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RACING NOTES.

Hard galloping en hard, going is beginning to taif its mile with our local racers. The course is like iron and the watering merely makes the top treacherous: consequently ponies sick, ponies off their feed and ponies stiff and sore, is the order of the day. The point arises is it better to work your horse and either bring him to the post on the race day fit and well and chance breaking him down in the process, or nursing him peatly and then bringing him out as fat and soft as a "bullock? Some trainers favour one course, some the other and results only will prove the correctness of either. Mr, Master believes in hard work and his string are well forward, but do not seem to improve as they go along. On the other hand the owners of Glory are taling no risks and keep him to slow exercise.

The old Chinese pony, Sinhad, is going strong and did a gond-mile-in 2 mins, 20 secs. last week, whereas Fonden, who was in great fettle a short time ago, acenis to have gone off colour. His 4 mile in 1 min. 35 secs. was not finished in his usual style and at the end of his journey he seemed to have just about had enough of it.

Mr. Hencke's bay mare did a mile is 2 mins 13 secs, and moved over the ground in good style.

Messrs Brown and White's grey mare is a disappointing animal and lacks the true grit that would keep him going and land him at the place where he 15 most wanted,

Mr. Potts has a useful chestnut that if well plared should pull off a race, but a long distance is no use to her,

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Col. Hughes bay did a gallop with Mr. D. Gillies black, but the black was not in it at any point, and in our opinion the more Mr.. Gillies works his horse the worse he will get. as he is too soft to stand anything like a severe preparation..

Mr. Master's brown mare is not improving and will require a lot of watching to prevent her getting stale. However we expect to chronicle her as a winner before it is all over..

Mr. Kadoorie has a good Chinese pony in Hyacinth and no amount of graft seems to up

set it.

Major General Gascoigne's chestnut is im- proving every day and, moreover, appears as sound as a bell. A mile in 2 mins. 10 secs., the last quarterlin 31 secs., is not too had when ap pearing to go in very little beyond a common canter.

Loyalist did the half mile in 58 secs, and his moving was faultless. If he would only gallop in a mace as he does at practice he would have Të be backed every time, but whenever he is tackled he shuts up, his best times being done when he runs alone.

Black Snake, from Shanghai, and Mr. Humphrey's chestnut did a good ‡ mile. In the first half the black was pulling his jock half out of the saddle, but in the last Mr. P. A. Cox was sitting down on the chestnut and the blacke appeared satisfied that he had done enough,

Glory has been physicked and appears tired of the whole business, but as he has been in steady work for sonie time only a little tuning up will be required. ·

Mr. Master's discard, that he bought in, has been laid up for a week,

With the quality of horse now in training it will be found that the great majority have neither the blood, nor the breed to stand hard fnod and hard work. To stand by the cours and watch the final miles being done is enough to prave, that, taking the last set of griffins, racing is not their game and the prizes will be taken as much by luck as good manage

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1902.

BENEFIT CONCERT AT THE CITY. HALL.

The many friends of Miss Emmie Smith decided on tendering her a benefit before her departure from the Colony and a long list of helpers volunteered their services.

THE PAINTING OF WARSHIPS.`

When H.M.S. Altion passed through Singa pare the other day, says an exchange, it was ascertained that she was painted as to hull and upper works black and grey, as ati experiment

SEA-GRERN SHIPS.

As regards invisibility at any distance, it On Saturday night there was a gathering could not be said that this was secured by the that is rarely seen nowadays, and the Hall was

mode of colouring in question. We mentioned packed to the doors, Miks Smith was, of course, that what was wanted was "horizon" colour the star of the evening and in her songs,ing, that is, a sea tint for the hull, and a neutral Home Dearie Home, The Sweetest Story, ský tint for upper works, funnels, and 'masts. Blushing Rose Nc, sang her best and looked

Something like this change appears now to her nicest, being vociferously encored on

have commanded itself to the Admiralty, for each occasion. The various gentlemeni sang

we note that this paragraph is given in the under great difficulties as the musical portion Daily Express of the 6th December:~ of the entertainment was atrocious., To say that the orchestra was composed of the members of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers would be an in- 'sult to that highly trained body, and might we niggest that in future the units who marle the discords on Saturday night should attend future functions in civilian clothes so as not to cast discredit on their regiment. Miss Smith was the recipient of a number of very handsome Roral offerings and, throath Mr. Banvard, tendered her hearty thanks to those who had assisted her and the splendid audience that greeted her. Space will not allow us to give the items of the programate in full but special | mention must be made of Messrs. W. Burgess A, O. C. (who gave a very clever turn) Cullen, Simmers, Ward and Whittock."

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

(Before His Lordship A. G. Wise,

Acting Chief Justice). January 1st.

MANSLAUGHTER.

Pung Chun was indicted for the mans laughter of Ho Man, at Hollywell Road, on the 25th November last.

The Attorney General (Mr. W. M. Good man, K. C.), instructed by the Crown Solictor, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, prosecuted, and the prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was not legally represented.

The Attorney General stated that he had considered with a great deal of care whether he ought to charge the prisoner with mur der er manslaughter, and came to the con clusion that at would not be safe indict him with the former. The facts of the case were as follows:-There was a club at

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No. 190, Hollywell Road, and on the evening

under the influence of drink. Under those

of the day named some Chinese musicians were holding a meeting and remained there for a late hour. After the meeting a supper was commenced between two and half-past two in the morning and it lasted about an hour. There was no doubt that a considerable quantity of samshu was drunk with the result that the men were not in full command of their intelligence. In fact, they were all more or less circumstances a quarrel began, between the de- ceased man and the prisoner, arising out of some question as to who ought to have been employed on some occasion when the musi- cians were employed in rotation to attend at a place of entertainment The prisoner happen. ed to have a knifa (produced). According to to the evidence of a man, who was present and kept quite sober, the men seemed to have made a great deal of nuise during the supper, and he had to request them to keep quiet. The prisoner commenced abusing the deceased man and two distinct fights ensued. On the first occasion the two men made free use of their fists, and before they really bad time for their blood to cool the prisoner produced the knife. In AMATEUR ATHLETIQ SPORTS.

his dying depositions the man said the prisoner struck him, and he then struck him back.. Pre- A few years ago the amateur athletic meeting vions to this the prisoner took a knife from, bis

the events of the season, but from various was armed. However, later in the evening, the causes this interesting fixture was allowed to fight was recommenced and the deceased was lapse Efforts have now been made to resus--

struck in the abdomen. Instead of sitting down citale the meeting and fortunately the manage- and being attended to the deceased chased ment is in the right peoples hands. The gat-the prisoner and eventually fell in the rond hering will take place on the Taikoo Club's where he was found and removed to the ground on Saturday, Febuary 1st and twelve Hospital and subsequently died from acute events will be decided during the after peritonitis. In his statement, the prisoner noon. The community has worthily responded said he produced the knife simply for the to the call for assistance and over $1,000 worth purpose of frightening the deceased. of prizes will be competed for. Entries can The prisoner, who had nothing to say be be made at The Victoria Recreation Club, yond leaving himself entirely in the hands of The Club Lusitano, The Taikoo Club, The the Court, was sentenced to prison for three Hongkong Hotel The New Victoria Hotel. years with hard labour, his Lordship observing Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, A, 8. Watson & Co., it was not a serious case of manslaughter, but Lane, Crawford & Co., J. Brewer & Co., and

one for which he must he punished. Cottam & Co., closing on Saturday, the st Febuary. A fee of $1.00 must accompany each entry with the exception of the Soldiers and Sailors race for which post entries, free, will be takan.

BRITISH WAR VESSELS Change colour, The annual attempt to find out the best colour for invisibility at sen is about to be made by the Lords who direct his Majesty's Navee. Drab and light grey have long been favourities, but these are now giving place to sea-green, o sickly shade, which the handy man will emulate in his carments of oil-skin, if not in his fighting leit. The Channel Squadron puts to sea in January, and the dockyard painters are mixing the new invisibility in their paint-pots ready for an initial attack of the brush on the hull of the Magnificent.

THE H. A. L, LINERS AND LIQUID FUEL.

The C. Ferdinand Laeisz, along with the Silvia, are the first vessels of the Company

fitted for the experiment with liquid fuel. The

apparatus on the C. Ferdinand Lacisa was fitted at Suez under the care of the engineers of the Hamburg-American Company, and under the watchful observation of a representa Live of the German Admiralty. The apparatus differs from most of the British apparatus, in that the oil is sprayed on the fire, not by the aid of steam, but by means of the pressure under which it works. The working with liquid fuel from Suez to Hamburg was in reduced very largely as compared with the every way satisfactory, consumption being former coal consumption of the steamer, whilst engines and ballers worked without trouble.

Two other steamers of the Hamburg. fuel, and are shortly expected out. American Line have been fitted to burn liquid

Entertainments.

HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

SUBSCRIPTION DANCE in aid of the 1 above SUCIETY 'will be held in the CITY HALL, on JANUARY 24TH, 1903, at

9.30 P.M.

TICKETS............

$5 each.

Tickets may be had from Mrs. FORBES. East Point, or from Members of the Committee of the Society.

„Hongkong, 19th December, root.

Bands

PROMENADE CONCERTS.

MONDAY and TUESDAY, 3rd and 4th February, CITY HALL

P.M.

ORCHESTRA 120,

22nd Bombay Infantry, Bands...th Hyderabad Contingent. Bagpipes...........H. K. and S. Battalion."

(Ladies and Gentlemen of Hongkong will kindly assist).

: Booking at ROBINSON PIANO CO. Dress Circle Promenado

Conductor J, H. MOIR, BM.. R.W.F. Hongkong. 17th January, 1902. 176d

Entimations.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO., LIMITED.

#atimations.

At every turn,

day and night, you hear the en- thusiastic praise of some one who is competent to judge and prefers

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to all others the whole world has it-and likes it.

SOLE AGENTS:

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LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 13th December, 1901.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the THIR

TEENTH ORDINARY MEETING INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT.

of

SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 23rd January, 1902, at 1145 o'clock AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together. with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1901.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-

14th instant, to THURSDAY, the 23rd instant; pany will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the THE (both Days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

"MOWBRAY'S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong

Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. General Agents for The. West Point Building Company, Limited. Hongkong, 6th January, 1901, *

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED,

Concerning these vessels, a German gentle- man, interested in shipping, writes to the Ceylon Standard from Kobe, as follows →→

It may interest you to hear that the NOTICE is hereby given that the FOUR- TEENTH ORDINARY MEETING Hamburg-America Line are building six of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will trade. The vessels will be of the type of the 1902, at 13 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of more mail steamers for the China-Japan be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 23rd January,

Prinz Heinrick, and are being, built in Ger-receiving the Report of the Directors together many. The Altona, which is also to come out with Statement of Accounts for the year ending is called the Molike. She is already completed, CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 14th instant, to Japan, has received another name now, and 31st December, 1901.

The REGISTER of SHARES will be

York, after which she and is making two or three trips to New to THURSDAY, the 23rd instant, (both Days out here. inclusive), during which period no Transfer of used to be on the Silva. The H.A. L. is also She is in charge of Captain Dempwolf, who Shares can be registered."

By Order of the Board of Directors, building a sister ship to the Moltke, to be called

MOWBRAY S, NORTHCOTE,

Acting Sec etary." Hongkong, 6th january, 1902. the Blucher. These two boats are to beat every vessel on the Far East route, în comfort, ·HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE-

COMPANY, LIMITED. speed and accommodation —S. F. P.____

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INVENTORS OF INCANDESCENT

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ARE SELLING THE ONLY GENUINE MANTLES, The Price, of which has been reduced to FIFTY CENTS per piece.

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THE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY AN DEALERS IN JEWELLERY, PEARLS, DIAMONDS, JADESTONEWARE,

CURIOS, SILKS, CARVED IVORYWARE, AND GRASSCLOTHS,

THE

NUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICES of the Company, on MONDAY, the 27th January, Report of the Directors together with a State at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1901.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company both Days inclusive. will be CLOSED from the 24th to 31st instant,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 14th January, 1902,"• [66d HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

held on Chinese New Fedrs ever was one of pocket, remarking that he could not fight as he Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. E: J. Comfoot, || ***HÄLF-YEARLY

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. --

Yung Ting and Tan Tuk pleaded not guilty to robbery with violence at Kowloon on the

roth December last.

The Attorney General, instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. F. B. L. Bowley) prose-

The sports will be under the patronage of Major General Sir William Gascoigre, C. M. G., and gentlemen on the committee of manage-cuted. nemt are a guarantee that every detail will be well attended to.

The following is the progranume -

EVENTS.

1st Race-220 yds. Flat (Handicap.) and Race-2 mile Bicycle Race (Handicap),

(Open to non rst prize winners only), 3rd Race-mile Flat, Race (Handicap). 4th Race-3'mile Bicycle Race (Handicap). 5th Race-100 yds. Hurdle Race (Handicap). 6th Race a mile Bicycle Race (Handicap). (Competitors to be 30 years of age or over) 7 Race-too yda, Flat Rade (Handicap). 8th Race Ladies. Nomination Raco. 9th Races mild Bicyle Race (Handicap). foth Race-mile Flat Race (Handicap),' 11th Race-2 mile Bicycle, Scratch Race Lap

prize.

4

xath Race mile Flat Scratch Race, open to

Amy, Navy, Volunteers and police..

from Hamburg, Dec. 11-To Nagasaki: Mr. Per Hamburg-American steamer Hamburg, Albert Stoellger. To Tsintau: Mrs. Derllen. To Hongkong: Miss Anna Johannsen. To Singapore: Mr. Carl Niemeyer. From Ant- werp.To Singapore: Mr. and Mrs. Bekking. To Yokohama: Mr. and Mrs. J. Takamine and family, Miss Stritch. To Kobe: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Tottenham. To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Riches, Miss Riches, Misses Byrne, Miss Warr, Mr. G. T. Wilson, Miss Anderson, Mr. Beinhoff, Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs. Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley

Mr. Chesney Duncan and child, Mr. and Mrs. H. Feato, Miss Poate. To Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Michael, Mrs, Frank Morgan and child, Mr. Finlay Urquhart, Mrs. Wise and child, Miss Worthaly. Miss Osborne, Miss May, Miss Wilson, Mr. E. W. Wolf To Singapore: Mr. C. V. Brooke, Mr. Frizell and family, Mrs. Miller and children, H.H the Rajah Muda of Sarawak, Mr. and Mrs. Fasquel. To Penang: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. J. Trenchell and child. From Genoa-To Yokohama: Mr. Agnes Overbeck. To Tsintau! Mr. Karl Stoffregen, To Shanghai': Mr. Li Lu Shing, Mr. Wen, Mr. Chai, Mr. Ku Chunshan, Mr. Zan Fob-kung, Mr. Z. S. Kleeman, His Excelleney Lu, Mr. and Mrs. Lu and child, Mr. Lu, Lieut. Z'S. Holl mann, Mrs. Hardy, Mr. Hu, Mr. H. E. Sho. To Hongkong: Mrs. Van Aalst,, Mr. and Mrs. A. Guzow, Miss Osborne, Miss Wortbeley. To Samarang Mr. J. H. Tromp de Haas, Mr. Intvelt To Batavia: Mr. R. van der Haag. To Singapore: Mr. A. Dittmar, Mr. Eschke, Mr. and Mr. W. J. Gallois and 6 children, Mr, G. H. W. Kubaseck, Mr. and Mrs. Pasqual Chelva, Mr. Graf Tarabini. To Shanghat: Mr. From Naples To Nagasaki: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. B. Townley, Mrs. Susan B. Townley.

From the opening statements of the Attorney General, it appeared that a Kowloon (cattle dealer and another man were set upon by four

Por Messageries Maritimes steamer Austral men near Kowloon City and robbed of 37llen, connecting with the steamer Salasie, at dollars. The men were armed with bamboos Colembe, from Marseilles, Dec. 29.-To and the dealer was very muen knocked about Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. R. Pranier, Mr. and while his companion, who was only hit on the shoulder, managed to get away. The Mr. and Mrs Deheaux, Mr. Brossé, Mr. M. Mr. Augustin. To Haiphong Miss Eschey, alleged robbers afterwards disappeared but Getten. To Saigon: Mr. Hans Meister. two of them were subsequently arrested and identified as having taken part in the affair. Counsel said the facts of the case were very simple, and it was purely a question of identity for the jury to consider.

from Marseilles, Dec. 22-To Saigon: Mr. Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Salaris,

and Mrs. Blanc.

· NOTIOR TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE SEVENTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be Bank Bui dings, Queen's Road Central, on held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 18, TUESDAY, the 4th February, at a 'clock, NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of the appointment of a Director, and electing Accounts, declaring a Dividend, confirming Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the sand January, to 4th February, inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

T. ARNOLD,

Secretary, Hongkong. 14th January, 1902.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The prisoners being found guilty were son-Charles Crauford, Mr. Crawford Kerr, MissNFORMATION has been received from the

tenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour and were each ordered to receive two whippings of zo strokes during their incarcera tion, V

Per Messageries Maritimes, steamer Annam, from Marseilles, Jan. 12.-To Shanghal: Mr. Dudgeon. To Haiphong: Mr. and Mrs. Merle and family, Miss Hayn. To Saigon: Mr. Lautière To Samarang Mr. Cochin and family. To Sinapore: Mr. J. J. Hulstkamp,

This concluded the business of the Sessions. Mr. Michells,

direction.

Military Authorities that ARTILLERY PRACTICE will take place on the 24th instant from Kowloon City, Pier in a South-Easterly All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are cau tioned to keep clear of the Ranges, By Command, adanya pe VGJ K. STEWART LOCKHART,

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