Woxe Ching-pao, a convict undergoing sentence in the cells in the tral Police Station was charged at the Mixed Court yesterday with stealing silk jacket, valaed at $6, from another prisoner, who was temporarily conBned in the same cell. Sergeant Lynch stated that the accused secreted the garment ander the wooden flooring. An additional sentence of one month's imprisonment was passed, The Mid-Autumn Rifle meeting of the above-named Company was held at the Rifle Range on Thursday. In the morning the sky was cloudy and the weather was overcast, but there was little wind and some good scores were made. During the afternoon rain fell tervals, and naturally affected the. shooting.
Tiffin was served in the S. V. C.
Pavilion and Mr. H. E. Hobson, Commissioner of Customs, who presided, took this opportunity of wishing Lieut.- Colonel Watson an official farewell.
He said that the Customs' Company were in many ways indebted to Colonel Watson and he was sure that the whole Company would join w in wishing the Commandant a pleasant journey home and a hearty reception from his Regiment, from which he had been absent for some years.
ject. Colonel Watson said that this would probably he his farewell to the Company, as he was leaving for home shortly. During the time that he had been in command of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, he had alw found the Customs Compr and keen on parade and always ready to answer any call. They were well up in their work and their shooting was excellent. They were at present badly in need of more officers, but he hoped that this defect would' soon be remedied. He wished them a hearty 300 yards, lying in the open 20 seconds for exch shot; 30 yards, rapid, lying behind cover 30 secunds for each shot.
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