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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
THE Company's Steamship
CONCERT in aid of the Funds of the THI
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TO-NIGHT,
(TUESDAY), the 9th April, 1906.
at 9 o'clock.
The following Ladies and Gentlemen have kindly consented to give their Services:-
Mrs. HAGEN, Mrs. HAMILTON, Mrs. KELLY, Hon. F. H. MAY, Mr. GRACA, Mr. DANENBERG. Mr. KISSICK.
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Her Majesty's Treasury Office, Queen's Road.
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"HAITAN,"
Captain Roach, will be despatched for the Above Ports, TOMORROW, the roth instant,
at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers,
[398e Hongkong, 9th April, 1901.
Intimations.
EYE SIGHT.
Mr. N. LAZARUS,
'Infantries should bear on their colours the words "British East Africa," in consideration of their
services during the years 1896-99, when they were mainly instrumental in restoring order in Uganda after the mutiny of the Soudanese,
tion of the Philippine problem, but of this * LOCAL AND GENERAL.
ONE AS Queen's last acts affecting the we have grave doubts. His capture will
Indian Ary was to give her consent to the certainly be a severe blow to the depon Ir is reported that the King of Siam will go to proposal at the 4th, 24th and 27th Bombay dence Party, but, at the same time, it must Java in the latter part of April. not be forgotten that there are still a number of Filiping leaders left who are bound to We notes that the gunboat Firebrand, other uphold and work for the cause of indepen-wise known as the "Terror of the China Sea," dence by caths as binding as that of AGUI as been put in comunission, NALDO, and although these men may lack the wonderful hold upon their countrymen possessed by their captured lender, till they will doubtless carry on the war and continue to harass the United States troops to the beat of their ability..
Tits rainy and house-collapsing seasons have started pretty well together this year. A house being built at Wenchai partly tumbled down on Sunday evening.
As for AGUINALDO joining forces with the Alien the inpressions in our yesterday's United States officials to bring about the issue, says the A. C, D.-Veres, of and Instant, pacification of the Islands and the subnis-it should have been stated that there was one sion of his countrymen now is arme, that Mr. R. B. Moorhead, Commissioner, is
going to Kowkion.
we do not for a moment think that' such a solution of the difficully will be brought about. AGUINALDO bus his ideals and to these he may be expected to cling
A DANGEROUS European lunatic escaped from the General Hospital at Shanghai on the 1st
THE Annual Lawn Tennis Match between
Recreation Club will take place on the Cricket the Hongkong Cricket Club and the Ladies
Club Ground starting at 3 p.m.
The following will represent the two Clubs:
R. K. C. CLUB
7. Sercombe Smith 1. Hamphreys. F. Maitland.
A. Humphreys. E. F. Mackay, P. A. Cox,
I... X. C..
THE CAPTURE OF AGUINALDO.
GINERAL FUNSTON'S ACCOUNT.
[From the Manila Times of 29th ulto.] rumours of the bringing into Manila of Emilio The intense excitement occasioned by the Aguinaldo, has caused various startling and
·wild stories.to be circulated with reference to the details of the capture. In order to give the true story of the perilous undertaking, which he describes with realistic details the General Funston granted to the Mariager of The Manila Times, the following interview, in perilous undertaking, which is now given to readers of The Manila Times, Following is the General's story -
"
Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcuts with the utmost tenacity, His one dream instant, and the police detective department Home" during the afternoon and Ladies are immediately sent him, to me at San Isidro...
may be consulted for SPECTACLES
at 16, Queen's Road Central, (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the LONGKONG HOTEL).
Business hours:-9 A.M. to.5.P.M.
GREAT proportion of cataracts and
A diseases afecins thuse advancine occur to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes-the many years of *Eye Strain' ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters: running together; any of these symptoms indi- cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requie- ing Glasses only to correct and cure..
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES only after testing the sight.
ADVICE FREE, (1453b
is independence for the Philippines, and although his capture may prevent his taking an active part in the encouragement of his countrymen to carry on the struggle, we do not think that he will be induced to com- pletely alter his views at the bidding of the United States and work in their interests. We might just as well attempt to induce Mr. KRUGER to stump the country harangiing everybody in favour of the annexation of the Transvaall
TELEGRAM.S.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
THE PLAGUE AT CAPETOWN, LONDON, April 6th. The plague is increasing at Capetown.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. General French's column is suffering great
THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE- A. S. WATSON & CO., hardships. Supplies hare been anoltainable
DONIAN GOLD MINING CO.,
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NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-.
NURDINARY GENERAL MEETING
of the above Company will be held at the OFFICES of the General Agents, No. 14, Des Vieux Road, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 18th day of April, at 'Ñ008, when the SUB- JOINED RESOLUTION, which was passed
at the Extraordinary Genim! Meeting of the
LIMITED..
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS
Company held the 3rd day of April, too, wil! RATED be submitted for confirmation as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION ---
"That the Company be wound up Voluntarily and that Max Bennecke, the "Business Manager of the Company in
OF
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"appointed Liquidator for the purposes of "such winding up."
By Order of the Board of Directors, !
LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO., General Agents.
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COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship
"YUENSANG,"
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DEATHS.
At Hankow, on the 28th of March, COLIN ALFRED, son of Alfred and Helene Brown, aged eighteen months.
On the 28th ulto., at Adelaide, South Aus-
tralia, RICHARD WHATELY BERNARD, of Bray Ca, Wicklow, aged 47.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
for days owing to the mains.
Colonel Plumer has occupied Piotpot- gietersrust unopposed. A portion of the late Boer invaders have crossed the Orange
River.
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BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
April 7th.
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latest advices he had not been captured. were notified of the fact, but up to the date of
A CHITTY at Singapore who offered a bribe a few days ago to a Malay Constable to enter a plague-quarantined- house in Market-st., the bribe of ten cents being accepted, was fined Sino. The constable was fined $25 or onc month's imprisonment.
The Shanghai Mercury loams that a telegram has been received announcing the death of Mr, Henry Gribble, agent, there for the Standard Oil Company. The deceased gentleman had many friends in China and Japan, by whom his loss will be deeply deplored.
WE are glad to note that Chater Road, Kowlcon, is being put in order, or at least the part near the godowns. This is a road with a good deal of traffic, and has long been one of the worst in Kowloon, merely made earth, and we hope now to see it properly metalled.
just outside the offices of the Mitsui Russak
Kaisha last night a fight took place between. a Chinese boy and a servant and an Indian watchman. One of the Chinese was seen to found to have died of heart disease. No marks fall to the ground and on examination he was
were found on the body.
We shall be obliged if any subscriber on receiving his paper late or irregularly will The Boer invaders have occupied Philips-write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of
town.
FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. - It is announced in St. Petersburg that hard fighting has taken place between the Russians and Chinese in Manchuria between Kobansky and Sinminting, in which several Russians were killed. The Chinese lost heavily and fled north-wards.
LATER.
RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA. Russia in an ideritical note to the Powers on the 3rd instant, says, that, as any special agreement on the subject of Manchuria might involve the neighbouring Empire in difficul ties, instead of serving as a proof of Russia's friendliness towards China, Russia does not insist on such agreement, but renouns, and possible negotiations anent Manchuria, and in the meantime quietly awaits the course of events whilst adhering to her oft peated programme.
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ILLNESS OF THE CHINESE MINISTER AT ST. PETERSBURG.
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April 6th. Delayed. Yangyu, the Chinese Minister - St. Petersburg was seized with apoplexyafter an interview with Count Lamsdorff, and lying. unconscious. No agreement can be jigned until he recovers, or is replaced.
(From the N. C. D. News.)
The Manchurian Convention.
PEKING, 29th March. articles have again been modified or omitted, The Manchurian treaty, though some of the
is not yet signed.
Article 12 now stipulates for a concession to the Eastern Railway Company to build 4 rail- way to the Great Wall in compensation for the contravention of the Russian agreement, In China building a railway into Manchuria with money borrowed from a private company,
News from the North.
PEKING, 28th March.
It is reported from Faotingfu that General Ma's troops are now regularly sending supplies to Paoting.
Major Count Montgelas has furnished the military authorities with information which proves that the famine reports from Shansire exaggerated.
PEKING, 29th March
There is a rumour here that the Russo- Chinese Agreement as to Manchuri was Russian and Chinese governments in an signed yesterday by representatives of the allegedly milder form. The new treaty virtually
delivery, etc, and forward the Wrapper to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., Ld, so Queen's Road Central The wrapper will enable us to check the delivery coolies.
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IN Turkey and certain parts of Asia, where Mahometans abound, a Mussulman's grave never. is opened again in any case, says an article in Mechan's Monthly. To avoid the least attempt, the graves are huddled together, and immediately after the funeral à cypress is planted on the grave, so that their cemeteries resemble a sort of forest. In the island of Timor funerals often are retarded through the necessity of collecting funds for the funeral fete. As soon' as the grave is filled up a young palm is planted. The custom of foml and plant offerings in homage to the dead has been general from time immemorial. The ancient Greeks not only strewed flowers over the grave, but also planted asphodel and mallow, because the as food for the dead. Romans, like the Greeks, seeds of these plants were supposed to serve
attributed a special value to the rose as a funeral flower, and left instructions that after death their graves be planted with the favourite flower.
On January 14th a special messenger of II. Pinckney.
Aguinaldo who was a member of his staff, left Capt. Langhorne, R.A. Aguinaldo's headquarters at Palanan, Province E. J. Grist.
of Isabela, bearing seven or eight letters to H. Slade.
different generals of his command, and to Major Dorehill, R.A; “ insurgent chiefs asking for reinforcements to Major Griffin, R.A.
be sent to him. On February 8th he gave him- The Hongkong Cricket Club will be "Atself up to Licut. Taylor, of the 24th Inf, who invited to attend.
He also had valuable correspondence on his By kind permission of Cal, the Hon. Bertie person, which gave us information as to the and Officers, the Band of R. W. Fusilliers will whereabouts and the strength of Aguinaldo's play during the afternoon.
band at that time. This staff officer had lived at Aguinaldo's camp for the past seven months, and was perfectly familiar with the surround- fully and found among them one in which ings We went over these letters very care Baitlomero Aguinaldo was ordered to take command of the provinces of Central Luzon, and requesting him to send as soon as possible four hunted armed men to Aguin- conceived the idea of arming and equipping a aldo's amp at Palanan. Theo and there 1 number of native troops to pass of as these expected reinforcements and to make an endeavour to trap Aguinaldo in his lair. I laid my plans before General Wheaton, who approved them, and forwarded them to General MacArthur for his consent to cany out the scheme. This was granted and I set about to carry out and arrange for the details important moves of what promised to be one of the most expedition was made up of four Tagalos of the rebellion. The
advisable to use on account of their personal. who were formerly commissioned officers in ' Aguinaldo's army, whose names it is not safety in Manila. We selected seventy. eight men of the Macabebe scouts, all of whom could talk Tagalo fuently. This was an important detail, as will afterwards appear. Every man was a picked man, and We have some interesting news from a well-was thoroughly trusted by his officers, and the letter is dated the goth ult. fle writes that the informed correspondent at Nanking, whose
notorious Chang Pej-lun, who was degraded for rank cowardice at Foochow in 1885, and afterwards ordered to leave Li Hung-chang's yamea at Tientsin, where he was exerting a banctul influence which the Throne could not tolerate, and who has now succeeded in buying the rank of "Second-class Hanlin Compiler." was to leave for Peking immediately to assist his father-in-law Li and Prince Ching in the peace negotiations. It is to be hoped that the Diplomatic Body will refuse to allow him to have any finger in them.
The best authorllies at Nanking are still of opinion that the Court does not intend to re- turn at any early date to Peking.
The same authorities believe that the Man. churian Convention is ratified, and that Li- Hung cbang, but this is no secret, has been the master-spirit in the matter.
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ended 7th April are:-
Library. Museum. Non-Chinert
192 Chinese 94 Totals......... 486 THE Viceroy To Mo, of Canton, as we re- ported in yesterday's issue, told the people of Missionaries who have returned to, Hunan Hangchow that their patriotism and righteous-report the receipt of unexampled kindness and ness was commendable and truly surprising. This was the Viceroy's answer to a telegram sent by the Hangchow people protesting against the Manchuras Convention. It is small wonder that the Viceroy should be truly sur prised at the slightest exhibition of patriotism, even in words.
We would draw the attention of our rea ders to the announcement of a concert ap pearing in our advertisement columns, which is to be held at the Sailor's and Soldier's Home,
Arsenal Street, this evening at 9 pm, in aid of
the funds of the Home. The chair is to be taken by the Hon. J. J. Keswick and some well-known ladies and gentlemen are to give cents.. An enjoyable evening may be expected. their services. The prices are $2, $1 and 30
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals --
The Mutual Stores. Miss D. Mackenzie... H. Ruttonjec
W. H. Wickham...... Woonwalla & Co.... J. Ullmann & Co. A Patient .....
$20
For the information of the Water Authority we may as well state that Webster's Dictionary describes rain as "Water falling in drops from the atmosphere; the descent of water in drops from the atmosphere." We fear that the gentle. men in question cannot be acquainted with rain, far on Sunday night the water was still tumed off at Kowloon. Possibly he has not with which the water cocks are so tightly yes had sufficient time to untie the red tape bound up,
attention from the officials in that hitherto hostile province. Similar reports come from many parts of the Empire; in and about Nanking the foreigners of longest standing have they are now. never known the people more friendly than
The Chinese at Nanking are somewhat puzzled by the unusual clearness of the water in the river, and cannot make up their minds whether it is a good or bad omen; they do in the west of China and in the river valley not realise that it is caused by the lack of rain N. C. D. News:
A SPANISH ARMADA TREASURE
ON THE SCOTTISH COAST.
There is much excitement in the west of
Scotland'a London paper says, for the Duke of Argyll, during the coming summer, is to in stitute a search for the sunken treasure in Loch Duan, on the Sound of Mull, about half way between Tobermory and Oban:"
The story which has now been revived came from America a few weeks ago, where the newspaper printed it with a flourish of head lines as "The Duke's Billion Treasure."
their choice. I also selected Capt. Ilazzard and way in which they carried out the dificult task assigned to them has proven the wisdom of Lieut. Hazzard, who were in command of the Macabebe scouts, my own aide, Licut. Mitchell, and Capt. Harry N. Newton, of the 34th Infan rity with the country which would be traversed, try, who was chosen on account of his familia he having previously commanded an expedition into that territory. I obtained a number of Captured insurgent uniforms, and ten Matabe. ser rifles, and the Krag-Jorgensens, which were bes were equipped with Remington and Mau- supposed to have been captured from American troops.
On March 6th, at four o'clock in the after- noon, we embarked on the gunboat Vicksburg, and ake a number of delays occasioned by bad weather, we steamed around the northern and eastern coast of Luzon, and, landed on March 14th, at 2 o'clock in the morning, from the ship's boats, a short distance above Baler, on the east coast of Luzon and about twenty miles south of the town of Casiguran. The gunboat, in approaching land had every light darkened, and not the slightest suspicion was aroused on shore by her approach and after the Pacific, with her lights still darkened. landing our expedition she steamed off into We five officers were dressed as private soldiers, and leach of us carried a towell, a tooth brush, and a half blanket Twenty insurgent uniforms, the balance being dressed of the Macabebe, scouts were dressed in
as common. "hombres," so as not to arouse suspicion by a too well equipped and dressed insurgent force. The expedition was Placido, ex-insurgent colonel, and the other nominally placed in command of Hilario three ex-Insurgent officers were also supposed to be in authority over the expedition.
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reached the town of Gasiguran. We had sent We started to march at daylight, on the 14th and after twenty miles of tedious marching, word to the presidente of the town through native messengers, that reinforcements for Aguinaldo were on the way through his town,' so that when we arrived there food and quarters had been prepared for us. This notification had been signed by the supposed commander of the expedition. The presidente was com pletely deceived. My troops had captured some months ago some official paper of General Lacuna, bearing, his official stamp and seal. In order to make the deception all the more, complete, we succeeded in forging Aguinaldo, acknowledging the receipt of his the signature of Lacuna to letters to letters of Jan. 14th, and stating that in response to his request for reinforcements he was send ing him one of his best companies. These two The facts are these, as related by the letters, with letters signed by the chief of the Duke of Argyll (then Lord Lorne) in the expedition, stating that in his march, en rouse Nineteenth Century as far back as Septem- to Aguinaldo's camp, he had encountered an ber 1888. A Spaniard was blown up at Tober-American band. had made five American the Chief of MeLaine of Duart Castle. The rifles, all of which were on the way to his mory by an enthusiastic revengeful, adherent of soldiers prisoners, and had captured ten Krag whole story is surrounded by the accumulation camp, were forwarded ahead of our expedition. of years of legend and obscurity, and only the" These letters.were sent on the 15th of March........... fact remains that a foreign vessel was actually The trip froin Casiguran 19 Aguinaldo's campy sunk in the bay. Whether she was the Admiral which was in Falanan, was a most severe one of Florence or some other vessel is merely to upon the men, and required six days of weary be conjectured in 1641 the then Marquis of inarching to accomplish. The distance was. Argyll obtained a grant to secure treasure from ninety miles. Our fued supply was entirely ships wrecked near Torbermory. He got puth exhausted, and my men were so weak and
1680 diving was continued at intervals, when of Aguinaldo's camp, we could go no further. ing Again in 1665 his son tried it, apparently exhausted from the terrible hike and lack of without success. Twelve years later and up to food, that when we reached within eight miles the Duke of York claimed the wreck as 'Lord. We therefore, sent a messenger abead in High Admiral, but the latter's contention was Aguinaldo's camp, informing him of our plight, disallowed.
could go further This was on the afternoon and requesting that he send us food before we of the sand. This was supplied us, and the dis- quise and ruse adopted by us had bith com- plete.
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A supply of rice was received from Agulhalde, which was brought by a number of Negritos, inhabit that country, and who seemed these supplies he sent word that he did not very devoted to Aguinaldo and his camp. With wish the American prisoners brought into Palanan, but that they were to be treated kindly and to be given their liberty,, Next morning, Macabebe Scouts in command of the alleged native officers, going in advance, and we five American prisoners, straggling along behind under guard, an hour or so behind the advance tionps.
The Capture of Aguinaldo, As will be seen from an extract from the | Manila Times, published elsewhere, there is no longer any doubt that GeneralAGUINALDO,
A LONDON Correspondent of a Ceylon paper the talented leader of the Filipinos has at districts under French control (south of Pwrites was told an amusing story by In 1677 there was said to have been thirty
Numerous bands of robbers are making the last fallen into American hands. As the ingful unsafe, and some of them have school Inspector the other evening, The millions of money on board. From records it Manila papers remark, the story of his cap-vanced within two kilometres of there. ture as told by General FUNSTON rends like
children at a Board School were asked to is learned that the wreck was in a sadly demo- At Paotingiu to-day two Chinese were sen a romance, but it is not particularly pleasant tenced to death for opposing the German
write an account of the marriage customs in lished state, nod that it was difficult to find reading. It seems to us that to don the uni-police
different countries. One little girl wrote: anything but the rust-encrusted guris. form of an enemy is in order to enter his
"There are many different customs in differ-In 173 the Farr of the bell was again used, and a very fine bronze gun was recovered, with camp, to come in friendly guise and then
cat countries. In Asia and Africa men marry coin of gold and silver. With the large gun suddenly open fire upon men totally un.
as many women as they please. In Europa a were others bearing the English founder's prepared, is little better than advancing
Monotony man may only marry one wife, which means mark of R and G. Phillips, 584, with under a white flag, and then turning sud-
crown and E. R. Admiral Boranger, Spain, was inclined to think the ship was to a French gun as proof of his astortion, but consumption had been discovered by a Vien the Duke of Argyll believes she was, the nese doctor, named Hoff. He is now declared Florencia, of Spain, one of the largest vessels to have been successful in conveying his theory if the Armado. She was commanded by Den into practice. A young man in New York, Antonia Féreiga, and the French gun was pro
As the Macabebes approached the town, the bably captured by the Spaniards at Pavia, who was considered to be suffering from an In later-days the Marquis of Lorne himselfly men, armed with riles, were drawn up in troops of Aguinaldo's body-guard, consisting of incurable form of consumption, and was sent made a search, and his finds may be given in parade, la receive the supposed reinforcements a few weeks ago from New York to Vienna, his own words The Observatory report says:-
at the instance of the Vew York Journal,
The men who were posing as office of the Alas in few.pectens, a piece of worm eated expedition, proudly marched into the camp, and On the that.140 am the barometer has especially to undergo a course of Dr. Hoff's saken timber, and a brass staunchion, was all paid their respects to Aguinaldo, whareceived All ship-damaged packages must be left in is hardly such as undertaking as one would fallen considerably in the North, probably realment, has been discharged. by Dr. lior that was brought up by our diver. Meantime, then in a large house built on the back of the refrain from publishing the map giving the Palanan rivera deep sinar muning through Central China, Gradients alight generally 14les Dr. Hoff's prescription is said to contain Florencia\"
urtaliosulfikary courtesies, Land SE vinds, moderate to, aripio, cinnamyljpa.
of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods
having arrived fromthe above Ports, Consignees denly upon one's. unsuspecting adversary, submits all northern China, politically IT was recently stated that a porfect cure for not a Spaniard, but a Frenchman and pointed March, 23rd, the march was resumed, the are being landed and placed at their risk in the We may perhaps be: hypercritical, but tarily and economically, to Russia's influence Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown all the santé General FUNSTON's exploit and exploitation exclusively Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each does not appeal to our sporting In The Peking diplomats say they are unaware consigament will be sorted out mark by mark stincts. Certainly the undertaking was a of the signature, but admit knowing of secret and delivery can be obtained as soon as the most perilous one, for had the ruse been transactions, which were probably near con goods are landed
clusion. Optional goods will be carried on imless Instructions are given to the contrary before
P.M., TO-DAY- Goods not cleared by the 16th instant, will be subject to rent. de p
No Fire Insurance will be effected:
discovered General AGUINALDO would have been perfectly justified in tying up the whole party and shooting them off hand as spies, but this does not take away from the fact that the whole affair savours more of the seventeenth than the twentieth century, and.
WEATHER REPORT,
...
Office! before the 19th instant, or claims in expect a distinguished General of a civilized ping to the existence of a 'depression over perfectly cured, bis weight having increased position of what I believe to have, been the the deerasinulle the
the Godowns and -Notice of same sent to this connection therewith will not be recognised country to plan and carry out.
The Manila Zim! appears to think that Forec