There has been little doing in, Hongkong during the past week excepting the annual races and these passed off with their accustomed success. The weather was all thst could be desired and the attendance on each day appeared to be above the average. Coronation Rose, the favourite Derby griffin of the Baxey stable, tool: the chief honours of the Coronation year, winning both the Derby and the Cltampions. Willow Tree, of Mr. F. B. Marshall's stable, which was a bot favourite a week before the event, took third place in each race. Yesterday the majority of the race ponies wore sold by public roup in front the City Hall, Apple Tree was pat ap, bat withdrawn at $990. Mr. John Peel's Rejected was also among the namber, bat did not secure s higher bid than $245 and was sccordiogly with-4 Of the ponies sold, Alacrity tch the highest price, namely $395, HONGKONG AND THE CORONATION, The Hon, Sir Paul Chater, and the Hoo. Mr. Henry' Keewick, managing partoer of the firm of Mesers, Jardine, Matheson & Ca., Ld., have been appointed to represent the Colony as delegates at the Coronation of the King in Jane, H. E. the Governor, in compliance with " recent intimation to all Governors of Colonies, remains here to represent the King at the local celebrations, The appointment of delegates meets with general satisfaction, Hongkong will also be reprereated by ten officers of the Volunteer Corps. appropriation of $13,150 for this parpose.
THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY, The successor of Sir Henry May as Colonial Secretary of Hongkong will te Mr. W. D. Barnes, who for some years past has been filling the post of Protector of Chinese io the Straite Settlements. Mr. Barnes joined the Straite service as a cadet and has spent twenty-three years in that Colony in various to Mr. Barnes aod accepted. Mr. Cecil Clementi, who since Sir Henry May's departare has been signing "for Col-1 onial Secretary."*has to-day been garettad to act as Colonial Secretary until farther notice, so it may be inferred that Mr. Barnes will not take ap the appointment immediately.
CRIME IN THE colony.
At the Criminal Assizes this week there were again several cases of robbery with violence to be tried, and the judges dealt with all the prison severity, The Attorney-General, in addressing the Court in one case, commented on the growing frequency of eases of armed robbery aa disclosed
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