It is reported that the Penang Hills Railway Company has proceeded to allotment, and that the capital has so far come entirely from Penang and Province Wellesley,
THE British victories of the last few day says Vienna Refohswehr, have come as a surprise to those who prematurely regarded the military power of the British Empire. as already com- pletely shattered.
THIS morning at the Magistracy & young. Fortugnese lad who had been for some time a day-scholar at St Joseph's College, was sentenc
ed to receive six strokes with the birch for steal- ing four billiard balls, the property of the school. There was no doubt of his guilt, as the stolen property was found on his person as he was leaving the premises.
YESTERDAY, afternoon the case for the Plain. tiff in the suit E.R. Belitios 7. Bank of China, and Japan, which had occupied the attention of the Supreme Coun and a apeciál juary for the last werk, was concluded. The Jury stopped the case, saying that the Plaintiff had not made out a case against Defendants, Judgement was, therefore, given for Defendan's with costs.
L. T. TOURNAMENT, HONGKONG C. CLUB.
The following is the draw for the 1st Round, to be played on or before 13th instant,
CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1900.
The progress of the salvage wtisk will doubt- less be watched with some interest. As has been stated it may be a week or two from now before the pontoons will leave Kobe but the work is being got through with all speed.
Among outside parties there is some dis- cussion as to the probable success of the plans for the raising of the vessel. It is said that on one or two occasions wlien pontoons have been tried in Far East waters they have not been an encouraging success. The conditions with regard to forgan City are however about as favourable as they could be, and it may be hope that the venture will not prove abortive as an engineering undertaking or as
to its financial fesults.-Aede Herald.
0. S. K. COMPANY'S PROGRESS..
The fiji reports that new steamers for the O. S..K., bought or ordered to be constructed are as follows:-
STEAMERS BOUGHT.
Tons. Knots,
12.5 ...*500
10.0 1.05
Talhoky Mara... Taite fare. 19′′o Swatow Mar. 1,100
BUILDING, Tons. Speed, Dockyards.
13 Kawasaki, Kobe. 33 Iron Works,
Osaka,
Taini Maru......1,400, Taigi Maru......1,400
Taikio Mars...2,400
12 Mitsubishi Na
gasaki. Tairi staru...... 2,400.
12 Kawasaki, Kobe. The company has under consideration the ordering of three steamers to be called the Taitei Maru (3,000 tons, 13 knots). Taichu Maru (1,800 tons, 11. knots) and Fairţi alaru
negotiating with certain parties in Kobe for the purchase of two more steamers besides those mentioned.
J. U. Fatie 1. P. G. Anderson. P. A. Cox (2.000 tons, 13 knots), and they are also
H. F. Brayne.
SINGLE HANDICAP (A CLÁSS), JU. Farie owes 151 E. Deacon 15, G. A. Woodcock F. H. Yeats 1/6, P. A. Cox v. G. Gibson 2,4.
SINGLE HANDICAP (1) CLASS), H. J. Gedge owes 16 v. E. M. Hazeland, J. E. Lee owes 15 70, M. W. Slade, A. Hollings- worth sen v. A. F. Williamson" ser, P. P. J.
THOSE JAPANESE MILITARY BINOCULARS.
(Japan Gazelle.)
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I have just run across this in London even-
WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
[From Our Exchanges.]
Thanks to "Uncle Sam."
LONDON, March 15th,
Mr. Balfour, in the House of Commons this evening, said Lord Salisbury had thanked the United States for the friendly tons of their communication, which litinated that Mr. Me- Kinley would be glad in any friendly manner to aid in restoring peace, but Str. Balfour added the Government to not propose to accept the intervention of any Power. This statement was followed by loud and prolonged cheering.
The Entry into Bloomfontein. Dense crowds followed Lord Roberts when he entered Bloemfontein, cheering lustily and singing "God save the Queen" with as much enthusiasm as any British crowd., President Steya had vainly endeavoured to induce the residents of Bloemfontein to resist the British, According to his own brother, however, he had become quite a nenentity amongst the Free Staters who would long previously have sub- mitted but for fear of the Transvaalers who threatened to turn their guns on Bloemfontein if the residents refused to fight.
Russian Praise.
The Standard says the Russian Attaché on Lord Roberts's staff has cabled to the Crar: "I am amazed at the energy in action and en curance of the British infantry. I need say no more."
The Stormberg Reverse.
Wodehouse owes 15 Albert Ellis, C. Hing paper: We fancy it is, not generally--and Licist, T. E. P. Wickham, Bist field bat
Gales over 22. Rev. F. T. Johnson, f. Pear herion owes 15. R. J. Gerred 3/6, C. Mel liken owes. 1 1. D. Swan 26. J. F. Noble owes 1/6 9. F. X. A e Castro, R. B. Johnson owes 15.3 . H. E. Pollack 15,
DOUBLE HANDICAP.
Griffin and Langhorne owe 30.3 74 Erckiit and Lee 15, Mackay and Pinckney owe 5/6 v. Ellis and Barrett 153. Newton and Wood- gates v. Hay and Noble 15.2.
PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.
Wei On and Brayne v. Geats and William son, Tuck and Gibson Hamphreys and Humpherys, Mounsey and Brutton 7 Wode house and Hallifax, Carre and Pinckney V. Anderson and Browne.
known that in the Chino-Japanese War all the Japanese soldiers were supplied with binocular glasses. That, however, is the fact; and few things impressed foreign critics more than the immense value which the glasses were to the troops. Everyone is agreed that valuable as
they were in Korea, they would be of twice as
múch use in South Africa."
tery; Captain Lyne (F. W. IL. Dyne), East Kents; and Major W. C. Giffard, Welsh Regi
ment.
·SUDDEN DEATH OF A MARINE
-OFFICER:
Mr. John Kirkwood, chief engineer of the P. and O. steamer Bengal, which arrived at Colombo on the 28th it, from China, fell dead near the steps of the Grand Oriental tutel, during the afternoon, death being due to heart disease. The deceased, when on board carlier in the day, appeared to be in the best of health, and the news of his death came as a rude shock to many who had seen him an hour the Bengal, he was an officer of the Company's or two previous. Before Mr. Kirkwood joined
steaner India, and was, about two years ago promoted to the former vessel.
WAR OFFICE INCONGRUITY.
The Neptune Steam Navigation Company, Limited, Manchester, own two vessels-the Ohio and the end-which are suitable as troopships. According to the chairman of the. company they tried hard to get one of the boats chartered by the War Office, and ysked that a Surveyor might be sent to Sunderland. But the War Office wanted the ships sent to London, would be about to and of a boat's trip be for survey. As the cost of the surveyor's trip tween 200 and 300, the negotiations for the moment failed. Eventually the Ohio was sent to London, and the War Office then declared she was too large The Rente was then sent to London. This ship, said the War Office, was too small. And yet the Ohio and the Remo are sister ships!
MUSSULMAN FEELING IN THE PUNJAB.
YESTERDAY. WEATHER - REPORT.
Barometer... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.
Ox date at On date at
154-
4 P.
2994 88
29.87
68
91
85
0.01
TO-DAY, Tuesday, 3rd April, 1900. Chinese4th of 3rd moon of 26th, year of
Kwang-sii. Sun-Rises
Seis
High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning....
shr. szmin. bhi ismin ohr, omin.
okr. 40min. Óhr, 12mi.s. Afternoon... Går. 27min. ANNIVERSARIES.
1872-Antioch destroyed by earthquake; 16,000
lives lost.
1896-Great fire in Manila; between 4,000 and
1,000 houses destroyed. 1800-Capt. May assaulted, by Chinese at
Taipoo.
TO-MOR
ני
Wednesday, 4th April, 1900. Chinese-sth of grå moon of 26th year of
Kwang-sti. Sun-Rises
Set..
shr. 5min. bhr. 15min.
...shr. 35min.
Noon-Max. Dec. N. 1ohr. p.n High water-Morning
Afternoon Low water-Morning
Afternoon ..... ANNIVERSARIES. 1774--Oliver Goldsmith died.
thr. 34min. dhr. 56min. 2hr. min.
1857--Tang-chi, late Emperor of China, boin. 1885-Protocol of peace between France and
China signed at Paris. 1890-The Rev. T. A. Large murdered, at 189-Arrival of the Czarowitch and Prince Tokin, by Japanese burglars.
Departures, S April 3, Hongkong, French strip for Haiphong. April 3, Haicking, British str., for Swatow, April 3, Chinkiang, British siz, for Ningpo. April 3, Kwangst, British str., for Canton. April 3, Trym, Norwegian str., for Chefoo... April 3, Sanuki Maru, Japanese stra for Kober April, Decima, German str., for Saigon. April 3 Fuensang, British str, for Manila::
* Passengers—Arrived Per Argyll, from Singapore-194 Chinese. Per Thales, from Coast Ports-17 Chinese, Per Kingsing, from Chinkiang- Chinose.
Doparted,
Ferienmuir, for Manila-Messrs. E. M Kirkwood, J. F. Holliday and servant, Mrs. Glover and servant, Miss M. E. Nason, Ma Bolles. Messrs. E. P. Hudson, P. Baldwin, W. Millar, Mis. Arandes, z children and 2 servants, F. X. Hereira, Wm. Ryan, L. E, Bald, C. G. Williams, and a Chinese.
Gaines de Arce, Mrs. R. Sanguinsin, Miss S. Per urang, for Manila-Mrs. Carlos Ignacio, Master 1, del Prado, Misses P. and G Prado, Messrs. Joaquin G. Lopes, Joseph Casademunt, Fred. Schmidt, José Romero Salas, Mrs. James Maloney, and Mr.. E. C. Tapia.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Names.
Pri
Due.
America Maru Uranu
Shangbai...
April 5th
Shanghai...
April 5th
Kumsang.....
Singapore
April 5th
Sikh........................
Japan
pril 5tb
Singapore
April 6th
Singapore
April 6th
Singapore
April 6th
Singapore
April 6th
Japan....
April 7th
April 9th
April 12th
April róth
Prinz Heinrich Konigsberg Tientsia Suevia Breconshire.
Ernest Simons, ...Singapore Empress of India. Vancouver City of Peking Japan....
Gaelic
San Francisco... April zath
Treaty between Germany-and-Japan--
George of Greece in Hongkong.
signed at Derlin. 1197-Klondyke gold discoveries reported. 1898-Stoppage of South Wales Coal industry fully rugs the managers of shipping firms to give onleht to
1899--
„A dispatch from Lard Roberts on the Storm. berg reverse has been, gazetted. It attributes
The Allahabad Pioneer's corresponden, weil General Gatacre's failure to reliance on in- accurate information, the employment of too
placed to form a judgment, states that it is sur small a force, and the fatigue of the men after show very strongly Mussulman feeling a night march. When it became evident that is in favour of the British arms. Prayers for in the Punjab and along the Peshawar frontier the guides of the leading column were wrong our success are so common, both in mosques General Gataere should have halted or fallen and at private gatherings, as in excite no notice back on Molteno instead of risking the safety as being anything extraordinary, The Afridis196
f the entire force. The following are din particular are keen to be employed "against tional names of those wounded at Driefontein:
the enemy" though they can have only the quest idea of the Boer and the country in for them that a huge British army is which the fighting is taking place, It is sufficient the field, that battles are being fought almost daily, and that the war promises to be a long one. Malik Yar Mahomed Khan, Chief of the Ma- likelin section of the Afridis, wrote recently to Peshawar offering 2,000 picked volunteers for active service, and many trans-border men have told our officers that if Government can- not send regular troops, they themselves could raise any number of tribesmen, alf anxious to go to the war. There is no mistaking the feeling that is abroad: the warlike instincts of the Pathan class have been stirred, and this time it is nct against the British Raj, but against Her enemies, It is a healthy sign as showing that in the Khaibar districts at any rate the border campaign of 1897 98 has left no bad blood behind.
Bloemfontein.
March 16th.
General Pretyman, who has been appointed military governor of Bloemfontein, has issued a Few things impressed foreign critics more proclamation requesting the burghers within than the immense value which the glasses were ten miles to deliver up all arms on pain of con- to the troops" Well, they were valuable. But
fiscation of their property, It appears that the hardly in that way. While the war was actually Transvanders were furious at the people of progressing I met a war 'correspondent who Bloemfontein surrendering and threatened to had been to the front, but had returned to Ja-bombard the town, hence the enthusiast of the pan-I forgel for what purpose. The story inhabitants on the arrival of Lord Roberts. about the binocular glasses, which first saw the Twenty-six locomotive engines and a consider light in this gentlemen's correspondence from able quantity of rolling stock wore captured the Liaotung Peninsula, had impressed me not
there. General Pole-Carew's force is travelling ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB, a little. An army of spy-glasses! it was a
by railway Though the railway bridge at marvel of organization and forethought. Bethulie is destroyed the road bridge is intact mentioned my wonder and admiration to the through the gallantry of a party of the Cape. gentleman.
Police who maintained a hot fire, thus prevent- He seemed a little taken aback. Then, reing the Boers; from approaching and blowing- covering himself" For goodness sake!" he op the bridge. The main object of the converg said, "don't resurrect that dreadful yarn, I
ing columns now is to seize Springfontein have since found that the funny little boxes, the shapes of which led me to think they held on, thus securing access to Bloemfontein binoculars, are actually the cases in which the soldiers carry their rics. Don't say a word!" I haven't until now.
The eleventh Club race will be sailed on April the 8th instant, un course No. 10, Cosmo- politan Dock Buoy to port, North Fairway Buoy, Mark Boat off Chung Hue, and Stone- cutters to starboard. 'Distance fourteen miles.
The Bonile. Cup to be resailed on Saturday the 7th instant at 2 p.m. Time limit 7 p.m.
THE SUNKEN “MORGAN CITY.”
*PREPARATIONS FOR RAISING THE SHIP.
.. ROUMANIAN SUBJECTS IN
JAPAN,
A notification has been issued by the Foreign Office, stating that the Italian Minister has been notified that the Italian Government has consented to the request of Roumania that her subjects in Japan should be placed under the protection of the Italian Consuls.
STILL THEY COME!
The Russian transport Sarate arrived at Singapore from Odessa on 25th inst., with a few saloon passengers and over a thousand troops for their usual destination, Vladivostock,
by all southern lines.
March 17th.
A FELONIOUS ARTICLE.
100,000 men idle:
W. Fusiliers (200) ordered to Kow. Ioon Hinterland return the same day.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
We would dress the attention of shipping firms to the tyle in which Steamers Expected" and "Projected Sailings are now published is these and in so
their cleaks to furnich this office, on the forms already sup-" piled grails with the intent available information every day, )
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Ship.
Destination.
Date.
Cargo ex Glenfurg subject to rent. 9p.m.--Conceit by Mr. Alex Marsh in St. America Maro... San Francisco, &e April 14th
George's Hall.
TO-MORROW.
C. P. R. steamer Empress of Chimu leaves for
Victoria B. C. dc. Noon-1. G. M. L. steamer Konig affert
leaves for Europe.
(About) N. L. steamer Saxonia leaves for
Havre and Hamburg.
THURSDAY, Sth. (About) S. T. Co's steamer Lovstikken leaves for New York via Suez Canal
for London &c.
(About) P. & O. S. Co's steamer Jara leaves C. N. steamer Sungkiang leaves for Manila. Noon-0, & 0. S. Co's steamer Coptic leaves
for Honolulu &c.
FRIDAY, 6th,
p.m.-A. L. 5. X. Co's steamer Urano leaves
for Fiume and Trieste &c. (dirct.)
3 p.m.-D. S. S. Co's steamer Lightning leaves
for Straits.
is said that the refusal of 176 out of 414 of the Louth Militia Battalion of Royal Irish Rifles to go to the front, though almost all hat previously volunteered, is due to an article in th Dundalk Democrat. In this article the Lord Roberts wiring from Bloemfontein yes- Louth Militia are said to have volunteered by a mistake, and it is said that the people of terday says: General Pole Carew has arrived at Springfontein and therefore Bloemfontein is Louth will approve if they" refuse to go to be practically in rail communication with Cape-hot down, wounded, or taken prisoners, while town. General Prayman's proclamation is English regiments are kept safely in the rear already having excellent effect! several hun-(i), as they have been in all the engagements dred burghers have expressed their intention to
in South Africa where there were Irish or surrender their arms and return to their occupa- Scotch battalions to push into the front." Upon this dastardly article, a correspondent in the
SATURDAY, 7th. Temple sends us the following quotation as the (About) 1). & Co's, steamer Pathan leaves for fittest comment : Every one commits a
New York via Suez Canal. felony, and is liable upon conviction to penal 2.30 servitude for life, who maliciously and advisedly endeavours to seduce any person serving in Her Majesty's forces by sea or land from his duty and allegiance to Her Majesty "The Globe.
tious.
Boors Waiting to Surrender. The Commission of Basutoland reports that 800. Beers from Bloemfontein and a further contingent from Aliwal North are only awaiting the terms of the proclamation to surrender.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
THE QUEEN AND THE CANADIAN
INDIANS.
Preparations are proceeding for the raising, on the pontoon system, of the steamer Morgan City, which lies sunk on an Inland Sea island ciglu or ten miles from the town of Onomichi. It will be recalled that the steamer, while on a voyage with troops to Manila, struck a rock on the night between 1st and 2nd September last, and after getting, clear was beached on the spat where she now lies--a sandy but steeply shely- ing bay, reached most conveniently from 'On- omichi. It is thus close on seven months since the vessel went down but it is believed, that if the operations now to be carried through for her salvage are unattended with serious difficulty or hindrance, she will repay the ex- penditure on salvage and subsequent repairs. Her net tonnage is 1738 and gross about 3800. The exact extent of the damage to the ship is not accurately ascertained bul she is known to be rather extensively holed under the bow, and as she lies now-wholly under water except as regards the higher part of the forecastle-she must of course be full of water. It is also pos- sible that there may be considerable sitting up of sand around the hull but this need not seriously impede the raising of the ship.
The steamer was owned by Messrs. Chilkolt and Barnison, Seattle and San Francisco, and was insured with the Firemen's Fund bean. Bet at places in Java where earthquakes Girls, blaw kisses to Ulysser ? out gritty, witty, the Indians of the West Coast have added their
Insurance Company. It is by the Insurance Company that the operations for the raising of the vessel are undertaken, and their re- presentative in connection with the work is Capt. H. R. Robertson of Seattle, who has been in Japan for some months arranging mat- ters and will stand by until the vessel is afloat. The contract for the rasing ofthe steamier was placed with the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, Kobe, and in their yard here, are being com structed the pontoons with which it is confidently anticipated the ship can be raised. The con struction of the pontoons was begun in January and it is hoped they may be completed about the end of this month. They will be floated and towed down 10 the scene of the wreck, when complete, and the work there will proceed under the direction of Capt. Robertson and the Company's engineers.
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EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE.
A few months ago, an earthquake wrought great havoc at Sukahumic in West Java. This calamity brought to the front the need for starting an earthquake-insurance society at Batavia. In other words the idea is that people there will be so thoughtful as to insure their. property against earthquakes as readily as cess of the proposed company. People al against fire. The chances are against the suc Sukabumie may insure, stricken as they have
have never yet wrought any havoc, people will not-listen to the idea of insurance against them. Shareholders in such a venture will run greater risks from earthquakes than from fire. At fires, the progress of the flames can often be checked but the destructive course of earthquakes is resistless. In short, an earthquake-insurance Company can be only worked at a loss in the long run.-Straits Times Cor
THE DEPOPULATION OF BOMBAY,
It is a dreadful story the, Bombay Gazette tells of the mortality in Bombay:-
The death rate in Bombay city has reached the enormous percentage of 174.71 per thou- sand, the weeks total of deaths being 3,831. These figures constitute recorder compared As this is probably the first occasion on with which the beavy death rolls in the early which the pontoon meteod of ship salvage has months of last year are left far behind. From been employed by a Japanese company the the beginning of January, up to the and of undertaking is worth some notice. The pon- February, no less than 21,000 persons have toons, which are two in number, are as has succumbed to the various diseases which turk | been indicated, being built at the Kawasaki ¦ in all parts of the city. If the present rate Company's yard in Kobe. They will be go fect continues, it means that Bombay will be Jong, 30 feet wide and 15 deep. They are now deauded of over one tenth of its population at near completion and the work is being pushed the end of the year. Plague is apparently not on with expedition, night shifts of the employes aging so virulently as it did last year, but being put on the work so as to secure an early epidemics of small-poy, measles, and fever start for the wreck. The potoons are of Oregon more than counter-balance this relief. Of pine principally, but as the company is building course, the presence of thousands of famine them with the idea of their future use in similar stricken people in the ylds the ravages of work, they are being put together in a very, disease, and their condition, enfeebled by substantial manner, much of the clamping being reason of exposure, want of proper food and done with iron, while metal rivets are used clothing, renders them particularly susceptible where they might be deemed unnecessary. The to contract sickness, method of ship raising by pontoon is, of course, simple in principle. The pontoons are of a floating capacity, which will afford a fair margið beyond the dead weight of the hull to be Pulau Wch promises, to be a formidable rival raised. They are moored on each side of to Singapore in the way of coaling foreign men. the sunken ship, and from the necessary an- pliances fitted or their decks hawsers are Carried round and below the sunken hull. The pontoon levers will hitch up the hawners and, if all goes, well, bring the ship with them. *The two pontoons for the Aforgan City will he moored, one on each side of the ship Twelve two inch chains will be used, there being twelve well.lioles through the pontoons for the passage and working of the chains The fawers on the deck of the pontoons will be 24 inch square with cast-iron havser pipes The total cost of the pontoons will be about 20,000 yen but if the cost is large, the Kawasaki Company are doubtless putting money into them with the view of future operations.
PULAU WEH.
of-war, says the Singapore Free Press. With in a short time, the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin
·Elizabeth, the German.cruiser` Deutschland and the Russian cruiser Pamiat Azon, all homeward bound from Singapore, called in there to replenish their bunkers, and the Russian battleship Petropavlovsh, which arriv ed last week from St. Petersburg had 800 tons of coal put on board there, which, it is claimed, was done as expeditiously if not more so, than. at Singapore. The late Sir Charles Mitchell proposed to have a British Vice-Consul station- ed at Pulau Web, and in view of its growing. importance as a coaling station for foreign men-bf-war, it would appear as if our late Governor'e views were amply justified, gma
Acccording to the Stanits Timer this disease seems to be on the increase at Singapore. That journal says it has been discovered at the following places:--
Bukit Timah Road, Ballester Road, Mackenzie Road, Short Street, Muar Road, Serangoon Road, Sambawa Road, and Tanjong Pagar.
THE HUNDRED DAYS' SIEGE.
4 p.m.-Cargo ex Dengal subject to rent,
p.m.--Public Auction sale of Household Furnitare at "Dunottar" the Peak Residence of Mr. Newman Munford by Mr. Paul Brewitt.
MONDAY, 9th.
3 p.m.-Public sale of Crown Land at the
Offices of the P. W. O. (Two Lots.)
4 p.m.-N. Y. K. steamer Tola Maru leaves
for Victoria B. C. &c.
WEDNESDAY, 10th.
The Redskin of our youth, the silent, im- 8.30 for gp.m.-Regular Meeting of the Victoria
Priory at the Freemasons' fall. placable Indian who principally existed in Fenimore Cooper's imagination, has almost, if not wholly died out. In his place, at least in British Columbia, is a man who is as other men are; full of loyalty and fond of whisky. Be he what he may, Siwash, Songheo, Chilcat, or West Coast, the Indian cries death to the fiber, and would as lief strike a blum, for the great
Now, soldiers, sing of Mafeking, and Baden-White Mother as would any Roberts, Kitchner, or Buller, Not being able to go to South Africa, Powella trafficking:
small mite to the fund for the Absent-minded Begger. The Queen has acknowledged their loyalty in her usual kindly way,
chaffy king!
For there's grave, grim grit at the heart of it, When a man fight's Death with his mother
wit.
Shouting Forward to Pretoria !" Shouting rev'rently "Victoria !"
·Cannon thundring " Deo Gloria ! Deo Libertatis Gloria.!"
"May we fetch Bobr down from the Diamond Town? but our Captain's brow wears a battlefrown
Nay, when Cronje has muckered, eli ? then in a week-a-day fashion he'll be succoured, eh?
And he'll make things swim, in the interim,
And Bobs shan't waste a man on him!
"We can stay. So fire away!" Shouting "Forward to Pretoria!" Shouting rev'rently "Victoria 1" Cannon thund'ring." Deo Gloria! Deo Patienti Gloria !"
For your missile, food and gristle, brave men
thank you Edward Cecil !| Midst the rattle of their battle-show, we'll hold
our interim cattle-show!
First prize Second prize. For babies of the biggest size. Shouting "Forward to Pretoria !" Shouting rev'rently" Victoria " Cannon thund'ring " Deo Gloria ! Deo Strenuorum Gloria ""
But there's this alloy in our battle-joy, that they've mangled the women and killed the boy! "Bury me, dad," said our dying lad, "where the Boers shan't find me; my back's so bad!" And this riddled rag was our own White
Flag
They shall rue, we vow : for we know them
now!
Shouting Forward to Pretoria TM Shouring fiercely now "Victoria!" Cannon thund'ring " Deo Gloria !, Deo Parvulorum-Gloria!"
And if we kill with a fiercer will than when
Symons died on Talana Hill.
Or than Lyttelton wist oh, at Monte Cristo, or
Buller's braves with their terrible fist oh,
'Tis because we must teach-brave men that
preach..
-There's no quarter for such, if they fight
Double-Dutch,
Shouting "Onward to Pretoria Shouting reviently" Victoria " Cannon thund'ring* Deo Gloria 1 Deo in Excelsis Gloria 1a --Pall Mall Gazette,
Captain Walbran, of Victória, sent to her Majesty the other day an account of the loyalty of these Indians of the West Coast of Vancouver Island. They went to Mr. Daykin, keeper of the Carmanagh Lighthouse, and handed him a sum of over 10 in dollars from their meagre store. They said they heard of the great wonb of Mr. Atkips, and they, like all other subjects of the great Queen, desired to aid the gentle. man in khaki. The Queen was naturally pleased with this spontaneous show of devotion, and she has replied to Captain. Walbran through her private secretary. The latter states that he is commanded by her, Majesty to say that the Queen is gratified to hear of this proof of the loyalty and kindly good feeling of her Indian subjects of Canada. When the Indians get that message, which will be read to them in due form, they will more than ever be inclined to shout, "God Save the Queen "”—A. M. Gazette,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
C. N. steamer Nanchang leaves for Tientsin. Noon-C. N. Co's steamer Chinglu leaves for
Australian Ports.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUP.
Bayern
... Straits, &c. ....... July zih Belgian King...San Diego, &c. June 5th Braemar
Carlisle City Chia Chingtu.. Chinking..
Chusan
City of Peking City of Rin Coptic Doric Eastern Emp, China... Emp. India Emp. Japan Energia.. Formosa Gaelic
Glenogle
Glaucus
Hajmun. Hamburg Rector Heidelberg
Portland, &c. ....June 9th
San Diego, &c....April 3ath San Francisco, &c. May 15th Sydney, &c........April ioth. Ningpo ...April and Shanghai
...... April 13th. San Francisco, &c.jApril 21st San Francisco, &c. June 9th San Francisco, &c. April th San Francisco, &c. May 23rd Sydney, &c. May 3rd Vancouver, &c...... April 4th
April 25th May 16th
11
San Diego, &c. ...April 12th. Swatow
April 4th San Francisco, &c. May. Ist Victoria, B.C. ...... April 24th.
London,
April 4th
Swatow; &c.
April 1st
Straits, &c.
May 30th
Liverpool,
April 15th
Havre, &c.
..... April 12th
Hongkong Mare San Francisco, &c.]May 8th Japan............... Shanghai, &c. ...... April 9th
London...... Java... Kawachi Maru...Marseilles, &c,. Kinshiu Maru.Victoria, B.C. König Albert ... Straits, &c. Königsberg Lightning
¡April 5th
April 13th
April 21st,
April 4th.
Havre, &c. ....... May 12th ...Singapore, &c...... April 6th New York.. April 5th Machaon London.......... ..May Ist
Lovstakken
Massilia............ Marseilles, &c...... April 14th Momcuthshire.. Portland, &c. Nanchang Tientsin Nippon NaruSan Francisco, &c May 31st Oldenburg Straits, &c. Pathan ...
New York Preussen... Straits, &c. Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &c. Prometheus... London...... Queen Adelaide.. Victoria, B.C.
Japan ....Straits, &c.
..¡May 19th
April F10
June 28th
April 7th
May 16th
April 6th
April 17th
..May 5th.
Rohilla
April 14th
Sachsen
June/14th
Saxonia
Havre, &c.
April
4th
Serbia
Havre, &c.
May 5th
Shanghai
Singapore, &c.
April 9th
Shanshi
Shanghai
April 5th
Sibiria Sikb
¡Havre, &c.
April 20th
Victoria, IL.C.
April 14th
Strathgyle.
San Diego, &c. ...May roth
Stuttgart
Sungkiang
.......July 26th
April 5th
Thyra......
...July 8th
Thales.....
Swatow, &c..
April 5th-
Victoria, B.C.
April 6th
Straits, &c.
April 6th
Weimar. Whampoa...
Straits, &c.
April 18th
..Amoy, &c.......
April 6th
Dock,
SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT,
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American (America Maru) zih inst. German (Prins Heinrich) 6th inst. Tacoma (Sikh) 5th inst. Indian (Kuntiang) 5th inst. French (Ernest Simons} 9th jast American (City of Peking) 12th inst. Canadian (Empress of India) 16th inst. American (Garlic) 20th inst,
*
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA BOCK RETURNS.
at Kowloon
Isla de Cuba......................... H.M.S. Sandpiper..
Tetartas
Taiyuan. Samshui
D. Juan Austria ... Priyang... Hong Leong......
Straits, &c.
Manila....
Tansui Mara...Swatow, &c.......... April 8th
Tosa Maru Uranu
21
Cosmopolitan
Aberdeen
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PASSED THE CANAL
Outward-20th March-Aunam, Tantalus, Shangtung, Trieste, Benlarig, Oceanien, Alexander, Taurus. 28th Mar,,—Indus, Stentor. Homeward March-Oldenburg." 27th March
Captain Young, of the steamship Kingsing,Wakasa Maru. from Wuhu and Chinkiang, reports:--Liglit | S.W. winds, thick fog from Woosung to Breaker
Point, thence a port strong E.N.E. winds.
Captain Thomson, of the steamship Argyll, from Singapore, reports -Light and moderate breezes and clear weather from Singapore to Gap Rock, then dull cloudy with fresh breeze and rain to Hongkong
Captain W. Passmore, ofthesteamship Thales, from Coast Ports, reports:-Taiwanfoo to Amoy light N.E. breeze, smooth sea, and hazy weather. Amoy to Swatow moderate N.E. breeie, smooth sea, hazy, and dull. Swatow to port strong N.E. breeze, high sea, cloudy with heavy rain. Vessels in Swatow:-Woesung, Kalgan, and Prosper.
NOTANDA
CALENDAR.
APRIL Melcorological means based on ten years):
eistipations to 1893.
Barometer ............................ ..30.059 Thermometer tire.02.0
Humidity.5.0 Rainfall filipa 4:08 |
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Shipping.
Arrivals:
KINGSING, British steamer, 1,223, Young, 3rd April,--Wuhu and Chinkiang 29th March, General Jardine, Matheson & Co. THALES, British steamer, 879, W. Passmore, 3rd April, Taiwanfoo 29th Mar, Ampy 30th, and Swatow and April, Genera Douglas, Lapmik & Co. WHAMPOA, British steamer, 1,109, P. Garrick, 3rd April,--Java 27th March, Sugar- Butterfield & Swire. ARGYLL, British steamer, 1,886, Thomson, 3rd April-Singapore 28th Man, General.-- Dodwell & Co, Ld.
CHUNSANG, British steamer, 1,310, E. J. Buller,
3rd April, Canton 3rd April, General.--. Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Hongkong, French stry for Haiphong, Decline, German ste, for Saigon, Nanyang, German sir, for Amuy, Glaucus, British str., for Singapore... Chanthan, British'stry for Singapore. Formose, British Br for Swatow
...San Diego, &c.
(March 31st, 1900.)
ARRIVALS.
Dale. Vessels.
Where froth.
Mar. 25 Slam..Amoy na
"
ag Taiwan............. Wha
muchoyoung******* Shanghai
wój Tanisici Maru......... Hongkong aha Antoy,
26 Thalen....Hongkong 27 Maidsuru Maru..Amoy
itakching.
Kan.....
27 Taicheang-
Faltats.... 2BWucbang... 26 Trentin 29 Haimun
Worry... 29/Wuhu....... 30 long 3Machew 35:Thales
alching Chowla......
Aģent
JH. & Co.
JB, KS,
B. & Co.
mw, M. & Co.
•uby.......... Hongkong
m
J. M. & C.
B. &'Co. HM, & Co. ...... & S.
Yala Shanghai & Amoy
Wuhu
Hongkong...... Jamoy. Hongkong
DEPARTURES.
(L. & H.
J. M. & Ca
Ir. M. & Co.
1.S.
M. & Co.
Inse
Agenta:
Dale. Venuela.
Destination, Mar. 25}{Deyawongue Singapore & Bangkok B. & S
33 Lokastig zoom. Shanghai menuju ja 31. & Co.
Newchwang soon
D, & 9.0 alangchow... Amoy & Shangbai. „ 16. Haunun ü Hongkong kamel.M, & Co.
Thales
moy pingapore 8, & Co. 27 Tansul Margoyle 27 Chopangasing #falubing langkung iibi 7231alduru Maru....
8 Haltan
Amoy
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8 Taiwan.... ........Stanghal
19 Klukingin...a.
29 Daguar "Ikaw & Chinkis 29liaimun
Wachang Hailong Taicheang
31 Haicling
Machew... Elentun
Dulc
Wongkong
Shanghai 'Amoy.
Deli
Hongkong wier Bangkok,
...Stanzbat
SHIPPING IN PORT.--
Where from
H. &
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N.& Co.
M, & Co.
H.