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Chinese Desire for Luxuries.
The annual trade report of the Chinese
Imperial Marthas Customs shows that the Chinese, like tho Jagzimore, so experiencing
the influence of intercourse with forges upon their social and personal require wente. Mr E Taylor, the Statistical Secretary, writes The importation of Sundties (in 1809) rose in value from Haikwan Trels 89,353,602 to H. The. 111,637,897, and it is interesting to notice the share in this increase taken by articles showing progress in wealth and a desivo for comfort and luxury. Cardles, cigars au cigarettes, chicks and watches, four, win. dow glass, lamps, matches, noodles, per fumery, soap, sugar and umbrellas were all
purchased more freely. Flour, which is used in the making of fancy, cakes, rose from Hk. a. 1,774,712 to Ilk. Tls. 5, IS
Death of Colonel Elsdale.
Telegmphis informaation has been re- ceived from San Francisco of the death from typhoid facer of Colonel Ekdals, fatoly commanding the Royal Engineers on this station. The nows will be received with deep regret in the Colony, for the deceased officer in his quiet unostentatious way had endeared himself to a large direlo of friends in civil and military life. A few weeks ago Culonal Elsdale, havingcom- pluted his term of service, left for England
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THE WAR.
Two Officers Escapo from
Pretoria
The appearance of the 1st Gorious and 2nd Shropshires, with bayonote fixed, spread panir in the enemy, and 150 Boots Bur.Or dered forthwith.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
It is reported that Captain Haldane, of the Gordon Highlanders and Lieut. LeMo THE AGRA BANK IN LIQUIDATION. has decided to koop the Library open in thesarior, of the Dublin Faciliors, lave escap-onburnt greyhaired man in a tweed over-pany, The Grocers Company, Mesure Bar-
At a meeting of the Agra Bank, volmevening instead of closing it at dusk as has tary liquidation was resolved on.
THE WAR GENERAL METHUEN'S FORCE. Desultory firing occurred throughout Sunday across the river at Wairington, the onowy tenentrating their attention on the forces garding the pout. On the arrival of a battery the enemy retired on Chris- tianx
TIE REBELS AT PRISKA.. horobele round Prieska have com menced to surronder.
LONDON, 21st March. -THE WAR
been the practice hitherto,
In coming to this decision the Committee
ed from Pretoria.
Me
Shortly a group of horsemon wore por-
The mansion House Fund. ceived approaching Lord Roberts's waggon. The Seaforths formed a guard, tributions ara Anneauced to the Mansion
's sleeping London, March 3-The following con and General Protymas vodoop, presenting House Fanins Fund-The Mercers Com orat and felt hat with orange ribben. The day and Co. and Messrs Morgan and Co., lattor saluted the group and dismounted. £600 anch, Moser Henry S. King and Co., Pro-Boor Meeting in London. Lord Roberts shook hands with him reMusara Smith, Payne, Smith, Measre
Col A pro-Boar mosting was held in Exeter marking: I am glad to see you und glad man & Co. of Norwich, Lloyds Bank, danger. In the midst of the rejoleings on
tacituru, and negotiated reluctantly. MW. Whorturi, J.Wharton Lewis, the community who are not members of the relief of Ladysmith. The populace was He was ushered into the tout and breakfest and Marks, the Anglo-French Exploration.
the National and Provincial Bank, any Club or Library the opportunity of hav-very indignant, and naderepented attempts was provided, where, in the course of con
to storm the building. After a great dent ressation, Colonel Albrecht pronounced the London Juint-Stock Tank, 4, and the ing quiet road in an evening.
of trouble, the police finally succstied in British tactics until Lord Roberts's arrival, Newcastle-on-Tyne, £500 Lord George repelling the crowd.
perically insane, oven worse than General Hamitin, £100; the Duke of Cambridge, Oronja's laager blunder; but the behaviour £25: Lord Grimthorpe, $109; Sir George of our solduns, be described as uniformly Allan, £200; Sie Ernest Gassol, £1,000.
women and children, who were unharmed durable. The larger is described as a Warren of burrowed holes for sheltering the but suffered great privations. The few Bri: tish prisoners had been treated kindly, but there were 200 wounded fearfully neglected. It is supposed that the big guns have koon buried song the numerous graves. The The food supplies were nearly spent.
I hope they may afford to those members of all, with ostrome find taste and no little to minst so brave z marc. Creneral Crerjo Willian Whitaker, Lord Mountophon,'
The Talvary is open free to all persons irrespective of meo.
As the Commitiéo laro no funds, with- which to obtain current literature and
porindicals for the Library they will be rateful to my wie will send capics of magazines and newspsipers to the Labsary.
Some friends have kindly promised to supply must papers within a few days after
Rejoicing in Montreal.
British victories and the gallant part The rejoicing in Montreal, over the played by the Canadian Contingent in the victory at Paardeberg culminated in carious racini collieta, chiefly bukwum English and French students.
The Future of the Boer States.
Russian Designs on Berat. General Kuropatkin's scheme was checked, An authentic Tumour in abroad that when to reported orerything zoudy for the seizing of Herat, by the Czar's rebuking him and doclining to profit by another country's on barrassment, This, coupled the tag-rng of Europe sided with the Boers, with the
the Austrian Emperor's remark that has helped to reverse santimotitalot, to intervous; while the German Frose is
the arrival of the mail, but more offers of the aane nature re sudicited..
Gifts of standard books will also be vory- joceptable.
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THE PLAGUE.. The plague is raging in Calcutta and Patna,
reference-
F. B. L. BOWLEY,
Aeting Secretary.
THE NEW TERRITORIES LAND
COURT BILL. **
THE HON. TH. WHITEHEAD PROTEST,
The following is a copy of the protest laid bofore the Legislative Council yesterday by the Hon. T. H. Whitehead
The Parliamentary followers of Lord Salisbury are largely signing the Memorial afficui Republics, and their conversion at first into Crown colonies.
stench of putrifying horses was frightful. The Boors willingly finag their rifles in joking and splashing in the watet. They intensely admire the Highlanders, and A Tologram from Lord Roberts.james Capewards by Commandes under Tenders for India Bills called for.
wers delighted at riving permission to occupied with ro-considering our tactics.
Crenjo's cruelty. The women were amazed their own officere; but they apbraid Guversl when the interpreters assured them: thoy for the 12th instant for £1,500,000 of Indi London, March 5-Tenders are invited Bill, roplacing £500,000 discharged on the 2nd December, and a million dus on the
Calcutta, March 10-The following calo gras has been received by the Viceroy true Lord Roberts, in reply to one of congratule tion from Hie Exoollenoy Your Excel- lancy's telegram affords me the greatest possible pleasure, and is equally appreciated by the troops under my commárul."
would be ankarined.
The suggestion that Majaba Day would
"ppropriate for the final attack originat 16th instant. The Bills will be in amounts ed with General MacDonald, who in im- of £1,000, £5,500, and $10,000, payable in proving rapidly.
six and twelve months.
Russian Designs on Bundor Abbas.
Much is expected now that Colonel
Scenes in London. March 3. The Empio is wild with jubiKitchener bas arrived at Araudal His self-effacement throughout is the chons of goal admiration.
1. Wherous at the 100cting of the Councilation-frors rioting in Belfast to fireworks Genors moved that the Council go into and public bodies everywhere. held on March 15th, 1900, the Attorney fredly exchanged between the authorities in Montrealflicituus messages being
Committee to consider clause by clausy Bill entitled-
LORD ROSEBERY'S FUTURE. The Allahabad Pioneer, in a short note on the nows, wired nut by Renter, that Lord Rosobory was about to retire from public life, holde that thurs way by another ex-determination and settlement of land cininia "An Ordinance to facilitate the houring, ination of his severance, from the Liberal in the New Territories, to establish a Land Associations throughout Great Britain. It Court and for other
Furposes. foretells for him a re-appearance in another role than that of a Gladstonian Liberal, at loggerheads with his party and the rival of Str W. Harcourt for the Premiership. It
a
metion on the grounds that the said Bill 2. And whereas 1 opposed the said was a totally different Bill from that ran
second times on the 30th November last, I submitted that it should be treated sa now Bill, re-introduced, read a first time and published in the stie, aud
and
Departure of Transports. March 3.-The steamets Mexican, Goa
The scenes here in Lontion, on Thursday, were amazing. Crowds paraded the streets Bank of England staff assembled in the Manchester Merchants, with newly lavel caded cheering and singing. Tho.intet, Oligman, Assays, Car Governor's room and sang the National,000 troops of all arms, including Volsn- Anthent. The Stock Exchungo hul a
teers, have sailed. holiday.
Me Bredrick, replying to questions in the House of Commons pointing to Russian designs to construct a railway to Binder Govorniment bad to inforaution confinning Abls and make it a military part, said the representations to Russia regarding the the above, and had us ground for making
same.
the kingdom completely surpassed those of On Thursday the rejoicings throughout
Indian Famino Fund. The Budget: Tuesday, the uation preferring to celebrate when introducing his Budget in the Housemont highly appreciated the Famine Com- March 5-Sir Micine Hicks Beach, in the House of Lords, said the Govern
March 6--Thu Kari of Onalaw, socaking the release from anxiety rather than vindic of Commons, said that, but tively to triumpl: over the fallen enemy,
for themissia's cabimendations. The present war, there would have been a surplus for Famine was unparalleled in that it had fol The public hardly recognises that Lady-1890 of five and a half millions. He raisus lowed the previous famines so closely. The
The Lord of Dalmeny is a living proof of whicreas the majority of the Council was of smith was practically suved from the West, thirty-five williers by bonds or stuck authorities were obliged to utilise the
trūd
in the Bill to
being too sympathetic over General Bul ler's defeat.
tenrinable in ten years, and not Console It was impossible, he said, yet to estimate how much war Tability can properly be exacted from the Transvaal.
material immediately available. Bailways ore a mixed blessing, for they assimilated. prices throughout India.
Russian Rallway Extension, The Russian Railwaya Tepartment is kend or more probably via Saratoff-Chargui, projecting a lit either in Orenburg-Tasli..
bunk of the Amu Daria.
the falsity of the epigram that everybody auther opinion, and the Council went into Jurn either a Liberal or a Consurvative It Committe
whereas in Committee I is possible to doubt whether in political moved that the consideration of the Bill in matters hord Rosabery has any convictions Committed be adjourned to allow the whatsoever. Many years agu Bir Courtney
important alterntion declared that his Lordant was a Seyid, be considered by Honourable Meubers: cual, colf pussesed an, ary,' and saving and whereas tho majurity of the Council the wariness, the opinion can be supported; we of another opinion, and whereas I there but is quite curtain, that such opinions as he gave notice that I would at the shenand pals defenders almost into hysteria. Lord Roberts and Joubert, which will pry with a temporary terminus, on the left
upon desired to have my dissent recorded Tibetale. Tag war cries with which Glad-est in eeting of Council lay upon the tablo atono let his party to victory--and the conn- the reasons for my dissent, taider Rule 32 try to the brink of destruction-have always of the Standing Rules and Orders of the sooner or later rafted Lord Rosebery's con Council; now, therefore, I lay upon the tempt Wher Gladstone emerged from Council table statement of my said retirement in 1896 to denounce tho Ar. menian atrocities, Lord Rosebery, who had
may have are not those of the Gladstonian
ZURDS.
3. On the 2nd November last a Bill on-
The Relief of Ladysmith. A helio message, announcing General Cronje's capitulation, heightened than sparita of the © garrison magically.
The arrival of General Dundonald, with his healthy Carbineers, sent the emaciated Woulon forded the klip to meet them and press their hands, and moving scenes ce curred in the atreats.
Tuesday's triple attack on the hills cant of the Railway Hill was finely conducted. General Northcott was on the left, General that on the right and Clonel Kitchener miles, backed by guns on the northem entre, in all extending over three slopes of Mounts Hangware and Monte Chrinig
succeeded to the referan statertia's place, titled "The Now Territories Land Court bit is light
then smiled, and then publicly rlinance, 1899, was introduced and road give up the Leadership. The essence of arst time and was, n the 20th November Gladstonian Liberalism was its intenso last, published in English only in the ernesthes, its monil self-absorption; Lord Gazelle. The same Bill was a Colonel Kitchener's men, emerging from Rosebery is ever intense, and he was too time on the 30th November laut, enderas cover, crossed 600 yards of open ground, cover not to know that its weaker side referred to the Law Comunittes. Ghidstonism was therenttof humbug or self- 4. The Bill considered in Committee en
balting and mustaring close to the uenye deception on the part of the leaders, and a
the 15th March instant is in substance trenches, and then rushed the kopje with overwhelming impotui, scouring trench proneness to lake words for ideas on the totally different Bill from that zad a second after trench. They then tackled the Rail- 2163,106,07 part of the lod. This may be quother way time and referred to the Law Committee, of saying that Lord Rosebery can never be and the Law Committoo had no instruction implies that he could never lead the Liberal the said Bill.
great quisie lencer, but it at least or authority from this Council so to alter party with mucous. Of iate, indood, the spokesmen of that party have come to
LOWE recognise this. Shortly after the outbreak (.) The original Rill proposed the con-
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
way
Kruger Appeals to the Boers. anxiety about the coming dual between The antion is in a state of feverish
bably decide the fertanca of the war. The confidence in Lord Roberts is unbounded.
At Pretoria the same anxiety is felt. President Kruger, in a fervid appeal, arges the Burghers to stand fast the name of the Lord, and prontisos tho that they will prevail as the cheen of the Lord prevailed against the Philistines.
Mr Rhodes' Movements.
is coming to England immediately.
Mr Cecil Kluges has left Kimber.oy, and
The Termination of the War. March 6. The Military authorities, the workable date for the conclusion of the spart from all presparts of a surrender, fix
forms climbed the south, are the trenches Hili en the north, while Northcott's from which the Irish Brigade were re-
war at September 30th. 6. The essential differences are as fol-rible does were now carried by fores of been previously so despondient that they paleed four times on Friday with such ter General Baller's cyplier mensages had
numbers.
As the avid fortrusses of Port Arthur of the war in South Africa splaudid stitution of a Court to consist of Three Warde hundred Boers were after-wete agreeably surprised at the suddenucsa
ago, and
to the
West Surreys.-Liool, B. H. Hastic. Bash Surreye. Licut. C. I. Hinton. Anoy Medical Corps.-Lieutenant H. B. Onract.
Seats Fusiliers.- Lieutenant F. R. W.
The following yere
Order by Genoral Bullor. March 7.-General Buller hos ismert a General Order, augstubsting both defen durs and relievors of Ladysmith on the Fortial qualities they displayed, adding thurchy a glorionts page to the history of the Empire.
The Proposed Irish Guards. March B-T the House of Cominous, to-night, Mr Balfour said that the proposal to create Irish Guards will two subinitted to the Queen, who will doubtless consider is favourably.
Ireland's National Demands.
was ever ready to show its appreciationof the public takori les intu Lho confidence of its Lone or both of his functions: Mr Balfour Crown. (Se nilscates to the Crown of starvation. As these particulars are Lancers. Captain C. E. H. KM2eqeid, Ist |
is indispensable as Lender of the
South Africa.
Russia and Porsla
The Kolnische Zeitung announces the Persian Railwaye Company as being estab lished in St. Petersburg, Russia leasing ne of the Persian ports on surilar terms to those the Port Arthur base.
Increase in the Caloutta Death-rate.
Calcutta, March 7.-There were 3,363 deaths from Plages all over India during the week ending 3rd March, againɛt 2,184 in the woek preceding..
from 231 to 411 in the saine period, although The Calcentra death rate has jumped up there was a diminution in the Plagus mortality in Bengal
The Indian Famine Fand: London, March 8-Thu Famine Fund- has reached twenty-four lakha
Thore has been steady rice in the num bers on relief works, Barabay and Scinde reporting an increase of 60,000 persons, Ajmer and Merwars 40,000, and the Pun jab and Kajputana States 25,000, Tho total numitors now in receipt of assistazed. is well over four and half millions
The Ameer of Afghanistan
to fight for England in Afghanistan or India.
Adverting to the letter received from the Indian Governincnt, deprecating is High- ho resented the suspicion thereby implied. acss' buying largequalities of war material,
Death of Sir Charles Hall,
The death is announced of Sir Charles -Hall.
[The Right Bop, Sir Charles Hall, KO. M.G., Q.C., Recorder of the City of Lon slon, was born in 1843, and was the son of the late Vice-Chancellor, Sir C. Hall]
nia America. Major-General Gascoigne The Woi-hai-Woi Correspundurt of the Jearning that he had fallen ill at Ban Fran- Standud, in the course of a letter to that disco, telegraphed for news of his condition, journal, dated Dec. 30, writes - and revived the reply that Colonel Elsdale
baried on the spot.
of the relief of Ladysmith. was dead. The decowed ulicer served with and Whadiwostock, the Russians have their opportunity occurred for a campagn Members designated in the Bill by their lef of Ladysmith were 93 killed mid 709 March 5.-The Isses incurred in the re- the Rechuanaland Expedition under Sir long-rised-for barbour giving sexess to of moral debondiation such as Gladstone office, one of whom was the I'uise Judge of wounded. The lot of missing is still in
the Pacific. To the North and between loved, and, had Gladstone heen. the Su
Supreme Court, and another of them complete. Charlos Warren in 1884-5 in comms of these two parts they parsers the whole of there is little doubt that he would an experienced Solicitor
Alive,
The amended
The following officers wera the Bullnom detachment. He entered the Manchuria Thery is, however, always the have so convinced himself and others Bill proposes to constitute a Coart of two
Killed. of all direct communication bo of the righteousness of such neatupaign as army as a Lieutenant on January 15, 1861, een Wadiwostock and Port Arthur by to shake the position of the Government. Vernor without any restrictions or provision
possibility
members noly, to be appointed, by the Go. was promoted Captain in October 1877, san being denied to fussin. It can easily What Lord Konobery did was to come furto secure the appointment of any perse as Major January 1884, Lieste.-Colonel in Jun-be imagined what this night mear in the ward and upelire that the policy of Majuba a member thereof pussessed of legal know-
event of sudden hostilities when her fleet was dead. No wonder Mr H. W. Mass. ledge or training. uary 1891, and Colonel in 1895. Onaveral
was divided. To prevent any such posingham was found shortly afterwards pru.
The original Bill gave the proposed Mutass. (b.) pressions during the absence of the Generaliuility, and to complete the chain of Companding from the Colony, Colonel harbours necessary to her new and Robory's funeral oration Court power to determine sedely as to th
in the Winkenth Century. But, if the right of existing owners and occupiers of
Wanted.
March 9.Reuter has received the follow Elsdale was appointed the Uficer Com-churian possessions, it is not navetural that Laborals do not want his Lordship, the land in the New Territories to obtain cvrti
ing account of an Interview that took place Russia
Wast Surreys.--Caplain Warden. might wish to prosle berauf with Unionista might be glad to have lim. The leates or regnition of their titles frous
between the Ameer Abdul Rahmad, and Junding the Forces.
connecting link somewhere on, the south National Revices seldout fails in fent with the Crown. The amended Bill gives the
Devona.-prsia Vigors. Best Surreys-Liout. Bruncker,
Mr Frank Martin, at Cabul, ara const of Koren, When, moreover, accuracy what is thought and said in the proposel Court power to hear and detur
the end of Bint Battery,
R. A-Liset King
January last. His Highness, in the course sceli a harbour as Hasanpo is lying unused, influential circles of Unionism, and in the nine dll claims to land of any kind what
is not to bo wundered if she desires to January issue we and on writer, under the never in the New Territory notwithstand donaid was merely scouting in the aoigh-
March 5-it is
is stated that Lord Dun-
of conversation, strongly affirmed his Considering the very unpleasant.
So far, nothing has beer said readenym of Caftanangis, discussing Loading any previous registration and whether bourhood of Ladysmith when, to hissurprise,
loyalty to Great Britain, and said a Russian accury it. weather conditions prevailing last night, as to what are the views of Japat upon the
possible
war with Afghanistan would wean a gutecal Mr John Redmond said the Irish people rising of Inlaws, spreading through Central addition
the arising between the Crown and the scen he found the road clear. With his usual were gratified at the Army Order respecting Asia. Mussalmer, he said, hate Rusia, the large audience that assembled at the situation, and for a simple reason It is Cabinet Lord Salsbury turned pier or between owners, occupiers, or dash he did not wait for orders, init rode the wearing of the Sharrock, and will trose who could not successfully fight Afghanistan Theatro Royal serves to indicate the great know what her views may be. While
given to no one outside the ruling class to three score yens and trouty a few uthern
wooke success that has been achieved by the Dallas taking to herself all that she considers heat the Foreign Office and the Premiership purpose of enabling existing tiles to bison. The relict did not come a day but, knowing the chivalrous Irish hospital the Russian yoke, and were always ready. The original Bill was framed for the through and relieved the much-triod with respect their venerable Sovereign and India. Afghans would prefer death to this ∙at Age the double burden of Company in the production of the lively our boasted cir leation, Japan has oust be torribly heavy, especially at a time reified and authenticated by certificats smith might have held cut a week, but went of the National demands,
Eoo soon. Correspondents say that Lady, it must not be taken to mean any abato- forgotten the old at that epoch is silver, like the present of anticual emergency and from the Crow and Tur proventing hardly louger. The broops were in the last cursedy, The Goists. The house was but siletics golden. In no other country international parest. But there is nobody occupation of land after refusal of such stage of exhaustion and destitution, and two well filled in all its parts, and the audience curiously enough, perhaps, in Russia to the in the the Cuicaist party to relieve him of certificate without a fresh grant from the companies of Infantry could not ste Bhisties for South Africa.
section 12.) The Risended
aded mile nad a half, many horses dying daily laziers; but, in the latter, caso, we have a
Captain K. Chesney, of the 18th Bengal the Bill by section 15 Buy excellencies of the performance. It previous policy, woll knovi sad never Commons Me Chuuberlain's Leicester all the land in the New Territories, disre becoming known at home, the joy over the Lancers; E. C. Captain H. Rickets, 15th waal bedecidedly unfair to exiticiseseverely deviated front, by which to shape our con- spocel iade him possible either as gads all former titles, however old or well refici is Iving intensified, and the foll Bongal Lancers; and Lieb. L. C. Junes,
clusion. In tire former case we only know Fropiar or Ford Minister; Sir Michaul founded, and declares all occupants of significance of the successful invasion of the 15th Bengal Cavalry, have bean detailed several minor defects in the production con- this, that once befoto modern Japanus Hicks-Bercht is scarcely of the political land in the New Territories trespassers Free State by Lard Roberts is being accompany two thound kistics going to sidering the many adverse conditionu astonished the world, but not herself by stature required: the Duke of Devonshire rout a date to bo hereafter defined by the realised. travelling cyiapany has to contend with declaring and prosecuting with the must is too old and too hacking in energy the Governor unless they obtain fresh titles
elaborsto saccess a war that Europe univers rest are too young or too incapable. from the Crown,
March Mr Winston Churchill reperta that, immediately on the arrival of Lord her undoing. This Under the circumstances, writes Cotton (.) The riginal Bill was in nocordancs Dundonald in Ladysmith, General White may be her argument. advantages of in, it might hm as well for the party to with the provisions of Article 6 of the Con-ordered full ratkas with a view to inter- trade with Korea is a necessary to her as If Lord Rosebery could make the patriotic son of the New Territories. The auaooded the garrison were Bt to march five miles. Lera on Teh Marob at Unlingen route le the situation are at present: free trade with Chuus: without both she sacrifice necessary for the abandonment of Bill disregals and sets aside the provision These shelled the nowy on Pepworth's Shilong,
The Plague in Calcutta Jeft fully satisfied that a very oiyoyable cost of the Bea in the Far Easton party and his old mize, he might of the said Convention against expropna Ti. A skirmish ensued, wherefrom the fully-equipped company, and the audience cannot exist. With Russia in Kores, her heed to come in as the new Foreign tion or expulsion of the inhabitants of the
Calcutta March 5, Sixty-two antes of is jeopardised, if not
retired at midday, exhausted.. With . evoning had been spent. To-night, secund. Windiwostock within
The Queen's Telegram to the
Plus occorrod in Caleutta on Friday, and Minister. But if he does so he should district included in the cessionari declares It appears that. Kimberley was over
the total nurtality was 178, compared with Runaway Girl will be produced for the miles of her coast, and connected or on tht to tiny as 817 individual; it the whole soil to be the property of the words off in respect of food, although the
como over inercly.
Vicoroy.
a quinquetinial average of eighty nine. Joes Crevn understand that he does
Cukutta, March 7.—The Vioproy has rẻ, The uniber LF Plagao cases on Saturday llway with European Bastia, her national not bring bis enllesgras or. his party with existance as a first-class Power is imperilled him, but that he deserts them from the be represented by Counsel and solicitor be enterprising correspondent of the Morning Queen Empress Thanks for congmtulity yet reported in the Metropolis, and is
(e) The original Bill permitted parties to munition was plentiful.
March 8 Mr. Winston Church, the calved the following telegram from the was 93. This is the highest Pinque mosta- night, Mr Dallas specially produces His If ideas of this kind are by clance now in highest of all possible moves. If the fore the Court thereby constitued. The Past, has had an interview with Genera lations on our great access, which rill, causing mudi clarm, y Excellenty the Governor, which is
the minds of her leaders, it lu possible that nidhist party only such an offer to Lord amended Bid takes away that right, White, and has succorded in drawing the know, be shared by all India, who have bably the smartest cynwdy of late yunts, Japan may think it to makes move. There Rosebery, it is quite possible he might 6. The amended Bill has not
must also be taken into consideration the accept t
hero of Ladysmith on the subject: of shown such loyalty
March 10. The following is an Indian. run at the Court Theatre, where it rol, It is enough here to explain the pos-known, cu very much these of Lord where in the New Territory. It is a Bill
ideas, sr for as they are translated into Chinese or published uny-siege.
O cleanse the system in gantle and To General White bitterly complained of the Duly News Special: sibifities of the situation na simply as pos Salisbury, and next Lord Salisbury he that serioasly affects existing private rights unfairness of korao criticisms, and the at-
truly beneficial marmer, when the was originally produced, the piece has been sible. Though relations are at present in probably ectsmands more respect abroad and against which all parties affected bare tempts of the War Office to superseda him, of the British in the Orange Free State remedy, Syrun of Tigs. Bay the genuine. London, March 8The recent victories Springtime comes, use the true and perfect transferred to the Criterion Theatre, where way strates, indeed, the statesroenthan any other of our policine. It in the right to be heard by Counsel. No up which General Buller prevented. Ho ro have had a very depressing effect on por Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup it is now drawing crowds nightis, speaks of both countries have been quick to assure dificult to believe that man of Lord porinuity is boon afforded them of even gretted Nicholson's Nel, but nothing else. tion of the ency, sut The Times corres Co. only, and for sale lay all draggists, at 50 volames for its popularity, Captain W. dagur: When the proud, and Rory Japanese public life at the comparatively early age of ation.
it would be idle to ignora the latout Roseliery & abilities will voluntarily give up knowing that such a Bill is under consider Calcutta, March An Indian Daly pundent at Oxfontein atates that, a little cents per bottle. Sold by Beasts. A. 8. Marshall wrote the peg while he was Dation unds itself in danger of being lifty-thro
News Special from London, dated March precious to the lust successful action of Watson & Co., wholesale or retail 7. For the above reasons I protcet against 4th, states that Sir George White, ins Lord Roberts, comando of 3,000 Boers A, D. O. to the Governor of Nataly Mre overwbdued by the restless ride of
the further proceeding with this amended speech after the actival of Lord Dundonald ofered to surrender. The terms they pro Russian
Bill. It should be reintro luted and read aid his reliving force mid It hart as posed, however were inquible, and the Dallas will appear as Stella de Gar, and use drance, who will venture to what the rende many hol Thero
livat fiore. It should be translated into terribly when I was compelled to cut down British Commander-in-Chief rejected the as the pure is one she is very fond of plays eng-solution of the question which, fa the light of very recent events, meems not
The following notice is issued from the Chinese, duly pablished in the New Ter the rains, but, thank God, we've kept our offer. ng, sumirety of this talented actress work the.
ritory, and as time given the owners flore lying.
There is brado of Tie that Kores, like impostle
desporation about apni occupiers of land them to consider i
Froes
Buncements just HOW. They say that the invasion of the Transvaal is impos sible, as they hava blown up every bridge and onlyert, from Ladysmith to Glencos, Canadian by before daybreak on Tuesday aident Steyn is reported to have bonsted
March -Loni Rohorts describes the and also the Elandsinate collieries.
as forming a bighly important share inchis that the capitulation of Pretoria will be sporations. They cowled on their stomachs preceded by events which will astonis nt dark to within 8 yards of General Eumpe The country surrouniting the A fragrant, delicate and popular perfume, one's incor tranches without firing out capital is srát to be a complóta not- at entirely origmalodoricusing all the themetres, but drawing a murderous point work of mins and other inferual festhe deustable features sought in a high-class blank fusilade, while the sappers prepared crops, the work of use of hy most ingenioita perfame. Wholesale and Petsit from 4.5. the manches behind them to which they mod should it France has Watson & Co. Ltd., Hongkong
Death from Cholera. Lieut. Col. L. Barratt, Commending
and this appeared to be the spirit which ally predicted would be Frook for its leader outside its ransvention of the 9th June, 1898, for the ces cepting the Boer retreat, but only 20 of the 43rd Gurkhas Rifles, dica from co
animated the audiowce. The perkenance serves to give a very good leaf the
bilities of such a piece in the hands of
first time in Hongkong-On Monday
i pro-
gendred
troops
The fact that, after having had a long fact that it requires two to bake any quarconcerned, as foreign policy is published in the Gazete; has never boon criticisms at his goneralship before the
WEATHER REPORTA
will have somethingto look forwardte, czpeci should boqueronteed by certain thin Obsurvatory a
On the 23rd at 11.00s. The barometer ferd if need be oppose it. has fallen en the Chins cut, owing to a 8, I further protest against the Bill as a depression which appears to be moring whole and on its merite us being in violation Eastwarda over Central China. Gradients of the provisions of the Convention of the mostly slight, with the monsoon temporarily 9th June, 1898, relating to the New Ter interrupted on the China piast Forecast ritories
ally as this is the first opportunity she has and any oneroachment open her territory which has for ita olijeet permanent bocupa had during the prosent season. On Tuestion should be at unos csuse for combined day, the celebrated play, The Sign of Aiploma ie action. CreBritain, the United the Cross, will be staged.
States, Germany, and Japan seem disposed to eat in crown in Chins. Let them also to 8, winds, decreasing some drizzl include Hores in their splete of action in minor mish
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Powon, any bude spion would be at hosts in favor of oxpansion," he said as he only a fair reparation or their part for pre sat down to his Christmas dinner, even to from A. 8. Watson & Co., Lu, sbgkongi vimus treatment of the interest of Japan, the point of taking in Turkey.
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