CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endome the opinions expressed by Corpondents in sula colamm)
TO THE EDITOR OF TAR' HongkonG TELEGRAFO"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1899.
e des the above, them is, amiher object | arsenal, powder magazine, and the entire which saves y here" makes itself"a" powerful | reloading outfit. mediugh for the propagation of the disease, Inchided in the rich haul where 5,000 rile namely the rais; and it is abnost always the shells, which were waiting to be reloaded, 750 case that, in peststricken house two or three loaded Hotchkiss shells, a quantity of powder dead sats, victims of the plague, are to be and ammunition. The whole outfit was moved DEAR SIRPardon ine for again troubling found. The pet is infectious not only in the here only a few days ago, but so rapid was the you over your leaders re the South Africa case of human beings, but most especially so-American advance that the rebels have had no Reverses. You made, reference to the Northmost extremely especially so I might any time to again remove the stores. West Fromiet expedition of 197 Can you felt with rats. For example, if a piece of flesti me what happened to the officers who blundered? from the thigh of a pest victim be applied to Where is the Colonel of the Northamptons?the tip of a rat's tail, the animal will almost Where is General Jeffreys? Where are the immediately drop dead? do violent being the others who blundered? In the honour list power of attack which the bacilli possess in there were several names conspicuous by their the case of the rodent. On the occasion absence: men who were supposed to be at the of the outbreak of the disease in the case head of affairs. The inguiy may not have of some years ago, and before the general been public, but I think the public know pretty public had come to realize its dreadful charac.
i well what happened to theži. I rather, doubt
Ter, carcarses of dead rats were to be found in If there was a court-marital on board one of the
large numbers on the streets and roadside of men-o'-war here, and 1 presented myself on the place. On examination, these dead rats board to listen, whether they'd admit me. As
were discovered to he literally filled with the far as 1 know, they let just as much go to the plague uncilli; and steps were at once taken to papers as they think it.
Another thing you fication, which i should enforce preventive measure against rats in general, But being extremely sly animals, it Eke you toexplain. "Whydoes a ship take a pilot, was practically impossible to devise any if he is not to be made responsible to a certain effective means for putting thein under control, extent. for any accidents that may happen. Of and the propagation of the disease from this course, the responsibility is me citirely taken source became utterly irrepressible. Further off the Captain's shoulders; fa, at the same time, if he is to be held entirely responsible, eat up their comrades, the victims of the more, being carnivorous in their habits, rats why take a pilot? In the Admiäalty Court i think there have been several instances where plague, thus spreading the infection through out all-dom. The consequence was that any the Captain has been exonerated for the inss of thing and everything hitten by rats or soiled his ship, when the pilot, was on bostrik.
by their excretions became the means of con veying the disease to the human body. The only efficient method of disinfection will thus be, as it was then; to burn down the plague stricken house with all its contents.
You say that Gen. Wilte has lowered the prestige of the British Army. I fail to see it in that light. I think the men have, if any thing, enhanced the prestige by their gallant fight for seven hours against overwhelming odds, until their aumunitum was expended. He Gen. White's movement it been a surces, what then? Why, we should hear him lunded up to the skies, as a magnificent ge neral, his crime was failure. I see no reason why his movement should not have succeeded if the mules had not stampeded, nor do several litary men..I have talked to.. Taking risky operations, how about Dewey's dash into Vasila Bay 2. Could any thing have been more risky? Suppose he had failed and lost several ships. Instead of being compared to Nelson rather a invidous comparison, would have been classed with the unfortunate Byng as an incompetent officer,
“ALIADA, 1st November. 9.53 pm There is no sign of the enemy in any direc tion Col. Parker made a reconnaissance toward Lyapanad Casanora today Ile had not been heard from when this dispatch left, neither had any sounds of fighting been heard. A perusal of some of the telegrams cap tured in the telegraph office here goes to show that the rebel president Aguinaldo is personally conducting the campaign from Tarlac. Other despatches prove that many of the insurgent soldiers are sick and still many others deserting.. It is also learned that tele graphic communication with the rebel forces directly east, to the Pacific coast, is destroyed. It is conclusively shown to be impossible for insurgent commanders to recruit, tramps, and there is every indication that the enemy is bad- ly demoralized. The country around lias been impoverished by the the insurgents although making a reconnaisance toward Sicup dis there is plenty of rice here. Lieut. Batson in covered the road was bad for cavalry.
GENERAL JOUBERT.
The following appeared in the Ademcate of die on the report of the supposed death of Gen. Joubert.
The most momentaus event since the out-
Again, however minitesimally small the break of the war is the death of General Jou wounds or cuts on the hand and feet be, when.bert, which, we feel no hesitation in saying attacked they will at once become the avenue will do more to bring the Boers to the recogni of entrance into our body for the gerus, and in- tion of the hopelessness of the struggle than a consequence, the propagation is generally very great and decisive action, rapid among the lower classes of the Chinese, Indians and Japanese who are wont to go about Hirefonted.
· PERIOD OF GERMINATION.
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After their entrance, into the human body, it endly takes the bacilli four or five days and sethethimes even ten days, before they become active, while cases are on record in which ger hemination took place in only 14 hours. It is
again, generally between the beginning of au bacilli hatch and thrive so to say, the mid temn and the beginning of summer that the
the approach of cool weather always quickens sunumer rarely seeing any victim of them, while them into their mortal activity. The pest bacilli degrees Centigrade. can indeed live in the frigidity of four or five
We know nothing about fiem. Gatacre's disaster, so I think it is, most unfair to criticise him or his actions. Who does a General rely on for his information, but his Intelligence Officers ? Don't you think they are as much to blame as the General when inaccurate information is brought in? It is their duty, and they are specially trained to gain accurate, know- ledge of the enemy and the country to be gene through.
F
plague is at present five deaths to every ten In Oporto the rate of mortality from the patients; but the average for a number of years shows it to be eight to nine tenths. Should the pest gain its entrance into the interior of this I hardly see the comparison between a Captain of a ship and a general officer in the ing seenes witnessed at Bombay and Hongkong country, Japan may see a repetition of the shock field. On a ship they have every conceivwhen the plague prevailed in those places. able instrument to determine their position, whilst General in a strange country has only ordnance maps, scouts and Intelligence officers to rely on. If their fail him, what can he do? Trusting that I have not trespassed too intich.
Yours, etc
POUR FAIRPLAY, Hongkong, December 15th, 1999
CANTON NOTES.
(From the Tsuen Wan Yai Po)
LAWLESSNESS AROUND CANTONA-
Dr. Kitazato next dilates on the sense of hiiliation which will overtake Japan and especially the specialists like himself in the even of the machinery of prevention now set in motion failing in its work and allowing the plague to gain its upperhand as above described; and he urges that the Government should adopt at this junctire determined measures, irre- spective of expenditure, for the crushing out of the dread scourge,"
Continuing, he says that, on his arrival at Kobe, he will enforce na exhaustive health ex- amination of the inhabitants of the affected locality and that if need be, he will have crema tary measure carried cut in the infected houses. Last night (fath) he received a report of an other case, the patient being this time a railway The lawlessness around Canton has increas-official. How the latter contracted the disease, ed so rapidly lately and the robberies and he does get know, but the danger, he concludes, piracies daily are in such great numbers, that has become sufficiently alarming when it the Trun Wan Yat l'o gives categorised lists. comes to pass that the bacilly have taken the Eighteen houses were recently robbed in the life of a public servant in the employ of an village in the Samsui district by band of robbera. 6o in number. The villagers fearing of internal transportation. Japan Times
translation.
that the robbers would shortly pay them a visit, as all the surrounding villages had suffer- ed, hid all their best clothes and treasure and so when the robbers came, the villagers did not lose much.
About the same time and in the same district, another robbery was coinmitted, in which the occupants of four houses suffered.
PERSONAL VIOLENCE..
The miscreants have been so fortunate in escaping justice that they now commit their depredations in broad daylight in the public thoroughfares. A well dressed gentleman, wis walking along Sun Ki Street, Canton, when he was set upon by a party of robbers who after taking away all his clothes left him naked in the public latrine. He was found thereby the scavenger who wear and told the gentle- man's servants to bring their master some fresh clothes.
Another man was going up Sar Kee, op. posite the Shamgen, wearing good clothes and carrying a bundle in his band, he was set upon, the bundle was stolen and he was stripped down to his waist before he was allowed to proceed on his way.
The Chua gives the tollowing observations of Dr. Kitazato, one of the greatest authorities on infections diseases in Japan on the pest. which has made its appearance at Kobe
PATHOLOGY OF THE PLAGUE.-
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NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
(From the American.)
two smail. hairy shells
It is not too much to say that whatever successes the Boers have bad in Natal have been due to his genius and though a farmer le was one of the most remarkable soldiers of the century,
the close of the election went up to his friend, shook hands with him, and made him Com mander-in-chief. And this relation, they malu- tained ever since. Though there have been many tlines when the two have differed, and though Joubert had many times fought against Kruger for the Presidency, their friendship had never been broken, and the President and the Commander of the Boer always enjoyed ench other's confidence. *--*
At the Head of the Army. vided the Transvaal into seventeen sections, The General knew his army well. He di with a commander for each division. These again, were sub-divided, and at Joubert's signal the Boers left their farms to their wives and marched to the field. Every Boer has his rifle always ready, and food supplies for a fortnight in his household, and he was ever ready to respond to his General's call. The faith of the surprising remembering that Joubert had let the Boers in the General was touching, bụt it is not Boers in three succesful attacks on the British. He led, of course, at Majuba, where he lost but five men, against 280 British: be defeated the British tops at Laing's Nek; and be taught Majuba Hill, where Sir George Colley fell, the Raiders a sharp lesson at Krugersdorp, At
Joubert asked an English correspondent the name of the British officer who had fallen. The correspondent did not know, and together they walked to the place where the body lay, the heluier covering the face. "You have killed the bravest man of the field," said the journalist, and Joubert replied, "Yes he fought well. He had been writing to England, he said, for thres
years
In try to prevent the war. General his house, on his first visit to Pretoria, and Joubert had entertained Sir George Colley at the British officer wrote lame at the time in
appreciative.temis-of-the-kindness-of-the-Boer-| Coinmander and his wife. The flushed face of Mrs. Joubert, he said, could be seen peering through the kitchen door, anxious to know if her guest enjoyed her cooking, Mrs. Joubert, a marvellously active woman of sixty, accom panied her husband in his campaigns, provid ing for him in his tent, and it is said that it was Mrs. Joubert who, urged the General on at Majuba Hill, where he was joth to begin the attack.
A Boor Reformer.
The Man Who Led the Boers.
back independence for the Boers should lead It was only fitting that the raan, who won
them in their last fight for that which they prize not, They must sa shortly lose, General Joubertspendent a tew months ago, are particularly in- so dearly, but which, if appearances deceive
Ilis views expressed to an English corres profoundly attached to his country-had none in many ways a typical Boer--tall, burly, brave,
teresting at this time :-- of the obstinacy which usually marks the Boer character. I was one of the most liberal- minded men in the Transvaal, and those who Presidency at the last election, England would knew him well believed that, bad he won the
General jouber thought of the causes that not now he engaged in war, Bui, whatever, have led to the crisis, he knew nothing save of danger no man in the Boer Republic was that his country was in peril, and is the hour
Tooked to more hopefully by the Boers than the man who led them at Majuba Hill.
His Views of War. think of this brave old warring leading the little Joubert was sixty-eight. It is pathetic to Boer army against the tighof England. He was probably wiser thun Kruger, who earnestly believes that the Boers can beat England again, as they did in 1881. Joubert was under no such delusion. He knew the power of England, 1 leave it now to God," he said the other day. "It may be His will that the Transvaal shall perish. I can only do my best. More than his best, of course, he could not de, and he had probably misgivings that even his best would not save him this time.
"If you came to me to-day," he said, "with a petition praying for reforms, I assure you that I-would quite willingly sign my name, for I also
ferring to the possibility of war, he declared want to letter the government of the country, which I know is not what it should be."
Re-
that he was unable to see sufficient reasons to provoke a war between England and the Trans- vaal. In his opinion, the differences which exist could be settled peacefully, without resort To arms, of which he was unwilling to contem. plate the possility but for which he was pre- pared in the last resort. With regard to the iranchise, he admitted the necessity of being liberal. He would grant the franchise after two, three, or four years' residence, but would insist on the outh of allegiance at the beginning instead of the end of the full period of enfran- chisement. He would repeal the renunciation and revocation clauses of the oath, substituting for them a declaration of fidelity, Inyalty and obedience.
If every Boer were as liberal-minded as Joubert there would have been no necessity at this time of letting loose the dogs of war in Africa.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES..
British Mobilisation.
But though Geneml Joubert was reasonable and even progressive in peace, he was fearful in war. I well remember talking of war with Yerestclagin, the great war-painter, who has taken part in the wars he has painted. "War," division of 10,000 men to South Africa as It is now virtually decided to send another said Verestchagin, "makes beasts of us all. speedily as possible. For this purpose a The soldier forgets he is a man when he is cut-second and third Army Corps will be mobilis- ting his fellow men to pieces and shooting ed. The second will consisted of 40,000 men, them down like dogs. He forgets, when he is of which 10,000 will go to Africa, the rest killing a man, that somewhere there is a little being concentrated at Aldershot, in readiness child crying for its father. What has he to do for emergency. The third corps will number with that? It is like killing game- never 25.000 men, who will be held for garrison par- remember feeling sorry that I had killed a
poses at home. Thus the entire British army man. That was what I was there for. It is so will virtually be mobilised, which will be an absurd to be human in war,
The savages are unprecedented occurrence. the only logical fighters I ever knew they kill their mun and eat them," Joubert did not kill British soldiers and eat them, but he did not pretend to find room in war for pity and humanitarianism. How can you murder a ma gently? he would probably ask, if attacked on General Joubert which nearly cost Dr. Jame the point. It was this terrible consistency of son and his fellow-raiders their lives.
Kruger, Saved the Raiders. The story worth retelling. Everybody remembers how cleverly Joubert trapped tlie Raiders. But for his promptness that page of history might have been written in a very WITH LAWTON IN THE NORTH,
different way. But the Boer General could do -Aguinaldo's army is said to be demoralized. what no other general in the world could do: Colonel Parker reached Aliaga at 2.10 on the
mobilise the whole, of his army within forty: afternoon of October 31st and entered the town
eight hours. It was this which enabled him to meet the Raiders at Krugersdorp and march without encountering any resistance. A re- DR. KITAZATO ON THE BUBONIC connaissance made on the same day toward them off to prison. He would have liked to Bongbong, as far as Cabara failed to develop shoot them down. He had no sympathy with PLAGUE,
the enemy Colonel Hayes and his troopers revolt against law and order, and had Joubert galloped into Talavera on Tnesday and rapidly been President instead of Kruger there would drew out about 150 insurrectos who made but have been a monument in South Africa to-day a feeble attempt to hold the place The rebels in memory of Dr. Jim and his lamented retreated in the direction at Domingo. thousand Boers, excitedly discussing the fate Friends. Outside the prison walls were ten In Talavera the Americans
of those, within. Joubert would has satisfied brass canno, 720 lasted all The Bubonic plague is the most dreaded of calibre 16.5 for modplata 2000 Mauser the crowd by immediately executing the Raiders but Kruger's judgment was wiser all contagious diseases and is the work of a shells, a box confitálne doopsodet hell particular kind of pest bacilli, to which exposure Mauser rifle and WAKTU ime. All night the two sat up 20 in strong sun light is fatal, but which is endowed Talavera, no American welerau aptain Bether, and when dawn broke Com Paul had with the power of propagating itself in it weak Batson cleverly pickedjan insurgentieletaph triumphed. Joubert went to speak to the crowdFellow-bughers," said, he, "If you light or in the dark, with a rapidity so murvellous Operator, securing theddlegraph-instrument and that it is absolutely beyond imagination; and intercepting a number of important dispathes. bad a beautiful flock of sheep, sind a neigh Near the crossing of the Rio Grande Laplain hour's dogs got into the pasture and killed the extirpation of which, once it takes firm ground, sometimes exceeds all human power. Batson niso captured a large insurrector store-them, what would you do? Would you pick up your rifle and straightway proceed to shoot Roughly classified, there are two kinds of the house filled with rice, corn and sugar. Authe
hose dogs, thus making yourself liable to pest bacilli, namely: 1, Those that enter the saune place go bull carts also fell into the hands
greater damage than the sheep deep destroyed, human body through cuts and wounds at limb of the Americans.
or would you lay hold on those dogs and carry extremities, and by travelling up the lymphatic Parker's force entered Aliaga at 2.30 p.m. theth to your neighbour, saying: Now here
CARINATUAN, October 31st. veins, colonize will dreadful results at the arin without having encountered the enemy. The pils and in the region of the goin; and roads en route were found to be positively returned in you." There was a pause, and when are your dogs. I caught them in the act. Pay me for the damage done and they shall be Those that gain admittance by the respiratory surrounding parts. The bacilli pf the latter single-handed captured an insurgent telegraphe General drove his argument home: "We organs and which attack the Jungs and the impassible for the supply train.
crowd seemed to have grasped the situation, species, like those of tuberculosis, find-their-operator with bis pictures, instruments and way out in breathing and spitting and are the dispatches. The captured operator said there have the neighbour's dogs in gaol here. What most dangerous on account of their greater were 6000 real troops now en route to Aliaga shall we do with them?" So Kruger hat his contagious power pr
from, the insurgent" army at Tarlic. Many way, and sent his famous bill to Mr. Chamber ** HOW THEY PROPAGATE quarters at Tarlac from here to day, as shown lectual damage."
telegrams had been sent to the rebel head- lain for a million's worth of " moral and intel- The infection is not necessarily confined to by the papers and messages in the operator's cases were the victim comes in contact with a hands. Among them was one from the insur- pest patente the bacili may easily travel gent Colonel Padilla, who wired Aguinaldo from place to place, lodged in a piece of ray, a that a general advance was to be made on breath of air, and so on and thence fiid their Aliaga Another telegram reported way into the human body. The same thing general, a captain and many soldiers killed in may be said of other contagious diseases, but the last fight with the Americans. Aliaga was none is so virulentia its power of attack as the for the most part deserted when our troops pest-bacilli, and army craps of paper from entered the place. patient's house and even the damp air round Shoutifware constantly carrying out the gering For instance in the present outbreak at Kobe, the fint victim was an employee of desler in grain, and the second and third, were handlers of imported cotton. From those circumstances may be presumed flint the discasé germ came to Kobe concealed in those articles recently imported from Newclsing
China
Lieut. Batson
onc
Fighting Kruger.
*
German Opinion on the Boer Reverses.
ג'
NOTANDA
CALENDAR,
DECENDER, Meteorological means based on fifteen
observations to 1898,
Barometers Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall
62.4
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
10
On date at Ou date at
30.15
415,00
30.06
6
66
77
83
Barometer... Temperature Humidity
Rainfall......
TO-DAY,
Friday, 15th December, 1899. Chinese-13th of rith moon of 25th Year of
Kacang-sti Sun-Rises
Sets
6kr. 33min. shr. 7min. Shr. 420in. Afternoon. Thr. zonin Low water-Morning......... chr, qukiu. Morning......... kr. 41min.
High water --Morning
ANNIVERSARIES. 1838-All Catholic Priests (ut Portuguese) 18-Large five in Tokin.
expelled from Macao.
1887-British steamer drder stranded at Cape Batangan, Cachin-China. 1891-Wreck of steainers Pannan and Tong
shion near Green Island, outside Swalow.
pirates:
The suburbs of Haybong_attacked by . Lopeans and many natives killed. 1898-The Irresistable launcher at Chathams.
TO-MORROW!
Saturday, 16th December, 1899, Chinese-14th of 17th moon of 25th year of
Kwang-si Sun-Rises .....
6lir, 34min.
·Sets Moon-Max. Dec. N. Shr. pan. High water-farning
Afternoon
Low water-Morning
5hr, 17min.
ghr. 34min.
7hr. 58min.
ahr. 47min.
Afternoon...... the. 18min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1857-Earthquake along the Mediterranean
shores; 10,000 lives lost. 1894-Loss by fire of the ship Horatio at
Shanghai. 1898-Terrible explosion at Powder Magazine at Hanglow, great loss of life and property.
AGENDA,
TO-DAY.
Cargo ex Afridi subject to rent. Cargo ex Parramatia subject to rent. Cargo ex MacDuff subject to rent. Application list for shares in the New Great
Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co. closes.
•
TO-MORROW.
11.30-Cricket Match, H.K.C.C.. Longs v.
Shorts. P. & O. steamer Japan leaves for Plymouth,
and London, 4p.m.-Football--Shield Tie, "A" Co. R.W.F.
2. 38th Co. R.A.
4.30 for 5 p.m.-Regular meeting of the Per-
severance Lodge of Hongkong. Pacific Mail steamer China leaves for San
Francisco.
9 a.m.-Concert at St. Andrew's Hall in aid. af
Cargo ex China subject to rent.
Kowloon Institute" and "Star Coffee House."
Cargo ex Tosa Maru subject to rent.
MONDAY, 18th.
II.V.R.C. ORDERS.
5.30-"E" Co. Launch leaves S. M.. Pier, for Electric Lighting at Belchers.
TUESDAY, 19th. pan.--Victoria Recreation Club Regatta. 4 p.m. -Election by ratepayers of two members
for the Sanitary Board.
WEDNESDAY, zoth,
Noan.-General meeting of the Hongkong
Henevolent Society at the City Hall. p.m.-Victoria Recreation Club Regatta. C. P. R. steamer 'Empress of Japan leaves for
Victoria B.C.
General Symons must assuredly be a very able leader, as he did not lose his head when artillery at dawn. The Boers evidently com- the Boots unexpectedly opened fire with their mitted the fault of not keeping back reserves for the decisive moment."-National Zeitung, N. P. R. steamer Saint Frente leaves for Victoria Berlin.
..B.C. and Tacoma.
C. N. steamer Chingin leaves for Sydney and
Melbourne.
The first reverse the Boers have suffered is C. & O. steamer Strathgyle leaves for San netlikely to discourage them, though the moral effect must not be underestimated.--lossischep. Zeitung, Berlin.
Co: KV.C: Company Diego (about).
Head-quarters,
"The first stage of the war is finished. The military and political results should prove dis-Cargo ex Glenföchy subject to rent, astrons for the two South African Republics."— Kleine Journal, Berlin.
After the first pitched battle not much need be expected of the Boers in the way of tactics
future."--Tageblatti, Berlin.
in
The cause and effect of the English victory at Glencoe are difficult to judge because of the censorship. One thing is certain, the British noticeable thing is the great pluck of the two artillery is now much better trained. Another
infantry regiments, which prevented a disaster to the sunal British force."-Lokalanzeiger, Bedin.
French. Comments on the Battle. The battle was a distinct success for the British arms."-Temps.
"It is not surprising there should be joy in London at the result of the first engagement.”
Figaro.
"The attack of the King's Royal Rifles and the Dublin Fusiliers was a veritable feat of arms, but the Boers fought valiantly, and, taking in- trinsic merit into consideration, the glory of the day rests with them."--Literte.
Majuba Hill. However great the courage of The Boers were apparently astounded that things did not turn out as at Laing's Nek and
for carrying on extensive military operations the Boers, it is evident that they lack aptitude Journal des Debats.
England is exploiting the retreat of the Boers at one point without denying that they are advancing at all others."—La Patrie.
"It was an engagement which the English lenn a success, England makes much of it in order to hide the defeat of her troops by the forces of the Orange Free State."--Le Petit Journal.
The check received by the Boers was a partial one, and the other two Boer columns have preserved their liberty of action, and can take, Ladysmith without troubling about Glen coe.-L'Eclair
Joubert had been one of the Boer leaders for thirty years. Born in Cape Colony, he came of an old French Huguenot family, who had. long been settled in South Africa, and he grew up, like most other Boers, on a farm, but his abilities were recognised from the beginning of the Republic, and in duc.course he became TALAVERA, October 31st, 10.45 p.m.
State Attorney and Vice-President of the Cous- SHIPPING REPORTS. Colonel Hayes with a detachment of the the One for Shots time, he was acting cavalry charged the insurgent garrison and President of the Republic in the absence of captured the town of Inlavenu The garrison President Burgers, hut he has never attained Captain A. J. Robson, of the steamship Hai was composed of reliels. There was only a his ambition to be elected President, though long from Coast Ports, reports:--Light vari: small skirmish at the first barricade 14 miles once or twise he almost came within an ace."able sunds, smooth sen and fine clear weather outside of the city. After firing a few shots Though Kruger and he grew up as bosom to Amoy: Amoy to Hongkong moderate to the rebels turned and fled in every direction friends, Joubert was Kruger's opponent in his strong easterly winds and rough sea, cloudy while the men under Colonel Hayes dashed first race for the Presidency. He lost, Kruger weather Vessels in Amoy on the 14th inst on and captured, the town together with polled twice as many votes hs Joubert, and at Stang Leong, Hoihow, and bark Omega, :
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Shipping
arrivals PHRA NANG, British steamer
-Calder, 14th Dec, Bangkok that and. Ang is 7th, Rice, and Gener Yuen Fat Hong
PROGRESS, German steamer, 687 P.. Bran
15th Dec Touron 11th Dec., R Slemsson & Co. "NEURONE HAIMON, British steamer, 636, A. E. Hodgins
15th Dee-Swatow 14th Dec, General Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
VINDODOA, Austrian' steamer, 2,689, C. Eellen
15th Dec, Kobe 7th Dec, General. Sander, Wieler & Co.
CHUNSANG, British 'steamer, 1,418, E. J.Büller,
15th Doc-Canton 14th Dec, General Jardine, Matheson & Co. K PRIYANG, German steamer, 953, R. Köhler,
isth Dec.,-Canton 14th Dec., Geneml. BOMBAY, British steamer, 2,044, G. M. Mont-
Siemssen & Co.
ford, R.N.R., 15th Dec.,--London, 28th Oct, and Singapore 8th Dec, General, 1.&O. S. N. Co.
HALOONG, British steamer, 783, A.-J. Rebson, 15th Dec.Tansui and Amey 14th Decr General Douglas, Lapraik & Co. K SABING RICKMERS, British steamer, 6go, J. R
Nasbet, R.N.R, 5th Dec,Foochow and Amoy 13th Dec, General---Arnhold, Kar- hery & Co. HONG LEONG, British steamer, 1,450, A. Frippy
15th Dec., Penang 6th Dec, and Singa paro 8th Dec.. Geneml.Joe Tak Sing STATIGYD, British steamer, 3,284, Curoni 15th Dec, New York 6th Oct., herosis
-Butterfield & Swire
DEVAWONGSE, British steamer, 1,057 Richard -Curris-gib" Dee Bangkok" 6th Dec
and Ang In 8th, General-Yuch Hong. SWATOW, Gernian steamer, 631, Jesperse 15th Dec,-Haiphong and Hoihow 14 Be, Rice.-A. No: Märiys-
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Kongnum, British str., for Canton)) Peipang, German str., for Halbhong. Hanoi, French str., for Huihow. Hakata Maru, Japanese str., for Singapore, Chunsang, British str., for Chinkiang, Esmeralda, British str. for Manila. Wuchow, British str., for Wuchow.
Try, Norwegian str., for Hankow. Loongsang, British str., for Manila, Hoihan, French air, for Paklıdi. Taiping, Portuguese steami-launch, for Macao/ Departures.
Dec. 157 P. C. C. Klao, British str., for Bangkok. Dec. 15, Hunoi, French str., for Haiphong. Dec. 15, Aurora, British cruiser, for Manila. Dec 15, Alarity, British despatch vessel, for
Singapore.
Dec. 15 Esmeralda, British str., for Manila.
·Dec: 15, Loongsang, British str., for Manila.. Dec. 15, Trym, Narwegian str., for Chinkiang. Dec. 15, Hakata Muru, Japanese steamer, for
Straits.
Passangers-Arrived,
Per Haimun, from Swatow-Messrs. Tom kinson, Morton, Kelly, and 104 Chinese, Dur
Per Bombay, from London for Hongkong- Misses Stuart, MacGregor, Rev, W. MacGregor, Miss Jones, Rev. A. G. Johnson, Misses Kol, Lazenby, Messrs. H. T. Hammond, L. An Genge, Miss Keith, Lieut. Col. Hon. and Mrs. R. H. Bertie. For Shangbai-Misa Middleton, Mrs. MacKenzie, and Lient. R. H. Bray For Kobe Mrs. Boockhurst, 2 children and amah For Yokohama Airs. Libeand, and Miss Furla From Singapore for Hongkong-108 Chinese.. Ver fong Leong, from Singapore-406 Chi-
hese.
Per Devawongse, from Bangkok, &c.-13 Chinese.
Per Hailuong, from Coast Ports-Mr. Beebee and 31 Chinese.
THE GLORY OF MAN.
The crown and glory of manhood is strength-- power. All human conquests luve been won by li indivim and collective. The earliest sign of decay
is not usually jun, lan weakness of some kind -nf mind or body, or both. This may be the in- eville sequence of advanced years, or it may, as we all know, show itself at any period of life. But it always sons flat the sources of strength are falling, as the levering of the water in a river mans dry- ing up of the springs and streams which feed it.
I said "sources" of strength, using the plumal word. - 1 should have said "curee" of strength, for in
beings there is at me. What is it? Per hapé The experience of Mr. David Jones will help sa tonker
In the manter of 1881," he says, "I began to frei ill and out of sorts. I was weak and tirol, and que worn on with little exertion. I had a poor
Drill-attite, and after eating hul pain and weight at the
THURSDAY, 21st. Cargo ex Gisela subject to rent. Cargo ex-Preussen subject to rent. 9 p.m.-A.D.C. performance of "Mother-in-
Jaw" at the City Hall.
FRIDAY, 22nd. Football-Shield Tie, Hongkong Engineers 7.
"F"Co. R.W.F. C. N. Co.'s steamer Shansi leaves for Samarang
and Sourabaya.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
American (Doric) to-morrow, Australian Chingty) to-morrow. Indian (Lightning;) 18th inst. Australian (Taiyuan) 18th inst. French (Caledonien) 19th inst. American (Nippon Maru) 23rd inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 25th inst Australian (Eastern) 25th inst. Australian (Tainun) 31st iust, American (Onsang) and prox. American (Coptic) 10th prox. .
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for this port yesterday and is due here on of The N. G. . steamer Hormidu left Singapore
about the 21st instant.
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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S. Empress of India arrived at Vancouver on Thursday the 14th December at 7 am.
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The M. M. Gu's steamer Caledonien, with the next French mail, will leave Saigon to morrow, Saturday, at 1 pm. for this port
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My secretions were sounty and thick My hack felt stiff, and gave me much pain as I moved about. For three years I suffered, like this, laing ak times better at then wone, I coulled a doctor, gave me malicines and recommended Turkists bath best I got no better for any kind of treatment.
My brother then told me about fother. Solgole Curative Syrup, Int 1 d. no faith in advertised medines. If however, urged me to take is, "and" after
rtaking a few doses Lexperienced so much relief shut I continned with it, and was soon trong and well en errr. Since that fineT take a dong of this remedy when I feel ut all niling, and it sets me right. friends many of whom have tried it and been hane- I bave janised Mather Seigul's Syrup to all my fited it. You can publish this statement 'ns you. like. (Signed) David Jones, 1, Dunluce Street Walton, Liverpool, July 31st, 1895.",
We have room for one more short letter before wo try to come at the answer to the question, with which we set out. It is exactly in the same line, and ought trunke the results of our inquiry all the more clear na plain..
the spring of 1888," proceeds the writer, y health begin to fail me. folt languid and henry, if something had come oret. me. 1 hul bed taste in the unit, my appetite was poot, and the littic fool I took gave me pain across the chest and between the shoulders. My food lay like lenet on my storisch I was constantly spitting up a
thick pulegns, and when in bed frurg surats came weer me got weaker and wenker, and from time to time was evafinest to bed. Often I way so bad I could not frow or undrer myself.
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Now better, i wore, luz never well, I auferst over five years. I took different kinds of medier cius, wall a doctor, lut got no rent benefit from anything.
In July, 1893, a book was lift at my house in which I red of ensen like mine laying bean onrod by Mother Belgele Syrup. I got a bottle from the Interntional Tex Company, Yeovil, al began tak ing it. In a short time felt much bezelit, and, by continuing with it, gothed drength, I could eat better, fool agreed with me, and by-and-by I was trong and uril. But for Mother Bogel Syrup 3 before I should not now be lire fron liberty to publie this statement. (Highed) (Mrs) Jane Croncli, 82, Bush Youri, November 20th, THOM
What then dy to a tote the orice W strength? The answer by Dirated For That at nothing the Alf strengths of body or of mind, ratnes from that; and that only, What then, the great enemy of strength, the fountain of weaknow? Indigestion dy pen You say why and ho A child could not saba the argument, Wit, then, restores strength : Mother SeireFan way By setting the digestiva machinery in healthy operation. That is what it did for our correspondents, aul doeddaily for multitudo so is if you head i and pass the news to utlier weak onts