RUSSIA AND KOREA,
A Seoul telegram to the fiji Shimpo, of the 11th inst. announces that it has lately come to light that the Russian authorities, before the part of Chinnampo was opened purchased from the Governor a piece of land adjoining the site of the Russian Consulate, comprising somea 100,000 be, witich is surrounded by small hills, that separate it from the general foreign settlement. When the hills are included, the area so purchased by Russia amounts to 350,000 subo. It seems that Russia intends to improve the land and make it a suit of depôt to form a connecting linksbetween Port Arthur and Masampho. The telegram adds that at the time Russia purchased the land it was orally agreed that the Koreans residing there might be allowed to remain for three years. It is expected that the work of improving the land will shortly be begun. Some nelies that the area of the land purchased is 20,000 or 30,000 metres square, Investigations made by Koreans, however, slew that the aten is 3430 feet from east to west and 1,935 feet frein uneth to south
THE PHILIPPINES COMMISSION
AT YOKOHAMA.
Some of the Commission will leave their families in Yokohama for the summes, in order to avoid the extreme heat of the Philippine climate at this season. The Hancock will -remain in Yokoluma until the 17th inst.. when
it will proceed to Manila vži Nagasaki. :
The Commission received on board an in- formal vist from Adiniral Kempf and Captain McCalls of the American Nacy, on the ith
inst
A GOOD SUGGESTION. "Now that plague is again prevalent in Japan," says Kobe contemporary, “the authorities might find it advisable to under the withdrawal by the Banks of paper money in circulation that is dirty and defared, and its reissue or exchange for fresh poper. There is no doubt that s sine of the paper muney in cit culation is shockingly dirty, and can strictly be termed by house." It
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900.
THE FIGHTING AT THE TUGELA
AND SPION KOP.
; DESPATCHES FROM LORD ROBERTS AND
SIR K. BULLSE,"
The London Gavette publishes the subjoined despatch, with its enclosure, received from Lord! Roberts.
To the Secretary of titate for War. Army Headquarters, South Africa, Camp, Dekiel Drift, Kiet River, 13th February, 1900. My Lord, have the honour to submit, for your Lordship's information, despatches frum General Sie Redvers Buller, describing the advance, across the Tugela River on the 17th and 18th January, 1900, and the capture and evacuation of the Spion Kop position on the 23rd and 24th January, as well as certain miner operations between the 19th and 14th January on the right or eastern line of advance.
also to die unwarrantable and needless assump tion of responsibility by a subordinate Offices.
7. The gratifying feature in these despatches is the admirable behaviour of the troops throughout the operations.
ROBERTS, Field Marshal, Commander-
in-Chief, South Africa,
FROM GENERAL SÍŘ REÐVERS "BØLLER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAX,
(Through Field Marshall Lord Roberts, G.C.B
Commander-in-Chief Cape Town.)
Spearman's Hill, 30th January, 1900, Sir-have the honour to report that General Sir Charles Waren's Divisions having arrived at Estcourt, less two battalions, rathe Brigade, which were left at the Cape, by the zib January, it moved to Frere on the h
The column moyed as urdered, but torrents of rain fell on the 9th, which filled all the spruits, and, indiced, rendered many of them impassable for many hours. To forward supply alone took figo ny wagons, and as in the 16 miles from Frere to Springfield there were three places at which all the wagons had to be double spanned, and some required luce spans, some idea may be formed of the difficulties, but these were all successfully overcome by the willing labours of the troops."
The 4th Brigade reached Springfield on the th in support of the mummied troops, who had surprised and seized the important position of Spearman's Hill, commanding Potgieter's Drift, on the 1th.
By the 13th alt troops were at Springdell and Spearman's Hill, and supply was well for
warch.
I attach Sir C. Warren's report of his opera- tions.
must be rejected, because time would not allow of it, and with this all concurred. I then pointed out that the only possible way of all, getting through by the road north of Fair View would be by taking 3 or 4 days' food is our haversacks, and sending all our wagous back across the Tugela but before we could do this we must capture the position in front of us.
7. On the following day, soth January: 1 placed two brigades and six batteries of Artillery at the disposal of General Sir C. F. Clery, with instructions to attack the Boer positions by a series of outflanking movements, and by the end of the day, after fighting for 12 hours, we were in possession of the whole part of the hills, but found a strongly entrenched line on the comparatively dat country beyond
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8. On the the Boers displayed consider able activity on our left, and the Commander- in-Chief desired me 17 mave two bateries from right to left. At a subsequent date, during the day, I found it impossible to preceed without howitzers, and telegraphed for far from Potgieter's. These arrived early on the mom ing of the 22nd, and the Commander-in-Chief, arriving about the same time, directed me to place two of these howitzers on the left, two having already been placed on right dauk. 1 pointed out to the Com mander-in-Chief that it wonk be impossible pro get wagons through by the road leading past Fair Flow, unless we fitst truk Spon Kop, with It has within about 2009 yds, of the road. The Commander-in-Chief agreed that 1899- Shoghai Magistrate and Yu Shin Wan Spion Kop would have to be taken. Accund. gly that evening orders were draw up giving the necessary instructions to General Talbot Coke to take Spion Kop that night, but, owing to an absence of sufficient reconnaissance, be requested that the attack might be put off for a toy,
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1. The arrangements for the retirement of the 5th Division were exceedingly well got out, and the retirement was made in good order during the night of the 26th, the whole of the Troups crossing to the south side of the Tugela before daylight, and the wagons were parked & and the troops bivouacked near the spru about 2 miles to the east of the pontoon brid- ges. About op.m. previous to the retirement, heavy musketry was heard to the north of our position, which has been athibsted to a Boer Command thinking we were going to make a night aitack.
The plan of operations is not very clearly described in the despatches' themselves, but ít. may be gathered from them and the accom panying documents themselves that the original intention was to cross the Tugela at or near Trichardt's Drif, and thence by following the road past "Fair View" and "Acton Homes," to gain the open plain north of Spion Kop, the Beer position in front of Potgieter's Drift The U.S. Transport Hatcock arrived in Yoko: hana on the rolls inst, reports The Jafn being too strong to be taken by direct attack. The whole force, less one brigade, was Advertiser, Boom San Francisen, vid Honal, placed under the orders of Sir Charles Warren, haring on board the members of the Philippine who, the day after he had crossed the Tugela Commission, who are en route for Manila. The
seems to have consulted his General, and Commission'consists of Judge W. H. Taft, the
principal Staff, Officers, and to have come to On the ith a reserve of 17 days' supply hay- President, Juche II. C. Kle, Me. 1. E. Wright, the concftision that the flanking movementing heen collected, General Sir C. Warren, in Prof. Bernard Moses, and Prof. Beast. Worces which Sir Redvers Buller had mentioned in command of the 2nd Division, the ith Brigade ter. This body of men will be the supreme
his secret instructions was impracticable on of the 5th Division, the Brigada Division Royal authority in the Philippines, and it is so made
Field Artillery, 5th Division, and certain corps' accunt of the insufficiency of supplies. He
Un the 23rd January the Commander-in- up, it being a judiciālas commbenation of the accordingly decided to advance by the more troops, incluing the Mounted Brigade, moved
Chief came into camp, the attackzon Spion practical and theoretical elements necessary for direct mad leading north-east and branchang from Springlieid to Trichard's Drift, which is the solution of the difficult probletus before it,aff from a point cast of "Three Tree Hill" about six miles west of Pugieteik
Kop was decided upon, and Lieut.Colonel Court, of the Real-quanter staff, was directed that the best of retalls are expected from the The selection of this road necessitated the
by the Commander-in-Chief 10 accompany new rigime.
capture and retention of Spion Kop, but whether it would have been equally necessary On the night of the 23rd, Gencial Warren General Woodgate, who was detailed to com to occupy Spion Kop, had the line of advance attacked Spion Kay, which operation he has manid the attacking entum. The account of the indicated by Sir Redvers Buller been followed made the subject of a special repon, On the capture of Spion Kop is given in another report. is not stated in the correspondence. As Sir morning of the 25th. finding that Spion Sop. On the morning of the 29th January the Charles Warren considered it impossible to had been abandoned in the night, I decided to Commander-in-Chief arrived, decided to retire The make the wile aking movement which was withdraw General Warren's force; the troops the force, and assumed direct command recommended, if not actually prescribed, in his had been continuously engagedtora week, in rir: whole of the wagons of the sth Division were secret instructions, he should at once have cumstances entailing considerable hardships, - : got down to the drift during the day, and were acquainted Sir Redvers Buller with the there had been very hený lusses on Spion Kop. crossed over before 2 p.m. on the 26th January, I consequently assumed the countsand, com course of action which he proposed to ago. There is nothing to show whether he meneed the withdrawal of the ox and heavy did so dr not, but it seems only fair to Sir mule transports on the 25th: this was complet Charles Warren to point out that Sir Redversed by midday the 26th by double spanning the Duller appears throughout have been aware of boarded us wagnas got over the drift at the mate what was happening. On several occasions of about eight per hour. The mule wagons went
over the pontoon bridge, but all the jules hat he was present. during the operations. He repeatedly gave advice to his subordinate to be taken out and the vehicles passed over Commander, and on the day after withdrawal by hand. For about seven hours of the night from Spion Kophe resumed the chief command. the drift could not be used as it was dangerous 3. As regards the withdrawal of the troops in the dark, but the use of the pontoon went on from the Spion Kop position, which, though day and night. In addition to. machine guns, copied almost without opposition in the early rix batteries of Royal Fich! Artillery, and four ox wagons, 232, 10-span mule wagons, 68, 6. throughout the day under an extremely heavy fire, and the retention of which had become span, 107, 4-span, 52; qual, 480 vehicles. In essential to the relief of Ladysmith. I regret addition to these, the ambulances were working that am unable to concur with Sir Redvers backwards and forwards evacuating the sick Buller in thinking that Lieut.-Colonel Thorney and wounded. croft exercised a wise discretion in ordering the troops to retire. Even admitting that due preparations may not have been made for strengthening the position during the night, reorganizing the defence, and bringing up artillery in regard to which Sir Charles Way- ren's report does not altogether bear out Sir Redvers Buller's contention-admitting also that the senior Officers on the summit of the hill might have been more promptly infarired of the measures taken by Sir Charles Warren to support and reinforce them, I am of opinion that Lieut. Colonel Thorneycroft's assampuien of responsibility and nuthority was wholly inex- cusable. During the night the enemy's size, if it did not cease altogether, could not have been formidable, and though lamp signalling was nos possible at the time, owing to the supply: of oil having failed, it would not have taken more than two or three hours at most for Lieut Colonel Thorneycraft to communicate by mncs- Waren, and to receive a reply Major General Coke appears to have left Spion Kop, at 9:39 th, for the purpose of consulting with Sir Charles Warren, and up to that hour the idea of a withdrawal had not been entertained. Yet almost immediately after Major-General Coke's departure Lieut. Colonel Thomeyeroll issued an order, without reference to superior authority, which upset the rbole plan of operations, and already been made to carry it into effect. rendere unavailing the sacrifices which had
means of conviving infection sily be the morning of the 24th January, had to be held howitzers, the following vehicles were passed: -
Could not similar steps-be taken by Hongkong Banks? Many of the notes wow in circulation are in a must filthy state, and must be swarming with gertas of all descriptions.
JAPANESE SAFETY MATCHES.
REPLY OF THE KOBE CHAN BER
OF COMMERCE.
According to the Osuka Asahi, the Kobe Chamber of Commerce (Japanese) has replied to the communication from the Hongkong Chamber, recently reproduced in these colunas, with regard to the dangerous character of Japanese safety matches. The Chamber denies that any dangerous materials are used in their manufacture. The attention of the Guild of Match Manufacturers was, however, called the matter, and at a general meeting of alle Guild the decision, arrived at was that there was no better method of manufacturing than that now adopted. It was acknowledged that the matches might explode, through friction with the nails used in Estening up the cases
12. 1 propose to forward as soon as possible a more detailed report of the movements of brigades and units, and acts of individuals.
C, WARREN, Lieut-General, Commending
jth Division. To he continued.
1900..
What the completed twentieth century will reveal is well set forth by Director W. R. Mar
By pan, the 39th, all, the ox wagons were over, and by 11.30 pm all the myle tansports were across and the bridge clear for the troops. By 4 a.m. the 27th, all the troops were over, and by 8 ani, the pontoons were gone and all was clear. The troops had aft Teached their
riam in a contibution to a recent issue of The new camps by to am. The marches averaged North American Review. Director Merrian's for the mounted truups, about 7 miles, and for
remarks apropos of the subject may be summ» | the Infantry and Artillery an average of 5 miles.med up in these words: "The census, taken at Everything worked without a hitch, and the the dawn of the twentieth century marks the arrangements reflected great credit on the Staff greatest epach in nur national life. The age of all degrees; but | most especially mention
of iron has come to a clinas with a force Major Irwin, R. E., and his men of the Pontoon almost dynamic. The world has witnessed the Troop, who were uniring, When all men golden age of Augustus, the silver age of Eliza were over, the chesses of the pontoon bridge Beth, the era of "great 'wars and of wonderful were so worn by the traffic, that I do not think
progress in the arts and sciences; but as the they would have lasted another half hour, nineteenth century culminates, behold the age of inm and steam and electricity, tele- graphs, sewing machines, telephones, auto, mobiles: an age which is devoted to material development, the accumulation of wealth,
Thus ended an expedition which I think ought to have succeeded. We have suffered very heavy losses, and lost many whom we can ill spare but, on the other hand, we have enemy than they have upon us, and they are, by all accounts, thoroughly disheartened while our troops are, I am glad and prettd to say, in excellent fettle.
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in which they are packed, and it was state Senger with Major-General Coke or Sir Charles I inflicted as great or greater losses upon the and to the building of vast enterprises, t
that more attention would be paid in the pack ing. The method of mufacture is also to he investigated.·
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On the other hand, it is only right to state that tient Colonel Thorneycroft appears to have behaved in a very gallant manner through- out the day, and it was doubtless due, in a great measure, to his exenions and example that the troops continued to hold the summit of the bill until directed to retire.
I have, &c,
REOVERS BULLER, General Officer Commanding
FROM BEUFLANT-GENERAL SIR C, WARREN, TO THE CHIEF OF THE STAPU
Hatting's Fann, zyılı January, 1900. Si have the honour to make the follow ing report on the operations on the north side of Tugela, west of Spion Kop, fom the 17th of January, 1900
which hails the advent of the uncrowned king of commerce, the consolidation of great cor porate interests. High water mark in our com inercial and industrial life has been attained, and to that fact the vast enumeration to bet ken Best year will add to its testimony. The work of the welth census will mark the industrial growth of the nation, and be another mile po tị in its marvellous history,
DEATH OF PROF. PEPPER.
Prok John Henry Pepper, an author and analytical chemist of some distinction, and inventor of the so called Pepper's Ghost, is dead. He was born in 1825, and became famous through the illusion known
Pepper's Ghost," which was perfected by him from a rough model devised by Henry Dirck. Hy in the reflection of the figures of the actors behind the scenes were thrown upon the stage
AS
The Osaka journal leams from a gentleman who recently retuned from a tour in Southern Asia that the chief defects in Japanese matches are that the sticks are very liable to break, and that as the hoses are very carelessly made, they are easily broken. Our contemporary need- hardly have gone in the traveller in Southern Asia to discover these defects, as a little ex- perimenting at home would soon have brought these facts to light. Another point is that the glowing ends of Japanese muches after the dame is extinguished are very apt to dep off a very dangerous defect. That Japanese safety matches will often ignite upon very slight friction is a fact, also, of which most
4. The conduct of Captain Phillips, Brigade people are aware by practical experience. Major of the roth Brigade, on the occasion in Kobe Chron.
question, is deserving of high commendation, Ife did his best to rectify the mistake which was being made, but it was too late. Signalling 2. On the 16th January I received your secretly a system of narius. These reflected images communication was not re-established until instructions to command aim to proceed | bad all the semblance, and repeated nil the It appears that Japanese cnigrants abnoul at
30 am. on the 25th January, and by that time across the Tugela, near Prichardie's Urin to the actions of the living originals, but were of present are distributed as follows: In Hawaii, the naval guns could not have reached tite west of Spion Kop, recommending me to pro. summit of the hill before daybreak. Major-ceed forward, refusing my right (namely Spion 40,000; in Australia, 4,000; in Canada, 4,000; and in Pere, no. Besides these there are, of General Coke did not return, and Licut Kop) and bringing my left forward to gain the Colonel Thisneycroft had gone away. More opea plain nonh of Spion Rop. This move course, a large number of Japanese emigrants in China and Korea. There are twelve emigraver, most of the troops had begun to leave the was to commence as soon as supplies were all tion establishments in Japan and two more in bill, and the working parties, with the half in, and the roth frigade (except to com
company of Royal Engineers, had also with paines) removed from Springfield Bridge to drawn.
Spearman's Hill.
JAPANESE EMIGRATION.
course of formation.
MR. RHODES AND THE MILITARY. An interview with Mr. Rhodes appeared in the Daily Mail recently, in which grave charges were levelled against General utter and Colonel Kekewich. The delay in relieving Kimberley was, in Mr. Rhodes's opinion, inex cusable. General Buller's instructions to Lord Methuen were scandalous"; it would have been a "disgrace to England" had they been carried out. As regants the siege, Mr. Rhodes went on found plenty to do. We orga nised a troop of eight, hitnfired hoise, we built a cannon, we supplied, water from the mines when the Boers cut off the water supply, we set
upa
a soup kitchen and distributed ten thour sand rations a day, und-ah there was enough to do. The military wanted us about all these things. They did not believe, in them. After giving various instances of alleged vexatious in- terference and unwarrantable neglect on the part of the military authorities, Mr. Khodes actually contended that they had exaggerated the number of the enemy "simply because by doing so we account for bad generalship with- out confessing it." The Spectator has no desire to minimise the services undoubtedly rendered by Mr, Rhodes during the siege, and above all the generosity, which his worst enemies bave never denied him; but it may be pointed out first, at his efficiency as a military expert is somewhat discounted (a) by his historic remark before, the war about the Boer military resources being the greatest unpricked bubble in existence (6) by his connection with the humiliating fiasca of the Jameson Raid; and second, that, there is a geneml consensus of opinion in quarters by no means hostile to Mr. Rhodes, that Colonel Kekewich and his Staff grappled with the very serious problems of the civil situation in Kimberley with con- spicuous lact and ability.
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1. On the 8th January-held rulers were published constituting the suh Brigade of the 5th Division a Corps Brigade, and placing the 4th Brigade in the 5th Division. The 5th Division thus constituted marched from Frere on the tot instant, arriving at Springdell on the ith instant.
3. I was provided with 4 days rations with which I was to cross the Tugela, fight my way round to north of Spion Kap, mul join your column opposite, Potgieter's.
4. On the 15th January I made the ariange
3. It is to be regretted that Sir Charles Warren did not himself visit Spion Kop during the afternoon or evening, knowing as, be did that the state of affaits there was very critical, and that the loss of the position would involve the failure of the operations. He was, con-ments for getting supplies, and moved the oth sequently, obliged to summu Major-General Brigade on the following day; and on the even Coke to his head-quarters in the evening ining of the fóth January I left Springfield with order that he might ascertain how malters a force under my command, which, amounted were going on, and the command on Spion to an Army Corps (less one brigade), and by a Kop thus devolved on Lieut-Colonel Thomey night march arrived at Prichardt's Drift, and croft; but Major tieneral Coke was not aware took possession of the lúils on the south side of of this. About midday, under instructions the Tugela from Sir Redvers Buller, Sir Charles Warren lind directed. Lieut.-Colonel Thorneycroft to assume command on, the summit of the 1.ill, with the temporary rank of Brigadier Genend, but this order was not communicated to Major-General Coke, who, until he left the position at 9.30 pm, was under the impression that the command had devolved on Colonel Hill, as senior officer, after Colonel Crofton had been wounded. Oraissions or mistakes of this nature may be trivial in themselves, yet may exercise an important influence on the course of events; and think that Sit Redvers Buller is justified in remarking that "there was a want of organization and system which acted most unfavourably on the defence."
6. The attempt to reliev Ladysmith, des cribed in these despatches, was well devised, and I agree with Sir Redvers Buller in think: ing tlat icought to have succeeded. That it failed may, in some measure, be due to the difficulties of the ground and the commanding positions held by the enemy-probably also to errors of judgment and want of administrative capacity on the part of Sir Charles Warren, But whatever faults Sir Charles Warren: may fave committed the failure must also be ascribed to the disinclination of the Officer in supreme command to assert his authority and see that what he thought best was done, and
course veritable apparition The illu sion was a great success when Brst pro- duced, and realized $50,000 in six months. The glosis were exhibited for a long time in the London Polytechnic, and curious effects were wrought with them in various ghostly dramas. An attempt was made to utilize the system for the ghostly nünifestations in. "Hamlet,” “ Macbeth," and the "The Corsican Brothers," but the plan did not seem to sue
ceel very well on account of the fact that the specfres though plainly to be seen by the audience, were invisible for optical reasons, to the actors upon the stage so that it was abnost impossible to secure perfect harmony of action between the shadow and the substance.
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THE CALIFORNIA FRUIT TRADE.
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Moon- In liquutor tohr, want. High water--Merning ......
Aftermona Low water Morning. Afternoon ANNIVERSARIAN
1898-- The American Legation at Tokiu, burni. 1868-Loss of the P. &.Ö. steamer femures on
the Fisherman's Group 1884 -- Fall of Berber.
SOS-Japanese evacuate Wei-haiwi. 1800-11.S.S. Olympia with Admiral Dewey on
board arrives in Hongkong,
AGENDA.
ན་
TO-DAY,
Kasuga Maru, Japanese steamer, 2,368, E. W. Haswell, and May,Yokohama via Ports 11th May, Geneil.--Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
►
JASON, British steamer, 1,336, W. Lyceit and May-Penang 12th May, and Singapore 15, Goneml-Batterfield & Swire. ESANO, British steamer, 1,127, H. J. Roope,
22nd May,--Canton 21st May, General- Jardine, Matheson & Co. KWANGS, British steamer, 1,268, Harris, 22nd- May-Tientsin 16th May, Ground-nuts and General-Matterfield & Swire. EMMA LUYKEN, German steamer, 1,185, C. Walls, and May,-Saigon 19th May, Rice and Dry Fish-Heung Sing S. S. Co YUENSANG, British steamer, 1,128, P.. Rolle, R.N.R., and May,-Manila 19th May, Hemp aud Sugar-Jardine, Matheson & Co. MAIDZERU MARU, Japanese steamer, 667, T.
Ogata, 22nd May,-Amoy and Swatow 21st May, GeneralMitsui Bussan Kaisha. PASSEPARTOUT, Norwegian bark, - 514, 1.
Gandersen, 22nd May, Fremantle "15th: March, Sandelwood-Onder.
Clearances at the Harbour Offiec. Mongkut, British str., far Bangkolt. Autorer, British str., for Shanghai. Haimin, British str., for Swatów. Kwefrany, British str., for Swatow, Idomenes, British sir, for Singapore. Hag, British str, for Swatas Pat Kong British str., for Canton. Cheactor, British str., for Bangkok,
Pa Kandi, Chinese steam-luuych, for Wuchow, zbubeia, German str., for Yokohama, Quart, German str., for Flongay.
Departures. May 12, Meagkui, British ste, for Bangkok, May 22, Haimun, British str., for Swatöw. May 22, India, Austrian str., for Shanghai. May 22, Bamberg, Germauste, for Singapore. May 23, Anteno, British str., for Shanghai, May 22, Hiroshima Moru, Jap. str., for Kobe. May 22, weiyang, British str., for Swatow. May 22, Chowlai, British str, for Bangkok. May 12, Humber, British storeship, for Wei-
laj-wei.
Passengers-Arrived,
Per fasen, from Singapore--485 Chinese. Per Emma Laiyken, from Saigon–156 Chi-
nese.
· Per Michel Jebsen, from Haiphong, &c.— #56 Chinese.
Per neusang, from Manila-Mrs. Rosada, Mrs. Negros, M. and Mrs. Jamenez, Messrs. Annual Dinner ofthe Devenian Society de Jesus. P. Peralta, M. Sianco, J. Hanzon, at Hongkong Club.
TO-MORROW. •
13 km 12.15 pani.ind. Ordinary Annual and
Extraordinary General Meetings of the "Star Ferry Co, at the Co's Offices, No. 2 Connaughat Road. Noon-6. & 0, t'os steamer Doric leaves for
San Francisco Cic. Noon Ungo es Landaura subject to rent.
THURSDAY, 24th. Queen's Birthday,
O. S. Co.'s steamer donarnetes leaves for Liver-
pool (direct) vk Suez Canal. Neon P. & O. steamer Japan leaves for
London etc.
FRIDAY, 29th.
Noon- N. V. K. steamer Miike Marn leaves for Bombay vin Singapore etc. p... Y. K. steamer Kasuga Mart leaves
for Aastalia etc.
4
4. p.m.-C. & M. S. N. Ces steamer Esmeraldo
leaves for Manila, Hoilo and Cebu. Carga ex India subject to rent.
تمر
SATURDAY, Hab. Noon -P. 11. steamer Coromandet leaves for
Europe ele. Noon-D. S. S. Cal's steamer Lightning leaves
for the Straits. 19 p.m.--Concert at City Hall.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS BEE
American (Nippon Maru) ząth inst. Indian (Kumsaag, 24th inst. English (de) 25th inst. Tacoma (Bearmar) 20h inst. Australian (Australian) 27th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 29th inst. German Warburg; 29th inst. German (Oldenburga goth inst.
American City of Riode funcirv) tst pus. America (Coptic) 8th pres.
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C. de Jos Reyes, C. Levna, P. Pizaro, D. Reyes,
·E. Espino, A. Keet, W. Strong, and 197 Chi?
11050.
Per Kasuga Maru, Com Japan for Hongkong Mr. i. 11. Tazino, Mrs. R. Tagawa, Mr. U. Shirahame, and 22 Japanese. For Manila- Messre, R. Kawachi and F. Seahukin. For Townsville-Mr. and Mrs. E. Walker, and Mr. G. Nauho, For Sydney-Messrs. U. Jasuda, I S. Sargood, K. Maima, and Mrs. 5. Oku muru. For Melbourne-Lieut. Col. and Mrs. J. W, Hacker, and Mr. O. Takahashi. Through
-8.4 japanese.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Mamies,
"fiveri.
Pur
To-morrow
To-morrow
Singapore
To-morrow
Shanghai..
May 24th
Singapore
May 24th
Futami Mart......Manila.. Kamakura Maru. Singapore lilysses Nippon Maru Kunisang
Mike Maru.
Clyde... Benalder Demar.. Australian
Shimonoseki ...May zith Singapore
May 25th
Singapore......May 20th japan....May 26th Port Darwin ...]May 27th ......May 27th Kiojun Maruapan
May 29th Empress of China. Vancouver Hamburg.....Japan May 20th Oldenburg Colombo, May 30th City of Rio de Jan. San Francisco...June fat Bombay... June 7th San Francisco....june Sih
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Coptic
We would check the attentiver of shipping; frog to the „style in which "Stemmers Expected" and "Profected Sailings" are now published ku those columns, and in so doing rexperti fully urge the wagers of shipping fees to give orders to j
am the fiszizos abreasly up- theft ricks to furnish this office, a aliek protiv splet the latest available intemantle, every day
PROJECTED SAILINGS.
Ship.
The T. &. K. steamer Niffon Aluru, with | Agausemmon... Mails &c, left Shanghai for this port yesterday, į dirlie...... the zest inst., at 3 p.m.
Andria..... America Maro.. Anping Mara Antenor Argyll
The N. V.-K.'s steamer Fumi Marsa, (Australian Line; left Manila for this put yes terday, the 21st inst., and is expectent to arrive here on the 23rd inst.
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The S. Y. K's steamer, Kinjun Mara, American Line; left Robe, the Maji for this port on Sunday, coth inst, and is expected to
Bayern
Destination.
Dutra
June 12th
London.... Sydney, &c... May 31st Havre, &c. ... June 21st San Francisco, &c.June 26th Swatow, &a.......May 30th: London...........June 26th Portland, &c. JJune 30th Straits, &c.
July 12th Belgian King ... rían Diego, &c
June 20th Benlarig
London...
June 9th Braemar Portland, & ......Tone gth San Francisco, &c. July 31st China City of Leking... San Francisco, &c. July 5th City of Ri
San Francisco, &c. June 9th Clyde
Shanghai. May 26th San Francisco, &c. June 19th Coptic burg, les obe za Nagasaki and Shanghai Doric San Francisco, &c. May 23rd The Imperial German Mail steamer Han: | Coromandel Europe, &c........May 26th
on Siod a.m., the erst inst, and may be ex- Drummond... New York..... Jane reth pected: on ni about Tuesday, the 29th inst. Duke of Fife..... Victoria, B.C.......July 28th
Emp. China
Vancouver, &c......June 6th
June 27th Eup, trulia Emp. Japan...... Esmeralda Formosa
'arrive here on the 27th inst.
HONGKONG AND WILAMEDA DOCK RITUÉS, U.S.S. Brooklyn
Kowloon Däck. U.S., Monterey. W. II. Smith Taiguan Independent.........
in
Freiburg *Futami Mam
July 18th
loite, &C.... Swalow
May 25th
May 24th
July 6th
Havre, &c. an
... Japan... May 26th
San Francisco, &c. July 14th Victoria, T.C.
. Cosmopolitan
Caclic
jse
ነት
Glenogle
July 3rd
Goodwin
Victoria, B.C.
June and
PASSED THE CANAL
Hakata Maru
Marseilles, &c.
iTune 1st
Fer
Hamburg
Straits, &c......
May Soth
May 24th
May 24th
May asth Aug, gihas
Hongkong Man San Francisco, &c. July arst Idomeneus Liverpool apin....
The wonderful development of the California fruit trade is illustrated by the immense orange 3. On the 17th January 1 threw pontoon
crop;now being gathered in the southern part bridges across the Tugela, passed the infantry of that State. We find that the yiek of across by pants, and captured-the hills imme diately commanding the drift on the north side ranges this season is between 14,000 and
14,500 car-loads, or from 4,200,000 10 4,500,000 Outward-and May Ercherzos. with iwo brigades, commanded by Generals boxes. There has never before been such Woodgate and Hart The Commander: yield of orange in California. Last year theiria, Frederica, Forest Date: gili May- dinand, 5th May--Dardanus, Glaucus, As Chief was present during part of the day, and
Benlawers, Cupach, Canton, Oldenburg, 12th before it was 8,000 carloads. The prices, too, May--alencians, Hitachi Mart. 15th May gave some verbal directions to General Wood-op was about 9,000 carloads, and the year gate,
are the best in ten years, and the present crop Bentomond, Kawachi Marie, Wittenberg, Laos. The Mounted Brigade passed over prin-is worth to the growers about $4,600,000. The cipally by the drift, and went over the country railroad companies will get about $2,000,000 Heidelberg, Pakling, Norman Isles, Kurdistan. Homeward-th April--Annam, Fava, Ma- as far as Acton Homes, and on the following for hauling the product to market, and the day (1811) had a successful action with a small shippers, who are practically speculators in
ssilín. 15th May-Weimar. party of Boors, bringing in 31 prisoners.
Arrivals at Home--8th April-Orestes, Ton- Nippon Máru oranges, may make tens of thousands of dollars During the night of the 17th, and day of the more from the output of the season. This in. 6th May—Annam. 8th, the whole of the wagons belong to the industry is mainly confined to the southern- force were brought across the Tugeln, and the most countles of the State, and it is calculated artillery were in position outside of Wright's that a capital of not less than $44,000,000 has Fam.
been vested in orange groves there during the past ten or twelve years. The oranges, harvesting season begins in early December and continues until June.
6. On the igth two brigades, advanced, occupying the slopes of the adjoining hills on the right, and the wagons were successfully brought to Venter's Spruit.
In the evening, after having examined the
SHIPPING REPO3TS. possible roads by which we could proceed, I assembled, the General Officers and the Staff,
Capaio P. I. Rolle, RN.R, of the steamiship and the Officer Commanding Royal Artillery, and Connianding Royal Engineer, and pointed Yuenrang, from Manila, reports-Light vari- out to them that of the two mads by which we able breeze, fine and clear weather, with smooth could advance the eastern one by Acton Homes rca.
Shipping.
Arrivals.
London...... Sydney, &c.... Mar König Albert...Straits, &c. Maidzuru Maru.. Swalow, Mining Singapore, &.c... May 26th Mike Mara....Bombay, &c.. May 25th Monmouthshire. Portland, &c...jAug. “4th”.
San Francisco, &c.play 318) Straits, &c. .... London.... Ichiang, &c.
Oldenburg Patroclus
Pioneer.....
Preussen.... Straits, &c. Prinz Heinrich... Straits, &c. .... Queen Adelaide.. Victorių, ‹H.C. Rosetta.... Japan.... Sachsen
Sambir
MICHAEL JERSEN, German steanier, 710, T. Jessen, 21st May,--Halphong 17th May, and Hollow 20th, Genen-Jebsen & Co. IUOMENEUS, British steamer, 4,298, J. Riley, Samia
21st May-Moji 17th May, General Stutgan
Thyra..... Butterfield & Swire.
Yuensang
TROCAS, British steamer, 1825, Moses, 21st Weimar.....
May, Batoum roth April, Kerosine Oil Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
June 28th
May 291li
May 23rd
Sept. 2011
Sept. 6th
..JJuly 25th
May 26th:
Straits, &c....... Havre, &c.
June 14th
Juric 30th
Havie, &c. ...
June 6th
Straits, &c.
July 26th-
San Diego &c.
July,coth
Straits, &
Manila
Aug, 23rd May 24t