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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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Butimations.
EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE.
A force was then landed and the A CORRESPONDENT informs us that in a letter | A CORRESPONDENT at St. Peterburg says that | civilised away and spoiled by the softness of forts were carried by assault.
which he has received from a N.C.O.-R.E. at the Rassian. Government has made a grant of | life compared to what it was a hundred or Wei-hal-wei it appears that one-half of the The casualties are unknown. detachment R.E. at that station have been There is still no news of the Pakent down to Taku and that almost all the ing Relief Column-under-Admirat remaining half have been ordered to be held
in readiness to proceed there at any moment. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City' Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 17th June ore --
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I am continuing my Sight Testing Roomseymour in Hongkong (W, BREWER & C0,) at which during my ABSENCE will be US CHARGE of Mr. McIVER, Member Ph. Sy. A Register of all Glasses.supplied my constituents in the Far East is kept here, and any kind of Ordinary or Special Lenses can be obtained.
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Losos, June 15th. Sir W. Laurier has introduced a bill to restrict Chinese immigration by doubling the In regard to Japanese immigra- tion, the Dominion Government, in view of imperial constientations, is not prepared to
will be appointed to enquire into the matter.
Poll Lax.
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THE ASHANTI TROUBLE. MILTIA VOLUNTEER.
Ļosmos, June 16th. - Mr. Chamberlain has telegraphed to Jamaica asking the Militia to Volunteer for Ashanti with a West India regiment. The Militia responded enthusiastically.
THE WAR. Gotteri Baden-Powell has been appointed staff Lient General.
Non-Chinese Chinese
Totals....
Library. Museum.
359 150'
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477 1,854 THE U.S.S. Monocacy, says the AC. D. News of 11th instant, is to leave Shanghai to-day for Taku. It seems rather a pity that, under the present circumstances this vessel which is so admirably suited for river work should be taken away from these waters; but there is no doubt that with her, Eght draught she will by very useful on the Peiho.
is notified in the Government Gazelle that in the case of future applications to lease and from Government, a deposit of One Hundred Dollars must be made in the Treasury before the sale will be advertised in the Gizette or local papers, which deposit will be returned if the sale takes place, but will be forfeited if the applicant fails to bid the upset price.
320 to the Institute of Oriental Languages at Vladivostock to enable some students to travel in China during May. The Russian commer cial firms in China have offered to board and lodge the students free whilst in China, IN the recent rainstorm considerable dainage was done to the roads, now being made in the New Territory. On the road from Yaumati nearly 70 landslips of various limensions occurred, and on the Kowloon City Road numerous graves were exposed and the coffins thrown, with other debris, on to the road. No damage, however, was done to the structural work.
THE VACANT SEAT IN THE
LEGISLATIVE_COUNCIL..
that fire was a revelation to mo. The Field fifty years ago The way bur troops stood Batteries galloped their guns into action and unlimbered and opened: fire with the same splendid drill that you may see any day on Parade; saddles were emptieth, nion and horses disapponrest in clouds of shell dust, to ro energe again, loading, laying, firing, the saine as over; but with gaps here and there, that soon,. the Infantry got the word to advance from their however, filled themselves up again. When section leader, they rast, advanced 30 or 40 paces at the stroll, and then lay down again in fine, just as you see on any big Field day; et
pt perhaps that many of them were, at the Jauger ranges, smoking. The men were, as General Ruler said, splendid. We learned that and so we didn't care so much. But, we really must take more cover. We need not if we will only take a leaf out of the Boers book in this respect, we need not lose so many splendid fellows. Very often to crawl forward A special meeting of the Hongkong General bit as good as to stand up and advance at the 4 yards with your rifle in your teeth is every Chamber of Commerce was held this afternoon quick. However, I admit that we did leath for the purpose of electing a member to repre: something of that after a month or two of very sent the Chamber on the Legislative Council realistic teaching. Before going on, however, in the place of Mr. Herbert Smith. The candi-
one word is due in praise, very great praise, of. dates were Mr. J. Thurburn, Manager of the Mercantile Bank of India and Mr. J. J. Francis, test in a manner of which all members of that the doctors' part of the show. That stood the Q.C. There were over eighty members pre-noble profession may well be proud, and as the Mr. Thorburn was proposed by Mr. R.Misariat and transport arrangements were also campaign wore on we found that both the com- Gray, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Excellent. and seconded by Mr. C. W. Dixon. Mr. Francis was proposed by Mr. G. W. Playfair, during a
December 17th-On Sunday morning, carly, Chief Manager of the National Bank of battery and its 672pts moved back from. total eclipse of the moon, the 47 China, and seconded by Mr. D. R. Crowford.
Shonters to Gun Hill where, having put the On a ballot being taken the voles were re-
guns in position, we encamped till January roth. corded as follows:-
Lieut Ogilvy's 6 12prs returned with the buik of the force to Frere and we waited for rein. forcements which Sir Charles Warren was new
sent,
Mr. Thurburn......... Mr. Francis
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LAST Saturday afternoon at about 4 six Chinese pirates were put to death by means of strangutation on the piece of waste ground adjoining the Steamboat Company's Wharf at Canton. A woman who was implicated with searched by order of the Chinese Authorities them was to be ling cheed yesterday. On being
4nuled revolvers were found hidden under her wearing apparel News has been received by the Shanghai mandarins that the Russians in Manchuria (Before Sir John Carrington, K., C.M.G. made that our guns usefully covered.
A full report, will appear in our to-morrow's bringing along. The wait was monotonous issue.
have trebled their Cossack guards all along the ritway line from Port Arthur to Newchwang and to Kirin, and that 15,000 Russians, with transports all ready, are at Port Arthur prepared to embark at the shortest notice for Tientsin. This has so excited Chinese in Newchwang that they have telegraphed to Shanghai to stop sending guntis until further puders.-Y. C D. Neros.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Chief Justice. June 18th.
Cham in residing at Shankiwan was charged with having on the 7th ulthun, attacked his wife with intent to kill, and with
· having wounded her. **
The Hon. Attorney Generall prosecuted and prisoner was undefended.
The following jury was empanelled
Basto Hermenegilds Maria, Georg Freed
Tue Manager of the Joint Telegraph Commerich, Erich Cari, Andrew Charles More, Chris
is informs as that, until further notice, telegrams for Tientsin, Taks, Newebang and Port Arthur will be accepted for trapsmission at senders' risk either via Siberia at the rate of $2.10 per word, or at ordinary rates via Chefoo, (with full address in plain lungnage) whence they will be forwarded by post to Tientsin for funther transmission by
landlines to destination.
Steamers will run daily between Chefou and Tientsin.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory report says, On the 17th at 11.55 am, the barometer has
A RECKNY arrival at Shanghai from the North risen considerably on the China coast, and
reports that at Tangku on the morning of the fallen slightly in the Philippines, Probably a 5th instant four quick-firing guns and a number depression is forming in the neighbourhood of of men were landed from the British warships. the North Luzon const; High pressure still.M.S.Algerine was at anchor off the Take forts covers N.E. China and gradients continue and H.M.S. #biling was at the bar keeping rather steep with og NE. winds on the E. communication with the larger vessels. HMS. coast and in the Formosa Channel. Strong Fame had gone right on to Taku with men S.W. and W. winds in the middle part of the from the other ships. Apany of men from the Cha Sea. FORECAST:-Fresh N.E. to N. German cruiser is went by train on the 3rd instant from Taku to Tientsin and about 2,000 Chinese troops travelled by the same train.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. | winds; unsettled, showery.
On the 18th at 11.55 am the barometer has risen moderately on the China coast, fallen
toph Gustav Engel, Charles Henry Blason, Hai Sissoon Yichael, William Edward Rose.
for all, except perhaps the outpost and scouts and the 47 Butery.
The laiter persistently worried the Boers at odd hours during the day and sometimes at ni,,lat, and did all the damage they could. We also completed our telescopic survey of the surrounding country, and were alert for any new movement on the part of the *Boers. An occasional recconaissance was
December 19th-To day the General toki us to cut the Road Bridge. We put one gus en to that and one on to the Boer trenches, but after half an hour found it not as easy to cut as we thought, and so turned on the other 5.7. William Bate, the captain of this gun, cut the bridge in a very few shots-putting at iddite shell through the span, close up against one of the piers, so that one end of the span dropped into the river and the bridge was useless. The range was 7,500 yards.
signs of wear from continous firing, we sent for December 22nd-One of our guns showing spare ones from Durban. They arrived this evening, abreast Gun Hill, while the guns were It appeared from evidence that the prisoner firing. The worn gun's crew ceased firing, and, went home on the night in question and found using nothing but man power, had the wor his wife in bed. He immediately set upon bergun in the railway truck and the new one with a chopper and severely wounded her, at mounted in its carriage in one hour. No sheers the same time being heard to exclaim that he or tripods were used at all. About this time meant to kill her, "The woman was conveyed aine blue-jackets of the Forte and Philomel to Hospital and on her dischage therefrom from the guns at Mooi River and Estcourt the prisoner was charged at the Magistracy with were sent for to join the Balloon Section, which attempted wife murder. The statement made was arriving; and here they made themselves by hun was that his wife had been unfaithful generally useful. The 47 battery in their off- to him and he had intended to killed her. After time, when not firing, worked up 2,000 fathoms. the jury returned a verdict of guilty and the which it was proposed to prepare. a brief address by the Attorney General, of in. rope inta mantlets for an armoured train, prisoner was sentenced to twelve months' im- prisonment with hard labour.
The case of armed robbery at To Kwa Wan volvers and knives attacked four junks and when a gang of eleven men armed with re- looted money, jewellery and clothing to a large
amount, came on this afternoon at 2 pm.
The Hon, Attorney General prosecuted and the same as in the previous case. the prisoners were undefended. The jury was
January 6th. The attack on Ladysmith. The force went forward during the day to try and draw off some of the attacking Borrs, but failed to Jm much fire on itself. Heavy rains now set in and the country looked very unpromising for any big move
January 9th-Warren's force beginning to arrive at Frere; orders were received to move out next day.
January roth-Spearman's Hill, which over- loots Potgieter's Drift, was our objective and the route taken was via Springfold Bridge. We left at 8.30 a.m. Lord Dundonald, with his splendid irregular mounted
he Hongkong Telegraph slightly in the Philippines. A depression tying To: Shanghai mandarins claims to have, re- prove that the first four defenciants and actually the outh Battery & had, pushed on and airing
HosakoNG, MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1970.
TELEGRAMS.
Special to the Hongkong Telegraph." SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. THE TROUBLE IN THE NORTH. MURDER OF GERMAN MINISTER DENIED.
CHAPELS DESTROYED. CHINESE LEAVING FOREIGN EMPLOY.
(From ork owN CORRESPONDENT.)
TIENTSIN, June 15th. 10:40 a.m. The rumoured murder of the Ger man Minister and the burning of the British egation. -anent which wired you yesterday. happily turns out to be a false report,
The Protestant Missions in the nutive city here were destroyed last night.
The Boxers have again destroyed the bridges at Yangtsu,
It is announced that the Peking and Tientsin Times will not be issued this week owing to the Chinese en ployees having absconded.
Received 5 p.m. 17th. Published 10 am. 18th. THE TAKU. FORTS FIRE ON THE FLEET.
FORTS TAKEN BY ASSAULT. NO NEWS OF RELIEF COLUMN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Smasoway, 4.20 p.m.
in the neighbourhood of N. Luzon, is still indi-ceived news from the North, stating that the cated. Pressure remains high over N.3. China. 5,000 or so Russians destined for Feking are Gradients moderate to rather steep with strong
at Peitaiho, that they have with them twenty N.E. winds on the China coast, and strong S.W. guns, and that they will utilise the railway winds over the middle part of the China Sea. there to take them to Tientsin as soon as FORECAST:-Fresh N.E. winds; fair
orriers are received from the Russian Minister at Peking to do so, In view of this the Chibli Corps, under General Nich, and six battalions belonging to Szechuan Corps of General Sung Ching have been ordered to con- centrale at various important points along the railway between Peitaiho and Tientsin.-W. C D. News,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Daphne left for Taku this afternoon.
HUBERT HIGGs, Esq., has been appointed British Consul at Kiungehow.
r is notified in the Government Gazelle that
Tai Nan, Formosa, is an infected port. H.M.S. Linnet was expected at Woosting on 14th instant, and on her arrival H.M.S. Her mione was to leave for the North. The Es, which was also expected, lias been stopped-at Hankow.
ACCORDING to a Shanghai paper, it has been 'slated privately in Hongkong, on good authority though not officially, that over 14,000 troops intended for South Africa have been diverted
at Malta to China.
Shanghai ou rah instant front Chefno, reported THE C. N. S. Shrugking, which arrived at that she passed the steamer Haiping with a disinantled barque in tow on the gth instant in 35-30 N. 122.35 L.
will be noted, says the W. C.-17. Nerus, that Mr. W. J. Solly, recently thief clerk in, the Hongkong Post Office, is appointed British Postmaster at Shanghai, Reforms and impro-
vements will, we trust, now follow,
(SIR F. A. Swettenham, K.G.M.G., who went up to Weihaiwei to make a report for the home Government, and was struck down by fever directly he arrived, returned to Shanghai ou the 13th inst., and left for home in the P.M.S. City of Rio de Juveira.
H: M. sites Centurion and rafting left Wei. bai-wei for Taku on the 1st. The Endymion arrived on the ist., coated, and proceeded to Taku, and the Alacrity was to go on the end. The Barfear, Humber, Phenix, and a coal steamer were left in harbour..
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We mentioned the other day in our columnsthat a fatal case of plague had occurred in Wellington Barracks mongst the boys employed in the N. CO.'s. Mess. It has been followed by a curious
view of this occurrence, enforced restrictions: amongst the other boys in barracks which
À TELEGRAM from Peking dated the yth inst., received by the Shanghai mandarins, states that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, who have recently been staying at Eho Park, returned to l'eking on the above-nained date in order to be near by during the pending negotiations between the Foreign Ministers, the Empress Dowager's return to Peking is and the Tsung Yamen. The actral cause of however, said to be due to the fear that her
Bulwarks of the Throne," the the Chuan, take possession of her and the Emperor and so might enter Elo Park some fine right and prevent the Government from opposing their schemes, whatever they may be. THE St. Helena Guardian is indignang with tion." Thousands of Beer prisoners are ar- "War Office trimmers and local procrastina-
riving, while the arrangements for their recop
tion are of the most rudimentary character. Barrack accommodation is deficient, and the Guardian sees no alternative but "turning the Boers out to grass on Deadwood Plains, with Cije as the chief shepherd in charge." Large quantities provisions will necessarily have to be imported, but the local water supply is abundant if it were only properly utilised. St. Helena is a Crown colony, and, according to the local paper, has been for many years the victim. of the let-slide" policy of Downing Street.
The Attorney General opening the case for the prosecution explained to the jury that al- though evidence could-only be produced to committed acts of robbery and vivience, yet he hoped to be able to show by the evidence he had to produce, that, with the proof of possession by the remainder of the prisoners of property which had been stolen within five hours of its being discovered by the police after the robbery, the remainder of the prisoners were equally as guilty as the first four.
Evidence was being led when the Court rose shortly before five o'clock.
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(Before Mr. Justice Wise, Puisne Judge.) Li Hin, Chan Tam Kam, Moki and Lam Hoi the four men concerned in the Ma Tan Wat armed robbery case were tried before Mr. Justice Wise Puisne Judge, Mr. Pollock, instructed by Messrs. Dennys and Bowley Crown Solicitor, conducting the prosecution!
The following gentlemen composed the jury
(1) Stephany Epiphany da Luz, Herbert William Bird, Stanley Llewellyn Jenkins, James Gerard, Harold Burton. Johann Theodore Lants, Henry Gittins, Robert
The case occupied the Court all the morn, ing and afternoon. After His Lordship had summed up, the jury without retiring returned prisoners were sentenced to imprisonment with a verdict of guilty on all the counts, and the
hard labour for seven years and to receive two
feggings of twenty strokes each with the birch, the first to be given within a week from the Court's order, and the second within six months' from date....
THE NAVAL GUNS WITH THE LADYSMITH RELIEF COLUMN.
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(Continued from last Saturday.)
ing before nightfall, secured both Springfield Brigade and Spearman's Hill, The distance the part of the 64th Battery. The South Afri was 28 miles, and it was a sine performance on can Light Horse was included in the force. One of their officers, Lieut. Carlisid, and six men at once seized the pont.; a very dashing piece of work..
On Saturday the 13th the 4.7. guns were in position on Mount Alice. And by January the 15th the whole army and its stores had arrived and was ready for the next move. This sounds very slow; but you will remember that heavy rains set in just before we started; and heavy. rains alter the whole aspect of travelling. When the road was reconnoitred, I remember the description of it was road fairly good, but very little water anywhere." When, a day or so later, we made the journey, the road a pretty rough affair at the best of times, had become more like an irregular boulder strewn mud-canal, but fairly sound under the mud. And if a waggon dated leave that road and try to push on across the tempting looking green voldi, down sank the wheels to their axle trees, and it had ig be "extricated." We, with the guns, tried it and so we knew. But we were fortunate in having drag ropes and men to use able sometimes to give a helping hand to wag them, and so soon got out, and indeed were
gons that bad not these luxuries. And then
the spruits that had been dry were now rushing torrents which had to be bridged or else crossed exactly at the right place; and the flatter ground near them had become either a lake or a swamp. In the exits from these drifts the- oxen sometimes sank the whole length of their legs, and the wagons up to their axles, and one had to put in an extra team so that the beasts. at the end on comparatively hard ground might pull the other ones along And here. again, that is at the bad drifts, drug ropes bes came a necessity for everybody; these kind of had to keep one's place in the column, and so things made the colunin slow. Of course onc
LEADING members of the Reform Party resid.tically lost fille services of the guns under certainly the string of them covered to miles
ing in Shanghai, representing no less than fourteen of the eighteen provinces of China, have drawn up a petition addressed to the Chief Secretaries of State of Great Britain, the United States, and Japan, praying that the three Powers will unite and oppose any action of the division of the Empire, that efforts be made to other Treaty lowers pointing towards any rescue His Majesty Kuang Hsü from the hands of the Empress Dowager and her reactionary advisers through whose conduct the recent troubles are afone due; and that His Majesty may be assisted in selecting a new Capital of the empire where a Reform Govern- meni may be inaugurated. This, the petitioners peace throughout China, which, se long as the Empress Dowager and her advisers are in power, will never happen, Finally the loyalty and patriotism of the people of China had been much strengthened by the Reform decrees en- acted in 1898, hence the inasses are post anxious to see, the Emperor restored to power and in dependence.-N. C. D. News.
There was Fort Wylie to shut up and the in But there was too much for us to cope with fernal triple row of schantzes and shelters along the neighbouring kopjes, and indeed unit bivouacked once and pitched camp thrice:
onr progress too was necessarily slow. Our we wanted more long range guns. As soon on the way and so did most of the units. All as the General realised that he had prac this time miles of waggons lumbered the road; Col. Long altogether, and considering the I should say much more. And the column on non-success of his left attack, he ordered the march was a strange spectacle-the heavy general retirement to camp. This at about springless ox waggons, the patient beasts, led I am. We had of course to send for our oxen, by a Cape boy, with drivers to each team yell- had gone back nearly two miles, and so we did The conductors, troiting about on their little which, adhering to the letter of their contracting and cracking their great 18 ft. whiplashes. not get away till later. However, in the mean Boer ponies, "gently encouraging both the time, we could and did do something towards exen and the Kaffis in a strange language, back one by one as oxen came out to 118, and 1tles and drawling crice with which the Caffirs covering the retirement. We sent the guns and also anned with whips. The curious whis: think it was nearly 2 pm. before we got back to manwuvred the oxen the distant forms of our "Shooters Hill," ignominously jolting back on flank guard-the occasional hurrying past of one of james sa pounders, and being gently mounted men, and the steady trainp of mudily but ineffectually shelled the while
We were repulsed, we had lost to gun-it fitful moonlight of a cloudy, miny night, wade khaki clad troops this all seen and beard in the was parchingly hot, some of you gentlemeh whoono realise somewhat of the difficulty of trans know the blistering fient of the African veldt port for a considerable force. Captain Scott water was some distance away, dirty puddles certainly were. For, even under these trying were eagerly lapped up by thirsty men. For circumstances, we never delayed anybody else, about 3 hours the fighting had lasted, and we or found any difficulty in keeping our place of had the hourrache as well as the backache but time. And, Inter on, under quite different con
we had all learnt something - The British ditions there was never any question but that soldier and his seafaring brother in arms and even with the shortest notice the guns would the Volunteer of Natal were of the same stout be where they were wanted at the time neupile old breed that croakers had assured us were My orders when starting for the front were
On Sunday morning the Taku Forts | sequel. It seems that the medical authorities, in claim, is the only means of restoring order and at Midsummer will, understand how hot--and has said that he 4.7 guns were mobile. They..
Captain Brown, will be despatched us above opened fire on the allied fleets and
continued their fire for six hours.
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The fleets replied, blowing up
two
appeared to the latter as rather too severe.
The consequence is that all the boys employed in the Barrack Rooms at Wellington Barracks bave struck and refuse to do their work