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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1899.

TELEGRAMS.

ROUTEKS SERVION,

LONDON, 17th December, 1890, CASUALTIES AT THE COLENSO FIGHT.

General Ballor's official list of casualties gåres 93 killed, 657. wounded and 146 missing

LONDON, 17th December, 1890, THE WAR CASUALTIES AT

COLENSO

The officers killed on Friday were Cupt. Goldie and Lieut, Shreiber of the Artillery; Capblin Bacon and Lout. pnry of the Deldins; Major Charley and Casita Loftos of tho Inniskilling Fusiliers; and Capt., Hughes of the Medical Corps

unsettled.

THE CAPE COLONY

SUPREME COURT

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS, (Before His Hon. IP M, Goodman, deting Chief Justice),

Today, December 19, 30, 31,

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. Wong Yee was charged with offences under the Wumed on Girls Protection Ordinance.

Prisons pled not guilty. Hun. 1. E. Pollock (unstructed by Ms F. B. L. Dowley, Acting Crown Solicitor) appeared for the prosecution; Mr. J. de Francis C,C., appeared for the defence.

The following were the jurors Blessre FX Remedios, Rumjahn F. A Fukha, T. D. Blaclean, W. H. T. Dav E. Mirow and E. W. Terry

Prisoner was consisted, and sentenced to ope

inprisonment

LOSS OF THE HUPEH

BATINE COURT OF INQUIRY, AK

Arno court of inquiry assembled as Owing to the Stormberg reverse, all the the Harbour Mister's Office -day to in Dutch to the northward have sobelled, and vestigate the circunstances connected will

the foundering of the British steamship the nativen thero and in Brautoland Hupeh Comander R. Murry Rumsey, R. N Stipendiary Magistrate, prosided

the Court store The others suprising, N. 111. Brger; Captain Harry Smith, Duric; Captain Sydney de Bohm Luckyer, Rohilla:

Captain James Willimon, Chuto F The Court was called at the request of Captain Pommetather

New South Wales will send more troopa to the Cape.

THE MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND.nd

Lord Charles Beresford, having been appointed second in command of the Medi

torcanean Squadron, ha resigned his sent for York, and will assume the command in

Јаациту.

THE PRESS ON THE WAR, The papers agieu that the situation is the worst shice the Indian Musiny.

THE 14TH BRIGADE.

CABINET COUNCIL.

A Cabinet Defence Committee is con

FINDING

After carefully considering the ovid. cult in forming an opinion as to the caune of the pasunity, but it appeat

ence the Court finds no little

tho

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE UTILISATION OF LIGHT

DRAUGHT STEAMERS

On Saturday night, there was a large attandanos of member in the notitation of Engineers and Shipbuilders to hear a juper by Mr WD. Jack (of the Hoogkong Dock Company) on The Lalastion of Light Dragghe Steamers on the Watarne of Chins, Mr H. Cooke occupied the chair.

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And

VICTORIA REGATTA. Frament His Excellency Sir Henry A. Blake, GC.M.G

Rose

Station: Ny 4 White and light bine

Bow, A. Humphreys BA. E. Asgar..... dog fis Stroke, J4

redericks

Thistle

Cox, B. Hendersons

____ Station No, F.-White and red. ----

Bow, FD. Dain

2 C Benjamin

3 W. A. Stopabi Stroke, Laploy Cox. F. Lammert...

A. E. Alves

2 1.

The Soumo for the gächts and. ducked boate parting at 1:303) and open mailing bosta snarling

| Ye=From a line between-

moored to the south of the fagshi

a mark-hat north of Green Fahnd

(E. fa elärboard, round the bilby at Cosmopolitst Duck starbogn), round the north irway buoy, learing it to port, and cross the line from west to east; distance 9 miles,

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Maid Marian Benton Brike

Ladybird Sybil

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CORRESPONDENOFE

THE PROPHECY FAKE. To the Editor of the OHINA MAIL...“ Hongkong, December 19, Sin. Let us hope that

that: "X.X.Z., is nots Britisher.

AYA OF CHINA. French trapsie monde, high rights, and Fangbe and it cubakliary waterway, and. repeate stranih pinents. Of the Yangtze then to the West Iver and the Mekong route, although this time would be a little, and the Rivors of Tonkin leading into longer still, it must be remembered that Chinese territory. They could get almnet Hankow in protionly a seaport and that contiacou navigation from end to end of the rich province of Szpahoa and the this rest empire along ite rivers and their northern port of Yunnan would probably trilitaries, some of them more especially be supplied by the route as soon as river adapted than others, it was true, för vin to which MaJack had called their attention. stasera came on the socno in the apper vigstic by shallow draft vemels of the types

The type of boat most suited for shallowUndoubtedly, plonser rivers had been a keenly disputed point, pioneer merchants had a profitable field be Mr Yarrow backing op the born whoslford them in China (Applause) whilst Str. Thori eruit brought out the After remark and nurtions by Mr guide blade propeller; French builders tri Bindhule and Mr W3 Bailey... od boats, with tunnels built for the propel Capt, G. C. Anderson pointed out that lers, soolites and hive, sometimes, oft, all the steamers being built for river navig. Only four of the crown starbs, Herbst, Mr Jack, before comuneroing his paper, the screw Being only partially immersed ation to South Clia wore on Chinese na the stroke of the Kerables being unfur road some appropriate extracts from at when the boat was at rest, the water rising opunt, and until they got Sir Robert Hart's tunately unable to torn out. When the ddross delivered by Bfe W. F Wanyon and alling the tunnel as full spend was obstructiva interual navigation regulations gun went, the That wont off wit's fine attained. In shallow water, however, the weph away they could not say that the dash, closely followed by the Pose and Iack. before the Royal Colonial Tasutate cu 24th bull came so close to the bottom, that the waterways of China and book thrown open That Stanarone, Lowever, did not get away

SAILING RACE May, 1898 Mr Wenyen there spoke of supply of water was insuficient and the in reality to foreign commerce (appliuss), well, one of the crow either mining his

ALL UTEN BOATE, any rig Chinesc the important rolatlys position of Hong-propeller only notes as a churn; moreover, The discussion was carried on by other stroke or catching a crab. This took all

owned boatę, excluded ; time allowance, 10 Recunda por Fout in length tự host per hong to China, and the waterways of Suuli the danger of the screws striking or getting actors, most of whom oongratulated: bir the way of the boat, but Alves apoctily got Voges in the inside course, From the first, the

do kngth of bout to be stated out China, the subject of his addras being debris completely precluded shock on his she treatment if the subject his men together, and was soon in parent

practical use of scrow propoolers in rivers he had selected.

Mr Jack replied to the critimsins and Shamrad row were well together, and

trance, 82; prize, 8 851 Course, 9 miJoe. The Trade Routes of South Chian and such as his hearers had to deal with. They

hid to go back to the first year of the pre- questions, sad further eloidated to ex although boir was a bit short and spasmodic Rohilla's Lifeboat 33.6 feet. Allows their relation to the levelopment of Hong seat century to and the only type of boat ceptional points in favour of the type of the best promised well, and soon regained Orlando's Galley 30.03 min. 30 secs. knug Mr Wenyon sought to show how that could successfully tackle narrow and vessel he advocate. Looking to tho wnd the last ground. About halfway, the Thistle Tamine's Cattos 30,0 345 essential je was, for the free movement of fortunus rapids with any degree of safety, dy condition of the rivers in Arix, he did was still leading slightly, but Fredericks Polles Gig Suports and exports, that the likin question and there they found a Clyde buik stearner, not favour the turbine for shallow draft did not allow the leader to get far away, Gap Rock should be tackled, and also how difcalt it the first practical steamboal, working on the steamers, while all the objections to screws while the brothers Alves kept a good length Tillan was for gun to pass over the natural Forth sud Clyde Canal. She was built by working in tunnels applied equally to tur and gradually quickened their stroke as Tamar's Skiff 1... 18.0

Le Charlotte bines in tannels, dir

they approached the wharves Hore Fre-Tamar's Skiff 2. 18.0 atorway from Hangkang on the West Syningbin 1801, Biver and its trbubiries, and thereby com- Dumildend called Cherie Im proposing a vote of thanks to the doriski spurted gamely, but all to no syail, Roland 10.024

one of them at Chairman, Mr J. W. Kinghorn referred to the Thisis maintaining its slight advant tommière's Skiff 14.4 ..... Their, American cousins, or o pete with the French routes, unless ectices

Tamar's Cutter won."-" was taken to upon these waterways to all brents, mught up the fdes, from which in Mr Jack's paper, and said that no doubt age. It was from the inside orews that the foreign trade in reality, uml to keep them all probability the design of the great and immediately orders came in for steamers to danger camo, and a dashing spurt by A open Lacrons was the trade which these wonderful stod boats of the Ohio and Mie navigate the waterways of China theso Alvas was responded to by his brother, and watorways brought to Hongkong," he said,sissipi sprang. But, to come down to date, steamers would be built hore, and they both boats got on level terms with the

it won not a tithe of what it should be their superiority for river work was it could be built here better

vordies lay with the Shamrock (which was Some disappointment had hoon fale in brought to the front in Europe during the (applause) hers Door than loothers Thistle Than the gun west, and the judges dini-Hongkong at the poor results commercially Nils Campaign of 1885, when the Yarrow Mooke, in noknowledging the vote of pulled through in the pluckiest fashion), of opening the Treaty Ports of Wucho-fu basts, Lotus and Water Lily, successfully thanks, referred to the pleasure it gave him with the Leck second and the Thistle third, and Shamaliui; bat this was not much to

passed the cataracts, whore two of Messrs to attend the mactings of the Institute, Tino 6,466. unt shed a leging that only about 200 and aido-wheel brists and been wracked, and said he coldon spent more profitable. A. A. Álves to be fairly conclusive that the ship surau ten of the West River from Canton had the gamen Government-ordero sabout, evenings. Like the other speakers, he

What would one position in South Africa a lewis in Ner, 2 hold, and the probability. buder of enot, and at the cuntry around for lokin from a firm in Paris, and complimented Mr Jack, and joined in the Lapsley

be, if the pinangoment of affairs were en- seas that in an unusual roll sindum. settled us tha portcuts of the ports opened was closed. And soon they were sent out in pieces ned erected party role of thanks sooorded by tho

trasted to vion of his opiniona, who would- LIGHT Gras; open to European nou-Com- make one believe that failure to capture Liw dut dank tag on which thell to show the great possibilities of trade in Haiphong With the boats, naval monbers to that gentlema

expansion in the hinterland of Hongkung. officers made strenuous efforte tu ronch Uin

missioned Oficer and mon of any Regi-strongly defended positions-constitutes à Cargo wes stowel that when the ship Turning to his own paper. Me Jack said frontler, but without success. When they

ment or Corps of the garrison or to Burrushing defeat, and that it u tune to sua came uptight through the jettisoning of

open crews of any of H. M. vessels or for peace. Thank goodness we have min General Chermside commands the 14th she only remained in that state until that for none find the attention of mer lonked at a sample of the boat his hearers another nnual roll settled the water chants all over the world hal berditotted would not be astonished, for they would

to European membats of the police force out there who do not behave like whippud Brigade.

over to starbosid, and that by tiris to the possibility of a great extension of neither steer with certainty nor steam at

obtrance, 81; distance, one mile boats.curs when worsted in a ight, but will stick to be approved of by the Committee; to it to the and. These are the sort of men cinto the stowage had been so disturb.commores in the Chinese Brupire, owing to ang speed Another type longer and nar

tima allowance, 8 scoonds por one; four who have made the British Empire, not auch ed by the dissolving sugar." that the the opening up-in part, af lost of the rower, went too far in the other direction, leux de His Escolleroy Rear Admiral

Boats must start for 2 prizes 1st prize, as X.Y.Z. Ho appents, to glory in tla nhold rg gradually (el) over to the magnificent waterways of the Middle King and found difficulty in turning in the rapida, C. C. P. Fitzgerald His Excellency Major $15 2nd prizo, 810 resoras to British arms, and be he Bric starboard side til it capsized the ship, were now in their turn called upon to proed in one way or other.

dom: They, se engineers and shipbuilders gonerally returning to the arsenill demolish-

General Gaara gne, C.MG.; Dr J. M. Victoria and Marjorie appeared, the nttishor or Foreigner is would be better taste sidering the employment of both the Bilitis The Court does not find that any biareduce the craft which will navigate these The first steams to reach the Chinese Atkinson, Hon. Et, Belilies, CM-tez gutting away at the start. With a re-were he to keep it to himself, — I aus, No. and Voluntebra in South Afrips."

taches to the master for the loss of the sip rivers to the best ivantage, and safely and Frontier by inland water was built of wood Bor. O. P. Chater, OM. Colonel H. arkably short stroke, however,

Veloria and they are impressed with his conduer in electing to remain by her to the quickly carry the commercial products from an Amerian sodal; the angines wart Elsdale. I.E. Lieut.-Colonel A. Fraser forged shend and obtained a good lead.

the country to the market aut foreigt i likewise of American origin with for BA. D. Gillis, E, Hon. W.-M. Gonderjorie's brow were pulling long, power *** THE NAVAL BRIGADE List, sent by the sundurch ports in hud through the vast regions wordari connecting rods. The principal man She T. Jackson, Hou, J.J. Keswick:ful stroke And it looked as if they You've heard of General Buller senger who remained with him. conduct, in the Court's opinion, ie princi trado, rains wont givoa very 100 feet long, 20 feat beam, 4 fset & inelig. H. Loris Fan, Hon. J, H. Stewart would again come to the fruit. Bat And the fighting with the Dutch,

sion. The say he showed on the blackboard of dimensions of this boat wors as follows: that stands out is relief against his others and crew, who appeared only fuir ides of how far the river cambut deep, engines, 10 inch uylinders, 3 fuct too ready to get away, notwithstanding the might be utilised and the comparison strike, high pressure exhausting into the fact that Lieir explain resined, but sooing

sufficient, and havatra were requirod in it was put agaitist the wishes of the captain eults arrived at by the French in The fungol. Her speed, howover, was baraly VOLUNTEER GAZETTE SERVICE. that they pursued this enursu, the Court would give her a notion of the diffultits the big rapida to steady her through. The reference to their conduct. The Peter's Chinese Customs, the main branch of the we put in hand, the first of which, the ing to Me F. Pochor, lato of the aporial direction, and two larger composite beats West River is navigable up to Pesa on the Yunnan made a record trial trip in the Yunnan border, and the other branches

Piquet and his staff on board, fire days 110 whole

from Hanoi to Laokmy, "at time of heavy. latest taps of region, published only

six weeks, could nice fect the current at A few months ago by a Frenchi mieiopacy, all. These worden bosts ran great risks. Ters Renault (of Nan-ning fo), gave The first, the Lokny, after running about Peso as the limit for large junks. These two years, struck & rock and sank in deep junka, Para Bonault aid, curied from $5 wat

water, a total loss. Tha ::Yuna

Unnares and Starters --- Rowing (Stor- to 10tons in the summer time, when ran fairly clear, but her sister abip ter, W. Potts, Eat Rowing (Umpires), the water is highest, and from 10 to the Chobe had been sunk theco time at Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, U. M.G., and 15 tans during tho threw dry in diferent palata of the river. This decided H. Grace, Fs Yachts, R. Cooke, Esq. ser month when the rivers are law the abandonment of wood for steel hulle Open Salling Beats, F. D. Goddard, E

rum aiming to Female Tour and three of mill astfel ed impiorenge of the Sunting Prices Liduk. But from Nan-ning tu Lung-chov a day or two in activory and mudel at the same time euples dinarily from 10 to 15 days, and be based on experience, taking place

For, R.N more, Mr. Jack maintained that where

At this point, Mt Tachith the aid of it can follow, doing evily in one any technical explanations of the structure, do those primitive craft can go the river ebenna- numorous disgesins and dela, gave the mileage they do in ten, and in the can termal and extend, of the successful ver THE CHINESE REGIMENT of light and well-designed steel boats will seis buil- by him for the Team rivers,

perfect safety whorene the junks are

especially directing attention to steering tid it was necessary to bring to an end the bers. Captain Dent and Lieut. Tuke have and rocks which thound in the rapids

The Regiment is still increasing in num: often wrecked and broken up on the stones, precautions and motive power and the the weather was concerned. It was a dull period of expansion and of military expodi, returned from leave, and Lieut. W. T. Father Renault states that there are several tious, and to think about developing the Layard, of the Northamptonshire Regi- rapids between Wichau ad Nab-ring fing retüarke

op below Houen Chau hoing conuidered colonice. He referred to the excellent fin-mont, and Tjeet. B. C. Fairfax, of the 2nd dangerous, and sparks of the prospect of colise on such strains de were ancial situation in Indo-Chins, and defend Battalion Durham Light Infantry, juocd English-built boats of light traught being conter bone, and, as are brocantered in forced it way as the clouds, of the form in which the railway construo the Rogiment on the 4th and Fel inst to proceeds to any that a fist in bed eaten with regard to fill Linio table sum to be out on the face of the deep. built for the purpose of navigating them. América, only avenge regis can be sx and the gonial etnoslicre made it a ple rospectively, Major Bruce and Capt. Hall already bear made in Sept. 1808, when a in the West, and North caroling af ung time, it was thought the Regatta have both gone on leave for à van. Both Nan-sing for abou a iuonth. None of the day from 5 inches to 800 m furing would regain come wonde small stensnor ran between Pichan and in ordinary floods, the water may miss to a Chinese-built light draught lunchos, Mr Heary raineto as much as to fast above the This was when the announcement was rosie Another block of houses is being altered Jack had observed, have so for fulfilled the Winter level. The ordinary nativa river to provide further boscmmodatina, for the conditions nebensary for this kind of unsigarilots are not to be trusted in Imndling be that the Hongkong Boat Club would co- mara dai-operate Lh the Victoris Recreation Club, Chinese monkics, but the building of the grief, it is most hisely, therefore, on that age than would pay a large say to a coth. thus infosing a new olement of rivalry in

Lion, and would probably soon came to navigating these bonts, they du now barraoke is at a standstill. No card account, that the run has not been competent Buropean who had previously two to the various events. These hopes wore tinued, in Mr A. Colquhoun's advan of vered the river the low-water not, realised. The Boat: Club did not

during tractor can be got to undertake each a large his voyage across Crisé, be stated that the // season in e junkor konse-bysz taking see its way to enter any erows, sto conse job, Could not some of the Hongkong West flyer might easily and at no ex nondinge and bearings as he went along.quently the Regan whe lens as of yore, to contractors by induced to take up the travagant eust be inade savigable to light

•Work I

draught stazmors for a great distance in land. As bie bearers know, the raison firs of the fonquin Campaigns was to secure a trade route from the us to Yun

of heavy subsidies to shipowner opened

Lasuos, 17th December, 1830.

THE WAIL

It is officially stated that Lord Roberta has been appointed to the chief command in South Afrien, with Lord Kitchener as Chief of the Staf

LONDON, Fai December, 1899,

THE WAR.-MAFEKING, Now from Mafuking, dated 6th inst

which they were able to make with the re-

rofmins from making niore than a passing to ba encountered and overcoma, Accord model, however, was a step in the right. H. A Ritchie, Esq.; A. & Remnão,

certificate is returned to him:

yed

Snako Boats; distance, one mile j. st prize, $10; 2nd prize, 85; eight boate to start for 2 prizes.

C.M.GE. W Mitchell, Esq.; H. N. and succeeded in reaching home a longth Lockhart, C.M. Hon. H. May Victoria had too much of lead

Licut and a-half hand. Time 6.262, Col: The O'Gorman, D.A.AGA | Com Mody, Esq.; Hen, R. D. Ormsby modors F. Powall, RN Colonel Retallick, SHAKE BOATS; open to open to Chinese HKRTC Risloff, Esq., Gorman Con

Commander R. Murray Runsoy. R.N Req., Consul General for Portugal Hou Commander C. WM: Plenderleath. R.N.; Horbert Smith Esq Captain A Filleti

sevelle Wildman, Esq. US Consul-Gen. Hon. A. G. Wise Taylor, E RN Captain W. C. H.

Fudges

of the Rowing Races-Bas Hastings, R.N.; E. D. Sanders, Esq.

and the boats were got away with surprising There were eight entries for this ovant,

start to finish, and much excitement was

As the boats passed the coal depot. The

bga dig fand ramifications of its tributaries allowed summer of 1890 with Governor-General A Siebe, Est. A. Tomes, Esq. promptness. It was a very ʊpra race fiom.) states that the Boers bare given up bom. I NEWS FROM THE SECOND BASE native craft to traverso Deally one of the Bodu when the junks, ordinarily taking B. Volpicelli, E., Italian Consul Roda manifested amongst the Chinese apsolatora

barding the town, and are trying to starve

tout. The Boors on the northern frontlur. have retired to the interior,

HAVAS BMRFICE,

STAI, İZ Tieber.

(From Our Orry Corrispondent).-

WEIHAWEI, December 3

The weather hore is now charming cheerful nud" "warm in clịe daytime, with a touch of frost at night. At times, we are troubled with a scnicling piercingly cold FRENCH COLONISATION, wind the clouds lock tril of snow, but the riff up to the present has been very light The Chamber has commenced the discusses bus been found on lach and a-half sion of the Colonial budget, Mr Decrais thick, and the officers of the Chures Reg declared that the Government was conracat are preparing for the winter season sidering the question of the defence of the by making a skating rink on the mainland, etovics, werd that a comprehensive plan would be presented to the Chamber. He

tion contracts had been let.

Its colonial bulget, was adopted, except the military votes, which were postponed, on the motion of M, Guillain, notwithstand-

ing the observations of the reporter and of Mr Cailloux, until the Government has sel- tied the plan of defence works already mentioned.

THE TRADE OF CHINA.

SPEECH BY LOH FENG-LUHR The following Router telogram is pub lished by the Straits Times; it would be

-not-vent on to Chiun

LONDON, 9th Dec,

The Chinese Minister on the advancomert of British trade in

hare gone north.

Tire Regiment has a good hockey team cursisting of the officers and British non

| forested spectatorm

ho

Kwangu and Kwangting.

the

also

agent of the steanors by experienced otomanen, and concluded with the follow

Time Keeper Hart Busk, Esq

LADIES' I Hinning boat led all the way

Hougkong; for foar oars distance, one-

PRIZE

presented by the ladice of

„mito; entrance, $10, to be rowed in Boats the property of the Victona Re creation Club,

FIRST PAY, TUESDAY, 19TH DECEMBER. The anus regatta was opened to-day under very favourable oonditions so far na

morning, gith a cold wind and a promis of rain. As the day advanced, however, thewind lost in kecaness, the sun forced

Whistle." Station No. 1- Black, pink sash..

st. Thơ.

Bow, Albert Ellis.

2, W. A. Stopani

3 J. McMorrið Stroke, W. Armstrong Cox, G. A. Caldwell

Rose.

- Station No. 2. --White

Bow, H. Hyndman... 2, A, Loareno___ ***! &A E Altes

11 12

12-10 19 10

blue edgen,

020

Stroko, A. A. Alres 118 Cox F, W. White Sales Shamrock.

Station No 3White and light blue.

Baw, A. Humphreye

9, A, E, Aegar m 93. Millar

Stroke J. A. Fredericks Dex, P. Launsort

Bow, C. E.-A. Hanco 2.J. H Ranc 3. W. 5. Billey Stroke, Herbst .... POPS. A Sech

at. 169.

10 10

100

Fat lbs

112 10:20]

Of the gollant British Army

That he tried to do too mush ; But have you ever heard thoni tell

Of the men who've game to 10- Of the Feverlos" and "Terribles The Hearts of Oak Brigado 1

And they won't go to Fretaris

To join the Kruger's Own 3. They'll fight the geus at Ladysmith

Till Kruger's wisor growt

And when the war in tunched with

And they're gone back to sea, – The Boors will sorrow they forgus To count the Queen's Naves

متكممين

They may be great at soldiering Loutways upon parade —S

Fonations may be ragged in

Naval Field Brigade

Bat they're chock-full of ginger,

And they give it to the Dutch. In fifty pound, or halvenes pills

Uf meilinite and sich. --

And they won't go to Pretoria, ya

Jack's just the man for armoured traius,

„Or for a transport hoss;

He'll forge for his blooming self.

Nor mind a ration'e loss ; And then it comes to fighting:

He'll just happen on the spot With a gun or two quite handy

And a Joker full of what

And they won't go to Pretoria, Sc,

CHRISTMAS CARDS.

· 1785ES RAPHAEL TU KAND÷BONB

PRODUCTIONS MAR

On the site of an ansient hostelry," with

its quaint sign of a White, Swan, whing, rezisted thres, centuries ago in Moorfields,

bad by the Old Moor Gate of the City of London, stands the palatial building known as Raphael Housp, the busness premises of Miceaza Raphael Tuck nod Song. From this centre of art we have received our annual gift box of the productions of this world-renowned firm and re-hate- feasted our eyes on the rick banquet af Owing to the illness of Horlat, the Forn-liferary and artistic skill contuned thereins motitched, leaving three competitors Calendars, books, engravings, and a thank for this avant. There was considerable in sand-and-ons other forms of bountiful des terest in this race as the brows of the Thistlecoration are issued annually from Raphael and the Has are the only pumante for

s scarcely a home in the English-speaking

The West River, which intereste Hong the enthusiasts if the Victoris Recreation kong the most, is a much larger and wider Club The rowing form was not very gend

aching stream than the Lot River of This was thiefly dus to the fact that the Tonkin, and as British Interests are para competitors aceirosity youngsters, who base mount here it ought to le navigated by not bad the advantage of careful coaching beon the object of his paper to show bow up in interest what they lacked in style, ato

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a

world in which these productions have

In the matter of Christmas cards, the

interesting to know why tho message was COURS. The saiders aro-at present very unan, and our French neighbours, by dine steamers flying the British tag. It had but nevertheless some of the events maternațional event of the Inge House, cad it may be truly arid that there

reguler of tration to Luckay that could best be done, and die hoped that This was notably the case with the open. A very good start – wa TAE | DE Tound their weg.

Fook leading on THE FUTURE GARDOS lies in

palled well together, but The Adice Oluk beld a banquet at which shirt is being pily completed. The an Posse Canids were also gonveyed to 15 wond stretch forth one more spoke, it seemed to be hopelessly out of the run- the faster stroke od by Abrasobranght; iliwa of Raplinal Turk has sumling with"

The road to Centurion Battery on the distance from the capital, Yunnan-int Governor, Sir William Robinson, Kad styled won eventually by 2A Alvar crew after de and Lose the whole staff, of the Chinese Legation, gas station in totw2 removed to another this important commaoreil centro Eroic Busopa enable us to our seds across Cryse the Turpilo Depot, but: box and Noo as he increased his lead from his opposent each on, and they have gone to etor Lord Charles Duresford, and many Agentul e

Teaching right to the heart of Tungan, and ning The This is looked like winning at Luck lightly to the front, and unwearien funus the changing taste of General were prescut,

Chau by way of the Yungise, an that The Chinese Minister in Londer ping year are furly finished. Provision is

The estimates for Weihaiwoi for the corn reality the navigable heads of the three great with our Indian Eure in Baruch word weak, und did not stay well. At the the lutemistions event, the Shamrock uspense in commissioning well-known posed the health of Her Majesty the Queen. t be made for two compaáte of British | each other. The Songkoi er Rod Rivertainly have their hands full in keeping between the whide of the four trays, which | Polling the best stroke, and the crew were while the literary alert of the cards han re rivers come within a few hundred miles of Shipbuilders and ongipeers roll der finishing post there was not a boat sleigh lost ground. The Thistle was undoubtedly artists for the execution of the designs, toast of die is

Depot, Alvos again called upon his men, trated catalogue for this season we obser peror of Chinment 2 we are to make an exchario by send. Quan or Yenday, From thondo to Laykay, to was inclined to heat the Fearius end

dong and shop rouponded with a enggodaroko, that 1200 entirely na bo obnovele

LIGHT Gies ; epou to regular Chinese orcas with winch, however, they increased their introduced, can I to attempt a descope Ohing. He expressed the hope that tariga Reginait. Besides the infantry, there will in the tips become very narrow and pure. This ought only to serve na an of the same hong or fico beats must land. Near the finish Austrong put on a of the unprecedented election obs

CLrry a Burapean SOXrwaja boits to bo sport, but it was of no avail, and hose won would altoge her uxojed the donits of our trade with Chins would he developed to Corps AS.0, 4.0.D., and A.P.D., bills boat can go up, carrying, mail bur net that they might vetsin in the front rable

kept her detechments of the RAM shallow and only the smallest type of bentive to keep them up to the roark, d0 |

passed by the Canımikzno -- distance," One by Jength, three quarters of a length spoor Sufficient bo it for ta to say that the fullest extent. Great Britain, he said, company of Toyal Engineers and com.argo These rapids are sometim ga dithoat and always be first in the field, a field they milu ¡.time allowance B seconda per var - separating Pulls and Shamrock Time- | in baääty, lovelly and general excallent would have a predominant share in its any of Chinees Artillery, Barracks will to negotiate's they are generally cansade poght well ho smud to bava, before them,

All round the collection tarpainės all. The Chisses Minister also announced the diese troops, so it would appear that we such as the Tas cat z grami rapid which Hongkong and the Far East (aud Aperture with 8 Fast stroke, Mar trade, or one pronation of the profit, he built on the Island to accompdsto all by suno hem or obstructing to the river, opened out as it had beur by you of band or put

work on the part of British Colonists an

the ontalde cpared whose object was to promote trade and have coma to Weilsive to try is wituated just below a sharp albay of

Cotunissioner Garg, kas just returned river, in alue of cobble stones being pleurentyd her to use. Me long from n visit to Sin Claude Macdonald a thrown up in the middle, the current 1 The Chairman having invited discussit ole toil in the end, sud a good rios cua wole Tientsing you

the chansub ronning over coron knobs ly Me W.-G. Winterbure produced thed with Murris leading by about half-a Miss the patent log Photograps of mids on model of two shallow draft steamers now

length, Fig 3.98 West River, by SI Colquhoun, shows under construction, and waked Mr Jack's very similar formation to those Tonkin. opinion on several techniel FoiAN CHALLENGE CUP for four-

fred to and from Town of the eitaracts on the Liest Hobson, SN Nie, Br Jack was corinco that they vesal that was beg

held by the winning cren Powell wern nach about the se sad that the rat constructor at Flow

to remain the property istanga, öne mile ; entrance. DiQdura” stema colt Bay OFCRcoine stanse rebuilding the Caweso navy.

jo hats the proper obstacles, and although, we are not quite the turbine was: ntilice prapared to build boats. run son i duw of the turbine was ouoning funt in a fez as they pay they do in Call- of progress in tantine: fonija,—still it there wey, z temple o. fez | would ho very happy tu un or, and width to pushich could be opinion an ita utility made with

jenti in of dynn steamboat work. He

appointinent of a spectul ministry at Pekin

commerce,

TYPHOON WARNING. MR. Wildman, US. Cunsul-General, Advice us of the following notios from the Mamis Observatory

Alupils Observatory..

5.40 elock mm. Depression crossed north Bisayas moving wstwards.

WEATHER DEKORT

The British Post Office lins startixi: post- mou to deliver and collect lotters, o, on the Island and mainland. Boxes are no being tracted very unreniant arrange

mont the minloud. charge, 4 cent

whereas thi

that one should chargy, the other, silou betit office

The following notice is issued the from selver Observatory --

On the 19th at 11.55 al Pha, barometer: JAN has risen over China-sid Japon, visilun in | ke Tukon. Pressaco is high in b, China, and Hon the low pressure area. įsiur

Festerday, has mo

now situated

Gradients

Niskwindi

stroma.

mite where neccesary

une possible to ma

fa Chíẩu • The oblik

the

ation Club.

Shamrock

inai suted in the prod the conclusion of the rsen, the prize tittle moeger presented to the successful crop to will there read a no

well. The winning stroke thanked, mas ant going out of fresh

and the ladies of Hongkong Lion of calcadamy by of and called for ellers for the rodefa 200 numbers.

Ho len presented Muss and terary erit. There with a pretty banquet Choere finthe, uuqibers and "attr afterwarde glean for the winningy books and vitt hank

gopuration and Fathi's 1000 will be great appreciated. T

Mugars Hansel fuck and Sons ma

hool House