Ouass ""B" anp Swaztows,"
The course was down river, round a! mark-boat off the Point, and back to the starting line. Red Tape, Wee Wynn, Fis, and Swallow F (Dogfish) crossed the line at 2.16 in the above order. Scarlet Clown (B) did not start from the line. Thoro was at first hardly any wind, but after few minutes " breeze sprang, up from the south-oast with such suddenness that most of the boats were laid on their beam-ends, Red Tape, well to windward, got "good lead from' the first. Woo Wynn was rather left at the start, but came up with Scarlet Clown und Dogfish later. When off the Waterworks the for unfortunately capsized, delaying Wee Wynn, which wont to her assistance, for some minutes. This was a pity as Woo Wynn was going well and' pretty certain of winning the handicap. from Red Tape, which gives her fifteen minutes. The order of rounding the mark-boat was Red Tapa (3.24 p.m), Wee Wynn, Scarlet Clown, and Fifi, It was then a run home against the last of the Finishing times we Red Tapa...... 4 28 45 2 13 45 Wee Wynn..... 45 15 2 30 16 Fifi wcseeees 5 15 05 8 00 05 Boarlet Clown. 4 57 00 2 42 00
It will probably be no race for "B" Class as-well as Swallows, Wynn: had We ry chance of winning the handicap from Red Tape, until the upset ocourred.
Continued page 86. they can in the way of British enterprise" particularly in the mining line.
one instance strikingly before ago Sir John Lister 'a mining concession in the Anhui district. Now, it is reported the Chinese Government are trying to cancel it on the grounds that operations were not commenced in proper time—within a year of granting the concestio:
First of all the Chinese authorities seem oblivious to the immense difficulty of anyone starting such a big undertaking in so short atime. There is the capital to be subscribed, machinery and men to besant out, ete. "But it is said the Chinese are themselves to blame for the yy, for the authorities at Anhui put jous obstacles in the way of Sir John Lister Kaye's representative.
There can be no: question that, if the Chinese Government succeed in rescinding the mining agteoment, it will be a serious menace to British prestige out here. The occasion demands vigorous action on the part of our Minister at Peking. It is about time that official chicanery in China was put a stop to.
Have the Chinese Government no moral obligations? It scorns that their sense of gratitude is sadly lacking.
Tam, ete., 6th October.
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