soon took refuge from the heavy fire by going in behted Cavite. The figship moored and the a larger vessels tolowed her eximpla. The carmiga wis leuifis sad before the fat circle bad been completed the Don Juan de Austria began to soitle down sem first. Het Sttag sul conllamed and shortlys sfier-fighting gallantly to the last and with all her colonte Bring she sank with ali band+,
The Reina Christina sid Castilla, alded by the forts and by tushes from the smaller gan Boats, were sustaining a vary heavy fire. As each vertel came abeam on either side she would appear a mass of flame and smoke end for
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1898.
When her husband went out on the verandah ha did not speak in a throateding tose. He only said "Whay, thir, Jalco 7#
At this page on the application of Inspector Hanson the case was adjbwned und! Wednes day, the 18th inst at a p
Dering The rinse his fances was giving hat evidence prisonas broke down completely and his land sobe caused very paintal sensation. The Court was crowded with Portuguese during the heuring and the caso appeared to cause very much intercal, both parties being so well-known
kurs,
ON THE ROAD TO WEI-BAL-WEI
few seconds nothing could be seen. Round and round went our-flent, keeping good order, each vital slowing as she got the range and pouring in her fire. The R. Chrising | [WITH AFOLOGIES TO THE PORT OF "THINGS was set on fire by a shell but continuad to work
AS THEY ARE."] ter guns.
A report went round that she hauled her colours down, but if the did they word holsted aguia for she was still Stlag wben, she went dowɔ̃ at Der moorlogs a mass of flame. By this time several gun-boats behind Cavite had bean tunk, the Cafflila had been on fire twice and the fled from the forts war_slick ag. At 8.05 ... The Olympia come on! o the setlen having completed four of trase deadly circles, the other boats followed, the crews cheering loudly. The Cartilla about this time broke out in flames and became a total wreck.
I omited to meniloa that early in the en gagement two submarine mines were fired, but in cach case the vessel had passed the danger rons. At 11.30 .. the fleet handed by the Bakti- more reopened fire on the foxtr. The vessels lay off the forts and poured whole broadsides into them at short rangs At x pm, the white flag was hoisted at Cavite and the bombard- ment was over.
The ships drew off and anchored <ff Manila where the white flag was alro hofsted. When the_Olympia signalled that not a men had been killed on our side throughout the battle the bursts of cheering wers choimout,
The Emeralds with Reld of the China Mail on board arived to-day.
It is difficult to calmate the Spanlah less but It must be over 1,000. Everybody is of the
oploton that the Spaniarda fought very bravely and that they fought and died fike men.
THE CAINE ROAD. MURDER.
The bearing of the charge of monder agains: the Portuguese clerk Osorio was resumed at the Magistracy to-day before Capt. Hastings. R.N., Mr. Grist again appeared for the defendant.
Glafco Postalo sixte! that she was lying at a West Terrace, Caine Road on the night of the gik Inst. Defendant was ber donila and she On Mon- was engaged to be mariled to him. day he came to see her at West Terrace at 5.30 p.m. They had a quairel that day. Defen- dant Insionated that Mr. Jesus was paying ber attentions. They were to have been married on the 28th inst. She did not know if defendant had spoken to Mr. Jesus about blas paying attenzions to her. She never bond,defendant threaten Mr. Jesus, but he had threatened her ; he had threatened to kill her but only in joke. Whiness was lo her spom sewing wben dziendant come. He shed her to stop sewing and she then saw a packet wrapped in paper on her bed. On asking what it was he opened it and she saw that it was a revolver. She wanted to take it from him but he wnofi pot give it up She tiled to get from him but falled. They got out on to the verandab and there sat down.
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(Specially written for the Honghang Telegraph)
On the road to Miet-hal-wah.
In the merry month of May, There are twinly British warships,
On the road to]Wel-hal«mel, The road has been a long an
That we've come to Wel-hat-wel ; Bat our plot was no "' wong 'un,"
We call him Salisbury.
There were socks and reefs all round us
For to wreck old England's bark, But the voyage-end has found un
Not so distant from the mark.
Though the clever politicians
Who thought they were in the know, All croaked and growled as usual,
That Great Britain had no show; And they even said thai Rooshin
And France and Germany, Would all up poor old Chlän,
Leaving England up a trea.
"Port Arthur is my mution,"
Sayı one grandson, and he salis And takes iì : "Not a button "Do I carn for Uncle Wales", Says the other (with the Mail'd FuI
"I and God want Kizochow
"I shall send my brother onliest-
"Noble sacrifice, I trow !—
** He will take it ; I would go
"Gladly by the first of frame; "Only I am hampered so
"By a press of telegrams." "My dear boys," zayn'o'd Grandmother
HŪTis & sweet arrangement, qulia, ** Don't fall out with one another,
Look at me, I never fight 1"
"However, just lo show you,
"Just to make my meaning plalo "Just to lay you see I know you
And I wig your little game, "And I'm sure you've no objections;
"In the merry month of May "Mako an accurate inspection
"Of the flag on Wei-hai-wel.
"And. Ob | do not be affruded
"If" (he wirked the ether eye), In prateetlog folds extended
Över forts and town we fly "The ens'gn of an empire
"Ballt by Britons stanach and trus #Never lowered yet ta flags with
"Cross of black or c:ons of blue. --
"Ars your feelings wounded sore ? "If you'ra anything to say, "Go and argue with Seymour, He will be at Wel-hat-wel 1
In the merry month of May, Expostulats with SeymINP
Her cousin, Mist Jesus then came in. Defend-On the road to Wel hat wil, aut then told witness that if she told the whole Irath he would forgl-e her. “She said "In God | in heaven's frath, I never had anything to do with 201 ane, bat In Love with you." Then the whole of the family
came out on the verandah. Her. sant, the mother of Mr. Jesus, also came out. She did not remember what defendant wald to her. After the Bust left defendant asked witness to go with him as he did not want her to remain at West Tarice, She refused to go and they were quarrelling when Mr. Jesus came and wont Into the house, Defendant sw him but oul
took no notice. Next Mr. Jesus came and wald to defendant "What is all this row about, Joao ?" Witness knew no more except that she was palling delendant AWAY and heard me shots fired. She ¿lá zol think there was tay Bruggle between defendant and deceased. Defendant did, bat' thresten de ceased before he fired After examination by the Magistrate as to matters of detall witness said that when be asked her she would not go with him. She did not know where he put the revolver. Probably it was in his pocket. She did rot know that deceased and defendant had quarrelled belore. She had begun to quarrel with defendant some link in March an account of his jealousy of some person she did not know, She had an idea it was Mr. Jeans or somebody else be referred to. Almani every day there were's few words on the same subject of jealousy," Dalcndant had repeat- edly said he would kill the person if he could discover who it was. When she was struggling with defendani some person assisted her to lake the revolver from him. She thought It `was Mr. Jeruz
Maria Theresa de Jesus said that on the evoning of the othInst, she could hear defendant crying in the room sext to hers. It was about $.30. She took no nolico se it was not a strange thing and he used to cry before and ke and Miss Portaria bad been quarrelling daily Gince laut March, At about dinner time she heard somebody running in the next rooms and to aweld trouble she went to a back room. Alterwards she asked Glafira to come in to dinner. She detalled the facts leading up to the crime and told how her mother had been pushed down defendant. She saw her brother'a). wife by coming lata the house and one of her nieces told her her grandmother had been pushed down by "Joan falte nickname for defendant. Then she hesid skole outside, and afterwards the dead body of her brother or the bid
In his room.
Maria Joapha de Jesor, widow of the decessed, disposed that she saw defendant and Glaro on the verandab at the hours on the evening of the gik fost. She heard a cry from one of the nieces that Joan Jalco bad beaten Glaro and thrown her grandmother on the apor. She then told ar to eating the report of firearms and scoleg her husband stagger up three stairs die brought him to chair near by and sent for water. He shook hin hend ihree times and died in her sims. She saw Dr Jordan, Dr. Paulon and
He will drive your doubts away. And the woble British Jack +
He will give you nuža to crack, You'll be hippy to come back,
All your doubt quila flown away, Argument you will not lach.
On the road to Web-hat-wet
Mr. Thomas Atkins do le
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On the road to Wel-hal-wol | And the gunnets and the follies All are travelling that way Our old fighting chum, the "Sahb"
Wanis a look-in, you can bet, As a backer in a " grab"
He's as good as you can get.
*
Of course, we only "leased "It,
We don't latend to play,
If you doubt un-look at Egypt
We will chuck it any day...--- We'll evacuate with pleasure,
Certainly Without a doubi li When our many friends take measurem
Wuk access, to turn us out,
A
Merely 'tis 'n naval station,
Such at one time was Hongkong. Looking at one old traditions,
Surely then I can't he wrong ; ||re I dream of a great sea-port
And a busy crowded bay, A "bulwark of the Empire"
With a name like Wei-hai-wel.
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And the Jews and German træčera
They will flock thuig as of old, Leaving Kisochow and Arthur
Port severaly fo the cold-
As in Hongkong, 'Un the fashion
When by business cares oppresă, When you want a mild sensation.
Or un atmosphere oftest ;
Or, maybe a lila flatlar,
You depart to "old Macao So the perpts of Welhal-wa!
Will make use of Kischow. And the joyful " Zingis Tangis,” And the Gärten mit the Fler Every are with the old legend
"Englich fet gesprechen. hier."
And the Dante-Haus and Carlso
They will one and ali bo skarn To catch you on a beano"
When you're any cash to spar. When Grand Dukes and Printa
- Will completa the bright artsy Of the numerous stizacions
For the folks from Wai-habwe).
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On the road to Wet-hat-wif
Sema day you will hear them say 2kaf a Prince what name ti-{wkleper --
Tell li not in. Wel hal-west §}~~- Can recite you in a conter
The whole of !! Tam o' Shanter 1a Which At learn no matter how
On the road to Kisschow While he lingered By the way,
another doctor afterwards, and, they unw them Ẩn the merry month of day
body when it had besa romared to the bedroom. - Zhere were man and ships and money, At the Mortuary witness, Glafiro and Kavier *(Take my lifʻand fillord, SonnY)
were together. Her husband and defendant had. On the road is Wet hat wet, seres quarzalled), thay wern" always, friends.
ADMISSION OF A SOLICITOR.
At the Supreme Court to-day His Lordship the Chief Justice, SiriJ, W. Carrington, admitted Mr. Frank Barrington Deacon to practisa as * solicitor in the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
The Attorney-Gential (Hon. W. H. Goodman} said the application was made under section 6 of Ordinance 3 of 1971 and he asked the Cast to admit, approve and enrol Mr. Frank Attorney and proctor B. Deacon as su
The necessary of the Supreme Court. midavit required under the Ordinance had been fled and the necessary paperi were all in order. He had served his articles with. Messis. Deacon and Hastings, and had been duly examined in May lastad he had compiled with all the requirements necessary for him to ask to be enrolled. It gave him (the Attornay. General) very great pleasure to say that the | examiners were of opinion Mr. Deacon had
passed an extremely creditable examination,
His Lordship said that he approved that Mr. Deacon should be enrolled as an attorney and practor of the Court and he had very great pleasure in making the order. He said be wished Mr. Deacoa all access in the practice of his profession and trusted he would have a
very prospeIQUE CATECT,
The Attorney-Gencial also congratulated Mr. Deacos and expressed his best whites for his
future.
REVIEWS.
Monclus, translated by the Rev, A. B. Hutchin- day adds one to the number, and there are res son, and edit) without, however, cimplating 11, | 1 its that six people have died of exhaustion on for great d meallas soon revealed idemselves. | 188. trails, this exhaustion being superinduced One difficulty la that the Chines esunot appre-
by ferng. People in London Thought it was dale such systematic work and appeat rather cold a faw youre back when the ion was senn suspicious to have their revered Classics cut up
us ire waath me London Bildge, but the weather and made into a kind of sunsten. Ano'her diff- then was tropical as compared with what is ex- culty is, that if every one of the Cissles be treated perienced in the pisses en dome reaslass. The worst times are when the wind blows in the in 139 sama way much reptiltion world by un-
voldable and the work become los huity. It travelier's face, bringing snow along with 1). would have been worse, on the other hand, to The warmth of the face melts the slow, the Attempt a continuous commentary. This would cold again freesis the melted snow, and a mark tv thus formed an the fire At the risk of bring bava seq ifted the printing of the complate_text of the authorls'd commentsile ". of extracts from
called the "Ottawa Llar," I may mention, au a other standard works, and finstly a more or less fact, that the los has to be broken to permit of legiby discussion from my Chikitlan standpoint,
bresthing. This is pretty tough, as they say in this country; but there is more to come. I felt no calling to enter into all the hifling quer tions of antiquarian Chinese loro and verbal quib-
The keen wind causes both the month and the bilage about nothing, and arrived at the concia-er to water, and then the water le frosso loa tolesve such work to younger men Fritor between the lips and the eyelids. Can it be wandered that repots of suffering are coming qualified for it. Therenswe liequest by the Gan- Bral Conference of 1890, stirred me again. After la dally? In spite of all this mixery and dan some consideration the plan of the present wark Eor, the cry is, "On Stanley, on!" Reteralag took hold of my mind. Though the whole pro- miners have ceased to say, "Ga back." It is gramme giren in the Index of Vo Ic-mprises fira parte, the two now edited form a work com- picta la fiself. So much of the literaturs, the biztosy and needs of the time as loud case
two parts. It is impossible to get such A work efect in every resp.. Other scholars may produce something belter, There is com enough in China for various works on the Clasica. May this work taken red cerd in Christian charity, and the blessing of our Lord accompany lif
directly on the Classics are already incorporated In there
The Fall of the Sparrow, by M. C. Balfour, There is a touch of unconscious sarcasm London, Methuen & Co., Hongkong Kelly & which is simply delightful in two sentences of
the above preface. "The Chiness cannot ap With LidThis is a rather peculiar work, the preciate such systematic work" and "All the plot of which hinges upon the loves of the wolfing questions of patiquarian Chinese lore and places of a sporting country parnon and the and verbal quibblings about nothing ...., ta opening chapters far surpass those following to love such work to younger men batir qualified tnterest and Henty merit. Towards the end for How many people are there in the East whose lives are misdirected to these trifling the book resolves itself into the backneyed love questions and how many misguided stoologues slo style and one regrets the absence of these prand of being considered "better qualified bright and amusing antics of the children in for it, we would like to know. There is, we the earlier part of their history, The follow. repeat, something to be gained by c.refol study of the Chinese classics but the mething is so lag sketch of the country parson gives a 'good small compared with the labour Involved that li Ides of ene of the chlef characters of the is a din and a shame for able men to waste Loook:-
their lives on such extremely approßtable work, It is not only the Chinese who "t anot appre clate ruch work; most of the educated Chinese would be less unappreciative than all the rest of the civilised world,
"Stephen Forster lived, ate, and drank, with out alint of the latter, if all tales were true, and when seasons permitted, and no more pressing watter came to the way, fulfilled his duties in the opinion of his parish officiently. For they did not expect him to neglect the more argent side of life when I called upon him, to leave the haymaking when the weather was Sae, the СВЕД when it was to be gathered in, to be aby are but in the saddin when the hounds came that way, to stay at home when the fish were rising fo the river; they would not have done these things themselves, and they did not expect them of him. But he damned them from the pulpit fo: a short ten minutes when he had the lelame, sad prided himself upon his sound d:ctrine' which was hell-fire. He swore at the mon with unfalling candour, kept a corner of his eye for a pretty lace, and flagged the boys at the dame-school with his hunting-crop every Satur day as it came sound; he ampted his glass, and sat his borse like a man, and could make a bargain with a nice a dishonesty as any of his neighbours.
The vagaries of the children were many and amusing-
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waste of breath; so they genially remark to passing, Hury up, boys at Dawson there are heaps of gold and lots of work." North-West Mounted Police, who had just got down from Big Salmon River, with special despatches from Major Walıb, the Administrator of the Yakon to thể Canadian Government at Ottawa. He was bronzed and travel-stained, his face bore the marks of the frean north, a mark that a close observer can trace on the fuxiates of all men who have spent much lims in the north, Joyce, the sergeant, got his mark North-West. The Major, be reported, intended. to set out for Dawson Cly at once, and by this time so doubt has established his rale in the gold capital. The Administrator of the Yakon la an empire-builder of the Rhodes and Captain Luged type. He is building up the great north-
and to that our heirs, executors, and assigns | may t'ke over a vast country richly endowed and govered to a motel manner. He proposes to Jpg enough police into the region to estabilib Fists, they miles apart, from the northern to The Mounted Police the resthern boundary. are being grafaully withdrawn from the North- West Teitories for the purpose. Soon there will few Riders of the Pisins, for they will most of them have been transformed into Rider of the Yakan. The police will keep a sharp eye opea for smugglers, and will put a stop to carry ing liquor without a licence.- Pall Mall,
Ist night I met a genial sergeant of the
THE PLAGUE.,
Mrs. Collaço, wife of an employe in the Messigerles Maritimes, died of plague and wa barled yesterday. Owing to the loadequate arrangements, the funeral party had to wait at Bowrington Wharf from 5 p.m. till 8 p.m. before the coffin arrived per launch from Kennedy- town The husband of deceased was removed to hospital to-day.
13. my case and as deaths from plague were During the 14 hours up to noon, 14th May, reported, miklog the total since 1st January (134 days) 1,008 casos and 870 deaths,
Just four years ago to-day (1894) the Sanitary Beard commenced walie-warblög and disinfect- tog for the outbreak of plague. The crac cfficially reputed to that date numbered 97 and the dentka St.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR
MAY.
Meteorological means based on tin years" aðservations to 1893, Barometer................................................................120.857
Thermometer sons76.2
Rainfall................................................võõmath.O
TODAY,
WEATHER REPORT,
Onda
Harometer.4/22+$9254 20.02 Thermometer ............... 81 Humalalty......bəx
Rainfall
134
On date as 4 AM 29.86
75.
87
94
0.18
TO-DAY...
Saturday, 14th May, 1898. Chinese-Eith of Int. 3rd moom of Riih year et
Kwong-.
Jewish-End Viar, 6868. Mohammedan-- Dulkuggia, 1915.
San-Res.................... Skr. 23mbs. Sits, A. SI High water-Morning .......... Ukr. Bimin. Afternoon om åkr. tmbu, Low water-Morning ... Jår. Sela Afternoon ......10hr. BBmia.
ANNIVERSARIES,
1878-Assassination of Okubo-Toshimich!, Mi- aliter of the Home Department at Toko. 1886-Arrival in Hongkong of Sir John Walsham
on his way to Peking, 1897-Battle of Gribova,
TO-HORROW. Sunday, 15th May, 1898. Chloest- 10th of Int. 3rd moon of Dịch year of
Kwong-sü.
wish—93rd Viar, 5888. Mohammedan-färd Dulhagets, 1815.
Sun-Ris. Ekr. 19min.
Satt
anon............n Ohr. 82min. Moon-In Equator Thr. a.m. High water-Morning. 5kr. Simba. Afternoon · min 5hr, Rimin. Low water-Morning dkr. Riuetu, Afternoon mužky: 82mit, ANNIVERSARIES,
1878-Assassination of the Home Minister at
Tokia. 1891-Wreck of the 1.5. Albany at Matsushima. 1896-Disastrous cyclone to Texts.
CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral-Commanion, 7 a.tiy Matins, tam, Evensong, $:45 pm. Roman Catholic CathedralzomMars at 6 aM., 7 am, ́8 a.m. and 9.30 1.m. Benediction, 5 p.m.
Union Church ~-Services, 11 8.m. and 6 p.m. German • Bethesda Chofel, West Point an
Morlug Service, 17 km.”
St. Frands Church, Wanchal :-Mass (Chin.), 6.m., (Port.) 7.30 a.m., Benediction, 5 p.m. St. Joupk's Churck, Garden Road ----Morning
"Service (English); o x.m.
Bladys of the Stewponey, by S, Baring- Gould, London, Melhaes & Co, Hongkang, Kelly and Walsh Limited This tok doca not, as one might be led to Imagine from the strange file, deal with the callary lame achieved by a person of the arms of Bladys in the preparation of horseflesh, but is a tale of the last century, the Stewponey being a small village ins, and Bladys the daughter of its landlord, The plot is a curious conception altogether. In the opening chapters, Bladys is put op by her father as the prize'in a bowling match, greatly against her inclination, and is won by the hang- man of Shrewsbury, who happ na to be at the msich under an assumed name, and Immediately afterwards she is married to him by the drinking swearing parson of the place, who, belog under the thumb of the dissolate aquire performs the ceremony in a chapel which is not Included fo the diocera. The newly wedded couple jezve for Shrewsbury, but are rabbed by highwaymen #There was always some new escapade that and has to be left at a small sɔadride taveID, on the way, and Bindys bresks down allogether occurred to thels ingenuky. Now It was kept by an old crone and bcr daughter. When Nathaniel, who played a ghost so reallati the heroine arrives at her husband's house she cally that he sent ball the village into con discovers bia occupation, and re: sien to be any- f having been fought between, the Anglo St. Peter'ı Stamin's Church 1-12 139, and vallons; now it was Piltipps, who let the pigs loose, and rode the oldest fattest and fiercest saw of them all, tili le landed her in a dung-besp. If it was Nathaniel. who con- trived that his father should give out the banes of the shyest youth and the most inveterate old maid of the parish, to the confusion of both par. son and people, it was Philippa who, in a trail. ing gown of Mistress Forster's, and an cutrage aux bonnet, trak serene possession of the churching pew, and carried on under the very eyes at Stephen Forster a broad and audible comedy with a rag baby,"
Taken on the whole, despite is somewhat dall ending, we can recommend "The Fall of
the Sparrow" to our readers.
A Woman of Forty, by Eamé Stuart, London, Meihten & Co., Hongkong Kelly and Walsh Lid A Woman of Forty" is certainly to be described as light and arsenatiocal literators, otherwise we should never have fallen asleep over it and wasted such a valuable amount of time over this review, but having done so we feri called upon to give our opinion of the work. The iccon is laid in London and the characters con- cerned belong to the upper ten thousand ; the narration of whose words and deeds is so dear to the heart of the lover of the Pebay Naveleits The principal character is Magdalen Cuthbert who is the "Women of Forty of the title and was some years before the story commences angaged to be married to a Percy Cheater who however has filted her and left for New Zealand, The tale opens on her meeting a friend of Chester's who reports his death; she falls in love with this man, Brice Lasite by namo, who is already pil
engaged to a New Zealand For, but being rak minded individual he quickly forgets his fiancés, and returns Magdalen's love; which fact to discovered by Grladda in bi delirious wanderings while nursing him through a bout of diphtheria. She with the usual magnanimity of the heroines of fiction immediately resigns her clal upon him in favour of Magdalon.
Bat the "Woman of Forty" despite her great love for the hero of the piece refuses to accept |
and eventually dies of Gəlsoida's sacrifice sync in the accommodating fashion of cheap literature. There you have the plot in a nutshell, We can thoroughly recommend this book to all mothers of bread-and-butter misses, as let strictly, moral throughout and has not followed the latter day tendency of offering uastiosas to the public in a more attractive garb,
Review of the Chinese Classics. An Exam. Ination of their Text and Contents-By the Rev. E. Faber, Doctor of Theology.
thing more than a servant to bim, eventually the burning of a woman for the murder of her escaping from the house, after having attended Lesband. This woman, before her death, confides a secret to Bladys whereby she is easbled to obtain some jewellery which hee bean azpreted. She takes relage with the people of the roadside tavern, where she stopped after the robbery, and discovers that they are in losgue with the.captain of the gang of bighwaymen, and also that Nan, the daughter of the old crone is to love with him. The hangman discovers the identity of the "captain" from a crooked anger, and reis the officers of justics on bls track, by whom he would have been captured bai for the devotion of Nen, who, in alding his escape, shoats one of them and is hersel! captured and banged. Tascypialais afterwords poisoned by Naa's mother, while the bangman meets with his death by falling om the door of a rock habitation where he had gone to cisim his wife after hearing that she had obtained the jewels. The tale is well told and the laterest is usained throughout the bank, the meeting between Bladys and the hangmau's mother being particular goods—
I am cantent to be his servant," said Bladys, Mis Oalan bad opened the dear to lead her from the room; she shut li again with impatience "This is perversity," she said. Els wife you are, to love, hoccur, and obey ; and his wife you shall be. He will know how to tame you and make you declie. You w1 fawn on the hand you now alight."
"I will never be Diker than a servant,” "Do you daly my son 7" "I do"
"You!" woman broke lato
laugh. "You! You dely Himla weak alat just out of the nursery, and wont to play with daily! He has strong bands and from nerves"
"And I have a strong will, and a resolve of ateci "--
#He has the force and determination of a ilon." "A lion siceps." "What of that?"
“And a sleeping lan is in the power of a chlid,"
-4 What mean you? *
"I will kill him."
DEATH ON THE KLONDIKE TRAILS.
DEFEAT OF THE DERVISHES.
THE BATTLE ON THE MILE.
News has been received of a decisive baúle
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SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MANS DUE: Tacoma (Olympia) to-morrow. American (Aztec) 18th lost. Amatrallan (Tainan), 19th inst, American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 18th inst. Canadian (Emprèss of China) 31st land."
THz P. & O. steamer Borneo, hom China,
arrived in London on the evening of the rath
Egyptian troops and the Derwishes on Good the Dervish general, and the after discomfiture Friday, lavolving the capture of Mabmand,
thirteen thousand troops, and with twenty- of his army. General Kitchener at the head of
a worry night's march, conducted in perfect four field guns and twelve Maxim guns, after silence, halted at dawn on the 8th, a quarter of mile distant from the post occupied by Mahmond, the Dervish General. A force of 14.000 Daivishes was soon discovered behind sirens, as fortified camp, which was concealed la atfect labyrinth of earthworks and trenches. A fierce bombardment, however, soon destroyed the zaroba and killed many of the enemy. Three brigades, the British, Egyptian, and the lost. Soudanese, with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and Seaforth Highlanders leading. and their pipers playing, then assaulted Maa. mond's position, and in the face of a hail of lead, cauled the camp at the point of the bayonet with out serious check. The Dervishes, however, displayed great gallantry, and lost over 3,030 killed. Ultimately the enemy were put to a HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETUREL, beadlong rout, losing all their standards, ten gans, large quantilics of provisions and am- Holstein ummmmmon Rt Frantsion, and four thousand prisoners. Mak Indore Post.... mead was captured hiding in a bole by a party Para Chom Klas of Soudanes while Osman Digns escaped, ke having fed doring an early stage of the battle.
Chiswick The British and Egyptian troops displayed ex- traerdinary steadiness.
Captain B. C. Urquhart of the Cameron Highlanders, and Lieut. Gore, of the Seaforth were klied and fourteen other Bitlah officers were wounded. Ten British privates were killed and minely wounded, Of the Egyptian troops
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FÄSSED THE CAMAL. - OUTWARD-Wennington Hall, 15th March---- Fullmouth, Adria, 181 Nedjid Nyanza, Troioidals, an Chingtoo, Tantalus, Tran- kam. 251 Benlawers, Funtikra, under fire in the Slider's may, fly-one wire Stam, 291 Niobe, Oltartpool, ist April battle, the Anglo-Egyptian army gave General Kriemhild, Armenia, Indrani, Kilbur
guts Bacquahom, Myrmidon, 51 GlMIK Kitchener a tremendous ovation. A later report | Saunies. 131 Java, Netior, Yarra Be from the Soudan states that twelve Important mont, Castle, Failedon Hall, 15 ↑ Briconshire, Emirs were killed during the battle, including Agamemnon, Kation Yarra, Arizona, Wadel and Blahers. The report also states that Cyprus, 191 María Valerie, Oak Bronch, 121 Captain Charles Findlay, ofike Cameran High Sydney, Vindobona, Labuan, 26. ::. landers, who was wounded, has since succumbeð to his Injuries.
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HOMEWAND-Pingrusy, Diomed, nġik Msich Amphitrita, Apill 1 | Nalai 33 Herika, Lykere horn, 13; Brato, Crefeld, Polyphemus, 251 Orwell, 191. Bayern, Japan, Octanten, za
The Qazan, the German Kaiser, the Khedive of Egypt, and Lord Sallabary despatched mes sages on the roth to General Kitchener, con- gratulailng klm, upon his rezant signal victory over the Dervisher The Queen's message SCOTT'S Emulsion of Pare Cod Záver Oll with stated that Her Majesty was greatly rejoiced by Hypophosphiles, for Richets, Afarasmus and all, reason of the brilliant victory achieved. Her wasting disorders of children, In very remarkable Mrjesty also expressed her sollellude for the
in its rosalis. The rapidity with which children wounded. On these masinges being read in the gain dish and strength upon it is very wonderful FORCIMO OPEN FROZEN" MOUTHI T3 BREATHE. Prace of the troops, who were paraded for the Read the following I have tried. Scotrs eccaster, they were received with loud cheering Emulsion' in case of wasting in young children, VANCOUVER (British Columbia), Feb. 19th,
and great caihusiasm, A thanksgiving service and I am of opinion that it is a valuable prepara- The average Klondiker is a "tenderfoot," He
was held at the Studer's camp for the great tion for such cases. The children takes it and voccbrated to the Anglo-Egyptias arms. ask for more, and the good effects are apparent. This is about half a pical of waste paper makes Burrard Inist ring with the echoes of
"Will be no come back sgala ♪" us, blu vasu:l Mahmond, the Dervials General, who was taken I consider is far superior to ordinary Con Linke covered with Chinese characters. We can leaves Vancouver for the North, but before he prisoner at the close of the battle, bas adopted a OIL. WARSHALL, M.R.C.S, &c. 143, Grange read it and would not if we could, becaUES WO are very strongly of opinion that Chinese classics has been on the tralls & Sew days the tune in haughty and sullen mites. Replylog to a ques Road, Barmendsay, S. E. Asy Chemist: Cam are not worth the colossal amount of time and changed to How I wish I was at hente againition pat to him by General Kilchaner, 2 is supply it. Sola. Agents for Hongkong and the
Time and again warnings have boen lerned to trouble Involved la their study. We do not dey would-be miners not to leave the comforts of ported to have said, "I have to do what I am Empire of China Watkins & Co., Hongkong: Chinese classics are worth nothing, but we do home until the April sun. By that time the all- say that they are worth less and involve more tronble than any other classics in the world. If Empire route will be the one and only way to | the-terma good" and "bad," "useful" and the Klondike as far as sensible persons ste con duseless" are merely comparatife, then that cerned, and there will be no need to squabble which gives the very least return for the largest with the United States Government over coast amount of labour must be classed as uselessing laws, nor to institute ratailstory legislation. Highlanders, was killed. Seven ballets, word if not downright bad. There classics, at The tide of travel has already turned in the found in his body. Many fagtives from Mak
told. Have you "
The Anglo-Egyptian troops returned to their quarters on Saturday, the wounded being sent to hospital. Daring the charge upon the Der vishes arebs, a piper named Stewart, belonging to the 79th regiment, the Queen's Own Cameron
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Course, žuvo some degrea of use, but less in diracilon of the Stickins River and Lako Terlin - maud's army havo since sarrendered to the 1A FULL CAREFULLY REVISED BRŽ proportion to the labour lavalec than any other route. The Yakon Railway contractors ac Baltia, The Belish brigade under las com occupation woŊcan call to mind except touching ceeded in chartering a steamer a few days ago), mand of General Gataczo, were iwánly ciens -INTERPORT CRICKET MATCHES
a plz to dance the polka, Let us give credit
to the Rev. Dr. Faber for having worked hard and conscientiously. He gives a kind of prefa tory explanation la English on a separats leaflet In which ha-sa71-
Asked by the General Conference of Mission arten In Chinn, 1877, to prepare i Christian Com- mentary on the Chinese Classics, 1 bugun to erkosinia, my work on Mencas (sne Mind of
at least, have been started..
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With a Critique on the Wook's play : the
and by the time this letter reaches Charing hours foot before the battle had terminated, y Festivities connected with the Cazpiral and the
Sir H. H. Klichener has made a triomphal batting and Belolag of the various team Crossroad the waggon soad from Wrangel wil
PRICE, SO GERTI PER COPP entry Into Berber, amid great rejoicing, MAL-
Ondara, will be gaonptly affended to by
THE HONGKONG-TELIGRÄFH SAAM OFFICE-
No. 6, Pedder BUR Hongkong, noth Movember, sløy
. Then we shall not hear that tale of wos about | mend, the Dervish Takder, and 3,000 of the fruzan foot, handa, and noses that" comes from | prisoners who were captured at the batile" of Atbars, followed the procession. Blatin Paika: the Walle and Chilcoot Passes. There are si
the present moment on the trails at least half | reminded Makmand of their meetings le former
■ handred frost-billan mortals trying to enb, yearn.: "The latter replied " Walt anil you resch feeling into various parts of their kodies, Kach
Khartoum,“