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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Skuodrowa whisky fato Murray Barracks to day cost a coolle $15 or six weeks.
A Coolie charged with trespassing on the Navy Yard was to-day fined $10 of one month.
FOR landing caule in a prohibited place a junk master was to-day fined $15 or six weeks.
For the week ending 30th July there was one case of plague and one death from the diseang in this colony,
Two thieves, one far sicaling clothes and the
THE new Chinese cruiser Hat Chas, ballt ut Stella, for the Chinese Government,” was zx- pected at Colombo on the aand alto, on her way to. China,
As we go to press there appears to be every probability of the guls which has been threaten- ing since yesterday morning amply justifying the Observatory's warning.
Ar the monthly auction sale of opium, at Calcutta, which was held yesterday. Patat fetched Rrogs and Benares Riocy us comoked with Roga and Roós respectively obtained at
the previbus monthle sala,
THE
WAR.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do cat macnamarßy sodorso she opłatona expwezansi by,
Carrapanteen this colunma)
**MAKING NIGHT HIDEOUS." TO THE EDITOR or ten "Horaxand Talsanir," „DEAR SIR.—The fohabitants of Kowloon are brayings of a couple of assisine idiots. I als st, present much disturbed at night by thể
the terms "braying "advliedly, for the persons In question, not content with the power of their own voices, bare lavested in megaphones, by means of which they are enabled to make their demands forhisky and soda board over the whole of the Europesa quarter.
LAND ATTACK ON BANTIANGO, General Shalter commenced bla attack upon Santiago tour miles from the city on the rst ultima. Three divisions comysialog Alleen thousand Americant and several thousand Cubans attacked the city early to the morning. charges, and Col. Kent's brigade attacked the General Wheeler's cavalry made several brilliant Aquaderes balle les, the American fleet pouring the while a heavy are into the Spanish lines. Heavy ighting contlused all day and respited to the capture of the outer defences. The Spaniards fought stubbornly, but were greatly handicapped owing to the weakness of their Arilllery, Admiral Cervera fred
upon the American troops with serious results, The shells wrought heavy execution, and shell Herally annihilating an entire company. Simultaneously Cuba, Admiral Sampson bombarded the Norra and Estrella faits. The shelling of the dynamite As many of us are early birde and in ihohabli gun crusler Veruvina, y go tous, was most deadly, | of seilting about nine or ten o'clock it seems a The Spaniards contested the American advance | pity that the brayers upon megaphonce are not fach by inch; but a terrible fra at last broke proceeded against by the polica for creating a
nufjance. the line and compelled a retreat towards the outer farts. Shella pitched to front of the Spaniards' retreat and deadly results,
other wood were to-day sentenced to twenty-nightly hebartour of certain possessors of mega-with General Shafies's attack upon Santiago de
eight days plece.
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A COOLIN charged with attempting to stab his ex-sweetheart with a pair of scissors was to-day fined $15 in default six weeks, TER master of the launch Choy Po wis to-day fined $so or and month for carrying twenty-Evo | passengers fa excius of his legal complement,
Tuz postponed water polo match in costume, to which ladies were lovited, will be brought off on Wednesday, roth lust, at 5:15 pm., should the
weather be favourable,
Ar the Magistracy to-day a school-master from Canton was fined $20 for being unlawfully in possession of three isels of opium. Another offender of the same kind was fined $50.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Reuter's message which we publish to-day affords ample food for reflection. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S celebrated speech caused a wave of excitement to pervade Captain Dawion, will be despatched as above the world for the time being, but it was uttered outside of the House of Commons and therefore could not be regarded as a ministerial statement or in any way hind ing upon the Government, more particularly as when brought to the attention of the House it was qutelly relegated to the back- ground and was not allowed to become a subject of discussion. On the other hand, Lord SALISBURY'S statement regarding or about Great Britain and China, being made in the House of Lords in direct reply to a ques- tion by Lord KIMBERLEY, can only be regarded as the voice of the Government A CARPENTER who caught`a, smell boy by the f941 and is of a nature to bind the home. quene and struck him was to-day fined $10 or
authorities down to 2 definite policy as STEAM-outlined by the speaker. It is not g3 or ten days' gapi.. A wliness for the defence one month, and ordered to pay as compensation an expression of opinion, but a plain state-was fined $3 or fourteen days for lylog....... ment of fact and as such must carry. weight.
"CRAIGEARN," will be despatched as above on the rgth instant.
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Lord SALISBURY's utterance is nothing more or less than an assurance to China, HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- that Great Britain is ready and willing to Talgudes of Cargo are hereby requested to protect her so soon as ocasion willing to vend in their Bills of Lading for countersigna and it is also a direct menace and chall ture and to take immediate delivery of their enge to other Powers, and to Russia in Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel particular. A telegram from Peking to `will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and the North China Daily News dated 29th July'states "The Chinese complain bitterly 1.5. VAN BUREN,
that M. Payzoer treats China as a subject Agent.
province," and Lord SALISBURY's assuran- Hongkong, 4th August; 1898.
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ce of proti ction is evidently intended as warning to Russia that Great Brit in will not stand idly by and allow China to be. coerced, but is willing to fight for her DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & own rights and for those of China as well.
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Britain evidently does not intend to main- tain a strictly neutral policy similar to that which she adopted when the Powers in- sisted upon the retrocession of the Liaotung Peninsula by Japan. According to Lord SALISBURY the polley of Great Britain is now made manifest, and she only awaits action upon the part of Russia or some other Power to forcibly intervene in the interest of China.
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THE Bismarck Memorial Service (naugurated by the German Community of Hongkong and. to have been held this evening in the German Chapel has been postponed illl & p.m. on Salur day on sccount of the wasther,
FOR white ants an Indian official, Dr. Wall, suggests the use of the fluid, which has been tiled with good effect by the Thakore Sabib Gondal, f., a mixture of dekamali gum, asafoetida, bazast aices, and caster-off cake,
THE report of the Deputy Master and Comp. trolier of the Mini for last year shows ibat the demand for colonial coloage was active through eat the year, and it was actually feand tempos. sible to meet fally the requirements of some of Selliements. the colonies, notably Hongkong and the Straits
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TRIM-TSAT-TSUI pours forth a wall inent the
phones In Kowloon, whose performances upon the speaking trumpet are not appreciated ai they should be byltheir neighbours. We should recommend Tolm and 'his'friend tollaform the offending persons that their delight in the mega. phone is not reciprocated and request them la | deslit, Should this course, fall a report of the nuisance to the nearest Police Station might be efficacious.
THE ressat compaign on the Indian Fröniler has
led to numerous anatomical divorces, and the heroes who have thus been mingled and minced are to have artificial Ilmabs supplied to them by a grateful country, free, gratis, and for nothing. Such, at least, was the apponocement recently made by the representative of the War Office in the House of Commons, and the natural effect thereof will probabiy:be]that thousands of patriotic EngHshmen will lastantly on the Colours. For, xlter all, a 'wooden log is not such a bad thing with which to stamp the coun try and rake in the coln, provided the authorities at the Horse Guards do not interfere.
Sour, short time ago a pairate chair coolle obtained a license to ply for bire. He was
would not be permitted to ply unless he gave approached by several men and told that he
$5 to join a Triad Society. He relaxed and on the 36th alto. he took a fare in Wellington St, when others told him not to do so. He was badly beaten by these men and took a summons out against them. When he was to appear in court bls house was surrounded by men who threatened to kill him if he felt the place. He was unable to end the coast and the caso WAS
dismissed. A fresh summons was applied for through Inspector Moffail and three of the accused falled to appear to-day, whereapon the Police Magistrate ordered warrants to be issued. One of the intimidators who was arrested wax to-day seat to guol for three monthi.
As though this natasaca la sal word not sufflent they mast needy cry las help and draw unoffending passers-by lato ali sarbe of render aid to someone who is supposed to hara uncomfortable and disagreeable situations to fallen down a well or into a ditch,
I and my lends in distress trust that the publication of our woes in your valuable paper may cause the megaphonites to confias (holk brayings to the dayiime, for they *1* ** nami- tigated nuisance at night.
Distractedly yours.
TSIM TSAT TSUI, Kowloon, 4th August, 1898,
PEKING.
(From A Correspondint) "
July aust.
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SETTLEMENTS EXTENSION. There is very Hitle of Interest going on here be kaowa in Shanghai. Sir Claude Macdonald at present. One thing, however, I think should for some reason or other, is of optaton that thetime
Fighting was resumed on the outskirts of Santiago the next morning at day-break, the entire American reserves being in the meantime ordered to the front. The battle tasted all day and was of an indecisive character. General Shafier's attack was directed upon the San Juan fests. A masked battery wrought great bardc among the Michigan volunteers, Colonel Rasse- velt's "Rough Riders," and Colonel Wood's cavalry whilst they were advancing in two divi. salons, and amang{the fafantry in support. For tually the forts were captured without the aid of two hours the fighting was most severe. Evan- seillery. While this movement was being executed ashore Admiral Sampson's fleet, at å distance of two thousand yards, poured a fasiliade of shells fato the Mono lorts, which were ultimately alianced and their overlooking battlements demolished. The fire from the not opportunater pushing the question of Settle United States baileship Oregon, 10,288 tons, lowered the Spanish flar, while the rest of the
meal Extension. I heard yesterday that it had fleet succeded in destroying the Punta Gorda
been indefinitely shelved, and kcówing that it batteries. The Spaniarde fire war generally
was a question of intense fecal Interest I called ineffective, At the close of the fighting on
on the Spanish Minister, who is the Doyan of Saturday, the hospital was crowded with
the Corps Diplomatique, und asked him linach were the case. He assured me that it was not | wounded. A report received from New York
states that the American losses, including killed, but that practically all the Ministers being and wounded, number two thousand; they took
absent from Peking nothing could be done unill two thousand prisoners. On Sunday, the 3rd September. I also spoke with Mr. Pethick, their retoro, probably about the middle of Instant, the American army completed the investment of the city, and awaited relaforce-
Li Hung-chang's secretary, on the matter, and he ments.
takes an entirely opposite view to Sir Claude, He says that the Chlosse approve of the exien. sion la princible and quite recognise the justice of the demand. In his oplatan, which I think for pressure to be put upon the Tsung!! Yamen is well worth weighing carefully, the time is ripe In the matter, and that if it is done the desired ex'ension will be granted.
The Spaniard's total losses are, it la belleved, over two thousand, the trenches before Santiago being lined with dead.
The Secretary of State for War bas tele- graphed to General Shatter the thinks of the gation for his billliant work in the field.
July 22nd. MR. DITRING'S SCHEME. placed before the Tsangli Yamea an applica. Mr. Dstring arrived here yesterday and tien for a concession to work coal mines within a certain specified area, on the sema basta KL It is said, and I have every season to ballero lt the Kalping colliery, la the province of Chibil. to be tras, that he is acting in the interesta of German syndicate, who have off red to
THE Malay Mail bears that the Government
l not ignore recent utterances of lazdingi pected the fails will be laid right up to Shanghai, 1. well served. On belog beaded off the coast tän ford sum equivalent to about £150,000
Selangor tla-mlaers. However keen the autho sites may be te rales revenue for the crying out of seproductive public works, the merest blat that any injustice le beleg perpetrated may bo relied upon to bing them up abarp.
A TELEGRAM, dated San Francisco rith July,
and Circle City and Dawson, arrived jo-day on the schooner Mailis E. Phillips from St. Michaels. The returned prospectors bring $70,000 in gold and drafts. confident that the output of Dawson will run ever $25,000,000.
nlatan that twenty minera from the Yakon basin
The miners tra
RASPBERRYADE &c. Lords 1-nda probability to the whispers SENOR Castelar bas been interviewed in the
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Province of Alicante (a Morning Post telegram reports). He said that he desires to devote the remainder of bis lie to Uterature, He getting too old for political life, and he quoted
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the fallores of Mr. Gladatone's old age and
Prince Bismarck's dismissal. The eighteenth century, he said, witnessed the loiquitous division of Poland. "God grant that the nineteenth century may not witness a similiar parition of the domiulous of Spain, with the'sllent approba- tion of the nations of Europe."
WORK on the Shaughal-Woosung railway has progressed so far that in ten days or so it is ex At this moment the line is completed to Kong kwsn between which polat and Woosung.com. staat steam traffic is maintained for the trans- port of materials, The distarco is easily covered In about ten minutes. If no hitch recurs now the line ought to be open for gencial traffic in a very short time. The ralls are laid as far as the fourth bridge from the old rifle range, Neatly alf the rolling stock that will be required is already on the spot. There are thres Brooks locomotives on the line with a number of third class passenger cara and some carga tracks, and
several, first and "second-class passenger cara are ready in Tientsin for shipment here as soon as they are required.—China Garette..
ANTI-FOREIGN OUTRAGE IN
BUNAN.
(From our own Correspondent.).' WUHU,, Jaly 18th. bact the most recent anti-foreign outrage of I have only time to send you a few lines which we have just received the briefest incls,
Mestry, Chapin and Alexander, of the Inter- aitonal Alliance Mission, while on their way up the Yuen river, with their own boure-boxt, were stoned at Hangkling, Hanon. The boat was smashed up, and then burned by the mob, with all things on board. The two travellers barely escaped with thele lives on & Chinese them. They, however, auppiled them with gunboat. The officials did nothing to protect
small bost In which Moss. Chapin and
PENNY POSTAGE,
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME,
There have been vague rumours afloat for the last few days of an extensive addi. tion shortly to be made to the force of the British feet in Far Eastern waters, and Lord SALISBURY's statement in the House of
which we have heard. If a decided and ac- tive policy is now to be adopted with a view DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS AND 10 overawing Russia, then stands to made under the constant supervision of a duly reason that the China squadron must be qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-pul upon a war fooling, so we shall rot rison with the best English Manufactures,
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, Messus and be surprised to see the six more battle- other Large Consumers.
ships, which the rumour says are to be sent out, steaming into Hongkong. If the British Government really intends to check Russian aggresion, now is the time to do so. In a few years the Trans- Siberian Railway will be completed and Russia's position in the Far East will be far stronger than at present, A Now that some of our Afldi sepoys are reture display of force at the present Ing from leave, witten the Lahore paper, some dme may oblige Russia to abandon her raiber amusing and Interesting bits of news are aggressive policy, or at all events to de- coming to hand. A Mallkdin Khel correspond-Alexander travelled night and day utill they clare war with a view to enforcing her tells us that when the Arbanga Pass was taken, reached Chang-teh. They will be la Hankow demands upon hina. If it is to be war, and the Afridle saw in earnest that their purdah a day or so. The case go to the U.S. then there is nothing to be gained by wait was lifted, they made all haste to convey their
Consul-China Gazette. ing. We could probably overcome Russia at the present time in the Farmen and children to the Rijgal Hills, but East, but whether we could do so in the that a great many of the Tirahwai Indien course of a few years is an open question, strongly objected and refuted to badge, wishing to stop and watch the fuo, which they afterwards did on the top of the Rajzal Hills, when the
Offcial confirmation bax reached India of mortality among inlants for arms and old folk Ren'er's message regarding the introduction of was very great—a fret which will be long re-in question is the result of ina recommendationa overland penny postage. · It seems the declilon membered; for the Afțidi, with all his faults, is of the Committee which has just finished its proad of bis in fact son sad fend of his aged slags in London, on which fadia was repra petent.
sented by Mr. Kisch. The position is now thir England declares bar willogness to adopt A NANKING dispatch reports that hundreds of Celonies or India that will do the
ciprocal Penny Postage with any of the anonymous placards containing revolutionary Canada and South Africa hava jotzed, senilmonts, expressing general dissatisfaction at but the Australians for the moment are the scarcity of ries, and laying the blame at the holding off, owing to the difficulty cammed door el corrupt officials, have of late been dis- as bigh as two-pence. In regard to fodia by the fact that their own intercolonial rais seminated amongst the popolation of Nanking, a decision has not yet been arrived at, bai Lord Salisbury replying to Lord' Kimberley some of the placards even fiudleg their way into the Government of India will now have to in the House of Lords regarding British tate the principal yamfs of the city and on the city consider the matter; and, fa the event of Ceylon rest in the Yangtze Valley, said that the walls. The people are also told in the placards Indis can hold alool, the tota! loss of revenue and the Straits Jolning, it is difficult to see how Chinese were well disposed towards Ballsh that If the officials do not rollewd the general involved, even if there is not an increase in the SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.O.D., enterprise, but as li had been suggested that distress, the people have the right to rise upon number of letters sent home, being only about D.C.I., P.R.S., P.C.S., &c. the greatest they wore threatened by other Powers to give their officials and take matters into their own three lakhe of rupees. The only complication living authority on Water, reports as them a preference, Sir Claude MacDonald was hands. In consequence of the above the owing to the fact that the present faland authorized on the 22nd July, to inform the Viceroy Lis has been quietly strengthening that proposed for the home pastage. A reduction, posinga la India Itself is appreciably higher than follows on the water as prepared and Chinese Government that Great Britain would the garrison of Nanking and has ordered the therefore; will have to be simultaneously made used by us in our manufacture: support them against say Power committing an organisation of volunteer" corps in the various in Indian inland rates. The new syalem can "It possesses an extremely high de-set of aggression on Cbles for permitting British wards and sections of the city as a supplemen. Improbable that it may do so on the rat of hardly come into fores this year, but it is not gree of organic purity and is subjects to construct or support rallways or anytasy force to the regular (roops. Cargoes of rice January next. "of most excellent quality for other works.
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are, however, almost daily striving from the neighbouring provincan on the Yangies, but not TYPHOON WARNING.
in sufficicat quanthics to allay the fearnt faxnine. The Provincial Treasurer, also, has doubled bis The Observatory report to-day says:-On Trossury guards to provide against a possible the 4th at 11.0 am.:. The centre of the typhoon attack at the hands of a hangry meb or the les ta the SE. of Hongkong and it will pro-organised attack of Kolas Hus bands. Naturally bably enter the count not far from, and to the the secret societies are trying to make as much Eastward of the Colony, Forecast Gals, most probably from the N. and W., with rald. | capital ne ikey car out of the general discontent
and distress—N, C.D, N1988,
maine.
Ata meciing of the Legulative Connell of Ceylon on the 20th fustant, Mr. W W. Mitchell, one of the uneficial members, asked whether adopt the penny postage scheme. The Coloufal the Government of that Colony falended to Secretary, Sir E Nool Walker, said that the Government of the Colony had no official la- formation whatever respecting the Duke of Nor folk's penny post proposals. The Caylon to a position to form an opinion on the subject. Government was quite in the dark, and was not
---Stratti Timtis,
DESTRICTION OF CERVERA'S FLEET. It appears that Admiral Sımpion allowed the Spaulab squadron to make fis exit from the harbour of Santiago on the 3rd altimo, With the Admiral's flagship leading, the squadron pasted the sunken cailler Merrimac in single Ste. As the squadron steamed west-ward the American shot and shall swept the Spanish vessels from stem to stern. The Indiana, Iowa, Texas, and Oregon parined the Christobal Celon, for sixty miler. The Spanish guns were Christobal Colon attempted to run between the sterling The general impression socms to be the American warships, when the lotus that the request will be granted, in which care and Toxas closed the RDTREACH IT Wit comewhat interfere with the prospects of under a scathing fire the Spanlab ship the Peking Syndicate fa Shansi, as a latter raced between the two battleships for a distance province cannot hope to compete with mines with of thics thousand yards when she was forced coal equal in quality and so much nearer the aahore blaring The Texas and Indiana next attacked the Viscaya and the Almirante till they were on fire for their entire length that Oquendo, which refused to yield. It was not
*There is said to be a deal of treable brewing they were forced ashore twenty miles from the in Sosi, on account of the concession, deter mouth of the harbour, The Spanish torpedo.mination having been expraised by the populace, deserers, repeatedly struck the American inspired so doubt by the oficiale, not to allow auxiliary crafter Gloucester, and nitempted to the introduction of foreign machinery and plant. torpedo the Indiana.
It remains to be seo, however, what action, if any, the people and officlats will take when the time for working the concession arrives- N.C. Daily News.
seaboard.
RELUCTANT SHANSI.
TENDENCY OF EXCESSIVE CYCL ING TO PRODUCE BEART DISEASE.
Considering the enormous number of cyclists In the United Kingdom is desirable that any contribution to s knowledge of the effects of
tefoily studied by aanitarians, and by cyclists on bealth, and constitution should be themselves. This mode of recreation ha andoabled advantages and attinctions, but li bas, like ali mundane picainres,
Liso
drawbacks. We know, everyone knows, both men and women who, though threa a mile as an arduous andrriaklag, not to be years ago they would have regarded a walk of lightly attemp'ed if a cab or emnibus could be oblatoed, think nothing now of a wheel son of Imes the distance. Ia
The shells discharged from the' Indlana seat ons destroyer asbare, a burning and battered wreck Other of the torpedo-destroyers were abandoned, their crews struggling to reach the bore. Admiral Sampson reports that he holds shirteen hundred prisoners, including Admiral Cervera, who is wounded, while the American casualties are one killed and two wounded. It appears that Admital Cervera chanced putting to sex, deciding to sink his ships fighting la pre- ference to dying like a rat la a trap, P. Sampson, expressing the nation's gratitude for sident McKinley has telegraphed to Admiral his splendid servicar.. It is seported that the Spaniards never offered to sender, even when thele ships were slaking host from the United States auxiliary cruiser Gloucester rescued Admiral Cervera, and also several of Vircaya's officers. On being taken board, the American capitale congratulated his fallen foe upon his great gallantry. It is stated that the American warships have emerged from the battle altogether unhurt. It has transpired that the Spanish losses numbered 350 kuled,
leds twenty of Most of the piloners are being sent to America. Admiral Cervers, in a despatch to the Spanish Minister of Marine, states that would be a healtblof exercise and an agreeable those of his men not captured by the Americans pastime, Their main tople of conversation were lost at sea. Ton Interviewer, he explains ing," and record-iralling." The consequence seems to be about spinning slang," " search-, that be selected day-break to endeavour to excape from the harbour believing that at that these foolish attemple to annihilate time sad early hear the American warships would be most certainly succeed in doing themselves distance is that no small portion of them under low steem. He states that he stood on the bridge of the Infanta Maria Teresa brengequently met wish, of there are
Gersonal injury of some sort. The mor aut, having transferred hit fig where there was dilatation of the heart, and functions', de mare danger to be apprehended than on the Christobal Colon. Admiral Corvera's dash was a complete surprise to the Americans, Admiral, Sampson was away conferring with General Shafter, and Admiral Schley directed the fight,
160 wounded, and 1,5cc taken prisoners.
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fact, the majority of cyclists are. In con- stant risk of ordidolig what, in moderation,
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HINTS TO SMOKERS.
The preparations for the Anglo-Egyptian advance on Khartoum, which is expected to be- giu about the middle of August, are being push- ed forward. It is stated that the Sirdar (Sir A German physlelen publisher the following" H. Kitchener) will have under his command hints to smokers, which we quote from a tian- twenty-two battalions of fafantry, representing slation la The Pharmaceutical Ero, New York, guns, twelve Maxims, and 700 men mounted on his professional observations for massy years of about 15,000 men, 1,550 cavalry, thirty-eight The hints, the doctor says, "are founded upon camels and horses, a force which should be able the month, teeth, stomach, lungs, beart, and 10 give a good account of any army which the skin of the devotees of tobacco, The first and Khallis may be able to muster. It is not at all foremast male is never to smoke before break likely that the Khalla will be able to muster as fast, aos,
role, when the stomach la his colours. His chief supporters are the mam of great physical energy, as dancing, tunelag, many man at the Mahdi was able to attract to empty. Never smoke during any exertion bars of his own tribe, the Baggaras. A defeat cycling, mountain climbing, or rowing, and will at once place the jaalla and other tribes on especially illa a contest, Nover fail the long years of cruelty and oppression. Already by allowing the smoke to pass through the nose the side of the Khalifa's enemy, eager to avenge bad custom of the Freach and the Russians desertions have begun. The distance from never labels it through the nose. Keep the Berber to Omdurman is about one hundred | ame
ameke an for s possible from the eyes | miles, the sixth cataract belog about neventy
and nose; the longer the pipe the better miles from the first-named place. When the the use of a short pipe dating work is lo and the match through the desert will keep la forward movement is made, it will be fall Nile, be avoided. A pips is the most whate touch with the river, up which the gunboats can your cigar as soon as you have smoked some. form of smoking. Always throw away steam all the way to Khartoum. It is balleved four fifths of it. The smoker should singe als that after one serious fight with the Sirdar's mouth with a glass of water in which a teaspoons force, the enemy will evacuate the city where ful of table salt has been dissolved. It should battle will be fought at Omdurman, or In' its taken that every cavity in the teeth is well. Gordon suffered. In that case the decisive be used us a gargle at night, and care should be neighbourhood.
washed with it."