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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 1899.
should be
would
for the "my opinjón giot many of them were dit? Seven:|
verb observed to fall and weave, tuo
Sto predict that eve grown-up tably corpses in another part of the Reld later on Chinaman, in longkong knows where the they know it is not easy to his running, mich at theatres nae and requires na tom tom to an inuing distances beyond 600 yards, but considering nounce their whereabouts! then why allow
the number of rounds fired the enemy's casual disturbance which causes so much annoyance Had this advance not bee nducted with | Oh word, I believe, alight. No man was hit and sleepless nights to the patients who pay to, great are the loss to our troops must have on our side though several bad narrow csgo to the institute for peace, rest and quietness, been heavy
capes, shot falling within a few feet of them combined with medicat treatment. Simmonds' guns had not arrived from Fan Ling and therefore did not take any part in today's action. Soud majand
CHINESE
IG WATER POLO COMPETITION.
FIXTURES. 29th August R.W.Fa team. R.A.35 Co., ED."
"Britisher" does not seem to have a very flattering opinion of Chinese soldiers. Now, I'do not see any reason=9/8/99).
The Chinese fred almost incessully for hours, pouring in round shot 31 inches in diameter from muzzle landers and dropping musketry fire all about our men, Fortunately We pursued the flying onemy for some dis. the configuration of the country favoured cover tance and then halted and collected the arms and our casualties were few. 1 regret to say hey left on the plain." Some seven pieces of that Major Brown, RAMC, W slightly small calibre Artillery, a quantity of jingalls wounded in the right upper arm by a spent and a few old fashioned rifles were picked up. bullet. He returned to camp at: Tipó at 11
I cannot claim any merit for having inflicted pn making light of his wound, which rendered only, as I believe, sinall loss upon our enemy his return to Hongkong accessary, and which in this action, but I am heartily glad that not I how hear has been very painful many of them were killed or even hit these Captain Berger's Force captured 3 guns and rebels were mostly misguided creatures, badly utterly routed the Chinese who fel over the armed and untrained to war, a foe utterly un-Chief surgeon of the Yangtze Forts it gives noralty, referring to his offer to refrain from pro Lain Ts'un Pusa and on to Sheung Tsun at worthy of a soldier's steel. the head of the Pat Heng Valley, where Ber ger, still pursuing, lost touch with them and bivouacked for the night.
I believe the eneiny's force was pretty con siderable on this occasion and that they staked their all on the issue. Their intention was lo press home and crush us believing in the vast superiority of their numbers and in a certam victory. The Chinaman had no idea of the power of the modern rifle and no heart to come to close quarters; he made no attempt at a
At 8 pm. Captain Simmonds sent me a mes- senger asking for food for 3 British Officers and 120 Indian soldiers, also for one blanket per man sent these things by coolies under a fairly strong, escort. At 30 p.m. Berger ap. plied for ammunition by signal message. Island. saw that he must have “ammunition at all costs as he was in the heart of the enemy's country, so I got jo soldiers of the Hongkong Regiment, 1 Sikh policemen 'and'all'the coolles could muster and despatched the lot under Mr. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, who had very kindly volunteered to proceed in charge. ̈*
My camp had now only & soldiers left in it, so signallcit to Commander Davison, R.N., of Her Majesty's Ship Hunder in the Harbour, to land an armed party for its protection. This request was promptly acceded to and felt that lagstaf Hill and the Queen's Standard were safe.
At about, so p.m. firing ceased. I sent an order to Berger that he must not move beyond his bivouac unless he could co-operate with a force that I thought might possibly be sent out to Casile Peak at daybreaks on the 18th pltimo. I sent Your Excellency un signal message reporting particulars up to date. Jalso wrote in detail the particulars of the previous evening's action so far as they were known to me, and despatched the letter next morning, an
At daybreak on the 18th April, after consulta tion with M. Stewart Lockhart, Colonial Secretary, I determined to push on to Sheung Ts'ün to JoinBerger for I knew that the Insurgent Forces had all gone West and that the scence of action, having shifted from Táipó to the Pat Heung Valley, my place should be, with the advance at Sheung Ts'ün. "Tinformed Commander Davision: RN of my intention and nominated Major, Koc, A.S.C as the Officer in Military Command at the Base.
At 7 a.m. a portion of Berger's troops were seen returning to can ho having left Barrett with a detachment at Sheung Tan. He had come in to get food and blankets for his men and animunition. The men had a square meal after which we started accompanied by Stewart Lockhart, and pushing on rapidly reached Sheung Tsun where we found Barrett all safe A few rounds from guns had been fired at his men in the carly morning but no attack had been made on his position. On the murch we passed through the Lam Ts'ün Valley where Captain Berger pointed out to me the details of the previous evening's engagement; he explained the absence of
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This defeat shattered their confidence in their warlike attempts and I then felt sure they would not again assume the offensive or openly resist our arms. Subsequent information revealed the fact that 2,600 men took part in this action, and there is good reason to believe that, at leas, one-third were men who came from beyond the British boundary.
The Viceroy of Canton might well be called upon to explain the presence of these men. if he did not send them he certainly must have connived at their assistance in the revolt.
I now consulted Mr. Stewart Lockhart, who had been present at the action, about the advis ability of blowing down some walls of the Kam Tin Villages, situated about a miles from the scene of the action. He entirely concurred in the desirability of blowing up the gates of this Fui, Sha Wai village. We matched there at once, warned all women anil children to leave the village, which they did in considerable numbers; a few old men also came out and "kotowed, but no young ones; dey were pio bably among those who had been defeated at the action and were still on the run and for away over the hills.
Our two sappers applied some slabs of gen cotton to the walls and so effectually that the explosion ntade a large breach of crumbled bricks and mortar, bringing down the iron gates. We tried a like effect upon another wall, but its thickness, feet, was more than our supply of gun cotton was equal to tackling and that, combined, perhaps, with haste necessitated by advancing night rendered the demolition less effective.
SOLDIERS why a Chinaman should not make a good soldier if he is properly looked after by strict their energies to drill and instruct them effi Europeans-officers who will not only devojc ciently, but will devise plans to gain a certain duty. One serious obstacle to be contended amount of control over them when they are off with is opium-smoking, and according to the
Park of the Soochow Hospital:- little trouble. That is what he wrote to Dr.
Dear Dr. Park:
SESIT-FINALS. 3oth August. V.R.C, a team v. V.R.C. b team.
31st August.** Kowloon Winners of R.W.F: and R.A. Play commences at 5.30 pin, sharp.. FROM ALL SOURCES. British Naval Programme.
LONDON, July 24th. Mr. G. J. Goschen, First Lord of the Admi ceeding with the projected expansion of the British navy conditionally upon Russia simi larly refraining in regard to her navy, declared that since the offer was made Russia has taken no decision which would justify further defer- ring the carrying out of the British naval pro gramme.
Explosion on a Torpedo-boat.
LONDON, July 24th, 4.25 p.m.
first-class torpedo boat idler of the island of An explosion occurred on board the Austrian Torcoln, in the Adriatia Sea:
Mr. J. Jürgens requested me to write you a few lines of the experience of my pmetice among the soldiers in the forts of the Yangtze river who are addicted to the habit of smoking opium. I am glad to inform you that soldiers are prohibited from smoking opium in camp This order is stringently observed, but when they are on liberty some of them would be tempted to indulge in a pipe or two. The first few pipes seem to act as a stimulant on their systems, and Touse their mental faculties, but the more they smoke the more drowsy and stupid they become, thus The Bullfinch" Accident. causing them to be unfit for drill the next day. They feign sickness, so as to be excused, but
LONDON, July 4th. are always detected and punished. Opium Two more deaths have resulted from the smoking also affects the nerves of this eyes accident aboard H.M. torpedo boat destroyer causing them to aim the gun untrue; moreover | Bullfinch, in the Solent. This brings the num it makes them feel lazy, and general weakness ber of victims to ten. prevails, so they cannot stand up long enough to finish their gymnastic exercises. They also find it painful to throw out their chests, and live a shortness of breathing as well. This pernicious drug is a curse to the people of China. It will always be a burden to the nation as long as the people are allowed to smoke it and China cannot expect any prosperity until the opium is wiped out by law. When a man has the opium habit he is then an abject slate to it, and committing self-murder by degrees, Suffice to say that the scientific testimony will be simply overwhelming, and the subject has been dealt with by more learned friends of the profession. I take pleasure to add my tasti mony.
DROUGHT IN -AUSTRALIA
K. L. KWAN, L.M.S.H."
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Italy.
DEALING WITH; SOCIALISM.
LONDON, July 24th.
bies in Italy, General Pelloux, the Premier and in consequence of the recent Socialist trou Minister of the Interior, has directed the Courts to enforce a drastic Public Safety Bill, though the measure has not received the sanction of Parliament...
The Premier declares that this step is essen. tial to the counteracting of the Socialists.
The Occupation of Crete.
LONDON, July 25th.
The British flag has been lowered at Candia, the capital of Crete, and the Government of Prince George has formally assumed control of the city.
*
Wireless Telephony.
The drought all through the interior of New South Wales and in Southern Queensland is reported to be very bad After this we returned to quarters, some sheartening. They date from the beginning of
The reports received in London are most dis miles distant, arriving at 9.15 p. and finding June. And over a stretch of country reaching
LONDON, July 25th. there Simmonds and his guns. He reported northward from the Riverina, full zoo miles by
M. Stiens, a Russian electrician, claims. to having blown down the gates of Sheung Wai,
Lieut. Hillman and 37 en R.N. had arrived about 100 miles in breadth, it is stated that have invented an apparatus by which telephonic with a convoy of provisions for our men, but alive. The lambing season, it is said, willished between London and New York.
only with the greatest difficulty are sheep kept communication without wires can be estab nothing for officers.
are dying. There is another district, more nor practically be a failure, and multitudes of slicep therly, which is said to be worse sulll. And along the Queensland borderand in Southern Queens and the condition of things is very bad likewise. Before the drought began it was estimated that the number of sheep in the colonies was about 60 millions. At the end of last year it was estimated that the number had fallen to
After consultation with Stewan Lockhart we started early, marching through the Pat Heung Valley (the scene of the previous afternoon's encounter.) I left 45 soldiers at Sheung Tsin, to be joined in a couple of hours later by 35 men from Taipo; detached a hundred under Berger to reconnoitre the hills in the direction and 200 rank and file of the Hongkong
many-casualties to our force by the fact that of Ts'un Wan; and withment and the about 40 millions. Now it is said they do not
be
**
Her Majesty's ship Ho A SAU CASE brought to Torquay recently, the body of a stoker who had
Beet Sugar Bounties.
LONDON, July 26th,'
the Brussels conference on the abolition of the It is reported that France is willing to join sugar bounties if it re-assembles.
Proposed Imperial Brigade.
LONDON, July 28th. proposal has been mooted for raising a Canadian Brigade for Imperial service. Dominion.
The idea is proving very, popular in the
200 Prople Killed at Hawaii.
LONDON, July 38th. Hawaii zoo, persons have been killed.
Reuter reports that by an earthquake at
Wireless Telegraphy.
of showing reluctance to defend the army, add, Sing, 2" After the Rennes courtunartial iz over the army will summon the Gavemment to do Tis duty, and, if it fails, we will act” hús been Interviewed.ASKE
The General snid that he regarded himself as no longer in the army, and intended to retire into the country
General de Negrier has, received thousands of letters and telegrams expressing sympathy with him.
Attack on Lord Brassey.
LONDON, July 28th, General Sir George II. S. Willis, G. C. B speaking at a meeting of the Primrose League, at Bournemouth yesterday, said he was unable to understand the Government permitting the issue of Lord Krassey's "Naval Annual The issue of the publication, he said, was most
spots in the defence of Portsmouth, which were detrimental to the British Navy. It revealed secrets in connection with the navy, and weak unknown to himself when commanding the southern district. The report inust; dither have been concocted or its publication was a breach of faith on Lord Brassey's part when. Secretary. of the Admiralty.
Mr. J.F. Hogan, M.P. for Mid-Tipperary, will ask a question of Mr. Goschen, First. Lord of the Admiralty, as to whether the aspersions on the "Annual" are justified.
LONDON, Srd August."
George Willis on Lord Brassey's "Naval We regard to the aspersions of General Sir Annual, which formed the subject of a ques tion in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Rear-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford M., in a letter to the Press, states that while Lord. Brassey's book is a most valuable work, so far from revealing any secrets, it contains nothing that is not known by the naval attaches of all the foreign Embassies in London. -.
Death of Guzman Blanco.
LONDON, July 30th,:3 35 pm. The death is announced of General Guzman Blanco, the famous ex-Dictator and President of the South American Republic of Venezuela. Great Fire in Hull.
LONDON, July 30th,
A great fire has occurred in Hull. A block of warehouses was burned down and gmin valued at 100,000 destroyed.
A Marseilles Sensation.
LONDON, July 31st 4 pm There was to have been a bill fight at Mar- selles yesterday, and the building was filled with spectators...
The toreadors, however, demanded payment before entering the ring.
The spectators thereupon became indignant, and set fire to the woodwork of the arena. A 'panic ensued, and many persons were seriously injured by being trampled upon in their endea vors to escape from building.
A Warlike Parson Fined.
LONDON, July 31st 4.20 p.m. The Consistory Court of the Province of Canterbury has fined the Rev. John Gilbert Surman, Rector of Healing, Lincolnshire, one- his parish and acting as musketry instructor to third of his income for absenting himself from
a Volunteer corps,
University of London.
LONDON, July 31st 4.20 p.m. The University of London Pass List was. 'issued to day.
Eighteen names appear on the M.A. Kist, cight being those of women and ten of men.
In Classics women obtain four places out of six."
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain Fowler, of the steamship P. C. Klas, from Bangkok, reports-Fine weather through-
out.
CHT
St. John's Ca
Matins 11am, Ev Roman Cathollo Cathedr
16ama-
7am 8am, and 9.30a.m. Benediction;
Union Church-Services 11a.m. and 6 p.m. German Bethesda Chapel, West Point:
Morning Service, 11 m
St. Francis' Charoh, WanchaiMass/Chie)
6_am, (Port.), 7.30 am. Benediction, -5 p.m.
St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road --Moming",
Service (English), 9 mm, St. Anthony's Chapel, West Point
$ a.m. 2
St. Peter's Seamen's Church:11 am Wesleyan Methodist Church-Servicos, to 30
a.m. and 5.43 p.m...
6.30 p..
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE Australian (Chingih) to-morrow, French (indus) to-morrow." Indian (Hyson) 3ent inste Australian (Taiyuan) and prox. American (City of Peking) and prox American (Garlic) 9th prox. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 13th prox American (Hongkong Maru) 15th prox. HONGKONG AND WHAMPDA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba....... at Kowloon Dock, Isla de Luzon Carlisle City.... Esmeralda
H.M.S. Bonaventure. Oslo Feihoo!...
D. Juan ddustria...
P. C. C. Klo Propoutis pili
Cosmopolitan
Aberdeen
PASSED THE CANAL Sarpedon, Flintshire, Babelsberg. th August Outward 1st August-Maries Valerie, Gloucester, City, Indus, Suevia Valetta, Tamba Maru. 8th August Glenfart Pak- ting, Catches, St. Frene. th August-Candi Laos, Savoia, 18th August-Kawacht" Troliardo.
Homeward-18th August-Sarnia, Afridi, Vortigern, ala
Shipping.
Arrivals
PIRA CHOM KLAO, British steamer, 1,01
Fowler 25th Aug.-Bangkok 17th Aug, and Koh-si-chang 19th, General.--Yuen- Fat Hong.
KWONGSANG, British steamer, 980, W. S. Stalker, stir August,-Newchwang 18th Aug, Peas and Oil-Jardine, Matheson & Co..
TAI LEK, German steamer, 828, T. Calender,
26th Aug.Manila z3rd Aug, Ballast Meyer & Co.
Huz, French ateamer, 704, P. Merleer, 26th
Aug.-Daiphong and Hoihow 25th Aug General A. R. Marly
DUNAV, Austrian- steamer,1,004, Kiil
- 26th Aug. --Moji 1qh Aug., Coal, — Sand
Wieler & Co,
ARIAKE MARU, Japanese steamer, 13530 Casoka, 26th Aug-Kuchinotzu 20th Augu Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, HAILOONG, British steamer, 783, A
M
Robson, 26th Aug.Tamsui 23rd Aug, Amoy 24th, - Swatow. 25th, General-Douglas Lapraik KWANG PING Chinese steamer, 1,242, W.
& Co.
Blake, 26th Aug., Taku and Chefoo 19th ... "Aug., General;— C; E. & M. Co. Most
Captain Stalker, of the steamship Awang-CHINA, German steamer, 115, P. Voss 26th sang, froin - Newchwang, reports:-Light vari- able winds and fine to Hieshans, moderale S.E. winds and squally with rough sea from Hieslans to pert,
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the Chinese kept firing in the direction of the mountain path believing that troops would R. N. detachment (who the way were exceed 30 millions. It is hardly credible that ngt be able to move over the steep hill sides. terribly sore at missing the little engagement, the mortality during the past six months can
They little knew the soldiers of the Hong-at Sheung Tsun and were pining for a "go" kong Regiment When they found out their at the enemy) we advanced through Kam Tin great. But no doubt it has been very mistake they became so disconcerted that to Un Long, where a few old men came to great wool producing colony, it has been
And great.
in New South Wales, which is the their fire was wild and practically harmless. katow. We entered the villige, got hold of especially great. Bain has been reported, but On my way to Sheung Tsun I sent a mess some of the elders, and Mr. Stewart Lockhart the fall has been little. And the nights are age to Simmonds to join me with two guns at addressed them, endeavouring to remove the said co be intensely cold, which is greatly in that place. The other two guns were at Tipo feeling of disquietude evidently prevalent among creasing the mortality among the sheep. On Camp
them. All this neighbourhood was full of rowdies the other hand, Victorin and South Australia Reviewing this little actinn, I desire to bring who stirred up revolt throughout the district, have had a splendid season, and are now doing to Your Excellency's notice the admirable terrorizing the peaceful inhabitants and com- exceedingly well. manner in which Captain Berger of the Hong-pelling them under pain of death, to take up kong Regiment handled the Infantry Force 1 arms against the British Plausible arguments had at first believed that he had pushed on too were used by them that under British, rule
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. far from his base and rather feared that the heavy taxes would be levied, their civil and Chinese might have drawn him into an ambus religious liberties destroyed, etc., etc. Many of been overpowered by the bent on the journey
..LONDON, July 27th. Interesting experiments have been conducted cade; but reflection and a review of the situa- the villagers had lost friends and felt they had tion convinced ine that he was quite right been duped, but their passions had been roused up from Devonport, and had died of heart by Professor Maskelyne to test the possibilities Some seven years' acquaintance with the Chi-und a couple of days were insufficient to allay disease. At the inquest the evidence shewed of the scientific discoveries made by Signor nese character and the poor efforts that the their anger...
that the deceased could not keep his firea burni Marconi.
By means of wireless telegraphy, Professor enemy had made on the previous day, together Thence we marched to Ping Shan where properly, and that when complaints were with the knowledge that they were not well we rested awhile, found ajf excellent house for he must either, see the doctor or do his work balloon, and exploded, at a height of several variable winds, showery and overcast, mode-
mdc he said his heart was bad. He was told Maskclyde signalled to an aeronaut in a the men, another for officers, capital drinking like other men. He went on with bis stoking, miles (?), a tail of gun-cotton cannidges hanging water and some very good four for the troops. but a few minutes later fell down in a faint, Ife from the balloon. The officers also got a meal which was trily acceptable after a day and a half with practicaled to a bunker, where he was picked uptrically, but without contact, at a distance of powder magazine was also exploded elec. impossible to piled his duties sugar. Stewart Lockhart and I pushed out to in the stokchule stood at fogdeg.; and a lead:
cally nothing but rice and a little Chinese and died the same evening. The temperature four hundred yards from the land.
insensible. He never regained consciousness,
Ha Tsün village 2 miles off, taking zo men
Professor Maskelyne professes confidence As for the Indian Officers and soldiers of the and resting the remainder at Ping Shan, to ing stoker said that was cool, the tempera that the experiments could be conducted with Hongkong Regiment, their courage and Mili-which place we returned after dark.
ture sometimes went up to 135 deg.-Death equally satisfactory results at a distance of to tary bearing under a heavy fire deserve the
from natural causes was the verdict.
miles. highest praisey and thele natural qualities as hillmen have made then admirable soldiers for frontier warfare in this mountainous region.
A Turkish physician has HAIR-PLANTING. been experimenting succèss Captain Simmonds force of 4g
LONDON, July 27th. guns with es E
Mr. Editor, in a contribu cort unfortunately took no part in theevening's AN
fully on the transplanting of A further report has been presented by the tion of mine a week or two hairs, one by one, to bald parts of the scalp. committee appointed by the British Govern action, having gone to Fan Ling under a mis ANNOYANCE since I pentioned something. His results seem to show that there is no imment to inquire into the question of old age. taken appreciation of the chemy's intention;
about the noises heard round possibility in the complete renewal of a lost pensions. The committee, which is presided his guna replied to the enemy in the early about the Government Civil Hospital at night, head of hair by this means. The physician, Dr. over by Mr. Henry Chaplin, President of the part of the day when close to Tipo Campy and which I said, were a very great annoyance to Menahem Hodara, tried his experiments in the Local Government, recently, reported favorably compelled the enemy to move his Artillery from the patients, and I must again refer to the case of a disease that had removed part of his on the principle of old-age pensions, and re- the Wa Mi Hi
matter, in the hope that some steps will be patient's heir. His plan was to scarify the barecommended that the cost should be divided taken to stop, such, You can imagine how vexatibus it must be to a patient who wishes to sleep but cannot on account of the beating of gongs, the unearthly noise of reed instru- Ements, and the shouting of a number of voices
many of the "cracked" Now, the Govern found to have taken root, and in no
armed, must have shown him that the true tactics in dealing with a Chinese foe were to attack and pursue till their fight had inade immediate concentration for concerted action
Lieutenant Barrett also with ability and courage,
It is impossible to render even an approxi- mate estimate of the enemy's casualties, for Chinamen always carry away their wounded and dead E
Hongkong ment B: courtyard
GLEANINGS BY THE WAY;
Old Age Pensions.
between local governing authorities and the Imperial Parliament
a
British committce, under which all needy and. The old age pensions scheme adopted by the deserving persons of the age of 6s are to receive pension of 5s per week, will invave a yearly expenditure of 10,000,000
surface, and to implant thereon hairs, removed from other parts of the patient's head. The hairs used for the purpose were trimmed with The scheme adopted and recommended by scissors at each end. Some four weeks after the committed provides for the granting to every implantation a certain number of the haire were needy and deserving person who has attained ment provirlest
the hospital for the benefit of a goodly new crop was produced. Encouraged the eligible age of 65 of a pension of 53 per community, a great boon it is too, and I by these results, Dr. Hodara has since applied previously suggested, it is considered that
week, the the ruling powers should exert them the method in other cases of baldness follow the cost of the pensions should be equally pro alves to enable inmates of the institute tong favus, and be thinks himself justified in vided from local rates and the Imperial Ex obtain full advantage in every shape and form. stating that clinically there can be no chequer. Many patients are so ill as not to be able to bear doubt as to this very curious fact that small the least noiset but this ding dong in the streets bundles of hair stems cut with scissors and goes princessantly frohr about 3 p.m. to 12, implanted in the incisions made with the and the patients fall to get to sleep until after scarifier can take root and grow, forming in midnight, then again, when they have justtime
Tong ant
and visible hairs. By microscopic dropped off into a sound sleep they are waken examination he has satisfied himself that after ed in the early hours of the moming by more some weeks a real new bulb forms at the lower. end of the implanted hair. Dr. Hodara's re- sults are interesting In themselves, and still Dr. Aikinson refers to the more in the promise which they appear to offer of further results, undreamt of, or at any rate INSUN'S matter in his annual report as unmentioned, by the ingenious experimenter. PEAL, far back as 1891, when he Why should not the same treatment be applied says The continued in- In cases of ordinary baldness? Many bald. accumulation of Chinese dwellings in men would gladly submit to have their scalps
hood of the hospital and the ension of building operations in ploughed and afterward sown with hairs if there renders it more desirable than was a reasonable hopo of even a moderate some, steps should be taken -not
harvesta ose the Hospital. Road to traffic the hours of 8 pm, and 8 am, but regulations should be more orced in the streets in the early. morning" - In 1892 the Doctor the same strain, and agitates tho long to 1897, which is the last,
GLEANER
THE PLAGUE
reported to zetli instant vou
during past 24 hours
ths reported
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Tot
1406
A Giant Warship.
LONON, July 26th. France has just launched a vessel which is now the largest warship in the French navy.
The boat has been named the Sugren. She as on the stocks onk 190 days.
from Tamsui, reports: Tamsui to Amoy, light Captain Robson, of the steamship alloong,
wind and fine, cloudy weather, moderate S.E. rate N.E. swell. Amoy to Swatow, light N.E.
heavy-swell, cloudy weather with occasional $well. Swalow to port, strong S.E. wind and
rain squalls. Vessels in Foochow on the 24th inst.ooches, Ningpe, and Amoy. In Swa tow on the ath--Kaljong, Taisang, Fooksang Spechuen,, Equatoria, Trym, Taicheong, Ma- chew, and Fungskun.
NOTA NDA..
CALENDAR
'AUGUST. Melcorological means based eu fifteen years observations do 1898.
29.7.95
Barometer Thermometer in Humidity Rainfall
TO-DAY.
.810
13:482
Aug.,-Canton 25th August, General Siemssen & Co.; KWANG LEE, Chinese steamer, 1,505, RL Lincoln, 26th Aug. Canton 25th Aug, General-C. M. 5. N, Co
HOLSTEIN, German steamer, 985, M. Ipland,
BYGDO, Norwegian steamer, 772, C. Blekke, 26th Aug. Saigon and Aug Rice Jebsen & Co.
26th Aug-Newchwang 20th August, General Sander, Wieler & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office.
Hanoi, French str., for Hoihow Formosa, British str., for Swatow, Kwang Ping, Chinese str., for Canton, Futamil Mara; Japanese str for Nagasaki Kwangsang, British stri Canton Kwat Lum, British steam-launch, far Macao. Chowfa, British, str., for Swatow Loosok, British str.-for Bangkok. Bygdo, Norwegian str., for Canton Pak Kong, British str. for Canton Tantsui Maru, Japanese str, for Swatow Kong Pak, British str., for Canton
- Departures Aug. 26, Oreattien, French sit for Europe, Aug. 26, Thales, British str, for watow Aug. 26, Progress, German str., for Touren Aug. 20, Thordis, Norwegian str. for Shanghai Aug 26, Zweina, British sit, for Singapore Aug. 26, Sarbidos, British sir, for Shanghai.
Chinese-art of 7th moon, of 25th year of Aug. 26, Hanoi, French str., for Hethow
Saturday, 26th August, 1899.
Kivang-ti. Sun-Rises *****
shr. gimin Sets unnin "677, armin, High water-Morning Mone
Afternoon ... ohr. Jómin. Low water Morning ... dhr. Stain, Afternoon, my Slır: 55min. ANNIVERSARIES
"Aug, 264 Kwongsang, Chinese str., for Canton.
Passengers-Arrived. ~~~
Per Hailong, from Coast Posts 68 Ch Per Plira Chom Klan, from Bangkok 14 Chinese.
Per Holstein, from Saigon 163.Chinest 1850-British left Macao for the ships anchored Per Kasuga Maru, for
Departedi
1860-Tientsin occupied by the British forces. Couteur, Mrs, M. Mitchell, Messrs. T
J.J. Francis, QC, E 1896-Massacre of 2,000 Armenians at Conmura, W. E. Bailey, C, E, Bailey,
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