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MOVEMENT OF TROOPE..
SERIOUS AFFRAY ON THE MAINLAND.
AN EXCISE OFFICER KILLED On The day eroping Special Constabla v three cise officers in a tent from Kowloop of the Royal Welch Fusilier, proseeded with
Members of all oroode and was ogrally admired *ud treated by all. His carvor was in its way almost absolutely unique in moderni days.
RICHARD COBLEN,
to the Egure of Bir Henry Havelsk.· Hare look was in the truest sause of the word a Chris Lian soldier. There was abalubely nothing in him of that spirit which a great modern post Richard Cubden was the apostle of ponce and has condemned as the inspiration of mangasat, of Free Trade. His name will always be as the passion of the warrior to beoonpa great by the war. Havelock thought only of serving his cintad with that of the Manchester School sa it
a callot, but he himself was born waeng the conntry and his kiud. Seldom in the Listory
The loro Artillery, Canadian Regiment, re The Konorah Company will give a perform-Australian Contingent, and thras Battalions of December, ance at the Chih Theater, Canton on the Tia Infantry have moved up to the line hetween DeCity Patio Station to the village of Ngau Tau farming classes of Sax, and it was only on of andern warfare, with its organised ma360M
A motion hau been led in H.D.M.'s Bapras Court at Bhanghai for a robearing of the shee of July Sun Life Office of Canada,
The Auction sale of No. 5 Cashrase Birect which was advertised to take place today, has beez indefnitely postponed.
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Madame Kenorah and her company gare another performance at the Theatro Royal laat night and will appear again to night.
TELEGRAMS. "DAILY FRESS” SERVIOR.
LORDON, 5th Desember.
THE INDIAN FAMINE.
"Aky sort Belmont
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE MOD DER LIVER FIGHT.
both idea
victory.
Kok, which is about balf-way between Bow on the breakdown of his father that he became a and b soientille armament, has it been give City and Lroomoon, for the purpose of execution printer. He founded the Anti-Cora Low to abs or as to effect ex indian a change in proolsinged in the House of Commons, candled il daring of Havelock ounbled him to accomp. a search warrant for prepared opinie, which, 49 Sir Robert Peal generously the condition of a great struggle in the geniu house researched and sons opinn found, Peel's Gerorament to parry the shohdon of the li-hat the worst crisis of the rebellion of India. The Times details of the Moditar River and one man was streated and inkou obarg?dation on gesin. Cobden, was uol an orator He was host as fortunate in his death an Bord engagement show that the Boer position was of by Braas. On their getting outaide the
GENERAL GORDON. together and commond le stone the party, convincing speakers ever heard in the House complishment of his motory,
If Dr. Livingstone was missionary and as- diroular, and the British advance opfinded on house a crowd of apont 100 persons gathered but he was one of the most persuasive and Nelson for he died only a little after the nu also attacking them with bachete. The party of Commons. His genins as a reformer was
plorer, Gamoral Gordon might be called miné At dusk part of the Ninth Brigade and the aparated and Erons, after being hit with acknowledged as warmly by Dismell, who
by Peel, and those who supported Pool. He and soldier. The career of this extraordinary Highlanders crossed the river on the extreme antrived a shot in the air from his, re-opped him and his measures, as it was left by a mill dam below the bridge and oo volver. His revolent was then knocked out was one of the first rowed advocates of man is too familiar to all of us, his herois death oupled ground, when night fall on an undecided of his hand by a blow from bataboo and the principic of arbitration for the settle is still un grent. Loo fresis in our mordory to
the prisoner was resoned, Titans recovered
for cur purpose. Where many another greab his rezolvor, and being closely pressed fired ment of intersational hisputes, and in pursuit make any detailed survey of his work necessary On the morning of the 9th November tar on the orand and retreated to the water's of this purpass bevelled all over Europe, a
blo character, bis unselfish purpose, and bission for the advancement of humanity. He Guards followed the Nut Brigade, and as the edge with the best of gaining the boat in great part of the East, at the United States soldier was inspired by the passion for con- town was erminated the remaining troops which the party bad aressed eror from Eow. He was welocand overwhere because of his quest and fame, Gordon was inspired by a pas loon Cify. The crowd drors Evans into the marvellons power of reasoning and convincing. studied the earth with that object in bid mind, aroseed on the morning of the 29th,
water, and the bestman, who bad also The recent Peace Proposals of the Car may and whether in China or in the Soudan or in stone, having disappoared with the boat, ficans he traved agat directly to his intiativa for Iroloud his one thought was to work for the releaded his revolor and fired at the crowd and he bad obtaised much influence over the scues of justice and mercy. He was the AR- gained the bench again. Having axbaostad his mind of the Oest Nicholas of Ruskin. It is compromising snemy of slavery and he gave my I rounds of ammunition heaped with one of the excise officers to Kowloon City. A scarcely necessary to add that Cobdon was the bis life in a generous effort to relievo the case
dagrading tyranny. He would have been famo econd droise oficer found refuge in a bows in author of the Commercial Treaty with, France, of the Honda from & aystem of mersilate and. the village.
Jahu Bright, Cobden's plosnet friend and ally, a soldier if he had been a soldier and nothing was a personality of's somewhat different order. more, but be curried the spirit of a Saint Louis, Although the men always worked together, of a Wilberforce, and of a Livingstone into the Bright, had not so much of what Mathews work which he set himself to do and mach whan the news reached ber that the orpadition Arabid calls "areat roanonableness as Cabisa, of which he fully accomplished. No one is ever He out at his work of reform with energy hely to forget the effect produced on England and passion. He was a great orator, one of the sent out for Gordon's refiaf had 'arrival too late greatest arafers England over and. No one ever at its destination and that the hero had beco
& courtyr. Many writors have recorded the fast carried micre near to perfection the simple purity of the English language. He had a
bore evidence on that day that some terrible voice that has agailuent in its music. He that the vary appooransa of the London stresta ever-piled au words, he never shouted or bles ef Commons as he was a the popular platfocio, teral, and a vas sa reuch a power in the House is vico was always for internatious peace, for the gettlement of disputes by arbitration, and for the poor and oppressed everywhore. Ho und to be denounced at one time as Auti-Bing- lish by a cortein: clasa of his political oppononta,
THE SUICIDE OF AN. ARTILLERYMAN.
ENGUIRT YESTERDAZ. Yesterday afteravon on enquiry was held at the Magistracy into the circumstances attend ing the death of William Healey, a sergeant in bo Royal Artillery. Mr. H. Comparts (Acling Polico Magistrates presided, and the following wers sworn as jurors Mesars, J. R. Michael, 1 Francisco Lean, and C. Pemberton. Captain Chopmall, R., and Bargaon-Captalu Bewley occupied seat on the Bench,
On the matter being reported at Kowloo City Police Stations party of police under Ber- gant Wright proceeded to Ngany Tea Kok. At the water's edge and in the water they found the dead body of the third nacine officer. The second exaise affioer, be knd: received several wounds, was found in the village, Beveral or roste were made, including two men who were found wounded in the luguby Avon's shota They are now in Hospital.
Bergeant Major Power said that on the 25th November he wan crdered to arrest decessed Subsequently Captain Superintendent May THE EELIEF WORKS,
and take him to a bunk in "C" Blook, and Chief Detective Inspector Hanson proceeded 1958,000 persons are now employed on the Victoris Books, mahil bo did, placing to Ngau Tau Kok for the purpose of investigat
him in charge et Corporal Keeper. Hing the affair. relief works in India.
gave the later instructions not to leave him. One of the mas admitted to the Hospital Desense wes draak at the time but was not has since died. violétit. At about five minutes part 12 he was called from the Sergeants' Moss Library by a gugor he said Sergeant Healey had abst himself. Ho provaded to the bank and an Sergeant say sitting on the edge of the bed and Quarter Master Sergeant Clarke" support- ing bim. 3.
CORRESPONDENCE.
JONN AUTOHTON
ordinary movement of the passing crowd and and serived which suddenly stopped the hur his thoughts on the end over kinkich had mede oversche naxious to shers with his neigh- slighted the astional lopes.
SIA GEORGE GELY.
Sir Geog Grey was one of the most striking
Tax Anding of the Police Magistrato re- garding the death of Private Jonban, of the Royal Watch Fusiliers, sundt be re- garded as satisfactory. The finding roads a follows:-"That the body found in the harbour on the 18th November was that "of Private 4,787 DAVID JORDAN, R.W.F
shock by a fracture of the skull. There is " no evidence to show how this fracture was "cuted." While the enquiry was in pro- grees we suggested that it was'n case for a jury. A one-man enquiry was deemed suffi- ciont, however, and the enquiry was conduct- ed by an official whose own conduct, had the assistance of a jury been enlisted, might have been deemed one of the branches of the cas requiring investigation, A dond
The Victoria Raarsation Club football lestr body is found, death having resulted from was short of several of its players yesterday accident or violence; it is through careless-in its enccunter with H La. Royal Walsh Failors, but had the assistance of three or fonx noss wrongly identified as that of another men from the 25th B.D., R.A. picked up on the but H Co. managed to more the verdict, (FOR INVALIDE AND GENERAL USE), soldier named Joans, and the burial ground. The game was very evenly contested, takes place according to the rites of a scoring a gost near the end of the second half, church to which the deceased did not the light at the time being very bal, Oving belong. Presumably authority for the to a late start the match finished in the dark, burial was given by the Police Magistrate, Co. winning as stated by one goal to nfl. by whom the enquiry wise afterwards hold. Subsequently the body of JONES was found, and nu enquiry was then held in both cases. But there was no slucidation of how JORDAN, whose death. may have been due either to accident or murder, came to be buried) without saquiry in the first instance. That in such a case burial should be allowed to take place without a publio and searching enquiry constitutes a grave public scandal. "VBRIZAS" in his letter oppaaring in this issue says it regatres & pretty strong faith THE AMERICAN CONGRESS. Port after removal should be rested in humanity to believe that were there no
bat in truth he wasn'through Englishman and personalities among the men who tave Inlperă will stand forth in Listory as intellectually and to make nud mould our colonies. The aep of a for a month before use. Wine re- gold fields in the Transvaal millions o
ier himself and saw, much service before ha morally one af the nobless types of the Anglo-listinguished soldier he was brought up a sold- Saxon raca.
became an Australian explorer. Ta 1341 ha- quired for drinking at once should be money would be spent and thousands of
was appointed Governor of South Australie and was afterwards Governor of New Zealand, ordered to be decanted at the Dispen-liven merificed merely for the unko of a wretched lut of Outlanders. Such faith
wxxxd Cape Colony, and afterwarde Prime These sary before being sent out
would not be unwarranted, however. The
Minister of New Zealand, an almost if not al togollier muigus pratim for a man to hold who Wines are too favourably known to Abyssinian War may be referred to as a
had boon formerly Governor of the Colony. case in point. Many millions of money need comment.
Sir George Gray was a man of extraordinary Mr. Roberta, the Domostatic [and Mormon) directed by Lieutenant Castle to visit the bankments, but it is only one side of the question.
meatal activity and resource and he brought Sacaple bottles and smaller quanti-were spent su that expedition, and if
where Sergeant Hostor was confined and report. There is at least se much to be said on the other ties will be supplied at proportionate thousands of lives wore not mcrificed iteraber for Utah, was objected to.
The decision was postponed.
on bis condition. Ho found dogansed tying side. Equal voting rights would hars zeant higher tijao Canning, and no inferior to Pitt the aid of his varied expriences as soldier and Agitation against the admission of Mr. on the Boor, Le having fallen off the bad, and the sabranion of the Transradi na completely or as a financial statesman, be followed plorar to carry him through the diffult
ovidently drank. He reported this muttara by conquest. Let anyone read the history at the works which Peel had began and made,
with the most serious treables, rinin ga of nativa Roberts, in which women have taken a promis did not eas decessed again.
Quartor Master Sergeant Clarke, said that ahly sot forth by Mr. Stead in the detober sad to simplify the system of taxation. He
of our rosent dealings with this stats, na soit his ambition to lighten and sass the barden orezy place which he held he had to centent races, incursions of hostile tribes the perils of a on the 25th November, at about 11-45 s.,
Hories of levins, and onless he is a Jingo, combinati the work of Feel and of Canning, critical situation, sometimes absolutely usy and ent part, has been in progress throughout the
her Sergeant Healoy when piedod under
or a rampant Inpericlist, I fall to me how for in his foreign polier he was so advocate allowing of us instraction from historical prom Brost by Sergosut Major Power Deceased he could form a very high conception of of ponce, whate posse could be maintained with tent, and sometimes the distenst or the igoor- States for some time past.]
Was soadnet in the non-commissioned the political morality which led up to the safety to the Empire, and he was a consistent officer room. Hearing shot fired w
war, policy, which, to quote the above advocate of the claims of oppressed nationalities.ance or lack of spirit of the anchorities at home. or some slå work canqueror who found himself ernment in that wide-region. Haraan na- DETAILS OF THE MODDER RIVER afterwards he went into the room sccompanied gifted writer, "if it had been profaoted by pirates Gladstone straightened out, if I may neo match The part he had to perform was often like that by Corporal Keeper, and found that or with no other object than plunder, the only an expression, the English Rinancial system in conditions entirely uorel and had nothing to Mod-geant Healey had shot himself. He was sitting difference would have hem that the pirate would He gare taxation principle and converted rely upon but his own genius, during, and readi on the bed leaning forwards. To the best of not bave said his prayers or asked his greed the inpostion of duties on foreign goods from use in device and expedient. He was bawarer, his knowledge the men was dand then. He for plunderin topstentatious garb of the Phar simple probibition into a more mass of main.. The enemy is now estimated to bave been immediately sent for the dooter and the Cerises." It reqafress prettystrong faith in human-taining voraus. With him las great object of it must be said, like some congjaeros whose mail geant Major. He did, not examine the body. ity to believe that were there, no gold fields in the government was the prosperity and contentment turpone was bonefielent and just and who de-
vance to civilisation of those with whom he The enemy's position was seminironlar with but he saw some brains on the top of the head, Transvaal millions of money would be spent, of the governed. Up to the days of his dratsid mobbing but the improvement and he had The carbine produced had fallen Teiward on a and thousands of lives sacrifood merely for the administration Island bad been governed with-
to doat. In more than one instance, when gee Antrenchments night guiles long.
bor in front of deceased. There were four make of a wretched ful of Ontlandare, tho ma uut the slightest regard to the wishes and feel. of his Generale did not see the way to the osp The foe was invisibls.
verbines in the room, and this was out of jority of whom, I believe, are not even British;ings of the great majority of its inhabitants of some difault position, Bir George them. In the same room those was sporting and perhaps you will forgive me, Mr. Elitor, Gladstono introduce a new principle into the soiled ko tiffenity by taking the field and armannition and also revolvers, There wore
for saying that I doubt whether you, or any dealings of the Imperial Parliament, with Irepturing the position biasai Ho as one of no cartridges like the one produced, which
of your readers who look below the mare super- land. He was an over-watchful student of the original promoters of the South Afrizan was a service outridge, in the room. Hociality of things, connoientiously believe It, al liying history. He was willing to learn some Federation; and his efforts were always directed Australasian did not examine the carbine, but left evory thongh, of course, it is natural in this girlcons thing in Lis variar days from O'Connell with towards the education of the thing ratil the doctor arrived. He could and sensitive age, that wa should endeavour to regard to Treland, ho was willing to Colonies over which he had control, for the not say where deceased had got the cartridg persuade ourselves that everything is just and something in his later days from Farnell. He work of self goreranest. There was much in from. Deseaned bad been in the hospital for prepor, otherwise we affald not adcomplish our was often reproached for incansistor simply his character and his career which suggested some time and come out about a fortaight be ends and satisfy both our pockets and our con- because he was willing to admit that he had the idea of an Alexander or a Cagar born too
loured something to-day which he had not late into the word. fore this happoaod. He was in hospital the soleuse at the same time..
flower should this war, by some chanco, known the day before yesterday. His mind Just time about a month and a half with a bad fot. Denized was a married man and to conscription, there will be was always open to new leachings and to his wife was in the colony. When placed under hething goined besides geld, and those who now truths and he absolutely refused to seb arront doceugal was not "soarched. He saw the miks the wars is future will have to do some up the wisdom of our ancestors as du.object this article the latest of the Goulary's great
filng more than merely sit with thamke up or thumb down as-spastators of the combat Yours truly,"
- VERITAS. ; Hongkong, 5th December 1890.
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We guarantes our Wines and Spirits to be genuine only when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our -authorised · Agents at the Const Ports,
was morely the fortune of war; the risk of such sacrifice was taken. And what was the object? The rescue of a consul and a few missionaries. We might also point to the Soudan. Grant Britain obtine the slave trade and establishing good gov- no gold mises for her work in suppressing
Lure and the British charucior are therefore
A. B. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. not so sordid and seltah as “Veritos” ima-
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gines. He appeals to Mr. STEAD as his authority on the Transvaal question. Mr. FSTEAD is a believer in "spooks," is clever but unreliable, and we would recommend
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Honexona, Decumber 7th, 1899.
LORD CRABLE BEREFORD in the course of) One of his recent speeches said he was told by n Russian that if a British squadron had been ordered to Port Arthur at the time when it was lansed to Russia the Bussian
Veritas" rather to use his own judgment than to follow such a leader. The broad issue, as a contemporary tertoly puts it, in this-Shall a handful of Dutch farmers be allowed for all time to rule as absolute des pots over the mixed population of a country
THE ESTIMATES. The American Congress met yesterday. The Estimates aggregate 8931,081,992 dollars.
Je
COINAGE REGULATION BILL. A Bill was introducsă, to regulate the Coin-
THE MORMON MEMBER OR .JECTED TO.
THE WAR
BATTLE.
Detailed reports reived show that the dor River Battle lasted fourteen hours.
11,000 strong.
The fight was a fearful one. THE BOERS' FINAL EFFORT TO CAPTURE LADYSMITH. Hoary firing has been heard in the direction of Ladysmith.
The Boers are probably making a las effect
THE BRITISH ADVANCE. The British advanos is morentarily expected.
THE 18MORE,"
with an area equal to that of Great Britain to capture the town. and Ireland? Surely “ Veritas" will aduit that the welfare of the population on a whole should be placed before the interests of a limited class. Moreover, the Dutch farmera under the regime of equal rights for all will be ng wall off as they were before exept that they will no longer bo able to exploit the Outlandere.
Consul General Wildman's delightful “Tales of the Malayan Cesst" is now in its third Edi tion and bids fair to pay its author a handsome prios for his work. The U.8. Seoratory of the Navy has placed it in the libraries of all the American men-of-war..
G.R. Vallings, H. R. Hancock, H. E. Greeno, K. Mousey, J. Wild, E. C. Smith, C. H. F. Hay, R. H. J. Browne,
A cricket match will be played on Saturday fleet hal orders to steam out, in order to betw you the Club and 6 XXII. of Hongkong avoid complications and war with England. Schools. The following will play for the Clab Hie Lordship added that he honestly be8. F. Clark, F. L. Johnasa, 3. A. Rons, Kieved nothing we had then done would havo induced the Bussians to go to war, because they were not ready. That might or might
The Hongkong Football Club's A tes re- not have proved to be the case, but gistered its first win yesterday afternoon in the the polley of bluf is attended by serious return match with HM.S, Endymion. In the firat meeting of the tooms on 15th ultimo the risks and is not one to be commonded. We game Anished "honours easy," eash side ot- were told quite recently that if the British taining one goal, but this time the A's had the Government only displayed armness there advantage sad scored once to the sailors' noth would not be a shot fired in South Africaing. Result Club 1 goal, H.M 5. Endymion nii,
The transport Tèmors has broken up.
REUTERS SERVICE.
LONDON, 4th December.
THE WAR
TRANSPORT ASHORE.
The transport Iamore, with the 6 led Battery of Artillory, the 9th Medical Company, and a portion of the 10th Hassar on board, ie ashore in St. Helena Bay, Cape Colony,
The troops bave all been landed, but the homea remain on board, some diflority being anced in landing them.
Assistance has bees sant.
KIMBERLEY.
An offcial despatch from Kimberley dated 30th November, states that the Bechuanaland police captured the enemy's langer at West Kimberley on the 28th November.
Search light communication between teley and Modder River has been established. THE COMMANDER OF THE SIXTA DIVISION.
The 8. transport Bikh, whilst loving Nagasaki harbour on the 27th November, division. Tan noross the bows of the British sailing ship Sebastian Bach, carrying away the latter's bow- sprit. Aliasr remaining looked for an hour and a half, too steamer managed to disengage herself and then proceeded on her journey. A eisim for damages kee boss wads by the captain of the sling-ship-Nagasala Prim
DEARTH OF NEWS.
28th November..
LATER.
No scurants have beam received from Generals Methuen or Baller sine the operations of the A meeting of the Banitary Board will be baki
GENERAL BULLER'S PLANE. this afternoon. Tocladed in the agenda is the
It is supposed that General Buller's Arat proposed destruction of rals as being pro- pegator of bubonic plagas. The Vice-Pre-operation will be the fording of the passage of sident will also more-Thats Beb-Committee the Tugela rivor the of Beard be appointed consisting of the Medical Officer of Health, Mr. Edward
Liontenant Castis said that on the 25th Nov. ember be ordered the arrest of deceased for beingidrank when on duty. He said hardly |describa deceased as a temperate max.
Quater Master Borgonut Lowry said that on the 25th November, about 11-30 km., he was
body after it had been taken to the mortuary, and he saw that it was that of Sergeant Hesley He was quite sure the osrbines which were in the room wore not loaded, as they were cleaned out every morning by, the storeAmar.
Gannor Fer said he was the storesman: meu. tioned and slept in the room in which Sergeant Healey shot himself. Thore wore font carhines in the room and they were under his charge. They belonged to various people. They were not Joaded. He cleaned them out every morning, There was no carbine ammunities kept in the room. He had not the sightest idea where decensed got the partridges from.
Corporal Keeper said that about ten to 12
[We do not hold ourselva esponsible for the opinions expressed by our corepandentä.
THE TEANSTAAL WAR
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FREE
Bir-Will you kindly allow me a few lines to reply to your leader of the 4th in reply to mins of the 2nd re the Tranamal. Wig.
No doubt there is much truth in your arg
A RETRONDHOT!!
MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE THE CENTURY..
JUSTIN MOOLRTET, M.P.
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE, Willian Ewart laditono was probably, on the whole, the greatest member of the House of Commosis since the days of Edmund Burko But he had immediate opportunities of serring bis constry which never earoa willin the resch of Barke. Gluistons was one of the greatest Prime Ministers England has aver bed. I should be inclined to rank him as an eroter
Lask with which he had been entrusted. In
MR. RHODES..
Mr. Chail Rhodes is the lowest as he is in
62 "uteroctyped worship. He was a scholar perenpalitios. Mr. Bholes has made for himself Ho azama which stands out among the very fore- a well as an orator and a statesman.
most of his time, and we talk of his plans and studiod (cology es wel as history and literature
projects cz we might discuss the movements and art. If he had never boen at the hood of a Ministry or carried a sore through Perlis and the schemes of soma kiny or empezer, Mr. Rhodos has nothing of Ure missionary in bis ment or made a great speech in the HouEA: NË Commons Le would still have to be remembered Professious, ner duse he doed make mach er one of the most accomplished men of his laim to be reguled as toro all things
philanthropist. No one, howevor, dan "wall tinas. Above all things he was a coussiautious donht that if he would carry his projosts through stateamsu He did not believe in imperial greatness which was not founded on moral and they would tend to the work of civilisation religious few. The fame of a Napoleon would and expans the greatness of the empire. He not have deazled him any more than the famn is a conqueror who works by industrial and commercial means, by railways and companies of a Tamerlane. Ilim strongest polition op and testships; and the projeer for uniting ponents would readily admit that the ne pervading object of bis surser was the true gypt sul Cape Colony by a railway system in valy one of the many schema which his ferils greatness of his country,
brain has pat into ships and which he is likely THE EARL OF BACONSFIELD. to find the sans of carrying into reality. The Besjank Disraeli was oue of the moet bril bendazoles of modoza civilisation, espaolally of liant-political figures of the century. He could that form of civilisation bick belongs to our hardly be called a self-made man in the ordis own day, may be said to find their most power- ary, Rocoptation of the terin because he was the fal living illustration in the striking drars of con of a distinguished father, and had not to Cecil Rhodes..
encounter a life of poverty and struggle. But and for bunself. Sie had to make his way in his career was emphatically made by himself politics, and through pulities into the leadership of a party and Prits Ministership of an empire. He copied inting from anyone he was origina! in whatever he did While he devoted himself were school to themselves. The modern,
Next Weah: The Expuosion of the Empire" by Bir
Richard Temple.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Chuneding, from Wnhu
sex-to pv. L
The British Government did display Orm. ness, and war is the result, as the Govern ment italf must have anticipated. The war is righteous one, and one from which the country could not shrink when the fame wa forsed upon us, but it altogether die credits the advocates of a policy of blaff a policy which, it is to be hoped, Great Britain will always consistently avoid. When demands are preferred we should be prepared to back them up by force if neccesary; if not, it will be more consistent
NEWS FROM LADYSMITH. with prudence and dignity not to prefer torns, and one other member to be nominated News from Ladysmith dated 25th November the demands at all. As to the particular by the President, to consider and enbait restates that the Boer bombardment has lately commendations for the formation by Govern
done much more damage. so mentioned by Lord CHARLI BERES-ment of a Trust to be endowed with a perusal. The Liverpool regiment and the remnant of FORD it is very possible that the Reisus age of the assessed taxes, and of the promis on might have alectent not to wage an unequal land safes, and with writable waste lands, or contest with the British feet, but of what otherwise, and to be charged with the duty yesterday and murorul civilians and police were
and invested, with the power, of osrrying, 201 | atas kilfod and injured. " value would our seeming success have been? sanitary improvements in the oity of Victoria, Lord CHARLES BERESFORD himself, in the especially in the matter of the abolition of in speech he made at the banquet given to him aitary area and of overorewillag,, by the Hongkong Branch of the Navy League, told us that the question of the Russian advance in the worth was essentially a military question. "You may," he aid," | some "Interast-It is stated that since the en- 115.000 Boors, with 15 guns are helding Conlenso in the room. All the dimunition he could apostle of temperance as he was called, and is rounded in war Florence Nightingale had SOCIETY wilt be heal on WEDNES
In view of the Sanitary Board's taking into consideration the destruction of rats on The ground of their being propagators of plaque the following from the Tebe Chronicle is of
ankl.
the Gloucesters last 11 in killed and wounded simionod Officers' Room he saw Sergeant that legislation ought apt to interfers between liamentary bath he oflow crossed swords with sional rein, From Swatow, to port moderate
The Buers are probably 10,005 string. The health of the troops is good, but they are impatient at the delay
him to taka barge of Sergount Healey and put him in the room vocupand by experi... on the 25th ult. Sergeant Major Power
Gunter For Healey was drank. He pub támihor of "A History of Our Own Times," &c.), him in the bank and then went to the door. He speaking to the Quarter-Master-
THE GOOD. HARL," Serganxat when the board a skot. He immed - The Earl of Shaftesbury, known during a ately went inside and saw deceased in a sitting great part of be life as Lord Ashley, was one postera on the bed with his book towards him, of cast active sid devoted philanthropiste this He noticed some blood runaing from under the country has sier kcorn. Born to rank and Ded. He inrned round and saw Quarter-Mas mens which might have soured for him every Kim-ter Sergeant Clarke behind him, and noting on enjoyment, dear to selfishness and left no dray- his instructions le sout ganners for the dostor, ing for persons! ambition, Lord Ashley made the Sergeant Major, and the balance. Whou his whole life a life of labour in the cause of he put docessed in the room he asked him what those who most needed protection and bolp. be had been doing. Docessed only maid one We carried on the armade against the alavo General Kelly Kenny commands the sixth word in reply but he could not eatoh what it trade and slavery in all its branches which had to the writing of novels he wrote novels which 136th Dec, experienced modozale N.G. mou was Dovented had had vary bed health and boon began by Clarkson and Wilberfores during English political novel is altogether his invon be had kapwa kim to be in houpital one or the former century and which, se to its main - tum, sic, vory few have oven tried to imitate it,
The German steamer Swalore, from Haiphong twice.
abjoof, bad found its triumph in this. But But his genins led him into Parliamentary life, 3rd Dec. and Heibow 4th, had pleasant weather Dao. 4th passed Surgeon-Captain Bowley said that between Ashley took up the work of Clarkson and Wii.
and it was there tlust ka sumed to bind all be brought, with N.E. wind. 10 minutes and a quarter past 12-on-the 25th baciorce in a Ber way thd carried the work into s alt he was called to see Borgeant Hosley in new field, Heims st the abolition of white wanted. Even there, howary, he bad a long a Preach man-of-wae, of Hainan Paint, bound The British steamer Memuir, from Soura- Victoria Barracks. He found him sitting on
dawn up vin. Pe pourly on years in the as well as of black slavery The manner in struggle before any genuine sugedes seemed to westwar the right side of the bed with his head teaning. which women and childon were overtaubed House of Commons his weer might have been baya and Cheriben 25th Noc., had fire weather ou is right shoulder. There was the batí of a in wines and historis filled him with the re-
described as naluost abluty failure Erasad moderate rariable winds and as to Cabra; carbine similar to the one produced between his ve that if bo'benič prevent It, no such crimes feet, the manke resting on a box away from him.
aribed him as a gifted eccentricity entirely on arrival. longer ondared in thore islande. Ho awakoned
The Chinese steamer Kizanglee, frum Bhang of bis right place. Disrael knew himself better There was a large pool of blood ou the for against thamanity and civilisation should be more kindly cuties would have probably der from thenos fresh mouseous and moderate ses to than anyone olse did I felt convinend that hai 3rd Dec, had gentle winds and fine cloudy the carbine. The partridge was still in the fouling of the horrors which were enacted every
the Houns of Cemmeus was his proper place of weather to Hisshau Island; from theuce fresh Sergeat Healey was quite dead. He examined the public sexscience to a knowledge and 4 breach. He did not examine the wound, as he day in our mines and fasteries,horrore to was told wat to disturb the boils Tranend bad which meat of the olearyens who Liew anything stoccos, and that if he waited for tim time, his tima N. and N.. winds with more or lhes rain and been in hospital suffering from s sprained about the bad grown too familarized to wonder cald ooo. This time did on ne at last when mist, moderata to light breezy and fine weather
st, or to reflect apce, or to get the idea that the fortines of a great sit for the hour, as ho to port Detective Sergeant Collett said that at 1.10 thay callest for any razedy: Lord Shaftesbury Bimself pot it, a fallen party required a new The British steamer Hailong, from Tamsui leador with a gift for lowship, and Dirali 2nd Dec., Amoy1th and Swatow ath, bal p.m. on the 25th alt, from informatiou received, often had a hant fight for it, for he had to cou
proved to be the mai. From that hour he be-moderate N.E. gals with high sos and drizzling rain to Away From Amoy ba Swatow fresh he went with Lance Sargeant Murison to "C" land against the theory, then booming vorsomo a great intentary cese He was Block, Victorix Barracks In the Non-com dear even to men of the highest and parest aims,
the Efe long rival of Gladstone, and in the par- N.E. wizdi, moderate sa, overcast with ooon- Henley sitting on a bed. He described his pois the employed. The whiel reforms in our in tion, and added that the mouth was slightly dustrial life to which Lord Shaftesbury devoted Bright and fairly madulaid his place. He did easterly wind and son, due and oloar weather, not tank perlmps among the greatest of parlia. Vessels in Tamsui-Vaidsen Maru. In Amoy open and there was a wound on the top of the himself wore curial to friamph while ho was
· Juion and Dagmar, head. Deraased at here shot himself through yet living and his caror established the prin mentary debaters. His curuumid of sarcastic Paistuin, and bark Omigo. In Bestow the month. There w & pool of blood on the siple, wat likely to be lest sight of agait in sur reply was in salf a fine art.
SAMISK FIGHTINGALE, floor and a carbine in front of decerned. In legislative system, that the state has a right of
Mise Florsnes Nightingale reslorod to Bug the branch of the carbine he found the exploded intervention for the purpose of profesting those fish women not associated with religious orders. ostridge producal. It bridently only been
who have no power of protecting themselves.
the place which fund bien tanies in our medica JATHER MATHEW M bat could fad no corresponding ammunition
Theobald Mathew, Father. Hathor the val days, the duty of attending to the sick and three other carbines in the room. They were ntities of the century. Ho was an Irish duties of use " she streted in Continen all exply and clau. He removed the body. to priest whose scion way chiefly in the city tal Lospitals for you before the oppor the Cepten Station, and it was subsequently con of Cork, and in the course of his misis tonity cause to prove hur fituess for the place vored to the public mortuary!
tration, his alientibu was naturally directed out lave felt to be hers. The Urimean Dr. Aikinson, who made the post mortom to the terrible evils which were caused, War rate her the opportunity, and here was almost the poly civil department that showed examination, said there van a gun shot wound spoily among the poorer classes, by
of our arrangents there. Thenceforth ste in this skull, the ballet having entered the roof the rice of intemporaneo. In that fact he itself euccessful aid the wreck and walter of of the mouth nud passed eat at the top of the found his mission and to that raition ho gave devotal kor life to the founding of nursing or sacrificed his lite te it, for the incessant til grinatione. Bus lielped to set up the Grañag had the bus of death was a gunshot up his life. Indeed he may be said to have
The jury returned a verdict to the effect that to which to devoted himansif provet too much Cross and she verpened a great chapter in the
LIVINGSTONE, deceased committed suibide while temporarily for his health, and as the terror of failing history of English women
health could not induce Im to rest from his
David Livingstone may to come extent te labours lo died at what night be called a cou paratively oprly age. He preached temperance, taken as the type of the modern religious mis. and enrolled converts stl over Ireland, Eng. sionary the missionary that in to my who com The Neamer Monmouthshire: arrived land, and Holland, and faded throughout the himes the mission for gongraphical discovery at Tokobams on the 5th instaub, from Portland, North American colades and the United States with that for the conversion of the heathen. of America. He was not a great prescher, he Africa, which William Pitt in a passage of Oregon
The NY. K. steamer: Tesa Mar (Haropean rd at the gift of sloquence, and his only pow glowing eloquence, described as destined to le Jine) left Singapure Lor this port on the 5th insire was in his aweet paraunkron, his bonig the rising san of dirilisation, was the cheep nant manners, his noble heart, and bis absolute round of Livingetone's labour His name stid is expected to arrive here on the 11th instant,
The C. P. R. stommet groes of China left devotion to his case, He founded a whole will fer efor his associated with gengraphios are "VOLUNTEER GAZETIË" SERVICE. Vanbotar for Hongkong on Monday, the 4th organisation sherever he went and the fruit of discovery in the African continent. Had De his labours le stil event in Ireland; although never boon a religious missiomry he would still instent, via Legal ports of calls.
mots than forty years lavo passed since his bave been famon and his name would have Death. The poorer Irish population has never fuked with the names of Speke and Grant, Lord Cheaterbell wote, 150 youre go on the whole been a slave to intemperanes 6s and Burton, and Samatel Bakue. Qua of the most The little advantage of taking a regiment or it was in the days when he began his work thrilling episodes of the Inter condary was the tus, prisoners or cutting austher to pioses, are Thackeray met him the south of Ireland and addon disapparsion of Livingatons from but telling articles in the great noodnuts, they was charmed with tas biplicity and benignite mortal kes, art seamed, til his masters of are only the penus, the pounds are patto come of his manner. The femons anrailst notod til, esargy, and daring, of H. M. Stanley, with puoliar interest the fact that win Father who afterwards became a geographical discover
BR HENRY BLOCK. It is stated la America, wars Lafisu, that a Mathew dined at some of the great houses her on his own cou
Among the grast pärscosliter whom our In regularly aaeredited Boor ages is arranging. abook hands with the servants, asked them about AMMUNITION AY
toship 2,09) zuba to the Transvaal in Desember, their families, and without any ostentatious Reuter's Correspondent at Lorouse Marques Tas satual point of mobilisation is being kept display of hsmanitarianism and bansrolence dian Empire has brought out for us among the ad no distinction of classes. He worked among and Clydos, we must give a vouspionons place reports that there are: Beer reports in the uret, owing to the fear of Gerernmeal inter made them feel that is his mission he recognis Elgins, and Cantings, and Laranoia, Ontram, Transreal that the authorities at Jehannesburg ference,
a
THE BORR FORCE AT COLENSO. News from Enterwet 30th November says that
zoltased prisoner who has coms in states that
"double your fleat out here; you may send couragement given by the authorities to the under the ecmend of General Joubert.
destruction of rats on account of the outbreak of
DETAILS OF THE MODDER RIVER "fiftema ebips like the Victorious out here plague, the cate of mt-trashes incres largely,
VFIGHT. and forty destroyers, "What law that to do and the stocks at Omin and Kabe have besa-ex.
hausted. A doctor writing to the local verne- Details of the Modder River fight state that "with the advancement of Rubin to the cular press points out that cement wired with 11,000 Boors held a splendidly prepared position #south. It is, I say, a military and not boiled rice is an effective ral-destroyer, as the " Daval question." Being nailitary coment hardens la then stomacks after they to the Northward of Modder Biver.
have anten it. This method, however, is open After five hours shelling from an invisible question, what profit would the lemporary to grant objection. For besides the eracity of noty tas infentry advanced and encountered withdrawal of the Hussian fast from Fort the method itself, there is always the danger that a denimating fusillade from the opposito bank Arthur have brought uê? Russia would the rat may dle la suas hola, and rot there and the dry bed of the river.
The troops over finched and were lying down for house exposed to an uncensing fire.
discovered, thus making matters worse. From the number of dead rate lying about in the road- ways it hardly seems to be realised that the more killing of the rats is not saaugh. Their bodies should be destroyed by fire.
Finally, at dusk, the Guarde on the right und the Argyles on the left foiled the river.
The Boers evacuated the position during the night,
in the meantime have started satisfaction from China away from the seaboard, whore our feet could not have reached her, and "would shrequently have resppazral ni
Port Arthur, when the opportunity again Apainful accident occured at the Yokohama offered. The Boer war is costing Great Steam Laundry on Saturday morning, 251k
November (says the Japan Herald). "It seems The Bours shelled, the ambulance waggons Britala a considerable effort. A war with that one of the Japanese employes was stand and wounded many of the men who were under Bunsia, if any lasting result were to ing to a centrifugal water extractor, in which
treatment. be achieved, would cost a still gunter the clothes are placed in order that the water
may be wrung from thein, and in attempting, Foolishly enough, to adjust eng of the articlun of clothing, he thoughtlessly thrust his righ sta into the reaptacle, when it was instantly we may enter upon it with a clear con torn from its socket, learing only about an inch science and firm rosolution. But it would of bone protruding from the shoulder. The
fort. Cicoumstances may arise randering
• such a war decowary, and in that case
be truly lamentable to allow ourselves to bouldent will be better understood when it is
explained that the extraster bat a aposd of 5,000
London, 4th Desember.
THE LOSS OF THE "ISMORE!! The Jensore how broken up
recently icelarged. He spacebel the Topm
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And was some sparting amenovition. He slio sam i sijli called, was undontledly one of the per from her earliest womanboda enlling for the DAY, 20th December, at 12 o'CLOCK (Noo)
wound in the brain,
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bucame involved in such a conflict without revolations per minuta as soon as the attend on board and most of the gaus mero dus consideration and simply as the constien of the Secretary, Mr. A. T. Watson, was quence of pursuing a policy of bluff. It is drawn to the accident, be lost no time in bind. saved, but only twenty horse were get ahora, ang
fog ap the terrible wound, from which the blood THE BONES MANUFACTURING was straming, as quickly as pomille, and hit the man conveyed to the hospital. The sam
to ke hoped, too, that if Great Britain and Euxin ever do become involved in war it will not be through the former championing the cause of barbarism against civiliation
had; moinwhile remained in the extractor, bai! was afterwards removed and buried. It is es posted that the patient will recover,
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