August 27, 1896.] ·
ONE MILE GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE.—Open to teams of six N. C. O. or men per Company. Prizes
-$20, $15, $10.
"E" Company...
1 "D" Company... "F" Company... BLIND MAN'S RACE.
Prizes-$8, $4, $2.
Private Green ... Private Loasby
2
3
Distance-75 yards.
Private Winmill Plenty of fun and an exciting incident caused by one of the competitors leaping into a ditch characterised this event.
LOTTERY RACE. Distance-200 yards. Prizes
-810, $8, 84.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. through any such medium, thereby becoming | Catholic whether this is not a church scandal; competitors of writers and artists whose legiti- whether the Bishop is not to be reproached for mate calling it is to supply them. The payment his conduct, which has caused of a shilling or so as the cost of a view does not dissatisfaction amongst a
so much vast number of convey to the purchaser of a photograph the the Roman Catholics in this colony; and, fur- right to reproduce it, and by theiredoing so it ther, whether the discourteous treatment which might lead to litigation, which would place a member of the civil service in a somewhat received at his hands without any remonstrance the good Jesuit Fathers and their pupils have unenviable position. Probably it may be offered whatever was not most unwarrantable. I would in extenuation that the official contributor did finally ask if an act of religious despotism like not at the time of their despatch to the journals this will ever receive, when it becomes known, consider the question of interference with the the approval of the high ecclesiastical authority profits of individuals; but
this reply is in Papal Rome, to whom the Bishop is subser- not sufficient for acceptance, as a want of vient and responsible for all his acts, right or thought on
his part
once admitted
wrong, even when committed within the four would seem to point him out as one ineligi- walls of his church in the Far East, where he ble for high positions where due considera-seems to resign supreme. tion is so essential for the proper carrying It is indeed a pity that in these enlightened out of the public work. There are so many times ministers of religion, whose duty it is to set good examples to those under their care, seeking notoriety by other means than by should be the first to show the reverse. Why diligently and capably attending to the details then these continual exhortations anent the of their highly honourable duties that I can set sonnd principles of our religion from time im- aside my own interested reasons and could re- Distance, 300 yards. count half a hundred others. There are two churches and at schools, when to the disgust of memorial to men, women, and children at views of the unveiling in the Graphic, only one every one we have in this instance the lament- of which was produced in the original photo-able fact of a respectable body of about eighty graph by the firm named. The general view college boys headed by exemplary and friendly is the work of another. But where so many priests, their teachers, being publicly and with- views were submitted to the Art editor bearing out any justifiable cause stopped from singing no names, this error of description is easily a litany half commenced in a public place of accounted for.
worship? D. K. GRIFFITHS.
Private Green for Lumber
Private Bannister for Winkworth Private Dicks for Harris
2
JOCKEY RACE. Distance, 100 yards. Prizes serious objections to those in the civil service
-88, 84, and $2.
Private Bannister
Acting Corporal Hale Private Goreham,
CHILDREN'S HANDICAP.
Prizes-$5, $4, $3. $2, and $1.
Percy Morrish...
Effie Morrish
Lena Morrish
Herbert Peachey
Nellie Baker
2 3
4
Ten children competed, and three of those placed were those of Sergeant-Major Morrish. DRIBBLING FOOTBALL. Distance, 100 yards.
Prizes $8, $4, $2. Private Bryan
Private Walker
Private Weller...
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] COMMEMORATION OF TRAFALGAR
DAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
SIB,-Over ninety years have elapsed since Nelson's victory at Trafalgar definitely assured to us maritime supremacy and commercial pro- sperity. Our outlying possessions were then preserved and it enabled us to build up that Fast Empire which is to-day comprised in Great and Greater Britain. No such momeutons issue as rested on the skill and courage of Nel- son and those who fought under him or October 21st, 1905, had occurred in the history of this country since the Great Armada of Spain was similarly dispersed, over two hundred
years previously.
For ten years we had been struggling against a powerful combination directed by the mar. vellons genius and energy of Napoleon. The strain on the nation had been intense, and the privation to all classes very great, but this great victory brought relief and left us a Com- mand of the Sea which has not since been dis- puted.
Hongkong, 21st August, 1896.
BISHOP PIAZZOLI AND THE VISIT. OF THE MACAO COLLEGE BOYS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
SIE,-As a Roman Catholic and a lover of fair play I shall be extremely obliged if you will give publicity to this letter in your next issue, the object of which is to bring to the notice of my co-religionists a most regrettable incident which occurred on Thursday last after the benediction at the Roman Catholic Cathe dral. Briefly the facts of the case follows.
are as
The Rev. Father W. M. Ark his companions and pupils of the St. Joseph's College, the latter numbering about eighty. wright, S.J., of Macao, together with a few of
who were then on a visit to this colony. went to
assist at the benediction at the Cathedral on
that evening, and after having obtained per mission from the proper quarter. Father Ark- wright allowed his pupils to recite after the of which his pupils asked him to let them benediction the Holy Rosary, at the conclusion sing the holy litany. The rev. gentleman, not seeing any possible harm in this their most laudable request, willingly consented permission for this purpose, being completely to their doing so, without applying for further ignorant that a rehearsal of a cantata with the gentlemen amateurs was to take place at six new organ accompaniment by a few lady and
o'clock in the same church. The boys had not got half through the litany when a Chinese member of the church staff, probably the sexton, by command of some of the Italian Fathers Father Arkwright, entirely taken by surprise approached them with a request to stop it.
at this most unexpected procedure in a Catholic Church, and not wishing to be guilty of any act which could possibly displease the Italian Priests, immediately passed on word to his pupils to cut short the litany by singing the clusion and then withdraw from the church. Agnus Dei, with a view to bring it to a con- At this stage, however, the Bishop was seen coming from the direction of the vestry very much annoyed, and in a mann er most unbecom- ing to his high position he shouted out the words "Stop that noise" in English to the boys, alluding to the litany which was then being sung with all due reverence to the glory and in praise of the Almighty in the presence of some members of the congregation who had remained in the church to take part in it. The Bishop was probably afraid that were the litany to last a long time it might interfere with the TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"
rehearsal of the cantata, and rather than incur SIE, I hope you will give me space for a few lines regarding the reproduction of photo-ferred to see that religious service abruptly the displeasure of his foreign friends, he pre- graphs in the illustrated papers. It would be well if the public were to discourage members of the civil service from essaying to win fame
Yet until last year the anniversary of this glorious day has been suffered practically to pass unnoticed. Surely this is a national dis- grace which should be removed. The Navy League proposes that throughout the Empire on October 21st the day shall be commemorated by decorating all statues of the great Admiral and in other ways. To do this in a manner worthy of the occasion money is required and everyone sympathising with the object is invited to send donations to the Secretary, The Navy League, 13, Victoria Street, S.W.-I am, sir, your obedient servant,
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LEAGUE, London, July 20th, 1896.
THE UNVEILING OF THE STATUE AND COPYRIGHT IN PHOTOGRAPHS.
terminated!
I would now ask every right-minded and true Having made a full exposé of this sad affair
I do not know what has transpired since this regrettable event between the Bishop and Father Arkwright, but it is to be hoped for the credit of the Italian priests in this colony that the former will atone for his error by an honourable apology. On dit that Father Arkwright before his return to Macao. on Fri- day last wrote a letter to the Bishop expressing at the church to his annoyance. If this be true, it his regret at his pupils having sung the litany speaks volumes so far as it relates to the refined It is also a matter of extreme regret that the education and delicacy of the writer of that letter. good Jesuit Fathers and their pupils, who have been so considerately treated by all with whom they have come in contact during their short them so unpleasant a reminiscence as this little sojourn in this place, should carry back with Italian Church episode!
opportunity to declare that it has been written Before concluding this letter I must take this
disrespect should out of a sincere wish only to see that no be shown to our
ever
religion by either the Bishop or any of the members of the Roman Catholic community, and also to express my sympathy as well as that Fathers and their pupils in this little incident, of a great number of my friends with the Jesnit which has no doubt marred to a certain extent. the pleasure of their visit to this colony-Yours,
A MEMBER OF THE ROMAN
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY. Hongkong, 22nd August, 1896.
FIRE ON THE “ UOPACK.”
Nagasaki, 20th August. Those who go down the sea in ships" often of the steamer Oopack from Shanghai to this have exciting experiences, and the late passage port shows how narrow are the escapes some- times met with.
about 2.30p.m. on Sunday last, the 16th instant. The Oopack left Shanghai at
She had fine weather as far as the Saddles, but early the following morning the wind shifted fall, and some very heavy squalls were en- round to the N.E., the barometer began to
countered. Early on Tuesday morning the that attempts were made to put the vessel Gotos were sighted, but the sea was so bad about. Two unsuccessful attempts were made, and upon the third, at about 9 a.m., three huge seas laid the vessel fairly on her beam ends, and upon her righting herself smoke was seen to be issuing from one of the ventilators near the No. 2 hatch. All the hatches were at once battened down to keep out the air, the ventilators were covered up, the chief engineer was instructed to drive the vessel as hard as possible, while three hoses were kept constantly where the fire appeared to be. pouring water into the part of the vessel At about 9.30 p.m. the steamer Shanghai was slighted She took no notice of this, however, and soon and a signal for assistance was made to her.
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