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THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA.
[BY ARNOT REIP.]:
VI.
A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1900
CANTON.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Canton, 25th October.
DEFEATH OF THE IMPERIALISTA.
CONCERNING FLAGS.
MARINE INSURANCEB-Small lots of China Traders are wanted at $52 ex. div. guiti on the 2ith inst. Unions continns out offer and Cantons in doriand at gnotations but without business. North Chinas have found bayers at quotations and close firrn at that rate. Other stocks under this heading unchanged and with no business to report.
THE BOMBARDMENT-NO SUBERNDER,
for our people to put their spoke into railway
JOINT STOCK SHARES. "Well, we went on, and fusily wa had
affairs after Russia has done so much in the
Mr. J. Y. V, Vernon says in his Weekly the big gun brought against us. We will
way of track defence, repair and administration. Share Report, dated Hongkong, 26th October not make a long story of that. We all
What would have been just and proper inter-The notable feature in the market during the know how unpleasant it was to be shelled all
ference a month or two months ago seems now week is the continued advance of liongkong day by a gun throwing a 100-pound shell, and THE PROGRESS OF THE WAKCHOW REVOLT—like the futrusion of a jealous badger. The Lands. A fair general business has been trans- one which I am given to understand by military
humour comes in here that we have all along acted and rates have ruled steady.
BANKS.-Hongkong
and Shanghots remain men, is one of the most perfect pisces of With reference to the Walchow rebellion, been jockeyed out of everything, and have quiet with only small sales at $14 per cent. | artillery that has been made. I think we were of which I wrote in my latter of the 20th ult." been relegated to a back seat in consequence prem., the London rate being unchanged at right to put the women and children down the which was published in your inans of the 22nd, a either of misplaced magnanimity or of sheer £57 59 Nationals have changed hands and "I must now say for words regarding mines. But, let me say, there was no thought certain person lately returned froin Wsichow lack of enterprise, while our rivals have are still wanted at $28. our late Chief Engineer, Mr. Georgo Labram, of surrender. We had a meeting. E sa Chair- gives the following details-The headquarters been laughing at our stupidity: now it is who, with his fellow workers, came to the man of this Company, the Mayor, and some of of the rebels, he says, ara ut Nut Shem, the men their turn to be jockeyed and elbowed out assistance of the defence of this town, the leading citizens, met together, and we sent being scattered about in different encampments, and to have to submit to mild choff. *.
somo at Tam Sah, somo at Ping Shari, some at Bret manufacturing ghells for the military word to the military authorities that we con authoritics when they were deficient in ammunisidered that the situation was serious, But wo Ping Tam and other places. It is not a fact that We are all glad that Shymar has found one tion for their swall guustwells which waswered never talked of surrender. We knew that we
all of them refrained from pillage; some of them bunting in his slips' stores: as far as ocular sncat satisfactorily and afterwards, as you are call keep the women and children down the did rob, and whenever they came across anyone demonstration goes, a Britisher might have taken aware, constructing here, right in the centre mines, and could hold our own, but we speaking Human or Monchu dialect they pro. un oath that all our troops and naval brigades of Africa, a gun throwing a 30-pound projectile, felt that the relief of Kimberley was not ceeded to kill him, though those not speak. travelled without that soful oominudity, just as which, I un told, is equal in all essentials to only the personal relief of ouairas, but ing much dialets were treated lesioatly. A few he might have sworn that it formed nine-tenths anything furned out by Woolwich or Kropps. would change the whole military position, days ago when the Imperial troops, nuder the of the Japanese and French equipment. By We know the results. We were able to compete and that the right thing to do was to strike command of Ma Wai Koo, want to Ping Tam to the bye, did you hear that carious story of the with our opponents, and the town felt perfect from the western border at Bloemfontein and attack the rebels. The latter lay in ambush in flag at the expture of the North-West Fort at idamand at 840 has not been satisfied. China confidence, because at length we ind a piece of
the sugarcane plantations and as the Imperial Taku on the morning of June 17th? A Jap erdnance far, far better than the guns which
troops were marching past discharged a volley of and a British officer reached the dog-staf had been brought against us up to that time.
musketry, which threw them into confusion and together, down cama the Dragon; bat what was It is set to think that the man to whose genius
panic, some being killed and some wounded, to go up instead? Neither man had a flag. The all this was due should be singlet out as the
Many ran away, and others threw themselves into | Jay slipped off his enat, took off his shirt, MINING-Panjoms continue on offer and vietim of the tragio occurrence which so
doep ditches. Upon learning of this catastrophe Laled it, siueurvil a big round circle with the the rate has declined to 82.86 without inducing KONOUR TO WHOM HONGUE IS DUE. shortly afterwards took place, that the one
"Our thanks are due, then, to our citizen
General Lin Pang Shing he army to their blood of a deni Celestial and can up an improvis.yers to come forward. Raubs with a fow settlement shares forced on the markot have man in the town to whom we owed overy soldiers; and they are especially due to Gen rebels had fled to their mountain fastuosos, to substantiate this graeson story hit have rosene: bat before he arrived on the spot the od "Rising Sun." I here unde many enquiries thing, and upon whom wo relied, should have oral French who made that brilliant ride buen taken from us, out of a population of from and relesed 28, itsured the Boers aromat Ping Tam is not far from Weichow city, and failed. Beliove it if you like, but you may de. 45,000 to 50,000 persons. I am correct in this Kimberley, and then,, barely stopping a day as the inhabitants were pante-stricken in censa-pond it will, whether true or false, find its way estimate of the number of inhabitants, because here, got back to Mudder River, to help Lord quenco of the disturbances, the city gate was into the history books, like "Up gurds and at i ruled very quiet.
closed for a few days. It is said that the rebéla ( them," and stay there till some sceptical Dryns- retreated to Sam To Chak to muster n large dust arises to confule it by negative disproof. force again to oppose the Imperial troops. The 1 was lamenting that the blue of the Union Acting Viceroy, Tak Sow, hearing of the repeated Jack procluded similar improvisations to our old defents of the Imperial troops, has ordered Gen-friend M, when he remarked "Nonsense,quired for at quotation without bringing any eral Chiang Wai Lam to take the On Yung regi-Kill an aristocrat?",
Pretoria. The results have proved the correct, ness of that view; today the whole military situation is different and we feel sure that be. fore long order will be restored throughout this country. (Cheera).
the Init census of the military authorities. Kitchener in those further operations which are after the departure of the natives from the
stili going on. We thank our military as compounds, showed over 45,000 people. Yet sistants in the defence, but we insist upon it that pendent and whose mechanical genius had In conclusion 1st me say how thankful we this cu man, upon whom we were all to do the defence line been a defence by citizen soldiers. achieved this remarkable result, was snatched are that the War Offles at home has at last from our midst and on the surface it would sent us Lords Boberts and Kitchener, for monts, and General Foo Chan Hoi, the lato appear that the reward of his labours was this dreadful exlamity that put an end to his career forget that in our tirest moments be worked for us right and day, and that his wonderful akill in utilising the resources here obtainable, produced something which is, I believe, with
But his record will remain, and we shall never
we, as simple civilians not versed in military acties, only know that since their arrival a completo alteration has taken place; and finally, would submit to you this thought, that when we look back upon the troubles wo have gone through, and especially all that has been suffor-
and Luk Hin, and his brigand-soldiers, to brigand chief, together with his A.D.C.'s, Luk
cope with the rebels, on the principle I suppose of "Set a thief to catch a thief."
WAICHUW BEFUGEES AT CANTON,
LOOT THE DEÑORÁLISER.
at last: I suppose. like the acpture of Tientsin The expedition to Puotingfa has started and Peking, it will end in an ergie of lost. You have no idea how loot demoralises both inen und ulcers: it infects them as
FICE INSURANCES-Hongkong Fires have been placed at $995. Chinas contine on offer at 580 without bringing any buyers on the market. SHIPPING.-Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have ruled rather quieter with sales and sellers at $324. Indos with a fair demand and business haev advanced to $88 after sales at 887 Dang lusca have remained on offer at $41, but a mall Manilas and China Mutuals unchanged and without business.
BEFINERIES-China Bapars remain steady te firm at $107. Lugoas ruinam trelanged and without busine
LATE TELEGRAMS.
"OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD
·SERVICE.-
THE CRISIS.
Tiantain, 17th October. The Russian Legation will return to Poking on Friday next. Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister, intends to leave on the same day,
Tientsin, 19th October. The German Minister vop Mumm will remove the Legation to Paking; he loaves Tientsin with his staff in a few days.
A dospatch from Daochow, a town nour the northern border of Shantung, reports that the allied troops, who had gone to Paotingin to disperse the Boxers, have advanced beyond that city pursuing them to the border of Sluntung.
A telegram received from Houma by Chinese at Shanghai reports that Kang Yi las con mitted suicide in the district of Wensi Shanel, where he was left sick by the court the other day.
Tientsin, 20th October, The German Minister von Mumm left Tien- tsin to-day; he expects to reach: Peking on Monday next,
From Peking it is raporteil that 28 Russians have repulsed 606 Boxers who mais an attack en the railway-bridge at Lanekou.
It is further reportest that near Shanghai. kwan Gorman and Russian troops have fought with Boxors.
Berlin, 17 October. THE EMPRESS FREDERICK, The state of health of the Empresa Fralorick lower sales. Jolebng havo changed lands at raled weaker with sellers at $55 and reported has improved considerably. In the meantime the Roichskauzier. Prince Hohenlohe, the quotation in small lots, Coletorians. Queens Secretary of Interior Count Posadowski, as also and Olivors unchanged and without businoshare arrived at Homburg near Cronberg. The the Princes Bitel-Fritz and Adalbert, of Prussia The market generally under this heiding has King of Saxony and the King of Sweden are
DOCKS, WHALVES Asp GoDowns-Hong- also staying at Homburg. kong and. Whampot Docks continus neglected with sellers at 543. Kowloon Wharfs remain quiet at $84 without sales. Wanchais are still
shares on the market.
LANDS. HOTELS AND BUILDINGs-Hong- kong Landa lave again been in strong demand, and a fair number of shares have changed hunds and at $194 and 8134 for Jaundry. Markot at $186, $187, 188, 189, and $190 for cash, close steady at $100 and at equivalent entirely out of the market. rates forward. Hotela continue neglected and West Points remain on offer at 851 without any sales
In consequence of the Waichow rebellion, over measles did the South Sea Islanders and in report. Humphrey's have slightly improved to 311 with small sales. Oriental Hotels have rate
ont precedent in the history of warfare. Yoned by the women and children, we have this hundred refugees, young and old, male and my opinion does them as much harm. It is found bayers at $56, und close stoudy at that
have, therefore, the position, so far as this Company is concerned, that we did our duty by this community, a commianity to a great extent made up of our own people, and our own work. men. I believe the population of Kimberley includes 84,000 to 15,000 whites. Our work- men number 2,100, their women and children another 4,000 so that we represent almost
satisfaction that we have done our best to preserve that which is the best commercial usert in the world, the protection of Her Majesty's flag. (Cheers)
PRESENT FINANCES. "It has been suggested to me that it would be well for me to refer to our #nan. cial position at the present time. During
holders are well aware, been working our mines,
female, speaking Walchow and Tong Kim dialects, have arrived at Canton shabbily clad and apparently in great misery. They have
gone to the North and East gates seeking Huccour and accommodation.
PROTECTING THE NATIVE CHRISTIANS,
The French gunboat Vigilant returned from Shek Loong yesterday and related that the
there have bean suppressed and some pecuniary
just pitiable to hear our fellows talk in these days, and I hear other nationalities are just as had at mess nothing else is spoken of bat loot and promotion.
A TALE OF ENTERPRISE.
I hear that, your Hongkong broker, has had a big, stroke of luck: he is said to late longlit from Russian officer
Black Bagle conferred by Emperor William on
COTTON MILLS-Hongkongs have been placed in small lots at 84, closing with solo Quotations for the Northern Mills are taken from the latest Shanghai circulars,
MISCELLANEOUa.-Green Islands continuo weak at 819, with sales and sellers. Watsons, Electrics, United Asbestos, and Watkins are on offer but without business. Dairy Fazans have changed hands, and are enquired for at SB1; mands payment of a dividend of $1 per share,
have declined to $625. and carrying forward $3,085.35. La Favoritas
Mexos.-Hongkong Electrics second call on new issue payable on 1st prox. Hongkong Cotton & S. Co., extraordinary meeting on llu November, to consider the financial position of the Gozopany.
THE REICHSTAG.
The German Reichstag has been summoned
for the 14th of November. The Emperor will open it himself with a speech, in which he will
refer to the China question,
BETROTHAL OF THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
The Press discassos with great satisfaction the betrothal of the Queen of Holland to Prince Henry of Mecklenburg.
BARONESS VON KETTELER. Baroness von Kettelor, the widow of the murdered German Minister. is expected to arrive in the United States of America on November
Berlin, 18th October. PRINCE HOHENLOHE'S RESINATION. The Reichskanzler Prince Hohenlohe has handed in his resignation to H. M. the Emper or owing to ill health. (Prince Hohenten over 81 years old.) His Majesty accepto the resignation uud appointed the Secretary of For- eigu Affairs. Count Bülow, to bo Chancellor of the Gorman Empire.
Berlin, 19th October. COUNT VON BULOW'S APPOINTMENT. The appointment of Count Bülow as Reichs- development of the China question. In Ger-
half the white population and most of the the last four months we have not, as share. / anti-Christian riots reported as having occurred for $3,000 the Order and Insignia of the this Company's report just published rocom. kanzler will be of great influence to the further thanked for our services, as we have been while our expenditure has almost continued Resistance has been given by the local officials Kwang Hsu, zogether with an autograph letter, writing off $4,662.14, placing to reserve $5,000 many it finds the approval of all parties.
for the temporary relief of the poor persecuted Count Walderson is very desirous of recovering Christians. The French Consul is doing his best the valued gow-gaw and asked--to name his to press the claims for indemnity on behalf of price. £2,000," said the enterprising specula the native Christians, and it is to be hoped that ere long the matter will be settled to the satisfactor; and on dit he will get it. I do not tion of all parties concerned.
we did our duty by the place, and we are pleased that our exertions have met with the approbation of the members of the community other than our own employees. We merely did our duty.
property in this place. And when we Bage by the Mayor and Town Council, I am at the same rate; as against the natives who bound to reply We were helping ourselves; have been paid off there has bean the relief work. The only saving there has been is in fuel, and against this there has been ne return of diamonds. We owe the bank to-day £218,000; our liabilities in London for debenture interest and sinking fund amount to £270,000; our for the halince of February and "I believe, however, that by our assistance March total 1600 dynamite factory we hare imaterially helped to intain the 125,000; provisions and coal ordered we troops attacked the rebels at Ping Tam, the defence of this town. And when we come ordered large shipments of cos from sider this matter of the defence of Kimber England, as yo believe it will be some time
THE DEFENCE OF KEYS
EXPONSAS.
Centon, 25th October, 5 p.m.
AN IMPERIALIST VICTORY AT EAST.
guarantee the verbal accuracy of all this fiet- sam and jetzain thrown up by the soothing of war; I can assure you however that it is not more in-d In any case it is better stuff to write about that my nonal inanitles.
ALICE AND NETHERSOLE-
HOSPITALS.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial sud
. RUSSIAN RAILWAYS IN CEN-
TRAL ASIA,
In the Doily Chronicle Mr. Henry Norman describes an interesting railway journey along the Russian lines from Baku through the Trans- Caspian military district to Bokhara. From his narrativa we extract the following-
Nothing impresses you so much on this
DECORATIONS FOR THE N. CHINA FORCE.
A large number of sailors and marines, who have taken part in the fighting in North-Chins, have been decorated by the Emperor.
XEUGER LEAVES AFRICA.
The ex-Fresident of the Transvaal, Kruger, has left Africa to-day for Europe,
END OF A STRIKE.
The strike which broke out immediately after the shipment of the troops affecting especially the coal-districts has come to an end.
20th October. THE ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT. Germany and Great Britain have come to an understanding with regard to China. This agreement will be of the greatest importance
ley, it really is not a bad record. You must from the mines in the Colony-£100,000; and officers and two generals taken prisoners. H.E: Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with Trans-Caspian journey as the names of 'the for the future. All rivers and coastports shall
before an adequate supply can be obtained remember that it was a defence practically sus- tained by citizen soldiers. Our garrison con. the cash purchase of the New Bultfontein Com sisted of about 4,500 mess of all arms, and when pans the negotiations regarding which are we consider that out of this number the mili. practically closed and which will practically tary authorities contributed about 500 men to give us the whole of the four mines-£125,000. whom we express our most cordial thanks 1 These liabilities show a total of £798,000, against think the fact will be recognised that it is the which we have diamonds valued at £167,900, brant of the work that has fallen upon onr sitizen this giving a soldiers. Our poets have lately been exercis Against this we have a reserve fund of about ing their talents on military themes and 11,200,000, so that we renew work with an asset would offer a suggestion to Mr. Rudyard of about £600,000.” (Applause,)
Kipling that he should devote his thoughts
to a lay of the Citleen Boldier. I think we
debit balance of £631,000-
(To be concluded)
made fair defense. We do not claim to THE NEW JAPANESE CABINET. have performed exceptional deeds of heroism,"
but for four weary months the citizen, members From a despatch from Tokyo - we learn of the dafonte force have sat on those heaps, that the Ministerial change has at last been of- fested in the Japanese Gorerament, the new and day in, day out, they have cheerfully carried Minhtry being organised, as had been expected, ont the obligations which they undertook. under the Premiership of Marquis Ito. The Then if you turn to these citizens who joined personnelle of the new Cabinet comprises -----
will find that theirs too Premier, Marquis. Ito. our mounted forces
is not a bad rocurd, even from a military point of view. In three short picks, out of an offse tive torce of 700 men, there were nearly 120 who Lew lie in yon gravo-yard, or who were
Minister of Finance, Viscount Watanabe, who occupied the same portfolio in time of the Marquis's Cabinet previous to the late Yam- agata Ministry,
Affairs, Mr.
Later news has reached Cantou to the effect that on the 20th instant, at 6am, the Imperial fight lasting till noon. The Imperial troops wore victorious, several hundreds of the insur gente being killed, four or five of their leading Wa, the Commander of the Imperial army, him self took a sword and beheaded 60 to 70 rebels. He led his troops back to Hwang-Sha and re- ported his victory. The civil and military officials were much elated and congratulated him heartily.
As I write this I am told that the troops are coming hark it boats towed by staat lanches, amid a great firing of crackers.
TIENTSIN.
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
Tientsin, 10th October, - The following extracts from a private lotter, dated Tientsin, to-day, tasy interest some of your readers
A. PUZZLING SITUATION, The public situation illustrates confusion
worse confounded, and every new move by any one player in the political chois-board woone only to mystify the student and to darken policy. Muister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. T. Kato. I hear on authority so excellent that I am severely or slightly wounded. The work ther tormerly accedited to the Court of St. James forced to believe it, that the Russians four days! ae Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
did during the earlier portion of the siege was potentiary ns you are sware, materially assisted by the
bravery of their leader, the late Major Scott Turner, I read the account of the fight in
On the Saturday, as en remember, he took redenbt, with 40 men under his command, and came tack with 20. Boer prisoners. On the Torsday he found that the redoubt and been sgaia cecepita by the Bosis and he again at tempted to take that redoubt, this time with 70 men. In so doing he lost his life, and of the
thanks the following donations to the funds the Hospitals:- Kwong Wing Sang Compradore to Douglas Lapraik & Co. Robert Jack Sui Kat Yus Shing Shan Lai Leo Coy Hang Too
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of places at which the train stops. Most readers, by all means be kept open for all nations. Ger- for instance, will remember how the word many and Great Britain declare, that they do **Merv" once rang through England, how the not desire any territorial advantages in China, fears of some people that Buasia meant to seize they guarantee that Chino shall under all cir it, and beyond it, all Central Asia, gave cumstances remain intact, even in the case of 10 rise to the sarcastic adjective mervonandás”; one or more Powers trying to obtain territorial
how Bussis sured us that she did not mean advantages. Germany and Great Britain have-
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CHURCH SERVICES,
to take it; how she took it soon afterwards; father come to an understanding with regard to and how she built from it a line with no other their own interests in China, so that it is im- possible object but, should need arise, to harry probable that now difficulties will arise between troops to Herat. Well, the train slackens them in the future. They have asked the other speed on the second evening, dasws up to a Powers to join this agreement. long platform full of brilliant uniforms whose wearers are escorting elogant ladies, while a band strikes up a gay tube; you pass a row of brightly-lighted offices where rows Df
clerks and telegraph-operators are at work, and your window atops exactly opposite the word "Mery over the central doorway. You cannot quite believe it. But it is a fact, and so is the branch- lize that runs from here to Kusikinaki Post, on the very frontier of Afghanistan, less than sighty miles from Harst, with no natural
Matina (11,0 m.) obstacles between the two. This is the famous
Responses, Tallis; Venite, Hooper: Fsalms, Hurghab Branch," named after the river which Gilbert, Stewart, Woodward and Mornington 8161 creates the great Merv pasis, and the utmost Te Deum, Calkin in D.; Benedictus. Camidge
·PROPOSED ADDITIONS TO THE INDIAN ARMY.
5
28.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
88. Simon and „Jade's Day. 29th October (20th Sunday after Trinity,)
Evensong (5.45 p.m.)
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, Wost Point.
secrecy is rigorously preserved shout it. No in E.; Anthem, “What are these?" Stainer ; foreignor but one, and he by necident, has ever Hymns, 308 and 426. travelled over it, and not a scrap of information can be had oficially about it. At present u Responses, Tallis; Psalms, Purcell; Magni tsin runs down the branch twice a week, doing feat and Nane Dimittis. Tarle in F.; Hymns, It is apparently now defintely settled that the journey of less than two hundred miles 432, 265, and 431: Vesper Hyman, Steame ago restored the Palaces to the Chinese, and that
some more native regiments are to be raised to in something under twenty hours. There is no Voluntaries, Festal March, Caldin, “Berconse, Minister of Home Affairs Baron Suyemsten, after an interval of one day the British went all the gaps created in the establishment of our commerce of any kiud—it is simply a military Delbruck. ex-Minister of Communications in the leat Ito in and took them over from the Chiness: Now Native Army in India, by the loan of certain line intended to threaten Indis. Some day, Cabinet.
corps for colonial service, states the Indian however-and my own opinion is that this day Minister of Communication, Mr. Hoshi, what can an average make of a move
Daily News, Whether the new regimente are will come sooner than most people think it which he was killed, and I could not believe my formerly accredited to Weslington as Envoy like this? Is it a made up bit of play, to to purely local corps, that is to say. will be a line in the great railway cluain uniting eyes. I suppose it was owing to what is termed Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, between the two Powers, ori Codlin turps raised only for service in a partien-Europe and the East... the military censorship, but I read in the and the admitted leader of the defunct Liberal proving to the Chinamon that he, and far colony, or whether they will be placed Whatever room. for emotion you have left is 28th October (20th Sunday after Trinity),
Party
Matina (11 a.m.) Times that there had been a reconnaissance
Minister of Justice, Baron Kaneko, anot Short, is their friend? Why is Russia, on the footing of ordinary native regiments, filled by the sight of the station of Bokhara
Hymn, 6 Venite, Hawos; To Deum, in force, during which Major Ecott Turner Minister for Agriculture and Commerce in the after a display of savagery on the Chinese a question apparently still undecided To This former home of the most savage and
the first alternative there are obviously exclusive fanaticism in the world is not seen Woodward, etc.; Jubilato, Crotch; Hymns, 62, lad lost his life. What are the real facts last Ito Cabinet.
rustics unexampled in the last half century, serious objections. Such local corps would from the railway, for the Russians thought it 326, and 369. Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, Mr. mddenly wheeling about and coquething with be to all intents and purposes regimente safer to avoid the immediate neighborrhoed of
Evensong (6.30 p.m.) Y. Hayashi (ex-Minister of Communications Mandarins? Why this costing of Laoutaide the Native Army, like the Hongkong the city, so they laid their line ten miles away
Hymn. 329; Magnificat, Robinson; Nage in the list Okumajadem re desig
Minister of Education, Mr. M. Malanda (ex- Hang-chong, the withdrawal of Bank and Regiment, the Mauritius Artillery, etc. Al- and all you see is a neat stone station, a little Dimittis, Hilla; Hymns, 75, 13, and 29. Minister of Finance in the last Okuma Cabinet) Legation to Tiantain, the auxiety to get hold of ready recruiting for these outside corps, where settlement of wooden houses, and a couple of
the men get increased pay, has exercised R
droschkies awaiting passengers. In the mall The Mission launch Dayspring will call on The portfolios of War and the Navy stood out the Bailway in its entirety from Newchwang to haneful effect on recruiting for the Native hours of the next morning you reach the junc- the ships on Sunday morning between 9 and of the political whir, it being almost impossible for party igeix to change the affairs in those Peking! If Manchurin only is the object, Army Froper. Any further extension of tion of Chornayevo, whence one line gues north 10.30 to take men ashore for the services. The departments I may be canitted that this aurely there is no occasion for this sudden outside recruiting is, therefore, to be strong to Tashkent, and another due east to Andijan, answering pennant may be hosted,
ly deprecated.
As regards the and taking the northern route you are in Task- 70 men he took with him only 20 got back an- change is the first instance of a party Cassumption of ursine friendliness towards the Panjai and Bengal, we here an ample kent, the administrative centre of Turkestan, 30 killed or wounded. binet, strictly speaking, in the history of Chinese goat. No European power is going supply of rare fighting material to draw and residence of the Governor-General, at aino
the Japanese Government, almost all the Very few people know these facts, and I tako ministers being the members of Flat Seiyuerto quarrel with Rusia over Manchuria, and upon for the raising, of new regimente for o'clock
our Native Army. Since writing the above, Ton have thus travelled 1,158 miles in about this oppertunity of placing it on record, that (Constitutional Political Association), organ- Chinoss anxiety will not allay Japanese anxiety wo have learnt that the composition of two of sixty-five hours, to the very heart of Asis. 70 citizen soldiers of Kimberley went to take ised and prended over by the distinguish-in that question.
the three regiments, which are to be added to Except for the first hundred verste, where old the pipes. that position, and that out of that number there al statesman. How the reins of the Japanese
THE SHANRAIEWAN AFFAIR.
the Native Army, has been definitely decided ralls were laid, the truck is solid, the roling that they're charged for it. Government, will hereafter be bold, how the were only 20 who were able to creep away alive, diplomatic complications will be solved, and how
We hear of ructions, the other day at Shan-
on, One of them, to be numbered the 4let, stock good, and the spoed excellent. Absolute
WHITE AND SOUND TEETH ROWLAND'S in to consist entirely of Degras. The other, to peace and security reign where so Juara. That is the the Eastern (or rather Chinese) pretios will baikwan. The British, Ghuman, and one be numbered the dulle, is to be composed of four ago after barbarism prevailed. Agriculture ODONTO is the best and purest dentifrice, being place, and I think be fault with may well call for the attention other Admiral were at the Railway Station to companies of Punjab, Muhamedan, two of Pa especially the production of cotton has already warranted free from any acid or gritty lugredi it may now go forth, to the world without in of the Powers interested in the Far East — receive the Rusgan Granered when he arrived by this and two of Labana Sikha,
ontstripped the capacity of the railway. The ants; it whitens and preserves the teeth, end- Contributed,
military advantages which the line coafers are cutes the formation of tartar, removes spots of any way prejud
military
truin, with his soldiers." They
too great and too conspicuous to call for men incipient, decay, polishes and preserves the deep debt
urbanity incorporsted, and the more their guest, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, famed and fidrobed at the anes
tion. It is a daring enterprise, magnificently enamel, sweetous the breath, induces a healthy execated Physical difficulties and diplomatic action of the gums, cansing them to assume the more polite they
obstacles have been alike disregarded. More-brightness, and colour indicative of perfect over, it is but the beginning of what is to be in soundness HOWLAND'S ERRENCE OF TYLE 18. this part of the world. No thoughtful for the best preparation for dyeing the hair a perm eigner can make the journey without conceiving ment brown or blackAsk Stores and Chem-
profound admiration of Russia's courage and ista for BOWLAND 2 articles, of $7,
scathed - there were, i
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steamer Chelantro, from
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Colonel Park, who commanded the 1st Davons at Flands Langte and Ladysmith and let them to the charge at Wagon Hill, in s humorous reference to the siege fare at Ladysouth, said mule was perferable to horse, but ozen which had spent that Bree in Iransport service could only be eaten with the help at a hatoket na
a profound respect for her powerr,
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"What was the trouble at that house where: the complaint came from? asked the super- intendent of the gas company. Inspector: Nothing much I found antipeda in one
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Garden, London.
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