August 26, 1901.J
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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The Hon. A. W. Brewin, Registrar-General, has been granted leave of absence for a month. During his absence the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G.. Colonial Secretary, will be Acting Registrar-General,
to Tai U, where there is a police station, and Mr. Fung Wa Chuen and his colleagues have where they reported the piracy. For several a balance in hand from the Typhoon Fund of days the owner of the boat went about with $3,30), which they have been asked to use for the police trying to find his boat. He failed the relief of the Surviving Sufferers of the to trace its whereabouts in British waters, anh Cochrane Street disaster. They will be obliged went over to Macao to continue the search if the police or public will direct any of the A splendid game was witnessed on Friday even. There he at last found the boat, and in it survivors needing help, or poor dependants on ing at V.R.C., Kowloon, in the semi-final ronnd four men. With the help of the Macao those who were killed, to the Committee, who of the Water Polo Shield Competitiou, between police the four men were arrested, and two are willing to render prompt assistance,
25 Co., E.D., R.A,, and R.W.F. (Right). At of them were identified by the junk-owner The semi-final tie in the Water Polo Chal-half-time the scores were equal, viz., two goals and his wife as participants in the piracy. The lenge Shield Competition between V.R.C. "A" | each. The R.W.F. finally won by five goals four men were charged at the Magistracy and team and "C" team, took place on the 22nd inst. to three. two discharged. The remaining two, the pris-at V.R.C., Kowloon, before a good attendance oners in the dock, denied that they were the of spectators, amongst whom was a sprink guilty men, and also denied that the boat allegedling of ladies.
The game
was very evenly by the complainant to be his boat was the one contested. Two minutes or so from time A that was pirated. The question for the jury, team were leading by one goal, but by a great therefore, concluded Mr. Robinson, was simply effort "C" team managed to equalise. the one of identification.
score thn being 5 goals each. Extra time was played; and the match finally ended in favour of "C" team by nine goals to six.
Evidence was led, after which the jury found the prisoners guilty on both counts.
His Lordship sentenced them to ten years' imprisonment each on the first count, and seven years' imprisonment each on the second count, the sentences to run concurrently.
INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS YEAR.
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We received on the 19th inst, a visit from Mr. J. F. Anderson of Pomona, California, who is engaged in a five years' trip around the world. visiting every out-of-the-way place. He started in 1897 from his native city, travelled through every state in the Union, partly on foot, partly in a spring wagon, working at different places to earn the wherewithal to pay his travelling The Honorary Secretary of the Singapore expenses. From New York in 1898 he went to Rifle Association communicates to the Straits Liverpool, bicycled through the British Isles, Times that it has been decided to hold this thence to Germany along the Rhine, and from year's Interport rifle match (which is not con- there to Paris, where he worked for the U.3.A. fined to any particular body, but to the best Commission of the Paris Exhibition. After shots in the port, whether Military, Volunteer, leaving Paris he went to Switzerland, crossed Police or Civilian) between October 26th and the Alps into Italy, and from thence to Greece. November 8th. For the first time in the After leaving Athen he worked his way history of this annual competition, Penang to Alexandria, toured through Egypt and will be included in the match, so that the four Palestine, from thence to Port Said, where competitors will be Hongkong, Shanghai, he took passage to Bombay. He visited Cal- Singapore, and Penang. The historic three-cutta, and from there went to Singapore, cornered match that has so far been in vogue whence he arrived yesterday. Mr. Anderson thus develops into a four-cornered competition is a Christian Endeavourer, and makes this -and although this may not perhaps be unani- round-the-world journey to satisfy his thirst mously approved, more especially by some of for information and study of men and things. the old members of past years, yet it should be He will visit the Philippines and Japan, and 1emembered that old fogeyism is not sport, and expects to arrive in San Francisco next Decem. that the sole object of such a match is to promote ber, completing his five years' tour. the standard of rifle-shooting, and any arrange- ment that tends in that direction should be welcomed by rifle shots. We understand that it is intended to invite Ceylon to join in, but as the negotiations have not yet proceeded far enough, it is not likely that they will be able to shoot this year; although it is hoped that next year the match will be a five-cornered one.
This year the match will be fired under Bisley conditions, so that it will be possible to compare scores with those made at home this year. The conditions are :-----
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On the 20th inst. there were buried in the Happy Valley the remains of Mrs Gibbs, one of the six original Nursing Sisters who arrived in the Colony in the winter of 1890 for the service of the Government Civil Hospital. She received her training at the London Hospital. and served the Colony faithfully and well up to the date of her resignation in 1899. Her services, especially during the plague epidemics of 1894, 1896, 1898, and 1899, were invaluable. In 1896 she contracted plague herself, and although her life was then despaired of she Range. 'Targets.
altimately recovered and was granted a well. 200 yds... 3rd class Bull 7 in. diam. earned holiday to recover her health and
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she volunteered for plague work in India, where she was employed for some months, being in charge of one of the plagne hospitals there. In the 1898 epidemic Mrs. Gibbs again contracted the disease. This time, however, it fortunately proved to be a mild attack and she soon recovered. | On the resignation of the matron, Miss East- mond, in 1898, she was appointed in her place. and performed the duties of this office until March, 1899. Since her marriage she has still | interested herself in nursing matters, and acted as hon. secretary of the Ladies' Committee, formed only a few months ago, to olitain private Nurses for the community. Her end was very sudden, and the sympathies of the Colony are with her bereaved husband and the Two more bodies, making now a total of five, | motherless little one. The respect and esteem have been recovered out of the eight men who in which she was held was evidenced by the were drowned when the steam launch Lee Sang on the 17th inst. run into and sank an Army Service Corps cutter coming from the hospital. ship Meanee.
HONGKONG.
The re-appointment of Mr. Edward Osborne to be a member of the Sanitary Board is notified in the Gazette.
No enquiry will be held into the death of Lester Mansfield, who was a short time ago found dead in her room in Lyndhurst Terrace. Dr. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer. has certified that death was due to alcobolic poisoning.
number of mourners who were present at the sad funeral early yesterday morning in the Happy Valley Cemetery. Amongst those pre- sent were the Right Rev. Bishop of Victoria and A few days ago Chan Hsung, master of No. Mrs. Hoare. Sir Thomas Jackson, Hon. J H. 445 steam-launch Hai Loong, was fined 83 for Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., as representing II E. not registering his discharge in accordance with|the Governor, and as a personal tribute to one the regulation made by the Governor in with whom he had been personally connected and Council, Merchants' Shipping Consolidated highly respected. Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., Ordinance of 1891.
and Mrs. May, Dr. Atkinson, P.U.M.O., Dr. Thomson, Rev. J. H. France, Hon. W. Chat- ham, and scores of other residents, including many Government officials. The Rev. F. T. Johnson performed the last solemn rites. Mrs. Gibbs was buried in the lovely spot where Sisters Frances and Gertrude rest. The Colony is richer for memories such as those of the deceased lady.
The Siberian dogs for the German South Polar Expedition, which have recently been quartered at Mr. Kennedy's Horse Repository, were on the 20th inst. shipped for Sydney by the 8.8. Nuentung. Thence they will accompany the members of the expedition on their voyage of discovery.
Mr. E. A. Hewett, who has been agent of the P.&O. Co. at Shanghai for some years, has been appointed to succeed Mr. H. A. Ritchie as su perintendent at Hongkong, Mr. Ritchie having been transferred to take charge of the West London branch of the company's business. Mr. Hewett has interested himself considerably in local questions in the northern port, and is at present Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council. There will be ample room for his energy in Hongkong.
Mr. J. McAuliffe, ex-champion light weight boxer of the world, who with his partner Mr. J. Slavin, brother of the well-known Frank Slavin, has been touring in Africa, India, and the Straits, and giving very successful exhibi- tions of boxing, ball-punching, and club-swing- ing, are now in Hongkong. At Singapore and Rangoon the Governors attended the show. Mr. McAuliffe intends to appear at the City Hall during his stay here, and as he is by far the best man in the boxing line we have ever had in Hongkong, he and his partner should meet with a good reception.
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The return of deaths in the colony during July shows a total for the month of 591, of which 32 were in the European and foreign community (including 12 among the military), and 559 in the Chinese community. Plague was responsible for 180 deaths, among the European and foreign civil com. munity, one in the Army, and 175 among the Chinese. Of the latter deaths, 28 were in Kowloon district, 21 in the Harbour, 20 in No. 5, and 19 each in Nos. 4 and 9 districts. Malarial fever caused 30 deaths, and chest affections 86. The death-rates in the principal registration districts were:-British and foreign civil community, 25.7 per 1,000 per annum; Chinese community, Victoria, Land 26.0, Harbour 3.03; Chinese, whole colony, Land 24.3, Boat 26.4, Land and Boat 246: total civil community 24.6.
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A startling incident was witnessed on the Praya frontage, opposite the Hongkong Club, on the 19th iust. at about 25 minutos to 6. come junks were unloading on the Praya, where suddenly a great aproar arose and a Chinaman was observed to be struggling in the water It was stated at first that he had a stone tied to his leg and that the other men on the juuk had adopted this method of settling difference. Three European policemen and a Sikh were soon on the spot, and the man was with no little difficulty fished up by aid of a bamboo pole, brought round to conscious- ness, and discovered to have an ugly blow across the face. He was put into a chair, while the three European policemen boarded the junk and proceeded to arrest the crew. Three of these had concealed themselves in the hold and were only got out after the police had followed them into their evidently dirty retreat-judging by the state in which they emerged. Ultimately ten men were arrested and marched up to the police station, secured by their quenes, The affair, however, seems to have been an accident after all, as the ton men were discharged last night. No little sensation was caused at the time of the occurrence, both on the Praya itself and in the neighbouring buildings, the Club verandah in particular being crowded.
The French cruiser Styz arrived from Canton on the 16th inst.
H.M.S. Dido left dock about 2.30 p.m. on the 17th inst.
H.M. cruiser Brisk arrived on the 18th inst. from Weihaiwei.
The British transport Umta arrived on the 19th inst. from Tuku.
The British surveying-ship Rambler arrived from the South on the Sith inst.
The French gunboat Vipers and the British transport Glengyle arrived on the 22nd inst. from Swatow and Calcutta respectively. The British transport Itinda left on the 22nd inst. for Taku.
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