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Mr Hayés
Mr Burkill
Mr Schnorr
Mr Reid
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Mr Vida...
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Mr Crighton
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Mr Waillumier
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Mr Springfield
Mr Eggern
Mr Linton
Mr King Mr Dalgarno
Mr Campbell...
PONY
Gemini ... Bucephalas
Jupiter
Shook
Kandahar Chief
Myrtle Tree
Double Zero
Sagittarins
Brookton
Mörlak ...
York Rose Mysore Chief Heathfield
Stirrup Cap
El Crillo
Safe
Hantsman
Marbles...
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1
1
1
1
1
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Sutlej
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Ottaws
1
Jubilee Rose
Manchu King
Spring Rose...
Spree
Kirkley
Snippet
Psiho
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Medfield...
Antáétis...
Cannington Oakland... Elm Tree
Zimri
Imperial Rose
Mohawk Chief
Pianolo
Virgo
Argente...
Defaulter
Hillaman.
El Animal
Espoir Palm Tree
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ROBBERY ON A STEAMER.
Three natives were charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon with stealing $413 from a money changer's assistant on board the 8.." Hong Mu".
Mr G. E. Morrell (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) prosecuted, and Mr. P. S. Dixon (of Mr. B. A. Harding's office) appeared for the ac0: sed,
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
found on the first defendant, and $29 in small who was unavoidably detained. The half silver on the second. The third had no mony overcast, and the weather threatening, bat in his possession.
fortunately the rain held off until the In their statements to the police the first end of the proceedings. The first item on defendant pleaded an alibi The second said the programme was a selection from Finst his mother gave him $29 for rice and food by the Middlewex Band, after which Mr. before she went to the country. He did not¦ F. A. Biden sang “ Flight of Ages" in a manner go on board any steamer. The third defendant | that found favour with his auditors. Lätee1the said his master sent him to the steamer to receive | same gentleman received another ovation for passengers. He saw the complainant lying on singing of "Three for Jack." Me. Titzomača the ground shouting out "save life. The oboe solo "Aria de Bravura" was executed with complainant called to him for assistance and considerable skill, and then the Hon. Mr F, B. he went back and picked complaiasat up. a. May took the platform to tell some of his droll Evidence was called and the hearing stories of Irish wit. Needlem to my, the hom. journed.
gentleman kept his auditors in a simmer bf mirth, the light laughter of the lady coupled with the hearty gaffew of the gentleman being a proclamation of the appreciation of Mr. May a humour. His second appearanco" before: the audience, when he gave numerous examples of the Irish ball," incorporating a story about the domestic cat, was no less appreciated than the first, and he retired from" the platform followed
Mr. Morrell said the complainant was a foki employed by a money changer at Connaught Road West. On the afternoon of October 29th he was instructed by his master to go on board the 8.8. Hong Mo with a view of changing money for assengers from the Straits. Complainant's master gave him three hundred Hongkong dollars and Japanese yeD, $100 in Kwangtong twenty.cent pieces, $10 in ten cont pieces and 83 in copper. When be boarded the vessel there were some passengers who wished to change their money. The foki placed his bag on deck, opened it and took out some money. When about to do business the first defendant seized him by the queue and knocked him down while some seven other men proceeded to beat him. The bag was wrested from him by the first defendant, while the other men picked up the money from the deck, and they all ran away. Complainant knew the three defendants by sight, 86 they were in the habit of going down to steamers. He reported the occurrence to the police, and the defendants were subsequently Arrested. When arrested $76 dollars was
THE CADETS IN CAMP.
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by rounds of hearty applause. The comic element of the concert was in the cap- able hands of Mr. Hutchinson who, after sing- ing a German parody on the song "Drinking," responded to an encore with the good old Irish ballad "Tread on the tail of me cont". Later the same gentleman earned much applause for bis singing of a comic song with a good rolIDE- ing chorus in which his hearers heartily joined. As he left he stage there was an emphatic recall, and after obliġing again he had perforos to reta saa third time to satisfy the demands of bis bearers. Mr. J. H. Chalmers was deservedly applauded for his brilliant musical sketch, performance which stamped him as a planist of more than ordinary ability. Thanks are tho due to him for accompanying the other perfor- mers, and the Middlesex Band are likewise entitled to a word of praise for their selections during the evening. The Cricket Club had s capable concert secretary in Mr. L. E. Brett, and an energetio programme committee in Messrs. F. A. Biden and R. G. Hutchison,
At noon on Nov. 7th the 21 cadets who have been under canvas at Stopcatter's, under the oharge of the Company officer, Lieut. Willisme, returned to Hongkong, landing at Blake Pier, and presenting the appearance of well-worn and well-tried soldiers. All of them looked exceedingly well and were ananimous in their appreciation of camp and in regret at having to leave. The boys have been under the in struction of Sergeant Downes of the Middlesex Regiment, who also remained in camp the whole week. Once over in camp there was no A fling to and fro; in fact, there were no trans. part facilities, except the launch conveying the Medical Offer early in the afternoon. The general health of the boys was excellent, some of them froxing in splendid fighting trim. On Wednesday afternoon H.E. the Governor inspected the camp and expressed his pleasure with the drilling, the shooting, and the conduct of the cadets! The boys were marched to the revolver ranges, and fired 25 rounds at the 25 yards range scoring the highly satisfactory total of 23 Balls and 2 inners Again on Friday afternoon, which was the boys guest day, the commandant of the H.K.V.C., Lieut. Col. Chapman, accompanied by the Staff Officer, Captain A. J. Thompson, inspected, and the cadets were put through a march past, manual exercice, a triangular test of semaphore signall. irg and an exhibition sboot by a team of sight boys firing at about 50 yards' range at specially erected targets. After the Commandant's in- section of the target the visitors were privil- ged to see them and from 40 rounds there were 13 balls and 17 inners. On Thursday there was a classification shoot. We are unable as set to give the detailed scores, but are able to stat that out of a possible 80 points, the average per member for the cadet company w 18 over 50 to 625 per cent of the possible, the highest individual score bing 71 by Ormad Mass); eig t boys obtained over 80 percent of the pesible. Speaking to the commanding offer, L. William, on the shooting be paid a hig ́ compliment to the cad:t ibstractor 8 rgeant Downes for the pains taken with the younge
h-king. At Auhwei he was mobbed as #gy boys * to make An efficient compay
and nearly killed, and returning to Shanghai in rather than a few marksmen. Lieat. William, 1861 he served in the Volunteer Artillery during also stated that the cadets received much the rebel disturbances of that and the following instruction from a demonstration with the sub year. He was attacked, stunned and bound by target machine through the kindness of Lieut. Imperial soldiers in the streets of Hankow la Mullins of HMS. "Tamar." During the 1862, and was mobbed and severely handled by week the cadets had a full day's work, parading porcelain potters in Kin-teh-Chin in Kiangui at 7 and 1a.m., from 2 to 4 for musk-try and in 1864 Ia 1880 he served on the Shanghai' parade at 4 a.m., these with special oricket and Municipal Council, visited Szechwan in 1888, and football game interspersed. A guard of and later was engaged in opening up steam som. four was mounted for daty between 6 and 10 p.m.munication on the Upper Yangtae, and in the each night and we hear of quite exoiling experiences. On the whole the first cadet camp was eminently successfu'.
CIVIL SERVICE OPEN AIR CONCERT.
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DEATH OF MR. ARCHIBALD LITTLE.
The many friends of Mr. Archibald Little in the Far East will regret to learn of his death in England.
Mr. Little arrived in Hongkong in 18 9 as ton taster to Messrs. Stemssen and Co., vousİn» ing with that firm in Canton and Shanghaii antil 1862, when he established himself cha Kinking and later at Shanghai. As a volunteer in 1960 he assisted in repelling the attack of the Taiping rebels, and in the same year vizitëd the imperial and Taiping camps in Kishgsu-and
trade of West Chida generally, He-commented an sat-footbinding crusade in oo junction With Mrs. Little in 1898, and in the following year started mining in conjunction with Chinese in Szechwao. In 1904 ne reosived an invitation from, the Chinese Government to exploit the coal and iron basin of Kiangpei underan Imper ial concession. In the same year he esta ligbed A very successful open air concert was held the Chungking Trading Co. as a limited on the grounds of the Civil Service Cricket liability company, Mr. Little has travelled Club at Happy Valley on the 7th ast. extensively throughout the Chinese:Empire- and was largely attended. A large enclosure and the results of his researches, in these bei Vuln2 was fenced off with bamboo matting, the have been communicated to the Royal Auldblo surroundings being lighted up with a powerful and other societies. When the right of steam are light the glare of which was mellowed by navigation to Chungking" was secured by the strings of Chinese lanterne which circumferan- Japanese Treaty, he in the Spring of 1898 oed the enclosure. A matshed stage, dressed successfully accomplished the voyage withithe with figs, was erected at one and of the small steamer “Les Chaon” which, how enclosure. The promoters have every reason being of limited power had to be tracked- to be satisfied with the success attending their rapids in the same way as junks. efforts, and their only regret could have been was a Fellow of the Royal Geographe the absence of His Excellency the Governor, and a Fellow of the Royal Colonial-K
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