412
Interport Shooting.
HONGKONG'S POOR SCORE.
SINGAPORE STILL LEADING,
4th inst...
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 1900
from Tuesday last, owing to indifferent weather, Affray at Shau-ki-wan.
the Bingapore ten fired this morning and made! the record total of 955, the highest score since. the series of matcher began 20 years"ago, sad three better than the previons record made by Hongkong in 1899. Singapore's winning score
·Test your was 937.
OFFICER VERSUS BOATSWAIN.
SOME BLOOD-LETTING'ÖM BATURDAY NIGHT.
Int inaj. Twocombatants, and it is a marvel that others were not in it, were injured in a serious fry which occurred at Taikoo just before midnight on Saturday. So far as we understand, the CEO has been reported to the police authorities but until one at least of the parties is out of hosp! also stops can be taken.
MACAO'S DELIMITATION. MOVEMENT BY THE 'CANTONERE. [From Our Own Correspondent.}
FLOOD DAMAVE,
DESTRUCTION IN NEIGHBOURING
PRÉFECTURES,
· [From Our Own Correspondani.]
Canton, at November, The members of the Canton Central Re lef Committee who were asut to the different districts to give relief to the flood sufferers, after the typhoon of the anth ultimo, have re- turned to Canton. They reported that in the district of Susaleg ose bandred and soroty three houses in the city and the suburbs collaps ed and about, twenty lives were lost and many people were more or less laurels were under fecture of Welchow, the city walls were under water for a while and a number of houses was destroyed. Up to the present over a bon dred corpses have Been picked up in the East River. Is the district of Fok Lo same fifty fest of the city wall were washed away, and the Shek Hel marketplace" was badly inundated with the result that about sevenly parsons were draward. The district of Tang On bas suffered from floods twice, the first occasion being immediately after the 17% phoon and the second on the agih instant, Some
Canton, is . Vomber. A telegram signed by representatives of the Conditions at Balestier range this morning.
Jahtonene residing in the four provinces of were excellent. There was a file, even light,
Cheliang, Fukien, Anhui and Hopah to the After the splendid showing made by Singano glare, and very slight wied but insufficient
respective addresses of the Canton Provincial. pore last work with 955 points and beating to cause anybody trouble. The morning wal
Assembly, the Canton Association for the Pro- Hongkong's record by 3 established in 1899 about as good as could be wished for and the there was little hope that the local team would
teo local rif men rose to the occasion. Com-
tection of Boundary Rights and the Canton stand any chance of improving on the total
ment hore, is needless, for the details will be
Self-Government Society was received here The text of the message is is the scored by the Southem marksmen. Early in the found in the shot for shot record whicks follows;
yesterday. morning to-day and until noon the weather but it should be said that this year the Singa-
following terms: With regard to the repre- santations of the Portuguese to the Chinese was simply, magnificent but for a strong glare pore men havs bron consistently good through
Three boats are, according to our information, Delimitation Commissioner, H. Ko, lo and all hoped that it would remain fine for the
out practice, and they have well maintained lying at Taikoo sugar works waiting to discharge which they categorically submitted their de rest of the afternoon when the Boogkong rifle.
that consistency in the match, indeed the scores man were to meet at King's Park range to abow up above practice average. With a little beary cargoes of sugar. It is an out of these mands under five different heads, the people
vesicis, that the trouble arose a British craft
have been greatly exercised. It is now learnt sboot. Unfortunately, after the luncheon
batter assistance from Mr. Long, who an
that the Macao delimitation question will be hour the blue heavens gave way to an overcast
transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sky sad for the rest of the avering the light re fortunately fell off to 87, disgapore might have-and it affords evidence how easy it is in had an average of ten go', which would take originate trouble. On those boats lying at the wharf, the boatswain is supposed to keep duty.
at Peking to be degotiated and settled, so im maloed bad and the lowering clouds threatened
a deal of beating anywhere in the world.
mechate steps should be taken to select mem- rain. A tricky fish-tail wind prevailed and,
The umpires weret-for the outports, Cipt. Whether that is according to the law of the
bere in Canton to proceed to Peking as repre- taken, on the whole, the atmospheric conditions
is believed to have left his past when two off- ventatives of the people of the Kwangtung pro- cer of the ship, a deck officer and an engineer, vince to take part in the conference." militated against accurate shooting and the Glennie and Capt. Hillop; for the Straits, Court or not we cannot tell, but the boatswain result was, therefore, not wholly contrary to Borg-Major Harding (S. R. E. V.) Capt, Hikon- acted as range offices. Following are the scores
dncovered that the boatswain was absent. ·}
[The repeated assention of the report that expectations, Added to this fact it may be
in detail, without,sighters:
The time was about 1.30 p.m. The second
negotiations will be transferred to Peking bar meptloped that the Hongkong team did not
officer proceeded to the crew's quarters and show themselves up at practices as well as.
are delibera-eight hundred feet of the embankments there called for the boatswain. Parenthatically, is missioners are proceeding with their delibem:
gave way, resulting in great damage to house arm told the boatswain, ations in spite of the movement directed agains! they might have done, especially when Siuga pore's magnificent score afforded a stimulus for
may be suid that - the local men to improve their aim. All things
Chiasman, had received what is known as his the members of the conference.-Ed., . K. 1.] properly and the paddy plantation.
The Chindman appeared "walking ticket." considered the aggregate of 876 compiled by ongkong, although poor by comparison with Singapore, is not quite so bad. Hoogkong bas been at the top of the list ten ont of the twenty yours that the interposters have fired in friendly rivalry; the Qolany will not grudge the honours that have gone to the South, especially when our neighbours have 'excelled in the manner they did.
Mr. A. Jonkins was originatly included in the team, but owing to an accident to his rifle be was replaced by Mr. W. Anderson.
According to the amended conditions of the match (which is between Hongkong, Shanghai. Singapore and Penang) it shall be fired on any date between October 1s and November 15 of sach year (both dates inclusive); teams to-con- ist of ten men ; rifles of British service pattern 303 calibre; seven shots at 200, 500 and 500 yards, with a compulsory nighter at each net to Count; any standing, kneeling or prone posi. tion suited to the firing point and target arrange mant. Dimensions of targets: at 200 yards, bull bin, inuer sin, all white, magpie 24in outer remainder of circular target 4ft. diameter at 500 and 600 yards, ball zoic, inner sain magpin 48ig, outer remainder of circular tar get oft, diameter. The secretary of each as sociation must, on November 16, telegraph the score of his team to the secretary of each op- posing team direct.
The umpires this afternoon were:-For Hongkong, Capt. Beasley, R.A.; for the out- ports, Lt. Col. Chapman and Major Macdonald. Sergis. Sales, Lang and Kirk of the Buffi ci- ciated as scorers. We appead below the indivi- dual scores in detail:-
K
:
200 YARDS.
Sergt. Inst. Wakeman... 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 34 R. Lapaloy......rmikon 5 4'4 4 3 453 Lient. Scott, H.K.V.C... 4 4 4.5 5.54 31 J. H. Pidgeon
mom 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 30 Capt. G. Lammert, H.K.V.C. 3.5 4 5 45 4 30 Staff Sergt. Carnell, A.O.Ç.. 4 3 54445 20 Imp. McLennan, H K.P.... 5 3 5 4 4 4 4.70 Sergt. Coveney (Buffs)... 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 28 W. Anderon.
4.4 4 4 4 4 3 37
3 0 3 4 3 4
R. Steward..........
J. H. Pidgeon...
4
500 YARDS
Sergt.-last. Wakeman
555545 S
·4455555
R. Lapalay.... 5.
Capt. G. Lammert.
R. Steward....
5
Staff-Sorgt. Cardell.......... 5
Lt. Scott, H.K.V ̊C.
Sergi, Coveney ..... Inspector McLennann 4
W. Anderson.** *****
600 YARDS.
34
33
4 5 5 4 33
5 5 5.5,
32
4 4 5 5 32 554 32
200 YARDS.
Capt: Elliot Mr. Galistan Sergt. Walker Bergt. Tan Chow Kim
444544530 5 5 5 4 5.5 5 31 5 545445 37 u 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 31 Lieut. Kemp......... 5. 5·5 4 455-33 Sergt. Naughton Corp.Chater Sergi. Hall (M'sex). Capt. Fowlie Me Long
4 44 45 45
30
5 4 5 5 5 5 5
34
5 5 4.5 45 4
31
a 54-55 54.4
32
79
FOD YARDS.
35
on deck and being perbapa ball sloop sid several very uncomplimentary things to the officer, who sharply reminded him where be
·WAS, According to this story, which we are assured will be heard in Court shortly, 3 4 4 4 4 4.4
the Chinaman caught hold of a broom, made swipe" at the second officer, but missed, 5-555 55 35 merely knocking off his hat. It is now allegad Capt. Elliot............ign m M, Galist D5555555 35 that the European brought a Malacca cane 5554553 32 into use and showed his abilities by laying the Sergt. Walker....... Sargt. Tan Chow Kim... 5 5 3 5 35.5 33 boatswain low, with a severe cut on the bead. Lieut. Kemp
5555455 34 No sooner had this happened that the rest Segi. Naughton ... 55.35 5.5 33 of the 'crow called up from the forecastle by ***3 4 4 5 5 4 5 10 the cries of the Chinames, advanced menacing. dorpl. Chater........ Sergt. Hall (M'sex) ....... 4 4.3'5 5 5 4 30 ly. They were armed with all manner of Capt. Fowliessen $ 4 3 5 5 4 5 missiles, including iron bolts, bailor and, Mr. Long......... 5 5 4 3 4 5 2 28 infact, whatever they could put their hands on. One of the engineer officer jumped to the 600 VARDS.
55. $5534 wbard and made his way to the adjacent ships, and Briush 5. 14 4 4 3 30. asking for halp. Both the Di ..... 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 34 crews of the vessels went to the aid of their 5 3 4 5 4 5 5 33 mercantile marins friends, taking with them a 41 545 55 30. miscellaneous lot of guns and revolvers. They 3545 545 succeeded in driving the Chinese back to their 5454554 32 quarters.
The captain, who had been ashore, returned about midnight, heard the whole story andimme diately ordered that the Chinese satior should be sent to the Government Civil Hospital. Thaman was suffering from bruises about the head and had lost a quantity of blood. The order was obeyed and in the early hours of the morning" the man was taken to hospital. We understand a that he is in as danger. The second officer has been badly hurt about the body and legs but he also is all right.
Capt. Elliot... Mr. Galistas Sergt. Walker
Sergi, Tan Chow Kim...... Lieut. Komp... Sergt. Naughton Corp. Chaler.........
33
5 5 5 4 4 4 5
32
454 3.5 3.3
20
****** 5 3 4 5 5 44 ACOREGATÉ.
30
Sergt. Ball (M'sex).... Capt. Fowlie Mr. Loog
200 yds. 50 yds. 6oa yds. T1, 3499 Capt. Elliot 30 31 Mr Galistan...... Sergt. Walker...... 32 Sgt. T. Chow Kim 30 Lieut. Kemp
35
30
99
32
34
98
33
97
Sergt. Naughton
33 30
32
97
4
33
96
Corp. Chater
.96
Sg. Hall (M'sex) .. -32 Capt. Fowlie M. Long
32
.94
***
30
Grand Total.
955
Considering that nobe of the parties was able
ARRIVAL OF THE "RAWA."
CONTINGENT FOR HONGKONG,
in the man-of-war apchorage.. Tha Resa
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LETTERS AND LIFE,
TRANSFORMATIONS.
The Central Relief Committed again sent a large quantity of rice to the district of Sun Hing for distribution to the flood sufferers.
THE STAR FERRY.
TICKET COLLECTOR DISCHARGED.
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Before Mr. E. R. Hallifax (First Magistrate) in the Police Court; last Thursday afternonar the case was continued in which G.A.de Sourt, a ticket collector of the Star Ferry Company, Limited, was charged with an alleged attempt to defraud the Company by the substitation of an old ticket for a bond fide one handed to him by a Corporal Whiks. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of Mesir. Deacon, Looker and Del- W. Gold- con) prosecuted and Mr. P ring (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) appeared for the defendant,
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
ist inst. At an early - hour on Saturday afternoon Happy Valley was well filled with lovers
of football" to witness the interssting games played in both divisions, first and second.
FIRST DIVISION.
H.E. Y. C. YA 'NAVAL YARD Uni The Club met the Naval Yard at their ground, and the teams lined up were:--
H.K. F. C.-F. H. Kew; F. G. Carroll and McCubbin; Hunter, R. C. Barlow and Chapman; A. Aitcheson, W. Weston, Man- plug, Whitmarsh and H. W. Sayer,
NY.-Lethbridge; J. O. Joughin and Rock. ford: Coombes, Haines and Mateys Growlay, Fre, Mears, Wilcox and Dairie
The Clubkicked off and the leather was passed to Aitcheson who rushedit up to the Yardass teri tory and centred same, and a goal was tried for
but the ball want too wide. The Club attacked ail along but the Navalmen's defence was too good and put the Civilians out every time. The which both sides tried to score but nothing ball was all over the field in the first half, in' resuked. The Club goal looked dangerous at seatly the and of the first half when the ball was passed to Crowley who was all by himself" till about five yards from goal; Kew the goal. keeperroshed up and managed to get the ball The ball 'win brought in Immediately again after this till a off him, and placed it away. yard away from goal, and Chapman was a bit too quick for his opponent. Ha hayad the goal and gave, the Yarders a comer. The corner kick was placed well but asthing evantnated, and the whistle sounded for half time with no goals registered.
The game was a fant pan the second half and the Civilians had matters. their own way. Aitcheson had the ball and passed to Whit marsh who beat Lethbridge in an excellent shot. Soon after a corner was given and Weston netted the second goal. The leather as in play for some time, and the Yarders but there Was "nothing doing as the gol same and tried a few times to beat Kew man was too good for his post. Sayer passed the ball to Mauping who scored the third and last goal. The scores were H.K. F.C, 3; Naval Yard,
Some three or four years ago there might be secp in the Saward Road in the shop of a Chi- nese woodturner a curious latbe. Its body had a familiar appearance, the treadles Bad 'driving wheel being evidently of foreign manufacture, and the table being of some sort of wood, ven eased and inlaid. The table-surface was in very bad condition bot the whole mounting was reminiscent of something more domestic than a latha and indeed a closer examination show ed that the lathe was a transformed sewing machine, still beating in the trandle the mo
RO. A. es. ENGINEERS, nogram of a famous firm, with a pot uncom men Welsh name, whom surely it is need.
The teams were R. G. A.-Beasley; Oxley los further to specify. The remarkable ingenuity that the Chisele display in the
and Waters; Walker, Weaver and Hawitt; Cramp, Ansell, Watts, Nath and Ballit, mechanical arts is familiar to all of us and there
R. E-Smith; Beardmore and Cully; Lamb, Corporal Whiks, re-called, stated that he ard doubiless many further illustrations of the
was in the habit of crossing the harbour some.
McCrory and Jackson; Parslow, Meaney, Mor translormations which some of our foreign ap
times three times a week, sometimes six timesrish, Taylor and Ormond, a week, sometimes tes and sometimes not at The Artillerymen had matters all their own plances undergo in order to adapt them to Chinese use. These modifications are of
way throughout the game. Watt opened the course effected quita consciously and of deali. He had been stalloned on the garrison at
The R. As then liberate purpose but more interesting than these Kowloon from the 6th October last. Prior to score for the guancis.
that he crossed a good many times and his bombarded the Sappers' goal for some time are the unconscious modifications' that, are
during which Watt got the leather and beat brought about by the transference from one tickets were never collected at the ferry. language to another of words and phrases fre Service tickets entitled him to travel first-class. Smith the Second time The third goal was quently in use, especially among it the lower He was the first person to arrive at the also scored by him. The Sappens now had the Ferry on the day in question. He formerly opportunity and got possession of the ball and chuses, but by no means conficed to them.
recent paper on "The Chinese Language and used to destroy his tickets, but at present. led it down the Guneers territory, and
be was in the habit of collecting them. made a few attempts to open their sco Western Thought a writer well down to
He never beard that the defendant had at times but went too wide, and at last Measy put in Shanghai has traced some of the more learned
the first goal for them. Nash then scored the ordered soldiers from first to second class. Ho (TRUEformations. He notes the introductions of "mu-tes" (motive.) ai-ten-may-tun" (ultima sever heard of soldiers travelling with wrong fourth goal for the R. G. A. Paslow played wall tickets. On that particular occasion, when be and placed some excellent and hard shot at took the ticket from the c'efendant, the latter goal, but Beasley cleared every time. Thi scores stood in the first half; Gunners 4, Bu- said: "No good, old."
gineers ons.
4
In
A private belonging to the local garrison stated that on one occaslon he lost his ticket and was told by a ticket collector to purchase a new one, which he refused to do.
At this stage, it was agreed by both parties to close the case,
The presiding Magistrate wished to ask question of one of the witnesses.
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The second half proved a better gamej iba ball was all over. The Sappom attacked the R. G. A goal; it did not take them long to send the leather down the field again. Watt then got possession. of the ball, and pot in an excellent goal. The Engineers had a few good tries in which Mor rish beat Beasley with a hot rasing. Not long Mr. Goldring contended that this was not a. before the whistle sounded for time the Artif- lerymen netted the last goal, making the scors proper procedure,
6.2.
Defendant deposed that on the igth October last, bewasstanding ontheHongkong side facing ticket office.
He came to him to have his ticket punched. The ticket appeared to be of the description issued in soldiers, The ticket was held by the plaintiff while it was punched by witness. About three minutes afterwards, the plaintiff came to him and inquired what time the ferry would leave. After having received After about two a reply, he walked back.
2 ticker, which he punched and returned. Just minutes, another soldier came to him with at the moment that the ferry was about to start, Witness replied: both the men approached him and plaintiff asked him where his ticket was.
to appear in Court to-day there is no prosecutum) "Ai-keb-sz" light (X-Rays) and, most tion as yet, but there seems to be no doubt prominent of all Chiboa" for China itself, 87 from the attitude of the Chinese crew that more As he observes, truly the Chinese word "Ch'in," Ching" is based, bar al- on which our word will be heard of the matter.
tered visage in its course of world-travel.
But it is in the lower strata of word-usage that the transformations of most interest to the THE SHANGHAI TEAM,
crdinary men are to be found. There is scarce. The committee of the Shanghal Rifle As
ty a term in pidgin-English that bas no interest- The word history wrapped up in it, ing 21ociation is making arrangements for the forth coming interport shoot, and special practice
About eight o'clock last Thursday morning" pidgin" itself is of doubtful origin, and con- fr this will be held from the 4th to 15th Nov-
H. M. Transport No. 4, the Rewa, steamed trary to etymological tradition the explana- ember. At pressat unfortunately two of the through the Central Fairway and took up a berth on usually given of its origin appears to leading marksmen fu Shanghai are ill, pamely,
be the right one. Dr. Brewer calls it pigeon English and ingeniously tries to describe Mr. W. O. Lancaster, who has just padergone is a turbine steamer of 3.999 tons and 5445 33
a severe operation from which he is fortunately 8,000 horse power. She arrived from Bath-it as "a conglomeration of English and Forinthe prays, when the plaintiff came direct to the
guese words, wrapped up in a Chinese idiom, well on his way to recovery, and Mr. H.
in which the European dealers "pigeon" or try Linds, neither of whose services will be avall.ampton cla Singapore where she disembarked
to over-reach the merchants of the Flowery able. The following twenty names have how wenty officers and members of their families, the same number of non-commissioned officers 4343 27 ever been chosen by the Committee, and from and members of their families, and 333 privates, Empire; which it most certainly is not. The
544 25 these a team of tea will be chosen:-
22 wives of privates and ao children. In addi- suggestion that it is a corruption of the second 4·3 5 4 4 24
Captain E. 1. M. Barrett, E. H. Lynch, W.
lion. Lieut. Sloane-Stanley, 3rd Middlesex, ball of the Portuguese word occupação" is Brand, C. Richards, F. Largo, T. H. U Ald
from Port Said. The officers for Singapore probably as wide of the mark as the derivation 33 ridge, W. Daldy, A. E. Collins, M. Conlin,
were as follows:-Capt. and Mrs. Brown and from the "pidjana", of the pious Jews, a cero- F. A. M. d'Almeida, R. Brock, L. A. Chill, J.
It is said that this Burke, P. W. Mackintosh, C. Dewing, Captain Child, 3rd Middlesex; Capt. Dannis, R. A. M. Omony by which the first born ato exempted
Major Livingstone, R. E.; Capt. Relland, from the priesthood. A. Hiltos-Johnson, C. Matthews, C. Hill, Lieut. Sykes, Lient, and Mrs. Donnelly, Second word passed into the common language and McDowell and G. Kingsmill-Bhanghai Mar.
Lieut. Crofton, Second Lieut. Duke. and the was brought by Polish Jews to England. The family of Capt, Cruickshank, R. G. A.; Major common explanation, that it is but a trans and Mr. Swabey and children, A. S. C., formation of the English word "business," Lieut. Sheppard, Á. O. D. ; and Capt. Skloner, through bizzin, pishin, pidgin, has only against it the approval of Giles which, in R. A; M. C.
The Reed's total number of passengers was the eyes of some is equivalent to utter re- 985. The contingent brought an to Hongkong tutation of the view. The transformations is larger than that disembarked at Singapore through which tael, caudarees, mace, and
“ and is composed of the following:-
"masken" bave passed, the first three from la R.G.A-Capt, P. Spicer, Capt. W. Loring, dian words via Malay and the last, it is alleged, Capt. G. B, Mackenzie, Lieut. 1. Bentop, List from a Portuguese disjunctive "mass," are of D. Macleay, Liect, D. S. Dodgson and wife, interest, though our jaterest in the last is con- Lieat. F. B. Hitchcock and wife, Lieut. ./P, siderably eclipsed by our ignorance; but still G. Cameron, wife of Capt. D: Clapham sad greater interest attaches to words for which a one child, 126 N.C.O.'s and mep, 15 women, double line of transformation is suggested. This list lacludes such words as "typhoon," sl erna. 29 children,
tively from the Chinese graat wind, the principal objection to which is that the Chinese do not use theterm, or fromthe Arabic "tufan," Greek "tup han," both meaning whirlwind; whilst a second Chinese term tai feng is most probably the trae origin. In any case speculation as to the
Sergt.Inst. Wakeman ...... 55 Staff Sergt. Cainell 555 354.32 ..... 4 3 4 5 5 3 5 37 Lt. Scott, HK V.C.. R. Steward ..
4455 544 31
Bergt, Coveney...
Capt G. Lammert.
W. Anderson...
R. Lapsley
5 4 3 5 4 3 5 19 535.3 5 4 4 29 mury. 4 5 4 3 5 25 28
3 4 3 3.44 4.24
Insp. McLennan.5 3 4 5 3 2 2 24
J. H. Pidgeon
3 5 430 43
AGGREGATE.
200 300 yd yds.
Sergt. Inst. Wakeman...... 33 Linut, Scott, H.K.V.C... 31 32 31 94 Staff Sergt. Carnell 29 32 32 93 Capt. G. Lammert, H.K.YC. 30 33 1992 R. Lapsley 31 33 24 R. Steward
****** 23 33 31 86
LOTTERY TICKETS IN HONGKONG.
MAN FROM HANXOW IN TROUBLE.
4th Seat. Yesterday afternoon, two Europeans, Dap of whom was a police constable dressed in plais clothes, were enjoying a constitutional when they were suddenly accosted by a well-dressed Chinaman, who asked: "Massa, wanchen lot. tery tickets Hankow side?" Ons of the Euro- peans thus addressed told the man to go away, when the latter, nothing daunted, offered the coupons to the policeman in disguise, who lost no time in grabbing the bold one. He was brought before a Magistrate in the Police Court this morning and was charged with (1) selling tottery tickets and (2) representing a gaming house in Hankow. He was fined $25 on the first charge sod was remanded on the second 1889-Shangbai 819, Singapore 777, Hongcount, bail being allowed. In the sum of 5100. kong 774.
After the case has been concluded, the lottery 1890-No match. 1891-Hongkong 867, Shanghal 830, Singa tickets will be distroyed by the Police.
3. H. Pidgeon........... w 30 34 21 85 'Sergt. Coveney .......... 28 27 29 84 W. Anderson * 27 24 28 79 Inspector McLennan, H.K.P, 29 25 24 78 Grand Total...... 876
PREVIOUS MATCHES.
The scores of previous matches are given
below
pore 741.
1893-Hongkong 855, Shanghai 8:0, Singa
pare 752.
1893-Hongkong B12, Shanghai 802, Singa pore 768.
1894-Hongkong 813, Singapore 817, Shang- hal 760.
189-Singapors 934, Shanghai 903, Hong- kong 879.
1596-Hongkong 916, Shanghai '900, Singa. pors Byo
1897-Singapore 934, Hongkong 916, Shang. kal 860.
· HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
CORPS ORDIRE.
Parade at Headquarters, Monday, November | 8th, at 5.50 p.m.
Rehearsal for King's birthday parade~Dress at on Tuesday.
King's Birthday Parade,-Parade at Bead. quarters at 8.30 am. on Tuesday, the gth inst, Dress khaki, khaki helmet with badge, two tord panches, waist belt, nida-arms and riffo 1898-Hongkong 934, Singapore 923, Sbang with aling. Black boots and putines will be wom, Mambers in possession" of medals will hal 895.
1899-Hongkong 952, Singapore 916, Shang-wear the name.
Equipment-Members, who have not al Bài 887.
1900-Hoppkong 930, Singapore gog, Shang-ready done so, should draw their equipment from beadquarters as early as possible, as the bal 900.
Volunteer Headquarters will be closed from noon on the gth fast, until the completion of
R.E-Major S. R, S. Caulfield, wife and two children, Major W..M. Pyne, wife and two children, Major G. J. Morris, wife and two children, Capt. B. L. G. Bell and wife, Dapt. G. H. Addison, wife and two children, Lieut, Q-Mr. G. A. Pickles, Lient, O. 1.Aston, Lieut. D. G. Courtney, Lieut. A. P. W. Wedd, three female servants, 88 N.C.O.'s and men, 12 women, zy children.
2nd Bn. The Buffs-and-Lieut. N. S. Hart, a3 N.O.O.'s and men, two women, one child.
1st Inniskilling Fusiliers-One man (for, Tientsin).
A.S.C.-Lieut. N. J. Williams: 14 W.0, N.CO. and men, two women, four children.
RA.M.C.-Licat. Col. Sir 1. Fayzer, Bath, A. D. Wating, 12 W.0.%. N.0.0's and men, one woman, two children.
connection between the Arabic, the Greek and the Chinese terms is worth following. A similar east-and-west solution is offered for the word "compound" in the sense of an caclo sure. The Malay "campong" is very near, and phonetically closer than the Portuguese "campaola," a plain,..
"I baven't the ticket. You have it." Plaintiff produced an old ticket and the second man also took out a ticket from his pocket and asked if
They proceeded to the that was the one. ticket office, where witness suggested that they should see if the number on the ticket corra- ponded with the running numbers of the other tickets. While the argument was proceeding. be looked at the clock and noticed it was four- Leon minutes to two. He blew his' whistle for the ferry to start, when both the man rushed to the boat. He subsequently reported the matter to Mr. O, Xviny. -
Mr. Shenton-You say that Corporal Whiks' evidence is malicious and untrue? Yes.
For what reason?-Because I have been checking his companions' tickets.
Yen heard Mr, Hooper say that you had no right to leave your post ?—I did it for the bone. fit of the Company
How long have you been in the Company?, --For xanrly, a year.
Were you ever charged with the unlawful
goods? Yes. possassion of
And you had been canvicted 7-Yes, And you say your word is better than that of Corporal Whiki ?—Yes......'
"Ol words that undergo or have undergona Farther evidence having been called, the transformation and become parts of the Chinese Magistraie beld that there was not sufficient There is a evidence to warrant a conviction and accord language there are not a fow curious word "hampalong" the three characingly discharged the defendant. tos of which make no sense at all, but the word in osed regularly in Canton and Swatow amongst business and working-class circles for
A.0.Capt. W. G. Lyddon, Licat (A.C.O.) J. Nicholson, Lt. Col. C. C. Wrigley and wife, six N.C.Os and men, one woman, two children."all" The explanation given of it asems to
A.P.C.-One W.O., one'N.G.6. Army Schools. One'schoolmaster. Chaplain-Rev. J. F. Hales (for Tientsin). Miscellaneous. Convalescents from Sing- apore.
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be far fetched, for it is said to be a corruption of the phrase e. wrap up all and come, "used by the bamboat men at Whampoa when directing their assistants to take away whatever old clothes etc. the sailors on the foreign ships 'might have given them in payment for their estables." Baing subsequently imitated by the Jacks themselves, their corruption "ham palang" passed into the Cantonese dialect as A convenient expression for al Glies that whatever may be the value of the explana lon in this particular case many English words and phrases are becoming part of the Chinese language. Thus "pang is used for A pound," "sense" for "coat," "Bumba-oNG for Breirate and "can-do" has taken its
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ACTION IN THE SUMMARY COURT.
Before Mr. Justice Gomperis (Paisos Jandge) in the Summary Court last Thursday, Ng Tian, trading as Ng Tsan-kes, at 36, Shanghai Street, Yau-ms-ti, claimed the sum of Saz1.20 from the Tang Tai Tseung Kee Company, of 76, Praya done and material suppiled. There was counter-claim of 5151.80, being amount overpaid by the defendant to the plaintiff.
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This proved the most interesting youre in tam three.
The Kowloonites only allowed tha Buffs to score two goals. They should do wall at the end of the league if they go on at this rate.
E. F. C.:-Foulkes; Allen and Lapsley; Storrie, Cooper and C. Wilkie, Hedley, Motris, Brown, T. Wilkie and Mead,
Boff-Black; Ruler and Bartlett Dars, Wren and Tampsett; Fitzpatrick, Draw, Taylor, Browater, Barker.
The above terms lined up punctually at's crowded with supporters for both sides. The o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The field was Kowloonites put up a much stronger gama than they did in the previous match, and, of course, the Buffs bad all they wanted in scoring the 2 goals.
The first goal was netted by Fitzpatrick in the first spell and Brewster scored the second in the next half.
LEAGUE TABLE. Played Won Lost Drawo Pó!nts. Bu 4 4 ..0 R. G. & 3.
6 K. F. C. 4 H. K. F. O... 4
R. E. 4. Naval Yard... 3
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SECOND DIVISION, Only three matches were decided in the second division, the M,R,O. or the "B" Co., Buffs was postponed for this afternoon; kick off at 5.15 p., on the Military Ground, owing to some misunderstanding, between the two divisions,
L.R.C. DJ D.O.C.
The teams were as follows
L. R. CO. M .S. Alves, A. A. Carvalho, L. G. Cordeiro, A. H. Hyndman, F. H.-Hynd man, J. M. Britto, F. Svares, A. Ribeiro, RɛO. Silva, F. M. Cruz and T. Cordeiro,
·B.0.0.-S. Jex, Redferoj H. Goldanburg, J. Chew, D. Baptista, 1. E. Chunyat, Yi, Abbaz,. A. Abbas, I. L. Goldenberg, Stemmers and Cabome.
All expected the latter team to wis but it did not take long for matters to change. Each side played with ten men in the first" hall," "The": Lusitanos defended well in the first portion, of 150- the game and kept the "Boys" busy knock- ing about. Both sides tried to score but nothing happened and needless to say the score stood mit all is the first spall; atkar
3903-Shanghai 935, Slogupora 893, Hong- Camp. Rifles and equipment must be takan kong to play matches againes to Hong points out in connection with the above East, enginears, being balance due for work whistle, and Cruz had the ball all to himself
1901-Hongkong get, Singapore 884, Shan, hai &41. Penang 743.
koog 890, Penang 841.
1901-Singapore 927, Shanghai g15, Hong. kong 891. Papang 750.
1904-Singapore 919, Hongkong 919, Shang hal 908
1905-Hongkong 933, Shanghai 889, Singa. pore 860.
16 and from Camp by members themselves.
Flags Members in possession of sema phore signalling flags.should return them to headquarters at onco.
THE SINGAPORE TEAM,
The Straits team which goes
that part and against Shanghal leaves Singapore on Novem bit 12, and is due to arrive on November 17. So far there are only sevan certain members of the Straits team-Messra, T. R. Hubback, Maarteniz, R. M, McKenzie, R. Bradbery, V Joined Mr.T. W. Scarborough joined the Brown, J. W. Peake and Dr. Hennessy. place in a Cantonese proverb.
But who would dream that "sum too ik Corps on the 27th October assigned Corps No. The following have been asked, and it is ex- 1,110 and posted to the Infantry Company pacted will form part of the team-Dr. Fox would be imagined by a Chinese to be English, 1906 hangbai 956, Singapore 909, Hong- Mr. H. A. Cowburn joined the Corps on the Messrs. R. D. Bannoe, Pallein Thompson and and that English the numbers seven, two, six kong 801.
19th October assigned Corps No. 1, and N. E. Bath. From the foregolog, it will be and that this expression means have corsed seen how meagrely Singapore is represented to bother about it." Yet so it seems, for sever, 1907-Shanghai'913, Hongkong 938, Singaposted to the Engineer Company.
Resigned-Pie W. Ironside of the Infantry in the eleven, which is to all intents and par two, six, pronounced in Cantonese fashion are identical in sound with the Chinesa te. my pore 939.
Poses
States one. A. Hi Cox, the recent Company is permitted to resign with effect. from the 28th October,
wiener of the S; C. C. lawn tennis champion-heart bas desisted from thinking about it. It Trooper. H. J. Gedge of the H.K.V. Troop is ship, will go up to play that game and he will, may leterest soms day to notice transformt permitied to resign with effect from the 28th It is understood, be partnered by U. M. Hows tions in the other direction, from Chinese to
English Shanghai Hartury, Salzmann, Green and Eichasberg (Penang) October
TransferredPie S. Hore (Corps No. 1,081) were invited to go up, but were unable to get is transferred from the Infantry Company to away--Stralis Timičs, t the Koginser Company with effect from this time data. Pada p
Notice.--Wembers attending Capikin Arm- A Man was last Thursday charged with the strong's wedding on 6th inst.- should do so in alleged larceny of a boat-load of coat Mt. D. uniform.: Officers in white į other ranks merge, ¦ E. H. Beavis appeared, for the defendent and,
the one wat Femanded.”
908-Slagapore 937, Shanghai 921, Penang
916, Hongkong 9***
MAR, BAR SINGAPORE'S RECORD.
The splendid shooting by the Singapore team is ibus reported in the Strails Times of
29th ult. —
Unless the extraordinary happens, we fancy that Bingapors will retain the blus riband of Far Eastern team rifle shooting this year, and that the handsome shield which is now installed at Government House will remain thers for
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THE high quotations for sugar withis, the jest few years, have resulted in larger areas being pot under cane la Jaya, le well-grounded hopes that the good times will last for a long while, The favs. Bods Bears that even districts form arly held to be unsuitable for that line of CUMĀTSÏON AIS Now jurned to socquEL, D
Mr. Ollo Kong Sing appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkin
op & Grist) was for the defendant.
The second half proved a little better, and delay the Lusitanos rushed down with the leather ta!!! the Boys' goal, which one or two of the w Youngsters stopped and shouted off bide but that was not so at the referes did not blast his and scored the first goal for the L. R, G. The Boys were then seen attacking their opponents' goal throughput but the abols went too wide. fast in the nick of time H. Goldenberg equalized, and about two minutes after this * Corner WAF gived against the Lusitanos. The kick was not taken as the whistle followed- for time immediately, Thus the match ended: in a draw one all
The statement of defence did not admit the claim and set out that defendant had already
No doubt, the "Boys" had a stronger paid the plaintiff $550. Defendant did not
The plaintiff stated that he was cogaged by team and should~bave scored a win
but selfieb play was seen on a thairi, admit any right of action. the defendant on the 9th May, 1008, for laying cement, etc, to a ship. He received in psy part throughout the game at least three of the ment of laying cement concrete to the bottom players were so guilty, They should be made t of the holds of a ship Sico. Shortly afterwards, to understand that team should have some some work of painting was carried out on the sort of a combination game, otherwise it is tract to engage coolies to lower a steamer into e 18. Mausang. On the 3rd June, he had a con- useless, the water,. The amount agreed upon was 5487, B3RD CO. 3.0.4, C). BẾTH CO, ROAD
... This match was played on the Lyamum side, in payment of which he received $385 and on 28th November, 1908, he was engaged for the and the former team defeated the latter by jous work of mending a boiler on a stem-launch of goal to adipisces with co iden
*The above' two? CARME mat bu the Nippon Yasan Kaishi, for which he duly "A" CO. BUTTS VS. BYTH CO. received paymast? Other payments were unb sequently made, but a sem of Statião weja still-Group, The Bast i pinyed
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