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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1900.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Easter Holidays..

Tomorrow being Cool Friday, there will be no issue of the China Mail. On

·Saturday and Monday there will be curly Janes of the paper.

Hongkong Hotel

THE

Blon. Elliot. .Verdi. ...Strause.

..Barwood..

Notes by the Way.

Yesterday, the two reconstructed U. S.Tho Band of the Hongkong Regiment crainors Ida de Onia and Don Juan de will play at the Hongkong Hotel on Satur distria were placed in commission. day evening, from 8 to 9.50 p.m.-

March. Furth to Batle Twoben were convicted at the Magis

Overture Moduro' Selection Rigoletto" Imey, today, and fool $50 oach for Waltzer. Morgenblatter." asnouncing publicly, in the strecta of Fantasia Canadian

Polka. The kittle Trumpoter' Gungl. A Havas telegram reports that Com. Victoria, that a certain houan in Maono yak

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, marler Olivier defeated and captured: } set afmrt for gambling, General Gatacre near Bethulie en March 25. Ta saving clauso, was added that the capture' was not confirmed.',

French Sauce.

Lord Henry Thynne lett Hongkong.

CHINA MAIL.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

TELEGRAMS.}! OUR TRUE NAVAL STRENGTH."

REUTER'S SERVICE.

An extraordinary general meeting of. sharohokler of the Green Inland Cement Compsuy, Limited, wis held at the ottico of the Company, at noon to day. Mi R. Shown presided, and the others present were Hon. C. P. Chater, Chf., Messes E. Coorg, F. Henderson, D. Gillies, A. Babington, Hung Wa Chiin, Sui Un, Lakof burghers who had previously submit Yak Kai, and F. J. Jorge (Secretary), ted, have left Smithfield for Wepener where The Chairns proposed the following 2,00 Boers with five guns already avo. ereased to $1,000.00 by the creation and visioned and entrenched.

That the Capital of the Company be in. The town is practically isolated, but is pro-

of 50,000 Now Shares of $10 each fully paid up.

Mr Chater accended, and the resolution

cussion,

resolution.

Hongkong Polo Club,

Apele match will be played to-morrow, for Australia by the Ching yesterday on the Causoway Ray Ground, between | His Lordship arrived here on the 4th ́se a

visit, after having spent no less than three teams representing the Royal Artillery and On the Stat March, Rear-Admiral months in quarantineat Honolulu Radier evenly matched, and a good game is ox-wan manitously adopted without dis

Royal Welch Fusiliers. The sides are James A. T. Brace, Captain G, J. S. War. ↑ an unpleasant experience ! rendor (Barflesa, Paynшster Graham

British Officers at Japanose Court.

Hewlett, Secretary to the Admiral, and Admiral Remay, the now Commander other officer wore presented to the Em-in-chief of the U. S. aquadron in the Phi- perur by Sir Ernest Satow, the British lippines is due in Japan naxt week, and an Minister. Captain Charles L. Ottley, aimposing American floot consisting of the naval attaché in the British Teration, was Ciyon, Baltimore, Brooklin, Newark, Yose received audience by the Cinporor, at

wide and Concord, with passibly the Net The same time.

· Cileuns, is expected to rendezvous in Yoko- hima harbour to await his arrival.

The Plague-Peculiar Change.

Since the beginning of this your 36 cases of plague have been reportal. Tho singular feature about this is that last year the plague was almost outirely confined to the Western part of the town (Number 9 district being particularly afflictal). The whole of the cases this year, with the

exception of four wore in the Wanchai dis-

trict.

1.M. Customs Prometians.

The following promotions are notified in the staff of tho J.M. Cusionis :-Ravende cruiser Likin: Acting Captain R. Chenes wath to bo Full Captain; Acting Second Oficer Rutherford the Full Second Officer. Revenue croiser Fik: Acting Chain

grunted one year's leavo; First Officer Harris to be Acting Captain of Fethou;

The Plague.

www.dom

During the twenty-four hours ending 11th April, tireo new cases of plaquo nere reported, and three deaths.

The Osaka Saosen Kaisha.

pocted. Toums :

I.A.

Wurren

Captain terris

Lieutenant Loring

R.W.F. Captain Cadogan Lieut. Walwyn Johnson Mallikou

Flower. Cupire-Captam Des Voeux, RE. Phy the Hongkong Pole Club will ho At Home to comuusazo at 4pm. The sambere of

to their friends.

The Chairastu-That is all the business, gentlemen. Due notes will be given you of the continuatory metting.

Postponement of Circus Performance.

Oving to the delay used in removing for the tent of Warren's Circus at West the miss of dalvis to sleur- enough ajmen

Point, and other unavoidable delays, the management hega to sunuance the post- 'Old Highland' Whisky made in Gerponement of the grand opening, which will

positively take place to norrow,

many.

No Dogs Allowed:

**

the meeting, this afteron, of the Sanitary A correspondence was submitted at

Baand with zeforence to the importation of of Health minuted :-In view of the fact dogs into the Colony. The Medical Officer that cases of rabies have occurred in Shang

I,

G destroyers, havo

In 1916 Germany will

40. Battleships,

8 Coast Defence Ships,

20 Largo Cruisers.

48 Small Cruisers and Gunboats. 114 Torpedo Craft. Sho i also equipping aca-going training shipa for her naval and merchant service. or want, is in officers for her merobant ships; ourd is io scamen.

The recent Circular Lotter issued by the Executive Committee of the Navy Longus LONDON, 18th April.

wande a fresh note of warning to the coun THE WAR THE FREE STATE.

uy, and indicates the nooussity of carefully Six hundred Boors have occupied Runx-anning ali doparinental statements, tille. A larger commande, consisting main that we may not be lulled into a state of fancied security; and taken in conjunction with the lessons taught us by the War is South Africa should drive home the fact or the minds of the British people that 'when The United States propose to lay dow sar comes we shall havo to stand or fall by in 1900 3 armoured disors of 13,000 tons The enemy is in sight of Allval North.

such naval preparatione as have been made displacement easb, 3 protected gruisure of beforehand. The question is, are we look 8,000 tons each, sud 19 gunboats. La HORSES FOR THE CAPE.

ng far enough ahead having regard to your 3 battleships, 3-armoured cruiser Twenty-three steamers have been char-ssible future contingencies, and are wo and protected crisisors wore laid down.

tered to convey 20,000 horses from Aus- tralis, Buenos Ayres and Now Orleans to the Capo before the end of May.

LATER,

THE WAR. General Carrington has arrived at Cape town and proceudi to Boira immediately.

FIGHTING AT WEPENER:

observing the rule laid down, That the ewonce of all moden warfare is to be, if pssible, beforehand with your enemy?'

PRESENT STRENGTH,

BUZITED STATES, '

NAVY LEAVE RECOMMENDATIONE, The Navy League recommends that I first-class battleships be put in hand at ence, together with 30 cruisers of the

self.

Our présent. great naval strength has highest possible speed. asured us general respect, and ouri The reasons for battleships are superiority at sea against any one Power is evident. For oraisons, out of our total of indisputable, although a combination of two 172 cruisers, built and building, many am or more night make us uncomfortable. of only 12 kuota speed and would fall as Such a union of forum only needs a given sy prey to the French and Russian 23 There has been movere fighting at apurtunity to become a fact, and we mest kot vessels, of which we have none, The Wegner during the last two days, with admit that such a thing in possible, consi- Continental Naval programmes reuder it considerable losses on both sides. The re-dering the state of feeling on the Continent luperative on as to be prepared to meet sult, is not known.

of Europe towards this country at the pre- and beat the combined forces of any two sent time; but if such a combination wore Powers. This standard of strength. har

The Boura adenot to the alfick on two

u more than a remote probability w

been recognised by the two great political hardnient on Mafcking on the 27th March.hoped that we have now Icarned the lesson Act is not necessary, as the people have The enemy opened a most furious bun-sbruki bo ready to meet it, for it is to be parties, and must be insistent upon. Me sides but were ropulseči.

Goschen tells us that no Naval Dufcnica

"MAFEKING.

THE EIGHTH DIVISION. General Bundle and the eighth division have been diverted to Springfontein.

that we must leave nothing to chance that can in any way be foreseen and prepared fot.

·

PAPER STEZNOTH' 7. ACTUAL STRRECTE.

and results of the examinations rado un- The following return of the mumbor

der The Sule of Foods and Drugs Ordin ance, 1890 for the quarter ended March 31, 1906, submitted at the meeting of Kaisha has purchased thirteen somers the total number of whisky, brandy and It is stated that the Osaka Show the Sanitary Board this afternoon, shows from the dissolved Kpopitau. Steamship rum samples examined to be 11, of which Company for 150.000 yen. The stuamera10 wore found to be genuine and 1 (whisky) hai during the past six months I recom will be placed on the Company's various adulterated, There was attached to the mond that the prohibition of the importa-

become accustomed to continuity of policy replaced new to augment the Company's Dr Hartigan--Has any of the Old Higla period of six months from date. Tho D, couting services at home, and the vessels report the following retnarka by members:tion of dogs from that part be extended for

in naval affairs. Why, then, not keep it costing service in South Chins.

up? We should be in a position to laud' mads in Germany bron analysed? P. W. agreed with the M. O, H.

The Nagy League Journel has effectually us, and without this we could not produen a battleships to every 3 against ace a large seizure of such was de in

exposed the Aduitalty method of present-blockade France and Russia, neither Lawn Tomis-Cricket Club n. L.E.C. Shanghai and condemned. Liout.-Col, Sanitary Improvemeät

THE FREE STATE C. J. Williams to be Fall Capin and took place at the Cricket Ground between spirits only! The Captain Superintendent to day, the following lotter was submitted the Free State to the east of the railway anavar, and ancient low power muzzleload-We are about 70 cruisers short of the re ing the returns of our Naval strength to could we maintain an eficient block. Yesterday afternoon, a tennis match RyanAre the examinations confined to

Reater's correspondent at Bethalie, 9th Parliament on pipot, whereints included six-sde without a full compliment of cruis At the secting of the Sanitary Board, inst., says that the Boers practically hold teen obsolete battleships of low speed, light ora, toms representing the Cricket Club and of Police-The Highland' Whisky made from the Acting Colonial Secretary anent the and tim: the enemy is located 12 ailes casting guns, bosides being full of inflammable quired number. Organized rca-gcing col. despatch boats and colliers.

am directed by the Governor 20 Acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Dug.

down country after the Reddersburg affait, whitevor as fighting ouits. Againet this raake the recommendations are British. gan's letter, No. 37, of the Sed instant,

MATEKING.

sort of thing the whole Empire should taxpayers who are by no means anxious to Some docters has trouble in obtain-The representatives of the Ladies' Recro Unlawful Detention of Chinese.

forwarding by direction of the Sanitary

Col Planner with 270 men and a masin rais a protest. We have cartloads of add to their burdens witliont das case, Board a draft scheme for the term reached Ramathlabama on the et March, my available and it is anfair to the coun-They luve already proved themselves by ing payment of Lille br professional ser- tiun Club ware-Messrs. Pinckney and

ation of a Trust Corporation to be and got within 6 miles of Mafuking, wheny to include sacli old crocks in our list of years of toil and suff-sacrited for the sake vican, but very noldom bave they such a Noston, H. W. Slade and G. H. Polte 27 Praya Central, and two of his ranners the power of carrying out Sanitary improve. ] good order, with a loss of 3 officers and lehst for over, and there is no fear of the to the poople by trumpet blast, that tho A boutding-house mastur, residing at charger with the duty and invaated with he was forced to retire, which he did in battleships. We do not expect warships of the country. They say, make it known appeared at the Magistracy, to-day, on cuts in the City of Vistoria. In reply I seven men killed; thma offices and 24 topayors refusing to replace old ones if money spent in the Navy is simply Insur The Cricket Cloh won by tre games, charge of detaining six mon- and a woman ani, to state that, while His Excellency mon wounded and eleven missing. The city is made pain to thon. after an exciting fish. During the after against their will. It appears that the fully appreciates the excellent work being uncey's loss was serious. now the band of the Hongkong Regimest.complainants were brought to Hongkong done by the Sanitary Board and the anxious

Divested of paper filings, our actual strength in battia-ships and cruisers is as played pleasing selections of music.

from Paklei, on the 26th of March last.

follows:-- They went to stay with defendants. The

desire of that hody for improved sanitation, master of the house wanted to send then ho is not prepared to recommend the erea-

thecoupon locked them in a room.posal to grant municipal powers in the to Singapore but they declined to go.

tion of Trust to the Secretary of State, who has so lately decided against the pro-

ultimately implored a policeman passing They were being very badly used und

Colony.

Acting First Officer Callson to be Full the Ladies' Recreation Club. The Cricket † in Germany wis tested in '98 and found to proposed formation of a Trust Corporation.: of Bethulie bridge, having evidently come wexl fittings and of absolutely uu value liers we have none. Now the people who First Officer and trinferred to R.S Church | Chith was roprosented by Messa P. A. Cox be genuine whisky, It is not tow sold in aud E. F. Mackay, Captain Dyson and the colony. "The Principal Medical Officer Lieutenans Fatic, R.N., and Mr Wei OnAnything to be done in the one adut and Captain P. G.

Anderson, H.K.R.terated casu

Tino.

The Doctor's Bill.

stubborn client as had Irs Hartigan, Sted man and Ronnie. S. ESykes is a broker, and being aurziod and the father of family be, fike most tihr mon in similar positions, has occasionaly to call in the services of a doctor, and became a client of the firm of doctors motioned. Ono of tho doctors attended MrSykes during a confinement last year, avo advice and

and Major Griftia and Captain Langhorne

Share List.

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the

sellers; Hongkong Fire, 92071, alters; anco. The policeman went into the house

dered, several tiincs aros called,

CORRESPONDENCE.

next.

you

British Battle-ships.

Rosly for Sa...37 Building 17

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Tot!......4

rate is as yet very moderate l' ausa premium on our existence, and the

RELATIVE COST OF WAR VESSELS.

British mttleships cost £71 per ton dis French-Russian placement; French and Cornsan £90 per Battle-ships.

Ready for Sea...43ton Russian over £100 per ton. Cruisers Building 16 cost us 204 108 per ton, French, Gorman and Russian cruisers cost on an average

50

Deduet doubtiel trait about 35 per cent, more. Financiors an

drow their own conclusions.

tion will be ready, we know not!

When the British ships under constræo.

British Armoured

Cruisers

Low useless... 8

17

BUZZDANU CAPACITY. Great Britain can build 4 battleships to France's 2, and 3 for Russin's 2-for tho

The following alterations in our share

THE CHINESE ADDRESS TO THE list are noted after the hour of correction:

HON. T. H. WHITEHEAD. also looked to the childre severi tines. On the representations of Mis Sykes urnace, $130, lus; Straits. $1, gullers

Hongkong April 12. National Bank, 890, buyers; Canton Tx

SI write the following lists on he that her husband was very pour the Yangisze, $140, sellers; Chino Fire, $80; cg the street below to coms to their assist The Proposal to Close Chinese Cemeteries of my father at the City Hall at Mecting half of my father and myself." I yesterday charge for all this was made on

Had the banor of presiding in the absence

lowest reale-890. The ill was ren-Dock, 490 % prem.$797), sales and and found anmistakable signa that the this afternoon, there was laid on the table a Whitehead who is leaving for home on At the meeting of the Sutury Borded wish to do honor to the Honorable T. H. of Chinese-Merchants and it was our unit- bot Mr Sykes never fand it buyers; Steamboat, 930, buyers: Wharf, boarders bosides being kept prisoners had reply from II. E. the Governor, in referance

Con- senient to pay. By and the required 50 allers; Humphreys, $104, buyers; besa brutally beaton and otherwise asssuit- to the proposition of the Board to close the info in ju that hartil my father aut tujself the services of the doctor will, but until Jelebu, $12.75, sellers; Now. Punjom, ed. He thoreupon arrested the master Chinese Cemeteries at Mound Davis,

tilny Built the arrears were santiod (Syke being vec-7.30, and Preference, $1.40, sellers; and two of his servants. Sentence of six Caroline Hill, and Matuwa, and the

saw the address in fist night's local press kuued good for the money) thoductor wisely Cucea's, 2 conis, sellors; Raul, 339, month imprisonment, with bard labour, existing Plague Countries in Hoog to make ourselves familiar with the address

we had an knowledge of its contents.

We perhaps to idame for unitting refrained from having anythiq more to du sellers; Olivers, AS3-70, and B $4.25, was passed on the mister and one of the kong, an open instaid. a with him. Chinastoly an acha waised buyers; Hongkong Hotel, $121, sellers; runners. The other ranner was, discharg- Cometary and Plays Cemetery on

Chinese before we let our namus to it. We had in the Summary Jurisdiction Court to re-

Hongkong Elecizie, 812, sellets;. Now ed.

no opportunity of doing so, nor was it sub witted to us for our

our approval. cover the amount of the ill Sykes Electric, $2, seilera; Green Island, 3201,

some land close to Hongkong, and Dar only oxcuse for this omission was appeared yesterday and lodged 50 in Courselfou; Ice, 816, sellers; Rope, $162

the usual adulatory form nax contain by the number of battle-stips we can chen tails us that the plato-makers will protecting that he knew nothig about the Layers: Hongkong Cotton, $38, buyers;

Cometery further north of Matuwa.the nsund flowery Chinese curaplients and other details of the account. fis Lendship and China Provident Leau, $10.

Oar supremacy in battle-use no loss of time in the immediate (ir John Carrington), after gling the cas

a full hearing, ordered Sykesto ay the

balanco within a fortnight and sts,

Cassell's Publications.

The March numbers of thethly

publications of this well-knon finn to

load are very interesting. Wk ountains

The West Point Coolies Strike.

The Famine Fund Entertainments.

体を

French Russian Armoured Cruisers. money it costs them. Built (Trunch)...18 Tuking the full capacity of our public

Builling.....14 Deduct doubtful craft 7inder construction for every one that France (Rassian).14 od private building yards, we can pat ten 32 er vassols, not counting torpedo craft,

can lay down, and 10 for every one under Total 23 Total............

Led George Harnilwo laid it down in payors will back the bill and the Admiralty. construction in Russia, provided the tex.

Another Chinese Comotely and a Plague that we approliended the address would be / 1880 that our supremacy must be measured put the screw on constructors: Me Gos

were lod by the composer of the address into expressing views we never for a moment intended to express,

...

The will not overstrain our building capacity.

complete the work in hand and that for Mr Goschen explains by telling the country that contractors were unable to

torpico craft, and the rest second and third-class cruisers and stops, and wishes to inter that our position is an improving

oftc.

POREIGN NAVAL PROGRAMMES.

Fruce intende to spend on

DEW

at also that the gunmakers have kept

and are keeping poor with the requirements

of

the Flest. Su that there is no question

as to what we can do for experts declare

that if we spend the same amount of money

the France and Russia combined do, we sin hava ten completed war vessels to their sea.

PERSONNEL

head at once, and soure definite linn of policy determined on which will enable us to utilize the services of our Colonial sea- sus, who are only too anxious to join. the K.N.R. Wo already know the sort of stuff the Colonial Volunteer soldiers are mado of.

arranged for the Indian Famine Fund Ention of the Board-timit there are various

A most attractive programme has been His Excellency points out for the infoma and that it would abstain from all put kito line

ani ad versions and persions on those for shije and armoured croisers has vanished future, and have made large additions to tertainments tobe held in the Theatre Royaldinhculties in the way of establishing aesteens and admiratios.

whom we always have the highest respect, and in protected cruisers it is only 2 to 1. The Comunittes has been at considerableChinese Cemetery ou au island near Hong-kelitute the good work of our own Repte

their plant and greatly increased their out- To rice and kerosine coolies in the ouble in the preparations, and the en-kong and invites the Bard's attention entstivan on the Legislative Council of this My father and Irer had any desire to

ERTZHATES FOR 1000-1901. Western Division of the Colony, who track totainments promise to be of a must to the men of providing more Lucial Colony, tur ad wasny desire to press battle-ships, gx first-class craters, and The Naval estimates provide for only two work yeatsday, for a rise of pay ou recount enjoyable nature. The suggestions made by space for Chinese dead by a recourse to home the claims of the Chinese toa inrgos one second-class oraiser and a few small of the incred cost of living, resumed errespondent in our columns respecting the Chinese custom of disinterring and

shar

in the administration of public affair work quietly this morning, having obtained the prices of admission Lave been adopted,uming the bance of the dead. The Board's the existing conditious and consider that we

porronally · ស perfectly satialled with Craft slight increase. During the night anure-and vision is made for 82 seats down-letter of the 19th June, 1991, and the on- a value of articles of use to is spare ber of extra arned oligomen were station stairs. The Doyal Welch Fusilier Band closures thoroto showed that the Board time me pic The articles, bedes being ed in the district to intain orier, but will open the proceedings with an overture pero then of opinion that under certain written in any style, are refusely there was no unusual disurbance. At the An Indian dance will be participated in by safeguards there was no salary chjection to pudiate the following passages in the ad My father and I particularly desite to ro ilhistrated, thus enabling the inskilled Magistracy, this morning efore Mr H. H. eight ladies and eight gentlemen in costume. adopting this system, and if they were still

dress:--

4240 men have been added to the regular: reader to grasp the more teclinic points. J. Comporta, Acting Tulie Magistrate, A song From Bir Grace will be the third of the same opinion, he augested that the their opinions and their wants than did vessels unslor construction, of which 17 are 114,880 men, at our seak point is our A popular magazine for the yag in four of the strikers were fine $25 uch, item. A quarlette by Mrs Lowson, Mrs Board should depute 4 of its members (in others who purported to speak for the battleships, 20 armoured cruisers, 25. Reserve Force, which should be taken, in *You riors fally represented their views, the corrent year we would have 76 war oval forces which for 1000-1001 etaud at Little Folke, The number in full of with the alternative of two ang impri- Gordon, Mr. Aloe Marsh and Mr C. H. chuding 2 Chinese members to confer with acruainted with our ruhi requirements than We make bold to say that you are batter fascinating and educative atoric The sonment, for the crime of intimidat. I. Lanniert should be a vocal treat of high the acting Registrar Gener, who will in many of those whoss knowledge of our astrations are capital, and the fe of a appass that these four men ware aching excellence. Lect. Walwyn contributes that caso iarite the Committee of the Turg-kage and whose official status plats la fgo proportion of them being feared for blacklegs who might come along and comic song, and the first part concludes with wo Hospital to meet the members of the such information," akes them more interesting little take their jobs over their head at the o'd the Area Belle, by Mosers Noble, Saston Board with a view to considering whether

them in a superior position for acquiring 1:caders: Little Folks has long been movey. They came across some fellows, and A. Chopra and Mra Dr Clark and Minor not the system referred to cut be availed behalf of the Chiness we must say that we Whilst giving the Honourable T. II. conunon in the marsory and decorily so. who were about to work for the low pay, Borrett. The arcond part opens; with bf to meet the mead of moto burial space do not consider the first paragraph above ships stone 284 millions sterling in

Whitebead due credit for all he has dotie un Castell's Saturday Journal is quitip to and taking their bamboes from them carries selection from The Banaway Girl by in all the Chines date. In the aber for March fero is thom away,

Cereteries, men what is nothing less than a direct reflection the next seven paara, which will give Ritchie in the Houes of Commons, in

quoted justified, and we 20 not supetion entenced a special series of stirringtries,

the Band, followed by anong from Mrtioned in the resolution of the Board. wad uttrek upon the unofficial members hev an addition of six battle-ships, 5 entitled Drains of the TransvaalWar. The Limo Washing Prehlum.

Marsh, and the rat set of The Mikado, His Exeloney was of minion that the of the Costici regrusunting the Chinese armonied cruisers, 28 torpedo catchers, 112ry last, a full confession of the 2 powerfully-witton sorini A Scate

the prifcipals being Mrs Barnett, Miss Plague Cemetery at Kenasty Town should contain such a paragraph we would never torrs boats, and 26 sub-paring beds, 13 Sebome, snd Mr Ritchie's indiguation At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, Stepani, Mrs Hago, Mears Ardron, be closed if possible, and he suggusted a

Hnd we known that the address would of Sinners, by Gestrado Warren, ada on 15th March last, it was agreed, on the Sixton, J. Danby and G. A. Caldwell, and not sito fut a plague camutcry on some what we consider to incalumny.

failure of his cherished Boy Sailor now auties of ekotchies (In London's lent motion of Mr Fun Wu Cain, that notice full chorus. Every assistanco is hoing portion of Mount Davis or at Sandy Baya

hive essisest in the propagation of such, all 177 war vessois. The new programme against the shipowners is very atquang, Waterway, also bogie. Chatty arch on be given by letter to the owners of tone underol by the AD.C. in regera to tho

We desire now

is to give France 28 battleships, being four. far as we are converti e urrit topics are always a feature the ment houses in the City of Vietoria during supply of dressus, scenery, oto C Saturday Journal and we commend to the months in which he said houses are

There are many headache remedies but sur readers. The Qunc for March is you required by bye-law to be cleansed and

only ono besk Jaumber. The frontispiece is entitled the line-wished.

Stearns' Headache Cure, Sermon on the Mount, after which folla résolation the Secretary was instructed to For the purposes of the a beautifully illustrated article entity for want letter in the persons whose fifteen and twany mikor fast of timber to send thispring a raft containing betwcEl "Prayers on the Battlefield. Another genames were registered at the Land Office to Yokohama, where he vi probably art žole is entition. Our Missionarus 41 as the owners of property. It now establish a will, The ruft will be built The following notice is issued from the y rablicly and in particular to those th › Doer War Readers will find muchy appears from a report submitted to either in Puget Sound or British Columbia. interest and lastruct them in the articl the Sanitary Board fo-day that only about

Obfervatory

against whom such attacks are Trade that we on. Christian life and work, The (hu 300 pages of owners had been obtained.iples, so has Cod Liver Oil Fund for Soldiers Widowa and Orphet The total number of notices served up to

as we are concord

Large Raft,

»

Sir Albert Rollit has fiawn from Me

ed to express our disapproval and dissent squadius of 6 ironclads each, and one Thy did their best to inform lam on isat- om sach a statement and to say how much reservo vossol for eneb, squadron; Marm for which they appear to have shown somNO- we regret that our names should have been onred enisers, being eight divisions of 3

ten dieetly concerning their own basinoss onded therewith. The second para-

M Janics Robertson, of the Robert. Can always he relied upon give inquito beside the truth and should never i pede beats, and 38 sub-marine busts. Shong, and that would amplify matters..

son Bait Company, San Francisco, proposes

S. Watson & Co., Lut.. Høgkong, ant relict Wholesale and Betail from A.

WEATHER REPORT.

praph abure quoted is also in our opinion cruisen each, 52 torpedo etchers, 263 tor capcity of Iste, but he would zone of it. Ha way now foal disposed to admit he was have been inserted in the address,

The composer of the address (whoever he will also spend large sums on bringing her for a fresh depasture, for My Ritchie is may be) evidently thinks it desirable to Naval ports up to date, and on defences of known to be a nun of good senso. The qui- d clut in somo me ut other of the her seaboard oficiale of this Colony. We have 30

sympathy with much desire, and we wish to

Fussis will spend £10,000,000 sterling

merantile marine has alwaye hitkerto provided's reserve for war time. ADMIRALTY RUTOKYS,

RUSSIA

W

on hor Navy in 1900, one-half of which will

Apologising for this somewhat lengthy armoural cruiser, 16 other craisers and 50 newis played out. Let us take warning

The Admiralty Returns should be ro-

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bas rison on the China cons, particularly Stearns Wine of Cod Liver Oil in the North. The depression is moving school teachers and others interested if number of houses in the Central atublo Tocreases weight and strength weather, in the Forages Chanel and along without its disagreeable, portion. Perfectly bably shift to the N.E. will squally

Löghest in N. Chloe. The sind will pro faithfully, Church work will obtain much help from Division is 4,003 odd, exclualve The Cister Bible Class enlumu.

of Sold by all Chernists Wholesale and Retail the S. coast of Ubina dusing the next 24. the houses In Yaumati, which number 500, from 4: S, Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong hours. Foucast S. backing to L

ad which bave to be lime-washed before Must drugs have sative medicinal pluci. be end of this month. These reminders

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Ogium Quotations, Horexone App 12, 1900: New Patna, cash,

-9425 New Benares, cash, Old Benares, cash,

930 New

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860/000

GERMANY

programme of 1898, and contemplates two something that the taxpayers can under- other battle ship-ons on the Black Sea stand. The failure was not dun to men and ens on the Baltic

but to aystems, for there are no better con ared than our own, if emancipated from redispe

HAVAL SUPREMAOZ, Germiny intends to double hor Navy in the next sixteen years at cust of with as we do not take care to assin

Naval Supremacy is a matter of existence £247,000,000 sterling, and proposes to detain the command of the vox so are doom-

ture

it with hot excess of revenus over expendi. ed. So that it is the interest of every men, without having to isoss additional do their shore in keeping this fact ever be. women and child in the British Empire to taxation, During 1900 sho will lay down tore the minda of our rulers. We wil battleships, 1 armoured cruiser 2 all pay my my but there minst be no artisers, I gunbuit, & derrojota. She has Best Nary and ita Reserves,

saat about our first line of defence, the

NAPT LEAGUER

4 battleships on the stocks, & sujors and