Ostober 17, 1904.]
At
for an inner, three for a magpie, and two for an outer. The 209 yards bull's-eye was seven inches in diameter; while that of the 500 and 600 yards targets was 20 inches in diameter. When shooting from 200 yards and 50 yards the conditions were excellent, there being scarcely any wind and a good steady light. Though the sky was perfectly cloudless, the sun was not too glaring. When at 600 yards, how- ever, the wind freshened up somewhat; while the sun, not shining directly on to the target, cast annoying shadows. 200 yards 319 marks were made; and 310 at 500 yards.
From this distance Mr. G. P. Lammert made the highest possible. On retiring to the 600 yard range the competitors were quite confident of beating Singapore-they had only to average 29 api-ce for a tie. While the shooting was going on the com- petitors not engaged and spectators alike re- peatedly stamped their feet as "magpies" turn ed up, and in mockery, as it were, numbers of the real magpies flew across the range. When, however, Mr. A. Watson scored 34, glee return- ed. It was very exciting indeed-especially when. at the last moment, everyone strained their eyes for the final signal. It was a case of winning with 8 bull, perhaps drawing with inner," or losing with a "magpie." "inner was scored. The tables of detailed results is as follows:-
..
200 YARDS.
MacEwen
(4) 5
Dumbell ...
F. Penning
(4)
Thornhill
Watson
Lapsley
Lammert...
Andrew
Davies
(4)
F. E. Penning (5)
5 5 4 5 5
NO 10 10 10 10 10 10 TH 0010
© Harð að arð 10 4 60 10 +†
3 1:3 - 8 10 10 10 1O OS
Total
500 YARDS.
Lammert...
(5) 5 5 5
F. E. Penning · (2) Davies
MacEwen...
Déard and the w1⁄2 10 - 20 00 10 →
F. W. Penning (4)
Andrew...
(5)
Thornhill
(4)
Lapsley
(3)
Watson
(4) 5
Dumbell
(4) 4
Total
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* ★ 20 or 01 07 Di co front
:
5
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45 534 533 5-33
*4C405 OF CTA &
Orpist 00 ONA OT OT OF C1
5-33
5-33
32
-31 4 5=30
5.4
4
10 10 10 10 IO HO HO H 10 10 10 20 3 10 TO 10 20 1
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -
600 YARDS. (3) 4 5
5
5 5
(4) 5 (5) 4 5 5
Watson
MacEwen
Dumbell
Andrew
(3)
Lammert...
:(4)
Lapsley
(4) 4
Thornhill
(4)
Davies
F. E. Penning... (5)
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
HONGKONG.
The annual camp of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps is to be held at Stonecutter's Island from the 21st to 31st inst., both dates inclusive.
The Rev. E. J. Hardy, now stationed at Hongkong, has been appointed Military chap- lain at Gosport, in succession to the Rev. A. W. Dawes
Vice Admiral Bayle landed from the French cruiser Montcalm on the 8th inst. to pay a visit to the Governor. He was received by a guard of honour and the Sherwood Foresters' band.
His many friends will be pleased to hear that Mr. T. Whitley Kew of Hongkong has successfully matriculated at the University of Harvard and has entered upon a study of dentistry.
The Superintendent of the Alice Mom rial and Nethersole II spitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Building fund of the Maternity Hospital; Sir Paul Chater $250; Hon R. Shewan $250; W. J. Gressor. 8250 J. R. M. Smith 8 200; E. D. Sassoon $ 200; G. Stewart 8 50.
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Through the absence from illness of Captain Jones the command of the Macao steamer Heungshan has devolved upon Captain J. Boardman, who as chief officer has always been popular with passengers on this run. "Captain Jones, we are glad to learn, is making good progress towards recovery and in all pro- bability will be able to resume his duties in the course of a week or less.
The Public Works Department have often been blamed for having left the footpath in Praya East in the condition in which it is at present-some two or two and a half feet below the level of the street-after the surface of the 4-30 road was raised. The Shuster fatal accident 5=30
case would appear to have brought matters to a head, for the P.W.D. are now engaged in 319raising the side walk to the same level as that
of the road.
5=35
3-33
5-32
It was reported on the 7th inst. by the Police that on the previous evening, while a gang of Chinese coolies were working in Bowen Goad at cutting out a sida for a new service tank in connection 4-32 with the filter beds, a large mass of earth fell 4530 into the excavation and completely buried two of 55-30 the workmen. When extricated, the men were 5 529 found to be severely injured. They were re-
5=29
mored to the Civil Hospital. where one of them 4-28 has since died.
310
5 5 34
5 .5 4 4 429
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Mr. James B. Jardine, second engineer of the 8.8. Yuen Sang, has successfully passed his chief engineer's examination.
The Honourable Arthur Winbolt Brewin has been appointed a member of the governing body of Queen's College vice the Reverend G. Bunbury resigned.
A telegram from the Secretary to the Government of India to the Colonial Secretary says that plague regulations against Hongkong are withdrawn at all Indian ports.
Mr. Basil Reginald Hamilton Taylor Assistant Harbour Master, has been appointed_ to act as Assistant Superintendent of Police to take charge of the Water Police.
While Hongkong still continues to keep free from plague, there were three cases of enteric fever to record, last week two Japanese cases imported from Canton and one Indian.
At the Happy Valley on the 10th inst. the final in the Civil Service Club Single Bowls was played off, the contestants being Mr. L. E. Brett and Mr. W. Brand. Mr. Brett played weakly at the start but showed fine form to- wards the end and came out winner with the score standing 21-13.
At the Supreme Court on the 10th inst. there were admitted to the Bar as solicitors by His Honour the PuisneJudge T. Sercombe Smith, Mr. Reginald Douglas Atkinson who joins Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, and Mr. Clive. Fletcher Dixon, who takes up duties in Mr. John, Hastings's office.
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The final for the Graham Caɔ Tennis Com- petition has been played off at the Kowloon Dock between Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Hender- son and Mrs. Neave and Mr. Davidson. The first set was won by Mrs. Neave and Mr. Davidson, 6-2, but the second and third sets were won by Mrs. Crawford and Mr. Hender- son, who were the winners of the competition. The prizes, a silver bowl and silver cigarette case, presented by Mr. J. W. Graham, were given away by Mr. Neave.
At about 7 p.m. the 13th inst. fire broke out in a matshed, in which scaffolding poles were stored, at Mongkokshui. Before long the whole mat- shed was in flames, a red glare being seen in A crowd of the sky for many miles around.
The Fire Chinese watched the bonfire. Brigade turned out, but it must have been a quarter to eight before the engine had enough steam up for pumping. Luckily the wind was off the shore, so other matsheds, farther inshore, were comparatively safe. Had the wind been blowing from the Harbour these would have The matshed was probably caught alight.
A telegram was received by Mr. Newman Mumford on the 7th inst. announcing the death, at Singapore, of Captain James Young, late- ofrazed to the ground.
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| Indo-China S. N. Company's B.S. Suisong. Further recruits for the Hongkong Volunteer 5 5 4 5 4 4-32
Captain Young was so seriously ill after leaving, force are Messrs. S. W. Kynock, H. W. Wolfe, 4 5 5 3 31 Hongkong on his last trip to Calcutta, that on A. Slaney, C. F. Critchley; G. Watson, J. 3 5: 29 arrival at Singapore it was considered Fisher, A. Brown, A. Broadbent, J. Hurlow, 3 5 44 5-29 advisable that he should go ashore to Hospital. J. T. J. Cole, A. L. P. Penning, J. Leonard,
W. Sanderson, and S. R. Boyd. Sergeant R. C. - This he did, turning over the command of the Suisang to the Chief officer, Mr. J. Liddell. Edwards and Gunners L. A. Rose and A. Hum- The cause of death was enteric, from which phreys have resigned. Lieutenant W. J. Gres- he had been suffering for some considerable time. son is posted to command the Volunteer Troop. Capt. Young joined the Indo-China S. S. Co. The following members have joined: Messrs. in 1892.
G. C. Moxon, D. Forbes, A. C. Hynes, J. R Gillingham, H. A. Macintyre, L. Murphy, G. H. Potts, C. E. -Anton, W. A. C. Cruick- shank, J. Johnstone, F. B. Deacon, J. Hastings, W. R. Robertson, H. W. Looker, W. G. Clarke, B. James. G. K. H. Brutton, E. H. Sharp, G. Marshall, E. Owen, C. G. Mackie, N.-H. Rutherford, and J. Paterson.
4 5 5 4. 4-29 5 4 3 53-27 4 3 3 3 25 F. W. Penning (3) 3 3 4 4 2 4 5-25
Total AGGREGATE.
Thornhill
******8888
290
600 Total.
8**25***85
200
MacEwen Watson...
500 34 32
98
33 29
96
Lammert
31
35-
95
Dumbell
33
28
92
33
30
92
Lapsley..
32
29
90
F. W. Penning
33
32
90
Andrew...
30 30
89
Davies
30 32
30 33
Total
88
919
F. E. Penning
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At the R.A.0.B. rooms on the 7th inst, the opening dance of the season was held and proved a great success. There were about 80 couples present. Dancing was kept up with spirit until an early hour this morning. The rooms looked very bright and attractive, decorated as they were with banners, pictures and greenery.
The meteorological returns for September Mr. J. H. Oxberry, the president, was unceas- ing in his attentions upon the guests, and he show that on the 1st September the thermometer. was assisted in his duties as M.C. by Staff. registered 88.9, the highest during the month, Sergeant Hyett. Colour-Sergeant Fielding was and on the 19th September it showed 73.0, the the musician. The decorations did credit to lowest for the month. Some 9.770 inches of rain the taste of Mr. J. J. Blake, the hon. secretary, fell during the month. The monthly rainfall Who in carrying out the arrangements had the at the Hongkong Observatory, with the means
and extremes for 20 years, was :-- support of a hard-working committee com-
1904 posed of Messrs. Young Hee (treasurer), W. Goodhall (vice-president), H. P. Madar,
Bell and Captain
Smith, A. Radcliff, Messrs. Hung Mak-Hoi, S. Musso, J. H. Thompson. A. Walstow, J. Johnson, and E. W. Rogers. In the course of the evening light On the 7th inst. several French men-'o-war refreshments were served. It may be mention- steamed into port from the North. Vice-ed here that Mr. J. J. Blake, the hon. secretary, Admiral Bayle's flagship Montcalm, a cruiser, Capt. Cros, was in command; and the other vessels wore torpedo-boats. They were the Pistolet, Mousquet, Javeline “and Fronde. The Fronds came from Shanghai; the Mousquet from Ningpo; and the others from Amoy.
Last year Sergt. Davies scored 102 against his 89 of this year; Mr. R. Lapsley scored 95 against his 90; Lieut. G. P. Lammert 88 against this year's 95; and Sergt. Thornhill 85 against 92.
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has had to resign that post, as he is going home on leave shortly; it is the general wish of the members that on his return he will resume the secretaryship of the lodge and club for the success of which he has been so largely responsible.
January February March April May Гипе
July August
1884–1909, Mean. Max. Min.
1.32 0.42.
8.43 0.00 0.21 1.86 7.95 0.02 -
3.76
2.63* 10.43 0.17
5.56 14.89 1.84
19.43
1.91
+4
.-7.70
.19.64 7.23
48.84 1.15
16.80 94.87 2.34
13.32 28.24 4:57 !
5.20 -14.02 - 27.87
8.21 19.11 0.68
...27.64 September ...9.77 The year's rainfall to the end of the month: amounts to 77.97 inches, the 20 years mes for that period being 77.35 inches.
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