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avoid dimeter the inmates were ordered out and afterwards coolies were engaged in shoring | up the walls.
HONGKONG POLO CLUB.
THE MAY CUP.
The first rounds for the above cup were played off on the 2nd instant, when the following teams
met :-* ›
B. W. Kent Regt. versus Capt. Joslin
Major Pedley
Capt. Kitson
2
Mr. Belgrave
and 1.sub.
Won by R. W. Kent
Club Teain.
Mr. C. H. Riss
Mr. J. H. Noble Capt. Ward Capt. Coleman Regiment, score 3 goals
Club Team's score, 1 goal and 1 sub. Royal Artillery, versus: Hongkong Civilians.
Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson Mr. M. Stewart
Capt: Seddon
Capt. Smith
Capt. Bennett
Capt. Price
Mr. Menocal
Mr. Moxon
Won by Royal Artillery, score 2 goals and 1 sub..
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Hongkong Civilians' score, 1 goal and 1 sub. The final round was played on Monday, when the Kent Regiment defeated the Royal Artillery by 4 goals and 2 subsidiaries to 1 goal and 2 subsidiaries.
The Royal West Kent Regiment having woo the May Cup three times iu succession it now becomes their property and in presenting the cup to the winning team, H. E. the Governor congratulated the Regiment in having thus secured this coveted trophy during their stay in the Colony.
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His Excellency then announced that another cup had been offered for competition on terms more or less similar to those of the May Cup, details, of which would in due course be submitted to the Polo Club Committee.
SHANGHAI ANOMALIES.
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The following two letters, copied from the minutes of the Shanghai Municipal Council, show how vexed is still "the Mixed Court question.”
Conncil Room,
Shanghai, 28th May, 19.6. SIB, I have the boueur to bring to the notice of the Consular Body a case which has beep under discussion between the Council and the German Cousalar Authorities during the past two months. The facts have little or no intrinsic bearing on the point which, has beed raid, and they are sufficiently set out in the enclosed copy of the correspondence file. Briefly süminarjsou, they are as follow.~~~
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Body will observe that Rule 1 of the Code of 1869 calls for the provision of lodging for prisoners by the Magistrata, and its rigid observance would involve the abolition of the. Municipal Gaol and the handing over of the present occupants to the custody of the Chinese
Your despatch of the 5th Februacy last informed the Council that all matters rela'ing to the Mixed Court are in the hands of the Diplomatic Body in Peking. On the 15th March you wrote repudiatine, on behalf of the Consular Body, the fanction of appeal in respect to Mixed Court cases. With a view, therefore, in the first place, of upholding the authority of the Mixed Court as the only proper tribunal for criminal esses arising in the Settlement (except only those involving the death penalty), and to impress upon the Diplomatic Body the comprehensive code of rules for observance in that Court, I have the honour to request that the case in question be submitted in full for the Minister's information.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
On the 31st December, a Chinese, by name Yi Chien-pao, was sentenced at the Mixed Court to six years' imprisonment for counter. feiting twenty-cent pieces. Early in April an application was received from the "stixed Court Magistrate for the release of this, prisoner on the grounds of ill-health; upon examination it was found that this application was not bons fide. In May a renewed application for release was received from the Taotai on the grounds that the case was one which, under the provisions of Article 4 of the vixed Court Rules of 1869, it was for the City Magistrate to take action. As to the desirability of complying with the Trotai's request, the Council has since been in corres -pondence with the Consul General for Germany. The Consular Body will observe that even were the provisions of the rule applicable, it might reasonably be demanded that the City Magistrate should come into the Settlement for the purpose of holding the trial, and that the sentence should be served in the Municipal Gaol.
· It is not, however, with this only in view that the Council sees the urgency for resisting the Chinese claim in the matter. It is contended by: Dr. Bohols that for the present the Rules of 1869 only have effect, and that the provisional code of 1902 together with the procedure which has grown up in respect to the Mixed Court during the past thirty-seven years shall no longer be followed.
Literal compliance with this dictum would be fraught with the gravest consequences for, to cite only one fundamental point, the Consular
Your obedient servant,
CECIL HOLLIDAY,
Chairman.
D. SIFFERT, Esq.,
Consul General for Belgium,
and Senior Consul.
Shanghai, May 31st. Sir, I bave the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 28th instant, having for object the case of Yu Chien-pao, counter feiter of coins, which has been under discussion between the Council and the Germin Consular authorities for the last two months.
The Consular Body is fully acquainted with the facts of the case and is still unanimously of opinion that Yu Chien-pan should be brought before the Mixed Court to h handed over to the Chinese authorities in accordance with the request of the German Consul-General.
T'he demand being complied with the Consular Body will furnish the Diplomatic Body with the facts of the case and respectfully point out to it, As has been done many times before, the impera- tive need for an adequate and comprehensive code of rules for observance in the Mixed Court. As for the case in question, negotiations have taken place between our German colleague and the Taotai, and as a consequence of these negotiations it has been recognised that Y Chien-pao had not to be trid by the Mi.ed Court but by the Shanghai city's magis rate, in accordance with the rules which, under instruc ions received from Peking cannot be disregarded, as was done before the troubles of December last. The Consular Body knows that this disregard of said rules has been a reasonable consequence of growth of this settlement which brings forth unavoidable changes in the rules for the administration of just ce in this settlement, It is regrettable that the Chinese authorities do not always appear to be convinced
of these changes and their consequences, but the Consular Body has always tried its best to on- vince them of the necessity to keep up with the time and agree peacefully to alter the existing rules for the administration of justice. The Consular Body feels how difficult it is to revert to a literal compliance with the rules of 1869 and the repeal of the decree of the 14th January last, which was telegraphical y asked for by the Consular Body on the 14th March is one of its last successful endeavours not to return to the literal compliance with the said rules.
Our letter of the 15th of March stated that the Consular Body is not a Court of Appeal, which functions are not invested with us as " body, but the treaties define c'early the duty of every Consul when he is unable to arrange ms · ters in the first instance.
I have the honour to bs, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
D. SIFFERT, Consul-General for Belgi00,
and Senior Consul.
Chairman, Municipal Council.
CECIL HOLLIDAY, Erg :
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CANTO N.
(FROM OUR CORBESPONDENT.)
June
A THANKLESS TASK, The Railway Coy, recently sent a ta bim to return here to manage railway a Taotai Wong Chang-ting in Shanghai, Taotai Wong, who was formerly deputy here, has declined.
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A LIVELY FIGHT. Commodore Wong Pai-cheang has NILOČENS fully railed the Cisang Pan villago" in the Poon-ya district, where a number of notorious pirates had taken refuge. There was a Hvely tight, in the course of which one pirate was shot dead and thres others captured,
WITH HONGKOĴU CAPITAL Itisreported that the Bin HIRE two Hongkong
merchants
The Chinese working tailors at Shanghai are out on strike for a rise of sixty cash a day, because rice is dearer. Some prosecutions are reported. There are about six hundred men. affected.
8359,090 for the construction of Waterworks.
These two merchants aro suroamed Tam and Yau. It is estimated, however, that a much larger sam will be required to carry the schems through."
THE VICEROY'S WAR HORSE. Some time ago Loong Chol-kwong, Taotri of Yau Kong in Kwangsi, presented Viceroy Sham with a war horse named "Kuk Fa Ching" (Green Chrysanthemum), This horse is described as hair". Viceroy Shum is very pleased with the very tall and strong and has fiue
animal,
RED TAPE MANUFACTORY TO FÖLLOW; The Government piper factory intends to do printing as well and has ordered printing machines and type from Japan. All stationery used by officials will b› printed by the factory:
MACAO,
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
June 1st.
FISHING COMPANY, Tis famoured here that a syndicste will söön form a fishing company in this city, with steam fishing bosts. It is strange that whenever s foreigner comes to Maeso, he brings with him some extraordinary idsss. I would hint to the enterprising syndicate a fact which they probably ignore, that the Chinese fishermen arð paying a tax to the Chinese Government for the right of fish ng in the waters around Mäcaðí
THE NEW MINISTRY.
It is believed here that the new ministry nader the premier hip of Sr. Conselheiro Joa Franco Castelo Branco will not survive long. [f such proves to be the case it is much
to
be regretted, I understand that Sr. Franco, who belongs to the Regenerador Liberal party, is the right man in the right place, and further that he has under him in the - gow ministry devoted men of high intellectual 'and moral value.
THE SLECTRIC · LIGHT.
It is now more than three weeks that we have had the electric light, and the inhabitants had that they cannot yet dispense with their kerosene lamps.
June 8th.
STILL ANOTHER LOTTERY.
Still we are going to have another lottery. The new one is called the “Chim-pu-piu." [ wonder how many more lotteries the Govern: ment intends to allow in this city.
A BAD ACCIDENT,'
place on Wednesday night at the electric I am sorry to report a and accident which took
works. A Chinaman was caught by part of the machinery and one of his legs was cut off clean. He was at once removed to the Military Hospital, where he expired yesterday morning.
DEATH OF ANOTHER OLD RESIDENT; On Wednesday morning there paasada very peaceably at his residence Mr. L Martinho Marques, the retired assistant- Colonial Treasurer. Mr. Marques, retiri year, and went to Shanghai, but had to 1 as the climate was unsuitable for him. Th deceased as a publio servant was always highly respected by all who had dealings with him. He left a widow, two daughters and two sons to
mourn his death.
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