WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1800.
Notas by the Way.
Dr L. S. Little has left Shanghai for Durban, it is said, to offer his services to the military authorities there.
Wales has won the Best International Rugby utch of the season, deferting Eng.
and at Gloucester by 13 points to 2.
Among the promotions in the Police Porco, dating from January 1, is Third Class Inspector Ford to be Becond-class.
..
Tho N. Y. K. steaner Font Maru, which put back on account of her collision with a Norwegian steamer, luft London for
the Enat un the 4th inst.
News from the Philippines.
The widow of Jose Rizal is to open school for English at Cebu, where her pre- sont husband runs a tr
The Cico, a new steamer of 60 ton, belonging to Mosses Quitters Bros., of Monili, which was built in Hongkong fu the cost trade of the Philippinon, was wrocked on bur maiden trip, su 4th Fabra ary, our San Fernando de In Union. -
Yachting.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The eighth race of the Royal Hongkong
Yacht Club will be mailed on February, 18
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS
THE WAR RELIEF FUND.
"TONG KONG'S · CONTIBUTION,
His Excelloney Sir Henry Blake sends
over the following course From Police CHINA MAIL'S' SPECIAL SERVICE, the following letter for publication -- Pier, Kowlcon, mund Charitel Rooks, Kowloom Rocks, Moyor's East Lany, all to port; twice round: 13 miles.
The Indian Reliefs.
On February ; the Kung having on board the officers and non of the 16th badras Native Infantry, which is to relievo The Public Council of Cabu has made it the King's Own Regiment, arrived at Sing pulsory Unt children botween the ages sporo. The battalion in compared of ninc and 14 shall attend primary schools un-European officers, and 786 intivo oficers, loss tho parents or guardians can satiatec NCG, men and camp followers. The torily show that they are receiving the re- quired instruction at home or in private sehoods.
of
Madras Native Infantry, relieving the Highland Light Infantry, have arrived at Columbo.
The Wreck of a Torpedo Boat.
THE WAR.
THE WAR.
that 100 Boers were captured north of the Tugela on Sunday, and are now on thele way to Durban. medy
White Blamed for Holding Ladysmith,
Colonial Troops in Action. London, Jan. 17-Lion Roberts, in an The Mansion House,
ocial Tour to the War Offico, Atates that Loudon, Stl January, 1900, the Now Zealand Rifles held a hill n Rens
The Gazette despatches which have boun Sir,--I have the honour to-day of receiv-burg, a detachment of the Yorkshires sup- published have provoked a storm of blame ing, through the Blangkong and Shangland and five wounded. General French, influence in regard to not evacuating Lady. then. The British kostun ware mix on General Winto for yielding to political
Banking Corporation, the unificant sums
THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITE for the Soldiers and Sailors' Families A5-5aid that on every ocasion they had shown smith at the critical moment.
GENERAL BULLER WILL MAKE
ANOTHER ATTEMPT. BOER ACTIVITY. (From Our Ona Correziondent.) -
COLOMBO, February 14..
of $7000 from the Hongkong community in complimenting the New Zeniacal troops. sociation's branch of the Transvaal War they were worthy of the highest priso
A Renter's telegram states that the Bo Fund
2.
The Battle at Colenso-The
Mistakoago
doneral Builer says that at Colonso, the men fought like heroes.
In acknowledging this handsome rounit on Monday tried to storm a hill held by a tance, all be glad if your Excellenes company of the York tire regiont and r will favour ma by couvaying to the sub- few of the New Zealand troops, oninud- scritora tan gratitudo I feel for their liberaling the enemy's position near Rersburg, response to your appeal, and my sincere The Boers, unidor the protection of a heavy
Colonel Bullock and the Derons, nod and grateful thanks for thin splendid mani.firo, erupt towards a low wall uvering the hiring received the order to retire, defend- festation of their sympathy in this National Yorkshire men. What a fical rush on the ed themselves and they wounded, till-night- It is reported that a column of 2000 emergency.I have the honour to be, Sir, part of the enemy was imminent the York-fall, merely sucrandering lease the onemy
shiroa leaped the wall and charged the threatened to shord the lative, Your Excellency's most obedicat
Boers at the point of the bayonot. Cap- General Hart's attempt to find the Bridlo. W. R. N. Maddocks, of No. Con Drift ford was in vain, and it is now stated pany of the New Zealand troops, nad 10 of that the Boora had previously deepened
is meu co-operated with the Yorkshires, and destroyed it. and acquitted themselves in manner.
Bucrs has been detached from General Joubert's command to cutBank General Sir Redvers Buller's colum.
Mr Winston Churchill, the Special Cor. respondent of the Morning Post in Natal, cables that another offert will be made by
Kang Yu-woi arrivod foly at Singa- pore on the 2l int. The Straits Tivice
The touler of dw Compania Maritin warns him against plotting the overthrow
Torpedo Buat No. 36, which was of the Chinese Government in a manner of $190,500 for the purelinge of the Spanish: that savours of the silly. The editor of ganbenta Alant, Quros, and Fillibus han brought down from the West River on that gulmotherly sheet must to aware on accepted. The willery and amnunt. February 11, has been very seriously damag- that England has over been this refuge of Lins was not sold, the conditions of the sled by being piled up on the rocks at Chang foreign ditial reformors, aud that, after being that those articles would be sold Sa. Chu, and the salvage opetitions were General Buller to relieve Ladysmith, and, separately on the purchasor of the ships attended with considerable disealty. This presenting an order from the Auction authegities suctioning his purchase at the
, is.Kang's worst crinie
The Rocent Godown Fire.
Mr H. H. J. Goupirtz, the Acting. Pulice Magistrate, has issued his decision
armament.
REUTERS SERVICE
Losuox, 12th February, 1900.
THE WAR.
salvage party in charge of Chic Boatowain that the forward movement thay be expect Boughton left for the secne of the wrecked at any moment, about three wosks ago, inmediatoly on no- • coipt of intelligence of the disaster. The An interesting story is told by Libertas party loft in two lucches towing thres in the case in which Yu Stun Tia and Chan of the insurgent garrison of Nueva Gustos, lighters, and on arrival at Chang Sa Chu Sz, the former boing the manager and then tho Camarines. The insurgents, foaring immediately set to work to raise the vessel. other the keeper of the Chop Yik godown the town would be attacked, removed three A lighter was attached to each sido of the were charged with storing explosives. It hundred Spanish prisoners who wore con-wreck at low tide and with the rise of the will brancabered that the Chop ik fired there to Tayabas provinco escorted by tide the torpedo bont was flested off the godown was destroyod by firs 40 33nd
a small detachment. On reaching the rocks. She was then heuchet for Dazember, and a largo quantity of r
town of Ligminan, opposite the San Miguel porary repairs and afterwards Boated down tridges was fernul ninong the debris. His Worship fined the manger $10) and dis, the prisoners, being tired, exhausted to Wangmoon alurg between two lighters, and hungry, refused to proced farther. She was towed over in this condition by charged the godoan-keṇpár.
The ascort endeavoured to fores them on three launches Sho is to be taken to the and a condict followed, in which the pri- Dock. Supplies of Arms and Ammunition.
The Premier of New South Wales besoins, armel with sticks and stones, de roceived a cable siessay from the Agent,feate their guards, who fled. The prisoners General in reply to his ender for 3,000,000 then became the masters of the town, with
A Heavy Upper Cut.
Bervant,
(Sgd) ALPRE J. Newros,
Lord Mayor.
His Excellency Sir Hoary A. Blake, G.C.M.G.; Governor of Hongkong.
HAINAN NOTES.
.
tain
guilant
it is impossible to get lotters to or frotted in the Light of the enemy,
in
Colonel Long and two of the wounded affor orplanations sa to how they ignored The Brors Bad, tumbling over our attorders in pushing on to within 300 yards other in their anxiety to cepe from the of the enemy's rifle pits boyand their escort. charge of the British and tho Colonials.
General Butter himself does not explain The quemy Inst 21 killed and lind 50 why the guns wore finally abandoned; but wounded,
it seems fluxt be despatched two Battaliona (From Our Own. Correspondent.)
Jan. 18-Further particulars of the on-and two Bitzerian to help to extricate Honow, February 8. gacement gear Rensburg en Monday state General Hart, who, in pressing into a This pinco has had the usant isolation of that when the captain of the coar of alient loop of the river, encountered a
the Yorkshire Regiment was wounded, severe cross fire. this time of the year when all business | Captain W. B. N. Maddock, of No. 2 Coin-
--- ག stops for the most part of two weuks, and any of the New Zealand troops, ordered
Blunders at Belmont. at the point of the bayonet which
Led Methuen complains that his in- Hongkong till the festivities of the season Trooper Connell, of Auckland, one of formation reling the fontability of the are user. The weather hero has been more the New Zealanders, was killed and Riot and Bodder Bivers at various points thuu usunily cold for the season, but thore Sergeant Gourky, of Dunedin, died from variably proved incareact. He also da- the wounds he received in the action. clares that he was committed to a frontal] Thors are various indications that the he not been the usual amount of rain. A patrol of 16 of the New. South attack at Belmont through the Grenadiors Boers are fully propired to meot Led People, generally koep indoors, and there Wales Tauces and South Australian losing their e détection, Colonel Crabbe,
the 3rd Battalion.
Fou, having mig Roberts plans, and they have developed has been little of interest among the foreign French's Division, wers ambushed near taken for the south knoll of Gue Hill, an
How penting with Lieutenant-General comman li increased netivity round Colesborg and
cummunity,
Rensburg. Five were killed, one wound- other bill intended for the Cokistroams, General Methwon'a position.
attacke ed, two escaped, and the remainder wore and losing heavily in westerly capsured. A Preclamation has recently appeared,
Jan. 19.-The mishap in attributed to causing some anxiety.
put out by the local mandarin, which ox- treachery on the part of a Dutch farmer, General Buller's recent casualties are horts the people to accept of the privileges who, it is believed, trarned the Boers of the mostly slight wourds.
offered by the French Hospital. The whereabouts of the introl, cabling the Boers to advance and so compel the patrol Raster's Correspondent at Rensberg, occasion of this information, was the pur-to retrost upon one abashed kopjes,
The Daily Blail states that a paltol' was 11th instant, says that two patrois, cela chase of a piece of land on the road posed mostly of Australias, were surround from Hoihow to Kiungahet, just North Rent on Wednesday to the sceno of the action, and found the desi body of Trooper
which mark the plot are inscribed in Chi nese with the characters which indicate that wounded, and twelve wero captured.
it, marks the property of the French Tos pital. Your correspondent has not been able to learn just who has bought the plot, or what kind of a hospital is to be erected, though iron the contents of the mandaria's proclamation it must be intended to do charity work among the people hero.
The advance of the Beers in Zululand in
THE PRESER.
rganils of sunsunition and 1000 rifles. Sir Home fire-arms taken frum the insurgents, the Straits Times, caulil never be written of ad vostenday; some uscapel, soveral were the wheelbarrow vilings. The stakes Grifith, of the South Australian Horea,tion at Belmont, and the same remark is
Julian Salomonselates that tho ktrin upon the watufactories at presun is very great on account of the hoary demands of the War Olico consequat upon the Boer War, and as a result the order has not as yet been placed. Mr Lyne has come to tho conclusion that as things are tho Colony has not in its pessoa.um suffl. cient aring ve ammonition if she should become involved in any military atrife, and he has cabled the Agont-General that the order must be filled without delay, uthorwise be will set about chaining the necessary material' from other sources.
They have built some barricades round the down and are determinal to hold it until the aerican forces arrive and resca.o
them.
Miscellaneous War Notes.
The following paragraply taken from
any clubmen in Boogkong Buce of the metabers of the Singapore Cricket Club are *absent-minded bergara Aghance round "the bar at this popular rendezvous displays | to piow, a dozen or so of chits bung up in
a
mwww.
LATER. THE INCREASE TO THE AUMY,
In the House of Lords, Lord Lansdowne explained the Army, scheme, and said that the first duty was to provide Field Army 130,000 men, which would form a re-
prominent position, and a further glance The American hospital sláp Alaina is shows the usual tengah written therean,
betno signature fattached at the buttons.of The secretary of the Club, is not expected
at Durban.
Lorl Roberts has decided to take his bodyguard from ausget the Colonial
rooms.
to know the handwriting of each of the 400 or av members, and this method apppare to be the only reminder than possibly be given to those members who are trou Two additional regiments of the Southbed with a bad memory. Of course, no Africau Light, Horse, mod repectively
one would suggest for a 10ment that these being raised in Capetorn
Of course there can be no difficulty in this after Lord Robertsand Lord Kitebener, sisignatures are purposely omitted; but, if |
mattur, for Germany, France, America,
Belgians and even Japan opzid soon fill the gaps in our armas mcks, and tax the cajucities of our mingazines to their utmost.
The Plague in Australia.
a meraber has sufficient memory to write his particular fancy, then his must be á Tho subscriptions to the War Tonds
very
had case when he cannot remember i have beon so liberal that the widow of
fo sigulis namo, Besides, the exhilation ponury: soldier-killed-in the war in South to get pla
Afries will receive at least a pension of 10s of these chits is getting a little too fre quont, and certainly they do not improve per week for life.
the finances of the Club.
Great consternation has been occasion- ed in Adelaide'at the discovery of two cames health authorities have toen engaged for injunction had been granted by the Chart A Chinese Lover's Revenge.
of tifo droaded bubonic plague which the
It reported from New York that
'ani
At the Magistracy, before Me Gum for deflecting from the Australian shores.ber, detaining the steamer Beranda on the ports an amusing story was ficard of the
the last few ouths in perfecting schemes Philadelphia, at the instance of a Britis
Africa
for further reinforcements for South It was proposed to add to the Army 18 battalions, 43 batteries of artillery and
carale regüments. The proposed changes would add 30,000 regulars, and 50,000 auxiliaries, making a total fures of 600,000.
REVIEW.
FOUR PIECES FOR THE PIANOFORTE. By Gertrude Clark. Hongkong Messrs Lano, Crawford and Ch. 1900.
· These pieces, "wo' are surprised to find, have her connposed by Mrs Francia Clark,
The French school which was opened here last year has heen closed for z few weeks, but we bear that it will soon be re- opened under the former teacher who is e native of Asunn
PEKING POLITICS.
There is no excitement here over the change of Emperors, but it any come when the people learn what has really been done at Peking.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Lord Methuen admits having beon in an unsafe positim throughout, causs it would have been impeable, to watch the progress of the fight without going to the front. He says he was glad to have been among the wounded, hersins be would have been iguorant of the caro bestowed upon them.
A Cavalry Brigade and a Battery of Horse Artillory would have saved tho pasi-
and also Lancor F. Kilpatrick, of the Par. made regarding Enslin.
matte Half-squeiron, who was badly wounded. There were seven dead Buer horses on the spot, indicating that the
The Temps joins the Foreign. Press in Lavors fought gallantly when they were inveighing against our Generals; but, in surprise. All the Boer enalties had noticing the coincidence of our military revomass with the calamities of Famine, as A Router's tologram first states that two mentioned by Lord Curzon, it rofors with of the Lancers escaped and returned to sympathy to on innumerablodifficulties and
to the unpretending courage and (mostenta A later Router message, however, anys tious good sense wherewith mon adminis that siz aero Lancers returned to caup, tering a great portion of our patrimony. including one trooper who, when his bore approach their formid We tasks. was shot, lay hidden until the Boors retir- ed.
bodu removed.
a
The face of the dead trooper whose body was recovered, was shattered, presmusbly by an explosive bulles.
"The Times correspondout at Rensburg cables the casualties as follows :--- Returned to camp.. Missing..... Kied..
Wounded dangerously................ Strengths of patrol....................
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The 1, in contesting on the disas tar, deeply regruts the incident, which, it says, is inseparable from guerilla warfare. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. the wife of cur Medical Officer of Health.
The aspapers acknowledgo the great To the Editor of the China MAIL."
gallantry displayed by the coloniala, Wo write surprised advinedly, as ནཿའ
Canton, February 13.
No official to formation has been received wero totally unaware that we bad such a
tur which ference to a correspondent's by the War Office regarding the incident
Jan. 19,10 a.m. patrol is various- talented lady-composer living in our midst. lettur which appeared in your Sutarday's |
at from 16 to 25 trouper, commanded by Livutent The first of theso piccesa Gavotte isso, and in which the writer draws a comly estimated at
parian between the present state of affairs and
W. V. Dówling, uf the Magee
Was
A Tribute from a Paris Paper.
Rosebery on the Situation, Lord Rosebery speaking at Chatham, asid that it was possible that British prestige had declined for the moment, int it would be infinitely stronger afterwards. Wo Dre better without such prostige sa is based on a rotten foundation, on which might Jure us to more disistrevs enterprises. The nation had developed fatty degeneration.
and required the bracing of adversity, was never su prend of England as in the Tugel week. The war has proved that out.... | Empire is a fact, besides the necessity of being methodical and scientific, and of decking our onamous, waste,"
Important Despatches from our Generals.
In both cases, the posons attacked were ground that ehe was intended to convey concentric behaviour of a Chinese painter written in the key of D Minor. The caval | in Africa sul flest at the opening of the Squadron 1st Australian fvolunteer) Horse, dating with the actions at Concie, Eland-
employed on the British steamer Tsinn,
themes, of which two are in the key of the
London, san asry 261⁄2--The London Gartite publishes Despatches from Sir Georgs white, War thera
is nothing like View an optimistic of things: but it On Tuesday the patrel reconnoitred towards slagte and Rietfontein; from General appears to the
to me that a much better parallel Nerval's Print, north-east of Colesberg, on Hildyard desting with the Willow Orange
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action; from Lord Mothuen dealing with might be dras on in the state of the the Orange Fren State frantior. French in the war of '70. For wo find in
When returning to camp in the afternoon Belmont, Graspan, and Modder Rivory and both cases the ammo opposition to pears the mon encountered between 50 at 100 from Sir Redvers Buller dealing with unrerutinosa, aid just us, the French cried ing kopje, intending to hold it until
asures, jingrisen, cacksuredness, and Boots. The colonials maced to a neighbour Colenso.
the Gover Sir George White says that the à Berlin!
so we cried Fretoria refiered. Half the cabdials houses were nor of Natal respresented to him that with- with wha- result in our remains to be seen went atbushed in a kopje. The troopers are minus of holding an With what result in their case we know shot by a fulley fired by the enemy who drawal from Glencoe would involve sush The humiliation sind loss of prestige is had encountered similar reception at the to accops the military risk of holding Dus- enough as it is, and eran if we do manage second kapjo. They, however, started des as the laser of two evils.
A: Despatch from Sir Redver Buller,
who had occasioned some alarm on board, relative Major, are well contrasted, and tak urkish
1 121 February, by the discharge of a the whole makes a decidedly effective piece. toy pistol. The case was put into the No. 2 is cutitled “Roverie, and is of a quiol hands of the Police by the Chinese Cupen and dreamy character. If played with tor who alleged that the defendant had the necessary expression and authness fired the revolver at him with intent to do this should also prove to be a very effective hou geievous belily harm. The story told tiere, and will probably became the mat by the defendant and corroborated by cir-popuhr of the four. In direct contrast is cakistanist evidence was that the defen- No. 3, a characteristic and consiurally
exations of the Quarutine Act.. Some (The whole of his ariillory is also lost. daat hol o sweetheart in Shanghai. He weird Polish Dance. This is written in to got through, whatever the capitalists again for camp, and maintained allant anted the 17th December,' says that, when :
planter.
Adelaide and, New York. bat spoke a hum.publishes a sensational interview given the indiance of liquor dofundint was obtious of the sozion, and, in addition
ber of ve seels and
stood by a disabled vossal.
Justy 1, the deceased was addit: Kitchener is reported to have mule extra smashing the photographs by jumping upon flat Major with a Trio in the key of D Hat
to Adelai to Hospital in a semi-delirious.
afterwards. The second case was that of &
ordinary statements criticising other gun-
three months.
my gain, as a nation it can bring us neither running fight. honour our glory. But it is ever so both
Tiwards the close of the fight a few of he heard of the disaster to Colonel Long's on the batteries, he believed that the six Naval in the history of the nations and of indivi. Major Rimington's counts arrived on the guns bed shared the same fate, and decided dunts. When they become too arrogant | scene. they are brought low, and it has been well enemy with the greatest determination, medutely that it would be imposable to
force the passage without gons, He be said that those whom the gala destroy they and rested a wounded Iaucer,
Three, wlonial troopers, who were well lieves he would have succeeded bat for the first make mad. Yours truly.
camp. They reported failure of the artilety. He personally mounted, reached ANTI-JINGO.
instructed Colonel Long te koop with the that two troopers were Billed. This letter is dealt with in our Elitorial Of the 14 men captured it is funnel thas Naval guns but that officur advanced far beyond the Infantry and the Naval gain. cula:1.-D., (LM)
seven or eight aro badly wounded,
The Beers wore seen carrying some of He recommends Capt. Congreve, Lieut. To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL' the wounded colonials and helping others Roberts, and Livat. Roed, and Corporal SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL MATCH.
Torpedo Dapût, Kowloon, Feb. 13, 1900,
who were unable to waik.
Lieutenant Dowling was among those captured.
Nurse for Victoria Crossen, and nineteen
traband of war to the Boers.: Europeans, and it was not until the death of one man that it.ivas dalinitely netertained
Telegrame from The Hagus, to bar that the doctorshad had under their treatment Dutch contemporaries in Jara amte:The a case of plague. The votion was a German, London papers comment adversely on named Witch Eppstsin, aged 18, who General. Buller's reserved attitude and on desorted from the ship Fornosu, which bis defeat at Spionkop. Germen newspapers anived ut l'art Adelaide from New York on estimato Warren's losses at Spiontop November 12. The ship was grantel pra-during three days fighting, on the 23rd, tique contrary to the instructions and pre-2445, and 25th January, ar 2,500 men
tays later a uumber of her entlors deserted Lyttelton's brigado has hoan compelled to bad evidently several, for the chief mate the Key of A Minor, with a second subject and disappeared inland.. During the voy-retreat upon Potgieter's, Delite. Tas mais bad him with throw phao (genplay in his and Trio in the key of the relative Major, age of the vessel a number of cases of position of the Bocre is at Medderspruit. hand. The specially favourud one, how. It in marked to be played Allegro tun fucco, sicka was occurred, but the captain con- Perhaps!
over, by squandering all defendant's money and, if performed with proper fire' and sidered them too tritling in character to log
The Legiger Naneste Nachrichten and otherwise misbehaving herself, had speed, should prove to be another popular them. The ship touched at no port between
The fourth and last piece is a driven her lover to drink, and while under March. It is the longest and most ambi Ford Kitchener to Dr Emil Numbert, prinz
the key of A to his departure for South Aftius. Lorted getting wildly an deck and to being written it
of four and Major-keys
ITO fle them. He afterwards held the photographspectively-it requires a certain amount
Artillerymen for the Distinguished Service Mob. Captain Schoßuld, whose action condition. He was in a filthy conditions nuw ja the full, and to hare given of the faithless one at an ero's length and of ceclinical skill to do it completo justice.
for Howover,
it is well within the capabilities and all on him, including his swag, was dotails of his plan of campaign. Doos the fired at it from the boy pistol. But the of the average player, and will well repay
· London, Jan. 18.-The letters of Mr was most Gallant, is not recommended Bennett Burleigh, the correspondent fur the Victoria Cross, brosuse ho acted upon burood. On January & the deconsed de
SI-A cabor of the Sister Servise, bullet missed its mark and pasted through a little carbal practico. Altogether, Mrs
the London Fly Telegraph, show that orders and not on his own initiative
In a later. Despatch from Sir veloped sying zons of plague and died a work | piniger, Neneste Nuchrichten oxpect us to fendant's own haml.The Magistrato Clark is to be heartily congratulated, on her I slwuld like to contribute to the corres
beliore the interview 1. The editor must
Opus 1
I-we supposo wo na right in thaependence at presunt ranning in your valu- Captain A. Fitzpatrick, a New South young lad of about nine years of age who imagine the English people are as simple was sated with the defendant's story.describing it, as to have pot, hand of any able vaper regarding last Saturday's Foot Wales military officer, who was detailed for Buller, dated the 27th December. com hut convictest him of being a possession of other works from her pent--an we look ball Match, viz, G. Co., Welsh Fusiliers special service in South Africs, hebaved outing upon the action at Zoutpans Drift with conspicuous gallantry in the defence to eays he supposes that our officers will was admitçi 20 Adelaido Hospital on minded as his restars it for imagings we
The soldiers naturally, being a little ex- of the gaus abandoned by thu artillerymon eventually learn the value e scouting but January 2, from the same district where can believe that Lord Kitzboner over gavearms without a licence, and bound him over forward with pleasure to fatato compusi HK. F.C.
tions from the same soarce. The four în a sani of 850 to be of good behaviour for pieces are published in eitura forma by cited, were perhaps a little too violent in under Colonel Long, on the occasion of that hitherto, nutwi standing ninjane totions, they seem to blupder into the middle the decased was found. It was at first such a futerview
of the chewy. Lessrs Lane, Crawford & Co., and the got their cuthusiasm, but had their team lost, Goastal Duller's Garcerásful thought that the day was sefaring from Mat Salleh Killed.
4p, paper and printing reficet, great credit I think they would have taken their defect force two drifts on the Tugula hiver
He escaped uninjured. typhuid fører but later the case was linga special to ogram to tlu Singowe Tatriotic Speech by Rosthery,
pon, the printers-Messre Wickins and in a much better spirit than the membas Co.; of New Bond Street, London. We of the H.K. F., seera to have done. nosed as folague. A number of dead rats Free Press, datul fabul, February), A Londen, degam, datat 54th Jan. can heartily common pac pieces to Being greatly in the majority they could which died from bubonic disease word reads Captain Harrington, Continandartuary, Bays-Lok Rasabory in a speech all pianists, and tuichers will find them fardly help monopahsing the road to a found in Adelaide our where the two of the British North Boruco Palice, wires delivered at Chatham on Tuesday, said that very useful as presiding for their pupils bertain extant,
light music of more than average merit.
It will hardly help matters by referring to patients who were affected with the plague that Mat Salleh in killed and his followers the present war in the Transvaal in some
the soldiers as a "Gang of Tommies, ote, wora isolated, "The health authorities have ¦ dispersed.
respects was the most formidable that Bri-
as your correspondent would perhaps be #tearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil.. placed in a peculiar position if it were not declared Adelaide to be infected with
tain had ever endertaken. It recalled to
Wounded. Majors E. W Thistlethwarte phagus, and overy precaution is boing taken
momery the tremendous task the Ausleuld be taken in conjunction with afar, a gang of then at present in the ad as a blunder in pablishing General Bul-dell; Lieats R. J. Grant and H. G. French 1. At the meeting of the Sanitary para feridus bad in connection with the insur- régime, coupled with life in the utermed. by one who understands the thought to be worse, tling the authunties and H. A. W. Briscoe
properly selected dietary. Under sth Transvaal. What Civilian calls a torer's statement of his intention to attack Brewster.
and W. S. Kays; Captains R. H. Beaumont- ment of Insolence would probably be Spianks, there has come the sogaol, which
is to prevent its sproed.
aro inclined to admit. It is now stated that
CAMBEUNTANK, scheme for a Trust Corporation for the rection in Bosnia and Herzgovina. He sir, and proper exercise, the patient will termless chuff.
improve more rapidly than under the old
Kled.Captain and Adjutant F. Murray Perhaps a direct appeal to the Powers Wednesday's casualties wore heavier than the first accounts indicated; and that Gen- Sanitary Improvement of the city of her said the present satagonism of the treatment of plain COD LIVER OUE, or
Wholesale and able issue than by abusing the soldier
Assistance, postponing his direct movement Osborne, the medium of your element through
nded.-Major & P. Strong and C. on the strength of the recent favourable R. O. Ellia Captain R. Wadless O'Gowan; sure there are very few men serving
Licum. H. V. Lockwood, Torkingtan, report from the Ganison, an under our Flag whe would not give a l
It'scerns that fieltral Warren, instead and F. G. W. Dreffen. circumstances. suy which had buon uvoked amongst the British I UNDERSTAND you are an athlete, remarks free gangway under
If your Correspondent gives as much of occupying Spionkopi, took up a position people would more than counteristance any ed the loudly to the new bander. Y
mam, prolly answered, b; I am the tentum to the Absart-Minded Beatsu what was merely a shoulder of the mountain. Spionkop itself, according to of the losses incurred through the events suntpion high jumper from Jumpersville abroad na he does to a few soldiers rotura which had taken tesco during the week The being the case, said the landlady. I ing frous & Football Match, the former will the maps of the Intelligendu Departnerit, is higher and more dificult thma Stondon. will have to ask you to pay your boar in ndoshteply be well provided_fur when Moreover, General Warren mistook a stray advance I have had all the experience they retur with jumpers care for this, it only to ensure d'fair All sud no terrific effect, maintaining the struggle the Trusting you may find space to publish ticket of Boery for the main parrison, who descended on bin position at daybreak with a ofron I beg to subscribe myself, your whole day It is supposed that half of THE MODERN WAY YE OMMENDS Beal to the well-informed,
to do shpally and offectually what w was formerly done in the crudent, manner
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The Banitary Board
convened for to moraw afternoon, a draft
British asualties.
The Truth about Splenkep. General Builor reports that the casualties, Loader, January 27-The present is the on the 25th were six officers killed sal post saxious momeat in the South African twelve wounded; eighteen men killed and Campaign since the reverse at Colenso in 142 wounded; 31 missing the December,
Following upon what is generally regard-
TEIND KIKAS: KIFLES, Kaled-Colored R. G. Buchazen Rid
The Indian foreign will not boVictoria, drwyn up by Belect Committen European pawn, towards Great Britain wanita Emulsions. It is easily king by the that he would bring about a more faveur eral Buller, has gone to General Warmann, Capt. Waltor and Lient. J. W English or Australian coins, gays an indian of the Board, avill be submitted. The re. largely attributable to corrupt information, Retail frosin A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd columns. Being a Servico man myself for the relief of Ladysmith for the present i
tinguishable at a glaned from the ordinary
most delicate stomach.
but he trusted that this would be the worst Hongkong
cooperary. If the latter be closely port of a Select Committee of au inspeis- examined, they will be seen to bear the Lion of No. % District will also be sub-ove of Britain's enemies, The spirit
fetter Mors, showing that Melbourne nutted.
or Sydney was the place of minting. Pre-
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the Indian seine will bent the les Polo at Singapore.
ter as indicating the Balay Mint
The dies will be sent out from Eveland. Captain Marker and Mestra Doben,
It is difficult to understand why the Pro-Jocksun sad Morral, ef the King's Own when the baltie of Julenes was fought clomation is still delayed. The Crow having been defeated by a mala to 2 in the Is the case of other nations such lawyare kavo now had ex moulin to Frame
proud of
the sunns of the simple nailfication requi- eccond tis for the Prince Henry of Pruista verse an then occurred might have led to a b site, and that seems something more than Cup et Singapore, the following teams were revolation, and ho was taver ample even for the habitual procrastination eft in for the has played on the Sd Great Britain as during that week. of lugal office.
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The Club.
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MeJohnson Major Gawne Captain Lorie
Mr Youpy
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by the Regimental
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was no tendency on the part of the people to caccuse any one, butics a
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BLUEJAOKEM
General Lyttletone Brigade was meas while engaged to the cash, thus preventing rain forearents from Joavior the heights op posite to Potpeter a Drifé
There is every probability that the Spion KARCH MOLINILO furco in now engaging General Lary's
hari Sulum on the teft
INDIAN STAY CORPS, Wounded –Majur Kayly,
Founded.Captain Foru
No casualties in the Rifts Brigada or the
Durhams
WEATHER REPORT.
The following notice is issued from the Observatory
On the 14th at 11.55 8. The ævorstær
Freshure is lights over N. China, Howest as top a little on the count of China. in a slight depression which as to bu moving NE to the 8. of Japan. Gradients Bethung hat bisa heard regarding God alight, with moderate monsoon on the const ers and in the Y part of the China Sea. Fore- Cintainable average, who seema trustworthy, states at wrapdacale 2 wloda, cloudy, minty,