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WED USDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1899

Notas hy the Way,

Football

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The Austrian cruiser, Kriserin beth, homeward bound, arrived at Colombo from Singapore on the 30th Novembor.

The War Office has declined the offer of the services of the Jandle ilitis, hut has ordered the Army Reserves in Jamaica to rejoin the colony

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It is noticipated that Mr H. H. Joseph, formerly 1, and 0. Superintendent in Hongkong, will succeed the lato Mr. F. D. Barnes Managing Director of the Com.

noon at the V. Fo Engineers.35

The following will play for Wool, Chusnel) : Backs, Haltes, Verdun, Craig, Oven, Catchick, Sith, Gre

THE CHINA MAIL.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTERS SERVICE.

Losnay, 18th December 1809. THE WEAR FURTHER RESERVES, GALGED OUT.

South Africa,

It has boîn deciled to calf cut the re- maining sections of Reservists, nid to allow Tompa afternoon on the Happy the whole of the Militia to volunteer for Valley, the Hongkong Football Club (4) | Sovics ulate the Kingdunt. A furse of wipley H.31. Baler undor Rigby Yeomanry Voluntoere will also to sont to Rules Club in colours, Navy ju white, _____Kick-off at a quarter past four. The -· | Olub team will bo ;-B✨C, M. Julimton, Secord-Lent, Bettm Escott Lethback A. M. Bestelo, A. U R. GrouO, bridge, 3nd Rifle Brigade, who died of his wounds at Ladysmith, was a cousin of Lieut. II. A. L. Lethbridge, of the King's Own, now in Singapore.

15ny,

AUSTRALIAN REINFORCEBIENTS, Australian Mounted Contingents will sail

GENERAL.

G. K. Bruttoär and H. F. Green, thres-fors 10th pre quartos C... Oren, and T. A. Izatt, halves ¦¦¦ A. Rutherford, G. Vyvyan, J. Bestie, J. S. Bine, C. Scockrell, C. T Mulliken, C. J. Stockwell, and O D. Thonzon, forwarde

Barque Ashore near Taivantoo.

Lord Roberts will seil on Saturday. Thaasands of Volunteers have alwady offered their seEVICES

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BEZ VICTORIA-REGATZA,

struke, that a tickly unfit ip Thistle The Dark, Hanity, Berdeus, Whiting

THE WAR

COURT

London, Den. 1.The gar

ing was nearly caught in a clevoz Bohr Imp

littlobitnú ogu, - Chè enemy suduaat? amared, leaving a big gun behind. g. Luskily, Colonel Baden-Powell,suspe

a trap and cautiously cont but scoute, discovered a large body of the

SNAKE BOATS; open in Chinese snaks bewus; distane, one sully; Ist prize, $10, 2nd prize, 85. Eight hunts to stars for two prizze

winner, No. 4 race first day exolated, Eight beats entored, and they wont away amidat xohorne of yelling, and with litla regard to this appointed cours. The winning boat accomplished the distanco in 4 mins, Aly noc

presented by the Chinese Community of Hongkong ; opani to niombers and sub- bsoribers of the Victoria Recreation Club

who have never won a taco at a regatta ; distance, oue nulla; entrance, . To be. rowed in borts the property of the Vic toriu Reorcation Club,

Shamrock.

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lilding in a ofp of the grand pi fre could bare born poured upon the spot where the gun was left. No engagement took place and the scouts rebred Ther Boors, indlog the rure had failed, book? possession of their gun again,

he latest new from Natal e th... the 19th Lancers reconily hittasked whole. commcdo of icers who had crept to the Year Deng Estcourt The Boors were fented

THE MODDER RIVER FIGHT.

to, the front, & This start, an it even. | Orlando and Zanari put in orens and furally proved, won the the race, for the good "start" was bade, the Amt going ***President -.-- His Excellency Sir Henry A. Laitendieu of the Portuguess had to be delightly to the front, A most incorpeting A BOER BUSH AT Biak GOMMERCE

voted to attempting to reduce the lead, I rács taxik plaća hetween the Germans ord

·Beinarte" —— His Racelloney Rest-Adminl | Rowing a much slower stroke, the Portü-| The Oricndo and Phiếng, ~ Cho result vaa 0. G. E. Flizgon ldr His Excellency Majore guese word Lottor together and there was no win for the Uslunda, which finished two - - KOERS DEFEATED Leneral Gascoigno, C.ML(2) The JM. not so much splashing, but their Font, dui surends ahead of the Hama's crow, and Atkinson. Hou, R.Belitios, O.M.U not seem to pick up any on quickly the Whiting coming in third was awarded Hon. O. P. Chister, C.M.G.; Colonel Has the Scotch. Once established in front second place on her time allowance, Tiad Elsdale, R. E, Linut. Colonel A Trasor, Caldwell contented himself by keeping his −8.44, 7 R, A.; D. Gillios, Esq; Hon. WM. Good orew together, steadying then whenever

Orinda Whiting air T. Jackson: Hin. J. J. Keswick thuy showed signs of raggedness, and J. H. Lewis, Esq.; Hon, J. H. Stewart keeping them well op to their work.

Hansi Lockhart C.M.G. Hon. FH May Bow at first seamed distressed, and was CM.G. Mitchell, Esq. I inclined to lock out of the best but as Mody, Ean Hon. IDX Ormsby Lieut. he got satcond wind he was well Col. The O'Gorman, D. AAGA Com-in with has other, and the craw settled moders F. Powell, N.; Colonel Retallick, down to a Jang, swinging stroke. Passing H.K.R.F. 0. Rielod, Esq y Gormuu Con- 1 Yaumati, the Portuguese cox called upon. sul; E. 3. Ritchie, Esq.; A. G. Romano, | his men fornge offerti. Dow was got- EN

Connal General for Portugal; Hon: Eng short and scrowing, while No. 2 Commander R. Murray Ruomoy RN was beginning to fool the clucta of Commander WM. Fleuderlenth, R.N. the strait, but A. A Alvos and his N. A. Bioba, Esq.; O A. Tomes, Esq. brother, both teninad to a nicety, pulled Herbert Smith Captain A. Tilott a very strong osr.Tho pluck of the four Italian Consul Roun was unquestioned, and they swung well toe Volpiculi, U.S. Consul Gen.) gother and feathered neatly, but there Curnest CUP : grifin's raco; for four ones; novello Wildman, Ed

lack of weight behind No. 3, which Hon. AG. Wisc.

Judges of the Rowing Races Basil H told in the end. At the cual shade, Taylor, Esq. R.N.; Captain WI | the Boctob・ crew appeared LD Lord Roberts son hus died of wounds Hastings, R. MED. Sanders, Banchar Jeugd to the good, but Umpires and Starters Towing (Stat this could not have been so, if the judge's revived at the Colenso fighter), WH. Purts, Bowing (Umpires) decision at the close is taken into vodonțik. Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, MG., and Caldwell kept a straight roure on the ex- H. Gnce, Esq Yachts, R. Coske, Esq.;treme outside. At the Torpedo Depot, Open Sailing Bont, F. D. Goddard, Eq.

Fudge of the Sailing Baces Lieut. But gap between the two boate, and as they the Portuguese, spurted and lessened the

neared, the Angehip they aparted agnin." Tone-Kerper – Hart Buck Rog, ...・・*** Caldwell now called upon his men to let themsetres go, nod spurt was responded tu by apart, and the Teleshet past the win- Second Day-Wednesday, Desember 20ning post from a quarter, to half a boit's-

The forty thin Victoria Regatinas length to the good. Timo-8.213 brought to a conclusion to-day As the Victoris Recreation Club, which has been

many years, is likely to lose its prosent site next you, it is doubtful #lothes. Op portunities will be given or facilities afford ed for practice, and consequently it may be that this in the last meeting of

this CHATRO ter to ho, held in Hongkong for soveral amattor devoutly to ba Fents. Thi regretted, both on account of the dealing of interest in rowing and also because of the The following notice is issued the from possible deprivation of the busy residenta -

of Hongkong of an annual boliday, and we Observatory::--

hope samo motus sindi will be arrived at |⠀⠀ Tha Royal Engineszszod Royal Artillery whereby either the lengkong Boat Club onterad for this event. The Engineers, on or the Recreation Club or both together the outside course, got away with a fast, will be able to maintain the interest in short struku. The gunners pulled a fine, rowing mattors. The weather

ther to day.

very threatenedy stroke 34 to the minute, the Eu ing, and & diesgrecable drizzle at the comgineers pulling 30 strokes to the minato. suenceinont af the racing did not promis. The gunners steadily gained on their op

It is reported that Mr. F. Knight, the war correspondent, and "author of Where Three insíros At Rhodesia

Owing to the situation in South Africa, of Tedag," do, was so badly wounded in A correspondent writes to in re follows

con_the_3711_ fiat.—Tho-British Parque the Queen his post med her departure one of the fights nous Colonse that it waVeloci in shoco just slovo Kosong Windsor to Osburco until Christmas noouwinay, tohijutato his right arma

helaw West Point, Wauchou Banks, Woots Her Majesty is destous of being acorer R.N Furbius. In order to make it at all pos- London. During the visit of HMS. Conturion tosible to get her of, all her car must be Ingkok, a trialist mátoli was played against discharged (303,000 wicks from Amoy lo a local eleven, The Navy batted first, and Tawanfoo), Every avaible lighter is scoring 161 for the loss of 3 wickets (Lout being sent to her, The Ceptain of the Powlett, 71 not out; C, Chapman 10, Lieut. Velocity disappened on the night of the Faris 18, Capt. Follow 8, Will, 12 not fith last, fed his ding goos all day long I HUNG CHANG TO SUPERSEDE prinio mover in these matters for 40 emt). The Bangkok XLsured for the loss of 5 wickets (V. Rivet Carrean bulupposed he threw himself overboard top scorer with 739.-

The ship drow 16 feet, and at the time of writing hal only fi fort of water remind her, so we fear she will not be saved. Tho

For South Africa.

to a spot on the port side of the poop it is

On Saturday, Major Long, D.And.G.n. | wenthee was fine, howaren. leaves by the English wall steamer Coru mande on his way to Capa Tujhy, Fog ner-Tung-Wa Hospital. vice in the South African war,

The War Fund.

The Directors of the Ting-Wa Hospital. | beg to acknowledge with thanks the follow. ing Dunitions to the Fund for the extrusion

A concert in aid of the Soldiers' and ¦ of the Hospital ----- Suilas' Wiras, Widows". hul „Orphans” j. „Already achuowledged Fund is being strange to take placo "socia

time next week st Kowloon. The concert

will be under the patronage of Colonut Retallick and the officons of the Hongkong Regiment, and au influential committee of Kowloon Residents bas lesu formed. The

programino is boing arranged by Mir A. J.

McL. Farr and Mr.W, Munkelt.

Volunteers for the Transvaal.

We Invo reesived a letter from an Oeffort asking us to insert as an advertise ment the following notice →

• Will any, patriotic gentlemen residing in Hongkong asiat two persons (one an ex- 71at man) in obtaining a passage through to the Transvant to cable them to rejoin this Regiment Picaso address replies to

71st," caro of Chi Mai Odios.

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Mr Chen Tung sung.

Kwong Lik

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Wa Lang Wing Tsui-yuen

Kwong Cheong hu... Kwai Mun Hoy Po Fung Cheong. Hop Vi Chiti Kwong Lee Chung.

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YULE TIDE YARNS, Edited by G. A Henty.

Läder: Longmans, Groom and Co. Hongkong Kelly and Walsh, Ltd,

THE VICEROYÁTLY OF THE TWO KWANG.

VICEROY TAN

Viceroy Tan of the Two Kwang has been urdered to Peking, and he will be super seded by Li Hong Chang

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 20th at 12.0p. The barometer las fallen va the E. coast of Chine, siren in the Philippines. Liessure is highest over N. Chinn, and the low are in the China Son is profsibly situated to the NW

of Palawan. Gradients moderate, with strane mansion in the Forinnen Charinel and N. part of the China Sar Forecast ➡ moderute NE to N. winds; cloudy, pro- bably enus light rain.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS,

MACHINE GUN CO.

At the monthly carbine competition of this Company fifteen members competed, The ranges ware 200 pands (Feeling), 400, and 500 yards. Gunner Mayson registerod his first win on both apps. Scores ar

Was

well for the comfort of the spectators. However, the min held of, and the differ ent events were carried to a successful isto. As on the previous day, the differ. ent races were started well up to. iny. thanks to the overgotic, efforts of Messrs WH Potts, and the umpires, Messrs Stewart Lockhart and C. H. Gres

Ligar Gies; open to European Non-Cour inissioned Officers and men of any Regi ment or Corps of the garrison or to Euro pean orewe of any of M. vessels or to. Scopia mea bers of the police forco entrance, 81 distance, one mile; buats to be approve of by the Committee; time Allowance, 8 seconds per car; four boats must start for 2 prizes winning crow of 3rd race first day to be handicapped by the Committee 1st prize, £15; 2nd prize,

ponents, but half way down: the course the Engineers again sported. The slow stroke told in the six, however, and the Artillery. won a most creiting race byfonly two yards. Time-6.383.

SAMPASS opon to regular Chinese sam- pans distance, half-mile, 1st prize, 80; Lud-priec, $51 oight boats to start for 2 prizes. Winner of No. 2, first day, ex- cluded

Etation No. 1-White and brown,

Bow

2. Craig

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5. W. S. Briley1012 Stroke. 1. C. Logan

Cos, E. Herba

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10 T 100

st. lbs.

SEVERE CRITICISME, ET THE TIMESANS London, Doc. 4.ro accounts have fox arrived, which help to reanive, the despi entertained on receipt of the first bows. regarding the exact position at the battle of Modder Rivers optimus,

The Lily-mile correspondent-my Lhat the enemy's force strutobed for & day -kanco. of Bra miles along the northern bank. They hud entrenched themselves and gang." -- od the defensivo possibilities of the ground: The British shelled the loft flank

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hair,

Station No. 2.---Pink and greou for hours. The Boars replies with Hotək-

Bow, F. G. Chunneit

2. H. 8. Bavin e

3. C. Benjamin

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Box, .F. W. Waite

Station No. 4-White and light blue.

How, E. S. Ford

2, S. R. Mobreji

3. A. Humphreys

Stroke, M. E. Agar

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Cox, B. Lammiert

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Bow,

A. Ozorio

2 Jda IrroS 4, F. Garrett ... Stroke, W. Watson

Cox, A. E. Alves.

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Watson want sony with A powerful

kissca and Mazinas. Alull then ensted, whereupon two Brigades of Infantry op proached the river, the Guards boing on Cd right. The whole advancing force whe absolutely without cover, and was exposed batho dondly courts hail of bullets. This Scots Guards vanood to within 600 yards, cronutritig to escape the funillade, which henceforth was unremitting. The Argyll and Sulherlands and the Coldstecams fre quently attempted to cross the river, ex posed to a murderous fice, Some narrowly esped drowning. A party of Coards eventrally succeeded, and stom! az, closu quatters for hours in the face of n ynally superior force,

Boors retroated in the evening CAF

Tying off their guris, The Staff Oficars concar in the opinion that the British force never in any battle facce a worse of horu sustained fro

The Daily all corespondent edge that nt the outs a portion of the enemy wed ascineed on the south sido of the river, but crossed early in the light

To

The Times, sarvoying the progress of the Campaign, reluctantly admits that the lesi, Sons taught are both numerous and painful, noting that 3,000 men hava either beau killed, wumded, or taken prisoners. The lending journal also says that the initial e-

siroko, but Lapsley coud oreihauled limangements in Natal vers eluarly ill-com- Four sampans entered and got away to a | with Best following clone. The race ended ceived; and the decision to hold Kimberley and Mafuking anise. The enemy has been underrated throughout, and the Boo tertical strength lins possibly not. yạt beon rvalised. "Dont tless," concludes the critic, our cathmandure will in future forego successive frontal tincs, entailing heavy losses and facilitating the enemy's retreat

R. Lapsley

M. E Anghe

There was not suda a large attendance of spectators on the tagship as on the previous day. H. E. Sir Henry Blake, G.M.G.. the Governor, and Viscount Suir- datu, A.D.C., were early in attendance, sud viewed the mous with considerable in t. Fosterday's winner again essun with a length separating the blume,

od thú lend, and the race was productive of | Rose and Leck, terest: The arrangements for the confort a grand display of brute strength, nnd an of the spectators were efficiently carried amusing exhibition by the coxswmg of the out by. Mr Lisbarel, the Steward, of the leading bost, Sampati 2821 won easily friu Cut, and the tifin and refreshment ar- No. 281. An exciting incident happened Ganner Mayson.....

rangements by Messa Matur aut Farmor, at the finish when the gunner on the Judgo e 230 26 17 101 Now Victoria Hotel, were all that could be lighter fired off the gun with the ramrod Sergt. Icmuert922 34 Sc. 05 desired. A goodly number of launelies a projectile. Fortunately, no harm was Gauper Husatouse 26 23 27. 19. 94 followed the boste down the course, doo Tine-6.15). Corp. Nicholson..... 10 30 2099 01 and on the invitation of Commodore Ganner Wodehou 18 20 20 10 80 Powell a party of sectators viewed the Lieut. Maitland 19 3 1080ices from HM.S. Wer

W. Witson J.C. Logan F. D. Unid Time 7.4:33.

SANITARY BOARD...

A Pretoria, correspondent describes the entry into the Transvaal of the British who were taken prisoners at Dundee. They were escorted by a strong guard put the President's houses Me Kruger who was

The quest seems to be goinutemacy wine for the clear course, mutated on balir

This is a collection of ten slut stories of Gunder Morrell 23 24 2010-23 79 The Water Potica pre deserting of credit. GERMAN CUP: presented by the member BURCTION OF KÄTEPAVERS REPRESENTATIVES standing on the terrace, apavured an ther

and if any replice are sent to us ive willaiter of the volum contributes one of / Capt. Suriders 2910 25 7342 A gig rare opened the day's proceedings,

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send them on; but surely the Military Authorities could dont with a case of this

We have heard others express desire to get to South Africa to fight for the Old Country, and it is a pity, when mon aro obviously model, if they cannot got their

Gunner Danby.....

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74 days

Winners of Spedas,

CORRESPONDENCE.

IN THE NAME OF ORARITY, To the Bettlor of the CHINA MATE",

and kept the attention engaged while Lhu rows wero being got ready for the event of the day the International race, For this, only two crews were entered, the Soutch and the Portuguese, and as the Portuguese lind defeated the Scotch trow in the raw for the Ladies Prize yesterday it was confidently. bollored by the nisjority vi the spectator that for the first time the Portuguese orew would figure on the Club's records as the winners of this important race. The hopes of the supporters of the Stotch cret wire not brightoned by the knowledge sk Armstrong, the stroke, was not in the best

these thrilling historical romances by means of which he has earned peculiar distinction" and admiration in the world of boyhood. Chateau and Ship is a story of the time of the French Revolution, when popular indignation at the execution of the king. rendered war with Francs inovitaler The young horo around whom intercet contrea is Peter Vigudrulles, a mida bipmen in charge of the small schooter Alert, cruising along

Hongkong, 20th Documlier 1800. the southern shore of France. Vignerobes

S4 The question of Charity, which baturged to an old Huguenot family which appeared in your morning contemporary bad cnsigrated to England upon the revoca- in ita issue of yesterday is easily answered, tion of this edict of Nantes, and hir Honey The Tung Ypital Extension Fund is nacrates with his usual breathless anima the firinn vory handiosig blotting cation the story of his many escapados inargely subscribed to by the Chineso si of health, but as it was known he coull.

telesire fulfilled..

Mesara Lone, Crawford's Jubilee.

Mours, Jue, Crawford and have issued as a souvenir of the Jubiles your of

The title of this dourishing business house in every setso a himachald, word in the Far East, and it will in-interesting to read how from small beginnings & hugo business huss ben juilt up. In 1850), Mr Ninian Crayford established the business, of which his brothos, Mr D. R. Crawford, is now the rospected sunior. The premises wura thạn

situated in the locality of Mssets Fafconos's shop, in Queen's Road, and Mr Ninian Crawford developed to a very consider. auto extent the auctioneering branch of the Fusiness. On 15th August 1850, Me Love joined Mr N. Crawford, and originated the now. celebrated firm pane. The firm attained very large prosperity in the Colony, and the Chion War of 1860 gave the opportunity which was quickly arailed of (patent-the business outside tho Colony ship was chartered by tha firm to take stores to the British flout at Taku, and another ship was subsequently despat ched in the no errand. It is said

"Of the Ulali Levments; for four ones -dig tance, bac mile ; entrance, $10. To be rowed in boats the property of the Vic toria Recreation Club.

Shamrock. Station No 1-White and Blue edges.

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Struko, A. A. Alves Cox, FW. Whit

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WHY THE ARGYLL AND SUTHER.

--- LANDS LOST SO HEAVILY.

Bombay, Dec. 3—A Bombay Gazette wire sizes the following details of tho Modder River Angagement

Lord Mothuen found The Boers entranch od beyond the river, over a front extending for five miles.

Artillery-duel the After a fhres hours Am the British advanced towards the rivera

Yesterday, the cication of two members passed and the soldiers scapunded by of the Sanitary Board took place at Urg

saluting City Hall, Thord as a very small atten

• | dança at four o'clock, the hour fixed for the nomutation of candidates, only about fifteen being prosunt Me A. Seth, Registrist of Supreme Cour, acted as Eeturning Oficer, and presided over the proceedings,

Hon. T H. Whitehead it. I think it extremely unfortunato we should find o selves in this position we are now in the course of this

I asked my friends, eight or ten of them, what course they were going to tako in connection with these proceedings. I found they wore quito unaware an election was going to take place. It was not known to one of them, and I think it uxtremely enfortunate the event was not more widely made publicand that the ratepayers should not have been moro perfectly acquainted with the fact that the election was to inke place this afternoon. Whether it would not be destr abio to adjourn until the middle of January and hold the election on a biriday, or gem hunday, like this is for the inceting to Absite. I think it might be better, if the election were postponed and the ratepayers made acquainted with the fact when pelection is to take place.

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Kornblu Etation No. 4. →White, Golde

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Bow, H. A Sath

2. F. M. Roza Parsira.

3, W. Waison.

Stroke, 12 Lapidey

soeking to secure the safety of the mem nationalities, whereas the South African tion of brawny men behind him it way ctill ents generally irrespective of this several row plucky rice and had a goodly selec heirs of the Freach branch of the family Fund is more or less confined to loyal Chi-hoped the Thistle would rise to the occaec The other nine yarns are by author of tively spenking, a mora handful in this handled by Caldwell, the veteran cos-et- from the fury of the rioters from Marseilles, nose British subjects, why are, cunspara-sion. And it did. The crew was well note whose names are sufficient guarantee Cutiny. It is necessary, in the latter case, ting his men well together at the vuist, for a value of stirring interest Tell for ach individual to make spy vist efforts he gave them the word to set a gas stroke Blondello-Burton relatas a delicately ro so that the amount of subscriptions should with the result that they gut an advantago mantic story of The Adventures of s Night relating a eductior's escapes equato expression to the sortiments of superiority was not unchallenged however be large enough to give practical and ad- which they maintained to this end. Their Au Uulian's Fortunes during the porodiloyalty and sympathy of the Anglo-Ching The brothers Alves rowed with much de of the wars of the roses is WC. Whistler's in Hongkong At the same thing it night termination pluck and skill, with the re contribution. Jaent, Colossi Pergy GamesT Robert Leighton, David Ket, Fred Wishaw is always with as, and opportunities for only, or, as the judge gave it, a quarter of a bo rettenbered that the Tang Wa Hospital als that they were beaten by life-length Harry Collingscod, E2 Fellard and absoribing to is are frequent and plentiful laugh. The lasers rowed in a bettor style Georg ville mar the other there while the South African Fund has been than the winners, but the beef was in who

have assisted Be Henty in the pro-isad to meet a very special and urgent the Scotch boat and the staminn from duction of the second year's volume of used at the present time, and I will in all

all stroke to bow told in the head. tributore it is superfluous to praise the propy figured a few months hence. To say that the win was popular sould he litamry standard of the book. Thors is dispensation of charity is quite diferent launched following the race gave forth farther remind Clianity that tho to state trquam very mildly. The large collection of illustrations, the book is from that of justice. The former depends triumphant blasts on their whistles and very pretty got an with an artistic cover. very much en sentiment, impulso and on-one Infernal machine on the Keeching, and would form a much thought of gift thuslasin, while the latter requires cool rocked energetically and apparently in book for Christmas.

ind strict impartiality. The generous and turn by a few youthful Sontsmen, emitted a handsamo subscription of 85000 by Mr torrific noise as the nose of the Scoreb Chau Tung Sang, who is a naturalised boat shot past the wloping post, British subject, to the Tard for the relief of the widows and orplans of those of our allant saldiers who fell in South Africa, is a great erodit to himself and to the Anglo- Chinese Community in the Colony, and I tape that in a patriotic tvument of this Rud taste and self-opinion should be kind, and át eres a juncture, patty jealousy.

set aside in fuvius of a true and united

WAYS CO, LIMITED. HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAM

The following is the report for presenta

that when these ships arrived the people tien to the abarahol ors at the Afteenth suarmed on deck before the hatches vers ordinary gewral meeting to be held at the epened and beer was calling at $1 a battle. Öempany's Registered Ofices, on Tuesday This enterprise proven se succzesfu), that a the 29ih inst., at twelve o'clock, noon :- branch was opened at Tientsin. With the

To the Shaïcholders of the Hongkong

High Loyal Lizmways Co., IL teenisitation of the war, the prosperity of Gontiems,We beg to day before you faithfully, Business at Tied

tie ate the Repert and Statement of Accounts for Shauguaithe ag ending 20th Noveisler, 1800

bishment was stresfo

The Trata Receipta for the twolvo

This branch no rivals in prosparity months together with transfees fees,

making

| support of the fuot e- country in her fique

Leur Glas open to regular Chinese crew.

of the same hong or office boats must carry a European coxwain, distance, on mile time for cars 8 seconds per oar fival-mizi, 840, 2nd trice; 85; wing

Cox. S. A. Seth-

Station No. 3.-White and tight blue.

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There was no cover for the men, who foll rapidly under a huil of bullets from marks- men close up on the opposte bank,

The Dist Regiment (the Argyll and Sutherlands) made several attempts to rush a bridge, but were driven back.

Eventually a detachment of the Goards crossed, and hold their own for hours against a vastly superior forca,

The British Artillery maintained a terrify fire all day, and at night the Britisht dire the Boers from their trenelios and orcapled their positions.

The Boers carried off their

gans. Ther must have to tremendously through look offers nude tweled mon of the Loxpasure to the Artillery fing Mr Such said the clection had been duly Coldstreams awam acres the river under notified in the Greats and had been refor

fire, but were, forved to go back

red to in the newspapers Only yesterday The Buors shelled the ambulance wag there was a patagraph in the papers with togons and the wounded under trestnient. ference to the extension of the time of rat

ing, soron o'clock having been fixed asthe

houz for closing the poll instead of six THE ADVANCE ON KIMBERLEY, which was mount of the Regatti. As

London December The Ho

Horse Artif to the dato, it was fixed long before theory, the Canadian Regimurit, the Austra Regntin was announced. The attendance in Suutingent and tace Battalions of In was sufficient to proceed with the election, fantry have been hiored up to the lins bes

Mr. Whitehead then inated Ur Hartwoch Pa Ant and Balment. tigan and Mr James McKio as suitable

Stroke, J. A Fredericke 10 10 candidatescended ERA

Cox, F. Lanmort,

The oats were in beautiful line to start,

Mr C

No other gentlemen boing nominated, it

Canter No

SHAGENERAL

Reater wires from Lourenzo. Marques

bit a junk obstructed the susters, and great way suggested that a thera ras no contest that Beer reports state that this Trnaval difficulty was experienced in again getting the number of geru cimen nominated being machurities at Johannesburg Ara mistično, the bus position." The Thistle had the same as that of tho sent to be filluring shells mat other projectiles, and ut surae way on at the start, but Tedericks the election should take place by show of revsing platforms for the Long Ton on the outside wens away with o fino hands, slede

i have been sent to the buil of No. 1 roe first day excluded boats to

the

Mr Sota decided, honceur, that the Morning Post deshizh from Tady be passed by the Commitin ke Sekil, at low of

Kornblume, caught a crab, and put his voting should take place by ballot, in the miti, datal the ith stint, gates that Magerie and Joan again attainted con-boat out of the race, It koket as if: usual form, and that the ballot

moto črangą rocently, and that the liver won by Jon by about a longth. Time tween the Scotch and Portuguese crass and Mr. Mexic was declared duly eleven killed and wounded pestordare Whos the hour used arrived Dr Hartigoals and a remnant of the Glutealers just

an

of trial and perplexity, remain, yours -clusions for this event, and a hard race was there was ogs to be a fine 12m be open until kuyen:o'clock, Beth Boers bonbardment has done much-

A BRITISH SUBJECT..

*How much for a photographi ha queried n the Hongkong establishment, and one amount to $4,743. After ring in he opteret the cram at the head of the

Lako, replied the occupant of the officer gb, added to: $5,170.12 car. This is a dental parlor, while thophotogra-

of the quartiers is a 600 of the rest and Ell running those tonning is My dear sir, you have made a me

founder of the mix. Mað

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Arustrong's crew maintaining the slight advantage they bad gained at the start from their International opponents Alves Of the 40 and

PETER FRA Saveral civilians and Nata, Police Vore her

entitled to killed and injured

A Morning Post cospatel

INTERNATIONAL CRALLerHR CUP for four-

care cup presented by the late JS was pulling a slightly slower stroke, and vole 19 only, at an appearance. Dr Efer The Tourn Lesiogine probably Laprail. Eva, to be held by the winning his mess worked well together and the tigan secured 18 votes and Mr Meble 16. 10,000. The liestitten the trad crow for one year int to remain the Scotch crew appeared to be taking things There were three papers for Dr Hat good, hat they are in pati property of the Club; distanco, one-mileasy. At the cunl shuusives called gan and one for Me Mokis. There were and-a-quarter entrance, 810. To be upon his crew, and they repoaded with to split roles roved in bosta the property of the Vic faster stroke, and camu level with the Baletud as presiding officer, torin Recreation Claus Sich crowhich was being tested some Mosary Bruce Shepherd and A. Chapman wint out of its course Nearing the Towers Bispingers, and Bird'Almada Castro, pesto Depot the Boutch suddenly stopped Howell, A. Brown, and T. A. Bra que failure of the Scotch me was recived tited in the distribution of the voting

but the liese bad tuo ruoli of a lendast The British Intelligence Department.

Station No. 1.-White and Line edges,

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