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THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR- ANCE AT SHANGHAI,
Advices from Shanghal up to 8th inst, state there was still no news of Mr. Pip" Reynell, who was missing from his home, and his friends' therefore entertain most grave misgivings as to
his fate.
In our issue of 9th inst. mention was made of Mr. Reynell's disappearance, based on mail advices up to 6th inst.
IMPERIAL DECREE.
4th January.
THE MURDER OF THE REY, S. M. BROOKE,
We have received a wire from Yuan Shib- k'ai, acting Governor of Shaniing, stating that a number of ruffians belonging to the two cis- tricts of Pingyin and Feichting combined recently to create disturbance and during their work captured the day before a missionary whom they cangued and took to a place called Manchinple. The memorialist did all he could to save the said missionary and also dispatched a cavalt force to surround and capture the marauders, but the force could not arrive in time to prevent the missionary from being murdered by the ruffians. We feel deeply grieved at the receipt of this news and pity greatly the fate of the unfortunate missionary. Now the missionaries of all countries are allow ed by treaty to enter the interior towns, and again and again bave we issue decrees calling upon the Viceroys and Governors of provinces to be diligent in protecting all foreigners within their jurisdiction. But in spite of all these decrees we are now, informed of the murder of a mis sionary in Shantong. From this it is evident that both the civil as well as military officials in that vicinity cannot free themselves from blame for such a state of affairs, and if they do "not at önce set-about to capture the murderers and their accomplices the condition of that province is indeed extraordinary, We hereby command the sald Governor to find out the culpable officials concerned and denounce them in severe terms to the Throne and then allow. them a certain limit of time to effect the cap- ture of the murderers. They inust he punished according to their deserts so that peace may be restored to the region as soon as possible and friendly relations with missionaries be con- tinued as usual--M. C. D. News.
A PROPHESY.
Mr. Takashima Kaenon of Kanagawa, who is well-known as an expert in the art of divina. tion by sticks, and who claim that all his own success in life has been achieved, owing to his being able to foretell coming events, has predicted the outcome of the South African War in the following words:"Owing to the failure of negotiations and the deadlock which
ensued witen the Boers refused to concede certain points insisted upon by the Brins, war. became inevitable, but, after all, no very serious ground for hatred or antipathy exists between the two races. The war will not be carried ou à entrance and will end halfway in a peaceful compromise, which will fully satisfy both sides, and prevent the occurrence of hostilities in future. Three years with the third year) from date, the British will open up and develops an immense mine the like of which has never yet been seen or heard of, and during the fourth year from date they will gain great and well-nigh boundless advantage, pecuniary or otherwise." Mu Takashima desires scoffers to make a note of his prophecy so that when the events foretold come to pass he may not be accused of prophesying after the event." Here is a chance to test the reliability or other. wise of Mes Takashima's system.-Japan Herald,
DEATH OF COMMANDER E. P. WOOD, U. S. N.
WASHINGTON, December 11th, Commander E. P. Wood, U. S. N., died of typhoid fever at his residence here to-day. He was in command of the gunboat Petret at the battle of Manila Bay. Since his return from Manila his health has been broken and he Jacked the power to throw off the discase which caused his death.
Edward Parker Wood was born in Mansfield, Ohio, August 16, 1848, and entered the Naval Academy September 29, 1863, and graduated in 1867. His record is On Minnesofa, special service, 1867-68; promoted to cnsign, 1868; Dacotah of Pacific fleet, 1868-70; promoted to master, 1870; l'acific fleet, 1871; commissioned as lieutenant, 1871; on Congress, special ser- vice to Europie, 1872-74; North Atlantic station, 1875-77; Partsmouth, special service, 1877-78; Trenton, European Station, 1878-79; Quin nebaug, European station, 1879-81; Naval Academy, 1881-84 steamship alonongahela, 1884-86 Naval Acadenty, 1880-90; on special duty connected with the Concord, August, 1890, to February, 189; promoted to lieutenant commander, September 20, 1890; U. S. S. Concord, North Atlantic station, February, 1891, May, 1893; Bureau of Navigation May, 1893, to 1896; commanded Petrel, Asiatic station, December, 1896; commissioned as commander, July, 107.
TOMMY'S TURN.
(FROM THE FRONT)
No; yer Tommy ain't a beggar' (tho' 'e's
absent-minded-p'raps),
And 'e don't like all this shoutin' of is
woes;
For it's just the country's dooty to look after
Tommy's traps
While 'e's busy wipin' out its furrin foes. So'e begs you'll kindly stow the gas and plank
the money down-
Not for charily, for deefy-don't forget, And if ever it should appen that a poet wants a
brown, Pipe for Tommy and 'e'll liquidate the
--the debt!
Straight, we're all on active service, and we've
got a little bit
That we've set about to pay before we trek; There's a very 'eavy itern on it labelled "Juba
And another, lower down, marked 'Nichols'
Nek' Tommy don't refuse 'is claret to be tapped
(you've 'ad a proof)
For the honour of is country fer the foam So 'o thinks it only fair to tap yer pockets of
the oof,- For the missus and the kiddies left at 'ame. Still, 'e thanks you, Mister Editor and Mister
Poet, too,
For a-sendin' round the taipong the
crowd..
Mister Public always generous-ere's 'is best
respects ty you,
And 'elopes the the war do yer proud. Don't forget 'e ain't a beggar, for le's payin,
nis way, While you pays at one in your'n it's all
serene N
• Absent-minded ?- praps, in some things, but don't let 'im ear you say. That 'U's ever absent-minded of 'is Quees
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1900.
WAR NEWS.
[From American Papers.]
Sortie from Ladysmith.
LONDON, December 9th. The War Office to-night issued the following dispatch from General Buller, dated at Frere Camp, December gth, afternoon:
disaster was due to lack of judgment on his part one of supremacy in South Africa. "Angi 1 and how far to lack of artillery is not quite ask," said he, " in common justice, what right C. P. clear, but the patient public cannot help recallhas Great Britain to be supreme in South Africa? ing that General Mechten's victory at Modder It is a fight to control Routh Africa, and the C. N. river was won by artillery re-enforcement at the only way the English could do was to threaten, critical moment, and all they would like to bulldoze, browheat and interfere with the know is how many times this particular lesson Dutchmen until out of sheer humiliation and is to be learned."
desperation he was driven to fight.
The Standard: "The event is in the highest "The following was received from General favourably in the Free State, among the colonial degree deplorable. It will tell against us un- White to-day: Last night I sent General Dutch and even among the natives. A great Hunter, with soc Natal volunteers under deal of evidence has been accumulating during Raynstou, and 100 of the Imperial Light Horse the past week to show how deeply the Colony, under Edwards, to suprise a run on a hill.. or at least the northern and western portions The enterprise was admirably carried out and of it, are honeycombed by disaffection. Our was entirely successful, the hill being captured Generals have to cope with a rebel colony as and a six-inch gun and howitzer being destroy.well as with hostile repablies and must take ed with gun-cotton by Captain Fowke and measures to lay their plans in nccbadance with Lieutenant Turner. A Maxim was captured the details." and brought to Ladysmith. Our loss was one killed and Major Henderson of the First Battalion of the Argyll Highlanders wounded. At the same time that Colonel Knox seized the hill one squadron of the Nineteenth Hussars role around Pepworth hill, burning kraals and They ba no cuting the telegraph lines.
casualties.'"
Macrum may bring a Note from
"Kruger.
CHICAGO, December toth. A special to the Chronicle from East Liver pool, Ohio, says: Friends in this city of Charles E. Maerun, until recently United States Consulat Pretoria, say he is returning to this country with important information for the State Department, which he was unwilling to risk cabling. His letters conclusively prove that not only was Macrum not persona non grata to the Transvaal Government, but that he was not on the best possible personal terms with President Kruger. Cabling could be done only over a line controlled in part by England "I" is believed, the information brought by Macrum is from President Kruger and the purpose is to initiate measures to bring the war iu a close on honorable tenns to the Dutch republic.
Spytfontein Bombarded.
NEW YORK, December 11th. The Sun has the following from Madder River, December gh. A 47 inch gun from the cruiser Norrs, drawn by thirty-two oxen, sturdal at midnight and proceeded three miles northward. A squadron of the Ninth Lancers and a battery of horse artillery joined the naval furce at 3.30 o'clock this morning. The naval contingent consisted of four companies of marines and fifty sailors, under command of Captain John E. Bearcroft of the cruiser Philo mel. They began to fire at the enemy from a ridge facing Spytfontein. They fired fourteen charges of lyddite at ranges varying from 6700 to 7200 yanks. One shelf burst on a Boer tent, which inmediately disappeared. Everything in the immediate vicinity was wrecked. Another of the missiles dropped among a bunch of fifteen horses, which were blown to atoms. It is not known whether there were any Boets near the animals.
It is believed that the enemy did not see the gun which did the damage, it having been painted the colour of the khaki uniforms worn by the men, and smokeless powder being used. There was scarcely a lash when the gun was discharged. The bluejackets bave chalked the nate "Joey Chamberlain" near the muzzle of their gun.
General Wauchopee and the remainder of the Highland Brigade arrived here yesterday. Strong redoubts and trenches have been erect- ed around the camp here. Modder River is destined to be a permanent stronghold. The houses on the north bank of the river have been blown up and their sites cleared.
There are but few Boers at Jacobsdal, but large forces of the enemy are at Spyfontein, to the cast of Modder River Station, and at Schloto kop, cast of Spyfonicin.
The first lyddite shell burst over a high point in the range of hills. The area of destruction was enormous. The whole ground appeared to be churned into red dust. "The Boers hur riedly left an emplacement which they were preparing for a forty-pounder. The emplace ment was apparently destroyed.
French and German Comment, PARIS, December 11th, The news of General Catacre's reverse made an immense impression in Paris. Although the afternoon papers predict the gravest conse quences in the disaffected portion of Cape Colony, they cannot be accused of unseemly exultation over British misfortune.
Most of the journals see in the defeat an undoubted trap laid by Boers working in con- junction with Dutch traitors. The Journal des Debais epitomizes the general opinion, saying that Sir Alfred Milner has threatened in vain to overwhelm the disloyal Dutch with the thunder bolls of British wrath and that even he must to-day admit that race sympathy is stronger than loyalty. It sees in the attitude of the Afrikanders the inevitable result of the tactless language of the British press in referring to the war as a struggle between the British and Dutch for supremacy in South Africa.
The Trops says: "The story of the ambush at Stormberg reads like a chapter from Cooper's The Spy The situation ressembles that of the American war of independence, when the colonists devoted themselves to deceiving, mis- leading and ambushing the British generals for love of their country and with the assent of Washington."
BERLIS, December 11th. General Galacre's reverse at Stormberg was joyfully greeted on the streets of Berlin, but the newspapers for the most part are reticent on the subject. The Berliner Tageblatt, which prints a long letter from a German in London, advis anglophobia, gives the news of the repulse ing the public here against demonstrative
without comment.
y
WEȚINESDAY, 17th,
R. steamer Empress of China leaves for
Victoria B.C.
steamer Taiyuan leaves for Manila, C. N. steaner Kanets leaves for Samarang, &c.
Sydney and Melbourne. (About)-"Shell" steamer Trecas leaves for
Genya and Marseilles.
THURSDAY, 18th.
Referring to Mr. Chamberlain, he said: rattling around in Gladstone's shock, trying to U. S. & C. T. steamer Indruvelli leaves for
Let the distinguished Lillipitian statesman, undo his work and break his promises, he assured that he is deceiving no one except, possibly, himself.
Heideclared that no nation except a pro- fessed hully would make the demands upon another that Great Britain made upon the Transvaal Republic, and in closing said:
I have not sought to excite prejudice by our past differences with England. They are for- gotten and forgiven. But when the colours of a republic are struck and we sit silent, it would 12th-seen-that we are ashamed or tired of our in- statutions and by our silence give consent to the destruction of self-government in Africa. The statue of Liberty enlightening the World in New York harbour is neither a myth, a fiction nor a lie. We may say without boasting that if self-government is right we have helped the
Another Sortie.
LONDON, December The War Office publishes the following dispatch from General Buller:
"Dispatch" "from General White dated December 11th says: Last night Colonel Met calfe and joo of the Second Rifle Brigade soitied to capture a Boer howitzer on a hill. They reached the crest without being dis-world. * * ** covered, drove off the enemy and then des- troyed the howitzer with gui cotton. When returning Metcalfe found his retreat barred by the loers, but he forced his way through, using the hayonet freely. The Bier losses follows: Lieutenant Ferguson and eleven men were considerable. The British losses were as killed; Captain Paley, Second Lieutenani avenport, Second Lieutenant find and forty one men wounded; six men captured who had remained behind in charge of the wounded."
Sortie Hailed as a Brilliant Feat.
LONDON, December 13th. 4.15 Bill With the exceptions of Sunday's sortie at Ladysmith, which the morning papers are una- nimous in regarding as a hilliant piece of work, there are no further advices from the seat of war. A War Office dispatch reports that Malcking was safe up to December 4th, but that the Boers had been shelling the own since November 27th with increased effect. Rations had been reduced, meat by half a pound and bread by a quarter of a pound, in view of a probably long siege. Water, however, was still plentiful,
The Boers fear the British bayonets. This is illustrated in the full accounts now arriving of previous sarties. It seems that in Sir Archi bald Hunter's sally from Ladysmith to capture the Boer runs, the British did not carry bayonets. While they were storming the hills the Bacis, suddenly aroused from sleep, rushed to the edge and opened an indiscriminate fire upon them. But just before the British secured a footing on the top of the hill, some one among them shouted: Fix bayonets and give them cold steel!" At this the floers
med and fled into the darkness. Little mention is made in the War Office dispatches of horses, but it is understood that the losses in this respect have been exceeding ly heavy. Among the officers alone from 20 to 30 per cent of their mounts have been shot from under them, the Boer tactics being to shoot first at an officer's horse and then the rider, when dismounted
General Gathere's disaster at Stormberg bas has been tilanied to lack of knowledge of the country, but, according to the Daily Telegraph, when the war began there were no available maps at Cape Town, and, therefore, it is pro- balite that General Gatacre is still without them.
The 7ins, while praising Colonel Metcalfe's brilliant feat at Ladysmith, expresses the opinion that refiet being now so near, such sortie was rather perilous, and it would be better for General White to avoid them so far as possible.
The Morning Post again endleavours editorially to arouse de British people to a recognition of the "serious nature of the struggle and the grave position in which matters now stand." It urges the Government to prepare immediately to send more troops to South Africa.
AN APPEAL FOR THE BOERS.
SPEECH IN THE US, SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 11th.
If I and right, this resolution will help. It will say to the world: "Washington, Monroe and Webster are dead, but the American policy still lives." It may sting the oppressor, but it will be a message of afection and hope to the struggling republic,
Mason addressed the Senate for an hour and iwenty-five minutes. He was ant once inter- rupted in the coure of his speech.
At its conclusion, Lodge, after expressing the wish that Mason might have delivered his address in the British Parliament, he said there was a wide gulf between private opinion and „public_official expression. The executive départment of the Governinent, he said, had assumed a neutral attitude toward the South African war. The passage of this resolution by the Senate would change immediately that attitude.
If we are to depart from the position of neutrality, said Lodge, "it ought to be a subject of most serious consideration."
He moved therefore that the resolution be sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and it was so ordered.
At 3.05 o'clock the Senate went into ex- ecutive session, adjourning at-349--S.F. Call
THE TARTAR" AGAIN."
WASHINGTON, December 9th. One of the reults of the investigations made in the case of the troopship Turlar is the stop. page of the pay of Major fohn A. Rafter, sur geon of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers. This action was taken at the request of General Shafter and was seconded by Secretary, Root. General Shafier, who has the direction of the inquiry, suggested that the pay in Surgeon Rafter's case be suspended until certain accounts for the provisioning of sick soldiers on board the transport are saitied. In a protest which Major Kafter has filed with the War Depan ment he represents that he is not responsible forthe conditions which prevailed on the Tarfar,
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
-—— JANUARY.
Meteorological means based on fifteen years'
observations to 1868.
B:.rometer
Thermometer......... Humidity...... Rainfd!
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
Barmieter.. Temperature Humidity Rainfall
30.159
59.7
..74
1.545
Un date at On date at
3.1.
30.12 59.6
jo.21 504 36
63
TO-DAY.
Friday, 12th January, 1900. Chinese rath of 12th moan of 25th year of
Kwang-si.
.
Sun-Rises
Set
High water-Marning. Afterunon Low water--Jorning
bhr. 45min.
shr. 35min. Shr. amin. bhr, zonin.
thr. 13min.
Morning lathe, pmin. ANNIVERSARIES.
|
New York.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR
American (Ontang) 15th inst. French (Indus) 16th inst. American America Marn) 17th inst. Tacoma (Pacoma) 18th insi English (Chusan 19th inst Canadian (Empress of India) 22nd inst. American (Garlic) 3rd prox
*
Wednesday the roths iust and may be expected The steamer Cathar has left Singapore an here onar about Thursday the 18th inst..
The M. M. Go's steamer Inius with the next French mail, will leave Saigon to-morrag (Saturday), the ath inst., at 11 am for this
port.
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left Shimonoseki for this poil yesterday even- The N. Y. K.'s steamer Sakura Maru
ing (4th inst.) and is
expected to arrive here on the 15th inst.
RONGKONG AND WHASITOA DOCK RETURNS. Isla de Cuba.
是 Kosdron she de Luzon
Gfertha...
L.G.ALS. Gefion
15. Algerine...... 77.8.8. Monadnock U.S.S. Solace ..... Kiangtung Trafalgar... Lekin......
Pawan............. Kinshiu Maru....... Juan &'dustria Meannir...... Daphne,
1
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51
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Front,
Duc..
......Jan. 14th
Names,
Hyson... Singapore St. Regulus.........Singapore ......an. 14th Onsang
Japan....an. 15th Miike Mart.....Singapore ....Jan. 15th Sakura Mart......Shimonoseki ...Jan. 15th
We would direct the attention of shipping firms to the style in which Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sailings" are now published in these columns, and in so doing respect fully urge the managers a shipping frins to give orders to their clerks to furnish this alice, on the forms already sup plied gratis with the latest available informantion every day.
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
Ship.
Abergeldie
Africh Algos Ambria America Maru Antenor, Bayern Belgian King Bengal Bombay Breconshire Canton
Destination.
Datt.
Portland, &c. ...jan 27th New York ..... Qk. desp.
San Francisco, &c. Feb. roth Havre, &e.
Jan. 22nd
Loudon.....
Jan. 23rd
San Francisco, &c.jan. 27th
Straits, &c.......... Mar. 7th
San Diego, &c. ...Feb. ist
Shanghai
London........
Jan, 20th
Jan. 25th Victoria, B.C.Jen. 20th, Shanghai, &c. ......Jan. 1stb Carliste City......San Diego, &c. ...Jan. 25th. Carmarthenshire San Diego, c... Feb. 15th. City of Rio China
San Francisco, &c. Mar. 3rd ......San Francisco, &c. Mar. 17th Coptic ...San Francisco, &e. Jan. 20th ........ondon Jan. 31st
Cowrie
Doric
Eastern
Emp China
Emp. Faka Emp, Japan
Esmeralda
Gaelic
San Francisco, &c. Mar.. toth Sydney, &c..........Jari, 37th Vancouver, &c.
Jan. 17th
Fob. 14th Mar. 14th
Manila (Direct)...Jan. 13th San Francisco, &c. Feb. 13th Amoy & Tamsui... Jan. 13th Straits, &c.
Balmun
Hamburg ....
May 16th
Holsatia ........Havre, &c. Feb. 8th Hongkong MaruSan Francisco, &c.ffeb. zznd Inaba Maru Marseilles, &e......Jan. 14th Indravelli New York
................ jan. 15th Kamakura Mar Marseilles, &c...... Jan. 16th Kanagawa Maru Kobe & Yokohama Jan, 19th
J
Cosmopolitan
11
21
Kansu
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Karlsruhe
Samarang, &c. Straits, &c.
Jan. 17th
Jan, 24th
Kasuga Maru...japan:
Jan. 20th
Kinshiu Maro
Victoria, B.C.
Jan, 15th
König Albert
Straits, &c.
April 4th
....Anmy, &c..
Jan. 18th
Shipping.
Arrivals.
Cortic, British steamer, 2,744, J. C. Rinder, R.N.R., Fith Jan.,-San Francisco 13th Dec., and Shanghai 9th Jan., Mails and General,-, & U. S. S. Co. QUARTA, Germansteuner, 1, 1.40, 14, Johannser, 11th Jan..-Moji Oth Jab., Coals.--Sander. Wieler & C
Kosai Maru Massiba..
Europe, &c... London......
Jan. 20th
Jan. 13th
Matzagon Menelaus Mike Maru Nippon Maru San Francisco, &c. Mar. 20th Oldenburg ......Straits, &c. Feb. 21st Pienssen ........Straits, &c. .........May and Pix Heinrich... Straits, &c. Queen Eleanor... New York... Rohilla..... ...... Japan
Straits, &c.
London......... Feb. 6th
Kobe & Yokohama Jan. 18th
Sachsen
INABA MARA, Japanese steamer, 3,830, W. Bainbridge, 12th Jan.--Moji Sth January, General Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Mazanox, British stemmer, 3.479, Rị T. 1. | Sarnia Cook, R.N.R., 12th Jan.,-Shanghai Sth Silesia Jan, General--R & Ò, S. N. Co.
Stentor HAILAN, French steaner, 377, W. Bast; 12th Strathgyle.
Jan.,Pakhoi and Hothow 11th Jan., General A. R. Marty. LYEEMOON, Geman steamer, 1,238, G. Heuer
mann, 12th Jan.-Shangbai qth January, General-Siemssen & Co. DEUTEROS, German steamer, 1,001, E. eter sen, 12th Jan.-Saigon 7th Jan., Rice.-- Siemssen & Co.
SACHSEN, German steamer, 5,026, F. Mentz. 12th Jan-Bremerhaven 29th Nov., and Singapore 7th Jan., Mails and General - Melchers & Co.
THALES, British steamer, 870, Passmore, 12th
Jan-Swatow 11th January, General Douglas, Laprak & Co. PROGRESS, German steamer, 487, F. Brandt,
12th Jan.-Tourm yth Jan., Rice-Ch
nese.
TRIESTE, Austrian steamer, 3,203, A. Mitis, 12th Jan., Trieste and Singapore 6th General-Samler, Wieler & Co.
Stuttgart
Szechen
Tacoma Taisang...
Taiyuan. Tamsai Maru
Thales
Trieste
Trouns
Tsiuza
Weimar
Wittenberg
.....May 30th
Feb. Ist Jan. 20th
Feb. 7th.
Havre, &c.
Jan. 15th
Havre, &c.
Feb. 5th Feb. 20th
London......
San Diego, &c. ...Jan. 15th- Straits, &c......... Mar. 21st Yokohama & Kobe Jan. 17th Victoria, B.C....... Jan. 30th, Singapore, &c...... Jan. 18th Sydney, &c...... Jan. 17th Swalow, &c....
Swatow, &C......
-Jan. 17th
Jan. 14th
Shanghai...) Jan. 14th Marseilles, &c... Jan. 17th Port Darwin, &c... Feb. 15th Straits, &c. April 18th
Havre, &c... Jan. 29th Yaivata Mans...Thursday Is, &c... Jan. 26th Yuensang
Manila
............................ Jan. 16th
STAND BACK AND THEN LOOK.
* Mader,” said a wise old physician to a woman who had bought a feelle, autemie, and poorly de Jan.,veloped daughter to him for examination. "Madam,
the treat we of this girl should have been begun" two hundred years ago."
Nixoro, British steamer, 1,240, Phillip, 12th Jan-Wahu 6th Jan, General.--Butter- feld & Swire.
Jacon DIEDERICHSEN, German steamer, 682, J. Bruhn 12th Jan, Hoihow 11th Jan, General.Jebsen & Co.
pression of sympathy for the Transvant republic An appeal by Mason of Illinois for the ex-
in its war with Great Britain was the feature of the Senate proceedings to-day. It was the first formal actress delivered in the Senate this session and was listened to with thoughtful attention by both the members and by a large gallery of auditors. The resolution upon which Mason based his speech was referted, at the conclusion of the address, to the Foreign Re considering it too delicate a question, in view 1897--Fire on the s.s. Fuusang, lations Committee, Lodge of Massachusetts-Fire on the 45. Sakata Maru; damage of the position of this Government, to pass upon without serious consideration.
1812--Gunpowder Factory at Canton accident-eriana, Thitish stra for Balik.
While Mason's address at times was vehement almost passionate-he contined himself dur ing a greater part of the time closely to his manuscript, speaking at all times with force and vigour. In opening he said:
The war between monarchy and republican- ism began in earnest on July 4, 1776, and no treaty of peace has ever been concluded, nor The monarchial unst company, though often ever will be, until the question is settled right. quarreling among themselves, have always agreed on one thing; that a republic is a mistake.
After quoting extensively from Daniel Webster's speech in support of his position, Mason continued:
ally blown up. 1875-Tung-chi, Emperor of China, died in the
nineteenth year of his age. --Serious earthquake at Java.
$60,000.
TO-MORROW.
Óhr. 43min. shr. 32min.
Saturday, 13th January, 1900, Chinese-13th of 12th moon of 25th year of
Kanang-sit. Sun-Kises
Moon-Max. Dec. N. ghr. a,m High water-Morning Shr. 56min..
Afternion ..... 7hr. omin Low water-larning ....... thr. sömin. Afternoon...... ohr. gmin. ANNIVERSARIES. 1846-Ki-ying, Viceroy of Kwang-tung and
Kwang-si issued a proclamation inti- mating the intention of opening up Canton according to the Treaties. 1849 Battle of Chillianwallah.
--The s.s. Thisle captured by Chinese soldiers disguised as passengers; 11 Europeans and several Chinese mur. dered and the vessel burnt.
1898-Lord Charles Beresford elected M.P. for
York,
AGENDA
TO-MORROW.
in the war with Spain. How? Her people But we are told that England was our friend were our friends because her people are a been our friend except for purposes of its own. Christian people; her government has never I have no desire to twist the lion's tail, but interests are concerned, for the last half cen- truth compels the statement. So far as our
of England have been divided. You remember (About) P. & O. steamer Mazagon leaves for, tury the government of England and the people 1861? The government did alt it could to divide the Union, but the brave, starving The Neueste Nachrichten, aske if it is against weavers refused to resolve against us, saying Cargo ex Glengarry subject to rent. English custom to reconnoitre before attacking-they would starve before they would say a word
Cargo ex Valefla subject to rent. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung is about the only for slavery:
Nocn-The Third Ordinary Meeting of Share- phobian in its comments. paper this evening which is distinctly anglo-
holders in the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co. at No. 7 Praya Central.
almost friendly, saying: "After the soldierly The Vossische Zeitung comments in a strain virtues which the British have already shown in this war it may well be believed that General Galaere's troops. fell as if on the parade ground."
..
But even suppose she were to-day our best friend, are we to be silent and uphold a wrong in consideration of that friendship? We Republicans are charged with a secret alliance with England. It cannot be true and the vote answer the charge. which this or a similar resolution receives will
NY
Mason maintained that under-the-Monroe-
London.
SUNDAY, 14th.
__MONDAY, 15th,
mails, leaves for Europe:
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Shining, British str., for Saigon,
Kangnam, British str., for Canton. Gisela, Austrian sir, for Singapore. Stentor, Brish str., for Shanghai. Freemoon, German str., for Canton, Tulenkun, American schooner, for Ponape. Buchow, British str, for Wuchow.
Departures.
Jan, 12, Haintwn, British stry for Amoy. jan. 12, Salahadji, Dutch, str., for Langkal, Jan. 12, Zwvvenn, British str., for Amoy.
Jan. 12, Kang Beng, British str., for Saigon. Jan. 12, Arr. British sin, for Kuchinotzü. Jan, 12, Madiydir, Ru sian Volunteer Fleet, fur
Pahur.
Passengers-Arrived,
Per Lyvention, from Shanghai-Messrs. Pelschlager, Rorenbaum, Futin, and 76 Chi-
nesc.
Per Sachsen, from Bremerhaven, &c.-Messrs. R. L. Richardson, Seiffert, Paul Krueger, Mr. and Mr. Church, Messrs. T. C. Eddy, Strong, Bedford, Horny, Zahlmeister, Müller, R. isterer, W. Bridic. A., Kothe, Misses A.
Doberek, Luigi Musso, Mr. Trest, 20 Chinese and 4 Japanese from Singapore!
"Sir," she exclaimed, “I don't understand what
Proikdy ani, madam," replied this student of men and of medicine, and you wouldn't even should * I try to explain it."
How do you best see a piece on the wall? Why, by starling lack a baking through your hollowed list or through a tulay, Well then, let us first read Mys, Coutfies letter, and afterworks get a little of whet punters call
we can understand the lestier in it and see if
touches, In the spring of last year, 1895," she says, "I let an attack of pleurisy, which left me low and wak. Saloquently I would not get up my strength, dia what I woul. My appetite was poor, and after eating & last revere pain at my chest, at my side, and between my shoulders. I had intenlar pains in my arms word Shorter-in fact all over me. I got tite or no sleep, wil felt quite worn out in the morning.
....
As liang went on 1 got weaker and weaker and was scarcely elds to get alout. I came to be so low that I thought I never should be better again. I saw ainter and took medicines, but thing did me any intell
"fu Dreuter (1305) my sister, who Ilyas t Cxfaril, to me of the tenet she had dorived from Mother Seigel's Syour I got a bottle from Mr. Cooper, chemist, Uldairy Road, and after taking it found great relief. I oxid eat well, and food agreed with me,
I now gainel strength, and after taking for
titles was as well over and fres from all pain, mather or otherwise. I know thers who have been benefited by the same medicine. You can publish Chinabes, 177, albary Ronel, West Smethwick, this shdement ya like. (Signed) Charlotte
Bmingham, October 815, 1996,"
Per Inaba Maru, from Moji for Hongkong-
That is her letter plain, truthful, and well- Mrs. Naka Kometani, Messrs. Chin Peng facts as she set them down? Is there anything. Mr. and Mrs. Akaba, Mr. Wong Wing Vok,
written
letter. But what to wea
we see behind the simple Hang, M. Fujita, Misses H. Takahashi, Kiyosuggested by that athack of pruriy she speaks of ? Kondo, 9 Europeans and child in steerage. Was that the beginning! No. Prurity is the name For Singapore-Mr. D. Stewert, Dr. H. Fry, 6 given to an inflammation of the spaces or cavities in Europeans in cabin, 2 Europeans and 7 Chi- which the hugs rest. When the inflammation, at- nese in steerage. For Colombo-: European. as the themselves we call it preumenta; If For Marseilles-Mr. K. Hirahaa, and Euro- the bronchial tubes, bronchit te; and so on.. Batt
they peans in steerage. For London-14 Europeans are the same thing, from the KIDO cruise-namely, impure bloot. When the blood is thus polluted, the and I child.
smallest provocation-n vlight coll-may set up any of the abra nibsons Theamatiem (which Mr. Coomabea had belongs to the same group or family:
of maladies
The
Per Coptic, from San Francisco, &c.—Mrs. W. J. Watson, Mr. D. H. Gulick, Mrs. G. W. Bristol, Mrs. B. F. Patrick, Messrs. CE. Morse, A. II. Catheart, U.S.N., J. 5. Barber,
But how comes that impurity or corruption of the H. R. Sullivan, U.S.N., W. Alexander, U.S.N., bod in which these things nrise? I'll tell you, in Geo. E. Velie, W. McLaughlin, Mrs." "H. C.
that you will remember it. Indigestion, hope K. steamer Inaba fara leaves for Hale, Mrs. W. Hawhurst, Mrs. E. L. Swift and drapepsia, fermentation of fost in the stomach, torpid
Europe.
infant, Mrs. I. H. Pattison and daughter, Mrs, liver, which Irures the bile acils in the blood, instead M. C. Allen, Mrs. T. H. Slavens, Mr. L. B. of removing them, pournes, dirt and filth from the McCredie, J. 13. F. Lansing, A. H. Butler, Mr. the route con fin. So we see that su cene of Stoddart, Mrs. Eugene Collin, Jr, Messrs. Itomach getting to the circulation that's whore. & there is always what the doctor call u and Mis.. Savage and child, Mr. and Mrs. tory of dyspepsia. Although this indy had keen Henneberger and Miss Henneberger, Mr. H. Henneberger, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. T. Atski, Mrs. H. F. Watt, Mrs. Foster, Mr. H., Lord, Major J. O. Hutchingson, Mrs. F. C. Shepard, Misses W. R. Lewis, Angie M. Myers, Mrs. F. J. Randolphe, Mrs. G. £.. Otis, Miss Otis and avaid, Miss to Soudder, Capis: K. R. Campbell
Hogg and servant, A. L. Harf and F. B.. Smaley
Per Taules, from Swatew-Mr. Brazier, and 73 Chinese.
British Comment.
LONDON, December 11th. Starnberg, the Daily Mail says: "Quite apart Discussing the defeat of General Gatacre at from the loss of 600 fighting men, the unex pected Bour-success will probably cause a more doctrine and on precedents previously well I p.-M. & M. steamer fornest Simons, with general and serious movement among the Cape established, the United States bad the same Dutch. The Goverment must promptly face right to extend its sympathy and hopes for 3-m-Ninth Ordinary Meeting of the Wan this by the ninediate dispatch of further troops."
success to the Boers in their struggle for liberty
chai Warehouse and Storage Co., Ltd. as it had to interfere with Spain in its conduct
at No. 5 Queen's Road, Central, Gatacre has suffered is a sadly emphatic con- of this country was aroused by the fact that
The Daily Mail says: The reverse General of affairs in Cuba. He urged that the interest 4 p.m.-N. Y. K. steamer Kinshiu Marii leaves
for Victoria B.C. and Seattle. operations in a semi-disaffected country. The democracy_ant royalty between the divine-
entry on the peculiar dificulty of military the South African war was a struggle between 5.15 p.m.--Lecture by Mr. W. V. Drunimond on"National Frouble at St. Andrew's
HAL
4.
ymptoms after the pleurley, precious of her gestion whether the realised it or not laid the foundation for the pleurisy, the reuniation, all flunt followest,
enemy's spios are everywhere, and nowhere can night of kings and the divine right of man N, L. H. A. steamer, Sarnia leaves for Havre and servant, A. W. Patrick, Messrs. H. W.inch, and this frat day’you feel anything wrong”
we rely confidently on any counter information. He exclaimed: General Gatacre seems to have been complete- ly trapped. Of course he will be immediately re-enforced.
too much reason to feat that, this is the, worst The Daily Chronicle says: "There is only
ment and insufficient scouting. How far this illustration we have yet of inadequate equip
Mason contended that the question involved
If we should speak, and quickly, it would sting the politicians who brought on the war for defender of his home. greed of gold and cheer the poor, brave Dutch
and Hamburg... Cargo ex Birchfor subject to rent. (About)-0. & O. steamer Strathgyle for San
Diego.
· TUESDAY, 16th,"
severance Lodge,
Per Trieste, from Trieste-Messrs. A. Hard. mann, A. Dal Medico, Bremer, Reva.
and 131 Chinese from Singapore:
the Transvaal prior to hostilities was simply in the controversy between Great Britain and 30 for 9 p.nt-Regular Meeting of the Per-Parges, Courreur, Papasion, Miss A Zienmer,
Now that is what we fea De we stand back and. Anthis in the practical and your are to make of the kuswindge. Take care of the condition of your with it, resort to Mother Seigel's Syrup without wait ing to ful out whether you are going to be worn or see how bad it is likely to log you tap it loumediate not. When your howa takes firo you don't wait to
Do so with indigestion.
The old sisetor was right in what he said to the wenu about her datighter. The girl couldn't help. the neglect of her succion but we can do something towards taking care of purely Aditi