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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY

1914.

DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.

Shaukiwan. Carries Off the Racing Honours.

There was a great pilgrimage

to Aberdeen retarday to witness the time-honourod boat races held in celebration of the Dragon | Boat Festival. From early fore noon "until well on into the afternoon all manner of craft put in at the picturesque little har- bour, and by the time the contesta began the fairway on either side was lined by steam launches.. motor-boats, yachts, janks and Bampans, the occupants of whiob ovinoed the keenest interest in the proceedings. There were many Europena spectators, while large numbers of Chinese oame by launch from the various dockyard establishments of the Colony, which had shut down for

SPECIAL CABLES.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

INTERPORT TENNIS,

Shanghai Bent Hongkong In Doubles.

Shanghai, Received May 29. In the Tennis Doubles Toussaint und Elmore (shanghaij beat Hancock and Green (Hongkong), by three sets to love, the scores being :—8-6, 6-2, 7-5.

The Hongkong players are returning by the Empress ¿f Atin, which arrives at Shangbai on the 30th inst.

SANITARY BOARD.

ALLEGED SUICIDE.

The Orders of the day for Tues, Man Found Hanged At Seamen's

lastitute.

the afternoon. Many of the day's meeting of the Sanitary Tanches were decorated for the Board are:****

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of .colour. The Sanit iry Board relative to the surrounding the death of Fern- NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

cocasión, while the numerous Miqute by the president of the Mr. J. Wood, at the Police fishing craft drawn up on either Sanitary Board relative to the Court, this morning, held an side flow flags characteristically Estimates for 1915. Chinees both in shape and

Minute by the President of the inquiry into the circumstances gaudiness

jando Valera, a Dative of, Porto sight was certainly one of striking leave of Sanitary Inspectors Rico, who was found banging in brilliance, and its picturesque during 1914-1915. ́character was added to on. the Correspondence relative to the closet at the Seamen's Institute, Wanchai, on the 14th inst. De appearance of the rival dragon Had Pui Lung Chinese Cemetery. ceased had been employed in the bosts. This year there were on

Application for permission to fewer than air of these craft erect two water closets and two Chinese custcins at Cuntou.“.

A boy employed at much larger number than usual. arinala at St. George's Buildings, the institute said he found the They wore of typical deniga Marine Lot No. 286, long, narrow, rakish bats, each Limewashing return for the body of the deceased hanging.

Dr. James Drummond said. he with its gaily.coloured dragon's fortnight ending 12th May, 1014.

Mortality return for the weeks living at the Seamen's head at the bow They varied in

Costitute, Wanchai. He knew the length from 83 feet to 03 feet, cading 10th May, 1914. and the crowe, sested in pairs,

Mortality return from Macao deceased as a resident at the each with a short paddle, ranged for the weeks ending 10th and to 2025 iu the between 50 and 70 in number. 17th May, 1914. In addition to the actual oarsmen, each boat carried two or three ing 16th and 23rd May, 1914.

other men, to whom were assign.

l various duties. One had charge of a big drum by the basting of which he set the stroke- time for the rowers, while another, standing in the middle of the boat, indicatod, by means of a fan in sach hand, the course to be, ateered by the men at the

ern.

"THE MAN FACTORY"

FROM SLIANGHAI, KOBE. AND MOJI.

THE Steamship

"GREGORY APCAR," having acrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at consignees' risk and expense into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns. of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited."

No Fire Insurance has been

affected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by the undersigned.

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd.

Agents. Hongkong, 28th May, 1914 [585

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afternoon he was told of what had Rat return for the weeks end-happened and on going to a .c. he found the deceased banging by the neck from one of the cistern upports. The man was quite dead and he was of the opinion that he been dead for at least two hours. He did not disturb the body at all. The body was still warm. The current copy of the Canton He did not suspect foul play of News Letter, issued by the Canton any kind. A Christian College is more than Inspector McHardy: "Didn't usually interesting. It shows, you as a doctor think it your duty alike by letter press and illusto cut the body down when it The number of boats competing tration, the progrese made by the was warm? this year was exactly double School during the past four Witness: No. that of 1913, Shaukiwon was years. There are now 410 His Worship: I think he especially well represented, send-students on the roll and the did quite right. The body was ing so fewer than three orews, College, with its affiliated schools, dead ? while one boat each also came is apparently doing a work thatWitness 1-Yes. from Lamma Island, Aplichau is worth assisting. We make one Insprotor McHardy deposed to and Tia Was (Aberdeen). There quotation from the little finding the body hanging in the was the keenest rivalry between journal:-"Chung Wing Kwong,w.c. about 3 pm. The decose- the several crews, who worked Dean of the Canton Christian ed's feet were three inches from themselves up to great heights College, while Commissioner of the ground. With the assistance of excitement when the racee Education for the province of of the last witness he out the OTICE is hereby given that the business und goodwill were in progress. There was, Kwangtung, said: The Govern- body down. He was quite dead, of the Firm of Arthur Nilsson & however, relatively, little entbu- ment can do little to advance its the body being cold. The body was Company carried on by Wei A Biasm shown by the onlookers, aducation until our College pro- taken to the public mortuary. There Yuk at York Building, Chater but this may be accounted for by luces the men qualified to es- were no suspicious circumstances "the fact that the Aberdeen crow tablish a real system of public whatever. It was quite possible were absolutely out of the run- education. For this reason the for the man to have banged him ring, practically all the prizes College is sometimes spoken of self. The door going to visiting boats. It may in Chinese as "The Man Factory," open, he had of the closet was

here be explained that the dragon

boats, which only come out once

a year, are the property of the

4

1

way in.

William Davies, the manager f the institute, said the deceased came to the institute on May 12. The board and lodging of the deceased was guaranteed by

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THE Office of Chinese Maritime

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R. GORDON LOWDER. Commissioner of Chinese Customs,

York Building, Hongkong, 27th May, 1914,

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Dated this 23rd day of May 1914.

A.B. THE SWEDISH TRAD- ING CO. IN CHINA (Ltd)

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From EUROPE.. THE H.A.L. Steamship

fishermen who make the several and when the course was covered villages represented their head-a dead heat was declared. Then quarters, and they are manued the two Shaukiwan crows and by members of the crews of the that from Lamma Island tried the Hongkong Ladies' Benevolont several fishing feste, being chosen onclusions in the final hest, the Society. He knew nothing about by the maaiers of the fishing result being:-1st., Shaukiven the occurrence. As far as he knew boats. There is no limit to the No. 5 orew; 2nd., Shanki. the man had neither friends nor length of the boat, nor the size of

wan No.

era *; 3 d., enemies in the institute. He bid the crew, members of which may Lamma Island crew. Tee no reason to suspect foul flar

NOTICE. be changed at will, even in winning boat got home by half a Witness was absent from the the heats of a single competition. lengil, while only a

We have this day removed our few feet institute on the morning of May office from Queen's Building to

"SEGOVIA," The races held yesterday were reparated second and third. At 14

York Building (Top Floor), Chater | Captain Geissel, having arrived, overa course which extended from the close of the race there was.

Road. Mtr, Davies said she was in-

Consignees of Cargo are hereby the western entrance buoy to me fceling shown by the Iam Inmed of the occurrence about

A.B. THE SWEDISH TRAD-informed that their goods are be- point opposite the Police Station,ma crew, who bitterly protested 2-45 p.m. and she at once sent for ING CO. IN CHINA (Ltd.) A distance of clone on half a mile. that their boat was fouled by the for D.. Drummond and the police. Prior to theficial races, for winners; they avan ve it so far There were about half a dozen money prizes given by His Exas to approach Bis Ex ellency the residents of the justitute in at the cellency the G veroor, there were (vernor on the matter, but time. She had no reason to number of preliminary contests eventually their feelings were suspect foul ly. She was in- for presents of wine and pork med, down. A consolation formed of the death by a Chinese subscribed for by the kaifong race afterwards took place be boy.

(elders) of Aberdeen. It was tween the Aberdeen, Aloban and P.O. Swan spoke to identifying about 3 30 p.m when the Govern" Lamma hate, the last named the body at the mortuary, ment launch Victoria steamed into grearing the prize. It was a day Dr Mukonny, of the Public the little harbour, having on board of great excitement for Aberdeen, M rtuary, could not appear so the Hin Excellency the Governor, and all who made the trip to the inquiry was adjourned. Lady May, the Misses May, Capt. it to fishing village will long Alison, A.D.O., and Colonel Brown remember the occasion. C.R.E. Everything was then mado

ready for the main races, and in

view of the large number of boats

.. (Incorporated in Sweden) A. NILSSON, Managing Director. Hongkong, May 23rd, 191*.

NOTICE

› REDUCTION IN PRICE

OF GAS.

THE Hongkong and China Gas Company Ld. begs to inform the public that on and from the 1st. July next the price of Gas for all purposes-lighting, heating. Charted Patch of Rock. cooking or power-WILL BE Notices given that a small REDUCED to $2.00 per 1,000

patch of fit rock covered by 7 cubic feet.

All discounts will be withdrawn

fet of water at L. W. 8. T. erists from same date. in Canton Harbour, approxi- mitely 400 feet from, the Fati Band: From the centre of the

By order of the Directors." GEORGE CURRY, --

Local Secretary,

SINGON & CO.

competing it was decided to divide Finance at Laohokow, the crown into two heate. Police At Labokov a certain type of Bergeant Brazil Superintended rough face eish notes are geoer the keeping of the course ally used but in other placen patch the tower of the English Hongkong, 21st May, 1914. and soled as official starter, These Government bille are not Church near the Western end of while Inspector Gordon, at the feely accepted. The Oivil G Shameen Island, bears N. 11 deg. other end was indge. In the vernor of Hupeh therefore on the E. magnetic diasant 1700 feet. On Brst heat the orew from Lamma 19th instant issued an order mak-r about June 2, the northern Island came in first, siter a sharp ing their use compulsory through extremity of the patch will be lusale; but it was the second heat out the province and stating that temporarily buoyed with o emali which produced the greatest ex the Government would accept black conical booy, ozhibiting a citement. Two of the Shaukiwon them in payment of taxes. It is fixed green light from unse to REEBOHANTS. Wholesale Bosta Nos. 4 and 5 grimly hored in that way partially to ennrise, and marking the port side and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron Bad fought out the issue, to the ao relieve the financial rontion as of the channel for inward bound Foundry Coke Importers General Store companiment of gong and drum, Laohokow.

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