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Toorangie Estate.

HONGKONG RESIDENTS'

IMPRESSIONS.

PROPRITY VISITED BY MISSES, DENISON

AND WILKINSON.

16th ist. We have been courteously favoured with permission to publish the following impressions gathered by Mr. A. Denison and air. C. D. Wilkinson of the Toorangia Estate.io sumair after visiting tber Estates in the F. M. S. and Sumatra.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY IJULY 30 1910

equally healthy. The Manager of this planta tion, who accompanied us over a fair portion of It, gave it emphatically as bls oplulon that the soil there was of such a quailty that so far from the cafee bushes being detrimental to the young rubber, their existance, 'might even prove boseficial. At the other estate at TED Jong Kasan we had the same experience, This estate we found to be exceedingly well laid out, with excellant soads rugping through the various portions of it, over which roade we were able to proceed in a motor car. The propter ponion, if not the bolo, of th s'est te had been planted up with both subber and Robusta coffee in rows-rel coff's, i of rubber, then i of coffee and 1 of rubber. All the trees appeated to be particularly healthy--both rub her and coffat.

Preparatory to visiting the Toerangie estate

On both skate estates a practice had been w decided to travel through the Federated Malay Estates, with the ubject of there learning made of allowing a certain weed of a red tint, all that we could concerning land suitable for knowuros the red weed, to grow isely in be rubber plantations, and the method of cultiva tween the young rabber trees. This wood, the ting rubber trees. It is nonecossary here to managern stated, extracted vary little nourish relato in detail our experiences in that countryment out of the soil, none of its roots being Suffice it to say that, after visiting several well- more than about an inch bolaw the surface, known and well-managed estates-notably while it prevented the growth of lalang and Pataling (in Selangor) and Jebong (in Perak), other weeds which would be prejudicial to the and after conversing with the manager of these rubber traes. They were of opinion that the estates-who showed themselves roidy to give growth of this red weed should be rather en- us all the information they possessed on the couraged than prevented in young rubber pla subject we arrived at the following conclu- tatlons. sions:

(1) That it is necessary for the proper cult vation of the rubber tree that the ground upon which ifle grows should be well-drained and yet wall watered, and should have a considerable depth of soil for the tap root to penetrate vari cally,

We left there estator impressed with the idea that it by no means followed that what was un- suitable for rubber plantations in the Federated Malay States was also unsuitable for planta tions in Sumatra; and, after heating what Mr. Pinckney, and the managers of other placta tions, said on the subject, we came round com pletely to Mr. Pinckney's views as to the me

(a) That the best land for growing rubber treas ls that which is undulating and drains itselfthod of proceduro on the Toernegie estate. saturally,

(3) That the planting ol" catch crops of say kind amongst young rubber trees in the Feder aled Malay States, really prejudices and retards the growth of the trees-for that, although the principal root (the tap root) of the rabber tree is one which grows dawo vertically into the ground, the roots by means of which the tree mainly obtus its nourishment are those which branch out horicootally near the surface,

(4) That, as a rule, sublier trees planted in ground which has for some umopreviously been Under cultivation do not farish, in con sequence of the fact that much of the goodness of ibo soil has already been exracted from it; * (5) That a rubber tree improves in growth the more it is inpped-if tapped carefully; and ibati ees may be tapped to their own advan age, at an early age, so long as they are tapped, with such care as not to injure the treas them. salves by cutting too deeply, and so injuring or exposing, the canblum.

(6) Thal several rubber plantations already apaned up will prove valueless, either, in cons sequence of the fact that the tress me planted in low lying and swampy ground, or io con- sequence of the fact that they ate planted on very itsep hillsides. ..

(7) That even some of the present well. paying estates are not unlikely to hereafter become of little value owing to the situation and condition of the land.

In veral states, we have reason to believe treas bara falleg have been blown down, doubtless owing to the fact that the ground upon which they were plaated is too low lying, and the tap roots have penetrated into too moist soil.

With the Imprassions fixed in our minds We proceeded by steamer from Penang to Belawan, the port of Dell, arriving at Medan on the 18th June, Mr. W.Percy Pinckney met us at Medan Railway Station, and took us to bie residence of l'aya Djamboc, a distance of nearly 30 miles from Medio.

Mr. Piackuey baving made the necessary arrangements for our visit to Tosrangle, we left his house at Paya Djamboe lo the curly morning of the 23rd Juno Mr, Pinckney and Mr. Wilkinson drove in one buggy followed by Mr. Denison and Mr. Gray (visiting agent) In another, More than 2.3rds of the journey lay along excellent roads made by the Dutch Government, but after passing Dear to Kwala (where there is a railway station about & miles from Toeraugie) the road be came very rough and beavy until the river was renched, or the other side of which lay the Torangie estate. Tes river at this part is about 6 feet broad, and the dept of the ford at ordinary times About 3 feet. No difficulty whatever is apparently experienced in driving bullock carts across, and to difficulty was found in getting safely, and casily across. .... On the other side of the river the road im. proved; and we then drove along it; entering almost immediately that part of the Tarangie estate which was acquired by Mr. Neill for the purpose of making there a rabber plantation. A nursery of rubber trees had been sown by Mr. Neill a few years ago by the side of the toid along which we drove, and further on a planted by him, but all these had evidently been utterly neglected from the tims whea they were first planted, with the result that falang bad grown thickly ali over the ground,

faith in the future of rubber. (which we firmly. believe will always be a highly paying market able commodity) after what we have seen and heard in Sumatra, wo bayo an equally strong belief in 'the' certainty that the cultivallon. of tobacco, there,, will reap a high profit more especially as the quantity of tobacco produced will early be lestased in consequace of the Conversion of tobacco lands into rubber plate tions. Moreover, very little time will be lost if the scheme be carried out of planting tobacco, and If Immediately after the crops gathered in, rubber is planted. The rotolt of planting tobacco will not only be a profit to the Cou paay earned within a year, but will also be that the land will be well cleared for the planting of rabber, and will in no way be deteriorated.

Another, and mest important, matter to ba considered is the question of skilled labour for the collection 61 latex from the rubber trees, Wo bave observed in more than one well known and thoroughly well managed,rabber plantation that double the quantity of late xcould be pro- ducod if sufficient skilled labourfor the purpose were obtainable. Many trees wasaw which could and which ought to have been, tapped, but were left astonched because, we were told, there were not enou, skilled men employed on the estate to lap them.

An astate may consist of 8,000 aceas of treas all in bearing, but if there are only skilled men enough to tap 1,900 acres the remaining 7,000 are useless for the tims being.

What is proposed to be done with regard to the Toerangie estate is to plant up as soon as prssible that is to say to Novembar next some 700 or B30 acres with rubber trees, So soon a4 those come into bearing a number of persons. will be taught the right. method of tapping, They will teach others, and when naather,000 acres (previously planted with tobacco) come juto boating there will be enough skilled per- sons to tap the whole 4,000 acres.

in the case of Toerangin the proparation of land for, and the grawing upon it, of, tobacco. (which in 3 months from the timefits planting arrives at maturity) serves to clean the land per- fectly for the planting in it, immediately afterwards, of rubber. There will be so lying Fellow of the land for any period of time at all, and whatever is earned-be it 10 or 100 percent. on the cost of its cultivation, and the prepata tion &c. of the land-will be the actual income for that year, and not a som to be divided over aise years.

REVIEWS,

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

PROMENADE CONCERT.

arth lost..

THE HONGKHW MURDER...

-FURTHER DETAILS,

The shocking murder of the Russian woman wn, in Faaton Road yesterday morning, reported in there columas last night, still remains aN unsolved mystery though Insp. Bourke, Sub Insp. Gibson, Det. Sub-Inst, Fitzgibbon and Detectives Reaver and Rye have been work ing steadily on the case since it was first dilu covered, says the Shanghal Mercury of 16th a

On Saturday evening that enterprising and flourishing organisation, the Kowloon Cricket Olab, beld their annual promenade concert, and of any proof were required concerning the popularity of the K.C.O, I would have been found in the very large attendance that was present. And as it turned out, the concert was A great success, In the first place; it was Inst. As time goes on the affair becomen-mom favoured by the best possible weather condi; complicated. It transpires that the murdered tions one of the first considerations at al|| women's bamo was Mary Lintlabarm, She fresco meetings sach this. The arrangu. | was of about thirty years of age and had for. ments which had been made for ensuring the some time occupled the upper part of the house. MACAO, CANTON AND THE WEST RIVER.

comfort of the audience, were excellent, Lost where the crime was committed, the lower We are la receipt from that enterprising firm, but by no means last, the talent which co-part being used by an Austrian woman of the the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat tnbated to the evening's entertainment was far same cicis named Nida Elipit. On Wedar- day night the deceased is said to have had bearing upon the various places to which their The concert was under the patroasge of His a row with some Rustina, sailors who lator: Company, Lid, of a new series of handbooks above the average and altogether good. steamers ply; and, needless to say, these have Excellency Sir Henry May, K.C.M.O., Officer went away, but are reported to have visited the been issued with all the taste and attention to Administering the Government, who with Lady house again on Thursday night, but since then. the artistic which have characterised the previ- May and the Government Honso parly were no trace of these men has been found. Two Ühinese servants employed in the house' may ous publications of the premier river company, met and welcomed at the entrance of the four in all. They have been compiled for the Mody, the President of the Olab." Commodore houss all Thursday night and want away st The booklets that we have received samber grounds on their arrival by Sir Homurjee that the French sailor Buhaani remained in the. benefit of passengers by the Company's boats, Eytes was also present. For the occasion, the 4.20 am, on Friday, but returned almost Im and especially to strangers and tourists in this grounds and pavilion had boes bouotiiully mediately allowards and got a card from the district they must prove almost invaluable as decorated. The entrance was ablaze with deceased, going away the second time at 445 well as constitating in themselves beautiful red lights and above the gateway the device a.m., the two servants then going back to aleap and useful souvenirs of the dis ricts traversed. K.0.0." was picked out in coloured lamps; just inside the door. The servants claim that. To begin with, there is a most interesting the stage, erected in front of the Pavilion, was they heard nothing, while the woman who lives on the ground floor tells the same tals and says brochure which the author, Mr. J. Arnold, gay with bunting and multicoloured lanterns;

Mr. rows of Japanese and Chinese lamps ware that later in the moming she went to the entitles in and Around Canton." Arnold knows his subject thoroughly, and he suspended along the passage ways through market. The woman said that when she returned to the house she was accompanied wields the pan of a ready writer. Of course, out the grounds; and the bold scene was

by a Russian hawker who want upstaire with Mr. Arnold has written so much in the way of dominated by brilliant Kitson lights, description about the Canton vicinity that the

Band music was supplied by the 13th Rajputs her and then found the room disorderedt

the deceased lying dead on the bed. The mera mantion of bis nama'as author is sufficient who acquitted themselves in their various guarantee for the gist of the book. It is in the selections with great distinction, every item body was discovered about 11:45 am, and the form of a short description of the chief places being heartily applanded by the audience alarm given and the police who arrived within of interest to.tourists and travellers in Canton

Amongst the pieces played by the band perhaps a few miuntes found the body still warm, so the most successful were "The Dollar Pocas" that the crime had only been committed a City and suburbs, and it very completely deals with the subject matter. The book is pret and "Surge of Quld Ireland.". The first vocalist short time previously. Among the blood stained bedding was found a pillow with. to confront the audience was Mr. R. E. White, tily illustrated, and tells que not ogly about the

prints, and these no doubt will serve as a Haulhero capital, but gives all the requisite in who was la fios voice and delighted everyone several clearly defined blood stained finger formation as to how to get there and the things with his rendition of The Last Watch and to be seen when you are there.

subsequently with "The Village Blacksmith "valuable clue, in addition to the strands of Besides giving a list of the sights, Mr. Atmold and Glorious Devon. Mr. E. Ede Abney hair which were found clauched in the dead woman's hand, and were evidently tom from a woman's head. There is on the left arm alto gives an interesting sketch of a trip by also made a good impression in his song My steamer from Hongkong to Canton, which is Dreams"Tosti) which was nicely sung and

of the deceased the plain marks of a bite, A Robusta coffee tres, or rather bush, is (as delightfully readable. Is this sketch, by the hugely applauded. As instrumental iric was its name would seem to imply) a very hardy way, he mentions or explains a thing which contributed by those well-known local par- which looks to have been done with a woman's lar in shape. That robbery was the object shrub. Unlike the Liberia coffee tree, which must have often puzzled tourists and passen.formers, Messrs F, C. Batlow, E. J. Chapman teeib, one of which had been somewhat irregu there sooma to ko no doubt as a box was found grows to a height of 20 or 30 feet before bearing, gers up the river. Tiger Island, the author and G. 5. Archbutt; their clever playing woo

seldom exceeds 3 feet in height. before itays, with its precipitous height, takes its bame bearty plaudits from the listeners."

Nor did the programme lack in the lighter broken open and a quantity of jewellery known comes isto flower and bearing, (although, it from the fancied resemblance that the Chinese

see in its conformation to that, lerrible quad-side of concert centertainment. Principal in that

to be possessed by the woman is missing), but on the floor near the bed was found a gold' allowed to do so, it will contions to grow to a considerable beight) and is much outpaced in Toped.

direction was Mr. "Gus" Gregory of the Can- ton Customs whose powers and versatility an ring mounted with one ruby and two sapphires, Another thing that adds to the mystery in that growth by a rubber tree which, as already stated,

a comedian are a proverb on the Shameen and

when the woman'strunk was opened, the keys of`· 15 in no way prejudicially affected by the mere

whom we have not had many opportualties af fact of Robusia trees growing to its vicinity,

more re ent years of hearing in Hongkong. which were found close by a cost belonging to The possibility mast, however, not be lost sight

oneof the survants was found covered with blond. of that the Robusin coffee trees many get affect. rubber trees. But the danger of this seems to bo very slight, and is considered to be very insignificant by the planters in Bumatra. A careful watch would nevertheless be kept by our manager, in the immediate neighbourhood of whose residence the first rubber plantation will be situated.

In the 700 acres which it is proposed to plant with rubber trees this year it is also proposed to plant Robusta coffee trees. These it is believed will be in fall bearing within a years (a very large crop being obtaiavble to the 3rd year), and will realise a considerable profit thereafter, until it la necessary to uproot them in consequence of the growth of the rabber trees adjoining, resulting in their shulling out the light required by the coffee trees.

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fair number of young trees had also beened by a 'disease which would spread to, the brought down to date with naaiders and prófti. Mr. Gregory was in the best of form though How this coat got in the trunk ls at present a

and had choked the growth of this timen. Never- theless the trees in the nursery had grown to a very fair thickness, and stood pressing against each other in a thick clump

Unquestionably the ground there, we though, was well suitable for rubber.

The second book on the list is "A Hand- book to Caston, Macso, and the West River," revised and re-written by Mr. J. Arnold, with original and copyrighted photographs by the author. This is the eighth adition and has bena Bess, Over and above the general useful that not long been out of hosplint, Mis comic songs and patter were inexpressibly information It contains as to how to get to

laughter. His musical farce the Freach Goa. Macao, Canton and the West River and what funny and kept the audience in continuous to see when there, it has interesting ac ductor" was heartily encored. Asacomicsinger, also, another excellent exponent was found in concerning the various places of interent, writ ten by an assured pen and altogether trusi-Mr. Walter A. Haunibal, who made his greatest worthy. The photos are beyond praise, ex-

bit of the evening, perhaps, with his song "The To return to our experiences on the Tocian-cellently developed and produced; and this Happy Married Man" and was also very clever

little book, it is certain, would be a valued

in his Pay, pay, pay" parody, Variety was gie estate we should mention that we were

leat to the entertainment by a masterly sword very agreeably surprised at the rapidity with souvenir of a visit to these places whether it

were a more casust visit or a thorough inspac display by Corporal Burgess (King's medallist) which the work progressed while were there. In less than 2 days after our arrival the coolie tion of their domaltı.

Mr. Georga Grimble was the accompanist, and bo accomplished that important part of lines were roofed and practically completed,

the evening's entertainment in his customary although the framework alone was up when we arrived. So also with regard to the permanent

talented fashion. - residence of the chief assistant, Where, when we arrived, there was bare ground; when we left, the whole framwk of the house has been erected. And in two hours of the morning we left Chicese labourers, who hid arrived oply the day oefore, bad turned ovar a considerable portion of the cleated ground to which it is intended to plant rubber trees.

A third book which the Company publishes is entitled "A Day in Macao with a Camera," the work of the same author mentioned above. It contains no reading matter, but it does con- tain some of the finest photographs of "Macao scenery that bare ever beeu produced. The good effects are largely due to the art paper on which the engravures are prioted and the whole thing reflects credit not only upon Mr. Arnold but upon Messra, Hood & Co. of St. Bilde's Works la Middlesborough, who have carried through the work,

Scenery on the West River," a sketch bank

compiled by Mr. Arnold also. It shares with the others in prettiness of appearance and is replete with fide photographs.

have received from the Steamboat Oompany Oo the whole the four brochures which wa will be recognised not only as a vads mecum to Macao, Canton and the West River, but also As a most artistic souvenir by any one who chances to go to any of those places on business or ou pleasure.

After proceeding for about half a mile, almost parallel to the river, our road turned to the right up a fairly steep hill, the top of which is perhaps is feet above the river. On reaching Uus we observed an enormous plateau, gently undulating, and mostly covered with virgin jungle although a large portion near to us was At Paya Djambos we inspected a conside: principally covered with lalang, and was ablo area of the United Langkat Company's evide: tly part of an old tobacco estate. plantation, 'part of which is planted up with After driving on about half a mile further Para rubber treas alonė, on old tobacco land; we reached a well defined boundary tine, divid- and the greater part with tobicco. The whole ing one estate front that a quired by Mr. Ned of the Paya Djambon estate was originally Then we saw, a little distance before us, the

The estate is bounded on the West by a river under the management of Mr. Linckney frame work of wonden,buildings in course, of who, himself, superiotsaded the planting construction, and we came up to a young which we ascertained is navigable all the way: Laat of all to be mentioned, but by no moans of the rabber tices. The estate having Dutchman who had been employed by Mr. from the sea to the estate. As already, stated, last of all in the matter of quality, comsi

there is a railway from, Bolawan (the port however, been acquired by the United Pleckney as an assistant on this estate. The Langkat Company, and that Company having read, upon which we then were, continued of Deli to Kwala, which is only about 8 mirs to the East of the estate, and the road decided to place the management of their straight aboad' through young jungle, which rabber plantations, both at Paya Djamboo and covered load previously forming part of a-to-which has been described as rough and beavy at an older estate, (some 7 miles distant) in bacco estate. The road also had a turning to will, we have been assured by the Deich the hands of one manager, M. Gordon, leaving the right, past the buildings in course of erec. Comptroller of the district, shortly be made their tobacco plantations to be separately tion which we found were the new coolie "lines".equally as good as the Government roads in managed, Mr. Pinckney ceased to have con for our Chinese labourers. Passing these, we other parts of Sumatto. No difficulty whatever will therefore be expericaced in conveying pro- trol of the Paya Djambot rubber estate. drove, a low bundred yards further, down a

We were greatly impressed with the size aud short hill, over a bridge across a clear stream, duce from the estate. appearance of the rubber trees planted by Mr. to where there were being rapi fly' construt'ed Pinckney, which were undoubtedly vasily (on ground which had been cleared of jungle superior to those of a similar age in well kept for a considerable space around) nurseries for plantations in the Federated Malay States, coffee, and rubber, seedlings: Driving on, wa Panicularly were we impressed with the passed through an uncleated bell of thick vir superiority in siza and general appearance of ginjungle, aud then entered a large area of sach of the trans as had grown from seed soWD some 700 acres of land. the jungle on which in the ground-known as seed "sown at had been felled. Near the middle of this area steko" We were further greatly impressada temporary wooden residence for the manager with the apparent extraordinary richness of the and his assistant had been erected. Further. "ibit, and with the size and strengib of the oo, a long row of wooden buildings had been tobacco plants in the fields immediately ad put up, which were occupied principally by the Joining the rubber plantation, Mr. Pinckney Malay lab wers on the estate, and at the pear assured us that the soil of the Toeraogie land end there stood a store, which appeared in be was at least equally as good..

well stocked with provisions of all kinds.

We were met by Mr. Themsop, the maunger, who conducted us into bis temporary residence where we all partook of an excellent tiffin. A little later on in the day Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Gray, after discussing matters with Mr. Thom soa, departed, leaving us to remain and to in spect what we could of the esiste.

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On another day we visited the older rubber plantation of the Ualted Langkat Company, ine manager of that plantation accompanying Thara wa wera astonished to find a great number of trees which had never been tapped, but which were of such a size that they could well have been tapped, at any rate a year ago. Some of the trees we saw there, wihough un- That same evening, after visiting the near- der 5 years old, measured from 26 to 30 laches est native Kampong, the inhabitants of which in circumference 3 lest from the ground were most civil to Us we walked some distance along the road which, passed through These measurements we ourselves took,

The plantation on the whale appeared to be the N. W. boundary of the estalo. The dis

lance to that boundary was far too great for us exceedingly well kept, and to be in a far more flourlabing condition than any rubber planta to proceed the whole of the way, but we were able to sen a sufficient distance to cause us to tions of older tieas which we had yet seen.

As already stated, we had farmed the be'well satisfied with the nature of the land. conclusions, while in the Federated Malay Early in the following marding we drove States, that the only satisfactory ground with Mr. Thomson, in the dog cart which Mr. in which to plant rubber was in virgin soit-Pinckney it uq, bick along the road past the ground from which the virgin joogle ad beco new coule lines, turned to the right through cinated; and that ground which had previously the young jangle, for about 4 miler, to the S.. been cultivated, and from which much of the boundary of the estate. This bundary in goodness had therefɔto been ex racted, was 40- marked by a stone placed io a large plain of suitable. We had also become firmly coaving lang upon, which many years ago tobacco is ed that the growing of catch crops of any kind stated to have beep successfully grown.

The idea of Mr. Plackpey and of Mr. Thom. with young rabber trees would be very injurious to the latter, Mr. Pinckney, however, being on is to clear the whole of this young Jungle 1boroughly well acquainted with the nature of the and lalang, the clearing of which can be done soil in Sumatra, was desirous that, before we easily and rapidly, and to plant there tobacco, formad any defiale opicion as regards the the cultivation of which they stimate will cultivation of the Torangie estate, we should realins a consideratite profil. After the crop of see other plantations in Sumatra, ite therefore tobacco is taken, the stalks of tho plant can ba arranged for us to visit a largo ostale at Tebing easily pulled up and burnt, and it is then pros Tinggi and another at Tarjong Kasap. There posed that the whole of the land so cleared we proceeded on the 20th June.

hould be planted with rubber trees. As Prior to visiting those estates we visited an already stated, it has been proved beyond estate acquired by Mr. Pinckney himself at doubt that, in that part of Sum tra, robber Soengoi Rampab. Some 780 or Boo acres of trees will grow perfectly in land from which this estate had beta completely cleared of crop of tobacco has been taken, and will grow jongle and planted up with rabber trees. The quilly well as they would in virgin soll. In plantation appested to be in excellent order, fact in one place we obsaived rubber trees and the trees to be all strong and healiby growing well amidst tall tobacco plants; and it much larger in size than treas of a similar age Implantations in the Federated Malay States. The condition of the ostato talisfed us that me. Pinckney fully paderstood the correct method of planting, and the cultivation of, the rabber true, and that wo might be safely guided by his advice in regard to the opening up of Too. tangle.

As Tobing Tinggi we found a very large area cayared with young rubber trom, all apparent ly-is-au extremely healthy condition, ister planted with, Robustawooden tress, looking

may possibly be considered advantageous to plant rubber seedlings amongst the tobacco plants instead of waiting until the tobacco crop has been obtelood,

This Company is floated' mainly as a rubber company, and doubtless the majority of the shareholders have the same idea as we our

tives originally bad that the one thing to be considered Is the planting of rubber, and that cothing should be allowed to take place which

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FATÁLITY.

DEATH OF CUSTOMS OFFICIAL,

Early yesterday, meroing, J. J. Hourihao, a plumber, who was employed as a mechanic in the engineering department of the Catioms, was drowned in the Hoaught, reports the N.C. D. News of 20th inst,

It was neatly midaight before the concert was brought to a close with. "God Save the King" and it says much for the excellent nature of the concert that none of the audience felt before the fluish, On the whole, the Commities nf the Club are to be heartily congratulated on the good results which attended their efforts is arranglog their annual musical festival.

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AQUATIC FETE.

V.R.C.'S SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION,

25th last There was a pretty large number of people at the opeeing of the new V.K C. Swimming Bath on Saltirday. The attendance must have numbered fully joa. The opening water polo match was very good in the first half, bath sides only scoring one goal each, bat in the second, the big Artillerymen simply did as they pleased with the Boys, and had very little difficalty in scoring an additional 5 points, bringing the final scores to 6 garis to oga.

The Club house and Bath looked very pretty, being decorated with bunting and pat plants, etc. The Committes bave decided to hold an atberfete in two or three weeks' tima, when the ladies of the Octoby will be invited,

The Two Lengths Handicap was vory 'good, W. J. Carroll (owes 6 seconds) win- ning in 36 seconds. The sad heat was won by H. J. White (owes 5 seconda) time 36 2/5 seconds and the third best by J. M. O. Loper (owes seconds), 34 4/5 seconds. The final was very, interesting, as, according to the time done, a struggle was anticipated, and this proved je be the case, W. J. Carroll winning in 36 1/5 seconds, with H. J. Waite a good second.

The Plonging brought out a very big number, and after some very keen diving R. O. Witchell just beat A S. Ellit by about a foot.

Diving, for Objects was another in- teresting event, F..B. Silva bringlog ap 17 small diving cops, D. E. Carvalho 15 cups.

Swimming under Water was wos by D. E. Carvalho, who covered 233 fest, and was on easy winner, C. I. Cooke, the second man, only doing about 185 fest.

The rainfall in the district of Toerangio is, we understand, very regulat. The rain falling principally in the evening, as it did when we were. there. To the East of the estate, some distance from the river on that side, there is a. range of well-wooded bilis or mountains, which doubtless assist. In attracting the rain clouds. We ate fally satisfied that the whole extats is both well watered, and naturally well draloed, and that it would be extremely difficult to dis cover any such atas of land better suited than is this sale for the purposes of this Company Our opicion to this respect was endorsed by every person i › Sumiatra acquainted with the

It seems that Heurban, and his friend J. property, with whom we conversed-sod they McArthur, who until the previous day was em- were many,

The title of the Company to the land was ployed as a-gunner on the Chinese revenue Craiser Zuiksing, when he was transferred to completed just before we left Sumatra. In the the Coast Sospector's Office, were returning bome to Peotung shortly before four o'clock, ordinary course of eveals this completion would have been much longer delayed; but, owing to They wished to pass from one section of the extremely energetic conduct of Mr. Pick the Municipal jetty to the other, but owing Dey, and to the courtesy of the Dutch Compto the darkness they could not see that. troller, we wera coabled to obtain, and being the connecting bridge had been removed, away with us, the title deeds which s:care, us

walking on, with no thought of danger, they In our possession of the estate.

were both precipitated into the river. Hourihan, As regards the planting of rubber on the

who said to be a strong swimmer, sank, and estate it is proposed to sow at stake as many was not seen to rise again, McArthur, how. as parsible of the seeds after it is found that ever, soon rose to the surface, and his cries for they have properly germinated in seed boxes. belp were quickly responded to, and he was But as a portion only of the ground can be so taken from the water by some Chiness on one The Team Race rosaited after some very fast planted, be remainder of the seeds will bo

of the ferry steamers that plies between the swimming in a wo for the following team allowed to grow in the nursery, and as many as Municipal jetty and the Poolung shore. *****H. W. Petersen, A. H. Carroll, A. S. Ellis, Cari The River Police were immediately apprised Bunji, J. A. S. Alves and W. J. Carroll, Three possible of the seedlings will be planted out when large enough. What are left will, at the of the accident, and they lost no time in ie- teams competed, and only about a yard separat proper time, be converted into, and planted as, stituting a search for the body. At about sixed the winners from the second team.

o'clock it was located near the jetty, and brought Water Polo created a bit of a surprise, stumps,

There is apparently no very great difference to the surface. It was removed to the Festoo as the Blues ware looked upon as the winners, between tess grown from seedlings and those Head Mortuary, where an ioquest was held by but after.a good struggle, the Whites manag. grown from stumps, but it is considered that Mr. A. Hadley, American States Vice-Cop-ed to snatch victory from the favourites, scoring The former must be an improvement upon the aul, Hourihan being an American citizen, * goals to nil.

The circumstances surrounding the fatality laiter, and undoubtedly a treo grown from a sced sown at stake is better than any other. It are sad indeed, for 'Honriben who was only will however be readily understood that it is

31 yous old, was a married man with a family impossible to now at stake every tres on a large four children. He joined the Customs. estate, except with considerable labour and. At service in Novembar, 1906, and was held the expouse of a very great loss of time, and in high opinion by his supetion. He was also also the loss of a number of trees which would a private in the Customs Company. Volunteers otherwise bave grown from seed germinated in are, asked for to. form a Brlog-party at the funeral to-day, an application having been the nursery. Saed sowo at stake requires na abiotutely regular rainfall, or regular watering made to allow the deceased to be accorded full funeral honours. Among his fellows, Hourihan by ratacs of manual labour,

was always known as " Happy " Hourihan.

It will no doubt be remembered that the southern section of the Municipal Jetty wan removed to Postung for renovation some wooke agar. It was recently replaced, but for soms reason the bridge that connects the two sections The fact, however, may not be generally was not laid in its original position, and thus known that tobacco cad only be planted on the there was a gep of about ax-ft. between the two same land in Sumatra onco in nine years after jetties. a crop has been gathered in, the land is always allowed to in fallow for a period of 8 years

With regard to this proposed scheme of plant- log tobacco on certain portions of the estate prior to for in conjunction with) the planting thereon of rubber, it has been suggested that there have beee times when tobacco has not paid the planters in Sumatra, *

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(though in many lastances the natives are al-A CHINgr married women and a widow were towed to use the land for the first of these B charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magia fracy on Monday with kidsspplag mod detain year in cultivating their paddy)..

This being so it will easily be seen that, in ing a nine-year-old naiivs girl. The defendants order to make a meagre 5 per cent Dai off to were remanded. A coolle who was charged in

manded will prevent the speediest possible production basto land, a fall 45 per cent must be made in connection with the same case was also rq. (ef rubber. But although we have the presteer | order to cover thug yasta period.

The following comprised the teams:- Bloos:-A. H. Carroll (Captelu),

Lammert, J. M. R. Pareira, A. 5. Elli It. O. Witchell (goni), A. J. V. Ribeiro and L. G. Cordeiro. Whites-F. L. Rezi (Capain), H. A. Lammert, A V. Barros. U. a. C. Rod rigner, F. K. Tata'(Goni), R. A. Carvalho and J. M. O, Lopes,

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

- RESUMPTION OF LAND, Extensive resumptions of land for railway purposes were undertaken last year. Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 443 2140 and 1,147, contain ing a total area of 159,527 square feet, being acquired for $438,699.25. A small area (the remaining, portion of Mangkok Lot 55), con- taining 11,520 square feet, was resumed by private tresty for the Kowloon Canton Railway.

puzzle. The movements of the sailor before the day inspector Bourke and Detective Rya accompanied by one of the French Consolar su mentioned had been closely traced and during thatitles visited the cruiser Alger where it was learned that the sailor had returned on board' About6.300,0.and had signed the book, noting his return from shore leave. The sentry who was on duty at the gangway stated that the man's clolber bad signs of blood on them, but when the sailor himself was asked to produce the clothes he had been wearing, it was learned that they had been sent to the wash. A kolle was found belonging to the sailor. having a blade about four Jaches long on which were some stains. These at first appeared to be blood but on a clara examiɑntion proved to be rust spots, The sailor is now 'practically elimiented from the case. During the afternoon a nan who had at times associated with the downstairs, the two servants and the Russian mordered woman, the woman Elipir who lived. howker were taken to the Hongkow Station where they ware closely questioned and at present buy are being detained, though-so- formal charge has yet been made against any Nothing of any importance. has yet been learned from any of the soipeccts. At, present the hoose where the murder was committed in sealed up and is la charge of the police who meanwhile are" diligently at work on the case... A post mortem examina tion was made this afteroson by Dr. Murray assisted by a French doctor. An fequest is also being held by the Russian authorities.

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IMPORTANT DISCOVERY—A NEW THEORY. With the practical elimination of the French Sailor from the crime a new theory which may have themost important bearing on the cass has been put forward, and with it a rather peculiar discovery has been made. Circumstances have, as already stated, shown that the sailor dif not return to the house as the police had been in- formed by the other woman living there, and while this arouses suspicion; the disappearanca of certain of the neighbours from the vicinity has not passed unnoticed. The room in which the woman wis murdered was at the back of the house and overlooked a narrow alleyway running parallel to Fearon Road. At this palat It is only a few feet in width, and the windows of the houses on äither side face each other, Yesterday afternoon an attempt was made to see whether it was possible to reach the muidered woman's room, from the housa opposite, and a representative, of the Russian Consulate-General was able to step, from one window to the other and gala accers in the easiest possible manner. This shows that a man of small stature but possessed of ordinary agility could have made his way from the house la the inside row, and if unable to actually simp across a blight' spring would take blea there, In view of the heat the windows would be left í open, and were the woman asleep the murderer · would be able to carry out his foul work with.. on! much.ado.

This second house.to which refaranow isact just been made was of the same ill repata ze No. 211 Fazron Road, but was occupied by Chinese, both women and, men of an equally degraded type. This morning, it has been dis corited, they have absolutely vanished, leaving no trace behind. While this in itself is

suspicious circumstance it has always to be borne in mind that when trouble occurs in the vicinity Chinese are apt to loss their heads and fics from it, though insocent, hat in this case the rest of the nativa inhabitants of the locality) seem to have remained. This view of the case... is worthy of investigation, and while the im- pression in current that the murder is the work of a foreigner it is just possible that the Inmates of this house might be able to throw some light upon the subject.

RAUB COLD MINE.

The following is the result of crushing operni tions at Raub for the four weeks ended 46th July, 1901-

Bukit Kaman-Stone crushed 3,071 tona jinsiyet Gold obtained 1,151 ounces; Average per ton: Ling 249 det per too.

Gold obtained 264 ounces; Avorege per.com antar 5.26 dat per tan

Cyanide-14 opness,

"Bukit Malacos-Stone crashed 901 tony15zr #102

At a cost of $45.00 and a third area, 73,477 A KHOP COOLIE was brought up-befdra: Minden bus square fest, was resumed from Kowloon Farm J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on Monday saya kinow Lot 4 by private treaty for Sig.6go, in con- an alleged assalt on a Chinese student ramasa in

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