g.
+
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1500,
Notas by the Way,
Italy Ins suggeetod the advisability of 4now Plague Conference at Venice.
The Straits and Malayan South African War Relief Fand amounted to $103,383 op the 1st inst.
The 'King's Own,
The B.I.5.Ne. Dzword will arrive at Singapore on the 10th fast, from Durian direct, and will exit with the King's Own Regiment for Southangston, vin the Sucs Canal.
Japan and Russia.
Presentation.
THE CHINA MAIL.
This afternoon, in the quartors.00 cupied by Inspector McNab, at the Central Pollos Station, Mre Williamson, the wife of Borgeant Williamson, was wade the re cipient of a very ruslenno silver tea servico and silver tower vaso on a black wood stand, from the members of the
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
Losos, 6th February, 1900 GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES."
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Water Authority, sonde us the following analysis of the water supply W
Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs on the 1st February --
arcelow
Pokala 24 ft. 8 in.
bel me ayeridW Wong Nei Cheong
À 28-pounder gun has just bean ecn. A Tokio telegram statos that the dip Poliza Tures. The prosor na madused a Trenty rovoking the watrictions in
Sir Julian Paancefute and her Hay have 4-5 in. f. 3 in. below of cou structed at Kimtiorley, fring 8,000 yards Tomatid tulationis between Japan and by Chief Detvotivo Hanson, in a low tid Clayton-Bulwar, Treaty against Ansti
can control of the Nicaragua Canal. Great Britain asked no quid quo pro for this con
sin
accurately.
The Maharajah of Bhaonagar has come forward with a princely offer te presont 60 Amb chargers, fully equipped, for Larms.
den's Horso..
Europano Power (Kamis have now become so streited that the Japanese Guvernon has already completed all the preparations necary for sending troope abrand.
Odd Volumos Society.
well chosen runrks, and Sargeant Wil liamson suitably replice, large ber of the members of the Pulico Faced and lady friends were present al the coroniony.
A New Industry for Hauoi..
The Flans Industrial Bohol, in Indo.
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANOR.
Tra
Pukfului Trong Hai boong.
13.14 diɔre overflow
in, below averflow "STURADE GALLONS,
$84,022,000 220, 100
15,000/200
Total 2,5 10,000
HDA
2,440,000
|247,790,000
THE WAR.
LAYS OF AN ISLAND.
THE HOUR OF DREAMS, There's
The Reinforcements. London, January 21. —Ikis proposed to leaver the Imperial Yeomanry with experi-The enced detachments nf local Mounted Corps. The mobilization of the Eighth Division in In progress.
1a golden glory by high Lantas, 24 whisper of night in the droweY BẮT..
ai bamboos to the land breeza bow,
My Fair Sighing, Welcome from over the SEN,
The 10th Brigade comprises the 2nd Grenadiers the 2nd-Boots Guards ; the 2nd East Yorkshires the 15th (sic) Lein store. The Supply Companies seo mobilie- ing at Woolwich, and the remainder at Aldershot
The 17th Brigade, the staff of which is The moon that's rising beyond the Pos collecting at Aldarahot, consists of the dat
The dust of the dusk lies on sere Kowloon, Bernino peaks gilt by the last lons Tis the hour of tenis, of self-command,
Of shorry and bitters-the Hour of
Dreams.
......
Can that bo the moon of the long ago
Consumption of Water in the City of Vio. Worcestershires, the Jat South Staffords. That burnished the doseri of flaning brass,
Jan.:--
1802
10%
Sir E. Monson has quitted Faris for theoria and Hill District during the month of Rivion. The Times mys that owing to the
vernment through the French inister to Court and amongst the public by the ducera
the
And silvered the Bitter Lakes" balow ↑
Out by the rail in the lifeboat's shade,
U'er the old Bokhara's jumping screw," Colour throbbing besits waylaki,
On Wednesday Dorty osfor the sus A despatch from Cape Town says that pices of the Old Voluma Socistý, Bars, China, having applied to the Japoso Go... | painful impression caused ut two British Consumption 95,225,000 9,183,000 gamle Bearor Company; and a Field Hospital. And the world went round to flie tone. Vandoren, the alleged Douglas rebel, Archibald Artio will deliver an address on omitted for trial, pleaded guilty, and Footbinding,' in St Andrew's Hall, at the Tokio to engage a bcquer artist and ation of M. Leandré, the caricaturist of the
asked for a light sentence.
City Hall. Her Excellency Lady Blake will take the chair,
brunze and copper mould artist the Govern Font is solving the proper persons for the appointments,How Hema
Dr Daberck, Director of the Obsarta tory, luft for home this afternoon in the Sachen
The Deutsch-Asiatische Bauk.
The Plague.
A branch of the Deutsch-Asiatische
A lelogma datal Caloutta, January
Journal por rire, and by the attacks on tho British generally, and also to painfal impressions. he often personally experiuno ed, Sir E. Monson decided, of his own accord, to go south beyond the French
would rather orbarrass then improve rent- ters. The Government did nothing to din
you
250.
15.53 gallons
Estimated population ... 193,50 Consumptiola put head
per day... Consumption of Water in Kowloon Pen- insula daring the month of Jan.-
8,330,00 8,044,719 gallotta Campin Estimated populatiya ..
$7,500 Cansamptica per hood!
9.37 gule per day
100
#4,500
PO
On January 18th the water supply to the
a stream above Choung Sha Wan on the New Territory.
....
2nd West Konta, and the 2nd Blan cheaters.
The Supply Column compriacs the 37th Company, Army Service Corps; No. 22 The Divisional Artillery includes thé 89th, 10th, and 91st Field Batteries.
We Two. The eight Infantry Battalions, including New Cons-Port society Quein.
Then but a governess— fond eighteen ! à mounted company encls, are of full strength, the total nimounting to 10.046 Jack, old boy, have you quite forget. ellicors and men, 1,500 horses, oighteen
The school boy chum of your gouth's guns, and eight machine guns,
When life was larking and learning rot
flad days i And the captain's Fickled !! par sham-
pion baya,
Bank has been opened at No 10 Pray 23, says :-Consulerable recrudescence of Frontier, holding that his prémerce in Paris Kowico Peninsula was augmented from Reservists for Remoant Depota in Africa. How you doted on ships and sailors then, - Central, with Mr Frank Urbig as gelgus throughout Indes is shown by the All oficers of tlw Indian Army pro: 1. The Bapk, besides buying and selling axi cording to South. Aleisn on duty will searchango, will transact all kinds of freight for that work published to-day,
full Inalinn pay an allowancos of per- and bucal husking operations. mauent appointments until their return to India
Amongst the New Year promotions we zuto Commanders Sinds (Algeria) Le combe (Tumortalite) and Patey (Boften and Liout Jukson (Pictorious) who each
get a sleft.
Madame Melba has created quito n Hanation in Vienna. Singing there on the night of 8th January, the accomplished Borgstress was hometred by no fewer than twenty-six recalls.
Foreigners in Formosa.
Imporini sanction was givou last month to the issue by the Terusan Govenmont of a notification containing regulations relating to the po sessions of landed proper ty by foreigners on the island of Formesa, The fi heard that foreigners are forbidden by this regulation to take possection of land in Formosas, except those who own property at present.
A Grievance.
The letter written by a bluejacket re- garding the language need in certain places On the initiative of Mr Perry, fited by bluejwkets cannot be in America uly, a concert was given at Tokie in n'd of the War Rolic! Fund. A feature of the entertainment was the recit ing of Mr G. C. Brady,
Lord Roberta has issued an ordor to
Elia troops under lils command in which he insiste on the grave importance of a con- ciliatury treatment of the country people, and he strictly forbids looting.
While our London correspondent rs ported that General Warren retired from Splunkop uninoloated, we noties that the Imidon correspondent of the Kobe Herald Hays Hovero fighting alteridad the with drawal.
serted in our columns. Our correspondant should abstain from frequenting these houses and he would not be put to incans venience. It seems a pity, however, that there are not butter facilities afforded in the Colony for uen of our correspondent's
temperament.
The Douglas Steamship Co.
Bonny City Byrd and Bangalore all | laving large incrmises, while a number of aponatic cases have occurred in Bengal dia- tricta The total for India has gone up Fern 1279 to 1595. Bimlay City returne 171 dohs, Mysuro Stato 953, Calcutta 50, Bengal districts bo, the North West-Pro- outbreak of plaque is reported at Mattap rince our and Burns no imported. "An on the Musent coast.
The Leading Port in Japan.
suada Sir E. Monson, but there is no ques- tion of his recall.
Loyoos, 6th February, 1900, THE PHILIPPINES. A new American Commission will sit för
the Philippines in March to establish the Civil Government,
· GREAT: BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
Te in stated that the Nippon Yusen Tai-
There has been a masked change in the shia is transferred the sites of its present tone of the German press in the direction promises in Kobo to the Bank to Japan, of friendliness to England, which still con- they are not only inadequate, but biele tinues. Even the Tossiche, which has pontion is considered inconvenient. It s boon-decided to construct. A large now build hitherto been bitterly Anglophobo, says in on the borders of the forner Settle that there is no inducement for Germany to ment, on the eldu of
of the old Hogs Hotel, which the company recently, parchand drive the English from Egypt to make rocur Mainichi, line an intention of establishing a The Bank of Japan, courding to the Orkie
for the French, branch in Kobe in view of the rapid growth of the foreign trade of this part. Another significant fact is that a movement is living organised among the loading merchants for the removal of the head offco of the Specio Bank to Kobe in view of thedovalopintatal tha trade of the port. It's expected that Robe will becouru the centre of the foreign" steamship worvisca of Jajon. Kobe Chro nicle
Japanese vernacular papers report that the Douglas Steamship Co. which Shangtal Banders. has been in conspatition with the 0.8.E."on Tha Chive Casette of the 3rd February the South C ina coast, offered to sell thres-It is reported that yesterday a tele- steamers to the rival company a short time gran from Kang Yu-wol, dated Singapore, ago. Officials of the Japanese Company was handed in to the Chineso Telegraph aro said to have stated that this rumour Adninistration for transmission to the Viceroy Chang Chih-tung at Wachong and was correct, the Dougtan Company probably General Yuna Shih-hai in Shantung, urging becoming aware of the disadvantages of them to protect the Emperor Kyung Hiso The British steamor Catches, eng of competing with the O.S.K. It is not how and adding that Kang Yu-wei was sure of mising 40,000 mon for the same purpose.--
THE WAR-NATAL
A heavy canonade has begin and eon- tinues at Indysmith.
WEATHER REPORT. The following notice is issued from the Observatory-
The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
While I sculled at the thought of a mere And dreamt of a life on the ocean tres i
chant's pon 1.
Majors Duborly and Wilson, formerly of tha. Badfordshires and the 30th HusSSTS, are to command tire companies of Huss
Tho formation of a corps of Railway Volunteers has boon approved, £3,000 be. ing granted.
There was a second Service for the City Volunteers at Paul's Cathedral inst night. The stere choked with sway. ing, raring ftudes, hoodless of the downpour of min. The Benchers of Lin- coln's and Gray's Inns afterwards supped the Contingent; and several Judgen deli-Oh dear, dear love in the far Home-land, vered eloquent aprechas. Colonel Mackin- In the old grey town by theold groy sex, pin culogised the Lord Mayor's oneigy. In the gardens that borders the Ten Mile The proceedings were tumultuous.
The City Volunteers had a hearty fare wall to-day, ours Police preventing a
Imobbing. Topatition of the scones of enthusiastic
At extraordinary general meeting of the China Provident Loan and Mortgago Co., Ltd., was held to-day at the offices of the General Managers, Moasra Shewan, The other gentlemen present were for the Cape with the 83, 84th, and Both The transport Manchester Port hos suilod Moss J. S. van Buren, J. H. Levis, Find Batteries and details, representing a total vi 20 oflicera, 540 men, 460 homes, Chow fling Ki, Chau Tung Shang, E. Sand 17 guns. Kolly and F. M. Gutlerves.
Tomes and. Co. Mr-R, Shewan presided.
The Chairman Enid-Gentlemon. I beg to propose that the following resolution which was passed on the 23rd Janary last be now confirmed That the capital of the Company be increased to $2,000,000 br the creation and issus of 50,000 now shares of $20 each.'
Mr Kelly seconded. Carried.
Two in ro. Regiments of South African Light Horse, are being raised under the Baie ui Roberts and Kitchener's Horse.
The Imperial Yeomanry are foreaking their own fiuntors, and ordering cobs aver aging 14-
The Cameron Highlanders have been onlered trim Cairo to the Cape.
Rangoon, Jan. 24-Tuce bundred and fifty Mounted Infantry from the Escax, the Durkams, and the West Ridings, sailed to day for Dorian on the Palmcotia, under Major Cruickshank, of the Essex Regiment. The then are a remarkably fine lot, most of the West Ridings wearing the Matabele Medal. Tho, public gave them a magnifi- cent send-off, sud provided them with numerous luxuries and comforts for the vesago The Lieutenant Governor-General Pratharon, and waty thousands of wore on the wharf in bid them good-bye.
Calcatta, January 24-A proposal has been made to raise a Madras Contingent of Mounted Infantry Volunteers for service in South Africa, the Corps to consist of two Companies of 125 men each, under the The Chairman-Tho resolutions having now been passed, I mag inform you lat command of Major dahu Ingan, Command the transfer books will be closed on 19that of the Georg und Mysors Riflea, It lost, and the frat call of a pur share will bollered it there will be no difficulty payable on 15th Mards, All share in obtaining the necessary number of ro
The Chairman-7 propose that the second On the 8th at 11 hus. The bromater resolution be confirmed:-"That the com- has fallen in China and Japan. Pressure mission of the General Managers be reduced is still high over E. China and Japan, to 5 per cent, and that the figure" in and relatively low in the neighbourhood of the sixth paragraph of Article XI. of the the Lochoos. Gracionts slight to moder-Articles of Association of the Company he nte, with moderate monsoon on the wast and strong monsout in the N. part of the struck out and the figuro ""substituted China Boa. Forecast-moderate wirds; therefor." dall, probably sono rain.
Mr Kelly seconded. Carried.
THE CHINESE COUP D'ÉTAT.
THE FEELING IN SINGAPORE,
The recent telograms from the North
Today you're a lawger prim and stuid, A soldier's life was the life for me, And I'm-well-something out Bact in
trade.
Saud
Bonny Bind Eyes, is it well with theo 1 Last night while wostisyed where the river
Tait forty hanke 'neath the besohes Last night there shone in your erect trus
all:
oyes
The light of the love that isnight at all. fad night ?--wake up, nata? go dowl-go
BL
Good Lord why it's thirty years agð.
Littks I thought ten years ago
The Island would still be my home to
day.
The dollar kept up and expenses low,
1 malo suró T was mafa to, gó home to
stay,
In two shirt-years-well-adcs come,
Accused silver to zero sank ; And the most of the little I'd left to my
nate
Went up in a bogus Malbourno bnk. Suns en cornce a rich gold mine, Ium like to be here in nineteen-wine.
Ay, things wore difieren in seventy-two, people,
"Hearts were larger and knew not gail;" Competition confounded few,
Fortune smiled at the merchant's call Where are the men of that old glad time i
Ask of the tides in your eventi gate !! Ask of the winde of your noxious clime
Ask nut this old man des lato! 4 last lorn relic of seventy-two,
now their virtues record to you.
the latest blue-funthol livors, arrived at over known definitoly whether to 0.8 K. A rumour was citeulated by the rornacular published in this paper (Singapure Freeholders on the register on 15th February nits Gerieral Wolseley, Commanding But thoro's ons I'm sure of J I know her Singapore from Livernol on the 20th bas given any decisive reply to the effur.papers yesterday to the effect that Kang Press) hava qused & prolvana fogling of will be entitled to apply for the new the Madras forces, has approved of the pro
January, in twenty-eight day's soven hours, the weather being cptimally throughout,
a
A Chinese resident at Kawaguchi, Omka, who is a member of the Japanese Red Cross Society, has contributed 100 yen to the funds of the British Red Cross So
We have made enquirios regarding tho barngdófed report, sitt are cathorized to sto by the Genert Managers of the Douglas Steamship Company that it is not true that the Hongkong Company, offered to sell three of its steamore. The Japanese Company approached the General Managem
Yawei had boun kidunged in Singapore 111 parpose. It is said that if bugs telu by a ging of Cantonese losfera engaged for gram was sent to Kang, announcing the serious illness of his mother. Ho left his house and thus fall into the trap but the circumstances attending the report are wholly improbable
with regard to the purchase of certain | Japanese Coal Exports,
isspo
Singapura. Several prominest Chipese share standing in their name on that date. knees and surron tong bao pinces in in pecpiction of coe new share for overy literati were completely prostrated with That is all the businese. omotion ou receipt of the telegm announ- cing the Emperor's death. They simply wept like children who had lost their par SHIELDS IN WAR-A SUGGESTION. onts. Such a sight tuust be uniquo. Tho Yoassuring nows of yesterday has had the
In our war with the Boors (remarks a effect of stimulating the Chinese here to correspondent of the Spectator) the one further exertions on the Emperor's behalf,
Government. posal, which ho in qubmitting to the
News from Dutch Sources. Tite Hague, January 25.-The Liverpool Port stated that General Lyttleton's force reached to within two miles of the Boor outputs at Ladysmith. General Warren's outposts.
siely. The money will probably be remit steamers of the Company's fleet, but the The total quantity of el. exported and the following telegrams were despatch. / thing at prosent wraudod is some mode for forev reacted a point sixteen miles from the
ted through the British Minister to Tukio. offer was not entertained.
4
A suspected cass of Plague was reThe New Government Offices. ported to the Port Health Officer of
1800.
1891
1892
· 1893
1894
☛
1895
Chief Secretary to Goremment, procended
Suprado Courthouse at Singapore. During
1896
the alterations, the Court will sit in the
1897
1848-
with fuver. The people living in the
1899
to Inscia to enquire into this case. They found her guardians or parents: both down Town Hall, for which a rental of $5000′
neighbourheal have been negregated.
Pole at Singapore.
*1,214,572
1,239,821 $2,200,902 1.505,413 1,701,331
1,844,815-
2,101,412
2,183,012
180,700.
2,178,790
ed:-
Baub.
Titl
place!
Ah Yera, dearest, the wrench was hard, 1 Had o no ravaner a throne-to grace 1. " Nime baser to earn divina reward ? In heaven thy sweet voice prays for me, My quidiya fight is thy starry eyes. Hail, Augel Maid Dear, without thep Twonlid asem to mo puce Faradise. Dreams-only dreams-Good bottle, steady! Here's to Her Mas, dinner lendly.
JULIEN DALZIEL.
January 27.-The Boers have wrought.
from Ladysmith has been repulsed with a change, says a London contemporary, must great destruction at Kimberley with their The Stock Exchange Joke. long range guns. A sortio by 200 Lancere In the midst of alarma the Stock Ex-
Natal are extunated by the Boers to be have its joke. A Kaffir dealer, whose nose 40,000 strong. The Natul Tines says that is long and rosy of hue, was holding forth the Beer forces are stronger than those of the British, and they have occupied the to his follow-members as to what he would best positions. Tho British tedogs are shut have done in General Buller's place. His in on three sides, and are therefore con pulled to aide front attacks..
the bad
will be at If Slugwore has a worte From the abors figures it will be recu Courthouse than ours in Hodgkong then it that the local export trade of this country must be trid indeed, but we doubt if it could ass become mora prosperous year by year, gopore, has received the following telegram sazabis of inter-lucking (and unlocking) Goneal Buller's advance, which has 60 anal. Bat, swift on the hools of the first
The figures for 1897 stand somewhat lower from Raub, dated 29th January- ho were, and as for the Hongkong Port than those of the previous year, but this is Ofice building, it is simply beneath con apparently due to the fact that the banker The 'King's Own in the Singapore tempt. The Clerks in Downing Street are their own use was included in the returns con talrún in Japanese ports by vessels for Polo Club have not delayed their supposed to know the needs of Hongkong up to 1998, since which your an return lise petition for the Princo Henry of Pruss
better than the residents, apparent bien ado.
2,100 oz. Amalgam, catinated quantity of Rough chaning up of Battery yielded stone crashed being 1 tons.
&
MEMOS. FOR TOMORROW.
Shipping Daylight.Hutton leaves for Stratow 5p..-Esmeralda leaves for Maniin.
Meeting.
protecting our soldiers in their advance to from Japan last year, (says the Neyamki Presa), is returned at 2,478,730 tons, valued Empress Donger the chalute necessity of to the old principle of the Roman testudo
1.To Thungli Yarmen-Urga upon the the attack; and I beg to suggest a resort at 15,116,477 yen, showing an increase of sparing the Eaperor's life, or else the Chi-
In at parently heavy loss. The British troops in It would seem that the Colonial Office 201,040 tons over the preceding year, and nese subjects hero will gladly sassifice their adapting it to modern conditions
lives.
tacking positions of any kind-trenches, Rangoon a fortnight ago, by Mr Chedow, is not equitalde in its treatment of the Far of 1,434,100 tons as compared with 1889.
(The above was sent in Chinese figuro kapjus, sle-where a zone of fire has to be Locomotive Superintendent, Burns Rail-Eastern Crown Calonies, for, while Hong The following it shows the quantity ex-
carle.)
creased, an enormous proportion of the ways and the patient, a native giri, diel. kong is deprived of a voice in the construc.ported during the last ten years :—
2.To the British, America, and Japan. presont casualties would, I submit, bo one Ministers at Peking, individually avoided if the frout rank of the attacking Lieutenant-Colonel Little, Inspector-Gon- tion of its much-needed public offices, the
oration was lengthy, and so, og nowe travele All Chinese Communities beg you to use column carried shiekis espable of defect- oral of Jaik, Colonel Thoms, Civil Sur-Straits Settlements is allowed to vote & sum
fast in these days, it happened that a walter your influence to protect Kwangsa's life. ing and throwing of rife bullets; and I geon and Port Besitli Officer, and the of 800,000 to cover the cost of ostensivo
A belegram was received in Singapore think it likely thist auch shields of well-
approached him before he had done, with from Syduoy stating that a strong protest tempered steel, and not thicker than Honourable Mr C. G. Bayne, Officiating aftorations and improvements on the
The Position in Ladysmith. against the surpation has been sent to the an ordinary sixpence, borse at an angle
a talegrum. It came from the War Office, Thungli Yames by the Chineso there. of, any." 40 dog, to the ground, would
Jan. 2.-Correspondouts at Ladysmith, and requested him to inmediately proceed would be
te South Africa and take over the command. Answer this purpes, and
who were able to gut messages through fet it be said that the member is 12 overburden the light enough not to
Monday, state that the beleaguercil, gar The local Secretary, the Raub Aus
currying them, If heavier, the ans consed for purculate as to the efficient Volonteer. Pale with the aud tralian Gold Mining Comparty, Led., Sin-turn in carrying. The shields should be able to dianera nay developments of boat room has
men in the second rank could take their precise date of deliverance,
It has boon denness of the way in which his merit had the cheorg colour of his chlaf fenture became more pronounced than enkily, They should be, 1 think, & it. high very little appreciable effect on by 3 ft. They should have eyelets at
to have drawn
partion War Office, erdering "Genors) Commander- in the forms of slite of 3 in. or 4 in. long. of it here, proper light for the bearer to look through the investing army, except that i telegraut folked soother, alsg from the The utmost vigilanos iin-Chief Blosss to paint his nose khaki. and so ratio as not to aduit baller. still exicted of Sir Gourge White, and colour before venturing to the front of gold in amalgani be asasined the result closing automatically, for the second as for a general assault, which mig, however, If the usual proportion of 374 per cent. They might have a one side a loophole, any slackness would probably be the signal
rank Cup. In the first mate, the King's Only, and est governmental figurehead Russian Bailways in Asia.
is apparently quite up to normal, Lut of to fire through during
ats disastrously. The garrison, course a good deal ef gold on the battery these and many other minor points can be is confident and awaite its ultimate reinf tem, composed of Major Gawne, Capis simply powerless to bring about a change,
plato &c., is not included in a rough soon adjamed if the principle bo adopted. with palience. Laurig, and Musara Woodete and Johna, Perhaps when a Chief Justice or two have from visit to Russia, contributes at acti- prospect of a two-monthly return rather in a few days at fifty up to a thousand yards, - Mr Long, who has but Istely returned clean-up. The indications point to the The War Offee could have the thing tested won by puits to 1.The second game been pinated it Happy Valley and the clo to the Fortnight Reviews on Busian over the average. Singapore Free Press. or more, and at diferent thicknesses of wus to be played on the Lat inst-the-win
metal, etc., and if found effectual, or even Post Office staff is devinvited by plage Rulay Policy in Aam. The paper is ex-
A. Tokia: telegram to the vernacular ning team noting the one named above.
partially so, thousands of them could be something will be done
tremely interesting inasuch as it purports Interport Football.
turned out in a week or two at no great papers states that the Russia Sanitary to look at the problem through Russian The Interport Football Match will cost, and he went to the Cape at once. If corpa numbering 30 will bo stationed on eyes, and apparently does, this bunestly and without prejudice. We are as a nation probably take place in Kobe on Saturday, fed proved too heavy, an alley of alumi- the Yalu a patcaution against a possible
him could he tried,
vatbreak of plague. The data of thoir de The publishers of this high-class much inclined to view politics matters the 17th February, saya Choin the
From our own standpoint alone, and seldom
parture from Port Arthur is not definitely the Singtpore Frée Fress) with Mr Wolfer monthly (Diesers II Virtue & Co., Lon-oven try to grasp what our policy way leple olie Duty Nes. I am afraid that Hube stan, noting first niagistrate, whose younger doa) conclude their dühélce Series with an like from the other side. Mr. Long lays rogresentatives leave practically had no get a terrible drubbing, for as yet our
The old treatment of pasin Cod Liver (known, but it is understood they will gu
soon after the snow has disappeared. or its Emulsion was attended with many brother, Liest. Wolferatan of the Scottish excellent namber. The premier place is down almost as an axiom the following
We shall, I think, hars a fairy dangers using to the indiscriminató uso of Kobe Herald. The fundusental fact of the Practice. Benturers (25th) was killed at Spioskop on given to Mr Walter Dowdeswell's urticle on situation is that of Inte years Russia has good team, but it will consist of men who
Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil the 24th Junmury. Lat. Wolferston had al Whistler, the eccentric Auzerican artist, bach, munch more friglitunod of English
have land no chanco of playing against any ready scen much service on the Northwool whose work is so highly prized by some art themes an England has even ben of Kus other XL, whereas I understand that in contains what is valuable in C. Livar. U riginal And at the present time the great Yokohama they have no difficulty in raking ithout the fat. It is pleassat to take and by all Chemists. Wholesale arul Retail Tirah samį signa, in which he greatly, dia arching by Whitler of *Old Chalses. —-—-- about to extend her Indian call ways through therefore in splendid training. The from A. B. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong. tinguished himself as a most promising The new voluige of the Jewal steelt ogons Beluchistan to the Persian Gulf and, font only thing for new mon to do is to gat jou locks with Germany in Asia themselves into A condition sad make quor officer
with an exceptionally fine number.” Mr. Miner and so connect the Indo-European a good a, fight as possible ander the cir Claude Phillipe writes gracefully on What mystes thereby ousting Russia for aver cumstances. I understand that Lightfoot Strategy versus Commonsense.
The only man who seems to have done the Brush const Tarut, illustrated by from the trade of India and ruining her and Bruces will play at full backa, and that
Central Asian schome. In order to avert Gillingham will join the forward rank. I well in the present war (ays an Indian In a recent issue the Lines of Ceylon masterpieces by G. F. Watts, Turnor, this Russia would like to gain a port on the also hear that we are likely to have a new Buys By the Inst German steamer from Millet, Constable, Rousseau Daunigolistom. The political and physical-dis.arrived from Hongkong (We presume Mr Powell, who, with averything against him. On Nuw York-
Persian Gulf and connect it with her own centre forward, a gentleman who recently journal) is that thinrough sportsman Singapore there crised My A. Tucker and Corot. The Rev. Hugh Macallandes in the way of this connection H. E. Green is referred to.)
has treated the Boers like children. Wardrop, F.R.G.S., who has been through D., continues his beautiful descriptions pear, however, alacat insuperable, and the Philippine campaign as a war correof Tay Valloy scenery, the
then he is a practical and experienced erpress being many think that the bot on way would be Steamer Headache Omekar, not an Aldershot podpat. The spondent. Ou ateiving at Colombo
gilo, hear-suitably illustrated by Seuss Rotkin this to connect the Central Aman erstern with dan always be relied upon as a carmin ing that a Ceylon Contingent was going to ville tread of Aborickly and its Night of the Central Tropeau is remedy for Hossades of all kinds. Sold real reason why our present ontory has, up by All chemieta - Wholesale and Fictail to now, licked us everywhere, except at
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