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TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1900.

Notes by the Way,"

The return of plagio cares up to noon

on the 22nd May skowed that twenty-abioj

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

freal cases and twenty-seven deaths near CHIN 1 MAIL'S SPRUTAL SERVICE (Before His Honour T. Sercambe Smilk, ful during the preceding 24 hours,

The Post Oleo will be closed on Thursday, 24th inst. (Quicon's. Birthday), excopt from 8 to 9 am. Night box will b loft open Money Order oflice will boron- tiroly closed.

A new section has operied in the Tung Wan-Khan, of Canton, for the study of Frenub, and Mr Mariel), formerly of Hongkong, has been appointed teacher by H. ELi Tung Chang.

The Japanese battleship Asahi which grounded at Southien, Portsmouth, Intoly.. requires some slight repaita en gecount of the accidunt and she will not leave for Japan until the middle of Funo next.

The Kritish Minister has entered a

THE WAR.

THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING,

....

THE FRUITS OF VICTORY.

COMPLETE DEFEAT OF THE BE

SIEGERS.

(From Off Dun Correspondent.)

Losnoy, May 22, 1.

This relief of Mafeking on the 17th inst. la oficially noted. Colonel Pluner's force from the North: imited with a portion

Acting Puise Judge, and a Jury.j MONDAY, May 21, 1900.“

CORRESPONDENCE.

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS.

To the Editor of the Ganti MATE

Hosakote, May 997

SIL is rumored that a deption is about to be taken with reference to: a now.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE JUBILES MEMORIAL To the Editor of the Cruxa MAIL,

Hongkong, May 221.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS

** MACUISE OF DOMPANY

The May piomo of the "C" Machine Gun Company was the best attended of

THE WAR.

Crossing the Vot May B-Lond Roberts, wining from the You liver on Saturday, says. I unarched

the sight. The enemy are in considerable today. Headquarter And General We sell's Brigade so two rules to the rear anid= General Marwell's the "saing dis

distance off

In sny provionu omenication any yet, there being present about 20 heldquaters, or in extension to the pro. 1 referring to the Jubiles Momorial-fund,embers and prosprelivo members, hord with General Polo Varew's, Division which is scarcely large enough for the corps they were known for lunch, as it was expected to be too hot to sont place, with its tennis lawn attached, I naked you to kindly give the maxim gun was taken, originally for the naface of the Committe-cint is purpose of a gun Iscture on board the to form up in, moli les drill

but, as you did not do so, I have had dread- fut doubte that this mysterious body must land oarly, but through the loudness of the strength on the opposite banke. Our gune or the inner circle of the lane two boxes of smmunition and two long the founted fantry under Colonel be organized on the lines of a Council of Ten Commandhat the gua was furnished with engaged theirs for the hours without being able to forous masage, but at dusk only to'caeli other, fearful onthe we

If it is so, it is to be hoped that those enough aboad. With the new Admiralty upon whom the decision rests will look far

kiewn

Look and Mesary Buttózfield and Swire's now dock and the large statts of Britishiers to sacrecy and dire penalties for the targets. On landing titin was first dis- Hatter, dashingly turned the enemy right these will employ. It is to be expected that slightest breach of confidence. If that in

Far bo it from ao to cut loyalty anyone's teeth, 'For if it be a sin tu covetres, military marking. Tayalty Eam tho most offending soul nlive.j (With spelegis to Heury V), and

It was not loyalty that this stranger cast in anybody's teeth, but the supiteness of A community that allowed their money subscribed for a definite purpose to lie tile. when that community bus & reputation of being hard-headed and business like.-- Your elo.,

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And arossed under heavy fire, We are now

General Hamilton drencing to-day to difficult drift over the lcionet river.

TUL COFFEE PLANTATION ARMED ROBERY Six Chinnen und Chinese woman were Coburged with (1) counaitting an, pronad Plantation, and (9) with receiving inlan rubbery on. 6th April at a house at Coffee goods knowing them to luve been stolen.

They pleaded not guilty Mr. Robinson appeared for some of the prisoner.

The jurors were Mesara Aulier, I). Haskell, K. P. Herbst. Kelly, E. to say nothing of recruits from the standy noto at a brusch of trust, may result in torn of the main, firing shout. 30 rounds the river. Out casualtice I hope are not a large increase of this Corns will ensue, i so, then your rasliness, in hinting ut fout- / Posod of, and then each ingiber took bisiyounoking for the night thred miles from Pereira, E. S. Joseph, and J. A. Gubbins, incr use in the general population now your sudden disappasranco, Fresas don't which practice was made the most of under namerons,

Mr Pollock on behalf of the Altinoy going on.

breathe a syllable of my name, Dear Milligan, who also contrived that fits and ceeded in preventing a junction of the Boor the able guidance of Sorgeant Instructor General Ian Hamilton yesterday suc General,; enid, there wore two counts

Hongkong can show some striking Editor. against the prisoners in this car. In the examples of diort-sightedness in public Imuar take exception to a remark in Luther stoppages should occur so that the forces by a well excuted monet first count they were changed with sited works, for instance Tytan reservoir, tho Argout's letter. Hu anke Are we to hate

nonther might

practical mastery of Honsehold Cavalry, Twelfth Lances and gain robbery, on the 6th April, at the Coffee Central Market and the Kowloon Water-cur Queen cast in our teeth by the stranger

the un

yun.. Plantation in this colony, nad it the sccond works, which were calculated to giru sufli referring I suppose to my precious 10 yards there being no time for tisoon and wounded on the folds

A Spoon competition was also held at Kitchener's Horse. The enemy Bed, learing count they were charged with receiving tient supply for the next twenty-years and effusion. enrtain goods previously stolon at a place within three years of completion were shown

General Macdonald's Brigade distedged ages:the following being the best the onemy on the right under the cover of called Taian, well knowing at the time to be altogether behind requirements.

the Naval gun, thin Black Watch dia- they received the goods that they were There is no reason why these inistakos

Score, Haan. Total: tinguishing themoolves, being vory skilfully of the colon advansing from the south,teleu The evidence against the first should be repeated with accommodation for

Sorgente Suillie. 244 second, third, fourth, and possibly the the II, V.C.-Youre plo

Corporal Sherwin -- 20. and the combined forces shared in the hon-sesanth prisonuts was mere or less of a-cir

LOOKAHEAD.

Gunner J; Lean on 17- our of driving off the besiegers and moring fifch and sixth prisosieve they had direct austantial nature, but as regarded the

Gauner Logan

16) Gunner Michael 16 Gunner Berkley, 14 the town. The complete defeat of the insidenes of identification: Oue of the oota |plaincrs would tell them that, at one o'clock

The outing conslado with a bathe from fontein latos that in the fighting which testing forces vuder Commandant Sng on the morning of the 6th April, he and

took place at Karoo siding Lieutenant the launch. his wife were asleep in a room when three

Cigite and twenty men of Lumsdon's is confirmed. Prostiler & Krager's grandson men came into the room and he could iden

Hors were ordered to hold a detached part wher owing to our line retiring as the tify the fifth and sixth prisoners as being and 198 of the anoiny were emptured.

two of them Eob of them had a revolver

enemy was reinforced they were practically Tharing the week endel 10th May there

For ĺis plucky defence of the town, the and the sixth prisoner also had a torch

surrounded but held their position tena. These men had their fees whitened with This morning at eight o'clock, about the

ciuably and when finally forced to abandon Isa-been-16-cases of plague notified in the Queen has promoted Colonie: Badan-Powell some mixture by way of disguise. They time when most people wish to take their

ie they found their Lores ware withdrawa Colony of which resulted fatally.

had no other clothing on besides a pair of morning tub, not a drop of water would bo

and one There was also une

and they were compallod, to travered fata cres of small. to the rank of Major-General.

of them he could identify drawn from the Laps in the house,act

thousand yards under short mago fire. by ark on his shoulder while the other hocanes of this scarcity of water, but te

Lieutenant. Orave: was first to fall and pox.

had a mark on no of his cheeks. Outside use of the insufficient or inefficient, ma

On the 12th proximo, there will be g

Privates Firth and- Case, who returned to thare other two men, apparently chinery at the pumping station at Yau-Mh-

Partial Eclipse of the moon, not visible in Basist him, paid the penalty with confederates, and when these two shouted Tea en T-

this Colony, as the mous will be above, beside each of them. Ten of the party as. an-credibly Informed.

lives. A pile of burnt cartridges was found coine.pn the five bolted, taking with I cannot wall conceive a wery state of

to the office at 13 Beaconsfield Arcade, oc-

the horizon during the Phenomenon. them the clothing and money they bad airs, assuming that my information is

On the 21st November, there will be an caped all bullot marked on their clothes er fonted. Six of the prisoners were ntrested correct, and I have no reason to doubt its curled by Lloyd's Register of British and annular eclipse of the sun, which, though their person. The coadust of the Indinn four liones later in a matshed with part of the withenticity. The Water Authority is Foreign Shipping, and carried away a nun- sot visible horo, will be hoon as a Partial Contingent engaged vas simble through boty in their possession. The other prisoner, powered to make charges for extra con- Reuter's correspondent at Lourenço Mar- however, strangely enough, was sirosted swaption of water, but he apparently dues ber of articles belonging to Mi Newmanipse 61 Singapore, in Borreo, Mindanao, out and notin surrendered unwounded.

Java, Suriatra, &c.

A Reuter's despatch from Vet River que 39th inst, ocarus the rehof of Mafe.at the Police Station. He came there and not see the necessity to provide for the Mumford, the agent. It appears from in

The eclipse will commenco at daylight in dated Sunday statee Colonel Hutten Ho was identified by the complainer and ply the water,

What would be the fate of a Company

the West Coast of Africa a little to the pom-pom and Maxim the last enfinding and the line of Contral Eclipse will strike strongly held by the enemy with two guna, arrest

rigorous protest with the Chinese Gorem went against the coinduct of the Chinese Commissioners at Wedhaiwei, who to appearance are responsible for what has occurred them,

Plague ReturTIS."

Honouring a Doad Foe.

Lord Methuon at his own expouse has erected a tomb to the French strategist Villebois Marcucil who was killed in an eri- gayoment naur Bushof. The Franch warin ly appreciate Load. Methuen's sclínu.

The Relief of Mafeking..

REUTER'S SERVICE,

Lostos, 19th May. THE WAR: THE RELIEF OF MAFEKINU:

trousers

THE KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY To the Editor of the CHINA MAN.

Hosesione, May 41. -SI-Allow me through the malium of your pager to call attention to`s most in- satisfactory state of affairs regarding the Water Supply at Kowloon,

TRAVELLER.

"[We know "L'Argent' had reforoncs to the outsiders, who say the community of Hongkong have piped, but the Committoo bave not danced to the loyal- tune-

M.] 1

Winners of Spoons

ASTRONOMICAL NOTES.

A ocrrupondent supplice us with the following interesting notes on astronomical

DARING BURGLARY LAST NIGHT matters

LLOYD'S SHIFTING REGISTER RANSACKED.

Löst night burglars offected su entrance

May 7--A Time telegram from Bloom

their

king which was effected on the 16th-inst flained some of the things na bis-property, upkeep of the pumping machinery to sup quiries on the spot that Mr Munford wort the middle of the South Atlantic Ocoun; / Zourid a drift to which he had niarched- The Whito Mahatma while at Ilong. Details are anxiously awaited. Everything his wife and was consequently placed neglecting to koop ita Plant in proper as gaual at 5,30 in the afternoon by the North of Benguel, in Angol; thones the British advance. The British pom-

kong gave the date of the relief of Mafeking as 10th May and at Shanghai gave the date as the 15th May. The prophetess Rag] water the mark at Shanghai than here."

The Philippine Commission

Manila

A Tip for the Authorities.

With regard to the garulling casu yun. terday it may be interesting to note that -

in connection with the relief column has hoito been kept an absolute secret and

even the rano of the commander is not The War:dice has had no news įknown.

of the liaf yol

A Te Deum was sung at St, Paul's Cathe dral yesterday afternoon. The Lord Mayor and Sheriff's were unable to attend, as it was impossible for them to love in Man- aion House on account of the crowl

It was oficially announced a Protoria

the column to enter.

NATAL..

Tuesnay, May 22; 1000. The hearing of the Coffee Plantation case was resunied.

to Aberdeen last night. The office was closed

Evidence was led at great length,, the working order?-it can be summed coolie, who was the last to leave the no-crossing the Contingut, it will emerge upon pam and Maxineleared the river hed of

ons, word insolvoney. Jast month there Court adjourning at five o'clock

Press the Pacifa Occin neur Bairs. Crossing the enemy who on emerging were exposed was some anxiety amongst residents of this mice and who assorta that there was the Pacific, it will as just to the South to trin fire. Finally the whole British most favoured Iso as to the probability nobody there when he left. Nothing of Madagascar, and strike the crust of West force crossed and captured the boomy's of the water supply giving out.

Australia about 250 alles North of Perth, Maaim. It was discovered in the morning unusual was heard during the night by whence it will travel in a N.Ely direction. but the whole of the oneiny before. General Rain has since fallen and there is a plentiful supply of water in the reservoirs. Any of the neighbours, but when the coolie The eclipe ends at sunset about 100 milos Pule. Care and Colonel Hutton's forces May there not now be sure justifiable arrived in the morning at 8301 to open the 8. W. of the head of the Gulf of Carpentaria, hid fled. They must have learnt of anxiety as to whether the Water Authority often and get oyurything ready for

I have just been reading a curious book, Generat Hamilton's occuruation of Winburg will be capable of distributing the water

ontitled A

Struggle for Empire, in which

THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IN JAPAN.

THE SPECIE QUESTIÓN,

i

-CLERKSHIP.

the night. Two of Colonel Huston's

the author makes a series of atau misao destroyed the railway neat tokes in his as

Pastrónomical facts,

General Birton's losses on the 5th wero Patting aside the question of possibility of the manufacture and capabilition of his firs killed and 25 wounded. His troup

Interstellar Ships, and other efforts of his wore frequently engaged at close quarter. imagination, the minst serious error hele Doors left 19 dead on the field and lost

a rumber in prisoners. muśces 6 is this:-

A Fleet of these vessels take about 20° Lord Roberts wires front Sovaldeel june.” faya te travel frun the. East to Neptone, tion, on Sunday after I crossed the (a distance of about 20 million miles), Vet River this morning and out now on- presumably st full speed, as they are in stamped liore. The oneiny is in fall rotreat hurry

They subsequently go on to Sirius, towards and river and Ronstadt

The turning moromont of the Mounted covering the distancs in something unor n

Infantry just boiera dark luze evening, year (Do is very vague). is su vast that it cannot be measured by aditir, the Canadian, New South Wales, Now, the distance from the sun to Sirius Lord Roberts saya, was a very deshing miles or oven millions of ailes; the stand. New Zealand and Queensland Mounted In ard of measurement used in such is years. (antry all viul with each other in their speed of about 180,000 miles per secund!). of light passage." Light travelling nata determination to come with the rumy, Ha captured a Maxim and 25 prisoners. Light takes about 4 hours to reach Nep Our cualties wore 15 wounded, one killed tune from the earth, when Neptune is in and three missing. opposition, as it apparently was at the - ส pared muntioned, so the fleet trasel at light,

tanner Jar Man has hrought to Yoke-

To the Fidiler of the "CHINA MA' bama gold bullion valued at yen 2,250,000 from Loudon consigned to the Yokohama

Hongkong, 21st May, 1900. DEAR SIR. —I shall outcall it a duty but Speete Bank. The bullion was not landed into forwarded to the Danks Mint, suitable clerks for important zipsta, to in Yokohama bat will be brought to Kobe the advisability of employers, who stek Lesnos, 20th May.

study this subject carefully. Further shipments of gold bellion for this

A system of competition for vacancies at country are expected, and to N. Y: K. Renter's correspondent at Capetown re-udice is in receipt of notice that the the Postal Department existed, I believe, Could not comployers of the rouse at 244 Hollywood Road a boom | ports that the Boers hava explied the Face Maru, dui at Nagasaki from lucrative positions now resort to the same London the 18th, instant, has, gold mothod? Examination papers could be rauled three tinien, during the past twelve tunnel at Lainga Nek. months. On the frol occasion a man was The destruction of the tunnel at Laing's the excess of imports gold currency is of handed to candidates whose answers would Nek is likely to be a serious dificulty to coarse-fast flowing out of the county and he required within a slipu'ated time. The at the back, The first defendant had been into the Transvaal, but it is not an iar cease for three or four months yet. Yet gold from being chosen in so far as want from Toghand. Had they succeeded in speed which is approximately th that of REFORM IN THE BRITISH ARMY, killed by jumping through the smoke-hold the adynnco of Sis Redvers Buller's force this endition of affairs in not expected to most successful competitor may be dobarred reference or recommendation nay disquality Lwice convicted,. It would appear as if this mountable dificulty for the indomitable ballion is being imported as stated. The ham from the billet which, his abilities aged to darnage-Ponsiderably the Rect could not possibly do the trip under | The Vienua durrespondent of the That

have cutitled him.

?

house was a regular ressort of gamblers, and what people want to know i own nothing ha done to put a stop to the nuisanco The landlord of the placo, if he is respon. sible, ought surely to be got at.

Trans-Pacific Freights.

the Pacific Ocean have been parting tom. munications in San Francisen lately with the view of arranging to raise the freight Larid as follows:

Tea par 1b

Diy goods

Straw matting.

Raw Elk

Silk fabrics

Cents:

1.6

12:0

1.25

60

6.0

lion on bound. In consequenes of

some years ago,

which he intended to

other

gride.

from Sirius to the farth; therefore the

Hill, a couple of miles west of the pass, Yokohama Specic Benk applivd to the to pine away lag pay and desk, stored in the office and Thea were at alleged company of nearly Badhithurta nequired in the South African

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THE TRANSVAAL.

spl

my the

bullion to their Lalou brioch so as to swell the draft fund almost exhausted by the constant excess of impurts in the country's trade. The authorities refused President Kruger as notified the for- to comply with their request and detor sign Consuls that Johannesburg will be denied to import it to Japan. - Kobe,

Herald.

fended nudi disclaimed responsibility for, persons or property.

were to be removed sumen and children belonging to thras

combined

Manford's cake, possibly they had fighs all the way, until the pirate boats got the firepower of infer been amply

The U.S.S. Hancock, with the members of the Philippine Commission on board,

that is stored ?If he is incapable, the the day's business, he was surprised was at Yokohama on May 17. The user-

soonor be intimnutes the fact to the Public. to find that the door, which opens from the the better chance the community will have hots of the Commission are Judgo Taft,

The annum entlook in Japan continues of unking sa azangements to meet therandah on the first floor, had been forced Presidort, Judge Ide, Me L. E. Wright,

difficulty themselves. Yours faithfully, open, while inside the office there was a Professor Bernard Moses, and Professor on the 10k just that General Delarey to recivo attention in the Japaneso press..

OBSERVER. secao of the utmost confusion. The Chinese Dean Worcester. These will constitute engaged the British relief column at Mafe. A peculiar sel of inets is disclosed by one

clerk arrived soon after and looking round the supremo authority in the Philippinesking noorsfully on the whole of Wednes-paper which states that the N. . .

found that his master's desk or estitoire had The families of several of the commissioners day, but during the night one of his officers

been forced, while every drawer it contained will stay at Yokohams during the snomer withdrew from a position without the to avoid the unpleasant hot Bosson of General's konwledge, leaving the way for

had been searched for money and voltes The letters and documents in the dravors were in a state of the atmost confusion. A large sunbox of spiled letter containing cheques had been opened, but there being of no-value to the thief of thieves had been left. Mr Mumford keeps a set of is in his place, including pincere, screw. dorers, etc., and these had been requisi- attempt to the burglars in a fruitless me to break upon a brand new safe fexcing the safe it, would have been worth their while as it was, however, they only

But light takes about 17 years, to travel A.FOREIGN MILITARY AUTHORITY'S VIEWE Genoal. The pass through the Drakousritter according to the Japanese Journal barg Muntains known Laing's Nok is stands like this. The Authorities attempted

*pearance of Tie The advantages of a competitive system erdent that the original intention of the 2040 years!: Slightly in excass of our nu writing on April 15, saya :--I have thought

safe. It samos quilo 5.309 feet above the ran legal. The turmela temporary ruddy in the financial stato of

are toany and inclino towards employers, ander the pass being blocked, the advance the country by inporting the Chicose in-

it might be useful to obtain from a first- that they resorted to will have to be made over the pass by the demanity in each last year, but trade this whose confidence as regards the newly urglars was to obtain money, and failing thor's estimate.

the gradient of which is very easy year has proved their efforts a failure. elected's knowledge of office or general

rate inary authority, well acquainted Charlestown is the last place on British The authorities are again trying to mode: work, after perusal of their papers, need Munford, for convenienes sake, keeps in his office a stock of cigars, liquors and cake.

THE CHINESE FIRATE

with the characterialios of most European" territory, and just beyoud sho Buffalo rats the strain in the financial market by it be questioned. There he murid Some time ago ho sold off his household River which forms the boundary, is Volksite artificis ensure referred to without with the exceptional abilities and

Twenty-odd Hunanero pirates, a dizentes including our own, au opjaion as to rust, the first town in the Traustaal. Laking my serions steps towards rather education, and of social standing, who test the exception of a nuen The steamship companies suming on Should strong force of Boers occupy posi-This gall bullos imported as stated was would occupy rory hapetant posts, if this of valuable silver and other artition of their women and sovstal childron, out of the reforms indicated by the experiencs

tions at Laing's Noks or Inggo, Majuba deposited in the Bank of Ragland and the system had been adopted, but whose lat is there any he some very hard fighting at Government seseral times to

till their old age. C

to-day to the Pork, where bie blumfort is borge junke, woro captured by Chirime gun campo. This authority says Were it a possibility to compile a talle af to stay. Well, it was discoverat that bat men at Foosung of May 10. It ap Perbaps the most important change in the points. -Ep. 07. M.]-

comparison of the many clerks stipan every box, every nouk and crane peared that the pirates had been robbing, runy organisation which the experience in will their abilities, taking into account the hide anything of valeo had been seireited. dozen or so miles from Woosung, escaping demand for a large fores of mounted infan

in the office where it was possible to in broad daylight, some silläges inland, a South Africa has yet suggested in the length of their service, disproportionate Clutlus, konsehold linen, oruote, whisky with impunity until they got to a villagery, either as supplement to ex even to

Hence, Honour be to him to whom Honour is due. talie would be found.

bottles, cigars, etc., etc., were strown about about two milen (gou Woeung which they take the place of, regular cavalry. This is Trosting you may grant me space your the mory in the utmost confusion. The as usual robbed. The villagers thera, hus Berious matter, Acserving of careful en valuable paper and thanking you in robbers had helped themselves to Mr ever, gare oltare, keeping up a running sideration. The ralue of a force in which anticipation. Faithfully yours,

with taken some

of his whisky too the is to the mouth of the Woosing creek, trust the mobility of cavalry

not to sure on that score) to wash it down with. I ing to catape by that way to the Yangize, proveu iu tiza The French military-authorities are

They helped themsolves to a considerable L'heir way however was store to Bug opsign. It would inference to regard planning the creation of six tailway" regis.

quantity of a special bind of cigara, giuboats moored at the mouth of the creeks expellous that mounted arm-namely, To the Editor of the "CHISA MAIL."

leaving tiro boxes of another kind and the purites, seuing that all was lost, the cavalry-which not only moves, but ments. The war in the Transvaal has

Hongkong 21st May '1000." President Kruger hos proposed an ex-

untouched. They then it sees sat down jumped into the water to escape individual algo fights, in the addio, and the shock of show what an important part railway Sin. In an insauitary overcrowded coolly and unscrewed the silver gruatis, ly Murs this half were however captured whose charge would quickly clear most K.) will take silk fabrics at bo cts, gehange of prisoners to Lord Roberts. special arangements. bo rate of froight

s correspondent of the Net Yarkperations will play in all future confllets, colony, with plague as an endornic, i veous wine-ttle stands, etc., in order that choy as well as the thres junks, where hoida inttlefields of any number of mounted. from Anturies to Japan has by this online.

According to the dog Recier, the regi. to be a defianco of hygienic principles to might be confeulently packed. These contained large quantities of loot taken infsatry. In a country where such pro- been generally anised 25 par como and the Hered at Lourenen Marques says that Premonts will be recruited among railway bury thousand per thousand of infected placed in a box along with sous whisky from the Inland villages.Vide Daily fessional qucations are not always settled freight per lon on flour, which was yon 19 sident Kruger has decided to send a mess unplayes, and they will be drilled in rat cucpses in the vicinity of the filthiest and and cigare. It in thought that at this stuge Papers] experts, an the public also claims a veice

of the proceedings they had been distur

in the chapter, oziromas caution should ba Iitherto, busi been raised to you 15.--Kubage to Load Roberts requesting the cessartographing, etc.

ning trains, repairing and destroying racks, most congested district.

The plague hospital and cemetery wore bed, for they sore to have decamped in a A Chinese Pirate hangeth to the cont-taile

observed in adopting changes which, though Herald.

tion of hostilities, demanding a guarantee

focated in the western district when hurry, without taking time to fasten-up Western civilization and taketh there justified by success in "Exceptional bircumi- the epidevate mayed there only But this box The clerk and coolie wers in from nigoh cot

stancos, might be quite inappikable to. for the lives of the Boers with the coloniale Plague and Bank Notes.

now that it rages in the eastern districts a great state of excitement, but being un- He tahet, heth, casseth and steneth, all fidently water-the mobility of the British others. This much, however, may be con able to do anything they wisely allowed The N-G. Dudy News of May 16 bns and stative that unless these forms are The Robe Chronicle says Now that also, this woorssitates the unvoyanes

Gawairy should be increased by a reduction of the town to the other, presently effected mixer's return. Ale Mumford appeared on East Alu West and feareth not it. The time line hardly yet again for the apiliosities might find it advisable to order through Jemely crowded whose the scene shout twelve o'clock, and at once pursuit the withdrawal by the Banks of gapur breadth, suthoient avon for ordinary took at to place the Plion in possession. He balet the foreign devil like poison, and writer stylea this proposed new, mounted money in citentation that is dirty and transit, is almost taken up by the huge of all the information My Mumford The following notice is isaned from the need, and ita reissue or exchange far baskots with infected clothing and congs Jos my, exactly what has fon taken away! Whoo, he desireth to anise, the needful be

The weakest point of the Buitish Army fresh papar. There is no doubt that some quently the risk te passers-by is not only of but he nurses two new felt hothy a clock, all

putteth a pistol up his sleeve and travel. of the payer money ja circulation is shook infection, but of peniagles on wall unbrella and a pitical box. The plate has

leth as a storage passenger, and lehamely, its inefficient training is not on It may be convenient, therefore to been so thoroughly willed, and everything of the force, excepting the Naval company, has fallen on the China cusut, owing busfildy tucre." It may easily be the moane land, and convey the end thither, too, be some other things lint one thing he unsusting zeigh bine, bringeth home doa surprises and caristecades is beneath On the 2201 at 11.55. The barometer ingly dirty, and can strictly be termed remove the hospital say to Stonecutters is in such a topsytarvy state that there may He riseth in the morning, and seeking a pete megaly to provide for the safety ist

respeth much silver and gold agreeable subject to deal with. Tas com

troops in an enemy's country agains, sud- Basumbled on the Bund at 5.40, and the low pressure area which seems to be moving.

conveying infection.

dise Certain af and that is that the thieves Justor was a very croditable one, the Eastwards over this N.E coast. Gradunte

much bonty and his neighbour's wife, a infected or burned where found cyclists being well represented. A few contine slight for §, and SW winds in B. The Boxers.

To the Chinese vulgar; cremation may

of the polis, but could find bring, or the hour when he say be bata British Army las bean sullering for year, minutes after falling in the general service Chida. Forecast --moderate S.W. wlods,

A nevat opportune propholio tablet of sppearan abumination I shall be point nu trace of suything which omild, in sy bend besc waggon drove up, drawn by two ponies with ; squally, showery.

cho Ming dynasty bus och found by this ed out that even in the penal rode of way connect him with the drine. The His life is uncertain, but be careth not for hot which, in addition to the cruel fusio

Chius, this mode of disposing of the dead - pouco are now diligently pursuing inquiries,

used by culpable carelessness, has called he does not pay much bosh m2ORBY, Boser in a coal mine, in which sugeng the privilege of bones-is recommended and it is to be hoped that they will succeed. Ho rettath out on a itirmey a whole China forth the story of the military critics of all Nothing would be gained by m- usa, and cometh back by instalments.

nations. Et may be mentioned that this is the third He

law. Perhaps the principal onde ny be speaking of sailitary refocus hi ao inovat able consuyucuce uf the present way the gisring fault of the absence of all ut presence the womy lay to get fire and for sady bug, ON him not kindly

immediate remedy.......... The bisk is by m His eneniles rememberoth nut the days of

uesna difficult one. The text ten d his youth, neither do they forget all continental armier contain precies nógi scores, and lothon ja cot enough stations on this subject whigh might saf of that man to locato daba adopted in England Button Ira Woe Is the Chiness Pinte, for he is filled portant of all, what that has been done,

with wandhu, and his soul in staived:

way neglect of the regulations doplul with the blood of the indoceats, c

should be treated a the US. BATINGA WH BIND. of-discipline,

The arrangement has been completedaud telegraphol to the offices or aguutsin Yolen- harga and the now freight tarid will take effect on and after the 15th inst Another despatch states that thọ NY.K.

and another company (probably the T.K

The Defence of Shanghai.

PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF

PRISONERS.

Bailway Begiments.

LUSO.

TO ERADICATE THE PLAGUE.

the moons of his miseritdó life.

the following: -Last evening the Settle. granted the mines at Johannesburg will be plague is again: prevalent in Japan, the patiunte and corpses from otið vaxiromits thoga to remain as they were till their Bo dovellati on the waters of the North of weight both of the riders and of their

ment prosented all the appcance of being exploded and the town destroyed,

invested by an kry corps, the nccasion be.

ing the first practice by the 3. V. C. of the scheme of defence of the Settlemous drawn up last year by Major Morris. The whole

a driver from the S.V.A. The waggon was

Laden with rifle and Nordenfölde arumuni-

WEATHER REPORT.

Obervatory

tion. The ammunition was distributed in Japanese Shipping.

after which it was returned to the maggon

enguet much camsh

creation of Burghar regiments, as 016

for cremation; the cloud 200, est. The polics scalled as the Ho knoweth not what the borrows of all criticism it is no novel decost basti

The ashes misy,

rather a chronic dissaso, from which the

Ministers are all unsuitable prepns; their imposibles, without any danger, being the office of Lloyd's Register has 16 M. gunbost andpiper hurleth him ung on the cilesomes, but h other things it is pointed but that the when burial to the native place is positively in laying hands on the wiệnight maraudeth in the night to seizo a junk, and guiring into the origin of this deplorable most detestable work is the negotiation of handed over, if required for burial and been burglød.”.... treaties with foreign nations. Foreignotice of the creation may be posted in xre apparently to lesstorminated on the

Hongkong with particulars in which should

latn the hither de He gooth forth to shoot, and cometh back

filled with lead.

and

The boxes to each unit as if on active service, N.Y.. new steane Shinano which wont back as if for a further supply are which was sanched in January last The waggon was headed up again and sent at Glasgow, has been completed, and will out with artillery ammunition and sent to leave for home by the end of this month. 9th day of the 9ta mom (1st of October) be neutioned the haze and street where VESSELS AT The Docks At &pion-- Euraged villagers hunteth bin day the gunsture at the British Consulate. The Upor her arrival in Japan, she will be officers commanding units received their placed on the European line, while the Placards have also been widely posted ap erders dider cover and the fores, at one Rosaliae fuire now pa that reuse, will be wiring the people that foreigners are the patient or cupen was id infacto Tayun, -1.5.8 Montery. His, U.6.Sight and 1 in wait, and catching, treat moved off to their respective stations. The employed on the American cervica Vagas paisuming the wells, men were moved smartly and in about 458k Press, winutes they had complete communicationa

ond defensive posts all round the Settle-

nient, the lucycliste proving especially yalia-

able is

taking messages frees post to post.

BEWARK OF A COUGH.

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