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levied on the gross revenues from markets or waterworks, for instance, thaif on the revenues from railways, more especially when the undertakings have been carried out by borrowed money. Lo Hongkong some diffically might be experienced in differen tiating between works paid for out of borrowed money and those paid for out of revenus, but as the whole manut of our public debt has been expanded on public works, a convenient arrangement would be to sxempt from payment of the military contribution much of the gross ravenue as many be required to meet the survice of the loan.
THE HONGKONG DALJA
The delivery, be the
· at 5,80 uur, yesterday,
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the North today with Admiral Begmont on
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A grand varioly concert ja ton iven in the Theatre Royal on Wols day orening patio plats of which will be found in an advertisement on another column, g
The Pauoayd Ironworks, Philadelphin, have secured an order for a very large bridge for the Japanese Imperial Government Railway. The bridge will he 918 feet in length, and it will
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LIMOREPÍNATION AGAINSTAY
BRITISH SUBJKUTS AT STRINJIWHI
OF ELANDSLAAGTE
„GRAPHIC DISCRIPTION E
A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE,
BRÅVERY OF THE GORDONS.
London, Chih Ontokor.. The Times "special correspondent at Bland
A STEAM laundry Company has recently absorb between 7,000t med 7,500 tons of motorial. Fto the European and Chinese poor of this man who becomes un viloer is generally faz tienn as connored, there cannot possibly be mineus background for the Inrid light of the.
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The Board of Trade have awarded a bisular glass to fr. Henry . Kunth, master of the German steamship flesis, of Hamburg, in sog. nition of his serious in rescuing the shipwrecked crew of the British bargus Kitty, of shanghai, which foundered at son on Aug. 7 lest
It was evident that the altak muat bo premad bursting shalls. home before the night; ao, after half an hour's preparation, the Infantry radeived orders to advanc
The Devonshire Regiment were giron the task of delivering the frant attack, with the Manchestera, supported by the Gordon Eigh landers, on the rght Bank, for which they had, make a wide detour
We would reallud earrendars of the apsuri acms is theory that possensdag). Isasut SW6 mer
The following history, says the Globe, li Al 170 Ellen did, of the funde, of beects. It is 010 thing to rate the desired Ecclesy of Bt. Vibeante Paal hok will take arme by menu of foreign money, hoamsty and Brective, if exaoedingly irritating Bezie PLACE TO-DOTES Frenisg on tre grounds of the brains, but 15 is another ustler in China tong ago Mr. Frenderis ithades completed a Roman Catholic Cathode 1 from nine til sles Keeping that my when it is headed to the pro-purchase of land within the Brifah territory of a stock. Those promises to be Fars say cial nitaorities for control. If Great Britain Weihaiwel fat the purpose of inducing min able. The butt of the Hongkong, Bestment, he philanthropically trained a brigade of Chiing operations. A permiedon to audertake by kind permision of Tant, Lol: Retallick and an aboratoria of chosen to parench operation refused hit by the Vice slangte, describing the battle, says that, after the offers, will be in attendance a play a photo red one lots until forseable guarantees Admiral. Mr. Ebodes appealed to the Foreign aur Brot Battery orme into action at 4 pm. The Frouch Cabinet Council has agreed to programme. It is also expected that the Band given that the Brigade would be regularly office, and forwarded at the same time an advasm the Vios Cezsaintes of Kanker and of the Talan ernitur. Cario Alberts will play naif and kept gElsient This wald neouitata application for mining right to the Admirally, body of arounted Boers broke into retreat. rathor want of system in Ching, and when that decided to gut go mining rights of any kind of spart of the attacking force, they them Foochow to the pession of Capsulates on the daring the orening, which will be another thorough reform of the soil system, or To this he received a reply that agilias beon Thwas a rum by which it was hopon to draw is scoured there would be no diffealty in get in bus territory for the present a doniralty solves galloping back into position on the reverse- We are requested by the Committes to ing Tkotó ports,
round of the increase of Freash trade with attrackon
could not grant bis quos Tet maso thair side of the bill. The enemy's guns then dased form the publio that the Souvenir Stalle will being soldism and even trained native efflber
lordships arrived at this locision, the Commas Bring; while on Artillery, now having two open for inspection from 3 th fur to-morrow
This Sectaty deserves the support of the pub The fact is perhaps sometimes Iob night of toner of Weihaiwoi has given permission to a Batteries in setion, prepared the way for the Gormas named Jurgens to mins for konal de Infantry assault sending barsting shrapnet lis, as it has for many years been doing good that in China the profession of a moldier in one
Thunderclouds behind the bills made an of good, in a quiet and unpretentions may that respectable families look garance at The posit. Now, as far as military or cavul considers along the Boar position. Colony. The proceeds of last year's fate were Trasty clean in other opportuniske for taking objection to the one process which does not The Second Coming of the Lord, the Ap83,081.83. and the following is a summary of a living, and is his position gives him no stand apply to the other, and it le nothing short of proaching End of this the Christian Dispened the Spotty's doings during 1898 ing fr public opinion, but is regarded rather as sandakas at a German should be able to ab tion, and the Unity of the Church, are the Allowance in Cash,
$485.75 lust cosoares for a man of brains, and no li lain privileges on British territory which are Provisions.
404,00 ting duployment for a man of means, it can be refused to a British abjeet. The parmstent subjects of lectures, advertised to be delivered in the City Hall by Be Cuthbert Layton, from Contribution to the Catholio Orphanage 251,00 really anderescod that this offer class is not offlails of so other nation in the world would exectly that required to stop any edustry be guilty of such a disregard of the interest of Contribution to the Haas for tas Agod England.
and Täfirm
ATM 200.00 BWith due defertise to the gallant General their own people.
82.41 opinions, Lha orperiment of organising regis Shoes for Orphanage boys, - ...
THE PLAGUEAT NEWOHWANG, 41.00 moule of Chinese on modern lines has been Pimage mousy....
2.10 reportedly tried, especially in rebent voorny Medicine...
Newchwang, 27th Ostober. This was at 4-9 pm, and the rain fell in 63.40 und found wanting. Under the jurisdiction
The engrossing toplo of the part in the pingas | delagos a quarter of an hour later. of the Vicoroys at Nanking and lontain hat epidemie Iliading such serious propor-As the lalastry attack developed, the mamy talicus of men have boon med, splendid follows tous that the principal shipping.companies are brought forward three gins into position, and as regatila physique, tractability and ante refsing all entire pasonger traffic, oren when commended shelling the advancing, lince... stauding, who have been trained by competent guaranteed medical supervision of the Celestials The Devons who were solidly pushing Europa oloers, and at the Yarions orions when nood on bound. This tiesas i plotiors across the open, sulting the impeding mire en of their fitness as soldier. The reason of this included to be seway. The fientam man are tended us aneh sẽ, possible, this bring the only Strauss people, when paid fairly well for his services tas Rassinza did not appear in de roady for any the Mauser and Maxim fire. Blue Fanobo La Clochas de Corne
sal paid regularly, it willing to drill regularly og Espacial precautions hover around villalar Godfrey and boostuvan laient fighting unit. But the so-Chinese Bank formisos, and thess can Estion
Perdne what is Le eventual result? Why, the Viceroy Le stonded to any other parts of Settlement Annis
Jous Estella finon that the squeezes or contributions des should scension wise; so fact the Russian com-
Machell wanded from: Poslug to compensate blunders stances ought to be an object lesson to all other The Gardens, skirting the batteries in sotion, „"Forget me not
made olsawlore, suddenly grow larger, He i forced to retrench and squos furd bis Bettlements ju these troubless times. Beside the cul in on the left of the Manchesters, and mar deaths from plague manges the boys, chod steadily in Company Colemang until tho THE HONGKONG BOAT CLUB. subordinales, the faroige instruɛters aro gradus
ally dismised, the nutty peers find their pay played by Enropears, a fatal case bas occurred boulder-strewn Nek of the enemy's ridge was
on the Novohvang Lightship winter sur reached.
This point was three-quarters of a mile from At a mesting of the Hongkong Boat Club devensod, and to make up for it they quanta rennded by these blank outlooks dom not lead held at the Cricket Parlton on Thursday night those remaining soldiers who are not disbanded to make the white men more confortable, the Baer guns, in front of the Gordour; und the following officers were dested for the enau-
when the foreign instructors are dismissed. ing Belson President. Hon. J. H. Stewart Finally, the man, objecting to this, dusert oz ere especially a cold score au assistando in pro-feam this position was three suecossive ridges Lockhart, CM.G. Bon. Sec. and Treasurer, still further dish, and drift of swelling pagating the horrid disease. Can we gain a riading diagonally across the 1st hill-top, unobs Mr. H. Gals: General Committes, Mesare, the coolie classes, or it their military instincts rain of oncouragement from a prevalent state commanded by a strong forms behind it." The The armoured train with which the Dubline, G. H. Young, J. Danby, A. E. Ell, and F. are not aliayed, swali theo ranka" of the insurmont tant a Franch Missionary-very old hill itself was and mass of boulders.
stager in Northern China has discovered a pure, The regiasut was many times drives buok į Browne Balloting Consilio, Bar-Maior reale in the petioliest rebellions, or turn pirates should it be adopted by the patient or the yet, righting themselves, the troops on pe Watson, Rov. P. F. Cobbold, Capt. War, the money suauderad, and the armies go pingin in too for advanced in its attack? It is
on. The ridge LA. Hess A. G. Ward, G. H. Potis sad the way of other reforms in Chias,
gathered that heavy doses of ipsostomba is the wen xlresly a shambles, but the weight of num.” FLieb.
remedy employed, but we await an authorita,bers arried the mor on
It had ceased to be a General's hattic." tive medical propouncement with moch interest.
Shanghai Daily Press correspondent. Everything depended on the Company, oren
the Section, commanders, THE NEW RUSSIAN PORT ATAS ANNA TALIENWINA
From Hankow we learn that this week before lost two steamers left the Langang Iron Worka, with 2,000 tons stool raile. There are a good
by userienced coolies bandling heavy stool ralla-Murcury,
Salection
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Valu Kutermezzo
Nothing could be finer than tho undaunted front this Battalion displayed, while edging for want against the fire poured upon it from wor dern arms,
been floated it Shanghai and we learn from our Northera esatemporaties that a sanoud undertaking of the same description is ou the tapis, The Marcurg says: If glean "Dinoss in next to godlinses both undertak- "ings ought in pay, but judging by the miserable fiasco which attended the Hong- kong Company, we are afraid that the
Burial for the poor.
In addition to the shove the Suolely has un "native compotition will be hard to with
darisken the alteration and extension of the "stand." We recently had a conversation
hrapital for the sink poor under the charge of with a gentleman who was intimately cou
the Italian sisters of Charity at Wanchai. nected with the floating of the Hongkong
The following in the programme of the macio Company, and it may afford a useth co with 2,000 tons pig iron for Japan aul ore to be played by the Bind of the Hongkong and in sundry jubellisús, liavo given evidence Chities foreign to the port, and these are tanglemeals put up by the enemy, ware ex•
Regiment MIN NATURE VINTAGE 893 EXTRA FEC hint to the Shanghai Companies if we number of accidents, broken legs, etc., cansad March..." Arabi Forswell "Grifth being simply that the Chinaman, liko most older, the worst offenders, and anxiety would be felt if method by which the men could hopa te for
place on record his explanation of the
Via cause of its failure. The primary cause of failure, one informant stated, was not want of acquaintance with the details of the busi boes, as was on a former occasion Bug- geated in this column, but the difficulty and delay experienced in connection with the collection of the linen. When a Chineso
hobis gate to the house of one of his cusy tomers to collect the washing he thinks sion to South Africa. nothing of being kept waiting an hour for it, or even of being told to ruine again next day. Delays of this kind, however, are fatal to an undertaking with oxpensive machinery and an expensive steff, and that
THE FIGHTING ON FRIDAY. was the rock on which the Hongkong
The nativo neconta of the fighting on Fri Steam Laundry Company came to griefay are possibly exaggerated, but it appears The difficulty ought not to prove in that tas Boer Commando advancing yn Colenso crable, we think, but this fact remains was acterely smitten. that it was not surmounted in this particular
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. (BUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY FER."]
LONDON, 8th November? REINFORCEMENTS FOR SOUTH
AFRICA,
It is understood that preparations are active procending for the despatch of fnother diri
THE RELIEF OF FORT WYLIE,
relieved Fort Wylie has been found at Tugela Bridgy, intret, cn the Bears are comingly a considerable distance off,
RUSSIA.
It was decided to hold a satch race on. Saturday, 25th November, at 3.30 pm, and the following craws were phosen --
No. 1 Boat
A. E. Ellia (Capt.)
R. F. Johnston G. B. Sterois
The Tsar ami Tsarina have arrived at Pols A. B. Katsch dam from Darmstadt.
THE SAMOAN QUESTION. An Anglo-Gorman agreement has beau con Rear Admiral Bruse, who relieves Rear-Ad- oluded, subject to the approval of the United wital Fitzgerald on this station, bort hooked his States, by which Germany acquires the Samoan passage, by the F. & 0. mail stormar leaving Islands except Tatuil, which will belong to London on the 2nd Noranlar. Mrs. Bruce ace United States. Great Britain sequires the pozipanies her husband.
Tonga and the Savage. Telands, also Choiseul and Teabul of the Solomon Group.
LONDON, 9th November. THE SAHON AGREEMENT.
No. 2 Bent.
d. Danby (Unpt) Rede Calo
CT. Batsch
Barreth, H.K.K. No. 3 Bekt
G. M. Young Capt.) G. H. Gaby
Capt. Warrgo, BA. J. W. Onimang
A launek will love Pedder's Wharf at 3pm and the Polion Wharf, Kowloon, immediately before the rano for the age of manbars and their friends.
OOCASIONAL NOTES.
The meat of the evil, and the great dißenlty sedfronting the upkeep of an officient army, is the system of provinstul viceregal government, the absence of a just and equitable system of tara- tion, or, in brief, tas utter besace of any fin. ascial system. If the soldiers were régularly paid, mollis of the Empire and vt of Viceroye, if the status of the native offer was rained in allfast and keep dealable young men, wling to go through a thorough modern train-; lug there world he soma use in talking of Handing over greign frained battalions to nalies control. But he things financial at present exist, and are likely to do so, until the Anancial ad- ministration of the Empire is placed under for eign control on the same hats as the F.M. Castome, it is impossible, and if your Weihaiwer Regiment was handed over to the Viceroy of Pochil, It would become a banner corps in a month, and after that would be beam of no more, though its pay sheet might for any annual statements of the Viceroy, to Peking.
Today being the birthday of IIR.H. tho Prince of Naples and Crown Prince of Italy, [28 the Italian and other mou-of-way in harlot will dress ship and salutes will be fired in his honour. The Prines is thirty years of age,Under the Auglo-German agensinout cadington, which as in the case of Major General Br-years appour ou the expenditure side of the having been born in 1869.
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Correspondents must forwari iknirname andad dress with communications adderand to the Editor, not
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Ali lettere for prablloution should te written on one side of the puper only.
No anonymously signed communications that have plready appeavad in other pagyra wi i be inserted.
Order for extra cost of AILEE thould be soni dafora 11 am on day of gubahan. After that gi du Vivitek. Only a wvplied for Dash Flexphic dilerses Part-220, Gods.
10. Ben, 20 Tamband 25: 1.
Pour the
BIRTH
On the 3rd November, 1899, at Craigellachia Foocho, China, the wife of M. L. F. GRANT,
fa daughter. Hoe paper please copy.
· MARRIAGES.
The following appointments have been rede at the Admiralty:-Engineer Alfred T. P. Road, to the Tamar, additional. for charge of Engineers reserve atores, and to assist the Inspector of Machinery at Hongkong; Arti fiver Bugizeer Frank Davis, to fumar, addi- tions), for charge of mashinery of the Swift.
The Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong. Hotel this (Saturday): evening from 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The following is the program - March......... British Outpost...... Hume Quadrille "La Grande Duchesse Val Ferell”
Strauss
Samca to Germany, the latter ronounces territorial rights i Zanzibar whenever the other Powers renoauce theirs, GENERAL FRENCH LEAVES LADY.
SMITH FOR CAPETOWN. General French left Ladysmith for Cap town by the last brain prior to the investment of that town. Goural French will command the caralty at Capetown.
BOER INVASION OF ZULULAND.. A Roar Commando Ens invaded Zululand.
[FROM THE “SHANGHAI MERCURY."]
PARTITION OF CHINA
The new of the death of Commander Eger
mons, appears to have occurred before news of his promotion reached him, will be regretted by many residents of Hongkong, to whom the do caused was known as an able ofioer. His work THE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET
Lagamith gave premise of a brilliant bature enre:, but unfortunately he has met the fate of n sumber of other good men who have fallon 6ghting In Natal. While it is enforting to know that he could not desire a hravec douth, his prescue will het soon fade from the manery of his friends in Hongkong and else where in the Far East
•
Mr. J. Y. V Venos in his wookly share cor port dated 10th November
YRIAN The market continues quist with rates (or cept in Banks, Docks, and Hotels) inclined to wonkurse,
Caliantly offters and non commissioned officer did their work. If the man wavered, or stack to cover, the officers encrificed themselver fer arampled
The enemy atrod to their position with gri. magnif sent persistonsy; and the last stand above* their langer is one of the finest fighting zooords of modern time. Despite the united attack of the starining regiments, who traiand their guns on the point blank range, they checked the advance for half an hour.
Iti dutely antics from St. Petersburg that a free Fort will be established at Dainy an soon as the building of that town shall have been completed and the harbour capable of affording saltar to shipping. The town of Dalny, together with its immediate neighbour hood will form a special district placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of France, The Easter Chinese Railway Company will At uz o'clock the bugloa zang the advance, Fixed bayonets gloomed 'ever the boulders andriuku the building of the Lown. The mer olanta and the feroiga commercial houses who through the fading light; and our men sprang may settle there may enjoy the same rights and up, to fall like rabbits. The bugle soundel privileges as the Russian-nennaats and com.sguin; and the Highlanders, shouting and merejní firma. The foreign inhabitanta will be cheering madly, dached over the breastwork,” slectors, and oligible as members of the Kupiol while the skitling pipes sounded. pol Council, on the same footing as Russian tub Thus was the misin kopji taken, with Ms. Jects Foreigners, as well as Russian, will be juba" on the lips of tko món, who carried the abe to acquire freehold or leasebold land on laager with fixed bayonets. which to build houses or coinmercial entrepòta. These lauds will be disposed of at public suction to the highest bidders by the Eastern Chinese Railway CompanyNAAA
THE NEWCHWANG AND PORT AERARTHUR RAILWAY:
A white bendkerchief flattered to show that the enemy bad mrrendered, but the main ro manants pouring over the billside was strew dend and wounded.
The enemy's guns more fought splendidly. Their losses were heavy,
A midnight hospital-train carried uinety of eur wounded to Endysmith; but it is feared that the total will be double this.
Newchwang, 27th October. BANKS Hongkong and Shanghais-With a
The opening of the Railway to Port Arthur further rise in the London rate to 65120 na took place on the 23ed last, but it can only be small local démánil the rate wont, up to 34%, at describou is an official function The Russo- which shares changed bands aftor small sales at Chinese Bank flagstaft was decorated with flags $19 and 343 - Market alos firm at 346 per to samomorate the erant, and the effoot was cout. praminm Nationals are still ongaired ity and attractive Needles to add, the Rail of the enemy's gang an nuimpeded swoop over
KARENA London, 27th October. The Times vorrospontont telegraphs that an examination of the fekt of the battle of Elands- langte shows that our final fieak attack was delivered over sa appodach which gaw the fire :
12814 Fontana"Folk cones of olympFAMERICA REFUSES TO JOIN IN THE would spray that eltingh the British Enve for a quotationg bat no sules are reported appare timoretically than prostátially com-six hundred yards of ground as open serife
On the 4th October, at the Wish Church, Presion, by the Rev. R.J. Bimpson, unle of the bride, n sisted or Chien Rawdon and the Ber. : Berceford -KDON, WHLIAM HENDY WILKINSON, H.M.'a Con
Songs
Dans
Where'er you walk Ande "Alatris"
Watson
God save the Queen.
An inquest was held on 16th October at
Rev. F. J. Tickson, formerly Rector of Ribchester, wife of Lient-General Sir James Bayan Ed and Mrs. FRANK Dixson, Prestow
Bay, Tale of Wight, by tis Rov. A. M. Mayriscal pare for some time, bat, had oluded the MA.. assisted by the Ray. 0 J. Parmtaler, Hesa COCKEURS, C., Chinese Becretary: He Legigilance of those in charge of her.
London, 5th November,
It is officially stated at Washington that the United States has lealized the invitation of the Continental Powers to join in the partition of China, bat America demands égnal rights..
APPOINTMENT OF LOL CHARLES
4 COMMERCIAL ATTACHE FOR
The British Infantry Gro completely sur prised to Boors, who had imagined that in their position they could easily master any Infantry attack-Times of Ceylan
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Now that the details are beginning to filter through from the-loli and Australian ox- changes of the early operations ie South Africa, Jout hexsi the Boérg have had a very cally MALING IRSICANCEA) Ubina Tradore Lava | campaign, and whereas the fighting of the shangad hants at $39, and Unions et 3143. Plato illusies are foud of divergences and range, yo British so far he been to home purpos, the Cantons remain on offer at $136 Straits, and a maga el routa ubunuturises all their railway. The gum soptored by the Devezbiram Regis Roar, although haring assumed the aggressive, the Northorn Thearances without business work. You may be sure there is nothing man- ment prove to be identical with the 123-Founders Colonel Sohn, in conversation, said that FICE INSCALNDESHongkonga continue these convergents. The proximity of staken by the Beers at Kragatsderji. Jomain practically where they started, without laring accomplished anything beyond waakón. ou offer at $320 and Chicas at $96 with no
govered mico or any other valuable find objection is tasted scollingly and thenasty of our Tiold Batteries, which repeatedly ul, Rings, to MAUD, this daughter of the late Sontborough on the body of Lady Edwards,
ing their enemy by less of on through death business reporter. Pay to with front singers get the many nothing could stand against the corner of and capturo. The British occupy the princi. SHIPPING -Hongkong. Canton and Mance male of run is convincing both to the Chi-: drove the Transvaal gunners from their embra- wards, the Gables, Folkestone. The decisued
pal points, sooling, oud wafeling, and so anal lot of Douglases at $44. China Muteals however, are the least troublesome: thoir plans
Boer territory, amely have been placed at 39, Indos at $70, and a nego officials and the commonality. The former, auros, On the 7th October, at Rosehill Chapel, Hampady was found on Southborough-common on
BERESFORD.
Ladysmith, stead, by the Rev. Brooke Herford, D.D., Ruvoze 7th Got., and it transpired at the inquort that
Londor, 5th November. far the united Bont foron hath been anable-0 and China Manilas muchaaged and without are well greased if they possess any power at all LUDWIG ERNST LARA, of Shanghai, China, to she had taken four drachms of axlis of lemon, Lord Charles Roresford succeeds Rear-Ad-wash them or faces them from those positions business EMTLY, eldest daughter of Jacon ABSOLD, 55, which was the use of death. The jury re-miral Sir Geraal Nool; K.C.M.G., second in Thas the advanes of the Boers is checked and REFINERINE, China Sugars remein dead: Shanghai Dalit Prese correspondent Fetoetul Gardens, Hated,
On the 9th October, ut Christ Chur, Totland turned a tardiot of suicide by poisoning while command of the Mediterranean squadron.
Joubert's pravions blatant fannouncemen with baros prooveable at probably something as to his triumphal macoh into Cape Colony wador quoted into Lazons have been placed CHINA temporarily insane. She had been under medi.
and the seizure of erorybidy and overgat quotation. thing ban not yet been realised. As far MINING PUDjoms have ruled steady with The Queen has been pleased to approve of aan nggroeiro campniga on the part of a ardal business at quotation, Carbonnages the appointment of Afr. James William Jamia: the Boors is concerned the British held the have charged, buzda nt: $900, $235, ond Sally son, of Her Majesty's Consular Service in Chin situation, for the Boers cannot advance. auul nt 8300, closing with further bayers at the to be Commercial Attacho, in that aountry. [ave their horders exposed to the three garri- last rate. Queens has been placed at 475 cents This announcement will be welcomed as
ons meaticned,
and remain on offer ut that rate. Jelebusan adication that the Govarnmont have. have been pult in to a small extent at $144 been brought to realise the importance, if and 614) Olivors at 391 and 87 (for A's not the necessity of sypointing properly. Chiza and B's vespastively) with fair sales Baube established commoroial attachos an wontiaus steady to strong st quotation. Bo Lukas tile particular appointment i
DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWY-Hong-conserned, no exception can ho faken to it. koog and Whampoa Ducks have changed bands Mr. Janiesen has been in the Consular service daring the week at 120 per cent prom, mt closa in Chinn some thirteen years, and daring that firmer with bug on at 26 Kowloon Wharves porod has hail a varied experience which will contine quiet with sins and callers at 888. fally qualify him for his new position. He bis Waushais unchanged, New Amoy Dooke hoge filled the otice of Acting Vine Consalal Shang found buyers at $19 and more could be placed hai, Pigedo Taland, and Cautop, while he was at the rate
Acting-Consul at Waplow from June to No- venter in 1997, and has been Acting Consul at Saumao since Februry, 1898 London and China Express, Pond
tion, Feling, second son of the late Francis Jeffroy Coon BURN, Bengal Civil &erlee, to ELIZANTH GORDOX, Youngest langher of the late Colonel James Francis STEVENSON, alioner of Aravan, Barmat.
DEATIS
On the 10th October, al 14, Caltingham Road, S.W., WALDEMAR Scenic, Manager of the Chim Trader Inorance Company, Limited, aged 04 years. On the 28th October, at Tuning, BLANQUE L'OIT, wife of HARVES CALDICUT, F.W.D., aged 69 years.
The Daily Press.
Horákove, Novanber 11th, 1899. A BILL hins been introduced into the Logis Intivo Council of the Straits Settlementa te
In a hmas paper we read that a missionary, Mrs. W. Bilio, wito of a Wesleyan maister, addressed a large gathering of ladisi at the Oxford-plaos Chapel, Leods, 11th October, in connection with the local anniversary of Wesleyan missions. Describing her work in the Canton distrist of. Chirin, alis said that the great difficulty to contend with was woman's tengus. She had found that nearly every evil in China was traseable to, mors or less, woman's longae, which asserted itself even in the clase meeting, and which could not boscsily silenced,
Lord Charles Beresford, addressing ntatives of the Stock Exchange at New
or
RETROCESSION OF SHAMURUN. TO CHINA.
Convarning actual band-to-band ighting the British bare certainly bad the best of it, and actions at Clangos and Blandelsagbe will rank some of the feest fighting records of murlorn times when the history of the campaiga mes to be written np. In those actions, as in the minor affairs reported, when Tommy Alkins charged he came out way topside Cones quantly, it is conceivable that the Boer op uion to the fighting ability of the British soldier has changed somewhat from that which so fre quently found expression before the war.
SIAMESE EDUCATION
ARTMENT
LANDS HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hoog kong Lands bare Ted stood at $110 with The telegraphic news by Reuter as to how small sales, but close with sallers Kowloon Tommy was eating his beart out in captivity, will Lands changed and without business, Hotels
don't find a page in Mar O'Roll's ante book have risen considerable as ansatiabcd demand AN ENGLISH HEAD FOR THE the characteristics of the English people seadh the rate app to $122 with buyers West Anyone who kna watches a tough gams of Ling. Points and Humphreys nuskangad and without by or Socker will readily understand the conso. business. Iation that such would afford prisoners of war MOLLANEOUsCottons, no meloess to of the same time keeping the men it real this report Thy rates for Northern Mills are taken tic and consequently fighting tein. Tas daily from the last Shanghum, virculars,Groon telegrams may therefore any day bring along stands have ruled met with share on offer annoncement that the Irish Fusiliere hare at $389 and a busiuose Waisons have con- baton the Hassers by two to ans, ond are in tinued dail with sellers at $11.26 sud no sales for the final against the Glangostars for the The muungement na destarod & dividond Pretoria Cup. For that rent Father Paul (interim) of 50 cents payable on the 28th fast, rouli shine as a referes, providing he handled the whistle promply and did not want to com mas with his own spesial, Almighty for au hour or so, when a fun was glaimed. Forthall enthusiasts would be glad to know which team- had the hour of introducing the game into Pretoria, and think that now it is onge started there are prospects of the Boir commannity after all becoming dirilised
Alow waokange Lnotized that a correspondani,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
LOUNCIL US
A meeting of the Legislative Council will be belt on Monday of 3 p.m. The following: Bra the orders of the day I
Finapoial minutes Nos. 20 to 23
estions by Hon Whitohand
The following te egraus ure from the Times
Coplex - PRITINE LOMBES AT REITFONTEIN, AND.
London 25th October.
Sir George White's Ineses at Roitfontein Yesterday were 15 killed and 96 wounded.
The filled inoliste Colonel Wilford, of the Gloucesters, and the wounded included Lieut. Douglas, of the ad Battery, Major Abdy, of the 53rd Battary; Liant: Perrean, of the 53rd Battery; Lieut, Stobart, of the 34th Battery: Lient. Helford, of the 19th Humars; and Lieut. Hickie, of the Gleneestere,
The War Office learns, loially, that Captain Lowndale, Lieut: LeMesuris, Liost Garvit, and Lust. Grinshaw, of the Doblins, Laut, Majendie, of the King's Itifies, Moeller ric), and Major Greville au Captain Pellok, of the 18th Hairs, howe boen ali maken pris sovers and presumes that the whale squadron which they commanded in the pursuit of the enemy at Glencoe are prisoners also.
KIR WILLIAM MACCORMAC JOINS GENERAL BULLBK'A FÖRÓT...
The Government have nocepted the service of the eminent Surgenz Sir William Ma Cormor, who goes out to join Sir Rovers Bal-
HOW PRESIDEKT ETSYK WAS DUIEND, lera forco in South Africa A
Some time back the King of Siam requested the British Foreign Offes, to recommend an Englishman who would be prepared to under. take the task of organising a system of primary fara secondary education in Siam The Appoint
mout was accordingly offered to Mr. J. G. D. London, 20th October. Cupbol, one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of The Times correspondent at De Aar wires the Education Ofice from his duties in Engineresse. The Burghers fool that they have sheels wir has been temporarily gellored by that dissatisfaction in the Pro Stato in on the land with this object. Mr. Campbell loft entered upon a hopeless struggle, mince reports. Eagland on 9th October on raute for Stum of the Glonic and landslangte engagements His appointment is for two years..
THE EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE ON THE SOUTH COST
OF CERAMIS
The following is the Juca Bode's adscratc
have got abroad, and the Free Stato. Coomis | sariat is much inferior to list of the Transvaal, At Nanny Poart the Dates freoly stalo, that Eresident Stayn received fifty-thousand pounds. to indros his country to join the Transvaal, _____THE_THEATRICAL AUTION OF AN EX
TERIAN MI P.
Ebadon, 253. October Mr. Michael, M. P. for S. Mayo, la rosigned
We regret to learn that instinations unre been received from home that the town of Sham chun'is to be oracuated by the British troops now stationed there and he given up to Chins. After the disturbances that occurred ia conneo- tion with the taking user of the New Territory the home Government determineil to mark their one of the duplicity of the Chineso sathorities in suitable manner, and orders were accord- ingly issued to the military to soia Kowloon The Chime Gratis of 6th November says, walled city and Shamehta. At the peaspation We are sorry to learn thint a good deal of bad of Shamohan the troops were commanded by blood oxists between a section of German and jor-General Gaseoigno in person.. The Brilish men-o-warsmen here arent the Boer trouble, and a macions traeus in the Yongking occupation was effected on the 16th Mar, pang was fortunately only averted in time last and on the following day the General issued night It might have arisen through the news a proclamation, saying that the district was mend the Military Contribution Ordinance, of the British successes in the Transreal, pas new ander the Queen's dominion, that justice The Bill has been ininduced in accordance lished in these columns on Saturday night, but woukt be done to varybody, that the inhabitants 1 is dioult to associato Germany with Boor with instructions from the Secretary of tactics. It is to be hoped that the naval author were no longer to pay any taxes to Chinare State, and presumably similar instructionsilios will prevent any untimely meeting be offlsins, and that if any Chinese foils come have been received in Hergkong; if not the treen tho dispetsats till the present touchy to them for taxes they were to report the matter
feeling cools down.
to the older commanding the troops. The stepayer will have good muse to ask the
of Great Britain over since. tony has remained in the millery occupation reason why. The principal Ordinancé, in the Strits as in Hongkong, provides for the
on 11th October, xofazred to his trip to Chins
Some little thao after the occupation it was payment by the coloży of a percentage ones in the interests of the continued commercial. the gross receipts by the colony, from all swity between Great Britain and America reported, on what was anderstood to be geed Ho asid that the time for wars bed pages, an authority, that the loma Gorament had of murces of revenue, exdusive of the proceeds ven at this into day he was still hopeful of a fered to restore the town to the Chineas on pay of land sales and prenia on lenses or statuerefis mattiamant of the Transvaal crisis. Sopot of an indemnity of $90,000. The public tory grants-The Simita, mending Bill is long an agh and Arica worked together opinion, as to the inadegability of much step ng friends and brothorn, thươo equld not be any not published in full in our Singapore congeneral war in the world, The aprech was was freely expressed, and as time wons on and temporaries, but the Straits Times, in pub. frequently interrapted by applause, and at the the dernpation contimed it was hoped that the lishing a bušef summary of it, says no special los volare or were raised for Lord danger was past and that the probability Charles Beresford and the British Lion,"
was rather in favour of the extension of British provision is made by the principal Ordinance Shocks of "Well done, Conilor!" were also
(L) With refariner to the report dates the rent earthquake, and tidal ware on the tairitory up to the natural frontier marked by for the calculation, ie the purpose of the hard.
draw attention to the large sumber of beggars May last.cf the Prsnipal Ciciledus Oneer South Coast of the Island of Cor
In the lear still night of 29th and 9th Sep- | his sest in L'arliament; va à protest against the the hills, bobind. This hope, however, has
who infested the principal read and pastered whinir gives the number of first class private tomber list at about 1.40 am, were awoke injustice of the Transvaal. Waz Ordinance, of the ceipts from railways The London and China Buprest Byn and other productko works undertaken The Norddeutscher Idoyd Konig Albert, which / boen díxoppointed. Chínɔ has expressed her Europeans for sime. Your corcampondeat omit | paying patients as Bo for 1806, 59 for 180? from our loop by a honey horizontal earthquake by Government, would be manifestly left Southampton on 9th inst., and by which Sir willingness, to pay the indemnity derdaled tad to woention that as majorify were small and 38 for 1898, will the Hohonrable to the direction : D. und W. which Rated
Clonde and Lady MacDonald are travelling ant bas asked for the retrocession of the town children who were thee being trained ar prafes Colonial Secretary lay on the toblo state
water stroked forcibly tuto the Bay of unfair that the grop receipts of such an back to China, is the largest sfoamer that bas of Shumohon, to which the home Government doaal beggars. In spite of as complaint, and ment shewing the average number of days about one plante. A half an hour later the presumably many others, that reach the police, the end putiente occupied the Hospital in each Aniboina, without bonever saborging the *** undertaking me a rilmay should be reckover sailed for China and Japan. She had has agreed.
man nothing has toon done to check thin increasing of these yours, the Aggregate amount of money and The tidal wave only stoppau al 7 km The Inhabitants who had become accustomed suitanes. A fow days aga a friend from the received in each of these years from first alas There was little damage at Ausboina. - The oned for tout purged ne revenue. This good number of Continental passengers, i
cluding several Gargan ustal offers. The to the British accupation, are seld to view worth, exemt! by the way, wis entering a shop private paying patients, and the estimated English contingent numbered no fewer than
but other ofloral scaped. The provinces Lage for defence contribution shall be 120 passsagers. The arrangements and decors thuir transfer to Chinese juricletion avain in Queen's Road, with a lady, when he's the actual cost to Government of each of the said Postholdy at Arshel was slightly-wounded, tions of the now liner were greatly admired, with disfavour, or at least without enthusicamerately followed intothe shop by to or three first class pallouts auigh, Samsoerce, and Makari are entirely Will tas Honourable the Director of laid waste hd two former had a Tipulation You cala, who ended cumshaw..? struck on the net revenue of sich under The sockeroom in white estinwood and green Asriedis aspect of the vase in that this transac- The Chinese storekeeper hid to drive them out Pabis Worky Jay, on the Tables a statement of about 1700 souls, of whom vnly about 40. takings, after dedaging working expenses Leather, and the ladies" room as decorated in
main alive. The bench wasstrowd with corn, *** and ebarges for futerest and sinking fund with old gold silk uptorlary, were particularly tion is causing a fooling of insurity nought and they waited on the threshold for the beno-showing the area sud the ctimated vamo of the
commented upon.ha Konty Albert has just the fababitants in the territory already delimit rulant-looking strange, when go of loud at Mountain Lodge on which it is In Elpa poctil Bey, the tidal wave must have
them by taking a whir Another lady of my proposed to erect a summer realdenon for His been succ metres high, det vert over some Burezal natives have contributed to the Com ** on borrowed capital” This principle has been examined by the German naval antherited as British Intelligent man to whose bare isquaintance, on the same pond, ignoring Vascelloney tho former Jarly high trots, swooping all boere it, so that ine Belief Fund Raj Babedur Kasthur been contended for in Hongkong, and if it tiles, und is certified to carry twenty-six guns the report of the retrocession of Bhadahau lins appeals of ni kuggar, ma aurpelial tv hed bor Committee va the Bill entitled an Ordinance the post now is Loud past. A lot of people Chand has givm £50,000. is to be applied in the Straite there is equal when on a war footing. She is of 10,000, tous, coma ask what their wil position is and whether roughly and, and had to fatimado be in muke further provision for the sanitation of tenni Sapaesin who were lars for the mago har
SERIOUS NEWS FRCZ THE SEDLÁK and did seventeen knows on her trial trip, non- they are, fo, regard themselves as British and bigger with Zer ambrell to escape him. On the colony and to repeal certain ensotments of west lost their lives. Thom, who escaped buvo xenon why It should be applied in this
jasis for good and all or are liable at any time Banday morning last I sounted thirteen beggars the binued honges as insanitary dwalings Or- drostful stories to tell. One man said bodies pre
Boubay, 5th Vetabor wolony. Hongkong his indeed been unfairly Dining the Best mod day of the Shanghai to be re-traraterend to Chinese jurisdiction between the Cathedraly and Homely el tance 1894 and bow form without Loads and bio uspicion The Mallal Pamiodah has collected a large Committee on the Bill satitled an Ordinance rate that they were bebonded after death by fores in te hasiera Valloy Andwac, and treated in this matter throughout. In the Rasan $12,360 were invested in the Pari-Matt An addition to the report is that China has eitt and all ise, demanding, lum from Sani tho revenues of the various munici. and 99,645 In the Totalizator. In the formar been supported by Franco and Bussis in her very European, A BRA podieta W to opply 500 no), erecoding two million but the Hand hosting Hill Alfaréko, another said a threatous to attack Haidelkich. The following.
the largest ridividual stake was the Lottery demand for the retrocession of Shamant and fully patrelling theme section, which politics are exempted from the contribution, taker when 32,140, was aid on in the later that Great Britain has in fout yielded to preso effect on the presence of the relents. To andre ud sight ano, thousand six hundral body had been found on the top of a Sage palm troops Eave in consequence movet from Der SALAMA Flowed by sbor LTE PLOW Punjab Carry, No. 6 Mountain Battery, and whereas in Hongkong, where municipal and the biggest run was on the Club Cap, when unco This portion of the report may be did find a parallel, one will sook late if Journey to and fifty pun delises to the public service of the and third had tosten to tell of bodies wal-malikbin to Tonk Ose squadron of the 5th
$1,940 Changed landa. During the second day mind on gment of the magluation Other oft auditier Eingapore nor
Grast lumps of atopa eimə qucof the son with 4th Bikh Infantry, the whole of the troops ba general revenues A merged in one, the the Perufiel did business to the extent of
Charlin was infested with this class of ranple,
Jeg under the command of Colonel Pollook. 7. contribution is levied on the whole. We 815,715 and Totalisator: $20,210. In the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. dilloul to addrstand the indulgence of WHITE AND BOUND TEETH BOYLAND' the tidal war
Paderne ke muthiorifice baza. One of the soffiatal Opunto is the beal and purest dentifrice, being At Hatomsons over 100 are killed and 40 have on former occasions contended that forwar, irimally, the Lager carried the top
grvo_warzealed free trond any id or exity ingred wounded. The balk of the peuple bore fed to It is said that Frederick the great was never The NL steamer Kong dibent, carrying member at the next Convail resting mig rice came art with 2,790, Dafing the lost the German Mail with dates frou Belin of moles of question to the Chief of Fallon, art of it whitens and preserves the tooth, oradi zafer regiona
conquered but ones, and that was by the spare De exempt but if this point cannot be day racing station seems to have bean con the 16th October Haft Singapore Friday why wholesale begging by natives from Buro cafes the formation of tartar, removen spots of There is a pazia amongst the people'on sorowa Going late his chorry malurt one day. gained the colony is at least entitled to against $14220 received by the Pari-Kuttel Tucaday night the Tith Just
red in the Tetellator which received 821,915 218 m. and inay is expected here on os about rasis in cartains the dology, in amply to frcipient decay polisher End preserves the count of the hill tribes
he found many sparrows there and ordered them who at Us subsequent niesting the chief might enamel, sweatons the breath, induces a healthy 6 The Post holder Mecrrect was suland at tho a killed or drivou out of the orchard. The ak that where municipal works are ex. The Champions came in for the largest share of The PD, stout Soibira laft Bomday for producer on which would nighton il sotien of the game causing them to me the time of the earthquake, and owels life to that result was that the next summer his chorry recated with borrowed money the revenue these investments, 33,880 hating been paid 16 this port on the 9th instavity not a tow residents
brightons, and gloar ladiestiva, of perfect fact. He reports scouting, sulphur faces both trees were covered with worms and be bid za soundness. HowLAND'S ESSENCE OF YRS at ven and on land on of d'abort 30th September, obetes He ordered thomparrows to be again the Pari Muteel and $4,175 to Totalizator On The Ben Lane sicamer Fantomane from required for the payment of interest and the the whole 41998 as handed Acre the Pure Artwory London, fatt Singapore yesterday with reference to the Black Seant the best preparation for dying the bat barn Other details go to abow tint this conbined nos mitted to his orchard, and so the sparrows
specob in which he expressed his opinion that out brown or black,st Bbored and Ober- and earthquake, won vory widesprobe, but that did what the armies of Europe could not do repayment of capital shall be exempt from Mutual counter and $51,770 morous that of the for this port
end de twa Chinese fatiations had been rained late for RowCASU's articles of $7 Hatton fee greatest damage as in and about Elps conquered Frederick the Great.-üür Dumb- the military contribution. There is no more Tobalisator contine $93,045 changed The CN, Cor skamer Bunklang laft Manila
handa dering the macam à
the air, they would hard form the Garden, Londo Iga the 9th furt and in cho here on the 12th "ason why the entaibution should be
*Bill, therefore, provides that the perean
the whole of our municipal revenue should
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1gurs of 20,890, while in the latter the Bycos
Year 1900
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE,
London, 25th October;
The following in the result of the raco for the Cambridgeshire
Kim and Graces Comm
TEMATIK OF URANT ALLER
A London, 25th Octoborz The death is supuuced of Mr. Grant Allon,
THE INDIAN FAMINE BELIEF FUND.
So Caloulla 25th October..
the man of letters
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