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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901,

THE CHINA MAIL.

WATKINS'

CROWN

BRAND

CROWN BRAND

ÆERATED

WATKINS HONGKONG

WATERS.

DELICIOUS IN FLAVOUR AND ABSOLUTELY PURE

Sole Makers of CINCHONA TONIC and CLARADE.

HOW STEYN ESCAPED.

Interesting Details.

Mr Bonnet Burleigh, in a letter to the Daily Teyneph, retells the story of the esenpa of ex-President Steyn, on the 12th of July. He says -

about an quclad burgher more or less, But tha skalking porsenage was none other than ex-President Stoyu himself, maar re- duced to this wouful plight, A Per com panion ner by found him

assisted Shayar to nount, for the ex- President prefera wheeled vehicle to hures back. With a cat and a kick the Hour went

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THE

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66, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

ASK FOR

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HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

General De Lisle's calum hul prsect Stayn adrift upon a most treasy sent. through Roits, in the ath-eastern part of

li, thu. Orange River Colony i fow days pre-thrown upon the pony, it was angixthol,

in the hurry, there had been a

saddle viously. General Brundwond, with the 7th and had turned beneath in a stride or two. Dragon Guards, the 4th Imperial Then the unwonted appaition appeared in Yeomanry, and then! Dragoons were near the one long main street of Reitz of malark, that place when they received an order heavy figure of a saray bare-headed and PLUNKETS from Load Kitchener to tarp back and bare linked, with a dowing shirt, cling- search the town. The enloinns had been og to a horay's neck, and galloping, samoyed by snipers, but these bad drawn madly to the eastward. He had to pit somewhat when Reitz was passed. Brond-pass the corner where one of Lieu- woodturned back as directed, intending to tanant Show's men were. surround the place by daybreak last Friday. I rang out for him to halt, yet not Steyn, but i A challenge i In is a square, or rectangular built town, the horse was in charge of that wild John

striker.

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KOWLOON HOTEL.

within

་

J. W. OSBORNE, J. H. DOWNS

Proprietor

Mimager. Hongkong, September 6, 1914

1850

** ai magulang dimensions, with about 100 Gilpin ride. 1ais bald Steyn would have fuis HOTEL is situated in a quiet

hoyees of storms. Unluckily the sous, that gladly stopped, but he could not, and five followed some loose bases, looked pitifully as if he word have led strane of the city, und surrounded by heals from the din d thinking they wewy part of their own form to Srint Cobb, the crack shot of the Residence. The building stands on au?! ia delightful Garden it is an ideal place of When the mistake was discovered play was 7th Dragoon Guards, repened the chal-eminence, giving a magnificent view of the breaking, so loss tau a dozen of the 7th Chagoral Guards turned and rode for the rife to bring the

longe, and at ten paces lifted by Habour and the City of Victoria. It is town, led by Tiputenant Shaw. They saw down. But the weapon missed dre. Slip-

horse ovider where a cess of the Kolem Wharves,

the primit

Mail Stenaars discir-

• tent behind a lúxes in, garden, with ping dut the cartridge, he put in

back

and from which there is a fire sinking me, and sarly coffee being but the second who missed to. And

regular ferry service to Hongkong. another,

Bowling Alleys and Billiards. prepared. As they charged up about an why? Because the oil supplied the men.

The Cuisine is Execilent, equal number of Boers cane running cul, was of inferior quality and had frozen, ay if they but suddenly ruled out blocking the spring and the of their beds. Hands up our fellows Owing to the intense cok similar exishaps yelled, and the anjority of their Bocrs in a piously occurred with the men's stantly complied. One of them, now iden- rifles Lentoant Shaw snapped his pistol, tified as General or Commandant Cronje, bus mised, There was more kughing than reached into the tent for fte, but rexation at the man's escape, till later on it the flool, of a dragoon's sword made hira was found that it was Steyn himself who stesist, and another Boer found his cheeknd get away. When the colunin came up. Exceedingly pupicus Room. hot from showing a disposition to Hee. The scouts were despatched after him, but Steyn. Vory MODERATE TERMS whole affair was over in a minute, ant ball been wat few indles out of town by LIES by the DAY or MONTH. Broadwood's supporis and main body were bree or four brother Boers, who had help

Hongkang, December 18, 1900. still far away. The scouts had no clear idea, ed him upon a better and more comfort NEW VICTORIA HOTEL, nor had anybody else (Me, Burleigh is -- able mount, and conducted him by Kaffe formed) what was expected to be found at tracks into the kopjus, Beliz, or that Stegn was nywhere in the

neighbourhoud. They ingined they were

going back to round

V some refugees us

hipery or boil, shd vota man had the

least klos at the moment that the eleven

donling with man remebiler that

NOTHING LIKE OIL.

were the members of Stern's Cabinet or llon of vinegar. The asine may be said War Council

asy of children. There is nothing so good for children as the old-fashioned castor oil. Moreover creeping away round the corner. However much they abhor it, it is their

er adjoining hoque, hate-headed, in

best medieme for disorders of the bot ab. In light dress, and with inly make upon his the most severe, dasse of diarylines and

dysentery

prisoners in night-clothes, and partly clad, spoonful of oil will go farther than

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1787

however, Chamberlain's Cofie Pelham House,

Way & till, scout, swart, full bearded, Choler and Diarrhoes Remerly should begiren after the jail "operates, and B

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it's something that is distinctly good, and there isn't a drop of harm in a house- ful of it. Its flavor makes staunch friends.

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