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tains Lilly, Harris, and Ainsley; Lieutenants Taylor, Harding, Sharp, Lumb, O'Reilly, and Nicholson.
5TH INFANTRY HYDERABAD CONTINGENT.- Lieut.-Col. Welchman; Major Whittall Cap tains Audain, Chalmers, and Renton; Lieut- enants Tregear, Pope, Cotton, Hobson, Luxmore, Palmer, and Burton.
22ND BOMBAY INFANTRY.-Lieut.-Col. Bail- lie; Major Kettlewell; Captains Haterell, Knatchbull, and Nurse; Lieutenants Casserly, Melville, Labertouche. Krickenbook. Hutchi- enson, Rudkin, and Baker. Attached for duty -Lieutenants Hitchins and Burke.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS IN
CAMP.
The Volunteer Camp at Kowloon broke up at half-past eight on Monday morning. The Corps has been favoured with beautiful weather during the whole of the ten days' training and the camp may be said to have been a most successful one.
On Saturday afternoon 27th ult., the different units were conveyed to Laichikok where shooting at floating targets was engaged in. The Field Battery had six guns out and prizes of silver spoons were offered for the best gun crew. The winning crew were Corporal Lammert, Bom- badier Craddock, Gunners Herbst, Kennett, Watson, Ellis, Sutton, Dean, and Baker (No. 1 sub-division, Sergeant Purcell).
In the evening an impromptu concert took place, and a number of guests were present.
At half-pastnine a.m. on the 28th nit. the Corps fell in for Church Parade. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Victoria was the preacher. At the conclusion of the service a collection was taken in aid of the widow of the late Sergeant Jenner. Subsequently the men were marched to the Parade ground attached to Whitfield Barracks, and here each company was inspected by H. E. Major-General Gascoigne, C. M. G., and put through fire discipline by their officers. Subsequently the men were formed up, and His Excellency addressed a few words to the
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He said he had not come there to make an official inspection in any way. He had merely come to see what the result of the week's camp had been. He thought the highest kind- ness he could do them would be to point out various things which he would expect to see improved upon at his inspection. When he came to Hongkong at first he told them that unless they took their work seriously it would be better for them to cease to exist. They had certainly met him more than half-way. They had taken them- selves seriously. He looked upon them now as an integral part of the defence of Hongkong. Therefore the highest compliment he could pay them was to treat them as he would any other part of the garrison, He should expect a higher standard of efficiency from them at the next inspection than ho did at the last inspection. He was perfectly certain they would all do their best to come up to it. Taking each unit separately he might say that with regard to the Field Battery he noticed Saturday and he noticed it again that morning," a slight want of smartness in the movements. It was important that they should have a good instructor, and if they asked him he would give them the best instructor he could. With regard to the Machine Gun Companies, Captain Saunders's Company ("A" Company) was superior to the others, and the reason was that they had been longer at the work. He hoped great things in the future from them, parti- cularly from No. 3 ("C" Company), which was good. There was a difference between that and A" Company, but it was only a difference in experience. With regard to the Engineers, they were the most useful part of the Volunteers to him, but they must learn to handle their arms a little better. With regard to the Infantry, he would expect a good deal from them. They must learn to handle their arms better. Again he said that they wanted the best instructor they could get, and if they asked for it they should have it. His Excellency concluded by expressing his pleasure at being present.
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Later on His Excellency inspected the tents. Prizes in the shape of silver spoons were offered for the best ordered tent. "The highest number
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
of points was gained by the Band tent and one connected with the Field Battery, and occupied by Corporal Lammert, Bombadier Craddock, Gunners Herbst, Kennett, Watson, Sutton, Bain, and Baird.
In the afternoon a programme of sports was gone through on the Parade Ground in Robin- son Road, and in the evening there was a con- cert
The visitors were numerous late in the after- noon and in the evening. The amateur photo- |grapher was much in evidence.
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were handed over to the police. Meantime the coxswain had telegraphed the fact of the piracy to the police hero, and taken mea- sures to get the launch into the water. For tunately the pirates, in their hurry, had ne glected to damage the machinery of the vessel, and his efforts were successful. The Per- severance then steamed back to Hongkong where she arrived on the 27th ult. shortly after one o'clock, having on board those passengers who had remained at Canton, to the number of about forty. The police took the depositions of the coxswain and passengers. The coxswain is much bruised about the body, but none of The Hongkong Volunteers (struck camp on the passengers were hurt. The affair is ro. the 29th alt and returned to Hongkong.garded as a pre-arranged one. The four men The attendance at the inspection on Sunday who are in custody were brought up at the morning was not so great as was expected (212 police court on the 29th ult, when the pro- being present), and in consequence the Comceedings were merely formal. The case comes mandant (Lieut. Col. Sir John Carrington, on on Tuesday next. The Perseverance is own- C.M.G.), in presenting the prizes won at the ed by Ng Lau Tong, and flies the British flag. sports in the afternoon, passed some severo strictures on the absent ones, declaring that they were a source of weakness to the Corps and that THE CROSS WALLS QUESTION, it would be better for them to resign.
THE SPORTS.
The following are the winners at the sports :- Inter-Company Football match (played the previous Sunday), Field Battery: Corpl. Hen derson, Gunners Lapsley, G. Duncan, R. Duneau, A. F. Chunnutt, Craig, Herton, Loureiro, Brett, Howarth and Witchell, silver- mounted sticks.
Potato and Bucket Race, Gunner A. A. Alves, and Bom. Hance, F.B., gold scarf pins.
Wheelbarrow Race: Gun. Chuunutt, F.B,
and Gun. Holmes, A. Machine Gun Coy, gold scarf pins.
Egg and Spoon Racs: Gun. Pestonjee, F.D.,
silver match-box stand.
Pot shot: Bom. Grey. F.B.. Malacca cane. Auimal Cry Race: Gunners Loureiro aud Lapsley of the F.B., silver match cases.
Inter-Company Tug-of-war: F.B., Lt. Arm- strong. Sergt. Stopani, Corpl. Hance. Bon. Grey, Gunners A. A. Alves, Saver, R. Duncan, Lapsley and Baldwin, silver napkin rings.
Boot and Puttie Race: Gun. A.A. Alves, silver cigarette case.
Ladies Nomination: Gun. Hooper, A. Ma- chine Gun Coy., nominated by Mrs Stopani and Gau. Holmes, of the same Company, nominated by Miss Bain.
The Hockey Match was won by the 5th Hyderabad Contingent; the Belilios Cup, in the Field Battery Carbine Competition, by Gunner Lapsley; and the Cup for the highest score in the same competition by Sergt. Drummer Brown.
PIRACY ON THE PER- SEVERANCE,”
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IMPORTANT DECISION,
Wo stated in our issue of last week that the local architects had been asked to attend the
meeting of the Executive Council that morning to tender their objections to, and opinions of the action which has been taken by the sanitary authorities as to the construction of cross-walls. The question arose out of the fact that various architects in this Colony have had their plans: returned by the Director of Public Works in order that cross-walls might be added. All the architects therefore jointly sent in an appeal to the Goveruor in Council, under Section 87 of
the Building Ordinance, 1889, re-affirmed in the Building (Amendment) Ordinance, 1891, which runs as follows:---
Whenever any person shall be dissatisfied with the exercise of the discretion of the Sur- revor General in respect of any act, matter, or thing, which is by this ordinance made subject to his discretion, the person so dissatisfied may in lieu of reverting to any legal remedy appeal to the Governor in Council, who may make such order in respect thereof as may be deemed ex- pedient, and such order shall be final for all intents and purposes.'
H.E. the Governor held that the appeal must be on a specific case, and accordingly Messrs. Leigh and Orange undertook the burden of the appeal. We understand that Mr. Leigh stated his case at considerable length before the Governor in Council last Thursday and called
the other local architects as witnesses.
As the result of this, Messrs. Leigh and Orange have been officially informed that the ap- peal has been sustained and that the cross-walls in the specific cases need not be added. This decision, it is needless to point out, is a very important one for the local architects and builders.
BURGLARIES AT WANCHAI.
MILITARY PREMISES BROKEN INTO.
CLEVER CAPTURES
BY THE POLICE.
Sergeant Ritchie, of No. 2 Police Station, Wanchai, is to be congratulated on the smart- nes displayed by him not only in the capture of two men implicated in extensive robberies from military premises at Wanchai, but on the prompt recovery of a considerable quantity of the stolen property.
On Saturday last the police authorities received intelligence of an outbreak of piracy on the steam launch Perseverance. The launch-a two-decker-trading between Hongkong and Canton, left here on her usual run on the morn ing of the 25th ult. She carried about sixty passengers, all Chinese. The launch arrived at Macao shortly after eleven o'clock, nothing un- usual having transpired during the run. After a two hours' stay there she left for Canton. When about a couple of hours out-to be pro- cise, when off Chung (hen, in Chinese waters-- about twenty passengers who had been lounging about on the upper deck rushed with daggers at the coxswain and the man at the wheel. The latter immediately took to his heels, but the coxswain pluckily confronted the pirates. He was thrown down, beaten soveroly, aud, together with the remainder of the passengers, bundled below. The pirates then diverted the launch's course, taking her from the Chung Chen Islands to Boca Tigris, up the Canton river, and beaching her. They collected On the evening of the 12th ult. Corporal together all the property of the passengers and Eddy was on duty and his wife was out for a everything about the launch of a portable form, | few hours, the house thus being left with no and placing the booty in the vessel's boats, pull-one in charge. On Mrs. Eddy returning she ed ashore. The imprisoned passengers quickly effected their release and made their way to Canton, where, a number of them took passage to Hongkong in the steamer Poweon. While on board they identified amongst the passengers four of their late assailants. They told their story to the captain, who immediately had the suspected men placed in irons, and on the arrival of the steamer at the wharf on Saturday they
The premises broken into are known as the East Block, and are surrounded by shrub- bery and overlook the arsenal. The residences affected are those occupied by Quarter Master Sergeant Crombie, R.E.: Company Sergeant Major Charles Wilson, R.E., and Corporal W. Eddy. R.E.
was surprised to find the door open, and on looking round she found evidence of the house having been visited by some one during her absence, a hand sewing-machine, a clock, and other articles having been stolen. Information was given to the police, who have since managed to lay their hands on two men who are no doubt the guilty parties. The method of their cap- ture will be found below.
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