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desires to record thanks to the following, who kindly contributed to the Easter Meeting Frize Fund:-H.E. Sir H. A. Blake, G.C.M.G.; Vice-Admiral Seymour, K.C.B.; H.E. Major- General Gascoigne, C.M.G.; Sir John Carring- ton, Kt.. C.M.G.; Sir Thomas Jackson, Hon. J. J. Keswick, Commodore Powell, Messrs, R. Shewan, H. N. Mody, the Hongkong Daily Press, Lane, Crawford & Co., Gaupp & Co., Ho Fook, V. H. Deacon, A. 8. Watson & Co., Limited, Wang Hing, Kelly & Walsh, Limited, Look Hing, J. H. Cox, Kuhn and Komor, Kruse & Co., W. Powell & Co.
The balance-sheet showed that during the year 1901 the income had been $2.432.27 and| the expenditure $1,453.39, leaving a balance of $976.49 to be carried forward,
The report and accounts were adopted:
The CHAIRMAN called attention to the fact that the office of President was now vacant owing to the departure from the Colony of Sir Ho moved that . E. John Carrington. Major General Sir W. J. Gascoigne, K.C.M.G., be appointed President for the ensuing year. Mr. H. HORLY seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Mr. A. MACK1NZ F, iu moring that Mr. Northcote be elected Secretary for the ensuing year, said he would not have resigned that office but for the fact that he was going home on holiday. Mr. D. BALDWIN seconded the motion, and it was agreed to,
The CHAIRMAN, at the close of the meeting. conveyed the thanks of the members to Mr. Mackenzie for his services to the Association. Mr. Mackenzie, he said, had been a very ener getic and enthusiastic ecretary, and much of the succ: ss of the last Easter meeting, which had been the best held for years, was due to him. (Applause).
The question of affiliating with the N.R.A. was brought forward and discussed; it was ultimately regreed to take no steps in that direction in the meantime.
The Committee was appointed as follows:- Messrs. J. J. Andrew, D. Baldwin, A. Chap- man, W. Stackwood, J. H. Veron. A. Wat- son, and Colour-Sergeant Cross, R.M.1.'. (who was also elected Assistant Secretary).
This was all the business.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
2ND CLASS — COMMODORK'S CUP. 1ST RACE RE-BAILED.
All four boats crossed the line with spinna- kers to port, Payne getting away with a god lead from Chanticleer. Maid Marian, and Not more than a length or two Doreen.
eparatel Chanticleer and Haid” Marian at ny time during the run down to Green Island. but both of them overhauled Puyne; however they made the mistake of standing through the Sulphur Channel. Payne and Doreen, passing well to the north of Green Islan', came right up to the other boats when abreast of Kau-i-chau. Chanticleer was first round the rock, Payne, Muid Marian, and Doreen following a minute or so later in the order pamed. In the beat home Maid Marian went into first place when passing Kau-i-chau, Payne following close in her wake as they stood over to Stonecutters, whilst Chanticleer and Doreen went into the other tacks and stood over to Green Island, where they got the full benefit of a fonl tide. There was no change in the order after this, but Maid Marian slowly drew away from Payne, but not enough to sayo her time.
[February 10, 1902.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
CAPTAIN'S CUP AND SILVER MEDAL FUR FEBRUARY.
'I he following were the only cards returned :—
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
Major H. S. King, R.E. Commr. H. Davison, R.N.
89-11=78 98-13=85
Captain R. M Rumsey, R.N. 100—11=89 Insp.-Gen. W. B. Drew, R.N. 106−15=91
14 entries. POOL.
87-
98-13-85 1==86
Commr. H. Darison, R.N. Mr. U. M. G. Burnie Insp.-Gen, W. B. Drew, R. N. 106-15-91 14 entries.
HONGKONG CHESS CLUB.
The match " Great Britain" v. "The World " came off on the 3rd inst., and resulted in an easy victory for the Britons by 3 points to 1. Neither team was fully representative, but the victors were the worse off in this respect. Score:-
GREAT BRITAIN. P. W. Sergeant
Doreen did not finish as she had the mis- fortune to carry away both her shrouds when off Green Island, the second one going as she came about to repair the first; luckily her mastR H. Newborn did not carry away, and she was able to sail A. V. Reynolds home under her jib, and balloon-jib set as a J. E. Chase trysail. Moral:-Övorhaul last year's gear before trying your boat in a strong breeze. Finishing times were:-
nott times marks total
14 3 16 07 (2) 4 Maid Marian 3 16 07
8 19 20 3 7:50 (1) 10
14 Payne. Chanticleer... 8 22 45 3 21 25 (3) 1
The tie will be sailed off by Maid Marian and Payne to-day, starting at 2 p.m. Course- Beacon at Lyeemun (port). Kowloon Rock (port), Meyer's East busy (starboard).
H. M. S
BOXING TOURNAMENT IN CITY HALL.
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. | crowded to the doors. Preliminary bous
COMMODORE'S CUPS.
On Sunday, the 26th ult, the first race for the above prizes was re-sailed in a fine easterly breeze, the course being round the rock off
Kau-i-chan and home.
Alannah, Bonito, Colleen, Kathleen, and Min turned out in the first class. Erica being an absentee. Alunnah and Bonito crossed the line simultaneously just on guu-fire, Colleen a few seconds after, with Kathleen in attendance, Min being some way ustern Bonito steered a course down the centre of the harbour while the other
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M. J. Danenberg
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A tournament on the "knock out" principle commences at once at the Club, the winner having the right to challenge the present holder for the trophy presented by Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.
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At the general meeting of the Singapore Chess Club on the 29th alt.. it was decided to acknowledge the receipt of the challenge from Hongkong to play a match by cable, but to defer its acceptance until after the completion of the Championship and Handicap tournaments now in progress.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
In a recent issue of the Depeche Coloniale, M. Galland deals with the subject of French interests in China, and in doing so gives returns extending over several years. From these we learn that the imports into France from Chioa in 1839 were valued at over mine millions sterling, or nearly three times the value of the imports in 1896. On the other hand the exports from France to China have been almost stationary and amount to only two hundred thousand pounds sterling in value. In public loans in China the French capital iurested exceeds twenty millions sterling. Foremost among the railways French interests. Haukow-Poking line, which has a length of 776 miles, and which was conceded to a Franco- Belgian Syndicate. The loan contracted for the construction of this railway amounted to £4,500.00, three-fifths of which were contri- buted by France. The Syndicate also obtained the right to work the min-s in the neighbour-
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in which concerned is
the
The boxing match between Sam Bentley, Kowloon Torpedo Depôt, and George Smith, stoker, H.M.S. Whiting, for the middle-weight championship of the Colony, came off in the City Hall on the 5th inst., before a house absolutely took place between (1) Private Griffin and Gunner Harvey; (2) George Linder, H.M.S. Pique, and Sam Woods, H.M.S. Otter; and (3) Seamen Mundy and Campbell, both of II.M.S. Pique. The referee was Mr. J. Christie, Kow. loon Depot; the judge, Mr. W. Waters; and the timekeeper, Mr. H. Sampson. The first bout was one of four rounds, each two minutes in duration, and the verdict was a draw. In the second bout the contestants fought six two- minute rounds, and after a plucky fight, Woods was declared the winner The third bout was the best of all. Mundy, who is open to box anyone in the Colony at 9st. 6lbs., being de- feated, after a splendid exhibition, by Campbell. a slightly heavier but much shorter man. For the big contest Mr. Dowus, of the Kowloon Botel, was elected referee, while Mr. W. S.
hood of the line and to construct branch lines Bailey and Mr. W. Waters discharged the duties of timekeepers for the principals; Mr.
where necessary. A subsidiary company has In Sampson again acted as official timekeeper. Before the fight commenced, Mr. Deveney, been formed for the working of the mines.
Shansi the French group of the Russo-Chinese the M.C, announced that besides a purse of $600 there was also a side bet of $250 on the Bank has obtained the concession for construct- Fifteen rounds of two minutes' each ing a railway 153 miles long from Taiynen-fu issue.
Chingting fu, serving the. Ping-ting were to be fought. From the start Bentley to
the forcing, but Smith took his coal basin and joining the Peking-Hankow did · all
concession provides, for the punishment gamely, and although somewhat line.
in the third and fourth rounds.extension of the line in a south-westerly direction, thus giving it a total length of from came up fresh in the fifth. Seven rounds were
A Franco-Belgian syndicate fought, and just before the commencement of 300 to 370 miles. the eighth Smith's seconds intimated that their obtained in the 6th December, 1899, the conces sion for a line running by the side of the Yellow man had injured his hand and was forced to throw up the sponge. Smith, it transpired, had River from Kaifeng-fu, the capital of Hopan, dislocated the thumb of his right hand in the and a future station on the Peking-Hankow line. third round, the result of his heavy driving. to Honan-fu, with an ultimate extension to It said much for his capacity to take his Hsian-fu, the capital of Shensi. The concession gruel" that he lasted till the end of the seventh for a railway of local interest for Hou-se to Kiang The French round. Bentley was accordingly declared the nan near Hangchow was granted in February, wioner, the verdict being received with lond 1898, to a French syndicate. applause. On weighing-in yesterday, Bentley Government, moreover, has obtained from turned the scile at lost. Slbs. and Smith at Chin› an undertaking that only a French or a Franco-Chinese company will have the right of The tournament, which 1st. 3lbs.
constructing a railway from Pakhoi to a point entirely successful from all points of view, was Alannah thus wins the Cup with two firsts under the management of Mr. H. M. Pike, to be determined for the West River, and the concession for a railway connecting a point on Kowloon Depot. to her credit.
kept more toward the Hongkong shore. Min for some reason went right in to the Island side and getting a foul tide was badly left. On nearing the rock where the wind had more southward in it than in the harbour, Alunnah was just ahead of Bonito, with Colleen very close up, Kathleen being left behind by trying a passage through the Sulphur Channel; and this order was maintained till the rock was rounded for the thrash home when Alannah as on other occasions in her contests with Bonito in a like wind began increasing her load, while Colleen closed up a little for third place: after going like this on the starboard tack heading for Stonecutters' for some time. Bonito pat about, seeing the uselessness of following the leading boat, but the steers Lan of Alannah saw this manœuvre and also went on the port tack, leaving Colleen and Kathleen still making for the Stonecutters' shore. However this brought about little change, for on nearing the line it was seen that Alannah was still ahead of her rival for championship honours, while Kathleen
still followed in Colleen's wake.
Official times at the finish were :-
ษ. M. 8. Marks. Total.
2 40 25 10 20
Alannah
Bonito
Colleen
Kathleen
Min
X
2 44 23
2 47 20
2 48 05
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U
3 22 10 0
0
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