September 8, 1900.]
The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, that is the whole of the business of the meeting.
I am sorry we have not had a more satisfactory state- ment to put before you, but I need hardly say that there is nobody to blame. Circumstances alone are responsible.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
The following is the report of the Hongkong Cricket Club for the season 1899-1900:~~
Gentlemen, The Committee have the plea- sure of presenting the Annual Report. -
The accounts (attached) show a balance at the credit of the Club of $4,096.94.
Mr. F. Maitland heads the batting averages for 1899-1900 with 42.34; Mr. J. E. Lee being first in the bowling with a record of 27 wickets for 13.4 runs each.
The Lawn Tennis Championship was won by Mr. H. Pinckney; the "A Class "Single Han- dicap by Mr. A. H. Humphreys; the "B Class by Mr. J. Hooper; the Double Handicap by Messrs. Carré and Wei On; the Professional and Commercial Pairs by Major Griffin, K.A, and Captain Langhorne, R.A.; the Veterans' Handicap by Mr. H. Pinckney.
The Racquet Championship was won by Mr. H. Hancock; Lieut. Browne, R.A.. won the Handicap prize.
Ex
The Club played 16 Cricket matches of which 6 were won, 7 lost, and 3 drawn.
Dr. Tuck, R.N., made the only century of the season-102.
The thanks of the Club are due to the officers of the Regiments and Her Majesty's Ships who have so kindly put their bands at our disposal.
It is anticipated that the new iron railings round the ground will be in position before the end of the year.
The Annual General Meeting will be held in the Pavilion on Monday, 17th September, at 5 p.m.
H. C. Nicolle, Hon. Treasurer
F. Maitland
P. A. Cox
A. H. Skelton
S. H. Langhorne, Capt.. R.A.
A. G. Wise, President (absent) G. D. Campbell
C. C. Inchbald
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Members of the Committee.
JAMES A. Lowson,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, August 31st, 1900.
The accounts show an actual expenditure of $7,654.62, which, with the balance in the Hong. kong and Shanghai Bank of $4,096.94, answers to $11,751.56 under Receipts. The heaviest item of expenditure was Cost of Racquet Gear, 82,094.47. The subscriptions 1899-1900 brought in $3,450.
BATTING AVERAGES.-IN TEN INNINGS AND
Name.
F. Maitland
Rev. G. B. Vallings
Capt. Langhorne, R.A.
Dr. Tuck, R.N.
R. B. Johnson, R.W.F.
A. G. Ward
J. E. Lee
H. Hancock..
K. Mounsey
J. Wilde
OVER.
Lieut. Strong, B.M.L.I.
Lieut. Hill, E.W.F...
Inninga
Highest
Score
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG
GOLF
CLUB.
CAPTAIN'S CUP AND SILVER MEDAL
FOR SEPTEMBER.
93 13 80 84 0 84 89 4 85
The following were the scores handed in for the above competition, which was played over the new course.
CAPTAIN'S CUP. Mr. H. W. Robertson Mr. J. M. McMurtrie Mr. G. Stewart Mr. C. Palmer Mr. W. J. Saunders Mr. T. 8. Forrest... Capt. H. B. Des Voeux, R.E.
(11 entries).
POOL.
Mr. T. S. Forrest Mr. J. M. McMurtrie Mr. G. Stewart ... Mr. W. J. Saunders Capt. H. B. Des Vœux, R.E.
(11 entries).
95 9 86 100 12 88 90 0 90 100 8 82
84 0 84 84 0 84
89 4 85 .100 12 88 100 8 82
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Mr. H. P. Tooker has been appointed Act- ing Director of Public Works and Water Authority during the absence on leave of Mr. R. D. Ormsby.
Apparently the exemplary sentences inflicted upon persons found guilty of armed robbery at the last Criminal Sessions have had a beneficial effect, not a single case of armed robbery having been reported to the police since.
A proposal has been made that the Chamber of Commerce and the local branch of the China Association should convene a meeting to consi- der the attitude of Russia and the United States on the matter of the withdrawal from Peking.
The ten Chinese firemen from the Kalgan, who appeared before Mr.. Hazeland on Tues- day for refusing duty and were ordered to be forcibly put on board by the police, again refused duty, and on their being taken before the Acting Harbour Master he sentenced them to ten weeks with hard labour.
Apart from plague cases, there were reported two cases of communicable disease in the colony last week, one of enteric fever on the French gunboat Argue in the Harbour, and one of HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. puerperal fever in the City of Victoria. No deaths were reported beyond the four from plague.
FIELD BATTERY.
The September Carbine Competition of the above unit was held at the Association Range, Kowloon, last Sunday, 2nd inst. The weather was fine, but extremely hot. which no doubt ac- counted for the small attendance. The follow- ing are the best scores :---
30 28 23
200 500 600 Handi- To- yds. yds. yds. cap.
tal. 29 34 25 Sc. 88 81
29 28 20
* Gunner Lapsley * Gunner Stewart
Gunner Baldwin * Gunner Duncan 19 17 20 21 Gunner Rattey 25 24 23
* Winners of range spoons.
HONGKONG.
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The return of visitors to the City Hall Museum for last week shows that it was visited by 173 non-Chinese and 1,826 Chinese, 1,999 in all.
The Messageries Maritimes Company in form us that the Company's 8. 8. Luos, which was to have sailed from Marseilles on the 26th. ult., only left on the 30th, owing to the strike It is hoped that the Laos will be able to make up the time lost and arrive shortly after her due date.
As the popularity of Kowloon as a place of residence increases, the demands upon the hotel accommodation increase likewise, and Mr. Osborne, of the Kowloon Hotel, is making special efforts to keep pace with the times. He has had a new wing added to the original building, and will thus be in a better position to provide for the comfort of his guests than heretofore The new premises are two storeys in height. Excellent views are obtainable from the upper storey, where there are four airy and well-appointed bedrooms. Below is a large dining room, in addition to offices, and a clean well-ventilated cook-house. It is Mr. Osborne's intention to utilise the old dining room as a drawing room for the use of his boarders. Alongside the dining room is a verandah, look. ing south, and in front of the verandah is a nice grass plot which it is proposed to use for alfresco teas. A new and improved entrance from Chater Road has also been made.
The Kwang Ming district, in the Western part of the Province of Kwangtung, which had hitherto been quiet, became the scene of tumul- tous disorder and bloodshed during the early part of last month. This information was gleaned by us from a few refugees who have been fortunate enough to reach Hongkong in safety, after a We are informed by Messrs. John D. Hum-fifty miles. They tell the same tale of pillage, perilous journey of over one hundred and phreys & Son, General Managers of Olivers incendiarism, personal torture and murder. hor- Freehold Mines, Limited, that they have re-
rible to contemplate, much less describe. As if ceived the following telegram from the mines by a murderous signal raised at the four ear- giving the result of last month's crushing :- dinal points of the district, soldiers and civi- 456 tous of quartz crushed for a yield of 259 lians, the poorest and the richest of the resi- ounces retorted gold.”
dents, rose as to one man, and the
gave cry of Death to the foreigner." Unfortunately only a few could successfully flee from the fury of the almost instantly aroused populace, who, in their eager desire to carry out what to them was a long expected edict, slaughtered score after score of native Christians, and tortured others till a cruel lingering death put an end to their sufferings.
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All those who had signified their willingness to join the Home Guard have been supplied with copies of H. E. Major-General Gascoigne's speech on the subject and asked to say whether they a. ree to the suggestion contained therein that is, to the formation of a reserve company of 14 0 363 67 25.9 the Volunteers. All the replies have not yet
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381 98 42.3 11 3 285 84* 35.6 15 0 411 102 27.3
11
( 214 90 19.4
16
2 269 5.5 19.2
93 18.2
10
0 171 41 17.1
13
14 1 237
0 178 71 13.6 10 1 117 39 13.0
been received.
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A man named Lucas Euston, described as a 'traveller," appeared at the Magistracy on the 3rd inst. charged with assaulting an Indian watchman in the employ of the Hongkong Hotel 14 3 142 27 12.9 Company. The watchman said the defendant wanted to go through a private door, and when he tried to stop him he struck him in the mouth. The defendant said he was suffering from neuralgia and took some whisky, and he did not remember anything about the assault, Fined $5, or 14 days.
11 0 137 66 12.4 BOWLING AVERAGE8.-IN TEN INNINGS
AND OVER.
Name
J. E. Lee .. Dr. J. A. Lowson Capt. Langhorne, R.A. Rev. G. R. Vallings
Overs
135 36 364 27 13.3 125 42 335 24 13.4 117 23 378 37 14.9
19.) 44 719 47 15:0
At the last meeting of the Ceylon Legisla- tive Council on the 23rd ult the Standing Orders were suspended to permit the Ordinance prohibiting the exportation of arms to China to pass its second reading. The matter being one of urgency, the Bill at once was taken through its Committee stage, practically without any amendment, passed its third reading, and be- came law.
An accident occurred in the harbour on Mon- day, on board the steamer Culuan, whereby three coolies were injured somewhat and another seriously hurt. They were working in the hold when a rope which was being dragged along caught a section of the hatch, which fell into the hold Fortunately it rebounded from one of the cross-beams, and in consequence the damage done was not so serious as it otherwise would have been. One coolie was struck be- hind the left ear, another on the arm, another on the thigh, and the fourth on the head; the last named had his skull fractured and was taken to the hospital.
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The Jewish Chronicle of the 27th July publishes an interview with the Hon. E. R. Belilios, C. M. G. Mr. Belilios had something to say about the position of Jews in Hongkong. "The Jews in our colony," he remarked, "occupy a high position, and are well respected. But I suppose that the German merchants are rather influenced by the feeling against Jews which prevails in Hamburg and the other cities of Germany from which they come. other hand, there are a few German Jews of the lower class, who have no reason to share the fears of the merchants, and they have formed themselves into an irregular congregation for the holding of temporary services on the New Year and Day of Atonement. They hire a hall, and borrow one or two of our scrolls. among themselves, they attend our Synagogue. When, however, they cannot form a Minyan But they do not belong to our congregation.
The native Chinese make no difference be- tween a Jew and a Christian. Both are foreign- ers in their eyes, but if anything, they are rather better affected towards the Jew, whom they regard as an Asiatic like themselves."
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