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THE HONGKONG PAIX FIEL, MONDAY, MARON RI, 1800,
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BRITISH CASUALTIES,
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The Trucs Corrapoiont at Layumi Ist
it was not for well nigh kalf a century back could between Mos koyama * A Japaneen prapor Tirus lint a prouent that any signs of advance were apparent. & C. of Mal and a Chines Stasin March exys that the oil ontication at Laily- The discovery of rich deposits of alluvial gold, Company in China for trositely to as Chinese. indeed, was the first inducenient to colonisa dompany of 10,000 tons of Japtures coal, faith since the insest mout are at oficork and sease, and 76 oßlcorà, and 690 man wounded. tion on any large scale, and this was soon fully instalment coming a thin month, 35 kod, 6 alkenes and 310 mon died from
lowed by the partition of New South Wales, and the formation of the culoný 'át, Victoria. Thö age for decision had come. The vast faland of Australia seemsoil too large for a single aduinistration and the colonies of SCULPTOR.Queensland, South Australia, West Australia
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sud Tasmania, enols spreading from a single centro and having ite own peculinrities, followed The ectomies even divided were | found to largo to manage from London, and one by ang were granted the right of self- government, and it je bath curious and in, structive, to notice the different lines on which cach developed. The whole were
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THE BRITISH ARMY
THE KT, UỘN, SIR CHARLES W. DILKE,
Mrs. Archibald Lillo ft yenturday for The Hat does not include casualtica among the Swalow. Wo undorshus from her that white civilians. Ton-Shan, though a warm suppettor of this Anti-foothiling moment, is an abscriMER, HOSTE ON AN ANOMALY Orient in their quiet sevagn. Eran this British
to her Tido Pai Darbe Navural Fest Bocinly, width has now 21-brauche in Chien, and of which Miss Bhuko has now courseutet de ins Honary Secretary. The abusi anbawiption to this socisty, wo y antion, is and dollar; life momberabin ton dollars, for fistropusti ant Chius alike. The Natural Fost, Seninly to which King Tien-Sham bloga is, and her er respondent tells us,
diferant out from that of which M. Little is so sing a soppoester.
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The defendors of the War. Offies nes magni-
Hall those aumbera ababionary.. Ik thok na unerly. three years of hantering at the present Govern. rent from August, 1893, until February, 1889, before they would adult the need for an increase fa gním and in trained horses, and then the in- cronne which they made was an increase of a single battery. They continue to maintain, hal in 1899 abandonet tus couleution, that, with the incresan of our tailors we bad suff, viant artillery at home for thres manglaary)
The number of prisoners lifted to and in this statistics of the Inporial Marition made which had not been conclusively disproved, though the Government had admitted our wesk.
fortunate in having a common whate, and ted for debt and 501 in desons adet transhipped at Hongkong It Troquently pays Daily News, that the Cordwoll system, which beginning. tosinereas the number of fraised ench, as well as in a wide sense being British, making o tétal of 4,78% U£ them 736 were dia | Hongkong in order. to aquire a foreign statem, in on which Mr. Arnell Foreter. Sir with the establishment in India. Stru A. S. WATSON & CO., the inestimablo advantage of hainger ingen bienal, leading puck fat exevent. La passage up the very riter Charles Dike, and the Spectator resolutely
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for overy parpos to which short service can than Mr. Cardwell, whose reforzan, an a member of the House of Commons, Lactively supported, and there baderstood. It should be said in para ing that evon what Lex Cardwell styled short
As regarded the nature of the gun with var artillery was armed, I'der from the Govern ment late to the session of 1899, the admissArt that the War Offes mas comidering whether we shenit adopt a temporary strangsmant for do so without prejudice to any bolter insens tion that may hereafter he ubmitted. may be that another invention will superaede what has now been dona
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army corps. The pinch canged by having to a POSTPONED his DEPARTURE from
and a few batterlen to Coalh Africa, in enti cipation of possible fatare treable thero, pro- duced such extir in the Press Unst the Gover mant gave way, and ordered hit was unable soldier at Altuera, or the Modder River, or the thoronghly to be, a considerable increase. Even with this increase our proportion of guns Tugelá, ia azt more confident, and not more to combatants in the regular sedly only se in- nte. At the beginning of the war thog told stuitele antal for them that now possessed by any us think it had already prased the perfection of aller Power, and considering that we haes With two ausioms ministrations, only one «f which gives statistics to His world, it is our military system. Sir Hot Kuor, who has 230,000 rolunteers and proc 90,000 militis, with no Beld artillery, our proportion of gans becomes fr-quently impossible to tail whether what rd Haliberton, schood Lord Heli- The more fudiorously insulien As regards psys lika na juures or crease the burten's statements that the war had already trained here, omnibus horen do not anffice to domestic truly of Chios in ros or surely coufoanded tum critics of thomas-that thora make up for the deficiency, and they are ont transfer tempoms administration to the other was not a single statemeat list they had ever suddenly, available in the Stevice Those pinch cater printed out in 1899 that ni- Guston's we have the aanmaly of nylige being Victória o of diving the four 199 berseland asfernig god because, by the users. I afterwards road in a Try able defence of the mess in artillery and agreed that its strength tones frams tin ordinary Curts was sities of the carrying trade, they have to mobilisation by the Military Export of the should be rapidly intramand, they were hardly besiler 80 soldiers and, saikis sentencat by Couris Martial: There were a
the Chinese marebunt to ship dativa producs te
-horses and that the number on the establish- is explained as though it wara, the existing eye-mentat home was aligatously smil as compared. Jinding security. inckuling juconies who tryed become entitled to the privileges of a transit total of 725 old anders who acinally unforce it, and beyond in placs of origin went inprisonment. This is an improvement but there my born the tenship- en last year, when theso was a total of 5,137 muut at Hougkong tells against trade, One iucludes 65 4ld ffenders) The love, example will safes Liquid inlige. is shipped the past year and the probita on adieristatitis. Only a part of it is consumed in Labenir sont be $19.80s compued with the colong, this great bulk of it being intended for stor parts of the impies On export from Warlow it pays at fills export dats as 30,204 of 1599 and is 82,630 ul 195..
Hongkang it becomes by the
in doubtful after all is whether it is the best. At a Magistency unstarday Jang, Mau
wespen to adopt permanently." I said in the Dominion the Canadians were happy Sang, a broker, romling at No 2 The mere fack of landing there foreign. products service is what is now termed long seriós upon reply: These can be so doubt that one Great- in being able to extend the urime of the Streat, chogad. that lawfulid fraywhich one-importation into China has to par
intis pession aur Bax. tras Tees of fab fall import duty. In other words, produce is the Continent. In 1833, I published as a book Power has arillor gun which is leading provines over the entry, but the or counterfeit caith resembling apparently the Ball of Chien transhippsilat Hongkong Bone article, which bad appeared in 1887-8 in altogether in advance of anything which we Australians have found am ready-made, intended to vasalin of pass for the Que's for a ghe Note wang te liable to two fail the Fortnightly Review, under the title The poses. The new French gon is a real quick-ticing gar. After giving some details false or estintorfeit silver twenty-cont i len- they it is Jild to onto a duty and a hell, inctive cuspatter of its own, which, though aut pieces, well loowing us an to ha fal namely, a full export duty at the place of ship-ange I sokowlodged, but whose namer I could our Government was that they wore only able or couplerfait, and wite intent to or of Junding It may be said that the indigo Cardwell ayatons and es-callet best nerving as
rent and a ball or count trade duty at the place not give, had thoroughly discussed with me the to tells that they had adopted a tom
porary expedient, and ware experimenting to fundamentally English, of stirling worth
see what change of gun wogid nitimatoly sul purity, is yet distinct from either the a, contrary to Ordiumaa 10 of 1865,
the Zodial." The prisoner, for whom Me.ould be carried to Cunton'snd there ba tras. bomo Englishmau or the Canadien. Still, 31mpany specared, plexity al graille popped without. Any psyment beyond the duly they then stood. The account given of the become Recessery. It is in these matters without, there were differences which sprang as that ok in the past the prisoners at Hongkong is the centre of trade Cartellagalem in my hoot, The British Army, of the definiebay of herses and the metere was I believe accurate, and it so happens that have broken down. It will be seen that the OL, our guns that we most conspicuously complained to Inspector aletaan the Westin South China and, trade, graritates to that úp between the Colonies which though they Paint Pehce Station that his restor had paid rentre Hosen it is that goods having the sam differed less amongst themselves tim aur him his wages in conterfeisure, and that prizes on place of eigin in China Thay appear, unfortunately, able to name, owing crition of the War Ofies forosan Lite: break- did from the antiary home-red Duglists was plenty more bal sey in a leakfast in a direct import tables of foreign and to his death, one of the offers who helped days, and ats, therefore, not likely to adopt - nalive gods-of the Imperiol Maritims Cua ace, but the one who specially helped me in the advies of Sir Ralph Kenz to the effect that
in the future they should be silent. nut, still were becoming of importance.spector Hanson was informavi af á be report made lous, and what may be increme or depresan ini sennection with thal subject-the late Majors In the second article I propose to go through New South Wales was in many respecto diretaler song warrant. The yarny
the main lines of attack which from time to time have been directed against the War o different from Victoria, and the man of was found to the bos as described. The cass was adjourned mulit Friday: tall (8509) being
by the reformera and to show that we dealt not Sydney reasoned on different lines from lo
with idle theory bat with these very matters which the prostat war has shown to be of prac foal importanop
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artitial nul Kingston," is appropriate à designation for a great nation, as the "United States." In forming
It
What
Land already the mice has evolved a dia, jonrreat, allver coio aí this Cefour, lo wit, divers ulice, but if sent direct from one port to a British Army," and the offers whose assiet | I went on to point out that the position of
bug in his minaler's emua. Chind Polectivo La
the cook, ami ho vatered the units in
of Melbourne. Queensland was still disallowed. tinct from either, and the Tasmanand the South Australian again bad slightly differing characteristics. These might have grown, and imleed dis'offer 'mume difficulties and the way of coupleta federation. It in to be. trusted that, theo ali tavo nuv agreed to- sink their peculiarities in the general well being, and it may bo hoped that the first year of the Twentieth Century will see the new ration spring forth armed cap-a-piz and' nworthy member of ke New British Empire.
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRES SERVICE.
THE WAR...
LIST OF PETEKSHILL AND LADYSMITH LOSSES.
Loxoos, 2nd March, 7.35 pm. Thirty-two officers were killed or wounded
one inble way be turned into a total decrease or
ucrete, by the addition of the import in the thee. And the worchant or manufacturer in Earup or run Aain, ignorant of this fact, my be losi to taiak from theno returns that there is really a wicket for his goods in China, who that country is well utile to eat does supply ta
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General Charles Brackenbury, those know ledge of iteannot, I think, be disputed. The Cardyrelt system was a hold first stop-in it
is soul and auccessful towards changes which ought in the many years that have slapsed to his boog carried infinitely further.
The system which Lokl, Cardwell introduced. was not extended. On the contrary, it was rapòlly modified on zecount of Iodin, until the so-called and supposed short-service system has become a bastard system which Lord Cardwell
The following will play for the ClubF. would sparcely base recognised, and which is gew, goal B. L.M. Johnston and C. H. P. suitablo to the gods neither of Ladin nor of the Hay, becks; & L. Jenklus, C. T. How and W Rome array. Before the outbreak of war there | H. Howard, hatres, A. R. Lowe, J. E. Lis, J. were 18,10 men with over over years' service Noble, H. C. P. Hancock and J. D. Danby, in the army, and the bomber was shown by the
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[Recna D'Ananir, du Tanki 1 Por some years Frange has bann thinking of frying bar meurs" of communication with ber calories fgn English coutrel. The rents of shoda Bird of the Tinneroal War kara mode the solution of the problem the most urgent | question for the Foreign and Colonial Minis As far as Indo-China is concerned it has long at Pietrabil, including General Barton, when cognized that setanil telegraphic cora
muniation with Toris is frasürle. It would be figures to be rapidly inawasing. Lord Cardwell
THE BEMI-FINAL-MARINE ENGINESIN T was woundeal. The Tinker extrespointent de squeant to unsolisti, a jucation-line with the was under the belief that he test kitted servibe
ered some consideration, it secme. But is the six yours. In his main speech upau the A large number of specialeys witnessed the
assinn lines in Siberia. The matfor has re
by land or by Sun P. W subject he said, "Short service is at the root of mi-final association football match in the jction Goo
prefer former for a cable from armay refoveau. It has been objected Hongkong Shield Ceupstition on Saturday efteruron, aniongst whom wero H.E. the Co- into Furt, Arthur site lotion that three yours is too short a period for enlistancur, aul Miss Blake and Viscount Buirdale, jue Singhai would run the risk of being eat
Englavo in erat of war. The lion wouldnt, but that is the minimum, and not the "The compaling seams were the Marino Engi: bly here in settled ally, if China maximum period for the duration of the serving sets and C. Coy, Royal Welsh Faalleers, had, as tho praised, entrusted the management In cases where regiments hærs to go to Iulia petition, both teams being of equal merit, if of the Imperial Postal and Telegraphie Servies that pories will be extended to six years. No anything the Enginones having the smartest uff to n. Frenchman,
baland juntion between the Indo-Chinesa person having military exporionce will maintain individual-players and the entliore the host horson the Chin a lions. Thero la fedes a three year. A little later he had been driver aul Russiau linns is way to Jand, if we can at a man cannot ba maile a gond sollier in ombination. Yet even file is not an adequate. Ascription, as fesquently the individual play the part of the members of the reginsonta! passibility of alegraphic communication by
say to anor and Moserw rés Moug.six yours, with a possible extension to seven leant provented their opponents: feam scuring Asp, Younas fuHankow: Lanchow, and Kaiju, in the eat of Indin; but boyord that point he and if anything the Engineers mirprised most of PAUL BREWITT, it would Ehorstora bliss to obtain Chins's never wall and never would have gose; and he the onlookers who had witassed their precions play with their excellent passing. Throughout consent lupump's additional wire on this would bare baya koreified at what he would lays he whole game hot a goal was unred hg aitber and tay laline pre mare Kronok ngoaiset all the mincipal led after the manage: miles a brokdown of bre systems, if side, and only rarely were either goals placed in had known that, without our reservos, in our the bacus on both sides olsating willist, mitol jeopardy. The play wascnpsequently in mil-feld, aunt and maintenane of the special arvien
The same rosult might also be obtained by peace umay we had 15,000 mes with service of effort. Had the soldiers kept closer on the ball meats of a dolographie ice from Saigon to Lane Lung Peshasa Batang, over on your after his system had been and passed across instead of ahead, the result rouwling Tibet by way of Szachuen. This fully in foren for more flu a quarter of the match might have been in their favour. GEO. P. LAMMERT
At the conclusion of time the teams agreed to line would cost more, but would be safer, for ikontury.
play another twenty minutes, and they did so wont be entirely. Franch is Ing an anolbw, I hope that I have succeded in establishing, without any rosull the game ending without The Buttag district rich in for formals, that
Mr. Francis Arthur Hassland, Depuis Rendysmith telegraphs that there were gistrar end Acconstant of the Supreme Crut, originally in the town, when the siege com- was called to the bar on the 28th of January at menced, 12,000 troops, 2,000 white civilians, sack 4,00 antises. In alt 8,000 sulitters Livin's Inn.
passed through the hospital. Our losses The Deaftale for the month of Febrñary in the Colony was as follows British and Foraigu amount to 24 officers and 235 mon who Community, Civil Population, 15.8 per 100 either were killed of died of their words; paranowa. Chinese Community, Landout Best-officers muda. 340 1214
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THE VANISHING BOER.
LONDON, 3rd March, 9.30 a m Genoral Buller reports that the defeat of
Sir Charles W. Like, Bart, Sir J. E. Colomb, thus Boors were completer than had boon K.C.M.G., M.; and Mr. Charles Liwo."
anticipated Except a force bolding the top of Vaureenon's Pass no trace of the enemy is visible.
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A writer in Le-Courrier d'Haiphong, com pleiniure a Coires pratice of going bankrupt hundar one natio or "shop" sul starting again -andar noother, pasting the processed-libitum, pithettenlly says that French laws erro the Chinese as may chalne-tasy sit upon them!
The resural Tunuogers' report of Watkins, on the 27th January, the wife of JAMES WADD., Limited, is presented to the shareholders at [the ordinary general pasting to be held on Saturday, March 17th, and the report of the weeling of the Anti Fontblading Merement, which was held at Governmsal House, will-bo found in to-day's supplement.-
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L'Avenir du Tonkin sites that from the latest silvie it appears that all fears of a rebullion ie the district of, Krangchop-wan have now been dissipated, and that the Chinese inhabitanta recept Franob rule with satisfaction, counting"
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The following telegram from tho Beeretary to the Government of India, Homo Department, Calontte, to the Gorernor of Hongkong, date 26th February, bas heen pablished in the Gore erament Gazelles Six dase of plagre occurred in isolated quarter Ader Battlament, 22nd February last Quarter with all its inhabitants
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this is that more diffical things have Loon criticisms; and all of us are at one
team. With an exception all the soldiers ware in excellent form, their weak mesther being the. stores of munition, and the herds decomplished; and we must also remember. No
What were the reasons then which induced the right full book, who coustently misjudged and risk, no. wird. cump were alinfoncé.
tren who have had the ear of sucessaire Secrets gave the left back double work, which, howetar Che advantage wo should get from snel telegraphie rice are well worth attention. cies of State to go out of their way to attend he did well The Ragins shaped very well..
and with more praction would probably prove! It world insure turist communication between dianera sed ante speeches in the second and the stronger tenta. The sokliere lost que or twe Lud-Chine and the capital and would permit
even at the beginning of the third month of the chances in the latter part of the match through of a nusiduralis lowering of the price of telegrams
war (just before the breakdown was soaled to keeping too much on the defensive, their for wards getting tile support from the halves. For Tar report is confirmed that ungeçistiona are the whole world in which they expresign, the, sometime they played a man short, there being It is officially annoinen tirat at Dumould proding batas the governments of Path, bape that in this future the critics of the War only four forwards. The match will have to be
Poking, and si Patersbary for the constama. tion citi slabs pirojunt of uniting the farthest ce wonbl bo silent? It is clear that they replayed, whoanther good game may be antici IndoChussen off with the nearest Raian. must have been still in the dark, that they patod. The esfereeing was not ko satisfactory as it might have besa, some obvious misjudg. A Jospatch from Genotal Bullar, dated 1st Wa murarsily bups that they will be subocssful has never been of the trouble of trying | ments being giren Against the soldiers on thres The Goverment Gasette on Saturday; Bed
These were attently not seen by the March, sonones, that His Excellency asiatout: says that Col, Ponderalt with the Natal and intration Frogth Fustan air. Telegraphisto uniforstand the rofortars Tiews, that reagious when in the vicinity of the Engineers Governor has, with the approval of the Score Carbide not the Composite logimon of delustration say immediately be emperored sony must have thought that was under their goal.
in begin this inluvating undertaking gra tary of State for the Colonies, ben pleased to carry entered Ladysmith on the 8th Febenary
Amal weighty authority on flographio system would be successful and would: Kaferss or bis dermlong would have boog re varked, comingnently, the whistle abould met appoist Henry Hessy Johnsen Gongves to eight). General Ballor reports that the uniters assured us lately that the portion of the prose them to have been right. What, on have been blown. The whistle, koxeter, waa Asistaute Colemis! Secretary and Clerk of Councils, in oncession to Joba Gerald Thomas country between him and Ladysmith is portio to Chinarritory could be put up the other hand, were the reasons which induced irritatingly in. Hvidence all through the game, in thirty muntlig, at the entride, and "wonlã } to be clear of the onomy and that he is moringést 2,500 frá a kilometre.
me in 1887 ta mukang my mind (han our army though the Refores undoubtedly did his work. Backin, resignol
oa Nelthorpe.
was in fact what a foreign writer but then just concciuitionsly...... SANDAKAN NOTES. ·
called "An army to which posscu İS LEVOS | CAPE COLONY.
sary? Why did I go out of my way as a [PROS OTH CORRESPONDENT]
civilian politician to devote a year to the study noxeaONG GRICKET CLUE 7 THE GABUIRON SANDAKAN, 25th Fobenary. Bingo my last raport the redoubtable Met of our military conditions, of which I are The Hongkong. Ciisket Ulab xist a team re Salleh tus buen killes, and the whole of the continued to be a stulaut ainen I published my presentrag the Garrison on Saturday afternoon, native treuble bere duded. The engagemeışt
and were beaten by 80 mins. Dr. Nimmo and Dr was on the Sist of Inovary. Mat Salleh uns book in 18681 did s.from a sense both that ruck hatted Arst for the Club, and made a good can reported filled one or twins hefore, isnt if peace would always be preserved it was newer stand, 19 bolag scored before the partnership there is no question about the feet this time, thy of Radicals to refuse to face waste in an was broken by Dr. Taple being caught, Dr. En ny bocu y annoying element for tenermions branch of the national expenditure, Hiemo, however, was not deposed of until he | bad compilati 68.- Bis was the fifth wioket fo inal four or five year, no doubt has some and that if peace could get by perennially fall, and the scars then steed 11 85. The sixth wist henpered trade to dis territory preserved we should be confronted with untional wickor fell of 33.ths weventh at Rip, the eighth howorne, in probability, hace will be no. more truuble of this kit, and it is giveerely to danger. The breakdown has now cume. Itt 159, the ninth at 143, and the truth at 151
was theoretically admitted before this war in The Garrison had four wiskets down for 75, us hoped the West Coast trade will go ahead,
five for. 191. xix for 151, anten for 153 eight Chanseltor of the Exoboquer fa 1898, and of the Club, performing the Est frio, co Mr. Wyndham in 3509, Lord Haliburton, Ble DONGKONG CHIOKES (Lega
Dr. Kinimo Ng Laki, B Vellinge Halph Knox, and the others were fa fact throru
#Dr. Teok, B.Mijo Mulliken, b Lotzen gens Jo avec but it was iuspasillo repitily lo ostali up deficiencies in urgation and training which
At Ward, a leanghagan, & Vallings done wets engrained in the system, and there was no J. Low Lumia, Prody bathsont conviction on tuc part of the Govern
that was in thot prepurect for war, to cause reform to te perrigl (urosgh, A, DAGOKI
What wore the list things that were seist in the House of Common upon the armg just before this present war with all fix horrors caine upon use. In 1539 the erits of the Wart files pointait aut, that "Horse ore a point un which the British army is starred in spite of the endemicus expenditure on the British army. which fuku Xisha) tards us in a drain for Ind forces, greater thus the expenditure on carmy, and try together of Busita, of Germany, or of Franco. The supply of trail aruulory horses is lees thus ciency would domand. **ku hayo m. xast body ut iufmitry with no tillery of any kiud The Spgretary for War Lin 1876 admitted that the artillery wad suu
qibat, and promined, that is Guroraiment Would therence at sink yet there are 1,000 fewer train ed alitery bore now that there were zu yours
Conter's correspondent at Paarloberg. 25th es been iesisted and tick sagrogatui, aud all February, age the Bears are reported to be in sanitary and preventive messure adopted.strong foreo to the South Wef Government of Tulis are taking stringent pre- cautions, including burping of infested and wighbouring housss."
LONDON, 1st. March,
THE WAR-RELIEF OF LADYSMITHI. General Bullor wires om Neltharge, 29th Mr. Erich Georg in bis Weekly Shers List Rays-A pretty stealy basiness has been done February, 5 p.Ifavo just turned from during the week in a variety of stocks but the Indysmith. With the exception of a sail volume of same has not beou forge." Begard.
tion of Australia, and that she-should being Jelobus, he writesPrivate information rear guard to the Northward of Surprise Hand, ruder a peaceful Pegine, more than fulfil the psches of Lord Lansdowne at the for 151, nine for 191, and ton for 191. Les et
A mivate company has been started for furwerking timber conversion in the Labuk Die
trict and the existing cutters are all very busy, so flat o fault can be fours with thie partien
Lord Bandovi tasained that 25,500 troops will sail in March and 17800 na April,
Diveters of the North Berase Co. gin the twentieth a young and lusty from the south states that the crushings daring all the bossigers of Ladysmith have retired it sungaine anticipations of the Board of
Bathward f about one month resulted in an vettura of 3 per hot baste and the country tion, proud of her vigour and able to hold up cent, black tin fram 600 tons of are 18 tone the town is quite clear. The garrison will her head without a stain amongst the say 300 plenis at 70 per centoula 210 of the require a little wording befon being peoples of the world. Nothing has heau at $75 per pioul-$15,750 or about $10,000 net
profit, which, it contioned in the same way, the Hed."
There are masavo ryjojcings in Englanlar irade here: Iodoad, what is wouted now auore conspicuous in the early part of ought lu make the shares worth considerably
is fonger aut the hea Benig will be veryment of the vital necessity of hoping as oriy the century thau the rapid while steadyuver present market rate; especially as the other over the rolisi of Ladysmith
wolauns to these waters again on that account. teu bod stampe, for which they are now preparing
RB-INFORCEMENTS, growth of England's Colonial systent, and the foundations, will be ready in a few months
| Also, I nuderated then another private com
pangintends opening up the timber trade et nothing has provo ao conspicuously the In connection with the sagannoed intention of
Zinyanga immediately, the principals interest aptitude of the rncs for self-government Tatha Directors of the Hongkong and Whempra Look to expect six ads in soustruota of
od bring from Bandakau. 1200 Now Bouth Wales, was just twolvo years Workshop and Now hinchinery, be gives the foj old i was the dumping ground of these lowing partienters taken from the past ten years lawless characters whom the home country on 31st December, 1889, the Hook vatne of the Company's stablishments, was did not desire to hold, und whose previous as follo
Aberdeen Dock. Kowloon Dock, asylum in North America had been rendered-
$149,290.00-$1,322,035,95 impossible by the separation of the United Staton, It was, parking, nus a good bogin: ning, yet it was at the moment the only begiuning possible. Australia, a hundred
Added since for
Improvemva is and extension
years ago, did not present itself as n likely Writton off since field for voluntary, immigration, and the
' 6,871,04 · 902,652.43
$156,57134 06.271,65
THE ARMY ESTIMATUS. The Army. Estimates total 261,100,100 und provis for 130,900.
LONDON, 2nd March,
GOVERNMENT EQUEST MORE AUSTRALIAN FROOFS
Thus intarestatis coffee here would like to see the Baariset holding its upward trend, as that would give much desired impatos to the cultivation of it in this district.
Lalepi resort revived here from Zamboang I do not paint besnews ibere in any glowing colores, the the Americans are very hopeful that this place will turn out an important con „tés is a liftie immés d
LATEST STULLER MOVEMENTS.
a total of
Tho Gorermaient has telegraphed to Aus tralia requesting 2,500 me mounted trepps 82,125,588.43 The Premiers ara considering the Buglest. 125 388 49-GENERALS AT KIMBERLEY
Lort Hoberts and Úgnaal Kiohour arrived $1,700,000.00 Kamburley, you wilay ubralog and wars again in any amar elpomene politan Tugs, Loupches
Idghler 305.07. 6.61.68782
65,910,03
possibilios are that, if not proceeded by sonics Dec. 1840 $100,000.00 stop on the part of the government, the people
of the British ales would never bare find praticable nucleus of a colony. It was no, slight enterprise to found oolong unknowo sent, at the other bile of the world, and in a savage mil.
The first not tles required to be protected, and this at
Added rice for y
hooromoure
and öïlongicos;
Welton on sides
264,839,00
2900-100.00
distract of nearly twelve months juurde Book Value
$127,607 75 -827607.73
$45.000.00
th-day,
JA. Mostov, PN, Ldr, b Trendy,
Song RM.II. 6. Johnson; b Daugher ZLE, Wood, PN banglis
0.1. P. Hay, b Langhorne . (H1; 3. C. Kulott B.X. Vallinge
W. Tumkimon, RN, not out
Capt. Langhorne, R.A. d Bheil
14 Mallikap, BALER Capt Blonde, R., Elliatt Bor, (3, Valtings, b·Luo, Laddunk në RIVERS, Word Najor Clatko, RA HÚ. « Wood, 12. Rotharðnes, EMFD In Privala, Premizi
じゃ
Er. Leften, H.A., & DIRE
Higgon Langhorns
egul, Ladie, a poor conttry, wo pouku vik Az O. stamer Coptic with mails, $10,
BERA NAU by us to keep my vis gunk and "six || Aarly of Boert in elite in the North West left She Fratosis for this port yis Houqlub, waggode i battery in add up ad spacer Treate of Kimberley destroying sad bo jug property Yokohama Inuud Sex Kobe, Nagasaki and or yel at home, in richer doantry, ie Valli in and large party is abeling Bexley Wust hangius, on the 37taltime of out Hormous military expenditure, wo Letter
beru uuable la sford this parasion, which in IN TOUCH WITH 700UOLES IN THEN BEWÄINE
"Hese days, is heusszary for giliojant dniu Thư of the Pinty alluring buttattoja afa FREE STATE
Coumrvative, Dorurnaynt, tujult had ruded this SAMAUNIVES & CAMERON'S PENA
coultry from 1985 to 1812, and raduent tha uniberof groun, and the Dambor, 61 Dur trained artillery Lore The Liberat Govers- mente lisali apreewlad, boʻygen 13/2 nord 1698,
Correspondentsal Parislesbury report that this British Boouts are in touch with the onemy to les wantward. The Boer forgó is estimated at
Bad The Prelieich, The Derl, and Willy Fen
ÁLAUNTYEN & Lameron Lade Waverley Worles,
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