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OCTOBER 14 1905.

CRICKET FIGH

ALLEGED SPORTSMEN IN COURT.AMA

This morning 63 Chinese, of all sorts and conditions, were placed before Mr. F. A. Hass- land, charged with gambling, by betting on the Se results of cricket fights AMATE

Mr. F. B. L. Dowley, the Crown Ballchior, appeared for the prosecution, and the lion. Dr. Ho Kai, instructed by Mr. Otta. Kong Sing defended the accused with the exception of the second defendant who was represented by Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messis, Brutton, Hett and Goldring.

Ir. Singapore in 1904, cholars and small-pox. accounted for 3 and 22 deaths respectively-the We should imagine that quite a little fatter occuring in all the three Settlements. flutter will be caused in the servants' dove From January to Soplomber, 1905, 15 casos of cots, and particularly in those supplying plague hava bean, reported in Singapore with labour for big firme by the substantial fine 14 deaths-two have been reported from pro- Imposed at the Magistracy yesterday on a mated population of the Colony in 1904 was vince Wellesley and one in Penang. The asti. Coxswain of the Hongkong and Whampoa 593,787, the figures given by the casus Dock Company who unlawfully absented of 1901 being $72,240. The death rate was himself from duty without the permission of 30 per mile as against 39.49 in 1933, The his employers. It is not often that such a mean estimated population for 1905 is 603,164 charge is formulated and pressed home with The monthly death rates in Singapore from such force as was the case yesterday, and if Janunty to August range from 50.54.10.36.44 The paton per quarter, not per mensez, proqerional, only persons who have to engage Chinese THB London correspondent of the Straits The daily isque in aolivorak tree when the address boys would remember that the law provides cho hears liom an official quarter that the Berner spout by post sample purishaient for impudent desertions Russian Government has undered the Russo- additiossai $1,40 par qaurter in oberged for pelage. The postage in the weekly in us any part of the a stop might soon be put to such annoyances. Chinese Bank and the Chinese Eastern Rail

wengist in 20 centa just ember.

It will not be gainsaid that there seems to way Company to prepare an account of their expenditure and losses in Manchuria, Corea stagle Capfe. Dally, ten geute: Weekly, twenty be an impression among house-boys, coolles and China as a consequence of the war. It is

and native servants in general that they can well known that the Russian Government has. take a day off whenever it occurs to them a heavy financial interest in both these under that the monotony of labour might be re-inkings, and something like 25,002,200 roubles lieved by a short holiday. But that is not have been privately subscribed It is under so. Mr Hazeland laid down the law very

stood that this amount at least will be nuide good by the Government, as all the property clearly at the Police Court yesterday after and undertakings of the companies will be evon, and, to impress upon the defended over to fapan under the peace treaty. dant the error of his ways lined the Coxswain $too or three months' geol | The fate of Mount Margan, Australia's pre-each put a cricket, and they then with a tmall.

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Hongkong Celegraph

UNGKONG, Saturday, OctobEK 14, 1995,

OUR SİSTER COLONY,

Looking back over the year's work of the Straits Legislative Council as reviewed by the Governor on the first reading of the Supply Hill last week, one cannot but feel, at first, inclined to wonder when our neighbours are going to be the happy possessors of a stable dollar. E. Sir John Anderson remarks, that they cannot point to any considerable improvement in the trade of the Colony, the depression which sut in last year has not-yet BULLDOG". 8oz. pls.Sig: Perdoz. pts. $3.25 come to an end, although he felt justified in declaring that there were signs that it was. 4ts. $4.50

about to lift. Imports for the first six months of the current year amounted to one. pis. $3.00 hundred and sixty-six millions of dollars," or sphis.$2.40' || rather more than sixteen million pounds, but, as the Singapore Free Press points out the Colony's "days of legis and bounds, which used to be a familiar figure of speech in turmer, Budget speeches, have gone, for a time at any rate." With a fixity of exchange a great increase in the volume of

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[From Our Own Correspondent.

Shanghut, 14th October

The Gerinan Minister at Poking Ms, Bowley sald his Worship would find this a very simple case. He would prove that reports that he has received, advices the d-fendants were caught red-handed in a from Sliantung of an anti-foreign gambling game on Sunday afternoon, the Bth lust, at No. 39 Gough Street, which he would rising having broken out in that Pro- prove was used for a cricket fighting place vince. under the name "Pat Kee Club," which name was posted up on door posts. But although called a club he would alsu prove that any pone could go in and bèt on the cricket

fights. When the detective went up to the first floor all the defendants were found there. This floor had several rooms and a verandah matted in to form another room. In the rooms were tables with pots and a big bowl on them and into this bowl two men

THE NAVAL RRVIEW

IN JAPAN,

From Our Own Correspondent

Shanghai, 14th October, 2.45 p.m.

It has been definitely decided to brush teased the crickets to incite them to hold an Imperial Naval Review in fight the onlookers staking on their favourites while the bankers took to per cant, of the Tokio Bay on Monday, 23rd inst.

It would be a pretty state of affairs if mier mine, is now world-wide, and it ranies as one of the greatest in the world. During to our servants" could go Canton side" to bury a grandmother of attend a sick fattier years 7,747,966 tairs af ore bave been extracted

and treated, and there are still 3 200,000 tons winnings. The stakes were called in catties whenever they chose. They inconvenience in sight. The mine has produced 733,013 tong

at the rate of to cattles to the dollar, the us enough as it is, and although the law of lead, 4,576 tons of copper, 720 tons of anti-akes ranging from 10 to 502 calties repre- makes it clear what they may not do we monia metal, 123,740,720. fine ounces of silver, senting St to So. When Inspector Gourlay, have still the same old troubles with the and 84,933 ounces of gold, of a net value of with.Sergeant Walt and a posse of constables boys. They are gradually being roped ingregated 7,123,774, while 6938,999 has been intent were the winners on getting their 426,808,741. The working expenses have agentered, a game had just finisher, and so and made to appreciate the fact that where written off-ter slepreciation. In the 20 years money, and the losers on staking on the next they are receiving a monthly wage they have no less than £8,576,000 was paid in dividends fight, that their entrance was not observed by to be alive to a keen appreciation of what is and bonuses, and this amount has just been the defendants until one, looking up, saw the expected of them.

further added to by a dividend, representing detectives and police and, too late, gave the £71,000!

alarm, and they were all arrested. In these fights should either owner of a cricket withdraw his "animal" a percentage of the money was. returned to the loping side. Originally there were 72 men arrested, but nine had not nur

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The German mast of the 13th September was

delivered in London on the 13th inst. THE next Criminal essions of the Supreme Court will be held on Wednesday, the 18th

inst., at to a.m.

Ur to the end of August over 120,000 Chinese immigrants arrived in Singapore, of whom about 9 per cent were women or girls.

THE Jocky Club held a meeting fo-day

and officers.

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The Captain Superintendent of Police has given notice that 53 boats new in the hands of the Water Patice will, if not chilmed within one week from the 13th-inst be told by public

auction

DURING the month of August so duaths were registered in the Colony. Of these 35 were the civil population recording 24, the other be among the European and lareign community, ing from the army.

A CORRESPONDENT queries the following stem clipped from Pearson's Weekly and sent along for publication:-1 have a valuable piece of advice to give, to every young mao who wishes to make some sort of progress în the world. Now that peace has been declared between Russia and Japan, there will be many openings in the Far East for bright, intelligent young people., Mapy British horses' will want to trade with Japan, Korea, and China, and Japan will foster such trade in every possible way. Therefore, learn Japanese. *** The charge is 3 for a course of twelve sons, which would be sufficient to enable the average youth to make himself, understood. I should like to explain that this is not an advertisement,

CRICKET.

OLD RESIDENTS:V, NEWCOMERS,

A match was commenced on the. Hongkong

to-day between teams, composed of Old Re- Cricket Club Ground shortly before noon

sidents and New Comers. Weather conditions were perfect, the pitch in excellent condi- tide, and as some of the players are well known and others likely to prove of material assiste ance to the Club sonie interesting cricket was promised.

Not sufficient members turned up to start play until 155 am, when the New Comers being all present it was decided to make a

rendered to their bail.

commencement with a few of the Old Re- Detective Chung Kui stated that on thesidents. On tossing the New Comers won the afternoon of the 8th inst, he went to No. 39 right to go in first, and electing to bat sont Gough Street, which he entered from a side Lawis to the wickets at the east end facing lane, and on ascending to the first floor he found Krickenbeck at the west, with W. Dixon bowl- the first and second defendants sitting on ang table. On entering a room behind theirs be. The play that followed was not very remark found several tens of men gathered roundable with the exception, perhaps, of that of table, but owing to the crowd it was not easy Krickenbeck with his 48, and Mackay with 28. a inove round. He heard one man say" five The rest of the play was very desultory during

for go catties, and another said "I am going the New Comers' innings, but Capt. Noble's for 30 As soon as arrangements were com fie'ding was remarkably god. For the Old pleted and the money staked two crickets were Residents, who went in at 3. p.m, with Hon. I simply came across a useful piece of news,put into a large bowl, and the fight commenced. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith and Lumsden At the and passat on to anyone it may interest. Two boards were hung up, one on each side of wickets, an unfortunate opening was made as In his speech on the Budget at Singapore last staked. The fight lasted five or six minutes ng scored. A change, however, took place after the room, on which were displayed the amounts both were sent back to the Pavilion without havi week, E. the Governor said-There can be

and then it was stated that those on the west Chichester was called upon to retire to a welį. no doubt that rubber planting in the Malay en side had. He then heard the third placed shot from Lows forsix. Hird then faced the Peninsula has a great future before it. Soil and climats are both admirably suited to the defendant say "Won 83 per cent," and then music and put in some good clean hitting, with Para subber tree and the produce of the lesin. w him hand to a man who had staked Ss, the outslogging. Daniel at the other end, was caught

and with the keen spirit and enterprise of our aula already commands top price in the market amount of his winnitys. He then took the by Lowis off his own bowling at 4 Bird con man who had won to where the first and secondtinued his good work until he had compiled platters we hope to maintain a foremost place defendants were ailling. The list of winners 24. Dixon was getting on well, whan bo skied A CORRESPONDENT of the .N. B. Herald in good has already from time to time been ren

was handed to the second defendant who wrote a ball which was caught by: Peate and sent amongst rubber producing countries. Much quires if anyone can inform him if a snowdered to the planting industry by the staff of

some characters on little pieces of paper which him home at six. Bird was unfortunately Dext he handed to the winners, some of whom went caught off a stun per by Lowis, and then white specimen of the drawf Kingfisher has ever the Botanic Gardens and the Government of at once to collect their money, from the Turner went in with noble at the other end, been found. He has been lucky enough to the Federated Malay States has now appointed first defendant, while others waited for another the latter going out with nil. After a few secure one of these extremely are albines, a skilled Director of Agriculture and hope it. The first defendant paid inoney on the

more wickets had fallon, Ponsonby went in to face Turner, who was holding his own, with THE Hon. Mr. Basil Taylor, Marine Magis. that in a short time we shall have there a fully presentation of these chits; and witness saw

25. to niake in win. Three boundaries from. trate, fined a number of boatmen sums varying equipped department of agriculture which will money paxi, ***

Cross-examined by the Hon. Dr. Ro Kai, Turner, in quick succession made the play af from $3 to $15 tur disobeying the Harbour place at the disposal of the planters the best

scientific knowledge availble to guide and clothes, taking a warrant handed to him by In run up, Possonby not scoring before he was witness said be visited the house in plain this time very exciting, and the rest was, FOOD Rules by obstructing the approaches to the

help them in maintaining and extending, the

spector Gourlay. He first entered the hall, or bowled out and Turner not out for 60. sitting room, which was about ten feel square, "and to the right of this was the room where the

fighting was going on; it was about. 8 by feet. There were four or five persons sitting on a bed in the accountant's room besides the first and second defendants. He had not to push his way into the rooms where the fighting was going on; there were about forty people. C. Butcher, c. Tonsonby, b. Chichester..."7 three feet square. He did not see any watch there, and they were standing round a table Major Williamson, A&C., c. Hooper, b. at the door of the house or in the lane outside. H. G. C. Bailey, 1.b.w., b. Chichester,...

Lumiden The case was adjourned until Friday, bail W. A. Powell, b. Lumsden being allowed or before.

A. S. WATSON & CO., trade should quickly be brought about and

a much more satisfactory budget presented. noon, but the only busness dons was the un- The revenue estimated for the fiscal year isaminaas re-election of all the present stewards $11,453,130, being $67,225 short of the original estimate, while the estimated revenue fur 1906 is put at: $9,479,064, which falls shon of the original estimate for 1905 by $2,041,291 and of the revised estimates for (3 his year by $1,974,060. The estimates for 1906 shows a loss of $1,344,000 on the Sin. gapore and l'enang Opium Faim of which sum $720,000 is the amount which the Government have allowed the Farms to defer payment of during the year. They hold ample security for this advance which bears 5 percent interest, and with the present low price of opium His Excellency says that the prospects of the Farm have greatly improfed, and they need have no fear of receiving payment in full of these advances in 1907. The estimated expenditure for the year reported on was $11,360, 240, but over and above this amount there have been added to the charges on the Colony further charges (including re-votes) which up to date amount to $63,620 a housing problem, but the Govether lins laid

RECKEATION GROUNDS. Calimated actual expenditure, including his proposals on the subject before the Secretary works the execution of which has been post. of State, and hopes shortly to be able to intro. H.B. the Governor has appointed the under poned, is now put down at $10,591,745, duce legislation on the subject of the improve-mentioned to be members of the committee for showing an estimated excess of revenue over

ment of certain congested districts of the the Wong-nei-Chong and Queen's Recreation expenditure of $861,385, thus increasing the

Groundi-Naval, Capt. George Carpenter, estimated balance to the credit of the Colony

palo club, (Vacant); golf club, Mr. C. M. G. R.M.L...; military, Major 11. J. Kelsall, A. at the end of 19a5 by this amount. It was

Hurnie; cricket club, Mr. H. R. Phelips; foot pointed out by His Excellency that while

ball club, Mr. P. W. Goldring; hockey club, the estimated balance to the credit of the

Mr. J. Barton jockey club, Mr. T. F. Hough; Colony on 31st December is satisfactory, this

and Victoria Recreation club, Mr. W. Arm- the impossibility of is partly due to carrying out some of the works provided for in the current year, and to others not being completed, but mainly to the sale of the Malacca, Käilway. On tfic

GREGOR & CO.'S

IMPERIAL

HIGHLAND

Harbour Master's Wharf, during this morning. 1r seems that Singapore'is also troubled with

town.

H.E. THE Governor has granted to Captain D. MacDonald, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, lease of absence for twelve month, commencing from the rath instant, and has appointed Mr. R. Hunter to be acting surveyor of buiters of sleam-launches under 6 tons, during the absence on leave of Capt. D. MacDonald.

THE Hongkong Volunteer Corps will carry out 15 pr B... Maxim gos practice, from a position on the northern slipse of Stonecutters Island in a west-north-westerly direction at

position they have already won.

strong

DYAR BARBARITY."

A ŠACK OF HEADS.

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Hoo, Dr. Ho.Kal said he did not know what was to become of the crickets, some of which were "valuable animals,"

:

Mr. Bowley said, they were being carefully looked after by the Police,

WHISKY. whole, Sir John Anderson regards with targets placed on the slope of Chung flue at a herneo rierald by a correspondent. The affair

The following has been sent to the North || THE TANJUNG PAGAR DOCK CO. satisfaction the state of the Colony's range of about 3,500 yards and also anchored happened in Dutch Borneo, but in which finance. The estimated expenditure exceeds barrel targets, at 6.30 a.m. on the 23rd inst, and District is not stated; it is a gruesome story of Dock Company up to June 30 says, the net

NOT ONE OF THE BEST,

BUT

THE BEST!

the probable revenue by $214,000, but the stitn to be the voted for the completion of the railway to the docks is $314,000, so that excluding that they should have had an

yak barbarity.

IST INNINGS. NEW: CAMERS,"

Major Lowis (Captain), b. Chichester......7 Captain Krickenbeck, c. Sercombe Smith,

28 48

C. H. Mackay, Bird, b. Wm. Dixon... b. Chi hester..................................); «rg W.J. Danial, bw, b.. Wm. Dixon

H. M. Kendal, b. Lumsden .. 5. Vickers, l,b,w,, b. Chichester. W. Peake, c. Pearce, b. Chichester G. D. Tullidge, not out

Fxtras

Total

“OLD REBIDENTI.

estimated balance on the year of $100,000. ration Company" for finding manganese in persuaded by Dutch missionaries to abandonment should be requested to pay over the sum T. E. Pearce, Kendal, 1

at 3 p.m..on the 28th inst, if the range is clear.

The spirit of Herod's daughter seems to live WE understand that Mr. J. Carnarvon, Tariti for ever, at any rate it is still pretty vigorous pan, has been paid the balance of the $5,000 amongst the head-hunting Dyaks of Dutch reward given by "The British Borneo Explo-}} Bornes, Hathnaveng, a tribesman, bað bsen Marudu. Bay District. The promptitude with the barbaric practice of head hunting. He re which this large sum has been paid should in-mained true to his promise, and for a time led duce others to prospect for minerals it is a quiet life. Recently, however, he fell in love proved it would certainly be to their advantage. We congratulate Mr. Carnarvon.-B. North Borneo Herald.

R. A. B. Ponsonby, b, Peal

Extras

SHIPPING AND MAI

The Directors Report of the Tanjong TagarHon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smilt, b Tuilidge...

Li. Lumsden, b Lowis orainnin amount of profit, which would under ordinary Major Chichester, b Lowis circumstances be available for distribution, in R. O. Bird, c Lowis, b Mo W. Daniel, and b Łowis 20. cluding the sum of 51 6,645.42 brought forward W. Dixon, c Peake, 6 Lowi

Capt. Noblé, L.b.w, b'Lowiss from last account, is $89,675 01,

The directors recommend that the Gavern- | "W. C. D. Turner, not out

AFE Fowler c. Mackay, ba They would now open the year 1907 with

to the Company in accordance with the pro Hooper, b. Lowis a balance of assets of some three and

visions al section 6 of the Tanjong Pagar Dock A half million dollars, and with the

Ordinance 1905 and that out of this sum, when prospect of a largely improved revenue

turning his passion, disdained his offer of mar share should be paid for the half-year on the with a Dysk maiden. The girl, although re-received, a dividend at the rate of $34 per from the re-letting of the farms next

ringe, because he no longer indulged in the Subscribed Capital of the Company. The year, and, he trusted, a stable currency.

ancient practice of cutting off and bring. The Free Press says the novel point is that WILLIAM A. Ellis was charged at the instance the tribe. Hathnaveng gonded by the

ing home the heads of the enemies of Company will under the provisions of section. 23 of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinance 1905 the Colony is this year to go into the money of Fred Oram, proprietor of the Praya East aunts of the girl, who told him to dress be entitled to be paid from the job of June, market for a loan, necessitated by the Hotel, with obtaining money and goods by langer had the courage of a man, quited the Arbitration to the Company shall be paid or

in women's clothes in future, as he no

1905, until the amount awarded by the Court of Colony's acquisition of the Tanjong Pagar false pretences. It appeared that defendant, village and remained away quite a considerable, Dock Company's property. "To have a debt who is unemployed, went to Mr. Oram, and, time. When he returned he entered his satisfied, interest at the mie of 13 per cent per representing himself to be private secretary to sweetheart's hut, carrying a sack on his shout- ennum on the issued ordinary share capital of is to be really respectable, and every well- the Hon, Dr. Clark, induced him to make him der. He opened, it, and four human heads the Company. regulated Government should have some advances of various smali sums, and give him rolled upon the bamboo floor. At the sight of indebtedness just for the look of the credit for supplies. Mr. Oram also lent him a into her favour, and, flinging her arme around as follows Umpire

the trophies the girl at once took him back The Court of Arbitration has been thing. It was the want of that that led watch and chain, as he complained about the his neck, embraced him passionately, You Hicks Beach, MPC to our resources being scooped for military inconvenience of not knowing the time in the wanted heads, declared her lover, I have ward Boyle, Hasty GREGOR & Co., Contribution, when our revenues were far mornings? Subsequently from information re

less than they are to-day." So far as this ceived, Mr. Oram made inquiries, and found contribution is concerned we are to the the man was hot what he represented himself good in comparison, with Singapore, and as be, and accordingly charged him with false pretences When atrested a pawn ticket for for a loan, wo take it that, everyone will the watch and chain was found on him. He agree our Government is eminently respect had nothing to say and was sent to grol.for six gred [33-able and exceptionally well-regulated.

months with hard labour

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Hongkong, 15th June, 1905.

brought them. Do you not recognise them? Esq, and heads of her father, her mother, her mot

ta-her-horror, she saw, they were the: Then, and of young man who was Ha rival facher affections Hathnay mediately spiced by some, and by way of punishment,

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