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It would be well, na hins been frequently remarked, if the Minister were to make more requent tours of the treaty ports and confor with the British communities thera: Also, as suggested by SENEZ," the infor matis obtaimble from the mombers of the missionary Lady. should be carefully" col.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
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A DOMINION LINER ASTORE,
"London, Ist. Ostober.
The Dominion Linor Scoleman (6041 tons gross) has gone sibero. bangs
Eleven women were drownod, and a motley broke out among the orar.
BURNING OF A RIVER STEAMER. London, October.
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TO THE EDITOR OF TIB DAILY PREBA.” 81a-Having dealt with the question of promotionis and transfers in the I. M. Customs, 1.wil now proceed to dapt the much vered question of privileges Daviously matter so surroanded with diacafies needs approaching with considerable ironmapection. It is not my wish or intention to give offense to any Eperron, in drawing attention to the enormo perialarence between the Indoor and the Outdoor of Staff, I will deal with this division further on.
The Montiga has been burnt on the Magda Jena Hiver (which runs through Columbia, South Ameries).
AERATED WATERS chief towns of the provinces. Other ment to whed being the Basistary of the Treasury
of obtaining information would no doubt suggest themselves to skitlad intelligence
AERATED WATERS Jobs not exaggerate the importance of having such an officer con- four manufacture made under conected with the Legation. The home Go stant European supervision are sold vernment may have clear ideas of the line throughout the Far East and are in of policy they wish to follow with regard to variably preferred on account of thei. China, bat while they remaja iguorant, and allow the Minister to remain ignorant, of excellence:
the taily course of events, they are liable at time to have their hands inconveniently forged me to have their policy wicked alto gether,
The Machinery in use embodies every improvement up to date
There were 1,751 visitors to the City Hali ABSOLUTE PURITY is guarafusvuar bist work, of whom 193 wore Europesas. teed. The best materials only ne and.
The PRICES are only linlf those sharged in England.
We have to acknowįsiga rossipt of No. 3 of The Yellow Dragon, the Queen's College Contest
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M:. Halifax, the Toline Magistrato of the WATERS MANUFACTURED Now Toritory, his had to come in from Tai BY US are acknowledged by the lead-pohu with an attack of fever.
ing English makers to be equal 1) those of their own production
The cases of communicable disease reported Just wek vom two of bubonic plague (an
anteric favor.
Thirty Ilves were leat, ameng ilone who
Columbia.
I am not actuated by any malicious motive. It is simply my desire to make plain that it i PICQUART EXONERATED...
not polita now-a-days to draw clasa „distinctions London, 20th Saptomber. too fine, ner to confer great privileges upon Colonel Picquart (who was proceeded against one division and give practically one to the branch of the Bervice solfish and the other by the French General Staff for his action in othar, à policy of this kind makes the one support of Dreyfus has been officially exoners-discontented. I will first take the question of
ted.
INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT KRUGER
Londen, 29th September. The Timea correspondeut in the Transvaal has had an interie with President. Krager, He farther she declared that war was inevitable unless England made pesco possible. declared that after the Transzus! Republic had accepted the proposed inquiry into the franchise proposals, the thread of the negotiations was deliberately broken by Grest Dritain, and Britsh troops were mised or ull sides of the
Tranevant frontier,
home leave..
The Indoor Stall man is entitled to Two years' learo at the and of seven years' servior; the Outdoor man to ous year at the end of ten years, Lot any body who raus zend this and my is it either fair or just.
The Indoor staff sarva aven' year for one your'e pay. The Outdoor ten years.
Quarters--The Indoor mox is always com fortably furnished at the Government expense and is as good balding as the place osa afford; the Ontdoer gets nothing but a small hours allowance sometime the same will not even cover the hotes rent. To any body do. EDWARD CLARKE ON THE CRISIS. sirous of faller information on this point there Sir Edward Clarke Q.C. (Conservative mem-re districts not a thousand miles from Hong her for Plymouth and Solicitor-General in Lord kong and Macao which will afford a usein Salisbury's last Cabinet, Las made a speech at object lesson. In art, the Inspector General Plymouth in which he dielezea that a war with shows by his careful consideration as the one the Transraal vuld be a disgrace to Pagland, hard nu utter want of consideration on the
other how to distinguish fish and flesh. and in that caso be will resign his aeat. If a attitude should be condemned by his eonstitu- ants, then he will not seek relostion.
THE RAID ON TRIAD SOCIETIES.
Captain Superintendent. May returned from Sunday and Monday), both fatal, and one of the New Territory on Sunday. He had been uway a week, during which time he was buzily engaged in connection with the suppression of the Triad Basieties with which the Now Tor- As the risalt about ritory is honeyenbed. 23 arrests ware made, and the arrests gave universal satisfaction to the different commun ties who have so long boon terrorised by these The raids were made on the early morning
Sir Edward Frankland, K.e.b.,p e.h. The American ship Emity Heed, with a cargo of korofi cil for Hongtong, which was ro ..., 7... &c., the most eningutoval by the Gentuan barque Sin muling authority on Water, reports as follows for Sigere in a teaky couition, nrrived at on the water as prepared and used in Singapore on the 20th Septabber. onr Factory :-
“It possesses an extremely high "degree of organic purity and is
"of most excellent quality for
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At Baigon, on the 18th September, Lieuten-
at lack of fever.
ruang.
sa Sion, the gossader of the French gun- of the 3rd October, five parties of police being anat tereneste, killed himself with rarolver-engaged. One party under the Captain Super. shot in a back earringe in the street. The interdent took in hand to villages extending deceased ads stroke of the sun, and it is frosa Taipo to the frontier, another headed by Lance Sergeant Grant visited the villages in capped that the suicido results from an
the immediate ricinity of Taipo; sasther charge of Chisi-Detectira-Luspector HansaD aided Kat.O and noighbourhood; Detective Sergeants Sullivan and Sim directed operatiqu at Saikong; and Inspeotar Macdousid headed a party which arabed Tsi-Wan and sigh bourhood.
Fire banks out on bond 1ks China Mutual Steam Navigation Company's somer Pailing, under rapties at the dock of Uraga, at about 4! fun ou 7. September. Part of her cargo was burn while the hall received slight dain- age. The fire is said to bave originated from censes dropped from a pipa-Nagasaki
Paver.
Cantat Grisk of the German steamer Sex oxin, which arrived at Singapore on the 29th Saplerator, reported that on the voyage from Majt a crow of filleen Japanes was picked op foni a Japanese junk of the East coast of China in Lat. 7 deg. 2 m. Nrt and Long. 13. Best. They were landed in Singapora,
Kwangeliatan is undergoing an experience similar to that Hongkong in the early days. Sire the Evench took possession they have vied there one offs, one sergamut, three sailors, e soldiers of the matinn lofantry, and four riboses. Tho faring over of the soil for public improvements causes a severe type of malarial fever,
The outbreak of inderpest at Poktalan Dart Far has not spread beyond the shed where it originally broke out, and there is roa san to kope that the efforts to stamp out the songs will be saccessful before long, an at this time of the year the Queense it of a much less virubod type the iu spring. Two or three of the cattle bave died.
The following notios eine issued at Singapors ou the 23h September The proclamation prohibiting Chinese immigration from the cuant of Ulina has been rescinded, except as regards Hongkong." Ae it is no weak alace any case of plague entered in Hongkong an doubt ffer prodanation will shortly be rescinde also with respect to this colony,
riva,
At Tein Wan five men were arrested, audal
These meu came over to
Stase the orders to prepare for the despatch THE ORANGE FRER SFÁZA'S ATTITUDE.
of the troops were received on Saturday week SA London, 19th September.
the work bae progress in a warrellons wamer The altitude of the Orage Free State in inch commented upon at Caps Towa wer left the strain upon the responsible officials
has been of necessity very oonalerablu, bellsred that the Brentigs are not ananimous.
During the morning the Stoundra was feally Toudon, 21st September. Sir Alfred Milser has telegraphed to Presidiuspected by Captain Goodridge, Dipastor, Begal vat Stayn that the movement of British troops Ladian Marine The Lalpeora will laste an Borthwords is not directed against the Froehlenday evening with the Elaf Field Battery, State nor due to any anxiety cosesining the in- the Baldone will on Monday take the toation of the Free State, Une Majoy's Go place. Facated by the Secundra, alongside the Government, ke sds, looks to the Free State to try shed. preserve striel neutrality and gives it formal mesurance to strictly respect the integrity of the Free State Sir Alfred says there is abs butely nothing to justify the distarbanes of the friendly relations between Great Briain and
the Frow tatak
President Blegn, in replying, 075 In shares the hopeftiness that a friendly settlement will be arrived at and does not sso, event now that force is the only solution of the Transvaal 5 onity,
Calautta, 19th Eopteraber. The King's Royal Rifles left Caloutts this morning and had a most enthusiastio send off
present on the jetty." from the military and civil residents of Calcutta, the Licutomaat Clororuce being amongst those
Bombay, 18th Septembar. This morning the 21st Fiold Battery arrived the Prince's Dock, Bombay, in two tesis from Triolgherry and embarked on the steamer Lulpeora. No. 1 transport.
He regrets the despatch of British troops to the frontier and says that if, as is chore was again a large number of people to improbable, the Free State burghers regard Witness the embarkation which was carried out unwished for developments arise the Free State horses gave comparatively little trouble and the the British preparatione sa alenace and if with greator speed than on the first day. The Government will not be responsible. Lolpoora left the cocks at 6-30 overing.
PAY AND ALLOWANGIS FOR TRA "TRANSVAAL "FORUM,
Bima, 18th Septembar. The Government of Iulis hars ruled that while officers of the Britial Servics prooseding to Bath Afrios are not to receive advanose of pay, ellers, Warrant oflters, N. C. O, ARE men of the Indise. Bervice and all Indian arta- ishisenta and folleges may be granted these months advance of jay.
Simla, 20th September. In enpercession of previous orders ssbation has now been sosarded to cfloors of the British
Bervice in the South African Contingent being granted advances of sixty days Erlich pay of
ment from the date of embarkation when thay. sank before leaving Todia. All the Britisk troops are to be struck off the India establisk. will cansa to receive India pay and silowaZOGE and comments to rive British par. The pay, allowances, authorised remittances of oflcers sand men of the Indian Establishment will be commuted at one and fourpenes por rapss.-
Sim's, 22nd September. The Government of India have auctioned
for the children of British troops proceeding quarter eations for tho wives and half rations to South Afrion subsistence allowance and free insus of thres
Serviso in South Africa is duélared to be forsiga serviss for the purposes of the grant of native family pansions under the seal rules,
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British kark Stanfeld, from Bajang 17th Sopt, experiencel N.E. gale in the middle and The German steamer Hohenzollern, from latter part of passage. Yokohams 29th Sept., Kobe 3rd Oct, and Nagasaki. 5th, had N.E. and N. wind and ral to Kobe. From Kobe had variable winds sad fine weather to Nagasaki From Nagmaki to
.i.
London, 18th September The attitude of the Orange Free State as
Enthusiastic crowds including Pall Mall reviated in today's deepitch confirms the
Moinls and others combled at Waterloo sta existence of an old conspiracy to establish an Afrinander paion over the interior of South tion and Southampton on Saturday to bid fare Afrion, driving the British to the const, r. well to Sir George White and Staff on their Bohreiner's recent abstention from the exorsies ambarkation on board the Tantation Castic. of his personal veto upon the northward more The party inslades Captain Chichester, trans- ment of our troops along the Capo railway sport oflear. Colonels Ward, Bir Henry Bowlin no proof that his disposition is friendly to Great son, Jou Hamilton, Duff, Beokat, St. Aubju. Buitein. Personally he is believed to be loyal Stuart Wortley, Laweon, Hammersley, Colonel if suyching, but the Africanders generally are Exham, P.M.U., and forty other officers. Op Bir George White as Aides-de-Camp. Lady clearly disaffected, said if neutral themselves this R. G. Brake and F. Lyons accompany London, 22ad Soplambar: ' White wont on board to bid the Geutral fare their sons will join the Boers as volunteers.
Ameuting of the Orage Free State Raad wall. Coueral Neville Lyttleton warenie
The Union liner Goal has takes the Fight-pert gals from N. and N.N.E. with very high was held yesterday when President Stayn virts and obsared by the grands.
Ffine weather. ally ecoused Great Britain af branch of faith,
VESSELS PASSED ANJER and said he was not inclinal to advies the Treas. Fifth, consisting with Ordinanes anda; South of Tarusbout N.E. winds and cloudy Sept. 18, Dutch str. Oongaran, Sharp, Angi real to accept the latest British demands. The Army Sarrión Corps won, of 45 offers and a to wait the Transrail The Road afterwards. The discipline and precision at embarkation Orange Free State, be id, was bound by treaty thousand non-commissioned officers and men.
wore conspicuous. The men of the regiment 13, from Rotterdam for BataviB, were breased, many of them wearing the medal held a secret sessions.
and clasp for Khartoum: They looked eonfi- dent, hoarty, and in the pink of condition, The transport arrangements are perfect. The Gaul is due at Darbas on the 12th. She is magailcoatly provisioned, 45,000 lbs. of fresh meat boing carcied and other stores in pro- portion. The transports Zibengula and Zu yethia follow on Thursday taking the 18th, G2nd, 75th, Field Fatteries which have lately |
Bapt. 24, British str. Zaida, Hagell, Aug. 18, beon at Aldershot, forming with the Natal Artillery and that of the Todian Contin from Tandon for Balaria.
Sept. 24, Dutch str, Koningin Regentes, Vir- gant a force of no batteries at General White's disposal. The Avoca loaves Alexandriaman, Aug. 19, from Amsterdam for Batavia. Da Sanday taking the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers and is timed to resol Durban on 16th proximo.
TA ATELANDERS.
London, Mat SeptemInc. At a meeting of the Afrikander members of the Cape Parliament a message was telegraphed to President Kruger appreciating the conces sions he had made but arglog Lin to do bis at most short of sacrificing the independence of the Transvaal to avert war, and recommending his acceptanos of the joint commission of on- quiry, which the Afrikanders believed would aalve wristing difficulties and avert a origis. the result whereof night threaten, not only their Transssal and Pres State brethren, but the Afrikander party in Cape Colony.
A claim, of course, may be made that socially sud.educationally the Indoor insmrkers are ang. erior to the members of the Outdoor Stoff. I am not going to context this point, which may or may not be troe. What I will say is this: that after an officer has proved himself espabis and flsient, he should not be carefully thrust ho tween the latest junior 4th Ast. 8. It is alto gether a pernicions policy and gives the Indoor man a false and exaggerated notion of his owis importance Instances have not been wanting where young cade of a few years' service hare created quite a lot of unpleasantness, bacsuis the Chief Examiner, perhaps a mah practically of twenty or more years service, did not
Presidens Kruger, in roply, said the Trans. into them, it being held that as the Out door Stoff is an inferler branch of the Service raal had accepted the joins commission of en they must salate all members of the Indoor.quiry and he warmly thanks the Afrikanders Nor is this unfair and Indicrous esparation due for their pacific offorts, which he hopes will not to superior conduct on the part of the Indoor be fruitless. Staff as compared with the Outdoor Staff. It is notorious that during the agitation prior to the increase of gay hoing gracted, the 1. G was being attacked upon various pointe in the newspapers by the members of the Indoor, Then we have had the abortive attempt at rebellion; the agent of which found his way to Hongkoagarions cases of dishonesty and
misconduct have also had to be dealt with. Io
continued.
The Hague, 23rd September. There have boon videst scenes in the Cape Parliamost. Coil Rhodes reviled the Afri kandor matabers as being traitors and rag. pickor...
TRE
DDHM BULLET NOT TO BE USxo
IN THE TRANSVAAL
London, 17th. September. I learned from General Wodehouse to-day
Sept. 20, Datch str. Prinses Sophie, Boomer, Sept. 20, from Entavia for Amsterdam.
Sept. 21, British str. Avain, from the East. Sept. 22, Norw, bark Adela, Thomissten, Ang. 16, from Bangkok for Aziren.
Sept. 22, German ship R. C. Biokiner, H. Otte, Sept. 9, from Singapore for New Yost.
Sept. 28, British ship Clan Mackensie, Mar Mahon, Sept. 21, frou Choriten for Delaware Breakwater.
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WANTED in the afternoon BESPEC- WAARLE PERSON to leke CHANSE of a CHILD.
Bombay 19th September. This morning the 53rd Field Battery, Royal Artillery under the command of Major Abby, arrived at Bombay in two traits from Treese for embarkation upon the es. Buldana. The em harkation of borren began about half-past seven and as the Buldana was rather badly virums. lanced for gangways the whole of the animal. bad to be sleng on board by means of the oranes. As in the 42nd and 21st Batteries, the gans are 18-pounder breachlanders of the new pattern overted to fra 15-poster, pro jectile cack. The Battery carries a large apple of smokeless cordite, The Buldana called this evening.
Alishabad, 10th September. The Ordnance Field Park left Alababad for Bombay by enseini train on Sunday afternoon
The Gloucester Regiment is to move out of in obarge of Alajera Mation and Fowle, R barracks into the rest camp at Allabated to-day. Hars they will be in readiness to entrain at a moment's nating for Calcutta sud probably will AETING of the Members of the for Africe £50 atcong that being the maximum THURSDAY, the 19th October, 1899, at strength allowed, bal as it is at the present, for the purpose of confirming or other- moment a thousand strong besides drafts coming wise the Resclation passed at the Extraordinary out in relief it will have a depot of over 200 Geral Masting bold on the Sed inst men in India.
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rost a complete set of Trind Society insignia point of fact, the Outdoor are certainly not in it
in many things with certain members of the In.that the Dandam ballet is not to be used in was erized at a village called Kowloon Hong, door. In spite of this the Indoor Staff had the coming Boer var. Large quantities of about three miles from the frontier. Two men
their pay doubled. The moral of this is so rifle ammunitions are being shipped from. were arrested at Kat-0 who took part in a sobrio as to make further comment quite un Caloutta to South Afrias, but all the cartridges turbanes last year. Heughang and their extradition was applied for try and I won't go any further, but are fitted with the aid Lee-Matford or Mark 11 bat refused. They had previously been imperimply coneinds this article by saying that the bullet, that is to say tho soft nosed bullet which policy of dividing the Surrice by privileging one was so unfavourably reportel en during the soned at Namtaa. for bang members of a Triad plass and separating it by a very wide chasm Toshi Valley and Chitral expedicions. I 20 Bociety, but they mausged to essens frora gaol, from airing with the other, giving it a spurious derstand that there has been considerable cor and a reward of $330 was offered by the Chinese sall mark as it were, is both bad is practice and respondence between the Home and Indian antharities for their optare. Lottorly they haro Seen living in the neighbourhood si Chi Principle, and should be diccoutinaed—(To be 1 Geveruments on this Dondum ballst queation start on Thursday. The regiment will embark Club will be held at the CLUB Kocam, on and it has been finally decided to give way to the sentimentalists at liome. It is also believed that the recent Pesos Conference has had amething do with whelving the Dundam bullet. THW "TIMES UITERE A WARNING AGAINST SHORT SIGHTED ECONOMY.
Londoa, 2nd September. The Times on the public that short sights el Bosomy and lack of organisation at the ont- so will increase. Immeasurably the eventual expenditure of blood and money. The country will profoundly indemn any pustimony or ooit blundering that may result in mischances in the field. mayauf in
Tau Kok. As soon as the police had arrested thom they got evidence impliesling them with black-tailing the boat population at Kat-0,
of them being aims charged with committing a rape on a married woman in the pressuos of her kuld. This man hen boon committed for triul by Mr. Ballifax.
The polina have experienced the greatest dif Boulty in getting evidenos, the villagers of Kai-0 baring cleared out altogether in order to araid bring implicated in the prossoution.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MAGISTRAUT.. At the Hagistrsey yesterday afternoon, befors Mr. Gomperta Asting Polios Ma gistrate), Kwek Leo was charged with demanding money with monaces from Au Lak, a Asherman living at Kat 0; Hebad already been commit- ted for trial for rapa.
Captain Superintendent May conducted the ones fer the grassoution.
Hongkong, 9th October, 1899.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
B..
The following telegrume are from the Baa- geon Gazette and other sources
AEMY NEWS,
Simle, 18th September. On the return to England the 2nd Battalion Derbyshire Regiment, now at Ades. will be stationed at-Chatham sud, the 2nd Battalion Eesex Reginant now in Upper Burns will be located at Woolwich,
London, 19th September. The Prince of Wales yesterday presented new colour to the Gordon Highlanders.
Simla, 19th September,
It is now settled that Lient. Colonel Lake,
Tha compisinent said he had known the do- fendant between one and two FERIE, Cn the 2nd East Lancashires, whom you have sirendy 15th day of the 5th moon the defendant-canemad zu probable, will ofciste se hond of the
GO FOR INDIA
to his best between seren sail sight o'clock in Intelligence. Department vice Colonel Wolfe the evening sod wanted to squeeze $2 ont at Murray, who proceeds to South Afries. hip. Ife ad if he bed not get $2 for bin he
London, 201á September. would rob him; and the complaint replied,
I belong to a fishing boat, where have I got. The steamer Ürotava has left Melbourne 82. The defendant asked him again for the with 65,000 oversigns for India.. money and consequently the complainant said he wald pawn some clothing and get the money in that way, and he did so, handing the money
OBITUARY.
-London, 19th September. The deaths are announced of Lord Watson, to the defendant. The complainant's wife was Viscount Childon, General Sir Hugh Cobbe. in the boat at the time, and saw him take the clothing and pay the money. He bad sinna rudeemed the clothing for 82-10.
AVFAINO IN FRANCE.
Farin. 18th September,
HONGKONG, October 10th, 1899 Experuson was made in this calumu yes terday to an article by "SEE" in the Contemporary Review, and more especially to the views therein expressed on to Grent Britain's responsibility for the intence of order in her sphere, of influence. There insother paint made in the article which marits attention, namely, the present weak nes of on: intelligence department and the
Dr. Rioloff, the German Consul, who is now importance of strengthening it. Judging
en visit to Japan, has had an naplessant by all the signs of the times, says "SENEX," rsperior ca. Whilt trarolling by train from a properly organised intelligoure office in Kanekarn to Tokyo, the Janan Gazette safe, he was robbed of you 240 in Japanese arrency connection with our British Embassy and yon 2,000 in Hongkong and Slaugbai Peking in practically nonexistent. Other Bank notes, The matter was reported to the Kaguoko Police, who at once inalitated enqui wiss, he process to ask, her can we "account for the fact that our Minister "choes the crition resment when the "Queen-Dowager was just on the very "point of practically deporing the Emperor and putting herself in his place to go of for a holiday and sea-bathing?" After ⚫ reference to the importance of the crisis, and stating that its approach was perfectly wall known by thosands of Chinese and
The M. M. steamer Sydney, carrying the probably in every foreign embassy in French mail, which left Saigon at 7 p.m. on Feking except oura, the article procoods: Thursday, and was expected on Sunday, had rot arrived last night. She has doublies baan -"If we consider the general ques-delayed by the exceptionally strong north-east "Hen we shall find that we of all the obese. The P. and O. taper Shanghai, which arrived frtxu Singapore on Sunday, ex- Powers are, or ought to be if we went the perisused very heary weather on the way up west side of the village of Kat O. The boat Ariat between Mabomedane and Hindus took "right way to work, in the best possible and ins voyage occupied seven days instead of wile the defendant oras out of was a new "position for acquiring gond information six or less as would have been expected ander boat and did not appear to have been used for frbing. The defendant had in his possession "relating to every part of Chins. There
Curtain Triad Society papers attached to the "are hundreds of enpablo and well-informed
depositione in another cas
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Mr. Conger, U.S. Minister to China. baring arnel from Cantou in the Princeton, staying for a short time at the Peak, tia will reara to Shanghaj in the Doric, from Shence proceeding to the Yangtste ports in the unheal Monocacy. He speaks hopefully of the prospects of American trade is Chinor saying that it has been risulily lacreasing for se ine, particularly up warth.
neral conditions.
The High Court met to-day. The Fable The wife of the previo as witness oneroborat d. Au Ying Sau, a fishermen at Kat Ogare evid. Prosecutor's statement, which has been inferred exeo as to the clothing in question being parmed to a Comunittes, showed that shows co-operation existed between the Anti-Semites and the with him for $2.
The Captain Superintendent said he could Orlesaists in all the disturbatos siups Qctober, multiply these cases, bat as anal among the their common sin being a change of Cororn Chinese many people had run away for fear meat. of being implicated in the prosesations The defendant had already ban committed on serious charge su be saked His Worship to sommit him on this chargo as well.
His Worship How was he surested?
The Captain-Superintendent-I will call ori. dence of arrest.
Chief Detective Inspector Hanson said that on the 3ut inst. abont 9-30 mm. he arrested the utendant when in the act of leaving a host and getting intoa amailer one near the bonel on the
The case was remanded until Friday to allow of a certain documents being but in. The other uses will also be taken on Friday.
AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF THE HONG KONG VOLUNTEERS TRANS- TAAL OFFER.
London, 17th September. Colagel Subasider, who was Military. Attache at the Austrian Embassy at Paris, has boog removed.
THE DELEGA BAT 'RENQUES:
London 20th September
I hear from a good source that negotiations for the purchase from the Portuguese of Da lagos Bay are completed and that territory will he taken over from 1st Gotober: A nonsitur
The Hague, 23rd September able littoral has also been caled to Germany.
The Portuguese Ambassador ut. London danias the report that Telegos Bay Las bien
ended to Britai
ANKINTY AT THE WAR OFFICE.
London, 19th September. A Coren of twelve hundred troopa lion bean despatched from Cape Town to Kimberley.
Simin, 20th September. Captain Bagwe, Military Accounts De- partment, has been appointed Fold Paymaster of the South African Force,
Calcutta. September.
By Order,
C. H, GRACE, Secretary. Hougkong, 444 Volober, 1800.
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270
GENERAL MEETING
The tearports Nuses and finish onlying TH ANNUAL GEN bore Clat will be
one company unch of the Hifles ant Gloupenbers, beld in the CITY HALL, on SATURDAY, the 250 mles, Ordnance Field Park, No. 11 British gist October, at 3.30 P.M. Field Hospital and Depot left Calcutta this morning,
Bombay, 20 September. This morning the ss Ellore, conveying Nos. 12 and 24 British Field Hospitals, loft Bombay for South Afrin. The first of the trains carry. Ing the Huspital-force arrived at Prince's Dock about 5- and the second contingent was
-run in about 9.15. In this ingiance the work of ambarkation was rich samier than on the previous days who there were heavy equip moot and a large number of animals to be shipped. After the medical inspection of the
London, 20th September. I hear apon the highest authority that the gravest anxiety exists in the War Offee as to the military situation in South Africa. It is the native fellewers were takon to the
batobes. The vessel luft at 10 am. felt that the British fores for the moment in Prime' shed where they were disinfected in dangerously weak and should the Boers take parts Allahabad, 20th September. immediate initiativo rozernes are quite possible.
The trooper Duner is announced sa having The earliest reinforcementa brriving at Durban will be the troops of the Indian Contingeat butt Sung for Bombay so that the report that
Bombay, 21st September. a fortnight must olapse before the first arrival: she had been intercepted at Malta and-crdered From a warly hour this morning till noon In the msalime the Natal frontier sud Kim-to the Capo, taras out to be true. Forley Diamond Fields ara seriously audingered.
Londen, 26th September. The Boers have occuplat Koikatipoort on the Prince's Douk, Bombay, was the centre of a three mors transports to Natal, The Dock, Pangwons Mountain near Laingsnek. frontier of Portugese East Africa Rud also those of aaimstina caut by the departure of Military, and Noval olcials have had trying. timer connect with the despatch of the Bret foar tramports The Vadala notayed C. Squadron of the 19th Hussars and City of regiment The City of London niso took the London, and Sutlej carried the Devonshire Chief of the Staff Major-General Hunter Mol the Infantry Brigads Staff. There was mora congestion at the railway aidings than on the London; 15th September.
provious days, but in each case as unloading Colonel Ian Hamilton has been appointed Asend embarkation was rapidly carried out... sistant Adjutant-General of the Forees in Natal and Coons! Sir Henry Rawlinson, De
London, 18th September. puty Assistant Adjutant General.
Northumberland Fusiliers, one thousand strong, sailed for the Cupe today and bad a most enthusiastle sand off at Aldershot and Southampton
The Military authorities will not be ready call out the reserves for the next few weeks to Parliament will probably not be called for soo little time longer. The Opposition mani, The Harne, 92nd Septoniber. Dreyfus has inado & statement that he infest no dimatisfaction and the war feeling in tends to persevers in trying to get hie honor the constituencies is strongthening.
DESFATOR OF TROOPS AND MILITARY CarPOINTMENTS, restored to him. The French Natiouulist prees stack President Leabet and his minister bitterly for pardoning Dreyfax.
RIOT IN BOMBLY.
Near-
Bombay, September. place at Kalyan, the two factions coming into contact during the Gunpsti procession. ing the mosque, stones from that place were thrown, and Mahomeden, perched up a tree. kept apa fusillude. The Hindus tere branches down and the man was dangerously wounded. During the assault a Jemader and three polios. men rascived cuts from atupes.
Reinforce-
a
Bombay, 15th September.
Calontin, 21st September. The F. and O. Sielej after discharging the Dovonshires at Durban will be titted up na G fosting, bapital with 500 beds,
Simla, 22nd September. A reserve of 250 Lavalry and Artillery horses for the South-Aiean Contingent will be der pateb as soon as fright is atranged, 175 being drawn freed Cand D. classes (Cavalry romounts and 75 from B.H.A. Captain Harrison and Idant. Fitzgerald 11th Hussars and Lieut. Bright, H.H.A., and 14: N.0.0. and men of accompany this reserve
Colonel Hector Macdonald embarks for Indis on the 29th instant to assume command of the Sirhind District. The rumour that he was go- ing to South Afrien having proved incorrect.
By Order.
T. F. HOUGH, Clork of the Course. Hongkong, 7th October, 1899.
F2541
HONGKONG CLUB. STEWARD WANTED PPLICATIONS in writing for the pori- tion of STEWARD to the Hoxarora CLUB will be received by the Undermigned.
By Order,
C. H. GRACE, Secretary.
Hongkong, 2nd October, 15
HONGKONG.CLUB.
NOTICE.
19400
MR. J. D.. M. CAMERON has Resigued the position of STEWARD and is no
By Order, a longer in the Service of the OLUB.
C. H. GRACE, -Seotry,
Hongkong, 2nd October, TRAR.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. No. 105 (SPECIAL).
CHINA SEA.
SWATÓW DISTRICT.
NEWLY DOOVEEED ROCKS TO FAE SOUTH. WARD OF NAmoa Island.
NOTICE is hereby given of the existents
of two newly discovőred rooks to the southward of, Namoa Island having 18 feet of water over them at Low Water of Spring Tides. To these ths names of TAMBUI ROCK and KAIPAN ROCK haya hoon given. From Tamasai Book the Pagoda on Namoa Island bears N. 41 Wand South Point, Namos Island, beara N. 60 E.
From Kaipan Bonk, the Pagoda uz Nemos Leland boars N. 45 VF, and South Point, Namok Island, bare N. 78 E.
W. FERD. TYLER,
Acting Coast Inspector. Imperial Maritime Customs, Coast Inspootor's Offica
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At the Goreramont Dockyard, Prince's Dook,
Allastad, September. and other places, the authorities linse bow lon
The Glowcastmalité regiment latt Allahabad en 5,000 men working in conreation with the ried ont on no fower than twelve ataumura ander an enthusiastic seart of! from the publis transports. Work is now notually, uning car for Calentta at 6 p.ui. 6 Thursday afternoon Sir Arahibald Hunter will not sil in the of Allahabad. The battalion roaches Calcutta Lalpoera bat will smbark on the City of London at dam on Baturday morning and will embark promptly on the India. Tho draft which wan instead. Suspe
a squadron of the 18th Hussars will eit bark coming out for the Gloncestarabirs on the board M. Mosaddrale extraordinaire
actionnaire sont convoqués
to 28 Octobre, 1899,
hotron du bestin Haiphork, dans le local de la Chambre de Commerne, ras Paul Bert, à l'effet de délibérer et voter sur l'ordre de jouk suivant
Rapport des liquidators relatif à Bociété des Doška st apport auginti à le des Houillères de Touzane."
2Approbation das comptes das ilguide
A local papar learns, saya the Nagasaki that an agreement has been asnoluded English wiestories spread over everytron the Un toul Sister Government and the district therein. Most of them would be Mitsu Binhi Company for the latter to supply
The wark of converting the chartered steamers "ody too glad to give valuable reports 1600 tons of Japanese ecal for the use of the **Prom time to time to the British Minister U.S. Navy in the Philippines: The mutract iz
onts of polies were called and several of the into transports progrosses with incrasing.ox- Mabomedan ristors who took refuge in the pedition. The Paltan want into Government for nine months. The Mitsu Bish Company
Musjid after the fight with the Hindus, were dook early this morning. The Boldo has the 11th Hussar various batteries of R.H.A., * Peking of the state of affairs in their bas ordered is breast office at Nagasaki to an
parated by the police, who were obliged to left the British India desk and is coaling in "districh Being in the closest toneh will dertake the teak. The Company, however, has
not the resources at hand io. fill sub a large "The Moralist" of the Straits Times writes break open the floor of the mosque. Among the stream and will probably gaints Price's Dook this evening. The Fadela came out "the nativer and speaking Chinese, the order und will probably' sook the co-operation
Recant events in the Transvaal bave eated the Mindns, one man has received serious iu- information they would supply would-be-of the Mitsui Company-
quite a futter of axeitament in the Volunteer arlus and on Monday his life was despairest of yesterday evening and the Pandua went is.
Forty arrests were made and the trial of the corps, and I note that several members of the pricus is prooeding before Mr. Yolinker Invaluable. They any that their advice
Truly cottaa bas fallen to a low estate, Bays Hongkong detachment here offered their ser nd epision are never sought. Thore The Morlat of the Sivrila Times. Look vices should hostilities break out, Their Siuge The cause of the disturbance is said to be
some Makomalaas three days previously. "aught clearly to be a competant official at the Silina Coffee Katate, Tao thousand rors esmrades, however, have not heught quarrel which took place between a Hindu and
A BICYCLE RECORD. "attached to the Embassy whose province acres of land with bildlage with 500 wures of bamselves into conspicuous nation by following
The Hague, 18th September. **It should be to calleci, collate, and digestuffed in fuil onltivation and three hundred their example, as, no denbt, they are aware that any each offer, would scarcely. recotre serious across hearing, and with a frontage of two-
Cerdang has, in a twenty-four hours, cycle "their reports and present the substance of and-a-half miles to a railway. All uld for £850. sonsideration. Ungaactionably, the Hongkong.
£1 are for collee in bosing! Why, it members wars fired with an ambition to norse ride, beaten by rine kilometres 15 miles) Wal-
on the Vadala sailing on the 19th iastept trooper Dukere was lunded in Egypt on the way them to the British Minister at regular costs £40 to £20 an uero to bring it to such their country, and so I-ramtare to say is every tone, the holder of the world's racord.
Books and papers, for the treeps are coming through and will be sent on to the Cape to jola [Cordong has for the third time unde a ten Intervals for his information and for a condition. The purchaser might bare had it rolantoor; but the Government won't require
Galoufis, 17th September. The Pinear, says it is now down fer oortuin *"timusmission to the Foreign Office." No cheaper, too, had be pet started bidding against the services of any twenty or thirty member ty-four hours ride. The first he made at in great numbers, but more are still wanted. the reglasul in South Africa. doubt the missionary body would pruvewell He should be low and carry things on dispute.
his cra agent. That was willy; yet he may do from a certain earpe to settle the Transvaal London. The fourd there was improved upon-
The R. Istenger furata leaves Kidderpore that the last transport conveying the Indian by Walters at Paris, and it is this record that
docks to-morrow morning for Natal wist the contingent, for Bouth Africa will leave with
• valuable mine of information, but it mildly until coffes improres in price so we few I am not seeking to belittle the notion of is now improvel by pine kilometres.]
King's Royal Rifles on beard, BETA
the 6th Dragoon. Crude on the 2014 instant. BAILWAYS. IN INDIA. the Hongkong Volunteer but it must be re-
Stoh, 18th-Beptember, Ata special prende this morning Brigadier The first ordore to take up, shipping were not the only rains that might be advant years here.
membered that under the Volunteer Enlletment
The Secretary of State has sanctioned the General Wodahotse addressed the floors and recsivel in India on the 9th; the first trans ageously worked. There are a number
At the Hagistracy yesterday au American Act, volunteers usu wbly be utilised for home
whether on the line of march or on the battle. Bombay on the 17th, the second will. the 18th, of Marupenus in China outside the tris-blue-jacket med Edward Howard was fined service, or for the Colony in which they agree extassion of the railway from Peshawar to the men of the regiment and exhorted them port with the 42nd Fold Battery mailed frous
fleld to aphok the prestige and good me of 6th Eifles from Calvulta, on the slowery ranks who have opportunities $10 and ordered to pay compensation for to serve. In offering themselves for satire mouth of the Khyber sb Jamrud.
the King's Royal Rifles and alk will be embarked within wovon of acquiring early informations to aj dumaging property at a jeweller's shop at 152. service they would cease to be volunteers, and MANCHESTER AND THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
London, 15th September.
This recipent fook part in the Majaba Hill then days for receipt of notice Quesa's Road Central, on Sunday night. The have to be accepted as fairly trained recruits
A meating mus hold at Manchester last night engagement, bet of those who fought in that is very swart werk, rafecting great credit on proaching political movements and the gen defendant and two sther me went into the ship for the regular service, I have no possible aral trend of native opinion. To some and asked to se situe watches. Three were doubt that on way occasion of extrems em
General's Department and Gen- war with the Transvaal: Me. John Morley and cose information of a valuable antura handed to thepi and they asked for another, ergonoy a large number of volunteers would be to protant aguiust Great Britain entering upon dienstrous battle only a Sergeant Major now all concerned, particularly the Quarter Master Is Banque de l'Indo Chine. "
The Seeundra spiled to-day with the 2nd The statuzent which has been telegraphed Chine. and the accuracy of which was fully witte, on thefe doing so he locked them diti: ne but suoh omergency has not yet- arison. Mr. Leonard Courtney addroseed the mosting Bombay, 17th September Galore Toptraron at the Director
Remember Majabs Hill. A resolution was Field Battery who arrived on two special trains from Sinus the effect that all preparations verified by subsequent events, has been upon rafes in show, than any more Until it does so, it is the main daty of every amidst constant interruptions and choute of
carried by large majority recognising the from Abcdanger followed by No. 6 Veterinary have beat mad for the despatch of bond | 2343] watchs, whereupon the defendant smuhed two volunteer to make himusf an efficient as poss!
need of reform in the Transvaal but arging the Field Hospital in a short time. The work of Infantry Brigade to South Africa is misleading voluntarily tenderet the Emsay and
pane of glass Mr. Mellunna appeared for ble fa drill and discipline and endeavour to keep the detachment up to its full strength, s0
bipping the borse and baggage was briskly Of overse should necessity arise more troops Yas been acknowledged with anch curLuces the provention.
that he may be Elted, whenseer the oocasion adoption of priso means.
excried out hat without the least cofanian and would be ctespatobed. The arrangements which 10 convey the impression that une licitated S
The Hague 2ted September. within a ecuple of hose ball the animals Tore The Cobain teils the story of a naturalesd arison, to take his part to any duty really re communications of this kind were unwelcome
Enghebano, who or 1898 has com constablequired of him for the merries of his country.
At Berlin, great excitement pareilse duriat comfortably stalled, The Sccundra takes 179ould then become necesary, have been drama
aocaptation of the term have hoon momaki. LATEST
Wish Kas expressed to help the Boers as a sat off lowere, besides the Beld game accompanying
_______HOSTITEL ARRANGEMENTS,
Bimla, 22nd Septetuber. the establishment of an Elubusy at Peking dwa bora le falands in March 1870, Hir. father, whise tax is Thor H. Wabb, arrived there menis to have been a want of arm there long linggo, with his wià, maid engaged The T. K. siesner, Nippon Mars with to what had bear done sguinet Germany in is the for. By the block in the after.
DUTOR PROTEST animais The Hague 22nd September abod A large number of people were on on the coast instead of base houpitele on shore residents in China. Not only in the which he had several children Heary Well 9th inst. at 10. a..
was third son, and soon cftar bis firth bie The C. P. R. stammer Empress of Japan:
Eighteen member the First Chamber of the whares to witases the moceedings and in conection with the Bouth African Centin- Embay remeined comparatively in fatter became a Japanese subfor The young loft Yokohama on Saturday morning (the 75th Sether at States General, many member quite a crush of photographers Anger to stakeh gort, this bang likely to prove advantageous formed concerning what was going on-be-man care up to Tokyo on busine is a few days init) for Tenoeuver.
Indis seeth the surfies in Chinese circle, but beago and was interviewed by Mir, Ours, Saperia- ~~ The P. & O. steamier Chusan Jeff Singapore of the Second Chamber, bender professora ad plottres of the sesso The docks are pronded or grounds of monomy and benefit to patients. tendent of the Metropolitan-Poline Board. He for this part of the Sth ist at 1 p., with the several notables in Holland have signed a nu with yosols and in the neighbourhood of the The nursing staff for South Afries will be
baggage, "Against war with the Transvaal. bas aleo been out of touch with his own is known to Japanese Uycb" Henry, outward English asil, and is duo hero on the tente addressed to the British nation, protesting Sesuadra the quays worsetest with military arranged from homo, no nurses going from
14th Inst at about 5 am.. « nationals, whether mercantile or missionary Kote Harald.
The complainant, siced tham to return the found ready to offer their services on these ODD.
DERMAN FEELING, ~
"and regarded with suspicion. Ever satu the Bonin Jalands. He is name Hanry Webb, STEAMED MOVEMENTS a meeting, to repaider the Transvaal ozikis. A horses and the same number of men and 23 fole up on paper but no preparations in the ordinary.
and equipment b been fai-
tears.
Pour assister à Tassemblés les. Propriétaires d'actions as posteur derrous déposer leurs titres A Haiphong, sait cher les liquidators, sait A Hengkeng, ass ches M. M. ABNHOLD KARBERG & Co., salt & la Banque de l'Indo
Lea liquidateurs,
ED.
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