PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LD
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 9711, 1900
The following is the report for presentation Corean Government Lag Toplled to the vorted voluntary contributions; auto tributė, I
to the shareholders at the third ordinary general penting, to be held at the office of the Company No. 9, Praya Central, Hongkong ca Saturday, the 14th day of April, 18, at
nyou.
Mallionine, 20th Fobrasey,
THE EMPIRE OF ROA[2.
THE BATTLE OF SPION KOP
twist to length in the rifling; (iii) whothor the vite could be used with totescopie sights if nac. Cory? Without deuite "aformation on these and other points it is difficult properly to appreciate the merits or demerits of the weapon.
PASSENGERS. ARHIVED.
Rotwithstanding the reports of Mr Bailey ihat prospects were omiauraging, the cult is for by the fact that Mr. Badey has not devoted far from satisfactory, which may bo neteanted the whole of his time to the interests of the Company, but undertook the wangemut of ted, aut that, too, canteary to tau instructions apher mint in which he was gay lateres Diretors, they dismissed dh, Bailey forthwith, share the possibilty Savolved in granting of Reme became more established we and anch favourable to this, consisting as it did of Mrs Toang, Mr Koin-and Miss Sophie Sellier: This fact coming to the knowledge of your advantage to Australia, and that he cannot tically and even harshly, but when the power of any sort. The country bravored was not Pesrey; from Singapore, Capt Mara, Mr and
of your directors.
Mr. Thomas Howard and Mr. W. Ker the concessions. The Postmaster.General foot Hughes were invited to join the board of niso in receipt of a message from Mr. Cricks dictors, and they accepted. The latter gen stating that he, concurs with the views of the th, who has been constested with the Com. Victorian Government, and is prepared to pany From its inception, proceeded immediately accept tho alterations suggested by it concen to the ming te tuku charge of this Companying the opening of chees by the company; and state, aut nearly all the old servants had been advisable to charge the company so much interests there. Ho found things in pul that he agrees with Mr. Watt that it would be discharged or had left the service of the Com-word for the ue of the lab lines instead of
pany.
In addition to which, the embankatent of the reservoir applying water, power to the mill had been carried away by a Rood, thas stopping the crushing of ora by the mill.
rental
"THE GRIP ON COLONIAL EMPIRE
LECTURE BY X, J. W. JONES,
Por Malacca, from London, a., Maud Mre King, infant and amah, Mr and Mrs Frizell, infant and amah, Miss Beverley. Mosers Sar- god (2), Synes, Boyden, Fairhoud, Parker, Britten, Bigg. Wilson, Duttos, Sutherland, Loe Cheng Pin il servant, Wai Shiak and servant, Koks Yow and servant, Lee Ab Sco and servant
232 Chinese
yesterday and the Adaifeal proceeded to Ecoul tause, as they might require. After the groat Persian expedition, Lowever, Athos reduced with some marines to day, and
HOW THE BUMMIT WAS RACITED. her allies to a stato of dependence and con ANTIE INDAN MINE.”
Still further details are to fraid Prom various the fisitor of the Tusan The Greek Colonies bad (1) Separate Gorera courospondents of the battle of Spiou Kop. Mr. British Minister
mont on ileziooratic principles (2) Administrs J. J. Meunmin, writing to The Daily Mail, old mine as follows 1For one year to route Gront Britain and tion of their own internal affairs with occasional says: Towards erning the fast, move in a control of Athanks "inspectors or governors; change of tactics on our part was made. Dur Corea shall work the mine in eo-operation,
Par Yarra, for Hongkong, from Bombay, Belate The directors have now to subunit the
2.The Cruso involved up to the preseal (3) The Supreme Court of Jurisdiction in aliing the preceding days our troops, had durated ment of accounts and report of the Company shall be paid to the Corgan Tuperial Household important cases rested in the Athenian tribunals. their station to attacking a range of hills Mr and Mrs Mayer, from Colombo, Me Drum- Sach government, however, nould only apply to covoring about six miles, but it was for decited mond; from Singaporn, Mr and Mrs Los Felt for the year ended the $1st Diceraber, 1899,
Department by Grant Britain. From these it will be seen that the bapo x After expiry of one year Great Britain those tribute states as we sear Things Co- that while retaining the positions already galu Yong and hoz, Messy Lo Chenk and boy and pressed in the best report that under the sun alone shall work the mine hut Coreans shall be lonica of Gronks which were rumste from the ed a fores should swing round to the xtreme Lee Chors and 1. Mr and Mrs Godehaus, perental home enjoyed complete independence, right and audeavour copy Spinn Kep. Consul Merling, Di Dito Graf, Mr Mithomager, this purpose the Lancashire Fesiliare, Rogul Me and Mrs Fe Chang. Mr. and Mrs Chang agement of Mr. L. L. Bailey a more lourishing omploved. state of affairs would exist at the sad of the
RITAE CAULB SCHEMAS,
The Greek Bajare was ancceeded by that of Lazcashire. Sonth Lancashire (two computes), Gu, Masers Toug Lan Soon, Peug Lep Cliye, Je has not tru realised,
Rome, and early in the history of their Empire and hornoyoroft's Mounted Infantry (who, Sound bog, Ly Lap and S. Kobé, from Saigon, The Postmaster-Gonil kas ronived a calsto
determined gorgument. Thiraiministrating being), under General Wairate, anche a Messes Paratier and Verdalion, air and Mrs considers that the concessions proposed to be even in the early stages of their Eapive his-the direction of the objectivo tehortly after de la Teneland infant, Mesare E, sail A. Boget, from the Frauior of Canada stating that he est about forging a fixed, just, and honore loaded their horse for the time 119 Chines for Shanghai. Iron Ma granted by Victoria to the Eastern Extrusio tory, was immissurably superior to that of. o'clock. The aptal was an ideal one for, en Monty. Fe, Par. Boat and Rer. Bantig aa uuterprias, being pitchy dark. It was told nig. Sistors ise, Gabriella and Marie, Mr Company will provo fujarions to the Pacifio Greece, hat reform was initiatively the result of
And DIT Li Tchen Konana nud infant and Me war or of dire necessity to retain Eupire. The surprise the guard or the key, and therefore competition with the Government cable, that proreters governed the provinces at first despo- the utmost care was exercised to prevent soisg Laglaise; Eren Colombo, Messrs Cretis apel cable, flint he falls to as any necessity for the stand Victoria has taken will be of no great
amelioration, in the condition of distant pro- teep, billocks and treacherous water conses from Spiron, Meairs Sivon, Gilmour and rinces. In the pristino age of Roraan Empire and holes. Slowly but surely the difficultion Tour Phuo Kuni: for Yokohama, from Mar
were oversomo, and at about ten o'clock thesefles, fr and Ms Sohwob; from Port Said, the government of provinces may be said to he
by stormed. The climbling then became more Singapore, Messrs Y. Sotoks and Kabayashi: ' two-fold; a condition which was effected by column was at the foot of the top which had to Mr Sichuassoff; trois Colpubo, a fost, d the Emperor Augustas-11 The poweful and tiring and hazardous; many orage mounted for Kohe, from Singapore. Mrs Okin, Messrs near provinces were classified as Sentorian, the governor of which was appointed by the would be beyond the powers of many clusters H. Tanaka hud S. Hashimoto: for Nagasaki, oven in daylight. But the men were altered from Singapore. Mrs Damborg, Mr T. Tanaka, Sonato for pivil purposes, while at the same time a military officer for military purposes with being chosen for such an enterprise, and Mfrs Oh Soons, Tra Okliers and baby, sirs
were determined to accomplish whatever was Okija and. Biva Okams, was appointed by ila Eniperor. (2.) The war- like and more ripoto provinces were Tantra possible. It was pact one o'clock when the sun. torial; they were governed by a military officer it was reached, and the sentry uhrllenged. calle legatus Ugraris appointed by the Emeriving no answer he fired his rifle to wake bis comrades, who in turn fired u. volley at our peror, which offer had the supreme authority.
men. The bullets passet harmlessly overhead. The oppression of the early Rousta Governors Testerday evening Mr. J. W. Jones deliver in the various prosinces gave rise to. nlos Bayonets were quickly fixed, and our mon ehur ed a lecture, under the auspices of the Hong electing their condust. (1) Governors balged, only to find that the Beers and del, loaring etel and three horses were suptured. Our pen kong Odd Voluines Society, in the City Hall, fred salaries and therefore extortinu became their blankets and provisions. One was bayoni
rara; (2) OBBoil expenscs were cut down and on The Grip on Colonial Empire."
The Hon. W. MEION GOODMAN, hoc defined: 13,) The farm of office was extended quickly entrenched themselves in view of an anticipated attack. This entus at daylight, when the Emperor's pleasure; (4) The Edictur milf race so as to enable arushing to be resumed. they had had the pleasure of list ning so a
Hoparts from Mr. Hngbus And the miners lecture, from Mr. Jents. He delivered a very Perpetuum defined the power of governors; (5) and sko dircoted a Creuset gan and two Maxim- foteresting loctors on a precious occasion on The Court of Redress was the Emperor nad Nordenfeltts on our force. The rifle fire was
returned whenever opportunity offered, bat are Lighly satisfactory.
the Senate, which was largely recruited from
usnal the Boors were difficult to final. Two now outcrops of gold-bearing quartsImperial Felaration." and he was sure he had
HOW GENERAL WOODGATE GOT HIS WOUND have been found within a short distance of the taken a great deal of interest in the subject of the provinces.
For a long time the Beer gussers worked mill, and shafts are being sunk and a short line the colonies of Great Britain. He could remem- of rails between them and the mill laid down,
Rome governed in a tolerant spirit and took ber himself some yours are a gentlemou speak. LAWS EFFECTING THE ROMAN PROVINCES.
vary erratically, but at length they found the range, General Woodgate, while trying The directors therefore believe that in thoing about our.coloules and nsking what was, the near future the stareholders will reap the good of them, for us soon a they got powerful a leaient view of the onstems and laws of the
therefore, that the following embody the general ascertain the source of the enemy's fire, received a stray bullet is the head. Captain
Per Sydney, from Hongkong, for Saigon, beartit of efforts now being made to develop the they would separate from England, and that it nations under her away. It may be taken, to protect our commerce, and this gentleman ConcessióB.
the Supreme a scrap of shell, and died while being carried and Ephrom; for Singapore, Messrs P. F In accordance with the Articles of Associa seemed to think colonies were of very little use) The Formula" or original treaty on the
in charge of the Volunteer ambulasco, assisted Neutrum, J. Klopper; for Colombo, Mr trip Messrs. D. Gillies and J. II, Lewis estirs There was a school which heid opiniona conquest of the state; (2) Acts from the Beard, but, being oligible, offer them of that king some years ago, but he should Legislature binding the province specially; down the hill. Major Walter, who is generally David, W. Hocper Slight, Scott, Crauston, J. bis old rogiment, the Lancashire Fusiliers, for Phillips for Marseilles, Messrs R. Bonnal, H. think that school was rapidly becoming s oz. (8) Ellicts of the provincial practore or gover Belta for reelection.
The accounts are been andited by Sr. (inat as the dedo. If anyone askud what was Hore, Tounded on the law of former governors: the day, and received no fewer tha three A. Clarke, A. R. Boonor, J. Picard, J. Le wounds, two from bullets and one from Caleck, L. Vaquior, Mr and Mrs A. Rosell, Mr as it existed before the Romra conquest.
Inanmurable other and Mrs J. B. Mustard. Measra E. Carcellar, Fallariou leaderson, and the Board recom-the gool of the colonies he thought he might.) The native jurisprudence of the country
be told at the first advantages that they Therefore the province retained all its pesaliar fragment of shell.
officore were wandled. Our gumors tried Media, Miss C, Gonardes. D. GILIKA,raised England from the position of
ieland power to the prond position of world institutions so long as they were not inconsin-bard to locate the guns which were doing Chairiosti.
the damage, bus were unsuecasifnt, and power. Then the fact that we had to bare such tent with the supremaey of Rome.
ibere was no help for it but to lie quietly a large feet to protect our commerce showed
on the hill and trest to luck. Lnck, however, that the commerce existed, and that it was unr magnificent obfonial commerce of which we
did not favour us, as the Boer gauners landed wers so proad which gave occasion for that
shells with marvellous acutires, and irge fords of their riflomon, who had all the whife protection and rendered it neccesary. We could not do without that commerce. And thirdly, if
been sending in a heavy fire au out recambent mon from the northern end of the kapje, natived anyone asked what got our colonies were to a
the effect of the shells, nad, becoming embol he should say the best answer was go to South
deved, advanced. They were but slightly clock- Africa, where we saw the splendid colonial
ed by our rifle fire, as the perpetual expleding contingent which had come to the aid of the
of ebotis in close proximity was sufficient to mother soustry.. (Applause.)
upset the aim of the coolest on our side.
Other minées have now been angiged, as well as Mr. Terry, the engineer funder whose superintendence the Raub star was constracted, and that gentleman takes charge of the racon strnetian of our daa, and it is expected that in'
Per Fouliane, from Wahy, &c, Mrs. Bowen and three children.
-Pa Fica, from Shanghai, Mrs. Wallace
a few weeks the water will be diverted into the orpied the chair, said this was not tie fast time ) .. the legatus Caesaris holding office during | the apemy opened fire from a kopie on the left and two childrán and Mr. Bassett.
Por Taiyuas, from Alelbourne, Messrs. Weir, Batlar, Galdonburg. Egan, Bouvaffox, Jepsen, Grimble, Frazer, Drummond. Lawrie, Howley, Shoumon, Peterson, Ratterace, Schlorites, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Butler, Mrs, Sinclair. Mrs. Ghasserman, Miss Corins, Miss Little Miss Railer, Miss and Mastor Glassormau, Messrs. McKinlay and Hassen,
DEPARTED.
resources of the Company's large and valuable only required us to keep up a very large ways talk of law which governed a Roman province: Birch, of the South Lawesshire, was struck by Commander Aablet and child, Sisters Celina
mends Lim for re-election..
.
BALANCE SHEET, 31 December, 1999. ANY TEŠÍCAPITAL AND LIABILITIES,
Avikotied Shpi
60,000 saylinary thare at 38.5480,000.00 10,000 prefsivice shares ut $120,000.0G 510,000.00
3,53 ordinary shares st96-3356,113.00
Puid-np capital
19 ordinary shares
feited)
(for-
35 onlinuty theres (uvallotted).-
GU.GED
987.00
20,000 proforutics shares st $190,069,00
Rills payable
James
Marrison & Co., Limitel, Loidon...... Verlained da donde
Deposits by employees....
Accurunts payablo
Cost of itatega
TROPERTY AND ANŠETE,
tem
Machinery, plant, and equipmant
Cyanide plant
Developinent of conecrsión
Maier shaft.
Main and klilah daina „.....
Buildings
Kunde und bridgos
Rules carts and Itro sto,k
Forniture at unines .................................
Eldrex on hand and in transit.
Pewood na tiraler on and
Cath at wines
Marchandizo luned
Advances to employera
Chantrates on hand and in transir
Hunglong and Shanghai Bank, Singapori
Acupants receivablu
Kead office furniture
Cek in bed and at uzukers.
Balunce of working account.
$
22.89
4.
Rall
Mr. JONES AidThe activity which Ea repaan. pewers live of recent years displayed 287,03.09 in Africa, the increasing jofluence of Russia in 6,43182 Northern Asin, the acquisition by ermany of Lue port of Kiaschan in the Shantung Pro- 1,437.27 2,097.24 Video of China, and the results of the American 4,611.49 Spanish war, by which one Ameriere kidsmen have acquired the Philippine Islands in the $404,304.21 Parifio, Cuba and other iskude in the West $ 0. Indies, but more particularly the recant eventa 157,864.39 in South Afrion, hare turned the minds of all 57,444,33 stinking men to the question of Colonial power, 5,118.96 and bary emboldened me to discuss this very 10,000.60 interesting and absorbing problems. GROWTH OF EMPIRE.
12,82027
11,810.41
2.
3.0-5.36
TAXATION OF A ROMAN PROVINCE.
With regard to taxation, the Roman provinces were not as a rule heavily appressed. The quaster's collected the reapun, and after paying for the current expenses of garorucent the surplus was remitted to Rome. Occasionally a province paid a lump sum as tribute.
LANGUAGE.
a
In ro respect did Route show the genius of its the ears with whick government better than It appears to have imposed its language upon the subjugated races. The language of the government and officials" was Latiu. of the leading merchants Latin, in the schools Latín, and the most prominent natives acquired La. tiu. The quiversal language of the countries Bearost Italy became Latin; and the Latin structure of the French, Spanish and Porta. guess languages of the gresout day is a living predf of the thoroughness with which the Romans colonized and Romanized their pro- vinces. For & period of 60 years Boras do mineered the world and kept many diverse races in subjection; she scattered happiness and con- tout to millions of people and iikposed almost perpetual peace when once her cale was en- The acquisition of Empire may proceed from tablished. This was largely attributed to the arias canses. It may be the deliberate inten-military efficiency of the Romans, the woons 1,097.M tion of the sorersign power as represanted of quick communication to the extremities of 14,998.13 either by the state or by an individual. Ru- the Empire and the invariable leniency with 20141 publican Grecce in the early days of the world's which she treated the inhabitants of her various 1,283.49 bistary created Empire and Republican Rome dependancies.
15.18 by the first Panic War made a deliberato at
tempt to require Empie by the subjugation of Carthage. Ut individuals. Cyrus of Persia. Alexander the Great, Tamerlane who created a vast empire to Central Asia, Charles V. of. 12,363.84 Sweden, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Chaka, the 7303.56 Zulu King, are most. illustrious examples. Again, Empire may be created by the expansion of trade, as exemplified by the English and Dutch East India Companies, and the recently 19,640.95 constituted Chartered, Companies in Africa: and again it may be founded by the persecution 193.16 of a people who fee! their political or religious 25,673.91 liberty threatened, spd who prefer to migrate to a hostile or inhospitable shore rather than 68.96 submit to the immediate dominion of an au- dos. sympathetic or tyrannical government. Such 7,810,24 caused the immigration of the Pilgrim Fathers 8,17,76 into America iu D.1621; but however Empire 731.12 may be founded the difficulty always has been naf always will be to retain and doelop the territories in possession of the dominant state.
621,38 20,270.89 1,149.74 9,242.74 4.74.8
2404,804.21
WORKING Accopy to 1st December, 1899. Dr.
Tu balance from list goesvn? .
To jetricas at wines.mon!
To surveying
To general expenses at talnes.
To agency feud
Te insurance.
y
To charges on concentr-tre and gold
Te amictenance of blackemith's shop
To prospecting -
To royalise ou gold ....
To langgeng dice expenser.
Ta apluries, wages atal heart office alista n.
To rtebang out...
To telegram nccount ...
To directory' fecy
To autor's feo.....
Br interest.
fr.
Hy procesón af gold winnings.
By concentrates produzeć
Ky transfer fees.
by sundry rerende
By inlance
By thes
36,548.61
A478.CO
F24.90
5.607.56 401.25 132.0
2,308
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SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW
WRARE COMPANY, D
1.
The following is the report of the directors for the yese ended 31st December, 1899, to be submitted to the muust general meeting, to ba held at the offices of the general agents on Thursday, the 29th day of March 1300, st S b'clock p...
The directors beg to somit to the share hokers the statement of accouts for 1899.
The present directors and uplitors offer thetaselves for re-election.
WEAKNESS OF ONE MAN EMPIRE;
A CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION
THE DECAY OF ROME,
VENICE.
|
A GUTY STRUGGLE,
The Boers cans on slowly until they were within 100 yards, when they redonuled their efforts. By degrees, they advanced to abont
trenches, and occupied them. They erau came Tenty yards, and then rushed one foremost further forward, but retired before a Sayonet charge. Nothing daunted, the anemy tried toinimise the cover which most of our men had,' again and again to get so close that they could and it was only by Herculean efforts that their desire was thwarted. They also sttempted to draw our men ex by prefeiting to retreat, bat the officers observed the palpable trap. They had apparently set their bearis on obtaining our whole fores as prisoners, and as the showers of alirapnel and balets fail ou tús kopje it ap stand the strain. A Boor leader raised a white peared as if human sadaranes conid not with. fing, and called on us to surrender. Colonci
Thorneycroft, who assumed temporary com and on the accident to General Woodgate, answered promptly and forcibly that they would
was resitmed. Reinforcements had been san!
But as a nation and as a government she did not discover perpetual youth, only a green longevity. Wealth bral effeminasy, luxury lett to tioness. Her lenders became too academies the Bours further first,, and the fighting cal; the profession of arms was neglected and for, and the Imperial Light Infantry
opreparedisses met with defeat and she was the Middlesex soon afterwards sealed the hill. The former regiment was recently formed, and obliterated.
received a cheer as they scaled the bill to receive During the middle ages Venice, au aristocra. their baptism of Gre. And what a baptism it tio and moresatte republic was the most pro- proved! The hill was a perivat inferat, and many of the men why were unwounded had to gressive state in Europe. She founded colonies along the shores of the Adriatic and in the E-le still and chafe at thoir uselessness. The pirs of Greece. She colonized Candin in 1212, firing line was only on ene side, and the men but she ever bad a difficulty of keeping her stationed on the other had nothing to do but ccionists in subjection owing to the distance that wonder where the next shall would burst. Ev they dwelt from the parent state. In 1361 bar the portion set apart for colonists in Candia rebelled and tried to throw off her yoke, because they objected to taxation without representation in the Great Couvell of Venice. In this effort. homoter, they failed. The discovery of the New World and the Cape fontes on sources and Venica as a mercantile
ronte to Indi opanol up easier al better trad
BYAIN.
In the growth of Empire the constitution of the dominant state often undergoes a change. Republican Rome turned readily to the rale of, the Cresere. Polition representation was unquartered in their territories. known fo that day; moreover món rohy has a
Bat it is to America that we turn with way of rewarding its adherents that a Republic bus not. Kings of a subject foreitoly will more mnoh attastion, izamush us Spain feld vast
SPAIN IN AMERICA,
hospital, over which the Red Cross flag fluttered, was not fras from the enemy's fre, and que patient while under treatment for a minor wound received another which killed him. Every regiment on the hill | sufferad torribly, and some of the unwounded I repulse at Colenso, say the latter was a picnic ve spoken to and who were engaged in the oumpared to their day on Spion Kap.
A NEW RIFLE.
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HAVE This Day Admitted my Brother.
MR. MURRAY STEWART, PARTNERSHIP in my Business.
GERSÍTOM STEWART. Hongkong, 26th March, 19,
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THE
$0-1
urine of ANTON & STEWART will in Businees hitherto conductest under the futára beesrried ou nader the name of
STEWART BROS. Hengkang, 25th March, 1900.
We hase lately, says writer in. The SL James's Ghenette, been afforded an appartenity of inspecting a rifle which, it is claimed by il "British and Foreign Los Arms Company,
ROTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 261.. Ltd," is a improve out on the Leo Straight
of the REGULAR MEETING Pull Rille, the sunil sem tudopted for us in the United States Navy, It differs from the Lee-A BOTHES MARK LODGE wil be Enfield in sosoval points: the eparation of oper
We invariably find that Empire which has baeu bailt ap by the titary geaius of ons manstats gradually perished.
THE POSITION EVACUATED. $103,358.43 Boon falls into decay, for the simple reason Nan
The discovery of Americs opened up a now
When the shales of night came the order to that there is no one of the same commanding
svrcuate the position which had been so rusily 87,516.98 genius to succeed the conqueror, and administer era in the worlds history, and Spain, the pioner 21,5*8.22
wou and so dearly held was given. In the the territories that have come under his way of adventure rapidly acquired a world-wide em
darkross carrying the wounded down the rag. 608.17
Conquest is one thing; adeninistration is nu pire. In the 18th century the Kingdums of $50,8 other. Conquest may be comparatively easyNaples and Sicily, the Duchy of Milan and the god sides was out of the question, and they had to be temporarily abadduned. Our troops no oun pitched battle and a country is acquired; Netherlands and the greater part of the Now
sooner of the hill then the. Beers, who were 72,563-0 while good administration déconds constant World were subject to the authority of the
are and watcliftiness and a succession of able King of Spain. These distant dependencies watching, reoccupied it. The occupants of the $163,286.93 man extending through generations. The Eni were too remote from Spain for direct control, floid hospitals were all removed across the pire of Alexander the Great tell to pieces and therefore they were governed by viceroy's Tagols during the afternoon, and as the long shortly after his death, and Nepoleon saw his own with almost absolute powers. In the guvern- string of wannded and dying ware borce along Empire ervible to pieces even in his own day. ment of alien races Spain displayed no tactful the horrors of war were exposed in all their Maboped raised Empire by the power of the discrimination. The revolt of the Netherlands ghastliness. The public will no doubt be in
T HAVE This Day sword, but it exists even to our own dny, not so was due to the following causes. (1) Forcing ferested to know why a position of such val much by the win administration that charac- Roman Catholicism on a Protestant people could be so easily taken and then be evacuated HERBERT ALEXANDER LAM-
GEO. P. LAMMERT. terizes it as by the religious forrour which (2) The ecostant employment of Spaniards in by us. The answer is to my mind simple-it MERT to SIGN.my Firm per Procuration.
offices of ecobument; 3) Tho fear of the nobles was untenable for either side. Owing to the animates the followers of the prophet.
that their inflens would be extinguished formation of the bill, with its rugged skies, It is Hongkong, 1st March, 1900.
NOTICE. by Spanish aggression, All the Europea de-almost impossible to moant big gans on it, and pendencies of Spain paid tribute to the domin. the table-top is n splendid, target for artillery aut state sal maintained such tropps as she Bre. If the Hoers had occupied the hill
;
force as we did,one artillery would bare soon After the payment of an ad interim dividend
made them quit, and the Boer guuniors buvo of Tals 7 per share on tüs 3rd August last, the
only done what ones would have done in ch balauer at the orodit of profit and losy account amounts to Taels 219,881.15..
The Boers disregarded the Rod Cross flag in The parent set naido last year for repairs to readily obey dominant monarch-thin they will domizions there, even to the beginning of this quicker time had the positions bien reversed, property, viz. Taels 26,100, a boot slightly a Repable, for much of the pomp of the sore-century. The goverment of Spanish-America mauy instances (writes Mr. MoMennin), the exceeded, and it will be necessary to make reign lord in rdfested upon thom. Politicians was strictly dependent apou the Spanish fest day's oporations reialing in to less than further provision for the general upkeep of the in a Republican State often among themselves, narchy. All officials wore Spanieli born. Her six of the Volunteer Amblance Corps being
·Company's groperty,
quarrel nad strive for the supreuse power. pag siceroya lived in great pomp, splendous and killed ani tolve wounded. Ont of the bakines at credit of profit and lecting the interests of the subordinate terris power. They posed almost regal anthurit joss account, vix, Tapis 219,381.36, it is pro-raries, and even sting thase States that have and wore alus sabjock to the Royal Council of posed to pay a dual dividend of Tass 11 per the best form of the Republican Government the Ladies, founded in 1518, which supervised at! Share, thus alselling Tools 166,100 to place in the life of puck a Batint it may our abtines the Colonies and with the viceroys guncted all Tauks to tha credit of repairs account and that although opublion in form ite Govern laws. The authority of the Royal Council ex- to carry forward Tuels 23,281.15 to next year.
wout is almost despotic iu practice. During tended to all departments, legislative and the American Girl War of 1860, Abrakam executive, and with it lay the final selection of Lincoln wes elestal to the eupreine magistracy ofiers annivated by the viourays.
The Royal conuoil was the result of necessity of the Federal baten with almost antimited THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA ·
powers. He called forth troops in such, numa sapervision on distant and almost absolate Gure for the prosecution of the war that governors and denbelesz was, the prociusor of UTY VOLUNTERS FIGHT LIKE VETERANG Napoleon avea in bis greatest distress in the cam-, our Colonial office.
ing and dosing is effected by a straight pull, had at the FREEMASONS HALL on THURS The Belly Chronicle of the 17th ult paiga of 1513 nye drental of and Gainbetta. pablishes a further despatel from its cores. in the life strugle of the newly crested French Spain greated enlonies for her own aggron-instead of the up turn and it back of the DAT, the th instant, ut 5 for 5:30 PM.
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1900, judent with Love Roberts. This correspondent Republic of 170, after the defeat at Sudaa, was disement. The welfare of the enlouists: the-Lee-Enfield; its magazine curries e enrtridges precisely Visiting Brethren are ondially and Reiter's bare so far been the only Fruss virtually dictator of that nation's existence and setres was a secondary consideration to the instead of fes; it is some tubs shaiter uninvited to attend.
FOR SALE. reprezentatives to get through any detailed called all monto aras and made generals at his mother country. They were her plantations, our Army wespen, though its wight, which wo Her policy was to sell dear and to buy cheap made out to be lbs. do, is about the mine. It secount of the fighting. In his later telegram will Alo Chrlice's correspondeat bears testimony OFTENTAL, AND EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS. She obtained a royalty on all the gold and sil. cousisis of fower parts chua the Lee-Enicht, to the slable. qualities of the City of London But let star (o the cousiloration of vor produced in her Colonies in raisal mono- according to the Company's description; the Aerial Velouteers. On Thursday, after we Europe and Oriental forms of government poles to a fine art, monopolira of individuals; number of grouses of filling is siz fustead of Tind uvacuated Racolle (gaye the correspondent), siy that the Sixth Division lgts muse on for opendecies. In Oriental Empire distant genoplies of ports, mouopolies on point of five; the diameter of the bra is luches and hear privives are governed by de time. She reserved the trade of her colonies to instead of Again, the riding takes a twist sore important, work olsewhere, the enemy res | puljee, the within their own providers are horself and thus choked progress Other of one turn in 8.74 fuches, whoreus. the Tee 298,00 per cuis of 1 doset; quarts osenied the plant, The Fileenth Brigadsisolate. They poses the full powers of European countries in the treatment of their Enfeld's twist la one turn in $8-inches i attacked them, consisting of the North in overviny lesy taxes, raise troops, dolds colonial trade followed in her funtat ps Bug rifle handles and balances wol, and couce easily fords, Cheshires, East Lancashires, South questions of to sad death and administer the band and Frator loware balik a lajar de up to the shoulder. It is said that its pointe Wrles Bordogne, and the City of London off subitocine or by biak megur always a somewhat agus, form- Tampil Volunteers. M
of goverzicht da their own initiative with this the 16th century and looking at hecoulth and is between 300 and 700 yards (ho Los Sueli Donslus Volautore showed the pluck o erreption, that all surplus taxes are remitted power others followed in her methods. By the ballet drops shout four foss at 60 yards; and and steadiness auder tire of re-tened iffate lord. It is clear, therefore, that décinatiea of native sbor in her colonies that at a range of 10 yals the big test point strain. In fact, their splundid behaviour has one man cannot adoite a whole province; Spain was able to develop the vast resources in the trajectory of its but is ut. Tho Antica obound for all silanes the "ooh-pooh" The unst depute is authority to subordinate of her ouleniat Empire. Pernerous areoles bighest point of the trajectory of the Les pirit of polite toleration in which the Volunteer deputies, wao, within their awa districts, have thrsaglioul bat dominions found their means of Bafield bullet at 1,000 cards is less than that's for has often be teated by the authorities equal powers to the deputy himself. Suoh a guiring weifth curtailed. Ther of theset the initial velocity of the 30-Bulleh bullet system of göçersent is extremely complete church war dhisinaut Revolutions and wars 2010 feet pas degut, bezens that of the The Staffords on the right charged with the and responsible for much oppression. Again, in Spain where succeaded by revolutions and Le Straight Pull is given as 2,400 font, which There were several points in regard to this banget, bot the enemy did not procrastinate. it frequently happens that remote procfaces wars in the colonics: Esfeebled Spain was to should surely mean a very at trajectory, The sight of cold steel was enough. They fed beld by each leader ties to the cutral govern- longer able to diplats her prey to her colonies.
the whole lins was curled, and Jacobsdal ment may revolt and way ren become separate The fought and sequered and South Americarille, which certainly handles as if it would captured in three hours.
independent states. With European dependen- became a conglomeration of Spanish Republics make a good weapon, at least for firium at short- oes the ease is different. Sogurate floors are and the power of Spain was gone. The inhabt distances, will we were nuable to artia appointed to discharge particulie anties and 1lity to darelen the rast, territories het came owing to the fence, what we made our calls, although subservient to the Glascence of the into the possession of Spain was the main capse of ati expert familiar with its use. We wished trimrose Casey...$5.50 province are still wore salservient to the Cenet, her downfall Develops or stagnate is the partfonlarly to find eat, as questions relative to Poganid Cases 6.25
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