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January 12, 1901.]
HONGKONG CHESS CLUB,
A match was played on Thursday evening at the Club between teams representing England and the Rest of the World. The following was the score:
- ZENGLAND P. W. Sergeant
H. E. Pollook
0
REST OF WORLD
1
P. C. de Sonza
1
C.AM. de Jesus
Lt. Col. The O'Gorman 1 F. G. Hendley
M. J. Dannenberg
1
Dastur
G. M. Discombe
1
5
C. E. Ellis
0
England thus won by 5 games to nil. Mr. T. H. Reid also played and won his game, but his opponent was found to be have been wrong- fully included in the "Rest."-
The Hon. Sec. informs us that Mr. P. W. Sergeant has succeeded in winning the Club's Championship Cup from Mr. H. E. Pollock. Q.C., who has been the holder for some months past, defeating his opponent, by two games to love. Mr. Bergeant, as the holder of the Cup, is now liable to be challenged in turn."
The first round of the club handicap for the cup presented by Mr. H. E. Pollock has been drawn as follows:→→
Grant v. Hendley, de Jesus v. Discombe, Dannenberg v. Sergeant, Pollock v. de Souza, Tate. Burrell, Reid v. Dastur, U. E. Ellis v. Moses, O'Gorman v. Ellis.
FOOCHOW.
The following notes are taken from the Foochow Doily Echo of the 29th ult. :-
H.M.8. Mohawk left Pagoda on the 27th inst, under orders for home. She was to drop down to Sharp Peak and go to sea the follow- ing day for gun practice, but not leave the port finally until the arrival of the Britomart.
The Venerable Archdeacon Wolfe, having so far recovered from a somewhat serious illness as to be able to travel, left on Monday last per 8.8, Hsing Yu for Shanghai en route for America. Не was accompanied by Mrs. Wolfe and their youngest daughter. We
· understand that he is to be absent eight months, at the end of which time we trust we may see him back thoroughly restored to health and strength to resume his work.
The hockey match of last Saturday, "the Ladies of Foochow" v. "Boys under sixteen" attracted a great many on-lookers, in spite of the cold wind blowing at the time. The quickness of some of the smallest of the "Boy" team fairly non-plussed the ladies and obliged them to use their utmost exertions to hold their own at all. The skirts of the fair ones appeared to be ter ribly in the way. A lady bearing down on a little fellow, who momentarily had the ball all to himself, fairly enveloped him with her skirt and by the time he was unwound the ball was at the other end of the ground. It was a fast and exciting game and ended in each side scoring a goal.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. been purchased by some Japanese at Pagoda, just below the Imperial Chinese Dook. The news of Mr. E. D. H. Fraser's name being included in the New Year honours was received here with general satis.action. The s.s. Hain Yu, which left yesterday for the North, will have carried many letters of hearty congratulations to Hankow from members of this community We learn that the China Mutual 8. N. Co., Ld., is to be reconstituted:
WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER VOIRS ON THE 18T JANUARY.
LEVEL. 1900.
1901. below overflow, below overflow. Tytam
12 ft. 9 in. 14 ft. 2 in. Pokfulam ...... 9 ft. 8 in.
4 ft. 10 in. Wongnaicheong 45 ft. 3 in. 19 ft. 7 in. STORAGE GALLONS.
1900. 285,190,000
Tytam Pokfulam
1901. 275,260,000
44,960,000
55,500,000
10,160,000
Wongnaicheong Empty
Total 330,150,000 340,920,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
1900.
1899.
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Mr. G. H. Wakeham has been appointed Justice of the Peace for this colony.
Apart from the two plague cases last week there were no cases of communicable disease in the colony.
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From the 1st instant no dogs from Shanghai are permitted to land in Hongkong for period of four months,
The U.3. gunboat Bennington arrived on 6th inst. from Manila. On the 5th inst the Por- tuguese cruiser-Adamastor returned to Macao.
As the result of two hockey matches, the Indian Brigade has defeated the H.K.H.C. by 4 goals to 2 and the Royal Navy by 4 goals to 1.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals-Li Chin Fan, $50.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, Q.C., the Hon. Treasurer of the Seamen's Church and Mission Fund, acknowledges with thanks the receipt of a sub- cription of $10 from Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs, ET The Mother Supérior of the Italian Convent begs to acknowledge the receipt of the follow ing sums
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A. Friend... D. Conklin Mrs. Hasslop...
850
10
10
The U.S. gunboat Bennington, which arrived here on the tth inst, from Manila, goes into dry dook for a complete overhanling. She has been cruising in Eastern waters for the past eight or
to have a complete going over, which speaks well for her builders. In this length of time the ship has cruised about 100,000 miles.
Consumption.. 101,016,000 109,494,000 gallons ten years, and this is the first time she has had Estimated popu-
lation
203,500 209,500 Consumption per
head
per day
16.8 gallons CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN. INSULA DURING THE MOrth of DECEMBER.
1899. 8,273,000
·
1900. 9,953,000 gallons
27,600❘ 28,800
Consumption Estimated popu
lation Consumption per head per day...
9.67
11.1 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
R. D. ORMSBY,
Water Authority.
HONGKONG.
The damage by the fire in a godown at Quarry Bay, near the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, is estimated at something like $18,000, and is not covered by insurance.
Those who are interested in the "mosquito and malaria” question and judging by recent discussions and letters they are not a few-will be glad to hear that we understand that the Go- vernment contemplates having a special bacte riologist out here and that a laboratory is to be built. We do not know that the expert will confine his attention to the much vexed ques- tion whether malaria can be contracted by other means than by the bite of the anopheles,
It is intimated that the Board of Directors of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld., have decided, subject to audit, to pay a final dividend at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum on the paid up capital of $5,000,000, in addition to the interim dividend already paid, which was at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum on the paid up capital of $2,500,000, and to place $500,000 to the Equalisation of Dividend Fund, carrying forward a balance of $40,151.01 to new Profit and Loss Account.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Li- The Bali, one of the gunboats being built by brary and Museum last week shows that 348 non- the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company, Chinese and 190 Chinese visited the former Ltd., to the order of the Siamese Government, institution, 148 non-Chinese and 2,039 Chinese was put through her speed trial on Tuesday. the latter.
Mr. Jonsen, Chief Engineer to the Siamese The British cruiser Brisk and gunboat Government, and Captain Anderson, Superin- Peacock arrived on the 8th inst. from Manila tendent of Naval Ordnance in Siam, represent and Woosung respectively, and the German ed that Government on board, and declared cruiser Kaiserin Augusta and the Russian themselves fully satisfied with the results of the cruiser Razbonik departed for Amoy and Sin-trial. The Bali, which registered a speed of gapore respectively.
11.4 knots, is leaving here to-day for Siam,
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Beyond what we have read in the papers about the siege of Peking, we have had the op- At the Siege Train Bullock Lines at Kow- As there appears to be no need for the ser- portunity of late of learning the personal ex-loon on the 7th inst., Messrs. Hughes and Hough vices of the fifty or moro reserve men now with periences of some of the besieged. First, we
offered for sale by auction ten bullocks. All the Siege Train at Kowloon, they have request had Mr. Von Rautenfeld, Deputy Commis- were sold, though the prices realised appear to ed their commanding officer to communicate sioner of Customs, and we have now with us have been any hing but large, the total amount Mr. Clarke Thornhill, of the Diplomatic being 8479. The highest price fetched by one Service, and Miss Lambert, the lady nurse of animal was $71, the others being disposed for the hospital connected with the Legation. It sums varying from $40 to $49. Mr. A. H. will appear to most of those who have listened Rennie bought one of the animals, Chinese be- to them, we think, that the outside world was ing the purchasers of the others. far more apprehensive of their impending danger than they were themselves. We. rejoiced to notice that they were not, as we expected to see them, but shadows of their former selves: horse and mule flesh evidently cannot be unwholesome,
The Rev. G. 8. Miner of the Methodist Episcopal Mission left with his family on Thursday last per 8.8. Akashi Maru on twelve months' furlough. Mr. Miner had worked well in the interests of his Mission for nine years without a change and is well entitled to a spell of rest. Of late years he had been inspector of schools and had, we understand, no less than 230, scattered about in the district, under his supervision. His two young sons will be missed in our games of hockey.
In the Foochow Daily Echo of the 5th January are the following items;—A consider- able ares of land including the foreshore has
with the War Office with a view to their being sent home. This, wo understand, has been done, but up to the present no reply has been received from the home authorities. It is now over twelve months since the men were called out, and they have done service in South Africa as well Alice Callaghan, formerly a barmaid at as in North China. They complain that while Thomas's Grill Rooms, on the 5th inst. at the barrack-room socommodation can be found for Metropole Hotel made two attempts to take the native troops, they have to remain under her own life. Early in the afternoon of that canvas, which, in this fitful weather, is not al- day she was frustrated by the hotel servants in together pleasant. an attempt to cut her throat with a razor. TheThe danger to life and property caused by weapon was taken from her and a watch set on careless: blasting has been again exemplified by the woman's movements. About six o'clock, an accident which occurred near Robinson Road however, she stole unobserved to the verandah late on Monday afternoon. Some blasting of the hotel, and jumped to the ground-s dis-operations were being carried on on the mite of a tance of some twenty-five feet. Chief Detective European house on the hillside. It is supp Inspector Hanson and Inspectors McNab and that the stone it was sought to dislodge had Robertson witnessed the act, and examined the not been properly covered.” At any rate on the woman. Her fall had been broken by a pigeon explosion taking place some pieces of coop, and the only injury was a slight one in were projected in the air and carried the small of the back. The would-be suicide able distance, alighting amidst some was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, coolies. One of the latter was struck on thence, after being medically treated, to the head and sustained a compound fracture of asylum, she having been certified to be mentally skull. He was taken to the Hoer ital, wher deranged.
died on Tuesday morning.
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