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FRIDAY, MARCH

The Larceny of Molasses.

At the Magistracy toolty; belowo Mr

1900.

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAYS TELEGRAMS TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS TO DAY'S TELEGRAMS THE SANITARY IMPROVEMENT OF supervision and charge of all the public

H. H. J. Gompertz, the bencing was re- sumed of the case against woven Chineso charged with the larceny of three barrels CHINA MAILS SPECIAL SERVICE 'OHINA MAIL'S' OPECIAL SERVICE

of molasses anil a angin, the property of bho Talkcon Sagar Hofinery. Two of 'the' defendants pled guilty, and were sentencal to four months imprisonment with band labour. The other four wore famid not guilty of the charge, nad were dismissed.

Supposed Smallpox on the 'Parramatta.'

The P. and Omxil stórmor Pur satie nrrived today, having · manito" a

THE WAR.

LORD DUNDONALD MARCHES

INTO LADYSMITE.

stillery and

AS

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERGAZETTE.

DER. Tard Roberts in his despatch 'said that he hoped Her Majesty's Government would consider the victory over Com

sadaut Cronja entisfactory, securing as

THE CITY. THOEDSEL TRUST CORPORATION.

Election News.

works carried out in the colony, He also

London, Feb. 14. Mr Mathor (Liberal) sat on the Sanitary Board, where works has been elected for Rossendale by a were suggested, and it was proposed that

At the meeting of the Sanitany Board he should occupy seat on the Trust injority of 372, replacing, Mr Maden held yesterday afternoon, the members con seemed to bine that it would be a much inllows:-Mather 5035 and Kingsburg

which grout works would be suggested. It (Laboral rosigood. The poiling, was sidered the draft scheme for a Trust Corsimpler way for the Cavernsent, as long as (Conservativo) 5569. poration for the sanitary improvement of they continued to hold the working of the

The Mistmt.Expedition. Council, Lo the City of Victoria, drawn up by a Select city in their own hands without a Municipal

Calcutta, Fob. 16.--Thi Mishui Puni strengthen the Public Works Committee of the Board, appointed for that Department and have a special staff of en- tive force commenced demobilisation last- purpose on Thursday, 7th December, 1800, gineers whose sole duty it would be tocarry Saturday at Slyn. also a copy of the Bombay Ippreveuent geated. He entirely agreed that a propor

out such works as this committee had sng- Act of 1800.

tion of the revenue from land sales should be

Bombay News. Bumbay, Feb. 15-The weekly boalth capitalised and sat naidu for improvements.ruturas show the total deaths from Everybody must agree that to expend their

outben in Romlay City to be 2,637, the land ravone as it came in on the ordinary highest yet recorded. The plaguo

relieved, General Buller cu afford to

Lospor, February 27, 1000. tako his time its the future operations, Ho COMMANDANT CRONJES SURREN. will be strengthened in cuvalry, and there will be lusa necessity to expose is deir to the rifle fire from thes Boer entrenchments, while his efforts will

De Atkinson said he had gons carefully le dir, ated to cutting-off the Boor supplies and inlating the Natal calman

through the papers, and it appeared to him Cronje's was on the Boddur River. it did on the anniversary of Majuba. The that the mobaine was founded on the Bom-expenditure at the colony was a mistake. numbered 220, sand-px 268, affections of particularly fast passage from. Singers. NATAL VOLUNTEERS IN THE VAN In any event, the Buers are practically at Queon received the now with great joy bay Act. The leading feature of that Act It quid not go on for over. Thuy lind at the requiratory organs 413 phthisis to run logged on Tuesday lust being 320

the morey of Lord Roberts and General and cabled her congratulations to Lord was the strength of the financial arrange. cessful year last year in solling land, and this asles 122. Cold winds are prstalling year promised to equal it or surpass it, but the public health is almorally bad. mile Tho vowal was kept in quarantine

that could not go on fat ever. He served folds and coughs no troubling deze de as an amendment that the scheme bo

everyone. Small-por las increased to mich roferred back to the committeo for further an extent that there is no further accom elaboration before boing forwarded to the modation for the casus in Rowe divisional

infectious hospitals. Governor.

Numorous cages have attacked patients whose condition is occur in which both plague and all-pox indued pätiable.

at Colombia Ab Perang two of the crow, a Portuguero słoward and a black frames wore seat to hospital, suffering from iù. ly timu ilikonos believed to be smallpox, At Siuppere fece fresh ends were sont ashore, these including the ahip's carpenter,

• Borgan. There were no (ürtler enses

of illness between Singapors and Hong- Καπη

Montmorency, V. 0.

A few days ago. Reuthe reported the

GUARD.

·BOERS DRIVEN BACK

BRITISH SUCCESSES IN CAPE

COLONY.

COLESBERG RE-OCCUPIED.

(From Our Special Correspondent;}

Losos, March 1, 1.45 pm.

Bullet, and the remainder of the champaign should witness a series of successful cogs by the British troops...

The opemtions tu the North of Cape Co. lany are likely to attract attention for the nuxt few days. While Lord Roberts was sking the flank movement which compelled Cronje to ovacuato the position at Magers- fontein, little was done in Capa Colony beyond oesapying the attention of the Bour commanders to prevent reinforcements boing detached to assist Cronje. It is a fair presumption that with Crnje's force

Roberts. Tolograms from all parts of the country testify to the general rejoicing, A prisoours have been sent to Modder River from thanec they will proceed in Latches to Capetown.

Casualties at Paardeberg 18th inat. 740 wounded.

MESSAGES FROM THE ROYAL

ments in Bombay. They had the esotincus sum of our millions sterling to begin the oporations of the scheme. It is necessary the scheme is to be carried out on the same lines us the Bombay Aut that a body be appointed who should have the managa- ment of the working of the scheme, and referring to the working of the selena at Bombay he saw, first of all, that there was a Chairman appointed, a capable

than who devoted the whole of his time to the work, who was paid a sum of 3.000 rupees a month-a salary more than that

There was also a certain sum of money-le

Culonel Lord Dudok, at the head of broken up an attempt will now bo mado to Welch Fusiliers, with General Buller's received by the Chief Justico of this Colony,

capítulation in detail.—Ev., (.M.]

WELCH FUSILIERS, On receipt of the intelligence of the deaths of Colonel Therold and Lieutenarit Stebbing of the lot Battalion of the Royal

Force, the officers of the second Battalion widow of Colonel Thorold and Lieutenant | Stebbing's father.

Dr. Atkinson scsondled.

Dr. Clark said Bombay had a Municipal Council, but the Trust was independent of it. It was quite as possible for them to have a Trast without & Municipal Council as it was for Bombay to have a Trust with o Municipal Council."

and the notion was extrion.

On the sumendoient being put it was lost,

WARRANT OFFICERS' CLUB.

SHIOKING CONCERT,

180,

List of (asualties at Rensburg.

Lendon, February 15.--The casualties at Rensborg, from the 10th to 12th, were as follow:-

Killed-Threo Australian officers and

tab font:

Wimaled. Wercasters Captain B. Thomas, Lieut. Carr, and Ejout. Buxton."

2nd Wilbihiron.-Lieut. Brown and two Last night, the Royal Naval Chiat and Australian officers and eloven men.

Masing-Captain Stubbs, of the War. cesters, who was wounded, and one Auen“

death near lensbarg of Captain Mont- morency, V. C. Hone papers speak with the Mounted Infantry sad the Natal Voltin-surround the Doors in the Southern portion erthusian of the doings of Captain the toers, nurched into Ladysmith yesterday, of the Orango Frev Stato and compel their despatched telegrams of condolence to the thought 50 rupees, or about two guineas Warrant Officers' Club, heki a must see- | Hon. Raymonds Harvey de Montmorency the 28th of February. 21st Lancers, who received such ludus in the Suudian, and who is said to have fully General Sir Redvers Buller reports that justified this character he came there. the whole of the country between the Captain de Montheroucy, who is the sixTugela River and Ladysmith is now char

of General Ltd Frankfort du Mont- morency, of the Co. Kilkenny. Evelini, st

of the enemy.

present in command of the troops The British troops in the north of Capé Dubling is at the head of a fores of Colonial | Colony are steadily pushing back the in- Mountad lofantry which with its lonlar isvazing force. Colasberg, has been re-oc- said to be abiquitons,

Fire Enquiry.

cupied by our troops.

[The Earl of Dandould, C.B., M.V.O., formerly served in the 2nd Life Guards, holding the command of that regiment from 1895 till last year, when he was placed on half-pay. At the outbreak of the war, ho

At the Magistracy to-day, Me II. H. J. Gompertz, the Acting Polico Magisante, poned an eptiry into the eirepumstances attending the outbreak of fire at No. 25 Queen's Road West, on the morning of 22nd was called upon to asume command of the January, when a Chinese woman was suffe-Irregular. Horse operating with General cated. Plus husband of the deceased Buller's column in Natl. Since the woman said he and his wife and child wars serioua ravons at the Ritle Culeuse in sleeping in a cubicle on the first floor when December last, when Lord Dundonald ho was awakened about two o'clock in the covered the retire

Chieveley morning by his wife calling out, Fira; take the child and go. He picked up the child, and left the cubiclo, his wife going all long has been due to his hack

Camp, the langular Has have done valu- able work in Natal Buller's weakness

THE ADVANCE ON.

LADYSMITH,

NIGHT ATTAUK BY THE INNIS-

KILLING FUSILLERS.

REGIMENT BADLY-CUT UP.

CRONJE'S SURRENDER.

LORD ROBERTS AND THE PLAG OF TRUCE REFUSAL TO DISCUSS TERMS EXCEPT WITH CRONJE. From Our Dan Correspondent.)

COLODO, March 1, 5,27 pm. The Boore have been offering a stubborn

Officers of the U.S. squadron now in port.

The programate was opened by a most

Military Order Cancelled, Lucknow, Feb. 14.-The order that Liou

- On St. David's Day, the oficers of the 2nd Battalion of the R.W.F. despatched the following telegram to the 1st Battalion ammanding the Repal Engineers, the two amusing song, A Little Bit off the Top,'tenant Hildyard was to proceed to South

in Natal:~-

WRECK OF 'THE 'LEE PO'

Capt. Marker, A.D.C. Calcutta, Feb. 18.-Captain Marker, A.D.C. to the Vicemy, will shortly precocd- to South Africa to join his regiment, the Coldstream Guards,

per posting paid to cob member. The confulunking concert in their Rooms attalian officer and alavon bien; but do

Blue Buildings, in honour of the Wortent list is still incompleto. committce suggested that the Attorony- General, the Director of Pullie Works, the Pncipal Civil Medical Officer, the officer

monabers elected by the Chamber of Con- from Mr Curtain, and other songs were & fries, with Lumsden's Horm, to join * A.

rendered by Messrs Farrell, Granville, Battery, R. H.A., has been cancelled at the *Good luck and St. David, with sym-emburs nominated by the Governor should Phipps, Rogers, Maxwell. Makenzio d

mauren, two justices of the penes and Fares Olstone, 178.N., Bentley, Johnson, Payne, list moment. pathy,'

form this Trust. Before this contes cul Ross. Mi Bowen, U.S.N., gave a most be established it would be' necesary to amusing recitation, entitle Pat Mc-

Guire's l'ap ascertain whether these gentlemen wara

After the interval, Mr Endicot, in a short willing to act upon the Trast. They were all men who had their fina speceh, proposed the toast of the evening. wholly occupied in their own work. Thuur Guests, the U.S. Warnet Officers.' Attorney-General, for instance, was a man He referred to the good feeling that exist

Small-Pox at Rangoon, who devoted the whole of his time to theed between the two nations, and said that Government, and the Government might the time hal now arrived when the oki

Rangoon, Feb. 14. Mr 3. D. Mercer, insist Mr Roungavella Wildman, U.S. Conaalise upon his doing this work, but an term of relationship should be altered from Sparintendent of Police, died this morn

the objection to

appointment of the cousin to brother. (Applause) Tan toast

The toasting of small-pox. General, sends us the following telegram Attorney General occurrert to him, and it was drunk with musical honours.

appeared to be an important ons, and that Olsson, US. Ballinare, responded in

The Death of the Golf Champion. received by him from Mr Gracey, the U.S. was that he was practically the intermediary few well-chosions remarks, continuing the Londham, Feb. 15.The golfer, Mr F.-G. between the Government anal the Trust, wish that the relationship might be made Tit, while defending a kopje at Koodons. Consal at Foochow :--

well closer. Wie such representatives of the

could canci They have got me at last. He gather together in similar meetings to that died in the ambulance.. they wore holding that night, the relation Captain Bykyn, of the Black Watch has ship that now existed between the twoted from his wounds received at Koodoks-

berg.

CAPTAIN RESCUED BY

GERMAN GUNBOAT.

Foocrow. March 1, 3.20 p.nl, The Lea Pu has been wreckert-The

captain and four scamen have arcived at Foochow by a Gorman gunboat.

and did not see how ho could very writish Empire as he saw around him outras killed. When struck, he ex

be a member of the Trust. As for thu Director of Public Works, as far as he could tudorstand, his time was wholly ocupied in carrying out his own duties. This was

a very elaboratu scheme and one which nations would be strengthened until in the would becopy the attention nd time of near future United' they could say to the a body of non who soukl give the whole of | world. Let 'em all coine.*

It

in front. Ho last saw her at the door off of cavalry in the fest instance, and it has estance to Generál Buller's sidvance since fons, and was purchased by the Contasiasion more elaboration, and that this tutter coived a very warm ovalim, reference In-

the room, when she told him to hurry up been matter of regret that before Lady he crossed the Tuschs River and occupied sent over from Manila by thu Quarter med take the oild away. He made for the smith was invested, the cavalry under Fort Wylis. staircase, and found 'it' wax on tire, hut | General Sir George White was not cout

jumping over the times be succeeded in down country instead of being retained by reaping into the street. He then called General White. On this point, the Special for his wife, but get no answer.

He went Correspondent of The Times, writing, from

tinguished to search for his wife, and fond | ryulso, sakt poss her dent body at the foot of the bed. She had no bair or her head, and her hands ware burned. After further evidence had been heard, the Magisinite formd that the death of the woman resulted from shoek doo to extensive burns; and that the origin of the fine was unknown.

with the firemen tafter die fro was 4x7" Tadysmith, on e day after Fallor's

In coe night lack upon the Boer en-

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LATE TELEGRAMS.

The British Coal Supply.' Lundou. February 3.-Owing to foreign powers contracting largely for Wolab steam

Plague in Calcutta. Calcutta, Feb. 16.-Twenty-eight eases of Plague occurred in Calcatta on Wed- mesday, so that it is increasing,

Death of a Bombay Banker, Bombay, February Mr George Her. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpura bort Townsend, Bombay Agent of the

Iodis, botaren seven and eight years ago ng tion, died to-day. Mr Townsend came to the Bombay Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Altogether he had foun in the Bank's service for over 20 yea in the st. In businesa eireles bewas well known and highly extcored. Be v65-S Member of the Committeo of the Chamber. Commerce and was at one time Deputy known. He was a true sportsman, and Chairman. Socially he was even hatter during all the time he was in Bombay ho staunely supported the Hant. On the

[The Zone Po was a steam hunel of 34 their true and duties to the special work. At the conclusion of the programme, the tnppouted to him that the scheine required President of the Club, Mr Boughton, re- should be attended to before they seat it ing mats to his many efforts in seicial Fane-con, the Trans expects that famins prices in in Goseram, master's Department. She cleared at the

tions during his residenss in the Colony, will rule for this article until March. Se Mr. Fung Wa Chuen observed that inas- particular uation being made of the bull nowspapers rege that an ombarge be Harkour ice for Manila un 23rd much as the majority of the taxes were given last year at the Dockyard, which laid on foreign contracts. trenchments near the Tugel River, the eight of a Chiness crew,

February, with . Shillor as master, and paid by the Chinese I thought there was declared to be the best of the season. should be z Chinese representative on the It was mentioned that a proposal was om It wouhi see,

Trust.

foot to give a dinner and dance on 17th Royal Miniskilling Fusiliers (commanded therefore, from the telegram received that Dr. Clark said that to be nlar he March in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. tig Caktiol T. 21. G Thackeray), who had four of the Chinese crow are missing solution before them, either adopting or the singing of The Star-Spangled Ben- thought the Board should first have The concert was brought to n done by

not adopting the report. As a member of her, 'God Save the Queen' and '*Auld Perkaps the most serious question which red in the frustrated attempt to dis

tho comtnittee who drew up the report, in Langayne,' concluding with immense cheer- the authorities had now to face was that of Fudge the Bours

at Culonso on the 18:1 | THE BURMO-CHINESE. BOUNDARY, the absence of the chairman of that com- ing forage for the cavalry. The garrison, with

"The Committee are to be congratulated mounted Volunteers, includes of castry of December last, were again badly cut

mictoe, he begged to move that the report be THE MURDER OF BRITISH OFFICIALS,

adopted and forwarded to the Governor for on the admirable arrangements, and a reginients and two brigade division of til.

The fungo Gozelfs saga on the 16th favourable consideration, and that if the special meed of praise is due Messrs Davis There is ground within the perimeter of the cup being killed and wounded. The regiment Commission Camp, via Laabio, gives some Jury.

Busted supply of

grazing

up, a large propation of the regiment February-4 legena: from the Boundary prinele be approved it be referred back to McCoy and Jobs for the manner But it is very limited, and whenever our

the Board for such elaboration as pay to which the decorations were carried out. considered necesury. They as a committee animal

sting cutskie to bettor grass the last no less that fourteen leers.

additional particulars of the murderous at did not go into details in drawing up the re- drovers and escort ato iuuediately shelled

pat, because those desils must necarily into uzre discretion. Even if

tack to Majer Kid:lle, Mr Sutherland and if grazing wore

I left antil the principle was accepted. suficient, the situation would be serious, come to lind regarding the surrender of Sutherland and fiton visited meant the alienation of a very considerablo

Mr littem. It maya: Major Kiddle and The principle was a very grave one. ... An' Sustenlisa correspondent calls atas troop and battery, houses cannot do tentions to the existence of the Majuba their work on grass alous. To my mind General Cronje, it appears that at mid-Mongtam (sic) bazaar yesterday (1.0. 9th portion of the revenue of the colony to Monument which the Boons-erested to only one course remains upon. The cavalry

certain definite purpose, that purpose being bulunmute their viatory, in staro, no good her they never have been night, on the night before the surrender. instant) with a small Chinese extant. They the improvement of the sanitary condi- expreases the earnest hope that the mouse 3 good sine or consumwdiestion was cat; the Boar cornmonder sont a mossenger Kiddie and 31 Sutherland and wounded that their Everyone admitted from Orange Rivor to Ranah. A slight Turf, Mr Townsend also figured both as an

weronitacked by Las, who murdered-Majortion of the they should and make their way down

anitary arrangementa Kura Praver Use military authorities will at once and soc neresi the Tugela they would be the ground am which it stands falls into south. It is not a loan ide to the Tuzela. uuder, a fling of trucs to Field: Marshal Lord Mr Litton slightly. Mr Litton returned to much in arrear. They wanted latrines, Cugagement toole phases, su rente, ar to owner and Steward, lestroy it without waiting for permission safe. It is a pity that the buvalry has evor Roberts at Paardeberg, twelve miles dis camp in the evening. One man of the escort many other sanitary improvements which missing. General French with the Cavalry they wanted healthy hontea, they wanted being four killed, wounded and 13

Britain's Future Army... a very large amount of money: Drifs on the Riet River. The Sixth Commons, Mr Wyndham said that the Go-

Division on

London, February 12-In the House of Darbam. Light Infantry, with Lieutenant and unless the Government were preparou and Seventh Divisions are muw encamped vernment had been urged to adopt &

to set aside a sum of money to meet this expers he saw very little use in referring on the east bark. Captain H. Majendic, difled forms of conscription, but this step the sub of Robury's Home and two mon was sot intended and was not necessary, in the whole scheme back to committed to claborate. They proposed were killed and one wounded.

siew of the volume of the Volauteer affort. that live per cont, ef all the ratos col faird Roberts telegraphs from Dekielsin avery part of the Empire, Teu thou leeted in the colony, and,

Wednesday that General French and Volunteers, he said, had joined dur Drift un Tas any realiser by land sales, should belery and Mounted Infantry forced the pass-

The chief sin, therefore, was to increase alienated for this i

Becial purpose. It hat go of the Modder Kirer at Kup Drift, tha effetency of the Auxiliarias and to been suetoniary, he believed, in past years twenty-five miles distant and occupied the to expend He rovebre and not regard it as

hills to

of need for heavier duties. It was propos

Majuba Hin.

From the additional particulars that have

very

Gustry,

been here at it. After October 30 it was tant, runak what terms he was prepared to apparent to all that this place would be invested. When General French left give tho Bacra.

also returned wounded. Majur Saunders, required

from home.

The Cement Trade.

According to the Japanese vernacular he should have taken papers (my's the Kote Chronicle) the cement with him any would have been oftions through any intermediwy, and said bodies.'

Heath and thirty-eight men, stayed the or the jority of the roguante, Lord Roberts refused to carry on negotia trade has revived at Yokohama and Kobe inestimable way to the relieving force,

night in Mongtum, having recovered

Taiding of the

the

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what

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War News.-Fresh Casualties.

Lord Buberts, dated Rist River, Tuesday, London, Feb. 16.—A despatch from says that Colonel Haag, with a Brigade of Mounted Infantry, on the 71th, marched

the 12th setzert Dekiel's

of

for the contral railway line now being can If there had been 3,000 cavalry: working that he would only state his terms to Gene ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. still more important per cent, of the with three Brigades of Cavalry, some Artil- † jog the past month, structed by the Government expels 61,000 from Estoourt no geatteriets would ml Crenje in the British cap. Under the

cuske. The demand also at Fortuna is

intervals from North China and Vladivoy increasing, and orders me coming in at tole, while the home demand is impoy ing The manufacturons expect that the depression in the trade, which his con. tinned from the year boffre list, my bo removed. Quotations now stand at hes tworm yen 3.00 to you 1 por esk, and the steek in and is sait to very small, as the imper: Is been almost ni since 1898 on acrouns of the depression of the market.

Naval Appointments.

Weenen and Upper

Magein

have taken place. They would have 110- sall parties which base, been responsible seriously, Cronje left his entreatments, vented the Bours from breaking up into the circumstances, bis men having suffered

Lord Dundonak? served with the Nitund arrived at Paardeberg at seven o'clock Island and Markbout half way between capital, and one point that the committeslaager lorthward capturing three qualify them for garrison duty, also in cage,

for the general louting of Northern Natal

Expulition ti 1884-85 in command of the on the morning of the 2912 Febriturg.

Life Guarde detachment of the Cansel Corps. carried despatches to Karti ant-

nounsing the seize of the Gokul wolle ; commanded the transport and baggage of the Desert Column under Sir Herbert Stewart in the advance to Mutammeh was The f. Now ng appointments have been present at the netion of Abu Kles soil in mado at the Admiralty:-Surgeon Wthe engagement at Gabat acted as guide Hackett, M.D., to the Pipe, to date Feb. to the convoys which leit Gabat on the Engineer A. W. Sutron to Teenings of the 23rd January and

for

r charge of Eugineurs Bussero Stores February, anil abute the reinforcements and to assist lpecing of Machinery a tu Abu Kles; curried the despatches froia Houghing, to date Jan. 17. Assistant i Paytonator John T. Wright, to Centurion, Gubat amonacing the fall of Khartoum allitionel for service at Wei-hai-wei, in (mentioned in despitehen, Beorot of Isent. charge. Lieutenants C. G. R. Band Colonel, well with two clasps, and (N.), C. L. Maclean, R. F. Ubilost, prhe Pip, to date Feb. 15 A. 8. Chambers, Khedive's Star). He is a deedaut

to the Algang, as first opprinted on that Lori Cochrane who distinguished him- caroissioning undated; S. Robinson self by destrying Papolion's fleet in the () and G. Duncan, to the Akerine, to

nto Feb. 2, and lent to the Edgar for Basque Road in 1903, aul, who took part soyage to Chiu. Lioutenant, R.N.Rin the wars for the independence of Calli D. Barrio, to the Pique, for twelve month trai zing, todata Fuls. th. Sub-Incutenants and Peru 1B1E,

WILH. 8. Thomas to the Pigne

laced Fleet Engineer, C. W. Those

to the P, to date Feb. 15. Probation

Be Asistant Hrginoer-W. C. G. R. J. Grant, to the Figlie, to data Feb. 16.

Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil

REUTERS SERVICE.

RACE FOR ME MITCHELL'S PRIZES. MARCH 1T, 1900. Corice, -Channel Rocks, Stonecutters

Chonghorn and Green Island, all to port; 10 miles.

Marjorie

Mail Maria, - - Erica

Iris

Darcom Gloria Chanteles. Mateur.

HANDICAP.

allow

1)

30 80

went into and considered very carefully Meanwhile the Gordons (Highland) Bri-l to make the pay of the Militia equal to gado seized two drits and two laagers to the westward. 4

Genoral French mast with but slight opposition and his losses wore small.

Ilia perfumanos, Lard Roberts adde, was brilliant, considering the excessive heat and the blinding dust.

Lieutena Jabuson, Inniskilling Dm- goods, WH severely wounded.

was the capitalisation of a portion at least of the revenue from land silos. The may bers suggested by the Committee to form the Trust had at the present time many videons duties to perform, but in fixing the officials who are to be on sach 2 minutes 30 seconds. a body it was absolutely emential they

should go as near as possible to the foun tuin lead. The

to be handled Honey would be large; the interests would be atill Lager. Many properties belonging to influential

persons in the Colony would have to be destrupes and the land set out, asia, and that duty could only given to jenons occupying restosilde ptions. If they rent up the drats tu bo with the hent. Government without further elaboration Brigadier-General Clements from Bons they

be able to understand what burg reports that the Boers attacked his the Government thought of the achome as force on the 12th. Colonel C. Cuningham

whole. The Committee thought they of the Worcesters, was killed. Other casual- should fellow in a humble way in similar ties follow. lines to Bombay, but in considering the matter the Committee thought the gentle The following notice is issued from the men to be appointed would do all the work

Losnos, 28th February, 1900. THE WAR-NATAL Savers fighting continues in Natal. The Active Inniskillings lost. hoavily in a night attach

Sybil

Thistio.

on Saturday. Amilies was arranged on Dart. Sunday to bury the deal.

CAPE COLONY,

General Brabant les oreupied. James. Iowa, and reptirred in Boor homes.

Payne Princess Gasolio..

WEATHER REPONT.

Observatory:--

મ

shouk

for nothing (Taughter). He begged to

that of the Rosular, and to embody the whole of the Militia in the Spring; and in the Sumer to rearm and increase the grant of Volunteers, to authorise a 2nd Battalion when the number ofthe first ex

a higher stands died 1,000, and to exact ard of efficiency.

It was also propused to raise Yeomary to the establishment, to increase their

canvas.

The Sixth Dicision on the north bank of, and give them a mouth annually under the flict at Waterval Drift is moving to the

Mr Wyndham said the Auxiliaries were supart of the Cavalry.

constituted primarily as a defensive force, The Seventh Division is here and goes on which must be supplemented by a Mobile this afternoon.

it three Army Corps and throo Cavalry Army whoreof the standard would be red Brigades.

Four affiours and 54 mon are prostrated

Reinforcementa,

They must, therefore, raise thirty-six Field Bateries, sevon Herae Batteries, and Army Service and Engineers for two more Corps.

17 was proposed to invite Volunteer Ar- illerymen to oalist, for one year and plea to offer Army Commissions to the Colonies, the Militio, ond the Universities.

London, Falary 13-Me Wyndham, in the House of Commons, said it was in- tended to replace the troops borrowed from for the Cepent the earliest possible date..

Ju the House of Lords Lord

gave totics of a motion in favour of that forms of compulsory service for Home lefence Lord Lansdowne replied that he strongly favoured some form of National Military Education, and that the Was Office and Education Department had exchanged views on this subject

The Times convince on the l

Lack of guid

The British Cavalry. Londo, Feb. 14-In the debate on the Army Estimates, Mr Wyndham said it was On the 2nd at 31.55 a. The baromotorve that the chemo be forwarded to the u scandal and a danger to the Empiro that LATER has hisen on the Chins guast, axcept in the Glovemment for its approval, and if the officers were unable to enter the Cavalry GENERAL BULLER'S ADVANCE.

South i fallen in the Sea of Japan. The de principle wsapproved that it be referred without on income of £500 a year, and he press moving NE in the Sea of Japan.ck to the Board ing elaboration.

thought some lot was necessary to Geral Ballet-telegraphs on the 28th Frore is high over the NE cause of China, Mir Osborne seconded,

remedy this. Commissions in the army, and "relatively low on the S. coast, Gradi Mr Ormsby said he felt umble to wip he said, were in be offered to volunteer Duller's progress from Chieveley has instant that Goneral Barton's brigade as- been slow, but doubtless his overments salted and carried the top of Pieters Hill, ents slow in the Fomuoss Channel and port the rexlution although he felt the officers.

long the

S. coast of Chun, with very strong depest sympathy with the object in view. were inducnosd by the difficulties conting thus to certain extent turning the anomy's monson Forest-strong NE winds; They must sil, feel that something must

continue to work towards the Baby and to the cressing of the Tugela will his left. The fourth and eleventh brigades, samo drizzling sin..

Feb. 15.-Four transports with 1000 provement of Hongkong. Very little had men sailed today for the Cape. large quantity of camp barnage, and with under the supreme command of Goners,

beer done yet, and something BEST OF ALL

The tranepint Paracutia, with the & very duch larger scale must be done be Burrua Mounted Infantry, arrived at all enemy of wiknown strength still, before Warren, assailed the enemy's main position,

truly beneficial manner, when the as they would all wish to see it, at sana South Lancashires at sunset Sixty pri pringtime suges, use the true and perfect times it scored to him that until it scomodliately for Cape Town. Her voyage from to the Government's proposals in their soners were taken, and the enemy sexstareddy, Syrup of Figs Eny the genuine. expedient to the home Government a giant Rangoon to Durban occupied seventeen army scheme.

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Miscellaneous

Calcutie

The Lord Mayor's Own."

1008 Bour considerable number of the enemy left of cent per bottle, Sold by Moore, A. S. Trust were instituted they would havo he Falk 16aptain Rutherforth It was almost inevitable, that the City.

hober suffered with chronic diar positam,, the Labi killing WY Mrboes for several months. She was attended by two physicians who at lashedly out up ting no less than four- pronounced hur ens hopeless. She toon

cared an 20 cent bottle of Chamberlain's unless the

Colic, Cholim and Diarrhupa Remedy, and

five duses gare her peruanent role docidal to

In Hunghong the Public Works Depart-

the Sugitary Beant

Biavit, and they eat of Lumsden's torso, Hosis, the London Limperial Volanthers should OMELD'S WORD TANEE BLOOD, MITU all working in the same direction and w

win resalt of a had fall, The must searching Blood Cleanser that scice the same object in view. They would The commands of the additional bat quire nicknames at a wore or less jockibar and medics! akili havo trong to light ubavo the machinery of three be lies at taljund which a bong tained at home to description The one which antero-likely feren froin Berofnis, Sirry, Kezéna, and legs, work, and he imus, say that that did the Middlesex, and Manchester reguments, 1 stick brimover is ~ The Tarde asppZON, Brin sad Bloed Disenaco, Pimples, and Sores of not harm to hiru to be either desizable or and Royal Monster Freillets have bear Arrothy fairly upvidus ooede the Grufh all 1te y kind are sclicial to give it a triasto let it

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