taken with comfort. I must not omit to mun- tion the number of species of birds in lad seen in this neighbourbond. I was told that the German Consul here had shot over 100 in bis garden. In the winter, there are plenty of geese and ducks.
M.-H. W.
A ROUGH VOYAGE,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1000.
THE PO TPONEMENT OF THE
COMMAN QUESTION.
It is curious to observe, says the Kobe Herald of 6th inst., how quickly and completely the alamms that were raised in connection with the demand by Russia on Corea the other day, have dropped out of the purview of the Japanese press-and presumably also of the Japanese public. An affair, of this sort, affecting the interests of any of the western peoples as near- The C. steamer Pechill, which arrived ly as those of Japan were touched by the yesterday from Tientsin, says the N. C. Russian demand, would have left a long train News of 11th inst had a particularly rough of press and public discussion, conjecture, and experience during part of the passage. She mayháp recrimination in those countries where left port on the 5th instant, and about 10 hours
the people have been educated to take a after leaving, heavy thunder, with lightning, set strong and permanent interest in their right- in. After a while the electrical disturbanceful claims and prerogatives. In Japan, how- ceased and then a howling gale, with squalls ever, the end of the precise cause of immediate of hurricane force, began. A fearful sea rose, difficulty and discussion is no sooner reach. washing the vessel's decks repeatedly and one ed than the matter lapses-practically into great wave smashed in the front of the wheel ablivion, without apparently in the least degree house forward. The steamer showed good prejudicing or improving the basis of the or- weatherly qualities, but for some, at least ofdinary relations of the country with Russia., It those on board, it was an anxious time. For is not even made clear what the exact issue of fully 36 hours the ship's company had this the matter has been. Unofficially it is stated storm to contend with, and then came that Russia is content with the right to purchase welcome change to fine, but foggy weather. the extent of land that will suit within the During the height of the storm, which was
limits of the Masampo concession-a right of unusually long of duration, some of the seas which she could have availed herself at any were of tremendous height and volume, and it time and under any circumstances. is fortunate that the chili came through with so little damage. A carpenter's gang from the Old Dock was at work repairing the wheel- house soon after the vessel arrived yesterday, and the shattered ends of the timbers bear ample testimony to the violence of the seas. Her cargo was in no way injured.
DETENTION OF A MAIL STEAMER,
KODE, April 6th.
The P. & O. steamer Rosello, bhaving on board the English mails of and ulto, which was looked for at daylight to-day, arrived at Wada Pt, at an early hour this morning, and was unexpectedly detained there until 430 o'clock this afternoon. There has accordingly been a delay of several hours in the delivery of the mails. The cause of the detention calls for remark. It seems a suspected case of
The Government does not make it known if this is really the issue of the matter, and in this connection the lack of soine system akin to that of the issue of Bluebooks which is observed by most of the Constitutional govern- ments in Europe, is a grievous deficiency, fostering indifference among the people through ignorance, or the want of the means of know. ledge. The affair has lapsed, and so far as can be judged, the Japanese government is satisfied with the manner fe which it has lapsed. Russia has made no encroachment on the essential integrity of Corean territory, and such encroach- ment is, as we know from repeated authorita. tive declarations, the only contingency that Japan will regant as a casus belli in Corea. But she country, or its responsible leathers are the They apparently are purblind.. victims of a lamentable illusion if they imagine that Russia rests content with what her recent attempt secured. Marquis lio says that Japan refuses to believe that Russia will smail-pux occurred on board the Ca's steamer
break the pact with Japan for the maintenance Bengal, hetween Singapore and Hongkong of Corean integrity--refuses to believe until and as the Rosetta brouglu on some of her Russia does break it. Russia has now broken passengers the Quamnline officials held the it,-in fact if not in deed. By the demand on vesselat Wada and fumigated her. Whether such Corea for a part of Corea territory the Russian a course was necessary is open to doubt, and it is governinent showed that it will ignore the con- to be hoped sonic representations will inade onvention--or pact as Marquis Ito styles it the subject. According to the Regulations, of when it can safely do so. "This, if it is any course any case of infectious disease occuring on thing, is a moral if not an actual infringement board a vessel after commencing the voyage of the agreement. Un a common-sense judg. renders it necessary tor the ship, crew and pas
ment it must appear that Russin has defined sengers to be fumigated at the first port of call her attitude towards the convention in ques- in Japan. The art had to undergo this treat-
tion and towards the Corean question general ment the other day in Nagasaki, owing to a casey. Yet Japan is content-we must supppose of smallpox having occurred on board between that she is content. Suez and Aden. Why the authorities here should disregard the fact that the vessel had been granted pratique the Straits and at Hongkong and Shanghai Seems inexplicable. But in that case it could at least be urged that the disease occurred on board the steamer de. tained by the Quarantine authorities. This cannot he urged in the case of the ferite, and, no sickness having occurred on board this ship, we are at a loss 16 understand why she should have had to undergo fumigation. -Herald.
WRECK OF THE BRITISH SHIP "IRANIAN."
A Tokio telegram of 9th insinnt says :-- The British ship Iranian which went ashore at Niijima, Ids province, was on her way to the South Seas from America laden with coal. She struck the sunken reef called Jenisu, about 24 miles froin Kodsushima on the 7th inst. at 7 pm, The captain and fourteen of the crew. shima. The authorius of the latter place arrived at Shinagawa with the sixteen tien last night. The Tokio Fu authorities did what was necessary for them, and they subsequently were taken in charge by the British Consul at
·Infantry attacked with great gallantry. They wore exposed to a Heavy, galling fire, but prevailed in the end, driving the enemy from their posts at the point of the bayonet. The pursuit of the enemy was checked by a skilful rearguard action in which the Johannesburg police took the principal part. The position which our troops have captured is one of the utmost strategical importance.
Mr. Winston Churchill, in his correspondence to the forning Post, daily urges clemencey to the rebels who are voluntarily surrendering in all directions. It appears that General Buller, Lord Dundonald, and Col. Sandbach, all concur in the expediency of such action.
The Waterworks Ambush.:
LONDON, April 2nd.
French. The Waterworks were destroyed, but mo anxiety is felt as regards Bloemfontein, which is supplied from springs and a large dam reaèive."
to over-estime. Cal nel Richardson is a fires. believer in the virtues of jam as keeping the soldier not only contented, but fit for hard work, and his experience only. confirms that of the The Times, in discussing the unfortunate German military authorities, who, as a result of business at the Waterworks says that, after recent experiments on the marching capacity all, the Boers have some brains, whereas of soldiers with various foods, have introduced British officers too often behave as if they were the "Zuckerdit" into the whole of their ariny, dealing with a lot of congenital idiots.
Not only has the army at the front been suppli- Captain Haldane and Lieut. LeMesurier, ined with absolute regularify throughout, but their attempt to escape, had relied on the enormous reserves of supplies have been accu- promised transfer of officers to other quarters; mulated at Naauwpoort, De Aar, and Orange but, delay occurring, they were imprisoned for River sufficient to last the army for savem! 18 days in a hole # feet in depili, under the weeks, even if trouble in Cape Colony or the trap door. They tried to dig a passage to open interruption of the railway line for a time, cut into the sewer with a screw-driver and bayonet it off from its bases at the cops!. without success, and energed too exhausted to walk. Pretending they were wounded Boers, their arms in slings, they follower the railway past the Boers' encampment within sight of repeated outposts, suffering terribly from want of food. They declare that, though beset by searchers, they never used a bribe.
A mass theeting was held at Cape Town to day, the Mayor presiding, when a resolution was enthusiastically passed in favour of the annexation of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State Republics,
Similar simultaneous meetings took place at loyal centres in the Cape Colony and Natal.
A further list of casualties on the 31st
gives
Lord Roberts telegraphs that Colonel Broad. wond reports that his losses in the ambush near the Bloemfontein waterworks were, 350 including 200 missing, besides seven guns and all his baggage. A despatch from Lord Roberts, confirming Reuter's despatch, says that Colonel Broadwood informed him that the enemy were approaching Thabanchu in two bedies from north and east. Col. Broadwood stated that he
Keturning in procession, the meeting met intended retiring on the waterworks, seventeen miles nearer to Bloemfontein. Lord Roberts re
Mr. Schreiner, who was hiased and hooted and plied that the 9th Division would march at day had to take refuge in a café. He eventually light to support him, and left it to Cal Broadwood's reached Parliament House and uncovered his discretion to retire as, proposeal. Colonel Broadhead when "God Save the Queen" was sung wond moved at night and bivouacked, and was thus pacifying the mob. attacked at daybreak on the 31st March on three sides. Ile then despatched his batteries and baggage towards Bloemfontein, covering them with cavalry. Two miles from the water
Missing Horse Artillery:-Captain, Rouse, works, the road crusses a deep nullah in which the Boars, during the uighi, had concealed Lieut. G. White, Lieut. J. Stanton, Lieut. J. themselves so well that the British scouts pass. Livingstone Learmouth. Northumberlands, ed over without discovering them The Boers Lieutenant Toppin. Yorkshire Light Infantry. Opened fire when the waggons and guns enter-Capt. Ottley, West Kents--Lieut. Hildyard. ed the drift, and many drivers and horses were Four Colonial officers. shot at shest range, and the uncaptured guns galloped away. The scouts found the passage across the nullah unoccupied by the enemy by which the remainder of Colonel Broadwand's Horse crossed and re-formed with great steadi- ness. On hearing that Colonel Broadwood was hard-pressed, Lord Roberts ordered General French, with the two remaining Cavalry Brigades, to follow and support the oth Division. The latter, after a magnificent amrch, arrived on the scene at two in the afternoon. The strength of the enemy is estimated at 8,000 to 10,000, with guns, the number of which is not reported.
Reuter, wiring from Bloemfontein, says that the spruit where the ambush occurred is a terrible sight, filled with corpses, horses, and broken waggons in hideous confusion. Col. Broadwood's presence of mind and skilful handling of the force saved it from entire des truction." Battery, B. H. A., escaped under a heavy fire and shelled the enemy, who admit fire killed and nine wounded
Lord Roberts, wiring from Illoemfontein on the 1st instant, &15 pm, sayı :---
"A report has just arrived that the enemy has retired towards Ladybrand, leaving twelve wounded British nicers and seventy wounded men at the Waterworks. Capt. Humphreys and Lieuis. Peck, Ashmore, and Murch, of the
It it is absurd to suppose that the settlement of the Masampo affair finishes, the Corean question. Rather is it to be taken as the precursor of future-perhaps early-rouble. tussin, as we are to suppose, has been flouted out of her pretensions, but of what her states- meu probably consider her inevitable righish Battery, and one gunner, were killed, and her territorial pre-emptions in the Far East. No one supposes Russian statesmen are con- tent that this should be the last word on this matter. All the tendency and trend of Russia's recent diplomatic record is opposed to any such supposition.
there are forty wounded and missing. All the "U" Battery is missing, except Major Taylor and the Surgena-Major. The "Battery lost five, and Qwe guns. The two cavalry regiments did not suffer heavily."
The adventures of Captain Haldane and Lieut. LeMesurier, who escaped from Pretoria, are equal to those of Monte Christo. They passed 21 days in a tiny,underground hole dug beneath the prison before their escape, and were afterwards up their necks in a river while the Boers were searching along the banks for them. They also had other thrilling escapes.
CALCUTTA. April 3rd.
...The correspondents state that the Boer
Skill and Stupidity. Further particulars that are being received of
the ambush at Bloemfontein Waterworks show the complete nature of the surprise and the
attacking party consisted principally of Free utter defeat of Cal. Broadwood's force. The Staters unter Gen. Olivier, who succeeded in skilfully cluding Col. Pilcher in the retreat from Stormberg. Olivier had been considerably reinforced by commandos, which had been de tached from the main army of the Boers, when it retreated northwards before the advance of Lord Roberts. The skill with which Olivier had laid the ambush only equalled the blind
confidence with which the British convey walk- ed into it. According to the Cape Town cor-
no scouting done at all. There was not a man respondent of the Times, there was apparently
discover that anything was wrong, until half ahead of the escort, and those behind did not the convoy lind heen captured. Some of the troops composing the Brigade suffered terribly: A squadron of the 6th Dragoons and Janiskill. ings, numbering 140 at the start, mustered after- wards, when the remants were extricated from the death-trap, only ten mounted men.
Olivier's re-occupation of Ladybrand and | Thabanchu, which had been previously occupi ed by General French, was a piece of brilliant
strategy.
WHEN COAL RUNS OUT.
If we continue to dig up black-diamonds" at our present rate, it is obvious that in the near future, some form of fuel will have to be invented. For instance, in 1897, the output in the United Kingdom along amounted to over 200,000,000 tuns, while the amount for the world was 367,000,000 tons, which would be just sufficient to bury Great Britain three feet deep! The United Kingdom output was the greatest that had ever been raised, exceeding by nearly 45,000,000 tuns the amount dug up in 1886. Of course, we did not use all this produce our Germany, and Italy, who bought about 5,000,000 tons each. With such a vast export, it will doubtless come as a surprise to most people to learn that England imported 714 tons from Belgium, 3.000 from Germany, and 158 from the United States. The reason for importation would be highly interesting
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Shipping
Arrivals.
TAIWAN MARU, Japanese steamer, 1,482, H. Mikuni, 18th April,-Japan 2nd April, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.” TAISANO, British steamer, 1,544, W. E. Kent) 18th April, Cantos 17th April, General -Jardine, Matheson & Co. IVREMDON, German steamer, 1,238, C. Heuer
mant, 18th April-Canton 18th April, General-Siemssen & Co.
W. Haswell, i8th April,-Australian Ports. KASUGA MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,368, E and Manila 16th April, General-Nippon Yusen Kaisha. HECTOR, British steamer, 3,005, J. Barr, 18th.
April, Shanghai 15th April, General- Butterfeld & Swire. FAUSANG, British steamer, 1,410, T. A. Mitchell, 18th April-Java 916 April, Sugar- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Captniti Jolm Barr, of the steamship flector, from Shanghai, reports:-On the night of the 15th inst. sariable winds with thunder and lightning and heavy rain, on the 16th light||TAI variable winds and thick fog until noon of 17th weather clearing off Chapel Island, thence to port light variable winds and clear weather..
ΝΟΤΑΝ DA,
CALENDAR.
APRIL.. Meteorological means based on ten years?
abservations to 1893-
Barometer Thermometer
Huraidity Rain (li
VESTERDAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer.... Teinperature Humidity Rainfall.
·30.059
.61.0
.3.4.0
1.08
On date at a date ut
29.93
30.04 1878
TO-DAY. Wellnesday, 18th April,- 1900. Chinese-19th of 3rd moon of 26th year of
Kwangen. Sun-Rises
Sets
High water-oqui: q, Afternoon Low water-Morning ...
Afternoon ... - ANNIVERSARIES.
shr. Smin.. áhr. iguin. ohr. omin. okr, agmin. shr. 57min. 5kr. 58min.
1770-New South Wales discovered.
1855-Commercial Treaty between England
and Sian signed. 1862-The sch. Bagh plundered by pirates, un-
kong, by the King of Hawaii, 1885--Convention between China and Japan
settling Rorean difficulties. 1897--Turkes declared war against Greece.
I
CHEONG, German steamer, 828, C. Chrena, 18th April,--Saigon 12th April, Rice.- Meyer & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Office. Amigo, German str, for Newchwang. Amiausia, German str., for Nagasaki, Nanyang, German str., for Canton. Sandakan, British str., for Sandakan. Saikong, British str., for Samsúi. Thules, British str., for Swatow. Kaifeng, British sur, for Saigon. Bormida, Italian str., for Singapore. Ariake Maru, Japanese str., for Kwatsu. Kongnam, British str., for Caston. Onsang, British str., for Singapore. Ksvai Zum, British steam-launch, for Macao.
Departures.
April 17, Ernest Simens, French steamer, for.
Shanghai, &c.
April 17, Scindia, American transport, for
Manila.
"
April 18, Weimar, German str., for Europe. April 18, Preassen, Genban str, for Shanghai. April 18, Auping Maru, Jap, str., for 'Swatow. April 18, Tailer, German str., for Swatow. April 18, Formon, British str., for Swatow, April 18, Hoika, French str., for Hoihow. April 18, Kwelin, British str., for Shanghai. April 18, Keungri, Chinese str., for-Canton. April 18, Kansu, British str., for Canton. April 18, Awangle, Chinese str., for Shanghais April 18, Taïsang, British str., for Amoy. April 18, Orang, British str., for Singapore. April 18, Bormida, Italian str., for Singapore, April 18, Kaifeng, British str., for Saigon.
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Kasuga Marn, from Australian Ports for
Hongkong-Messrs. E. W. Hayward, 1. Rick, Mrs. J. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. C. Walker, G. A. Godsell, Miss A. E. Godsell, Mr. and der the leadership of an Englishman, Mrs. Can Georg, Messrs. F. C. R. Maguns, C. near Green Island, Hongkong the cap.J. Flanagan, Mrs. F. Raphael, Mr. and Mrs. lain and some of the crew murdered. H. Morrisby, Messrs. Karuger, G. T. Michaell, 1881--Reception at Government House Hong- Misses R. and P. Harker, Messrs. Mead, R. H. Hampson, Rev. Father Hennessy, Messrs. H. Tsuda, Broome L. Wit, G. Blane, George Ade, W. Swine, Lord Gasterca, Rev. Wm. Strong, Mr. and Mrs. Ah Cheong and 2 infants, 178 Chinese, 1 European and 15 Japs. For Japan-Miss Clarke, Ms. F. H. West- Riacoit, Miss W... Westmacott, Mr. J. Schmalletscherk, Mr. Mrs, and Miss Apunmod, Mr. K. Mimasti, Mr. and Miss Stratton, Mr. L. Reibold. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Bassett, Miss Bassett, Capt. and Mrs. R. K. Start, Mrs. M. Mooke, MA. T. S. Beannient, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Bleacher, Mr. A. Schulze, Mrs. T. Okamoto, and Mrs. T. Okida.
Departed. Per Eruest Simons, for Shanghai-Mr. C. Broderson. Mr. PAbbé Halhann, Mr. E. Droz, For Yokohama-Mr. 1. Shapiro.
TO-MORROW.
shr. 48min. bhr. 1gmin.
okr. gmin. shr. bmin.
Thursday, 19th April, 1900, Chinese-20th of grit moon of 26th year of
Kwang-si. Sun-Res
Sel Soon-Max. Dec. 8. 2hr, pan. High water-forning
Afternoon,
blr. 33. Afternoon' ...... 6hr. Zimin. ANNIVERSARIES.
Low water-forning .....
1858--The editor of the Hongkong Daily Press sentenced to six months imprisonment for libelling the Governor.
landed at Xijima and sixteen others at Kodsuin fury toward evening, when the volcano again losses in the action at Karee were inconsider selves. Our largest customers were France 1875-Great fraud on the Comptoir d'Escomple
Yokohama.
The captain who landed at Niijima, arrived at Shimoda on the 8th and again proceeded to the wreck to inspect the ship, and also to bring away on old man who was left on board. Two officials and one interpreter from the Tokio Fucho were sent to Niijima yesterday morning. Viscount Senki, Governor, sent 60 lbs. of bread and 3 dozen cans of meat, and the Shipwreck Relief Society dozen bottles whisky, dozen tins of milk and 3 lbsrof coffee to the sailors at Niijima.
THE RAISING OF THE
“MONGAN CITY."
Kont, 6th April, The pontoons, which have been in course of construction at the Kawasaki Dockyard for the raising of the Morgan City," have now been completed. The first of the pair left for the scene of the wreck on Monday evening, and the other will leave to-night. Men are engaged at the wreck in preparing for the work of the pontoon, and it is expected that the actual work of raising the ship will commence in a week, Capt. Robertson, of Sentile, who is in charge of the Insurance Company's in- -terests in the moller, goes to Onomichi to morrow to superimend the operations, along with the representatives of the Kawasaki Co.- Herald.
Kure, April 7th-Commanders Tsunoda and Hidaka have made the Matsushima and Asuma their flagships during the manoeuvres. The officers enrolled as for active service during the manoeuvres began daty on the 6th inst
The umpires and the military officers who observe the operations embarked to-day..
Kure, April 8th.The invading squadron is formed of the Fini, Asama, Kasagi, Chinyes, Matsushima, Itsukushima, Washidate; Idrumi, Akitsushima, Chiyoda, Fakachiko, Yacama, Afiyako, Yamato, Toyohashi, Chinchu, Chinpen, and several torpedo boals, and they left the port this morning,
A DANGEROUS VOLCANO. Montesania, the Japan Timer says, is reported to live again become active. At about 3.10 o'clock, on the afternoon of the 31st ult, the volcano suddenly began sending out dense columns of smoke and fire, accompanied by a tremendous noise. These manifestations lasted for about two hours, gradually lessening became suddenly active for about half an hourable. Mr. Bennett Burleigh, of the Daily and then all was quiet. The result of the out Telegraph, thinks they were as heavy as ours.
LONDON, April 3rd. burst was that lava and ashes fell in torrents in in the neighbourhood, which presented a ghastly sight. Physiological experts think that the volcano may explode at any time and in consequence the panicstricken inhabitants of the neighbourhood are said to be all ready to effect their escape as soon as the first intimation of the said explosion reaches them.
12
A Times despatch from Bloemfontein, dated- 1st April, states that, after a match of eighteen riles to the support of Gol. Broadwood, Gene. ral Coivile sept (ieneral Macdonald's Brigade against the main drift leading to the Water works, while General Smith Dorrien's Brigade attempted another drift, which turned the posi tion of the Boers, who fell back slowly before the infantry and laagered at the font of the hills between the Modder River and Thaban-
chu.
"THE HANDY MAN,"
́GUNNER'S REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
The Daily Mail correspondent at Pieter maritzburg, in his description of the battle of "Thrce transports sailed from Lyttekon and Pieters Hill, mentions some remarkable shoot- Wellington for the Cape on Saturday, with gooing by a naval gunner. The correspondent says troops and a thousand horses, forming the Fourth and Fifth New Zeland Contingents. The scenes on the embarkation of the men were of unprecedented enthusiasın.
WAR NEWS BY WIRE, Action at Korfe.
LONDON, March 31st Reuter's despatch from Bloemfontein, dated the oth, says The kopjes at Karee are very
that on two occasions a gunner was told to steep, and for three hours a determined opposi
bring down a man, and he did it in each instance. It would be a puzzle to determine tion and a severe fire was kept up along the
what became of the men. One was a Boer who whole line of the enemy, who used one "poin-
Accounts agree that the enemy's position gol out of a trench and was standing upon a pom gun effectively. No headway was made
low wall in front coolly firing at the advancing by us till the infantry delivered the main attack at the Bloemfontein Water-works is one of in the centre, capturing several kopjes. The great natural strength. A wooded ridge termi- infantry. The gunner was asked to bring down cavalry meanwhile worked round both flanks. nating in a long hit, flanks the main kojpe the hold Doer-with the 4.7 in. gun, too. He on the right, while braken kejpes from con- did it the shell, striking the wall-under the The Boers Bually retreated slowly, taking their dead and wounded with them. The movements necting ridge on the lef. The general steepman's feet and bursting on its impact, bles ness of the ground defied the Mounted Infan away the parapet and the man. Another bold of our cavalry prevented the advance of reinfor-
try until the cavalry flanked them. The am
Boer, emulating the one who had disappeared ments from Brandford where the Boers are es
in lydite, executed the same heroic deed. The timated to number 5,000 men. Yesterday's buscade was clearly a masterpiece of cunning. casualties exceed the figure given in the first Colonel Broadwood's force, consisting of 1,400 next moment the gunner scattered his remains men and too convoy wagons, had hardly start-
on high.' The correspondent adds-With reports. Licut. Young, of the Scottish Borderers, was killed, and Captain Marter, of the Dragooned, and the men were sull breakfasting when shooting like this, the experience of those Guards, wounded. Ten men were killed and a deadly rifle-fire was opened from a donga 70 behind the trenches must have been truly yards ahead. The leading troops of Reber's awful. It was a grand exhibition from our 162 wounded.
Horse were swept from their saddles, while side, of the destructive power of massed artil the mules and oxen, terror-stricken, trampled | fery. on the wounded and dying, Four teams, whose drivers were shot, stampeded. These guns and one other were rescued by Sergeant Martin. Only five were saved, but the Central News correspondent is confident all the others will be recaptured. He praises the gallantry of the gunners, who hauled the guns that were saved but of the spruit clear of the enemy's range by means of drag-ropes, under a perfect hail of Meanwhile Colonel Alderson's men shot. held back 7,000 of the enemy, retiring steadily and losing heavily. The force comprised many Colonials, who behaved splendidly.
THE FOOD FOR OUR ARMY.
STEAMERS EXPRZTED..
Nantes.
de Paris at Yokohama discovered; suicile of the captured criminals, W. S. Swaly and V. Cantelli. 1881-Lord Beaconsfield died. 1882-Death of Charles Darwin, the great Tantalus
naturalist.
1894-The s.s. Nippon Maru wrecked.on
'Aylen Bay, 1896-Chulera reported prevalent in Singapore 1897-The Greek deet laid Prevesa in rains and the Turks captured the Maluna Pass.
1899-Duc d'arcos presents his (Spanish) credentials at Washington. Minister Stone ordered to Madrid from Berlin.
AGENDA.
TO-DAY.
pan-Evening Entertainment at the Soldiers
and Sailors Institute, Kowloon. 9 p.m.-Warren's Circus at West Point. Cargo ex Glenshiel subject to rent. Cargo ex Thantis subject to rent,
TO-MORROW.
p.m.-Grand Entertainment under Distinguish
ed Patronage, in aid of the Indian Famine Fund at City Hall.
4 p.m.-Cargo ex Chusan subject to rent. 4 pm.-L. C. S. N. Co.'s steamer Fuensang
leares for Manila. (About) P. & O. S. N. steamer Candia leaves
for Marseilles and London (Direct.)
FRIDAY, 20th.
Grand Entertainment under Distinguish. ed Patronage, in aid of the Indian Famine Fund at City Hall. Daylight-N. Y. K. steamer Kinshiu Maru
leaves for Victoriu B. C. &c.
C. N. Co's steamer.Kwtiyung leaves for Tien-
tsin.
D: S. Co's steamer Hector leaves for Liverpool
(direct),
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE.
American (Gaelic) 21st inst French (Oceanien) 22nd inst. American (Hongkong Maru) 28th inst.
*
+
The steamer Goodwin arrived at Tacoma from Japan and Hongkong on the 15th inst.
The pause at, Bloemfontein is said to be nec essitated by the preparations for the rigors of a Transvaal winter, and also by remount arrange- ments, seeing that the wastage of horseflesh has been enormous. Nevertheless, the general be-
A VERY SPATISFACTORY RECORD. lief at home is that the enemy is now forcing THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
the game.
In the course of an article headed "Some, It is believed that Lord Roberts was instructed THE EXPECTED REVIEW AT KOBE.
to convey the Quecu's sympathy to Joubert's
Things which have Gone Well," the Cape KOBE, Apil 9th. widow, Her Majesty recognising in the late
Town correspondent of the Times says that the The following telegrams relate to the progress General a' gallant soldier and an honourable
supply of the Anny in the field has been admirably worked from the very first. In of the Naval Manoeuvres.:
foeman. Sir Geo. White sailed from Cape
Colonel Richardson the authorities selected a Town on Wednesday." Replying to an ad- dress from the Mayor and Corporation, in
man who it once perceived the magnitude of the demands that would be made upon him, and the presence of an enthusiastic meeting of
A corrected list of the casualties among did not hesiate to act on his own responsibility the townspeople, he praised the Imperial
in order to meet those demands. If Coland Light Horse, whose equals as soldiers he had officers at Bloemfontein Water Works gives-
Richardson had relied solely upon the stores Killed: Northumberlands, Captain Booth. not miet in fifty years of service. During the attack on Caesar's Camp, sixteen Man Roberts' Horse.-Crowler. R. A. M. C.- sent out by the War Office, the army might Wounded: Horse very well have been in the most serious difficulty chesters held a remote corner from three in the Surgeon-Lieut. Irvine.
in November for want of supplies; fortunately, morning until dusk. The Devonshires who Artillery-Col. Rochfort, Capt. Humphreys,
instead of waiting for what was to come from reinforced them found fourleen dead and only Lients. Ashmore, Peck, and Murch. Tasma two survivors, one of ivhom was badly wounded, nian Artillery.-Lieut. Walch. Horse Guards. home, he had the foresight and initiative
The M. M. Co's steamer Oceanies, with the who still held the position, England," he-Lieut. the Hon. Meade. Roberts Horse to buy up during all October and November,
Licuts. Pack-Beresford, Darley, and Kirkwood every shipload that touched the coast of next French Mail, will leave Saigon to-morrow concluded, "that brave little dot on the map, will always come out best in the end," He Essex Regiment. Major Cruickshank Royal South Africs, provided it contained anything Thursday, at 6 am. for this port. testified to General Joubert's courtesy and Munsters.Lieut. Russel-Brown. Shropshires. that could be eaten by man or horse. The humanity. The latter's funeral yesterday was-Lieut. Grover (since dead), Northumberlands.sult has been that never has an army in the attended by the resident Foreign Attaches in Lieutenant Half Missing: Horse Artillery. 6ield been so well red. Excellent bakeries were uniform. The British officers imprisoned sent Captain Wrag. Tenth Ifusiars-Lieutenant organized at all the advanced bases, and the wreaths.
the Hon. Adderson-Pelham and Lieutenant troops at the front supplied with fresh bread daily. There has hardly been a single instance Crichton.
during the present campaign where the troops have had to have recourse to biscuit. As regards meat, the soldiers have been supplied As far as possible with frozen meat, of which enormous quantities now arrive weekly from New Zealand and Australia. The advantage of frozen meat over fresh meat for a camp is, that the meat is actually better than that of driven cattle that no butchers and attendants. are required, and, most important of all, that Isla de Cuba by its use, all the filth connected with the Progress presence of large droves of cattle and still Taiyuan more with the offat from slaughtered animals, Anping is entirely avoided. What this means to the Breconshire. health of a large camp it is almost impossible D. Juari Austria
Ujina, April 8th. The warships assembled at Kure left for their destinations this morning, A Japanese paper states that over fifty war ships at present taking part in the manoeuvres will arrive here from the 15th to the 20 th inst and the review of the squadron will be held by Despite the denials of the Free State rebels His Majesty the Emperor as already reported. who surrendered, Maxims and 9-pounders have The Kobe City Sanjikai will invite the officers been unearthed from wells and mine-sitafie, to a garden party during their stay here, It and loadd of ammunition have been disinterred is hoped the residenca of Viscount Kuki will from sham graves covered with tombstones.
April 1st. be granted for the occasion, and communicaROMANIA tions as to the matter are progressing between The victory obtained by Lord Roberts over the authorities and the nobleman. Should this the Boers at Karee is one of the most brilliant proposal fall through, the Minătogawa banks and important of his magnificent march. The will be utilised for the purpose, and if it is wet Boers are estimated to have numbered 3,000, and on the day of the celebration the Slinks Club held a position of great natural strength, which will be used: The country villa of H.H. the they further improved by throwing up earth Prince Arisugawa at Maiko will be the tem-works and building trenches, which were ec porary residence of His Majesty the Emperor cupied by a determined lot of mep irhose rifle His Majesty visits Kober to review the fire was accurate, and deadly. The fiercest squadron baldi
fighting was on be left, which our Mounted
Col. Broadwood's force consisted of 1,400 of all arms. Prince Adolphus; of Teck was in charge of the transport; and, although the section suffered terribly, he is safe. The severest casualties occured in Robert's Horse. We are said to have lost 100 wagons, but the Boers claim to have captured 200,
Gen. French, after a magnificent march, carried out a turning movement on the right, with the main Infantry in the centre, and Colonel Legallaison (sic) on the left. Rudyard Kipling accompanied the latter's brigade. The Doers retreated precipatately, and a strong commando arriving from Ladybrand was almost decimated by Gen.
The N. Y. K.'s steamer Yewata Maru, (Australia Line) left Kobe, via Meji and Na- gasaki for this purt yesterday 17th inst, and may be expected to arrive here on the 24th inst.
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The T. K. K. steamer Hongkong Mart, with with mails &c. left San Francisco 31st ulto. vid Honolulu, has arrive at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning, Inland Sea Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai..
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.
at.
Kowloon Dock
Cosmopolitan.
Mike Maru...... Gaelic
From
Due.
Singapore April 20th- Shanghai.......April 21st Singapore... April 21st We would direct the attention of shipping femm to 116 style in which "Steamers Expected" and "Profectant Suitings
In now published in these columns, and in so doing respect.
urge the fully to men this other on the five enders to 1 office, on the form's already stops plied gratie with the intest mvailable information every day,
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
Ship.
Destination.
Date.
Alcinous
London...... May 15th America Mam... San Francisco, &c. June 26th Andalusia Harre, &c.
May 30th
Anping Maru ... Swatow, &c..
April 26th
May 22nd
Bayern ......
July 12th
Bengal
Bombay, &c........ April 28th
Marseilles, &c.....April 27th
Bamberg .... Havre, &c.
Straits, &e.
Belgian King...San Diego, &c. June 5th
Bingo Maru
Braemar
Doric..........
Portland, &c. June gih, Victoria, B.C.....April 21st Breconshire
Marscilles, &c....April 19th. Candia .... Carlisle City...... San Diego, &c. ...April 30th Catherine Apcar. Victoria, B.C....... May 12th San Francisco, &c. May 15th China City of Beking...San Francisco, &c. April 1st
San Francisco, &c June 9th City of Rio" Coptic
San Francisco, &c.]july 14th- Coromande! Shanghai... April 27th San Francisco, &c May 23rd Duke of Life,... Singapore, &c. April 21st Emp. Chinn...... Vancouver, &c...... June 6th
April 25th Enp. India
May 16th Emp. Japan Eskdale "Kobe & Yokoliama April 21st Esmeralda Iloilo, &c........... April 27th Gaelic
San Francisco, &c. May 1st) Victoria, B.C. April 24th Glenagle Hamburg Straits, &c. ......May. 30th. Hector
Liverpool... April 20th Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. May 8th Kasuga Maru Japan
.............. April 21st Kinshiu Maru...Victoria, B.C....... April goth König Albert... Straits, &c. Königsberg... Havre, &c.
Kweiyang.
Machaon
Tientsin, &c. London.....
Malacca ..........London........ Marja Valerie..... Singapore, &c.. Menmuir
Manila
Aug. 9th
May 12th
April 20th
May 3rd
May Tat
April22nd April 24th
Apriliz4th
April 24th
Miike Maru....Japan Mikawa Muru... Shanghai .............. Monmouthshire. Portland, &c. May 19th Nippon Maru...San Francisco, &c. May 31st Oldenburg Straits, &c. June 18th Preussen. Straits, &c. May 16th Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. Queen Adelaide, Victoria, B.C. Rosella Sambia Sachsen
Samia Sibiria Silesia. Strathgyle. Stuttgart
Japan
Straits, &¿
Havre, &c
Havre, &c.
Havre, &c..
May and
May i
April 28th
.....June. 14th
Tuna: 20:
...June 6th
April zith
Yokohama & Kobe April 19th
San Diego, &c. .... May toth Straits, &c.
St. Regulus... New York: .....la Tamsui Maru Swatow, &c.
Thales.
Swalow, &c.............
Thyr San Diego, &c
201
And
23rd
rath July 8th
Tsinan.......Port Darwin, &ca. Aprilzju Weimar........... Straits, &c. Som Yawata Maru. Sydney, &C......... Yuensang Munila..... April 19th