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These, however, are only facts that would have struck any traveller of ordinary intelli- gence. The most interesting portion of the book is that connected with the social pro- blem, and the separation of the races, the abundance of horses and the methods of travelling by ox-teama and wagona, the lat- ter showing every evidence of their Dutch origin. The great table-lands and their sparse population, the abundance of wild game, aul the unsettled habits" of the col- Quists come in for remark. The large in- fitsion of Huguenot blood is commented on and the curious fact that at that time nearly all the missionaries in the Colony were French Protestants, while the capabilities of the soil and elimate for viniculture had attracted a considerable number of French settlers. All these things combined were evidently bringing about a peculiar phase of civilisation in the Colony different from that
prevailing elsewhere. It is, however, when speaking of the Boer population and their manners and customs that the Marquis's book is most interesting. He speaks of the British Government laving permitted the establishinout of two small but independent republics to the north of the Colony. Till very recently Cape Colony extended inch “further to the north. But the English Gov- 10.80ruzavit, filing it useless to penetrate ag
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far into the interior, and preferring a well "marked geographical boundary to an un- **certain line nowbere distinctly marked in "nature, and always exposed to the invasion "of barbarous tribes, abandoned a whole “region which had previously been an- énered, and fixed the Orange. River as
the northern frontier of the colony. was within the limits of the territory so deserted and left without any govern ment that the two small communities to
It
The Foochow Daily Echo of the 8th inst. re- ports that the crops have been refreshed (during the week ending on the 8th) by thunderstorm showers, but there is still a good deal of rain
wanted:
By the annexation of the Transvaal, tho British Empire has been increased by 119,150 square miles
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The Secretary for War has given Instructions that in the event of troops being ordered to The Japanese armoured cruiser, feuma, which i proceed to Clins, every Lacility is to be afforded
was built at St. Nazaire, and which pat in at Spittead to completo her electrical Uttings, left on the 18th it for the Far East.
them to undergo the operation of inoculation againgt enteric lover.
TELEGRAMS.
* DAILY PRESS SERVICE.”
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OUR CUBEESPONDENTS. ]
*SHANGHAI, 14th September, 8.11 p..
power-murder, cachery or stantation alike—is in the eyes of the Boer an acceptable sacrifice to the old Israelitish God he worships. In emancipating the slave und checking the outrages on humanity of the Boer the British Government is in his eyes making an attack on his sentiment of religion; the compact with the Afreen is an unholy thing, equally deserving of divine punishment with the truce made by the Israelites of old with their Amalekite neighbours, and to counteract so impious adam, now on its way North, has been sectired by conjunctions purder, treason, and perjury the Russian Government, although it is steining a deep-ce navel harbour there, us at et LI HUNG-CHANG LEFT SHANGHAI may well be resorted to as in the sight of ing out under the Dutch fag... It is to be used to the national harbour now being constructed
Such was the for deepening Port Arthur harbour..!
at Dover, Heaven positive virtues. impelling concept of the Boer half a century ago, and the present war was the necessary result, as soon as he bethought himself authelently powerful to take up afms against the impious upholders of alien rights.
The French mait of the 13th August skas
delivered in London on tas 14th inst.
During the hours preceling ACOD Saturday there were reported no cases or ths. from plugno.
Major "H. H. Brown, R.A.M.C., Acting Principal Medical Officer, has been appointed member of the Sanitary Board.
Among the departures by the Parramatta we notice the name of Mr. J. Y. Mayston, inspector of machinery at the Naval Yard, who has gone home after three years in the Colony.
Among the invalids who arrived from the nerth the other day in the Jelungit on his way home was Corporal Hammond, of the R. W. F who lost his loft arm at the attack on Titsin. He and his section were sitting on a railway alding when a shell burst near them; and his arm was taken clean out of the socket.
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The French Minister of Maxine has sent o The Dutch dredger Port Arthur, of Better commission to Boulogne, says a Dover corres pondent, to inquire into the feasibility of creat
The Rasian Volunteer Fleet steamer, Nijni Nugegod, which ran on a reef at the Bingle Bead on the 14th ult. with Russian troops on board, has been floated, and towed to. Port Arthur by the Japanese warship Fukunago,
At the rehearsal of the big operations ofrang ed for August's Bankholiday several thousand araud ́oyclists met on the South coast of England to carry out General Sir F. Maurice's scheme for the cyclist defence of that portion of Great Britain. Genel Gulacro was a specta- tog of the operations.
The official Invalide Ragre announces the appointments of General Myloff, Commander of the 20th Infantry Division to the cor mand of the 3rd Siberian Army Corps, and of General Fylippoff, commander of the 11th Army Corps, to the post of Commander of the corps landed in China..
The young European laily who was shot by her husband; Nab Meint, a Binzuese, en bourd the Kanagawa Maru at Singapore a low days ago, under circumstances, already reported in thless columns, was well enough to uppear in court at the magisterial examination, when the
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A Hindon Cemetary has been authorised on
on Military Reserve Land, midway between the Military and Association Litla Ranges and about thirty yards to the north of helize join ing the butts. The Cemetery measures fifty feet square, and its limits have boon defined by wooden pickets.
The other day Inspector Duncan visitoři tha
it. His Worship said he had reason to believe that hardly any of these small, coal-dealers bought their coul properly; they were nothing inare vor loss than receivers of stolen goods, A fine of $100, or two months as imposed.
According to a London telegram dated August 31st, it was on that date officially curti fel that leven cases of bubonic plague had broken out in Glasgow. The British Medical Journul in discussing the subject doubts whether
even the vigilant medical officers of health at our numerous seaports are in a position to deel with imported cases of plague as promptly as desirable. That journal further points out that while there is no need for alarm, it is not con- vinodd that we are not liable to bora cases of plague cecurring in seaport towns and in largo citius, al it urges the Local Government Board to isus information, so that every medical man stall know immediately what to do.
"own, govenment, and are entirely sult-de- "pendent." Quoting from a recent French traveller amongst these regions, the author gives a by no means flattering account of these peoples thus removed from contract with civilisation, which is well worthy of being read and studied after a lapse of near- ly half a century. The bubits of these coal shop at Wanchai which bears the sign of Boers, who have lapsed from a state of civi Wong Jan and Company. Finding a Chinese lisation to a condition little better than that weight 12 per cent. in favour of the purchaser he summoned the proprietor, Tor being in pes. *** of avages, might furnish a novelist with a
fow good scenes. They live in the midst of ion of a weight agt of the proper standard. Th› Inspector explained to Mr. Hazeland on extensive forms, in houses miles from each Saturday that the quan had an English weight other, alone with their wivos and children, which was all right and which to probably used * servants and herds. They have large fami- Wen selling coal to custeniors. The weight lies, the ordinary nuni'er of children being which was wrong he no doubt thed when buying from fifteen to eighteen. They bare chor-etal brought to him by people who had stolen "mons herds. The Kath's sometimes carry "off their cattle. They the Boers mount on "horseback, lonil their grans, and start at once
• lo pursuit of the robbers. They are such excellent markson, and their skill in this respect is so well known to the natives, that There was a row dog the coolies ut Quarry the latter run off the mount they come in Lay Sugar Retinory last week, some Cantonese sight, leaving their booty behind them.everely drubbing some this Chew men, whom "It is a remarkable fact that these wild herds. they outnumbered, one of the defeated party men, living far in the wilderness and alto. being so badly used that he had to be sent to gether beyond the pale of civilisation, had he hospital, fu consequence the Chiu Chew man were afraid to return to work. They went to the head enolie's lense for their wages aird on being refused, as they had not worked the weak out, they appear to have created some dis turbance. At any rate the head coolie eun- moned nine of them to appear at the Magistracyed on Saturday. During the hearing of the case it calao out that previous to their going to the com plainant's house on Sunday the complaint and two of the defendants called at the Central Police Station, Inspector McLounau, who was on duty in the charge room, said that he hoard the complainant promise to pay the men, but that is afterwards refused to do so. Hezos the disturbance. Under the circumstances His Worship discharged the men.
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Two firemen from the U.S.E. de found themselves in the deck in Eumday changed with riotous behaviour in the Hunghom Hotel while druid. Their names were George Nash
A company has best formed and registered for the erection of a new Chamber of Commerce building for London. The subscribers to the memorandum and articles include Lord Avebury, Sir Albert Rollit, M.P., Mr. Tritton, M. P., and Mr. Sandemat
A tremendom heat wave bar swept over por tions of America, the returns being phenomenal in the state and valley of the Mississippi Two thousand harass dropped dead from the beat in the streets of Chicago during the week which ended on the 18th of August.
ON FRIDAY.
Li Hung-chang left tó-day for Trentsin by the China Merchants steamer Anping. sailing under the British Ha
HAD HE A RUSSIAN ESCORT? It is reported that he had a Russian
escort........
This was flatly denied when Ad- miral Soymour enquired, but the German despatch vessel Hela left at the same time.
HIS ATTITUDE,
It is certain that Li Hung-chang will merely register Russia's orders... 20,000 CHINESE TROOPS AT PEKING.
The Gazette (London) kist month had the The official estimate is that there are cer following notifications-Colonel (local Britainly twenty thousand Chinese turcoat radior-General) A.R. F. Dorward, C.B., D.8.0.1
troops remaining at Peking, to rolain the lecsi rank of Brigadier Goneral and appointment of Brigadier-Gonoral on the PRIESTS AND CONVERTS, RESCUED Staff whilst employed in Northern China, Liont-Gonoral) Sir A, Gaselee, K.C.B., A.D.C. to the Queen, Indian Stuff Corps,
subsequent to the arrival of Colonel (local
BY CHINESE TROOPS Chinnufu reports that an encampment of Roman Catholic priests and their converts at Hochion, Chihli, which has been besieged by the Boxers since June, was relieved on
Delayed in transmission,
tons, have had a terrible experience at een. Ond The crew of the Atlantic liner Cymric, 12,552 the steamer's last tryage Int one from Queens the 20th August by the troops sent to Chih- town to Now York in almming fire occurred | li by Acting Viebroy Tiugrung. on board. For thirty-six hours the crow bat- tied heroically against the fames. The fire was confined to the steamer's forehold, and the fumes of chlorine, gas were suffcesting. Ulti- mately the hold was duoded and the fire ertin- guished. Practically no damage was sustained. by the ship,
The death rate in Madria during the week ending the 24th of August was no less then 75 per thousand of the population, er 168 per mille love the mean of the tea previous years. The total number of deaths ans 653, of which 87 were from choleru,These are appallingly high figures," says an Indian journal, “and until the rains full colously we fear that thlugs will not mend. The showers that we have been having lately have been grateful in a way, but they have undoubtedly, born the chief core of incienso of disease and death in Madrus
The August return of deaths in the Colony
The General Orders in connection with the hathat during the monthame by the European and foreign community there died 19 Civilians, Hongkong Volunteer Corps say --With regard of the Army, and 3 of the Navy. The Chi-to the parade and merol out ordered for Bafur- new death numbered 528, 110 of which were in day, the 22nd inst., the Commandant regrets to No. 2 District, 56 in No. 3, and 48 in No. 2. any that since the order was issued, it has benu Chest affections last month claimed 103 victims, brought to his notice that the Aquatic Sports while the plague figures fell to 81, of which 15 of the Victoria Recreation lab are to be held wew in No. 9 District. The principal death-
en the afternoon of that day, and that a con- rates per 1,000 per azuiuz were:British and Foreign Community (Civil) 25, Chinese Co- manity, Victoria Land 254 and Heiboer M.3; Chiness Community, Whole Colony, Land 25.3. Boat 27, Land und Beat 95,5, British, Foreign, and Chinese Community, exelading Army and Navy, 25.5.
siderable number of members of the Corps have been training for and wish to attend the Sports, He therefore thinks it desirable that the parade
and each cut le cetized until Saturday, the 29th September, when it will take place in any event,
A detailed scheme has been 'sancticed by the
LONDON, 15th September, 8.40 p.m.
GERMANY AND THE YANGTZE. The Cologne Gazette in u manifestly semi- often! communique strongly repudiates the allegation that Germany has ambitious and self-secking pluas about the Yougtae.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, 1th September, 8.10 p.m.
LORD ROBERTS'S PROCLAMATION.
Lord Roberts has issued a proclamation. to the Boers to the effect that Mr. Krager has formally resigned and that futher struggle is useless. There are 15,000 Boer prisoners, and none of these will be released until all combatants surrender un- conditionally,
GUERILLA WARFARE TO BE.
SUPPRESSED). He warns them that vigorous intasures. will be taken to stop guerilla warfare.
VILJOEN TEMPORARY CHIEF.
It is reported that Potha is unwell and that Viljoen temporarily commands the
BIG CAPTURE OF FOOD, AND AMMUNITION.
General Buller has captured Spitzkop with 300,000 lbs. of food and 200 boxes of
The additional particulars which have reach-Government of India for the organisation of us regarding the damage caused to the the mule and pony transport to be purchies stancer Canton Raving the recroit typhocu showed en mobilisation, to expand what is kept op in Boera. thai the vessel fured worse this was at first re-peace-time into full corps, states a Simnis des ported. She left Hainan on the 9th inst., and patch ander date August 31st. It includes the at once met with a steadily increasing wind and raising of an exits pack male corns to take its sea with heavy rain. For forty-eight hours the place in the transport of a field army, of the corps ship laboured Leavily, and on Tuesday morning á smbelance riding mules already sanctioned, and also the addition of certain extra supervision ahevy sea swept away the after-saloon. Then
efter sy wared everything from the deck establishments for animals collected in excese of ammunition: and while the storm was at its height to the Erst fequirement. The establishment of a Chinace on heard refused to obey the orders of Pack-ninle cadre when expanded will comprise the European cf cars, who had to do the best 40 mules, 192 of which are to be kept up por- they could to sure the ship. During the after. Kanently, all under a British Officer, 1 British neon the quadrant carried away, and the rud. NC. Offices and 28 Native Officers. That der went by the board. An improvised steering for a mule cadre for a Cavalry Brigade will gar was made by means of wires led to the include 360 carts, 026 males and 365 drivers under a British Officer. 76% of these ranles and 200 of the drivers will be engaged when mobili setion is ordered British Officers.commending the Transport Corps will receive Rs. 300 in ad dition to the Stuff Corns pay of their rank, while British Warrant Offcere brought in on expansion will get Rs. 30 mcnthly in addition to the duperimental pay of their mak. ————–
LONDON, 15th Roptmber, 8:40 pm,
GEN FRENCH MAZES A GREAT
Golenil Frulich surprised the Boers a Bazterton and captured a supply depot, 100 prisoners, and 48 locomotives, as well as releasing 82 British prisonS,
GENERAL NEWS.
"all heard of the Crimean war. In the even- HoNetoxa, September 171b, 1900
**ing when the day's work was done, nothing EARLY in the year 1857 the French Go-pleased them lætter than to hear about it. versucut, having grievanera of its own to "They know absolutely nothing of politics, ertify, took advantage of the British ex-They hear little of what is going on in the pulition to Chima to join in seeking reworld. They read their Bibles and abuse dress of that ubstinate and wanghadel the English. Round these two pivots nation; and on the 27th May, forty-free turn all their thoughts. Dutch to the core, years ago, the French first-class filgate in all their feelings, hatred of the English Aadaciens set sail from Touhn, baring on constitutestheir nationality. It was this feel board Baron Gros and his secretary the ing which led then to emigrate to the outskirt Marquis De Mogg The Auicense was auf the colony, and caused the exodus from ship of the then most modern type, and, in Port Natal, a phenomenon full of interest addition to carrying a large armament, was in the history of humanity. This event bas propelled by a hereyedriven by engines of "been recetated by one of themselves in the 900 horse power, neinal. Steami navigy style of the historical books of the Old tion was only then beginning to be applied "Testament." Pastoral nomads have every- to ships of war, and it therefore need cite where long nenories; the Kirghese wanderer but little surprise to leanf that it was not over Central Asia sings to-day of the glorious and Jeha Halsica. When charged ash wins hes, and in this-magper the vessel was till the very end of July that the voyagers deeds of a Gughis Khan; and the Bour caid he was draak but not riolers. Halten weered through the gale over 200 miles, reached the Cape of Good Hope, having ex- oblivious of what has happened in the denied being drunk, adding that he merely Fortunately the weather moderated on the perienced by no means pleasant weather on incat while, still in memory goes back to the tried to quell a disturbance which was going Wednesday, and the Canton was able to reach the journey. As the ship End to spend some seventeenth century when DRAKE and VAR en in, the hotel. The landlord's story was port in safety. It is recognized that the vessel time refitting, and as the Marquis was a TROMP fought for the commercial supremacy that at five oelek the previous evening was sared wholly through the indefatigable keen, though on the whole friendly, eritie of the world. The rooted antipathy of the Wash care into his hotel and ask for stuns exertions of Capt., D. F. Lawrence and his wine As the man was drunk be refuret to offers, the Captain homself being on the bridge it is interesting to review his experiences in Boers towards the English has thus, as is
TAPHET 15th September, 11:45 a.IL serve him. Nash then became very angry, and for 72 hours. the light of subsoquent events. Of the always the case, its foundation in a los revengel himself by geing behind the bar and
The death is announced, at the age of sixty. road from Simon's Bay to Capetown, he tells fast, history. Elsewhere the antagonism mashing five or six tumblers. Then Halston
STRONG TYPHOON IN FORMOSA six, of Dr. John Anderson, M.1., LL.D., &c., us that it was one long street dotted with between Dutch and English, which was
came in. He took a bottle of whisky from the
at Buxton. Dr. Anderson was the ma of the
A strong typhoon is blowing and the pretty cottages with verandalis, white-perfectly natural during the great conket counter, drank out of it, and then threw it away,
lato Mr. Thomas Anderson, sstretary to the floods are raging in the neighbourhood. washed walls, and green outside shutters. for supremacy, when more than once Dutch The men attempted to strike him. He told
National Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, in There is an air of plegance about the men-of-war sailed on plunder bent up the them to go away, and because they refused be
which city he was born in 1833. In 1568 ha smallest cot. It is English tidiness on Thames, and even threatened London itself, sit for the police and had them arrested.-Nash
was selected by the Government of India to grafted on Dutch cleanliness." Even then hus ceased, and been succeeded by à general said there were two wen fighting in a lack the Times status, is perhaps the most furious accompany an expedition to Western China vit 100 population of Capetown amounted to sympathy of race and religion. To the Boer room and he interfered --Halston said he never one that harrisited Manila sines the American British and Independent Burnish, in the gone 30,000 of European blood, but what in Southern Africa the succeeding from a chuir and put it away so that the men leading into Manila were broken down, and he was chosen by the Government of India to broke a lot le of whisky. He removed a bottle occupation. All the military talegraph wires capacity of scientific officer. Agaju, in 1874, most struck the traveller was finding that centuries have been a perfect blank. As he who were fighting could not break it. His portions of Manila were unter water for a proceed one more to Western Chins in the the colony had its own government, and descended in the scale of civilisation, the Worship, to the complainant: Why did you whole day, fooling the houses and causing mine capacity as on the former expedition, and The oficial version of Mr. Kruger a fight is alministered its afairs through its own prejudices, not the judgment of his remote. not stop the men who were fighting? Why did much damage to the house of the people. The with instructions to advance from Bhazo to that he has received six months leave to work Parliament without interferofice from Eng-ancestors prevailed, and increasing ignorance you not call in the police-The compliant: banks of the Rio Grande were overflawed to su Shanghai This expetition was attacked by for intervention in Europe. Burger Schalk Jand. That a colony under the circum-rivetted the chain on his intellect. In the went for the police and in the meantime, they alarming degree, and whole rice crops were the Chinese, and was obliged to refrent to Burger will act as President during his absence. stances should remain loyal seemed in, emancipation of the slaves England finally went away-The baron's story was enmewhat destroyed Very little damage was however Baranh. Besides numerous papers on zoology. possible to the Frenchman, who sees severed any bond of fellow-feeling with the different from the landlord's He said Nash do to the shipping, as all the steamers and Ur. Anderson is the author of many indepen the only reason in the fact that it is de Boer which might have found space to develop came in with two bottles of whiskey which he email craft heading, the warning given them, dent werka, among them being A Roport on fci ut in population sad capital, and The reading of the Bible, or rather of the ad bought at the compradoro's shop next to the sought shalter in Cavite Bay or any other spot the Expedition to Western China rza Bhamo, could not ozist without dirent Resistance Old Testament, as their sole acquaintance hotel. He asked him for a corkscrew, and be where they could obtain a good covor. The published by the Government of India in 1871; cause he refused to let him hays the he abused steamer Kongter, Capt. Pooley, encountered Mandalay to Mamien," sa scoount of the two from England, in the way of troops, &c.
him. Then he went up to two or three men very bad weather coming up from Saigon, and expeditions to Western Chins under Colonel negotiations in Chime develop more unity among He of course saw the advantage to England
who were sitting one bench, let them drink, on the 5th Inst. sighted a schooner with a crow fir Edward Sinden an Colonel Horace Browze; the Panera than what has been shown over the of the positions at Table Bay and Simon's
and then threw the bottle on to the floor. This of nine on board in a sinking condition about Anatomical and Zoological Researches in question of the evacuation of Peking, the Unit Bay, which during peace protect her trade,
was all he saw. He did not see any tumblers 15 miles east of Marinduque Cat Fooley lading on account of the soological results of od States will negotiate on their own account. and in war establish for her an overpower
broken.--The two stories ware to contrulletery took the crow off the derelict, which foundered the two expeditions to Western Chins in 1808.
LORD SALISBURY." ghostly afterwards. ing preponderance in the Southern Atlantic
that His Worship dismissed the case.
Lord Salisbury in at Enificid.
with literature has had the effect on the Boer that he uses in himself the representa tive of the "Chosen People" of old, whose privilege it was to purge the soil from the presence of the aboriginal stock. To exter- minate the Kafir by any means in his
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The damage caused in and around Manila by the recent typhoon has been considerable, ac corting to the Mando Times of the 9th inst. Fortunately, up to the time the mail left, no lives had been reported as lost, and very little personal injury had taken place. The storm,
109 and 4876
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 14th September.
OFFICIAL VERSION UF MR. KEU. GER'S FLIGHT
THE POWERS IN CHINA. Great Britian replied to Rasia on Tuesday by declaring that she was not able to agree to the withdrawal from Paking before satisfactory
terma had been arranged with China.
It is declared in Washington thụt unless the