INTIMATIONS
NOW BRADY,
THE
HRONICLE AND
WON
IRECTORY
DU CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHER LANDS INDIA, PHILIP.
PINES. BORNEO, &c.,
TÜR 1900
TAB THIRTY-LÏURTH ANNUAL ISSUE.
BROWN, JONES & CO.
Azmpacted case of Plague a occifrad at Hilo, Hawaii, resalting in death. Preparations are being made to dost with any further cases.
A Board is to meet shortly at Honolulu ta consider the question of the extension of the harbour there. The appointments to the Board have already boon mads at headquarters in Cali fornia
Iu our announcement. of the Hongkong Cricket Club's forthcoming Tennis Toarpa- mont, the number of wets nossary for the Votenus' Slagles Handicap should have boon the best of 3 sets thoughout," not "the bart of 5.".
MONUMENTAL SCULPTOR.br a large majority posed through all its stages
AMERICAN MARBLE. ITALIAN MARBLE.
HONGKONG GRANITE Design and Prioca ou application Offos, 17a Qunga's Ro.CENTRAL, ter Tinok
On the 23rd alt, the Jopause Hense of Poors Dill sent up from the Sower Hons to impose a duty on fish insportet frem Ruslan Siberia There was a heated debate, we are tolk
Thore. has been published at Poking an Im porial Decree promoting Li Sheng-tu, Chinese Ministor at Toltio, to be a Roader of the mad Soerstariat. Li Sheng tu, saya the N. C. Daily News, in uldest con of the philanthropist. Li Ching yang":
In the Semi-final Bound of the Hongkong Challenge Shield the Company of the Royal Well Fallera. best the Euginders' Instituto
ZER HONGKONG DAILI PAISA, MONDAY, MARCH 12ma, 1900,
TELEGRAMS..
"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE WAR.
KRUGER AND STEYN PRESENT
ON THE 7TH.
LONDON, 9th-Maroh, 7.30 p.m.
General Roberts reports that residents Krager and Steyn were both present at the fight on the 7th instant and wore trying to rally thair troops. The may, however, declared that they wore utterly unable to withstand the British artillery fra and the formidable cavalry fores.
EXPECTED SUBMISSION OF THE FREE STATE, The Times Correspondent says that the Free Senters are demoralised and it is
A. S. WATSON & CO., by 3 gouls to sit. A report of the match expected that they will offer their subgis.
LIMITED.
WAVE AND SPIRIT VEROHANTS.
PORTS.
(FOR INVALIDS AND-GENERAL
USE.)
-Per Care of
B-VINTAGE, superior qua.
lity Red Capsule
hitys
C-FIR OLD VINTAGE, EU- perior quality. Black Seal Capmile...
DVERY FINE OLD VINTAGE,,
extra superior. Violet Capsule...
E-One of the Finest VINS TAGES in the Market. Gold Capsule
appeare today. The winners will play the Hsion within a week. Company of their own regiment in the Flaal.
THE NEW WAR LOAN. Sir Thomas Jnekwoni hay courtsvualy for warded to us the following tolegrare sent
| shall wase no a dialiustion, a sprig of shemo
on their head dross, s sprig of marock on their load-rove, to commemorate their gallantes. in the recent battles.
THE QUEEN IN LONDON, The Queen drove through the chief strosts of the West end of London yesterday and met with, an immenso action. The tone was a mengrable ene.
LONDON, 9th March
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.]
THE BRITISH ARMY,
THE TI ON BEN CHABLES Y DULKE, BART, SP.
II.
The mu gronda of the atteok, against military system in wilck. I have boon bagged since I began to write. The British Army in 1887, all hang tagolfour. The War er bas how contatto prepare reliefa for the Luding ormy, to ful soms garsion, and to bay on paper a subenic for putting in the field, as one titad it is said 3. At another tat auother 2 and Campady & army corps, by calling out the reserves
THE STATE OF GATE COLONY. Troops have boots forward to the disidfooted districts in the North-west.
General Cluctants has moved his main air miles nearer the river. The Boers have completely willdren to the Fres Stats.
NATAL
The Naval Brigade from Ladysmith has ar Fired at Durban si ruke do Simanstown; thoy were received with trumendous enthusisam.
Gotoral White has gone të Pietermaritzburg.
Loudon, 9th March.
THE BOERS ON THE RECENT VICTORY.
LIMITED.
High Lansing for these spesial armas. The THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Prussians and in soma degree the Freneb kere now had to ecmo over to these viowe, and a different systems now exists for the whole of the onvalry in on ees, and for a portion of the cavalry in the other, fram that which applies to the Sufantry arm.
Writing in 1897, I recommended rundors, who were not onntent with the opinions of civilian en such a subjset, to read Major Bar. on on Military Administration, heginning with the last chapter; and I recommended this hook with the less hesitatim that I know how its Argaments on the subject of the War Ofles system of localisation, and on oholos to the ragall as to period of enlistment, as well as on chilisation, had impressed tha ablest soldiers the country. It is an unhappy fact that we aro no usarer at this moment to the adoption auch solentiúo system specially muitable to one needs than we wore a quarter of a matary unless into the public ontory which the pant war has produced should lead to a
CHARLES W. DILKE:
FOOTBALL
The Japit Daily Mail, speaking of Li Hang obang's order that the bones of Kang Yu-woi's ancestors should be scattered to the four winde, reminds its readers of that the tomb of the Mahdi in the Soudan was similarly treated by a British Governl in vory rocent times," and from the London office of the Hongkong Artillery and noch formidable Cavalry foros, by which battalions are still moved and directove won the guaò on; the previons Saturday adds, "We are living in gliss bouton." The canes, of course, are not on all fours, but there is x certain point in the reminder.
'The social worries of the Deweys still con- tinue. Saya an American contorsporary
and Sunghai Bank at request of Hor Ma jesty's Government:---
Bank of England, 9th March. National war loan isma of losa of £30,000,000 hearing intarest at 2j pa, to be redeemed at
SALE OF FLYING FOX.""
LONDON, 8th March..
At the sale of the Duke of Westminster's
Mrs. Dower has created another social tis. tarbanes by inailing cards to the undouda of par on the 5th April, 1910. Price of ine Stud, "Flying Fox" Fotobed. 37,500 guiness people who bavo called upon her since the reason opened, bearing handsofonly engraved regrets For her inability to return her colls in person because of ill-health. A small bit of cardboard bearing the title The Admiral of the Navy' $14.40s inclones."
i Docos.
16.20
20.40
30.00
Post after removal should be rested for a month before use. Wine re- quired for drinking at once should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out, These Wines are too favourably known to need comment.
Mr. Erich Georg in his Weakly Share List says A very fair business has been transacted dur ing the wosk under review and in most cases at
Exed by H.M. Treasury of 298. 10. par coul The Governor and Company of the Bank of England give notion that they are authorized. to receive applications for this loan which will take the for either of inscribed stock or of bonds to bearer at the option of the sub- scribers. The interest at 24 per cent ps: and the capitint will be a charge on the cou.
DIARY OF THE VAR (FROM THE DATE OF CHONJK'S SURRENDER. 27th Feb-1,000 Boers andor Cronje surrender to Lost Boris on the anniversary of Majuba.. 8th Fok-Dundenald unters Ladysmith Eat
of the sieger!
and folk that the rofares had donit hardly with them. On the premut donion Mr. Green allad that figule and acquitted himself well. It was a gumirally held opinion before the match that the winners of the tie would be good thing for the Final. The Fusiliers ultimately you a good watch by two gasle to wil, but the game was mere avon than this Reore would indicate. The winners; howeir fully deserved their vistory, as they showed consi:lorably more dush, sud their left outside at catre forwards combined well. The Ea- ginouts pinyol a neat gaan bat were not up to the mark near gast, and consequently their attack gave less (roasts than the Wasteen to the opposing books The Engineer full-backs. played well, on the whole, but their goalkeeper did not do himselt instion. On the other side the Fusiliers koepar did all that was asked of previons gama: the match on Saturday was. very well coulated, and Eule are not frequent.
do that which in the wountries is dono locally in the pront of a gruak war. It always tried to by ray-corps organisation, in addition to doing its own work as a War Ofice. It neured the public that it had adopted the principle of localiuition of the forcas, and it cuteed us to spond a great coal of mangy upon barracks, in sonuection with the adoption of that ayatom, ailliough it is now amilton that much of that money was thrown away, and known that the
TOK KEPLAYED. SEMI-FINAL-MARINE Inefficiency of a portion of our army has bauu
ENGINESLÄ. v. 9. 00., LW.. prumoted by the ecattering of emuli forcès in a
The above-named teams met for the scand groat uumber of phase, anaited to the parti time in the Hongkong, Challenge Shiold som pular arms. While the War Off has adhered petition on Saturday afternoon, the first match ia psotion to a contralizol system in order to A telegram from Lord Roberts, dated Poplar find itself work, it has garrot 125 en Irtolk baring ended in a pointier den. The game was played on the Happy Valley ground and Grove, says that Presidents Kruger and Steyn..goners Departmeal, the proper maintenace of wha were present at the fight on the 7th just, which is the fris obief function of a contralt teams started raiber before the rectised dul their utmost to rally the Boors, but the isation, the still existing fact of centralisation Final tie, whan they will meet the H Co. of the stan: In spite of the nominal adoption of fecal. Line. A lerge rond watched the Fusiliers win for themselves the right of playing in tho has been demonstratul by the continuance of á
sane regiment. The game was keenly contested, out was complete the Boars declaring that they were usable withstand the British yelens, peculiar to ourselves among the Powerte the Ensiliers considered this they ought to from the War Offon, and bare, in most cases, no Stormoliato authority between them and i War Oflea. The Commander of the Foros i Inhoud and the General commanding the Aktorshot division have indeed had a certain authority, coially in the matter of training troops, in recent years. But, the divisions at Alforstof aud the Curragli hace boon the only forces paid for from the horus Transary, which han had the advantage of nuything Eko par manent system of training ander a looni statt. In overy other army in the work there are fixed units larger than our weak battalions carry "regiments" (ol nuder 100 horses), and batteries, Other armis have their permanent orga lantion in ginente of evaml battalions for the infantry of brigades of divigions, red of sorts We hure introduced an army corps organisation only in the points in which it has hampered as or hou ridiculous. For example, it was some Marebos goes to Oxisutain. Br... with the nature of the Fient Army Corps which ceased the ending out last to South Africa, iz.. bish troops in the Free Stain in touch with 700 Bars. Resistance expected of first, among the spooint reinforcemelle, ou by fader-Elver, sear Abraham's t the three Howitame: battering, the sortion of which were so gecatly nooded. The general Kraal Ballor reporta Natal clear, as for Youreeden's Pass.
charge which I have always tande against-the Bed March President Kruger ou a visit to the War Office, and on which is illustrated by thes
Free State,
Tacts, is that it was luroleodin peace routine and 41 March-Brabant and the Coloniels moet had never prepared tho British army, or forco
with
stubborn resistanco near Dor statesmed to from its preparation, as a machine
intended for wÁT. dresst March-Clements reports that our troops
There are some his thick list armies annust hold Achtertang, but the Boors ara inlenen in penus, and that it was inaritable that strong force at Norral's Pont. Brabant in the Bret war against white people which wo hare bad since by pero of 1856, we should victorious near Dordrecht. Buscaliero enter Stormberg. Revolt break down, as we broke down in 1954. That that is not the one is shown by the, carrying in Cape Colony 3,000 reported in acme
entia Prussia of the ideas of Clauseritz au March-Roberts furus The Boer position on the lodder. Enemy in full retreat.
rus Moltke, and by the access of the Prussian arms in 1868. The Prassians indeed held with British tendonsters at Poplar's Drift
Jonimi that it is bolter for an army to live in a March Kelly Kenny advances 10 miles on
through the Frue State. Galacre oo-parpoton state of peind if it knows how to at cupies Barghersdorp, and Clements Nor is the time before it, than to be ongaged, as ours is, in constant war with native tribes. March-Capo Colony completely evacuated Jupini, who bad begun to write in 180, and
by the Boer
who as a strategist bad been in Napoleon's Life. time the rival of his master, lived till the lis spring of 1869, and was able to record the bis tory of the war of 1866. He found his doctrine as to the nonplete fictenor of peacu training. justifimi by that war. Had he lived but a year and half langer, he would here written, as hin pupils have suce. written, tant the complets fullys of the Fronch, Algerian Generals in tho war of 1570 revenind the troth of the acond portion of his statement.
Tho aina ordinary sauna ganocal meeting of sharobotdors of The National Bsak ut Chica, Limited, was hold on Saturday at noon at the offo of the Bank. Mr. Ubon Kit than presided. The oilier goutleman present were Messrs J. Lants, Chan Tung Shaog (directors), G. W. P. Playfair (chief mon agir). Fang Wa Chin, J. R. Michael, J. H. Cox, W. Humpbroy, A. Kunjahu, M. W Terrey, Clan Hoe, Kwan Fong. Kok. Chai Wung Ki, Luk Nan, Sin Tin, Ax Yung Ping Cho, Fung Hol. Sut Fang-i. Ng Ping Sam, Fung Ki Chank, Yu Chin Wo net otlace."
Mr Fung W. Chun soad the Chair's spool as follows:Quotlemen, I linya now the pleasure to submit to you the report and balstien shest to 31st Degatabor, 1899 (which with your permission we will take as resil), enxl, although the figures spank for themselves, I would make (prófite 'ará, the largest we have yet shown, and as few tumarks for your guidance. The grom wa indicated last year, the charges account shoes ndovided reduction, and we bopo to show a Eur ther reduction in the ousuing year. To capital reeprve fund will now finally stand at $191,973,35 and will not be further increased We in formed you last year that we would only pat 84,689.50 to this soconát, ak we were under tha impression at that timo Uist calls paid by certain sharokollers who wore fudebted to the Bask aɔuld be set off against the Amonata das to the counsel's opinion in Loiston differed from our Bank from those bankrupt sharobeklers, but
this point, so in order to be on the right $191,973,33, whleb is the total amout received de roue directors have roads the amount up to en forfaited ektares account. Norwithaisad- ing this payment we have been able to pay $17,585.35 to the commercement of new ra. larger divident than before have pinond servo fund, and have carried forward the am of $9,58401. The totals in the balance sheak are necessarily somewhat smuller, in- oipally owing to the closing of two uped. 1abin branches bat diy probit and o account shows that year directors noted wine- ly in coucentiating their funds with Hong. kong as a contra Furniture, stationery, etc, Your directors has beau reduced by $1,476.92.
gret tho lose by death of their colleague, Mr. Kwan Họi Chen, whe bad been on the Board from the commencement of the Bark. Silver" daring the past year has not fuctuated mech. archange being usarly the same at the end of 1890s it was at the-om of 1898 Trado has Econ fairly preflablo and the financial standing of beth Chizase dealers and British and foreign merchants bas been eminently athfactory. Before moving that the report and accountz bo tions which shareholders may desire to ask.
questions, the CRAIRBAN There being moved that day report and accounts be adopted, Mr. J. RMICHAEL scoonded and the motion was carriol,
an adrapes on previous rales, especially so soldated fund of the United Kingdom. The 1st March-Robert and Kitchener pay * | rodantiv adhorenes to some principle connected. In spite of the fooling exhibited in the adopted, I will be uppy to answer any qace-
China Sugar and Chinu and Manilas," while a faw stocks, principally Fire Insurance shares, having falion a lililo." A telegram from Siuga borg sayu that the January-February clean-ag st the Rout Mines yielded 2,050 ounces solted gold from 2,150 tour of are crushed.
According to an official despatch, says The Nagasaki Press, the Chinese Government has asked the Foreign Ministers at Paking to con sout to the levying of an additional import duty en marchandise, to cover the funds required for the construction of Shantung harbours. The despatch further states that the Ministors bare given their consent to the proposal, and the additional taxation will be loried until the construction of the harbours is completed.
A new panny postage stamp in announced from
books of the loan will be kept at the Bank of Englanded at the Bank of Ireland. Dividends will be paid quarterly in the same manner and on the son dates as the dividend on. Console. The first videod (also full 3 montha' dividenā) will be paid on the 5th July and the cound dividend (also a full-3 months' dividend) on the 5th October.
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2nd
The lose will be repaid on 5th April, 1930. AppBoitiers, which mustbe accompanied by a desis posit of £3 per coat, will bo reenivad at the Chief Cashier's office, Bank of England, and may be forwarded to that Bank either directly or through the aneilium of may banker or slvckbroker in
the United Kingdom. The list will be closed on or the Cape, designad in view of the adoption of the before Thursday, the 15th March, 1900. In casa Imperial Fenny postage. The stamp, which is of partial allotment the baisuse of the most crimson in colour, bsars on the upper part the, Colonial Armas, flanked by sprays of bay and paid as deposit will be applied towards the pay. armounted by the logend "Capo of Gosa mont of the first instalment. Should there be a Hops." The lower halt is occupied by a view surping after making the payment, such surples of Table Mountain from the Bay, mail steamer will be refunded by choque. The dates on which boing in the foreground. Underneath the the furthor payments will be required are na picture is the denomination of the stamp, and in och earner in engraved the namers! I
A fire broke out in the Lan-Kung-Mas Cot ton Mall, Shanghai, at eboat 6 am on the 7ib inat, doing damage estlasted at about 10,000 taols. The fire originated in the mixing-room
follows:-
£5.1% on Monday, 26th March, 1909,
Monday, 9th April
15
-10
.. Thursday, 3rd May
10
,,Friday, 8th June
15
Tuesday, 10th July
vion night, ware destroyed. The building. escaped injury, but the leather belting room below was damaged by water. The business of
.10
Thursday, 9th August
$10
Friday, 7th September...
the mill has not been impeded to any material extent by the outbreak. As to the origin of
Monday October
Thuring, 8th November
Small quantities are supplied at and 500-pients of settos, placed there the pro proportionate wholesale rates.
ESTABLISHED. 1841.
the fire, it is considered probable that the cause. The instalments may be paid in full
6th
7th
8th
9th
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INDIAN PAMING BALIEP FUND.
Tko Hou Trogurst (Sir Thomas Jackson) bega to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following contributions to the above Fand :---
Alrondy Acknowledged
..$16,058 - Canton Insurance Office, Ltd. Hoogkong Fire Insurance Co, Ltd. Bradley & Co
Harbert Deu
D. Warres Smitle
C. J. Gaupp & Co
of
· D. J...
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, was a match, dropped by one of the Chinae or after the 9th April, 1900, under discount at the
by one of the bands smoking in the mixing rate of 2 por cont. p. . room. Good service was done by the Grinnell og sprinklers, with which the works are fitted, and the bande sina worked willingly in preventing the apread of the famia the Fire Brigade sot being called out. The insurance on the build-
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The Daily Press.
HONGHONG, Marsh 12th, 1900.
We call our readers' attention to the very important telegram from the Bank of Eng load which was forwarded to as yesterday Sir Thomas JACKSON. In it are given
the details of a new War Loan of 30 mil-
-
Am
Congul-General Wildman and Mrs. Wildman antertained a large porty at the United Staten Consulate on Saturday evening, among those presins being His Excelloney the Governor Sir Henry Binks, G.C.M.G.) and Lady Bioke,
In case of default in the payment of any instalment at its proper date the deposit and.
the instalmonts previously paid will be liable to forfeitur
..
Berip certifiestan to bearer with coupons at- tached for the dividend payable on the 5th July and 5th October, 1900, will be issued in orchange for the provisional receipts.
These scrip certificates to bearer can be in scribad (in other words, can ho converted into
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and
E. Londorost
Brandao & Ca
D. S. Lewis
US. Bharp
A. N.-HE
R. M. Melta Hon, R. D. Ormsby
110
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259
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CORRESPONDENCE.
$13,100
[We do rat hald ourselves requiole for phe epinions expressed by our correspondents,] CHINESE REPRESENTATION.
I have said that all our charges against the War Oflce system lang together. The stam
Absence (except is the case of Aldenhol and Tho Curraghy of ovon divisional or brigade or ganisatice, carried with them the fact that the Staff in theo of war must be improvised, having no existaico iu time of peace,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,"
Hongkong. i Marul DEAR SIB-Having been informed of the contents of a lotter aldressed to you by a corn rozpoudens sigalog-timali "A Chion," which appsaved in your issue of the 71b instant I cannot allow samo to pass deontradistad under the heading of Chinees Representaton,"
Whether A Chiniano parsely
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS,
Mr. TERRET propered that 'Mr. Gillion bờ zə elated to the Hoad Office Board at Hongkong and that Mr. Wotton ha re-okutel to the LOR- don Commitipe.
MACHINE GUN COMPANY, The usual monthly piduic to Stansoutter'n
Mr. Laurs moved that Mosses. J. Ú. Єer. Island in connection with the "C" Machine Gun Compsey of the Hongkong Volunteer and W. Hubou Fotis be re-elected alitors at Corpi took place yesterday, the valley-to-dead Boo, hud that Mesure. Deloitte, firing competition, which was won by No. 2 Dover, Griffiths and Co., . he re-elected right bally on the previous visit to the Island, auditors at London, these gantlama lo receive No. 4 guu left half) healed the list with 96 the same rarinneration as before. points. The winning team was composed of Mr. RUMJARS seconded and the motion was Corporal Sherwin in charge), Bombardier earried. Barkley, Gunners Gidlay and Michss!, The -This was all the business. The CHAIRMAN following are the details's
anunuced that dividond warrouts would be Fire d'apina Bits Total ready on Monday.
40 No. 4 gun (loft lulf
5696 No. 2 gan (tight kalf) 195 45" 80 33 95 69 No. 1 gun (right half)
15- 30 No. 3 gun (left half
WATER RETURN.
LEVEL
1809
∙1800 Ft. Kan haba o 371. dr. Selow zerost Cip, below exorflow it. Sin. hele ovencitaw Wongasihangaindow anrdaw "STORAGE "GALLONS,
Fakfulta 33
The competition between the right and left LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER•
VOIES ON THE 167 MAROH. halfs as 200 al 400 yards (seven rounds each target) was won by the right half, who scored 24 to 217. The following were this winners. of spoons (scores including hardlionps polets)
Gunner Shoolbred... Gunnot Us Tas Gunjer MeCorquodule Sorgeant Smillio. Ennaer Gloyn Captain Polls
SUPREME COURT. "Toth March.""
50
.50
49
Tytam
48
Pokfula
Wongueichang
43
Total
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, BEFORE HID Jous CARINGTOR (CHISE JUSTICE) AND A SPECIAL JUNT
THE SWONG LUNG CHEONG FIRM V. A. R. MARTY.
In this can the plainüffa vars tho Kwong Lung Cheung firm, who are merchants trading und carrying on business at 87, Jorrois Street, Victoria, and the defendant ir. A. R. Marty hipowner, trading and carrying on business at Peddar Straat, Victoria. The claim was for
0,550. the prias of 15 tins of aniseeds to to have been damaged through careless stowing on board the defendant's ship Hailon
The Jarora were-Moers. A. Sholton Hooper (fozorana), A. Haupt, James Mokie, W. Hution. Potts, D. R. V. Crawford, James Orange, and John Barton.
-Oh the pleation of Mr. Abellow Dooper, it was agreed that each juror should have $10. day for his services.
100,300,000
142,000,000 2,200,000 34,640,000
247300
173,300,000 176,847,000 CONEUPITION OF WAXER: IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND DUI, DISFRUT DURING
Coumption Estimated lation Consumption per
1899
.1900
95,965,000 87,518,000 gals..
p
199,000.
14
204,500
head por day ....... CONSUMPTION OF WAT IN KOWLOON
15.4 15.3 gals.
PENINSULA DURING THE MONTA ON FEBRUARY. 1899
Canimation 2.4.47-4,900- Estimated popu Consumption per
lation!
6.0
1200
7,114,000 gala.
27,800
bead for day...
9.1 The Government Analyst reports that the water is of casellent quality
1. D. URMSBI,
Walor Anthority.
LAST POSTPONSMENT. "Namquands of larrossing demand for
Fonal Barriced,
DR SILOSSER
DEPARTURE from
Hongkong til port TUESDAY, MARCH 18rit,
-Bur Most FMBLY LAST DELAY.
In his record book on Naval Detoncs, 31,. Lockroy, the lato Minister of Marian of French. bas incidentally illustrated, with the opinions of some of the mical distinguished French authori ties upon war, cue of the dangers of our own pesi- Liou. Ho is writing in this mattos with refar ence to France alone, and does not mention any other constey, at "certainly had not the United Kingdom in his mind. He tells us that Lure is a niger al, the military administra tion will sund out for spesial Colorist or Tra. tectorale sarvice, against natives, offers who are to be pusbad over the heads of thors, His Excellensy Major-General Gascoigne, stock) as soon as they have been paid jo full, or
After a few months of fighting of a kind whieli C.M.G. and Mrs. Gascoigns, Commodore they may be exchanged for bonds to bearer after i
does not specially lit them for Europaan war, and Mrs. Powel, Colouel Brows, cto. The the 5th October, 1900.
Fund which in eine cases may distinctly soft Band of the Royal Wolr Faciliors was in
Bonds to bearer will have quarterly voupons
thom for it, they are brought hems, sud pro attendance and played selections during the
led before their comrades who have had panco evening and for dancing after supper. A solo attached. The first coupon will be that for the
er manarre training. The men thus brought on the pianoforte was played by Signor N dividend payable on the 5th January, 1901.
the top of the fret and pitch-forked into Pasca Galinzi. Mr. Celotnan and Mr Howard.
Inscribed stook will be couvertible inta bonds.
great positions us the Staff in times of Ene of the U.S.S. Monadnock, gave a musical
opean war may happen to be good men. We Mr. II. E. Pollock (lastracted by Messrs. sketch; Mrs. Badeley sang a song; sud the to bearer at any time after the 5th October
hase an example of excellent service against Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plaintiff comediatin, "The Baron's Wager (by Sir neat without payment of any fee, au bonds to
whites by an ofloor whose experience had hoon in and Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mesure. hearer can be ascribed or in other words con Charles Young) was gontributed by Mr.
Mr. Pollock said the plaintifle word the com Wildman And Mt. Har." The grounde attached
the career of Caloid Pilcher, okusen for. to the Consulate were ploutally rated verlod inte stook on payment of a fou of us nintentionally mandarstate as I ainobeay, way with bucks afforded in our own cervice in Desson and Hastings) for the defendant.
but I certainly did not say or suggest sayt uur shilling per bond. with Chinese lanterns,
the Wet Atrisa Force, and whose personal Pukhoi to Hongkong on board the steamship Applications must be for oven hundreds of to the offset that our interests in this Colony special in nuder the Colonial Office in sigucos of some tins of auiseed oil sont from 62 POSTPONED
Tore not sufficiently represented. We are, as
Bergs and ability have resisted the ill effects Heilan (on or about October 11th. 1897) and "Lately it is reported," says The Koba Chrostosk, bat the stock ones fuegribod will be a matter of fast, suficiently and efficiently rear a your in West Africa, and crabled him to they claimed damsges in respect of the fact sfint munity, and we are perfectly satisfied to leave the mon where to the top in the manner upon thoit gerival at Hongkong found to Licos, bearing interest at 24 per cent.. and niche, "that na exodus of artissim and trained transferable in any «ums which are ranltiples presented by the ablest mes of the Chinese-on-distinguish himself in the present, war. Dot 15 of theso ties of aniseed oil out of 26 were,
factory hands from Odessa (to the Far East) has of a penny, as in Consol repayable on the 5th April, 1910. As the commenced, and that every vessel of the fleet
The beads to boorer will be of the same de.our interests in their hand
What I really aid was that amongst the described by M. Lostroy may be the worst men be smashed fu at the top, the oil, having ran was this: onto the exceptious contained in is on us to which the Prussian cautions are scheme is so fully set forth in the telegram.ately arriving his been bringing scores, if not nominations as in the cass of Consuls. Certi-Chinone there is a isk of asily and that it for European war auf, tho' method of -selection ont in consequouco. The law upon the pošet
hundrakt, of these to Port Arthur. This latter
the bill of eling, there was a liability sipou, the we will only here express our satisfaction fant is a suggestive one. It is just within the ficates to bearer, vis:-£100, £200, £500, most necessary for them to unite together in inch all..
rendering assistants and support to their repre
In the sillings of Mis Houses of Commons shipowner as a neon carrier to deliver the that suck serious efforts are being made by bonds of possibility that Rusic means to £1,000.
sentatives in the Legislative Council, by supply the guisam, a distinguished officer sitting on goods which were entrusted to his care in good ing them with their viswa, saggestions and in
Ure Conservative side, who followed me in the order and condition. It was admittel by the the Government to meet the requiremente have her new assols for the Far East built ni timately in the Far East. With the develop of a most momentous, crisis in Imperial bhe most of the mizernd wealth of Manchuris and thorised by the Trastes Avt. 1883. Applications formations by taking more personal interest in debate papon the war, expanded and enforced the defendant that thego 15 tins were not delivered little which bad, said upon the subject of the in gooderdar and condition, and that, apart from manner in which our Staff has to be collected the exceptione contained in the bill of lading, tory. At last we may say, though late in Northern China, there will be no lack of must be on priatel forms which may be obtained the public affairs of the Colony and by parent
materials for this purpose, while labent will be at the Bank of England and the Bank of Ireland co-operation.
I future if A Chiuainan "has any sugges-
to defondant was bable to pay the plain- from all quarters Tu tie of war, with the effect the day, that the means adopted to cope oreh chesper and perhaps more efficient then it is or at any of tiimi branchen; at any of the Leaden tious to make for the beneil of the Chineso I
that the tris are not led by thues who have tiffs the daringe sustained by them, flat was to with the situation are such as the gravity of in Rusai Bome yearangu; if we mistake Bake, of Messrs. Hulleus, Marshall & Co, 4 hope he will cause them to be inserted in one of texined them or who know them, but by ady, the sum of 2550. Therefore prima facie
not, Bir Thomas Sutherland, the Chairman of
strangers who do not know them and by the plaintiffs were entitled to the unionut which that situation demands. The Budget pre- the P. & O. Company, had visions of the set Lombard Street, London, EC. or of way of the the Chinos sewspapers which can be read and maderstood by most of his fellow countrymen. posata, though they will weigh heavily very far distanut likelihood of having the big principal ateskbrokers.
His ggestions, in my opinion, should not be whom they are not known. The pleur they claim, and unless the defendaal cont published in an English newspaper, which very gestion put tho dato en the is, and expising succeed in satisfying the jury that ho bat with zon olesress to the House of Commons brought bis das within the exception contained indeed on some incomes (especially, as reels of his feet built on the Yangtee by Chiness isbour. The chanom are that before
few indood of the Chinese have an opportunity our system, and the certainty that in the case in the bill of lading, upon which be relied, they almost invariably is the ease, on the Chinese labour does anything for P.0.lin
or the ability ta poruse or understand. * winderate professional clees income), will,er it will have served a pretty good appesatice-
must give judgmout for the plaintiffs. The de foudant is his answer relipt upou two specific be no doubt, be scompted ship on the construction of Russian batilo-shipe
exceptions rantained in Lu bill of lading. The and craisers.".**
Bret druption on which he relied me insul ficiency of packing-that the tins containing his oil wore not strong enough to stand ba or dinary pressure of an onlinary voyage out from Hoihow to Hongkong. The second defence was Unit these goods were damaged by perils of the, toguther, and it is misleading to the people of heavily in the bad sealber experienced on the way this country to talk about au seny Dorpe, as if out from Hollow to loogkong on the 14th and on mobilisation we had tho sam biont stuff 15 Out, that the tius wore stove in through as foroiga natius have. His warning was for to fault on the shipowaor's part. Ha weuld point the future. It has unfortunately heen found cut to liom that the law was that it was for tho more applicable than he expected to the predefondant, who relied upon these in excep tions, to prove such facts as would satisfy the TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”
Hongkong, 10th March,
It is far from my intention, and far from the jury that I was fairly and roarouably an- DEAR SIRT Qavor Minos, Limital, aliutontiki of any of the actay reformers in this titled to find the benefit of such exceptions. rertised in your paper the other day saying that country to advocats the introination among Bat eren if lie defendant succosted in this, the First Annual General Meeting of share ourselves of the ordinary Continental system of there was the further question wbbiker thes
thero
loyally, if not uncomplainingly-national, characteristica must assert themselves and teetotalers and non-smokers Wily have an opportunity, of thinking how they
Alluding to the proposed commerelal mission to Chine from the United States, an American contemporary says:The preposition to send commercial commission to Clans to report ap-
on opportunities for trade and investment offered
The inscribed stock, is an investment sa-
REUTER'S SERVICE,
LONDON, 8th March.
THE DEFENCE OF PRETORIA, The Daily News says that 5,000 Kalfire are digging trenches zenud Pretoria,
THE PRISONERS,
X is stated that the Gorerament has decided
Tr conclusion must remaind" A Chinamna of war against such e novay us the Frazab it murt lead to disain "The gyrruts," he said, (whoover be wiss bei that the Chiness alone san
"have over work together before, and hare properly understand the wents of the Chinese, never worked will their Sto end the staff art that matters italy concerning or affecting kutu aste vor sed with the regiments. In this the Chinese can only be advantageously discuss war, we have to meet the Lours, who, happily zad by the Ching them through the have no regar army and we staff, and, thore. medium of a Chinese unwspaper.
fore, we do not 206s thone at a disadvantage. Apologising for inking up a portion of the awe annot work andor the au advantage staleigut which was alenlated entirely to
RENORUN KING ÝUO. mistead, I am dear sir, yours faithfully,
THE QUSEN HINES, LIMITED,
can make up to the National Feds: fox to cilizous of the United States is approved by to wnd Commardant Crenje ta 8k Holerace of your valuable paper is contradicting as if thesaff and regiments had been trained sea. That was to Bay that the ship laboured so
what they do not join the less absteniota all the prominent commersial organizations of
in paying. No one double our ability to the country and is only an imitation of the sad until the termination of the war will enter
pay the bill. We shall regret its size, and ready pursued by Germany sud Frauce.tain no proposals for an exchange of prisoners,
We polish to-day the second of the two artialen by Bie Charles Dils on "The British Atwy. Next Monday we gire the first of two on "The Navy and the War," by Sir John Colonib, K.C.d., M.P.
Both these countries have sent commission to
GENERAL BULLER'S CASUALTIES.
General Ballor's total lossen from the 14th lo
ait of the provinces of China to make investi gations for the beast of their merchants and manufacturers, and the British government has 27th Fobrassy were 252 killed, 1,612 woandel commercial attaches connected with all its and ninety-five miming. legations and consulates, whose duty is to secure
The Daily News Correspondent at Dafontein information of similar obosetor. Two year ngo the Philadelphia commercial mic at
LORD, ROBERTS' VICTORY.
of the state of Pennsylvania have the tenet of of forage, and a large number of tonla, a this information. If is proposed to have the government investigation made upon 9 wider mape, for the purpose of ascertaining the best methods of securing our share of the great trade. that is rapidly developing in the Chinesempire.".
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DELEASES OF THE FEET
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by
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Author of severn!
TREATISES ON DRABY+ OF THE FAST. May be Consulted
3, DESUELL STREET, HONGKONG, Bord No. 11, Final Fldr.
Consulting Fran A till 5 r.M
NB-Sprial spitals wad only be amada
perhaps, when the War is over, investigate properly the question whether some people are not responsible for its, being so large, When the war is over, too, we may at length find time to turn our attention once more to the conservation of our sources of commission to Chins, which visited sereal af says that the Beer force which was rented holders will be held on the 22nd March, ad arby organisation. It is indeed one of our ties of oil were or were not properly stowed venue--such as, for instance, our trade and the provinces and rade valuable reports. It estimated at 10,000 min. Commandante De-adding that the Transfer Booke of the Company charges against the War Offes that they have on board this ship, because it was no uisa
brought back a large line of maples of monkey and De Wet were in command, The will be closed from the 8th to 23ad instant.inuto in any matters a bad copy from Continthipowner pleading insufficiency of pocking ar Being a big holder of shares in the concern 1 ontal medel, and one wholly unanted to oir pertin of the sea, if in roality such insafhelency other interests in Chius
andise, most popular with and liable to the wants of the people, and all the manufacturers Dritish captured ob gun, an immense quantity eagerly looked forward done dividend or bonus needs. Initia is a great fact, which must be of pasking or perils of the son would not have
or something of the port, but when the Eepurt recognised; and all admit that abort sorice is cursed the daciae, apart from bad stowage. -
The evidenta for the plaintiffs war dhom pro rosolielmo to-day I nd I was misled by the unsuitable for India. As was seen in the last advertisement, and authing justified the olusing seticle, I have sometimes been chargel, by those needed with and the further hearing was ad of the Registeratait. Uan any of your readers, who have to durstood me, with desiring to Jorued. onlighten me for shat purpose ite the Company tamper with short service Sheetsòrvice in the want to shut up their books arka the Continental use of the word we have never
Par Karjor. Alésia, sailo Iou the lut Marche General Managern will kindly explain. Enclosad, aveopt formerly in the Guards, and lately fers for ion in sach "of osrtain pivkód but 10g my card, I'm, yours truly,
PUZZLED falions on los service. As regards India, the For Hayce cases haraan hair se bris service of much yours is voo which is long survicles, 30 cases, papory 28 orsed binek woodware, arbording to the terminology of the Gortons case ostes Chinaware. 193 packages can08. who by short sarries mong two years, or of the and 46% packages to For Havre and/or Hans from Feuch, who by short service mean three years burg-10 cases blackwoodware, 10 cases Chine Waro, and 9447. For Havro andjor. As regards Indie I would slightly ineresse de The N. L. atentier. Jika sallod from corougtlió; jrvice As regards the bulk of the Marecillos :-) casa bristles For Havre amifor News from Malaking, 19th February, says
32 rolly mats. For Horse and moderate wind and sea, clear weather to Amoy, From Amoy to Bwatów roderate N.N.W. wind that typhoid and malaria are raging in the C. M. steamer Fangfaze from Glasgow The death is sunetinned on the 6th feat of and rally ther. From Seaton se port light women and children's laagers, and many of sal Liverpool left Singapore for this port on ples of the Grands, on the one sido, and of the Humbing auder Loudes, bristles. to be found in this country fus very different cam euphorwood, I'mas bitlles, 10 rolls start the 15th inť? VYRAS, Chia Cbt Prices of Kebabin and there. rarisbie wind and clear, Terrola at Amoy the garls are dying owing to the want of Friday, 9th inst., and may be expected hors or 4ariars, upon the other, show that mornits are For Hamburg- one curios. 2 cases sondrios, terms of service. The great thing is to gira mattlug. 19 czas sigara 2 bules rattan fore teeth in paedence at Court among the Chesngakow A4 Braton-Tailer,
fal freedom of choice to the mea, and to rigidly aluvings, 60 case sorokers. 109 bales fen chiel Princely Houses at Pairing. The de The British steamer Thales, from Taiwanfoo good food. The hospitals are fall to overflow.
hop to the conditions which has been explain them, 300 out one buds and 426 fachage Dessed held during three caigns on suosion 7th March and Away 9th, bad moderate breezy ingi
RECOGNITION OF IRISH GAL
od to turn. As rogarde cavalry, artillery, and guts. For Hamberg and/or Antwerp - ika posts of Grand Chamberlain, Turpectors with considerable NE. wall, clear mid fine to Amor isos Amor to part odotus to light |
LANTEY
The scientific branches of the service, I have Bales cames For Hamburg and/or Looden nover, ban in favour of work sortida in the casuan hair For Londen 20 Lopez
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Bhonly after sight o'clock last night fire broko pat in the sand floor of 128 Wing Lok Fleet, which is used as an earlaanwaro atore, through some straw being sut alight by some ovelies who were working on the promises with torches The Nam Pax On Fles Beton being close at hand, a despatch box was 4000 got out and the Fire Brigade were able to actin- guish the flaten befors very much damage was th March, Amoy th and Swatow 10th, had dong,
ch
The French steamer Hoihoo, from Pakbof 7th date and Holbow 9th, had strong breeze, tear cast and misty weather.
The British steamer Hailong, from am
Lowpon, 8th March THE WAR IN CAPE COLONY, Genseal Gatore has occupied Burghersdorp and General Clotgents has cenupled Norvala Pest The bridge at the latter place was blown up on the 6th instant and the enemy is holding the North bank, but not in grai strength.
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