Possibility of Challenge to Hongkong Being Accepted The Shanghai Yacht Club, who hitherto, owing to political troubles, have been debarred from returning, the hospitality of the Royal Hong-ong Yacht Club of two seasons ago, recently decided that it was pos: sible to issue a chi for 6 return ser Shanghai waters. A reply has been received—from Hongkong, stating that the club is very interested and will be glad to receive further details. It is aug-gested, in order to give the Hongkong skippers a reasonable chance, without the Shanghai men having too much advantage of their knowledge of tides, etc,, to hold a weokmeeting up-river, in one of the idea reaches, and {0 sail a series of races in the Byrne boats, Pos-nibly, in order to give Hongkong an idea of local conditions, there may also be a race in the Harbour, but without counting it as a chal-
Tw Siberian line is getting bad name for pickpockets, says. the is stated that Sadanji lost Yen 2,000 which was stolen from one of his secretaries en route and he is not the only one. In their recent visit to Russia Mr. Kuhara, head of the Kuhara economic mission, had his purse Femoved, and Viscount Goto hada coat stolen. Sadanji, as the popular, has naturally suffered largest Tos
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