FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1899.
Notes by the Way.
Merrine, which won the Melbourne Cup, also won the Victoria Derby,
REVIEWS.
A.
The wellknown" sculler, Bubear, has à Drink SURVEY OF BETIZAR HISTORY BY
George Townsend Warner, been sent to prison for fraud:
Leulen Binckie and Ben, Ltd. The anther who was sometime Follow of Jema College, Cambridge, and is now Ass istant Mastorat Harrow School, has sim od, bi tlifa must useful book, at making a simple selection of the most important facts, or chains of events, in each period, and has treated these in more detail to the exclusion of others which noorpod loss chr aatepistle of the period. By this means it ia designed to awakon interest in the con- nection of historical events by the process of reasoning, and the fall' also of history.
Two Syndicates are being formed at Shangbai to compete for the telephone Borrice of Shaghai relinquished by the China and Japan Telephone Co..
A burent has been established to fad enjilgynt for the wires and familles of
an educational subject is sought to ha realized. The book is apparently intend army and navy rowerve won who live boonod for a shoot text book, but will be found Randy work of reference to thiena, who called out for action service.
have psad through the forms. The lis tory is brought up to date, and is one of Arst list of subscriptions to the the post excellent and comprobustro gua
THE CHINA MAIL.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS
CHINA MAIL'S SPECIAL SERVTOE
THE WAR.
CRITICAL POSITION AT LADYSMITH.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT BY BOERS. SEARCHLIGIFT COMMUNICATION WITH GENERAL BULLER
· (From Our Special Carenpondent.)?
Coromno, December 8,
THE LOSS OF THE SUPER. ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY NEWS BY AUSTRALIAN MAIL
ARRIVAL OF THE RESCUED
CREW.
THE BÙIP TURNED TUBTLE,
COMMODORE'S OUPA" ILCER,
DAVERONOVAL' TO FOBIT A TRUST.
Newspaper Men Sent to Goal.
Melbourne, Nov. 18. Mr Packer the publisher of the Age and Me Killsworth the al before the bar of the Legislative Assort Publisher of the Ausbulasian woIC BUZLISON.
ments on the Tackson esse, which was alleged to be a breach of the privileges of the House A ination was carried on the voices that they be committed to guel on the appakor's warrant. *
A Large Artillery Order. Adelaide, November 15-The Brillsh Admiralty has ordered a large number of new guns. The order is for four hundred is to ho offsetive at a distance of twenty. and fifty twelve-inch guna. Ench ploce five miles, and they are to be delivered at the antliest possible date. The execution of the order will entail un expense of over
Transvaal War Fund will be found onwaries of this vast salsicct that has been Frero, dated 4th instanti states that Lady-All the boats with one exception were laid Marion, cleverly handled by Mrmed with suitable waste hands, ne other four-end-half millions of pounds The"
Page Tho initials B.J.' which appear in the list should he ‘D.J.*
The German slanners Suitland Savn, now in course of construction at Shanghai, are expected to be in coumission by the and of this month, when they will be pat on the Skanghai:Ifankow run,
7
published.
Dublin, 1899
ExpLISH SATIRES. By Oliphant Sumaton. Lonlo: Bingkis and Son, Limited, 511, Old Bailey, E.; Glasgow And This je eno of the manuals in the well. known Warwick Library of English Litor
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sture that is beling issued under the cou
petent quieral editorship of De Herford. In ti 220 pawls striating champion-Exch yoluso in the serice takes some ship of Soutined, which took place at Den-prticular litary mosis and trees its beginnings and gradual down to the present day, illustrating by representative speel-
dee, Fred Lane, the Australian swinter, best Edwards, the Scottish champion, by The time registered for the n-yard. distanco #19 2min 40s.
An Englishman named Richmond, or Richmal Lot, ampleyed as n tidlewnitor in the orean Costumes, was inurdered at
Tho ons that are consically sanciated. admirable critical introduction to thu volume in our hands, by Me Smoston, is informed with wide reading and well guered are, and is alonis fully worth, the molerate sum despaudel for the entire Book.
The name Sales has always been a seurm of great trouble to scholar. It
medy, -Deal.& segs to be a
But how Chomulpo on the night of 10th Novemb.the word first came to be applied to a form Ho had been seen quarrelling with a Ger of liteware is tot ensily ascertained. When Jovens saks of nestri fariaga kelti, le man Jow, who is suspected of stabbing the doubtless atindes, to the then acoupted ex- |
plation of sature as an olla podrida-a deceased about the hond,
umble of metres er of pro and reme, Fra rather oleme pasenga i Liry, it be fair to infer, that metam meant & simple acete without plet, neted first without, and leads with musical sccompaninceles
Li Hung-Chang's Appointment.
At the mooting of the Sonitory Board The first rates for the above Cups were yesterday, a motion was rubmitted that a dsailed on Saturday laat in a light easterly Sub-Carmittoo of the Board consider and brose, The course was from the Police subit recommendations to the Govern The Indo-China stenusor. Yuchaingur. Pior at Teim Sha Taal round a mark.hontment with regard to the formation of ably yesterday for publishing certain com rived from Manila to day, init included off Lyemoon, Kowloon Rooks, port, and Trust for the inprovement of the city. wongal her passengers Captain Penne Meyer's East Buoy, starboard
Mr May said beg to move the rasolu- The starters in the First class were Muidtion which stands in my name and which father, Meaars W. Hunter, J. Jackson, A
Marion, Bonito, Chanticleer, Erica, Doreen, Durant, S. Ferrell, W. Pugh and A. Blake Gloria, and chee, and the last named boat roads as follows-That a Sub-Committee the European parties of the crow of the recoired a time allowsand of 5 minutes from of the Board be appointed, consisting British steamer Hupeh, of whose loss we the others,
of the Medical Officer of Health, Mr Ed. have already har telegraphic inforination Maid Marion got the best of a goodward Osborne and one other member to be start, but was soon seed by Bonito, which from Manila. So far as can be learned at maintained the great improvement she has nominated by the President, to consider second hand, it appears that the etuamor shows this season and went extremely well and submit recommendations for the for- had reached to within three hundred miles so well, that it is quite evident she will mation by Government of a Trust to ho | bo a very hard, boat to beat this season. Hongkong when, through some unox Bonio was first rond each of the marks, endowed with a percentage of the assessed plained reason; she took a very heavy list, but after rounding Mayor's East buoy, Taxes, and of the prania on Tand sales, either washed overboard or rendered using passed her Meanwhile a fresher wiso, and to be charged with the duty, and breaze brought up the Chanticleer and invested with the power, of carrying out Active, and a must exciting rios hemosanitary improvements in the City of Vin less, and as the vessol kecled over the ensued between the foar, which all crossed torin, especially in the matter of the aboll
Australia and the Cable crow took to the mits. Forty-six of the the winning line within a period of 30 tion of insanitary areas and of overorowd-
· Companios; N Chinese crew immediately, drifted away seconds. Muid Marion secured the honing. The article in the Beginner whicl
Adslide, Nov. 26.-The Government has Isen angagod on the cable question. It in their rate, and these men are still mis.ar of being first, Bonito was second, with accompanied this resolution was brought to Chanticleer only one second beltind. Active my notice about fifteen menths ago by Mr
has agreed to accey: the Eastern Extension sing. Captain Pennofather romained on on casily of her time allowance, and her R. K. Leigh, architect, of this colony, and Telegraph C. proposals. These proposals. his ship antil the following day, and two owner and bebasins (Me Pollock), who although I thought article afforded food
14 Whole of Australia. The Company will lay raft containing the Europeans and Bails her with such dogged pluck against for very serious reflection by the Board I Provile for the reduction of the rates to the THE DEFENCE OF MATEKING portion of the Chinese crow stood by the heartily congratulated on his success, which was afraid that perhaps it might act as a
her powerful rivals in the & class, is to he did not bring it before the Board because 'cabio.from Durban, via Mauritius, to Fre- mantle and Gloucg. It also agrees to lower ship. The Captain left the vasri na shewe hope will be maintained in the next race trail drawn cross the track of the progress the international charges to this colony. filled with water, and sought safety on one for the Gap The times of finishing were of the Insanitary Proportion Bill. Now that Elie zatos will be: For private wires, bd per
no follows:-
flat Bill, thanks to His Excellency the word; for Government wires, dd par word; Governor, who has taken on great an ind for presas wiras, 34 per word. The of the rafts, and having seen the last of the
torast in
in the annitary improvement of the company have made these reductions con | vessel the occupante of the rafts took to the
town, has pussed into law, I think that ditional. It wants to be allowed to have only remaining boat and set sail for one of
the time has come when we should endes its own effes in Adelaida. By this means the Islands. They landed on the Island of
Four to place before the Government senoit will deal direct with the public, without! Luban, and after some time were sighted
recommendations for the further sanitary its business having to pass through the improvement of this city. The Insanitary hands of the Government. by a schoctor which took them up to
Properties Bill will effect a great deni, bat
A special despatch to The Pines from
smith sustained a Ecary bombardment from the Beers on that day. Communication was do between Ladyanith and the relieving force by searchlight, the sinus being clearly readable.
THE RECENT BAYONET CHARGE
BY THE GARBISON.
HEAVY LOSSES AMONG THE BOERS.
POSSIBLE RISING OF NATIVES, It is relishly reported. that in the recent bayonet attack upon the Boer tranches by the Mafeking garrison, the British force
was far more snccearful than was expected...
Marila.
SERIOUS FRACAS AT
MURRAY PIER...
·Maki Murion... Bonito
43 Ist
19ud
24 3rd
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337 307 3
37
3
37
25
43
26
Doreen m Gloria
30
40. 37
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Chanticleer...... Erica ***
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guns are supposed to be required for the strengthening of the bony amâncata,
War News.
To the Second-class Mr Denison's now
it requires no sanitarian to see tinut it can. cruiser Marjorie made her debut, and not had will not effect that radical change
London, Nov. 14. The telegraphio proved herself faster in light winds thau for the better which is absolutely essential was expected. A tino race ensued be in a great many quarters of the city before consorship in Cape Colony applies to all tween her and Sylt to within some du-this most important port and cure of official telegrama excopt the Portuguese, and even code messages aro rigorously dealt tance of the Lyeman mark, when Sght trade can rid itself of this dread scourge, ing periodiedly infected with other spide allowed herself to be blanketed by a large the plague, and from the cacgor
becomwith.
the race. Dorse, which had been very discs Hongkong is in its infancy. liberally treated in the handicap, won t kas a very large future before it, and it easily with some minutos of her time allow behoves us men of the present day to da once to spare, Marjorie was accord, and our old friend and companion Payne
We understand at the Commodore. as it ought to be. To object which is authorities ha recaptured wirelona telegraph
Upwards of lorly Boers were killed or GERMAN BLUEJACKETS MOB THE which deprived her of her chances of wounded by the bayonet, and a large num bor were shot.....
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POLICE. Asations disturbance was occasioned last night at Murray Pier by'a kirge crowd of German bluejackota who attempted: the
Great Britain's comple
French newspapers describe Portugal ng
Nov. The. Guiters states that the
Czar has refused his assent to Trinco Loula all we possibly eau to make this port a Napoleon leaving and sorring with the Boer It i reported that the Capetown healthy one. therwise its development cant be so large mor ita famure so brilliant
forcen.
It is reported that H.E. Li Hung
The Boers have been raiding the country chang obtained his recent appointment
it has the differed tahin Mafoking, and carrying off the cattle through his curand Secretary Jung In.. a play chiefly in the absence of a plat One day the latter called upon the furner | Living Andamicus was the first artist who belonging to the Baratonigs. The natives custody of the Poles. The affaie assumed presenting an additional Cup in this clasdealt with in the paper, which was attached pleit, which, it was discovorul was inten-
-
intax dace a regular play
argumento fabúum serene rusvis est-
and during the conversation La complainedgars up suture and, ander Greek influence, of his unsatisfactory position in Peking and begged Jang Lu to procure him some active employment. The outcome was Li's from the slage pointnient as Investigating Commissioni
Ancient satire, roughly speaking, ends of Commercial matters in the Treaty ports. Tho report shows two points in favour of with Lecian's Dialogres. Mr Smeaton gives Jung Lai; he got another of the protesters yet perfectly unaous and conseru of the Empress Dowager out of Peking, ant socures the geatle of Li for getting him an active post-N-0. Daily News.
A Consular Fitting
a
the natives if thus British troops invade the Tizbovaal,
rescue of one of their comrades from the
third.
| are greatly disturbed, and it is feared there very dangerous appearance, and in the go to the heat tot eligible for the Club to this resolution is of course a most difficult od for the Teanaval Government
Nov. 16 Dospite the Gongra flag flying, es of the B clans if none of the boats of and my resolution simply aims at ob-
the Boars have bombarded the Catholic The Greek play thus drove the eve is graro dangor of a general uprisingamong struggle which ensued one of the constables that class win the first prize in this Com-taining consideration from men vivo Rave Sanitariam, at. Ladysmith, killing two
kunwlodge of sanitary matteront large busi- ness capacity, to see if some feasible scheme civiliane and wounding several nare paition.
could not he laid before the Government. Another infantry division of 11,000 men The Trust which is suggested its this resoluis Loing mobilised, and this will give Gen- tion would be formed, I should imagine, omni Bulier a total of over 100,000 men in- not necessarily by member of the Sanitary cluding the local contingent, in South Board only, but would be, or ought be,
Nov 21-The Boura rofused to give up
ve neco of the English Satirists froz Chaucer down to Calsirley who died in 1881.3 his part of his essay is an exellent suudal of what such work should be and the exemplifying elections could not have bees or aptly typical. Dr Herford is such adequate hands.
Akhough thero has been no intercourse between the garrison and the anter world for more than six weeks, the price of food in Mafcking is only a little above normal,
The Winchow cartopendent of the fortwate in having plsend the subject in and there is no dietress.
N.-C. Daily News wrote on the 27th Nov. omber:-Mr Mc Carvill has just had time to unpack his furniture, get it antly aranged about the Consular palaco, call all round our small commanity, and now at two days' notice from headquarters bas had En-retekoverything, call round to say quod-by and leave as stouding breathless At this Enusual paes Really the overs that be ought to barà marry on our nerves, we are far from an maddeniny crowd hore, and unused to such un-eomly-rusb. such indecent nato.. Lat thera remember that we are not at the end of a wire, con- tinually haring electric menrages typed on to our spinal column. Our best wishes go with Mr Carvill, we'd mther he'd stayeil. *Neal, gyutleuten, plenas."
The book is daintily tour in a decora- tive cloth cover of tasteful design, and in
The times of Baiaùing wore as follows:-
Finish
correction 3. 48 0 lat
red his revolver into the air to frighten his assailants. Two of the sailors, pamed Panger and Hollendoff were arrested, and at the Magistmey today, the former en Doris charged with assaulting es British stoker Marjorie and also with obstructing the Police Payne
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in the performans of their duty. Meteor. 3. 55
fallendoff was charged with obstrusting Spit 305 07 the Police. According to the evidence Thr46 tendered, about 9.20 p.m the first dafen: Ladybird... dant and the English stoker had a quarrel Prince...... 4 5. 36 regarding some matter, regarding which the prosecutor and complainant gavo different explanations. At any rate the German. Britisher, and Le promptly knocked him down and kicked him. At this stage, Com. mander Boothby, of HMS Endymion, and three other maral offers who had just landed from a sampan, appeared on the acene, and P. C. Baker being attracted by
end get-up, is all that coul. he desired. VOLUNTEER GAZETTE' SERVICE. thought he was justified in assaulting the
To those who aid the press and hurry of over-day lito mill find razo moments of leisure for dipping late such matter at is
set for by this volume will be especial
ly grateful and satisfying.
I
don: Casseland 26.
LONDON, 5th December, 1890, THE WAR-RE-INFORCEMENTS. The Denton Grange has left Southamp ton for the Cape with thirteen traction
Tu Le Kortes. By Alix King. Lon-engine, anoth steam-ploughs for entrenching work, and 7,200 tons of stores. The Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 13th Hussara bave landed at Darkan.
A RAT HUNT.
BEWARE OF TWO CENTS PER - HEAD.
Yesterday, we published the minutes of the members of the Sanitary Board with reference to the proposed destruction of
A public body composed of the leading
tach
I
Africa.
The Boors hare ecmmunced to luot Johannesburg. Business and private houses are being, despoiled of everything worth carrying way,
The machhiery of two of the largest wrecked.
taas in the Transvaal luas been completely
on of the city-intermixed with officials the Britishers wounded in the captured who have the scary technical Tuwamoured train at Colenso, although asked ledge and capacity and ought to be auch a to da su by an abuzanco party," body as would cominand the fullest con- The reported death of General Joubore Edence not only of the Government but ofis denied. He was wounded lat not ser
public.. The advantage that such a iously.
General Buller has issued a general or hody would have over a purely govaru, mental body world be that its funds would der, in which he praiass very highly the I think, bu augnantechby subscriptions and fighting qualities of the Natul volunteers. men who have the interests of this colony killed in a sortie at fateking, donations, perlupa legastos from wealthy an aval gunners
Nov. 22.-General Cronje's son wis at heart. The flaverament is always to garded by the public as a sort of privileged body with a bottomless purse the strings of the disturbance came from Murray Pier to rate as being propagators of bubonic plague. which it holds very rightly six which is enquire into the maiter Commandor Mr Osborne said Amongst the papers üled with money which is is niways loth, Boothby gave the Gerwan in charge for
to the coumble sciens his on this subject there are some very inter or saushet 1th, to use for the public bonefit. I do not know why this idea has prisoner about fifty Gorman bluejackets Cating remarks made by Dr Manson in his taken, bold of tao public mind, but such who wore on the pier closed round him and inaugural address to the London School of reems to me to boyways the cass. A public attempted to take the prisoner from his There wore several gallant episodes at charge. The naval effcois vigorously to Tropica Medicine on the relationship be body such as I should like to per institut
sisted the attack upon the constable, but tween rats and plague. Coaning as they due would certainly be free from the dia. its attanst to induce the Cape farmers to advantages under which Government susis, and revolt minst Downing Street the Madferriver fight, including an attempt by fores of numbora P. C. Baker, still re- from so emincat an authority as Dr Mantines Labour
control:* I think it certainly would by an offer and several men of the Cold-ining his held of the prisoner, was pushed son, and considering that the theory which be a more populiz institutions, and there stream Guarde to swim the river in faca of and hustled on to the pier. The constable popunds, vis, Laat tits convey infer foro in such a matter as sanitary improve-
SHOOTING MATCH. blew his whistle and an Indian constable,
to command public tion, is also hold
ment more likely to lol medical authori a henry fire
who also became mixed up in the mele, ably rities, I think the Saaituy Board should sympathy and support.
This Bergomis of the R.W.F. and R.E. seconded his white somrade in the whistling
31 Osborne-For the rason that I coxa-heli & friendly short at. Koulona Ranges, line, P. C. Watt. on duty as Pedders | tako steps to rid the colony as far as possider the schetto proposed by the Vice-i on Wednesday, 6th inst. Tho R.W.F
ble-of this dangerous vormin-not resident ie the only practical method of News Irom Mafeking states that the Wharf, heating the oil for assistance, at spneodic half-kearted spirit, but in a thor satisfactorily dealing with the many diffeuls Sergeants won the match by 36 points.
onco jumped into a rickpha and came to roughly systematic manner, so that, oven Baden-Powell, M., for the Kirkdale Di- triumphs in the end. and the religions Boors attacked on the west side on the 22nd. C. Baker's assistance; when his though we may not, as Dr. Manson puts it, robia connected with insanitary propor- [ On completion of firing, the party proceed vision of Liverpool; and has followed his novice becomes a natriatonhal one. The November, anal rotiret after the garrison sailants had nearly pushed him over template the approach of plaguo, with tias in this colony, I shall be pleased to give ed to Kowloon Hotel, where the R.E.'s-
Olons Baden-Powell.
Catonel Barlen Powell, who is in con mand of tho Colonial forces at Mafoking, is * younger hither of the late Sir Gungo
examplo in king enthusiastic interest in Colonial nilairs. It is within general recol luction that the gallant officer, after doing splendid work for the expedition against- King Prampel of Ashantee, became one of
The purity of the literature issued by Cassel aus Co., olther fetional or otherwise, ha become proverbial, and the volumin under review is quite up to the standard of these books which are not calculated to Bring the blast of samo to the cheek of the young person. It is our inently entertaining withs, this unrative of a young girl's ruggles between her inclination for a re- ligions life, punctuated by the dying wish of her fatlier that should she feзl auch an inclination he should take the ever-absorbing voil, and the all and
love. power of
Of course,
Ta
clinracters are woll and forcibly drawn, and
the details charmingly worked out.
Tux Docson. By H. Da Vero Staeponle.
London: T. Fisher Unwin. *
Idyllic writing, an against the tendoney.
the most relive and successful figures in towards the rouatic evinced the or
"The Doctor, however, is a
the suppression of the cabele vebellion,dinary novel of today, is somewhat un- It is not so well known, however (says the common. Duay News), that he earned from the Blatabele the soubriquet of Impeesi, mean pross idyl if ever there was one. A con- ing be that crengs about by night, from try practitioner of the old school is sadden
his (to them) uncomfortable habit of scout-ly opposed by a me of the now cult, who
|
THE MODDER RIVER FIGHT,
MAFEKING.
had fired a few shells.
The Cape farmers do not show any signs of riding. The Grange Free State is doing
SERGIS. R.W.F.
'title'
the end of the pier. Baker had drava equanimity, we shall at least have the essay services on the Committee, hub at the emertained their comrades to his batch and was driving the Gertifaction of knowing that we have not same time I cannot refrain from saging that Games of billiards cul American howls BOER LOSSES.
mans back P.C. Watt draw his baten ignored the warning givan us. De Manson in view of the procrastination, apathy and were indulged in during the evening. Sorgt. The Booms admit heavy losses at Kun and assisted his comrade in keeping charge lays great stress upon the importance of indilleronco which charactised the progress Major Hickman, RW, F., and IQ. M. S. of the prisoner. The Germans, mate a killing the rats before the epidamis-is upon of the Insanitary Properties Ordinatio Caon, R.E., did the necessary speech horloy and the Oraugo River.
combined rush and almost knocked the constables off the pier. The prisoners. He says, I would emphatically point frutn its inception in 1895 to its becoming making Scores
the extended range of reform covere almost got away, but Baker knocked him out, to be effective these micosuras must be law four years afterwards, I do not think by down with his baton. In falhug the Gor employed in anticipation. To prove the proposal before us will meet with much f
200 500.000 Total spillemic you must kill the local rats bofere
yis. yde. yds.. man pulled the constable down with him. they are attacked. The present, air, is sympathy or encouragement from the rul
Band Sergt. Adains...30. 28 and they struggled together on the ground, therefore the time to act, not six months ing powers. However it in the duty of the Cola-Sergt. Rolex 3299 the skin of the constable's right hard being hence, when the mischief bas recommenced, Sanitary Board to press forward sich Sergt. Dooland 29 26-89 broken. Another rush by the Gerninna was and what I propose in that we should measures of reform as will bring light,
RRUTER'S SERVICE,
Lennox, 8th December, 1899.
THE WAR-RE-INFORCEMENTS
RECHUANALAND.
Bulidiary Thot Daily Telegraph Correspondeat
at
31-
Paye 27 2912482 Halcoop,29. 26-24-79 Daries...24 31 22-77 Muure. 30 27 20-77
Total...
ing alono among their strongholds during prescribes ani-Katina and actually in-abilizing. the hours of darkness, and gaining thereby sicts upon his patients washing then mush valuable information. The experi- sulves. There is the usual love story, once gathered in thase daring enterprises and the always necessary scheining wo has, it may be safely assumed, hon utilised mau in the plot, but there are by Colonel Baden-Powell against the Buers to the main interest, which centres in the Modder river, 30th November states that around Mafeking, and he probably knows bluff old doctor, who dispersos bis medi-Landers saus inte contart with the Beers pearly as much of thoir intuations and re.cines without the aid of a chemies) balance on the 30th November. The enemy wasp the stairs of the plei, and was immed ( cupiors, while to go to the trouble of catch-oveti though we fail to info tan full meas Staff Sergt. Wallace. 32 33 30-
or minim glas, and who is loved by t lovas averybody. Read Tas Doctor, by occupying a strong ridge six miles to the all moans; you will get no more enjoyable north, book.
sources as they know themselves.
Weddings at Shanghai.
RESOLVED TO Rics. y Edward H.
MAFERING.
The Daily Mast Correspondent at Blalek ing states that all was well iu that town on the 25th November.
SEROTS. IL..
32 20-95
'Brown.. $. 26 31
25
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23:
It is reported that the seventh division is checked by R.C, Watt firing his revolver in at onço organise a rat hunt, distributo trans } fresh air, and health into the hons of the Color-Surgt. Joces8081 03-84- the air: The Germans were soared in en broadcast, through the city free of charge, many thousands of our fellow-creatures other rush by the double discharge of and offor a reward for every fut dead who now struggle for life in leithsome the constable's revolver. At this stage, the orative: This plsu I believe to be the best places where darkness, dirt, foul air, and etter trim the Han came alongside tho because it is hopeless to expect that we can
diacaso preclude all possibility of a healthy pior, and the petty officer in charge cleared the rats by any other means than existence, and I think that if we stendily away a number of the men. Daring thorough the neopiers of housee, and the persevero in our crusado aggiust these evils we may hopein coune of time, it may be course of the struggle, the Police patrol only. way in my opinion by which this can pinnace arrived, and P. C: Johneon came be effected is to make it worth the years, to affect some real improvement, Sergt. Bowery........ 36. ately knocked down. P. O. Enker, -nexisting them. I know that difficulties will suru of success which the Vice-President's
Corden 20.2792– Thave much plez- od by the Indian constable and the officers, cus, and we shall ha told rats will be bred scheme would lead to
c. 8. M. Wilson... 28 20 took the opportunity of getting his prisoner or imported for the sake of the rowerd; bus sure it seconding the resolution. off the pier and along Murray Rund. Song these dificultion must be met an they arise,
Dr Atkinson-In putting this motion bo- Staff Sorgt. Holohan-27 of the Germans returned to the attack, but they were kept back from rendering 48-
and I bave no doubt that with the aasia-fore the Duard I would mention that the R.Q.M.8 Cann... sistance to the personer by the raval officers police they will well away like west dish wish the Board with the act which contains
tangs of the Captain Suporintendent of Government have been requested to fur Staff Sergt. Capel 24 19 and P. C. Watt, who arrested the second culties do when brought face to face with fall provision for regulating this matter of prisoner, Hullendoff. The men were taken to the Central Police Station: It was evid- intelligent determination. We are of course Trusts. There is une other member of the out that the first prisoner had been drink. Poworless to tet of ourselves, having no Compiled to be nominated by the Presi The Aunnal Bezaco dinner way a successing Mr H. H. Gompertz, Acting funds at our disposal, and all we can do is dent, and I think we cannot do better than
Folice Magistrate, said he could not accept feet to our recommendation. I therefore this motion
to suggest that Government should give nominate the Vice-President, who proposed Mr Cowis said that be hoped Mat Saleh the statement of the prosecutor that he perpons That Government be asked to The motion was carried, said he hoped that the Government would for a sampan when he was assaulted, and distribute rat traps free of charge to all Probably both men were the wouse of be able to come to a peaceful settlement aur when the assult was committed plicants and to offer a reward of two cents (with poor to increase the price if news- with regard to the second charge against the anisory Board until further notice. Fanger would be cautioned on that charge ary) for every at lead or alive delivural On London-- both men of resisting the Police, he would
Mr. May cacondol. have dealt with it more coriously only he ed for this on their own ship. Ho imposed fines of $20 each.
The - Daily News of the 1st inst. says very popular Volunteer was urir. ria on Wednesday, when Second-Lieu- tanut L. J. Cabiti, S.V.O., fed Miss Ethel Fortescne Yonge to the altar at the Catho deal. á largo number of friends were pre, smit, serl an additional note of colour was given to the ceremony by the presence of the Volunteer non-commissioned oficar in the end, and the fact that he ultimate would give no trouble. Governor Clifford was simply standing on the jetty galling authorize the Sanitary Board to purchase
as a gain of honour. The bride wont tended by Miss Gaskin and the Misses Beo and Tasty Heating an bridesmaids,
while the best man was Mr. H. Edblad The reception took place at the house of Mr J. Bois, from which the bride was anarried. A second wedding took place f the Cathedral yesterday, when Mr S Reynell in the Municipal Counell ervice was married to Isabel Margaret Fowlery widow of the late John Fowler of Bombay. The survied was performed by the Ruv. H. U. Hodges, M. A., and the brite was given away by Mr H. R. Hunter of the Hong kong and Shanglini Bank. A larga num her of friends, Bending Sir Nicholas and Lady Hanner and daughter, were presort to situess the ceremony. A reception was afterwarde held at the home of the happy pair.
Cooper London Duckworth & Co. This is a story of bubble company pro motion, and, in a ineasure, recapitulates the history of the Liberator and susilar finus It is vanty interesting, hub the hero is euch a pitifully ron skunk that one almost feed a shamed of his mom becomes na rich es he had resolved in
seins rather a miscarriage of divino justion then sughing else he hero's aunt and sister, however, ard beautifully sincere and simple, and so far tune for the first manied misdeeds.
WEATHER REPORT.
THE BORNEO DINNER.
with the Chief. If they were unable to they would have to make war. He furtiser said that the railway crust was practical
Dr Atkimon observed that 600 traps had
y completed, and adrecated laying down understood the prisoners would be punish already been ordered, and it was proposed
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Observatory
On the 8th at 1100 a. The barometer has fish on the Chins coast, Fallon in F. Japan. A high ensure aron is central avec China, and the deprcassia has rehuhed Japan. Gradients inderate with sling monsoon on the coast and in the §. part of the China Sen Forecast: fresh N.E. windy ↑ Ene.
LATER.
THE WAR Denocal Joubert is Indiaposed and has gone to Volksrust. During his absence, Coporal Schalk burgher sunea caproins summand,
Patriotic Schoolboys.
In these days the British schoolboy is force of sonie uusperiance, as the following incident narrated by a correspondent in
to give 50 traps to each inspector, and that oh inspector should report once a work as to the number of rats killed.
De Clark pointed out that two different sohemes were suggested, but he thought that proposed by Me Oaborac. was the bot to one of the two
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Mr May said in view of their expericnics. this gear of being their own nt catchers
Oredita, 60 days' sigh The Boers live sutered Dandrecht. Tecting abundantly shows: A schoolmaster they right try it Osborne's scheme ad On Boney In this orgigement no Kimberley on the
Wire 28th November 11jce Temer, of the was giving a class of lads, between nine and see if that would work better. It was His
On demann, Black Watch, was killed, and Lieut life twelve years old, a parsing lesson, and after Freelancy's own iden to put down these fond of the Lancashires, wounded, aleo: 20 meditation for a moment to think of a suit fits, but the rats proved very hand to catch On Chicut n mon killed and 28 wounded:
able sentence, he wrote on the blackboard after a timp
On domand General Clery raschol Erure on Saturday. the words, The bave Boers shelled the The motion was carried. a elates that it has been It is believed that in spite of reassuring Bestiali camp To his amazement the clacs by laden with Empulties Hspreads has sit docided by the Board of Revenge to massigen Laitysmith argently in boed bf frat broke out with himes, and then with
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THE MODERN MOTHER bud Lane, Heart, Sirman, Bing Era raise the likingouts entering the Ching The Boers are very active along the When the stazed pedagogue had sufficiently TA8 found the box little ones are fin Clarke' World Lewotóp Mixir te, wavin-gate of the Capital, and the Commis Storsborg Raprend line dividing Gunerals recovered from his surprise to secure order, proved more by the pleasut Syrup "ranted to "doange the blood from till impariales stoners af Otros that gaib have been in french and Ontacte Thin Shimetrit has he told the head hoy to proceed with the of Figs wher in need of the laxative offsch from baterer-mans arieling Serofnin fructed or collect double the usuallikin on arred in the Thames with sick troops parsing. Please, sir, I can't parce that, of a gentle romy ban by any other 30 days' night, (private jap Bourry, Boreric, Bad Lage, Bldand Ulo d Dickies, Hauples, and Sores of al sink he wine sul tobacco entering Foking and 30 from Ladysmith, They are months saffor because the Boara haven't got any buapse Children anjoy it, and it bandite them. On Tokobains ***
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