MEETING of the VIC-

ATORIA PRECEPTORY will be held

at the FREEMASONS HALL, on THURSDAY, the 26th instant, at 8.30 for 9 PM. precisely. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 21st October, 1890.

め THEATRE

THE

CITY HALL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1899.

he Houghong

Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1899.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE CALLING OUT OF THE RESERVES, &c. ·

LONDON, October 19th. The calling, out of the Militia came as a (1326a surprise. The call applied to 133,000 inen who will be employed for replenishing the denuded ROYAL, garrisons.

HE HONGKONG AMATEUR

DRAMATIC CLUB, will give

of

TWO PERFORMANCES

Mr. A. W. PINERO'S LAUGHABLE

FARCE.

on

*THE MAGISTRATE,' SATURDAY, the 4th November, 1899, and MONDAY, the 6th November, 1899," Commencing

EACH EVENING

at 9 PM. precisely.

Dress Circle, $3. Stalls, $2. Pit, $1. Half-price to Pit for Soldiers, Sailors and Police in Uniform.

TICKETS can be obtained at the BOOKING OFFICE of the Theatre, City Hall, on and after MONDAY, the 30th instant, at 1o A.M.

The Booking Office will remain OPEN from that Date from 10 AM to 4 PM. Daily.

Late Trams will run hour after the fall of the curtain.

. E. W. MITCHELL,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 21st October, 1899,

TUITION IN DANCING.

R. A. HAHN'S DANCING CLASSES

Milrecommence on 1st November next.

Intending Pupils are respectfully requested to send their Applications Early in order that Time and Terms may be arranged.

A. IÏAHN, No. 1o, Ice House Street, Hongkong, 21st October, 1899.

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NOTICE. FOUND.

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The Army reservists responded splendidly to the call to the Colours, over 92 % answering the summons.

THE WAR CREDIT. The wat credit amounts to £10,000,000.

THE WAR.

The news from Mafeking is disjointed and doubtful. The latest, indicates that the Boers were repulsed with heavy loss and afterwards commenced bombarding the town with Krupp

Kuns.

THE Commission of Mr. Alexander Cook, as British Consular Agentnt Sandakan, is publish ed-in the British North Bornee Official Gazette. The late Mr. W. B. Pryer occupied the post of Consular Agent at Sandakan for many years prior to Mr. Cook's appoinunent A CHINAMAN named Wee Ah Teng, whe escap- ed from custody at Singapore on Tuesday, Oct, roth, was seen in Cashin-st, afterwards by a de- tective. When the officer attempted tg arrest him, Wee pulled out a knife and stabbed him under the ear. He got away, and as another officer tried to arrest him, he stabbed him in the abdomen, inflicting serious wound. The Police office peons. atan was subsequently arrested by one of the

A TELEORAMreceived the otherday by Shanghai mandarins from Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi, reports another riot, this time between R. C. converts and the people of the district city of Kueigh', in that province, resulting in the destruction by fire of a number of the converts' houses. Further, that there is general animo- sity against the R. C. converts throughout the province, which if not put down by a strong hand will, it is feared, cause a wide-spread-in-

The Boers are making a general advance,surrection. Governor Sung (Manchu) intends apparently endeavouring to envelop Ladysmith, to send troops in the scene of the disturbance, up to the present only outpost skirmishes have occurred.

THE SOUDAN. The expedition against the Khalifa numbers 9,000.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says!- On the arst at 11.55 a barometric changes are slight. High pressure extends over Central

China and W. Japan, with moderate monsoon

--N. C. Daily Netes.

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of Mr. Lewis, as Mr. Buck was à gentleman who had had great experience in racing and everything in connection with it

The Chairman said that in that case the stewards would have to be balloted for. The ballot was taken and,

Messrs. McKie and Cruickshank were select- ed as scruitincers.

Whilst the votes were being counted, The Chairman said that it had been suggest ed that the distance for the Championship race should be reduced form 13 mile to mile. This was the distance run in Shanghai and most other places for the Championship race, and he, himself, 'thought it might be adopted here. It would abo aki to the fees, as the entries would be larger.

On the votes being counted, the following were elected stewinks for the ensuing year: The Hon. C. P. Chater, C.Mai, the Hon. C. May, C.M., the Han. T. H. Whitehead, the Hon. J. J. Keswick, Messrs. D. Gillies, R. M. Gray, M. Grote, J..H. Lewis and Major Mor ris, 12.A.

This was all the business.

THE AMERICA CUP

Numbers of people are, at present, all excite- ment over the race for the America Cup, which has remained in America for 48 years, and, according to telegrapes lately received, it appears as if our "Cousins" will retain it for another year. Intrinsically the Cup is not worth the trouble of crassing the Atlantic for; artistically its value is considerably less, but historically its price cannot be estimated. According to news from home, the Shamrock is the stunliest challenger that has ever crossed the "great fish pond to compete for the

A BERLIN paper publishes an herview which one of its representatives has had with an English diplomatist, who is at present travell-trophy." ing on the Continent. The diplomatist is reported to have stated that the terms of the agreement between Great Britain, Germany, and Portugal regarding Portuguese East Africa will be made public shortly. It will be found that the northern part of the territory will pass

Delagoa Bay and the adjacent country on a ninety-nine years' lease, and Mozambique will remain under Portuguese rule,

Many people have the history of the Cup at their finger tips, so to speak, and can rattle off the names of the yachts which bave competed and the dates without hesitation, but there are some who know very little about them and could not even name the competing boats of last year, so for the benefit of the latter I will give an account of events from the with interest by the readers of the Hongkong Telegraph.

there is no doubt they will crossed the line first, and then the yachts money fouled. Defender's starboard topmast abroads have full value for money in the extra effici were carried away. She protested, and the ency attained by the volunteers by the hard objection was upheld. The Valkyrie it may work which they will be called upon to do. be said, was forced off her course. Valkyrie Reveille at 5.30 am Squad drill at 6.15 and won a keen race by 48 seconds. She was the remainder of the day filled up with different, terribly hampered by excursion boats, had to | drille to suit each respective unit, while na sail through the heavy wash and choppy son, doubt the opportunity will be takch of exercising created by those vessels, and was so crowded the men in battalion movements, you

After the sergeants had copied the orders. generally that Lord Dunraven wrote to the New York Club stating that under the circuminto the books provided, and got their officer's stances racing was rendered absurd, and he signature, they formed up their companies to was risking the lives of his men and the safety realt them out so that every man in camp of his vessel.

know what drills he could attend on the following day. By this time dinner was ready, and as many more men had arrived from Hongkong the marquees were well filled, at a rough guess about 200 sat down. to this meal. Promotion is one of the things mentioned by Lord Byron as being sweet, but then it has its drawbacks for whils the men, hùn, gry after their arduous duties, were having their dinner, the sergeants had to go round to take. the probable numbers for meals the next day.' The dinner was well served, the number of "boys sufficient to look after the wants of the diners, and so good fellowship and contentment was the order After dinner, the work of the day being finished, the men amused themselves as each thought fit, "Lights out was sounded at.pm. when the canteen was closed and the camp, slumbered, preparatory for an honest day's work on tho inorrow...

On the day of the third race the conditions, were worse than ever. The fleet of excursion boats was enormous, and after going over the mark to give Defender a start Lord Dunraven put back and left Defender to sail over the course alone. Lord Dunraven wanted open water and could not get it,

The ending was unsatisfactory, and it is to be hoped the New York Yacht Club have learned the lesson of the 1895 races thoroughly.

It now remains to be seen whether all the time, labour and immense amount of money spent on Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock will be of avail in wresting the Cup from America.

CLEANER.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS

MOBOLIZE.

CAMP AT STONECUTTERS. For once the weather, which decidedly seems to have got some grudge against "our very own" Volunteers, was propitious and the clerk of the weather vouchsated a beautiful day for the pitching of the camp and the march in of the troops. Contrary to custom (perhaps to circumvent the aforesaid clerk) the Volunteers di not march from their Head Quarters to Murray Pier, but congregated at the pier, and in- dependently went on board the submarine mining steamer Solent which was moored alongside at 4.30 p.m. rendy for the embarka- played by the Hongkong Football Club-

We cannot close this brief description with out giving great praise to Major M. M. Moris, RA, the other officers and those responsibla for the arrangements for the splendid manner; in which every detail conducive to the Volun teer's comfort has been considered and pro vided for

tion of the troops. Another smaller launch was also held in readiness for the officers and late

after the Solent.

m the China coast and strong monsoon in the under German rule. Great Britain will hold beginning, which, I am aure, will be read tomers and so did not start until some time

N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST :-Mode- N.E. winds; fait.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. It is announced in our advertising columns that Mr. A. Hahn's popular dancing classes will be recommenced on the 1st proximo.

FOOTBALL.

The following is a table showing how each team stands in the six-a-side matches being

Captain.

Greene

3

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Drawn.

THE German man-of-war Hanea (Capt. Polit), arrived to-lay, says the Singapore Free Press from Kiel Aden, and exchanged salutes with the port. She is a vessel of 1,800 regis- ABDUOLA ABRABIM CASSAMBHOY, shroff of tered tons burthen and carries 35 guns. She easily. The boat, which he called America, } livened the voyage across the briny deep with Noble, Lowe v, Greone, Lowe z. Kew

GENTLEMAN has found some MONEY: in a PUMIC PLACE, which he will be pleased to RETURN to its Rightful Owner.

THE total number of deaths at Singapore for Apply by Letter giving full Particulars in

"A. M."

the week ending Saturday, 7th inst., was 154, cfa" Hongkong Telegraph.", ratio per mille of 34-38. Fever is accountable Hongkong, 21st October, 1899. [1328 for 51, heri-berí .23, phthisis 19 and small-pox HONGKONG AND MANILA REGULAR | 4.

LINE OF STEAMERS,

MR. GUERITZ, one of the three Commissioners FOR MANILA.

for British North Borneo, having been granted leave on urgent private affairs, Mr. Henry Walker, Commissioner of Lands, has been gazetted to the vacancy,

THE Steamship THE

• LEGAZPI" Captain A. Vribar, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 24th instant, at Noon.

The Attention of Passengers in directed 10 the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.

For Freight and Bassage, apply to

LIZARRAGA HERMANOS,

Agents,

No. 6, Benensficki-Arcade. Honogkong, 21st October, 1890. $1325a NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (JAPAN MALL, STEAMSHIP CO.) FOR MANILA. HE Company's Steamship

THE

"YAWATA MARU (3.600 Tons Gross, Captain A. E. Mases) will be despatched for the above Part, on FRIDAY, the 27th instant, at 4 P.M.

This new Mall Steamer is specially cons trucied for service in the Topics and is provided with Superior Accommodation and with all modern fittings and improvement for the safety and comfort of Passengers. Electric Light and Refrigerator, Doctor and Stewardess

carried.

"

Return Tickets issued by dis Company are available for return hy, steamers of the other

Lines.

It was in 185 that the Cup Erst came ime existence, and not many years later the New York Yacht Club became a fact.

Commodore Stevens was the first in buiki a yacht to sail in British waters to try and take, is the Commodore put it, the conceit out of the Britishers. He did it, too, and surprisingly was something the style of a pilot boat schoon er built; was of 170 tons, and she made the passage from New York to Cowes in 21 days.

is the sister ship to the farth, which passed A Tak, furniture dealer, was fined $2; at the Magistracy, this morning for selling battery through Singapore for China last May. She

The first yacht the America took on (nat an -has-a-displacement of 1,800 tons and her battery tickets,

comprises 35 guns of which to are big and zo arranged race) was the Laverock," a boat that had come out to meet the American to show small machine guns. Her engines are of the

her the way into the harbour. To see how his cylindrical type and taking a draft of 24ft. 6 in.,bout would hold her own against the Britisher, she can steain at the rate of 19 knots per hour. the Commodore startell to race her in, and, She carries two masts with fighting tops and although his boat was sea-rigged and carried there are three funnels, Including officers, the extra gear and provisions, the America beat the Lavereck, notwithstanding that the latter number on board is 400. The Hansa has been

had a couple of hundred yards starts. commissioned to take the place of the Kaiser Now the Commodore made a mistake in beate in Chinese waters, the latter vessel having pro-ing the Laverock, for he could find no one to take ip his challenge. However, the Queen's ceeded to Eumpe as her time had expired.

Cup race, in the Royal Yacht Club's regatta, was innde an open event that the America right compete. She did, and won the Cup, beating the Aurora by 18 minutes.

THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 p.m. to 9.30 pan. —

Much

Overture

Yake

Selection

Materia

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PROGRAMME. ** Germanys) ...French County"

*** Bantiago

* Reminds of Offenlywh

The Drake " Chad save the Queen,

Nomine

Bela. Corbin. Winterlandtoan, Southworth, Farbach.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Ar the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. Gompertz, Leung Fuk, a coolie, was sentenced to take his trial at the next Criminal Sessions for feloniously, together with two other persons, being armed with offensive, weapons, rubbing one Kung Lang l'o, cowkeeper at Tsin Wau,meeting, and the report and using violence to him, his wife and foki on the 25th ulto.

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The annual geneml meeting of the above Club was held this morning in the City Hall.

Mr. D. Gillies proposed that the Hon. C. f. Chater should take the chair. There were pie sent of the stewards, the Hon. C. P. Chater, the sent of the stewards the Bar T. Jackson, Col. the O'German and Mr. F. Hough, secreta ry. Other gentlemen present were Messrs. McKie, Mansell, Graham, Tomlin, Buck, jupp, Hooper, Lewis, G. H. Putts, R. H. Potts, Cruickshank, Hanky, Herling, Johnson, Moses; Moxon, Stuart, Cos, Farmer, Capt. Mould, Licut. Walwyn, Major Deball, etc., etc.

The secretary read the notice, convening the The lion. C. P. Charter said :~Gentlemen, the publishedaccountshave, as customary, been in your hands for some time, and I have no THE Selangor Turf Club met at Kuala Lumpur doubt they have been accorded your usual careful consideration. In so much as the recently, and passed the report and accounts figures are uniformly grouped under a few for the half-year ending on the 39th September. beadings, their comparison as submitted to At that date, the cash balance stood at $5,287. you to day, with those of the year preced. Sir Frank Swettenham was re-elected Presidents, will be very simple. We commenced the year under review with a Debit Balance of the Chile The following gentlemen were of $26,233 by and-closed-with-a-Halance on elected to form the Committee: Messrs. King, the same side of $20,472.82, or an improve Talbot, Cumming, Maxwell, Baxendale, Hume, ment on the years working at $5761,51, which is very gratifying (applause.) The and Day,

total expenditure for the period shows a de crease of $454-47, which includes the sum of Too Guineas to Mr. Hopeful's Stable, as the Winner outright of the Challenge Cup, (ap plause whilst on the Credit side, the Earnings show a material increase, especially in the item for Sale of Tickets &c., namely from $7.679.66 to $12,173.05. This no doubt you will consider is very satisfactory and -1 am sanguine that during the coming year we shall have even a further increase, under this head (applause) are good The prospects for this season There are more subscription griffins applied MR. R. W. Roberts, M.A. L.L.D., F.C.H..

for than last year, (applause.) It is a matter of Executive Engineer, P.W.D., and lately in the pleasure and congratulation to note that among service of the Burma Railways Cmopany, says the Officers of our Regiment stationed bere, there are so many who are fond of the noble Indian Engineering, has done a record in extensive travelling during his 18 months sport, and will contribute in no small measure towards making the meeting a great success. leave from India. Ife bas gone round the Gentlemen, I will be very pleased to answer "world-and-over-it,und-in-all-probability--any-question any gentleman may like to ask; has done over 54,000 miles trivel. He returns otherwise I shall be pleased to propose that to India next month. What to do? He passed the accounts be adopted. in seven different languages by the Higher 12.00 Standard!

For Freight or Passage, apply to

A. S. MUHARA, Manager. Hongkong, 21st October, 1899.

Entimation.

[13278WE hear that H.M.S. Polígenia, upon the completion of her three years commission, in April-nest, will be relieved by the second- class cruiser Terpsichore. The latter ship is 200 tons smaller than the phigenia, bot is quarter of a knot faster and carries nine michine guns to the Iphigenia's four.. Others A. S. WATSON & Co., wise the armament is identical. Both vessels

belong to the Apollo class.

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MESSRS Wheelock & Co., in their Shanghai freight market repon, of Oct. 16th, say 12.00 The improvement in London business, referred 10 in our fast issue, has continued, though rates. have remained unchanged. This is in contrast to New York rates which have advanced 5/ per ton by Suez in consequence of shoriness of available tonnage and consequent increase in deniand for space. Coastwise,-All steamers are more than busy and rates are strong at our quolations, Coal rates have advanced, a steamer having been fixed at $1.83 from Moji to this. For London via Suez-The one de- B, C, and Care excellent dinner parture.during the past fortnight cleared on the Wines and suitable for invalids and 13th inst. with a large cargo from here. She is be followed on the 26th inst. by the Orestes and delicate stomachs. D and E are Oanfa, the latter via Marseilles, and by the Java on 28th instant. For New York via Suez:- after-dinner Wines of a very superior Since the sailing of the Pingsney on the 30th vintage. All are trae Xeres Wines. ult. there has been no departure owing to the Argyll having had to deck for repairs'; she is Sample bottles and smaller quanti-now loading and expects to clear to day with ties will be supplied at proportionate about 1,800 tons nt 276. The John Sanderson is due here at once, and on arrival will proceed wholesale rates.

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Mr. Hough then read the following report of Mr. G. C. Moxon re the Gymkhana meet- ings-

Conformably with the resolution passed at the annual meeting of the Jockey Club four Gyrakhanns were held at intervals during the past season in addition to the regimental one got up by the officers of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. The full anticipated series of five Gymkhanas was not got through owing to our not being able to run the first meeting off until the end of April, the course not having been available earlier as it was opened up in places during the spring, for the purpose of laying drains; there were also postponements on account of the weather. We commenced the season with $470 in hand, the meetings have been more than self-supporting, and the Hon. Treasurer expects that after all outstandings are disbursed there will be some $600 to carry forward. As the last Gymkhana was only helt on Saturday, the 14th inst. it is impossible for the committee to render closed accounts on this occasion.

G. C. MOXON, -----Ton-Sec---- Gymkhana Committee Mr. McKie proposed, and and Mr. il. Buck to load soins 2,000 tons engagement; her rate sccunded, that the usual Gymkhanns be held

St. Jerome has been placed on the berth and is

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The Chairman said that two or three of last is quoted at 300 per ton. 1o follow her tender the magicos e Jockey Club-Camial. doc. at the end of current month. Her rate year's stewards would not be able to fill their posts again, and suggested other gentlemen's is 32/6, and her allotment for this port 1,000

names to fill the vacancies. filling. For New York via Cape-Nothing tons only, which she should have no difficult in fas been chartered for this direction. The Drumeltan, which has just completed her is ward discharge, is fixed to load at Kobe, and it is possible that a few tons space may be. allotted to Shanghai shippers at 20/0..

Mr. McKie proposed, and Mr. Rutter second ed, that the stewards, as given by the Chair man, be nominated instead of balloted for, but before it was put to the meeting,

"Mr. Murray Bain proposed, and Mr. Ruiter seconded, that Mr. Buck he elected in the place

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English yachtsmen were surprised at the victory, but were mare surprised at the boat's rig, for she had a big black huli, stiff, rakish mists, no topast, but a tremendous spread of canvas. She was challenged later by the Tilanit, a 100-ton yacht, which she defeated, and sailed back to New York with the Cup. The Commodore presented it to the New York Yacht Club as a "Challenge Cup for friendly competitions between foreign nations "the Cup is there still!!

No one tried to bring back the Cup for nine- teen years, when; in 1870, Mr. Ashbury went across with his Cambria, a boat of 227 tons. She sailed against a whole fleet of yachts, in cluding the America, but bad luck attended the Cambria. When passing the Narrows the wind suddenly changed, the mainsail slipped, and the boat went off on the wrong tack. She tapidly made up lost ground when two yachts fouled each other in her course, and lost the race by 27 minutes behind the Magic.

Pinckney....... 6. 9

Matches remaining to be played:-L

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,

HONGKONG, Friday, October 20th... Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in their weekly share report, state-The market has ruled very dull and transactions effected have been of a very limited nature. Banks-Hong- kong and Shanghai Bands declined to 323 per cent premium at which rate a few small sales have been effected and the market closes quiet The London quotation is £58. Nationals are wanted at $27 Marine Insurances. There is no business to report in stocks under this head- ing. Fire Insurances. A few small sales of Hongkong Fires have been put through at $330. Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao, Steamboats have been done at $20 and and $30 and close quiet at $201, Indo Chinas advanced to $81 sales but are again quiter with sales at $80, Douglas Steamships have

The drum and fife band, under the command Noble.. of Dr. Major Brown, and the tuition of the Royal Welsh Fusilier Drum Major, have been Lowe preparing themselves for some time past, and, Kew- as the hawsers bokling the transport to the Looker wharf were cast loose, struck up the popular Mayson military air "The girl I left me” in a most spirited and efficient manner. The band en- further martial tunes, the camp being made shortly after 5 o'clock and the men "fell in " on the grassy plot close to the powder magazine,

Most of our readers are aware that the easterh end of Stonecunters Island is pretty level. and makes an ideal spot for the purpose to which it is now being put. Though, some few might never have been on the island, they must have noticed the towers and the old prison wall that runs across the island from nerik to south and the level plain that lies on either side of this wall. The camp is pitched on both sides, the junior officers having the east side for their accommodation while the main body of the situated on the western, with troops are the commandants and officers' commanding company tents in front, facing the mainland to the north of the harbour. Down the centre of the camp are pitched the mess tents, six large marquees abutting each other answering for this purpose, for the rank and file, the sergeants having theirs, also in line, but separate, while besides a dining saloon a bar is

been placed at $471 Star provided for the exclusive use of the sergeants

Refineries China Sugar are neglected, and and their friends. The men's marquees are Ferries have changed hands at $19. very comfortably fixed, long tables running Luzons have been sold at 348. Mining. Pun down the whole length of the six marquees on either side, while forms are fixed beside the joms, after sales at Sto, are obtainable at $9.30. Charbonnages are enquired for at $245. Qucen tables. We were not able to find out the con-

Mines have been booked at 45 and 471 cents. tractor's name but he certainly was most successful in showing the able manner in which owing to the receipt of favourable news from Chinese can put bamboos to varied uses. The the Mine Jelebus have been sold at $147 Field Battery are stationed on the east and $144 and close in demand. Raubs side of the marquees with the Machine Gunners have been done at $64 and $644 and are obtainable at the latter fate. Olivers."B" on the west, the remaining units lying at the back of the Maxims, with the Band and Engineer are firmer and can be placed at $63 Great the first terrace of the hill adjoin-Eastern and Caledonians bave been fixed at $2. company

but are again in the market at $1.80 Docks, ing. The ground being level and grassy,

Wharves and Godowns. We have heard of no business in stocks under this heading. though terribly hard, no boards have been pro- vided for the bottoms of the tents, but as there are waterproof sheets and thick mattresses there is Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong very little fear of damp affecting the occupants. Lands are steady at $105, and have been nego Two matsheds have been erected, one for the tiated at S108 and Stop for December and use of the cooks in their culinary operations January respectively. West Points bave been. while the other is occupied by the canteen sold at 330 Humphrey's Estate have changed and, considering the exigencies of the situation, hands, at Sigand are now obtainable at $99. taken off the market at $60, Cigar Com the canteen is most luxuriously provided, Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cottons have bech drinks from the aristocratic champagne to Tomuny's shandy being available. The manage panies. La Commercial have buyers at 30 per nient have wisely instituted checks instead cent premium. Miscellaneous.Green Island of "chits" and Corporal Cotton and Gunner Cements ruled stendy and have been done ot, Thompson were kept pretty busy in serving $29. out the many calls for these checks. A barber's shop is also established at the south east corner of the camp, which no doubt will greatly tend to the smart soldierlike appearance of the campaigners. The private "boys" are lodged in the disused towers, where they seemed to be most confortably fixed. The orderly room, is a permanent brick St, I notice in your yesterdays issue a building at the North-east Corner, where reply by Mr. W. Caius Crutchley, Secretary of Corps Quarter-Master Sergeant Wailing with the Navy League, London, to a letter of mine, his assistant, Gunner Parsons R.A., had their published in your issue of 28th July, in which hands full with serving out camp equip criticised the Navy League Manning Scheme. ment and looking after the men's general I shall be obliged if you will grant me a little comfort. Store tents are distributed in access-space to make what temarks 1. consider his able positions throughout the camp, the guns letter calls for. The bone of contention being parked along the sea front on the south between us is the method of remedying an evil While speaking about the general the existence of which we both lament. Mr. arrangements made we must not forget to Crutchley, as Secretary of the Navy League, mention that the Solent, one of the fastest, and naturally favours that body's scheme, whereas most commodious launches in the harbour, my contention is that any scheme which does by the kindness of the R.E. authorities, not provide better pay, better food, and better has been requisitioned for transport duties, accommodation for the sailor must fail in the making eight runs a day between Murray result aimed at The Secretary of the Navy. Pier and Stonecutters, the first run being in League-1 tako it admits that the pay and plenty of time for men to come to business accomodation are not so good as they should in the morning and the last at 10,15 at night, be, for he says that "The better pay and the The troops, about 100 strong, arrived at better accommodation would naturally follow Stonecutter's at about 5 o'clock and after being the adoption of the League's Scheme, in as formed up in their respective companies, Cap: much as it would provide a better article which tain Bland, R.A., the Corps' Adjutant, told them would consequently be worth more money. off to their tents, also informing them of than is now paid to those who navigate British the meaning of "Fatigue Drill." On arrival merchant ships don't think he will get at, their tents the men took off their ac many people to agree with him in this argu coutrements, selected their tents and then ment, for though, it is justice that a better arming themselves with mallets started to fix articlesbould bring a better price, unfortunately, All that skill and good workmanship could the tents in proper ship-shape (excuse the it does not nati do was put into Valkyrie III, but the Ameri-expression) manner, driving in the pegs at the tais Anderson cans were again a little ahead of us, and built bottoin of curtain, digging trenches round the that the questi Defender In this yacht the Americans de tent and other multifarions little jobs incidental law of supp parted from, their custom of using centre to military occuping a new camp. These jobs evidently, board, which they believed gave a yacht better sea-going and sail-carrying capabilities in heavy weather, and built Defender with a “fin" keel, similar to the deep keels on English yachts.

This caused new racing conditions, the N.Y. Club arraging that further contests should be decided by a series of matches. So in 1871, Mr. Ashbury took over the Zivonia, which sailed against the Columbia, a centre-board yacht. The latter won two races of the series, the English boat winning the third by 15 mins. The Sappho took up the next two races and each time easily outdistanced the English yacht.

An interval of five years clapsed before Major Gifford, of the Royal Canadian Yacht, Club, took the Countess of Dufferin to New York The Madeleine was the defender, and pulled off the first three attempts.

Then five years later the Canadians made another attempt with the Atalanta against Mischief. I failed, and so did the efforts of the Genestra, a beautiful boat owned by Sir Richard Sutton, which went across from Eng land in 1885. This race was the best out of close thing, for the Puritan three, and was just scraped home in the second by 90 ticks of the clock ahead of Genestra.

The Galatra, the challenge of Lieutenant Henn, R.N., next went over, but only did mo derately against the Mayflower.

Then the Thistle, a Scotch boat essayed the task which had proved too much for all pre- vious boats.

The Volunteer took up the challenge and won easily. No more challenges were sent until 1893, when Lord Dunraven took across the magnificent yacht Valkyrie II. was then arranged that the race should be the best three out of five contests. The first race was aban- doned, the secrind lost by the Valkyrie by seven ininules, and, in the third the Pigilant, which was defending the Cup, won by 12 minutes.

Valkyrie fl. came home only to be sunk in the Clyde by a vessel which collided with her, and, then Lord Dunraven gave Mr. G. W. Watson, of Glasgow, a commission to build him Valkyrie, III.

The Defender spread 10,400 feet of canvas, Valkyrie III 1,400, a remarkable advance on facic and Cambria, which spread 1,680 feet, and 2,ros feet respectively.

Again, however, England, was doomed to disappointment. Vully. Tailed to bring home the covetted cup The first race, on September 7th, 1895, was interfered with by the excursion boats which crowded the course, and almost blanketed the races time and again, and Defender won by 4 minutes,

Valkyrie II., however, won the second race, but was disqualified on the ground that she had fouled her opponent, and the race was awarded to Defender The Valkyrie III.

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CORRESPONDENCE;

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follow that it will: Cap reply to my letter, said gea must be left to the lemand; so in this point not at one with Mr. Crutchley may not appear to be taborious, but when the Surely there are as good men in the British ground is hard, beastly hard, and the peg blunt,Isles now as ever in the days of yore and quite we can assure our readers no exercise is so ag prone to raise blisters as endeavouring to ako wants that aforesaid peg content to do the work for dos which it was

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