CHURCH: SERVICES.
ORDRE OF CHORAL SERVICE AT GE. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL-KEPTUAOKSIMA BUNDAY,
Fenti
Matins-11.Responses, Ferial: Venito, Elvoy Fals, Turia and Mactarren: Benedicite, Maunder in Jubiiste, Hayes in F Authent O give Clunka R. Smart: Hymns, 34 and 170. Evensong.-5.db p.m.-Responses, Forial;
Paalms, Goodenough, Turton am Turle; Magnificat, Tario in F: Nunc Dinittis, Ouseley in D; Hynins, 83, 480 and 429; Votunturies, March, Allegretto, Sinart.
UNION CHURCHI, -SUNDAY, FEB. 11 I s.m.-Hymns, 352, 120 sd 124; Psalo 30 (onper) Anthem, 69, Tant, for Thy tander mercies' sako," Farrant: Voluntarios, Batiste and Falconer. p.m.-Hymne, 15, 368, 196; 319 and 491; Voluntaries, Gounod and Bul livant.
WLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH.--SUNDAY,
E. 11.
BIRTHS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
show. There is every reason for koping i At 29, North Szechuan Road, Shanghai,that if the people of Southern China were. on the 5th February, the Wife of J. H.
Jours, of a Son..
the 30th January, the Wilo of E. M. At No. 9, Boone Place Shanghai, on
somas, of a Son.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
ruled in a core equitable amor by their Notes by the Way.
courged in their efforts to profit from in- own officials, and encouraged instead of dis
dustry and the utilisation of spital on-a Largo scale, trado and commerce would swell
par The publication of this issue commenced into gigantic proportions and the foreigners at 6.20 p.m.
1
The China tail.
NOU KOMU, SATURDAY, PRIETARY 0, 1900,
tho
A RECENTLY published report by Mr Litton, British Coun subject of frontier railways and trade routes
at Chungking, on
of every nationality would find ample field for individual exploitation instead of jealous- ly begrudging the trivial excesses of com mercial neighbours and rivals.
Editorial Comment.
From the contradictory re- THE SITUATION porta to hand from Reuter's IN SOUTH Agency it is difficult to understand what is trans piring in South Africa.
AYRIUA
·H.M.S. Pocock grrived at Shanghai ou the 5th inst.
the Briant, arrives from England. thres euths at Singapore till her rohief, H.M.S. Iphigersin is expected to remain
Rickindra' Yangtze Navigation · Company. The Si-a the acrond steamer of the
ruade a most successful trial-trip to Woo- sung on tho och inst.
A telegram was received by the Por tuguero Comnul at Shanghai on the 31st Jananty stating that there has been no casus of plague in Portugal since the 16th January.
A
Telegraphic news was received at
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1900,
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS
FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That most people who take a fair view of the situation in South Africa are now inclined to tellove we have got through | CHINA MAIL'S SPECIAL SERVICE. the worst of our reverecs.
That experience teaches wise men as well. as the other sort, and thin-kind of wih- How should bare beon accu nulating for sowo tonths fuck.
THE WAR.
That the imanetis feparations still going on at in povide the extrane
pear to me minds to be CASUALTIES AT POTGEITER'S too great,
DRIFT.
LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED AND. WOUNDED.
(From O Gun Correspondent.)
of all-too-much-day take the place of the all-tun-little which was so disastrously fol lowed during the first for mouths of the wat That the eagerness to watch for, sift and criticise every telegraphic item watch comes to hand is quite natural, but in many cases is very illegies and not a That the now more comprehensive and Jittle unfair to our leaders at the front.. Jargon ef campaign ia beginning to
The following is the list of crualios be evolved, but it is not the desire of amongst the officers in the Aght at Pot- thora concorned topublish the programmneguiter's Drift op Tuesday, the 6th inst.:- with a blure of trumpets.
in South-west and West China, is receiving Victories reporte:I by Reuter's dicty | Shonghai on the 5th inaf,, fawn Carea, that Thing the gigantic nature of our reinforce
Pritchard-Morgan's ropresontivce as- sued full control of the Unsan Mius, and commenced actual work on the 2nd inat.
a good deal of attention from our French Mowing:-10.30. Evening:-0.
service are citradicted by the Volunteer neighbours, who aro, naturally enough. quitans deeply interested in this subject as
Gazotto service, which emustes from the MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. wemo in Hongkong. Mr Litton's obsermo nows, agogey Hitherto our own
Shipping.
sations were especially directed to the Special Service of war telegrams from Lon- Daylight.beri Mandlaresfor Yhania.question of railways peatrating the West dan and Columbu lave given exet informa of Chins, and connecting with the Pro. tion from the sort of war, but butterly on MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.
vinces of Yunass and Selvas and the respondents have exhibited an honomy Upper Valley of the Yangtse. A writer
in words from which We argue that always dealt with railway construction in description is permitted over the wires by Auctions.
Tonkin and the neighbouring Chinese known there of the true situation as is 3-auction of Crown Tand at Wan-Provinces in a most intelligent mor,
the Censor, and, consequently, ex litato in chat Routi
raya ;---` It is well-known that the English wish is father to the thought, and that where will be gorry to know that the Lieut. 3.15 pan-Auction of Crown Land, t
known in Hongkong. It may be that the
The N... Duily Nene snys:-May Quoen's Bond East,
have already conceived the idea of connein the Fist are inclined to nugnify the Wade of the Royal Lancaster Regiment. ting Burmah with the Yangbo region.
Shipping.
pennant on the U. 8. S. Baltimore as senior Today, Captain Thomas raised his
American naval afleer in pect, succeeding under, who returns to Amerion by the Garlic,
atents and other prepamtions louvo, no shadow of a doubt about the temper of
the nation, and its determination this thing taugh to the bitter end, That the end,' it souns to ine, inust is the consolidation of British power in South Africa, and nothing short of this contum mation.
COLOMBO, February 10.
KILLED
Durham Light Infantry-Major T. R. Touson-Smyth and Lieutenant. U. D.
Shafto.
WOUNDED.
That the success of Dutch donication would
have been a distinct set-back to civilis-Fitzgemid; Captain W. C. Enscelles, Lion Durham Light Infantry.--Major H. S. tion
CHUTNEY,
(Manufactur. d by the Firm of Irresponsible, Chatter and Co.)
It was a happy thought of 1.E the Gu vornor, and a few other gentlemen, to col lect the sum of one thousand dollars and forward it to the relatives of the unfore Weding while ongaged in saluting on the Luatte
mea Campbell, Eiled on the USS occasion of the German Emperor's birth- day. But, we may ask, without buing cap- Hons, what wore our German friends doing. that they did not initiate this gracious moviment 2 Thore are plenty of thơm here, and, we beliero, they are fairly well blessed with this world's wealth, valgar mody,
In South Africa, the beginning of tho end asems to have been approached, but we at this distanco can scarcely dare to pro- our troops bave to contend against aro phecy. The enormous difliculties which scarcely andetarood by parsons who have
knowledge of the country in which wo are fighting, and in which the Boara havo
we bare still some soventy or oighty niles With the relief of Ladysmith nccomplisked; Fecured all the best strategical positione.
4 p.m.Idumi_lfæru loaves for Sent-in L'Arewir du Taskia, a journal which has even in London ruly news of the vaguest Captain John Motowan, the late Com- That this statement may be questioned by tenants E. A. C. Blake, C. 1 Mathews of rugged loantain fastacakes to force he
le, U.S.A.
9 p.m.--Performance of the A. D. O., in Thoir Cosul nt Chungking professes only us of intelligence that are sorrel up to killed at Spionkop on the 24th January,
Amusements.
the City Hall.
General Memoranda,
WEDNESDAY, February 14
Us, auxi
a lukewarm enthusiana as to the page
Aro,
of a railway line across Yant. Ito de clares that there would be difficult engineer
with the
successes
for and
British troops
reason therefrom that the
was a ton of the Into Sie T. F. Wade, Bri at set, mecting tish Minister to China. D wuch wished お long deferred. Where
The British saconi-class cruiser Iphi
certain people, but the best authoritica
and ont of South Afrio agree in this R. R. Lambton, sud E. W. Appleby. that British supremacy is destined to
furo
Wo Cinerge on the and of the Transvaal, and, in uur
Alst
table-
make for frondom and fair-dealing, with Royal Artillery-Lieut. Colonel Mont-opinion, the last despairing stand of
every class and race in or out of Southgomery and Captain Dawson.
Africa.
That in the particular case in point, thore can be un resonable doubt entertained, especially when stated in reference to the native ratca, Tint Great Britain has already saved tho natives from the Boers and the Bears from the natives, and tho prosent war ought to enable Britain sgun to save each from the other.
6.15 p.m.-A lecture, by 3frs, Archi.g problems to cotre, and that the traffic of Lord lieberts, the Commander-in-Chief, is | yenia (Captain H. N. Dudkling) left to-day That it is ideas to try to follow every
bald Littic, in the City Hall.
THURDAY, Folcuary -
Goods por Byen undelivered after
this date Rubjout to sent. Guoda per darms not olemed after
Iphigenia steamed through the man-of-war anchorage, flying her homeward-bound per want, the torjacksts of the British war constades a hearty send-off. vessels named the yards and gave their
the region is not sufficiently jaiportant to at the present moment it is impossible to for Singapore, en youte for house. As the Geud por Sady. Mare not cleared after justify thó construction of such a railway.gay, but the conjuxury may be hazarded
this date subject te rent.
According to him, the tramport of met that he is organizing a strong movable chaudis by water will always be more column to operate from a central position this that the railway could only have of capital. Colour is lent to this supposition practicable than by sail ; and he argues from iu the direction of the Orange Free State raison d'être if pushed into the centre of from the information that General Gatuera the Province of Bzeefan-a rich, fertile has been displaying some activity in the and productivo Province. As to the rails north of Cape Colony, simultaneous with way from Lackay to Yauaan-fa, projeled by the French Government, Mr Litten considers that it will be of no importance if the Free State.
fan. subject to rent. Fatay, February 16
9p.m.-Mesting of Perfoverance Lodge,
SATURDAY, February 17:--
Now.Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkang nid Shanghai Banking Get- portion, at the City IIall. TUESDAY, February 20-
Noon.-Hongkong Races. WEDNESDAY, February 21- Noon. Hongkong lacus. Tausmay, February 22:--
Noon-Hongkong Races. MONDAY, February 26:-
B. B. Dickson,
Comuading the Straits Settlements, haa the advance of General Macdonald's Highben appointed to the enormand of the
Major-General J.
and Brigade on the Western Frontier of Fourth Cavalry Brigade in South Africa,
As it would not be buna.
Colonel Chippindall, R... boe assumed And left Singapore by the French mail on
command of the Straits Garrizon. The Brigade includes this 7th Dragoon Guards, 8th Hussars, and 17th Lancers.
tha Dappers will be male, as wa havo oupe before stated, in the passos of the
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles Daikeneberg mountains, unless indeed,
Lieutenant Forrors.
C
we have ale dispositions which will on. The Royal Brigade (Prince Consort'sable us to occupy them in rear of the Natal Own).-Captain F. G. Talbot, Captain invading force, and it is probable that song Sharp (1 Captain G, P. Thary), Liautants appeared from the scoss of action, are of one generals who have, apparently, dis- G. M. A. Ellis, C. O. B. Blewitt, and Sir engaged, in attempting this funt, probably T. A. A. M. Cunninghame, Bart,
by way of Fourteen Strenia and in fisigod King's Royal Rifle Curps-Lieut. R. F. feasible that more of this nature is on
march herpes the Frès. State. foot. Anyhow, recent telegrams are of a re-assuring nature.
That Lords Roberts and Kitchener have no scrappy wito which now reaches us, sume of them me from Bour sources, and others through our own censors. particular affection for the circulation of M. Sima, acws tending to furnish the intelligencu to the chem That, s I have said on other occasions, the best thing is to possess our soula iu pence until the plan of campaign is more
ully developed,
| HONGKONG VOLUNTEERGAZETTE,
LONDON, 7th February, 1900. THE WAR.-NATAL Despatches from the Boer Camp at Lady
*
It meng
It is hopelosa, we imagine, to peerlierte on the Military Contribution question, which, even as the shirt it Nessus, is n Settlements and Colombo. The worst part perennial worry to Hongkang, the Straits
That a friend asked, the other day, whe ther, outside the consideration of the S Afriman war, anysbing was being done amitit, Gak instant, state that the British of the matter is that although in the Straits about the commernocation of the Jubilee crossed the Tagon on the 5th inst. at Pent 17 per cent and in Ceylon 20 per cent is of Her Majesty the Queen.
carried only to Yunnan-fu, which is a very icial to divulge the objective of these move-Sunday, tho4th inst., for Colombo. Lieut. That as, for the moment, I had forgotten and Moleu drifts, covered by a furious bumdedrated from the revenues of the Crown
second-class comercial contre, and he pre-ments, it is not to bo wondered at that sumes that the French Government has the there is a paucity of news from that quarter, intention of prolonging the bao into Sze-If it ba trite, a reported, that General chuan Province. This is precisely the ides Macdonald has been checked, then it is safe we have repeatedly promulgated. The lian to say that the Free Staters opposed to from Lackay to Yunnen-ft is the first stop Lord Methuen's column have been strongly towards Szechuan, -a more important tract reinforced, for sine the repulse at Spyt of country, commercially speaking, than fontein it is reasonable to suppose that Lord Yunnan--and thus far churing our intervals Mathuon also has received a large propor in Western and Southern China. We are tion of the British reinforcements of in- well aware that certain objections have fentry and artillery so promptly despatched been advanced to this line. First, the high in England. Suen, Menting of Shareholders of the
Humphreys Estato and Finance Co.,te of freight by tail; and, second,
3 p.m.-Meeting of Shareholders of the Hoogkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., at the Company's Offices, Queen's Buildings, New Praya. THURSDAY, March 8
Noon-Menting of Sharshokiors of the China Piro Insurance Co., Ltd., at the Company' Offices, No. 3, Queen's Road Central.
MONDAY, February 19:-
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
SHERRIES.
B SUPERIOR PALE DRY,
For due, fase
reach the set.
But if there is one point more than
The Plague at Manila.
The Wheeling' Disaster. wil be back
or soda four other gentlemen, the the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Aski- following telegrant has been received by
tle Squadron:--
of the following information, under date Consut-General Wildman is in receipt February 4, regarding the outbreak of plague at Manila Thoro have been five Ltd., at the Registered Odices of the the incuranianes of carrying Chinese another on which public interest contres of last month. Those cases with nino authenticated cases of plague in this city. The first case was discovered on the second Company.
preduce through s French Colony to that point is Ladysmith.
In our opinion, only the thing definite is known. It is authori districts in the city. There has been one Here some other suspects have been confined to two first objection is worthy of consideratively stated by the War Office that atien, for the local French administra-General Buller's
case developed in the past seven days. tion is able to extend freedom of transit Tugela Kiver on Monday last, the 5th than if has been for many months, and fereo re-crossed the The present denth-rate of the city is lower through the Colony to freight from the instant and that it is advancing to the thora is no cause for appsulension the the Chiasso provinces. Certainly, the Hai-relief of Ladysmith, The advanes must plogue will take any serious hold. House; phong-Szechuan railway muld not hope to perforce be slow, and it is not to be son-house inspection was inaugurated sever. nonequulise all the expertation aml trafficdered at that Ladysmith has not yet boon al wooks ago, and the physical condition of in view of the low charges of the native relieved. Ballur has the strongest Beer all inhabitants is known." bats, which, m spite of loss of tiric. will force opposed to him, and the Boer posi- always carry a certaiu percentage of the tion fus ben su atrengthened since the
me. (Egatia: The Customs Oficials ropulse At Lungylor--In Kwangsi--36 hours impossible to
A Ccleuso that it Journey from Haiphong at 30 days by without heavy British lossus. Although of $1000 to the sufferers from the Wheel
drive Joubert
In connection with the contribution sampan frein Canton, find it cheaper to ob- the Tugels was crossed on Monday, the disaster, aubsoribed by H. E. the Go- tain their provisions from Canton than from heaviest fighting appears to have occurred Tonkin.) All the same, certain perishablo on the following day, when the British in gonds and provisions will profit by the more fantry drove the Beers from their entrench- rapid transit by rail, this in turned positions on the kopjes at the point of ojarating komežcially, towards increase of the Lugone, and recupied the captured output. On the other hand, French pro krpjes, What the British loss was may duco will and a readier market, and gathered from the list of muualties will be able to penetrato abundantly sent on by our Colombo correspondent. into the Provinces traversed by the railway. It is a grim satisfaction to know, howevor, Therefore, importation and espectation that the loss of men was not to vain, and would both gain importance by the project that substantial vietmy crowned the British ed line, and there would be an caermous arint, fur we rote to believe the Boar increase in the consumption of foreign reports that there was a reputition of the gods. Mr Litton is of a contrary idea, bat our contemporary in inclined to believe troops engaged includes the Durham Light The Isla do Luson.' that he is not di interested in the view be infantry, a battalion of the Rifle Brigade takes of the French scheme, and that he is (of which at least one battalion is shutde Luzon returned yesterday afternoon The U.S. reconstructed gunboat file prejudiced in his opinion that the trade of up in South China will not go through Tonkin, the Royal Rite Corps, and the Scottish eight houta' duration. The gunhost is now
Ledyaraith), battalion
of from a very satisfactory trial trip of foxty. This is just the reason why we aim the Rifles, probably supported by a powerful in commission, and is commanded by a contrary,' says the French writer, mul huutilary contingeny. General Buler hastain Blecker, and during the trial the is quite entitled to his opinion. Poubtless, had dillicult conditions to contend against; navigation and general working of the there are excellent resous why certain hut now that he has succeeded in reaching vessel was carried out by her own officers proportion of the tendo of South Chin the right side of the Tugela he will act re- and crew. Constructor Hobson, U.S.N., B, C, and CC are excellent dinner Wines Coluniea.
should find its way through the French linquish bis efforts until to has finally who has superintended the resurstruction and suitable for invalids and debesto various routes have inch to say in Ladysmith. Wo venture to assert that the douf, Inspouts of Machinery, Donstituted Men who have studied the driven off the Roar army and relieved of the vessel, and Limit. Copacnder Burg stomache. Dad E are after dinner Wipes favour of the Tonkia route; but much news of the past week is energing to all the Board of Inspection, and Mr W. C. of a voty superior vintage. All are true depends, of coarse, on the attitude of the British subjects, and clearly foreshadows Jack was present during the trial in the Keres Wines
Dis Wino, Green Scal Capeulo...........
$10.80
C MANZANILLA,
PALE SHERRY,
12.00
NATURAL
White Capaule
OC SUPERIOR OLD DEY,
PALE NATURAL SHERRY,
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E EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, vory finest quality. Black Seal Cuprule fold Battled)...
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14.40
20.40
Samplo botiles and smaller quantities will be supplied at proportionate wholesale
rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuino when bought direct from us in the Colony or from authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
Spionkop aflair. It would seam that the
French Plague Lymph.
a
press its high appreciation of the great
Wataux, Bronklya, Hongkong,
generosity shown by the residents of Navy Department wishes you to ex-
Itongkung in providing for families of killed and injured on U.S.9. Wheding in accident."
Tho telegram is signed by Mr Long, Se. crutary to the Navy,
interests of the Dock Gompany. The le de Luzon left on Wednesday, and proceeded
the Jubilee Subscription and the objects baniment. General Burger reports that he Colonics concerned, the expansivo nature. for which it was supposed to ha devoted, repulsed the British at Poot Drift, and that of the item Home Charges' runs the nn. I became an absent-minded beggar*
for
Gth ist. with even wore guns,
BEUTER'S SERVICE.
the time boing, and (mixing up the thy crossed the river in great confusion.nnat bill up to something largely above the Straits husiness) said the money bad The Cannonade, which was unprecedented, stipulated and authorized government, rois Leen returned, as nothing had been done continued all day, and was resumed on the berg. Of course, as men, and Englishmen here with if. That when my friend reminded me he had not got in money back, I then regembered that the same rule applied in my case and to tell you the honest truth, we could not make
That it is generally, bere at Fonda
out what had been done, or what was abrut to be accomplished
That it may be that sending round the hat tion stones have been land, Lut no super- atructure seos likely to arise in the neighbourhood of any of the sites whereon the atones were laid. is a much essier operation than the returning of the money. 'batl
I do not believe for a moont many of your residents desire the return of cent, but it might be worth while to calls acting of subscribers and discover
at that, wo do net sbjcet to pay for our own defence, and, indeed, we have all shown. our willingness to contribute our gavia in
for Her Majesty's warships or otherwise, en money towards the national glo. fence, but we entirely fail to see why, y s place is fortified and kept, up to military when requirements for purely Imperial and str
re-national affair and not a local one? We tegid reasons, whether sa couliny station. the incidence of taxation for this purpose should fall we heavily on the sirvalders of the local laltabitants.
Surely this in
Kranskloof, which commands the shortest
Lastas, 8th February, 1900. GENERAL BULLER'S ADVANCE. General Buller has capturoda kunjo called
The enemy on Tuesday endeavoured to read to Ladysmith, and it is not likely the Boers will succeed in dislodging our fores,
take the position, but were repulsed.
MODDER RIVER. Geners! Macdonald maintains hiu' po-
wish, but dare not hope to audcogd, to por Auade the Colonial Office that this is indeed the fact.
the paragraph from the Fins regarding tim The Sanitary Bard evidently noticed duraping of the, rubbish carts on the re- clamation ground, for, although they have not put a stop to it, they have put up a notion at each end of the road, whore the - Culer.dumping goes on, declaring the said nad
whether or not the Jabila mency col-ai, holding the highest portion of the lected could be handed over to the South kopie, while the Buen hold the lower. African War Fund. That this would be a definite object, while
Unfortunately, the slope is too steep to all other aims have apparently been mount artillery. cither in the air or under discussion and delay that seen to be intermmable. That the comenmity and the Vilerfuers welcome the return of Sir John Carring too, and congratulate Mr Stewart Lock. hart upon his departure on leave to the Hons fond.
CAPE COLONY.
ber, mad are shelling unvors to the camp
The Boers are very active round
General Gather's fighting yesterday was mainly between valposts, and the Boers
That it is vors interesting to note the retired when the British re-inforced the
natural way in which the two great Fr glish-speaking racas get on together outlying camps, ao amicably, wherever they moot, apart from the diplomatic action between the Government of Great Britain and the U.S. Government.
LONDON, 5th February, 1900. MORE RE-INFORCEMENTS. Mr. Wyndham (Under Secretary of War)
nighteen inchise neroes, and the reart is, say closed for teatis. The board measures thirty-five feet wide, consequently, foot passengers waltz all round it. The road in quastion is the shortest route from the jetty where the foury launches land their pissengers, and no man, unlees ho his an incurable lunatic, is going to walk along two sides nf
tringlo when he en proosed along the base, What but the stoppage of garbage dumping and We.roguire is
closing of the rond,
not
and of the Public Works Department. necessity matelied. These be things that oumble menbers of the Sanitary Board enquire your attention Messieurs the hou
That, somehow, cousinship han developed
into brotherhood, and I was very pleased stated in the Hongo that it has been decided the reaval of that unsightly and very un- That the little touch of stumpathy given by ing the total number of woops to 191,000, to learn that after the recident on the to send to South Afrion 17 motu battalions U.S. Wheeling almost the first aid came from H.M.S. Centurion
came of Militin and 300 more Ycondry, bring several Hongong
residents (headed, I exclusive of ineffectives and casualfice. believe, by Qovernor Biske) to the suf fezons by the accident referred to, mrrier its own moral with in
That the settlement of the contract
CASUALTIES.
The cross ignorance if the average Eng- listirung regarding anything outside his pwa
The casualties at Potgeiters Drift, up to particular dvelling place has been over and
to carry out the Extension, and Renoor on Tuesday, Amounted to licets over again exemplified in the mis-stato clamatia, and tho Back-building
but that such a
paper as the Fondon and
print a deliberate state of its absence of China Express, which lays itself cut ta dis cuss things Chinese, should commit to nywledge concerning the Kowloon
the comprehension. hintornid Buttergent Furseth
ote for the Royal Naval Yand here, Filled, 15 wounded and about 216 men ments in the elutans of the English Press, appears to have come by way of a
killed and wounded. surprisa to our local archifdes some of That if it be true the successful contractors most unfortunato accident cenrred
whoan had tendered for the work. Accident. oring faremon only, sad trust to: uitive Ishont, this will militate considerably house, for sings considerable time. against the wikling trade, or rather Trat I note you touch in the Hongkong
agnst the builders and owners of
and Water Dog Company aku galing the necessity of meeting all
covergencies.
yesterday during the course of the egling.
The weather was somewhat rough on the operations of the river etosmer Hengshan Harbour, and one of the coal hats along nie was frequently driven against a fender protocting lip side of the steamer. One
von City and rested, that Alsatia cif
We bad imagined that whole work knot how our brave volunteers fought the Imitle of Ko
Chi-
se crisis from the Celestial grasp, Als! The bame which we carn is temporary and purely local, and goeth nut
That her the Managing Directors of the very heavy lurch of the best broke the to make history. Has the editor of the La Iand Investment Company he so received rope by which the fender was suspended, and C. Hapres not heard how gilletly the & requlation signed by no less than fifty and the heavy log of wood fell with great the Field Battery charged the poly fields eight stureholders, eating for meeting
Maxims defended the landing atage, while
to discuss the prepositions lately promul foren upso one of the cond coulies. The Ichabod The glory of our deads has not gated at the annual mecting as to reserve poor fellow was so seriously injured that hoshone forte as it should have done. It is fund and
Mila futuro
That
it is generally nudettoad the Directore died a short time afterwards. His boty
favour of a contin which, in the most was removed to the martuary. approved Ipgs forms, will practically
ace by
carry out the objects set forth in both Vessels at The Docts--át Kind con- That this desirable result must, of course,uck, Trailer, U.S.S. Iris, Kvesaur, the propositions already put forward in Tela de Cabo, Hongkong, U.S.S. Mound the pale papers. be arrived at by means of the coins Maidzyru Maru, Prisper, Ty mcoal resolution passed at the prescribed statutory cataiordinary meeting
Cosmopolitan,~~13019-Juan de Austria, Menavir, Daphna, Victoria. BROWNIE
Aberdeen noo
Anti-Christian Movement,
Froach Governant, towards the merchants, further victories in this near futura. tradore and carriers of other nations, All things being equal, Topkin should claim a large, if not the largest, share of the transit. things are not yet equal, and Canton and udo of South and Wost, Chinn; but all Hongkong, Itareas to es, will long remain tho prinsipal ports for the handling of this trade. We admise the persistancy of the Foch. They have striven Lard & keep the West River closed till they can get our their railway pahed up from Lokay to Lungehow and Nanning-in-and the British authorities have bean patient enough in all conrcionco in the fate of this spposition but the world cannot stand still while gut aut of going up to Peking on the ples result of the trial bhowed the ship to be the French daily, and, meanwhile, notwith that he is to busily engaged at the moment pou standing the pectinant mandarms and the and Arsenal. It is farther stated that with the abits of the Hanyang Ironworks
of vicellent mes grang proportion depredations of other rator, the trule owing to the altered majorent affairs in the
ishing touches have to be put Peking, the ex-Vicemy la kiasi hi the capital but will recure at oude to bin ton abazoned his intention of proceeding -
astral home in Human
to the south-west beyond the Tadzone Is The Kobe Chronicle of the 31st January lands, various tests being applied during plague lymph ordered by the Home De-forced draught, but she was subjected to a. anye-Two thousand cases of the French the ropage. The vessel was not put under tent from Hanoi are expected to arrive vary strict speed test, ranging from extreine Kobe shortly on the Hiroshinut mara. show to full power, a speed of a little over arrived to inculate doctors engaged in levan knots being attained. All the gaus The lymph will be sent to Osaka-on its plague inspection, and hospital nurses and in the battery were red six times, and the To Prevent Hebellion other who may come into close contact gune warn seated at extreme elevation, ex- The Tiong-li Yuen, evidently seri with plagas patients. Chang Chih-tung.
tramo promure, and target practice was ously alarmed by the aspect of the affaire made at a range of, 1200 yonde. The vas in the provinces and the Ekelihood of It is sporte (says the Chic Gazette) housutility sovits vore put to the best rebellion, his ordered the various Viceroys that Chang Chib-tung is endeavouring to with high tisfactory results, and the and Governors to shake zid onquiries into their jurisdiction and to ascertain how gens the number of ses held by the people in and firearms come to be imported gainst all existing regulations. China Gastle.
S. WATSON & CO., LIMITE, E HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established AD. 1841,
of the West Birut ports is slowly bat staully încroping, se the quarterly 1807 returns of the Imperial Maritime Customs
start will probably bë
HAKER out a wesk The trial trip
nepastay, and we put it now in plain sad
that editor of La
don contemporary should learn that, thanks the Acting Commandant in part eater, the to the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and to walled ofty of Kowloon became e, British city in the early part of last year.
It
ritins are nilusing Chiscao contractors and thousand puties that the autho
Furopean and jobbers to spoil our beauti fol suburb of Kondoon. With every in- ducenient to make a purely Buropeza Our currespondent at Taichow, Che quarter of surtain, districts of the peningula, lang, writes that the clouds are gathering Chinese-built houses are being ran up is again there. He any that in a fry in Edtoppah, and, in the end, we shall anve Hugyen a wook or two ago Bomma the uma anhely mixture which makes close contiguity to those inhabited by
Catholic was killed, and non-Christian the City of Victinin unendurable. Surely to linge were so conflicting that it to prevent this sort of thing T Chinese shot in the leg. But the accounts to goodness the nutrities have the powe poleto vonkey definite statement hire rot, thus it is time-feur die people s At present. N. G. Dily Ne
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The Corretill insist that there shall be in an deal constractive toute inaitwaking univerdal peace, and the activity in Bussian diseases. Mail taken der weich Groenale indicate than be la not going to and stewi
upt anyady to break it.
Thones to exert himself, and, secure fur the
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phasing hiness houses, istrines and, garbage costa,
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abject