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HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The result of the play for the Captain's Cup for May will be found below. Mr. May's score is deserving of great praise, the rough state of the greens making straight putting a matter of considerable difficulty. There were a large number of entries for both events, the Pool in particular filling well. This Pool was instituted this month instead of a Sweep, as it allows players to try their luck more than once. One gallant member of the Club invested no less than | $4 in his attempts to win it. By the way, during this meeting a record for 9 holes has been made, a certain gentleman, who shall be nameless, but who is known to some of his ac- quaintances as a "Professor of certain subjects of a military nature." taking 91 strokes, this wonderful score including an 18 at the 7th hole, and a 25 at the 9th.
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
Mr. C. W. May
#3 16 Lt. Col. The O'Gorman. 105 24 81 Major Thomas
100 18 8
Mr. C. H. Grace
Mr. A. S. Auton
Mr. G. Stewart
Mr. C. E. Hume
Dr. J.-Bell
Mr. C. A. Tomes
Mr. H. W. Slade
Mr. E. W. Maitland
915 12 G
92
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15 $6 104 15 89 110 X 92 110
92
No returns from several others.
Mr. C. W. May Major Thomas Mr. C. A. Tomes Mr. C. H. Grace
Mr. G. Stewart Mr. C. E. Humme Dr. J. Bell
POOL.
16 14
98 15 83
91 101
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6 83 15 Mi
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION
On Saturday afternoon eighteen members competed over the 200 and 500 yards' distances for the Association Spoons, which were won by Col. Sergt. A. Smith, R.B., Col. Sorgt. Hopkins, R.B.: Captain Eccles. R.B.: Private Wilson, R.B.; and Mr. following were the best results:
A.
Brown.
The
Allowance
for
M. H. rifle.
⠀⠀⠀ 500 yards.
EEVE 200 yards.
Eze-cubic Handicap.
Total.
Col. Sergt. A. Smith, R.B. 33 Col. Sergt Hopkins, R.B. # Captain Eccles. R.B. Private Wilson. R.B.
Mr. A. Brown.. Mr. W. M. - Dezs
Mr, G. White... Col. Sergt. Lacey, R.B. Col. Sergt. Leslie. R.B.
200
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66
66
64
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HONGKONG VOLUNT ER CORPS,
FIELD BATTERY.
The third spoon competition took place on the 9th May at the Police range. Fifteen members entered, the highest scores being as under :-
* Sergeant Wylie Gunner Gow.
200 400 500 Han-To- yds, yds, yds, dicap, tal.
30 27 2428
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* Sergeant McPhail 20 28 24
10 89 15
Gunner Stewart
2244.
Gunner Harman
25
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Gunner Brown
28 * Winuer of
26
spoon.
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We have seen samples of a $1 note just issued by the North China Railway Administration. It is a very pretty example of paper money, with a representation of the Lanchow Bridge on one side in light blue, and on the reverse in red a view of the line between Shanhaikwan and Tientsin, showing a bit of the Great Wall. The notes are payable to bearer at any of the offices of the company. We believe the first issue is limited to 20,000 and is made to take the place of cash and serve as a covenience in paying the hands and probably also to prevent "squeezes."
-China Gazette.
THI SHANGHAI GE ERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The annual general meeting of the membera of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce was held on the 11th May. Mr. A. P. Mac- Ewen (Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Co.) pre- sided, and there were present. Messrs. J. Chapsal (Messageries Maritimes (ie.). E. B. Skottowe (Chartered Bank of India, J. H. McMichael (Frazar & Co.), C. J. Dudgeon | (Ilbert & Co.), D. M. Moses (D). Sassoon, Sous & Co.). W. 1). Little (Wm. Little & Co.). Com- mittee. H. R. Hearn (Alfred Dent & Co. W. S. Bremner (Bank of China and Japsu), E. A. Hewett (P. & 0. S. N. Co.). S. Komuro (Mitsui Bussau Kaisha), W. J. Tyack (Bar- low & Co.). C. M. Dyce (Dyee & Co.). S. A. Levy (E. D. Sassoon & Co.j. J. Thorburn (National Bank of China), and Douglas Jones (Union Insurance Society of Canton).
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without eliciting any decided expression of opinion, and it is now for the members to say whether they think it worth while agitating for a change of the existing system of working it. The numerous collisions that have recently taken place in the neighbourhood of the Woo- sung Bar, one resulting in a deplorable loss of life, show the absolute necessity that strict regulations for the navigation of the bar should be recognised by vessels of all nationa- lities. As matters stand at present regulations drawn up by the Customs authorities do exist, which they have no power to enforce. I feel certain that your incoming Committee will give this important matter all the consideration it deserves. The plan. adopted of holding regular monthly meetings of the Committee and pub- lishing anything of importance to the com- merce of the port has worked well and I trust will be continued. On behalf of the Committee I have to thank the Consular Body for the prompt manner in which all our communica- tions have been dealt with, and our special thanks are due to Dr. Stuebel, the Senior Con- sul, for the courtesy he has at all times extended to us. In conclusion, I must say that we are indebted to our Secretary, Mr. Drummond Hay, for the very active and intelligent manner in which he has carried out his duties as Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce during the past year, when the work has been very much heavier than usual. I shall be pleased to give any further information to members that I can, should they desire it.
The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said-Gentlemen, the report of the Committee has been in your hands now for some days past and you will observe that during the year a good deal of work has been done. It is hardly necessary for me to go seriatim through each subject fouched upon in the report, but there are one or two inatters of interest hearing upon the general trade of the port upon which it is desirable to say a few words. I allude more particularly to houded warehouses. likin. and transit passes. 提问 bearing on the local production of yarns, and the Woosung Bar and River Conservancy į Mr. E. A Hewett. There are certain Board. As regards the survey of the Woo- questions you have referred to in your speech, on sung Bar, it is satisfactory that arrangements which I should like to be allowed to make a have at last been goncluded to have this few remarks, I mean those more particularly much needed work done by a competent sur- relating to the shipping interest. Some of veyor, and I have no doubt that if a practicable those now here were present on a recent oc- scheme for the removal of this great obstruc- casion when one of our Consuls stated that tion is put before the Chinese fiovernment although the foreign officials were only too some means will be lit upon to have the work auxious to do all in their power to help on carried out. Transit passes-Although we have trade with this country, it remained with those not quite succeeded in getting the Tsungli actually engaged in mercantile pursuits to state Yamon to authorise the issue of these by the
what they wanted and see that they got it. These Commissioner of Customs instead of the Taotai, remarks, although addressed to a gathering of in order to avoid delay. I have every reason but one nationality, with equal truth apply to all to believe that we shall obtain this privilege engaged in trade with China. We have always shortly and the Committee will not allow the
been given to understand that constant drop- matter to drop. The present position as re- ping wears away a stone. It is perhaps ba- gards duties in the productions of the local cause there is so little in the composition of the cotton mills is-the existing Chinese-owned Chinese Government, as a body, to make the mills have the right to manufacture and sell simile applicable that our repeated representa- locally free of duty; if exported the yarns pay tions to them as to our wants have up to the the ordinary Customs duty of 11. Tis. 2.10 per present met with such a modicum of success. hale. We claim that Chinese-owned mills We hare, unfortunately, only too good cause shall not have any advantage over us in the for knowing that very little is to be expected matter of taxation, and we also claim that the from the authorities in Peking, but it is only full benefit of the transit pass system shall bo by proclaiming what we require, and going extended to the productions of the foreign on insisting upon it year after year, that wills. As regards British-own-1 ills the
the can hope in
end to gain whole question, however, is before the British point. This necessity must be my excuse Minister, and a satisfactory solution may be for again referring to such a well-worn topio confidently looked for. Bonded warehouses were as the state of this river. It is true that, thanks first instituted in 1887 on the demand of for to the efforts of our Committee, and their im- eign merchants, but although the Chinese autho-mediate predecessors, we have at last arrived rities conceded the privilege, they took care to confer it upon the China Morate S. N. Co. as a monopoly. Foreign merelaants protested through this Chamber, and the question was taken up by the Diplomatic Body at Peking, with the result that the institution of the system was declared to be a tentative measure and that elaius for its extension would be considered if it were found to be of general benefit to Trade. The eight years of its working have not, however, proved that bonding has been availed of to any extent, nor has there been any dewand during that period for extended means of using it. The Customs statistics show that from the year 1888 to 1894 inclusive, bonding was very little availed of, and taking two principal items of the import trade the result was that of
pieces.
610.137
American Sheetings...1,378,740 were bonded Grey Shirtings Lking in alla total of 2,677,837 pieces, being an average of ouly a fraction during the seven years of one year's business in those articles. It rould therefore appear that bonding as it at pre- s'nt exists in Shanghai is not wanted by importers and I have only to ask the members present if they think the privilege would be availed of to a greater extent if bonding were allowed at all the public wharves. The question has been before the Committee of this Chamber
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at such a point that we hope within the present year to have the river for a second time surveyed by a competent engineer, and that armed with his report we may be able, through the representations to our respective Governments, to bring such arguments to bear upon the Chinese as will prove to them the advantages which will accrue to trade, and couse- quently to themselves, by having the approaches to this port improved. It would seem that all that which possibly could be said has been said concerning the state of the bar, time before but as it will probably be some
taken to remedy the any definite steps are present condition of affairs. I will, with your permission, once more draw attention to what the presence of this obstruction in the river really means to the trade of Shanghai. Laat year was, we know, an exceptionally bad one, owing mainly to the fact that a wreck, which had been sunk in the centre of the fairway, in the most difficult part of the river, had been allowed to remain there nearly three years with- out any serious effort being made to remove it. It was all along merely a question of time as to when a second accident would occur. In April of last year another vessel was sunk on the bar by striking on the first wreck, but even then, when the condition of affairs fully justified us in fearing that at any moment a third accident might
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