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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,
The weather on the 15th inst. was not such as
would be selected for a pleasure cruise, but a full mustar in all classes faced the starter for the second Club race. There was a good breeze from the N.E. of about what sail strength, though hardly as strong as that in which the race of a fortnight ago was said. The course WAS round Lyemua Bejea, Cust Rocks Eny. Lyemun Beacou again and home.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND and it is the more poteworthy as the Iris is by no means an easy boat. to manage is such a wind as prevailed last Sunday. The s'art was a good one and for a short distance the four kept close together, but Iris,esponding gallantly to the able way in which she was hindled, suon drew away, and before the ran was half over there was little doub', bar acci lents, as to the resn't.
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The times at the finish were': —
Iris
Rayne
Corrected time. H. M. S.
H. M. S.
4 8 35
5 to 20
.;
5 13 27 51459
4 38 £5
9 18 (3)
5 11 22
5 5 28 (22
THE INTERPORT SHOOTING
MATCH,
The
We gire below the full scores of the Shanghai team in the Interport Shooting Match. team commenced shooting at 231 p.m. ou the 12th inst., under very unfavourable light and wind conditions. The core speaks very highly for the markmanship of the Shanghai Municipal Police Force, i asmuch as six out of the ten members of the team blong to the Force, At the 20 yards the team made an average of 32 out of a possible 35 per wan. At the 300 yards the average was 31D. At the finish of the 600 yards the respectible total of 926 was accom- plished, giving an average of 92.0
par mån. Lieut.-C. Mackenzie was the umpire for Shanghai, while Mr. H. J. H. Tipp acted in that capacity for Hongkong, and Sub-Lient. Bvley, HM.S. Pique, for Singapore. Captain Boisragon captain d the team, The following
200 500 69
In the first class, now reduced to three, oring to Bonit› having retired to the one | Maid Mariont design class, Alanuch got the best of a good Darcen start, crossing the line a very few seconds after gunfire a little ahead of and on the weather of Dione; while Vernon was somewhat to leeward and astern of Dione Shortly after the start Alannah, who throughout the day was sai ing far better then she did in the last rac`, got a good lead owing to Dione being forced to bear away to avoid a junk, and this lead her two rivals never succeeded in quite wresting from ber, though at different periods of the race first one and then the other got close up to her. The new boats were p.dly handicapped by their sails, which did not set as they should and seemed to get worse and worse as the race progressed, probably owing to the effect of the damp on the ne cloth, and while Alannah's old and seasoned, not to say dirty, suit stood per- fectly. Whatever the cause may have hen, the form shown by these boats was exactly the rere:se to that of the first race. Last Sunday Alannah gained in the thrash to windward and lost slightly on the run. On the first beat to the Beacon Alannah sailed the same water as Dione, wbie Fernan took a long bard into Kowloon Bay to the North of the other two. and scored thereby, for she came up from third to second place and ronded the Beacon a little ov r a minute astera of Alannah. In the run to
the Cust Rocks Dione drew up level with Vernon and both got very close up on Alannah,
The second time up to Lyemun the three boats were widely separ. ted Vernon worked up the Hongkong shore, Dione took several long boards into Kowloon Bay, while Alannah kept a middle course and gained considerably, rounding the Beacon about 3 minutes ahead of FernON, The times at the finish were: —
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Alannah
Vernon
'Dione
IL M. 4 14
8. Points Total
25
10 14
4 16
5
4 4
19 25 +
1
11
are the scores :---
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[November 22, 1902.
FIRE AT YOKOHAMA.
The Nag isaki Pres› of the 13th icst writes:- There was a b'g fire in the former Settlement early on Snuday morning which virtually destroyed the comparatively new thres-storey golown, with basement, stone-faced and tile- roofed. at No. 183, between the premises of Sm th. Biker & Co. and Eulchison & Co. together with its contents, consisting chiefly o. silk cloth. waste colton yarn, linen, and wine (reports the Jup in Advertiser). A conserva- tire estimate places the value of the contents at well over a million yen, which, we nuderstand, is fully corerad by insurance. Among the silk stock, 20 biles had already been prepared for shipment yesterday morning. A considerablı quantity of stuff was taken out of the building, and some of the silk is only water damaged but after every allowance has been made for salvage, the proportion of loss cannot fail to be very henry. Th alarm was turned in at 2.10 où Sunday morning, at before either the Satsumacio brigade under Superintendent Morgiu or the Police brigade conld reach the scene. the flames were bursting from the roof and it was obvions that the building was doom- el.
The delay in the discovery of the outbreak is due to the substantial character of the go- down, the walls and iron shutters of which kept the fire from bursting out at the sides, whils the contents, being composed of combustibles which buru quietly, nobody passing the spot- a quiet one at best after nightfall-would have been likely to notice auything during the early stages of the fire. Bath brigades got to work with eight jets, one from the steamer and seven from the hydrauts, and as they were luckily able to draw upon the Houmura Road 8-inch main, the supply of water was unsually good. After four hours of work the surrounding property was out of danger from any spreal of the flimes but the skeleton of the godown, as it stands, exposes persons and property in the 93 vicinity to a different kind of peril. The fire has barut away all the uprights, leaving the bricks merely on top of one another, so that a strong wind might lead to the collapse of the ruins like a pick of card. The outer walls, sith the exeption of part of the third storey, are all standing, and Mr. Morgiu considers the circum-tance a remarkable one. The cause of the fire is nukuown, but in Mr. Morgin's opinion it originated somewhere on the second floor. The bluze attracted a large crowd of spectators, both nstive and foreign, and croated a good deal of excitement.
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THE HONGKONG REGATTA.
The following are
crews picked to represent the Victoria Recreation Club in the forthcoming regatta :—
Shamrock. N. H. Alres
A. E Asger A. Humphreys C. E. A. Hance
In the one design class all fire boats got away with a good start, Min and Erica being first over the line, closely followed by Coll en with Bonito and Kathleen about 10 seconds behind. On the boat to Lyemun Beacon Calicen and Bonito worked up the centre of the channel. while Min, Erica and Kathleen hell ou towards Meyer's buoy, Kathleea having established a slight lead, Erica then stood over towards Kowlo n Bay, while all the other boats made short tack up the Hongkong shore to North Point. The tide being about to change, all yach's then crossed over towards Channel Rocks, and Kath R. Lapsley teen reached the beacon with a lead of about 1A. A. Alves minutes from Colleen, who was closely followed by Erica and Min. On the run to Cust Rocks the led was slightly reduced, but Kathleen
PARSEE CU".
Cox, F. W. White
Thiste.
F. M. Raz Pereira R. C. Witchell
Cox C. H. W. Kew
Thistle.
again held her own on the beat back to the N. H. Alves beacon. Erica making the mistake of crossing|R C. W.tchell the tide to the Hongkong shore, while Colleen | R. Lapsley lost by going too far into Kowloon Bay. The E. Herbst order at the beacon was Kathleen, Min, Colleen, Erica, Bonito. No change took place on the run home and Kathleen won
race by about 2 minutes.
an uneventful
The times at the fiuish were : —
Katheen
Min
Colleen
Erica
Bonito
Rose.
J. H. R. Hance A. J. Markio
J. Millar E. Her's t
Cox, C. M. S. Alres
Leck.
..H. Rubie F. D. Baia
F. K. Sata
A. E. Alres
Cox, S. A. Seth LUSITANO CUP.
Cox, S. A, Seth
Rose.
F. M. Roza Pereira
A. J. MacKie
A. A Alves
Lek
J. H. R. Hunce A E. Asger
C. E. Humphreys C. E. A. Hanco
Cox, F. W. White
Kornblum.
G. H Rubie
F. D. Bain
F. K. Tata
A. E. Alves
Cox, C. M. S. Alves GERMAN CUP.
Cox, C. H. W. Kew
J. Millar
H.
M.
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34 50
37
35
42
30
Leek.
4 43
N. H. Alres
B
20.
A. E Asger A. Humphreys A. E Alves
Cox, F. W. White
Kornblume.
In the second class all four of the regular starters turned out and the race was a r cord one for Hongkong, for Mr. J. Hastings being unable to go out Mrs J. Hastings, the only Jady member of the Club, took the tiller of the Iris and with only two Chinese "boys" to assist her brought the Iris in an easy winner. This is the first time a lady has over steered a | A. A. Alves yacht to victory in any Club race in Hongkong, Cox, U. M. S. Alves
G. H. Rubie A. J Mackie J. Millar
Rose.
F. D. Bin R. C. Witchell R. Lapsley C. E. A. Hauco
Cox, S. A. Seth
Thistle.
J. H. R. Hance F. M. Roza Pereira F. K. Tati E. Herbst Cox, H. M. Bain
JAPAN'S NAVAL EXTENSION.
I
Au interesting article is published in the Jiji on the much discussed question of naval exten- sion. The extension of the Navy, says the Japanese journal, which scheme was ombarked upou during the 29th fiscal year (1893-7) aud which was to extend to the 38th fiscal year (19.5-6) at an estimated expenditure of 213, 00 0 10 yen, is now almost comple'ed, as I the result is seen in the number of new war-ships stationed along the coast of the Empire. It is interesting to review the history of Japan's naval growth et this juncture, when further ex éusion has been decided upon. The total amount voted for the extension in the first stage by the Dist in its ninth Session was 91,770, 00 yen, which was to bз spread over a period of seven years. During the ensuing Sess on the Government obtained a grant of a further sum of 112,986,093 yen for the extension in the second stage. This was amalgamated with the amount first voted, making a total of 213,100,964 yea, and it was decided that the schome should be completed in ten years from the 29th fiscal year (1896-7). The details of the expenditure provided 126,049,750 yen for the building of ships, 66,927, 192 pen for armaments, and 23,125,497 yen for the extension of the naval departments on shore. This large outlay has been chiefly appropriated for the construction of ships and the manufacture of armament, the work done on shore being only the establishment of the new Admiralty Port at Ma‘zaru, with a slight extension of the existing Admiralty Port and other naval stations, which cost only about 20,125,497 yen. The vessels built in accordance with the scheme are four battle-ships, six armoured first-class cruisers, three protected
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