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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900.
used for the rat time in civilized warfare, These gane supplied several years ago with the full knowledge of the home authorities. Whereas the ordinary Maxin fires only rifle bullets, the 37-millimetre piece fires a shall weighing about 13 b. at the rate of 300 shells a sinnte, with an effective range of 21 miles That is to say, it will throw 175 3. of explosive projectiles a minute among the enemy at the rauge mentioned. The gun with its mounting weighs about a quarter of à ton,, and can be worked by one man only.
Wounded Soldiers ready again to fight.
Further subscriptions will he thankfully
received.
$79,630.20 Already acknowledged Collected by Mr.
8,088.32 2.583.98 1.800.30
The special correspondent of the Lancet 5457 writing from the ba-é hospial at Wynberg (Slape Colony) on November 15th, and dis 21455
cussing the condition of the wounded, says The great majority of the cases were, of course 15945 surgical and the rest of Mauser bullets, but a Few among them were Martini-Henry bullet wels and the difference was extremely 35 marked. The Mauser balle, as I stated in my sos last letter, does not inflict so severe a wound as the Textford, and its crushing power is distinctly less. To must of the cases it was very dinicult to determine the aperture of and Jar of exit from the appearance of #go und, Both apertussin neiely all cas bong of identical size bf course, I am referring to wounds of a fleshy nature, where the bullet had traversed nascular structures only. In the case of perfmation, gmoving, or tunnelling of Ines de aperting of esit was much enlarged al no limenity existed in, determining the fire tion taken by the bullet as far as entry and exit wise concerned.
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LORE DY THE MAIL.
(From Home Papers.)
Volcanoes in the Heart of Africa.
Mr. Arthur Sharpe and Mr. E. S. Grogan have just returned to England from an expedi tion, partly sporting and partly exploring, in Central Africa. In the district about Lake Kivu,
which discharges its waters into Tanganyika the two adventurous explorers came across some yolcanoes. There seem to be three main volcanic mountains, ou one of which are crat ers in a state of eruption.
The Maskelyne Box-Trick Caso. The House of Lords the other day dismissed, with casts, the appeal of Mr. Maskotyne, of the Egyptian Hail, against the decision of the court below in the matter of a rewand of Lyonnfiered by the appellant to any one who would con struct a tick-box similar to one be used in his entertainment, and which the respondents (Mr. Stolfery and anothery claimed they had won. Lords Brampton and Morris disented from the opinion of the three other law birds.
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A Piau that Failed.
The Cairo corespondent of the Party Aerox says that since the Khatita's dath documents have been discovered which tend to explaiù bis extraordinary decision to advance against. Ohm- durman. These letters entence from, severa! influential persons in that town, and promise the Khalifa assistance should he endeavour to recapture da place. Their plans were foult less to kindle it rebellion among the perple and the troops, mang of, whom were formerly staunch Mantsi
A Remarkable Murder Coɛe in
Italy.
DI TUNG-CHIANO'S MUATE. It is simply surprising to note how quickly only these wounds heal. In a great The selecting of the most imponantihembers į magher of the cases the indinary fell dressing i quae sufficient to bring about complete. of the staff of H.E. LS Hung-thang, the new Vicemy of the Two King provines, whe Leading, and the small calibre of the rate and
Signor Pizzato, a Deputy of the dian accompanied him from the North in the steamer the consequent size of the bullet tell most
Parliament, was antested at Palermo recently #vinylź will, judge, Eanty indicate the futureably the liability of the track to be
placed with foreign bodies; in fact, instead an changes of inciting to murder and prculation policy of the new Virdrop when 11.9%. arrives at
A is the case with a Mantini-Henry or Re-in commction with the murder of Signo" Canton at tea-t, for the present. We append below the pages of those so far known to us,ngton File, a wond resulting through Notarbardo, The latter was toe of the best namely, Gener & Clogs, ex-Big-dick you on thread a large-sized drainage prominent citizens of Palermo, and was killed in a cruel manner six years ago, while travel- of the max planet denart Hat Anagrade, in these words. Cut is, Mauser-he
tsus seem su little disunbed that they close ng na the arkway, He had been, one of the Ceneral Kno, Remehal, textommader of the
together immediately the missile has passed Adininistentors of the Muncipality at Palermo, though add heaking begins at once, and in and Governor of the Banks of Sicily. The crime'created the greatest sclisation throughout carly all the cases they are as aseptic as can be wished. This, of course, is a great blessing, Italy, and is supposed to have been inspired by
the Matra. ad minimizes our work to a great degree, There were a few cases of shell-wound, and these wote naturally mure severe, the laceration of mule and other sa't tissues and the splinter- gone in these cases being their chic!
Sheng ngent Hand Aray Cepa which formerly Kanisand Ulsky hru, wear Tientsin and was subsequently disbaek lat com.lice duing the pan we: Gebed Team (hief Wing rett she pled gode at the Tungeong unlitary vinnit of ( bilih poyince; Tauta Van Ta-bon, mushared dining the Japan war but lately tested to las former rank; ex Rolf Yang We han en la nau land, etc., ca sa med dining. Vies 11 itp.acteristic
chang's-teen-fire of the Tre is
and not wet in tol F to his bora nathi and the cn bir deve,gold of Kragamny, Wong Shan-chun All the shove posted Tabras art supposed to possess engradesaḍde meliaty exe perience and a tuolle sé eiced Petr pantiests when artiny as niers of the tan os Generali of the Husi Anay, en Brigadama. His Aray Corps it will be remembered owed its origin t HE. Li Hung thang in rats gou by. There is also as estaptain of the" de tot former Peiyang fleet on the Viceregulst stimmurly 1.0 Weng-ching, better lanean to feteigners rú Tâm North and South as Captain "Le Boa" Al the members of Arcmass it's passent 1 it should here be natal, were legis,ted to th Throne and twived the Him, Dawagger's sanction before joini, hing, while the military nature of the whole thing should possess peculiar significance to those who can read between the lines of Chinese policy.-V. C. .
News
PONT ARTHUR.
January 6th.
THE NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL,
Tuesday last witnessed the much talked of and long-expected advent of Vice Admiral Alexief, the new Governor-General of Kuan tung His Excellency travelled from Woosung to Port Arthur m board H.L.R.M.'s Cruiser Admiral Kornilo, al arrived at the latter port late on Monday evening, Early next day the vessel was boarded by General Soubotetch, the retiring Governor, wito welcomed His Ex- celiancy to his new post. Shortly afterwards a steam launch left the vessel with the distin- guished arrival on board, a salute of 13 guns being fired at the same time, and passing through the narrow and formidable entrance to the part, entered the large stone basin, and brought up at the steps franting the residence of the Adinical of the Port. As His Excellency walked ashore he was received with a general salute by the guard of honour draw up in line, consisting of 200 picked men from the troups stationed in the province. Thereafter he was presented by the Policemaster with an address of welcome from the inhabitants of the town. Proceeding further along the basin he was met by the Chinese Tastai, who gave him bread and salt, acending to custom, and he
In another part of his letter the correspondent
that the wounds begin such a marvellous maner that unless a man is struck in a vital at the probabilities are that he will be fit for Bghting ag in in, a few weeks a fact which will farily mipressed on the Boers before we have draw with them. I cannot help think ing that if they had had any experience of the wounds named by their new rifles they would have diseaded them in favour of their old blund the Martini; Henry.
The Magersfontein Action. Theoupondent of the Standardat Modder Ris, in an account of Land Methuen's attack on the Bear positions at Magersfontein, says; - Sa preconion that could be dictated by pr. denge had been overlocked. On Saturday the opfes nerupied by the Boers were heavily shefted by the Naval Brigade, and on Sunday the howitzer battery and others, with the naval 4.7-in. gun, poured a hot fire into the enemy's fanger and kopies. The latter operation was planned in the way best calculated to demoralize the enemy The mayal gun was posted to the west of the railway, and the batteries to the cast, with the Northamptonshire Regiment, the Yorkshire Light Infantry, and the Cavalry in support. The wimle of the artillery shelled the position, aimpst without intermission, until nighthall, the howitzers and the naval gun using lyddite with destructive, effect. The enemy, however, made but a feeble attempt to reply with the twelve gaps at their disposal.
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Talking and Drinking Scotch. James Simpson Browar, de ountant, charged belts Mr. Ctner at Worship street police count recently with being lank and disorderly. A palice constable ho gave evil
ice was asked by the nagise how he came to the concluing that the he used was the worse for sink, and gave, anong other reasons, that he could not understand the prisoner, who talke:1 Scotch. Mr. Cluny a That is not a reason for taking a man into custody, or else you might attestany one ralling French or Yiddish. But I suppe e you connect Scotch with Seutch whisky, and so one to your con- clusion. The accused was fined 20%.
Vindicating the Health of Rome.
The British Consul, Mr. C. C. Morgan, in an official commutrication to the Foreign Office, observes that, although repons que occasionally spres as to the sanitary conditions of Rome with the result that many people abstain from visiting the city, his own experience of Rome during the last twenty years tells him that this old city surpasses may other European towns in point of health. This fart is emphasised by official figures slawing that in the year 1808 the death-rate per 1 filabitants in Round was only 173 as compare with 18 oil Copslapen. 19.8 in Paris, 200 in Vienna, 30.2 in Lyons, 258 in Nice, 23 in Warsaw. 25.5 in St. Péters. burg, 28.2 in Trieste, and 2009 in Moscow. The percentage of deaths during the year from smallpoo was only no, from measles 1.5. from scarlet fever dog, from typhined 1,92, from diphtheria 134, from induenza 1.14, and from malaria 1.89. The population has increased from 248,208 in 1871 10 in 1898, and and the town has expanded to keep pace with the increase. What were once the suburbs of Rome are now thickly pupitated quarters.
The Khalia.
At midnight on Sunday the Highland Brigade, under Major General Wauchope, consisting of the 1st Highland Light Infantry, the 1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, the and Royal
The Khalifa died game most umaistakably, Highlanders, and the 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, were ordered to move on the enemy's position. The mailed dispatch of Kenter's correspondent They were led thither by guides, through a at Cairo represents, bina as saying to his Emirs : night the darkness of which was intensified by am not going away; stali de here; I call heavy rainfall. At twenty minutes past three, on you to stay by me and die tether." And while they were still in quarter column, they they did Touching too, is the incident of the encountered a terrific fire from the trenches at Goling of his bogly," A boy of fifteen caught.
the decupation of the hold of Majen Waison by the band and said, the base of the kopjes
The Khalifa is dead. I am Lie son.". So he Beers. Although it was not yet daylight, the enemy's volleys did tremendous execution at a brought him to the place where his father lay. It is the duty of the Egyption Government in point-blank range of 300 yarıls,
keep a paternal eye on this bol. The late of the sens of our fallen enemies mas not been ahogether creditable to us. Something better might have been done for Ladengula, junior, than to turn hinds in a variety show; nor was the attempt to convert Thendore of Alys sinia's child into an English public school boy altogether spient The Gonton College at Khartoum is the place for the young Khalifa ; and let us hope that he will emerge theare to exercise some of his father's authorite, but none of his appalling tyranny,
The Brigade was compelled to fall back, after suffering heavy loss. The old 42nd (the Black Watch) could, on re-forming, muster only 100 men. Nothing we could be done until the rest of the man body bad come up. Then, at daybreak, the artillery, consisting of thirty-one guns, began a bomdment which lasted throughout the day, the howitzers, as before, throwing their heavy lyddite shells.
The enciny made no attempt to reply with their guns until the evening, when a few shells were sent among the troops. But though their artillery was virtually silent, their rifle he was so persisical, concentrated, and well-aimed, that it absolutely impossible for our infantry ta take their pusition by assault.
then receiveil angler address of welcome from representatives of the foreigners resident in Port Arthur. Finally he reached the residence of Admiral Starke, where he was presented to a number of the leading naval and military officers. In honour of His Excellency's arrival the whole town had been gaily decorated with - flags and hunting, and in the evening the place was brilliantly illuminates. Fortunately, good weather favoured what was really a noteworthy event, not only to the Russians themselves, but to all who have an interest in Port Arthur and in the development of Russian plan and
A detachment of Boers, posted among some ambitions in North China. Admiral Alexiefi is credited with being a man of broad views, thick bushes to the cast, kept up a most des- and on the whole pro-foreign. and there is tructive fire on our right, and, with that re- reason to believe that his advent will materiallymarkable talent for taking cover which they have displayed throughout, the enemy were, help not only the military hot also the com mercial development of Port Arthur and other generally speaking, practically invisible. parts of the Liaotung Peninsula.
ITEMS.
The old N.-D. Lloyd Hohenzollern has turned up in Port Arthur, as the Escort, lying the Russian Flag at her stern and the flag of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company at her .masthead. She is to be engaged in the carry. ing of troops and war material between. Vladivostock ant-Port Arthur, probably_calling.į. sometimes at Korean ports.
The railway line has now been constructed as far as Moukden, but is to be used in the meantine except for the carriage of railway material or Government stores and mails.
The Pushkinskaya"-a school erected in honour of the great Slavonic writer, Alexander Pushkin-has recently been opened. It is in tended not only for the general education of young, Russians, but also for Chinese and others who are anxious to acquire a knowledge of the Russian language and literature.-W. C.
D. News Cor.
WAR ITEMS.
(Fromullonit Pabers;): Brition June used by the Boers.
A good deal of discussion has taken place as to the military equipment of the Boers, which, in proportion, has been declared to lie equal, if not superior, to that of any of the Great Powers, In relation to this, it is pointed out in Feilden's Magazine that the Boer army is equipped, in addition to Schneider, Krupp, and other ord nance, with several batteries of the 37-milline tre Maxim automatic gun, firing shells, and now
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In the course of the morning, the 1st Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders were sent to the front by Lard Metimen, and advanced with the stmpst gallantry to attack the chemy's centre, close to the place where lay their dead and wounded comrades of the Highland Brigade,
It was, however, physically impossible even for these troops to take the enemy's trenches. The Boers had had free recourse to barbed wire-entanglements, which-offered sufficient obstacles even after the damage inflicted by the fire of our artillery..
Our casualties were, as was inevitable in the circumstances, extremely heavy, But the failure of the attack was not due to any lack. of bravery on the part of those who made it. The conduct of both officers and men, under the withering fire to winch they were exposed for so many hours, was, indeed, beyond praise.
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blooded aim taken at a large building which stands out to the eye from the Boer position. The danger, of course, will be that the British will go into battle with "Remember Ladysmith" on their lips, and that the humanities of war-5 fat will be forgotten on our side as well.
A Tax on Politeness. The following, says a correspondent of the Mr. Gillbert's comic operas, but an udicial letter Pall Atail Gazeite, is not a story from ane of from the Secretary of the Post Offi
"Referring to yourapplication of the 5th inst., I beg leave to inform you that invoices, orders. for gouds, &c., &c., are allowed to piss by post at the book-nte provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. Nothing, shall appear in witting on the document save dates, names, and addresses of the parties, &c.
The decametits a question would not comply with his detinition if they contained the written woals "Prase send
and oblige," and world not be entitled to the privileges of the hemalt poest
This extraordinary effusion hears the name of the Serretary of the General Post Office.
In fact, the Post Office levy a fax of que ponny on every order, on which the sender is polité enogh to write "Please" at the com mencement or "and oblige" at the Anish. At would be interesting to know if fines are in- fleted for good manners on employers of the. General Post flier who may be guilty of such a breach of the traditions of the office.
A Mukor of Modern Paris.
PARIS, December 4th.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
11.R.V.C. ORDERS.
Hermes, Norwegian str., for Hongay. Taivang, British stra for Singapore St. Regulus, British str., for Kobe,
Departures.
4.15 p.m.-Meeting of the Sanitary Board.
pm.-Hongkong Boat Club-Scratch Race
over Regatta course. Launch leaves | Jan. 18, Deuteros, German str., for Saigon.... Queen Statue Wharf, for friends, at Jan. 18, Michael Jebsen, Ger, str., for Haiphong. 4+45 P
Jan. 18, mora, British str,, for Canton." Jan. 18, Konoura Maru, Jap, str., for Kobe. 4.30 p.m.-F., “A "B" and "C" Coys Jan. 18, Teleme, British str. for Yokohama.
Redge Finding Class, with mekomete Jan. 18, Kosai Maru, Japanese str., for Amay. 5.30 pm Trumpeters class.
Jan, 18, Faisang, British sir, for Calcutta, Jan. 18, Liensking, British str., for Canton. ".. Jan. 18, Zhang, British str., for Canton. Jan. 18, Sefact, American cruiser, for Manila.
5.30 pm PR 2.5" Gun Drill at Kowloon
Darks.
5.30 p.""" 11" and "C" Coys. Gun Drill
at East Point.
TO-MORROW.
Cargo en Schwen, solpect to tem, Cargu ex Coptic subject la rent. Cargo es 7Već subject to rent.
BEV.C. ORDERS 5.30 p.m.--Signalling class.
DON SATURDAY, guth. X. P. Ranner Mocconale for Victor R.C. |
and Tema Noon
"umer Jasvilia, leaves, with
tel.
Roval H.K.V.C. Thud maihd.
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met Cap leaves for
San Pancre C.& steamer Caste City leaves for san
Disso and San Francisco, 1.30 and 1.15 Royald H. K.YC, Sixth Club Race
saitest.
MONDAY, and.
Cargo es Change subject to a cat. Cargo es #rand subject to tout.
argh ex tandem sulpect in post. Cargo es Nuirt Regale subject in tent.
A crowd of angst distinguished personagest was to be seen shivesing this morning in the Avenue du Bois de Berlogne. Ministers, es- Amdossadors, Academicians, and a variety of esaltet innetionaries were heating their fees un the gend, working their asms after the mater of calmer, and elbowing earl other impolitely. L. in their effints to get near the single "Frasero that had laren installed to comble them to w m their hands.
3. n.
a. steaner dødbria maves for Hayte and Humbug, ' ** | fanartiler to be sold by Anction, for the premises.
TULSDAY, 23rd. C. S. steamer „Intenor leaves for London. Nou Extraordinary meeting of the China
* Provi:lent lúsurance Co. Lul.
Audtam male for spaces, luerent booths and nutshell for Raves, on the spot.
3 pm
WEDNESDAY, 2phi (44.30 am. --- Elevrait Ordinary Meeting of the
West Point Building. Co. fart a Company is offices, Victoria Buildings 12, noon -- Twelfiss Ordinary Meeting of the
The occasion of this unusual spectacle was the unveiling of Baku's mentiment in honour of Alphand Paris owes its present aspect almost as much to Alphand as to that other great innovator, Baron Baussmann, though the latter was undoubtedly the pioneer, while Alphand continued his impuyaments and coin- pleter them with ideas of his own. lis speciality was trees and public gardens. It was he who converted the Parc Monreal from a dreary stretch of waste ground into the present miniaune, bat dainty, park, and it was he who endowed the east end of Paris with the Eques Chaumont, the most pietineste, perbajes, al the public gardens of the capital. Alphand, to organized the magmtis entschanses asul nursery gaudens now in the possession of the City of Paris. It was hon this source that were awn the horticultural embellishments that were a feature of the Exbibition of 1989, and the institution will furnish still fixer repaults next year. Alpha, uleed, was a mighty.
rganizer, and well deserved his fifle of the Magnißrent." In private life, however, he was the mast simple of men, and though he handled
untold millions in the course of his career, he was comparatively peur when he died,
Dalot's monument will be the subject of much discussion. The sculptor has disregarded all the traditions of classic nit, and has depicted Alphand, in a short jacket, and wearing bis famous soft felt hat, chatting familiarly with Bouvard and Hoet, two of his chief assistants. The group is conceived in a purely realistic spirit, and is a striking departure from the either stilted rules still in honour among alurost all the sculptors entrusted with the exccution of public monuments,
"SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain S. W. Moore, of the steamship Singking, from Manila, reports ---Strong mensoon and high sea.
Captain Aitken, of the stemnship Carlisle City, from San Diego, repons: Terrific weather, continuous westerly sales.
Captain W. Mackay, of the steamship Pre- foutis, from Singapore and Boibos, reports:-- Singapore to Hollow strong N.E. wind and high sea, Hoihow to part string head wind and high sea.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
JANUARY.
Meterological means based on fifteen you' observations lo 1998.
Bmmeter Thermometer Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer.... Temperature Humidity
Rainfait....
130,150 .59-7
74 1.545
TO-DAY.
O date at
On date at
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TO-DAY.
Thursday, 18th January, 1969, Chinese-18th of 22th moon of 25th year of
"Kamang-si Sun--Airs
Set
bhr. 15min. shr3bmia.
4hr. 28min. zohr, zimin.
phr. 43min. Afternoon...... 3hr. bunin.
ANNIVERSARIES.
Transvaal-War-Fund- Weiling to the Pall Mall, Gazelle, Mr. F. G.................. High water-Jorniag
Afternoon Gladden says:--While there has been an enthusiastic response to Mr. Rudyard Kipling's Low water farning invite to pay, pay, pay, these is a strong desire on the part of the public to distribute, distribute. The munificence of the nation is testified the tune of Con,on,, How much of this has been expended in relieving the distress and mitigate ing the sufferings which this war entails? It is no use for the charitable polie to subscribe in merse suus unless there is a wise, just, and prompt distribution. Is this being done? 1 and that the Patriotic Fund has an accumulated capital of £889,900 and an annual income of £33,700. This was subscriber, I presume, to provide pensions for the widows and orphans of our brave and gallant soldiers. How is it, with this large fund inexistance, we read of Crimean veterans, dying in the workhouse? We must- take care there is not an anomaly of this kind in the distribution of the Transvaal Fund. "Bis dat qui cits dat."
1850-Blockade of the Priaus by Admiral
l'arker.
1867-Great gunpowder explosion in Hong-
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Germany,
the Sou- 1884-General Gordon despatched to 1885-Steamer Roczyn lost on Saigon coast,
crew saved. 1896-Death of Prince Henry of Battenburg.
dan.
King Prempels submitted to Great Britain. Foundation stone of the new premises of the Po Leung Kuk Society, laid by H.E. the Governor.
TO-MORROW.
Friday, 19th January, 1900. Chinese-gth of 12th moon of 25th your of
Kwang-su. Sun-Rises
Sels
Chr. quiin. shr. 37min, High water-Morning thr. somin. Afternoon tohr. 37min. Low: water-Merning shr. Tamin. Afternoon ... ghr, qamin. ANNIVERSARIES.
Are the Boors Savages? Are the Boers savages or are they not? It makes one's blood boil to read the telegram A special word of commendation is due to
from the Daily Neros correspondent at Lady- the Artillery, who had the hardest work to do. smith-a thoroughly trustworthy journalist in and did it in a manner worthy of their best tra
in every way in which he describes the shell- ditions. The Daily Telegraph's correspondenting of the hospital. Having pull out a most says the attack on the enemy's from, where the arbitrary demand that we should keep our sick Highlanders bad failed in the morning, was and wounded in the Itombi camp, Schalk Bur- pressed all day. The Gordon. Highlanders ger has deliberately proceeded to bombard the made an heroic attempt to retrieve the failure, town hall with the Red Cross flag visible over and the Colonel (Colonel Downman) with a it and, when he has grown tired of that diver-1861-Kowloon peninsula formally handed few of his men got within 200 yards of ile treason, he has fred at the convent-reecaily uned chics, but could not get any farther, and the Colonel was mortally wounded.
The brigade, having lost very heavily in officers and frien, retired, and returned next morning to the general camp. The guns and the Guards Brigade covered the retirement..
1812-Ciudad Rodrigo stormed, 1841-Elliot and Kishen treaty, ceding Hong-
kong.
---over-ta-Creat Ikzitain.
opened.
for convalescents Result: one patient killed | 1863-Szilor's Home at Jongkong formally and nine persons wounded, including two- doctors in discharge of their duty. The sick, 1870-The Frederic burnt by coolies. to whom fresh air is almost as necessary as 1879-Arrival of Portuguese transport, Africa medicine, have, besides, to be huddled away in
at Macao, from Lisbon, with a tunnel. Now, we are perfectly aware that a
policemen for the colony. The force engaged consisted of the Guards, shella German. shell particularly cannot 1885-Battle of Meiemmel. the Highlanders the 18th, 62nd and 25th always be pitched with the accuracy of a 1888-Mr. Mortimer: Murray, British Vice- Lancers, and a howitzer battery. adas | cricket ball." But this was a case of a cold-
Consul at Macao, cominitted suicide.
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Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co. Ltd, at the same place.
THURSDAY, 25th.
G. N. steamer fansn leaves for Samarang and
Souralnya, Ben fine steamer Bentonand leaves fou
London.
X. steather Vaarburg leages for Manila,
Beile and "rbu,
(AP & O. steamier Bandar leaves for
London 5 pm Hongkong But Club --Race between Garrison, Club and German creyes. Lauri feuves Queen Statte Wharf, for frigus, at 445 pad
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUEL.,
English (?%ursing) to-morrow, Indian ( Chelydrą kito-morrow. English (Bengal) zulle jest. Tacoma (Tacoma) zuth just, Chumidian (fimpress of India) zand inst. Herman (Aarfsrude) 23 inst. German (Oldenburg) 25th just. Amurican (Garlic) 3rd pros.
Passengers-Arrived.
Ver Breconshire, from Tacoma, &c.—7 Chi-
nese.
Ver Propontis, from Singapore, -&c.—46 Chinese,
Per Sungklang, tronk Manila-Mrs. Myers, European, and 52 Chinese,
Per Carlisle City, Bom San Diego-Mr. Ellis, ng Chinese and 11 Japanese.
Per America Maru, froin San Francisco, &c. Miss G. Schallenberger, Mr. Dickson, Mrs. IT. II. Sargeant, Mrs. Steele, Messrs. N. G. Von Sant, G. Van Sant, Mrs. C. Goodnian, Messrs, F. S. Holt, A. Hope Dòng, R. F. Col. borne, Mrs. J. M. Hell, Mr. Wm. MacWhiter, Mr and Mrs. E. Wilson, Messrs. S. II. North- ence, F. Y. Edwards, Mrs. M. A. Nesbitt, Dr. K. Weisse, Alr. W. Robinson, Mrs. F. W. Brooks, Lieut. F. Books and servant, and 189 Chinese.
Per Marzilia, from Shnughai for Hongkong ----Mr. A. Halut, Mr. Chas. Holiday and Euro- pean servant, Är. 3. Aldridge, Mr. Tong Kut 1 and native servant, Miss Clarke and mative servant, Mr. Choles Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Carstens, Mr. 65. Fullerton, Lieut. N. T. Hohous, U.S.N., S men U.S.N., 'Mr. C. W. „Hiercks, Private D. Mack, and two Chinese. For London --Rev. and Mrs. Dempsey, Mr. I McCann, Mr. W. C. Gibson. For Brindisi- Riship Von Anger. For Bombay-Mr. M. S.
useph, For Singapore - Chinese.
Per flaga Mark, from Australian Ports for Hongkong --Sir W. Hoste Bart, Messrs. R. H. Liddon, Y. Kobayashi, R. 11. Little, J. Tarnoc, · and Mrs. Macherd, Mus-rs. D. M. Baldwin, E. De. 4. C. Washington, Mrs. C. P. Dawson, Mr.
W. Mecit, D. de Larreta, R. Shimozato, r- pin Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Warren, Dr. T. Entopean. 83 Chinese and Japanese. For
Ohtake, Messis, D. W. Liby, G. Fukuchi, K. Kunno, Sasaki, Miss O'Brien, Mr. Y. Take- Burvashi, and g6 Japanese,
Per Puraneša, from Coast Ports-65 Chinese.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Names,
Chusam... Cheliha
Disagno Bengal.. Terima Pyrus
From
Due.
Singapore To-morrow Singapore To-morrow To-morrow Singapore....
Singapore ...... fan. 2oth, Kobe Singapore,
Empresstof India. Shanghai.... Belgium King
Glengle
Oklenberg Teenkn Garlic Sikt
jan. 20th
Jan, 21st
Jan. 22nd
Japa Japan
Tan. 23rd
Jan. 24th
Singapore ...... Jan. 25th
London
Feb. 1st
San Francisco... Feb. 3rd Japan
Feb. Toth
We would treat the attemim of shipping fema to the style du schichtSteamres Expectel" and "Pojected Sallings' me new puhdi -lped in those cotomans, and ta so slping respect fally unge the managers af skipping lions to give orders 10 their planks to finish this online, on the kirjas” already supe pdood gealls with the latest available information avery day.”..
PROJECTED SAILINGS."
Ship
The N. P.,S. S. Co's steamer „Sibergeldi. has arrived at Yokohama and sails for Hong-Abargeldie keng on the 20th inst.
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HONGKANG AND WHAMEDA DOCK RETURN, Isla de Cuba
:! Kowloon Isla de Lar com HIGMS. He tha.... HLGMS. Gajinn U.S.S. Monadnoch ILMS. Tarod...
Trafalgar. Diamante Praan... Kłushiu Maru....... 1. Juan (Austria - Mètonnir Daphne....
Afridi
Algeit. America Maru.
Antenor.
Astnia
Babelsberg
Bayern
Destination.
Date.
Portland, &c. Feb. 5th New York Qx..desp San Francisco, &c. Mar. 1st San Pruncisco, &c Jan. 27th London.............Tan. 23rd New York Havre, &c.
Straits, &c.
Belgian King... San Diego, &c.
Benfumond................. Lonsion....
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10
Benggal
Shanghai....
Bombay
Landan.....
Breconshire...... Victoria, B.C.
Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c
Cosmopolitan
Changsha
China
shipping.
Arrivals.
Teraso,, British strainer, 1928, Jones,, 17th Jane Wubu and Chinking 13th January, General Butterfeld & Swire, SABINE RICKMEks, British steamer, 690, J. R. Nashet, RN.R., 17th Derger Amgy 16th Jan, General Arnhold; Kärberg & Co. Bissen, Chinese steamer," 1,063,
Patterson, 17th Jan.--Canton 17th Jan. General C. M. S. N. Co. AMERICA MARU, Japanese steamer, 6,219, 15. Ging, 18th Jan-San Francisco 21st Dec., Henohnin 28th, Yokohama toth jan. Kobe 12th, Nagasaki 13th, and Shanghai 5th, Mails al General--J. S. Van Buren. SUNGRIANG, British steamer, 1,012, S. W. Moore, 18th Jan-Manila 15th January, General. Buiterfield & Swire. PROPONTIS, British str. 1,309, W. Mackay, 17th Jan, Singapore fith fan., and Honey 16th, General.Heung Sing Steamship
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Co.
Mar. 15th
... Feb. 15th ...Mar. 7th
Jan, zoth
...Feb. 21st
Jan. 25th
Jan. 29th
Jan. 23rd
jan, zist
..Jan. 26th
Carmarthenshire, San Diego, X. ... Feb. 1oth.
City of Ria
Coptic
Cowrie
Diamante
Doric
Kastem
|
Emp, China
Em, India
Kobe
San Francisco, &c Mar. 3rd San Francisca, &c. Mar. 27th San Francisco, &Jan. 21st London..
Jan. 31st Jan. 22nd
Manila
San Francisco, &c. Mar, roth
Sydney, &c.........Jan. 27th Vancouver, &c.....April 4th
Feb. 14th Mar. 14th Emp. Japan Formosa Swatow, &c.......... Jan, 20th
elic
San Francisco, &c. Feb. 13th Glenngle,
Victoria. B.C. Feb. 1oth Hamburg"... Straits, &c.
May 16th Halsad
Havre, &c. Feb. 8th Hongkong Mare San Francisco, &c. Feb. 22nd Kamakura Maru. Marseilles, &c......Jan. 26th Kanagawa Maru, Kobe & Yokohama Jan. 19th Kansu
Samarang, &c......Jan. 29th Karlsruhe
Struts, &c. Kasuja Mart Japan König Albert Mraits, &c. Lady Joicey......San Diego, &c.
Manila
Europe, &c.
Loongsang Maidzaru Maru... Swatow, &c... Massilia.... Menelaus London.. Nanchang Manila, &c. Nippon Maro San Francisco, Oldenburg ...... Straits, &c. Preussen......... Straits, &c. Prinz Heinrich... Summits, &c. Queen Eleanor... New York.. Rahilla
Japan Sachsen
Straits, &c. London..
Jan. 24th
Jan. 20th
April 4th
¡Mar. 31st.
Jan. agrd
Jan. 21st
Jan. 20th
Feb. 6th
Jan. 25th
&c. Mar, zoth
Feb. 21st
May 2nd
May 30th
Feb. ist Jan, 20th
Feb. 7th
Stentor.... Stuttgart
Feb. aath
Straits, &c.
Mar. 214t
Manila
Jan, 21st
Yokohama
Jan. 23rd
MASSILIA, British steamer, 2008, C. Cadd 18th Jan.-Shanghai 16th Jan, Mails and General P. & Ó, S/N, Co. BRECONSE, British: stgamer, 2,323, Gen. Elliott, ab Jan.,--Tacoma vin Ports 7th Dec., General-Dudwel & Co., L.d. CARLISLE CITY, British steamer, 1,894, Thos. Aitken, 18th fan-San Diego 27th Nov., General-Butterfield & Swire. KASUGA MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,213, Sungliang
W. Haswell, 18th Jan, Melbourne and Szechsen Manila 13th Jan, Leid and General-Thales Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Thyra... FAUSANG, British steamer, 3,410, T. A. Mitchell, Tsinan
18th Jan-Wuhu and Chinkiang 4th Weimar. Jan Rice and Ground-nuts.--Jardine, Westphalia Matheson & Co. FORMOSA, British steamer, 674. J. Douglas, 18th Jan.--Anping zih Jan. Amoy and Swatow 17th, General.-Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
AMIRIA German steamer, 3,288, Burmeister, 18th Jan,,-Shanghai 15th Jan, General-- Carlowitz & Co.
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IRIS, American distilling ship, 6,100, Everett,
18th Jan.--Manila isth January,
Clearances at the Harbour Office. #sin Yu, Chinese str., for Shanghai, | Fausang, British str., for Canton.
Thales, British str., for Swatow.« Mike Maru, Japanese str., for Kobe. Pak, Kong, British str, for Canton, Onsang, Britisi: str., for Saigon. Hue, French str., for Hoihow..
¿Swatow, &................. Jan. 19th San Diege, &c. ...Mar. 6th Port Darwin, &c... Feb. 15th Straits, &c. April 18th Havre, &c. ¡Feb. 27th Wittenberg....
Havre, &c. ....... Jan. 29th. WoosungShanghai
Jan. 27st Yawata Maru Thursday Is., &c... Jan. 26th
SCOTT's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, is the most valuable remedy for Consumption, Strofula, General Debility. Wasting Disenses of Children, Chronic Cought, "and" "Tronchilir that has ever been produced. Hem-very-palatable, it is very fattening and "strengthening. It will ease at once the most violent cough and will give both comfort and strength to the sufferer. It possesses the com bined virtues of these popular remedies in their killest form. Any Cliemist can supply it.. Sole" Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of China Watkins & Co., Hongkong, Advt.