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as the prosecutor, or acceptable to the prossen tor, sillin - with the native magistrate.”
It is understood that Sir Ernest Salow's reply to the Ass ciation showed both a full asqa sintaue, with the points submitted to him. and a determination to ash eréry possible means to set le them satisfactorily.
SPORTING NOTES.
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(Daily Press, 2nd August.) The idea of sport is not as
arale much connected with Hongkong in August may read of cricket nd football in Singapore, of cricket, baseball and yachting in Shanghai and Japan, but in Hongkong the long spell of summer is still on as and lawu tennis and golf are the only outdoor recreations indulged in- they being in fact perennial here. It is generally well into the beginning of October before we begin to think here of cricket, football, and hockey, those more rigorous sports which are thought here only to be possible in the cool months. But this year things are not quite so backward and the name of cricket is already in the air. The reason is flat it is hoped that a
cricket team may be sent up to Shanghai, there
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to meet the representatives of the home Club and of Japan in Bu interport tournament. Originally, I believe, Shanghai invited both Kobe and Yokohama to send teams down to compete with themselves and with Hongkong. Bat the committees of the two Japanese clubs have decided that it is impossible to raise separate elevens and are therefore inviting their members to send in their names for
combined Kobe and
Yokohama sido. According to a Kobe writer, seeing that Shanghai met the two Japanese teams at Kobe three years ago, that this is the second time an invitation has been sent to the Clubs in Japan to return the visit, un doubt every effort will be made to send a representative team from the two ports in October. H is to be hoped that this expectation will be fulfilled and that Hongkong Shanghai, and Japan may
allimeet.
To give credit where it is due, it was the Boat Club that first onceived the idea of going up to Shanghai this autumn to fight for interport honours. The wish was to soud up Hongkong's best font to the Shanghai Regatta, and then the suggestion ti send a cricket team at the sau e time, if possible, was mooted. Feat. bali was apparently but of the question from the beginuing. The Boat Club's challenge was looked apón favourably at Shanghai; and it was hoped to send up the following four to battle for Hongkong: H. Kopaelt (cox). Lieut. H. L. Bingar, W. O. Koelber. G. H. Edwards, aud F. C. Barlow Of these Koelker and Barlow might also go for the double scnlls and Keunett and Koelher for the singles. Now, however, it appears that Bingay will no longer be in Hong- kong in to er next so that a reconstruction of the four is necessary. Wors still, there seems now a likelihood of another withdrawal from the crew. Yesterday evening a committee meeting of the Boat Club was held to discuss the matter.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. is to be started for a prize kindly offered by one of the local lady golfers. The latter, by the way, have been practising very energetically of late. The liuks are in rather a sodden condition after the lats rains and tees and greens alike have suff-red severely. In the middle of the present week some of the tees were almost unrecognisable.
The football season will start ab ut the middle of next month, when the six-a-side competition will commence. The H.K.A.F.C. will begin serious operations about a month later. There are rum urs about a chauge of J. W. C. Bonuar will continue to give the leadership, but it is to be hoped that Mr. Club the benefit of his experience. I have not heard of any promising r cruits so far.
Lawn tennis has been with us all through the summer, but additional interest is lent to it now by the Wigwam Club tournaments. Those comprise A and B class singles handicap, double handicap, and the championship singles. early to speak in detail of the event, but the As a start was only made a week ago it is too hampionship seems to lie between Hancock, J. E Lee who is playing very strongly just now), and possibly Humphreys. The former
aturally favourite, on account of his past
With regard to the cricket team there is no doubt Hongkong could put a very ot" eloven into the field, could all the best players get off to go to Shanghai. Unfortunately the condition is not one which is likely to be fulfilled, I fear. But if the following side could be got together, we might look forward with hope to the performances of Hongkong at the Iturport tournament :-Ward, the two Hancocks, Mait- land, the elder Dixon, W. C. D. Turner, R. E. U. Bird, Arthur, Pierce and Lieuts. Smith, H.A.. and Rimington, S. With a litils prac.ice these would take a lot of bea ing, and there are at least six bowlers Bird, Dixon, the Hancocks, Pierce, and Tarner. There are of course other candidates to whom consider tion must be given, especially in the event of ome of the above mentioned being able to go north. The Cricket Club had committee meeting ou Thursday about the visit to Shanghai, but their decision is withheld at present.
At the Golf Club the Professional Pairs competition is proceeding. The second round is nearly through it has to be completed by Monday next. A mixed foursome competition
record.
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Polo has already commenced,
Hockey will begin some time in October. though the I hear that we have in our midst at the present match season is not started yet. By the way,
au episcopal polo-player-anrely a novelty in Chiu.
this week-end
it is doubtful whether many guns will be out Latestreports about saipe being unfavourable,
I know of one shooting party to be found, but the watery conditions are ut le:st which has been postponed. Birds are
much against the man with the gua.
WATER RETURN.
OMPAX
Level and STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER- VOIRS ON THE 1ST ACOUST,
1903. Level.
LEVEL. 1902. Above overflow.
0 ft. 2 in.
0 ft. 0 in.
Tytam
Pokfulam
0 ft. 1 in.
in. Wongn icheong 2 ft. 0
STORAGE GALLONS.
1903. 334,800,000
HONGKONG.
149.
the week.
Only two plague cases were reported during
mittee meeting on Thursday evening with re- The Hongkong Cricket Club had oom.
ference to the Interport team for Shanghai, The decision arrival at has not yet been made public.
The statutory meeting of the Shanghai and Hongkong Dyeing and Cleaning Co., Lid., was beld in the office of the general manager, Mr. G. C. Moxon, at Victoria Buildings, on the
15th inst. The business was formal."
We understand that Hongkong is to have a new weekly paper soon, of a social nature. It is rumoured that it will bear a resemblance to the Mauila Sunday Sun. Hongkong will shortly rival Shanghai in the number of its journals.
A new set of five bells has been received for the Roman Catholic Cathedral, and they are to be placed in the new campanile now in course of erection on the left of the main entrance to the Cathedral. The largest of these
bells stands about 5 feet high.
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The Public Works Department has just completed a rather important piece of work in the way of draining nullabs up at the Peak; The valley below the Peak Church-which is the source of several springs, and down which after heavy rain-storms great cataracts of water thunder and precipitate themselves over the rocks by The Falla "-was full of deep water- holes worn by torrents, which had become the breeding place of countless mosquitoes. The nullah has now been trained, the holes filled up, and cemented channels made which carry the streams over the precipice down into the Aberdeen Valley. While effecting this work, Mr. Chatham-who has always evinced great interest in the protection of dangerous places→→→ has also erected an iron railing along the alge of the path, past the sentry-box, which is raised fo a great portion of its length here on a stone wall, and a fall over which on a dark night or from meeting chairs would be attended with serious if not fatal results.
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On the 19th inst. an unoccupied house in course of demolition at 1, Mai Kwai Lane, West Point, collapsed, one Chinese brick- layer being killed and another badly injured. The house in question was one of a row belong. Below overflowing to Mr. E. R. Belilios which had been 0 ft. 51⁄2 in. condemned by the Public Works Department. Above overflow. They were being pulled down, and it was in the 0 ft. 0 in. course of these operations that the accident occurred. The outer wall of the house gave way, falling outward, and the top floor, deprived of support, came down on the first floor, where two workmen were engaged. Both were buried in the dé ris, and when taken out one was quite dead and the other, a lad of 17, had his leg broken in two places. He had a narrow escape from being killed, being saved only by the pro- tection afforded by some beams which had fallen in such a position as to keep the descending masonry and brickwork from burying him 122,079,000 138,333,000 gallons completely. He was sent to the Gvernment Civil Hospital for treatment while the body of 219,6 10
his less fortunate fellow-workm ́n was removed to the mortuary.
1902. Tytain
381,800,000 Pokfulam
66,000,000 Wongneicheong 33,260,000
65,010,000 30,398,000
480,208,000
Total..... 484,060,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
1902.
Consumption Estimated popu-
lation
Consumption Estimated popu-
lation Consumption per
214,700
18.3
1903.
Consump ion per head per day
20.3 gallons In Market Street, Hunghom, on the 18th CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN- inst., a savage and unprovoked assault
INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
committed by a number of Chinese employees 1902.
1903.
at the Kowloon Docks upon the p rsons of four 16,703,000 14,043,000 gallons members of the crew of the Chinese customs cruiser Kaiping, at present lying in dook. 57,000 62,950
The assailants, who numbered about häller. dozen, were arined with knives and hammers, head per day 94
7.2 gallons and attacked the others with great fury. The Government Analyst reports that the Against their armed opponents the customs men water is of excellent quality.
could do nothing to defend themselves, and two W. CHATHAM,
sustained severe injuries before the ceased on the arrival of the police from Hung- hom Station. One man was caught red-handed, The Bangkok Times understands that all but no other arrests were effected, "it being arrangements have now been made for the impossible to distinguish the culprits formation of the new tramways compray. Itor.wd that had call ofed. The prisoner was is to have a capital of Ticals 500,000 in shares charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp, Ao of Ticils 100 each, and Tesis 500,000 in Magistrate, on the 18th inst, and sentenced debentures bearing interest a the rate of 8 four months' hard lab ur without the option per cent. per annum. There will thus be a
a fine. No reason was assigned for the en million ticals available for the construct oa of which is thought to be the outcome of hered the works, and it is expected that the main itary enmity on the p part of the Dock worker
who are northern men. lines will be open to traffic by April, 1905,
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