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INTIMATIONS EYE-SIGHT,

Ms. N. LAZARUS,

aliss.Optioian, of Lotion and Cuicatio,

Leonaalted for SPECTACLES at

FLETCHER & Co.'s PHARMACY, (Opposite the HONGKONG HSTEL), Bin Haara:

... to 5.

that one of the leading British shipping firma has its whaives there. The Custome

duties aro of soutes the same in both con

of

SIN HONGKONG DAILY PENAS MONDAT. PRERUARY 18vm 1000,

the dockey Club, are a performance) of At the spoolsly

sẽ xay that aid poden thiMEOUT the pastorf bio are to be given, on Saturday,

18th

Febrasry, and Saturday, 25th February,

cestous, that being a mattor with which

A New York despatch of the 7th January noither municipality has anything to do,aya Washington special to the Herant and the local tiuntion in the French coa says: By the confirmation of the nominativu y cossion is if anything rather lighter than in of A. Musely, Jr. of Alabama, as Cisal the general conecasion. On the French Gural at Singapore the Sealte hos quel the rutirement from the consular service of E, Municipi Couheil niso, there are members of Spacer Penit, also of Alabama While it is other nationalities than Fronch. The French said at the State Dapurticent that Mr. Pratt's

retirement is duo to the fact that the Presiden contcasion, however, is acessarily a sphere of some time ngo promised the position to My Froneh indence, and therefore, necording losoly, it is enret that the Souale has Thepartament, communications from the retiring

Consul showing that he had brou injudicions is bas elations with Aguinaldo nud the Philip pias justa at Singapore. Consal Prast, ja fact, is done by all Europong along the

out from Singapore to Years of

the veritable sponsor of Aguinaldo and his protuations,

A great proportion of cataracts and dises to the ones theory, the door must onesies from Secretary Hay, though the State oting tho advancing in life occur to thosarily be closed, although as a matter of fact the you the many yours of "Ryo Strain the Freuoti having some dodcisney in the construction of it stands vidde open. The objections to einima at Shanghai Aro ending in norious forme of Linassis. Glasse

pasially adapted in youts to those requiring well founded, but they do not rest on them wave and preserve the sight.

any allegation that Franch protectionism Constantly recurring beadnotes, polls of has her introduced in the French nonova dimness when reading, wenk ayes, the batters rauning together; nty of tasse symptoms incision, for such is not the case. Mr. Fra Sots cate a deficious in the form of the ore requir proposes to tell us all about "spheres of in- "fluence" and the "open doer "in an að” dress to the Old Velumos Society this [4ks afternoon, and we would commcut to the

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- LONDON, Sth Fobrancy. THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The Horse of Lords has voted the Address

THE TIGHTING AT MANILA

FULL DETAILS.;

HOW THE COLLISION. WAN

BROUGHT ABOUT

"AQUÏNALDO'S FLAG OF

TRUCE REJECTED.

NARRATIVES OF EYE WITNESSES.

KOHOOL AND OORPHANAGE POR GIRLS.

Tregions, bagles were swinding, and there was i tha south and the Charleston to tlus qurili, they boy tremendous excitement all over. The firing had ing sabeoquently reinforced by the Canepry and by Urie: time--it was about 12 cobook-got | the Culleo. Admiral Doway also came down in Yight round the city. You may depend upon it the Olympin and fred a few bits, but as he punLIC MEETING, IN ST. PAUL'S COLLION,

oboty slept that night As a prosecutionery was right among the shipping and could t

A publie mosting was bold lu' St. Paul's Col mesuch great many women and children de mach when he was on cost Thega o Tharaday afternoon for bas purpose of were taken aboard the St. Paul.

Monesians with her 1ili gus an the ousiduring "prosal to establish in long- Chariation with hor 8-inch guns tale a tearful on a hoarding and day school for Hurssi noise, the reverberation shiking the earth.

The fring continued up to Gaming, when the warships came on the job, the Americans having evidently made up their minds to the commenmort the Filipinas gained and her girls. The Bishop of Victoria pra- Fiskal, l. firm were also present the rw. givs the nativen all they wanted. At about a hundred yards or so, but on Sunday the Cobbot, Sie John Darrington, Mr. May, Anti-just for on Bunday stroked towards Nebraska mon pushed forward with the obste, Wright, Mr. th. Pioway, Mr. De Iung, and the outskirts of the town Malate way and saw of getting pessoasion of the waterworks and scores of wounded natives being brought in. It carried all before them, backed up by the Utah a ladies.

The Birk that in June last who lo was, in this diroution that the Americans bid a Battery and the Tennesee men and the boy was at home a lady wruts to lice pointing qui protty hot fimo, cue of their regiments being from Colorado and California. Witimately they After waiting for almost a weak, the tale plately sucreted by natives, af ono parind geoted the reservatereo miles and the nuasily of starting some kind of bone for girls specially Barasi girls-in Hongkong. I, however, shid not so say American wounded here they ganged for the uth The next

J'was pointed out that there worn largo au Evarybosy was Stoms received in the city being of the most brought in. I dal not go right up to the lines, y hay again pushed c

ofrall lest the Filipinos would cut off the water bus of Eurari girls who 10 a great extent uncured for that whilst thủ” boys" weza meagre description, we are now in possesion of I was told that the sight was anything hat nice. full detalla of the "ohoumalanes at ding the code people, want, all the same, and bad na supply, in which ouse considerable safaringered for in the Diccnson Humo certainly the Tow escapes. Two Britishota who and ventured would have been entailed upon the residents of breaking out of lustilities between the mari

wc far out were arrested by the Filipines, who the city. It would have been the easiest thing Charek of Eaglast had an school for the Eura cannaud Filipinos at Manila. There is now no tock them for Americans. They wore kept all in the world for the Insurgents to fase out he lau girls in this pho, at at the unit bu got as to do anything. Ho merely said bo reason to doubt, that the Filipines, with or night in a bonge with a guard over them. They pipes, while and exposed toasy plans and out when he got out here. When he came without the know go of Aguinaldo, were away on Monday morning, but not before are of no grant strength. The Jusargent his for the question was pissit at enue, and so he

is four miles beyptal the reservoir. It was wo identify them. The fight wontinued all Sunday windlever may be said to the contrary thory is aight and was resumed on Monday, when there o'clock in the afternoon when the Nebraska məz

mon to mool in that honey to not as a sort of every reason to believe that it was promeditatud. was very heavy firing.

rosunted their denneo,and by von'clock the pan uitlee to see whether anything could be Thomafety of the Europeana ia Manila is by the Amorious wore about to attack Pasig and why the Filipinos did not make's better fight they had naked two members of that coniwit- "I was giron to nadurstand on Monday that ping station was in their possession. I cannot tol done, That committee met Enveral thus, and Lee-Mr. Cobhold and Miss Johnstone, who wore this time usured, but what their position on Malolos where Apainald's best soldiers are for the water works or why whom they saw they Baturday, 4th ist, was a precarious one is now stationed, and they expected a stif job. When conkt uat retrin lena chay did not cut the experinnead, in those matters to draw up a I wont into sre a great many Filings in the city who amary would be prerouted to than that axelnded tho Americans, whether civiliaus or going to attempt to take Malolos. as ay example of the necessity of narrowly Lord Salisbury, roferring to Chinz, said the only too spent. The Filizānos rigorously.we left on Wednesday afternoon they were pipes. £ can only think it was becanso thoro report. Ekab roport had been drawu and a afternoon by Mr. Cobbold. As rogurded; ilio rusin question as to whether they should or thefining the meaning of the phrases instead future was not in the hands of Great Britain otherwise, from crossing their lines. No sueltan on Monday. The shops were shut-gad would bare suffered just as much de anyone *here was no businveer doing. A sentry was on eles bad this been loss. On Moulay night the

he should like before titey got to detail business grant on the Pants al Espagula exmuriving Amerious took up an impregnble position should not start any work of the kind suggested, just to say a few words. He had heard two night you could saarsoly hear the tring, the scient, press which the defeated Filipiras were objections razed to the suggestion during the every native who wont across. By Tuesday which commanded a plain sen three nilos in

Yon could only hear the hoovy guns.”

„the battery inta a village in the plain sona. sout

ng deed to start a home of this kind, az, thara In tua cily of centsi ne one talked of any the inhabitants ranting heller-skelter for the

were two places which did this kind of work and the Italia Conreut. He did ant wish to angegnout, and he said that he and some In other directions, however, the Americana vory struge thing. He had been at the the resistance was alesiately broken doen. somratios were standing in a perfect shower of were not having such a easy time, in the epeat disparagingly of Rome or of the work dazo by Romo, but he did think that in au The story of tho outbreak is told by the bullets. They could hear the ping of the rifle direction of asta, for instance, on the south Alanila Times of Monday, Feb. ith, as follows contiamotely, but where the baltata came from and Binondo on the north, angle the Inser. English colony the Church of England oaght not to be lagging behind in locking offor the On Saturday evening, shortly before eight huy coal not rudderand. They were on the gont lines were command hy the men-af-war, o'clock, 10 or bu rebel soldiers tried to occupy alert and hed their gaus at their shoulders, but the fusergenta qude a silt restance. This people of the cokuy, and ought not to leave all a position within the Rnes of the South Dakots they or see nothing to fire at. There were they were the butter able to do in consegnonce that work to be done by the Church of Bute, regiment outposta at Santa Mesa, as they have my traps covered with leaves about, but of their having availed themselves of the Trends With togail to Miss Jonstone's School, trial on several previous evenings. They prob. they could discorn no one among the branches, recently campted by the Spaniards and theveryone #ppreciated to excellence of this no break of confidence if he said that the ably believed that, at the worst, their attempt and they come to the conclusion the firing came Americans. The shells from the warships did work doue by that School, but is would be would only lead to explanations and palaverings, from another direction which they could not fearful have Now and then, one would drop

this kind om to bins from Miss Johnstono's as before, and perhaps, they might trespasa ou ys saakeless powder mas being seed by the right in a trench, and then you would so on original move towards starting a home of the Americans' forbearance so as to gain como Aatives. All at cute au American shell burst and trees rite, in the Lie ansi scatter what.

within a short distance of them, and four nig" To the aorth of the city it was dangerous Sobel, and it was because Miss Jobastone advantage in position.

They encountered a corporal and five ore doped from a true to the ground like to walk about, as shola word continually being had sirely a certain number of Eurasian privates of the South Dakotas, who ordered shot eros. They had bom up a tree trying to fired from houses, but in another direction I girls in her school and was proposing to more the book. Instead of retiring the rebels ran pot thes, and as they were neing smokeless won us fur as ton silas. The district to those girls ont of her school and devote herself forward as if to cut off the Americans from powder they conll not loonto them but who worth of the city, however, is ononpied by a lontirely to untive work that the moressity of their camp and capitre them, nocearred test burst it becaght them all down. One class of natives who are ready for anything storting sack a sebcel as the one proposed wes Ce fiest stop world he to pass a dozen or twenty other parts of the line recently. The Nebraska of the shells thrown by ons of the warships bus It would have bou a inget poricus thing bad forced upon them. If the school was started a fred, and immediately hundreds of rebele lag redit of killing over 100 natives. It fell the nativos rien en musse, because I to not sen

right le the contes of cre of their entrenchments. Low our troops ecull have controlled them. Karastanjgirls who were in Miss Johnstone's in the vicinity zesponded.

"I don't think there is any would to fear for Thers were immense stores of arms and ammu-bool into it. As regarded another difficulty

primarily responsiblo for the collision, ton kud been sent for to thsvity to domo and still possis of the pumping station, which | invited a certain number of ladies und gentle.

of

that she must deal with the Chinese Goverű-, of giving them a vagte and indefinites scopemont as a going coxcera, scouring the execution strictions ware, however, placed upon them and reading into them a contradiction that of treaties and safegarding the interests with the result that Filipi oloors wanderen does not noecurity exist. It would be Britishora. Continuing, Lord Salisbary said † freely about the streets of Manits and wore Laurgouts having bosa driven completely away. Hasing to the ravaatoine. A few shots out by last two or three days. One was that there was

thus able to make any arrangeracuta they better, indeed, if the use of the terres conld that Grout Briluie did not contemplato` auý be dropped altogether, for it only leads to acquisition of territory or the disuiomberment pleased with the natives in proporation for told, and won'll believe, that there is little of no hope of reform in China unless under

aad pressure from without

pressure #rom

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exercise of foreign influence. In the nature of things it seems almost inevitable that in different spheres this influence shoul bo "exorcised

sen mpre directly by Towers than by others. The posi |tion and importance of Ilongkong should make British fluence preponderant in the aeighbouring province. France having in her possession cf Tonkin a conterminous boundary with Yunnu must of necessity thereby exercisó como influence upon that province, and, to her credit ba it said, she hum enforced strict observance of the transit.

the past year were greater than before, and greater in comparison to those of other nations

LONDON, Vih February. THE DREYFUS ATTAIR.

is understood that M. Mazeau's raport completely whitewashes the Judges of the Cour do Cassation and ways that M. Beaurepaire's charges were based on the cxaggerated in. ferences of excited witnesses and the gossip of underlings.

THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS, In the debate on the address in the House of Commons Mr. W. St. John Brodrick, Partiu" avatury. Secretary Foreign Ofo, said that he anticipated great results from the opening of Nanking Fa on the West River, and doprotated Lentility and jealousy towards other Powors Sie Edward Grey welooined the declaration

dimenities of the just.

been found to have been distributed in orory

direction.

A günoral sagagement ensasi 'all slong the the white population now. The only thing to hition coucested in housee und éturches, and in raised, a gentleman said it was very cyto

and the rebel troops had long been expecting &

Them going, and referred to the Diocenu Hom for Doya ile said that when that was sturlað Fighting was going on when we left on

money came in rapidly but that it had been a Tussday, but it was a good distance anay. In-

do the city thars nus au grat zaitement. great burdan on a good many people since, Of convse he could not speak as to how far it had Earopt in a few onun the shops were upon më

The Fano carbon a burdes on a grant many people. Mr. business was going on. drivers ant condutors were attending to their Cobbell told him the amanat raised every year Business as if nothing had happened. Some oiy subeription was $1,600, which it seemed to the antive servants and gous away but there blm onglit not to be a very grust burden on the were still enough test to meet regalements out of Bougkong, but if it wors a burden, a bailon so far as he understood their daty The Filipinosa the city looked some wintail if the starting of a home for girls involved restfallen at the conso events had lakon, but as Christiannon and women it was to bear not so much 33 ong might hure expcotel.

ass privilege in spirit as well as in lottor, that the Government desired to avoid territorial line as far as Balik-Balik in the north-east and rear ie the burning of the oity by the natives many cases they could not be discovered with start those things hat it was not easy to keep 12.00 which is more than we have done in Kwang pansion in Chins and aivocated a candia L'usays in the south-east. Both the America who are in the city. In order to be prepared out burning the houses wo

tung; Rassin ukse vast necessarily wake undurstanding with Russia, obrinting the fight and were tired of waiting, but it sooms for this emergency Mr. Ramsden, the British probable that the rebels had not fixed nay parActing Chan, has issued a notice in which he ticular time to atleak, for they did not begin it's In case of fires breaking out a town her influence felt in Manchuria; and Gor

the Tonds district und after 10 pm, while red uutenable, British subjects are to con- wutrate at the British Consaluto and the Malate was quiot nutil early morning. many causet fail to do the same is Shaa tug. We may inveigh against spheres of

A geuurd end to Bris was souded about Manik Club, Erinita, where boats will tako Later, but by half-post sight all were out, The influence as much as we like, but their

Geight look, scrus regimeilte getting the word of into the Bay

"On Wednesday the Tennonse Regiment, over 1,000 strong, lof: for Iloilo in the St. Paul. growth is inevitable. There is no reason,

latense strain and anxiety of the past few waoks made the mon all the keaner for the fight-of-war or two went there as well. I boliese the Americans purposed giving the In- however, why there should not bé nbsolute

Several offers barrying to the frout in rar- equality of tradial privileges in each inddress demanded legislation to secure the riages were attacked by Filipinos in the street, argouts at Unilo nify a short time in whica te make up their minds. It is not correct that Colonel Cotton shot due who tried to ont him with a boln; Colonel Frost had a similar ex- perionon, and General King was allokoil-by a man who used but was afterwards takon pri- soner #1 Papo,

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LONDON, 10th February. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. Yestorlag'q version of the Committed report is confirmed, notwithstanding which the Verpant insists on passing the Dreyfus Ell THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. Mr. Samuel Smith in an amendinent to the

obediones of Ritualists to the law. The amand. I rent was rojeoled by 221 to 83.

Mr. Balfour, speaking on the amendment, admitted the existence of certain excesses, dat

the Americans have taken pieles, as the attack on the town and not been made at the time the report was publishod.

There was one thing that gave general dissatisfaction in Manila. I de net kas irho

There is no doubt about it that the Filiptuse another's burden; and when he thought in the city Lave boon pleting for some time. f the numbers of Eurasian girls living in the beliese their intention was to rise at night, but ectong he thought it was their duty to; take up the bardon for tlum and do what they could to when it came to the point they had a thu-help them. Therefore he had ventured not ou tem or the nerve to do it."

and others : Chey Chan was canclnilod at the urged the House to leave the mattor in the sharp shooters, who kept their position brarely authorised them, but the soldiers got hold fans characters whom they discovered larking of the committoo which had been formed to

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Wo would rernind uns renders of the address

to be delivered this afternoon at tho City Hall, by Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., on "Spheres of In- fanno sul the Open Door."

The inaximum temperature last month was 72.6, on the 1261, and the minimum 13.6, on the 3rd, the mean for the mouth being 69. rainfall amounted to 0.85 inch.

The

In today's supplement will be found the midator of the last mosting of the committeo óf the Hongkong General Chamber of Costnere and a report of the Taikoo Cyclo Tournament,

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evaning, when the pantomimo of "Blue Beard' will take the place of Robinson Crise" The latter hus afforded intense amusement to large. audiences for this la fortnight and "Bu Beard" will no doubt prove col less entertain

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, February 13th, 1899.

In consequence of the silting up of the pra sent chanusi over the Kintoan Flats, the Kin tean light reisal will, on or about the 21st in, be shifted to mark the abannel near the Fairy Flais. The Middle Ground upper buoy will be shifted to murk fus orth-western extremity of the Middle Grons. The Blockhouse Shon hany will be discontiuasd. The newly formand chanel immediately to the north of the Middle Grouwl will be buoyed. A. Customs notitive. tica in car advertisomont colugins gives direc tions will refereuon to the altered marks.

At the Megistracy on Saturday Nano Altures Gonaives, clerk in the Hongkong sed Stanglay Bank. residing at No. 2, Mosque Terrace, was olmrged that Le did witfully and with intent to Jafraud, utter and falsify an account, to wit, tank debit voucher, on 6th October, 1898. Mr. J. C. Peter, Chief Accountant, was complainant. Mr. G. C. C. Muster appeared for tha prosoca- Aceased pleaded guilty. Mr. Master

attle it tras proved.

[FROM SONKIN PAPERS). THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT.

PARTS, 2nd February..

The soldiers had orders to sheet by auspic. his own responsibilty only but at the request that they might be able to ade their way to about and having: tuzaot the oesapsuts. The result was that there was absolutely no

start a home for girls-not exclusively Eura- charch and part of Pasó village wore burnoů.

cat drove in them to where they word body in the streets after that hour except siin, other girls would be admitted-mir Tlia rebels were driven back with a rush. Ranta Aon and Pandacan were captured and bradreds wanted. A number of Filipinos who fad been soldiers.

treated in this summary festivu made a com During the fighting Aguinaldo, whe is to that which already existed for boys in the Diocesan Homs. He would ask Mr. Cobbobl to of rebols killed. Many hid in aipa Lats and taint at headquarters and in consequence the believed to have been at Malolos, nuntiive them at any rate a summary of the report American sold laes wereshot from the hats. Ou the places being soarched scores of mud bespat soldiers were notified not to interfere with catod will Dowcy. He sent him a message which had boon drawn up and presented already

and accepted already by the committee. tered natives without uniform wore falou, private rehtales, but it was very bad on Sunday in which be said. For God's aske stop the

and Konday. I myself was strelling down tho bring and disclaiming all responsibility in The Rov. R. F. Connord said the Bishop Queen Victoria hma natifled the Government having plainly born in the treaches and swaps Becolte when I saw some saldiets stop a vehicle, connection with the slasting of the trouble and given thons briefly and very clearly an jees

It is liored thai bur.dreds of rebels tried to

make the occupants o native get outside, Dorey, however, refused to comply" with ther of her intended arrival in France on the escape by swiowing the river bit were shot or sad drivo away in it themselves, Falso Bax regnest and now I think Arail is accepting wit the committea thought and what ho

drowned.

them stap a earrings containing a Britisher, the situation. There was some talk of his re- Trade was attacked eo vigorously that the Ila, however, would not get oat and after a signing aust washing his hands of the whole sruiser Charleston, which had been watching while they cast ta bollar kima PARIS, 5th February.

affair, but do not think ho will-do that. lonely and signalling to Admirał Downy, had fu

At the time of the outbreaks lubuf Britiebers The opinion is tan it was not Aguinaldo shell the rebst stronghold of Caloncan. This

were living on the outskirts, and some of them who precipitated this thing but til lais fol-

March

RIOT AT MARSEILL

Serions disturbances have ocenrrod of Mur

CRICKET

ROYAL ENGINEERS V. II.MS. "CENTURION" This match was played at Dappy Valley on Baturday and rahlted in a vistory for the Cen: tarson by 12 rons, mainly owing to good play by Golding and Shrobb, the last two wickets. The falfawing is the score:

MOYAL ZENBERS, Woda, b Rillick............... Ball, Killier, b Shrubb"

Capt. Maold (Capt.), & Lawson Liut Steph, v Jorina, bhrath Bargather, ordne, hrub

Wild, Jordnu. b Shrubs..... Noore, and b Shrubb F_vis, fork, in Sixzudd

Spaard, Kick Siret, & LawsCD Jolly, not cut

Estras

Total...

UMENTVEL ON,

Gibb, Moore Jorias, 1 Moore Lavena, o Sivier, & Spillanl

bapesan, bloors Kulfes, Moore Brand, Moors Golding, MoorE Beer, boure Bergt Shubb (Capt.), Mooro, Has Wit Surirlab, not out

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about The Americans lost 40 killed and a hundred, seriously wounded, Fifty of the Igoroles, the unked wild me from the hills, with bows at ariows, wors killed, and 300 of them were taken prisoner by Captain Mackis. Their hand-gent, made of roosters fastham, make, fiue trophies of the fight."

Alluding to Monday's operations the Mamiz Timmer saya

"With a Piow to being ready should the In.. Fargents cut of the water, on Saturday - dening engines were got to work at the rivet

side

HUMPHRYS ESTATE AND FINANCE 09, LIMITED. Tho following the report of the governing

ny here that a sein of money bus boss partly

some way or another. Then in regard to the ox- pouses they had to moot in carrying on a school of this sort, there was the rental of a suitable house, tho salarios of the superintendent and liret assistant, the maintenance of the childron sad the teachers, the experies of lighting. warning, serrants, eto. Supposing to more

boltared these present thought was vecesinty. to be done in the colony, and taarefors it was not cossury for him to any mach. Stue of them bad taken a little trouble in this matter had gone into the question with some sero, soillee arising ont of the meeting of the is now almost entirely demolished. The Leytend very narrow escape, Mr. Fitton, who. lowers whom he could ut control urs rospenst. and they presited to the provisionat committoo report the other day from which the Bishop had League of Patriota. Horalver's ware set and and Callao slso did much damage of the had a soudem bungalow at Santa Ana, toll niebo. Aguinalds himself known to much te do row asked him to give them some extracts. They Beveral persons wounded. The police rande a dark bye-ways of Tondo were fail of armed an

Lives ready to riso exainst the Americans, hai that his house was literally riddled with shet, such a thing. He is ich too smart man for bad enne to the continsion that a school of this large number of arrests. Amongst the persons their allies outakie failed to gat in mud se there as it sted directly in the line of five. The that. All then wa know that if he had in-kind was acced. They had further come to occupants sared the meltem by getting under-tended doing this he would base dous it wore the conclusion that school of this kind could be arrested wore a Mnaicipal Councillor and M.

was no rising. Before daylight Malale was

systematically,

started provided the commanity of Hongkong attacked, and the icing was severe until tenth the raised Booring. Cadenst, Deputy.

"As ta the lesser, I should think the Amori

As to the losses, those of the Filipinos may work respond to an appeal for about $3,000`s o'clock. The monitor Monadnock fired 400 or

can homes up to the time we left werp 200 killed anything from 0.000 killed and wounded 60 year as a stort In soarse of time as the school 500 shells, clearing the whole country;

The captured rebel, tranches all along and woaded; the surgent killed and wounded 10,000, and then there are several thousand increased in usefulagss the amount required

-prisoners. I saw 40 or 500 being brought in “I was told that Agaltakto bad displayed a

In ordertoputa school of this kind on a satisfact on Sonday and on Moulay I saw 1,000 who very year would be consitiembly less than that, the line are filled with dead bodies, lying in aber 5,000 or 6000 haps huddled together. Santa Ana is par tientalya ghastly sight. The house of tag of trace, but that Dewey hud refused to had been taken. I should be incline to plane working basis it must buvo a capable enparin- Coney, of Messrs. Stevenson and Co., is urocognise it, nkling that the Filipinos and the American leses at 100 killed and wounded tandant. It might be hocessary to have in addi utter wreck. The rebel loss counet bo lastarted the fighting and they would have to With regard to the Filipinos I saw myself on someone whofthey would call first sesistant abide by it. An old Filipino tali me that i was 50 lying dead in our field There were teacher in order that the teaching work of the than 5,000.

the best thing which could have happened, as it tao samo number tho uost, on a ttle school shartl be sound and good. Supposing the Americans gave the Filipinos a thorough farther on thero ver 50 more. I heard a the bool were established one of the first good drabbing now they would have peace for mining engineer say that there we pile ituins of expense would be the passages of such the next 30 years. American soldiers whom I of 125 to bary: in one lot. The Monadosh ladies from England, nad he thought he might have apo su to complained that the tanuts and kiled any as 2d 30, and sometimes 50,

Chey have had to put up with from the Filt with one shell The Callao, which kept stou promised and parily collected in England for pinos have been awful. It was quite a coming close to the shore, also did wach damage that very purpose. The Bishop had already fold them that there were now semo girls in mon thing for a Filipine to tell them that they with her guns.

Thora le nothing of the sature of a panic Miss Johnstone's school the would be at enco could not fight and that one Filipino was better

among the Europeans. The ladies and children passed over to the new school. He believed ha At twa o'olak yesterday afternoon an other i dezon Americans.

*Getioral (His case orders for all the wander in the hotel were sent on to the £t. Paul was right in saying that at the end of this year pedition under General Hall, consisting of four companies of Tat Nebraskas, ander Colonel shuntise to be destroyed, hecame from many of Saturday night. Fasy returned in a launch the there world be no provision whatever for thes Blottenburg, and two 3 trobes gang of the then Adrian soldiers who had been passing moxt day and culed to land, but they sporo utile in Misa Johnstone's setcol, and if there was Utah, Battery with two smaller Hotakkies has been shot al. A lot of armsau ammunition allowed to do so. On Monday, however, thay nn provision for them what was to bazipan to was toyind in some of them. A box two feet cama ngala 'und were allowed to come ashore. villos, set ont to extand the eastern lins to the log and end broad was found on the dook wall, Arrangements were male to bring some of thing. They must make provision for them in Taterworks. At the servoir there wa reserve of ous battalion of the 2nd Oregon and how it was opened it was found to be filled them to Hongkong in the Esmeralda

with butos: Two companies of the 23rd U.S. Infantry, The murch was a perfect combination of artiflory and infentry the Utah's guns Giled the brush with shimpsol, and then the infantry spread out in a long line and drove the few romaining Insurgents in front of them. It was more like

jack rabbit bunt than anything else. From WHAT AN AUBRICAN HEARD AND directors for ile year cading the Sixt Decom then thesa 26 girls came to them they would ber, 189, for presentation to the sireholdersy it the end of the year. They had heon the top of the hill overlooking the waterworks.

at the thirty ordinary anal general paying a smaller sum than was really sufficient hundreds of natives cuid he seen areas the On Friday there arrived in Hongkong per Marting of the Company, to be held at the to keep them, bocus they had been very river in the valley beyond. Four shells were the Tastre au Alasrican gentan pained Mr. registered oflers of the Company, 9 and 10 charitably housed and, taken care of. Il boy thrown in among them, and in less than Are Crocker, wis suw n good deal of the stirring Queen's Road Centrul, at 11 a.. on Tuesday, ao lo ten paying the same sum as heretoforo ik enormous, and the amount of British,

and they received no more applications or took Nr. Litton, now Acting Consul at Chang-

inates they had scattered to the village of croata at Maaila. During the proced-1st February- capital invested there in perrannent Auctant at Canton, and is to ho succeded st king, it to be trasferted to the post of Second

Mariquiaun. The works thoselves were doing wook by representing himself a To the sharcholera of Humaray's Estate and no mero sliktren their yearly expense would be roughly $6,000 yaar Ho thought that if sorted, and the cylinder heads, steam chest an Engishman he bad been able to get through Finance Company Limitan. iroprovementais very large. True Chungking by Mr. H. F. A. Frusar, now

fixinge, and como valres had been removed, but the Insurgent hier with a Frenob officer. Be Geuticneno bag to iny before you our venytang that gars exceeded what would pro- "to the polley of the open door, the Waba. The N. G. Daily News gives the fol-

General Pattor stated that a week would entice however, expericol ounsideribla difenty in port und als fee shout for the peste suding 31stbably be the aromat. Against that were the rensipts from fous audi irem a possible and pro- lowing further motements in the Coneninr

to clear them out.

dcing to. No se obstacles work placed in the December, 1898 K article continues, we have claimed for Service-We understand that Me. E. F. Be

According to tlio way of thess murabers of the Filipino troops. The net pruût for that period, including bable Government grant. "cursa ves no exclusive privileges, in spitaal is to succeed Mr. Playfair at Ningpo. Ifc.

who wished to enter the oily, pewiden they left 5031.68 brought forward from last account, results of the examinations they might expect to of the long and decisivo predominance. Wilkinson has gone home from Pakhui, unt Clen voll anteceads Mr. Fraser at Wala. Mr.

thair arus kebird then, though they do not amounts to $71903, out of which wo purpose get for these 20 girls a Government grout of of our material stake in the town.

On Saturday morning the Emeralds, which room to have been invariably searched. He to pay a dividend of 6 per cent for the year and 33,000, which would leave their about $600 to Ia is succended thore by Mr. Horst. Mr. Colin

1808

1809.

left Maria on Wednesday afternoon, arrived, found that there were about as many Flipinos curry forward 35191 to the credit of new protrain. An the school incrinsed and the children paid auro for their maintenance the booi *common with the Americans, the Germans, Ford retires in March, whon Mr. Playfair gome

305,000,000 te Bwator. Mr. B. E. B. Allon goue honte on

220,620,000 bringing with bar about passengers, in under arcs Amorinun, and in many cases and loss acquut "and the members of almost all other leave from Nowobrang this spring, and will be Pokfulam

the uppening sentries were, witlin whispering The accounts have been audited by Mr would be very nearly self-supporting. Mr. 57,380,000 12,000,000 cluding about 20 priests and one wozzen and distance of each other. He corroborates the Fallacton Banderson, who er hins for Cold further urged the need for each a "Europeau nationalities, our merchants succeeded by Mr. Hosio, Mr. H. A. Little goon.

bildron, Detailing as experiepes to a resistemast as fo the American soldiers buring to as Assistant to Amuy.

Total

BELSBONIOU $42,320,000 and traders-live and thrive in the general

CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF Presentative of the Daily Press, a gentleman put op with all kinds of insulting atgunyo

who came one with the Esmeralda anid

from the Insurgunt, senision, aying that the VICTORIA AND 11 DISTRICT DURING

"On Saturday night of last week I was at Filipines would frequently talk ap to them, THE MONTH QE JANUÁKY.

the Circus, which is within half a mile of the point Luis kayozets at their faces, and tamat -J853.

outpoate liars the shooting Bhul took place them The American soldies had, however, Consumption... 85,14,000 96,235,000 gale. Ass role when there are any dirous performances atrist orders to take no notice of them unless Fatimutol popu

going on the place is stulot with natives, but they fired, when the firing was to be burned

Capital servant SY,Min Ah of $10 ch 183,000 lation

108,200 I was surprised to notice that on this particular with interest. Bir. Crocker informed me bentres 200 cr $1,000 casta

night there wero net more than 20 there. Thesentative of the Daily Pres that before the out Yand for ovuliaction of dividends Consumption par

bet per day... 14.3 T&C gais, audience, however, nohaled a good many break took plase saliers to them he laul beru Unclain dividende

Tinedowns. CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON American soldiers and the reserved seata veio spanking froquantly exclaimed to him. We,

Alled with members of the aristocrasy.

cannot stand it much longer! Mn Crooker Cash on deposit. PENINSULA DURING THE MONTH JOF

Proft and or "The first part of the programme was over all that is firing upon the Americans the bofore the alarm was given Then somebody Filipinos wished to see how much the Americans Dans to the door and shooted Quarters, Inya, would stand. Continuing he said the rebels ate of 25 Within a tainate thero Theng tus relatous beiwean the Ameri was not a soldier in the Circus. Ons of the circus people get up and said the alarm was falus one, and we thought his announgement was sorrect when three or four minutes afterwards 30 or 40 of the soldiers came back, and the performance was continued. The shooting,

THE danger of wing imperfectly under slood catch-phrases such as the "apert "door" and spheres of infancy is illustion." trated in an article in the Times of the 9th asked the Magistenta to deal agrarily with January on the French claims at Slaghui,the case Commander fastings pored ven-

Our trade with Shanghai, says the writer,

tence of tit months imprisonment

"European settlement, the prosperity of A meeting of the Legislative Council will be

WATER RETORN.

LEVEL AND STURARE OF WATER IN BEGRE- YOIRS ΟΝ THE 1ST FEERVARY,

LEVEL.

1896.

1899. Traft Sin. below everon 31t. Gu. below or Italam SE S Hit Sin, befow overdow SIGNAGE GALLONS.

which is so largely their handiwork. The held to-day. The following are the coders of Francb, on the other hand, who cleared the day

Questions by Hor. E. R. Bellione *115,000 tons of shipping at Changbat in plot of land lying bedwson Arbatlin Helly * 1896 na ngainst two millions-and-a-quarter wood Rouds in the N.E. of Victoris in which #tons cleared under our fag, have set up has boss rosumed and cleared of the bongos formerly standing tierson, and which for "there an exclusive, settlement of their about 12 months be lying fallow and unpr. “own, though some of their merchants, ductive, being a valuable sito, will the Govern it is true, prefer the elfgovernment of ment state whether any plan for utilising it w

considered / before the cout-carying dwelling. the goaural European quarter to the houses were demolished? "paternal officialdom of the Republic. () If plans for utilising the ground and not Estimated porn-

boon avasiderei bofore the destruction of the

JANUARY,

1808

-6,183,000

46,300

7.8

1879

1800, Conermption

5,310,000 gals.

lation.

26,500 The distinctive feature of the French property starts this site will the over-Consampion per "setilament, we need hardly my, is that mant stats whether or not such plans are under head per day....

6.4 gale, Owing to shortoess of water the supply in it heaps the door very lightly shut" odoration wi

(3) If plaid specifications for building on Kowloon Peninsular has been intermittent since

A BRITISHER'S EXPERIENCE.

SAWAS

Jon D. HuuruPETS & 20

B. Goreraing Directors Hongkong, 7th February, 1899.

PALARER. SUYER, SO THE YEAR EXIKO dir Denny, 1993,

cans and the Filipinos were stained I do not Amount forested in property ... think to Americans anticipated any inmediata Rope dee and seconds recalento. trouble, because the same evening I saw General ofice furskure Anderson and his wife driving along the Dapos with Hongkong overartet

Che Ranglong & Shai Bask. 19081.37 I was in the total who thus trouble com-

The lattor statement, if the door "the site are reads in the hands of the Fbletas 6th of Jonary Analyst reports that the however, continued to increase, and we begau menced. Someone saidthere had been a collision.

refers to trade in absolutely

The Government aatrue. Works Department, will the Government bogood

The untruth is of course due to ignoranco,

nagh to state when it is probable that such water is of excellent quality.

The public are asked to do what they can to

buildings will be ready for occupation. By the

not to evil intent, but it is none the lean raischiovcas. It is unfortunate when a good way bare boun designed, and at what date the che is spoiled by End argumente, and it is colour may expect to be relierad from paymatut

Governmont aprvants or others for whom they provent wale.

of cuts for the accommodation, of such Govuzu-

till worse when the enge is ruined by misstatement, offears?

ments of fact. In the French concession at Second reading of the Billantilled an Ordin

ance to consolidate and amend the laws relating Shangbai French trade enjoys no preference, and if it be true that some Frennb mer obanta "prefor the self-government of the "general European quarter to the paternal "officialdom of the Republic" it is none

and out Shipping, the faths of the Hou bear-mustor, the control and mucagement of waters of the colony, and the regulation of

vigating the suure

Second reading of the Bill entitied an Ordin ance to consolidato and amend the laws reisting. the les tras that some British marchants to Criminal Prosedure in tus Sapreme Court.

Tuled ronding of the Bill entitled as Ordin have found it to their interest to-locate

anco to accond and consolidate the inw relating themselves on the French cenocssion "and" to Priscias.

R. D. Ormony,

Wator Authority.

to realise list it was much too near to us to bo and then I noticed carriages deving very rap. comfortable. Conmegauntly as performance was idly through the streets and loves raking

PROTLE ANY Lowe Accent, please their way to this front. : It was about tau o'clock stapped and we came outside.

Dr. We then saw that all was in confusion. when the ring began, and a very few minutes. People were flying allover the place, Europeans afterwards a portion of the Kass Bookmont To goal charges, Chourant, Blaue

To infor woro karrying towards the town whilst natives, which was gartered near the hotel loft for the LATEST STRAMER MOTEMENT | fade with their belongingsTM wano making their front in double quick times. They wont away To governing director And nuditor fe, and

way to the outskirts of this city as fast as they to stently that notwithstanding their close

Alumnae for locks and cinco ret conld. I sew two of themstopped by American proximity to the hotel I should not have known To divided of 4 por cout, on $270,000 iskun from them. What surprised me was that their quarters There wia thot the least confr

entries, and two great big kuivos (bolos) wore they were going had I not boon in fall view of Tebalde to new account the sold did not punish them in any way slon or shouting. The firing commenced on the They metly took their holca from them and road landing to the waterworks, where the told them to gif Thero was a win Nobrauks most were stationed, but it spread all commotion in the city that night, I was along the line with great rapidity. Thare tres.By Aunt carried forward from 1467 stopped fwrion on 20y way down to my guttenavontinuous rear from 10 to 12, when they owertrainar and profts on intæknaanle and told to keep from asier the verandaus and ing sakened, to be resumed with increased fury y transfer foo

from Japan, and Hongkong on the 9th-iustit. The N P steamer Google arrivelat Tacoma

BEWARE of the Puty naring Safetivof MACNTVEN & CAMERON'S PENS They come me a boon and slowing tozunů,“ thu Kickwink, Clae Owl, and the Wurly Pon Fold at all Blaľaneri MOSTYEN & CAMERIS, LU., Waverly Workw

Edinburgh en The Patantes-Macniven & Cameron, Limited;

to walk in the middle of the road, Iscause ist three o'clock on Sunday morning. After ano. people with white fures were all the ear to ther lull it wog again resumed, some of the war. the natives Belliers wore going about in ships joining. The Monadnock was stationed to

ronie

370,000.65 200.109.03

school as the one proposed, and cousindol by moving: "That it is tesirable to establish abounding and day school for girls, more especi. alle for Burasian children; sach eobool to atm at giving a liberal education according to the desteines of the Cintres of Englund, and that this meeting pledges itself to do all it can in support of that echome."

ST JORN CARRINGTON, in seconding, reid 25.000.000 thought they must all be of opinion, they oraso knew nothing of the matter before--and that 85.20.00 was rather his plight-from the statements 020-3This lordship and Ur, Cobbold) had made that 719 schooljof the Eind proposed would be desir- able and in the best interests of the com- $639,143.90munity necessary. He believed his lordship and Mr. Cobhold had rightly gangel the foef- 641,387,40

ing of that menting in thinking they would 4,945.37 cordially support a proposal directed to the 700.00 establishment of a school of that kind. He was 500.00 gind to have the opportauity of saying a few wards or o question of that kind, because he a A very strong bolierer in ednotka clames of the community. So far as he knew there was no adeguato provision made by the Church of England for the education of Eurasian girls whom it was specially intended to provide for by this scheme. Ho thought they all say. 5,031.07 that to get int girls of that class to give 1.162-68 ha, a degrEO of culture and, syma qugres 1721 of adocation manst be of great bonuit to the large and incrossing olass from which 24,140,00

1,200.00 they were drawn. Ha thought it was of grest $19.83 perlance lo conskloving the question of educas tion to bear in mind the position of women.. 341,444.47 Tha may they nucated the women tho voore

161eb5a

~$834,743.00

34

l

likely wore they to have the children woll suporter, because there could be no question that the more enlightened woman was the 2,193.02 more wishful was she to have her childre

He ventured to think that 1950 well eucated:

Hongkong mes sorowhat behind in this ques.. E40.444.57tion of higher education. In their pursalt of buziness day veemed to forget that Hongkong.