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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1809,

Notes by the Way

Congelar" Changes.

The Imperial Bank of Chien has now MEAM Chalmers of IB.M

a branch at Singapore.

Consular service, who had just returned to Japan from leave left Tokyo on the MrE. G Hatch, M.P. for the Gor-11th inst, for Hakodate, to reheve My

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO DAY'S TELEGRAMS

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS:

OHINA MAIL'S SPECIAL SERVICE(Refer His Hum. . 3. Goodwen, deling

ton division of Lantashiro, is now ou a W. J. Kenny, who returne to his old post THE JOLY INSURANCE CASE.

visit to Japan,

at Tainan Formosa,

The French utval ostinistas for 1000 Infectious Diseases. exceed those of 1800 by 11 million francs. *($460,000).

Major Scott, contanding the polico at Vryburg, is reported to have committed muicide rather than evacuate the town,

Au American Bámed Willium Cope, 35 years of age, was burned to death in a fre at Yokohama' on the 11th inst

The Russian Imperial crown is valued at £1,200,000, And yet there are some people who would not have it at any price.

Now

The cases of soniaunicable disease TO- ported last week were one of plague and three of antorie fever, neve of which proved fatal All the enteric oneca occurred in the barleur and two of them were imports ed from Singapore by the Italian man-of war Carlo Alberto, 419.

Worse than Dargul

A London belegram dated October 20 stafon In the storming of the Boor post- tion at Klaudslangte, the British refusel to charge under heller, but carried the may heights in a succe sien of rushes, Cease fring was ordered when a white flag was shown by a portion of the Beor

JUDGMENT FOR THE

DEFENDANTS,

MISREPRESENTATION BY THE

DECEASED."

(From Our Own Currespondent.)

SHANGILAL, Nuromber 21, 11.25 ami

His Honour. Sir N. I. Hannon, Chiof Justics, has given judgment is to action used by the widow of Mr Henry Beneroft July, H.B.M. Consul at Chemulpo, against the San Life Ansurance Company of

South Wales on the 16th of October, Pumps, but others of them. poured in A Canada, in which the plaintiff sought, to

The

A terriño hurricano passol over

highest wind speel recorded was 18 mitos por hour. The damage done was consider

able.

The British cruiser Tartar is reported to have removed from the Castle lino steamer Avondale Castle £25,000 in specie which was under congnment for the Trabayaal.

Colonel Rhodes (brother of the more famous Cecil), who went out to South Africa + Special Correspondant for The Times, in reposted to have accepted the cocantand of a body of irregular cavalry.

1s is stated that in England 75 per cant of all cases of įmaperism are due to drink, and in Germany per cent. In Germany drint Lads to 1600 casos of salcide every year and supplies the lunatie sylum with something like 3000 viotine,

heavy fire on the advancing Britishers, becauo suraged, sud completed the cap ture of the Bor position very sharply, The Gordon Highlanders decire that the fighting was worse than experienced Dargai

The Royal Colonial Instituto,

recover £2500 on an inforini policy.

Chief Justice).

Tuesday, November 21.

THE LOSS OF THE WHITE CLOVE.

THE WAR.

- satisfactory explanation of the stair

Nicholson's Nek is forthcoming

before his mind the fact that she might be an uneesworthy vessel or that fliere might bo A certain amoupt of risk in taking her to so, There must be some comunative

vidunco given which would bring home to THE FIGHTING ROUND LADY- cauity lists have been published since the

strictly and entirely to

the defendant that he had some knowledge of the condition of the vessel. evidenco boforo tas Court was confined the atate

All the

SMITH

BOER LOSSES.

The Times military critic, moreover, pointe distrustfully at the mucnter Ja'whoh the

disaster; while a Russian Colonel, writing.

in

St. Petersburg papat, characterisen the present altuation 09 extremely dangerous.. dincu it involves tactical encompassment

he binmes the British authorities for- and London, November 3rd (Morning).The pographical conditione, and the charactor neglecting to ascertain leforchand the to- of the eventy's force

an umiaworthy state that the lives of divers in at Unsoartby, stato Defendant Later-Communication with Ladysmith

has been rostored.

At the same tins the Cape Mail afticus that the enemy has been under-estimated throughout. According to this water, 33 trains, ach conveying 300 Burghem, Infe Pretoria in single day for the frontior The Glencoe force muat bara been 2,000 An Army Ordorhag been issued ozlerin

strong and tho fail boliovas that the total the ombodiment of 35th Battalions of liigiting strength of the Boers. Is not less

ala

thau 50,000, and this, including 25,000 at tin by the 20th inst.

A supplementary list of casualtios in Ladysmith and Colenso; 4,000 on the Zulu- Monday's action near Ladysmith gives 48 land border; 3,000 advancing on Barghors- of the King's Royal Bifice as missing, be drop.and Capo Delony: 4,800 at Mafoking sides 19 elicers and 830 mon of the 2.000 on the Northern Beagler; and so on. Gloucesters. The number of missing in

General applause has been elicited bord the Irish Fusiliers is not known.

by the courage and officiorcy displayed by the Natal Volunteers; and the public gon- erally

of the vessel horself and no evidence whatever was given that the defendant had Arthur Myevin lymond was charged that any kraglige or any means of knowing list of casnaltira given in the last sage * on the Stir September, 1519, in Victoria the state of the vessel. The cridenee given apparently includes, partially, the losses: barbour in the waters of this Colony, being by the engineor was that hemiarto an sustained by the captured, column. The then manter of a British ship to virtamination of the 40 feet of his own com- Daily News says that when they aurren stearably White Cloud, did unlawfully nad partinant and he saw nothing which could dored the column and nearly 200 killed and knowingly take the sal ship to sea in such attract his attention that the vessel was wounded, persons, to wit, the officers and grow of the was only outpating in the eyes of said slip, vare likely to be thereby then the law if he omitted the offence endangered."

knowingly, and that must be brought home Hm, J. E. Pallock, Acting Attorney to him. Ganemal (instructed by Mr F. L. Bowley, Hi Lord hip said he was not prepared Acting Crown Solicitor) appeared for the to say there was no uvidener at all that the prosecution; Mr J. J. Francis, Q.0 (in-defondant khow that the vessel was not fit structed by Mr E. J. Grist) appeared for for the voyago to Manila, because he was the defendant,

an experienced mariner and had bcom ju Defendant tenderad a plea of not guilty. charge of vessola for year on the China Mr Fransis asked that the defendant coast. He seemed to have known also that should not be placed in the deck but should: September was typhoon month, Thoy be decoremodsted with a chair in front of bad the fact that this old rivor steamer it. It was simply a case of wisdomezou could not have been running all those years His Lordship Having regard to the n-without defendant knowing that she was an turo of the caso, I shall gratit that request, old boat. He thought the question must tin though it in rather unusual

loft to the jury,

Mr Frands-It has bocas done in cre case in which I appeared when the Captain of the Zambest why the defondant. His Lordship enters" judgment: for the His Lordship--Under the eircumstances: defendant Company on the ground of mis-is rather unusual.

of the case I will accode to the request. It

representations by the late Mr. Joly in his anakom to the queries in the form of sp-

plication.

The defondant then took a seat in front of the dock,

The following were the jurors:-Mossra G. AH.Westerburger, W. King, J. H. Oxberry, W. O. C. Spalekhavor, A. Walker, J. Huderwood and C. G. Engel.

Thu Bours acknowledge 73 killed and 200 wounded at Rietfontein

The objective of Colonel Catieton's - fated Colums was to seize Nicholson Nek, narrow part of the Bellspruit a tribu tary of the Klip River-rising a few miles from Ladysmith.

The General Orders were to cover from the main body a large force of Boors en- campod at Dewdrop Form.

Mr Francia then commenced his address for the defonce. He said there could be no quoation after the ovent-they were all very wise afber the event that Tho White Possibly, the rolling boulders formed the Ciod was in an unsenworthy condition, signal for the Capo mule boye, whom The He proceeded to argue, however, that the Times plainly suspects of treachery. defendant when he took the ship to sea

After the stampede of the mules, it had to personal knowledge of her un-would have been wiser to retire on Laly seaworthy state.

anith, but Colonel Carleton, doubtless, do tormined to follow eat his orders, un gaged the engaged the anomy's right flank

(Case proceeding.)

THE MISSIS & KIDS' AND THE

* PATRIOTIC FUND.

untill reinforced.

"Meanwhile ho seized the hill parallel to the streum, erected, sugars, and received the nitack from the enoiroling forces of Boers at daybreak, with bayonets fixed.

The tria husbanded their hundred rounds of ammunition for ten hours; but at

aro disposed to await events calmly. London, Novomber BA Pistorauerita barg telegram to The Times, dated Satory day. states that native eye-witnossos bo are arved thore report that in Thurs day's action the unamy were cut to picots by the Lancore, the Hussars, and the Dra- goons, helped by the Infantry's bayonets,

This enomy had displayed a white dag, and then, as usual, treacherously fired volley on the troops advancing. This Ind furisted our men. who charged, outting op the enemy without mercy, for which they howlod. The camp effects were optared and were sold in Ladysmith. It is reported. that many prisoners word taken. The itemy's casualities were very great. Our men, ny the Kafir my, went through the enemy like water.

The Council of the Royal Colonial In- stitute reassembled on 17th Oct., Mr. S.. Vaughan Morgan presiding. Forty-seven contidases were elected, minking a total of 4.202 Fellows. Among the Fellows elect ad the flowing ralato to the colony of Hongkong:--Me Crossy Evans, Mr Ro derick M. Gray, Mr Sydney Hancock, Mr. Douglas Jones, Mr Alexander McConachie, Hon. Hoary E. Pollock, Mr Thomas HPNIC ON THE SHANGHAI RICE reasons.bie and justitiable, and for the mer

His Lordship orders the plaint to pay

M: Pollock said the prosecution was in- the costs of the cute, but bolds that the stitutiil under sub-section 2, section 11 of the Merchant Shipping Onlinnaco, 1871, Assurance Contrany must pay the extra which runs on follows: Every mister

a British or Colonial ship who knowingly. costs incurred through their allegations of takes the same to act in such an unde

worthy atate that the lives of any babe passed on to the Patriotic Fund now length the enemy, strongly reinforced. and is confirmed by native witnesses.

Reid Mr Alfred H. Bendio, Mr Henry A. Bitchie, Mr Bruce Shopbord, Bir Gershom Stewart, Mr Alfred P. Stokes,

Naval Notes,

It is expected that IT. M.S. Centurion, Infing on board Admiral Sir B. Seymour, When the Terrible was a Grand Can will lears Hongkong for the Gulf of Slam, ary, she took on beard at tant port nu fow Labuan, Borney and Singapore, on the 1st er them 1,800 tons of Welsh steam chal, fa

December, au arrangement which will enable eight hours the Terrible had this enormous the Admin and his officers to attend St quantity of coal in her bankers, and an Androw's Bill. HMS. Linnet, which

hòr way again by the Chpes

Baron Quinsborg, an eccentric foreigner residing in the Transvaal, has been tried by court-martial at Pretoria on the charge of haiug & spy. He was found guilty, and was promptly shot. What about Nathan Marks, the Bacr spy at Ladysmith, after this?

goas to the Straits to reliers the Phocuta, coming to Hongkong to rofit and ro-con- son, will accompany the Centurion to the Gulf of Six in orden, to take Admiral Seymour up the Menin to Bangkok,

M.8. fer la expected here ou tho 29th ing, when it is anticipated" Bear- Admiral Fitzgerald will hand over his command to Rear Admiral Brude. After completing her overbau, H.M.S. Endymion

Auriou

M. Waldeck Rousseau, the Fremier Will go to Wuibaine). HM.S. Victoriens and Miniatan sif the Transinn að birta in Hongling shorily. directedt-the-Governors of the French

·African colonies to abstain from expansions by conquest. The colonial party of Franeo in much imitated at this decision. Quite

Among the officers captured by the Boera at Nicholson's Nek (Ladysmith) were Major Adya of the Staff: Colonel Carlton, Majors Muan, and Kipeal, of the Royal Iriak Fusilions: Majors Humphroy, Cure, and Wallace, of the Gloucester Regiment; Major Bryant, of the Royal Artillery.

Howard for Saving Life.

traad which failed.

MARKET.

PersÒN

Bo far as we can learn, the subscribers to the Missia and Kids Fand as quito agreeable that the money su subscribal shall

is likely to be thereby endangered shalt ba guilty of a misdeacanour unless he proves opened by Sir Thomas Jackean. Of course, rassed the Gloucesters huick, and at short-

uned med range rapidly finished the deadly that her gourg lu gebrauch an use the branou subscriptions opened under the trade. worthy state was under the circumstances

The abesace of messages since Tuesday old Service heading will doubtless be sent poses of such proof he may give uviduace in to the Chius Muit; but it would be well night is explained by the news that the Fast African wire is broken at Delogos in the same manner as any other witnose.! The evidenco would show that the kite independent Individual subscriptions Bay; and, fur the time being, Ladysmith Cloud was a wooden ship sheathed with gre de sent in to the Ilongkong and messages, when the Government strain supper, built over twenty yuma age that Slangbai Bank, in the name of the Pacoses, will arrive through Pendoland, East

London, and Cape Town, she was of the class which was ordinarily triobio Fund. So soon as the Missie and

The War cocrospondcuts are restricted to and known as river valy merlin chat night Kids Fond approaches to a finish, the ho called river traffi, either on total amount will be passed over to the (Frem Our Own Correspondent.)

tho run between Hugkong and Macao

Patriotic Fund, together with a Eat of the SHANGHAL, Nov. 21, 2.4 p.m.

ton and vice versa.. For the last Bix There is a panic on the flea mark-t here or upwards who had been employed solely upon the ran between Canton and Macao and back again, which be under- in consensonne of the imposition of now likin charges to defray the interest

IMPOSITION OF NEW LIKIN CHARGES.

ཐ,-:-,,:-.

foroiga Joans of the Chíricse Gorgrnment,

The market has been closed, and the peo plo ara mauscing the mandarina,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Next morning three Cavalry Regionte left Ladysmith, and overtook a portion of the Commando seat again Colenso, and cut it up badly, the remainder fleeing The above news is entirely from Dutch sources,

SIGNIFICANT TREPARATIONS

AT DE AAR

Borlang, Nov. 3n-A telegram from De Aar, dated Wednesday, relating to plans at General Bullor, statos that part of bis force will concentrate at De Aar for the purpose of invading the Orange Free State. Fre parations are incessantly going on; and rish, are boing harried forward? thousands of mulcs, puniverying war mate

A force is also being orgutsed for tho emudian relief of Kiburley; and, after 200 words do the nation is bearing the pro-clearing out the enemy there, it will con- sont rovers with equanimity, which urokcs tinue ita march to Mafeking

Landia, November 5-The Nineneh, with the loudest eulogy from the leading Cantin

Moanwhile

or on the run between Mato and Cm donors. The Colony will readily admit ontal Fross. The botter-class Fronch papers the New South Wales Lancers, has arrived:

·

SHOOTING.

"MACHINE OUN 00.

Twenty-one members took part in the November carbine competition. Ger P. A. Cox rogistored his first win for both

that the name of Sir Thomas Jackson will acure the fullest support for the enlarged stood was a pro-shote-ed trip, so far as Fond. We thank the donors to the Missis oueather was concerned, than the trip be- and Kids' Fund for enabling us to do what

tween Hongkong and faces. She was certified for a passenger certificate by Mittle has already been done. Dixon, the Government Marias Surveyor, in Sopterubor, 1803, and he would state in his evidence that in his opinion even at that time the White Clund was not in a proper condition for sending to sex. Besides Mr Ramsey, who also had experience as an engineer, would be called to state that the White Cloud was a river atramer, and not the class of bount which ought to be sont to Hon across to Manila et ereli Swataw, at all Nos. 1 and 2 Quis Following are the arents in the month of September when hest scorca :-ee-e there me nr of encountering. typhoons. The White Cloud was sold to Mr Robinson, whom he might, mention incidentally-lad been absent from the Colony for over two monthe past, at the end. of August in this year. The bill of Gunner Cox*. sale was dated 31st August, and he thought Sergt. Skelton* the transfer was actually registered in the Gr. I. G. Smith* Hachour Office ou 2nd September Sho Gr. Hursthouse. pot to sea apon the voyage which formed Sgt. Maj. Smyth. the subject of the prosecution an tamber at four o'clock in the aftep- Gunner Maysun.....

C. Sergt. Lanumert She was carrying no passengers, but she has Bomb King on board's crew consisting of the Captain, chief ofloor, and he thought two European Genomal Methuen, with a brigade of engineers and some Chinese firemen, and Guards, is advancing from the Orange stokers. It would appear from the orid- unce of Mr AdGIRO,, chief engineer, that Biyer to the relief of Kimborey.iumsory shortly before midnight n that same. diately.

day the White Cloud began to leak. It General Joubert, who has been indisappeared that she met a kind of loppy posed, is now botter. This apparently disposes of the report of his death.

A rumour from Ladysmith states that it

LONDON, Nuruber 19, 1893. THE WAILER N Gonoral Hildysed, who is now command. ing at Estcourt, reports that the oncus patrols are advancing throughout the coun- try from Goorton Rd to Ulundi, and various bodies from 500 to 700 strong are

Touching the lottor written by An sious," and published last evening, we now find from our files that he is cut in his statements. Considering that the Trans-edvancing on Estcourt. vaal War is now the all-abaurbing topic of interest here in Hongkong, and that the increased sorrice of Reuter was roquested or arranged for upon that ground, the general community should fuel gintoful to the Beuter Company. The complaint of Anxious was that nothing whatever came hy way of wire from anywhere on Earth save from South Africa. Well, upon ex amination of our files, we find that during the last four wooks no less than fourteen messages (or portions of messages) cama

General Clary is now commanding south of Ladysmith.

The Boore havo destroyed the great Togels bridge.

4

Captain E. W. Hawoll and the crow of the steamer Kaanga-wutṛt have hoon pro wehted by Mr Kondo, President of the from outside the charmed girolo of the was all well with General White on the order to facilitato the pumping of water out

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, with a reward for Transvaal War. Had time permitted, we

would have said so in last night's issue savingloine 70 school olilldron: from drown

Under the prescut conditions, and while the ing while the steamor was recently, in Sydtiey Harbour. The Captain's allotment censorship in et rigorous (and rightly so) in

17th ask The Boers, whose shella were infectus, endeavoured to make the in vestaions closer, but General Whits then sortiel, and drove the Boers from their

is reported to be a sum of 200 yon. The the Transvaal, we are of opinion that Reu-advanced positions with heavy loss.

dutails of the incident wore fully reported toz is doing otolit to hie Barries malgre Reinforcements amounting to 27,000 on the Kasuga-Mart's arrival hero from any one outside who feels aggrieved. Australia.

Sale of Crown Land.

Why They Laughed

The Boers have occupied Barkly-West, Douglas, Burghersdorp and Colesberg, un-

cutside and her scams began to open up and water came in through the sens In consessence of that about 11 p.m., at the request of Mr Adamson, the chief engineer; the chief officer put the chip head to wind in of the ship. After a certain amount of water had been punaped out of the ship, engineer turned in shout midnight, and was called out again at 115 and found lot of water in the ship-30 inches above the bottom of the bilges Ho found that the second engineer had already started Then the pamping with-a-hand-pamp injection was put to

bad that

the chief

have now teached the Cups, at N

A Boer attempt to rush Estcourt was re.stopped the water fer n bil. However, only a few hours afterwards, about six. Pulsed,

o'clock in the morning it was found that-a across the ship from starboard to port and plank was stove in, the water was running the fures were put out. At about quarter to seven in the morning the defendant exid that the abandoned somewhere about half

ship must be abandoned, and the shi wa past sovun o'clock. They would have it in evidence that within sight hours of the ship having started out from the harbour she was leaking. and within eighteen houmcisi her start she had to be abandoned altogether

Evidence for the prosecution having been concluded,

Several ladies vore discussing the virtues of their husstands, Said one of then Mino novor drinks, never sweats, opposed. Lot does he chew Duca haerer søke? The most right press censorship con-

Tes as always likes a cigar Just after hetindes has eaten a good meal, but I suppose that, on an average, is doesn't ginoka more than once a month. Some of herzienda laughed, but he didn't seen to understand

Yesterday afternoon, Mr G. J. King offered for sale by public auction at the ofices of the Public Works Dopartiment, Jaland Lot No. 1,570, which is situated be. tween Miscdonnell and Bowen Rosds. The lot contains 37,000 square foot, and lms ao annual rental of $3598 Dr G. P. Jordan was the purchaser at $11,580 (8) above the The Shanghal Police

Jordan proposes to crest At the revent police parade which was upsos price), "Dr. A residence on the lot Kowloon Mating held at the desire of HRU. Prince Henry Lot No. 67, kituate near Tok Wa Wan, was of Prusna favourable commer 20 jade put up at $7.530 and was sold to Me A.

sredals funt adorned the: Denison for 37,00

Hongkong Launches for Manila

How fortunate it.

for tug United States Government. Hongkong, with its big quota of stear.

within a comparatively short distance

Mstile." Major Deval (mys tha

Timer) has had a big feld th

and Manila is indebted to h judgment in selective such

wo bavo stien condo into:

3. cervico. The fate

Ch Lec, the bat which liang

scócessful attempts to resol failed, either on account of the

bay She

from

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From the Manila Times") THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS.

LONDON, NUY 9The State elections, the present no alteration in the relative which are now-ia full awung, show, up to strength of olitical parties

do balance in favor of the Mokinley Administration liss not been affected one way or the othe

Lordships to guide his in the interprétation Mr Francis asked for a ruling from his of the section of the Merchant Shipping Act whereby permission was granted the defen dant to give evidence.

His Lordship held that defolant scould confine his oridenes to proving that under the circumstances the taking of the ship to SET WILK rosionable and justifiable.

to

breasts of the forco, nad a list them mayThe following. States have gone Repub. be of interest. Most of the decorations liau Masuchusetts, Tones Tonnsylvania,

Kentacky, Ohio and South Dakota. (ys the NC Duty Neur

worn by

The following States have gomo Democrat:

Mr Frucis then intimited that he had no the Silke owing to so many of them having: Missouri, Virginia and Blaryland.

evidence call, He submitted in the brst taron park in hdmerous Ludia frontièr wars Maryland is the only State to allow an instance that there was no evidente, what-

dealing with those worn by the Eur important changa, NE O

ever to go to the jury, Assuming that the bending, the last we basa Lapt will the Zald war mein), then thong arall the returns sent in up to vessel was in so unaasworthy a condition Juspector Cidlina with the Indian From. fier metal with Burnis 1886-1 and Hou

the Royal Hapana Su- medal with two claspa for How the Fight Began. gegennt" "Medgen," the only Rafferty: Phast wore it that started forcoglio has a decuration the fight, Dualan (It wore this way,

Delsesses the German medal for paving

MCom were talkin' large an loud about his prosperity, an' said that he wore gul

gars his youngest a ride in his homeles of which carriage Thiolated in-Ta't that th' omk

blus wheelbarrow yez mane, M'Cann'?**

nungst

twenty thr

S NOT A SURPRISE.

sad in such a state that the lives of theas on bound were likely to be endangered-no evidenca whatever had been given af on tho part of the any knowledge defendant that the vossel was in liat condition, that she way, in fact, quses- worthy and if taken to sea was likely to endanger the lives of those on board. In bbe abronco of any me directly bearing on these provisions of the law he could only refer to othar alanes of cos in which the question of knowledge arose,

20 30 24 22 102 30 33 3080, 93 28 82 24 1) 17 28 27 23 20 33 27 60.

17 27-23 22 27 32.29

21 10 28 20

Capt. Sanders.

20 28 22 16 Ghaner Morrell... 12 20 21 23

*Winners of Spoona.

03

London, November 8.-General Buller at Cape Town. Las ordered the withdrawal of the British

Queenstown, and the evacuation of Nasuw. Garrison froni Stormberg Junction to Poort and Resmead Junctions, pending tha arrival of reinforcements.

acceptance of al binne. The sympathy in particular admire General White's ready expressed in the Ainarican and Colonial Canadians offor a second contingent, Frase is widespread and singero; and the Tanding dotai's of the action at Lady. faith, home opinion is tulerunt. Experts

The finest and other papery fa discussing. assert that, if explanations are forthcoming Concerning the failure to keep up com the situation in South Africa, urge the munications with the captured columo,necossity of despatching further reinforce

ments to the seat of war then General White's couluet of the cam- paigu, considering orerything, will bear scrutiny.

SPEECH BY LORD ROWERKEY, Lord Rosebery, speaking at Edinburgh last night, said: We, as usual bogin badly, owing to some mysterious malcficant influence which prevails over our prepara tions, Tho war may, he continued, east more battalions and undreamt of millions; bat one thing is certain, wo man to see this thing right through

THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS, Bombay, Nov. 3.-Further partieslars of 03 the disaster at Ladysmith are supplied by the war correspondout of the Central Nors, who visited the score of the conflict ant saw twenty dent and ever one hundred 88 wounded collected; while the prisonere

89

89

88

The New South Wales LancOTS: Were- ontrained at Capo Town this morning and procceded northward immediately, but their destination in unknown

The Times this morning publiebes a des- patch from its correspondent at Lalgamith stating that the Boors had hitherto only ane slege-gan posted, hut are building

placements for others.

Cutcullis, Nov. 7. special London cable states that pemitent rumours ATE current of-the-Bastos rising against the Boors but the truth appears to be that the Banutum sro only burning with o dosias to attack their old enemies. So far the British authorities in Natal have boon, sud- cessful in restmining the Barutur

Largo parties of Dests hare entered Capo Colony at various points on the norther frontior; and General Buller has ordered the withdhawal of small garrisons likely to

8 totalled 870. The troops fought seven

bo isolated. before they were compelled to sur render by want of ammunition.

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THE MISSIS AND KIDS' FUND. The following subscriptions to the fund suggested by R. N. have been received.

to dato

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Bombay, Nov. 4-A Bombay Gazelle cablegram gives further details of the Lady amith cugagomont

The King's Royal Rifles suffere soverely on Monday; and the Artillery likewise lost heavily

TARTUFIC BOMBARDMENT OF MAPEKING

Bombay, Nor. 8.-A telegram to the Bumley Grzelte anounces that nows haa been received of a terrific boabardment of Maleking on Wednesday. Three hundred shells were fired in 8 hours. are unknown.

Our losses

Calcutto, Nov. 8.A special London In addition to the heavy loss on the Brit-

cablo states that the Boers have fired the ish aida, the Bact lossen were terrific.

The greatest havoo was chased, by our Volde near Kimberlop. Two dynamite Artillery; and General Joubert has formally waggons exploded; but no damage was protested against the use of lydäite as in-done. The fire is still raging, human.

A local armistico. was concluded after thei battle on Monday evening, and the wound- ed wore attended to and the dead buried.

Our position at Ladysmith is described no perfectly enfo.

LAST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED OFFICERS:

London, November 3-In Monday's ac- tion near Ladysmith six officers were killed and nine wounded; and 54 mon wore killed and 281 wounded,

The following is the list of killed Royal Artillery-Liout. Macdougall, King's Royal

Rides-Major Heyers and

Licuts. Maraden und Forster.

Major Edward Gray, 2.A.M.C.

Naint Rifles-Lieut. Chapman. The fullewing is a list of the wounded: Royal Artillery-Major Dawkins and Lieut. Belaber,

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T. Wason (sk. Fatshan)

A. Rodgor

General Gascoigne.

Some Officers of H.M.S

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King's Royal Rides-Major Riddell and Lieut. Johnson

Irish Fusiliors

Captains Rice and

Gloucesters-Lantains Fyta. Staynest,

and Willcock.

London, Nov. 5.-The official list of the tosses suffered by General White's left-flank in last Monday's action gives 834 men missing 32 Gloucesters, 10 Irish Fusiliers, sud 10 Gunnors killed; and 150 wounded.

A hundred mon subsequently escaped to Ladysmith

LATE TELEGRAMS.

Parliamentary Eye-election at

Exeter

London, November 6.The election for

sulted

the sout, at Exoter, rendered vacant by the appointment of Sir H. Staford Northcote to the Governorship of Bombay, bas Kai in the rotura of Sir Edgar Viscont the Conservative omdideto, by a majority. of-650 votes, over Mr.Bright, the Liberal candidate. The polling was

Vincent

Bright

4,030 3,371

The Mansion House Fund. The Queen has given £1,000 and the Prince of Wales £250 to the Transvarl War, Fund.

Lord Kitchoner at Cairo, The Sirdar has returned to Cairo, Tals

Lord Charles Beresford. London, · Novembar 3.-Lord Charles Boresford denies the statement that he bus been appointed Secord in Connnsed of tho Mediterrancan Squirtron..

Wedding at Kobe,

The Abe Chronicle of the 13th, Bombay, Nov. 6.A cablegram to the Bombay Gazette states that a Ladysmith reports: There was a large congregation at wiro on Tuesday night reports a further the Catholic Church on Saturday aftorecon to engagement, in which the Naval Brigade witness the marriage of Miss May Catherine played a prominent part

Our gunners ared three shots to the en Shen, daughter of Air. and Mrs. M. J

Shea, to hir. J. J. Hamilton Fawkner, one t emy's one, and silenced all their batteries.

The Lancers, Hussara, Natal Carabineers, of the staff of Blessis, Samael Sammel C and tho Border Rites surprised the Boer Co The bride, who catered the church on. Camp on Boesters Hill, and the Cavalry the arm of her father, wore a cream satim put the Boord to flight. The Boore lust drew trimmed with silk laco and orongo

blossoms, and an embroidered tulle veil heavily

London, Novonies 7-Beuter's corres The three brideannids, who were dresses pondent, wiring from Estcourt (a station on of white silk and carried baskets of white the lino, four stations south of Colenso), on flowers, were Miss Eva Shen (sister of the the 4th instant, states that heavy Gghting bride) and the Misses Inez and Renée de took place on Thursday and Friday round Lucy Fossarian, daughters of M. EH.. Ladysmith, when the British druvs, the Woolfall as best zane. The servies, which Boers back to their Camp.

It is reported that the Boors lost 800 in killed, wounded, and prisoners,

The railway, read, and bridges at Colenso

NASA main intact. The Natal Naval Corps, with guns, ss returned to Pietermaritzburg to reassure the inhabitants.

ANSTASE, ARMY CORIT FOR MOUTH, ATRICA

was fally choral, was conducted by the Bev. Father Fage, assisted by the Rev. Father Perrin, the musical portion haing. rendered by some of the students at the Latholic Mission School. During the cores I will not be a surprise to any who are at different from opinion. Mr Fransis referred I would travene broad oceans and explore

mony Mr. H Ramsoger played a john "all fauular with the good qualities of to the - evidence required to establish the unknown regions of the earth; I would

solo, and Mr. H. Grimble, who was of the Dham berlam Langh Remedy, to know that knowledge in cases of being in possessionscend the loftiest peaks of the rightinst

argon, played two coluntarios as the brid people every where take pleasure in fylating of property knowing it to be stolen. In all- Their experience la the use of that splendid these cases some substantivo ovidence had mountains, and brave the raging torrents

party chlered and left the church comline was afterwards beld at repa and in talling of the benefit they to be givan srhich and direct personal ap which pour down their precipitous sides; 1

resived from it, of bad coils it has plication. In this gaso be submitted that would nocail the Arctic icspack, and, over ondon, November 7-Love the high-dense of Mr. and Mice. She aud

Terge number of friends hreatened attacks, of pneumonix no evidence had been given as to the consuming every obstacle, carve my way to the act Authority for stating that the Military tooded bes

and of the children it has neotion of the defend at with the easel und levered Fole for you, dear, I would authorities have practically decided to raise wedding presents to both brigad

of croup, and whooping that he ever had a knowledge of her or dare anything and everything. Oh, the another Army Corps for service in Southgroom were very handsome

ing the happy couple left for Eyose and, good medicine. For a her until he went on board, but any brano buy! (Continuing I will Africa, Deaddin Wadda & Cd., General thing was wald 6 sim by way pluman is con come and as you morrow if it doesn't portion of the Press is growing more adele Yoksamhetke Bonb

Policals and 10. 1 now sanaimed that no will be spent ward which would bring fra