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In response to numerous requests and solicitations,
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have pleasure in announcing that they have been able to arrange to prolong their stay here for
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SATURDAY, the 4th March, SATURDAY, the 4th Marches SATURDAY, the 4th March.
TO-MORROW
(SATURDAY), the 25th February. The Great Spectacular Diorama of THE SPANISH-AMERICAN" WAR." Received Last Night with unbounded en-
thusiasm and applause. - MATINEE) TO-MORROW MATINEE
at 4 P.M.
MATINEE) Hongkong, 24th February, 1899 [118
EOTHEN MARK LODGE, No. 264.
REGULAR MEETING of the above A LOGGE Wilbeheld in the FREEMASONS HALL, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY, the 18th instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1899. [259 DIOCESAN SCHOOL & ORPHANAGE. "CHOOL DUTIES will be resumed on
MONDAY, the 6th March. For Terms, for Hoarders or Day Scholars, apply to
THE HEADMASTER. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1899.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 1899.
Intimation.
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OWING to want of space, the Notes we intended to give concerning the three days' mces, are unavoidably held over, and will be published
to-morrow.
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THE Kuo Wen Pae says that Nyo Chou in Hupch will be opened as a Treaty port in March, and a foreign official has suggested to his Government the advantage of opening up Changsha, Hsiangtan, and Change in the same
province, us treaty ports.
The Universal Gazi states-that when the Provincial Treasurer of Szechuen took the sup- pression of Yu Mantzu hordes into his hands, Be wired to the Government suggesting the im- mediate executiền of Yu Mantzu on his capture, "and received a reply giving him a free hand to
act in the matter.
Universal Gorelle, memorialised the Emperor on the steps he had taken in the establishment of a Bureau of Commerce in that province, and had circulated the contents of the memorial for
the information af his inferiors.
Buddhism..
A HOT ENGAGEMENT. [Frovi our agir correspondents].
MANILA, February 20th. But for an attack on the American lines on Sunday last, there has been no change in the sleuation, General Montenegro, with Agniualdo's, crack regiment, finding Caloocan, too hot for themawung round andjoin eil the Philipino forces
COUNT OTANI, heir to the bishop of the Ship THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES: shu sect of Japanese Buddhists (Kyoto), who has been in' Shanghai for some time enquiring into the conditions of that religion, has started for Hangchów where it is his intention to make siuiliar enquiries with a view to starting an. active mission amongst the Chinese, who his SuPPING statistics recently published for the past year show that the inerchant marine afect, (one of the most powerful in Japan) con- the United States on June 30th last comprised sidor have sadly failen away from pure
in the vicinity of Fasly, which the Americans. abandoned after holding the town for a few 22,705 vessels of all kinds, aggregating 1,749,738 gross tons: while on June 30th, 1897 it com-
LAST night the dioranın of the Spanish-Ameri-days. The Philipinos immediately took posses prised 22,633 vessels of 4,769,020 tons. :
sion of Pasig The American forces of this can War was produced at D Arcs Bijou division were under General King who had his THE Sin Wan Pho says that as two months Theatre for the first time, before a large and head quarters in the church at San Pedro have already clapsed and Chang Vinuan has enthusiastic audience. The sinking of the Macate For several days previously American not yet arrived at his exile, the Viceroy of Merrimac by Lieutenant Hobson was depicted scouts who had been sent out to reconnoitre re ported that the Philipinos were massed to the Kansu has reported to the throne his supposi-and elicited loud applause and the fighting at number of i5,000 four miles distant from the tion that Chang has been mischievously tarty. Santiago was shown in a most realistic nian American lines. A concerted attack in this direc
mer. As Mr D'Arc announces that he will tion was evidently the intention of the Philipinos ing on the way. As a result, ar. Edict has been issued ordering the imprisonment of Chang continue to play for six nights longer there and it was generally thought that the next great Vinhuan immediately on his arrival at the New will be an opportunity for everyone to see this tight of the present war would take place around San Pedro. Consequently ro-inforcements were Dominion. Pour old Chang!
sent to General King's division to be placed in reserve. This was a necessary step, for in certain localities, the American lines were ducted attack by 15,000 men could, so the so weak that a well planted ind con.. American officers thought easily break through the lines, especially as the Philipinos. are credited with having some brave and during officers who would hot hesitate to lead their men into the enemy's lines.
very clever show,
|As a further instance of the alleged inattention part by the Customs authorities on the Yangtze to the needs of the vessels navigating that river, says the M. C. D. News of gib inst, we may mention that two years ago an application was signed by every steamer Captain on the river for a light-bont (costing perhaps Sto a month)
at Shons Point in Waho Reach. The
ties, whose decision will no doubt be that he Japan, where he had undergone the Pasteur application was approved by Captaín Bisbee and when, with the aid of the moonlight, a large force
It is our painful duty, says the V. C. D. News of 1st inst., to record anothe; death in the Settlement from the terrible scourge hydro phobia, Mr. A. G. Palner, a young and exceed ACCORDING to a Shanghai paper native reportsingly popular member of the staff of Messrs. say that the leader of the mob which attacked Butterfield and Swire, dying last night as the the mining staff at Funghún, has confessed to having personally assaulted the officials and result of being bitten by a pet dog. The unfor- tunate gentleman returned yesterday from bis case has been referred to the high authori-
will have to lose his head. AN Imperial Edict' has been issued denouncing the practices of the courts and various judicial deh with for an unnecessarily long period to departments in Peking, in shelving cases to be the great inconvenience of the people, and commanding that in future all suits should be
tried as speedily as possible.
Treatment.
(Fur Shanghai Daily Press is informed that a dezen Chinese Teachers have been chosen to proceed to Russia in order to teach Chinese to officers and other officials connected with the Russian Eastern Empire. The first batch will be drawn in equal numbers from different districts representing the Mauchu, Pekinese, Shanghai & Cantonese dialects. They will be THE result of the shield match between the followed by a great number note at close in- tervals. The pay attached nanges from 875 10 25th Company, R.A., and B. Company, R.W.F., played at happy-talley this afternoon, should--se per mouth ankhall travelling expenses. have been in favour of the farmer. Owing to the inclement weather an Monday, we did not anticipate the shield tie announced for that tay would have been played. It was, however, and resulted as we predicted. The Artillery, 38th Compsiny, beat H.M.S. Conturfon by
goals tortove.
PEKING telegram of the 17th of February to
THE population of the globe, according to M.
1. D'Amfreville, is about 1.480,000,000, distri- buted as follows : Asia, with 825,954,000; Eu- ape, with 357-370.000; Africa; with 166,933,0999; America, with (121,783,000; Oceania, and the 4Polar regions, willi 500.00; Australia, with
3,230,009; or a grand und, of 1,470.729,000 souls. It is stated that of ery 1,000 inhabit ants of the globe, 58 live in Asia, 242 in Europe. 11 in Africa, 82 in Anterica. 3 in (sanica and the Polar regions, and only 3 in Australia. Asia thus contains more than one-half of the total population of the canh and Europe-nearly one- fourth.
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However, the attack which was nightly expect ed, cume off on Saturday evening, about ten
Mr. Morgan, the Commissioner of Customs at advanced to the church at Guadeloupe which Kinklang, and then sent up to Peking, where it stood out, ishlater, sonic distance in front of the like this should be referred to Peking at all, for firing of the men on the line who had to fire has been ever since. It is absurd that things American lines.This church was occupied by a battalion of troops and greatly hampered the
sich precautions want to be taken promptly when in certain directions for fear of hitting their own the water is low, as they may not be required men in the church, Ceneral King consequently, i two or three months later, when the water rises once ordered the church to be abandoned. again. The Yangtze has been full of strandedThe enemy took possession of the ruins of the and burnt and the men to join the main liné. vessels this winter, owing to the absence of building. They were very anxious to retake proper marks, and ai this moment the steamer this church and it is believed that they have large amount of munition hidden some- abandoned the church gave the then on the where about it.The Aaiericans having"
lines a clear field and there was incessant rolley-firing which was kept-up till midnight. The Philipinos appeared to have a field piece from which only one shot was fired, as it was' hit by a shot from the 6th Arlillery," The result of the engagement was that the assailants were repulsed. It is a singur fact. that in spite of the bail of bullets which flew and the American lince, only one-man-was-
is ashore with a cargo of coat, and is not likely to get off without discharging. Yet they all pay very heavy tonnage dues to the Customs,
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GERMAN OPINION ON THE KHARTOUM CAMPAIGN. "The Militar-Wochenblatt is devoting articles
dewited sectors the expedition Khartoum. After describing the Sirdar's plans. the lachenblatt remarks that they were carricel out with iron tenacity of purpose. Neither difficulties nor obstructions turned him from his object. Critics were not wanting" who blamed him for the delayed advance after the Abant t the Sirdar was not ready; his plans were perfecting, and he promised to be in possession of Khartoum between the 1st and the 3th September, there take yengeance for
the "V. C. P. Neres, says that H.E. Hu Yi-fén has been exonerated from the charges of mal- versation of Railway funds made against him by Chang Yen-mao, and released from surveil
ince. . E may be reappointed Director- General of Northern Railways, the post which was taken away from him and given to Hsu MCL statistics of the American-Spanish Ching-cheng, former Minister to Germany, but this has not yet been settled. It is stated dot United States Aring, stands, as follow t
war, as reported by the Surgeon-General of the From without authority that this change of frent is May to September, inclusive, and represeming due entirely to the remonstrances of the Brian army of 167,168 men, there is reported in tish Minister who protested to the Taungli full 1715 deaths. Of this number, 6 werech praise for the transport arrangements Yamen strongly on Hu's behalf, that the charges due to typhoid fever, 97 ge malarial fevers, and which made the victory possible..
The Hongkong Telegraph ale napoiños him wers unfounded,
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1800.
TELEGRAMS.
(By Telegraph.) Special to the “ Hangkòng Telegraph.", THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Masita, February 23rd.
5.58 p.m.
FURTHER FIGHTING, Last night the Philipinos started a úng lú the Santa Cruz district and an immense conflagration resulted. Later on another fire was started at Tondo, and the Philipinos fired upon the fire brigade and cut the hose. An engagement followed and fighting is still going on, but no details are to band. An attempt was made in burn the railway
station.
Received at 7.30 p.m. 23rd February, Published a Loan 24th February.
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK.
May, February 24th.
1.5 p.m. The Philipines crept along the creeks and salt marshes lying, "between Caloocan and Manila and made a bold attempt to isolate
Caloocan, The Americans promptly signal- led the fact and by a simultaneous move- ment surrounded the Philipinos. A desperate fight ensued with immerse slaughter.
Received at 2.15 p.m. Published at 5.30 p.m.
́REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GREAT BRITAIN IN THE PERSIAN. GULF.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers,
LONDON, February 22nd. Hongkong, 24th February, 1899, [2583 The Sultan of Musent, yielding to the thrent NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, of the British Admiral to bombard the town, (FLORIO &-RUBATTINO UNITED COMPANIES,) | has cancelled the grant of a coaling station in the Persian Gulf to the French, The French STEAM FOR
Consul has protested,
SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBAY, Having connexion with the Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PÕRŤ SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,
ALSO VENICE and TRIESTE, aliMEDITTERRA- NEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO, Taking Cargo at through rates, to PERSIAN
GULE and BAGDAD,
ALSO.. BARCELONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE,
ALMERIA and MALAGA. THE Steamship
BORMIDA," Captain Delaya, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the z8th instant, at Noon.
At BOMBAY the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA DOCKET
For Further Particulars regarding Freight and usange, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co]]; A Agents. ongkong, 24th February 1899 [2601
THE REPORTED FINDING OF M. ANDREE'S POLAR EXPEDITION.
Russian researches throw discredit on the discovery of the remains of M. Andrée's Tolar expedition in Northern Siberļa.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House of Commons have adopted the Address without a division.
OBITUARY.
The death is announced of Sir George Bowen,
WEATHER REPORT,
The Observatory report says-On the 24th at 11.50 mm,” The baromater has fallen in 5. China and in the extremo North. Pressure is | highest over the E, coast of China, Gradients slight on the coast, moderate in the N. part of the China Boa, FORECAST -Moderate to frash NE.sindercloudy, some drizzling tainer míst,
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303 to dinhen and dysentery. The death rates of May and June-0.46 and 0.7% were not ja es "cess of those of the army in, peace times; in
the death of Gordon. He kept his word; on September and the army of the Khalifa was destroyed, and on September 4th the memorial service was held at the spot where Gordon, that, and the British and Egypting higs were hoisted on the ruins. The Wochenblatt has
I'OR DRUNKARDS.
A thoughtful American inventor has just
The Philipinos 1ost a few hundreds Early on Sunday morning, the light draught. unboat Laguna de Bey which was at S Pedro during the previous night; sailed up the river. The Philipino camp was soon lecated. The four gatlings were trained-on the camp The Philipinos are reponed to have lost very and for one hour: kept up an incessant." fre." heavily,
Admiral Dewey, accompanied by Capt. Lamberton and several ladies want up the river inapinnaceon Sunday afternoon and visited San Pedro. Whether it was'n strange coincidence or that the Philipinos were in the know, they, fired pretty heavily around General King's head there The naval party hastily returned to the quarters while the distinguished adual was launch, and went, full speed down the river where the ladies were cut of danger. The present. Zinierican line at San Pedro, will" byg mado perinnnent defensive one. until the arrival of new troops when, the division will rising in town is still nightly expected. advance..
but anyhow the authorities are quite prepared. Sunday via Suez Canal. She is a light draft The US gunboat Helena arrived here, on boat and will be an extremely useful addition to the C.5 squadron.
COMPLAINT has been made to us, says the China Gazette of zoth inst., that 1; is a not un- common sight to see jinricsha coolies exhibiting July the rate reached 2.15 for the month, or rought out an electric walking cane lamp Whether it will come off or not, no one can tell,
the repulsive marks of smallpox in full 25.80 per 1,000, which does not much exceed binsson, while plying for hire in the streets of that of wet-careil-for cities. Boxin August the the Settlements. Yesterday a case in point rate become excessive, or 4.08 per month, or nccurred in our own experience, which bears 48.96 per 1,000 per year. In September the out the complaint mentioned and shows that conditions improved and the death rate fel, to whoever is responsible for the supervision of 245 gr 2940 per year. The records of the civil these public vehicles and their human "mokeswar show that a high death site in August was wants waking up. A coolie in the most horrible generally continued for months after and looking stage of small-pox the pustules of which Sternberg ascribes the improvement noted in covered his face, invited us to take his jinricsha Septembet to the stricter sanitary measures in Museum Road, hut instead we took his adopted. number, which we make a present to the Vehicle Inspector of the Police or whoever is concerned. It is 3872.
charining companion, and there are not many here of the younger generation who could be more sincerely lamented than Mr. Darby.
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A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held on Monday, 27th February, at 3 pm. business-1. Financial Minute. (No. 5) 2 Santary Bye-laws. 3. Questionsger BY HOT T.. Whitehead, (1) Are the Government taking steps to provide for the flushing of the drains and sewers and the watering of the roads throughout the city by the construction of tanks along the upper levels either (or
fresh or salt water, and if the latter for the
which may prove useful to some folks in the small hours. The handie of the cane contains. an incandescent lamp, the two poles of which connected with the plates of a battery. Below this is a small chamber to carry the battery fluid. When it is desired to use the
The Scandia and Morgan City with the 20th lump the cap is taken off and the cane inclined
Regiment and a battalion of the 17th are daily so that the liquid it contains coinua in contact with the electrodes. A current is thus pre-expected. The other transports are expected dager, tint will, it is asserted, keep the light in a short time,
The Japanese cruiser Summa arrived here on going for an hour, which ought to be sufficient
Sunday allowance of time for the 'sometimes somewhat difficult search for the keyhole, provided the Hamp.works:
CONSOLENCE.
AXIOMS
"Reverence for great names is the secular side of the ecclesiastical doctrine of the Com:
munion' of Saints."
"There is a difference between public and private morality, but I do not know that any analysis has yet succeeded in
in derenning what
A25 per cent tax is imposed on all exports and ordinary freight rates are doubled which of Couree is ruinous to trade Practically no busi inosk is being transacted: Before, a-merchant. can engage in business 21,000 must be déposited< with the government the price of petrofeup is 37.50 per case and the governor has a montr poly on the wine trade,
The following is from the Manila Times in loiters received from Camarines North, a —province-bonlüring on the Pacific Ocean lying cast and south of Manila, an interesting account- is given of the condition of the military and civil. government-nt the surrounding country. The is one of the most serious of current tall writer is an Englishman-representing a Manila ru: 'death yesterday morning of Mr. S. L. Darby, says the V. C. D. Verge of gh instant,
acles that people are talking ns. if they were firm. In front of his residence, on the other side. free to use conscience as their consciences are.. of the Island, he hoisted the English flag untiin. though it was not entirely unexpected as he
They say that they have no: done anything the governor ordered it taken down, He refused had been seriously ill for some time with typhoid
they know to be wrong, forgetting that no more lu comply and was informed that his house, fever, came as a great shock to the very many
with conscience than with intelligence are movables and stock were all existing by the friends he has made during his residence in
they excused from self-education. Take ten grace of the governor who tould confiscate the criminals brought before any court of law, notOutfit at will. As resistance, was useless the Shanghai. It is a cruel thing that a man so
of these criminals acted contrary
was lowered by the owner's orders... young-ind-en-deservedly populnit should-be-construction of the necessary pumping stations? conscience in commiting the contente states, that the regular prison of the cause long previous course of carelessness town has been increased from 40 to 400 men, 30 prematurely removed. He came in Hong-(2) Are the Government taking any steps to kong in the eighties to the firm of Messrs. Gibb, introduce destructors for the disposal of the had hardened conscience, whether as to picking armed with Mausers and Remingtons and in pockets or to whatever other form of offence. addition a mixes crowd has been brought in Livingston & Co., by whom his services were
city refuse? 4 Questions :-hy Hon. E. R.
That is to say, they have hardened their con from the hills armed with spears, bolos and very highly valued, and it was much to their Belilios, C.M.G. (1) The Special Commiscience either by lack of principle or by habitual arrows, Four antiquated muzile-loading case regret that he accepted the handsome after sioner appointed to report on the newly leased carelessness in attending to its dictates; so it non constitute the artillery defense, soon to he made to him by the Bank of China and Japan. territory at the back of Kowloon having duly cames ihick-skinned, tough, hard, and augumented by two mashin guns. The inba impenetrable, instead of being easily penetrable bilants state that a steamer flying the English He was an excellent man of business, a good made such report to the Colonial Office by the light of God's Holy Spirit ; it becomes thug has landed two maxims at Batangh very.
returned to Hongkong, and resumed his duties
insensitive instead of sensitive, delicate, re-recently and has on board six more gune for amateur actor, a genuine sportsman, and
as Colonial Secretary, will the Government sponsive. And that is a fact, the results of other ports med lay on the table copy of his report and of all which we see in the great world. correspondence in connection with the exten- Fion of the Colony? (2) Will the Government A PERING dispatch says that there are now be good enough to state when and how the serious indications that the Empress Dowager.new territory will be taken possession off has decided in her mind to depose H.1.1. (3) Has any hitch occurred in the negotiations Kuang Hst, and that before very long. 'It will, to cause the delay which: has taken place? perhaps, be recalled that it was recently noted (4.) Will, the leased aren become part and that, owing to this year being the thirtieth an- parcel of the Colony of Hongkong administered niversary of HIM. Kuang" Hsü's birth, the by the existing officials or is it designed to. Hoard of Rites, acting upon the precedent given govern the new territory? (5.) If it has been by the dirtieth birthday anniversary of the decided to make it a separate administration, fate Emperor Hsien Feng, of holding "Grace will the Government say whether any estimate Examinations" for literary degrees throughout has been given of the cost of such undertaking? the Empire in celebration, of the event, recom- { (6) Has the question of Chinese jurisdiction or mended in a menyorial, before the New Year otherwise in the City of Kowloon been settled? holidays, to the Empress Dowager a similar | (7.) If Kowloon City is not included in the con- celebration in the present Emperor's case. As cession, will the Government state what steps soon as the news of this memorial was wired have been taken to relieve the harbour of throughout the country every scholar in Hongkong of the espionage of the Chinese the Empire began to prepare to gain higher Customs Cruisers ?(8.) Arethe existing Customs literary honours and degrees. The etiquette stations on the borders of the Harbour to be set in permitting the holding of "Grace" back to the outer edge of the new frontier? examinations is to issue such na edict at Orders of the day :-1. First reading of a Bil the beginning of the New Year-as a New entitled An Ordinance to provide for the Per- Year Surprias Gift to the people of the formance of Divine Worship and other Services country. But ten days of the present in accordance with the Rites and Ceremonies place of honor would be filled by Maurice If avoirdupois were the test of greatness, the Chinese New Year have gone and the edict of the Church of England at Saint John's Cannon, a native of the small frontier town of granting these "Grace Examinitions has Cathedral Church at Victoria and elsewhere in Stein, in the state of Constance. This man not yet seen the light of day, and thoughtful this Colony; for the incorporation of a Church is said to weigh no less than fifty stones and Chinese are now seriously considering whether Bady in which the said Cathedral Church hallay claim to be the heaviest man on earth. or not this means, the virtual extinction of the be vested and by, which it shall be adminis measures over one hundred inches round
the waist and sixty-four round Emperor Kuang Hal and the open usurpation tered ; and for other purposes connected with enormous weight does not app of the Thique by the Empress Dowager. That the tald Cuthedral Church. Third reading of venience him, for he is activ this will create great and wide spread discon- the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend and health. Ho is a well to do i tent amongst the great masses of the tergil of consolidate the Law relating to Prisons and thought his gigantic.
make him an the Empire thèra geed hard bo any doubt. NBA meeting of the Finance Committee hours, he has declin NC. D. News
will be held immediately after the, Counelli: his native feldar
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that difference is
nian can do his best he is generally driven to ***It is seldom in the conduct of Affairs that a pursue the second best as being the only prac. tical course."
Each inhabitant is taxeid eight ceria month for the support of the government of the no poppie in the of Comarimes the income should be more sufficient.
"Few people, I imagine, who become great men started on their career with, the intention- accompanies the unsuccessful of becoming so. That intention" generally
The secret of real greatness scoms to be a happy-knack of doing things as they come in your why, and they rarely present themselves in the form which careful preparation would enable you to deal with
"We often learn more from the contempla- tion of a man's fallings than we do, from the recognition of his merils,
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A BOUNCER
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REARMAMENT OF HORSE AND FIELD ARTILLERY.
The general rearmament of the Field Artillery. of foreign Powers has caused some uncasîncas in our own country ds to the efficiency of this bunch of our military service. The War Offici is giving Attention to the subject, less the unforeseen precipitates a be some time before a general ton the Horse and Felld Arillery takes | orders have been given to Massre
ckersk
and Maxim (Limited) for a fully equippet 212-pounder, qajok firing Horse Artillery, halte: of the latest pattern, which will be deliver early this spring-The gun in question; beautiful piece of mechanism, and comp with limber and 40 rounds of ammunition weighs.39
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