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33 entries.
BOGEY AND MAI TIN CUP.
M. A. U. Campbell
M. N. J. Stabb
A'r. 'ohn Johnstone
all
Mr. H. C. T. Dowding
1 down
Mr. J. Douglas
1 down
Hon. G. Stewart
2 down
Mr. A. C Butt
2 down
Mr. A. J. Williams
Mr. C. F. H. Beavis
Mr. P. R. Scott.
2 down 3 down 6 down
33 entries.
-POOL.
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88
85
86
89
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93
89
CA CO CT S S -T
77
9
79
5
5
84
84
Mr. A. U. Cam bell Mr. J. K. Raymond Hon. G. Stewart
Mr. John Johustone Mr.
W. May
Mr. A. C Butt ́ ́Mr. E. J. Grist
29 entries.
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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
FOUR-OARED RACES.
Crews for the V.R.C. four-oared scratch races to take place on Saturday, the 30th inst., have
been selected. The races are mainly instituted for the purpose of trying newblood, and getting juniors into form. They will be the first scratch races f the year. If enough
crews enter there will also be some gig-races.
The crews selected are as follows:-
Thistle F. D. Bain (sir kej, G. C. Cooke, F. Ancott, E. Millar,
Shamrock A. Humphreys (stroke), J. J. Watson. W. Goggin, J. H. Seth.
Kornblume- G. A. S. Alvea (stroke), F. P. Musso, F. . do Silva, A. E. Asger,
Leek:-H. C. Austen (stroke, H. Loureiro, H. Ripp, A. J V. Ribeiro.
Rose-R. C. Witchell (stroke), H. A Lammert, J. Cruickshank, H. W. Sayer.
Crews for the second race are: Pose:-G. Witchell (stroke). L. E. Lammert, W. F. Andrews, S. R. Moore,
Leek-S. M. Gidley (stroke), H. J. W. Gidley, A. Marti, E. Humphreys.
Kornblume-H. S. Holmes (stroke) F.M. Roza Pereira, C. Humphreys, N. H. Alves.
Shamrock-F. K. Tata (stroke), L. A. Musso, J. Lambert, J. M. Roza Pereira..
HONGKONG CHESS CLUB.
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The Hongkong Chess Club's winter seasou is now in full swing, and two matches have already been played. On the 6th inst. Seniors met Juniors, five a side, and the latter, making an unexpectedly good fight, were only beateri by 3 games to 2, On Wednesday last, the 13th inst., the Club were opposed by a scratch team got together by Mr. P. W. Sergeant. Though lacking the services of the Hon H. E. Pollock and Mr. E. J. Moses, the home team won a creditable victory by 44 to 24. The full score was as follows:-
H.K.CH.C.
M. J. anenberg
MR. 8 RGEANT'S TEAM
I P. W. Sergeant
1
C. H. Falloon
Lt. P. H. Campbell
R. A. Dastur
1
H. Phillips
R..H. Newborn
P. Lawson
0
C. Cooper
0
G.A. Woodcock.
W. W. Pelling
T. Swaby
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0
W. Davies
J. H, Kemp
1
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NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
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The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty -
Commander.-T. L. Shelford, to the Glory (N), on recommissioning.
Lieutenants.-C. D. Carpendale, to the Glory, 1st and G, on recommissioning, T. Hardy (T), G. L. Saurin, W. B. Mackenzie, H. B. Kington, and R. 8. Sneyd, to the Glory, additional, to date Dec. 22, and on recommission ing; H. L Dicks, 1st and N. and H. C. l'ocock, of the King Alfred; S. R. Miller, to the King Alfred (G, to date Dec. 22, and to the Tamar (G), undated; F. L. Attenborough (T), and H. Stansbury (G), to the King Alfred, undated.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE ŘEPORT.
Fleet Surgeons.-C. W. Buchanan Hamilton, to the Glory, on recommissioning, undated; G. E. Geoghegan, to the King Alfred, for voyage home, undated; G. Wilson, M. B., to the King | Alfred, on commissioning, to date Deo..22, and to the Leviathan, audated.
Surgeons.-J. Martin and R. F. MacMahon, to the King Alfred, to date Dec. 22; and to the -Glory, од recommissioning, undated; J. Thornhill, to the Kinsha; H. Huskisson and J. G. Wallis, to the King Alfred, for voyage home, undated.
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But it is in its bearing upon the shipping interests of this port. which boasts the third largest shipping trade in the world, that we are most concerned, and we are in the position of not knowing what the now policy, may involve in this respect. We com. plain of foreign subsidised steamship services cutting into trade which formerly was practi- cally monopolised by British firms. But is British tonnage any the smaller on account of this increase of foreign competition ? I seek the answer in the latest report of the Harbour Master, and I read that a comparison between the years 1901 and 1902 for vessels under the British flag shows an increase of 387 shipsTM of 358.148 tons. It is only fair to quote this also from the Report: "These figures are, however, misleading, for river steamers are to the King Alfred, to date Dec. 22; F. G.esponsible for an increase of 397 ships of Haddy, to the Glory, on recommissioning; and C. Main, to the Ocean, undated.
Sub-Lieutenants.-J. C, Davis ́and F. E. H. G. Hobart, to the Glory, in recommissioning.
Engineer-Commanders.-W. Hines, to the King Alfred, to date Dec. 22; and: S. Watch, to the Glory, ou recommissioning,
Fogineer-Lieutenants.-W. G. Colquhoun,
Engineer-Sub-Lieutenants.-G. W. Bodel, to the Glory, ou recommissioning, P. Reeve, to the Amphitrite, E. Groves, F. J. Pedrick, and G. E. McEwen, to the King Alfred, undated; C. L. J. Rison and H. L. Hammond, to the King Alfred, to date Dec. 22, and to the Glory, on recommissioning; C. B. F. Le W. Rock, to the King Alfred, to date Dec, 22, and to the Kinsha, on recommissioning; and A. V. Eldridge, to he King Alfred, undated.
Paymasters.-C. H. Rowe, to the King Alfred, to date Dec. 22.
Midshipmen.-W. H. N. Yong, E. Brooke, Smith and E. W. Bulteel, to the Blenheim, and and E. P. U. Broad, to t! a Creasy, A. Hyde
H. R. Troup, to the Albion, to date Dec. 22; 8. P. Peatty to the Albion. J. T. Tenison and C. P. Veutris, to the Ocean, G. 8. White to the Eclipse, and . Poore, to the Glory, additional and on recommissioning, undated
THE FISCAL QUESTION.
[BY X.
Beli ving as I do that the adoption of Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal programme would prove disastrous economically and politically to the British Empire, and more especially to the Mother Country, and in view of the oppor tunity which is being given to British residents to register their opinion on the question at the City Hall, I venture to submit a few reflections for consideration by those who are invited to vote.
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157,559 tons. This leaves a net decrease of 10 ocean-going ships with an increase in tonnage of 200,609 tons.' Of British ocean-guing tounage, 3,010,442 tons entered and 3,005, 148 tons cleared in 1902. I consult the Report for 1899, and I see the figures were 2,587,478 tons entere and 2,587 369 tons cleared. I do not wish to disguise the fact that the percentage of incres se in foreign shipping has been much greater; at I wish merely to point
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out that in point of tonnage we have not receded but substantially advanced, Our free-trade policy has given foreign shipping every facility to attack our trade, We have imposed no discri- minating harbour or tonnage dues, and we have given them the same access to every league of our coastline as we give to our own ships, whilst our rivals rigorously exclude us from their "coastwise" trade. The temptation to retaliate is therefors great. Suppose we did retal ate in Hongkong; -what effect would it be likely to have on the prosperity of the Colouy? Would the foreign nations meekly submit, pay our charges and look pleasunt? I think not. It would lead, not inimediately, perhaps, but 'iu- evitably to a scattering of our trade. When the Americans took possession of Manila we heard much of the boast that it would capture a large part of the trade of Hongkong; but that boast will be vain so long as Hongkong remains a free port. If England adopts the policy of retaliation, it would, of course, be absurd to expect that the other nations will "take it lying down." We are certain to see it acting as a spur to greater activity on their part, and we in Hongkong can hardly afford to disregard the temptation such a change in our own fiscal relations would offer to our commercial rivals to divert trade to other ports. However much we may find fault with our free trade policy the fio that Hongkong is incomparably more prosperous than any other port in Asia is eloquent testimony to the general soundness of the policy in which it has been uursed..
Is it not a little significat, too, that while we are talking loudly of retaliation the Americans in the Philippines are demanding a very substantial reduction in their tariff?
Turning now from the local to the imperial aspect of the question, I can only in a single article glance a afew of the most striking pointsTM that must appeal to all students of the question. Mr. Chamberlain has advanced two main rea- sons for his enterprise.. He sounds in the first place the alarm that we are being attacked by our commercial rivals on all sides, and he advo- cates a closer bond of union with the Colonies
It is well to inquire in the first place whether we are to regard—as we are very apt to do--this great and far-reaching question from a purely local and particular standpoint-to viw it, that is to say, as citizens of Hongkong, or as citizens of the wide British Empire. The annonucement of the poll does not call for an expression of opinion on the local bearing of the new policy. Indeed, before we can cons der the question from a purely local standpoint it is essential that we should know more definitely than we do. at present the nature f the proposals which would apply here But, so far as we can. orm any idea of them, can we feel satisfied that they will beneficially affect th interests of this
Colony? We may take it, I suppose, that the adoption of the Dew policy would entail the taxation of all our food supplies, for every article of food we consume has to be imported, and very little of it comes from British sources. Will that be helpful to the prosperity of Hong-by the stablishment of a system of mutual trade kong? Do we not already hear enough about the increased cost of the prime necessities of life from our employes as a reason for demand ing higher wages? The policy again involves the tax tion of raw materials" imported from foreign countries. That proposal too has its local application, for though longkong is not a manufacturing centre we have at leas important industry on which the new policy would bear harshly. I allude, of ourse, to the sugar-refining industry. I stand open to correction on the point, but I think I am safe in saying that not one ounce of the raw sugar which comes to our local refineries is grown on British soil. When we bear in mind what this it dustry has already suffered in the Asiatic markets from the restrictive tariffs imposed by Japan and France we can hardly view with favour any proposal which involves an additional handicap.
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preferences. Now it cannot be said that in our foreign trade we are losing ground, but only that the percentage of increase in our trade is not so great as that of our commercial kivals. Of course, it is not; the percentage of a
new firm of it is county, like that of a pushing its trade at all must always be greater than that of the old established firm The British Board of Trade returus exhibit no grounds for dismay. On the contrary we find that our foreign and Colonial trade is steadily on the increase. In 1898 the total was £764,559,000, Au increase in 1902, it ro e to £877,650.000 of £113,000,000 in four years is not evidenos that England has been badly hit by thess attacks, and I fancy there are many nations which would enjoy being "attacked" in the same way. In wha'ever dire'ion we look we find that old England is, as Sir Henry Blake said of Hongkong, "instinct with boundless
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