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Most people, I fancy, would consider that the suppression of gambling at Macao would be to the ultimate advantage of the C lony, for while the Colonial Treasury derives a considerable income from the gambling licences it is notorious that the temptations to gamble bave served to keep many Chinese families from settling in the Colony,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The police were yesterday informed of a fatal † learnt to rely on học” fight which took place on the Peak near Stewart kindness of heart, and her Terrace in which a coolie was killed. The disputzats were Hoklos and Cantoness and they fought with bamboon, The Hon. Mr. Greason's coolies were, it is understood, the aggressors. Several acrents were made.
At sa extraordinary general meeting of the Lusitano Football Club it was pasnimomly decided to change its name to Lusitano Recres- tion Club. The following were elected to serve on the Committee for the season 1908-9 President, Mr A. G. da Rooha; hoo, secretary, Mr C. M. C. V. Bibeiro; bon, treasurer, Mr V. Barros; captain, Mr A. J C. V. Ribeiro; vice-captain, Mr P. da Ross; committee, Mesars, J. C. Barretto, J. M. Britto, C. F. Franco, J. O. Remedios, and P. M. Remedios.
A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was called on Oct. 25 h for the purpose of consider- ing the question of declaring No. 5 shed, Sassoon's Ville, Pokfulam Road, 1þ be infected with font and mouth disease. There were
present Mr. Mol. Messer, Mr. Shelton Hooper, Hon. Mr. Irving an Dr. Pearse. The report of the Veterinary Surgeon (Dr. Gibson) was read, stiling that nine cattle were infected. Op the motion of the President seconded by Mr. Irving, No. 5 shed was declared infected premises.
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loare a gap amongét is which it will ind hard to fill. But we shall know that though has left us, she is a friend who will not friendships once formed, and we shall hope that in the future we may meet again in Old Eng It is the custom on occasions such adulatory, sad, sometimes fulsome and to deal in indiscriminate praian, custom i detest. If I have nosmad' superlatives it is because I feel them, confident that I am expressing the feelings. everyone at this table. I will add for the zelief of the Admiral that we do not expect say speech from him in reply to the few remarką I have made in introducing the toast which I am about to propose to you. Ladies and Gentlemen, I ask you to deink with me the health of Admiral and Mrs. Stokes, and to wish them success and happinses wherever they are an i in whatever sphere they may be called upon tɔ £11.
ADMIRAL STOxes then briefly thanked His Excellency for the kind terms he had used towards them, and the guests for the toast with which they had honoared them.
SUICIDE OF A SHIP'S OFFICER.
Different conceptiont of dignity have led to an interesting little conflict at Baigon Dook. Apparently the oustom there, according to a southern newspaper, was that the native clerks and draftsmen should | enter their names in a book as they went into their office, while the ordinary workmen were required to produce tickets to prove that they had been in attendance. The system, on the face of it, appeared to be quite sound and proper, bat, as far as the clerks and draftsmen were concerned, it did not prove a sufficient safeguard against their genius for evasion. It. was discovered that a good many of them were in the habit of absenting themselves without leave, and the signature book was no obeck, because some of the scrawls made therein to serve as signature were quite undecipherable, Accordingly, an order was made that the Workmen's ticket system abould be ex- tended to the clerical st.ff. But this was a sad shook to the dignity of men who regard themselves as the "intellectuals of the service. They would have none of the ticket FAREWELL DINNER TO ADMIRAL hoisted, and when the polios boarded the rossol system. Of the total of eighty-seven, no less than eighty decided to strike as a protest against the change, and they left work on
Excellency the Governor PATO September 14th. But the dook authorities were farewell dinner to Rear Admiral and Mr. not overawed. They threatened the victims of Stokes on the 23rd inst. at Government wounded vanity with instant dismissal if they House, to which the following guests were did not conform to the new role in a given time, invited :-H. E. Colonel Darling, R.E., Hon. and in three days all the clerks and draftsmen Mr. May, Hoa, Mr. Been Davies, Hoa. Mt. had o me to the conclusion that discretion is the Gomperts, Commdr. and lide. Volpicelli, better part of dignity. They are to be commend-Inspector-General and Mrs. Tait, Colonel ed for that decision, and though "French leavə " may be less common than formerly, there is no reason why they should feel deeply injured or depressed. They many be assured that there are many men of not less exalted station who do not shrink from giving whatever proof is asked for that they at end to their duties regularly.
RODERICK RANDOM.
HONGKONG.
The troopship "Soudan" arrived here en
the 25th inst.
The French cruiser “Alger" arrived here on Saturday afternoon. The usual salutes were fired.
Sir Francis Piggott, the Chief Justice, has returned from his holiday in Japan.
Sentence of six months' imprisonment was on Oct. 19th passed on a Chinese for stealing money and goods to the value of $1,370 from 25 Connaught Road West.
The name of Dr. H. 8. Bennett has been added to the list of medical and surgical practitioners qualified to practise medicine and surgery in this Colony.
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Dumbleton, R. E., Col. (Hover, D.9.0. and Mrs. Glover Sir Henry Berkeley, Commander Basil Taylor, E.N.. Commander Ryan, E.N., Com. mander Heard, R.N., Commander Barrett. R. N., Commander Grenfell, R.N., Commander and Mrs. Penfold, R.N., Major and Mrs. Stephen- son, Mr. Moray Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Mackay Captain Hart Synant, Mr. and Mrs. Pater, Li, Commander J Biddle, B N., Lt. Blanchflower R.N.,
Lt. Commander Walcott B.N., Lt. Simo, R.A. Mrs. Freemantle, and Mrs. B-seley.
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The following were unavoidably pre. rented from attending :- Hoo, Mr. and M-8. Gresson, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. M. Buitb, Mr. and Mrs B. aucook, Cap'sin and Mrs. Wait.
HIS EXCELLEROY, in proposing the health
and of Admiral
Mrs. Stokes, spoke follows:-
Ladies and Gentlemen,—I have as ed you to dine to night as friends of Admiral and Mrs. Stokes, to bid them farewell, It was a bold thing to do, for I am well aware I shall inour the resentment of everyone who is rot included to-night, for, I believe, there is no one in the Colony who does not claim to be their friend, Before Mr. Justice Gomperts in the Supreme Unfortunately the space at my disposal is Court on Oct. 23 the Colonial Treasurer pro-limited, and I could only select the few to ceeded against a number of Chinese to recover
represent the many. It is a gievous thing to amounts due for Crown rent, The claims to
say farewell, and I am sure it is no less grievous talled $1,371.4', and judgment for this amount to them than it is to ne. In a long experience was entered against the various defendants, extending over nearly 2) years of administrative The British Squadron returned to Hongkong work, I have never mat a man with whom it was on Oo!! 25 from Its summer cruise in Northern a greater pleasure to do business than it has waters. The squadron comprises the
C1 King
been with Admiral Stokes. Always courteous, Alfred"
(g hip of Admiral Lambton), the always ready to do even more than was asked of Bedford," "Monmouth" and Kent. The him, always obliging, a man whose heart is too "Astreae" was already in port. The cruisers go large to be capable of taking offence where none out to MirsBay for battle practice this week.
was meant. For my own part and I think Fears are dispelled concerning the safety of the Admiral will feel in this as I do whenever Captain Tom Groves, who, as previously
the time has come for me to leave the sphere of reported in the Daily Pres, left Hongkong for work, whatever it might be, in which I was Manila in a steam tag during the last spell of engaged I have always felt that I wou'd far typhoon weather. The exptain and his crew sooner know that I was leaving affection and, have been through one of those trying ex regrets behind me, then a record of achieve periences which fall to the lot of most sailors, meats however brilliant, mixed with a feeling of and have fortunately kept above hatches. For relief that I was going. Thst feeling of five days the little tug was the sport of beavy affection and regret is one which Admiral and mons, and during the last two of these anxious Mrs. Stokes can be assured that they leave days the seamen were without food. Then their behind them when they say goodbye to craft was washel ashore on the China coast, and Hongkong. And if I have spoken this of after a long tramp the weary orew succeeded Admiral Stokes, what am I to say of the loss we in getting a passage by the Wing Hang" to are experiencing in losing Mrs. Stokes! Every Hongkong,
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When Mossrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co's stosmer Cheong Shing arrived in port on on the 21st int, the polica signal was
another case of suicide was reported to them. The "Cheong Shing was returning from Tientsin, and had on board among others so ne 160 time-expired Cameron Highlanders who have been quartered at Kowloon until the arrival of the transport. The day before the reesel came into port the second sagineer, Mr. D. M. Dickie, shot himself through the head with a revolver. The police found his body in the bank, with a large calibre revolver lying beside it. The ballet had passed through his head, which was badly shattered. The suicide appears to have bien" premeditated, for on the table by the bank an open note book was found in which deceased had written his brother s address. The cause of the rash sot is unknowa. Mr. Dickie was not in financial dimonition, and secured bis appointment on the "Cheong Shing" only at the beginning of this month. His remains were interred in the Happy Vall-ý Cemetery yesterday afternoon, when a number of the Cameron Highlanders followed the cortege.
DISCARDING THE QUEUE.
STRAITS CHINAMEN CONSIDER HURQPHAN
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Orange Villa, Tai Jin Boed, Singapors, the residence of Mr. Ngo Tam Bee, was, fast wosk the soone of a queue entting function, number of young men were present, and ceremony was performed on Mr. Kok Hoon Te by Mr. Bong Kop Yan from Banks,” With queas Mr. Koh" also discarded the costume, for after returning a little while reappeared in full European costume and recél the congratulations of his frienda.
The function was enlivened by muzia; Mr. Koh who is the secretary of the Cornwall Minstrel Troupe, playing the violin. It appears that young Babadom has taken véry Kindly to the idea of discarding the appendage of servitude, bat are withheld by compliance with the wishes of the conservative seniors of their respective famílies.—Free Press.
TROUBLE AHEAD IN THIBET.
The former Chinese Resident in Thibok, H. E. Lien Ya has forwarded a memorial to sha Throne stating that the Thibetans are strongly opposed to the idea of converting Thibet loto province of the Empire. They are prij to resist every measure which H. E. Chât feng, the new Chinese Amban will pro that end and it is feared they will raf in connection with the matter soon,
The Dalai Lama should b↑or to Thibet without delay for preserving the pesos there, Opinion.
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