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Nomination for the Hongkong Darby, 1900 | strong setition thres piles Hogth at Opinto, Meeting, oloré today..
A notten volating to the German.Babool will be found amongst today's avertisments.
In addition to Mr Gomperta Mr. Halifax has been trying cason at the Magistracy-the last two days.
The American bangus Adelph Dorig han beet lant by Captain Amesbury uk gehip for the Regatia on Tuesday and Winesday The usual invitation to ladies and other snadno ments ivgarding the prrangements will be found
in an advertisement in another column.
We have coiod from House, Lane, Crus ford & Co, a handsomely bound blotter with alandar for 1990, which is the firm Jubilee
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The Boara bays evacuated Caberoper
A STORMBERS REVERSE. * Cioneral Gatnuro exonerates the gelde, tho was a local policeman.
The missing Northumberlands 866, including Major Sturges.
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The Hon TL Whitewood trifor-1 30- in copy of my better at 13th it to the | Colonial Secretary and of the letter of 150
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General Catoere has fallen back on Szerkt room.
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The Government kas requisitioned to las con to searoy 1,600 troops to the Caps on Safar day and the Goika lakes 1,000 on Friday.
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← ... Hongkong, 19th December, 189 – Dear Sir, – For the information of His Ex-| llency the Gorur I beg to exeles hela copy of a letter of yesterday's date retired by me from oprtaja Eskernion in doanus:ion with the alleged permission, granted by the Govorn. I. UT mout to a firm namot the Loo, Bing Company W, Hatton Potts transport Denton Grangs is adore. at to collect sholls for the term of five years in Geo WE. Phytoir
and around Ping Chan Island, and copy of Mary Stowar the translation of a notice said to have boon Loon A Levy ...... posted up on the inland by the said Company -- | Men Stockhausen. Tours truly,
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At the Magintraoy yesterday a woman natied Teo Sau was committed for trial at the Criminal Bonious for unlawfully offering a bribe of $15 to Mr. J. Der Ball, who was at the tinto holl- ing the office of Asting Regialror General, with a view to influencing his conduct no such public servant. She handed him the money on Kennedy Roed on the 11th Decoraber with a view to inducing him to let her a stall in the Central Market.<
HAVAS SERVICE.
CHURCH AND STAT. IN
FRANCE
THE ECCLESIASTICAL VOTE
PASSED
PARIS, 8th December. The Chamber, on the demand of M. Waldock Rousseau, rojected the proposal for the separa tion of Church and State, and passed the Ecclesiastical Vote for the amount proposed by Government, by 372 votes against 194
The tie in the flest round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield between the two com panies of the Royal Welch Fasiliers D sed was duly brought off yesterday, Mr. F. Browae ofloating as refutes Whatever okanee D. had wis spoilt by their playing throughout with only ten an. At the interval H led by tiran guals to ove, and during the second half they continued to manopolize the play, adding four pointe against one sared by their opponents,
The following are the service records of the 10.30 | Ramit. Co. E.W.F.7 goals, D. Co. R.W-Foflcers reported killed in the nusuccessful at
goals. There was a rather strong wind blowing. whigh did not tond to improve the play, but tack modu by General Methuen's column on naghow the game was too ona-wided to be in the Boers tarosting.
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TH. WETRHEAD. The Honourable J. H. Storart Lockhart,
UM.G. Colonial Becretary.
THE FISHERMEN TO THE HON. T. M
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Si Wo the undersigned fishermen beg A. Allkan mon respostfully to bring to your notes W. G. Jack the following facts and circumstances in J. WA Graha connection with the dredging end collecting . C. Wik shells monopoly. We sincerely hope that you C. Crispin will be good sough a Member of the Ingles Y. Rutter lative Council ofthis Colony to more the Govern. A. Barvie SERVICE RECORDS OF THE OFment on the subject at the next meeting of the T. C. Hatobinge-
Legislative Council and ask the Government J. Logan FICERS KILLED IN GENERAL
J. Wilkie to cancel and abolish the alleged monopoly. METHUEN'S ATTACK.
2-That we have been dredging and collectT. M. Honoriau ing ahells in the waters of the Leland of Pink W. F. Förd Chau and its Tiginity for a great number of T. D. Domidron year before the said Island was leased by the J. Kyles
W-Graad Emperor of China to Creat Britain.
3-That wo kava pakao taxes or datres to G. Patton the Chinese Government for 'aollecting the wing sholls in the waters of the foresld Island and W. Stewart in the vininity thereof.
L. Kort. 4-Thut wo have solely and entirely depen H. S. Wynos dent our living and the support of our families. Parti
D: Stoel by dredging and collecting the shells.
T. Neste G. White F. Mc. Roble.. GT. Wilson The people he stopped our dreiging. Prentice operations are the employees of the alleged 8 WIBOD monopoly. The name of the alleged monopoly D. Gow
Les Ting Company. There employees in. W Nicholls formed as that the aforesaid Company has the W.. Deas exclusive right and priviliges for collecting the G. 9. Webin shells and unless we pay them or to the said H. Steiner. Lee Hing Company a sum of one paudareen par R. Lapsely picul for the same they would size and confin. Trias ento our junks and they will also crest and pat: Maro
7-On hoing informed of this we forthwith us in prison. petitioned the epornmont on the subject ad anked for the abalition and cancellation of the alleged nonopaly
As sal we recently wont out to dredge bal we were stopped from doing so by Home people of the Ping-Ubau Isladd
Liont-Colani Codrington, Ist batialen Cold stroom Guards; Lieut. La Fub, 1873; Captain Yesterday afternoon Mr. Hallifax opened an 18th April, 1885; Major 4th December, 1989; enquiry into the circumstances connected with Lieut-Colonel, 20th Supt. 1999 Servod in the recent fire at the piece goods establishment the Egyptian war cf 1952 as Aide de Camp to at 76, Jerrsie street. Mr. H. W. Looker appeared Listeneral Willis, Commanding let Divi on bahalf of the Insurance Companies interested,sion, and was pout in the engagements at Eland collect shells at the place before mentioned. and Me. WHI. T. Davis watched the prooood Magfar, Tal-el-Mahata, and assasin (93 inga on behalf of the Fire Fasurames Aespois Bepf., and at the battle of Tel-el-Kaki (me tion. Messen II. W.-Bucher and C. Thiel, tiered in despatches, medal with clasp, 5th elas of Mesars Reuter, Brockelmann and Co., agents of the Medidit, and Kbadive's Star.) for the Fire Insaruuce Company of Hamburg and the Anchen and the Munich Company, were niso in attoadines. The manager said that at the time of the fire his firs (the Wah Hing fem ovel about $8,000. All the books bed haen burmal. The enquiry was adjourned.
At the anal meeting in connection with 0 Church Mursionary Society. hekl in St. Paul's College yesterday afternoon, the Bisher presiding interesting address on mission work ABELOUR GLENLIVET is a very old were delivered by the Rer. E. B. Beauchamp Post Whisky (smoky) and old hot of Pakhai, and Mies Eyre, of Hongkong, both of whets have just returned from leave. Mr. nów bo replaced in stock at the price. Beauchatoy touched upon the work among the lapers at Pakhci, a work which was started in Dis well known for a ne favour.e year 1890. Of the four wards in the hospi- E is of superb quality and protal two are occupied by men; one by buy
and the other is used as a school-room and nounced by leading local connoisseurs chapel, there being 70 men in the hospital
together. Alise Byre spoke of the work which to be the best brand in the Hongkong going on mong Chinese women in Heng kong, mying that the results of that work zmarket.
doring the last two or three years were snoh as to rejoin their hearts. A few words sp. propriate to the occasing vers who addressed by Bishop, The combine was re-elected with the exception of Mr. Piercy and Ma. Holme, bo had caked that they should not bo re appointed. It was left is the committee to till up the Troncias,
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TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR.
THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH. A telegram has been received by the Hong kang and Shanghai Bank, dated London, 7 p. 14th Desember, to the effect that it was reported thal Ladysmith had besa zolieved.
Reports were in eroulation yesterday which nimplified this information, it being stated that
Major Augustas Jahu Henry Beaumont, Mariness of Winchester, 2nd battalion Cold atroom Guards, 2ad Liont 27 th September, 1879 Liat 1st July, 1981; Captain 16th July, 1890: Majur 3rd April, 1807: Sorved with the ex pedition to the Boulan in 1885 as Aide-de-Camp to Bis John MeNeill and was present in the engagements at Hasheon and the Fefrek zoreba and at the destruction of Temui (medal with Liens Volonel John Henry Collier Coode, 2nd two elaspa and Khedire's Star) battalion the Black Watch (Ryu Highlandera Lient 10th September 1576 Captain 17th April, 1882 Major 27th August, 1890, Ident Colonel 15th July, 1898.
SThe petition in question was forwarded. to His Excellency the Governce through the. Taut Colonel Gerald Lionel Joseph Goff, 1st Honourable the Registrar Geitural, but we have battalion Priness Louise's (Argyll and Bull-received no satisfactory results or answer un orland Highlanders), Lout 10th March 1875; the subject. Captain let July, 1884 Major 21st September. 1892; Liat-Colonul 23rd July, 1868. Served with the Dist Highlanders in the Zuin war of 1879 and was present in the setler of Qing- inthiova and reliať of Ekowe (modal with clasp.)
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SPANISH STORY OF SUBIG BAY
| abota, sta trisë të protect oursil vas um barn ww. old bat though there were gaiss theinland, thus had navor yet bang mounted. Beslag that resistance wax ugalesa, Colonel. Rin kosted s white fag, wheronpon Cayain Coable st interpretar (a fall black follow) anu anhure with other offsore. Colonel Rio expressly stipulated thui lis surrendered to the Amer-"
AUCTIONS.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 078.
usulans, and kid not to be turned over to TQUOWN LAND A PUBLIC AUO
by the insurgents, aut when Captain Coghlan hed given his word to this, all the garrison, with their TION, to be held at the Offlons at the arms and ammunition were surrendered to hima: Pablis Works Department, on MONDAY, The rest of the day 'wan apost In' loading | Ma 19th day of DECEMBER, 1899, at 8 ̧P.M., the greater part of cut arms on the American | are publicked for general informatiça, ships, and the same evening they sailed away. By Command, lagnir, fodring us practically dusznied. Between the 7th and Utk of July, sororal oftacks were ende in boats by the insurgente, but they were fended off. On July 9th the Raleigh and Con- cord ́enug back, the Filipinai socompanying. them, flying the Amerima Hagat ber foremast, but this was lowered later in the day and the Filipino bag hoisted. S
The American commander of the expedition. then ordered as to embark on the Filipinas and when we protested, we were told that though in the hands of the insurgents we would be American priadors and would be treated as much. Undar those sonditions we umʊacked and were taken byok to Olongapo, and were. Isaded with no clothing, beda or anything. All our groperty remained on the Filipinas, "and" ahon ye went aburri next morning for our property we found that the insurgente bad gone through it all in the dirbti Everything they cared for they, appropriated, and the rest they jumbled back indiscriminately into the boxes. In my own box
THE IRENE INCIDENT. ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS DENIED, tay there facts bufors His Escolleuer the Gov. Amongst the many prisonone who liave boun, einer at the next mosting of the Legislative liberated or isospad from the Tugulo inserg. Connell and more for the oxpcellation and outs in the racont. Advances on the portu, are abolition of the alleged monopoly in question two of thebeleaguered garrison of Sabir abe in order that we may rusutne our usual aroda. I fell into the hands of the Filipinos at the time tions without being interforad, with by the om- of the frontz Ispiduút in Subiy Buy a year ago THE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. ployees or mbare of the aid Len Hing Com last July Dan of these is no less a parson
Mr. J. Y. Y. Yecuuu, in his weekly share re-pany port duted th December says
(a) To put up the sail monopoly for sale by public teader"
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10-In in event of His Excellency the Gothat Colonst Julie del Bio of the Spanish Marine Infantry, who commanded the gaz- vernor refusing to abotah org cancel the alloged rison at the time. The elbar is a civilian on opely we bag His Excellency to entertain merchant named Don Rafael Vich Bollo
who owns a business house in Olongapo: car proposuis as follows
foot which forma an impariant feature of bis narrative which he given below. Both gentle (b) If there is no oxisting low to put, ap for man were interviewed hr à Manile. Tunce ro- by mbi tender then we beg you to rg porter with a view to obtaining a detailed no spon the Gorernment to cancel the alleged unt of the surrender of Subig, with the aur- monopoly of the Lee Hing Company so that rising in that their acoonat of the affair We may round our anus dredging operationspaces gaile irreconcilable with the others in in the place in question.
A fair baniless has been tracted during the week and rates have rulod steady to strung except in Banks, which show a decline.
BANES-Hagkong and Shaughsis in the 350 early part of the week changed hands and later st 319 por aunt. prem, in small lots and close with sellers at 348. Nationals resin.sale quiet but steady as quotation with swall sales.
MARINK ENDURANCE. The market has Taled very doll and a sales have been reported. Faten for the Northern Insurancet are taken from the Shanghai circulars in the absence of local business.
FraxlUANCES Hongkongs have charge. ad hands at $927 and class, steady at that rate Chinne have been placed in amali tota at quota tion (599).
11-We bag to bucks herewith a plan and translation of a notice posted up at Ping Chan
Leland by the Lee Hing Company showing the boundary lines, ko, Nobody is allowed collect shifts within the specified boundary.
1.-En conclusion we beg you to porcon vs. SHIPPING-Hoagicongs Canton Red Mars Jor approaching you on the subject and we bato remained stendy at $31 with sales, but nourely hope that you will, on our behalf merÜ the losses on both sides were honvy and thot clase with geile Indos lince farther dechia the mattor in question as it is of vital import onnabls had gons up ten shillings.
to $% without sales. Douglases have changedanes to our intrest and to the fare prospool We have been unble to trzes say other tele-bards at 350. $51, $53, and $53, closing with nud maintenance of our families, and by your. doing so we shall fort éxtremely grateful.We have the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient grama ihan, that repired by the Bank, but sellers at $53. China Manilas and China Mu
tuata onchangel and without business.
REVISERTES-China Sugars after fair sales servants athers may have beon Tecvived. No doubt seems to be entertenol, by those in the best position at $12 and $121 bave declined to $120.
On the 8th December. 1508, at the Dish Con gulate and afterwards at the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rer B.C. Hodges. ALA, KOD FERLU VOG LINDHOLM, Younes son of the late William YON LANDRO, of Copenhagen, Co onel of Dragoons, Chamberlain to HM the King of Dentoark to form an opinion, as to the acceroy of thestate-Luzons have obanged bands at quotation.
of Mt. SLADE, of 38 Halland Park, London, W.
"DEATH.
At the Shanghai, General Hopital, on the 10th December, 1899, JUST BRUIs, aged 84 years.
MARY ANNETTE, eldest daughter of the life Georgement Lab Indysmith bas been relieved. The Peukenil SLLDE of Red-ey. New South Wales, and both statement that there were heavy losses on itles may rest only on inferace. If the reef was effouted by fighting the buses would undoubtedly be heavy, but there is the possibility that the Boars may have deemed it wiss to retire before General Buller's attack and that the relief was effasted quietly.
The Daily Press.
HOTORONG, December 18th, 1899.
H.M.S. Aurora lift youterday for Manila sod ́ the Alacrity for Singapore,
This afternicon on the Happy Valloy in the drst round for the Hongkong Football Chal Jangu Shield A Company, HW.F. will play 38th Company, RA Kiko at four color.
There will be a match this afteracon between the Engineers Football Club and lbs 25th Co. B.D. R.A. Kick-off 4. prompt. The following will play for the Engineore-Goal, Moore; backs, byer and Handerson, half-backs, Ritable. Wilson; and Tucky, forward, Daze McKenzis, Galt, Healerson.
The Bend of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hoogheng Hotel this (Saturday) Avening from 8 pm to 9.30 pm. The follow, Jug is the proglîmma:—
March. Fighting Pil.. Gayette
Valse
Imperiale
"Vic"
Eelection "Gay. Parkiems"
Caratina....dhamakage Top
"Lu Curaties" ∙Polko .....
The abesvos of press messages on the subject may be scanned for by the lines being on oupled with offcial sad prirata memages, which inio procedence.
"DAILY PRESS" SERVIOR
"London, 14th December
THE WAR
THE CASUALTIES IN LORD METHU EN'S UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK. --- The Highlanders were caught at Magersfon tein on Munday white marching in quarter colump. Their casualties, vore 030,
The casualtisa in other corps wors 115. The total number of oflors killed won 15,
MINJAG Punjons couliano very dall with only small sales at the reduced cate of $75. Preferennes sales found buyers' at 21.2. Great Easterns have been negotiated at 55 cents and 5 cents. Beules at $61, 8014, 314, and cos at 361 Jelebus buvo visaged bonds at $121 end 31 Oiler stocks under the bending. have ruled quiet and without business.
DUCKS, WHALES, AND GODOWNS. Horg. kong and Whaia Dooks contius dall and hard to move at quotation. Amy Dooka aro still enquired for at B80 without bringing shares on the market. Kowloon Whervos have proved to 385 after sales at 881, 851, and $85. Wanobais unchanged and with a swell business,
·LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.--Hong. Long Lands bare ruled firm and after sales at $111.8112, and $112) are in demand at $113. Hotels have found small bayers during the week at $118 and 119, closing with buyers at the latter rate, West Points bars improved to $34 after small salus at $31 and $32. Huophrys contince quiet with sollers at $9.25 after sales at 0,35 au 39.25
MISCELLANEOU8 Green Islands have fur. thor deplined to $24 with ales. Eces are eli quired for at $126 withone, hringing ahares qu the market. Electrics have thecined to $10 with sales and sellers. No bostuse to report in other stocks under this bonding,
ARSON IN SHANGHAI,
including the Marquess of Winchester and SERIOUS CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED Lisut, Colovele Coode, Goff, and Codrington- 1vore Forty-seven officers were wounded and five
Faustor zissing.
Waliter fel
Car LORD METHUEN'S POSITION.
Ent Lord Mathgen retired to Modder. River and
reports that his position is secure."
THE BOER LOSJES.
Fabrbich
INSURANCE COMPANY LAXITY,
ngh-11th December. Apcther instance of the geroes onrójesen ess with which the focal agents of various fire in- surance companies accept risks an rickety an tivo steps and dwellinga was mado apparent at the Mixed Court this morning before Mr. 8. F.
The Boer prisoners say that some Hour sorps Mayers (Britier Assensor) and the Magistrato. worn sanihilated.
Gucan. There is every reason to belite that owON, capital sport will be forthcoming at the Ragati, which comes off neat week. The entries ar more numerous than last pour except in the International, in which the total audio: Pertugases are sinns represented Au exon lent raco da, howevor, anticipated, the opinion bring that the Bretch will bareyall they can do. to pull off the prize. Opinion is divided as to which of the $ve crews which hars sutered will in the Chairman's Cup, bat A, Alves erve tra spoken of as the favorites for the Indios e ad A. A. Alves for the Lasitain Cup. Tag doll Obris has been vacured as the
bip. She is dush fore and aft, as vergou Jo bulwarks, and it admirobię, waited for the parposa The course is also being put further took then usual so that those on the flag-chip will to the town more of (do rasing then in: proficus years.
The Daily News of 18th December toys. Henry Ricles Feoro, of Messi Alfred Dent & Co, luften for Leadon by the E.&O. str. Japun yesterday afternéou. It will by remembered Last he was frock down by paralyte ben at the Country Club on the Urn of August last. Ho das been gradually Improving to that timo, having partially-ro
REUTERS SERVICE.
LONDON, 13th December.
ATTACK BY THE KIMBERLEY
RELIEF FORCE REPULSED. General Methuen wires that the Highland Brigade Abiznked the bootay's penition af dann
Monday.
the troops kold their own in front of the enemy's entrenchments until dusk.
General Bolkien is now catrenching
The British loss was great and inoludos frustal Wauchope killed
CREONG FONG Chow," CHEONG SAVET, AN Yow Snio Cars, LUL YUAN.
Agents for and owners of Bosts,
TRANSLATITS OF NOTIDE POSTRU UP AT, PINGCHAT 13LAND BY TRE LÈE MINA LEMMING COMPANY,
Lai Found Loung Lai Tong of the Lee Hing Company, merchants, have obtained permission from the Governmeal to collect shelle for the terin of 6 years.
The boundaries aro un fellow-
The Northorn Boundary-From the North of lingehau-a straight line running up to the chimboy of the Hung Hom Glass works/
The Southern Boundary-Chea Kong Man. The Eastern Boundary straight line from the North Enst corner of Ma Wan
The Western Boundary-Tai U Shan, Names of the fisting jooks-Tau Hing, Tai Hing, Shiu Wo, Tang Wo, Tsi Len, For Wo, Bau Tak Shing, San You Los, San Hing,
TUNG WA HOSPITAL.
The Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital heg to acknowledge with thanks the following dona- tons to the Fund for the extension of the Tang Wa Hospital
Already maknowledged Mr. Chow Tang-shong Kwong Kik
368;420
100
109
Khi li Chau ... t
100
We Lung
MA
Wing Thut Yagi
50
Kwong Cheong Tai
Kwai Mia Hong
På Fang Cheang
Hop Tik Chan...
Kwong Eng Cheng Ling Tai Muk Tang Moss. Cawasjce Palluuju Co.'s Compradore TAK INO
Kwong Lang Tai
Sam Wo
Wing Shing San
50
50:
5868, 3826S
50
Total $69,970.
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J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Baaretary Uslonial Bearotary's Office,
Wangkeng, 2nd December, 1809,
Particular of the Lotting by Publio Aur
tion Hale, to be held on MONDAY, the 19th day of DomMMER, 1894, at 3.M., the Offres of the Pablo Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lak of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 73 Year with the option of runavut at a Crowu Rant to be fixed by the Barveyor to. Her Majesty the Qvuw, for one further term of 15 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
I found pricat'a restments and women's slothing. - They appropriated one-third of all misney found for the funds of the rabel government.
The following day the captive garrison wa embarked agam on the Filipinas, and taken to Zanibalos, where they wore distributed at the different ports for carci: Colonel döl Rio, sad nine, vivilian" merchantmen, including myself, were retained at Olongapo, and, barring ous at tempt to rob ve (for whiôli Aguinaldo reduced ail the officers, replacing them with new ones from Cavite), we were fairly well-treated."--
Vick then related a long zeccant of him
wirdorings aï à prisoner. From town to town; of hardship and imprisonment, until finally, after being some time at Tariso de vennë ng in Bambang where the Americana Xborstod him. He frished his interesting / narrative by saying that probably a alala the heavy. almagas would be made to the United States by Spain. "I waelvillan and non-combatant, and don't know why I was targad over as a pri soner to the insurgents by the Americans. The pinos of ects wished to keep me as they wanted all the prisonera they could get, as a weapon with which to Chresten Spain into regaining them as a nation, and also, incident- ally, for rausom: I shall leave the claim for domsgos on this sebre to my government, but have already made a personal claim for compen sation for the destruction of my house by fire. sad shell at the recent vombardment of Subig by the Charleston and that expedition.
The above story is a strauge one and totally different to all diber accomate which have been giren Both goatlomon spoke with much com flouco of their card..
LATEST STEAMER MOTEKENTO.
The N. G. I.: stremor Bormida loft Binga- pors for this port on the 14th instant, wird in dvd here on or about the 21st instant,
"The C. P. R. Co.'s steamer. Empress of India mrited at Vancouver on Thursday the 14th inst The MM, stos mer Calédonien, with the text French mail, will eate Saigon to-day, Saturday, at 1 pm for this port -
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the German shiti Irene from taking away the Spaniards from the insurgents to whom they For the NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED, had alreatly surrendered. The Filipinos at the fime reported that the Germans interfered; anty the Germans denied it
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THURSDAY, 21st: December, 1899, SATURDAY, 23rd December, 1990, Commencing each Evening at 9 pm. precisely.
Tit, 81. Stails, 82. Drons Cirols, $3. Half-price to Fit for Soldiers, Sailors and Police is Uniform
Tickota san be obtained at the Booking Office of the Theatre, City Hall, ou and after NON- DAY. 18th Decomber, at 10 am.
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Late Trams will run the curtain
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Hongkong
CHANTREY INCHBALD, Singer:
YOKORARE SPECIR BANK, LIMITED.
5. НОН,
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Acting Manger, Houkong. Hongkong, lath December 1899
When Colomal del Rio was approached on the subject, he emphatically denied that he has ever surrendered to anybody but the Amorlesus, and he also denied that the Lee had soy say. For thing further to do with the garrison thau to take off, the women, children, and priests, and this fact was also stated by Don Bafael Vich.
Colonel del Rio said: "I surrenderci the town and is gatrison aconditionally do the Americans, because in our stralia, with the insurgente on one side and the American gunboats Boncord and Raleigh on the other, Forthe it was impossible in hold cut any longer. My surrender was made to Captain Coghlan who commanded the expedition, and be gave For the TNFERIAL BANK OF CHINA, me his word that the capitulation was Ac capted as it was made (to the Americans), and that we should not be given into the hands of the insurgents, and I believe us was signere. Intor, the Concord wie despetched to Carita for instructions, and returned with "orders, which were said to be from Admiral Dewey, that we should be handed over to the insurgents. Of course I do not really know by whoÓ AG- thority it was done, but I do know it was done, and in spite of our protestations wo wore trans. | ferred by Co. Ausricans to the Filipinos"!
When asked if the terms of his surrender word properly understood and what he thought was the reason the Americans acted this way, he gravely replied My surrender was dar tainly understood and the other question. Admiral Dewey will have to answer himself Inter o4," Colonel Rio farther exid that a large clim for damages would be made by kiz Gorern- ment to the United Sturtos, and that though there was a great deal more he could say on
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* Fol Particulare Later: Hangkang, 19th Decembor, 1892.
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ABER. DEV. Dr. TazoL. I. Faber died in Tsing- WHY NOT HAVE YOUR REPAIRS on the 26th Septembar 1899. His
"DONE BY A PRACTICAL MAN,
THE Guderul Ofers to Undertake
Who The following Repairs
name is well-known all over Chiua. Both by his character and his numerons works, published in German, Exclish, and Chinese, Dr. PABSE bas gained a great timber of friends and Iron Safes Patent Locks, Weighing Madmirers who feel his death as a personal loss. chinos, Batances, Mathonatioul lustraments. In order to give them all, without discoction the matter, he was obliged to retrain for the Musical Boxes Phonographs. Photographs of nationality the opportuity and privilege to
presont
Wo ware baleaguered in the town of
Don Rafael Vish told the story of Bubig in Apprentis, Cyclas, Typswriter, du, o. the following words-
Absolute emoboy d must careful allen Ulongago, Bouth of Sabig in Bubig Bay, on combined with moderate charges are by the Tagslo insurgents who had furented. vestod the town. On June 28, 1898 Gen. Domningu Alonza, the rebel clief, who bail House.****
Two Europom Workte utpehed to the
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his boufquarture in Subig, sent a més wags to Colonel del Rio-doma ading surrender, Colonal del Rio replied with a verbal inesange 3036
that he would miser later AsOlongapo was out To from the mainland by an impassable stretch of rough mountain country, and the insurgents held vs on the north, we made our escapéon two small lansebes and some score and native boate, which a bid across the bay, to Léfa Grande, a j (min) island wear the entrance where we could
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more actually defend ourselves. Beckles our Work muile Erse on application 63
garrieon, which consisted of two companies of marinen, one battalion of artillery, and about 40: Cazadores, there were many women and di dron amberof merchant citizens, including myself
Inspector Mathew promated s Chinese shop. keeper who was caught redhanded setting fre to No. 1 Shantung Read under the follow ing fremstances Acous, the occupsut of a cookshop, 119 Sungkiang Road, which adjoins No. 1 Shantung Bund, was on his own confesson a poor man and indebted to this exal of $60. Ho crossed his own back- yard sealing ladder entered an amply room at the rear of the Stuntung. Read He produced quantity of cotton wool corofdly satarated with kerosene, which lie placed against the B. AnyOu July 2 steamier named the Filipinor, wooden partition dividing the two housse and It is often overlooked by our good enemies the promte of the Campania Tabacalora, ontored. was in the not of setting. it alight when he was on the Cunfinest, that no goslition agaitist the the be Sops at the crew had mutialed, and
In an article entitled Realices Japan in the and a priest. The insurgent foros number Daily Man writer to sigas himself,0.Tabout 1,000
honour the deceased and to show thur estesia and gratitude towards bim, it is proposed to etent, over his grave on the beautifaly situated. new Cemetery at Tsing an, a conument to che cost of which all his friends are new asked to contributes N
For the administration of thess contributione ut the erection of the atonement a local Com mittee has boen formel at Tsingtau, consisting of the following geutlumen: JazsCEKH Gover ner of Kintsulon, Captain MUELLER Con mander of SMS. Deutschland" CÁLMER Commisjoner of Customs, HILDEBRAND. Director of Railways, Dr. Son BAMBIEL, Pastor WILLK, Pastor EBANZ, Missioriar VOSKAMR and Reg. P. DERGEN.
Shan the contributions amount to more than what seus necessary for the cost of a wshament, it is proposed to creats from the surplus "E. FADER Memorial Fund" fut the promotion of the italy of Chinese Litera. ture and for tho Propagation of Western Civilisation in Chiun regulations for which fund will be airde by the Committes.. QUEEN'S BUILDINGS
Contributions for the "E. FABER Monu ment" may be out to the Deniz Ariatisobu ESIGNS nad Specificatione prepared for Bank in Tsingtau and Shangbes, and to the
Nassar Strasships. Launches and following gentleman Forming tas gehend com
CARMICILARE & BARLOW, Consulting Engineer, Burrayons, and Sa Cutitractor,
New and second hand unplex for Sale. Tolograms, CELESTE, Hanghong. Telephone, 202
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Hongkong, la June, 1899,
Dr. EISWALDT ILG., Cound.Tientsin.
Dr LENZ HG.M, Covent; Rev. ELTRRICH..............
Hər Hayes
SOURITZLER, Acting Consai..
[3024 General
DR. FRANKE
Lie, HAQIMÁRN
Tengchouf
Shanghai
The stack failul mring to the stubborn redisco ceod and promptly landed arer to the British Empire could be formed whink would killed the captain, afleets and roat of the crew, light draught raglan spaciality, Contractors mitta sistasice of the enemy and the heavy fire, but police. When arrested bis elothes were damp not instantly bring into the field on our side ad (ie vel en omged by its former for the simply and coating of any type of Baron Ton KETTELER, Genuan Peking.
with the kerosing which he had carried up the one or more Fowers, thu could never slow our engine who had given hurself the title of machinery. New work and repairs supervierd. Minister ladder in a brang kettle. Navy to be destroyek One of the most impor Count 4cern. The steamer was boarded. Contrary to general custom prisoner admitted tant of thego Powers is Japan. We saved her and - take posession of by the insurgette, the crime and in effect pleaded that poverty busy in 1895, and she knows if Wood or bad then another Dessage was it to Isla The Boar feris is estimated to have been and the possibility of obtaining T. 000 for from Russie, France, and germany-and she. Gralide, saying that if we did not surran.. which he was insured led him to commit the deedromombore them and their action The der we would be bombarded Colonel del Rio 12,000 stronger th
The Court sentenced him to twelve months heavy Russian battleships, gays Mr. Lafendio refuse to surrouder, saying he would defend imprisonment. Cowen Ford, who knows the Far East, and himself af bost he would latter in the same Had prisoner fucceded in bis Defarious) was at tint data residint in Japan werday bo frend steamed in, and the Tulipīna Try brzdred and vinety-three of the wounded designs, u most serious fire must have bean the stripped for fighting these alone ad is moremont to eva the harbour. The VIOLINS have arrived at the Orange River Stationosult having regard to the congested character conid poaghly bare overpowered the Japanese German pabost Brod a chat strong her bows to of the distrist. The value of the goods insured floet, though, the victory would bare besa aetop bor, and ordered the Filiplavs lo mal doya by the accused we are eredibly informed wand costly one Rub Raspian tim was suddenly the insurgent Bag, basades It was so unrecog fall faz short of $200 so that in affecting on checked by the sizler declaration of English nized at ud any power had the right to re insurance sont is times the amount it is obvious sympathy for Japan Within a few weeks on any rognized dag The Obunt Anero that the Insuranon Company concernel plage England could bring into Aniatic watere s feet pulled down he flag and hoisted white sheet a positive premium on usa China duette. capable of cruaking, in one short bottle, all the instead, and proonded to Cavite here
ironclada assembled by the combination of aldo was informed, all the Spaniards and their France, Germany and Russu Bul Japas arms were on the island, and kein tara isformad romum bore what wo then dia for her, alia hum Admiral Dower, who simpatoled the gumbents
ever forgotlet the conduct of Euns She. Concori aml Beleigh"
News from Mafoking dated 4tb justant state that shelling coatings with noreased effect and rations have been reclosed.
Dorerad the power of speech and motion, as MAFEKING.
taking great interest in the visits of his friends It is early forty yeary sizes Mr. Henra Set pame to Chine, bis first port Laving bees Tent in. Ho salvequently joined Mr. Gamwall at Shanghel, and then the arm of Alfred Deat &
THE KIMBERLEY RELIEF COLUMN Co. Has a keen, eriskster and cust
Glenora) Malbuen in a deepstak datal Tror player, and was for somo yara Fresident of s bhaughal Cricket Club, He served on the day slates that on the morning of that day the Municipal Connel, of wheels he was for a big Boors occupied tranches in great strength Chairman ard, Le was, Director of variou public companion. He is emphatically a gene whereapon be retired in perfcet order on the Then aussergally liked and respected, and Modder River dpusta uuder sneh and, circumetandes ja a
SOFT, FAIL, DELICATE SEIN, A clone and bealthy completion produced by asing Bow LANDE KALIDOR, the meat soothing, healing,
wos ficet contemptuously pitched ont of Port Meanwhile the Irene had anchored to the ourative and refreshing preparation, and wa proverta and remove Feseicies. Tao, Bonburu, dangerona to the balance of power in Chin, this women and oblidren, and the post I rates armless to the most delicata skin. It Arthur, because her presence they would be sat of the Iela Grande, and had taken Kedam Rougheces als Chianeous rap and then she saw the Stato which hal coted made nu öndeavour to go alad, but was rotuned, tions, Irritatio, Stings of Iurecte, Borema, hor asize this priceless posussion for Ms own The Irene pulled up her anphor at 8 am on plexion, and arrays the meek, bauds and arms burns with fury jao wander that, as a Japanese Concord and Raleigh ariyod. They must have" in matchlese whiteness, unobtainable by any captain creo mid to me, "On the day that your snorantered the Zeva optelde, but did not meet other menn. Ask Blores and Chemists for tool steams out against, the Russians, prepared her in the bay ROWLAND's KazTBOR, and: KYOld poisonona for battle, you will find one deat clove ut hand Without any word the American gunboats comtusunod to bombarë ne, string twisty.fyi [and ready,"
personal log to very many bore. He has beOLUNTEER GAZETTE” SERVICE Bura, imparts a locuriact benity to the coma. No wonder that Japin burnt and Tuly and on the name day, at 10.30 am, tho most nesiduonely anrsed during his illness by Min Low, of the Nursing Home, who accom potles bio to England, and it is hoped that the jage will help to restos bins to emplate health!
LONDON, 19th December. THE OPERATIONS IN NATAL General Barton's brigada bus ocupied ■ Imitiona
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