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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1900.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Notes by the Way.
The delivery of the Foglish Mail was began at 11.30. today.
The Legislative Council meets Monday afternoon at throw o'clock.
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The French Mail of the 2nd April was delivered in London on the 22nd May.
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The Entirational Football Match Singapore. Butland v Englaud, played on May 15, ended in a draw-cute goal sach..
Macao, Kobe and Qaska are dealurad infected ports, by telegram from The Com. Jaissioner of Customs at Shanghai, received ja Hongkong on the 23rd inst..
The retum of plague cases up to noon m the 2th May showed that twelve fresh fases and five deaths recurred during the preceding 48 hours.
The second man-çgaference steatonz J. 1. Telur sailed fous innere for Lon don on 15th. May with a full marge Inking inbied sint-cut wescrd hundred tons for
back of room.
An affecting scene was witnessed at the P. and .jetty. Wonsung, in May.20, when a large assemblage of friends bare farewell to lady and Mies Hannen, who left for house by the Empress of dreperit.
Plague on the Coromandel."
The P.&O. 5. N. Company'sstentar *Coromandel, carrying the mails to Rurope, was detained in quarantine this morning biszaccount of two cases of plagas having developed our hand. It szex fant two of the European crew are affected, namely, the barrier and head waiter. The Gr inandel will leave to-fhurrow at 6 pan.
Hongkong Hotel
The Navy League.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Hongkong bruch of the Navy Longue has remitted home the full of £40: sterling in aid of these on service in South Africa or their families, being the equival ent of 9602 collected from mcnibers and associates of the branch.
The Welcome to the Terrible."
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS
DR. HARSTON'S CRITICISMS.
REPLY OF THE M. 0.
At the meeting of the Sauitary Bean CHINA MAIL'S SPECIAL SERVICE. this afterason, the following was submit
THE WAR.
Led:
Bank Buiting
THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, Yesterday we served as a general holiday in the Colons, the noosin being. the eighty-first birthday of Queen Victarin Queen's weather prevailed throughout this Cay and the short renjite iron-bušite worry was much appreciated The men of war in the barbour, as well as the mujorily
May 10, 1900, Doar Mr Woodcuck,
In reply to yours of May 9, the caber Of plague occurring during limewashing which of the merchant ships, dressed for the
THE WAR.
Despatch From Defender of Kimberley.
Toudon May 8 The Despotch of Colonel Kekowel is een pugetier In have been impossible withat the assistance irhe save the dafuce of Kimberley would
of the local forces and the citizens.
Lord Roberts covering despatch says
the usistance of the sitizens was most
The address of welcsino to the Captain THE ADVANCE ON PRETORIA bad in my mind when writing my lottor chaion, while the Royal Standal was valuable, and that Mr Rhodes materially ·
Officers and mon of H.M.S. Terrible in The Bank of the Houghing Regina lying for signature at the Ilongkong Club, will play at the Hunghung Hotel to-morrow the Henglong and lumbas Bank and (Saturday) evening, from 8p.m. to-430 Ausura Lane, Crawford and Co.'s.
The following will be the pr.' .... 1.134. grande- March... Under the Boulde
-Eagle Wagne verteght Gavalry...... Supp. Selection Reminiscences of
Scoalan Gulfray. Valno. Sobre las Rosas. Fabiania Canadian Airs... Barwood. Polka... Tretta
Grant. God Save the Queen.' Lime washing Ordinance Wholesale
Prosecutions.
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French Consul Accused of Smuggling
Tho Peking correspondent of thei Chinn Grite Lelegraph - The Chinese Governatost las demanded that France should recall her Cansul in Yunnan who bus bean accused by the Chinese local authorities of snuggling in ammunition."
| The Late. Li Sing.
The members of the family of the late Mr Li Shing desire to sincerely thank their many friends, for their kind-con; dolenes in their boroveniat, and hope to be able to personally answer the many sympathetic letters revived in their time of sorrow.
This fortnightly return of line-washing in the day submitted at the meeting of the Sanitary Board, this afternoon, shows a total of 50 prosentions for non-compliance with the ordinance and $91 in fines ira- paed. The raport goes on to say itat there still a large number of summonses
he heard during the next few days, pro- On May 14, a pollision of a scriou bably about 500, In addition to thog enture resered at Wonsung between the there live heen to date in connection with British steaines Germent and Chinesa | Kowloom property of prescution, resulterter, resulting in the temporary block
Collision at Woosung.
The final tie for the English America, giu fines to the amount of $680 dening of the channel. The damage, to the
tion Football Cups, played at the Crystal Palmer on April 21. between Bury and Southmpion, resulted in a win for the former by 4 goals to 0. About 90,000 people witnessed the game,
The annual report on the health and anitary condition of the Army, mites that at China there was a marked decline in malarial fevers. Plague, which was epide: miz among the civil population, only caused right admfaslugs and one death among the
troops.
The following notification appure in thu Gepette The Hongkong Regiment, - Subular Sardar Khan to be baday Major, vice Fing Klun, retired Jendar Jun Muhaagad to be Suhadar, vice Sundar Khan: Pay Harildar Fattch Muhammad to be demaden vice Jan Mahoma...
of L-
inflicted..
Mortality Statistica.
The mortality statisthis of the Colony for the weck ended 5th May show a re- markably low death-rate in the British and Sereign Civil Constmanity of 2.7 against 2.31 for the corresponding period of last zen. The Chinesa hand and boat pofala the gives a death rate of 24.5 as aguiast 30.7 for the corresponding math last you. Over the whole, popuintion of 257,000, es- sluding the Army and Navy, the rate is 2919 a sgainst 30.4. During the week enied 121 May ting death rate among the British and foreign Civil Community was 28,5 as against-20.1 last year. Over the whole Colony - 1.7 as against 33.6 last year.
The Devonians.
steuner was so extensive that she had to he beached to prevent her sinking. The etcamer was subsequently Heated and Qucket for extensive repzás.
The Weihaiwai Trouble.
CAPTURE OF HELLBRON. BOER LAAGER AT DOUGLAS CAPTURED.
From Our then Corregendent.J.
LONDON, May 24, 12.45 m.
• The main army under Lord Haberta is now steadily advancing through the Free State to Protocia.
The Mounted Division under General Fan Hamilton has been doing excellent work, keeping the Boers continually on the After a series of rearguard actions the enemy retired on Heilbron, which they subsequently evacuated the British captur ing a large number of wagons, inaterial and
move.
prisoners.
The British losses were 75. General Sir Charles Warren has captured a Boer laager at Douglas, Griqualand West."
BEUTER'S SERVICE.
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LONDON, 22nd May, THE COMMONWEALTH BILL. The Commonwealth Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Summons
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
BOERS DELEGATÍS.
The China Gosetie's corrosiondent at
Mr Hay (Secretary of State) has inform Peking telegraphed on May 17-Yuan Shih-Kai, Caverne, I Sharting, has dised the Boor dakgates fant President Me. misso! the Pretai Li from his post as Chief Kinley adherer to the policy of poutrality. Commissioner for the delimitation of the Weihnite Boundaries, Yuan has also beggelibe Central Govintuent to relieve him of the responsibility of settling that troublesome question Incilly, and wants the Pelaginele cost to direct with the
British Minister,
E. W. F. Band.
The following programme of music will be played by the band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the Officers' Mess, Murray Bar tacks, to-night, comionising at 8 pm.:
Trofauníal-njoner of the Doxonian „Sociery was held at the flangkong Club on A report showing the progress
Tuesday last, MY, H. Boneun sceupied March..... Grand Imperiale...Oni Arme bonic plaguo at Tainan was submitted al
the chair, and Mr M. S. Northcote, the Overture... Les Deux Magots Bouillion the meeting of the Sanitary Road, tins Hon. Seerotary, noted as Mr Vico. The Bolection... Panse up to Dats. Jones afterson, and in view of the figures show following Men i Bideford and Dover Valse Baby
....Jaxone Mr Mekia minated the opinions that all were also present:-Mr E. W. Mitchell, A.Selection... Late night by?
Air....... Broken Molody | Yan Hone
Williams vesels marking truang port in the is Shelton Hooper, R. Cooko. J. Black, F.
night's of Fortress should be undered into quaro- | Hatredami, P. R. Dezson, J. Homper, R. T. time for inspection. The M. Ö. H. Agrzes Hand, S. R. Halifax, Captain Waymouth, Vatse L'Etoile Pulise... Waldtaufel with this opinion.
R.A, al tient. X. C. 1. Storona, R.E. | Dunce Missis Alec Marsh ad A. G. Ward wore
Proposed Assistant to the M.0.H.
At the meeting of the Sanity Bouri, Busts of the Rociety. After the toasts of
particularly enjoyel,
H.M.S.Rosario.
Gavotte
EXTRAS.
• Theodora, '..........e Thiery
Daricio's Froke...Bray
J. H. Moir, Band Mastar.
THE WAR-NATAL, General Butler reports from Newcastle 22nd inst. that a squadron of Bethune's mounted infantry was ambushed yesterday while on the march to Newcastle. Very ferr escaped. Casualties andunted to about 60. Liuts, Lanaum and Capell age miss ing and Earl Dolawer is wounded. Gen- gral Buller had detached Col. Velhone with 500 men to advance on. Ngutu which was reported to have been evacuatori
THE NEW CHINESE CUSTOMS TARIFF.
Mr Brodrick states that negotiatioms for the revision of the Chinese tariff will bo conducted at Paking.
BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
LONDON, 23rd May. FURTHER BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
Mr K, W. Birch British resilent, af
contributed to the success of the defence.
of May 7th, are two in number, the mors striking of the two being the case of Ouki be seen floating from Government Hose, Nakamura, landlady of No. 11 Gage Street. Headquarter House,, and H.M.S. Tamir, In this case the patient while moving at nom the men of war fiired. Royal Various articles of furniture preparatory to salutes, review of the garrison troups Guards, has succubed to his wounds.
newashing and with a ariow to discovoring:
slie anse of a bad small, came beroot two and the men of the Royal Navy S
Death from "Wounds... Captein Verschoyle, of the Grenadier
boxes undarnath in which she discovered held, as in forner years, in the after-Occupation of Fourteen Streams. two dead rats. Three days after the woning
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zhibited symptoms of plague, the initial noon at Happy Valley. Notwithstand-May Lol Roberts telegraphs from Labe being is the tere tomonal regia fog that the Volaatvers did not take furt Saleel on the 8th instant that tieneral Fattoe, with the Monated Infantry, recun which strongly predisposes to the fact that
eculation occurred sutnowhere on the left the parade this your, the proved nitred yesterday as far as Land River. as interesting as over, and and found the eensy in considerablo forma. foot or leg. The womga subquently dietings wore
Colonel Broadwood's Cavalry, with Gon- of the disease. The date of my visit was were eagerly followed by a large eral Lun finalien's force, performed the June 21st, 1800.
emblage of onlookers. At five o'clock | same operation with susibur result. "The other case I had in my mind, was",
General Hunter reports that he occupied that of Maria Lee, whoti I visited on May the Royal Weich Fusiliere trooped thei
Fourtoon treatda yaturday unopposed, Sist 1890 at the St. Ramuis Hume, fonts, the Royal Navy at Hugkong owing largely to the able dispositions if Wanchai,
It has sincs come to my knowledge that fugiment extending in line on the flanks. Gal Paget, whats afillers rendered-the quite recently the heges in Haly Infant1. E. Major-General Gascoigne, the Officer enemy's position untenable. The extenly
retired fane were limowashed. I am given to Administering the Government, acconciathos, animosition and personal effects.
precipitately, alandoning their dorstand that there were no cases of plages
rerious to linewashing. Sure, then period by his stat, made an inspection learn there hach boon several in this no. of the troop. At 5.30 Lite men marched Proclamation by General Buller. Wherein, is the benefit of limewashing dur past in column the used and afterwarde feur Ladysmith states that General Buller May 10 Ti Morning Pos, dospatali fing an epidemic of phoxe ?..
Enclosing a notification of a ens if in line of quarter colum. They then has issued & Prodantion in which he says plague which seeurred to-day in the since formid up in line of quarter column on he will lay before the authorities the cares lage
I beg to remain, yours truly,
former aligminent and advanced in roview of all Natalians who surrender in view of
lenient treatment. order. Three cheurs for the Queen were given inost heartily by all runks, after which the men rolumed to barracks, watching pust the saluting base to enlivening muste by the massed band. No Artillery were present, and there was no ring The gost, was rather insubordinate, and its lea der had all ho child de to keep him out of the guard-room.
G. MONTAGU Hapsros-
R: CLARK'S REPLY.
I think that much of the Hour's time will be saved if I discuss Dr Harston's letter in a minute now, instead of awaiting our next meeting.
In the first place it behoves the Board to consider that the said "lot ter communicates ♫ theory merely And that any such theory must be examin ad by the light of facts and not accepted as n working hypothesia until the facts lave clearly demonstrated its authenticity.
To consider therefore the premises upon which this theory is based by its advuste we find in the firar instance that the casa of Plague are cited, buth occurring twelve months ago, although there have been some 180 uses to dalo.
of
In one
one of these the discovery of a comple rats deal of Plage is admitted to have
II. E. the Villeer Alministering the Go vernment (Major Genural Gescoignet held en ofHoial dinner at Government House in honour of the occasion. A reseption was also held after dinner by the Connel and Mra Gascoigne, which was hugely attended, The grounds were very prettily lit up with lanterns, and goure of the guesta indulged
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Free Statera Surrendering. that, since the suge of the Vet River by A Times télegian fraai Souldevi says
the British, considerable muinburs of Free Staters have volentarily surendarod.
The Engagement at the Vet. River.
General Pole Carew wenched the Vat River on Saturday, after a march of 19 miles, whi" he found the enemy under Lucas Mayer holding the river. The 34th art: Söth Batterie unmasked the Door' guns, sad shalling took place across the river all day.
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The Sath Bittery proceeded to the right of the cuenry's position to ongago, the new
gaus which opened on their flank, covering the oxcellent work of Macdonald's Brigade. The 85th Battery were rainforend, by a couple of 17 inch, and 12-pointer Kaval in a few dunces in the balans,gans and 3-indle siege guns. General Hut.
en the exciting cause of the disease. The Band of the Hongkong Regiment play Where then is the connection between the ed s selection of Botol airs as if its mom- timewashing and the disease? Arbers had been born north of the Tweed.
assume that dead rats are only discovered
wo to
apon domestic promises as a result of the bi-annual cleaning and litewashing and grunting that this is dispensed with during epidemics, are such dead rats to be allowed to remain upon the premises to pollute the air with the vapors of decomposition lest their removal any excite an attick of plague in person who handles there oarelessly Surely this cate does not greatly strengthen
the theory.
THE DOSING' TRAGEDY: HOW TOVIMAS 18DOI 19 TIME:
The Chinz Gazetie brings to light sne particulars regarding the quifishment geted
out for Toulain, who was convicted of the murder of a compradore on the West River steamer Dosing:
Had he been a
ta
tonergaged the loft and pon-paard the onemy out of the river bed, the whole force euteneully erosaing.
Twisty six Wastraliaus circled round kopin unseen their own initiative, and bayonet tui the cuony in the rear. In fact the Canadians, the New South Walers, the N- Zaalandars, the Queenslandere, vied
with me another in their determination to:
grapple with the orony, who galloped ainlessly hither and thither in their en deavour to cope the cross the which way poured upon them. Night, fell with the white of the enemy fe during the night, position appareatly ball exptured, but the
Momwhile General Heitor had discovered uldeel. He captured a Masim and 12 explosives placed along the railway neare
The farms were Prisers at Sruatioul, strictly searched, and they are described as miniature arsenals,
The other case fusy perhaps imve been of
1t a similar nature, but the facts given are su will be reucisbored that last year an bald that it seems to me impossible to Amoriam sacred Tolmin, who was in make any deduction from them. However command of a steamer in the Cantos liver. the main plank apa which this theory was convicted by the U.S. Coureur Cant, seems to rest is that the clcausing and upon the clearest evidence, of the deliberate
Brandieft necounts prove the capture to liniowasting of the Waachai Health District and most cold blooded murder of the con
have boon, the result of an admirably. Six Claude MacDonald, Grand Cross St. took place during January and February of pradore of the vessel.
this year that immediately following British subject he undoubtedly would have combined rovement. The Foreign Legion vas almost smashed, and the townspeople alichael and St. George:
this wo had an outbreak of Pagae suffered the extreme penalty of the law, Mr Cameron, H. & S. Bank, Knight in that district.
but fortunately for himself he belonged declare that the Irish-America Brigade is
unangable: In the fist place let me point out that to a country which does not put a tury Commander St. Michel and St. George-the cleaning and limewashing that district-high-value upon the life of a Chin Enginoura are rapidly repairing all serious- ''The Queen,' und "One County, a right Share List.
Mr Fulford, Coneul at Newchwang and took place in precisely the same months win, and so he escaped with the sentences, and age, with enlverts, this afternoon, Me E. Osborne parmuant to
The following alterions in our shara Mr Kimler, Railway and Mhing Bogfacer last year, and yet only leases of Pingua of pensi sorvitude for life. That sentence as replaced in thirty hours. notice auored: "Tint the Sanitary Board rusont evening was spent with many of
curred in that district during the months so rar has been carried out in the Shanghai Colonel Marouil's Plan of Attack. (animously) of opinion that so assistant Soug and story both in dialect and cut-Brist are noted, after the hour of correction in the Chinese Service, C.M.G..
of January-April 1899 out of total of 129 Consulate, whore the prisoner S
The prisoners who were captured at Mishcal Officer of Health is argently Mars's song Tas Luther Betel being Hongkong and Shaghat Bank, 396 %
cases, while no loss than 63 of these cases have fallou upon a very grecable medio of pron.=8031.25, buyers: National Bank,
curred in No. 9 Health District, where life. Certainly a mest enjoyable expert Boshof some time ago strendered a copy nectar, as the dutios and responsibilities of
$97; China Traders, 554, buyers; North-
the linewashing is not done unti! May and ence of imprisonment. Instead of being of Colonel Villebois de aroun's ilustrat June. the Dyrirtment are more thing ado medical
hard labour le may be seen any el plan of attack, the main features whereof kept at Vaino, Tis; 100, sales; Union, $200,"
Such for generalities, but I have look day, and has been seen by scores of pon was double slank attack at dawn with all man can be reasonably, expoïtéi to unter
Megrisembilan, and Mr H. Clifford, Govored suuch more closely intes this matter, and ple, employed at clerical or secretarial horsemen, after which a French ehelem take.'
I attach speto a list of all the easer of work in the Consulate offices, and appears charge was to be hinde, with a view to nor of Laban, have been mado Com Pisgau which have occurred to date m the to be treated about as well as any urdinary complete the British paric. Rilos were to River Gunboats.
paniona St. Michael and St. George.
Wanchai District, and in the-same table clerk Ut
smokes good, cigars, and appours and timewashing of these houses, These to be quite at home, gas fm one vorm
Mafoking. datos are the ones on which naties of into another (and protribly gods out with Nows from Mafoking up to the 20th GENERAL CARRINGTON'S FORCE tent
tention to do the work was given by the latch-kuy like the other murderer. James aluno has just been received. Fever is
anit
tha great
•The Cinuding drillery and the acons done within three er fane ajarity were Frame, unext to do without any restat fausting, and the Commissariat has com
LINKS OF
of them Practically he is at
he is at luro and his imprisonmenced issuing sausagee made from horse. land Bosher belonging to General, Car-dates, but even if we allow ton days die eens in the mock mesting she is string essein fadesinita for extreme limit and another ten days for the sentence, a served, in fact, is a perfect extremites The quility of the rutions is rington's force, joined Cokaal Plumer on inculation of the disease we have an interfaces, and the Chinese have got to kirow of very poor, and everybody is an empty the 16th inst. by feeeed marches, and took al of (say) three weeks as the maxitumit and will certainly lot the people in Canton stomach gud a pinchiest face,
interval between this work of cleansing and know, too, how a sousonce of penal ser Liantenaut Stewart, of the Staff Corps, part in the relief of Mafaking
the occurrence of cases of Figuer
vitudo for life is carried out in the American who was missing as Saws Tost, is now a An examination of the table will show prison in Shanghai. No wuren ense of the that out of the 90 cases detailed there- disarming of justice could be furnished by prisoner at Pretoria. A fresh Commande hog wecupied Laing's in, there is such an interval only in the Mixed Court in ite palmicst days, and In all the others the arses we trust that for the sake of dency, now of plague cither occurred before the that attention has been directed to the lindwashing or at ouch idag inter matter, steps will be taken by the proper val afterwarde chat no medical men arters to suppress such a scandal. would contend that the cleansing here any casuni relationship to the outbreak of die
THE WAR..
H.M.S., serio, & i-row selyors: Yangiszo, 121, sellors; China sheathed soup of 1380) tous displacement, Fire, $791, sellers; Dock, 485 % prem up her way out to replace the gualvat 8731.25, buyers; Steamboat. $30, sellers; A correspondent of tho la qui C. Buffles, arrived at Colombe on May 12. Indo-Chino, 891, buyers; Star, $18, ex Expres lakrivi fremt an execitant surce that The Bourio was built at Sherness in 1898 div, China Segar, $136; Luzon Sugar, thure is a proposal before the Admiralty at a cost of £65,578, and is itted with 806, sales: Wanchai Warehouse, 804, construct or to have constructed at thing- ( Holville tube báilers, the engines indicating Layera; Fruckung Land, $126), buyers: kong three or four shallow-drault gun. (1,4 lugar paver with a speed of 18 West Point Beitling, $th allora, Nax boats for the patrolling of the upper reaches knute She was commissioned for sarvice Punjom, $3.25, sellers, and Freferesse, of the leading Chinesa rivers. As to the out the China station on the 29th March $1.50, salos; Charlymages, 8300, selera; necessity for more vessels of tita kint there last at Sheerness, and after taking in stores Queen's, 15 cents, buyers, Rub, 260, appears no doubi ; while it is thought that, put to sau on the fat of that month and sellers: Olivers, B, 984: Hongkong Hotel, if they were buils at Hongkong, the wility had fine passage out; and her last part of $1191, buyers; Hongkong Klectrics, $12, of that place as a good nuval lung might be call, Perim, was left on the 1st instant sullews Green Island, SK sellem; United praved, and an emory-wffected
-Commander, Hamilton has had-much-ex- | Aghostos, 58; Soy CheeClutton. Tls. 375; parience on the Chime station. The Itomuto China Provident Loau, $9.00 vellers; and Dhe May 2, when the nows, of therries two quas-4-in, and 4 5-pounder China Korizo, 823.
Lord Itoberta wires from Homings relief of Mafeking was announced on board quiet firars, and has complement of 104 H.3LS. Hennigan at Blanghai, all brands
Waiting freun Molt, a naval officer Spruit, 22nd inst., that after the relief of the Mafeking garrison, the relievers attack vere mustered and Lieut. Goodenough
ed and routed Commandant Snyman, and comunicated the glail tidings of tha rekreft
At the wepting of the Sanitary Bird, raspondent that the admiral is pincti: the Boers fled... of the hydesgured city. The skifi's baod played Rule Britannis, God save the to-day. De Clark salmisted the followingly revolutionising the content of the
The Relief of Mafeking.
atticers and men.
part on Overcrowding.
Charlie's Reformus.
with Lord Charles Beresford informs a
Nek.
NATAL
LSTER
will be fond the dates of the desuring dresso?ployee would.. 1. is well be used with bayonots.
contractors,
one take.
Statement by Mr Chamberlain.
May 12-Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Birminghau yesterday, said, with regard to the general conditions of the settlement. after the war in South Africa - We are not prepared again to recommise the ine dependence of the tre Bow Republics. Their territories must be incorporated in Hor Majesty's domitions in South Africa
10% under the British flag Individual liberties will be preserval, but there must be an in- The British gun-boats Woodcock and terval after the war of Military Adomie
BRITISH GUNBOATS AT- CHUNGKING, but
Chungking, 7 May.
General Hamilton has reached Heilbron
City of Victuri, viz. Thave the hour to attention is being paid to accuracy of fire, Boers under Commandant De Wet Wales Lieut. Goodenough addressed a
hich with largu guns and rifles, at all sorte report that on 31st March last, there were of nors targets, and Lord Charles is ini. few suitable words to the men, assuring them that their cheers were tread inspirit, only 5 vacant houses in the City of Vietinting and taking part in genom debates on all matters likely to quicken the intelli |taria,... A night inspuction has been mado
Queen God Bless the Prince of Preliminary report on overcrowding in the Mediterranean Squadron. The greatest aftur & series of engagements with the cut agree with Mr McKio that facts Woudlark arrited here at 10.30-this morn-tration; or to use a prafenible phrase, of
if not else, in Mafeking, and the men westin No. 7 Health District, whore the greatestene of his oflicers and neu below after lustily gheering Col, Baden-number of vacant houses were to be The Lessons of the War. Powell,
found, and 266 have been visited between
the hours of 11 p. sudam. The
may.
disease.
In the face of these facts: I fail
to see how stel #theory can be maintained:
Soveral minutes are attacked by mert, Lers, of the Board, the most important of which is by Dr Hartigin. He says -I support Dr Harston's argument. It sensing. They have been fully s month on the Crown Colony Government; bit, us son vs te the facts cited by Dr Click disgrove way from Tchang, but really took only 76ernment intends to introduce the States
it is alo and posillo. Her Majesty's Gov The following minutes were attached to hours steaming these 300 miles. The delay into the great circle of seif guverning
Colonies. Dr Hatstor's first letter published a fort was occasioned by the thorough survey of
Free Stators and Boers.
General French has crossed the Rheno- it." ster River.
President Kruger denies having sued for night age, vi peace.
Mr Mokie. Facts support Dr Harston's the River being made by Lieut. Com
mander Watson.". Mr Chan A Fook in favour of anti
Tigre was also a delay of about Tort septic cleansing during an epidemie, such night through the voler meeting with cleansing should be done by the Govern-an Rodent. At the Nike Rapid, che mant and at its expense.
swerved from beading the stream and ram
CORRESPONDENCE.
A LONG.CONTINUED NUISANCE.
Hongkong, May 23
To the Editor of the “CUINA MALL.” "DEAN" SIR, --- Some time ago there ap-
It is reported at meetings held by the Free States in their banger that it was decided not to across the Visal River.
British Casualtion.
Mr E. Osborne-Dr Harstan's contentions on the rocky thorn, completely breaking in | May 10.-The following are the British should receive the Board's immediate her steel bows. She was beighed and reculties up to the 5th May, issued by the attention and mischief arrested at once paired and coutinned the joumer, stoning War Ofice--Qfficum killed 971; wundef if what he says, be true.
the way without towing s
723; missing 181; died of disease re The Wonderct took the precation of turned invalids 416; men killed 2185; There is a lot of truth in what Dr Har having a rupe ashore at some of the worst wanded 1,543 missing 4,20) died of dis- Lowsin, Principal Civil Medical Oficer
chain that wants strengthening
De
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The war is making it plaip that _DEN- - Extermination of Rats.
ha fio horsemon excellent polo On the 7th March U.E. the Governer total number of persons that my legally players, cricketers, fencers, bravo and cher granted authority to continue the payment occup these floors is found to be 3794gerie eren to a fact, and yet be military: of 2 cm. for every at killed for there and the actual anuber of persors sleeping duffern. Tuo many of them have rever months. The three months expire ou une there was found to be 2430 à sull realised that their position exacts from 7th, and the Sanitary Board at its meeting amount of overcrowding of individus floors them an intelligent and active station to peared in your columns an article having roference to the obnoxious artelle provalent this afternoon, considered the advisability was detected; thus in ons. Common their military training and duties and an in-the neighbourhood of lower Castle Road, of continuing these payrants. A zeturn Laniging-house there was an excess of teu unggog study of the conditions at the lowers that be are still apparently in the regions of don't ctyland, I would of the fits received was submittel. The persons over the legal limit; in one other developments of modern fare andens it a great favor to be allowed a mall
Engineer or Artillery oficeran Army large increase in the number of ents recuiv four there was an excess of persons and Medical naan, who fails first to master the space in your esteemed paper to once Tore No el latuly is doubtless due to the now mole in three other floors so excess ef 8 persons principios and thus to keep himself Bek these face people that, ere it be too late, suhe situation be given to the of payment adopted in Fubruary Cth, by Legal noticus bare best served in these connert with all The latest technical Ati inatter. The uisce gems to emanate the original and anfost remods for Headshore till 25th May and then rotum down father, Genel Hildyard, South Atries.
rciantific. which the inspectors of the various. Heslik ustanees to abuts the overcrowding 115 profession-soon finds himself shoulderent from the drains of No. 3 Lower Castleaches Avoid valstitutus, Bředvrs is the tiver. Meantime one of them will ginocent He was virivredi tu ikbar three mat
development in his particular
Districts receive the rats at the dust carts intercating lp note that the figures coincide aside by more energetic by intelligent this locality daily on my way to 8, Watson & Co. Ltd., Hongkong
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men, and shelved Road Road as they go rounl, and pay the remands on almost exactly will the tabular Tort quickly ss
business, and if passers-by notice the superiors. In those Services the military the spot. The corn shows a total of draw up by one, bist year, and which was duter finds no very curifortable resting offensive snel, much more so these who in 1,534 rats paivod suce 16th January: Eased on the esciunte of population of the place. In the other brandics of the Ser habit the houses around. From what I can The first fortnightly retari, showed 7 rets City of Vichuria. This table gave 5.5 per rico mich men oscar too often. They are, gather, written application at heen made pe
wary of
of them, duplings of Busty and the mud interviews have been held enth the received and the last no fewer Elan 365 per cup floor, and the figures udspar of their chiefs. They either do ant members of the Sanitary Department yet tron lute the blood, waste products, and if gunboat and each boat is seed with two An Enemy of the Referers.
zained by these night visits give 5.5 per care, so long as they can nuquerade as people are left to wallow in his holy of detained in this blood they influence puscation indor gratis caquilale of carrying about in Liu Heio huu, who was shut at in
sekliers, or they cherish the delusion that stinks till the proper authorities think it conrage will tranform the inilitary dille- to attend to the matters this right and, fington and finally produce organis, diable of firing 700 shots per minute: The Canton the other day, the Sin na Pra cante into an effective campaigner. Cho of While valuable time is being lost with fare seary, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Bloed saubosta stena 13 knots per hour and says, Es hat his sedan chair nod wir the earnest results. this war, we judge uruchi talk, great plans for sanitation, fre- Diseases, Eluplen, and Soros of all Hads, the this voyage has proved that tenners for stel plates and has employed strong men by the time and temper of all muke ufquent meetings, long de jussions etc... hi-effects of Clarke's Blood Blixture are martellons, this Upper River should be ipable of to be chair coolion in order to carry the socialy, will be a refoluto effort to make thing is done to prot at the health of Themaands of wonderful cures have been rected steaming 18 knots. The Wodinek and the heavy weight at full speed, and has als
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