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The new French territory of Buanghai was
takon over on Moyoh tân lat, v
Captain W. 011. Hailugs, Postmaator. General, goes home to-day on furlough. He has been aleren joars in Hongkong.
In connection with the Hongkong Football Cial, s Rugby match Keranged for yosler- day was postponed on account of the weather.
As two lighters were being towed up from Quarry Bay on Monday a colis dropped over boanl opponite North Point and was drowned.
portant link in the scheme of British cables round the world, by duplicating with a deep sea cathlo, in waters where Britili naval promacy has been ever in the ascendant, our communications with our Austriasisu depondencies. It is nu for us, in those circumstances, to pry too narrowly into the regrons that, have conduced towards this tanguificent offer of the Eastern Extension Company, and wa. would willingly refrain, but that there are circumstances conuected: with the allkir which soan to point to other and loss worthy motives as being those which toally actuated the Company. It is not ay months sinco thie company, which höre
At a big fire la Yokohama on the 23rd nomas forward not only to lay n éable accoss
Home 350 bouses were burnt down, io vends. the Southern Ocean, but in a ft of magnanigration starting at the spot where the great
ity offers to take on its own shashiers all fire of last August originated. the responsibility, and even to reduce to ren Very great indignation has bean youted 1 sopable limits ita tari, informed the British Japon by the action of the Russian sathoriti public that it could not afford to lower its in Biberia in aufusing to repes licences for Beh tariff and would not be cocrend inta duitgang previously held by Japanese, or to do
Beancas. }
Whones this change of face. It is un fortunately too plain. Loss than year ago WATSON & CO., the Eastern Extension thought it had a monopoly of the amunications with the Far East and Australin, and, whes certa obligations were spoken of and the injury to
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It is reported that confiot has taken place on the Topan frontier between British troops and the Chinesa, in which the latter had 90
casualties,
At the Maginiracy yesterday three or four cases of being in unlawful possession of arms came before Mr. Gompertz, and dings of $50 and $26 more impond. In aug cako ihn arrou Roized
four muskets-wers tonded.
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THE WAR.
Towoon, 5th March, 0.20 p.m.
FA VISIT TO TAKAN-FU, SHANTUNG
PROVINCA
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER: CORPS FIELD BATTERY.
The second shoot for the Bello Cup took place on Sandoy, 4th äunt, at the Araddistion
scarse
It has not fallan to the lot of many Eng Range, Kowloom, Gunner Fidgion again Lead- liakman to visit the very beart of a groât provincing the Bat. The following are the 10 beat
North China; sonsoquently a few remings. oattoos may cot bi without interest
The hudicat and ssered city of Tai-on-fu is Fooond only to Chi-on-fu, the capital of Bio General Roberts from Osfontein (1) re-tung. Its oslobrity seizes from the foot of it
fitxation at the foot of the scored mountain of ports tint the situation realne dolianged.
Tax Bus. It has been tho fortune of the pre. sent, writer to ascund this mountain upon more
SITUATION IN THE FREE STATE,
OLEMENTS ADVANCES. Colonal Clemente reports thai aur ad- vanced troops hold Achturing. The enemy are still in strong force at Norval's Ponts
General Gatacro taleginphs that the Boers Stormberg on becoming daily reduced in umbor
[Acblaciong is the cislion next but one to fout is the bridge, a little further still to the the north of. Colesberg Juvetion, and Norval's north, on bio Orange River.
London, 5th March, 7.55 p.m.
PAYING FOR THE WAR-TUE BUDGET,
The Budget has been introduced.
It
than one ocasion, Rivalling Snowdonia height, it is ascended by a vast number of wids stone tape (sorted by natives tenutaber 6,000) with mors or low freqient intervali of landings or ages. This premsale a formidable walk, bus is cheerfully undertaken by haddendo, vrou thovenade of pilgrima as soon after the opening of New Years wonther permits. From far and. hear, some on foot, some in harrows, asma în
Gunnor Pidgeon Sergt. Dr. Braun Gonner Lapsley ....... Gunner Hance, J.M.R. Gunner Boio, H.M., Deume. Bergo al
Ganner Fisher.... Grimer Grey Gunner Loureiro.... Gunner Stewart
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30 344 07
33 30 6 06
30. 23 6 93 28. 22 21 $3
30 50 3 01
25819 80 91 28 89
26 20 21 · 88
28 30 31 80.87
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[We do to hold ouralves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
fu, mon of all ages, and even the cramps, footed | ro rin afwCE OF THE “DAILY TREAD." multe, they swarm into the city of Talaa. THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND women, rocṣiving the invigorating spirit of the
S1The suggestion that a large should Mountain Goddess aud the painted pilgrim staff bo mundo at the semi-cal and final matches in to aid them on the woary marolu Allar shrines the Shield Competition, which will be played on Saturday, and Saturday week and the proceeds and temples are passed in suposesion, receiving handed over to the Indian Familie Relief Fund oprostration, a row, or none batatiel devois ans which, I am sure, will meet with generat tien by the offering of paper money, ripressal appror! If arrangements can be made by the i ing other copper or aliver, till the final temple is Shield Committee with this object in view I do will be backward in contributing their mite- pilgrim for a thousand ages has offered prayers. Yours, diss
FOOTBALLER. thauks, and tribute in money or kind to Las Nai Nai. Grandmother of the Mountain, Kings have been knoon to douls to this vener abla montain summit, bul for long years past they have been represented merely by offe
British intorests and British trade were Tilippine Commission, are now- en route from home a deGait of nearly, eighteen millions reached at South Hessen Gate. Here the pious not doubt that neither "Tommy" or "Jool"
It is reported that Colonel Clues Denby and Profesor Dean C. Worcester, of the US. Sao Fespeco la Manila. Asistant Secretary of War, Meiklejohn, is expected to arciv stont
the first of June.
The increased expenditure for next year is rockoned at forty-three millions. The pro posals are:-Incoing Trex. to be raised to
pad Peterburg, which passed throng Singapore" a short time ago for the Far East, carried beshilling in the pound; heer to pay an tween them 2,600 troops for debarkalion at Port Arthur, a oamarous party of aliibory ofors, extra shilling pes batid-picile an oxtra and a large consignment of the most modern sixpanes à gallon; tobacco fourponce, cigare typs fortress gaus,
vsponce a pound; ten twopence a pound extra. It is proposed to borrow 4 millions.
On tus requisition of the Agent of the Past Indian Eadway, twenty-two, Foldless from Jaoulpar bare offered their services for South Airios. This lille band, with a Maxim gun, will abortly start for the soat of war. This is the Bret it in the names of the East Indian Railway Volunteer Corps that its services have beau called for,
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REUTER'S SERVICE
LONDOS, 4th Man, THE WAR IN GAFE COLONY, -Reiter's Correspondent at Dordrecht, ander Sunday's date, says that General Brabant's Colonial division is now attacking the Boers ju
strong position at Labuschagno No. PRESIDENT KRUZER VISITS THE FREE STATE.. President Kruger is on a visit to Prosition Stega, it is believed to crusalt regarding peaco proporate
pointed pat, made a reply which scarcely rose in us avel of ordinary copstoay. It held certain concessions, it informed us, which prevented ony surroachments on it. The two Voluntese Flest erisons Vorozes territory, and it could not afford to make muy reductions whatever." The question of Imparial interests it did not deign to take into consideration. Pride, the old philosopher told 18, cometh before a full; at all events the
ATiontain correspondent writes that the Colonics of Canada and Australia were de
report is current that the Emperor spitting sirous, in view of the approaching, federation blood freely, which may be a sort of preparation If they of the Iriter, to have acne muro cortain and for s mera setions impending linens, direct means of telegraphic communication away with bin (of which I am by no monna
be under colour of sickness" than the Eastern and Eastern Extension, contimes the writes, "it wbl probably Companies were willing to grant them. Their approaches to the representatives of the companies were met by an nubending a pounds, and no hopacf any amendment was helforth. Litho sircumstances, the Colonies came to the wise resolve of conferring amongst themselves, and the sobome of a Pacific noble recommended itself. The colonies were not bound by any engagements to the Eastern Companies, and they, after a good deal of trouble, succeeded in proving to the Home Governerul the advantages to the Empire of such a line. But the Eastern companies had, unfortunately, some political influesos; at all events the Home Government com-DI maribed to see objections to meeting the Calories in the way indicated and did ita best to sbuffle out of its engagements. The Per Case of 6 dozen Pints, $13.50 net.universal protest of the Colonies concerned, and of the Far East generally, forced Per Case of 4 Quarts, 13.50 not. the bauds of the Government, and it was arranged that the Home Government, in conjunction with Canada and Australia,
Mr. Henry Dallas's thoafrica! company, which is out Geisha, A should themselves undertake the line. Mat tors were becoming serious and the Eastern and brings a phere, the wool Extension Company had to look to its lau The Borrouse of Sotan, and His Excellency the rols." "Apparently, on a-hint-from-head-over, was expected to give its opening per formance at Hingapore on or about March 2nd. quarters, it changed, by a sudden conversion, The company has been very accessful at Cal. opposite bank. itxinelics. If it could not destroy, by a cutta. Br. Dälles will arrive in Hongkong vn front attack the contemplated Pacific cable, the 21st of this month, and the opening per- it would, by a side wind, accomplish the formspoo will be The Geisli Lend. Someone proposed a network
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A well-kuora Frollo Desan shipbuilder informally Iniù down the rule that the steel ships of the future will averge 200 foot for each thonsand miles they have to travel. Atlantic Doean steamers have reached this proportion to-day, and they are the bast paying investmente afloat To keep the same average on the Fucife the steamers plying between Sau Fransisce and the Far East will reach a thouad feet in length:
The last performance of The Teoman of the Guurd took place on Monday night, and a most -successful sun sexoladad with an enthusiastic house. Encores wory zamerons, and the prin: Rome received banquets. Viscount Szirdale sigal ladies, Mesdames Campbell, Badgley and and Ir. Parsons were also in excellent form and were often, recalled. The ADC. has every ranson to fool proud of their recent
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We regret to navonnea that Mr. W. Mor Unmpany, died at o'rlock' yesterday after eleven days' illasis. Ha wae buried in the afternoon, with a Volunteer Fangeal, in the Happy Valley Cemetery. Br. Morroll, who had caly been out in the colony far about
of mang ra cable raparing world, and no one could fit to see the advantage of such a network. It would however have báon fhial to all such mone
A telegram. from Dr. Duyds, published in America, enys that the Foers waat pesce int insist on ladopondonod,
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LORD DUNDONALD'S DRAMATIC- ENTRY INTO LADYSMITH: Col. Lord Dundonald's entry late Ladysmith was quite dramatic. Finding a ridge conceal- log Ladysmill uncconpied, he determined to ride through a gap into the town, and with two squadrons galloped swiftly over the rough round until challenged by the sentry. Shortly afterwards his wall ferco tres aurreandod by tattered and listless men who raised femble
cheer.
LORDON, 4th March AUSTRALIANE AT COLESHERG. The Australian for at Colesberg, with two guns, recouuoites Wagon bridge on the Oriago River, which they found intact. A shell from the Australians dispersed fifty Boers on the
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA,
NEWS VIA CEYLON.
CHINESE BEPRESENTATION.
A NEW IMPERIAN DEOREE. We take the accompanying translation from The Norta dhing Dany
27th February.
"TO THE EDITOR OF TRE“ DÄILY TRE#8”!!
·Dour Bir quite agras with Mr-Chin It was in the luxury of a mountain-chair. Kang Yn that enr interests in this colony are borne by two Chiusse, ond in the company of a not moienity represented, but instead of the breiher Englishman, that the writer made his auggestions put forward by him of engaging a pilgrimage. Tho joyous Chinesa spring had barrister and two policitors, why not petition ta the Goreramat to How to send repre yielded to surgery book, and the devout strangeislite ledtal, by Chloee votes to the Legis ger pilgrims had long departed to their Bontes, is Corneil !. Ju this as we can chouse du W End time to observe the landscape at leisure. Fuglek or Chinese representative. Todts
truly, it was varied, affording us constant enjoyment:
A CHINAMAN. and salinfantion, though there are of concse a heusand econon of equal beanly, Hers damps of cynas-trees, firs, beech-tanos, lent a deeper green to the withered grass, or relieved the bars beša ut rocky boulders and forrent-worn stones: Now, wo erossed an old wooden bridge ofor a
(1) The Grand Secretary Kun-Kang (Mau- rashing stron and smell waterfall, here wecho) having been this day ordered cat en are faoked back to onto a sight of the city in the distance, and Ausly, on gaining the summit, glorious panorama lag cutspread before die In The distante were the shining lines of tributary rivers, plains of whost and grain crops, while Immediately bolow and arnod were mountain poake and hills. Sanumerable, with temples and Briosta quarters Ibering in to eternal repose Noodless to say we spant a night on The summit, for the journey had been liking to the chair-bearors, and the sun had begun to decline, Sheller for the tight is readily afforded ove to a "foreign derit" in the precincts of a femplo, for the frugal Chinese never lose
orat mision of investigation, his peat of Chan bellor of the Haulic Acadasty is boraby giren Brú túy to Lake Chang Yi (father-in-law of the late Emperor Tang Chik, and now Gratid Prasopter of Pu Chẩn, Heir Apparent to the Thros)
(2) For the same reason the Grand Secretary K'n Kang's past of Captain General of the Blas Haushur Banner Corps is heroby Compor arily given, to Tani Haan, Prince Chuang, Int Order.
[Not The sedret mission above adtad le all padd topferte obarges of peopilation against primi bora of the Board of Works su perintending the enlargement and decoration of the Myriad Agar Mausoleum, which is des tied to be the Empress Dowager's last reading-
a chance of getting money. That at leastplate, and upon which over five million tools
kave already been expended-Translator.] was our experience on the famed Tai Shau.
THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLISH
COTTON GOODS IN CHINAJE En Mr. Donal Hie's Report of the Trade of Neobwabg far 1893, just alien by the Fertign Office, we find some instructive remark
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IT the natural scenery is enjoyable, the art fivial adornments and memorials of the mountain are also interesting. There are handsome stone arabes or gateways at various stages with duch poludicus Ramos as South Heaven Gate, Middle Heaton Glate, First Henson Gate, carved and pranmental archways inscribed with folioftens the way in which American Cotton Bloods
hold the fold in Manchuria.
The shirt marketafor American mannfastnes phrases, Temples, lege, and arall, on silker -hand with wanden e-les-houses at intervala, landed cottona in China, hosays, are the northers colour, life and a metaste of beauty to the provinces and Manchuria. Why is this so; end-
why is it that American cottont are superseding V. mountain air rayThe city of Tai-aalu langlish goods in these martois The answer closed by the customary wall, and to foreigner is, that the bagviet makes of goods alt in an eifoly all within Its Hits. The mist defend it the colder with that „Audérios le par'öempolilər in tiloso sakes, nid Barefer the Army zbpole my son' signation Anglican As The recent barbarcas murder of Mr. Brooks, trade of Wachee for 1898, I stated that price however, ems to indicate that a violent desth liat terapered with precedent is the basis conductal, sad that the Chinese prefer to go on any at sig lims close the career of a Christian on which the foreign import trade of Chins is baying the original brand of #bich they hats had actual experients; Clateris partits, the Chifless ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB will not chango his urnal parchusss for soon as equally naw clashes of goods, but good and foren wuperior and cheaper goods are
The only ofos in Chian haring Europese- 9th CLUB BAGE
Frought to his notice be will not hesitate to change his onetom. Its perfectly scammerfal
tanght workmen. Equal to Home Work. Marob 4th, 1900.
to him whether the goods he deals in are manu- Coures, twice reund Kowloon Rank, Channel factored in Great Britain or in the United BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERE
at 1 o'clock and 115, No. board; 18.miles. The following beats started have sokol native wholesale merchants bere. BREWER & CO.,
A class, Maid Marian, Iris Brius, Bonite, Gloria, and Dorean,
Belsas, Mateor, act, Payne, Prinocas and Gasolla.
ORD ROBERTA. FKOGLAMATION. The parade of all hope at Caps Towa hat had excellens effachs hard Roberts in a pro. clamation which has been issued, asentes to Free Slaters that Governmaat befiers they did not enter upon the war of their own will, a foreigner. taking hostilitios, especially after long friend. ship and guarantes of independence.
·OBEI Sensoumications releting to thenews columna i poles as the Easton Extensión clcimod, Leighteen months, was only 25 yars of age.aud blame sbo Free State Government for ander-
should be address to Tag EDITOR.
Dorespondents must forward their name ondaḍčvan with communications antdressed to ten Editor, not
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All letters for wulication should be writies on ve as of the paper only.
hour the supply is brasted. Only expired for Jack Terraphic Adder Pango-B. Code, 1.O. Bor. $9. Tashone so. L
and waiters were serious. The affect tras a was gunner in the A. Machine Gun Co
firing party was taken from the deceasvi's remarkable convorsien-one of the most. V. There were many walks and the remarkable of the day. The Company which company. could not afford a reduction of a peany on
Ha calla al those desirous of ending the ways toremala in their homes, and strenuously donios that the British are Inimical or contemplating confication. He assures the fullest protection to steryone who is potemable and refrains from
claiers to enter private houses, and orders that all good must be ethos, paid fax or acknow badged by responsible offloors.
The Shanghai Sin Wan Pag says that "as We awaymously signed communications that have triff by its prosent lines, suddenly dis-King Lion-shan and his father really men of ciready appeared in other sepers will be inserted send bobre 11 a on day of publication. After that covered that it could lay a new doop-senexosilect condust and, kind-hearted, and have giving information to the eptmy. Ito forbids Rocky and Mayor's busy, saving all to star-state of America, aiki as a star of fact I
Ordens, for extra copies of Dane Pram shohi bạ
rained millions of dollars for the relief of famines, cable willout extra charge across the to, to various provinces and have done a great Southern Osan, and over more than this,deal of goed for which the throne has rewarded them eaveral times, many patriotic en is found that it could anko it pay at a reduc- them af early fifty por cent. in its tavit. All Shanghai have taken pity on him and have raised money for the purpose of refunding the Bum which King is mid to aure subezzled from the arguments which had been adduced to prove the feasibility of a reduction met with the Telegraph Office in order is relieve him Erom getting into trouble on iko protext of confirmation in this most unexpected embezzlement
stor. But we have to learn more from
The Daily Press.
CANTON NOTES.
(FROM THE "CHUNG NGI SAN FO."} On the 27th ult. at § par, a juuk, towed by a geam laauch terring about one hundred and twenty preugers, fenadored near Kong-Moon, Wo learn from the Shanghai papers that the faaral of the late Mr. Sydnor Rezaell where the strengers who came by the junk Place at the New Cometory, Babbling Well from Ssa Cheong, Sa Ling disfries, wore to Read, on the 28thulk, and, despite the inclomantronbark on the Hang Chows for Hongkong, weather, a fairly large number of friends of the As it was very dark at the time only forty deceased gentlement were present, including
Conpril, most of the Municipal officers, and The Rev. H. C. Hodges, Cathedral Mr. F. Anderson, Chairman of the Efunicipal missing. others Chapisin, conducted the burial service in the Mortuary Chapel and at the grave side. The stall of the Minnicipal Tax Office sad others sent beautiful wreaths, togatuor with messages of sympathy for Ms. Bayroll ja har sad bereavement.
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if they could tell me where the farrie beelings and drille consumed in Manchuria re manufactured, nid they hate, cânfoseed their entire ignorante of the country of origin, statiky At the same time that they merely in- dont fer their purebases by the spreïal brand
HONGKONG, March 7th, 1900 There are cards where liberality ceases to a new action of the companies. It is more be a virtue and descends to the ordinary than ever evident that there are the seeds level of utility. Au instance is shown in fusaro success in the proposed Pacific the case of the telegraph companies in the Cable. The Eastern Extoniou's offer is the Far East. The companies came forward t a time when the commercial issue was doubt./sures proof of this. If there were not the Mr. Pelham Warren, Acting Consul-General persons wero estad, while about eighty, worn to the leading boats by the time they olear up of nasbihory in the perpose in simply s fal, and nobly accepted and carried out the possibilities of a brilliant success, we tray jak task of linking the Empire, Red all hour why the Easter Company should spend at
lenst a million sterling to burke the scheme to them they have succeeded as they This question reins answered. Bet deserved, and have won a substantial ro
there is even more to be learnish Our ward. A few figures from the report will
tariff to China is, as we know to our cost, now how remarkable has been the advance nimost prohibitive, and commercially and During the first half of 1898, grow earnings politically we suffer in consequence. of the Eastern Extension lines were independent line to Australia is likely to £277,990; in the corresponding period of be followed by an independent line to Chine, 1899 they advanced 17 per cent. Le £324,360, and it is apparently to stranglo-thie that The net income was no less than £160.000. the concessions to Australia have been Besides this the Company had a reserve of £1,200,000, of which upwards of a million dangled in the public eye. We may well had been invested; there being u further in apply to ourselves the old caution, timido saw a drunken man sorrod with bear, and that mold in Cautge at a low price. On the 2ed alt, minuts after Iris and Gloria, with Meteor partly at tho expetse of their own-countrymen."
Danzas el dona firenics.
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evidenen for the prosecution was that at shout
Bone merchants have presented a petition to the Vicereg, asking to be allowed to establish shipping company with a line running directly between Canton and Singapore. The Visszor is taking the question into consideration sad written to the Chinese Consul General in Singapore to give a report of the Chinese trades theco
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There was a strong ebb.tido and scarcely any wind, which was from the west, at the start, stop." I am told that the proof of the RANG and Bunilo and Uloris drifted sorons the line superiority of the American goods is in the and had to retard The other four in the wabing: when Euglish goods are washed and Claas went away together, first one and then the heary sizing removed they are very interior another gatting a better put, the right up to to the A marionn allele when itilarly treated. Kowloon Rock, where a light, wind frost the America is at present a successfal rival in the were round first, but only a couple of length*thing to provout ber from entering the lista south as rught them. Erion and the Maid heavier manufactured octions, and thore in uo: to the go Denito had caught nearly up against ra in the higher grades. The setting. ed the Rock, bat had no luak in the best question of time, and if we are to regain the up to the next mark, which was rosided by ground which we have already loss, and main Iris about a minute in front of Doreen with tain what in left to us we must manafnotare Maid Maria half a minute behind, Doreen, goods equal to stud as cloup a thess of our and Etios coming.next, then Benito, Gloria, still ival. Everything, boworer, seems to be being come distance bebitul. In tho fico reach azaluat The Statintios Searntary of the to Meyer's boy, the Maid got into second Imperial Maritime Casions in his report on the Conte ran into u fat mim, and the A glass, to which American goods flot in the Chinum place, and in nearing the busy the leading Trade of Chios for 1597 pays the favour rather with letour, were all together near the market is due to their cheapners. Freights At the Magistiney yesterday morning J. H.
buoy, when the easterly wind overtok them from Amories are lower than from Europs, and the ract practically started again. Maid and the bigh prinos whiele protection suables Dennaburg, landlord of the Colonial Hotel
Bistia, Erios and Dereon, being on the inside American masutechrers, to obtain frem con- track, get round the buoy and away with a good sumers at home allow them to export the Jabiloe Street, was charged en rend, with
The prion of rios is gradually going down- permitttog drunkenness and earving a drunken
to the Kowlood Book, which was rounded at this only at attractive cator. It is a strange sen on the night of the 2011 February. The ward, for the Viceroy has sent several Iraiyuan leal, The Tind was fairly standy out the rack listanon of their ont-turns and lay it down in Maid Marian, Erica, Doreen, Bonito, and burrs stood be able to clothe the Chinese 7.40 on the Dighi in question Sarganzis Garrod to Wale and rome ether places whers eine bail minute safervals In the following order result of protection that American man fac RUHN & KOMOR,
close up then come Dark, Paguo, Gazalls And again, in his report for 1838, he says and Angus stood near the door of the hotel and grows in great abundance, to buy rice to be number of men were roiling about the floor, the gunboat Pale To arrived at Canton from
and Princess, about ten minutas soracing the Manchester can no longer compete with the fot. In the beat up the light wind Bonita United States in the importaion of drills, jeans,WONG HING, which was strewn with tin pots. Five witness Waka fully loated with rios. wore called to contradict this story, and Mr.
went very well, and was fret round Channel and sheetings, owing to thy low prices at which Slade, who appeared for the defendant, agg
The fartan gambling-houwen opened on the lit an past three, the Maid being The Eastern Extension Company was not Tonight, at the Town Hall, a Ball in ou
gested that perhaps unconsciously-it might be
Iris, all in about 3 minutes, Dert and the large quantity of cotton without deaanding alone in the matter of prosperity. At the memoration of St. David's Day will be held by the affect of Raon week good deal of imagiza March. They Lave to pay to the former from wort, then Erius, Deres, Metent, Gloria and in bins. In those heary makes which me up tion had entered into the accounts given by the sixty down to fire inels a day ruut, socording so
others, about 10 minutes aftor. The frat fleet sucit delinate warhimary and highly skilled me time the Brazilian Cable Company the Royal Wolab Fusiliers.
roton chathe to sergeants His Worship, howsoe, did not their business is large or small, with fheall cloxed up again at Meyer's buoy, but did not labein are required for tiner goods much of PONG HOMI showed a jones ihopte for the same bnlf Resibay excusages
Cominalusi che Eie Wit Lorkhart in ake this low of the cons, and find the deton-
times to the clica abtry, and Yanca rus kop welt over to the Kowloon side and did England, makes an appreciable difference in Fear of £179.009, agricut working expensely witor after Us Pocoat ille, The 431 S for the Burst of fangs and 835 for the dities of the usual blackmail paid in former pot becalmed this literis Destek right a tale 64 Burgoon Dentiskek), Queen's Rotikente
- neck. A month's real mest be paid in advance: better than the elders, and the line was crossed the cost of production. Freights from Now WONG TAL FONG,
by the boats at the faith a follows a York are lower than from Liverpool. The £22,000, and this Company likevics had an arres, Lord Northcote, ispded in Bud
A recent riter ou Wai-is-wel says AB
A reward of Bfty dolar 14 to be given to any
Total to goda pass tirengli foter hands in 3merica upwards of a million (£1,016,000) of a Boobar on the 17th alt. reserve, £754,000 being actual money in- Wu Cha Woi, military ustache of the Chiussen health resort, few places in the Far East or reated. Calls wompanies may then be said Government at Manilu, and nephew of, the Far Wert afford such a bracing sinisphere.person who ollects the capture of any bed Chine Minister at Walington, who died. And in time may she the persons whose lungs character giving trouble to the gambling to have get over the first and most difficult dent of the 10th it at the, Orient Hotel are threatened with delicacy who will gladly bows. The rout of the monopoly is fixed at
takesandyantages to prolong their existonos by inhaling such pure siz and rare sir sa con 1.200,000 tasis per annum throughout the portion of their lives, and my now be Manile, was's antive of Canton, where his body
be obtained from its breezes. The fact of the whole province of wengtung. Two hun looked upon net ne apsonlative bodies but as
On the 24th ult. the Frano Chamber existence of numerus sulphur heiha (whisk are dred thousand laels of the gaut rout are to fin Bound investments, from the magnitude of their operations and the public interests decided to adopt a wariatin tariff for Foreignos to the public) is a tangible faster towards distributed among the officials, gentry, and
tion of Wei-bai-wed is the extensive bathing they subsargs entering into the region of colonial products and the Sanzio ruglified Producing its future anacasa. Another attrac Yumien runners, who were in the habit of
teresh nearing from this of £25,000 a year.
public trials. The Eastern Extension Con pany received in subsidine from the Aus tralian Colonies during the half-year £18,300, and this of course still more plainly Judicates its position with regard to the Empire. The Company, it is entisfactory to And, have, in conjunction with the Festern Telegraph Company, in addition to their new cable to the Capa, made a progcation to the Australing Colonies to extend that
is to be transported shortly.
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This is the occasion of rejoicinga ataong the and lawating besal. And in a few years nocepting blackandt from these gembling bonses Fresal of Lade-Chin. The minimum tariff time, with an esplanade and drive read the bay in formar time and the cansining ons millisa continues in operation, however contrasts to be for a distance of four to five miles, it might teals are to go to the finvernment Treasury. order to allow one already settled contracte to be readily be called the Naples of China. In tho parring, cut.
spring time nothing could be more pleasing to the artist's yo than the extraordinary bloom of flowers backed by the dark metal stajnal soil which forms the wrth of the
The Voceros aos commenced to take stops to
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Peican are also influenced by the Lef that while American manufacturers are ning every effort to secure the market bere, Manchester has more orders than cazi, bo immediately rested, and the large demand from India koopa millis 0 Tully occupied. Ameris does not yet compta. with Great Beilaŭr in duer makes Ho might
Messrs. Stokes and Platt of Shanghai har
root out piracy. A committee, composed of the The Race for Mr. Mitchell's prints will tak provincial Treasures ont Judge, the General, the pince on March 11th. The course will be Adatical, overal Totals and vice-generaly Channel Boeke, Stonecutter's Island and on retsinad to look after King Lian-almo's Ruterunts and Le procure it possible his speedy.
It is reported from Nanking, says the North A Jettor Jalaly received here, mys Daily News, from a companion of Mr. China Daily News, that H.E. Vicorey Lin of have been appointal for the purpose. Soldiers Markbost bat way between Chungkus and dates aint they apparently dogged that oily proposes to go up to Poking affor all, are to be sent in the directions to boat out the Groon land, all port 15 miles Stari 1p.. day and night by the emissaries of the mass and that he is preparing to start for the North robbers by tand sad by water. On the 17th darins, this set by the Canton authorition via Shanghai of the 15th instant proper al die nicates we discovers tos-ceptarod in onibu baring photographs of Mr. King eat from the abovo it is freely stated in local autlarin
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Brangini ja veer this, they may floutify their circles that should Viceroy Lis stually go no brollat în Thug Telan in Canton, Ou trial Aubidy, and bare farther Auraged to reduce victim. A large and money is praisto Taking the auraces wil to greatly in breur they all confound that they had made many. with them for hat eigeuro. Finally so mission the of his returning to Naulding, there liggen attraks on les inclier and they were com charges to Australia to da
star of bancing the tariff 10:28, 64, meucariss to take away with Mr. King and | us longer any neamily, for stoplig lyx.out of fee
in grim die applause of the Empress Dowager office tines the failure of the coup to impose a sequently takon le Tia-Tse. Ma-tab to be de- Glori provče, krunellogs, Prince Chingut Kang Yi, o Emperor on the cuiry. It is further capitated on the oth ultima ounding scale su the inflic So far we have nothing, bus congratulations that they havs Isaned special orders to loniprolixidy stated that H. E. he recently rooived offer: the Company bas again como to the lap My King without trist the moment be is anjoerous leltas free supporters of to Em arrested delay fight corapet them to report Kuang Hm, urging Kit, to undertake assistance of the Empire at a time when it ease bin & folegiant from Puxing seems to the journey to the capiful and recurg his ed sarely needed, and has taken its theme in the show that Jung Lar tried bard to present this puzi to himself, as it le generally bulion that leging of a new 10s to the Cape. In addie persoontion of Sir. King but that be lost to no lug sa Viegroy Liu holds fitos there will he give way to the greater infuence of 'rince no fear of cather sitsiept to depose Ksang
Han from his Thrane dan swing is bag offered to supply an in Ching and hang Xi.
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