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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 61907..
Telegrams.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"
SERVICE.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
COLLAPSES
“INQUIRY AT THE MAGISTRACY.
INQUIRY CONTINUED, The inquiry touching the death of the five Chinaman who were killed in the collapse of the santern, portion of the Hongkong Hotel Wa the Police Court, this afternoon.
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ww Vints Vigih inst.Moriell - Crowa Suliditet af Messr
** In the ordinary collapse do the bricks coma down in lumps Seventy five per cent, of the bricks come down separately...
Did you examine the beame that came down?
thoroughly
Ware they aut eaten ?--Yes,, Lesi thân nina
Was that a large percentage?-A small per- per capt was ant exten, centage.
At this stage the inquiry was adjourned
Mr. Sproule pointed out that, according to the } KEIR HARDIE'S PROGRESS: | Hassland presidingas Coroner, and a Mr MD. Stephen Inspector Smith until 3.15 p.m. on Monday next, the 9th inst..
member
That
Spreute
up North would do if a doctor died there. In his opinion Dr. McDowell senmed in be excel. ling himself is making restrictions on the trade of the port. Even if they had the Pre- aldent of the Royal College of Surgeons on board, he would not, in the view of Dr. Mc Towell, be a qualified medical practitioner because he was not registered in Singapore.
Ordinance-any-ship's-surgeon in the dis charge of his duties was regarded as a of the local medical profession and He urged no offence had been Commited. In answer to the Court, Dr. Gibbs, acting Post Health Officer, sald he wished to go on with the case. Mr. remarked that perhapa Dr. Gibbs-had received. orders to go on with the case but he would take the responsibility and n the Court throw the case out, Itimately, the presiding Magistrate discharged Capt. Dawson. IUR by ya definite ruling of the Court in the Straits Settlements the diplomas issued by the Hongkong College of Medicine will he recog nised as valid in ease any of licentiates elect to ship as emigrnat doctors on board the numerque steamers engaged in the lucrative passenger traffic trading batreen Hongkong, the Coast Parts and tile Straits Settlement. The magisterial ruling is a deridedly valuable
LEAVES SHANGHAI FOR INDIA, [From Our Own. Correspondent.]
Shanghai, Srd Sept.,
8.5.p.m.
Mr Keir Hardie, leader of the Socialist wing of the Labour Party
•AGE #**Hotel "un the astutulmoney
Mert Kuhn and Komor attended on behalf of the palice.
was
Mr. Guy Blood was recalled to the stand. He
that just said that just previous to the collapse the hotel
with electric lifts, Mr. Merrell Was there any vibration at- tached to the lifts 7—Absolutely nona.
Messra. Doscos, Looker axala adron at the Magistracy, Mr. F.A. Mr. H. W. Looker, of Meurthe Crown and Deacon, represented the Hotel Company; composed of Messrs. John D. Morrison, HL
watched proceedings for Muble and F. E. McHugh, on held touching the death of five China was ve Chipamen who were killed in the collapse of the old section of the
Morrell, Cro ME
Crown Solicitor, of Moska, Dennys Howley, appeared for the Crowaj of Meurs. Deacon, Looker Co. Ltd. Mr. M J.D. Stephens' watched the and Deacon, represented the Hongkong Hotel case for Mears Kuhn and Komers Mri"], Perkins was present da behalf o
of the Public
the policn.
and
And from the engine room?-The engine. room was in the old part of the building.
In the middle of July last did you remove the main cross wali?—No.
Did you remove any other wall taken down (*****
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HONGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD COMPETITION.
, SEVENTH`ROUND.
THE LANTAU MURDER.
HUSBAND AND WIFE ON, TRIAL.."
Stil Augarte The hearing was opened this forenoon, at the Magistracy, before. Mr. O. AD. Mel bourne, of the case in which Ta Hisg Chan, a fisherman, and his wife, Ho Yong, ware charged with murdaring farmer, Fan Muk Fa in the Mui Wo village, Lantan
on the 26th instant, under
ported in these
conces
The accused pleaded not Angas, of Cheung-sha wan watched proceedings for the police
Sergeipts
Stalloc,
said that on the 17th; in-
charge
„of the
Dr. C. M. Henplay, officer in public mortasty, be examined the dead
thus due in the master of the Hong Wan that in the Flouse, of Commons, passed Works Deparingent, and Inspector. Smith, for partition wall at the back of the bullding was Gamiton Artillery us Royal Hongkong Yacht the laner surface. There were no other marke
JAPAN'S GOLD COINS.
through en route to India.
The
SIR ROBERT HART.
AGAIN BENT ON RETIRING. INTENDS TO VISIT ENOLAND TO RECUPERATE.
[From Our Own Carrispondenti]
Shanghai, 3rd Sept.,
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8.5 p.m. It is circumstantially reported that Sir Robert Hart, Inspector-General of the Imperial Maritime Customs, has finally decided to retire.
[N. C. D. Newr.]
Korea.
JAPAN'S FUTURE Policy OUTLINED,
Tokio, August 30,
At the Council of Elder Statesmen and Minis ters to-day the future policy with regard to Krea was discussed. A Cabinet Council. was subsequently held to consider details.
Mr. Morrell stated that the inquiry called for! to-day was ià determine the cause of the death of a number of Chloameh, who were killed in the collapse of the aastain wing of the Hongkong Hotel. Furthermore, the
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Three matches were 'arranged to take place | stant, at 9:30. i Last Friday, afternoon at the R.O. but only body of a Chinaman named Fan Mok Fat two were played, viz?-Middintex. "A" team about thirty-eight years of age, Death, To his Yea, A
V.R.G B team
and 87th. Coy, Royal | opinion, was due to a tear la the spin
"Spices, on Club. The Middlesex (B* team: falled to of violence on the spleen... Deceased's spleen *Did the_removal of that wall weakan' the put in an appearence to play the V.R.C. was enlarged throa timen building to any extent ?--No. A
tnam; and accordingly they forfeit 3 On the afternoon of the collapse what was polats. As usual 4"big gathering turned out, more particularly to witness the match be- Was anybody parintending the shoring-tween the Gunpora and the Yacht Club. Yes. I was, and an overadar,
was called to find out what caused the collapping done 1-hoy warn shor:og up.
When the evidence was heard, Mr. Morrell said, there were only two verdicts that the Jury could arrive at Death by misadventure ar manslaughter. To bring in a ver fict of man- slaughter, he said, tite jury mast had evidence of grisa negligence on the part of somebody, He did not think in this case they would find
such evidence.
Dr. C. M. Headley, in charge of the public mortuary, said that ou and August he examined the deaf body of a Chinaman damed Leung Waing. The cause of death, in his opinion, was multiple injuries.
The library coolio of the 'Hotel, was on the the afternoon of the collapse. first floor of the Hotel, Queen's Road side, on
Mr. Morrell-You were in your room?—Yes, Was the deceased Leung Wa Ping with you? Yes.
What happened? At about §.3 - p.m. 1 hap. pened to go into the verandah when I saw some dust and mortar which had fallen from one of the pillars the third · pillar-lying, on the verandah.'
Cross-examined by Mr. Looker: There were supporting two storeys. These have been in quite a number of buildings in the Colony existence for between 20 to 40 years. In the old days of the Colony it was customary to build the first flour and walls
sand-pillars with' blue brick
normal, eles.
ward envaral marks of violence on tha and his queue was missing. A rope was tied round his legs, across the left leg reachingsi to the ankle of the Ing. There were four
right marks on the calf of the left leg and a vertical "V.R.C. "B" UI, MIDDELEBEX “A” g
cut over the right koce. This was two inches This match a very one-sided game in tary team did their best. In the first spell the favour of the V.R.G. 1eter, although a long and very shallow. It appeared to have
been duen with a blust hammer. V.RO. teams scored 6 guals, and added another village, and brother of the deceased, was
Fan Muk Yau,
farmer
of the Pak Ngan, four to their credit in the second half Result, the next witness. He stated that at to pm, to goals to nil for the V.R.G,!“B* Team --
on the 15th instant, he was asleep in hin In the second half the Middlesex goalkeeper, house, which is about forty feet away from in ying to save shot, got: a cramp after that of To Hing Chan's Witness was arous being fouled by Bains: being unable to played by a noise mada in the street. Witness further, he had leave the water. The goal
went out to investigate and saw the first de was consequently undefended and Rota, infus fendant holding deceased by the queue, brick-diciously availed of an opportunity and scored
Then the second defendant, He Yung, was ike (epth goal.
Been striking the deceased on the head sud legs with a chopper The collapsed. Witness asked what the trouble The deceased
was about. The second defendant threw away the chopper she bold and disappeared. Wit news approached, bis dying brother, who in formed him that he went to the defendant's. house to collect a debt and was attacked.
Orber evidence was called and the caso further adjourned.
Mr. Laer-Are there any Chinese hode in the Culeay with blue brick walls carrying three storeys?-Quite a aumber,
Does the quality of blue brick vary at all ?—
Yes.
What is the best quality of blue
Better than red brick.
To what extent are they used in Hoogkong!?, |—To a very small öxtent,
fait permissible underths Building Ordinance: to erect walls and pillars with blue bricks?- Not if there is a storey above it.
1902.
ow long has that been the casa?—Since What do you mean last time when you said
The teams were 3- V.R.C. "BW, G. Goggie, L. le Braton, M. C.. Lopes, J. W. Bains, A. J. V. Riberio,
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C. A. Rodrigues and F.,da Roza.
Middlesex "A: Ralfe, Hice, Remnant, Roberts, Stephenson, Goode and Miles, “
87TH COV, KO.A. VI, R.H,K.Y.C., This match was the one of the aftemoon and that the pillars were architecturally wrong created considerable interest. In fact, the meant that they were wrong according to pre-spectators were so taken up with the game sent-day standards.
that, when it was about half through, a' big- number were pearly precipitated into the water. Caused through their leaning too heavily against at a scaffolding,
The
obtained possession of the bill gunners
And what did you do?I said to a number of "boys" who were sitting in the verandah,
Run, there is going to be a collapse."
By present-day standards do you refer to the Dif you see anything of Leang Wa Ping?-standard of the Building Ordinance Yen. He had got time to run away.
Now, are many blue bricks existing in the Colony after being in use for many years?- Yer
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directors of the Hongkong-Hotel, was called Mr. Isborne chirman of the board of
10 the witness-box.
The Oraka Mainich's' article on the gold. currency of Japan, reproduced in columns last week, has promptly evoked criticism, as it was certain to do, in the columne of the Japan Chronicle in, which a translation of the article from the
Sir Robert has been suffering from vernacular journal originally appeared, ill-health for some time, and intends explanation of the exodus of the gold coins from Japan, the writer cited the alto proceed to England to recuperate. leged investigations made by the Yoko hama Specie Bank which were said to show that it is the custom in South China' for rooms to be decorated with gold bullion during the New Year holidays. Without this argament," the writer, would have his readers to seriously entertain the fiction that "the magnificence of a rich man. sion and the dignity of a sigh family cannot be complete. For this purpose, rich
What happened to him? The collapse and people emulate each other in collecting
to i reported that Marquis Ito proposed a gold before January. Formerly the gold
denly occurred and he was covered. subajdy to Korea of the amoual, it is Japanese sub for this purpose used to be supplied from said,, of 2,500,000 yen for several years, and pillar crack?--1 saw dust.
ily Mr. Lanker:-You lay you saw the third Manchuris, any deficit being made good also that a loan for public works should be by importing the metal from Australis sued. Korea's financial Independence was, and America. Political changes which have for the present, impossible. Any thought of taken place in Manchuria since the Japan-Zolverein between Japan and Korea was im China War have cut off the supply, and practicable en long au Koren's Treasury de Australia and America became the only peaded largely upon the proceeds of Customs. Marquis Ito's suggestions were not opposed.. source of supply, Seeing that a gold stand Japan is preparing various laws touching the ard was adopted in Japan, and gold ballion future of Koies The surrender of Korea's ex- was largely imported by Japan, the traterritoriality is desirable upon the condition clever Chinese decided to take the supply fof a stable Japanese jurisdiction being intro: needed from Japan with less, expense, ducral; int the rumoured American proposal with the result atqve mentioned," Thai to surrender extraterritoriality is prematize, such a preposterous statement should be animadverted, upon any one having-the- most elementary knowledge of Chinese social customs in South China will be only too ready to admit. "Gold-seeker" takosin task the statement of the "clever / hinese de corating their drawing rooms with Japanese gold coins, an explanation which the corres pondent describes as certainly "very ingenious" but the theory is admittedly bourne, at the Polie Court, last Tresday,, in answer to thee indicuneats, as follows: (1) very unsatisfactory. Gold seeker" necounts for the depletion of the gold coine by the That he an the 9th July, 957. in December, gos and in January, 19:7, did falsely apply or fact that the dearth of gold billion in Japan enuse to be falsely appiled a certain mark to is due to the flooding of the market with
cennin packages of tes and bags for tes as
to be made. He writes:-Week after to receive purchasers; (2) That he did on paper money. week, in your commercial column, I read the same dates and in the Colony apply or cause to be applied a trade description that the Bank of Japan issued notes in excess of the legal limit, the last time to the belonging in the complainant, to packages of extent of Y44,000,000. Last June, oil ofler, and (3) On the dates mentioned above architects' report had not yet been received anlawfully did dispose of a quantity of tea to which a forged trade-mark, and trade descrip. dion had been applied.
Y463,000,000 of currency in the country, no less than Y332,000,000 was in notes. In July there were notel in circulation to the value of Vau con against a apecio reserve of only V149,000,000.
ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF
TRADE MARKS.
TEA MERCHANTS IN COURT,
Yeung Chik Sang, the master of the Fuk Cheong tea hong, of 8. Chang Ching Lane, appeared
remand before Mr. C.A. D. Mel
for the defence,
COLLISION IN SHANGHAI
Mr. Morrell-Do you know the age of the east wing of the hotel?-Sparking from memory I think it is about 23 years old."
And the old part of the hotel?--I can't say from memory. I know it is very old-one of the old original houses in the Colony, .
The old building sad the east wing were connected by bridges?-Yes.
With verandahs running alongside the old building and the east wing ? - Yet.
Obe bridge, part of the eastern verandah, zol- Japied?—Yes.
Repairs were being put Through in the hotel
at the time?-Alterations were being made in the cast wing ground floor to the coach of the collapsed potion.
Weren't you putting in a cement, floor at the dime of the collapse -The cement floor, bad
been put in,
Have you any arrangements with your architects as to examining the building periodically? Previous to last year the flotel Company had periodical examinations of the whole building made, but at no fixed date. Last
year arrangements were made with the Company's architects for an annual inspection
Have you examined the blue brick of the collapsed po tion of the pillars)—Yes,
What quality pre they?-Much heller than the quality of blue bricks one sees nowadays,
Were the blue bricks of the debris loose or in blocks-Parts came away loose, the majority came down in big blocks.
as 1000 as play commenced, and in less than a minute Bloomfield passed the ball up to Cantar who awam 'away from his man and registered the first real for the R., G., A. Aller this both, team plays exceptionally fast and a good many fouls were, committed by bath sides, Biden availed of a bica opportunity to score, but failed in the attempt, no doubt or Now, the crack that you saw in this pillar, account of being over-excited. Bestilo soon what made you think it was an old crack-after had a couple of tries which proved un it was a dirty crack. There was dirt inside. Successful and just before the while blew And the edges were smoothed oft.
for half time, Bideo tried a hard shot which Have you had much experience in forming just missed the goal. an opinion as to crack in buckworks? You
The Large or small?-Luge.
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You cons antly meet with them in the course of your duty 7-Yes.
How old would you say this crack was?-1 should say the crack was at least between one, two or five years old.
to equalize in the second half, but looked
Yacht Club men redoubled their efforts” bit fatigued. The gunners, however, looked fit and immediately after re commencoment of play, Ward tried a long shot which Wishart ball from a pasi by Ward and bring unmarked, stopped, bur Fleetwood got possession of the
he swam up to hia"
goal and opponents had little difficulty in netting the second goal.
After this both teams had about an Now, the main walls on the building stl equal amount of iries which proved of no avail. standing, are they comp sed of blue bricks-Coter scored the third goal from a pass by Yes,
Ward, whilst being unmarked, and the game ended in a well-fought victory for the RSA. by 3 goali to nil.
Was the work which was being carried out in the northern portion of the building in any way affecting te other portion-No.
Would the shrck of the collapse put a savore strain on the main walls?—Yes.
Did you inspect them to see if they showed any signs of strain at all?—Yes,
Did they -Practically ness.
You told us last time that pillars 8 and 9 had to carry 80 per cent. more weight than the Was the inspection made this year?The other pillars along the liuct--Par.
Why was that 7 - On account of brick arches inspection was practically completed before the collapse. The east wing had been ex-carrying wanden floors tunning across the cast amined and passed as being sound, but wing to the main building.
the
at the time of the collapse,
Tar
hat effect.
was
Mr. Guy Blood, a member of the firm of Memes, Palmer End Turner, architects, said he acted as architect for the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd, Witness's firm did not build the east wing of the hotel Previous to the collapse two pillars on the first floor were cut out and re-built. When they were being cut out props, etc.. were inserted in the walls above the pillars. and the pillars shored up.
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Was the sharing, which was being carried out wider the north portion of the uncollapsed building, being carried out in as effective manner?-Yes,
Was it possible to be carried out in a more effective manner No
Now, pillar No. 6, did you examine it since you were hero Jast time ?—Yes..
Does that appear to be broken off in a different way to the rest of the pillars--No.
Did you notice any appreciable difference in what was left-About six inches more than in What do you consider that dun to?-Duo to the debrie knocking it away.
Had any electric its been inserted in the last wing where the collapse took place ?-~No. Did the vibration, by the working of the en. gine in the main building, cause any strain on the pillars in the east wing 2-No.
Was there a thunderatorn going on at the time of the
Now during
Go...
subject, Roms are buildings
Continuing, witness said that previous to Mr. 1. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker the collapse some pillars on the east wing and Deacon, prosecuted, Mr. P., A. Harding verandah had been partially reconstructed
Witness occasionally used in visit the work of No wonder idence was called to show that the alterations to satisfy himself that the
oring, the Mainichi asks. Whage is the mong pescock trade mark belonged to the com..
as as he could tell, was good... ing to?" The Bank of Japan is authorised to issue notes against gold and silver cois plainant firm, and was used solely for one satisfied generally, that the shoring was pro- ind of tea-tha "Man Yee" brand. A foki, perly done. The company never received any and bullion, and also on the security of who was formerly employed by the defendant notices from the architects that the east wing Bords-and-reasury Bills, but in case of firm spoke as to laking part in building unsafe. No notices either were re-the-nther pillars.
unsound or the verandah,along the old necessity, the legal maximuni limit may be for the defendant film between 2co and
300 exceeded, in which case the notes are sub-boxes of "Ma Yee" tea, bearing the comcelved from the Public Works Department to
The lea trade mark .ject to a tax of five per cent. In other plant "Petcock"
exported by the defendant firm, he alleged, words, when the Government is running was of an inferior quality and was sold for ten short, a few reams of paper are passed and eleven taels per nicul, while that of the through the printing-press and are immg complainant firm could only be purchased for diately converted into currency. But such between fourteen and filieen-tacks per pieni.
The case was further adjourned." currency is not accepted abroad, and goods bought by Japan have to be paid for in gold, not in greasy paper. Consequently there is an exodus of gold in the ordinary course of trade, and the paper (apparently becoming of doubiful value) remains in Japan. This is only natural, as when two forms of cur xency are in use, the baser always drives out the better. For the past three years the Bauk of Japan has had more than go per cent. of its reserve against notes, bearing a promise to pay gold or silver on demand," in securities," not in specie. In 1904, for every Yroo note, there was unly Yag.16 in the Bank in specio; in 1905 V36.95, and last year Y43.07. Japan's currency has been artificially inflated by the issue of notes,,and, the correspondent concludes, unless the financial authorities ni Tokyo devote some close attention to this subject, and without delay, there may he a serious financial crisis It is not ahead in the not distant future the "clever Chinese" who have to be looked
after, but the equally cure Japanese,
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LOSS OF LIFE.
A somewhat serious collision occurred on the river opposite the Public Gardens last night, resulting in the den h of a couple of native boatmen and the sinking of a Chipere. the Shanghat Mercury of 2nd
junk, reports the
instant,
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Here witness drew a sketch of the shoring up of the pillars.
Pillars,
8 and 9, be coptioned, were cut out half at a time, temporary support being placed against them to take the weight which had been borne by the half cut over.
Mr. Mariellets it possible thi the shoring did what it supposed to stop; that is to say that the outward strain on the foot of the building against which it was plac d caused a movement in the building it is quite im possible.
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'His Worship-Quite imp ssible? Witness➡The sharing was got placed to
£top-
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About 9.30 p.m. the tender Alexandra was bound up river on a strong fod tide, from the P. M. steamer Manchuria, with a number of passengers on board, and just after rounding the Pootung Point she collided with a junk heavily laden with bricks, that was anchored
Mr. Morrell-It is to stop a collapse 7-Yes, on the Paotung side of the river, with a loud
The collapse started, in witness's opinion, by res: unding crash that was plainly heard in the Gardens and along the Bund. The junk the giving away of pillar No. 4. He had er which had a large gaping hole in her bows amined that pillar at 3.30 pm on the day of
Brocco immediately filled, and sank in less than a the collapis and found it cracked.
foremost, minnie's time, going down hows
stripped from the for an
an examination, pillar The
Crew
rew who were left foundering in the The cracks in the brickwork was larger than water raised loud cries of distress and in a few that in the stucco. It did not appear serious to
time a number of
of Campane we the sceed picking up the struggling men and the wines, who gave instructions to have the
shored at once Withers could pieces of wreckage. Olle, as soon ay if workmen had started shoring it
የሮይድ the accident did all
of t
sible Inquiries, however, and learnt that the hores pó Was and also informed the siver police of what had had been taken down, happened. When the collision pecurred Mr. Morrell-Was the crack in that pill or an
war. old one Yes, Alexandra had all her lights buried the proper course, while the junk was
April to the present da.
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her second visit at the Police Court, last a possible, turned randing to the up an hour before the collapse. He made
Mas: Amy Gillan, of 3, addell Street, made Tuesday, to answer charges of disorderly behaviour and using indecent and insulting language. Mr. William Wolff, of the Naval Ward, and his wife, Louisa Ada, who reside in
in on her the same building at the defendant, were the anchored in the fairway just shend of another complainants. They were, represented by MrCh and Master., Mr. F., X. d'Almada e Castro appeated for the defence. A date was fixed for opening the
any
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La you think the thunderstorm which was Koing
on at the time of the collapse was a factor causing the collapse of this building 7-Ye
Mr. B. L. Fics, an employee in the Tele graph Company, said he lived in the Hongkong Hotel-in the old portion,
Mr. coker-Do'you remember the evening of the collapse?—Vás,
Were you in your room at the time of the coll pse Yen.
How long had you been to your room prior to the collapse Three or four minutes,
Where were you beloro?-lo a friend's room in the east wis-fourth floor,
Do ng kiów what the time was when you returned?-Seventeen minutes to six
What did you do when you got back to your room - tina chuir, reading.
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The game might have ended, perhaps, in a draw or a single gnal bein z scored against the Yacht Club, if the latter had only`marked their men better. Both teams, however, played a good game.
VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS.
ALL UNITS.. At headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, the 9th instant. for intantry drill, Sergt. Downes 3rd Middlesex Regt, will attend,
RECRUITS FARADE.
At headquarters.at $,30 p.m. on Tuesday, the roth instant, for Infantry drill, Sergt. Dowass, 3rd Middlesex Regt., will attend,
ARTILLERY UNITS.
At headquarters at
at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jith instant, for
5-pounder
B.L. gun drift, Sergt. Windant, RGKA, will gitond.
At headquarters at 530 pm, on Friday, the
13th instant, for 15-pounder B.L. guo_dril',
Sergt. White, RGA, will attend..
CLASS N. C. ĐỢI
15.30
At headquarters 9th instant, lor infantry dull.
Pin, on Monday, the At headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the oth instant, for 5-pounder Bun drill. Sergi White, 2.0A, will attend
At headquarters at 5.30 pm. on Wednesday, 1th instant, for Maxim gun drill. Sergt. White, R.Q.A., will attend:
At headquarters at 5:30 pm. on Friday, the -13th instant, for lecture by Staff Officer.
TAIKOO PETACUMANT.
Al Eaikuo at 5.30 pm. on Thur day, the trib -instant, for 15-pdr. Di L.. gun deill. Sorgt, White,
ROA., will aîtend..
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ENGINEER COMPANY. At Kowloon Kngine Sbed at 9 pm on Wed- nesday, the 17th instant, for technical Instruc ion;
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The teams were By Coy, R. G. A, Rodwell (goal), Donoghue, Greenwood (fall. pany will be held at headquarters at 5.33 p.m. becks), Ward (hall-back), Bloomfield, Canter and Fleetwood (forwards).
RHKY.C—J. W. Wishart (goal), G. G. Franklin, H. W. Lester (full-backs), E. 19, Carpenter (halfback), F. Biden, P. Linton and Beattie (forwards).
This win for the R.G,A means that they will have to meet the V.R.C. "A". team in the Gual and a very good game is sure to result, both teams being evenly matched, and it is "hard to tell who will carry off the shield, and medals. this year. We understand that this match will have to be replayed in the course of a fortinght, COMPETITION, TABLE, Played. Won, Lost Drawn. Points. V. R. G. “A”... 7 6 87th o, R.G.A, O Corinthian Y.C. 6
R. H. K.Y. C... R. F. "A...... 6. Y.R.C "B" R. E. n Middlesox 3" 6. Middlesex "A
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16
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V. R. C. AQUATIC, SPORTS,
-The V. R. C. are bolding their annual aquatic, sports on the 19th, 20th, and 21st instant, and the events, which total 18, are a
ONY (open).
HALF MILE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COL 2. TWO LENGTHS' HANDICAP (Open to Army, Navy and Police)
3 "Back R'ach, two lengths.
4. TWO LENOTES HANDICAP only).
LEFT HALF, NO. I CO A general meeting of the above half com
on Wednesday, Septembar Kitь.
Business: To elect a shooting committes for the ensuing season and to approve various other matters,
RIGHT HALF, NO, I COMPANY,
A general meeting at the Right Half No.-1 Company will be held at: headquarters on Tuesday, the roth instant, at 6 p.m. when every member-is-requested to be present.
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JOINED. Mr. T. Fuller Joined the Corps on the 28th August, 1007, assigned Corps No. 985 and posted to the Engineer Corpany,
Mr. T. G. Well joined the Corpson on the 20th August, 1937, assigned Corps No, 9ës qed posted to the Right Hall No. 2 Company.
Mr. R. B. Beattie Joined the Corps on the oth August, 1997, assigned Corps No. 987, and posted to the Right Half No. a Company,
Mr, J. C. Pasilebury joined the Corps an the 3 st August, 1907, assigned Corps No, 488 and posted to the Engineer Company.
Mr. J. D. Woods joined the Corps on the 31st-August, 1997, assigned Corps. No. 989 and posted to the Right Half:No...Company,
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CHINESE LOTTERIES..
5. TWO LENOTHS' HANDICAP (Members over, nothing to Tens of thousands of
30 only!;
HURDLE RACE HANDICAP (Members only).
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7 CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY, 200 yards (open).
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"Suspicious" writes to the MG. D. News on 30th ulti-Sis,—The tickets of the sixty, sixth Hupeh Lottery, last month, conisiped discrepancy in the Chinese kn 1 English daten. for averle ovest actually took place. Wa days the this salptentional? At any rate it gave thoug, ands of natives the chance, if 10 disposed after finding themselves loarme, of foisting theif (Memberauanless tickets open confiding foreigners,
With the ethics of gambling the writer bes ate invested" monthly by foreigner. various lotteries in Chios, perchance the hope that present Indulgence may reight: in future abstinence from the vice, and it would Was there hunderstorm going on?--Yes,
be well in the public interent to inquire whether Did you notice any bining immediately
they got a run for their money. The fact re prior to the collapse 7-Yes, I noticed a flash of
mains that the name, and residence. of The winner is never known, and-after many yakın' lightning:
Did you hear the sound of the collapse -
residence in China-the writer. has never beard of or met suyane who bad either seen or heard How close were the connection between. 12 OLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, tos YARNS (mem of that apparently mythical favourge of fortuns, the two?-A few seconds,
bars only),
Very rarely, so seldom as alous to excite sus, is to say that the collapse occurred a
that probably innov few seconds after the fabbs of lightning-Yes.
competing in the Shield Competition), even third.pr.c
rona balf the Was it a vivid fish? -Yes. Itseemed to be alde. Two lengihs).
theat, one hears of a foreigner winning our of The next witness was Wong Bing, a coolie, 14. THREE-LEGGED RACE (two lengths), the smaller priser, but never the first fi employed by the ongkong Hotel. He said
BOYS SACR (12 to 15 years of age). Two The Tupah Bureau levy, twenty, per cent,
commissioni
this Witnes
did not see the collapse. He identiß-,
in the mortuary.
Yes
8. RUNNING HEÅDER FROM SPKINGBOARD. 9.
PLUNGING, 10. FOUR LENGTHS' HANDICAP (members only).
1. HIGH DIVE
A
13 TRẦU RACK (Open to Water Polo teams picion when, ona ole tickets are held, by
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When did you make your annual (ospection he knew the deceased, Leung Wab Flox. length bandicap, lunder is years of age), an hone
18. BOYI, RACE
Andrew G. Jackion, of Messra, Jabason, Stokes Anchored, funk, neither of which had orship-[t'has not been completed ed· Leung Wah Ping the following morning. Two length bandicap.
THE N, Y, K. steamer Awn faru arrived at Nagasaki on, the 12th ult: from London, vis Hongkong, in the, course of her first voyage after having stranded all the Yorkshire coast in December lest.
TY COMBOLATION PACE
The
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surely is sufficitat to ensure
To the above letter, the aditor appends the lights bui
position. The burning to dance their
followin nota 1:280 far as we are aware it has Overcasi, night was dark and
and it Wat Morrell-ave you examload shopement, said it was part of his duty to ap: by Committee. Members only). Entries close and Chinese that the flush lottery is
L Perkins, of the Public Works Der
18. WATER POLO (Teams to be selected been the general opinion of bath foreigners impossible for any one on board the steamer pillars previous to the 31st July 2-Yes.
perfectly to see the junks until almost on top of
Are you prepared to swear that there was, no ʻj, Prove plans for alterations in building.. Plan on Thuru Championship events are the most. COBRIDES Na qattupable. hundradarot:people ·
the 12th September
fair. When the drawing takes place, the pro were submitted for certain alterations to be collision. A gumbor crack in No. and too late to averi a
4. pillar then)-No,' I saw so made in the Hongkong Hotel, in May last, important. C. f. Cooke is without doubt the balag present. The numbers are taken out of visible crack. of passengers on board the Alexandra stated that Captain Olin was
When you say you Examined the pillars The plans were approved, afiar the building dead "cert for the (in no’wise, to blame, as
150 yards championship, basin at the bortem als dram in full view of previously you only looked at them/-Yer. the junks were not showing a single light and
-inspected.
C. ffumphreys is alterations word to erect can whilst but the 100 yard ked upon so the f the audience. In these circumstances. It in crete floors in the past ares. After the collapse winter of You never tasted them-No, nothing was known until they are nearly
certainly curious that such incongrully in dates Club Championship The crushing weight, per square Inch, of witness took charge of the external shoring The Team Race between all the Water Poin thou'd have occurred xt is shown the lots maat raked i, pillars built of blua: bricks, and mortar, would Mr. Morrell Did you or any of your ins Teams that competed in the present Bhield tery ticket which our sprrespondant forwards
that and Engine Works the whole starboard side of the divanira, and be considerably to than a pillar made of bine pectors examine the work of al ration while Competition, it alto sure to attract a great deal to us,
the of interest. It will, lnderd, be difficult to i all the awning stanchions on that side were bricks only, the wijnens said. Building pillars in progress?--Yes,
Bay drawing
will take place on th, day!! bent and twisted out of shape, while some of blue, bricks is illegal at the present day, Do you draw any inference that a good deal which team will win this, as the VR CA of the sixth moon, I., July 25, wallt the other slight damage also done to the The witness said that even if it was not illegal of the debris came down in large lumps-Yes, Corinthian Yacht Club, VR. CR187th English version on the ticket is July gray bo
It was well built, tender. The junk is now lying sunk just clear he would not use blue bricks la' the construc
Coy, Royal Garilsuo Artillery, and the Roys1 error is ons which certainly seems do call for of the fairway, and stops are being taken to tion of plilars,
You've seen a great deal of collapses... Hongkong Yacht. Club isama ara practically explanation as, on the face of it, it opens the remove her as soon as possible.
especially in Hengkong fan Ter,
mil pu ̧n levo) as regards speed,
door to tamplations to serious fraud,
ablabuilding my he brought 1,230 tons of | thrown off their feet by the shock. When the
Miku Bishi Dockyard" and "Engine Works Selzaburo Fallwara, u passenger fram England by the Awn for, was arrested by the Nga saki Water Police on the arrival of the vessel on a charge of have absconded with 6,000 belonging-to-
r..Nakamura,“of Londen,
At thận stage the laqulty was adjourned/
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