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sits would make for the large granariis,and in fact thousands of dead rats, were found among the grain.
lu Russian ports the greatest care is used to prevent the landing of rats, Ships from suspected ports are not allowed to touch at the wharfs, and when for any reason it is necessary to sent a line ashore or to any deg or fighter they are obliged to place a metal device ups it shaped like a funnel. Then if a rat attempts to walk away on, the hawser he can go no further than this trap. Then he must turn back or fall into the water-M. 1. World
TRADE IN 1809.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900.
THE GRIAN EMPEROR AND THE NAVY.
BERLIN, January 4th, The speech made by the Emperor on New Year's Day before the afficers of the Berlin
Carrison is severely criticized by the Kölnische Folkszeitung in an article entitled Isa Conflict on the Navy Question in Sight?" The leading organ of the Clerical party deals with that passage of his Majesty's speech in which he announced his intention of currying through the work of reorganizing the navy in the same way as his grandfather had laboured for the army. The Berliner Neueste Nachrichtenbad described | this passage as word of salvation in the navy question." To this the Clerical organ retorts that na various occasions during the last few years it has been maintained that the Emperor had spoken the "woul of sairauon" and yet events a turned out differently. During the last 17 months the utterances of the Emperor in favour of the "l'enal Servitude" Hill and the Canal Bill lund been greeted in the same manner, and yet had failed to produce the desired effect even upon the Conservatives.
In the course of a review on trade in 1899. The Times says !---
The history of the year 1897 shows several phenomenal recards aping the general chorus of admittedly prospercars trading reports. One or two der aches lack the results id metudin yeais were also eminently successfed, bat the present situation, quite surpass their records, and in a few trofes full 15 to 3 years have elapsed since anything like shaitar conditions were experienced. The gusiun! improvements of the past four years have undoubirdly led up to the success of the past year, anıt, concurrent circumstances aiding, every opportunity has been taken in secure the results of the flood
The Rhenish Clerical journal calls attention fide of property. From several quarters there to the fact that the Emperor speaks of carrying appear to be indications that the ebb tide is though the reaganization of the navy in the nearly in view, but with slurs booked a basel
same manner as William I. carried arough coursing the whole of the present year's pre-his schemes for the army. But William I. duction a disposition in naturally shown to cried through the organization of the army indifference about what next year's position against the will of the representatives of the Tae dief point of satifaction is in the fact people, and without their consent, which was prescribed be the Constitution. Is the increase that only all the protest have here within the strength of the navy to be carried through any special excitement of maske speculation The thell trade, from the extraiulinary deve logantnt of activity giving an indivement to sprentators to attempt to profit thereby, has been the principel treng of such operation, ja me direction, E
6 bennilag the prodienas, indi in others the regular means who be an expired nuderstanding of the whole situa Ti. Another print is the recovery of the posicion ng leading praheers in metallic mann- fecture, both America, and Germany having how to "bay Tube to incord of the opposites FL the case in recent year. The York that cellen ialusty having quite overcome the heat set back Caset by the American Dingley Taraf also affords matter for sincere commendation, showing the nativen deter mination to fesh persevering efort when one
tion exhuiche one section of the com
in the same manner, if necessary? The Kélatsche Voikeriting points out that a "con- dict in a feder.dion like the German Empire is a very different thing from a "conflict" in a single independent Stale such as frusia was at the time of the struggle over the army rear panization. For a "coidlict," as for a dissobr tion, the consent of the Federal Council is re- cuired, and the Clerical organ does not believe that the Sovereign and Government of Ger | any are so enthusiastic for the navy that they at all he disposed to enter into a "conflictTM with the majority of the German nation upon the question of an increase in the strength of the fleet. But a "conflict: in which a section of the federates Governments took no part is quite inconceivable, for it would involve the break- up of the Empire. It thus seems by no door is closed to find another of perhaps equal means out of the question that, if it should
The tinglate industry has also importante
come, to the push, moderate opinions would overcorte its long endured injury from the prevail in the Federal Council, and the great comes on of pantective countries, though it struggle would end in shake like so many has 4 fer hesh efforts in the same directhings in Germany which at first are entered music ride the general share of prosperity upon with such a great flourish of trumpets.” is the wind, in eps having been mar ketah Tow level of parites, while du: results of par mal Craig have been even less rainu- eradi, shan d. A few industries have also hard laut ar dakers pt alle vershadowed by more properes nelerdings, and thing to alter attrak The wildraw of artisans for service in the Army same instandes las teledu cheek progress, as only unskilled Jala our has been revue to replace those with down. The van in South Africa, bring anti-great-navy scheine. cipated some months hetoje & was declared, fed to sene qtallment of esports thence, and to entire stoppage of supplies since hostilities began. On the other hand, Sheffield and Bamingam industries have gained greatly as they have been acccupied in providing supplies of intend, and several ollure cities have had a squid Testing of activity owing to their ability no furnish spreiadidies for Güvemanent use,
Sonde testimony to the soundress of the Business situation is shown in the fact that dearer money has as yet very little restricted any brand if of trade. The prices of raw produce (exceptiny metallic) remain at very reasonable levels, so that manufacturers are unhindered in their enterprise. Food products are likewise on a leaw basis, while the working classes are earning over the average, and the people generally love a greater spending power.
TO THE EDITOR.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says that the in crease in the fleet desired by the Emperor is nuch greater than that advocated by the responsible Ministers. His Majesty spoke of any fitted to stand by the side of my land forces," which would imply the intention to create a fleet of the first tank, crual, if superior, to that of England. From this it would follow that the Navy Bill which is now announced is only the precursor of the real
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3rd.
THE FRENCH PRESS AND THE WAR.
SAD ACCIDENT IN BELGIUM.
Upwards of 40 school children were drowned un Tecember 22nd in an ice accident at Fre linghem, Belgium, near the French frontier. The school children of the district, it appears from a russels dispatch, had been given a River Lys. When the menment was at its a holiday, with permission to play on the frozen full height, the ice broke suddenly, and the children disappeared. A few were rescued baff dead, but the majority were drowned. Thirty- six bodies have been recovered, but the others are still missing. The catastrophe spread con- sternation through the town, where nearly every family suffered loss.
A DOCTOR ON ABSINTHE.
DISQUIETING STATISTICS.
1. Jacquet has communicated to a medical society, writes the Paris correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette, the results fan inquiry on which he has been engaged into the progress of alcoholism in Paris. His facts and figures are of the most disquieting character; and only too fully hear nut the information derived from other sources as to the ravages caused by the incredibly rapid increase in the consumption. of intoxicating drinks in the capital.
PARIS, January 4th. The Figure, which has sought hitherto to maintain with regard to the South African war fer from M. Eugene, de Haupick, a Russian a fairly unbiased anique, publishes to-day a engineer oficer, whose phecies of disaster for General Roberts and his army would be more discouraging if lie did not end up with one of the maddest nations which have come to the light since the war began, although that, will be admitted, is saying a good deal. "General Joubert," says the Russian pificer, is ill. Who is in command during his can valescence? We have no knowledge of his
a head. general staff. The army then would be without But in the irreproachable organization of this army, in the cool, mathem ativat certainty of its movements, my soldier's soul feels the presence of an iron hand, and should not be surprised to learn one day that he head which guides this hand is to bend at Potsdam, and that it is in the calm of the Paisdam Cabinet that the strategical move- ments are studied which, through the Delagha Bay rable, have destroyed some thousands of Englishmen, and any destroy the army of Ge. neral Roberts. I am a soldier, and politics do not concern ne," Times Cor.
PARIS, January 4th. De Jacquel's observations bear more parti. cularly on the patients treated in the Paris The Niel says it has received on the oera- sign of the New Year wines confatory hospitals. Out of 4.774 cases personally in messages from its realers tm its articles segard vestigated by the eminent physician, 1,405, or 29.01 per cent, were found to be persons in the Transyal. The atticle on the war
who habiically drank to excess and wirese which appears in its columns this morning conlady, if not directly ascribable to al- cludes as follows:--
robul, had been greatly aggravated by the abuse of stimulants. Moreover, Dr. Jacquet is convinced that the percentage give ought in reality to be higher. The patients are disposed to conceal their excesses-a. fact especially noticeable in the case of women, who, even when confirmed tapers, stoutly mantain that they are models ofsobriety. A striking feature of the situation is that the proportion of drunkards greatly augments when only the more, serious cases treated in the hospitals are considered. Calculated on this basis the percentage of incliates rises to 46.
It was the Roers who prepargi and wished for the war in the hope that they would realize their programing of 188) manely, Africa for the Afrikaners, from the Zambesi to Simon's Bay Should they succeed, what benefit would be obtained thereby by the natives, whom they have always treated zo harshly, by the Cape Afrikanders, who at the paesent noment have the gominent of the Cape, Colony in their bands, by the shareholders in the gold ruines, and by civilization generally?" Keuter.
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"GENERALS TUCKER AND
MACDONALD,
PAST RECORDS,
The following are the ranks of Major-dien- al Tucker, who was recently appointed to Take the command of a division at the Cape, and Brigadier-General Rector Macdonald, who
suceeds Major-General Wauchope in the com
and of the Highland Brigade.
Colonel Hector
MacDonald,
115.D., is forty-six years of age. He duained his comission in die Army in January, ESO, after having served between nine and ten years January, 1888, was male Maya in July, 1891, lieutenant-colonel in November, gf, and received his hevet of colonel u November 1898. From June, 1885, to April, 1888, the gallant Colonel was employed with the Egyptian Con- stabulary, and frau May, 1988, to July, 1859, he was employed with the Bayitain Army. He bolds the rank of Brigade General, India.
in the ranks. He received his empancy in
Colonel MacDonald's war services consist of the following
The New Year's speech of the Geman Emperor to the Berlin garrison rings a jarring Afghan War, 1879 80 Aftale of Karatiga; discard with the rosy propects of international action of Charisiah and subsequent pursuit; peace anduniversal anity set forth in yester-final occupation of Kalu). Expedition to day's number of the Russian diplomatic organ, the Journal de St. Petersburg, as the anti- cipated results of all the lowers having signert the acts of the Conference at The Hague, Only six months after the work of that august assembly the power of the sword is again proclaimed to the world by the war lord of Germany, and the hopes of seeing the new century inaugurate a new era in the settlement of international disputes again receive a severe shock. Such is the comment of a Russian journal, the Roscia, while other papers treat the speech of the Emperor William in conjunction with that of President Loubet in Paris,
The Nevesti considers that these two speeches complete each other, having regard to the SMOKELESS POWDER AND BLUE different positious of the two countries to which
GLASSES.
they respectively refer, and that the one inade in. Berlin is no more threatening in peace, than The fallowing letter appears in the Times: the one delivered in the French capital: The Novou Vremya says the international circums. tances in which the works of the Emperor Sin, So much has been said and written of William have been spoken give them special late, a jelation to the «lifficulty of "locating " importance and the character of a demonstra- such of the Buer guns as are teaded with
tiou in connexion with his Majesty's determina- "smokeless" powder, that the word of explanation to have a strong navy. It thinks that tion may not be out of place. Except at night time, the "dash of the explosion of such powder is practically invisible at the usual stances, the pale mouve-tinted flame of each discharge being effectually stopped or masked by the yellow colour of sunshine or ordinary daylight. The flatne colour itself is chiefly due to the presence of the metal potassium in the powder, and is most powerfully exhibited when piente of potassium, or a nitrated gun-cotton (pyroxine or trinitro-cellulose subsequently treated with a solution of nitrate of potassium - nite or saltpietre) is na ingredient in the powder
speech is intendest particularly for English cars, especially for those politicians across the Channel who continue to harbour the secret and mistaken belief that Germany sets store, upon anything like an alliance with the United King- dom. The Emperor ruskes it clear that his attitude towards present events in South Africa would be quite other than what it is if he now possessed a suficiently numerous and powerful
feet. Times Cor.
MARK TWAIN'S BOER.
Mark Twain gives elaborate calculations. based on the last Boer war and the Jameson, Raid, as to the number of Englishmen and guns and rounds of ammunition necessary to
But such explosion-flames can be readily seen if rate be taken to cut off all light proceeds ing from the red and yellow rays of the solar spection fund especially those of or near the so-called D) line of the sodium flame). This can be accomplished by looking through a kill one Boer. This is part of the argument: piece of blue glass of a certain shade.
front of a
Maidan, operations between to and 23. Dec, 1879, and action of 23 December, Action of Childykhican. Mareli from Kabul to relief of Kandahar; reconnaissance of 31 Aughts and battle ai 1 September. Medal "with 3 clasps; bronze star. Promoter to second lieutenant.
South African Way, 1881.--Transvaal camp aign Battle of Amajuba Mountain.
Soudan Expedition, 1885.Nile. As garrison adjutant at Assiout from 22 January to 5 June, 1885.
Soudan, 1888-11 Action at Gamaizah; 3rd class Medjidie. Action of Tuski. Two clasps. 1.5.0. Capture of Tokar, February 18, 18031, and class Osmanich; clasp to bronze str.
Expedition to Dangola, 1896 -Commanded Egyptain brigade; brevet of Lieutenant, Colonel
Nile Expedition, 1897. In command of at Explain brigade.
ANNIVERSARIES. 1812--Charles Dickens born,
Homaward-12th Jan.-Andalusia, Savoie. 16th January-Harra, Suevis. 19th January 1843-The Celestial, the first Hongkong built Japan, i3 January-Kenmore, Melpo
vessel launched.
mene, Elizabeth Rickers, Patroclus. oth 1856-Annexation of Oude.
January Tantalus, Benlarig. Oceanien, wa 1868-The Therese taken by coolies 62 days Maru, Rugby, Eskdale Korniloff, St. Kilda,
alter her departure, the officers and | Stuttgart. crew killed
1878-Pius IX. died.. 1894-The steamer St. Asaph sunk by the
steamer Hangchow off Breaker Point; xx all hands lost. 1867-Disturbances in Crete became serious 1898 Great fire a Manila, estimated less
$2,000,000, $98-Strike of Officers of the British Indian
Steamship Ca., commenced.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
Ocean Steamship Costeamer Menelaus
leaves for London. Cargo ex Braemar subject to rent,
TO-MORROW. Noon--Niul Annual Meeting of the long- kong tee Co., Ld. at Messrs. Jardine, Mallieson & Cols officesi
4-39
R. W. F
Football.-H. K. F. 4" (3) 2, Sergeants of Cargo re steamer Chusan subject to rent. Cargo ex stealer Teasar subject in rent. Cargo ex steamer Radnorshijë subjent të rent. 5 30p.m.-Company Drillfor recruits of all units.
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ÚK... ORDEÉS.
THURSDAY, St.
Shipping,
Arrivals.
ESMERALDA, British steamer, 966, Blaxland,
fath Feb-Mamila 3rd Feb., General Shewan, Tomes & Co. HAMPx, British steamer, 636, A. E. Hodgins, 6th Feb,-Tamsui joth Jan, Amny 3rd Feb., and Swatow 5th, General-Douglas, Laptaik & Co.
Loosos, British steamer, 1,920, J. B. Jackson, 6th Feb,--Bangkuk 27th Jan, and Ang Ilin 29th, Rice and Timber.-Butterfield & Swire.
LIGHTNING, Britisis steamer, 2,122, 5. H. Helson, G Feb-Calculla 20th Jan, Penang 27th, and Singapore 30th, General. --David, Sassoon Sons & Cổ. TNTEGAMI MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,673, M.
Torre, 6th Feb,,Moji 2nd Feb., Coal Jefferies.
GAELIC, British steamer, 2,691, Wan. Finch, R.NR, 6th Feb,San Francisco and Shanghai ab Felz, Mails and General- 76. & D. 3. 5. Ca.
Clearances at the Harbour Officp. Harol, French str, for Haiphong. Prateres, German st., for Saigon. | Chienen, Chinese str, for Shanghai. Progodek, German str., for Touran. Pak Kang, British str., for. Canton, Bramante, British str., for Manila. Jacah Niederschwen, Gennán str., for Haikow,"
German str, for Saigon.
Noon-Extranglinary meeting of the Chin
Provident Loan and Mortgage Co's Messis: Shewan, Tomes & Co.'Sollices,
JL.K.V.C. ORDERS.. 5.30 p.m.-Trumpeter's class, 4.30 p.m.--Range Finding class. 5.30 pm-'F' Gun Drill at Kowloon
Docks, 5.30 p.m.-A'B' and 'C' Cul's Gun Drill at
Kas: Point. pan.-E' Co's Electricians, Electric Light
Fun at Lyemun Launch leaves S. Meb. l'ier returning at 6 pan,
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FRIDAY, 9th. Daylight--N. Y. K. steamer Hitachi Maru for
Europe. Austrian, Lloyd's Steam Navigation Co's teamer Trieste leaves for Fuime and Trieste.
SATURDAY, 10th.
N. P. R. steater Glenogle leaves for Vittoria
BC and Taconaa.
The perime unparalleled facilities for obtain ing drink that exist in Paris, and the practice, rapidly becoming universal, of taking apéritifs, || or appetisers, before meals, are considered by Dr. Jacquel to be anng the principal causes of the alarming growth of the drink habit. Wo- men, in particular those of the lower classes, are especially influenced to join the ever- increasing army of tipplers by the fact that the temptation to indulge in stimulants meet them at every turn. A great number of small trades: wen, especially greengrocers and coal merch· ¦ (About) ants, add to their income by selling intoxicants. Servants and others can thus obtain drink with- out frequenting the bars or wineshaps they would be ashamed to enter. Chemists, Ion, are capital offenders. They have taken advantage of the vogue acquired by certain much-advertised strengthening wines or quinquinas" to puski the sale of similar products of their own minu. facture. Dr. Jacquet affirms that they often persuade their customers to take one of these concuctions, which are merely strongly al- coholised wines sweetened with an admixture of kola, in the place of prescriptions ordered by a
doctor.
But the craze for appetisers is more deadly still. It has spread to all classes of society, while the drinks swallowed under this pretext absinthe, vermouth, and the various "bitters" --are the most pernicious forms of alcohol in existence. The increase in the consumption of absinthe, the most deleterious of all these poisons, among the working classes is appalling. Many workmen have now reached the pitch of drinking absintle with their meals as well as taking it when they get up in the morning and before lunch and dinner. Dr. Jacquet is of opinion that the habitual taking of absinthe is responsible for much of the morbid irritability displayed by Frenchmen at the present day.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain Blaxland, of the steamshipEsmeralda, from Manila, reports Strang X.E. winds and heavy, sea throughout the passage.
· Radnorshire, Bajtish str., for Shangbai. Opo Mazz, Japanese str., for Keelung.
Departures.
Amigo, Cemman str., for Haiphong. Feb. 6, Sungking, British str., for alanila. Feb. 6, Belgina Wing, British str., for longay. PebrñePronto, biernan str., for Saigon. Feb. f, Thales, British str, for Swatow, Feb. 6, Bank, French str, for Haiphong, Feb. 6, Diamante, British str., for Manila. Feb. 6, Chiyur, Chinese str, for Shanghai. Feb. 6, Mehrhaus, British str., for Singapore.
Passangers-Arrived.
Per footed, from Bangkok- Chinese. Pet Haimah, from Coast Ports-Miss Col.
Chinese.
C. & D. steamer Carmarthenshireville, Messas Hicker and MacHaffie, and 43 leaves for San Diego and Frisco.
SUNDAY,
(About) X. I.. H. A. steamer #olsatia leaves
for Havre and Hanbury. (Aboui) S. & 's New York Line steamer
Queen-Elzanor leaves for New York.
MONDAY, 12. 3.00 and 3.15pm.Auction sale of Crow Lands, Wanchai Road and Queen's Road Easi, at 1. W. D. Offices.
for Victoria, D.C. and Seattle. Pm-Amateur Dramatic Club, "Yeoman of the Guard at the City Hall. -
4 pm. NY, K, steamer Izumi Maru leave
TUESDAY, 13th. Noon-0. & O. steamer Gäctic leaves for San
Francisco Noon-C. N. steamer Tainan for Australia. N. P. R. steamer Abingeidie for Portland
Oregan.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE. German (Sachsen) to-morrow. 'German (Bayern) to-morrow. Australian (Australian) 12th inst. American (Hongkong Mára) 12th inst American (Algoa) zoth inst. Canadian (Hmpress of Japan) 23rd-inst. American (China) 24th inst. American (Peric) 1st pros.
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The H. A. 1. steamer Saroid, from Haus burg, felt Singapore for our port on the 6th Inst., and may be expected here on or about the 12th inst.
P
Per Lightning, from. Calenta, &c.-Lieut. Stoddart, Miss Mylan, Messrs. Hutchison, Mason, 367 Chinese and 5 Indians.
Per Asmeralda, from Manila-Messrs. Levy, hapana, Sands, Gunther Martinez, Merino Toralla, Castillo, Pana Rodriguez, Col. V. Bid. Cap. Faller, Mas. Remedios and children, Miss Notonah, and 9 Chinese.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Dut
Numer
Shanghai
To-morrow
Singapore
To-morrow
Singapore
TO-MOTOW
Singapore
To-morrow
shinnoseki
To-morrow
Sachsen Anemia
Benvenutis
Bayern......
Hitachi Mayo
Trieste Calchas.
Japan... To-morrow
Singapore... Feb. 9th
Emma Luyken... Singapore ......
...Feb. 1oth Sikh.........
Australian
Japan .......... Feb, toth Fort Darwin Feb. 12th Hongkong Mart... Japan... Feb. 12th Algost
San Francisco... Feb. 20th Express of Japan. Vancouver...... Feb. 23rd China Doric
San Francisco... Feb. 24th San Francisco...Mar. 1st
We world deret the attention, of aligning fiess to the Aty e in whic la Straniers Expected" wind Bandeng & Sailings" NE Low pullistred in O ese colimas, and le so ding respect faly urge the managers of sligging, fans, in give orders ta their checks to furnish, this offer, on the loving already sup plice gratis with the latest available infarination every day.
PROJECTED JAILINGS.
Ship
Abergeldie Dock. Alesia
HONGKONG, AND WITAMPOA DEGĶ RETURNS, Isla de Cuba....
Kowloon Isla de Luzon
"Captain J. B. Jackson, of the steamship Zrosok, from Bangkok, a Ang Hing, reports Ex Nile Expedition, 1895,-- In command of an Egyptian brigade, Battle of Khartoni. A D.G.perienced strong F. winds and high sea, in- creasing to a gale from N.N.E. on passing the to the Queen with bevet of Colonel. -
Paracel Islands. Major-General Charles Ticker was born in December, 1838, and entered the army in November, 1855. He was male fiemenant twa years later, captain in May 1860, major in Novels 1877 lieutenant-colonel in July 1879, colonel in July, 1883, and major-general in Suptember, 18. He was employed on staff service as colonel on the staff, Natal, from August, 1891, in September, 1843, as brigadier general, Natal, from September, 1893, to Sep ember, 1895, and was appointed Major-General, India, in December, 1805. Major-General Tucker served in the Bhootan expedition in 1865-6, and received a medal with clasp, and through the South African war, 18789, in the operations against Sekukuni. Zału Campaign,, 1870. Action of Intombi River and battle of Ulundi. For these services he received a medal with clasp and was made a C,P.
Captain A. E. Hodgins, of the steamship Haimun, hom Tamsui, Amoy and Swatow reports:Tamaui to Amoy fresh N.E. modsoon and foggy weather. Amoy to Swatow fresh N.E. monsoon and lick dirty weather. Swatow to Hongkong fresh N. to N.E. winds and dark cloudy weather. Vessels in Amoy-Cheang, Kweiyang ..... chew and facting, In Swatów:-Chikli, | U.S.S. Monadnock Shengking, Taiwan, and Wingsang.
PORTUGAL'S ATTITUDE.
LISHON, January 3rd..
Let us now examine history, and see what The blue glass of commerce is of two kinds,t teaches. In the four battles fought in 1381 In the House of Peers to day, the Minister for but only one of them-viz., that coloured by and the two fought by Jameson, the British Foreign Affairs, replying to a question regard. exide of tobalt--is of any practical utility for less in killed, wounded and prisoners, was ing the war in South Africa, declared that the the present purpose. It is of a beautiful bluc substantially 1,300 men; the Boer loss, as far course taken by Portugal was to see that neither violet tint, and a dise of it hung
of the belligerents found help or support at good field glass will enable a "smokeless" as is ascertainable, was about 30 men. These
úgures show that there was defeat somewhere, Lorenzo Marques. He had received no infor flash to be easily located" at the longest It was not in the absence of courage. I think ranges yet employed. There is, moreover, no
it lay in the absence of discretion. The Britonation of the transit of men or material for the Rat, and any contravention of their orders by occasion as I note has been suggested in one quarter-in send to America for violet glasses," should have done one thing or the other dis- the officials would he duly punished. The carded British.methads and fought the Boer Minister added that Portugal had na teason to there being plenty of excellent cobalt-glass with Boer methods-ar augmented his own doubt the loyalty and correct contluct of Great in this country. Most of the blue bottles in force until-using British methods it should be Britain. which poisonous preparations are put up by druggists are made of the cheaper kind of glass large enough to equalise results with the Boer. which is of little use; but sometimes a clear cobalt-coloured botile can be met with in a dis- pensary, and a broken piece of ono might thus coine in sandy. Failing cobalt-glass, there is yol-as the cookery books would put it" an other way,"
Amongst the ordinary coal-lar colouring mat- ters is one commercially know an "Hofmann's violet. This is soluble in spirit, and with such a solution it is easy to coloura thin sheet of gela- tine or mica. But a better plan is to take out the "front conbination" lenses of your field-glass and to "paint" the posterior surface with the tmnsparent dye and then replace it. The instrument will then show the "invisible flash" of a potassium fane perfectly without the trouble of adjusting a separate piece of cobalt glass, and being inside the film of colour is not hable to be wiped off when dusting the exterior before wing it
Trusting that fliese little practical hints may be of service. I remain Sir. yours abedichtly.
W. LASCELLES scori, Lecturer, on Chem- istry and Physics, lute Public Analyst for Counties of Derby, N. Stafford, Glamorgan, Chemical and Physical Laboratories, Little
Ilford,
Essex, Jon z..
To retain the British method requires certain things, determinable by arithmetic. If, for ar- gument's sake, we allow that the aggregate of 1,715. British soldiers engaged in the four carly battles was opposed by the same aggregate of Boers, we have this result the British loss of 700 and the Boer loss of 28 argues that in order to equalise results in future battles you must make the British force. 30 times as strong as the Boer force. Mr. Garrelt shows that the Boer force immediately opposed to Jameson was 3,000 and that there were 6,000 more on hand by the evening of the second day. Arithmetic shows that in order to make himself the equal of the 8,000 Roers, Jameson should have had 240,000 inen, whereas be merely had 530 boys. From a military point of view backed by the facts of history, I con- Ceive that Jameson's military judgment was at faults
Finally,' says Mark Twain: If I could get the management of one of those campaigns, 1 would know what to de, for I have studied the Boer. He values the Bible above, every other ring. The most delicious edible in South Africa is biltong. You have seen it mentioned Olive Schreiner's books. It what our plainsmen call jerked beef. It is the Boer's main stand-by. He has a passion for it, and he is right,
In reply to another question, the Foreign Minister declared, first, that there were only two attitudes in presence of an armed conflict
that of those who took part in it and of those who did not take part in it; second, that Portt gal was not taking part in it and there were pre- cccents for not declaring neutrality; third, that { - the Anglo-German Treaty was between two foreign nations, and that Portugal had received from the two nations, as had already been stated in the Cortes, the most categorical de clarations of respect for her sovereignty; fourth, that Portugal could make no treaty without the cognisance of the Costes.-Times
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
[Special Telegram to the Progreso.]
BARCELONA, January-tin-
The workmen einplayed in crecting the buildings for the París Exhibition have guns out on strike, and all works in connection with the Exhibition are at a standstill. This action is believed to have been instigatel by the Royalist Party, who are endeavoring to make tlie Exhibition a failure. The strike is cansing. serious inconvenience) to the directors of the Exhibition and some alarm to the French Government.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY.
Meteorological means based on fifteen years! observations to 1998.
rometer.
Thermometer": Humidity.. Rainfall
Barometer...
Temperature Humidity em
30.141 -57-3-
.79.0
1.76
יד
U.S.S. Iris Empress of India
longhai Hongkang..... Trafalgar.........
D. Juan d'Austria
Menmuir
Diplom...
Victoria.......
זי
Cosmopolitan
Alget America Maro
Asturia
Destination.
Dale.
Fab. 13th
Portland, &c. Itarre, &c. .........Mar: 4th San Francisco, &c. Mar, 1st San Francisco, &c.¦April 14th New York
Mar 18th
Bayern'
Straits, &c.
Mar. 21h
Belgian King
San Diego, &c.
Feb, zist
Bengal
Eutope, &c.
Feb. 17th
Bircluor.
New York
Feb. 27th
Candia
Japars
Feb. 25th
Feb. and
Canton ............ Lindon
Changsha
Chinn City of Rio
Coptic Coromandel -Doric-,
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT. Kup. China
(3rd February, 1900.)
Muiching Hailong
#ajSingau
ARRIVALS.
TODAY.
WEATHER
REPORT.
On date at On date at
Jute.
Vessels,
tea.
44.10.
30.46
En. aitare ...
30.33
Where from.
Agents. Pagkong]]. N. & C
50
51
iltonglong
"
|
35
42
shing.
wy Wingshag
3 Thal...
3d sinfung.
Feb.
hluking
Tutwan..
+ Chikli
Date.
Vessels.
'Rainfall.......
TO-DAY.
Tuesday, 6th February, 1900. Chinese-7th of 1st meen of 26th year of
Kreang-s. Sun-Rises
Óhr, 40min. Set.....
... 5hr, 48min. High water-Morning Thr. 33min. Afternoon ... thr. gómin, Low water-farning Chr. 56min.-
Afternoon ...... Shr. 15min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1683-Death of Charles 11. 1792-Battle of Seringapatain... 1838-Sir Henry Irving born.
Macao to demand satisfaction from 1840-The Spanish Envoy Halcon arrived at the Chinese for the burning of the Spanish brig Bibaino.
1896-Residents appointed
Malay Stales.
the Federated
1897-Persons on relief in India numbered
2,467,000.
TO-MOROW.
Wednesday, 7th February; 100. Chinese-81h of ist moon of 26th year of
Kwang-sü. Sun-Riser
Sels High water Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning
Afternoon
mum bhr. 39min. shr. 49min. 2hr, 58min. akri "qqmin. 7hr, zómín. tohr, 37min,"
janha & Chinkiane... M. & Co.
JC. M. & Ch H3 olan Wulu & Chinking. & S.
West DEPARTURES.
festination.
Jan. 28 Haitan.mway
Kinkiang... Shanghai
ri
EL
31
Carmarthenshire. San Diego, &c. ... Feb. roth
Sydney, &c........ Mar. 5th San Francisco, &c. Mar. 3rd San Francisco, &c. Mar. 27th San Francisco, &c. April sih. Shanghai Feb. 17th San Francisco, &c. Mar. 1oth Vancouver, &C...... April 4th
Feb. 14th. Mar. 14th Manila
.......Feb 9th San Francisco, &c. Feb. 13th Victoria B.C ...... Feb. 1oth Sydney, &c... Feb, 20th May 30th Sintits, &e.
..Feb. Izth
En India
Emp. Japan Esmeralda
Gaelic Glenogle
Ombrie 12
Hamburg...
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Hangchow..... Yokohama Hitachi Mari.... Marseilles, &c...... Feb. 9th Holsatia ......... Havre, &c. Feb., 14th Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. Feb, 22nd Idzumi Maru... Victoria, B.C....... Feb. rath Java
Shabghal, &c. ...... Feb. 24th
Kasuga Maru... Manila, &c.
Feb. 23rd Feb. 8th.
1. M. & Co.
Keching Maru... Swaton, &c. König Albert... Straits, &c.
April 4th
Agents,
agr. 55. Kierung & Hanke, & Co.
by Malching Hugkang.....
&
vo tailans. Aary & Tam... J. M. & Co.
Jolien-lting
Shanghai
je Tokinagisan M. Hongkong
Singan. Shanghai mantega.
30 Sishan Scou
Feb. Torn Hongkong
Date.
SHIPPING IN PORT.
Verein.
Jan. Wigantig
Ja Bandung...ma F.Chinking
Tasimenk
0's.
[D, & Co.
J. M. & Co.
Where from Agent. Wuhu & Chinkiang..J. M. & Ca. Wish
C. M. & Cu 1. & S.
Shanghai Waki
PASSED THE CANAL
Outward-30th
Kweiyang... Tientsin ......... Fcb, 25th Lady Joicey..... San Diego, &c. ...Mar. 31st Singapore, &c...... Feb. 73th ...Manila....
Feb. 7th Feb. 11th Maidzurn Man... Swatow, &C.......
Lightning Loongsang
Nippon Maru... San Francisco, &c. Mar. 20th Oldenburg. Straits, &c. Feb. 21st Preussen....... Straits, &c. Prinz Heinrich..Straits, &c. Pyrrhus...........Liverpool Queen Eleanor... New York.... Radnorshire...... Shanghai Kohilla Sachsen....
Sulo Mare Sarpedon Savoia Saxonia „Shmushi
Stuttgart Teenkai Thyra...... Trieste
Tsinna
May 16th May and ....Feb. 18th
Feb. 15th
Feb. 7th
Feb. 17th
Jupan Straits, &c. ....... Feb. 8th Kobe & Yokohama Feb. 8th London.....
Mar. 6th Mai, 16th Mar. 31st
iHavre, &c.
llavic, &c.
Shaurimi. frendon
Straits, &c.
London.....
Feb. 8th Feb20th
Mar. 21st
...Mar.
14th
San Diego, &c.....Mar. 6th,
December 5t. Jerome, Indus, Dart, Lootakkeu, Lynrowan, Olysapo., 2nd Januarymma Laykin, Odor Sanukt Maru, St. Andrews, 5th January
Ferdinana, Laos, Teenkai, Erzherzog, Denbighshire, Orjaran. 9th January--Glen turri, Tuskar. 12th January-Calcha), Sado Maru 16th January-Bayern, Nurnberg, 19th January-Eidsvold, Candia, Copack, Sydney, Andantico: 2314 January-Orestes. Wakasa Maru Marseilles, &c..... Feb. 73rd
Tonkin,
Weinmr............Straits, &c. April 18th. Susania, 20th Jannary,
Yamaguchi Maru Kobe........ Feb. 8th Windsor. 30th January-Oakbranck, Socotra.
Feb. 9th Port Darwin, &c... Feb. 13th
Singapore, &c...