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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1800,
Notes by the Way,
Several cases of quiallpox are reported:
in Singapore.
Wednesday (China New Year's Day) and Thursday nart will be observed, 19 Bank Holidays.
It is reported from The Hague that the British Government refused to slow Dutch attaché(to accompany the British troops
in South Africa.
On the 8th inst., the War Relief Fund initiated by the Lord Mayor of London had reached the sum of £51,800 sterling.
TELEGRAMS.
HO. KONG VOLUNTTERGAZETTE,
LONDON, 22nd January, 1800, THE WAR-NATAL,
The paucity and brevity of General Bul Jer's despatches intensify the noxious in terest in the situation. Nothing is allowed to tranqre concerning to disition of the troops or strength of the different com
The Times Correspondent at Spearman's Camp, under date 214 instant, says the Boor position is a long ridge, four miles the north-west of Trichards Deift. The The half-yearly meeting of sharoition is oomicircular in form, and the do- holders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be held in the City Hall at noon, on Saturday, February
17.
It is antes in Ponangthat Captain Davidson Houston, asistant superinton- deat of Police, Penang, will join the Malay ́States Gudos as wing officer at an early
date.
A London telegram, dated 10th Janu ery, announces the death from pineománia of Gan. John Prior, commanding the fifleouth brigado "of the Seventh Division aulerod to South Africa.
fonces chilly mangars,
REUTER'S SHRYIOR,
LONDON, 93rd January, 1000. THE WAR. LADYSMITEL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CANTON NOTES. (From Our Dinh: Correspondent)
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE LAND INVESTMENT CO. (To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL:) * Hosokose, Jran: $4, 1904,
THE WAR.
THIK PLAGUE
Cantory January 23. In spite of the esparatively high telo. But I ativod a ohjel (not unlike you side is that there is a substantial doorense 1 correct in my supposition) you must porature, the testimony one hears on every salty taking notes at the Land Investicent Co. wanting this forenoon, and dəribtless (if plague caros. When will the Chinese have fult satished, I was going to write cognio the necessity of keeping their digusted, but task in pushaps thy dinky cross clea? Many novomen's haveed by the namorous shareholders giresentharp reached home from its special cor.
cern, at this extraordinary Apathy raken place in Cantost within recent years but in mattors of cleanliness one looks in rain for any silvance. As long as there is this utter disregard is the first prineiples of health, the plugue will continue to claim its victims in this and other offics where to attention is paid to ganitation.
THE NEW VICEROY,
HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAM-BOAT CO., LTD.
The following port of the Board of Director will be presented to the Jedinary hall yearly Meeting of Shareholder in this Company to bo hold on Thursday, the 1st
Shareholders this Report and Statement of February, at 3p.in.
·The Diroutor beg to submit to tha Accounts for the hall your miding 31et December last,
After paying running expenses, salatier, prenta efiisanrance, repair and all other there aine, including
letalle sin cho onemy peshed their attack with the greatest courge and anergy, and soms of cute entrenchiner ta at Wargan H British Generalship Criticised.
wore thrice captured and rotaken. At ore point our position was occupied by tha Lundin, January 10.The Daily Mul enemy thus whole day, Unt at dams ai dar states that the suppression of another Geing a furious rainstoral they were driton neral Commanding one of the Divisions in our most gallantly by the Devons under. der River staten that Lard Methuen and gen lill, and sondorul valimble service. South Africa will shardly be announced Colouel Parit, at the point of the bayonet. Gonoral Wauchope differed regarding the Dur troops had a very trying time and be Letters arriving fruin the enn at Mod-colonist Ian Hamilton coninu dod at Wog
The onousy loss, General White suda, place of the battle of Magersfontein. haved excellently, and are e'nted at the The Standar says that accounts which servise they have rendered the Cason. at the mosting When Mr I ang pro respondent confirm the suspicion that the greatly exceeds mine, posed (soriously, I presume) his vele of for etc., every one was certainly moving thanks to the Chairman, Managing Dired troops, and injudicious tactics.
reverse was due to the bad handling of the
away, but the least they coukl have done roned Colaberg is the capture by the Bours enemy was it great force, but was repulsed Front and bus Account. From this
Inter-General White heliogmphy un outings, the 7th instant at 2 pm, that the stack So1,618.66 brought forward from last ac One of the incalcuts of the fighting chatod until at 7.30 in the evening. The count, the sum of $179,086.41 at credit of was to pass the vote and give the hearty of Captain Ricardo and four of the Holed everywhers with very heavy loss, cheers, and for this roun, if for no other Guards..
Maincant the Directors recommend that a last year the flanaging Directors only took
January 9Ginerd Buller contented dividend for the half your of 8 per cant, on 95,000 in fees, his year they take $20,000.theie attack on Ladysmith on Saturday, smith with a simultaneous demonstration, dets, and that 6 per cont, or $39,875, be In the splendid repulse of the Boars in himself daring Saturday's fighting at Lady Capital, or $16,000, be paid to Sharehol The Chairma with his usual modesty did the King's Royal Rifles bore their part coating of a march of two miles to written off the book valus of steamers and ho ne Now, Sir, will you believe it, the charge. Managing Directors were each legally en- titled, under Attica fi, to draw 6% of the of Magemfontein dhow that tien. Cronje Each to Cutevoley
January 8-Lettore regarding the battle positions, altor which the fores marched The steamer' carnings as cuthgared with
the Artillery utilised to bombard the Boer the carried forward to Now Account
thay amount to 10% or upwards on the distance from the konjen in order to pro following upon list wook's operatione elegis, in a great measure, accounted for by the net profits for the current year in which purposely projected his outworke to sui
thinge
of the corresponding six months of The esult of General White' mesures, the previous year show a falling off. This paid-up capital. The Chairman stated the vent the Boers from retiring before our where, has been to strengthen confidence unsatisfactory state of affairs on the West have down $25,000 each! Their wonderful British retreat was an obvious mistake, and will appear in The Times this morning-
These outworks were manned at home. fore the twe Managing Directors might throughout without reinforccutonts, The
River, the working of this branch of the Juuary 10.The following telegrams Company's business having resulted in a for benmnes entitles thoin to the meat was carried out in violation of Lord Frere Crisp, Jan. 7.-Case's Camp van sipeere thanks of the whole body of fortu-Methuen's instructions. The Highland nats shareholders; and nonu inte so than Brigade and the British wore perfectly safeIt is the most advanced post held by the docking under Government survey, and the During the bnlf-year die Heungahan has Youre gratefully,
one of the chief points attacked yesterday undergone the usual anual repair and whom they were, and, had they stayed Ladyani garrison, and is about three Pon is now at up to receive now boilers thero, they would have compelled the miles south of the tomu. Beers to go back by nightfall and have won portarca is due to the fact that it guards which will be met by the sum which it is Its trotical im- and for a general overhaul, the cost of the position. The 2nd Battalion Yorkshire long rige running at the lack of the town. proposed to carry forward. Light Infantry expended 72,000 rounds of The Manchesters and Gordons eucamped
Tho Lite Cloud has been sold, and the Jau. 11-Culonel Lonsdale Hale, in King's Royal Rdes on a ridge to the oast $7.637.00, is provided for iu tho accounts nt Clear's Cams, and two Battalions of the flans on reebok value, amounting to letter to the papers, says it is impossible to dese by, repulsed the attack with the now presented. To take the place of this. axplain the operations of the campaige ox-bayonet. eapt on the supposition of certain all-power ful reasons which the country must insist on knowing.
Major Griffiths, in a letter to the Evening News, affirms that Lord Wolseley protested smith throughout against the retention of Lady
The reception that was given to Li Huonot techs this item on the dubit sils of well, smattering the enemy by a grim bayonet. Glenso, and extension for attack, which launches, leaving a balance of 343,23.41-
Chang in Hongkong has greatly pleased the poople in this city. The Foreign Consuls have begun to pay their official visits to the now Viceroy. It remains to be asen what Long Tum" mashed General White's and from this far-fauned Viceroy's residence in A Bour despatch states that shells from effects, beneficial or otherwise, will arlen Det profit mounted to over $500,000, thero fro. General Hunter's quarters on the 22nd in- ataut, lub'it is not known whether anyone way killed.
RUMOURS.
that General Buller has been defeated, but A rumour is current on the Berlin Bourse
the War Offica diseredits the rumour.
H.M.S. Rather was still off the coast of British North Dornice a week ago, com
FIGHTING ROUND LADYSMITH, operating with the expedition agit Mat
A Beer despateli hom Ladysmith, dated Nach. The rebel is said to have a follow-22nd instant, says that n Battle has boun ing of only 70 men, with ton to fifteen maging since Saturday between the Bacra rillos.
under Commandant Pretorios and 0,000 British troops. Fighting was in full swing
matshed at the Chinese comutery, at Coffes Plantation, was destroyed by fire.
the
manter of fremmen from the Eastern is the foremost positions of the Free Slaters. tries turned out, but the fire so he itself,
FIGHTING IN NORTH BORNEO.
the Two Kwangs.
RONDERIES.
Aceonling to the usual. Chinese custom. thate is an indicuso increase in the num Lot of robberies towards the end of the
of the places on the wall, where from fifty year. This applies to land and water. Ono
to an hundred robbers are sean loaded with chains, is at present deaortod. Unless all these men 70 bo:n pat to death-and that is not very likely they have probably gone on their mission of robbery and viol
enco 1
RACING NOTES.
I promised to your renders some news
OLD SHAREHOLDER,
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Hun. W. Megh Goodman,
Acting Chief Fratics.) Thursday, January 25.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FOR LUUEL.'
U. Nerven, No, Wyedhani Stroet, Chainred from Wong She Tong, 14 Central, proprietor of the Tan Tan Po, and Ng Sai Yung, No. 39 Gough Stroot printer and publisher of the sewspaper, or
for libel,
anununition.
of the Jarocinted Chanibets of Coerce Lord Selborne, speaking at the banquet
3. Fracys ad Me F. Robison (instructed interfere with the strategy of our Generals! BOR of Bonibay) dechred that it was abso- Mr. M. W. Slace (instructed by Me K. Wutely false, that the Govenant or the Mounsoy) appeared for the plaintiff; Mr J. War Ofico had ever attempted to direct or by Me H. F. R. Brague) appeared for the
in South Africa. defondanta.
Messrs J. Grange, F. D. Goddard, D. W. The following comprised the jury Graduck, V. A. C. Hawkins, J. Thorburn, A. Tarner and E. Osborne
Privata intelligence which the War Dies withholds rieseries the Boer attack
aleainer on the Cinton-Macia Ling, the Lungshan was withdrawn from the West Rivor service, and the Innghiang is also
at Ladysmith on Saturday as desperate. running temporarily on the same route. number of the British, and the manner pany have been revalued by Mos rs Palmer In any cases they were five times the The proporties mortynged to the Com- wherein they massed repeatedly for the and Turner, whose valuations show them the attempt with bitter reluctance carry ire position, They only relinquished Tha value of the Company's invest outs assialt shows the ounay's determination to te bo ample security for the auras adrsnest. in shares bus been adjusted to figures well losses wore fearful.,
General White is convinced the Bloor within prosent market rates, the difference being passed to the credit of Investment, Fluctuation Account.
The Buch of Av is dangerously wounded in the head.
January 12-The Daily Mail loams that General White on Saturday lost 14 oftlers kilice, 34 xundet, nad 800 mon killed and wounded,
The reliring Auditors, Mossrs A. O'D. Gourdin and F. Henderson, offer them- eetres for co-election."
E. L. BELILIOS, Chairman,
Hongkong, 24 January, 1900.
CONCERT AT KOWLOON,
Gants Butler and Cronjy have been sent are known I daresay that a few observa- Early this morning the caretaker's at Spionskop, and Boers under. Chunan-from the Course, oud now that the entrica pectively, the sun of $13,000 as damages to Sir Stafford Northeute the vow Gover
Atine, President Steyn was under fra itions will not be unwelccine. The entries shota fine total of 80 ponics, promising The best of sport, and the inforest in them taken by to owners and their friends is more even than usual, that we may look for a full attendance at the rails in the meruinga, which have alrely been occ silly graced by the presence of some of siero their opinions. All the day long they the stations against fat the Indies, who exhibit a keen enjoyniont in
the effective handling of which su auch hayo-taken lees at Ladysmith, bet realy Mer Cables and her friende, The roun have extra papers and always something
On Tuesday evening, a most enjoyable progress in the operations against Matthe proceedings, and appear cut altogether through his interpreter. It was written indeperdal for success, in their eagerness to the 1st and the 8th instant. Thoy include.
conscat was given at the Kowloon Institute hed for the Englindor.'
Harrington telegraphy from Tambunan grant of the manipulation of the stop- that in pector Donsey, after two days' hard watch, It was a wise step to postpone the letter written in reply to a letter rectired in the bad of the river they were completely Suzgaon Major Walker has died of dyson, Hendley opened the concert with a nicely- jungle fighting, led an asssalt and captured data of closing the entries, as it has given for Messie Monsey and Brution was at the meres of the enemy's riflamer, who tery at Ladymaith.
Chinoso
In answer to Mr Sindo, witser aid the cost. When they fell into the ambusade Lioutoant Platte of the 5th Dragoons. though extm seats were brought in Mr gut into action, outstripped their Infantry Lieutenant Russell of the Leicesters, and crowded, many being obliged to stand
A privato totter from Gormany ways: Most of the press hero is in the hands of Jews, who pander to the tastey of the low- ent classes. The decent Gormans Hover
The Singapore Free Prew of the 15th inst, anya--IT. M. 5. Hermions goes a... longside the Wharf to couf at Sau, to morrow, and leaves for Labsaan about fone in the afternoon.
She will take a pus sengins Admival the Hon. Sir Henry
TWO NEDEL FORTS CATTERED, (Special to 'Singapore Free Press")
LABUAN, 18th Jan. The B.N.1. Polico expulition, ander
siteh.
two rebel fortsat Tatort.
His fores so burnt a rebel village. hoisted white flags and surrendered.
Two other villages in the neighbourhood Mat Salleh hintself occupies a strong and stockaded works, well-postet fort which commands four other
His force eshte of thirteen hundred
Keppel, who is going on to Sarawak, and mett, armed with spider rifles and plenty of His Excellency Hugh Clifford, Governor of f ammunition.
Car casualtice in the attack alero men and four B.N.B. Police wounded.
surel inger entries. There is really no general satisfaction to owners, and also co-
good object in closing the entries are than's calendar inonth before the faces.
www.
Hang Dan Qung said he was the editor of the Taun Wan Yit Po, and occupied that position by Jun: or July, 1890. He from the newly-appointed Italian Consul, reccived the letter pablished in the paper
written by the Rav, T. Pearco. Witness signed the letter.
This closed the case for the accond defon
dent
The Tugela Roverse, Baller's reverse at Tugela River aro bagin-clasiva of Ladysmith, to Saturday are 7,213 London, January 9.-Details of Goneml; The total sunities of the Campaign, ex-
that the tactics of the British Commander een killed 209 wounded, at 102 rassing, ning to arrive, and it is now plainly seen offers and men. Of the former 80 have are defeated as much ity the impetuosity Men 938 killed, 416 wounded, and 2,409 of his Louensata na of Joubert. Colonel Langa Artillery, on
by the general-hip : missing
Twenty-three deaths from enteric fever
aaowed down horses and men with mur- derous fro.
Whether from ignorance of the ground of operations, or from misapprehension of or de-it is difficult to say which-Gouvraj Hart's Drigalu core completely astray and missed their point.
British North Boruzo, atr Mrs Clifford, toned were light, two astives being killed surge, and he is certainly a grand stamp off Seived this rent from the newspaper saa hot Hart neually deployed en bis rankers. and the War Oflice,
Mr and Mrs Clifford arrived by the mail
on Saturday and go to Sandakan, the fur mor" to take up the Governorship to which" lee las escently been appointed.
A telegram from Chiqvelay Camp, dated Decumber 26, says ;-ladysmith bavi
a bayy morning to-day, ahdling the Boura
Of the rule, sixty were killed and
The Labur correspondent of the Fre Press wrote on the 9th inst.;-
complaint ta
was
played pianoforte, solo, Mrs Hagen was Rumoured Cabinet Dissensions infortunately unable to attend through in
iu London. Mr Robins, in opening the casa For the
disposition, but an able subalituto, was first defendant, said he proposed to put in
fore the end of the month for the purpose items, as if to remind us that we were Landoo, Jan. 1-Parliament moote befound in "rs Cobban, who sang with much precedence in ury renirke, as he will pro-loss of the newspaper since 1987. Ho the Daily Telegraph, who witnessed the
Of tho Old Ponies, Shennon must take the newspaper regiator for 1887 to
fooling The Dear Homeland. The next show that Ng Sai Yung bern
of voting the necessary funds for the pre still in Hongkong and not in the Homeland, Me Burleigh, Spodial Curraspondent of secuiion of the campaign. tably oceny that place in the Races them-sabmittal that the person who merely re-
Me Hallur has sacrificed his Christmas from the Geisha Girl was foely sung in was Chin, chin, China. This cong manoeuvre, relates a story that Goueral holiday, mul tres between Downing Street character, by Mr M. Silas, whose acting. the Mongoliau Racet, Ho.will probably khawon the premier god be laefaris du in, what now, logam an absoletes and Wolseley is regarded as in lent. He reported the dance in response
the person liable. There was a distinction The gallantry daglayed by the Irieb saint for unty event of a mile and aquarioud satisfied the jure that there was no availing to rectify the blundes,
A rupture between Mr Balfour and Leads dancing and facial contortions were excol {newspapar Di souths, his learned forlorn hope was astonishing, but it was un-evitalde, for, or bret, that his owner may wisht libel at all in the rabbieation, then obvious.
to an enthusiastic encore. Capinin Cobban win. Tiber in the same stable, dens utly the proprietor could not be liable is constracting a subsidiary railroad wost-despatch of Load Roberts and Lord Kit-him
The Boers report that Genetsi Bullor that he was not consulted in regard to the
The Commander-in-Chief's com
warmly welcomed when he ap peared to recite Barbara Fitcher. Soo kept at Sandalan to reassure the people the useful sort. Force King looked nither the first defendant in tint to was a pro to a certain extert explain the inactivity of that the Cabinet decified on the appoint not shot, quite a sigh of relic Fussel rounet It is said that H.M.S. Battler is bug impros me so much, but still he is one of There was another very substantial case for warde toward Fegister's Drift. This may choner. This in dificult to believe seeing and when it was found that Bathara was little folk who sat near me followed there, who think that they are not at all under the seither a week or two ago, but the case of the proprietor of a paper rosid
wilhoyes, corand cure fra in tack by Mint Salleh. che ho is improving every day, and will be sing at the other side of the globe having garded as doulsful. Acording to eat as showing how his lions were crippled reply to prolonged shorts, if excore, she
prietor out of pussension. He instanced the past week.
ments at the end of November. In Mra Main wain excellent voice, and mag the other hand it is thought here that the position on Unabulawska Mountain. The Rattler's place should be at Laluan as it bad one to beat when Race day arrives.ing rented the paper he could not be held inside Ladysmith, in which ense, he could
Some of the shove news must be re- Wolley threaten to publish disclosures Dads with great taste and feeling. In bursting sholls wore phinly visible at does not Evom right that the North Burnout. If looks went for anything, responsible for the acts of the losses.
leased the newspaper, and argued that I thentis acquante, Mr Bennett Baileigh was throughout, Chiovelty. Although the to miss were Company should so frequently ask for tin in sight of each other, with the tempers-wators. If they so unable to give proteo is not to be counted out of the short end of the world, would be held responsible presence of U.M's shim in North Borneo would carry everything before him, and of n earrings, sppose he was at the other
Mr Balfour, speaking at Manchester last gave Whisper and I shall hear, which was Ilis Lordship pointed out that the ownerE., M.]
wat hars witnessed the Tugela river fight, tight, said that itwithstanding the tact How I love theo. Mr Hill has a granit warntly rocuired. Mr H followed with tura as 102 degrees in the shade, the British tien to the people within their territoris distres mess. Strathfleet te coctainly for any accident due to the reckless cond act
of misfortune at Ladysmith the Boer ise voice and he used it to grant effect. It is a sion of British territory noad frighten no great pity this singer is not heart mori yesterday enjoyed chameteristic Christus they should not undertake its Administra-
Distinguished Volunteers.. body. The Gotorent had given our cheer. Captains Gleofil and Kirkwood, Labtw, a British Colony, hey, ever since he has a big hoset and will go until he not skowy, and barily looks his beat, but
of his vachan.
The War Ollige has notified to the Eari Generals an absolutely free hand, and had frequently in the City Hall. Thouadiana Me Robinson proceeded to argue that the of the Honcumble Artillery Company's was for the lefco of our African Empire, was too indisposed to give au eneora. The of Denbigh, Companbut, its acceptanen over impered their action. The war the genial chairman (air Ritelnie) that ha
was quite disappointed when informed by. hora on Sunday to inspect the patrols whenever there is a disturbanes in North duld, and horo uvidently been in good paid a certain sun from the lessee. Should
leen subjust to searcs from time to time,
ambiguity arose” out of the word profit. olong the cistern hills. Their horses ra- Borner, as Labuan is then more or less a handy during the Summer. They will the lesses to cold responsible for acts of there joining the Hertfordshire Yeomanry Empire had begun ; and said the war had
the profits of the paper, hat, was simply service in South Africa,
renting the recurrence of any such war in oxt item provided by nine of the senior turned at night alone. Colonel Donald
The Earl of Essar and Sir George Artlige on that the sissolution of the British pureciated. It was a piece catied Santh Atrian. He ridiculed foreign propbe- pupile of Belilios Public Solinol was much of the Royal Fusiliers had his collar bonamento niways boing sont, from here. It is ubably be prominent during the meeting losser, ho might go the length of mying that maury on behalf of the You dedonstrated the unity of the Empiro. He way in which the several parta were runder- Britannia, snt the distinct and epirited broken, by being thrown from his turns objects of Mat Salle's spite against the card. Koup your oye on him. The Bere turn out to be a sort of infernal machine.
by this ronson, now, ono of the Emerald is a plain way, with a good rebe handing down to bis widow simt might
the l
leggor in the ovent of his darth would
las purchased 700 Carcferred especially to the loyal offers made Tather, the noting handmistress, The el showed the careful trilion of Mra outpost duty.
N.B. Company
be in a strong fort in the Tambunan en met a different class when it eruos to real and ther could then proceed with the have tulerupled to Oxford sincerely wish to his intentions that Her Majesty's noted the sung eleverly in dun show
Mat Salleh himself is at present said to is but a bad Gymkhana animal, but will ens be put in to chow just the terms were.
Dr Conan Doyle las rotanteced in con. by Indian Princes. Ilis Lordship asked that a document of nation with the Langau Field Hospital, ed to criticise - Balfour's specob at Man of the different comtries.
To newspapers this morning are inclines were both pretty and symbolical The Kokmin Shimbua, established in 5, where he defies Coruscant Harring usines still the stable seen sanguino sotilemant of the ques ions of ba.
Which is
is leaving shortly
Adra Jeffries 1890, colebratal its three thousandth issue altnek biu. But although he cannot come about his Fellow Diary never looked tou and the Police who have boon sent to
The students of the University of Athons Chester yesterday. They particularly referowang very sweetly* The M Ver and the Maid. Miss Mabel Bayer and Hairy Sayer 4 by the publication of a 52-pago paper, filled here himself, just now he has a large fol botter in his life than he does now, and if peared that Ng Yung was indebted to Mr The first defendant produced a contrast,
ing British succes, for the sake of Univer Gorornment and inade nous mistakes, much to the flight of the audiener. to raplution with reading mutter and illus. lowes here and there on the vest, Cust, the soft spot in his heart has not developed Wong Shu Tong and all the other proprie Lumsden, of the Assam Valley Light val vermnest
dated 25th
26th September, from which it ap sal Civilization.
and that the Jauneson Roid had tied the The quartette, Daylight is Failing, which Calcutta, Jan. 10-Her Majesty's fonds of the Government as the followed, was tuneful and well balanced. tratious. Two pages are devoted to special
con at night and phy havoc.
fornment has recepted the offer of Calme: heavy importation of arms by the Trans Ms Mackenzie stirred up the autinace, articles in English, and letters of congrapon is not guard enough, and will only be
Thia state of affairs as to what could hapis my win more than one good raco vet.
tors for willingly leasing to Ng Yong the tulation from the various Foreign Minis-rake Tabuan under its direct control, as the amal strong old-fashioned manner, $2000 should be paħk for reut every fement exists hero owing to the call for Savaal would have entered theroog with dik deservedly anfunded for the way sho Bang
remedied when the Colonial Odlicn again
signboard of the Tain Wan Fit Po offices, to rise a body of Mounted Voluntorerisient had firmly invited upon the chorus was taken up with a will. & duct The Timer suggests that if the British with Ok Honey, ing Honey, and the iPhite hose is in sund forn, galloping in machinery, on the express agreement that Africa, of a total strength of 250
and all the business, furniture, plant and
fours from Indin, for service in Buliontinuance of arauente, it would have sung by Mesines Cobban and Woodeek tors in Tokio Mr W. J. Stillman, for disturbors of N. But, would hire Sindurd Hulso looking and going daction payable in full within the first Mounted Volunteer for South Africa. Ap. feront prospects:
Calcutta, Jun. beaded-ozajte prerezited the presunt me the pan followed it was swest and riistical, the two incladder intoreslary months, without de
blending well. Mre Joffcien was Japonry 10-Me Balfour, porking at this last verse. The brothers Silas now a
Bo-Peop, and as an encore she repeated. Maneliester tulay, in defending the War
tiv
of the South African Light Horio, left its administration by the North Borneo, ki drops. Charer and S-adstorm are looking The defondant did not receive any share in offer to ollicer and furnish a Bottery for and would be pursued Dusterringly, pre-
while
bass of operations, provisions set ruinforce therefore,
x yours Times' correspradent in Rome, grudge against the a Western Artist: Mr E. Foxwell writes The Officials are all the N. Domo
the N. Borno myke, quit and isfctorily. Tel: Rose, which has a very scratchy appear bucony with the Labuan people, who are bally be hung on the first line in a long of in Japan as a Christian torcher, writestration, e, the Post and Harbour master,
Colmst then, and would.
the event of the business belag properous
berland
plications are pouring into the Briglishman
A fund is, to
Emtributes an articlo on Japanese Art by it alone. Evoryiting is done her in woll, but I do not like the short action of month of crory year without delny, Inffit to be opened to equip the Office, adonitted tlm: they had no res lend Peared dressed as niggers, and kept the ou The State Purebuse of Railways, mil i people and are therefore not in uselja. Curdie fa a picture, which will puthoritica for the publication fobran Corp. Celonetamadom, kus offered Raj, the necessity of à rast mounted force.udiescó laughing for ten núinutes, – £ war: Dr Clay McCauley, who is highly respect-used to the old Udonial styla of adminis: distanco ereni, or two. Beginnt be attended to by Ng Yung hinnoif, and correspondent wires from Mulraa :-Co- that guns of a class hot wean Field and well chosen words, thanked Mrs Cob
en The Elidarity of Humanity, a co Me W. W. Boyd, who is a Colonial servate, to be training all right, in spite of the guial subject which gives Dr MacCauley
esculud.
News is to haud that Pangeran Abu
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WEATHER REPORT
Observatory
The following notice is aged from ho
On the 20th at 11.55 a. The barometa.
language and libellous matters made or declining or of any charge by the au-
He arrives horo tu meron
which they would have before the war was general opinion that this was one of the
Big Wout Shu Tong and all the other pro- Railway Volunteers; lins offered to place equipments Baliour, through inadvertency these matters should Calcutta, Jan. 10. The Engin's ver. The necessity was also recogniced 40st successful concerts ever given in the Institute. The Rer. J. I, France, in n suspiciono almut kis sourdtees, and he is prietors shavuld not be concerned.
lonel Phipps, Commanding the Madraz Garrit A tillery should form part an opportunity to press humesoma philɑso- Bakar (tite Chief at Lawas in Brunei tood maturial if he reaches the post fit aid the loss of business sustained by the 200 members of hia corn, skilled in wil Michealer, referred to the negotiations Save the Queen.'-Contriticed
part of the
Lan for her kindness in organizing the cons *phical truths, Frofessor E. F. Fenullusa, tory a fứw miles from hero), who applod well. Siudeid kas not arrived here yet; the plaintiff was the reult of the dissatising. My working and mechanish, and accus, before the war as fulines - The probabi
in the course of his rabdress the disposal of the Government a force of Later Balfour, in his speech start and asked the audience to sing Ged professor of English in the Higher Sormal Mat Salleh a short tune ago with aras and old veteri addol another to his barels tion of The Chinese authorities with the teaned to the nao of artus, as School, Tokio, writes a practical article on with hun, has built a fort and alegout that at Le last Amoy Races. He and Pluto are ammunition and evore blood brotherhood The Study of English in Japan. The he wants to fight all Mat Salkha eneintes, the two strong representative front the number contains autographs of most of the sent to demolish the Fort. The tiler
It is to bu Loped that the Rattler will to Coast, to which perhaps may to ulded fealing states of Japan. We congra would gladly do it to, oftico they litve ne opgave; but the entries are also swolled tulate our entouponry, not only on the chance of joining the naval in the by Jakwilę, Femide, Surfoy, Ace of Hearts, display it makes, which indicates cucrgetic Jan. 10th.M.S. Kettler husetunted Banfoltre, the last laned being first cou
Transvaal and ink Higeut- namgument, but on the to Labuan, id will probably go into a mule from all appearance,
Butt, Belf Bachurved, Destapanir and high tone it sucks to maintain. So long as slutly to destroy the furt at Lawas, Japan lias newspapers like the iokuumin Shimbe, the people are sure to be guided aright in oxyal and political tengs
Harmston's Orand Circus.
Our old frimus, the Harustons, send ps an interesting souxunit of a graal perí
HONGEONG VOLUNTEER CORDS.
MACHINE GUN CON
London, Janny 7.- Official nova states
ont or design it euited is Bouts tu prs has fallon in B. Japan, and is almost steady
plaintiff and not the consequeres of the near bear. He put it be the the tint General White heliographed in Satur publication of the paragraph hi tho Chi The Attrok on Ladysmith that ir Norvegs had not put before thee the alimary business negotiations to show day at 19:45 in the afternoon I havo
a sunt period arrived when either by acrid-
that the alleged contracta ever exited.
vipitato a struggle........
Visham AT THE Doggs:-At Kutonenstal 150
|;li suruvnd we in great numbers, esper with other recent uttoralgon uf Als Belfastlover N. China, and pressure is low
beaten off the enemy at present, Lus they This indiscrent admission, contrasting China past. The out cylene is sill- alty- to the month runeral of the attack dwelling on the sincerity am modemtiuni generally, with vory strong monsour on the te the E of Japan. Gradienta rather steep of our forts for fonchise refora, is hely coast and in the part of the China Sea, Cola de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, H.I.G.M.Sieneral Butler adde that the sun then to alien te pablo pinion but so far it has Forecast-fresh winds; fair
falled, and he would ho imable to learn escaped the notice of the Press The Hertha, Hongkong, Kinski Maro, U.S.S.anything further fill to-morrow Moustnesk Tratala Isingtung, HMS. A later despatch frum Qenemi Boller to shied the War Offics, and calls on the Muting Post is hadigisit at his attempts Tool, UBB fri, U.S.S. Baltimore,aps that a nesage from General Wit at Goverment to resight
13:10 in the afternoon stated. The attack. Comic-Dan Juan de Austria, was renewed, and I am very hard pressed." General Bullor says he has nothing to trendd, but a rumour asserts that the Docks vere defeated at five in the evening, and
When the Darly cracks have shown a little of their form in past Saturday's gut Only thirteen Members took part in the lugs it tucy be possible to give some opinion January computition The No. 1 and 2 about them, but one owucts are so beckonie, Dapline, Lyccoon, Caps were won by Gunner King, with the war in their work that they will opt know soure of 97, including St points handicap,
fouce giver in Calcutta, va Vecember 21, under the distinguished patronage and presence of H. H. dir Jous Woodban, Bomb King K.0.5.f., Lout Governor of Beugal, in Sorge Laminert aid of the War Relief Fund. The pzo unaur I. G. South,
Sergt. Maj. Susta granice is moer tastefully printed on wlike | Cox satin
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