May 9, 1895.]
Maroos' CHAMPION.—Once round,
Sans Donte......
Tigris Vaquero
Six ran. Time, 2 mins. 351 seos,
2
OPENING OF THE NEW CENTRAL
MARKET, HONGKONG.
The new Central Market was opened on the 1st May. Daring the day a large staff of bare-backed coolies were busily engaged in removing the fittings from the old dirt begrimed sheds which have for the last few years answered for the Hongkong Market. Judging by the anasnal avidity with which they went about their work it was evident that the healthful change was heartily welcomed. A big percentage of the stalls in the new market were filled on Wednes- day, and the holders seemed to take a particular pride in setting off their stalls in the best pos- sible manner. The vegetables were placed on the shelves in an almost artistic style, and even the fish looked quite tasty. As a rule fish on Chinese stalls does not strike one as being very appetising, but the clean surroundings of the market seemed to have removed objectionable features, and residents may safely visit the market without meeting with anything offensive. The market is certainly one which the colony can be proud of. Its architectural features are nót such as would command the respect of Mr. Ruskin; but arcbitectural features are of minor importance in such a market as this, and it is the interior of the building that we are mostly concerned with. The market is in every respect adapted for the important purposes for which it was erected. It is commodious, freely venti- lated, strongly built, and there is every accom. modation for the stall holders and visitors. The floor is of concrete, and the aisles wide. A walk through the place when business was brisk did not disclose any obnoxious smells, and it was cer- tainly cooler inside the building than it was in the street. It is to be hoped that the Chinese will see the advantage of always maintaining yesterday's standard of cleanliness.
ANOTHER CAPTURE BY PIRATES IN TONKIN.
A FAMILY ABDUCTED.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Fluviales boat Tac-hat, which came in from Moncay, also made a fruitless search. Next morning M. Benoit, Resident of Quang yen, who had been informed of the occurrence, set out at dawn with the Namdinh and a strong detach ment of militiamen; and M. Coqui, Commis sioner of Customs at Haiphong, sent two boats and all the available Customs boatmen to aid in the pursuit.
Minister at Peking and the French Consul at Telegrams bave been sent to the French Pakhoi to secure action on Kwangtung authorities.
the part of the
track of the pirates has been discovered. They The Courrier of the 28th April says:-The landed a little to the north of Tien-yen and have taken refuge in the Van-mai mountains.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
DOUBLE HANDICAP.
G. H. Potta and F, Maitland beat C. W. Knox and
C. Percival-2-6, 6-1, 6-2 É. W. Maitland and P. G. Anderson, H.K. Regiment, Grist and Mounssy beat F. Maitland and G. H. Potts
beat E. F. Mackay and A. Sharp-6-4, 6-3
Grist and Mounsey beat E. W. Maitland and P. G.
-9-7, 6-4
Anderson, Hongkong Regiment-6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1, and won the Handicap.
CHAMPIONSHIP, '
C. M. Firth beat C. A. Tomes-6-0, 6-1, 8-6, and will C. C. Platt beat C. W. Knox, R.B.-6-0, 6-1, 10-8
now have to meet C. C. Platt for the Champion- ship.
PROFESSION PAIRS.
Mounsey and Grist beat E. W. Maitland and Sheldon
—7-5, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0
Hazeland and Gale scratched to Gray and Tomes F. Maitland and C. M. Firth beat S. G. Bird and
Douglas Jones-6-3, 6-3, 8-6
6-2, 6-2, 6-3
C. M. Firth and F. Maitland beat Gray and Tomes- Dr. J. M. Atkinson and Surgeon-Major Reade beat E. J. Grist and W. K. Meunsey-7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, and will now have to meet F. Maitland and C, M. Firth in the final
"A" CLAB8 Handicap. C. Platt beat G. H. Potts-6-3, 6-4 C. M. Firth beat P. B. Sheldon-6-4, 4-0, rotired
"B" CLAS8 HANDICAP.
Jupp beat Hazeland-2-6, 4.6, 6-4
R. B. Garde, R.N., beat É, E. Humphreys-6-4, 6-4 J. A. Jupp beat G. A. Woodcock-6-4, 4-6, 6-4 R. B. Garde, R.N., beat J. A. Jupp-6-1, 6-4,9-7, and
won the handicap
HONGKONg golf club.
handicap.
CAPTAIN'S Cup.
Tonkin has been thrown into a state of agita. tion by the abduction of a European family by pirates, M. Lyaudet, manager of the Kebao coal mines, and his wife and daughter having been carried off in a daring raid at Port Wallut.
The Captain of the Club, Commodore Boyes, appears, from the account given in the Courrier to be played for monthly during the year, the It R.N., having very kindly again presented a cup of the 27th April, that the family occupied a first stage in connection with the same took place large mat shed. Like all the houses of the Com- in the Happy Valley from April 27th to 30th. pany's servants, it has been guarded every night, The cup for the first time is now held by Mr. ince pirates were known to be in the neigh. T. Thurburn, who, it will be remembered, won bourhood, by a sentinel, a militiaman who kept the Captain's Cup outright last year, and is now guard on the verandah on the seaward-side. Un evidently bent on making a bold bid for this one the night of Wednesday, 24th April, the sentinel was at his post. Two hundred mètres awaying as it does after a recent reduction of his as well. His score of 79 is an excellent one, com- he armed junk of the Quang-yen Residency ras at anchor and, in accordance with orders, he steam-launch of the same Residency should lave been at anchor with steam up in front of he General Manager's house at the entrance to he bay. A gunboat also has been lying in the arbour of Port Wallut, but unfortunately was not there, having gone the same evening b Kebao, where there was another gunboat.
About half-past ten the alarm was given. wo sampans carrying forty well armed pirates lided in under cover of the darkness, coming it believed from the Dam-ha side, without being ben until the last moment, when the men leaped shore and made a rush for the Lyaudet house. he sentinel fired, and some of the pirates fired reply, and while some of them kept watch the Fest body of them entered the house. In less
jan
five minutes. M. Lyaudet, Madame yaudet, and their little daughter were thrown to the boats, which immediately put off, and bre lost sight of in the darkness between Kebao land and Zabiaca Island.
M. Portal, the Company's General Manager, the employés. aud the guard rushed to the oo on hearing the sound of firing, but by the ne they arrived not a trace of the pirates was be seen. Half-an-hour later a locomotive left Kebao to inform the captains of the gunboats. pantime M. Portal searched the harbour with b ́steam-launch, but without result. The
sweepstakes, this time contenting himself with a The same player also annexes the modest 82. Captain Eccles, R.N., as in the re- cent MacEwen competition, is again runner up. Results:
CAPTAIN'S CUP,
* Wins the Cup. SWEEPSTAKES.
BROLIS CO
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Mr. J. Thurburn * Captain W. V. Eccles, R.B. Mr. H. L. Dalrymple Mr. C. Palmer Captain O. P. Marshall ... Kev. R. F. Cobbold Captain B. M. Rumsey
94 15 92
79
8
84
100 10
90
101 11
90
111 21
90
106
13
93
103
8
95
Mr. J. Thurburn * Captain W. V. Eccles, R.B. Mr. H. L. Dalrymple Mr. W. S. Frowd, E.N. Commodore Boyes, E.N.. Mr. C. Palmer
97 15
82
92
8
84
99
10
89
107
18
89
101
11
101
Captain O. P. Marshall Rev. R. F. Cobbold
11 111 21 106 13
90
90
93
Wins the Sweep.
888888
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351
THE INTERPORT SHOOTING MATCH.
which is competing against teams from Shanghai On Monday afternoon the Hongkong team, and Singapore in the annual Interport Match, fired off at Kowloon. The team was a strong one, but the men were at a considerable dis- advantage owing to a changeable wind blowing.
and 600 yards (sighting shot at each range). Mr. The conditions were seven rounds at 200, 500, Consequently the scoring was not very high.
W. Stewart superintended the scoring, and the
Scores:- terinary Surgeon) for Singapore and Shanghai. umpire was Mr. C. V. Ladds (Colonial Ve-
C.-Sgt. Horsman, RB. 32
Mr. E. C. Shepherd... Lieut. Webber, R.E... St. McLennan, H.KP. Lieut. Hoey, R.B... St. Mjr. Morrish, R.B. C.-Sgt. Hopkins, R.B. Inspector Mann.........
Insp. Duncan, N.Y.P. 27 Sgt. Warnock, H.K.P. 27
200 yards.
500 yards. 26
600 yards.
Total.
30 ... 88
32
28
24
81
32
26
25
F3
31
26
25
82
30
20
23
82
30 ©
26
23
79
28
19
77
21
75
19
73
22
72
231
795
32
301
22388858
263
The following are the scores in former con- tests:
Hongkong Singapore
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1891. 1892. 1893 - 1894. 867 835 822 823 744 752 786 817 830 810 802 760 Singapore fired on Monday. been received that the score was 773.
Shanghai
1895. 795
A telegram has
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
The
TATION day to compete for the Martini-Henry cup. The Twenty-six members were present on Satur-
Mr. Webber, R.E., with an average of 63. shooting was very good. The cup was won by spoons were won by.D. McLennan, Mr. Stewart, Colour-Sergeant Horsman, Corporal Sadler, Inspector Duncan, Sergeant-Major Morrish, and Colour-Sergeant Hopkins. The following were the best scores:—
200 500.
600 H'capTotal. yards. yards. yards.points.
23 23 21 22 22 19. 23 19 21 22 20 24' 23 25 22 18 21
Mr. D. McLennan...... Mr. Stewart Cr.-Sergt. Horsman Corporal Sadler Inspector Duncan, Sergt.-Major Morrish,
4......71
6......69 4......67 *.....63
15
3......66
4......65
Colour Sergt. Hopkins 23
18
20
4.....65
Colour-Sergt. Lacey.
21
23
16
1......66
21
20
18
4......63
22 24
13
4......63
20 21
16
4......61
22
19
16
19
19
15
4......61 8......61
Lient. Hoey... Capt. Palmer Sergt. Shearry
Mr. Warnock. Major Moore
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by bur Correspondents.)
THE ANTI-FOOTBINDING SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS. Shanghai papers giving reports of the enthu DEAR SIE,-You will by this mail receive
ship of Mr. Cecil Holliday at the Royal Asiatic siastic public meeting held under the chairman- Society's rooms, to decide on sending a memorial to the Emperor of China asking him to suppress the practise of footbinding, forbidden by an edict of the Emperor Shun Chi, and so detrimental to the energies of the race, about half of which it eripples from four years old upwards. The mê- morial is to be sent in on behalf of our Women's Society, just started, and which will we hope soon number pretty well all the European wo- men in China. Can you grant us room in your columus to express the hope that all European women in the Crown colony may agree together with us in sending this memorial, and autho- rise some lady here to sign it on their behalf before it is sent, we hope, early in June. If four or five of the leading Hongkong ladies would give their names as adherents to the movement could not lists be placed either at the principal book shop or at some other con- signed on their behalf could attach their signa- tures or in some other way signify to us on behalf of how many European ladies in Hongkong the lady deputed here might state that she signed. the local officials should sign, and one local lady Our present idea is that for one society only doctor on behalf of all the lady doctors of China,
Mr. M. Benecke, of the Central Hotel, Shang-venient place, and all ladies who wished it to be hai. who came to China in the sixties, was found dead in his room at the Hotel on the morning on the 29th April. The deceased had had a fit on Sunday, but was apparently out of danger the same evening. News says, that he had another seizure during It is possible, the N. C. Daily the night, from the effects of which he died,
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