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The Local Market and the Rubber Boom.
OTHER INDUSTRIES GOING A-BEGGING.
RAUD GOLD MINING SHARES IMPROVING.
As the result of several interviews which a representative of the Hongkong Telegraph bas been able to obtain with local brokers and commission agents, it appears that the share market here is still partially paralysed except In one direction that of rubber.. If there is one exception to the rule prevailing it ∙in the Raab Australian Gold Mining "Company, whose shares are being held on to by those who know, even by those who desire to use all their posa money rubber. It is the fuci, as we read in the Home popors, that London is simply mad on rubber investments, it is Do less true that Hongkong has followed suit. In London it appears that the demand for rubber scrip is almost bysterical. The banks and other agen- cies which offer it for public sale nie, daily besieged by crowds of hungry investors clamor aus for precedence of issue.
IN HONGKONG
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY APRIL 15 1910
THE CHINESE "BOY"
HIS PECULIARITIES AND VAGĀRIES. (Special to the "Hongkong Telegraph.")
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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER COR
RAIHAN EFF.CIENCY CUP 1909-19ta;: The following is the order of merit for the abnya cup for the past season -
No. Company H.K.V.A.3,547 points, No.4 Company H.K.V.A. 1.518 Infan ry Company...,63 No. 3 Company F.K.V.A. 1,444° No. 1 Company H.K.V.A. 1,359 Engineer Company,384
*SİR CLIFTON ROBINSON,
OPIÙM PROSECUTIONS AT THE MAGISTRACI,
CHINESE CHARGED BY CHIEF EXCISE CHINESE
OFFICER
„9th inst/" Before Mr. E R. Halifax, First Falles Magistrate, in the Police Court this morning, Chlet Excise Officer Hoggarth charged Chinese with selling prepared oplum. The man was arrested at 11, Upper Lascar Row last night by the CEO, and this morning bis Worship was informed that defendant bad bought the drug from the Opium Farm and sold it by caudareens lastead of the customary waight, thereby deriving a profit. He was fined $50 or two months. An other Chiness was also charged with selling prepared opium at No. 8 Tung Street, and with keeping an opiom divan at the same place. Thisly people were discovered smoking opium and two of the man admitted having paid two cents for the use of the bed, lamp and pipe. A fice of $50 was imposed on each count. A sum of $295, was found in the man's girdle on Speaking to Times representative" just | being rearched at the Police Station.
Those persons who have dwelt any length of time is China captio bave failed to get a Insight into the queer characteristics which be long to the Chinese Bay. De they house Boys, office Boys, bar Boys, or billiard room boys; all are marked with much the same brand. is, of course, the house Bay front whom the nowcomer to the country gote the first shock of the many which have inevitably to follow Boy.that the winter engaged when be first came after making acquaintance with his type. The
DEPARTURE FROM MANILA, to China was a treat, and a tevelation. I don't
Sir Clifton Robinson, special representative now remember how many times he got an ad of the Speyer syndicate, left no Monday by the vance of wages to go to Canton to bury his tongolia, es route fer Loudon, accompanied great grandfather, but the latter esteemed per- by Lady Robinson, says the Manila Times of Lunage must have had as many lives as a cat.
On one occasion, though, when he had got 7th inst. At Hongkong they intend to transfer leave for the sell-same purpose aud bad gone direct, Sir Cline has not completed his work to a German lioer and will go to London away with the assurance that his stay would be only three days, I saw him by chance ង
in the Philippines and plans to return here. Queen's Rond the day afterwards. When chal-later in the year for a more extended stay. tenged upon the matter, he confessed that he bad
before he sailed Sir Clifton said;
LOST HIS CASH, MA
"I cannot say too much about my ea thusiasm over the Philippines. I have been able is being done and the possibilities of the cOLD- to visit Luzon only, but I am amazed at what try and people,
"I have bern oyer all the railway lines' ou' cars and have been most keeply interested in the island, bave covered a large area in mater
"I cannot talk to you of my mission to the islanes except to say that I have not finiated my work and am to return. 1'expect to be back later in the year and nt, that time will make a more extended stay.
it gambling and was therefore unable to go to the same thing applies. One well-known at native place. It was, of course, of no use broker, who was interviewed by the writer this
to eprimand him ou the gambling incident, morning, stated that "it was no use at present to attempt to float any new enterprise locally he was a born gambler; like all the other Boys in the house, and the crowd of them were that did not embrace the cultivation of rubber in the habit of sitting up playing games of within its programme. If that industry did figure on the prospectus, the money was faith.
chance the best part of euch night. It was all that i have seen.. common belief in the house, indeed, that they coming hat not otherwise. He himself had put up a scheme during the last few days which:
vept it up all night and only stopped when it "required only" some 140,000 to $50,000 to
was necessary to bring in the early morning coffee, capitalise. and, although it was obviously a good thing and admitted to be such by his business friends none of them would touch it on nay account because they wanted all their available capital for investing in the rubber balds In the same way, other local industries are going through a process of starvation by reason of the withdrawal of capital which. had previously been devoted to their sus tenance and development. In the opinion of many experts on the rubber fields—to whose interest it is, of course, 40 keep up the hang the present high rate of the market will he maintained for five or six years to come; but there are some Hangkong brokers who do not hesitate to express the view that
A CRASH
is inevitable sooner or later and that investors will get their Gogers boret So far as the "situation of the share market affects Hongkong at present, the main fact to be deplored is the neglect whic: is being shown towards local cancerds that require capital in order that they
may carry on to a 'y advantage.
My Boy, thougba gond and willing worker, had same bad bahits in service that were jueradic
"We have been most hospitably treated and I want to say of your people, that their hos able. For instance, I chided him more than of its contents spilled into the stucer. Que no. Every person we have met has been ex- once for bringing in the cup of coffee with halt pitality equals the warmth of their summer morning when he had heen particularly netremely kind to us and wish you would say glectful in this respect I spoke to him plenty that we are deeply appreciative and exceeding severely, whereupon be calmly said " Maskecy grateful. Personally it has been a most de and poured the offending saucerful nut on to fightful experience." the carpet. And he had no idea in thing-
us one could of being impudent so far judge from his impassive visage. But he was bad little use for him, and he cime down cry. not very happy in that house, for the landlady ing bitterly to the office ou more than one occasion, complaining she had slapped his face. He had a great objec'ion, too, ainst looking after the day and seeing him fad. That was apparently derogatory. to his
SENSE OF DIGNITY
and po part of his work. He was a great lover of picnics and shooting parties and would cheerfully carry the, guin or any package for
Site JUHN JURDAN,
DEPARTURE FROM PEKING.
Peking, April 3. Jordan and Miss Jordan, left Peking on Satur
Sir John Tordan. accompaaled by Lady day for England vA.Siberia. Sir John Jordan has been granted a year's leave.
The Chinese Government provided a guard of honour and there was a large gathering at the saline of Chicen ficials and foreigners, both civil and military.
Mr. Max Müller becomes Chargé d'Affaires
Quo al the best instances that can be cited is ten miles ou the road for the sake of a couple of the British Legation.-N, C. D. News.
that of the Raub Australen Gold Mining Com. pany, which used to bear a lot of local capital- behind it. The selecting of Faubs in particular is done with no inclination of dis- paragement of many other longtong fisacced concerns, but just né a cuse serving to point the moral intended to he carveyed-namely, that good local money is being diverted from sub- stantial projects in order to be sunk in, nt icast, some very shadowy rubber enterprises zmassting from Shepherd's Bush or anywhere glso in London,
According to the last report received by the Telegraph, the result of the crushing operations
on the Raub Gold mines for the four weeks ending 26th March last was nu follows:-
Bukit Koman-Stone crushed, 3,457, tons; gold obtained, 3,189 ounces; average per low, 7.46 dwis.
of days' outing in the New Territory.
This disinclination of his to have anything to do with the dog; recalls to my mind a French lady who bad apartments in one of the Central hotels in Hongkong, and who had a very pretty little toy spaniel. Her Boy was a good, ful servant, but that dog was the beta nair of his life. Part of the duties impased upan hien was to take the little fellow out for an airing when his vivacious mistress remain ed indoors and he did it with very bad grace. In the ostly part of his servitude with her, when he had positively refused to let out the
animal, she to belaboured him with her parasol in the hotel vestibule that he was glad to get out of her reach. And he never dared to incur her displeasure again, though it was apparent that he would have liked to strangle the little spaniel.
Bukit Malacca-Stope crushed, 703 tons"
As a class, the Boys one micein with in China' gold obtained, 86 ouncer; average per ton, and, once they become attached to a Eure are very amenable, obed.ebt and well serving, 7:45 dwter
In the case of this company, February is the
pean, will do almost anything for bim and will inst month of its founcial year, closing on the hardly accept dismistal from his service. A 28th day of the mooth as far as the mlues are
mining prospector who has been many years concerned. In the year 1907-08 the amount of
in China, ali over it, told me the other day that quariz crushed was 70,821 tons and the result.
when he was camping oul far up country and ant gold produce was 12,864 ounces. In 1908-01 very ill without a y chance of a doctor's 0g, there were crushed 77,337.tons with 14,613 aid being procured, his Boy, who had been in ounces of gold woo. In 1909-to, ngain, only
his service for years, tended him through the 70,508 tons of ore were dealt with in the dangerous period with as much skill and care less an amount of gold as any sister of Marcy could have done, and mills, but no was gof than 14 835 ounces. During 1908-1909 most certainly saved his life, Nor is this no to the master whom he serves. Such could be multiplied 'almost without end, and all mea who have travelled much to Chinn will bear out the statement.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
SUCCESS ON CHINA COAST, Telegraph engineers have been die to increase the range at wireless telegraph stations in an astonishing manner in tecost years and mare wonderful development is promised in the future. When Marconi for the first time sent messages actors the English Channel this was thought to be one of the most remarkable results of medera science, and yet now, about thirteen years afterwards, no are able to send messages by the wireless telegraph over dis cover such. long distances powerful engines sances up to five thousand miles. In order to must be employed to generate the cur rent necessary for the transmitting apparatus: apparatus, quite remarkable dialances have Put since the perfection of the tuning of the been covered by using a sending currect or very moderale strengib.
AMATHOR BILLIARD·
CHAMPIONSHIP,
SECOND ROUND.
oth inst.
pionship concluded last night at the V.R.C. The second round in the Amateur Cham-
gymnasium when the place, was packed with
·läterested spectators. The first match was
THEAKSTONE vs. LEUNG KAM KWONG. ́ ́. This game was a tame one. At the com- mencement Leung bad a slight lead, when he reached too Theakstone was 83, the scoring being very slow up to this stage, Leong than made à 19 break and brought the score to 183- 148. This be followed up with a 22 and 38 break. Leung kept on increasing the land as breaks of 33 and 51 and was loudly applauded the game went on. He made two excellen
by the spectators. The game finished with Leung a winuer by 182 points. He played s grand game, throughout Theakstone also played well, but was no match for Leung,
PITT VI CARVALHO.
Carvalho started well, and made a good 46 And followed up with as 18 break. Pitt made a 3 and 5, and Carvalho added another. 7 when the score read Carvalho, 73, Pitt 8. 31 break, and the game was very even; Carvalho Pitt now picked up well and made a good 177: Pill 174. The game went on very slow now and when the half way score was reached and 30 break to his score. At a later ego Pitt led by 40 points. Carvalho added a 31 of the game Pitt was playing well and won comfortably. The final score was: Fill 5oo Carvalho 386.
CRICKET,
R.GA. MI HONGKONG “Ă"
Tith lust,
BULLION.
Mesura, Samuel Montagu and Co.'s circular dated Londen, March 17, contsian the follow
The Bank of England joined in the scramble. for the L680,000 gold which strived from the Cape, and ancceeded in securing between $200,000 and £100,000. The large amount of £20.000 is being shipped to India in the form of mail bart, and the balance of the arrivals bas been taken for the Continent. In view of the large withdrawals of anveroigna, and the fact that gold has not up to the present been attracted to this country in any appre- ciable quantities, it is not surprising that the Bask decided to-day to raise its rate of dis- count to 4 per cent, as it is in the Spring that the resources of the Beak are usually fortified agalost the Autumn attacks on its reserves,
It is officially notified that, under the ar- rangement made for the grant of telegraphic transfers on India against sovereiges shipped to this country from abroad, the Secretary of State for India in Council kas purchased £100,000 due from Egypt on the 16th instant,
The following amounts were received by the Bank of England: March 10, £139,000 in bar gold."
23,000 fa
♪
9,0cm in sor. from Australia. 13,0co la bar gold'
IZ,
#
12,
14,
15.
49c30'la 11
11
15.
90,000 in sav. from Holland. 61,000 in bar gold..
+
#
16, 10,000 in 8. from Holland, Withdrawals were made as under March 10, £165,005 in sov. for, India
10, 20,000 la
Colombo.. EX 102,000 ja
Paris, + II, 15,000 in
Amsterdam. 11, "750,003 in nov, set asida on account of Secretary of State for ludia (Indie paper currency)
"
12.
*
+:
12, 100,000 in sov. for. Egypt.
50 000 in
South America 50,000 in soy, set aside on account of Straits Settlement Note Guarantee Food. The net efflux for the week amounted to £811,000.
Silver-The opinion expressed in nor recent letters, that the Indian Biztar would rerume its purchases at no distant date, has been justi fiad, for silver has been bought more or less freely for that quarter' during the week under review,
The price (ex the fourpence per ounce) in fadin today, is practically the same as it was just before the extra duty was imposed, prov- silver is in the Bazass, the addition of a small ing that when it is a question of a luxury, as percentage to the price has comparatively little influence on the demand during a period of prosperity.
The improvement in the Indian price of sil. ver has been more or less continuous during the week, and to-day the quotation is &c. a rise of over 21 per cent since last Thursday, while in London the average price has been approximately 23 11.64., with a large business doing both for India and China. With respect to the former country the buyers were, to soma extent, thears who had held off a little 100 long before envering their culative sales, and who now realize what ankaggerated im portacce they bad attached to the effect of the 3 increased daly
The R. G. A. met the H. K. C. C. "A" on Saturday afternoon in their league match at Happy Valley. The game resulted as under:
R.G A
Lt Chapman, c Hall, 5 Makin Gr. Fitzgerald, b Mackenzie...... Ct, Fensome, e Sub, b Mackenzie..... Gr. Watts, c irving, b Macker zie........... Dr. Naab, b Mackenzie, Br. Hewell, not out Br. Crump, c Mackenzie b Makin..........
Sergt. MacCartney, b Makin Pie. Russell, b Makin..
Br. Saunders, e Wells, b: Mackenzie Gr. Swatten, lbw Makio.
Total
Bowling Analvais..
Mackerzia Koott......... Makin
13
The greatly increased and still increasing stock of gold held by the Indian Treasury, both in their vaults in India nad "earmarked in the Bank of England, combined with the 4 enormous demand for currency, as shown by the huge sales of telegraphic transfers by the Council, tend to show that we may expect the Indian Government to appear, within a com "paratively abort time, as a purchaser of silver 47 for coinage purpotes.
0
'K. R.
W.
9
2 25
2
0
12
G ▸
$ 5
10
HONGKONG "A"
B. F. Chapman, c Saunders, b Orump H. R. Wells, b Hewelt P. Jacks, c Watts, b Hewett.....
the gross profit worked But at £53.022 and 'isolated instance of Chinese Boy's devotion quenched spark," was installed on board. The E, Irving,'c Nash, b Hewett,..... umonde 9
the nel gains at Lin,689. By comparison it will .be seen at once upon what a substantial basis the Raub Minek aland now. The following table will show at a glance the output from ite workings during the past year
For 4 weeks
ending
37: 31009
27. 5
.241.4.
ז'
19. 0
∙17-x
34.9
# 10
1,000 3
Stones.
ToDB,
6,141
Gold. Oxs, 1,067.0
5.716
1,034.9
51979
1,202.5
5,954
5,811
1,161.5
JR. H
5,846.
5,183
4.956
816.3 0,035.5 778.9
6.1111
5.033
5,198.0
4. 12
1. 1. gro
4,927 5,510 Cyanide
1,303.0
29. 1
3.785
1,168.8 215 1,539 4 1,538 0
26. 2
Total...... 70,508
$4,815.6
It so happened that the ex-manager of the Raub Mines passed through Hongkong the other day and he was most optimistic in his views about the future prospects of them. As is well known, Raubs have been for a long time labouring under the incubus of a heavy capital debt that, interfere with their de velopment and prevented the company from exploiting the lades undoubtedly existing in the lower strata of the property. Now, fortunately for the shareholders, this incubus bas bern removed owing to the excellent returns that the mines have been making, and, as one scrip.owser remarked to the writer, all the outpat can now be devoted to the payment of dividends. To all accounts, the mines are very far from being set depleted of their auriferous wealth and what with the deeper sinking of the shafts it is more than probable that even better results will have to be spræted than those which are presented now. In Hong shareholders is to hold an, and ae scrip in the kong, at any rate, the tendency amongst
market is mere demand, outside of the rubber banm, thas Raubs. That there is good, reason for this upward tendency is borne ut by the figures quoted above, showing, as they do, that from month to month best-r outputs of gold are being procured from comparatively less quantities of ne But apart from what has been said about Haubs, there is quite a number of ladustries
Iu pi ces like Hanghong where Boys abound and are to be found in every house, they as a body become a very formidable community possessing both
·ORGANISATION AND POWER.
This is due to their system of guilds. Like all Chinese they have the organising instinct very highly developed. To those guilds, al Boys who are in employment subscribe liberally and to the guilds they can confidently look for mone tary assistance, when out of work. The guild too keeps its members posted 'up as regards gesting employment when idle as well re. kards the desirability of any opening that may accur. This organisation renders them a force to be counted with, and the influence, of the guild can be used in a very strong way in the direction of keeping up the rate of wages demanded or in boycotting any resident who bas offended their se se of justice.
Most Chinese Bays speak English after a fashion--some of them very well-but it is mostly the "pidgie" language that they employ in speaking to be muster. It had often been knowledge of pidgin" Eeshsh until I get some & matter of wonder me where they got their enlightenment recently. Do visiting the house of a Chinese friend, a great bubbub arose in the tenement adjaising reminiscent of an id- fast class in full cry over their oral lesson. My friend laughed and invited me next door to see. And there they were sure enough a crowd of little nippers reciting well-known bousehold English alter their teacher, When fally con.. phrases and hotel bar slang in "pidgia" versant with the necessary words and phrases the little chaps are engaged-at nothing par montb-lo assist some Boy or cook in service and get an insight into the methods of the old hands. For a year or two their education may clothes and serve at table, whereupon they look a in this way until they are competent to fold
out for a situatips.
The Pacific Ocean has figured prominently in the making of records on long distance con- nections, but we have our records in Far Eastern waters and it is interesting to note that recently the N.D.. L. S. Alefet has achieved some very creditable results in these waters. apparatus about two months ago when a station This steamer was fitted. ou!
with wireless of the latest design, the so-called "singing principal feature of this new invention is the perfect ouilization of the transmitting Tee list bad a rather usinterest ing journey eastward from Suez to Colombo, fitted rat with
she only maet with
three steamers from Slagapore and on her way up to Yoko- wireless apparatus; bui hama and back to Hongkong she has "spoken" with and sent messages to Manila, Tsingtao, the facacese station' and Shangbal, From the time that the list was about one hundred
power.
miles south of Hongkong and until she left Hongkong homeward bound, she has been in perfect connecting with the Tsingtao station every night, and has thes sent messages over a distance of 1,100 English miles of mountainous country. The Shanghai statino received from and sent messages to the 'laint at distances of over three hundred miles, and has been able to receive the messeges exchanged between Tsingtao and the Altist while the latter was in Hongkong barbour.
R. F. Long, c Swattoo, b Hewett.... Dr. Aubray, b Crumpa esperamen H. R. Makin, not out... A. Mackenzie, e Russell, b Nask............. Kaoit, did not bat
Extrazi imate
Total.....
Bowling Analysis,
M. R. Fitzgerald......... 6 Hewell..... 11.5. Crump S 1 Nash.
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CIVIL SERVICA # KOWLOON. Happy Valley and resulted in a win for the This league match was also played off at Civil Service by one wicket and fog runs,
The scores and analysis are as under-
KOWLOON,
15
9
The longest distance that has been covered F. Sutton, b Hutchison......... with the normally, used two-horse-power ship. Mackerzie, c Mackay, b Hutchison... II station is that from Saigon to Tsingtao, which W. Curwen, c McEwen, b Brett is nearly two thousand English miles, and W. S. Elson, c Jackman, h Hutchison ...... excepting, two hundred miles of sea the whole A. D. Brawo, lbw Hutchison******* distance is mountainous country., Messages 1. P. Robinson, and b Hutchison.......... have been exchanged directly between these
H. S. Spurge, b Brait ses actprantantes two places by a German nag-of-war and the Majar Chitty, b Hutchison................... 17 Thingtao coast statino,
Capt, Sommerville, c Therabill, b Hutchison 2
A
Extras.............ɔassops stippude
Tolal
Bowling Analysis.
It will be remembered that in November last | W. Lo Weaver, b Brett the . M. S. Keras, with instruments supplied C. W. Jeffries, not out.............. by the United Wireless Telegraph Company, established a record by communicating with San Francisco over a distance of 4,300 miles, while she was on her way from San Francisco sent meserges over long distances in Far 10 Hongkong. Several other steamers have Eastern waters-N, G. D. "Newr
CHINESE SCHOOLS IN RANGOON.
0. M. Halchison 8.3 Brett............... B 2.
P
CIVIL SERVICE,
R. O. Hutchison, b Chitty
45 20
P. T. Lamble, b Corwestsugus
H. T. Jackman, b Weaser..........
I
As a matter of fact, the total silver raseIVEN held by the Indian Treasury have diminished by 6 crores (over four million sterling; during the last three months.
The str. Buelow left on Tuesday morning with £175,000 bar silver, for the Far East."
A shipment of £40,000 silver has been made from San Francisco to Hongkong.
Messrs. Mocatia and Goldsmid's Circular dated London, March 18, says-
The improvements in the price of silver to 234, motione1 is our last circular, has barn well maintained and the quotations das ing the last few days bave fluctuated between 23 11/16d. and 2343.
China has taken advantage of the slightly lower quotation in Bombay and, bas bought there whilst they bave been selling bere. A shipment of over 10,000 to Shanghai from Bombay, together with the fact that the £453,000, which arrived there the day the increased duty was imposed, is still in bond, bas considerably reduced the available stocks in Bombay and shipments from London seem likely. The very large demand for Council Bills is a proof of the excellent condition of trade in India, and warrants the hope that the Government of India may possibly come into 'the market as a purchaser for colouge towards the end of the year, provided that the next monsoon should be favourable.
THE 'SHAU-KI-WAN NULLAH AFFAIR
DEAD, WOMAN'S BODY IDENTIFIED.
ath inst discovery which was mode by the Police at Some days ago we recorded a gruesome' Shan-ki-wan, when a well-dressed Chloess woman's dead body was found in a nullah near Third Street, Shau-ki-wan. At the time the work of identification was found impos knows deceated in her life-time. We are now sible in the absence of any party who had foformed that the dead body found on the gik instant has been Identified by her husband as that of Yap Yee, aged 31. The husband farther. informed the Police that be returned with the deceased frame Sism some little time ago. As yet, no clue has been found which may serve to throw suspicion on the perpetrator of the dred...
INTERPORT GOLF CHAMPION. SHIP.
SHANGHAI V, HONGKONG,
The Shanghai Times of 7th lush, says —The golf. championship of China, Hongkong and Japan was played on the Race Course yester day, and much interest was taken in the event. About a dozen players both from Shanghai and Hongkong, competed, but unfortunately the conditions left a great deal to be desired. The laks had not completely recovered: from the very bad soaking they have received of late, ADU the consequence was that the greens were extromaly treacherous, patches being quite sodden while at other places they were much keaner. In addition a strong wind from the northeart blew over the course, and it was not very highest class. In the morning one couple therefore surprising that play was not of the only started, and as four roandi had to ba played it is impossible this evening to give the reanh.
Longmuir commenced play in the morning with J. B. Farrier, but his first round was very poor. He had only a couple of 4's while the eighth bole cast him 7, his total for the round being 48. Against this Ferrier put up 43, taking 4' and 's all the way round except at the Longmuir started to play up to form, and last hole, which cost 6. In this second round. boling out first in secured a 39. Ferrier made a mess of the first hole, taking 7, which dowa in considering that he usually manages to get he played consistent golf mutil the last hole, # it surprizing Thereafter where he required 2, his total being 46. In the afternoon Longmuir started off with a 40, and that on several occasions be missed short puts was wonderfully steady, his only fault being lipping the bolo once or twice. At the sixth
bad the A long, drive into 'groen be
hardest of luck. wind over the cre-k, and he pitched beautifully, the teath of the straight for the flag. The greens are in the meantime roped off, and his ball struck one of the bamboo poles and rebounded back. He this misfortuns, and as it was through excellent" putting he found the disc in 4. Ferrier at this would surely have had a three bare but for
hole found himself very badly lo difficulties. Topping bis driva ha struck the fence guarding the creek and rebounded to the pathway, His second fast touched the top of the feace, and his fourth shet to get over, the bole taking hita Jumped into the creek, so that he had to play 8. Longmair took 43 for his fourth round and. Ferrier 42. Their scores were as follows
LONGMUIR,
י
1st round-565644576-48 and -354514456-39 -455544445-49 0-556544545—43 * FERRIER,
3rd
12
4th
1st round-455554546-43-
and
grd
4th
|| -755445457-46 "-466443548-49 #555644445-43-
Among the other couples playing in the. afternoon were A. R. W. Menzies and E. Monteith (Hongkong) The latter started off quite well, but at the third bole drove into the fance, and getting into other difficulties nead- ed 9. He was rather weak on the greep, and at the eighth hole after getting within measurable distance with his secrad.required. 6 to bola aut. His score was 46, principally owing to his indifferent puiting. Menzies ra. gaired 49, a 7 at the third and a to at the ninth being responsible for this high total. At the last hole he drove from the tea into the jump, and after picking out want in a sacoed tims, Their scores for the first round wara ---
E. Montaith-449544565-46, A. R. W. Meniles-4176445510-49. Ultimately Manzies gare op, and when be bad a chance of squaring Longmuir Monteith threw it away at the last hole, of his fourth roned. His scores for the four rounds were 45, 41, 41, and 44.. à, total of 172, which was two strokes more than Longmuir,
T. Forrest of Hongkong and J. Dawar of Shanghai were the last couple to play, Dewar played indifferently, but Forrest gave a rare exhibition of steady gall, and won the cham- pionship thereby. His highest round was 43, and through he never achieved the low score of 19 which Longaluir put up ha was wonder- fully steady sed carried off the trophy. After three rounds he was left with 43 to win, and playing splendidly he did a 4a and in thos champion of Hongkong, China and Japan.. 1st Fobod....4 4 4 4·35 6o3_8—41 and 55 544 45 55—43:
There was a fair demand for the gold in the open market this werk, but the Bank of England, by paying a small premium, succeed ed in securing about £300,000. Of this amount about 100,000 has already been seat in, besides £15,000 in the United States coin His scores ware:- 2
and 150,000 in sovereigns from the Continent while the withdrawals for the week amount to £359,000 in sovereigas in addition to £750,000 carmarked by the lúdia Council.
AMATBOR BILLIARD
CHAMPIONSHIP,
THIRD ROUND,
Two matches in the third round of the aboye 61 championship were contested last night at the. V.R. C. gymnasium, of which one proved to be lame affair and the other a walk-over. The first game wal
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Eberties with their masters whom they bare Old servants at Home have a way of taking
blessed with the same happy characteristic. served for years, and the old Chinese Boy is members of the educational department of T. Mackay, b Summerville ......................
Chins are on a tour of inspection and have. G. Brett, nett. chapter, whatever his age may be. There used Of course he remains a Boy to the end of the day they were taken by Mr. Lim Chin Tsong
come to Hurms in the course of it. On Fri-W, H. Woolley, did not bat. to be an old Boy in one of our incal hotels who and two o'durs of the Fokinuese community had grown too stiff to be at the bar and bis in Rangoon to visit the Anglo-Chinese Boys locally which are feeling the pinch at present He was generally ball asleep while thogama was taught. Those schools are supported co
Bervices were employed in billiard marking. and Girls Schools, where only English ja of the ying-up in rabber of money that was proceeding and was most impartial as to which tirely by Mr. Lim Chín Trong. The sys-
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player got the basefit of any score that either WRITING under date, Shanghai 4th inst, might make. Upon being remonstrated and Massis Wheelock & Co. states-Oer home replied, it Maske, my comx koe imperturbably ward freight market is still as active, as ever, my no makes pay." although not enough to warrant the charteijng of Outside" tonnage, and ships on the various berths are finding po difficulty in filling their allotments. Coastwile:Here things are still on the mood and our busy season captain's boy was attempting to make a sale | girls school. The visitor will remain la Barma isems to have commerced with the rise of of a line of the drug to a Filipino, but ¿waler, in the Yangtssa which we hope will saw unfortunately for the boy, who is a Chinese, continue, the great scarcity of * Outside ton the bayer happened to be in the secret service (maga now available for trip charter should also Charges were filed against the Chioare and #fiad to strungthen ratar'considerablya Įke was takes off the
iom was explained to the visitors, and they were then escorted through the classrooms and school buildings. They expressed themselves as pleased with what they saw and compliment ed Mr Chin.Tsong on his public spirit. On. Tag customs secret service made a small Chinese Boys' and Girls' Schools, where only Saturday it was made to the public haul of oplum when the German steamer Prin Chinese, is taught, by the same party. The Siglemand' was at : Manila recently, The inspectors were particularly pleased with the until next week during which time they may visit Mandalay and other places, though the schools named above are the only Chinesa schools under Chinese management to the 'porlace:
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This was a rather uninteresting match and 26 leading by one point when
slow. Helgh, was he reached 232 slight lead and when he reached 300 Bush the score of 266. After this, Heigh look was 287,- Belgh scored bis 500 when Bush was 440. The breaks were: Heigh 30, 20, 23, 29,19, and Bush 26, 19, 18, 36, and 17,
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SUCCESSFUL SPEED TRIALS.
Passenger lisas has emerged successfully from Yet another of the Toyo Kisen Kaisba'a a series of speed trials. The America waru Nagasaki Press of the sad instant, although has been in port for soms⋅ daya, says tha many residents have failed to recognise her in a blick coat. She looks even smarter wów COOPER VI, MELVIN,
than when painted while indus Cooper had very bad fuck and could not Weather conditions have been soything. do anything much by way of scoring, Melvin but favourable during the period that the played an excellent game and when he reach-America mars bus been undergoing her ed 211 Cooper was left at 49. Cooper gradusily trials. On the tst instant, when a mean picked up a bit and brought his score to go to speed of 18063 koots was developed, satisfying... Melvin's 361. The game cnded in an easy win the owners was the fifth day on which the for Melvin by 247 points. His best breaks atcamer had left the part for the purpose. Af word:24, 18, 25, 21, 41, 22, 25, 26, 19, and though a great success was attained the day. Cooper's were 16, 17, 14, 12, 17, and 132nd dog was by no means idul, there being some wind Only one match will take place to-night, and and rain. Six, rops were made over the mea that will be at the very tired distance, the mean speed attained belog BEROZANT FITT 39. LEUKO KAM KWONG, 1800s know. The second, fourth, and alth later hour is more conreuiant for spectators, first, third, and 6th averaged 17.6, the diners: It will begin at 9a5 instead of 8 p.m. as the rows averaged nearly 183 koots, is where th This match promises to be the best of the sero caca being sa indication of the anasi La equë. Both players are in excellent fo mpa
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