462
Williams, Brent, Cooper, Whitamore, and Danby, forwards.
and
Amphitrite: Sproat, goal; Parker Haskins, backs; Peggs, Wright and Davison, halves, Kendrick, Connolly, Liley, Claridge, and Webster, forwards.
Referee, Mr, Broadbent,
The Hon. Sec. of the H.K.F.C. informs us that the following is the draw for this sea-on's Shield Competition:-
FIRST ROUND.
V.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
BOXING.
[December 19, 1903.
'I his
boycott against the company's vessels, boycott was an extraordinarily strong one. It provided that any one of the boycotting parties who failed to carry out his part of the agreement would be liable to a fine of £500. This situation was finally relieved to a certain extet by the shipping firms designating as official lightermen those persons desired by the Chinese importers.
A boxing contest took placeon Wednesday at the City Hall, promoted by Mr. J. Christie. The first event was a 15-round contest between Emerton, of the Humber, and Denyer, of the Leviathan. A game tussle between both men resulted in a draw. Blanford, of the Leviathan, FOOTBALL SHIELD COMPETITION. then met Bergon, of the Tamar. Bergen Under the running check egulations no cargo had cons derable advantage in height and reach, may be discharged from any hold except into an and after a splendid bout, got tae better of his
official lighter. Each shipping firm now has its man in the eighth round. The event of the official lightermen, whose duty is to furnish the evening was the meeting of Newman and
neccessary lighters for the discharge of any Preston, a 20-round contest. Newman, how vessels that company may have in port. These official lightermen, although employed by ever, was the better man, and knocked his man out in the third round after some hard tighting shipping firms, are paid by the importers The match between Johnson, of the Amphitrite, whose consigument they handle. Before the and Doyle, of the Leviathan, had to be post-introduction of the running obeck each Chinese poned owing to lack of time,
own lighter firm importing nem had his According to the Manila Cablenews, Chinese importers do not like the idea of official lighter- men. They have had their own lightermen for years and want to keep them They object to having their fragile and perishable imports indiscriminately loaded into an immouse lighter where they will not receive the care and atten- tion they would receive if loaded in the importers'ac sc08.
(1) H.M.S. Glory (2) V.R.C.
(3) Naval Yard
(4) Royal Engineers
(5) Sherwood Foresters
V.
H.M,8. Leviathan H.M.8. Tamar
v. Hongkong Club
H.M S. Cressy
บ.
น.
The Rovers
Byes-Royal Artillery, H.M.S. Ocean, and H.M.S. Albion.
SECOND ROUND.
(8) H.M.S. Albion
(b) Winner of (1) (c) Winner of (3) (d) Winner of (5)
Winner of (b) Winner of (c)
v. Winner of (2) v. Royal Artillery
2.
V. SEMI-FINAL.
H.M.S. Ocean Winner of (4)
b. Winner of (d) v. Winner of (a) The first round is to be finished on or before the 30th January, 1904, Kick-off not later than 4 p.m. in each match.
In the first and second rounds the first-named club has choice of ground.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
SATURDAY'S RACE,
A Ladies Race for a prize presented by Col L. F. Brown, R.E., was sailed, commencing at 3 o'clock, on Saturday afternoon. The course lay from the line off Kowloon Police Pier, Fairway Buoy, mark-boat to the north of Kellets Bank, South Pier Stonecutter's. Handicaps were given. Times at the finish were :-~-
H. M. S. 3 45
Vernon Elspeth
Dione Aileen Alannah
Min
Bonito...
***
Chanticleer
Colleen Iris Doreen
FOL
3 45 1..3 46
...
50
Corrected. Scratch.
4
"
"
8 47 52 3 48 15 ... 3 48 43
14
34 46 15
3 45 43
3 50 50
3 47 50
3 51 22 3 51
3 47 22
43
3 47 43
48.45
3 3 52 45 3 54 24
3 49 24
Cel. Brown afterwards received those who ok part in the race on the Solent. Vernont,, owned by Commodore C. G. Robinson, R.N. was the winner.
BOWLING.
The match from the Bowling Shield ended on Saturday in favour of the Hongkong Club, who have now won the trophy twice in succes- sion and have only to gain another victory to win it outright. On Saturday evening the soore stood:-Hongkong Club, 5410; German Club, 5127. The second half of the match went very much in favour of the holders of the Shield and finally the victory fell to them by no less 'a margin than 979 points.
were:-
E. H. Hinds
i
HONGKONG CLUB.
The scores
744 *736
1,480
C. P. Chater
783 #679
1,462
J. Hooper
#626
794
1,420
F. Maitland
*659
740
1,394
J. W. C. Bannar
#687
658 1,359
J. E. Lee..
W. B. Walker
T. C. Gray
Müller Stampff Vollbrecht. Rombach.... Wacker
Christiani
Thiessen....
Brands
851 #654 1,305 696 *607 1,033 *564
569 1,133
5,410 5,437 10,847 GERMAN CLUB.
751 *561 1,312 793 #513 1,306 642 #619 1,261
*560
694 1,254 #635 610 1,245 766 #475 1,241 #495 667 1,182 #485 602 1,087
5,127 4,741
9,868 On Hongkong Club alleys.
Denyer has challenged anyone in the Colony at nine stone, and Thompson, of the Vengeance issued a challenge to the winner of the 10st, 4lb. event. He will therefore meet Newman if preliminaries can be satisfactorily arranged.
The hall was well tilled, and the various the events gave complete satisfaction to audience.
Mr. W. G. Frost, who refereed the main event, was handicappedin the performance of his duties by interruptions from the body of the hall. A gong or bell would be of great assistance to enforce order. Mr. R. Houghton was referee and timekeeper.
WATER RETURN.
LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER VOIRS ON THE 18T DECEMBER.
LEVEL. 1902.
1903.
Below overflow. Below overflow. 10 ft. 10 in. 9 ft. 7 in. Tytam
15 ft. 9 in. 13 ft. 0 in. Pokfulam... Wongneicheong 38 ft. 7 in. 16 ft. 9 in.
STORAGE GALLONS.
Tytam
Pokfulam....
1902. 298,900,000
32,560,000
Wongneicheong 1,057,000
Total 332,517,000
1903. 307,725,000
37,915,000
12,816.000
358,456,000
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTrict during THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
1902.
Consumption.
1903. 67,835,000 119,670,000 gallons
216,400 221,300
10.4
Estimated popu-
lation Consumption per head per day
18.0 gallons Intermittent supply in force during the whole of November 1902; constant supply during November, 1903. Consumption of WATER IN KOWLOON PEN-
INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
1902.
1903.
13,465,000 gallons
64,900
Consumption 159,330,000 Estimated popu-
lation
59,000 Consumption per
head per day 9.0
6.9 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority.
HONGKONG VESSEL
BOYCOTTED.
MANILA CHINESE DISSATISFIED.
A meeting of Chinese exporters recently took place in Hongkong, at which it was unanimously agreed that all vessels unloaded at Manila under the running cheok (official lighter system) would be boy cotted, and, furthermore, if the shipping companies did not find a way to dispense with the most objectionable features of the system. from the Chinese exporter's and importer's standpoint theythreatened to place new ships in the Hongkong-Manila trade, Messrs. Smith Bell & Company were agants of the first vessel unloaded under the new system. This accounts for the temporary
HONGKONG.
Kang Yu Wei, the noted Reformer, is at present in Hongkong, living, with his family, not far from the Central Police Station.
Governor Taft, of the Philippines, is expected in Hongkong on Christmas day, en route to the United States, whither he goes to take up his appointment as Secretary for War.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 13th December were 223 non-Chinese and 65 Chinese to the former, and 90 non-Chinese and 2,051 Cuinese to the latter institution.
It is notified in the Cazette that H.E. Major- General Villiers Hatton, C.B., was duly sworn and took his seat as Member of the Executive Council on the 9th inst.
Work is proceeding apace at the Racecourse with the training of the nullah between the Grand Stand and the course; it is to be covered over when completed.
Among the passengers to Indo-China by the French mail was Admiral Jonquière, who has come out to take command of the French naval squadron in the Far East, succeeding the late Admiral who died in Japan.
Paderewski, the famous pianist, is arranging for a tour in the East early next year, but at present his intinerary does not extend beyond Singapore. Perhaps, with sufficient inducerent, he might be attracted to Hong- kong.
The transport Dilwara will embark at Hong. kong on the 21st January the 89th Company Royal Garrison Artillery, for Rangoon, and drafts for England. She will also embark drafts for England at Singapore en route, and thence sails for Southampton v a Colombo.
All the carpenters' shops and furniture warehouses have received orders from the Sanitary Board to clean up immediately their entire premises, and to disinfect them and everything in them. Some of the streets where these shops are situated yesterday gave one the idea that a lumber-sale was in progress, both sides being lined with a heterogenous glomeration of tables and chairs, fit only for firewood.
con-
The appointments are notified in the Gazette of Mr. Ř. A. B. Ponsonby as Private Secretary to H.E. the Officer Admiþistering the Govern- ment; of Mr. E. R. Hallifax as Assistant Superintendent of the Fire Brigade; of Mr. C. Clementi as member of the Land Court; and of Messrs. A. G. M. Fletcher and J. J. Ballin as Deputy Registrars of Marriage.
On the 13th inst. the anniversary services of the Hongkong branch of the Wesleyan Mission- ary Society were held. Rev. Dr. Noyes of Canton preached in the City Hall in the forenoon. At 5 p.m. a missionary address for children was given in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Rev. W. Bridie Home, Arsenal Street. preached in the evening. A public missionary meeting will be held to-night at 7.30, Mr. W. L. Anstey, B.N., presiding.
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