December 24, 1909.]
By the departure of Mr. E. H. Hinds on Saturday by the Prinz Ludwig, Hongkong lost a gentleman who has long been the amateur billiard champion of the Colony. During his eleven years' residence here he has had the satisfaction of playing world- famous exponent like Roberts, Stevenson and Inman, and proved himself to be a worthy foeman. The biggest break ever made by Mr. Hiuds is 199, and this break was made only a few weeks ago. His previous record, I believe, was 187.
There are some candid folks down in Aus. tralia. A reader sends me a clipping from the advertising columns of an Australian news- paper, and I observe that a "respectable person wants washing, ironing or cleaning." How is it that the Hongkong papers do not publish adver. tisements like this? Perhaps the reason is that it is so very obvious that many persons in Hongkong want washing, ironing or cleaning.
Down in Singapore there has been a news- paper discussion on the subject of the queue, and the suggestion of some of the writers was that the Singapore Chinese who showed a greater tendency to discard this appendage were conse- quently more advanced than their compatriots at home. Naturally there were a few who dis- agreed with this point of view, but it seems to me that the mere fact of making such a depar- ture from "olo custom" as is involved by cutting
the queue is in itself an indication of progress. because, as we know, the Chinese are very strongly ruled by the dead hand of the past, and it requir. 8 some little thought and no little
resolution to break from tradition and wear the hair as Western men do,
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy on Monday an Indian constable was fined $10 for assaulting an amalı on the Wanchai Gap Road. Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on Monday fined the keeper of a houseboat $100, the alter- native being six weeks' imprisonment, for being in unlawful possession of a quantity of opium.
Inspector Langley placed six men and a woman before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magis- tracy on Tuesday on a charge of stealing 17 tops of coal from a godown of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. Messrs. Otto Kong Sing and J. H. represented the defendants. I he case will be heard on Friday.
Gardiner
Acting on information received by wire, the police boarded the s.s. Shun Lee on her arrival from Canton on Tuesday and arrested a native who was alleged to have kidnapped a child. The defendant was charged before Mr. R. Wood at the Magistracy, bail was fixed at $2,000, and the hearing was adjourned
A sub-contractor from the Samchun section of the railway, who was arrested on Sunday, was charged with being in unlawful possession of 200 detonators, and with failing to comply with the regulations under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance. He was admitted to bail in the sum of $125, but as he failed to appear when his case was called on before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on onday, the bail was estreated,
cases.
The calendar at the December Criminal Sessions, which opened on onday, is particularly heavy, and all the week has been set aside for the detaining with a view to selling, five are shar ed Four men are implicated on a charge of
with robbery, five with wounding with intent to murder, one with receiving stolen goods, one of robbery, one with detaining a person with with being accessory before the fact in a charge
intent to steal, and five with murder.
The official landing of Vice-Admiral Ingenohl took place on Monday morning at Black Pier when a guard of honour composed of one com- pany of the Buffs was present. The Admiral was met by Capt. P. H. M. Taylor A. D. C. to the Governor, and the German Consul Dr. Voretzsch. A salute was fired from the Signal Hill Battery. After inspecting the guard the Admiral and party proceeded to Government House. is
One advocate for the retention of the queue is worth quoting. He wrote: "During my boyhood, I happened to be up a certain tree for self-indulging purposes, and when I enshrouded among the ramifications of that tree, one branch, upon which I was standing, gave way, and failing to grasp at other branches, I was freely foroing my passage through the branches, when, fortunately, my useful append- age got entangled and suspended me.
In this way I probably escaped some broken limbs. Therefore, I would not now join myself to the queueless brigade or avow that the queue loathsome and disadvantageous." This writer's experience does not coincide with the Biblical one of Absalom, who, it may possibly be remem- bered by some of my readers, lost his life through his long tresses catching on the branch of a
tree.
RODERICK RANDOM
HONGKONG..
Mr. W. P. Ker, the British Commercial Attaché in China, is at present in Hongkong.
The warships in the harbour on Wednesday half masted their flags as a token of mourning the occasion of the burial of King Leopold of of Belgium.
The German cruiser Scharnhorst, with the Commander-in Chief of the German Squadron in the East, Rear-Admiral von Ingenohl, on board, arrived in port on Saturday afternoon.
The return of communicable diseases notified in the Colony last week showed three cases of enteric fever in the city of Victoria. an Indian, one Chinese and one Japanese.
For stealing five pieces of clothing and a pipe from No. 17, Lower Lascar Row, Mr. J. R.Wood at the Magistracy on Monday sentenced a native to three months' imprisonment with hard labour and four hours' stocks.
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A Chinese passenger who was arrested on a trading junk for being in unlawful possession of 2. quantity of opium was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on Wednesday and ordered to pay a fine of $80, the alternative being six weeks' imprisonment.
Lam Fuk Chui, who is charged with obtain- ing the sum of $24,000 from Mr. John Hastings by false pretences, was brought before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on onday, when Mr. W. E. L. Shenton applied for bail on his behalf. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Crown. His Worship fixed bail in the sum of $6,000 cash, and $4,000 bonds, and remanded the case formally until Monday.
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A "school" of 16 gamblers, one of whom was ahinese detective, was arrested at Tai O on Tuesday. The detective was admitted to bail in the sum of $700 and six more of the batch were liberated on depositing $5 each. When the case was called before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy on Wednesday none of the men who were out on bail appeared, and their recognizances were forfeited. Of the other nine gamblers one was fined $100, and each of the others $1.
His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to Ordinance No. 44 of 1909.-An Ordinance to amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1901,
Ordinance No. 45 of 1909.-An Ordinance to amend the Squatters' Ordinance, 1890; and, to amend the Liquor Licences Ordinance, 1898, Ordinance No. 46 of 1909.-An Ordinance to
and the Liquor Licences Extension Ordinance, ment Ordinance, 1902. 1908, and to repeal the Liquor Licences Amend
On Sunday afternoon a bazaar was held at the Catholic Union, and judging by the large at- goodly sum should be realised for the object for tendance and the thriving business done, a
Various stalls, containing every kind of toy which the bazaar was promoted-sweet charity. imaginable, filled the building and adorned the compound, and those in charge did not neglect their duty in disposing of them. The band of the Rajputs, under the baton of Band- master Coke, played pleasing selections of music.
Saturday, December 25th, Monday, December 27th, and Saturday, January 1st, will be observed as public holidays, Thursday, February 10th, will be kept as a bank holiday, and Monday, January 3rd, and Friday, February 11th, will be observed as public and bank holidays. His Excellency the Governor has excluded the Police Magistrates' Department from the 8pera tion of the Public Holidays' Ordinance on Monday, December 27th, Monday, January 3rd, and Friday, February 11th.
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The plot of Crown land at Takwa-wan sold by auction at the Public Works Department on Dec. 22 was bought by Mr. Chu Ng for $15,830.
Lady Stewart-Lockhart, wife of the Com- missioner of Weihaiwei, arrived in the Colony on Thursday, being a passenger from Europe by the N.Y.K. Tamba-Maru,
At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Mr. H. F. Campbell, the organist, and Mrs Campbell were presented with a silver rose bowl from the choir and friends on the occasion of their marriage. After a few remarks by the Rev. H. O. Spink, the choirmaster, "Mr. B. L. Frost, made the presentation, Mr. Campbell making a suitable reply. The rose bowl was inscribed: Presented to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Campbell on the occasion of their marriage, November 20th, 1909."
A marriage which had been arranged for Saturday but had to be postponed owing to a three days' delay in the arrival of the ship which brought the bride from home, was celebrated Hongkong, by the Rev. C. H. Hickung, Mr. on Sunday afternoon at the Union Church, F. Hicks verug married to Miss May Pearce of Truro. Miss
arjorie Brown was the bridesmaid and Mr. M. Bain the friends of the newly-married couple afterwards best inan.' Many
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tendered their felicitations at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A Ramsay, and Mr. and Mrs. Hicks left for Canton by the night steamer.
On Sunday the new directors took over the control of the Tang Wan Hospital, the occasion being invested with the usual ceremony. The Hospital was decorated throughout and a dinner was given in the evening by the retiring directors to their successors. Mr. Sin Tak Fan in the course of his reinarks commented on the
fact that the Tang Wan Hospital bad not taken over the management of the public dis- pensaries and explained this by stating that there were not sufficient funds available for the purpose. The new chairman, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, said it was the duty of the l'ung Wah Hospital to have opened and maintained the public dispensaries. However, Mr. Fung Wa Chun, the Registrar-General, and himself had made themselves responsible for the public dis- pensaries, because the Tung Wah Hospital would have nothing to do with them, and it did not matter very much now, as the dispensaries were well conducted. In conclusion he said the Chinese had not made a good selection in appointing him chairman, as he was already burdened with a number of offices, but as there were a number of energetic men on the board he thought they would do the work he failed to do.
RIFLE SHOOTING.
VOLUNTEER INFANTRY COMPANT.
by the Commanding Officer of the Volunteer The eighth and final shoot for a cup presented Infantry Company, Captain Wood, for the best aggregate of four shoots at 200, 500 and 600 yards, took place at Tai Hang Range on Sunday
afternoon. Three
of the five competitors
previous best shoots, and their final handicaps, present possessed about equal chances of winn- ing, their respective aggregates for the thres
being as under:---
Private W. F. Taylor... .288 and 11
G. Elliott
...280 and 20 ...279 and 21
J. Buckhouse... At the first distance, 200 yards, Private Taylor scored 29. and gained a lead of 4 and 11 over Elliott and Backhouse, At 500 yards Taylor, with a score of 22, gained 2 more points. reduced to 8, the latter's 25 at this range being on Elliott, but his lead over Backhouse was
the best.
600 yards at Tai Hang is usually such a It now seemed a certain win for Taylor, but "lottery" that the other two above mentioned competitors were considered to still possess a sporting chance. However, Taylor commenced with two bulls at this range and finished with 27 out of the 35 possible; Elliott and Backhouse each made 16 only, and thus gave Taylor au easy win at the final stage, Elliott gaining second place by two points. The totals for the day, and the aggregates for the four best shoots of these three competitors are as follows:-
Private Taylor Ellictt Backhouse-78
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