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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1800.
Notes from Japan,
Telegrama from Peking to the verna aular press state that Vicemy Tan, of the Two Kwang, was dismissed in conséquence of the representations of the French au- thorities in regard to the Kwongebau-wan afinir
Defalcations to the oxtent of gers 13,000 liare been discovered in the accounts ôf the ; General Army Stall Four paymasters have been examined so far, and two have beda acquitted on the ground of insuf ficioney of evidenco
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War Natos in Briet.
The births of a girl has been rögistered at Pietermaritzburg in the name of Tahina Flands Symons. The Brat nine is that of the lill nest Dundee, frein which the Bours were dislodged blanda is, of course, an abbreviation of Elands Tangte, and the third was a complimoat to the Conoral.
The Sghting boy Boors havo. their, counterpart on the British side in the Maluking Cadet Corpe, the average age of the nubers of which is sixteen. They have all voluntoured for sietíve sorvico, and at best mail advices' worą“ doing duny na i arderlies It is added that they aro ratlier aunayed heeviso they have not been' sont immediately to the furthest outputs.'
THE CHINA MAIL.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS
QUINA MAIL'S' SPECIAL SERVICE
THE WAR.
BRITISH PRISONERS IN
PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICAN IRREGULARS TREATED LIKE CRIMINALS.
RELEASE OF MEDICAL CORPS
MEN.
THE IMPERIJL YEOMANRY.
VOLUNTEERS FOR CEYLON COMPANY.
(Peam Our Own Correspondent.)
Colugano, January ho It is reported from the front that the British anlitary prisoners now in Pretoria
THE CLEANSING OF HOUSES,
ہ پریا
PROPOSAL TO ALTER THE LAW,
mifted apeling will thy proposal to alter the law as to procedure for breaches of By-laws mace under section 13 of Urdin- anco 24 of 1887.
Dr. Atkinson said the papers and been circulated and members would mop that they practically meant an alteration of some sig nificancs to the Public Health Ordinamen.
The Secretary-As it stunde it necessit titos notices being given..
FOOTBALLAN
MONOHONG CLUB e. 25th CJK; NA,
Thoms two teams met on the ground of
:PROVISIONING AN ARMY.
to A CORESPONDENT) The truth of the old saying that An as
ed in their preparations. However, they sout out, word to the Cape to buy up frem privato persons as many wagona de poeslb. either thero or in England, of as many more le, and gavo orders for the constructions. as they were likely to cequire. Already about 500 wagons have been despatched from Great Britain to South Africa, and it la hoped that the diffuity will soon lie sure mounted; hat for the present there is, aal- mittedly, cume degree of trouble in gesting supplies pushed forward. There has been there should be fuur inenthe supplies a similar experienen with regard to
Hore, again, the mili ways avaibalde at the set of war for 110,000 ress trooja and native transport helpers and Lary authorities hind thought of 61,000 horesaid males. At the present getting supplies from Amarion, whers nomont there are only three montlis supplies on hand in South Africs, but the kind of six or ten-span. mule harness, litinna necassary to bring the sounds up wissel is practically unknown to harness to the four months limit are being dostat niskars in England; so that, on the reached, will be lined na lang sto be involved in any question of supplying ched with speed, and that lunt, onco intiuation was given that Amarice was not may he thought necessary, Otheus with war material, the military authori
the makers to accustomed to the desired
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board held yesterday afternoon, papur wore walito Hongkong Club, Happy Valley, yestormy arshes on its stonch is ridently day afternoon, to pay off their Shich tie, realized by the War Office authorities, if which had been postponed for a few weeks. one may judge from their arrangements for owing to the unsuitability of the date provisioning our troops in South Africa. originally fixed by the Committed. There The basis of the serungents in that was a large crowd, mostly composed of Army and Navy mou. The R.A. won the toes, and played to the west gunt. The game oponed in most secsutional manner, for the outside left getting the ball and cen ring at the proper moment, the soldiers Mr May I think it would be best to scored about a minute from the start draft what amusincota we usisider neces-Kow having au chance to save the shot sary and forward them to the Government. Escourged by their comrades, who ononreus quantitios of food which tion had to buy up mulo-hamnose in South
filled, no of the grand stands, thay go to make up a four nichtho supply for Aftien or got it made ns best they could.
this anmber of men and animals fair" "pers These are the consume why it can hardly were soon round Kaw again, unlit joukod sons can have ovon the ramtest iles. The be said at present that our transportatrange as if they were to carry everything in front one item of preserved meat alous stands aliments in South Africa are perfect, but there 12,000,000, and of biscuit there is the redrawbacks which every possible effort is samo quantity. Coffeo stands at 100,00016, tex a 200,000lb, sager at 2,200,000, thoro considerations, the machinery which being made to overcome; while, apart from co upressol voretables at 800,000's, ait has leon sut in motion for provisioning. Tha sit at 400,000. One antide of dict which bargest army that Great Britain has ever has been found particularly suitable for pant a distance of 6,000 miles to defend her trumpe on active service is a preparation of interests across the sea is working with by the backs. Daaby on the other wing and vegetables cooked together. Of sancthness and a regularity that inny well- this a single contractor is sunding tins at
Dr Cluk-It is only the repeal of section 10 which is suggested.
Mr May--Which obliges us to give notico.
Dr Clark intimated that that was the case, and added that he was propsted to move that ilo Board obtain the opinion of the Attorney-Gonoral en to the advisability of repouling section 19 of Ordinarios 24 of
of them and further augment their saura. But the defence provailed. Noble, for tho Club; was making the best efforts to get away, and several times he tot Lowe off with wise passos, only to be turned about
The Kobetako Tonnel on the Japanese Contral Railway its now completed. This is the longest tunnel in Japan, being 834 fout in longil. It will by oclipend soon, howeror, by the Sasako Tunnel, which is
The head of the sing staff at Harri to be a little over 15,000 fest long.
Buit, in the Grage Free State, in Miss LimeWahing in the Western District. Margaret lekcobate, who was gon At the succting of the Sanitary Board marileered. She is an Engled woman, yesterday Dr Clik aid that out of 2,000 born at Harrismith, and trained at Guy' houses in the Western District only 2,050 | Iospital (Ismon). She hoped to have Dr meritevanbed-during-the-months of Wilson as heal of two hospital, but he ngre treated considemtely; but that any 1887 (the Public Health Ordinance). Sec. was not getting much to do, but once hof the rate of halfs mitlion each month. be regarded with satisfaction by these een-
been ordered to the front, Mukachnis, asys the Hospital, resides with her mother wri two brothers at Harrismith. Cue of the Jalter holds an ofics or the Free Hinto Government, and will roamin nnar his sister. The other has beer salt with Dr Wilson to the fioul,
Núveraber and December, so that they hit practically 601 Ecuments in the Westiru District but finewashed. I asked for power to serve notices on the offenders and to prosecute them. Me Ormsby se- conded, and the motion was carried.
The Hongkong Hotel
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[Thoto on tws Majors Daly in the Royal Army Medical Corps-Major J. H. Daly, who was stationed at Templemore
dos 19 provided that whenever a breach of had a good chance and alot wide, Thers condensed milk, sweetened apri uns webten the Bye-laws as commited the ofender
cd. the four months wyplies represent should receive a rossurable Doties before was only one team in it, and that certainly 900,000 tins. Particularly interesting in any further action was taken. With ragut not the Club, the soldiers being always on the fee of jam. This countedity was
o the Linwashing Bye-laws, in conneo- on with which the question was mised, the olfect of this Beetinn was this: at the conclusion of the two months which were given to householders in which to Tinowash
the bail, and nover apasing themselves. Brst given to British troops in the Kow, Looker, and Pinckney were shoving it was afterwards applied to the Ashanti Sudan expedition of 1883 and 3885, nunt a grand defence, and how Kow yometimes
Tion
curved--The Times
COLONEL BADEN-POWELL ON- SCOUTING.
IT IS LIKE A QANE OF FOUTSALL
will play at the Hongking Hotel to arrow the Idlowing disediption of the Belmont (Saturday) evening from 8 p.ur, ta_1580) and Alder River district as published in Us P: Mad The next station is Del- moet, Penty miles ahead, where there has Alroads. Tugba bit of lighting. Bolment is Kamay, only na lide placo, and is used balors, the ontale of hostilities, anding Bye-law practically became of very fined to mid-ßgid for vonto timo, until Jen-containing a single pound. In regard to hafore the rest and do some gatiant deed;·
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anation for Theunhill ned Douglas, emoll vileges a few miles away. Thirty-two dls font how was in Mial-er (or Mud) River, a station and a very tiny township. This
Major T. Daly, who was stationed at Not lyk., QAL]
Caylon is raising a company of one2,000 had been done, so that some 600 wero keeper, in attempting to fist out, let. Carly 400,000 b. weight of lime juice, alaud, and it might be just as easy for
It is.
South Africar. Irregulars captured by the Beers are lodgesk in the antiary grol, and replied with criminal dist.
Major Daly nrul forty-one men bolonging
The tactics resorted to by the Boers in to the Royal Army Medical Corps, who
oxydition. It was reported on very the war will cause come interest to be taken ft rohind with Major-General hair house, if the Huwashing bad not saved his pool was a marvel. Thereforèa's favourably-on-encat decantem, for not only i
waset regarded with favor by the troops, in Calouel Baden-Powell's little book on Symonk and the wounded when Brigadieren done notice und to be given them by decisions were not giving satisfaction to the but it was formed to be a distinctly healthy nesuting, more especially as the gallant the Bard calling upon them to comply with soldiers, and this had a tendency to put food, especially on account of its natison General Yule evacuated. Dundee, bave just the Bye-lain. That notice had to, la temper into this play. No further scorbutic properties-an important consideren is giving a util de nation
reasonable time, and the question of a
in the absence of a good supply off the value of skilful sounting. Lubingu reasonable time had been raised by acveral ing took place in this balt, and the tennis
frosh vegetables, Jam Sas, therefore, out the aportant functions which the acous property owners, For instance, if a pro- crossed over with the R.A, leading by on inkon its purngent place as oue good thing discharges to an army in the field and the perty owner neglected to limewash 50,
anng others for troops to fight my It is comparatively easy for & mars in the
great dangers which he rute. Ho says 60, or 100 houses, the Bond had to goal to nil. Dig
the quantities to be kept in South Africa as | ce six weeks' notico. giva nonth's
The second half opened with the suidieis à four months' resurre amonot to a long hent and excitement of battle, where every for each house, so that the Limewash-running the bal bahind. Play was con- than 1,150,00015, consigned in. tins each uno in striving to be first, to dish out little effect. At the present moment- they
liquin the list piles, for 80,000 but it is another thing for mati to wore in January, 1900, and during Neve kina, getting the hall at thirty yards gallon of rim, 12,000 bottles of take his life in his hand to carry out ber of last year, 3,640 houses ought to have out, put in a grand shot, which the goal whisky, 32,000 boles of - port wide, some extra dengerans bit of scouting on his been line-wasted. Something less than
ora account, where there is no one by to quantity of sparklets ive making soda untouched during November and Decem through, thus making the scores equal. A water, and 80 toas of alime for mufying him to go back that is a true bit of hero's list are noted after the hour of corections used as a paru, resert by hundred and twenty-five nun for the Imber. At present the Board had to give great change came over the game after this, spring or river water of which the quality work, and yet it in what a scout does on- Hongkong and Shunghat Bank, 344 % the people frons Kimberley, and the few
every property owner offending a separate
may be doubtful. Of tobaco the quantity tinually as all in the day's works. the Club doing all the pressing. Nable sent out by the War Bloo for the four his own pluck and ability that emula bim from $555.; Straits, S, sollers; Duck, trees l the pot very pully tirer form Perial Yoomaars Corps that is being or notice for every use, and sorve the 535 % com. 8703.75; Sumurbour, 8207. pansing contrast to the arid dryness used for field servios in South Africa. time in which to do the work. Section 19, and give a toneona ɔlo notices personally
who all through the game had been the months is 40,000lb, this of e-uran, boing to do his works with success. For these Indo China, $81, buyers; Luzon, $46 and sandy monotony of Disodes. Up to the present date, ninety-re volan-
beat forward for the Clab, pat his team in quite independent of the must contrireasons the scout on service is looked up to is it was now interpreted by the law offers te lend a fow minutes Kftor with a gafil, however, that the troops have to pay by his comrades. The author pdvises the buted by private donors. It ould be with the greatest respect and admiration sellers; Wharf, 881, buyers; Hongkong Audlar corespundent is good mưugh to
of the Crown, pul unreasonable cistacles in the way of carrying out the Sanitary Tarel, $119, buyers; West Point Building, writeThe town of Douglas recently re-teers have been enrolled,
Bye-laws. There was one Bycow which The soldiers were by no means for the tobakso supplied by the War Office, about, When in doubt as to whether to go on or to go back, think of the Zulu say Sil, sellors; Teamsaya, 8145, buyers; occupied by the Briti & tropa is about This the Corps of which H.R.II. the required householder to notify a case of fucked,' and a grand shot from the centre doing so at the rate of is, per pound, so
that, no doubt, they will bu damblying. If we go forward we die, if we go Panjon, 207, des and Preference, 1.30; ten miles south of the junction of the Vand Prince of Wales has accepted the Honorary infectious disease which might occur in half deserved a better fato than to be pleased to get free gifts from the Bri backward we die botter go forward and
bis house. Under the present interpreta cleverly turnud sido by Kew. After the tish public. Of ordinary hospital sup. die." Colonel Baden-Powell, lika Great Baston, 80 cuts; Chartonnages, and Medder Rivera, md thisty or inity
Coloneley, It may be mantioned that tion of this section thay could not dual 1.4. had their innings, Danby got away plies the quantitica ann bared on sportsman, nates the following comparison $30, buyers; Queen's, 35 cents, sellers; miles to the north west of Baimont, and
with the householder for not notifying by himself, the backs our while appealing the supposition, that 10 per cent. between scouting and football It la niv. Kand, $61, buyers; Olivers, $53, buyers; thereforo farther away from the Grange there are thirty-eight Regipients of Yoo-until they had first of all given him a to the referee for offside. He dribler up of thy trange are always either sick, or like a game of football. You are selected
wrella notice to polity. A. S. Watson, $16, bayers; Green Island, Fres State but at the same time nearer marry Cavalry in England and Scotland and is 10 absolutely absurd. Then there and junt as oferybody, was the cling goal weis acree reached to the way of dig that your side may win. Don't think of Of course the within a few yards of the goalkeeper, wounded; ibagh, happily, this percent as a forward playor. Play the ganse play: 3, buyers; Gen, Fenwick, $50; Bong. Kisberley.
two Regiments of Volunteer Light Horse was a Bye-law which sail that two bodies he shot behind. At this stage the referen fectants also, it is assumed that during och your wa glorification or your own “kong Dairý Fan, $6, sellers; Hongkong
should not be buried in and grave: ordered one of the soldiers of the tick four months thors will or may he re your sido are backing you up. Play up in Sotland, composed, for the greater part, When the Bye-law was contravened they for using insulting language, and the game quired 60h, or carbolic acid powder, 20
and make the best of every cliance you get. Cotton, SC, sellers; Chins Provident,
had to give the man a week's notice was moal for about ten minutes before tons of chloride of lime, 10,000 gallons of rothall is a good game, but botter than it, $, saler.
telling him he had not to do it even if he he complied with the request. This innde izal, and ten tons of MoDougal's disinfect better than any other panir, is that of man- bad dono it already, before they could take the soldiers more deternited, and getting ing powder. Still another item on the list hunting. But, like all other games, it is no action. There was another Bye-law which away on the left, they made thû visore is that of $0.000, of candles. For the your going in, for it without previous Anny, atd aon brought its artillery to a When offers of Colonial assistance wexbout paruussion; and if a body was cis-paring for diaw, Lowo scored the best the samo period, 20,000 tena of hay, 31,000 above may be of eoma usɔ in helping you.
'said that a body ahould not by disinterred again level. Just og everybody was pre horsex and males there are provided, for training; and I hope that what I have sim being made, the Ceylon Volunteer Corpatened without permission they had to goal bi the itch, and sonu after the tous of onts, and 3,000 tong of bran
to take a distinguished part in the best offered to contribute, and more recently, him not to do it. Chess another Bye-lucky win by 3 excitement from question of the transport arrangements Ly
give the offender reasonable notice tell whistle sounded, the Club gaining a rather Closely nascented with the subject of apert in the world; namely, scouting
supplies is, of course, the further inplant The town of Conso kas its name when affairs were taking a Diore serious co Bagland (Whitos)-Lt. Brains, RN front Dr Colerno, Bishop of Natal, the fier
conunon lodging house should not he
WEATHER REPORT: The game was full of coz vurred into a brothel the actual words start to finish, and it was a pity that so much cans of which the food can ho proper y
The following notice is issued from the Fack; Lt. Tomkinson, IN Us Tuck, frioul of the natives, whe paid a visit to turn in South Africa, the Volunteers again are that the keeper was not to harbour had foeling was shown towards the cut over distributed among the troops.
But ber R.N., II. Hancock, H. Ball, three-quarEngland to piest the canas of a chief who offered to undertake garrison duty to per- in-house he was provided with a copy of Club was sout, and withstood the attacks commentable smoothope
charactors. If may kept a coma long the referee's decisions. The defance of the ton, the rangements are werking with Obsorgatory in his opinion, bad been unjustly trustasi |
On the oth at 11.55 av Birometric ters; It. Gilbs, R.N., A. Stons. R. by the authorities Perhaps, how ver, Drit the transfer to South Africa of the expth should comply with them. How How at centre hull got a bad knock at that the army Service Corps was sent out tione continue to prevail over China, and the By-laws, and it was only reasonable to of the sellers in the first half with credit, scerat of this smoothness lies in the fact changes are slight. Anticyclonic condi-
ever, at present, the keeper of a common the beginning of the glow sud atar in such good time. It has not infrequently gradients remais rather stoep will vary
dging-house was entitled to a reasonable
game.
We have seen the forwards that our troops have been despatched part of the Chena St. Forveast :--frash before any action could be taken. Section play butter, Nuble being on easy first, al- first, and that the cooks and earpen- to moderate N, winda; fair, 19 of the Public Health Ordinance, and though it must be taken into account that ters and others Jave followed, with
It shall be lawful for the Beard' to issue Ley were without Russ. The soldiers all notice; it did not say the Beard must; but played a hard gone, but the goalkeeper iad been interpreted, as meaning the ought to have saved the firet gel Board past, The Board had enormous difficulties placed in their way in prosecut
in advance of the great body of the troops Skin and Blood Discs, Flaples, and Sores of ing for breaches of the Bye-laws. There
and, as far as could be, gas things ready for any kind are solicited to give it a trial, to laut lie were some antiers dealt with by the Bre- I am one of the Rank an Vio-à Uuit-hem. A comparry of the Army Service valus. Thousands of sondorful cares tave been
Eugby Charity Match.
The following are the teans.for the Rugby Charity Match to ho played at the Happy Valloy to-morrow; -
Ilves; B. Castle, RA, A. Halifax, B. Morall, W. Laing, K. Vyryan, R.W.I.,
Caloriel Albrecht, who is directing the work of the Bpers in opposing Lord Moth-of farmers and farmers' sons. In Ceylon wen, was originally an effect in the Aus- trinu Ariny. He entered the Free State there is a curpe of Mounted Infantry,
high state of efficiency. He is known as fan jilonillarist und stratógist. E
Colenso's man will be best remembered
by the theological controversies in which he Highland Light Infanny, now atationed in played such a prominent part. Charges of
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H. Jawi, IA., E. E. Denesu, nad Lt. beresy were brought against the Bishops, | Cegloo, Both of these offers, as in the notice if ho bad, committed an offence/wards nevar szemed to settle down to the happened in conexion with Britishs warfare strong wontner on the coast and in the N
Carley, R.N., Forsands,
and the Metropolitan of Cape Town, who The World (Colout-B. Johnson, Back; ciained jurisdiction over him, in 1863 case of the Hongkong Volunteers, were
nounced sentence of deposition. The Jari- Lt. Crozier, R.N., M. Wilkinson, ... cal Committee of the Privy Costuril sitor declined with theaks, and it will boa Pto. Lowis, R. W, F., A. Beattie, thres quar- | wands auuulled the sentence.
source of astiafaction to the Gaylon Corps tors; Afzat, R.A, A. Williamson, Ipaksus; i
that at last the Imperial authorities see their way to accept the services of a sub
Lt. Dix, R.N., Lt. Crombie, R.N., H. McMurtris, O. D. Thomson, Rev. Tich bourne, L, Macke: ziv, R.N., and Lt. Gibson, R.N., Forwards.
which has now been occupied by the Free!
Colesberg, in Northern Cape Colony,
State Boers, covers the birthplace of Presi- stantial number of men from one of the
Jawa which reasonably required notices,
THE OFCER.
nothin' 'mory,
the result that much confusion and CARER'S WORLD PANED BLOOD-MEXTURE-- discomfort have been mosed. Esppily, The Tsast searching Blood Cleaner that neience, on the present occasion the Army and medical skill have brought to light. | Suf. Servico Corps reached South Africs, wall erers from Serfata, Scarvy, Eczema, Had Lege,
dent Kruger, who was burn on Oct. 10, branches of tha. Volunteer Corps in the under section 18 of the Ordinance: 7 Soothing be'ind a rifle, just a machine of | division, and ono to each brigade, formjag botto, Beware of worthless ivilstióne sad aub
1825, as the homestead of Bulback, the
A has heady been announced the ad-property of the Stoya family. When Omishand of spicy breezca.-E., O.M.]
mission for both glauca will be the same price, viz., 50 couts, A thoroughly good me may be expected. Kick-off 4 pm Thas sredient referca, Cape Waymouth, B.A., hàn kindly consented to referes.
Art Pewter.
Mz Davis Benn contributes bis rnoond and concluding article to The Art Jourant |
Paul's father. Casper Kruger, muried is the daughter of Douw Steyn, they continued to live with the bride's parents until the Grant Trek. And it in his house tast Paul Bauger first saw the Ught.
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that time there was no Culesberg; now the hommasteart of Bulhoalt no longer exists, and the ground on which is at od has been. [swallowed up by the more recent Colesberg
township.
in the Norimber number. He says: -TVESSEL True Dome at Kooloon
evidence of a dociro on the part of collectors |
Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Iris,
REUTERS SERVICE..
LONDON, January 3, THE WAR
Nothing official has yet been given out regarding the Colesburg fight."
REINFORCEMENTS."
It has been deciful to employ twolve
but these cases were dealt with ta nutarizes
would be a hardship to prosecute without
wer,
small count of my "edi,
Corps is now, or will be, attached to cachected by it: Sold overywhere at 23. 9. per
stitales.
324 the nuclets of the
transport arrangements potico pouple who had committed a teeb. Fightin' mainly with my 'ends, an' takin' thereof; supplemented by native labour. PARKEI have a joint account in the bank: The Army Service Corps officers who thus with my wife now. Ime Good! You nical branch of the law. It might be con: Brads to march to the mouth of El, no Rivisións er brigades are on the Godom? | makis'ai evon thing of it, cb Parka~~~
aupervise the transport arrangements of Ridered a technical Breach of the law if the fall of a drain was in the wrong direction.. Ta'much a caso non would not be prescon ted in tho first instanes but served with a puisative notice ender section 16 to leg the
drain in u proper maäner.
Dr Hartiganir seconding, said they ought to inform the Government that as it cow
atcod the seâtion placed the Board in- a' perfectly ridiculous position. The motion was carried.
A PLEDGE.
to secure old powter has had the inevitab.I.G.MLS. Hethn, Triumph, Kubsang, battalions of Militia autside of Great BriCome, fill a pledge to anrrow, result: not only tro all manner of jige,... Algerine, Hongkong, H.LG.M.Stain. Soren batiations will go to South lamps, Epargnes, and other articles in deal- Gelion, Stratbeyle, Trafalgar.
Afties, two to Malta, and two to the Chan- Cosmopolitan. Don Juan de Austria, nol Islvida. The destination of the twelfth Manuair, Daphne,
has not yet been decided upon. Abericen.--(none).
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Chinesa and the Empress Dowager.
Ruang Hati os this is the dearest wish of
CAPE COLONY.
An official despatch from Goncial French ya that the position is not changed, and that
em' windows to tempt the inexperienood and unwary, but the original old Buglish moulds have been sought and found, nud. are now being taken advantage of by un-
LATER. scrupuloze manufacturers for the production
TITE WAR-ARMY ORDER.. of plates and other things which are subse Following upon the footsteps of their An Army Order sanctions the employ. quently Takod mo cloverly as to decrive all co-nationals in the United States, thement of a certain number of Reserye but the inoat expert. Only a short while Straits Settlements and Java, the Chinese Officers, not above the rank of Major, to ego-but a few weeks, in fact-an arder Siam have it appears, lately also sent af venncies. for replicas of an antique dinner servico potition by wire to the Toungli Yamén was given to, and rapidly oxccuted by, a praying the Empress Dowager to restore certain fizes, though I do not suggest that the reins of government to his Majesty in this case there was any suspicion of a desire to decoivo; the fact is quoted simply all legal Chinese not only throughout the he is still usuwaving. Ho adds that with to show what great care should be exerts Chinese Empire but also of the trading small rooforeomanta he could dislodge the ed in parchasing. As a final word to the myrial Kingdoms of the earth. Thouemy at Colesburg. would in collector, Mr Jackson's_ndeve pot tion was signed by a spooíal Committes wing he sumpia ip briefly; he says tha, of tour of the richest Chiness #luxclients of n' course, puiter, asi pewter, las bat al Siam on lichalf of over 32.000 of hla Ma intrjusic worth, and, therefore, only Unseesty's must adhful, subjects, That the old pricces which differ from modern productolegram will be suppressed by the Taungli tions ara to be regarded as of value. I can. Yanon goon without saying, for when they not say much about current prices new,presented the petitions of the merchants of but, to izdients how greatly they vary, wey San Francisco, Singapore and Jayz, they mention that, recently, six & mali or 9-inch proved such bitter pills for the Empresa p'atos were sold by public auction for twen Dowager, thut her Ministers tremblail lest ty-one meas, two 5-inch plates, with her wrath welt fall upon Saulo, one near ATING, for twenty-thuco and "thirty fire her. N. Q, Daily FiuST shillings respectively; while 16-inch plate
has fotohet as much as five pounds.
NEW GUNS.
It is stated that the Chiost Defence Committos las decided to ask for a vote of over £5,000,000 to provide our guns.
GERMANY AND JAPAN,
The Japauose Minister, at an audience with the imperor William, conferred the FOK THE BLOOD IS TL. the hical Order of the Chryssethenium to the Crown
Tas Blond is the spurca, from which our is laden with imparilla i opreads discano ni Prince. srates are built up, mat from shishe derivaciolates Prough the organs at the homan, body-Lungs, Heart, Divurch, Sidnere, Bmia, on mental na wall is our phirident capabilities
If the blood is dixensed than in Booted, | Charko's World-famed Blood Mixture is
The song of mirth is o'er, And if there's sunshino in our hearts, Tvil light our theme the more. And plodge wo chill life's chages, he round the swift bours pass
Too kind vere fate, it alone hot gems Shanta sparkle in Time's glass,
The dress and foam together Unite tu crown the cap
And woll we know the weal and won
That fill life's chalicu up ! fees steely orclus perish.
Tho goblet scaroolý drained; Then lightly quali, ner lose the sweets
Which may not be retained.
What rock wo that noual tides
In varying currents swell! The tide tast bears our pleasures down,
Buries cur gtiofa as well And if the swift-winged tompast
Has crossed our changeful day, The-wim that losse our back hus swert
Full many a cloud away I-
Then grire not tast poaght instal Endures through passing years.' Did life one changeless tenor keep, "Twere cause indeed for tears, And fill we, prò our parting...
A manting pledge to sorrow; The pang that wrings the heart to-day; Time's touch, will fical to-iporioW.
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long us I'm properly led.
But on Ol'ear's were a number. E goes
by a bleamin' mane,
conta a pretty poisy, au' it's serious
w'en è gues laine..
Each of our friends would miss us if either
were fild on 'is shelf, But is value is to 'is Compny, we mine
is jest to Mysell.
Now an Ofcer's mostly a Daisy. I don't
give a durri. for 'in life, puta what e thinks is 'is dooty in front
of is sweetheart or wife. Ethinics for the honour sa glory of the
lady oo's surname is Guelph, But this is the one fault about in: E for
gata to look after 'im.dif.)
'E likes to stand up an be slict ut.
likoa to got up on & "ill,
An' facin' the ail of the bullets, shows the
world 'ow to swallow a pill. An' 'o says. Oo was think spoke of over?
What beggar was that 'so said. Kneel P- 'you want me to crawl on my tummy
D'you think I'm a Boer er a beel. - 990
An' so w'en the day's fightin's over, an
we've taken og middled our chance, Wo look for an of ear to lead us, we
Gad we're in charge of a Lancs. An' why Jest because of Example w
what's called the forule of our ops, Each Officer's stood up an' coted the Rifle
Range Butt to the Boer.
Staff, and in addition there are a Director Yes; I put the money in and she draws i and an Assiniant Director of Trararken out.
o lines of communication, exercising agen oral upervision..
Blood Dicenses. Playles and toes of any kind, are solelted to give it a trial to for its vaine, Boki ovarywhere, as 2a, 24. per bollo. Beware
For the past, gaseter of a century there has Th, g, the Army Service Corps been one contino dow of bearing lostimpour to the truly wonderful iconffected, on require for the proner perfonance of hy turke's Wer il-farmed innd Blixtate, Le their duties as food distributores large eup Bust Blood Purifier that ezioro end med on puly of mules and wagons. With regard to akit have brought to light, Bufferers from mules, parties canalating each of two officers Seratale, Serryy, Eczema, Bad Legy, Skíu sad sad two veterinary surgoons were sent out some moths ago to North America, South America, Spain, and Italy to make in quiries as to what mules could be reling of worthless lions and abstituton. E2 28 in case of neud ; and as toon as war broke out cablo me ages were cut to the Goon Blan-Do you know what becomes of parties to buy up at onee whatever suitable lule boys that as bad words when they maks they could get. At the same tite are playing marbles Bad Boy-Yop arrangements were male for tlio chartering Dey grows ap ana'. N'ayu golf, of ships which would prosced to the ro spective ports and take the moles direct to Soir Aries. In this way from 15,000 to 20,000 males ware purchased, and it Is A Fontein dispatch states that the believed that those have now all arrived at broke at Fischan, some 60 miles
the sent of war.
Chinese Military Affairs.
The further question. i wagons, how distant from the first named placo, former, ovor, has proved a more- troublesome ore
ly occupied by the troops of Yum Shihk air and it is admitted that in this respect tho existing arrangements Jack completeness, now nothig Governor of Shantung, will. Every regiment serving in South Afrin become the future cantonment of the load- must be equipped with a erginer tal trans quarters, or Middle Corps of the Grand port in addition to the brigade sport. Aray of the North. This Corps numbers, The former consists of seven luck wagons, 10,000 men equipped with modern weapons, drawn by ten males each, and entirely and is entirely composed of picked Marichus under the charge of the officer commanding selected from the Peking Field Fores and the regiment, then warens being used for other Banner organisation. It is further the conveyanceof tools, tents. Ne.. together stated that the Generalissimo, Jung Lu with one day's rations for the regiment, intends to propose the contraction of a obtained from the brigado transport, military railway between Bacochan and which serves as a supply column. But the Peking in order to facilitate his own jour experience of past campakos has shown y llween the two points, st well as for that the ordinary general service wagon of snedy transport of troops to the Capital the British Army was unsuitable for Southmover necessary. The old occupants of African toquirements, and that what was enclu will have their future home in You couldn't say 'wed things about it but nocted was a long, low vehicle, on the Santung, dear their General, the Gov
it adds to the burden ga bear,
Esa beauty an Ang it, we lose im. E'
a gentleman, lyin' there sold, With e reckless unile on 'is fenters that
bells jest what I've tol.
To think might still ave been livin
d'd took jest a triffe uiore care.g
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to upset, of very much larger carrying -Jess CHINCHINJOSS, in Singapore Free apacity than our own. The point that Marco, therefore, was how a wulfiont mum- ber of such wagons could be obtained. At one tinn it was thought the diffculty had Ins Bəslil and Vigent of in Individual de- hen suymounted, for elimize seat over to the jena npoy the quantity ad quality of the blood United States for the purpose mie all the When his tissus have best at work, there are necessary ancients with wholesale wa brawn into the blood, wasto projects, and it cum maufacturers there for a
Supply these do not elizicaled but (iron any scue) wagons of the desired pattern, to be turned detained in the blood they tuuenco utrition uti largoquantities with thespard of which and Innotion, and gally puce orgause
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