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EYESIGHT.
MR. N. LAZARUS, AN Dassily-Optician, of London and Caleatts, may
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18:1, 1900
Shangbai las sent a third rotitlangs, amovat. ing to Rs. 45,000, to Caloutte for the India Faming Fame.
Il-fooling against the Hankow railway is soveral reported to be growing, partly oring accidents which have opsurred in connection with the upatruction and partly through the alleged bad conduct of the railway man.
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Its condeation with the production and propagation of the disaste. The story may well rank as one of the romancen of natural history, and exhibits kor étrange are cho connections of the animanted world. Ualiks most of the other zymatic dissases with which we are soqaniuted, the fover of
A rain of excellent coal has been atxcovered malaria owes its origin to the animal, not the vegetable kingdoin, and the menue of its about 70 from the Chang Yigata of Peking, zt the surface and is easily obtained, and the rit 9am to 5 r.. propagation is a sonwhat rare species of place called Tai-ping-fi. Ilfies very close to mosquito, the Anopheks, a gant with gray lagers there have nood it considerably and sold ONLY
spotted wings, which infoute pools of stag-it in nal) quantities. It is said to be a emaks.
loss coal, nant-water. Till this discovery of the paai-
The Nagasaki Press spmake of a report from liar microcoam, whose presence in the blood in greater or less numbers gives rise to the Peking that Russia has obtained the right to extend the Trans-Siberian rallway as far is the Chinese capital. To schiaro this end, it is plenemens of malarial fever, there was s difficulty in accounting for ita well-known fated that Russia has distributed three million perladicity; these now researchae throw, tands in the shape of bribos suing the Minis however, a flood of light on the subject.ters of the Poking Gerornment.
FOR A FEW DAYS
MORE.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dinose when woading, wosk eyes, the latters rain together; any of these symptoms indi- aten delicioney in the form of the bya requir ng Hoses only to sseract and ouro.
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Tho Ceska Arahi, observes thet daring the were kept concealed from the public, a certain recent word mancare, the details of whink Power sent some thirty milliary spion to the Port Adoiiraltice and was trying to get information The Lube Chronicle, seems very improbable. concerning the operations! The stacy, says
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRE” BREV(UE.
THE WAR
Lowbox, 14th May, 8 p.. SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN
SUPREME COURT.
May 15th.
IN ORIGINAL Jesistorios.
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Smith (Agriva Veresa Jevon).
A BATING APPEAL.. This wae an appsal by Mr. R. Shewan, soling NATAL
as attorney for the awgee of the premises General Baller left Ladysmith on Thurs-own as Ras Hill, Cuine Road, for the day, the 10th 'instant, in the direction of refund of certain rates paid in respect of Roas Helpmaker. With the nelitance of Col. Bethune he outflanked the suemy's position
Mill last your.
Laowow, 30th April,
Five Balatrion, nine Nolbruds, and fifty sight Syous ontored from the District Servios to.. South Afrion har left.
DENATE ON BELONEJP DESPITOUES.—ZEN
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RAL BULLER AND HIS RESIGNATION
London, 1st May. Mr. Balfour has consented to the proposed deusto en the Spionkap despatches. The debate will take place on Friday, and will probably include & discussion of the Magersfontein_sad Koorn Spruit Sights and other issues ander a
THE WAK IN SOUTH AFRICA. NEW! VIA "RAMIDON AND OBT LOS.
GENERAL FRETON'S DETERMINED FORWAUD MÄTOJE,
London, 28th April Consentive Times" messages from onew Kep, Roode Kop, Jammersberg, and Malaking dagerls General Franch's aporation as sisting of detergined matah, forward Monday and Tuesday, with excursions to the left and right, soattering and dislodging the
The Central Neusaffema tlant, after the pabli- Thers a mugimen of the 8thstion of the despatches, General Sir Reitvars -rost was reached. enemy from the kopjes until the Downtedorp motion to reduce Loed Lastowne's salary.
users attacked the hostile ridge, but were attack was earod, with the nid of thres kore romitsad. They then dismounted, and a fresh Balier volunteered his resignation wideh Lord M M. W. Slide (natrusted by Metre andcon nad two Maxing, was retobed the crest simultaneously, The enemy, who annrod ent and the Attacasy-Gameal (the Hon. W Doon ni Hastings) appsrod for the appli from the heavy fire front carbines, more com The heliograph discavored Gasral Bundle, on the Biggarsberg. Practically all the iMeigh Goodman), instructal by Mr. Bowles, pletely rented, the machine gaas following Mr. Stade having rand the patition, all who reported that 7.00# of the coemy, with swer, and raplisation, said the faste in this amerons gas were sousting a wildaruons of case we really of the simplest description.hlflocks in tbo vlainity of Wakhorse and Wah In 1833 one of the principal Espretaries of kerstrooms, portent positions were captured. Nothing appeared for the respondsat.
State for War took a lease of the ground floor. at Rose Hill, the right of way to the upper floor being reserved. Then 'n lasa was taken of the appar floor on behalf of the officers of the Royal Artillery, together with a right of way through the ground door. These leases Ware both made in 1893, commending the lab November. They were for one year only, hat the parties continued to hold on to the promisem rent for the granud floor was ab Arst $125, it/Torberg affair, whore 33 ware killed and 132tice to Lydenburg? until the 31st. Auguri; 1999. The monthly day, with 22-onsualties, beeld as the Jam
oficial is to hand.
·BEUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 18th May,
THE WAL-BRITISH OCCUPY KROONSTADT. Lord Roberts has doonpied Kroonstadt with
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quartas o remittent are due to three die tinot speciei, whose term of maturity occara after two, three, or more daya, when, their Activa rear being anded, the individual divido and assume for a time their compare-
The Lu Han Bae having been completed as tively harmless sings. If uor the infested for as Chung ting, the Russian have asked the subjest be pierced by the proboscis of au Government to sand she proper off is with Anopheles the blood with its charge of them to define the rail vay grant already hold out opposition. Mr. Stoga Red. After rainly by them for the line from that point to Tai endeavouring to persuade the Barghers to con organisms is takon into the internal organs the previnost spital at Shanai, and totinus their opposition the Transvaalers said of the mosquito, where after a short tartassist them in purchasing the land for the line they would fight no mero in the Free State and
| made for the Vas! Pirer, M the process which puzzled MANSON tako Peking mad Tientsin Times.
RESULT OF THE JUBILEE HANDICAP. plane. A cartaja number of the operes, which really are the male organisma, burst, and the contained Elaments rank through the liquor till they meat with a female
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Hvergetic measures are being taken against pirates at Wocsung. The Sin Wan Pao taya that abuat noon on the 19th inst the native Water-polies und rearinas at Woosung seceded in storing thras junk in which were some savural children. A large quantity of booty was also found. The prisoners wors all sent to the Paoston Magistracy for trial.
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French residents in Yokohama kare made a formal protest to their Cousal against the right of the Japanes suiberitios to levy an income- tax on them, z olim authorised by a recent Act and formulated in a circular issued to ali foreign residents by the Reveans Administration of
terest. ment in the monitor is waited with great in-
The North China Daily News says: The police generally, and Luspastor Armstrong is particular, are to be beartily congratulated on their clever capture of Chang Chang-wo, the loader of the Protang dacelts." He was cap ture i en de 4th inst. in company with another of the bat, The Mixed Court ordered that the prisonora should be sent to the City, where the principal, it is said, will undoubtedly be huapitated.
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THE WAR THE BRITISH
ADVANCE.. Renter's correspondent at Kroonstedt, 12th inst, wires that the Field Cavust has surron dared the loan to Lord Roberts, General
sent by General Hunter to Weston to out the railway, in which ha antocianately succeeded only after the last train had init. The Free State opposition ta pruotiaally over, but the Feary are sufranching the Vaal River,
LONDON, 18th May.
being sabsequently rafted 10 percent to 8137.50. The rout for the upper floor was at Best $75 $82.50, Daring the confluunuos of this toanā and was subsequently raised 10 per cent. to Mr. Sheras, on behalf of the owner of the
them across tho open
Generals Hart and Brabant were similarly recupled fourteen miles away, while Colour! Pol Caram was steadily adraadtag and shelling. the enemy towards the left.
Roberts refused to accept. DOUR TREATMENT OF BRITISH PRISONERS. Replying to a complaint from Ganoral Bal
onifontein were those attempting to escape or tor, Mr. Lucas Mayor duckres that the only suspected of such latention. The prisonera wore la xowiss treated as ordinary,mizdemos prisoners lodged in the common gaol at BG-
ants. He proceeds to allege that The Boer Maritzba g and couficed among the natives. prisoners have been placed in the gani at General Baller bas net raplog this allegation
MAYEKING
The Daily Begrees confirms the news that General Tanter i proparing to retiors Malak The corespondant ultimately mat Generaling, and side that Led Mahen will probably Brabant's sanguid four miles south of Wepassat in the operations. aner and learned that three sunnenstre ights bad, taken place on Saturday, Bailey, had
wounded
WHEN PRECOREA IS BESIEGE D. The Bruseels Soir
PROPOSED SPECIAL" TRIBUNALS FOR TRIL
PARA OF REGNS, Both the Cape and the Natal Grontreals Gorerazout, when Presolane that, the Boar
are introducing Bits opprinting a Spit Tribunal of Celontal Judys to try rahale ed
He adde50f the sung were asen flying towards Lagtrend unpurened."
REPORT BY KSUTER'S CORRESPONDENT WITH THE BOERU Renter's correspondont with the Boers reper premises, paid the rates and regularly oh that overal de Wet, learning of Generals tua ebriate the necessity of Indpoliai aution, Kelly-Keany and Raudle's movements, advan
GoBocal Warren Arrived at Capa Town on Isised a refund of the ratos from the Cove with the Fioksburg commando andae - GENERAL WAREÈN LRAVEN FOR KINGERARY: sial Trenanter on the ground that the promundants. Olivier, Wassale, and Crocje, ganday and started the sims evening for im mises wore in military ecoupation... On thi
berlaya
There was no
The Governor of Bira ordially welcomed GENERAL CARRINGTON WELCOMED AT BEIRI. Ganoral Carriagion, who arrived on the 23rd of April and reviewed the Portugieso tvangs le inspected the camp af Bambool Creel, and procorded; to Miradella. Tho railway is working smoothly. Four broad-gauge locano- lives have arrived.
The Reform Club satertained Bir William THE FISH AND HOUR LOSED AT COLEISE
Kam MasCorman armed, as the result of the Saturday, Lord Rossborg presiding. Sie Wi- striolest enquiries that, compared with on 1,240 casualties at Colsuse the Bocre had only fit killed and 25 wounded.
result of this raai 'not is the birth of a ¡number of small spindle-shaped organisms, which, moving with the circulating fluid of the mosquito, finally make their way to the salivary glands, whence, the animal piercing the human cuticle, they are forcibly ejected into the underlying tissus, to under go a similar role to thoir predessssure. If Yokohame. The action of the French Govery Freund who is ancamped to the North-east was for the previous year. On the 14th Fobrasce by searching for waler, and wors, arrested MacCormac and De. Traves at dinner ou the subjoos ́ has been previously infected a portion of his blood is now sucked back into the system of the inrect, whers aloas the sexual reproduction takes place, and thus the race of the homemebide is kept alive, alternately in the human hady and that of the mosquito. Each is, the wonderful story told by Major Ross the of the life-history of malaria in human subject. But our ordinary mosquito, though apparently guiltless as far as the human subject is concerned, has its ova part to play in the propagation of disease; the ordinary Odes pipiens performs the function of host to another species of hermanosbes, which produces a disease in soras of the smaller birds which experiment has shown to be the analogue of malarial fever in the human patient; and doubtless as the investigation goos on it will be found that each class of the higher animals has its own gost and its malarial disease. Indeed some of these, an the Tere otile-fever, had been already known and desoribed before these remarchas ou the human disenga came to be worked but, and a similiar course of investi gation has shown like results in the case of certain reptiles. The research shows how minutely the apparently most remote typos
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Shanghai papers report a slight altercation as usoaring on the Off-Day of the Spring Rece Mosting.
The pregramme contained the wurde: Stowards suggest that owners should that is the Wafcom Eace; and all the owners not allow mafas to use whips in this revs." int cne adopted the suggestion. The one in question banded a whip to his mofos as he wa proceeding on to the Coarse, whereupon one of the stewards interfered. There was a hosted dispassion, but the wafoo eventuaily carried the whip and dul not win. Tas quarrel prese owing to the ambignity of the "szggestion," which the owner held, at unreasonably, did not amount to command.
THE FREE STATE. News from Maseru, Sunday, says that ten rals Bandle and Brabant aro advaucing it line across the country and are now camping at Leaw River. It is likely that the fores will ceneonization in the Fran Statu is dispersed, meet with heary resistance, since, although the individual commandoes are ready to attack any weak point..
From the Raport of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department for 1999 we make the following brief ex-
REVENUL tracts:~~
The receipts were in excosa of those in 1899.
From plant sales...
$ 628.00 The total receipts were
223.71 Jon of plants forestry products
Total BOTANIC GARDENS,
making
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BOERS' DIPESATE REJISTANCE NEAR
TALBINGNU.
London, May 2nd A Central News message sites that o it necessary to cooupy kopjes at Ko advancing from Thabaneha the British found
On Col. Hamilton arriving, however, the positions wore captuesd.
The Boatz, on this ocasion, displayed new soties, fighting in organised formation,
XAW BY THE GERMAN MAIL. BLOEMFONTEIN SURPRISED AT BRITISH ANXEHTY.
Bloemfontein, 13th April. The statement in a telegram from Ladou that considerabls anxiety is felt regarding the situation at Bloemfontein has paved surprise hat. We have alight pressure on our lank, bat nothing is taking place areopt buudenm incklents while the army is recuperating. The. fers is daily growing as frosys, batteries, ap- plits, and remount pack up, some by road, soma by rail.
Blet Angasi, 189, the Royal Artillery Mass junior (the last sides riportad dead).
The comminds met the British to the south was moved to the present quarters, and the pro-west of Dewetedorp, the lattor banofling by mises basame vacant. Mr. hewan put in on Commandant Cronje's lay in seizing on im of hia olerks he caretaker. That clerk had a family and the family list with ioon tans kop. They were the starting an cut- Linking movement with a large body of horas, the premises. They paid no rent, ber being bat, lacking in cannon, wors easily forced baise in merely as partakers. beneficial ascapistion whatsoever to the awaer on the main camp. This was much damaged by shells, and was removed at nightfall behind of the promisen, On the 4th October a
the bills. Both General Kelly Kong's Dente native was given to the Colonial Treasurer were beaten back while awaiting reinforcements that the premises were ragant, ad on the 3rd a latter was received by Mr. Showan from the These are probably a party of the Ist Worces February, 1950, & refund of the rates was claimed and 28 of the British were then discovered rain- Caloniol Treasurer, Me. Themen, sining that to which Cal. Bundle reported missing on
GERMAN COLONEL'S IDLE THREAT, his application for a rotunda ratos had benn Monday.
The Baer raport coulinuss. The prisoners
When he personally examined their tranches if he would alga the receipt onclosed that sim examined and $78 hid heen allowed, and that would be paid to the messenger: The rates for declare the British here number 35,000, whereas the three quarters untod Dea 31st not haring they had been estimated at 5,000. Colonel En- afterwards, he was someprised. The com been refundad Mr. Shotsa put the matter into gilbrecht was killed, and also some artillerymon,paratively trifling nature of the longer wounds the hands of bie solicitors. Maars. Diacon and Many British dead were left on the field. Gau Was remarkable. Men recovered after wosals Hastings asked for an explanation, add the re.eral de Wat has expressed his regret at the by Mauser bullets in all parts of the body; 36 ply they recsired was to the offest that it was pundnet of Captain Bank, the Chief of the per cent of the osses treated recovered; urapas- because the rates were not paid in advance, German Scouts who sent audacions meusgestion were few. He did not belins it possible Dr. Traves warmly protested against the threatening to blow him to stoms; although the. nothing being said of the points now raoui ta General Brabant to surrender, otherwise to improve the mediosl arragements. by the other sida. |
Tko Attorney-General said that the quartion Captain was destitute of artillery and although plague of women masquerading is the gains of nas whether the rates of those Hille 50 per cent. of the Free State artillerists had amateur nurse, who took up offers time and
THE BUUQUEED DISSOLUTION OF * ought to have bash refunded by the Colonial either been kiled, wounded, or captured since formed a blot on the compaign.
TABLIAMENT. No question arass as to the frat quarter, boonuse
Ramnirs of the dissolution of Parliament the rates wore paid paring the first month of that quarter in accordano with the require Treasurer for the last three quarters of 1899 the boglunlug of the war." ments of the law and the Governant notilenaro terapscarily fulled, but party notivity is
The Mounted Infantry advanced yesterday, tion of the 25th Angast. 1896. Therefore, on clearly dessoraibla guder the surface,
Captain Middleton, the Conservativa orgaui- das application to refund being made souh regarded the second quarter and two months of at the Constitutional Hub and the Joctor TION REPOET. THX BOTANICAL AND AFFORESTA refund wat graated by the Trensurar. As set, who presided over the Political Committebat the Boers offered a determined opposition. the third quarter, & rofand wis aked for on the Constitutional Club, has circalated his manual round that the promises were recupied by manifesto urging bis party to strangthen its military smears; hit the rates were not paid reson-cay to fuse almost, seeing that the Gensen within the first month of thess reapsotive Election is within measurable distance and s quarters, and the terms of the Governmentuoti- trianght with vital-copasquences, in view of the A Sial telegens of the 1st instaul an
fication before referred to not having boon com-nacity of extensive modifications in our plied with the Treasurer declined to granted Military system. The majority of the Minis auch refund. It was not competent for the trialisis, however, are disposed to shelve the aouxcos in housging drop in the Plague during the last week of April, the deaths being 2,193 against 9,365 in the previon: arven days.
petitioner to raise in this petition any question question of dissolation for another year, hoping bove by that period that a strong Government in of whether the premise onght to
wers South Africa will vindicats the Conservative 498 dets ocurred in the Bombay Presidency. 595 in Bengal, 448 in Bombay City, 943 in
been rated at all, bocause if they 708.14
improperly rated un appeal against such policy, esting could have been duld alder rootion Calentia, and 36 in Aden. From Sydney, on the other hand, telegram of the 1315 ult.
$1,558.45
15 of the Eating Ordinance of 1833 within the The only tima mentioned in that on this petition was sanonces 111 cars to date and 38 doathe atentaar arriving at Bareslona from Manila shout the sun dato had three cases on board.
RETERATING BOEES OVERTAKEN AT “A Japanate verumqular paper remarks that
to make the refund, and the Attorney-General
THABANUMS... been highly recommended as a substance in
London, 28th April. wrong gunto que mes mu
Jeesat Navni Manevre, The squadron'a move-
which plants may be grown alther entirely or cantanded that as the payment was not made
The British Cavalry and Mounted Infantry Spirits to be genuine when bought Mejar Ross's disseraries suggest the eagoad rems are already apparent from the made with Jedoo bee (and kuid) which has whether the Treasurer was right in declining
quiry se to whether they afford any prospect monts in the attack on the Hiyams Defenes
aror was right in refusing to make the refund. As regarded the inst month of the third gaarbare overtaken a large number of the retreat direct from us in the Colony or from of ameliorating the grievous plagas of Feets are reported to have been of especialized with the audal composts, bat the results within the first month of the quarior, the Trea
benefit. The journal says the attack on an de not offer any encouragement to contiuss ite
Plast Sales-Two thousand eight hundred er, namely, September, and as regarded the ing Baers at Thabarish. Our attack is now
oney are rating is only what was anticipated our authorised Agents at the Coast malarial fever, which next to tuberculosismorable for: by shiga is the most dificult of or any purpose whatstar.
British success. Tery slight reduction based on the ground that the premises were alloperations, as was proved at the bombardment and tax (2,310) plants were sold and they fourth quarter, the application for a refund was releping, and hopes are expecused of a great
BURCHIED BORG NORTHWARD TRIK-TSONG would follow when suc muio advance halted. Porte.
We in Bloemfontein are full of great admira of the fort on Liu-krugtag off Wel-bai-wei dur realized 36 26.60 only,
Atlorasy-Canvel entitled that the fact that
DRITIBA FOROS AT TELBANCHU. ing the Chisapan war, Investigations and
uf plaats to places outaids the Oolong, was
Practically the whole of the enemy has beention to the oala front with which headquarters have received thosa incidents. Half the onetay'a improvements in aquadron moremesls in sack on the previous Teera sales, although the sale acoupied during them four months. The discontinued. Orders for plants from the the appellant's Portuguese clerk and his numar
fused to be draws into omplications ja tha a movement have boas made and sought by the Naval authorities stone and the remulls were Coast Ports of China and other foreign plaseza family were allowed ta linna the proxi Lunted at the attack on the Miyama Defence
that the peoporty was not really nuocoupied, for line, although frigmento still remain in the eary in the Initar part of the previous year to
General Louis Botha serived at Dowalsdorp vialsity, but has fistored the enemy's enterprise, discontiene supplying plaats outside the colony, gardener as lett therans varetaker and was Smithheld district.
evantinned as eszetaker, while the Portuguess The result was highly satisfactory.
otherwise local requirements could not have lork lived there. But assuming that the pre-on Tuesday, and ordered all the Boar forces to maklug dispositions to siveskmate it almost It seems probablo, The Jopzz Gazsite mayo, buen met.
mises ware unseenpied within the meaning of ralire northwarda A frek commenced hurried without Bloemfontein baing aware that more- that the system of tobacco meropoly will be
the Ordinance, section 3 regalates refonds,ly at thres o'clock that afternoon, the fores als of troops have taken place.
CORRESPONDENCE. enforced in Fortues as in Japan proper. The
Planting to the extant of 51,582 troos. has By the first wat-saction of soation 35 the owner from Wepener retiring along the Caledon Suparintendout of tho Formosa Custom, Bas
of a tenement has required to give notice to the River, and the Donetsdorp foros wade for Treasurer that such tenement as vacant not Ladybrand, skirting Thabancin not picking made a representation on the Gorerament. been continuod in the island and Kowiona in old ronds where trees would thrice, There are
lator than the 15th day of way month from thep the garrison and Lener Kop fagitives.
Cansadant de Wet's domusada continu stating that the review fariff provides a hoarybos different loalities and in variona vew and daty on alcoholie, liquors and factored to
first day of which it was intended to claim such. as the term during which the hemamaduro, to us to limit fingir import, but as to leaf. some rosts, especially, in Kowloon, which ars
tobases the duty is very light being indeed wide and troaleas and which it might, without refund. Ae regarded the month of Septeurber their running fght, using their "pompoms, consideration; be thenght might he pleated, but this was tot done, and by section 37 the Ordin Colonel Hamilton reports the engaging of a All Letters for publication should be written as one may propagate themselves asexually is not
which really afford, no promise of success,
soes expressly duolaud that the petitioner portion of the easy with shells on Wednesday
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," side of the paper only.
most similar to that which is levied on the
Bir,- think it was rather unfair to your damvatio product. Owing to this fact the im part of kaf tobacco from Hoagkong and Amby either or count of exposure, ansaitablo soil,should not recover if such notice had at long range; therefors she chances of pashing:
or other reasons.
not been given, and threw the birden of them effectively are slight. Navertheless, be YHEKING OF PLANTATIONą.
proof upha tho petitioner. Then again, enb. 18 alcaely pressing the enemy's weet Hank with Appears to be gradually on the inorense. At present the manufacture of tobaco in Formos
Thin work has been carried on in twelve Incall section 3 of section 35 required the applicant a portion of the 1st and the whole of the 19th increased some enterprise will sooner or later te ranging over the while colony; 43,411 trees for a refund to apply 20 the Treasurer in the (Ridley's) Bripades, all of which arrived at t9ndors to give them latter from Lex is th
to tackla s stiff place of "work with. Jeza started to supply the two milica mokra in
were removed and they sold for $665.96. The form under Schedule D of the Ast for suchThabanchu yesterday morning. General French, middle of May. You soled with judgement in Formes with comparatively cheap tobroso. It į kutual net revenus for forestry was $708.14. Allegand within 15 days after the expiration of with two Caralty Brigades, arrivol imma. inserting it in a. Monday issue; after the fear of harm to the brain, and ton ately it was a cool day. But it is too man to BASUN BAGER TO ATTACK THE BOEKS. would be afvisable that boføre aãch things a? 1 thinnings which havo beon made to date for the quarter during which the témoment had i distair afterwards. General Rundle followel, repass obtained on Sunday we were able The Basutos ors reported to be following the feal sure that the public health of the colong not done, the application not being made until the third of February, 1900, Morever-and been unoccapist. In the pramat case this was was then came the Eleventh Division. this was the ground spraially relied on by the fight of the Boers angorly, being ready to as not suffered in any way by the efforts that Treasurer the rate was not past in advaus satiek them the moment they touch the border. have has made to track on Lex's maning
·A COMMANDO DOD SEE TWO BRITE FORCES. through the mass of involved umbersome anl The year has seen a further reduction in the required by section. 31 of the Ordinates. It
The Daily Ohrenicle reports that a portion agrammstival sentences in which it has been so aumbers of illicit fros satting, only 840 trees was contended by the counsel for the petitioner having been reported, The number of cases that the rates were paid in advance because of the enemy arossed the Moddar River at deftly hidden. May I suggest that, maxt time brought forward by forest guards was only 25, they were paid before the end of the quarter, Vaalbank, south-east of Bloemfontein, on WedEx wishes to malo his views public he should but the slear meaning of payment in adrinos perday, in the direction of Dawessup, and furnisko translation in the vulgar tongue or of which there were 24 convictions.
of his letter is that neod ordinarily by lawyerM must be payment before the anionut was dan dodged between General Razdie and Col. Alaska frlead to do so for bite. If the languago Section 31 required that all cutes should be derson's Mounted Infantry.
In Hongkong we have not far to look for the paid clearis in advance at the Treasury within
reason why litigation flourishna here. Some one or other ones said Style is the man.
i thi autecedent cause of the largest or tality to which the race is subjact. Major Ross thinks it possible owing to the fact CA.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, that the dasplake waver bread in any hut slagunnt water, largely to alleviate the in
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On the atlier hand the Chamberlein section, which is now dominant, Insist on a dissolution Impudiately the war eals. It is only fair to Add they are less Kangairie of an ecly conclusie É of the war than they were a month ago.
Owing to the enterprise of the enemy a ne- cassity uss arison for a movement in the south- eastern division, and for stratagis reasons troop trains have monopolized the railway for a short period; but the fact that delashed bodies of the
Icidenos of the dieses by filling in or im- Forse towards the sanctusion of the Manœuvres. had increased so much that it was found nous for the last three months of the your showed swept boyond the Thabanska and Wepenerjeet Lus tailed in that Lord, Boberts has V-
pregnating the ponds with a few simple medicaments, such a coal-tar, &c.; on she other hand, however, it has to be borne in mind that, although the Anopheles is a com-
ON communicatione relating to thinus calumparatively rare mosquito, the effect of une should be addressed to Tas EDITOR.
inconlation may last for an indeluite period, Correspondente maal forward their name unkaddress bellh communications addressed the ditor, el for publication, but as idence of grad faith.
No unonymanbly signed communications that has known, but is certainly prolonged. Know ledge is power, and though the result of
•-alvorly affcured in oiler papers well he inserted.
•Orders for extra copies of Dir Pau hould de
Bont befors 31 am on day of publication. After that inerend knowledge bau not been at
Telegraphie Addres Pones.R.C. L'odo.
P.C Boa. 35. Telephone a. 12.
hour the supply" is limited Ony unpred for Cash yet to affect materially the sum of human axistence, there is still the hope that it will keriaily lamen the sufferings to whick our ordinary life is eubject.
The Daily Press.
Hoxerona, May 16th, 1900.-
is limited, but unless the duty on leaf tobacco is
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FORESTRY.
possible a feat-tebacco monopoly eystom should
trees to allow fees growth to the better ones Sir Hours Blake with Indy Blake and Micha introduced, as by that means the Government mady years past are only the mallast and worst
will be enabled to sedaya a revenue of one million which remain. Blake, arrival at Ticutain on the 4th insteat
annnally. The Formosa Government is about
CTIVE SERVIOD. PROTECTİV to iustitate quivies on the subject:
During the 24 hours ending at noon yester. duy there were reported wine fresh cases of plague and three deaths
Sonra fifteen or twenty years ago Dr. Pax MICH MANSON, a young English physican then practising in Southern Chinn, institated
Pokfela Reservoir is now only four or five A series of researches into the tropical al- ponses there present, and amongst olleet from the top, and the reservoir at Tytam is
practically fall. into malarla, which in the warmer regions of the world is one of the most provaient.
timas edaria may be said almost to have
FITLES.
I am not able to esport a favourably of grass
Lattunements will be gruuted aulesc auch rates
AMPLE PROVISIONS AT THALANCKU, The Daily degraph reports that, poste be- established or rywhere, a view to repressing
{We do not hold sacselves respensibly in the opinions express by our correspondents. "OVERCROWDING."
paesided views he takes I should say that he fe short-sighted, sad that instead of rectifying the defoot by the uses of a pair of apostacies he portamonoela I must confess that I
The ziative occrespoudont at Paking of the NG. Daily Nors writes:-Minch joy bas besa of inta mandested in the Capital at the news of the sudden death of Li Lisa-yin, aiz "ths Mine with the False Smile the favorito (sham) ennuch of the Empress Dowager, which oscarrot on the 20th ultime, after only comple Among the passengers by the homeward of hours illness peased in extreme agony. This tires. These are very numerous and destrus the first month of a quarter, the times ap- Mach had been done previously by others, Gormse mail today is Sergeant Dualep, of the has led to the supposition of puuoo at the harde tire. The total timber of free run 52, whist pointed-for stek payments to be notifed clearly
DOER COMMANDO OF SPECIAL -more especially in Italy, where from anciens! .W.F, who hm received a commission ng of the man's enemies, of which he had very destroyed 18,920 trees, corapared with 27 and by flið Treasurer in the Gazetts. The notikos forays, there are plenty of provisionat Tha To judge from the style of T's letter and the
second liontenant and is preceding to Sonthany, and this is somewhat confirmed by the 2,235, raspeatively, in the previous year. The tion in the dizzette stated that the rates for the
fact of bin burial within seventy-two hours of mest dostructive fire was no Mount Davis en fourth quarter of 1993 ward gable in advance son.
on or before the Slet of October, 1899, and ox
TOLUITZIERS: Africs to join the Broad Wersoetora.
bis death. This is a most annual circumstance, March 19th, this zilled 8,443 trees, some of
Laffar's Agency states that the enemy num- for even amongst the ordinarily well-to-do, he thom in gallies being of good sise. Twauty out pressly notified that "ue refund of rates on ea ade its headquarters. Observation had
FIRE DARBIERS,
have been paid daring and within the month of bere 8,000, whereof one-fourth forms a separate It will be seen from notice appearing eis aspect due to the dont requires that one hundred of the 53 Eres did re harm begend burning grass. hown that the blood takes from malarious
where that, during his temperary absones of days, at least, abould elapse before burial, in pacionte Invariably contained a large Chav, N. Volpicall, of which we spoke yaster-order that the dus number of Baddhist and
Fifty-three miles of old barriers wers October, it was clear therefore that the commando ponileting of special Valanteors 3 and largely employed they are capitally Der of small black spots, to which was given day. Mr. N. Pol, Asting Consal for astrie-Tudist prayern should be said before the body cleaned and 6 miles of now ones were mads. batuta undo these rates “dne" daring the first carrying a week's supplies in their saddle-bag4i. teristica toʻbave identified him beyond a donbs,'
750 WAGGONS ARRIVE AT KROCKETADI. the name of Melanil, and which ware, more. Hungary, bas kindly agreed to take charge of is placed beneath the mud. Derbtice there Low combustible vegetation having grown worth of mek' quarter. It was, therefore, im-
A heavy trasport train of 769 waggong hai were good ransona for the dsad ennnah's family higher on formerly in many places I had all possible to contend that a pógment Bot made ) as foraying on bed. over, shown to be associated with animal
adopting this case, which will gradually leak the tarriers which were only 10 feet wide isntil the 11th November that was to Bay,
rates were due-was a payment in advance ried at Kroenstedt from the south, parasites of a low order eventunity classed At the Magicbeney yesterday » Chineman was out in good time. The inueh loft an estate ratissit to 15 feet, which affords greater readily anring the mouth after October and after the
COL. FOLE-CAREW PUNIBLUMENT OF valued at thirty-eight million tools, one-third of is preventing less leaping the buret lines.
within the meaning of the Rating Ordinance, homemade, an order giving rise to a sentenced to three months' hard labour for at-
which is in hard ouch; obtained through briber
NEY TERRITORY.
On previous oconsious no Copht refends had BEGELS A lakong maght hire going away with it. Newganoration by spontaneour division, | tempting to stand the wheel of a private rickahend "pressuls" Irons Primpas of the Imperia) ter the New Territory was taken over been obtained, but the applicants for math No news Loa banu rodeived of Col. Pale | Now the sports thus resulting circulated in Inspector Baker informed His Worship that House devitons of place and power, down to the
it was a common sccarrones for me to steal official of the Yok raak or district magistrate who I camidenced series of journeys, which were relauds had complied will the require Crow Riuos Tresday, when he was punishing the blood of the living bost without supather the wheel be body ofu rleksha, fiting wanis kia "samo recorded in the Grand Council continued as occasion allowed, over thewhole termoute of the Ordinano. Onos the Treasuror the rebéis with excellent afect For instance, ently performing say function whatever,
Nothing was too soul ariasiguideant for L Ti-y. All was fish for hir not.
SHIPPING REPORTS,
the Itallas Conmalote.
but if a drop 37 the blood containing those that there would be leas danger of identifios.
bo withdrawn for microscopic examination, tion. after a fix a certain number of the bodic
Are found to husat, and from them to issus Contal-Gana Horace N. Allon at Scout A tolagram from Washington states that
The British steamer Diaranate, from Manila suber of threadlike flamonis, which im
writes to the U.S. Department, relative to tha mediately begin to dart about in all directions. numerons requests of young men in America 18th May, had moderate N.B. winds and heavy
who have recently left the servico of the United rain equalis.
Svon
which this department might be called upon to requirements of the ordinance had uot been operate in its special functions. It was found that complied with, chaos would replace crier, and tree planting was required around the various everybody would be asking for refunds if they new police stations and the buildings occupied thought they had any meral claim without by Europeans at Taipo, and that trooj plauting taking the trouble to comply with the condi could also be done with advantage in etbortions presodout imposed by the law.
Mr. Blude having replied, places. Operations were therefore commenced
His Lerdsbip asid be would resarse-his October for planting about 80,000 trees dur
So far our knowledge had advanced when States seking for positions as military advisers The Gordan stanmer Loyal, from Nowobrane ing the opsuing year. His Excellency its ocision.
to the corelasian after using the sagar cane-
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. MANBOR took up the task. He published a
or instructors in the Corsan army, that thero 7th May, had N., wind and hasty rain for Governor when travelling in the territory same report of what he had learned thus far, and in no dewand for trair services in that sapacity, the last three days.
The British steamor Liang, from Fientai Bhrowing there that now varieties of care might Cores having anongood her intention to dis-
The Laser India, with the next Thayo made arrangements for now varieties of concluded that these threads were concerned penes with foreign assistsngs of this kind. May and Chefoo 10th; bad fresh to streng Nba introduced, und af His Excellency a roquest. in the carrying on of the gustation of the the mines and the rilregde, so, acrerding winds and car with thick, ginay weather and the best sined from different countries, some French Mail, lyf Saigon today (Welnas The N. P. stommer Dainy Totalt sailed from "limaxbes, but was lad to wrong dedos to Cousal Allen, offor no opportunites to other instant al s
than natire Coreans,
The British steamer Haven, from Swatow of which have arrived and boba plosted boar Hs day,) at 5 am. for the port.
Tacuan for Japan and Hongkong on the 13th tious as to the next step in the proces
14th May, had frosts N.E. wide, dark clouds Tour His Fixcellency also obtained two Chatan. weather and ruin. Steamers in Bwatonooga igar Milla which this department bud werking of tu Bun enger growerne there. The was a comparatively unknown na, did not have coilted suicide by shooting himself in Choar Kiao, Channy and Shansi. coincide with the views of the Italian Saves in Boom No. 33, at the Hongkong Hotel, sinos lama via Keto, Nagasaki and Bhanghal May hare also obtained improved varieties of plus The German sleazer Prezaten, from Toke salvantages these mille pessoas over the Native milli may Itad to their extended introduction.
The conclusions of Manson, who at the time Mr. Upton, the American who is supposed to ting. Keveilin Phra Olom Blao, Phra Chualized in the New Territory and exhibited the instant.
Chamberlain Hood, at the Peak, had been staying
Mail to Yakobams Op the letter being light chargable wind NW wind and swell
GOING INSANE.
did not got to the end of the latter, amċertained onɔngh of Lex's personai charac- I feel confident that if I had I would have
but as he bas chosen- I am doing--to shelter binwelt under a panday, I shall not act Paal Fry Tours faithfully, LATMAN
Hongkong, 14th May, 1900,
HDM'S SUPREME COURT FÖR CHINA AND COREA. Japan having Ret herself to organise distlast rend to be sniping, a detachment. He in-and independent Consular relations with Great Times, to alter several of the existing arrange- lately parafined and burned the place and Britain, it has been found accessary, says the confiscated the cattle.
monte governing the British Consular service in the Far East. This has been done by a
FORMATION OP A BELIEF COLUMN S KIMBERLEY.
A Reuter's telegram states that General Order in Council which has lean presented to Hunter is forming a relief column at Kimber Parliament, This Order begins by reciting ley, mainly of the 10th Division, General that "by treaty, grant, age, suferance and Hart's Brigade haring ombarked at Darbanother lawful manos, Hor Majesty the Quson Les under sealed orders, and others-probably power and jariediation in Chian and Loron." It. General Barton's and General Warren's has theu painted out that by the Chies and ing entrained via Stormberg and Dear to Japan Order in Council, 1505" • Coort was Bupromo Coart for China and Japan" By Babsent orders it was provided that all pawars Kimberley, where, it is believed, taur of the catablished, styled Her Britanas Majesty's and fartsdiation of the said Supreme Court Nats! batterien hare also arrived.
FR4UAPORT - NOVAMENTE. AND. DESPER
should be exercisable in relation to Corn. But OF ERMOUNTE Transports contlume to embark and stir by virus of an Order in Coone made on Coto ber Tel, 1899, all the Ordare in Ccanoil regulat- The tostatel-ship Haine has returned with a
Any Her Majesty'a Conenla juris@ction in the
· consiguraunt of wounded.
The total remounts despatched this year are Empire of Japan more eave as provided in the 27,000 rs and 12,000 males. Embarkation said order, declared to be no longer in forme aut
tigators, who brid that with, the production. the 6th in litar addracsed to Tokohama by had westerly wind and rough supple plants from Ceylon which will be proful AL. Rimer, of Stoneridge, N. Y says:- bas been arranged for så additional 7,500 horses operation wilbingthat Empiro. The result how of the Blumenis-the life of the organisa. was found in his room with the word: in pursil Kobe; in the Inland Ses sontinnal rain with reductions to the districts whara pind-apples was for a long Un troubled with slemplesavons and 2,000 mules; ond a further supply of 7,800 is that the Court established by Articlo 7< ceased and for some time na progress WAS ) opened it was found that the decemand meditated prevailed from Nagasaki to Hanghat: From I are now, enitivated to, a ponaidemble extent. with intense nouralgie patas in the head, which i hörnen und minde.The British Government, moțiisurned shields, aš ko bada “ good-hy" to the person to Shanghai to port fresh N. and N.E. winds with / The best fruits from the-Now Territory are now made me feel as though I was going insane, NATIVE SYGES FOR BOTH AVRICA.
with the loss of life due to malarial dis4814 whom the letter was addressed. The deceased in India, instructed Dr., noir Major, Ross had been engaged as commission agent. Ila was, brwever, evidently in want of funds, and
to investigate the disease on the spak, sad this may have boon the reason why, ho took the results of that investigation, which his life. No backing cost was discovered among posezlons, and set a coat was found lasted for some years, have appeared in ither on his parses or in bus boxas, while his
omplete history of the orgnuim, and I hotel ball had not been paid
rainy weather and rough sam,
1 5,000 mules bisa ben ordered.
the China and Japán Örior in Canucil, 1805, shall bancoforth be styled Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for Chins and Cores," Bimis, 39th April. brought ofor to Hangther and canned at a The physiolans could do nothing for me factory at West Point. The New Territory used of some extraordinary ouers affected by Five hundred Syem-250 from the Prejub, and all references in that order orly the orders a fantares which show posibilities of consider. Litta's Oriental Balm, and reselred to give it from Boogel, and 128 from Bombay and amending erectanding that aider to 1lis Supress 5007. NEWEZARD RECOMMUNI
able devolopment in forestry and indeed werk, trial. In re minutes after the test application, 150 Nalbundi, and 50 Salubrics, are now being Court for China and Japan, be to tho tupeus I can now collected in Lads for Bouth Afrios Captain Court, shell, in so far as the said arders toises MAONIYEN & CAMERON'S EARNED AS
But these attornet by fittingly dealt with was salirely alleved from pain CNN WAVERLET Fast, for Easy Weiếng, VY THE YANG SOONSMAN FINN of Quinn Annual Rego, of work done; they bow-ajor a good night's rest. Hold at teper ket (of the 15t Bengal Laneers) and Lieut, or are applied, to China or Corus, be read as ro ever, should receive bent sad arly station in bottle gaps for Menghong The VICTO- Pook of the 2nd Panjab Coralry) accompanying ference to the Supreme Court for China and THE FIING F wrium buff worda par darbas
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