To-day's
Advertisements.
SANITARY BOARD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900.
Entimation.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. Parliament and the War.
Losnoy, February 7th.
An amendment to the address, by Mr. Fitzmaurice, regretting the want of know
WNERS of teases situated in the Eastern A. S. WATSON & CO., ledge, foresight and judguient shown by the
Division of the, City of Victoria and in the Easter Division of Kowloon, who have not had their Premises LIME-WASHED and CLEANSED in accordance with Law, are reminded that the Period daring which the work should be FINISHED ends on the 28th day of February, 1900, and the Sanitary Board being convinced of cleanliness in its efforts 40 stamp out plague, is determined to rigorously prosecute any owner in default after the above named Date.
The Eastern Division of the City lies to the East of Garden Road. The Eastern Division of Kowloon is all that Part of the Rowlan Peninsula to the East of Robinson Road and includes Ilang Hom an. Part of Tsim Sha Tstri.
By Order,
CW. DUGGAN, Secretary, Hongkong, th Felinary, tys.
LIMITED.
WINE MERCHANTS.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
Government in South African affairs since 1895, and their unpreparedness for war, was rejecteded by 357 10 139.
To restore the colour of ivory, which has become yellow, buil it for an hour in a solution of alum. Another plan is to clean it with burot pumice-stone, powdered and moistened with a little water. Dry in the sun under
glass. POPE Lec XIII. is descended, through his
mother, from the famous Cola di Rienzi, the her of Lord Lytton's novel. As a boy, the future Fontiff was always krown as "Nino" to his family, and according to one of his tutors, usually behaved The a "perfect little angel." THE Braganza unèut skamond, which is in the The Shumband's Correspondent at Kop possession of the King of Portugal, is the largest piesdam, 5th instant, says, that General | known, but some say it is not a diamend at all, but a topaz. It weighs 1,650 carats. Accord
THE WAR. Modder River.
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A REWARD of Two Cuts will be paid for each Rat (however caught, whether Dead or
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By Order of the Saitary and,
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These CLARETS are bought direct from the leading French growers, The lowest priced are of exceptiona value, and guaranteed to be the | genuine priskart of the juice of the grapes, atal are not artificially made 1abas.is generally thus rise with cheap
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Battery and the 9th Lancers arrived yester-ing to tradition, Don John VI. had a hole hored day at Koosberg and now hold both it, and sometimes wore it round his neck. Hanks of the River The aurival of the forte was opportune as it prevented two large Borr Commandos from joining. The Highland Light Infantry is birouarked on the North bank of the River,
LATER.
Cape Colony. General Roberts and Gennal Kitchener have left Capetown. The Censor omits the date of their deparnire and their destination, but it is believed that they have gone to supervise large and generd operations extending from Sterkstroom (where it is reportal General Cataere is already engage)
to Colesberg distric
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Prince of Wales should he come to the throne, will eign as Falward Vil, not as Albert L.' Those in high places consider that the perpetuation of a name which has already been home by six kings of Eugland woykl be far umme popsiar than the assumption of a new
Cone.
THE pecuniary value of the Great Seal of England, according to Mr. Wyen wko, being chief engraver of Her Majesty's Seals, should know), is about 425 or £30, ant mère, ut it would be a great calamity to lose it all the Name. One Lord Chancellor used to sleep with it under his pillow.
FOOTBALL.
H.M.S. "VICTORIOUS" ", "q.? CO., R. W. F.
This match was played yesterday afternoon on the Happy Valley.
The teams formed up as under :-~~
H.M.S. VICTORIOUS." (Goal).
Farrager. (Dicks).
Crerton.
(Halves).
Lismore.
Santon.
Jenleries. Weeks.
(Forwards),
Francis McMee. Baker. Miller. Chins.
Jones.
ECHOES OF THE WAR, PICTURES, INCIDENTS, AND COMMENTS COLLECTED. FROM ALL. QUARTERS. "Now for my personal opinion about the I matter. I can with a safe conscience say Think England very seldom had a more just. cause for war. The site of things in the Transval was a scandal to the Nations.da I have no hesitation in saying so, and I have had 13 years to study this question."-The Bishop of Kimberley,
AFTER MODDER.
Some poor fellows presented a terrible sight, but it was marvellous to note the splendid grain of indomitiable courage which all displayed. It was startling to find men Ward. Boulton. Williams. Pugh, shot through the body, and with faces ghastly
(Forwardts).
pale, chuckling between their paroxysms of Lewis. Pounall. Davies,
pain at the memory of some snart manoeuvre- which had been carried out by their company. A RECORD IN ROUNDS.
Murray.
(Halves),
(Bucks) "Harding. (Goal). "G"-CO. R.W..
Jasper.
The sailors won the toss and electell to play with the wind, up the valley.
On the ball icing started by Bleultan, fast. play at me became the feature. From a bit of god play in midfield, Cains seansi for the bluejackets, and raced away towards the Fusi- her's goal, forcing Harding to save by punch- ing the ball past the post, thus giving the sailors a comer.
Ostor has been deeply stirred by the tonching, securing
story of a dog and cat belonging in a ten-house near the station. It seems that the dog while The way oflice states that General Bullerassing the line was run over by a passing train the other day. The cat of the opposite -crossed the Tugela on the 5th instant and
sex which is advancing, ou Ladysmith. Opera-
was deeply attached is the dreeased, waited until the next train was due, tiam are proeuling but there is an infördelady placed tudi on the mation of the results.
mails and followed the dog into euraity! The Japanese call this an arimal Shinj
WAR TELEGRAMS.
From Dutch Sources, up to Jan. 15th.) Last Saturday President Stegn visited Com the 16th instant, al Page, joj je pen, provisily, ¦ Wines of a rich aid 'rare clangoeter, mandant General Joubert to congranate him Visiting then are mylially antedig entend.
on his birthday. The President was reconnoitr Icob
Sample bottles and smaller quanti-ing in the Drakentings ties will be supplied at proportionate English.
Colesberg is constantly bombarded by the
Hongkong, 9th Erbonaty, thena'
THE CHINA TIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
THIRTY-FIRST: ORDINARY
THE the Company will held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE Neen's Rasi Cemil Vittoria
on THURSDAY, the Stili Marchi, at 12 nk jar k (Noo), for the purjuse of tp riving a State ment of Accounts and the Report of the Dirre- 105 for the year ending 31st Deculer, 1897-
The TRANSFER BOORS of the Company will be CLOSED now the 22mi instant to the 8th March, both days priustvene
By Orde
GROLL TOMLIN, Secretary,
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Hongkong, the Feliuagy, 19oo THE NATIONAL, BANK OF CHINA, LIMITED.
is hereby gašen that the NINTH
wholesale rates,
We guarantee our Winesand Spirits to...he genuine' only when bought direet, fimm us in tlie Colony or from eur authorised Agents at the Cast Ports,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
MARRIAGE
If is stated that General Huller only gave out his intention of an attack on Spionkop, but that
The reports from the Buers show how hot was the fight, but their losses are said to be comparatively smal. The principal fight took place at livershock.
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This morning at the Magistrary, a number of cases were heard respecting the firing of 'crackers within' prohibited areas. They were adjourned until the afternoon when it was ex- phined to, them that they would be fined $1, anonly the Blenish comm would be taken by the Shroff A nuisance like this must be put stop to: bar it is certainly hard on them as it is in the cause of this religion these crackers
this intention was miscarried somehow. He says that the position of the Boers there is intenselyard. "Iguance of the law is no exte- dificult to approach, out of the open quation, as recognised in British colonies.
LIEUTENANT MEIKtagons, of the Gordam foreground and the steep ridges,
Highlanders, had a very hot time at Bland, slaagte. He received three bullesthrough his upper right arm, one through the sight forearm, ne through the left thigh, two through his helmet, a suick in the neck, ne l'his singers was blown away, and his sword and Sembɔbardi ware sig to pieces, But he is quite happy, and the loss of his right arm gives him little #pepsiness, Between his churkles he is heard to say: The silly dutiers didnt know I am
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says:--- On the 9th at 11.55 a.m. the barometer has
On the 27 January, at St. Andrew's Cathe- azil, Singapore, by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Singate and Sarawak ELIZABETE VIR-fallen in the North, particularly over Japan. A GINIA (Lizzie), fomith daughter of H. Uchlers, Esq., tollaskY SAMULL FINU..
PENTH
On the 9th Folunary, at v€ringleford," Robinson Road, after a shout illness, Wei
WH A Yuk.
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NGAL, DENTRAL WING Yt, nordfis sent, test out at ttem.
MEETING of the National Bank of Cena, Limited, will be held at the BANE PREMISES, Hongkong. 4) Queen's Road, SATURDAY, the oth-Match, at Nuts, Inf the purposes following, namely :
To receive and corside Statement ni Accounts and Bal.nce Sheet to st December, 180, the Reposts of the Dreckas aml Au-hion tatron, to elect Auditors, and trd sat the other Culinary Business at the Company.
The TRANSIEN TOOKS and REGISTER. of MEMBERS of the Compy will he CLOSED from the 241 day of February Its Jothach, oo, both days inclusive,
By Under,
GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR,
bief Manage. Hangkon, Sth Febimary, ropes, fizab AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY,
STEAM TO YOKOBAMA AND ROBE. THE Campany's Statnship
THE
“FRZ. FERDINANDƏ
Captain G. Nicolich, will leave for the alos places un SUNDAY, the 18th stunt, at
Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SANDER, WIELER & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, February, thou,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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The Hongkong gelegraph
Hongrong, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900.
-NOTES AND COMMENTS...
RUSSIA AGAIN,
shallow depression lies near the Louchons, and
a second low aren is situated in the N. E. part | Jefflinuded !!. of Sea of Japan. Pressure is high over Central China, Gradients moderate, with strong men. spot on the coast and in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST :-Fresh N. winds; fair.
LOCAL AND CENERAL.
Tim Governor of Ceylon entertained Prince Henry of Prussia at Colombo.
The largest map in the world is owned by the U.S. Government. It is a map of the United States, the Geological Survey Corps spending 20 years in making it, and, when spread out, it envers, an acre of area,
Langhornes X1 at Cricket fround to-morrow at 11.30 am. Wondgates, J. A. Lowson, P. A. Cox, W. 11. Moule, A. J. Moule, IL. Wood, J. Maitland, K. W. Mounsey, E. J. Lee, and J. Ismail.
THE Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel, to-morrow (Satur- day evening, from 8p.1. to 9.30 pan :--
March Overrate Wak Selection.
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MANUFACTURED oysters are now being sold ju Paris. The only genuine thing about them is the shell, which is purchased second-hand by the makers at small cost. The spurious oyster
THE F& 0.8. X, Co.'s Chartered Steamship that Russia has suggested the so-called guards fastened on with a tasteless paste, and is sokf
"ANCONA,"
FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placal if their risk in the Hongkong and Rawloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be seated out Mark by Mark and delivery can is obtained as soon as the Goods he landed.
Goods not cleared by the 15th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.
Ali daged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival hese, after which no Claims will be recognised."
===A=RITCHIE
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 9th February, 1900,
AN APPEAL.
;
HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL "In die Residents of Hongkong and the Post Toris, for their kind
· patronaje anti asupport, anai- desirestone that.
on the half shell. It is said that, when lemon juice or vinegar has been added, the imitation oyster can not be distinguished from the real article.
left anst as hot bombardment followed, but The comer was well placed by the outside Harding cleared and play again settled down in midfield, but not for long.
Boulton gave the ball to Ward, but that individual missed his kick and Francis the leather, romped away in Gnc style. He was pulled up by Murray but too late. The former centred, Miller secured and banged the ball into the net with a fine high shot, which Harding was unable to reach. Un restarting, the ship's forward again got away, this time forcing a corner off Murray.
No result came of the corner, and the ball was returned up the field. The soldiers now brake away but were pulled up by the gaud defence of the ship's backs,
The Company were pressing when the whistle ble for lemon time. The score standing :---- Victorious goal. "G" Co. nik On changing ends, the Company team settici down to hard work and showed some excellent combination, having hard lines in not scoring A good ran down by the sailor's left wing, resulted in Murray giving a corner, but nothing ance got away into the ship's territory, and came of it, and Williams getting the ball, at giving the leather to fones, the latter found the net with a good shot, but was ruled a side by the Referee.
From the kick out, sonic fast play was seen amongst the bluejacket's forwards. The inside right got the ball, and romped away pass Everybody in finestyle, and then heat Harding with a high shot, thus notching another point for the sailors.
On the sphere being started the soldiers got away and some fine passing on the right wing completely baffling the opposing backs, Willi ams secured and found the net with a hard. fast shot, which completely beat Farrager.
The company were still pressing when the whistle brought a very hard and fast game to a close with the score.
Victorious 2. "G" Co. I. COMMENTS,
Those who were present at the match will agree that it was one of the best and fastest
"G" Co., although not up to fall strenght, played a very good game and had hard lines in hot scoring. Pugh and Williams played the best game for the soldiers.
We were informed last night. but too late formes ever seen on the Happy Valley, and it is be regretted that the Pictorious are not publication, of the sud bereavement sustained taking a prominent part in the Shield Com by the Hon. Wei A-Yuk, j.P., in the loss of petition this season. eldest son Wei Wing Yiu, at "Cvingleford," Robinson Road. The. pour young man was only eighteen years of age, and felt seedy" at Chinese New Year. As he did not improve Drs. Jordon and Kreig were called in and it was discovered that he was ailing from some stomachic disease, which was not expected to prove of a serious nature. These lupes, however, were at realized Wei Wing Via succumbing yesterday. We are sure our read- ers will join with us in expressing her deepest
Legislative Council in his sait low. The date of the funeral, and the place of interment has not yet been decided,
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE,
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICHOS. (Before Mr. Justice Wise, Prisne judge.) February 9th.
THE SHELL. MONOPOLY, This morning at the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Wise four cases in connection with The Shell Monopoly came on for hearing. Mr. Looker (Messrs Deacon and Hastings) ap peared for the Plaintiff and Mr. Wilkinson Stessrs. Wilkinson and Grist, fur the Defend. ants;
His Lordship said in: would under pleadings in any one case which both parties would agree upon and adjourn the remaincler sine die; and asked Mr. Wilkinson to consult with Mr. Looker to decide which one they would take.
The further heaving was adjourned to allow of this being done.
CANTON NOTES.
The felegram font one Tientsin correspon- dent shadd cung as a surprise to nobody.THE following will play for Lowsons XI Sympathy with the honorable member of the Kumours of Russiau intrigue in connection with Curea have long been cife and if Russia is determined to gain a foothold there, it would be to her advantage to do so at the | present moment, without waiting for any further development of Japan's power or for Great Britain to settle her South African afais and he once more able w tum her attention to the far Fast. As yet, as our izor- respondèsar points out, the report lacks con; Bration, bin it, its in so well with Russia's evident intention of slowly laut surely pushing Southward in the Far East, that we may almost |-- take it the granted that the repont is a truc cave, or is at all events a forecast of what is True the report says that to be expected. Corea is asking for the guard of ten thousand men and Corea is applying for a loan, but the merest Lyro in Oriental diplomacy should be able to read between the lines and see
and offered the loan which will in reality be the price of the parts to be reded to Russia, and I will never be repaid, except, perhaps, upon paper. It is hardly likely that Corea would approach Russia upon the subject of a loan unless she were practically certain of the morning at the Magistracy, an enquiry was held intothe death of the wife of the owner Test being granted, and it is a well known fact that Corea's credit would hardly be of the junk No, 153 who wasthrown overboard by
On the 6th inst., at about 3.00a.m. à big fire accepted as a guarantee by commercial the collision with the European launch Tai On. mun. To put the matter plainly we are of The enquiry was not conuclided, only the evid-
is reported to have occurred at the west end of opinion that Russia is about to purchase ence of Chan Kaa, the owner of the junk, being the city of Canton and is supposed to have Corea in the same manner in which she has talen, from which it uppears that-the-junk took originated in a shop at the entrance of the Kut Lane. Owing to the absence of rain virtually bought Persia. It now remains to every precaution, but was collided by the steaming the past weeks, the wells had nearly all
during dried up, so the native fire engines, a grent be seen what fapan will have to say in the launch, the Chinese woman being thrown over mater. Will she stand idly by and see board.
number of which were present, were unable to render much service. A high wind was also Corea percefully assimilated by Russia or will the long-talked of way between Russia Tur Bishop of London teld an amusing story blowing and assisted the spread of the flames Land Japán become a reality?
the other day. A governess, by way of illustrat amongst the already parched timbers, of which ing the Christian virtues to a young people, the houses were built. The fire very soon TELEGRAMS.ook a piece of bog-myrtle, and, squeezing spread from the place when it originated
northward to a shop near the Chung Shan in her bands, observed that its odour only came nut after the leaves had been crushed. Shortly Monastery and southward to the Tsui Hing shop; at the entrance of the Cheung Shau Lane, afterwards, her papil misbehaved himself, and also westward to the Lo Nam Loong shop and was asked if he remembered, what the bog-some buildings within the Frk Sing and Yin myrtle taught him. "Yes," he replied sulkily,
when you pinch a Christian he smells." TO-SURROW afternoon, on the Happy Valley, in the second round for the Hongkong Football Challenge Shickl, the Hongkong Football Club will play "G" Company of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Kick-off at four o'clock. The follow ing will play for the ClubF. H. Kew, goal; H. W. Looker and It. Pinckney, backs; S. L. Jenkins, C. T. Kew and W. H, Howard, halves; A. K. Love, H. S. Mbberley, II.K.R. J. F. Noble, H. CAR. Hancock and J. D. Danby, Korwards, & Reséres :—Mr R. J. Gerrard
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Corea Seeks Protection. Russian Aid Asked.
TIENTSIN, February 8th It is reported here that the situation in she will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds | Corea is critical, and that a special commus of NEEDLE WORK
Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs sioner has been ordered to proceed to Russia to solicit a Russian guard of ten thousand and. Collars renewed on uid oues.
men, and also to open negotiations for a loan. In return for this. Russia is to have several ports. I am not positive as to the truth of
Ladies and Children's Under-clothing . dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery, Materials can be supplied, if required.
The Superioress will also be most grateful
for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made into Books for the Children of the Poor Schools,. who are laught by the Sisters.
the report.
Received at 10.00.3.m.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Chi Lunes. No less than 150 houses were destroyed within this area, but no fatalities have been reported. The well known Pune family are great sufferers by the tire, which II HƯNG CHENG STED was not extinguished until late the same day.
We learn from our contemporary China that
Miller and Cains played a good game on the left for the ship, and all the work was done from that quarter.
The Pictorious men have a right to congra tulate themselves as this is the first time "G" Co. has suffered a defeat this season,
EURASIAN'S FORGERY AT YOKOHAMA.
Judgment was given on the 27th at Yoko hana in the case of Reiners, Chinese Eura sian charged with forging the name of Mr. L. Sala belle, and obtaining yen 74870 from the Van Tai Exchange. The plea of the prisoner's counsel for dismissal on the ground that the prisoner had written the name' L. Salobella instead of L. Satabelle to the cheque, and that this did not come under the category of, for gery, but obtaining money under false pfe tences, was overruled. The evidence disclosed a clear case of forcery. The crime came under Anicles 209 and 295 of the Criminal Code, and the decision of the Court was that the prisoner be sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment, with hard labour. He was given five days in which to appeal. At the conclusion of the case Mr, Shiranuma, on behalf of the Van Tai, claimed yen 748.70, the amount cashed on the forged Reimers professed his inability to cheque. pay, as he was without funds, judgment in this case will be given at a later date.Kobe Chronicle.
FOREIGNERS AND MINING ENTERPRISE IN JAPAN.
I should say (remarks the Daily News ex- pert) that the statement (hat the severity of the fire exceeded that delivered by the same num... ber of men in any battle in all history, was not only true, but a truism
THE WOMEN'S. PART:
1 (a Borderer at the front) saw four Gordons carrying one of their comrades from the field on a stretcher." As they walked slowly down the street, I neticed a latiy borty after them and give her umbrella to keep the scorching worden were standing with huge cans of tea sun off his face. At different pants of the town and coffee, which they served to the weary and tired out men as they passed along.
UNAIMED FIRE,
A military writer points out that by far the larger proportion of infantry fire is unaimed fire-that is to say, that however nunch the aim may be intended for a particular man, the cases are exceptional where the great mass of the fire strikes the particular objects at which it is aimed. The slaughter of officers at Glencoe and other battles around Ladysmith occurred when the actual charges were taking place almost to within the old distances, and were inflicted by selected men told off for that purpose.
HOW COLONEL AND CAPTAIN FELI. An Irish sokher thus" describes the deatrof the Colonel of the tat King's Royal Kitles and Captain Puchell:-Just then our Colonel gat the word to storm the hill, so he sprang up, shouting, "Follow me Riles!" and dashed up the hill but the brave little fellow did not get far, for a bullet, struck him in the neck, and another hit him tight in the chest, and he fell dead, but our men gave a howl enough to for the top. We were nearly there when frighten 15,000 lloers, and charged like mad Captain Pechell got shot down.
THUSE MULES.
Mr. Knight, the Morning Pt correspon dent, who lost his arm, writes: Yesterday we saw a soldier, who was attempting to lead a huge mule by the halter, being dragged all over the camp by the brute, which tripped over tent poles innumerable, kicked out vigorously at everything he met, and could not be stayed. Stop, you long nosed devil; don't you know you hain' in Hitaly now? cried the man, as the inule blundered against my tent.-K. Herald,
THE HARVEST OF WAR.
SAD SCENES WITNESSED IN LONDON.
Two officers and 128 men, invalided bema from South Africa, in the drenching drizzle of a December day, stepped from the sodden deck of the Sumatra to the dripping quay of the Royal Albert Docks, says the London: Daily Afail
But the pity, and to the men the tragedy of the whole thing, was that, with the exception of the two officers, aiot a single man had been in action. They were men who had been cer
fed unfit for service just as the war was be inning, and who had been cleared out of the hospitals at Ladysmith, Maritzburg, Wyaberg, Durban and Cape Town, to make room for the And wounded expected down from the front. they were cleared at none too soon, for the Sumatra had the task of conveying 250 wound- et from Durban'to Cape Town, before she sail ed from the latter place on November rth with the invalids.
However, if the inen who landed yesterday had seen no fighting, they had had all the Pre sirched and counter pains and labours of a trying campaign, and they showed it.
arched and marched again," said a private of the Leicester Regiment, as he sat shivering. with ague in his cot, and then, just the day before the battle of Glencar, I fell sick. I did not want to come back, but I had to," and that was what all the men said. "Give us half a chance, they added, "and back we go to morrow Willing as the poor fellows may be, they could not do it. There were twas and threes from every conceivable regiment-Hus sars, with one spur apiece, Lancers in forage taps, Borderers and light infantrymen, men of the Army Service Corps, and gunners, nearly all of them in khaki and tong coats, And we've nothing but what we stand up in they said.
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They were very exclusive The gunners: talked with gunners, and the cavalrymen to cavalrymen. They seemed very vague about everything; they did not even know that they were bound for Herbert's Hospital, Woolwich They were intensely eager for information: they had not heard of Belmont and Modder River, and they drank in the details eagerly.: And when they went on deck out of the dark The Japan Mail says a Special Committee of the quarters improvised for them in the up. of the House of Representatives is said to have per. hold, one saw how ill and Grail they were. unanimously decided that the 3rd Article of the Many could not walk, and some-staggered amended Mining Regulations should be chang down the decks like drunken men
nearly ed so as to read that mining enterprise shall be all of thein seemed in a dream. lawful for Japanese subjects or for companies Nearly every chiumatic complaint they can organized in accordance with Jappanese Jaw have," said the ship's incdical officer, nodding The effect of this would be that, although over the taffrail toward the shivering group, individual foreigners could not engage in cowering under the ice of the ambulance mining operations, companies formed by wagons. foreigners in due accord with the laws of Japan There were men suffering from chronic dy would have the right to do so. That would bentery and in evident pain; there were men. bring the mining question into comformity with eyes burning in their heads, and hands so with lie land question, for, whereas an white and weak and frail that they could not not become a move their kit bags Those were the men with individual foreigner can land owner, a juridical person-namely, an fever. There were men with flaming paiches association of two or more individuals-organi in their checks and awful coughs telling pitiful ted by foreigners is entitled to enjoy that pri tales of consumption, and mich bent to double vilege. It is extremely improbable that any and twisted all out of shape with rheumatism, one foreigner would desire to engaged in mining And there they sat for upward of an hour in enterprises such work would naturally be the drenching fain, shivering and coughing la undertaken by a company. Hence the auted their filmsy khaki, and yer no word of complaint ment proposed by the House of Representatives caine from their pallid 1ps: is of a very practical and important character. It may be presumed that the House will adopt its committee's recommendation, but there ap pears to be some doubt as to the attitude of the House of Peers, where an influential section of Conservatives is said to be opposed to conces sions in the matter of land-owing or mining or mining enterprise.
lunatics, of whom Saddest of all were the there were eight. Two of them were in the packed cells, unshaved and unkempt. One of them was sane enough to hide his face for shaine in the adding when atlier men passed by. The other at string with mad eyes. through the porthole at the blank dock wall.
In addition to the soldiers weretlirty men of the Powerful invalided when she was still on the China station. And besides, there were many wives and children of then, now in South Africa They heard will frightened eyce of Lord Methuen's
JAPAN'S FINANCES recently a British officer (advil?) went on a
According to the statistics published in the visit to the Viceroy Li Hung Chung, at his tring of cannon, soldiers pitading on both indebtedness of Idpan at the end of last year husbands in brusc of then ad yaien. The visitor was received with the Osaki Asahi, the total amount of the national Chinese land playing foreign junes. His Ex-Y87,418,775 over the amount at the end of the sides of die entrance to the men and the stood Y500,700,049, showing an increase of cellency took the visitor into the European preceding year. The amount of various bonis parlour where tea and cakes were served. The sued last year 197,8651750, and the amount conference lasted for over an hour,
redeemned Y10,445924
of officers, and some of them have come home. literally without a penny piece in their pockets. men were the only wounded on bisa di Citt The two officers who were in charge of the
Several ladies were also on board, the wives
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