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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
In the boat up to the finish both Erica and | HONGKONG `RIFLE ASSOCIATION, Princess passed Payne and the line was crossed by-
Erica (winner)
Princess (second)
Payne
Fifteen members were present at the ranges on the 2nd inst to compete for the Short Range Cup, which was won by Captain Ferguson, the Spoons being taken by Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Stewart, and Sapper Thompson. The following were the best scores :-
500 600 Handi- To- yds. yds. cap tal
33 32
II. M. 8. 3 27 45
3 29 56
3 31 13
She (third on time)
3 28 20
Meteor
3 48 31
The marks gained by the boats are-
Erica
10
Princess
4
E. C. Shepherd
She
1
W. Stewart
W. Deas
Capt. Ferguson
The next Club race will be on the 24th Sapper Thompson November.
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB г. 35TH COм→
PANY, ROYAL ARTILLERY. -
J. Andrew
2
67
29 29
62
30 27
33 24
60
26 25
59
22 24 10
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THE KUCHENG MASSACRE.
November 13, 1895.
HONGKONG.
The Sanitary Board met on Thursday, when an important report respecting the measures taken, for the Irvention of plague was laid upon the table. On Thursday night a promenade concert was given in aid of the poor of East London, and a great success was scored. An extraordinary general meeting of the Douglas Steamship Company was held on Saturday. During the week interesting cases have been decided at the Supreme Court.
The man and woman charged with murder- ing a Norwegian seaman named Johann Gun- dereen have been committed for trial by the Magistrate, Mr. T. Sercombe Smith.
Among the passengers who went home by the P. and O. steamer Formosa were the three surviving children of the Stewart family, who were at Hwasang when the massacre took
THE CLOSE OF THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION | place.
AT KUCHENG.
The stamp revenue last month amounted to $20.430, an increase of $5,056 on the amount collected in October, 1894. The principal în- creases are in bank note duty and transfer of
The Secretary of the Funjom Mining Co., Limited, advises that he has received the follow- ing telegram from Punjom, being the result of the clean up for October The mill ran 27 days, crushing 1,000 tons of ore for a yield of 300 ounces of bullion.
Foochow, 2nd November. We recorded last week the execution of fourteen of the criminals on Monday, the 21st ult. The next four days were spent in examin.shares. ing prisoners who were chiefly suspects only and disposed of without much trouble; nearly all of them were released. This brought the work of the investigation to an end and the Commission started from Kucheng од their return journey on Saturday arriving in Foochow on Sunday, the 26th ult.. after an absence of seventy-four days. Just before leaving, the notorions Yeh Ho-tieh was brought in and the 8500 offered for his arrest paid. This was a most important arrest and completed the list of the known ingleiders
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five in all. These men are to suffer the extreme
These two teams met on Thursday afternoon ou the Happy Valley to try conclusions. For a few minutes after starting it seemed as if the Club had a good chance of walking off with the honours, but after a little while the play became much more even and the contestants did their best to make a very hard game. A good centre by Townend placed the ball dangerously near the goal. but Lewis rushing in managed to get it well away, only to be returned, and after a hot struggle eventually it went behind. The Company now began to feel their way and determined to stand close up to their opponents' backs, their own defence being so good as to enable them to stand so far up with but little danger. The ball falling on the right wing was passed well in to the centre, where after a scrimmage a kick sout it through with a considerable amount of side upon it, which Penalty of the law on Monday morning at the made it very difficult for the Club's custodian city execution ground, just outside the south When this is over the number of deca to tackle. Firth now made a determined effort to make the game level and was successfulpitations will have reached twenty-six in ail. Then we understand that six of the convicted in working the hall well up, but the shot
are to be exiled for life and eleven others for taken was fruitless. Shortly afterwards this
shorter periods; twenty-seven are condemned player had another opportunity, but again it
to ten years imprisonment and four to be went wide. Meanwhile the Club had all its
chained to a stone for three years. Thus the investigation has been brought to a close, and it has without doubt been one of the most thorough of its kind on record. With all the just retribution, however, so far obtained, it would have been satisfactory if some of the blame could have been brought to attach to the officials, who, whether actually mixed up with secret societies or not, are equally culpable with the miserable ruffians punished and to be
on
Kale.
punished. Their escape must be regarded as a great misfortune.-Echo.
THE JAPANESE WAR INDEMNITY.
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The following Ordinances have been approved by Her Majesty-An Ordinance to prohibit the defacing or chopping of British dollars, an Or- dinance to amend the Trade Marks Ordinance, and an Ordinance to further amend the Mer. chant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance.
The Act of Parliament providing for the in- clusion of colonial judges in the Judicial Com- mittee of the Privy Council is published in Saturday's Gazette with a covering despatch in which the Secretary of State trusts that its enactment will tend to preserve and strengthen the bond of union between all parts of the Em ire.
The fancy fair held on Sunday night within the compound of the Italian Mission House was exceptionally interesting, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, in aid of which the fair was held, will doubtless benefit to a considerable extent. There was a very good attendance during the evening, which was most enjoyably spent. The Portuguese band contributed many pleasing selections of music.
A telegram from Raub, dated 29th October, states :-- Rough cleaning up of battery yielded 1,300oz. amalgam, the estimated quantity of sions crushed being 940 tons. Prospects re- - main unchanged." At the usual proportion, the gold from the amalgam comes to 430 ounces from 940 tons of stone. At the grand orushing, finished on the 25th September, 2,875 tons stone realized 1,350 ounces smelted gold.
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work to do in keeping their opponents from the citadel. Oliver was conspicuous in the success with which he tackled his alversaries, but the Military were playing a fast game, so that whenever the ball was at the feet of the Company's forwards, exhausting work the defensive had to be done. In cue of these attacks the Army were again successful, and shooting from but a short distance from goal they again beat Sharp. Changing onds the Company commenced to press severely, their weight against the light Club players being a factor in their favour. A hot attack was made on the Club's enclosure. Sharp cleared well, but the ball was again returned, and bound- ing from Deacon, the Club's back, it fell right in front of goal, where the Army shot it though, thus scoring the third point. A good piece of play was now witnessed in the Club's forwards, some excellent passing taking place, eventually the ball going right to the line, where Campbell took a shot, landing it in the goalkeeper's hands. It was at once sent away out of danger and again the Military attacked and taking a shot about twenty yards from goal, the ball was sent just under the bar. Re-starting. Mackay made a good run, fixally transforring to Townend, who taking it still further then centred to. A RUSSİAN COALING STATION IN difficult one. Of twenty-nine men who composed Mackay, who took a shot ably frustated by the goalkeeper only just in time. Before closing the Army forwards swarmed round their opponents' enclosure and managed to secure another goal. The whistle being blown, the Club left the ground defeated by five goals
to nil
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB v. C. COMPANG, R.B.
The match on Monday afternoon between the Hongkong Football Club and C Company, R.B., after a good and fast game ended in a draw-one goal each.
Until a satisfactory naval harbour has been constructed at Formosa or the Pescadores, Makang Bay of the Pescadores is to be made the rendezvous for the Japanese fleet. A -powerful fleet is to be keep there, says a ver- nacular contemporary, and a number of godowns are to be built.-Kobe Chronicle.
FIRST INSTALMENT PAID. A telegram from Mr. Kato, Japanese Minister to Great Britain, reached the Foreign Depart ment at Tokyo on the 1st inst. stating that he received a payment of £8,225.245 18. 10d. on the 31st ult. from the Chinese Minister in London as the first instalment of the war in- demnity. The money was immediately deposited in the Bank of England.
THE EAST INDIES.
There is good reason to believe that the visit of General Doukhovskoy, Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, to. Batavia is in connection with a scheme which the Russians have been working for some time past to obtain a coaling station in the Dutch East Indies.-China Gazette.
A Hankow correspondent writes to the N. C. Daily News under date of the 1st inst. :- Mr. Herbert Rhodes, representing Messrs. Brooks and Doxey, Manchester, England, ar- rived here to-day to erect the machinery lately sent out by that firm for a new cotton mill at Wuchang containing 50.000 spindles, the largest ever constructed in China. Mr. Rhodes has been engaged in a similar occupation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Japan, United States, Italy, Germany, and Austria.
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The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Marquis Bac- Wednesday from Kobe, reports having ex- quhem, Captain Gritsgono, which arrived on perienced a N. W. gale with rain in the Straits of Korea and China Sea, and further south strong N.E. gale and heavy sea with clear weather. On the 5th inst. in lat. 23.49 N. and long. 111.11 E. the crew of the Chinese junk Tumse, from Formosa, was picked up, after great exertions, the high wind and sea making the work of rescue a very
the orew only one was drowned. The junk had been dismasted and the men say they had been without food and water since the 4th inst.
At the Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, the manager of the Shing- hee shop, Arsenal Street, was charged with sell. ing adulterated rum. On the evening of the 11th October Inspector Butlin, having received information that the defendant was selling adulterated rum, sent a Chinese boy to the shop to purchase two bottles of the liquor. The rum was analysed and found to be 50 per cent. below proof. The defendant was in the habit of selling a quart bottle of the rum for 15 cents. and a pint bottle for 10 cents, but only to sailors, soldiers, and servants. result of the analysis was made known In- spector Butlin and Sergeant Baker visited the shop and seized fifty-seven bottles of rum. Most of them were labelled "Old Navy Rum." The Magistrate inflicted a fine of 850 and ordered the liquor to be confiscated.
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