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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1800,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

STEAMERS PASSED SUEZ CANAL.

Notes by the Way.

France in gending 4000 of her Algerian ISUPPLIED. THROUGH GLUTEN. Je to garrison Madagascar

It is reported that several mon hava descted from the French foreign legion to join the English army in South Africa.

OUTWARD-Mabeca, Jan. 2; Esherson Page & will be found a list of

Ferdinand, Denbighshire, Ormezias, 5; Glenturret, Afghanistan, Tuekar, contributions to the New Soldiers and Andain, 12 Nurnberg, 16; Eats Sailors' Home. told, Ondia Opick, Sylucy, An- dantica, 19 Orestes Kenmore, Alpo mene, izabeth Rebos, 23; Jam, l'st tradus, Taki, Saxonia, Windsor, 26 Oikbrunch, Socotra, Kayby, Baldre, Kornilof. St. Kailu, Benligert, 39; diau« cu, Glamo iney Fob. 2; Heidelberg, Marin Valerie, St. Rudd, Ardross, Hostwand-anfe, Des. 8; St. Jerome, 29; Japan, Jan. 111; Tantalus, Beniary, Present, Feb. 2;. Ásama, Ernest Simyas, 6.

Cre!, 6,00

Lege of

The unveiling of the monument to M. Jules Ferry & Holphong will take place a

Pira

THE CHINA MAIL.

Some alared was censioned during the porformance at the Kowaling Theatro res

TELEGRAMS.

tordny, by an outbreak of fire in one of the HONGKONG VOLUNTERN cookhouson nitaobed to the promises. The outbreak was extinguished by the quasiable

LONDON, 6th February, 1900, on duty at the Theatro before any serious__ THE WAR CAPE COLONY. hatar was effected

Nothing further sheen beard from General Frouch, bub news from Pretoria states that the British are within seven miles of Achtertang (north of Colesborg).

The French and the West Elvat

The French gunboats Zion and Sur prise, having hoon replaced by nioro modern vesel, will he detached from the Indo few days before the opening of the Exjustine squadrer, and leave for France short- tica at Hunci in 1901.

ly. Two specially constructed gunboats are expected run to represent Finnce on the West River.

REINFORCEMENTS.

3,000 hores, including Cavalry, Yeomanry During the present wreck, 13,109 men and and Militia Volunteers, will sail for the Cape

THE NAVAL DOCKYARD.

EXTENSION

THE CONTRACTORS.

THE WHEELING? DISASTER,

BRITISHERS TOKEN OF

WEAK SPOTS ON THE BRITISH SIDE.

The London correspondant of a leading Ameriain paper sende the following cabled. interview on Dec. 20th, dealing with the defects in the South African campaign on the part of the British leaders

SYMPATHY. We understand that s privata telegram

Thore is little doubt that the friendly was received from London tu-day intimating spirit that was flisplayed in Hongkong to that the contract fur the satension of the wards the U.S. Asiatic Squadron at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Hongkong bad outbreak of the Spanish-American war was An nicer who has boon for twenty-si boen placed with the firm of Messr» Ponchard in a mastire accountable for the year in South Africa and served through McTaggart, Lowther and Co., Lal Cannoncementing of the Anglo-Artorican at the Basuto end Zulu' campaigns and to mo Strock, London, EC. The firm is pretic-liance which w

a tower of strengsl to-day ally unknown hore. It is one of the fow

to Amorica in her alruggle and The mistake of the entire campaign so firms of contrators that did not send a which is standing as in gol stend in fire has been, that, instead of sending formation on the spot regarding the local have not been slow to recognise the representative to Hongkong to collest in the prent orisis. This United States mounted men, the War Office has sent out,

infantry conditione, and the amount of their tender benefit our moral support atforded thom

Why? I asked. Because Lont Wolseley is a faddist on was considerably bulow that of the uther Inst year, and we have had many express the subject of infantry. He has been in fault. When Canada offered much-needed competing firms.

sima of thankfulness from the U.S. states-cavalry he replied: "We want infantry. THE CAPE.

The work will probably be commenced

men, soldiers and sailors: The latest testi- You have heard of certain jealousien of Replying to a communication from Pro at an early date, as the engineers of the mony of the goodwill of the Americans in the Natal local forces? That is the point. The jealousies of redtapisma are at the bor yers. The descensed was a prontising instrator of Kwongchau-wan, arrived at sidents Kruger und Steyn, complaining of firm will leave England with all despatch, tho Colony was the entiroly spontaneous act † ton of all the troubles. It consisted first- The M. M. Co's str. Sydney, with the young man, mind was cut off after a very Haiphong by the French ranil steamer British destruction of Tarra house, Loud bringing European foremen and plant to of the officers of the American flest in the of all in snabbing every volunteer sficer in England, bat worse still has been the Nothing definite has been settled, bat an Reborts declares the charges to be unsub,bn need in the work. It may be mention- attempt is being undo lanangu with the stantiated, and accuses the Bocre of bared that in addition to a dry dock harbour in organizing a baseball game for snubbing of every colonial ulcer, ko Anost troups in the world-man for man, Campaguio Turkincies de Navigation for barous practices, and of the spoliation and capable of docking vessels of the Fowerful the benefit of the South African War Relief them well, and colusial troups are the the catalishinant of a regular postal ser expulsion of British subject for refusing to and Victorious classes--indeed any ship Fund. The result of that match was that far better than the Bears

or any other navy- rice between Kwongaliu-wan and Haight against their own country.

there will be a tidal basin of of nores in Thomas Jackson, the Hon. Treasurer of extent, with 20 fect of water at the the Fund. The community was deeply lowest state of the tide, in which four sensible of this unik of sympathy, coining

ARKIVAIN AT HOME.

It is with deep regret we learn of the said bereavement sustained by the Hon. Fobruary 3, Aunt Mari, Occanien, Lord Wet A "Yok, in the death of his son,

Skejtery.

Wei Wing Yiu, at the carly age of eightcon

The following will phy for Lotson's

FENSE Man of 12 Jan., left sortiness. Singapore on Wednesday, the 7th |c ngh Feb., at 3 pus, and may be expected Cricket. here on or about Wednesday, the 146 Feb. This Packet brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on Due. Wh The T. K. K. 4. Hongkong Mave, with the AMAN MAZ, dated Batt Francisc fith Jon Just, left Yukio hama at daylight, on Sunday, the 4th Feb., and may be expected here on or about Monday, the 12th Foù. The P. 1, chartered stennier Aly, with

Kwongchau-wan.

M. Alby, who is to be the Civil Ad-

Ah v. Langhurriss Na, în Crickuk trzonul to-merrow (Saturday) at 11.30 phong Woodgates, J. A. Lews, P. A. Cox. W.

Moole, A. J. Meule D. Wood, F.Uclonial Taxation. Baitland, K. W. Muunsey, E. T. Leo, and

aloro.

REUTER'S SERFICE,

Lovo", 7th Febïoséy, 1900. · PARLIAMENT AND THE WAR.

In the British

1 sum of $535 was handed over to Sir

Every one knows that when the Eng lish troops gis out there the chiefs of the local forces, who knew the country and the Boer methods of Bighting, offered their services spontaneously. They were all valuable. Want was the result? Coner!

they

Baller, for instance, suzuld not from stall, and went so far as to say that wore more trouble than they were worths." But,' said I, 'some of them were taken. Yer, and the officers fret the

or five resecle can be sheltered while as it dil from officers and won who a forte men and would have been in- Discussing proposals for the sanitary improvement of Combo, Mr. Joseph An sendicat to the Address, by Lord undergoing repairs; and a boat hasin days previously had been occasioned sad will be constructed for the accom bevertnepi, by the gunnery accident on Chamberlain recently wrote to the Governor Fitzmaurice, regrutting the want of Teminding him that whereas the rate for knowledge, foresight and judgment shown cdation of the military boats and the geolont Widing. Upwards of two hundred Chinese were | light, water sol police, in the Colombo by the Government in South African affaire anches. The Chief Constructor's an·l The I. M. S. S. Chine, with mails, de, arraigned before Me Hallifax at thé Magis municipality wis luited to 11 ger cont, sico 1805, and their unpreparedness for Chief Engineer'a workshops and a boat-of an oxplosion on board the Feeding, while English would not have them at all, then-

mails, &c., left San Francisco for this part via Japan Ports, on the 22nd

FATE

Sequel to Chinese Fostivition.

felt San Francisco for this port via troy this afternoon, on charges of firing Honolulu, Yokohama, lalind Set, crackors during prohibited hours Kobe, Nugasaki and Shanghai, on the the Chinon New Year festivities. Fines 24th Jan. The 0, & Co.'s me. Ducic, with mails of $1 were imposed upon offenders within

borough rates in lingland frequently execedat, was rejected by 352 to 139.

during

20 per cent, and in some casus 30 percent.

is additional measures suggested an sending ordinatice to enable the Mani-

It will be remembered that on the result

*

in unler to calms the colonial feeling of in- house will also be constructed by the firm firing a anlute in honour of the Emperor of

dignation some 60 ware ombodied. That bat the ordinary houses and offices will Germany, Gunner's Mate Campbell was

was a son to the coluninis, but yet, tho Lieut.-Commander Beatty, Imperial Colonial light horse saved the bat continue to be altered and constructed by killed and

the of Dundee. The regulars were retiring the Admiralty staff. Considemble progress Gunnars Conray, Nelson and Bite wore

when the light horse or irregulars, as terni Las ready been made with this work, as injured.

H.E. Sir Henry $ Blakesed, rallied with the ery. Buyn, don't let us

c., loft Sau Emacisco for this port the hospital hante and fity cents upon cipality to mise the limit of taxation. In picsdam, 5th instant, says that General is manifest to anyone passing the Nayat.Q.M.G., the Governor and a few friends have another Majalar?? und Cal. Chisholm, .

ria Hontula, Yokohane, Inland Ses, Hola, Nagasaki and Shangha, on the offendors outside the Husits. Lat Feb. The C. P. R. Ch's Hospion of. Japan hit Vancouver on Friday afternoon, The.

Hongkong Hotel.

THE WAR-MODDER RIVER. The Stenderd's Correspondent at Kop Hongkong the rate is, wo baliove, 1 por Macdonald's Highland Brignée, a Fish Fard, and soon the widening of Queen's have given practical expassion to the cent, Haro, however, some part of the Battery had the 9th Lancers arrived yes Road-in accordance with the agreement follow-fouling entertained in the Colony by The Band of the Hongkong Regiment Colony gat police, others water, others terday at Koodoosberg, and now hold both with the Colonial and Military authorities reason of this and disaster, in transmitting, Bad Foh,, for Hongkong, vi URE will play at the Hongkong Hutol to inorrow lighting, and others sanitation. A few banks of the river. The arrival of the force-will be an accomplished fact. The love!. yesterday morning, a cheque for $1000 for tarnished record of the present war. What

was opportune, as it prevented two large ting of the military parade ground, opposite the use of the relatives of the docensed and Boer commandos from joining The High the Cricket Ground, has already improved the sufferers from the accident. Captain land Light Infantry in hivouacked on the the amenities of the central portion of the Burwel received the money, and be at once north bank of the river.

city.

communicated with Admiral Watson, and

Purts of Call.

chu O. P. R. Og'a s.s. Empress of Chian | (Satuíslay) creaing, from 9pm. to 9.80 | districts got all four.

arrived at Vanenver 2 am, Wednesday, the 74: Feb.

Steamers Expected.

The N. Y. R... Hiroshima Murn left Singapore for this port on the 7th February, and is expected to arrive Jeru on the 13th February, The str, Fana Loken, from Hamburg, left Singapore for this port on the 4th

p.m.

Ma.......... Fighting Fight.. drcure Maritas semin Wait ..." Notre kan. Ole Hubertion Betemian Girl".

feruzzo. Loin du ital” and „Dažna.......! Mela Räschen

GOD SAFE THE QUREN,

The Shell-Collecting Monopoly:

Wallace.

Scaba,

Anger.

At the Supreme Court, in Summary

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha.

The Nippon Yason Kaishe is nothing if not enterprising, and the Directors of the Company have a solid belief in the efficacy of advertising. We have received a handy brochure, entitled To Nippon, the Land of the Rising Sun, by the N. Y. K.,' con-

CAPE COLONY,

LATER.

We may mention that the cost of the both the Admiral and the Captain and reclamation of the dockyard foreshore, and officers of the Whey inmediately wrote the construction of sea walls, the Admir-letters of thanks. Adiniral Watson, Capt.

who lont his life fighting with them, asil, "I have never seen such man.

There is the wise of Colonel Baden- Powell, who has made the only bright, un- has he worked with? With irregulars, only about 500 of them. You have got their value by facts, not by inferoces Since the cominencemont of the war Col. Baden-Powell has held his own einst Gen. Cranjo with a force of six thousand Boers rojo failed in all his attacks against these irregulars, but he detached 4,000 of his forces and went to mast Gen. Methuen, with results whick wo know

too well.'

General Roberts and General Kitchencealty duck, tidal basin and workshops, will Burwel and officers afterwards paid her, an qaeried, who would be over £1,000,000 sterling. The increased official call me Government House and exauake good leaders today, of all there are Feb., and may bo oxpeeted here on of Jurisdiction, to-day, before His Hon. A. G.taining most useful information for intend. date of their departure and their destin demand for labour, already very great in the Pro sed their sincere thanks for the kind- ou ao f

about the 10th Feb

The H. A. L. steiner Sarn, from Ham

barg, left Singapore for this port on the ith Fob, and may be expected bero on or about the 12th Feb.

The .. Xumising, from Calcutta and Straits, left Singapore for this port on Wednesday, the 7th Bob, at 5 p.m. Tisu U. S. S. Co. & 5.8. Gatiches luft "Singa- pera on 4th Feb., and is dac lore on Oth Fub.

Wise, Pulau Jugo, Mr Wilkinson drew ing cavellers to Japan. The pamphlet attention to the cases against certain junkaxitains a narrative of a two months' tour ewners brought by the Lee King Company, in Japan by Wilson La Couteur, Member claiming damages for the wrongful acts of of the Japan Society, London, There is a the defendants in trespassing upon a cortain beautiful collection of litistratiors of piena ar parcel of ground covered by the sea scones in different ports visited. The other off the eastern shore of the Island of contents comprise particulars regarding the Lantnú, lensed by the plaintiffs from Her Company's services, charts and maps aunt a The E. & A. str. stratia, from Sydney Majesty the Queen. Bis Lordship said host of other information,

de, leit Port Darwin on the 2nd Feb. for this port.

be would order pleadings in one case and Malankar i sine de Mr Willin

8th Jan, for Japan and Hongkong," The N. P. Co.'s as. Si has arrived at on could consult with Me Looker as to Yokohama,and sailed for Hongkong on which ange plantings would be ordered. the th Feb.

Capture of a Pirato.

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The N. P. Co.'s .s. Bricinishing, has at river at Yokohama, and sailed for Tacons on the 7th Feb.

L'Avenir du Terkis of the 27th Jan, The N. P. Co.'s. Queen Adelaide sailed contains the following pirograph-Yester from Tana, for Japan and Hong-ny, shout three o'clock, a cage containing Bug, on the 18th Jan,

The N. P. Con 5.3. drub mailed from

Portland, Oregon, for Japan and Hangkorn on tiến th Jau.

The N. P. Co.'s 1.6. Moranouthshire' sailed

from Portland, Oregon, for Japan and Hongkong, on the 30th Jan.

the 31st Jan.

Feb.

Latest Advices.

here on the 18th Feb.

A

The War Correspondents.

live left Capetown. The Censor omits the

tion, but it is believed that they have gone to supervise largo and geñoral operations extending froni Sterkstroom (where it is reported General Gatacre is already engag ed) to Coluberg district,

NATAL

The War Office states that General Buller crossed the Tugals on Monday, the 6th instant, and is now advancing on Jady smith. Operations are proceeding, but here is no infernation of the resulta,

· HAVAS SERVICE:

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

Paute, January 27.

Exlibition buildings bave struck work.

The carpenters employed at the Tatie

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

PARIS, January 28. In the Senatorial electious, most of the Sonators have been re-elected, notably Messrs Dupoy and de Freycinet. The Nationalist candidates have been defeated or are still in the bullet, with the excop tion of Generi Mercier, who has been elected for Nantes,

Paris, January 240. The strength of parties, remains the satt Four Conservatives have been re accted.. General Morcier and Mesers de Montfort and Gautier ore Nationalists. All the others dieeted are Republicans. Amongst the defeated ars Messrs Rann, Thévenet, Siegfried and

buckling unde, will assuredly cause a heavy rise in the prices of material and labour, and while the Colony is likely to experienco

some benefit from the new works it will abo, for some time, exporieneo autoral drawbacks.

Now that this contract has been fixed and

news displayed by His Excellency and friends.

THE COST OF A WAR CRISIS,

THE DOHR ULTIMATUM COST £325

TO TELEGRAPE,

fuing linu? Gen. Doctor Melonold, the self-mado on, the farmior amper from the ranks, the born tighter, with a genius for wAY, the man who saved the position at Oudur- mat

Gon. McDonald, when the war broke out, went down to the War Offiss hour times, and upon his knees, 80 to poak, begged for an appointment, huż TES refused and shuffled off to India in there is a prospect of the work being pro-even a trar crisis, when no fighting follows shelved. Now that they find they want it is not only war which is expensivo:stead. He was one of those men who had no aristocratic connections and no Whe coded with speedily, the Committes of the it, is a costly experiones such as nations men they send out McDonald. Mind you, Victoria Becreation Club will have to take cannot afford to indulge in every day those men who are born and pase, a large steps to procure, naw quarters. The pre- Before war in the Transal seemed in enough, if you like, but they are not of part of their lives on Piccadilly are brave wont Club house and bathing anclosure evitable, the British Governmost had spent the constitution of the ten required to не dvomed to speedy extinction

fight upon the veldt. upwards of five millions sterling in conse it is only reasonable

quenes of the strained relations between

bné

to expect,

| having regard to the friendly spirit in which,

Then Baden-Powell, because ha bo- lieves in irregulars, fights the Boera with their own methods, a system which takes

reaparece.

negotiations have all along been conducted the two countries, and within a few days them entirely by surprise. He is full of

*Cen, Sir Charles Warred, bocausa. be was in charge of the Bechuanaland expe dition. In that campaign he employed irregulars only, and the Bears had to way. Sir Charles is a quittersone wan

give

but he is i and hence not a favorite at the War Office.

that the Admimity authorities, if properlyders to the value of £600,000 were placed of the receipt of the Doer Ultimatum org approached, will give the Club facilities for with various contractors. carrying on in the vicinity of the present

The Transvaal crisia has out affected site. No time should I lust. Furtlar Englund miriously as it might have done delay will only imperit the Club's exis-had the ultimate issue been more uncertain,

but the painful situation which led up to and knows South Africa and the Beers like the war involved the expenditure of huge no other English governl. sum of monog in various ways. The cont of telegraphing was enorious, running

tence.

on

OUR GENERALS IN SOUTH AFRICA. Becently there was some commert Lord Roberts' great age for the coland undertaking which has been placed in his hands; and we (Times of Ceylon) bave com- piled a list, mainly in the right order of seniority, which may prove of interest

Agc. +7

The Transvald war has seen the great. est number of war correspondente sons ont since journalism first became a power in the land. Altogether some thirty-five or forty correspondents alone represent the British Press, while the number of other man was carried through the town representatives is problematical Already (Hanoi). It was carried by coolies and the correspondents have experienced losses. cacorted by a company of militia. Needless. W. Stevens, the Kipling of correspond. say the equine excited lively curiosity onts, died in Ladysmith from enteric fever; an it passed through the town, and an enor Parsloir was accidently killed in Mafering The K. P. Co.'s a.. Qochein sailed from tous crowd of natives gathered round the by British officer: E. F. Kaiglie lust his Themen, Ear Japan and Hongkongenge when it was deposited before the miliari at the Modder River; and Lady Surab tia batracks. The cage contained the old Wilson, Winston Churchill, and G. Lynch pirate chief Hoan, formerly the error of have been imprisoned by the Boars. It The Austrian Lloyd's and Ferdinand the Province of Thai-bah, who was cap-promises to be a most disastrous war for

left Singapore for this port on the Ottured at Thanh-bua a few days ago. He

the correspondents, and one of the Times" The G. L. s.s. Glenturre, from Middles has beou wanted for a long tin Capropresentatives discusses the question whe. bro' and London, Bit Singapore tured some years ago, Hoan micuted in the, after all, the correspondents, in their the 7th Feb., and my be expected escaping. Word was sent to all the Pro- desire to get good copy, should venture in viuces of Tonkin and Hus by the Resident to the lighting line. This correspondent's Superior of Hano, and Hoan's presence in letters describing the advance of Tord Mesars John D. Humphreys & Son, Thanh box was eventually nutitel and Methuen's column are among the best that Genatal Managers of Olivers Freehold precautions having been taken be was cap-hara yet reached England, and it would Mines, Limited, inform us they have received and brought to Hanoi by way of have been a distinct loss not to bare had et the following teie ram from Mr Roberts, Thanh-hoa and Ninh binh Hoan is accus his description of the thirteen hours' bridge

Major-General Sir W. 3. Botler

(re called) consulting engineer to the Company of having fomented the native claing nt of lead at the Wodder River. It has br

Licut. Geatral C. Tucker Eureks Mine strongly urge you to provide

Hanoi in December, 1828. If he did not as the fashion with some would-be swart

Lieut. Gen. Sir Frederick Carrington 651 funds for development expenses, there ira baka an active part there is evidence that folk to speak of the war correspondent, as

Lieut-General C. F. Clery Lent. General Sir W. F. Gatacre... good prospects fally justifying the expense helped it by the circulation of iraman uaitigated nuisacer, but it is obvious

Liqut.-Gea. G. U. Trior (deceased). 56 dituro of capital, it is it impora rastory proclamations. Hon is now in

that without theus the public would be do. FRENCH DEFENCES AND CABLES.

50 Lieut-General Lord Kitchener PARIS, January 30.

491 we should resume sinking, carcerated in the Hanoi prison.

prived of much useful information regard.

Lieut-General Sir Archibald Buntar 43 advise early

The Guvernment has placed before the Lint-General T. Kelly Könny The

ing the roovements of the army and the in- Gotiera Managers Infor its that

dividual acts of horoista performed by our Chamber of Deputies its projects for the Lieut. Guneral Sir H. M. L. Rundle 44 pending further information by letter from

officers and soldiers. The correspondents cost defences of the Colonies, the aug-Liaut.-General J. D. P. French the mines and laying by funds in hand

invariably deserve prase, and not blame, wentation of the feet, and the establish for presont needs they given instruc-

for they sharo in the parils and privarius ment of a network of submarino cables. fions by wica to as once resume sinking.

Share List.

Olivera. Freehold Mines.

tire that

what

CORRESPONDENCE,"

SANITATION.

(To the Editor of the China Matt")

Hengkong, February W, 100,

SIR,I would wish to draw the attention

HYGIESE

tion reads as follows :--

In Memory of

Barudet.

elected as

PAE, January 31 The Government proposals includu, a

FARM, February 1. The project for the construction of Frenchbmarine cables includes a line the Gallant Men who, in the discharge of their duty as Specialfroni Elus to a poist neith of Hongkong. Correspondents, full in the Charpaigns

of the Sanitary Board to the state of the of the soklieron active service and per- stone steps at Blas Buildings, Thera atopa are habitually need by Chinese curlies for fe du'y-to the public as well as to Furpness other than these for which they their erployers. In St. Paula Catedral voto of 9,000,000 frames, of which 476, The folowing alterations in our shoes are intended. The smell, &c., at these to let has been placed in the crypt to the francs will be devoted to the fest. The

stepa is so disgusting that landing or eins list are noted after the hour of correction; horking there is almost an impossibility for aemory of sererst war correspondents who vote will allow of the complation of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 333 7a European-I am, Sir, your obediop' fell in the Soudan raugs. The insi rip. arsenal at Saigon.. prem. $41.26: National Bank, $25, Servant, buyers; Straite. $1.70, sellers Chian Fire $80, Luyer, Hongkong Piro, 9936, sellem; Dock 550 % prem-8120, sollers; Douglas, $48, sellers Stenabout, $29, rollers: Judo Chino, 888, sollen; Heong-

On the 9th at 11.55. The baremeter kong Land, $118, buyers Kowloon Land, bas fallen in the North, particularly over $26, ux div., sellers; Humphreys, $9.00; Japan. A shallow depression lies near the Loochoos, and a second low ama is situated West Point, $41, buyers; Tramwayein tho Na part of Sus of Japan. ProssF 81024 buyers; Punjon, $iž, bugera, and is high aver Central China, Gradients Lor 2884 Preference, $1.50, buyers: Grust Eastern, moderate with strong mensen, on £5 cents; Kaub, 202, layers, Olives, and in the part of the China Sos,

35%, weiters, and B $4.70, buyers; Watson, 810), buyers; Bles, $11, buyers,

Bid New Electric, 88, 10, buyers; Lc,

WEATHER REERT. The following notipa is insued from the Observatory →

Forest-fresh N winds; fair.

Vegetarianism.

in the Soudan, 1883, 1881, 1885. Edmond O'Drovan, Daily Ne Kushgil, November, 1883;

Frank Vizitolli, Artist: Kashgii, No- vember, 1383;

Power, Tin.cs; Frank

Kamas, Octa

Alie Kru, January 19, 1995

John Alexander Cameron, Sta dard

St. Løger Algumou Hechort, O. M.G,

1885

18ing Post; Abu Kru, January 19, William Henry Gordon, Brine bester A Hindoo, believing in the transmigra. Gundum : Koll. Jnupsry 1880

Frank J. T. Roberts, Reuter's Age mey

$1), ur dir. Hongkong Untial, Sion of souls, ate no animal food, because Suszim, May 16, 1885. sellors Lapu Kung mom Cotton, Tls, 68, ia killing even a warm he might be dektroy- and China Provideur, 69.15.

ing the body complet by a encastor. A

THE WAR.

PARIS, January 29. A telegrara fron Lourenço Marquee state, on the authority of the Boers, that the British bal 1000 man kiled at Spion kop on the 24th January

Field Marshal Lord Roberts General Sir Redvers Butler Lieut.-General Sir George White Lieut-Gen. Sir F. W. . Forestier-

Walker. Ligut, Gon, Sir Charlco Warran Lieut.-General Sir Lord Mothuen ...

Licut. General G. Barton

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501

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62 56

60

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Major Major-Gen. the Hon. N, G. Lyttelton 54°

or General Sir H. E. Colvils... Major Gen, A. G. Major-General A. FitzRoy Hart

C. Wauchope (dec.). Major-General H. J. T. Hillyard

(formerly H. L. 1.)

T. Coke

+4

85

47

61

67

Major Contral Sir W. Penn Symons Bi Major Gen. the Earl of Dundonald Major-General R. S. R. Fetherston-

Laugh (invalided here) Major General J. P. Brabazon Major-General R. Pole-Carew... Major Genem

વન Major-General). M. Babington Major General E. R. P. Woodgate... 4 Major-Genoral F. Howard ....52 Major General G. E. Martboll, ... ET Major Geaoral Hector MacDonald... 471 Asst. Adjutant Gea, Ian Hamilton... 47 Astt. Adjutant General the Hon. G.

H. Goagh Colonel W. A: Yule (invalided house) 63 Major-General J. F. Brockieburst... 471 Tajor-General B. D. D. Campbell... 60 Major-General J. E. Bayca (formerly

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To the foregoing it is only right to add

the following aden. Para

into several

TUGUHANDS OF YOURDE

is a conscientious man, like Gordon,

*Another the British bavo available is Ger. Sir Frederick Carrington. He was in command in Basutoland. In the Basuto war. I was as near to bin as I am to you, on both sides. The Ultimatum of the now when he was wounded. Ha knocked Boers, though by no means one of the struke ut of the Brules and the Besuton longest despatches, cost £23 to telegraph knocked sckowout of the Boers. Carring to England: Offiaty too-never less than £700 a day without avail. He even offered to pront expenses of the Warton is another case of those who applied at the War Office to ba ant to the Cape, bịt were convidersbly incressed for weeks.

The mast expensive war care during privately on the chance, bat was stopped. the last few years was at the time of the at the War Office: Fashoda crisis. Oficially, the Fashioda

The

Do you, I neked, look upon the post- crisis was not very costly to England, Ourtion as hopeless constant preparedness for emtorgencias of 'It is bad, but it would not be lost if that kind makes it possible for us to meet we never employed a regular trooper thens without spending large sums of monor there. One good victory would retrieva as most countries would spend under the whole situation. Plumas, red tapo sinlar ciscumstances. The mobilization of and favorition now must cease. Every the fleet at that time cost the Admiralty day weakens the Boers. They cannot only £13,600, although new kits had to be replace their last horses. They cannot bought for sen thousand men, and extra recruit. They cannot keep up their

Com wages had to be paid for docking dreificuity. In that way, every day is of moxary department without the greatest pairing ships. The French Government

spent much more. The whole expenses of use to the English. The Free States are the Marchand Mission, which added terri- very tired of the war. We could raise tory to the Franels Empire twice as large as 12,000 ounted troops at the Cape of just all France, amounted to thros millions ster

the kind we neod, Canada is sending an-

ling, and the actual exponditore enused by other thousand cavalry at her own, ex-

TILE FASHODA CRISIS came within balf-a-million of that subt

pense, and it she wished to pay the cost she trul I easily mobilize 10.000 more."

Tell me, I asked, what have the Erglish, in your opinion, got to do uo ?

But the official expenditure at such tinies by no means represents the cost' of They have," said the officer, to retire the crisis. The effect on the markets is

on strong defensivo positiona and "await much more serions than the expenditure their re-enforcement The Boers will of the Goreriments. The fall in Console never attack them.

during the Fashoda crisis mesnt a loss of be repelled.?

£9,000,000, sad in ten days the public last £4,000,000 by t the rise in the price of broad. Another £170,000 was lost by abipping. merchants whose insurance premiums wors increased by the sial risk; and the loss- in a score of other way can never be extin- ated. At such times, publishers suffer greatly by the pause in the demand for Books, and the public excitement has the dffcet-of-reducing business in mostly all dir- ectivus. Somebody has calculated thas in theeu ways the Fashoda crisis last year cost England's million pounds a day.

The intense cxcitement created in England Chree years ago. by President Cleveland's message on Venezuelo cost England £3,000,000 in a fortnight, and the sting out of the Flying Squadrons cost in. Tabont a thousand pounds per vessel. War {crisos, an already indicated, are even mora

costly in France. Though the change of

French only coste some raje, the

na a

[Reuter rojorted on February 1 that the total British Jonsen cinsel crossitig the Tugela Rirer amount to 301 killed, 1684 Colonel R. 8. S. Baden-Perell wounded and 130 imsong, and subsequent Lacut. Colonel 11.0.0, Plumeri de 19 raportat an additional 8 am Deut. Colonel R. 6. Kekowieh to complete the casualties at Spion-kop. As an interesting comparison we give the 218,000,000 done quider less than ages of the few leaders on the other side Tuliced in out reference books

MOBILIZATION OF THE FRENCH ARMY

be

traveller coming upout the Brahmin taking. The marvellous benefits derived from Cod Tu only true and accurate account of the President Paul Krager his vegetable nausi, told him it was impós Liver Oil in wasting disease is due to the eating of Ladysmith is about in bu deliver Getired Petrus cobus Joubert CLARKE'S WOxto-yaxso BLUE MIXTUSEble to avoid destruction of miwat life, patent alterative princes, heads are founded in Pietermaritzburg by no less a person President M. Steyn reducing the value of raw material anl

The teaching Hand Cleanser that quence, and to prove it, founted a me on In and medical skill have brought to light. Sal-the fruit the Brahmin was eating. That ferers from scrofa Scurvy, Lesent, Bad.Leguire

Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Ou

than Louis de Rangemont, who is now, be

in a bill advertising the lectures, prente in

If they do, they will

Opium Quotations. Hosgiens, February 9, 1900, New Patna, cash, Old Putna, casli,

970-

New Beaures, canh, ................. 1000/10 Old. Bonares, cash, New Males, eredit,

Allowance, Tasla,

Last Year, Allowance, Tuels, wi

Old Mala eredit,. Allowance, Taels, Persian, Oily, canli, Allowanes Thola,

Porvian, Paper tiod.... Allowance, Tavis, Persian, Fiper tied short

Temperature.

910,000

0/020

Raken at Alcers Falconer de Qu't Formians, unen's Rourke); KEKONO, JEIxury 9, 1900%

⠀⠀⠀ À var rumour in England just before the outbreak in the Crimes is cast on good authority to have cost the countes 30,000,000-Pundle fall ten per cent,

imumfactured goods by £80,000,000, and the fall in the prics of railway stock beant

lusinthe United Kingdom of £60,000,000 D6, Fastat un aving to this sixty millions had bay be a Mided the

Stearns Headache Cure

Ekin and Blood Diseases, Pimples and BorgA.DEN Persul draw bash horrifieliver the thus rendering, it no luzer aucesary toy in Afrina, Cine of the Joest paper

forus bu wa "What dirt he do 7 overts the woskened digestive organs of Jame Jettors All mən azu has, except de widely imitated.

• may kind are kößciled to give is a inal to fast row away the fruit ? Not ho He call the patient. Ipcressed weight and strarsh Rougemunt, he is vnly a Story-Teler The 1 STEARDS, the original and safest rotuen), diminished prosperity of trade, bringing affected by 19% Sold everywhere it had parod the Gaveller en agitator, shal The Sold by all Chemists Wholesale and bus would how a tried this usually for giving instant relief. Wholestie nd hott Reward of werdous Fustations and ant minope, and went on with bin mall from A. S, Watson & Co. Dod, Efoninzillion recapitulation of even that die Retail from A. &. Wateon & Co. Lid

Hongkong

Falun, Thanamade it wonderful cares lase been

Longen

not happen

the tubed up by Guind of our prosent ba

monal debt. Yet this was but is supiour of word and not war itself

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