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tion se at present, a pealtion se intolerable that producers are afraid to send their pro- duce to Canton for fear of its being seized on the way.

HMS. Centurion and B... Alverity ar eived on Saturday afternoon,

It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. Max Kutschera bi resmed his duties as Consul for Austria-Haugury,

"The appointment of Dr. J. H. Swan to be a vpornumerary Surgeon Literant in the Hanghong Volunteer Corps is gazetted,

The C. P. R., stammer Erpress of Japan loft Vancouver on Saturday, the 11th instaut, for Hongkong, vis the unust purts of cell..

The stap revenue. last month amounted to $39,054 being so inernaso of 312,154 on the Rasonst collected in the corresponding mouth last year.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1899,

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS” BERVICE}

LONDON, 10th November. WE WANT TO THE WAR

TRAIN RECONNAISANCE,

A brilliant trafu recenzionato bas heau made in the direction of Culouso,

The Boere afterwards destroyed a mile The Une in the direction of Ladysmith

ARRIVAL ÜF TROOPSHIPS Troopslige are no arriving

brtice.

THE DOTES FIRE, ON A

FLAG OF TRUCE; -

THE BOMBARDMENT ·

OF LADYSMITTI. The bombardment of Ladysmith continues daily, but the town is unharmed.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

FOOTBALL NOTES

We

SENSATIONAL SOCIAL INDIVENT

AT CANTONEW DIZEBIONA LY LADY TO MARRY HER

REPAREKINEZE COOKI

TMA CORREIONDENT

Conten, 11th Novembse

Jars carlier (12 November 1789), led to our legal tax stie, where I pay my pact as ag fulatsminetion of pravica sccunts and to the honest contridator, The war is expected to discovery of avidance thats slower indiates from te wall ended Lafova Christy Tomm the same point of the barvous about that time will thus be able to enjoy bis plo aandling in The most important avant in the football. world daring the week was the drawing of tho

every year. It happen Inter by two days szok | menini delight, thinking of his Aerist and ot sextury, but it spoially brillist and son the compensation the now Aray Regnistions Best round of Shield Don which socarred ou

aptomene at the end of sol interval of 33.or 34 can afford ilm in his futute plans of life. Today abu particulary of which we baro al

The intention of the men arlarationist of rats. Professur Newton showed that the bodie ready published. Only one usva toan, H.D.B. -Victorious, bas entered this season, and on this

must more in suo of fire well dined orbits te sational suns to the popularamasemen's Lovcunt the Gamber of clubs competing it below

The missionary and Europe vommunity of satisfy this delay but the vestigations of of stair cuties upon parts of a Fronsk po- Adams, of Cambridge, showed that one only of putation totally opposed to innovations not the arrage All the ties for this round harp

on are much wrought up over the up would explain all the alrumstances of the dearly acclimatized have met with a re- to be played off by 31st Deo. An early start in Shamoon ate haing made, the drat coming of next faturday,proaching stirringeof a female malesionarydoctor case. The teus miplanation is shut the sam jection in the one of the ballight of the 18th instant. We have sous los little of the to her ex-cool, an iguornal illiterate Chinstou of mateors, of which the November heating mabi, In a word, the mania is based upon

teams to speak with any degree of certainly as to restits, but we should way that the best locle of the coole class. Ito infatuated woman, who stars form a portion, mores round the Sun in two caloylatious, first, raising of the all will be woon in the encounters between the horetofore has had the liking and respect of all regular elliptic vabit, with a period of about 33 wind the market altogether untapped yoare and that the perihelion of that path, of the wildest eposuitors, and secondly, in Club and 35th 8.D., RA, and Victorious, nod elassen, is thirty-six years of age, highly sduculot, bars the meteors are of coures nearest to the holding forth a large oliare of the requinta Royal Engineers. The R.E. in the past are relined, and has been quite à successful pranti- Bun, fere nearly todolos the Earth's orbit to bait morality. They have some reason on cover been particularly strong, but this season

The earth poesing through that point of its their side to glory in their aliae, the Garri About Hyoycara ago: A message favus General. White states that they appoar to liave a more formidable sloventioner,lilan, csak into her employ orbit in the middle of Nerember, encountera mont extracta its aillious yearly from the rach

the ual Hurrall and Barlow, late of

house coolic oighten yours ald, hamad A Tau, motoric mattos on apart froh nocasion, but courses by taxing the battings, and the bill. A proclamation is published in the Castle the Beare, fired on refugees under a fag of Kowloon, are now in their ranks, and both and promoted Lim be, the post of yook. Lately, the motors boing much more alonely aggregat fightere sio uo diftarenaslu the pile break.

of these are playera of no mean order. The Seth AS USUAL WITH US AT THIS SEASON prohibiting the export of arms for a further

Co E.A. and the Engineers Institute we think howover be has been one of the attendenta ated in u vertein point called the (tem of laing of a racer and his rider is voutest, and the Dr. Kerr's Hotie for the Ineus in Tak Ti and ring) the most abounding showers occur only irritating of Apecially raised balls for the work period of four months from the 28th November.

should get through their mitohen all right.

The Hongkong Football Club brought off dabbling is mudicine. Ho is most unattractive overy that thirty third year As, homopar, the of slaughter during a Spanish of French beli ip appearance, and shows, queistakably, the (Dom) situaties great diskanos along the line day, The batchory is the mud, or re two fixtures during the week, on Monday a west team drawing with G Co., R.W.F, and gas of his voolio origin of the meteoria orbit (nhoal In fact, 1/15 part gored, balis despatulan?; Lite "artiales" wound. Up to within your aga the-lady way a mom of the whole length). Has displays are generallyed or masacred. Nenational à ses bare arar. Weinsalaya rouresentative slevou beating bes of one of the landing American Missous ingen an several years in mossesion, The yet been awarded to the mifforem, At. Doail ort the 38th Co. Artillery by one goal to uil.

ball-baiting establiskiasut, the hare, however, already reported on these games. Canton, but her open courting of her servent orbital shotion of these malears, like that of Boeday leather aminous saus for the op

became so marked that after receiving sororal many comets, is ju a reverso direction to that of oning of The Honorary Sourotary of the Hongkongwatzings from other members of the Mission, the planets, and this of course, greatly increas recreation consisted in the ball getting Football Club sonde as the following fixtures for and still persisting in nocepting the attention the relative velocity with which a por-in among the spectators sad porforming This afternoon at £30 the Royal Engineers of the so, her connection with the society was don of them enter the Earth's atmosphere, the historic playfulness of the Toro in the Recreation Club will be wet, when the Club finally dissolved. Since then she has lived in a while the larger part of the mighty etroam China-elop. He gered his passage through ccnvariant cabbage garden, where the picadors, to will be: F. H. Kow, goal; M. B. Binko native house in Horam, and a short time ago suveps on soarly toward the part of space which iu royal fashion, picadore and lagoplatz illeking and B. C. M. Johnston, backs; H. W. Looker,enced her intention of marrying her ex the Earth has left. The aphelion of their path in his fish, he passed under the stand into s O. T. Kew, and W, H. Howard, halves; and E. errant, and the wedding is la luke place next little beyond the orbit of Uranas, sa J. Liboond, H. E. Green, J, F. Nablo, H. C. week, cless the former friends of the deinded result of thedo ferertigations, another grand matadors, and goalarmas with revolver in womnu on devise sous means to prevent it. display of matters was predicted for the 14th hand followed the beast, and hunght down the

quatry. The prefoot of the department immedi R. Hancock, and J. D. Dauby, forwards.

It goes without saying that zone of the mh of November of 1866; and tiña was strikingly

ately issued a proclamation prohibiting all ball- Johnsion in a strong player, but has lesionary preachers will perform the ceremony verified urable to lar oat before, owing to an injury and nurriege will therefore have to be celebrated IV. The above discoveries wars spoodily folights in his plezal jurisdiction, and the public. roosivat while playing for Noble in a six-in Chinese style make googlowed by another, propriety in which belongs to satisfied with their sensations and emotions got side competition.

back to Paris loss a hat, minus s' bonnet, a Louis

The decision of the Prime Minister, M. Wal- XV slipper, ora winter outfit guaranteed against at the blasts and encrents of the season. deck-Ramsau, in the Creusot strike batwoom Mr. Selasider, director of the foundry, and thi a 8,000 hands in anionsly received as the key to the dificulties between masters and man, otherwise upital and labour. There will be ho foreign intermediary admitted to represent the dissatisfied artisane or an obstructive employer bath will mest on equal terms before an arbiter and both will be accorted squal decisive rights, noeforth there can be no "dummy" trade dispute

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The maximum temperature last month was 26.4, so the 15th, and the minimum 45.9, on the 34. The mend for the mouth was 748. The zainfall auoautod fe (1.875 in.

Mr. E: Georg, in his weekly shara list dated 11th November, saya-During the wook unter fair lot of business has boon done at slightly hettor males in zomo cases,

LONDON, 9th Novomer, GERMANY AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

The Emperor William has prohibited German officers, Lotire or unattachet, from proseeding

CONFECTIONERY resion, a little buiter feeling prevailed sad to the Transvaal.

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After the close of the evening service nt St. John's Cathedral yesterday a very Buo violin and organ resital was given by Prolemor Hey. ma and Mr. A. G. Ward, the organist. Th9 recital was much enjoyed by the large cou- gregation.

The following in the course for this Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's socond race, to be held -on Cho 266 int-From the Polica Piec, Kon- loon, round Kowloon Rnak, Channel Rocks, wars-bont off Lysmus, Kowloon Rook, ban nel Rocks (all to atarkend); 12 miles.

NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA. H.M.Saricu and Pelorine base goue to the Cape.

BRITISH CONCENTRATIUN AT DE AAR AND QUEENSTOWN. The British sonerntration at De Aar and Queenstown is an oomplete. FREE STATE RAILWAYS WRECKED

BY BOERS.

The Boers have completely wrocked the rail ways of the Orange Tree Site and to British have to rely entirely on boir own transport serrios GENERALS BULLER AND WHITE IN COMMUNICATION.

At a regular neoting of the Amrat Lodge of Roval Ark Mariners bold on Friday, Wer. C. N. J. Bryant investest the following oflears for the ensving yourBro. King, J.; Bro. Lacheal.

It in bolieved that Generale Baller and White S; Bro. Wolfe, Sec.; Bes. Whaal Treas.; Bro. Wooky, DC, Bro. Sayar, S.D: Bro, Bryant, are in constant-communication-although....nath- J.D.; Bro. Harker, G., Bro. Grimble, Stewarding has been published. Brc. Maxwell, Tyler,

Another highway, rolbery on Shaukiwan Road bas banu reported to the police. Atabout six o'nlock ca Friday night a Chimman os passing boton North Pola when he was at fucked by thoe meu, who knocked him dova Ari robial bim of 84.50, and a bucket of Rich, tubrequently escaping up the billside. The oo ourrance was reported to the Police at Wan chai, but us the mau could give no discription of hit nasalnuts the Police and nothing to go ↑ apon,

A Bill has been introduced in the Legislativo Council of the Straits Sottiamcnta to pravit the propagation of plague. The statement of objects and reasons sets furth that the Venica

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LADYSMITH NEWR.

An alvial despatch from Indesaith, dated Tuesday, slater that all was quiet on Sunday and Monday, but that the enemy resumed Lhe bombardment on Tuwday, without doing any damage.

LORD SALISBURY AT THE GUILD.

HALL BANQUET, Speaking at the Guildhall banquet Led Wolseley said thai erlore had boun givan stat Jay to mobilies another division for South Africa.

Lard Balisbury said that the present situation in Bouth Africa tras grave. hnt tbut this was

this woul

THE FREIGHT MARKET Menery, Like and logge in their freight areals for today's ranil, esya

Some five years age this lady, in company profesor Schiaparelli of Milan. It is that each with another misionary, was robbed in the of those meteorio orbits is identical with that of straste of Hounia and received a number of a comet, which bodies must thalero baregarded seriona injuries; since shielt fime her conditions sustainiig very olsa and intimate connection with the motors. The orbit of the November moteur lias the silents as that of a as ocasional her friends somo anxiety,

small comet, discovered by Tombol at Marseilles 19th December 1863, which pad ita perikoli on 11th January 1888 and was found to hare a period of 33 years, Thus also, the grbit of the meteors of the locot Angat, aclncide with that of the third set of 1852 discovered by pro fesor Swift, and the materia shower observed wach your on the 7th of November, when the Barth crossue the orbit of Biele's comet, is sans pound to use some conasetion with this comet. We have given briefly in the abovó faw lingi the theories of modern astronomers concaraing the soulig meteoric display, other Aty k teresting particulars might be added, which tito and space do not permit.-American (Manila)

Chartering business during the past fortnight has again been of a pretty lively character and ratar of freight, with a few exceptions have continued stony

On Wednesday the newly formed A team will play its oponing match, and on Thursday there wil be the unal Ragby game. On Saturday, as The matoh, reported in this column last week, mentioned above, a Shield tie will be played. batweon.the V.R.C. and the Eagiuvers, Institató has boun the cause of much wisfortune to the former club Not content with beating the Recreation men by four goals to nothing, the Engineers did them a far greater injury by enticing away, couple of their best mea. This to say the lanet, is unkind, for it is difficult encogh at any time for the V.B.C. to got a

STRAN: FREIGHTS. doort team on the fold. It is a plucky little olab and it is very hard for it to have to standi

Shortly after isso, of Inuk ofrcular the demand this rebuff. For dve or six autoosaive yeare it from Saigon for this port once more coupletely basta lain un the field, novar with mucsubsidet in cursuquorice of holders of grain vees, but it has always come up sensing refusing to sell nad we have thorofors no bus

nass to report in this region Latterly prices The powerful Kowloon Clab did not meet will ane toalh the Cisappointments of tho V.R.C hat it is now defunct, whilst the sturdy Hittle Recreation team has still kept going, and it is particularly disappointing that this sesson, when the latter has just obtained the privilegs el a ground, this new organisation should come forward and spoil its chases. The Engineers' Institute team is formed from players from the Institute and "elecwbore," pelnoipally whore," but most of them are sise mom pars if

150-

Victoris Recreation Cint, and all new aligible for anemboralip: We think it a perlin- ant queetion to ask. If the Engineers ware (uniabls to form a tout amongst themselves, and apparently such is the esso, why did they not

to have given way a fistle, as chartering might be practicable again at 15 cents per picul Free pratique has since boss granted to arrivals from this port. As to the new crop, prosponte remain good, the weather having continned favourable all the dino

OUR PAXIS LETTER.

LAUNCH OF A CHINA MUTUAL STRAMER.

On 5th October there was launched from the

•Handacze o and Co. Partick", a large handsomely metalled yard of Messore. David and Win. steel spraw stanmor which they have built to tho crdor of the China Mutual Stearo Navigation. Oo Limited. The disigneions of the vessel ara 465 ft. by 58 ft. by 34 ft., with a gross tonnage PARIS, 1th October

of about 6,000 tone. The vessel has a largo The principals in the Boer war have to be carrying capasity, and lay bean specially de crossed. Bagland; fully satisfied that the Bus did not kuow how to teach nations to live, umplimented on the Babioon having bussigood to suit the extensivo Esstern trade of the

resolved on that necessary. Bohoslustering for Frem Bangkok to this, the enquiry for the protontions Teansvaal. The treaty of 1881 nage has remainen, fairly brisk and overal was agst sunmafulis disregarded, and the Bag bou taken up for 5 ecnsecutive forages at would concede equal rights to all white people setilmente ay sa record. One steamer has lab wars longhod at for imagining the Bows

From Saigou for other ports only nne freak charter is on rooord to Cebu, at 371, ganta per

prices having best prohibitive to any farther picul, loading in about a month, the high gmin

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wners, sod has been built wador special surroy 10. laga 130 A1 at Lloyds, and, in addition, will haro a Bard of Trade passenger certificate. Sixteen powerful steutu winches have boon liited with large derricht, and all the latest improvo The vessel is constructed with poop, long wents for the rapid handling of her org.

Plagno Convention of 1598 having boen adhered the only part of our relatiens with other nations join the V.R.C. Club and strengthen it instead 28:33 oints per pienk, which anyhow Indicates within their hoitudaries Dessived by the bridge, and forecastle, the saloon and captain's to by the British Government, it becomes into which suy apprehension was applicable of adopting the course they have oud altemptingbat ile position is viewed favourably, Aquist attitude of England and hor holding accommodation being on the bridge deck. The

Continuing, Ford Salisbary said that Great Britain would rook no forsign Interference in South Afrion. He had not heard that any in- terference was contasiplated, but it was possible to foresist the future of Sonth Alries, and Grost Britain afl not seek any goldfields

oumbent on the Colonial Government to in- (2) trudace anol legislation as will enable lt to desi, in accordance with the Convention, with ques tions relating to the departars of passengers and the exportation of susceptible goods from districts infected with plagus. The present Bill is brought forward with that object. It will give the Government the powers requisite to carry out effectually the previsious of Olapor territory, but only equal rights for all race ters II, III, and IV, at the General Sanitary the security of the Empire, and to dwell in

happy relations with America. Regulations prescribed by the Convention.

Lord Salisbury also referred to the Bamoa

Dorraondents must forcars theirnama ordnar with communicatione addressed to the 2ter, not "or publication, bai arevidence of good faith.

Als laiters for publication shotifil is written on onÈ side of the operat

Ne anonymously guest communications that have airpady appeared in other poparzwi i be fazeriod.

Onders for Batra'sopia of DAILY-axer should be and before 11 am on day of publication. After that Acus the supply is limited. Only aplied for Casi Telegraphic Address Pass-1.8.0. Oide.

P.O. BOE, 20 Teliphone v.12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, November 18th, 1899.

4c wreck it?

Freights for Japan parts have roled soms up the other chack to be amote when the Ancommodation for engineers and officers is of a If the V.R.C. tom collapses there will be no club in the colour in which the beginner will what casier, the rat for cholama baing down fra had bean smitten, it was concluded that superior style, and is also titled on the bridg

to about 224 cents per plout on which basis national virility hal fizzled ont of her finger dock, slougalde the engine casing. A complete be able to cultivate the game. Ilowerers steamer bes been chartered From the Coal ends and that there wus u time limit to the fastallation of electric light Lug been Etted know there are a few prominent members of the olub who will do their best to provout ports to this, we have heard of only one charter ringing of impertinent lowands and intersal throughout the vessel by Messrs. W. C, Martia dous in Japan, s big carrier having accoptedt-English rule: at last the day for explans-

And Co., Glasgow, steam steering gear by Meurs. such an unfortunate pursue and we see a part cargo at $2.75 per ton. For Bingapero tions arrived, and Great Britain was simply Davis and Do., London, nad a powerful capatan reason why they should not be successful

On Saturday the V.B.C. recoised & Revere veral settlements have been effected af the requested to mavron and told the hores beforged windlass. On the forconsile read by Mesars,

suhsaoed inte $2.25 par.lon.SHER

to them and they would admit of no interference. Emerson, Walker, Bad Co. She will be rigged From Newchwang to Canton, andor the in- rubbing from the Bagal Engiora, belug

Naturally England had to decide whether as a fore and aft schooner, with telescopic polo maate to enit the Manchester Caual. Water beaten by ave gals to pro. Sol was able dunen et a strong demand for tonnage, atas she would keep her unruly vassal in the teases to turn out for them. Tuohy has gone over to the advanced to 45 cents per poul, but only on0

or allow her to run riot sud pick up bat ballast is carried all fore and aft, laslading the Engineers, and Howarth has been transferrol boat was procurable for suitable dates. At the over highway associates she could-and therefore and after peaks, with a large deep tanic for do very well. The R.E. ontplayed them, but dropping to 40 cents par pioul. The port in Daw departure. In the diplomatic car the triple expansion type, have been constracted by the builders, and consist of three cylinders, hardly to the extent of the soure. They missed Tikely to close on about 20th instant respondence for explanations and arrange Tuohy aut Howarth vory much, and their back

On monthly torme, farther business on a division was in consequenos deortedly rocky pretty large scale has been dous and very good ments of diffenties which wars are ted 23 in., 47 in, and 78 in, hy 60 in. stroke, with: two double-ended boilers with Howen's forced by the breaking down of Transvaal, promises, I as second half drives put in Sound 70s, but their basks collaggal entirely, rates are best raid by the Chinese charterprs the whole object of England was to gradually draught, and built for a working pressure of It is to be hoped it their expectations a touter into bor surrounding provinces and fake 180 he. Throughout the construction of the The bocabardment of Ladysmith continues. the boy hate absofstaly he weight in the the future will be fully real as strategic positions scoparatory to a goatral vessel the buit and machinery have been ander

lack. They

navanes of a fores pathclapt to crush out the agerton's lab etarr conta- but little damage in being done.

toum The R.K..are a fairly level lot all rant forward are about the best. Their wing Logans have sailed and the Mary, L. Cushing then the necessity of at once rekening to Mr. II. Seal for the ongino department. This TREACHERY.

and Biata of Must have en teken up since, naturs lifa and confederate dovolopment. latest addition to the extensive feet of t Gineral White conficis the statement of awards finesse too much and against a good The charters of the Adolph Obris and St Mark, the meantime, the Ougo Free State which China Matual Company was gracefully named

defence would not score a great, dent, but Livut- 150.000 native eye witness that the Roors fred on the Brown in the centre always makas straight for after having hasa cancelled on neocunt of both only know paces and prosperity by simply Hyson, as she left the xuys, by Miss Mefaran,

roses buing Lohied dates, have as renewed British after raising a thog of trupo during the the geal.

Court, London. at some reduction. The dataand is now satisfied rected faith towards Bughod daughter. of hir David Molere, Kensington $8,550,000 battle to the westward of Ladysmilk (es 2nd

iunt.

of bank notes in cirmulation and of apocie in agreement with Gormany, with which latter to Shanghai, so they could not be expaotod to close the market wankenod a little, the rate are plenty within call—to back up her trimming purposes, The engines, which are of

The following returns of the average amerit reapers in Hongkong, flaring the month onder $1st October, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published:

Average Spooie in Banks.

amount, reserve. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Stanghu Hans ing Corporation National Bank of

Chiou, Limited, 442,204

82,964,245 6,779,418

Totul

...... $10,187,95%

$1,800,000

5,000,000

of Cantor at Canton, in his report on the trade of that port for last year, unde re forcues to the prevalence il piraty on the river waters. The evil, he said, bad become so grave that it could be lightly trented no longer. The Vicoroy,” he continued, "hasTHE PIRACY IN CANTON WATERS

lately organised a special system of pre- "vention of piracy, based on a detail of "seven launches to definite section on the We bear that a large number of salt jurks "main water routes and supplemented by are at present held up at Taipingsha, between guardboats, all under the control of ons Kumenck and dadaku, the pirates demand

The provincial authorities haveing a ransom of some thousands of dollars.. "boooms apprehensive that if they do not The junk people succeeded, in sending word of their plight to the Viceroy, but are still wait ing for assistave.

"man.

UNPROMISING MEASURES FOR ITE SUPPRESSION,

The hand quarrers of the pirates are at Sai law, opposite Samabuž

country the present relations were all that could be desired.

LONDON, IL November, THE BOMBARDMENT OF

LADYSMITH,

LATER.

NEWS FROM BULAWAYO. A small convoy with an escort, was attacked by the Boors near. Unlawayo...

Sik men of the caport ure Inissing and the convoy jest.

A SIEGE TRAIN FOR THE CAPE. A seiga train of thirty howitzers and 1,136 men have been unlored to embark at Doron

port,

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL WHITE Nowe from Capolown dated 9th inst. saya that General Bullor had received ans from

**act, others who are not entitled to do so are likely to interfers to stop the evil, But it ought to be admitted that the evil

A short time ago the cwrs of launches ply "is a most difficult one to cope with, and

that a much more vigorous Governmenting on the North, West, and East Rivera peti-General White. by pigeon post, that tlie Boers

tioned the Viceroy for protection against than the Chinese would be put to an "extreme teat of its resources in the pirates. The Vionroy in reply is med" a pro,

ation which, we ned informed, did not afford protection, but imposed restrictions on the traffic. The conditions imposed are said to have been suggested by the Commissioner of Customs The thuach owners protested, whereupon the Commissioner of Custome ised the following

nctification :—.

were daily bombarding Ladysmith with heavy

is at a long range.

Few casaities had occurred and to serious

harm had bour done. The entrondhigronts are daily growing stronger and provisions are ample.

General Whito also mentious that the Boors

GENERAL WHITE

General Ballar hes ordered that the Roslie Castle with Major-General Hildyard and the troops on board, shell prnosed to Durban.

effort to put a stop to it." The detail of seven launches does not seem to have had much effect in reducing pimog, and Mr. Dan's successor, Mr. ScaCEBICKE, has now slopted a further measure, sized particularly at one brauch of the evil,

"This is to notify the owners of Chinese had fivot on a flag of trace and Major Gale of namely, the insting of passenger launches. stem-launches that the roabories committed the Royal Engineers was wounded. The proposal is that every launch shall stem-lauushna are due to the failure of MOVEMENTS FOR THE RELIEF OF the masters to comply with the orders of the carry its own special polics forea and pay Viceroy and the Commissioace of Customs as for it, and, according to the time honoured to seatching the persons and the luggage of passengers. In comiquenes of this failure to Chinese custom of vicarious responsibility, make the search dirested armed robbers AM dre unfortante siean-launch owner is to be enabled to take passage by the launches, und, with held criminally responsible should any out the assistance of other robbers who come along. side in boats, to commit their depredations whit age take place on board his craft. It is the luauches are on their voyages. As the rob not surprising to learn that the launch bozies are increasing day by day, the Viceroy has given orders that overy stem-launch shall owners object to the new regulations. The engage four table for the purpose of search pay of four constables for each launch wiling the persons and the luggage of gote

to ascertain whether they are carrying resol mean a beary addition to the running x- Tera or other weancus before they are allowed pouses, and the Banrshing of all the passen. to go on board. These constables are to be Inauches und are to wear gers and their luggage will mean paid by the

uniforias bearing the word "cuastable" and

ed in the Caston-house and in the office of the

This is regarded as indicative that the glof of Geners! White is General Buller's first con sideration

ARRIVAL OF MEN-OF-WAR AT DURBAN. LL.M.B. Terrible nad Theliz have arrived at Durbin-

Losnos, Noyinbar, THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.

A large squadron will assemble at Spithead

st

London, 10th Novamber. FRANCE.

dalay, will be distasteful to the pas the rame of the launch to which they are to welcome the Emperor William on the 20 seagere, and will discourage traffic. attached. The names of the constables, with their agse sad alive places, are to be rogister Such extreme measures ought to be u necessary. It cannot be admitted, as Mr.Sin Hau Kuk, where the constables can apply

The trial against M, Dormalide and H. Guer Daw claims in bis report, that the evil for their arms, which must be paid for by the **is a most difficult one to cope with, and such-oor. If the anther carry their in has opened on the charge of plotting against own are they must be enbuitted for examina that a much more vigorous Government on at the Castom-house, As these provis

THE UNITED STATES ELECTIONS. than the Chinese would be put to an

Biose are made for the protection of mer-

A partial return of the State ofootlons shows chants and launch owners and pressed extreme test of its resources in the effort under the instructions of the Viceroy, an upholding of President McKinley's policy, "to put a stop to it." All that is required launch owaere must strictly comply ther

with: In future if any robbery i

com.

the Republia, A PAYME

TYPHOON AT HAIPHONG

is an honest administration and an officiant uitted on a star-launch through her carrying

The stemmer Hating, Captain Jenssy, which police system. So far from the evil being armed robbers a passengers, the Hoense of the inherently difficult to put a stop to, it is launch will be sandelled and her owner will be arrived yesterday from Haiphong and Holhos, prosecuted on account of his fallure to obey Impossible to contemplate the possibility of this erter or uoglecting to see that the constareperia that on the 9th November a very severe such a state of things being allowed to exist ble make onreful search of the passengers typhoon passed over Briphong, doing consider 10 any ordinary well regulated country and their laggagn Olay this. Dated 20 What would be thought, for instance, day, 9th moon, 25th your of Kwang Sub

able dansgo to the river steamers, lighters, and

junks, of which several were carried far inland

As we do not wish the V.R.C. any kurur yo

will not remark on any of their players, for just at the moment it would doubtless injure the club to praimo the play of any of its foam..

The A Coy L.W.F.dafsall the Engineers' Institute at Causeway Bay on Saturday by two to it, one goal buing scored in each half. Owing to the isto hone at which the game was, arranged the Engineers were able to get their fall team.ou, so the match assumod rather a scratch nature and afforded no criterion as to the relative abilities of the tangis. The soldiers not play badly, but none of the Engineers in any way distinguished themselves.

CRICKET

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. V. LADIES

RECREATION CLUB.

Homunca ingat CLUE,

First Inning Surgeon wurd, H., b Villinge

H. H. Groen, a Tuok, b Hanouck

A. G. Ward capt), a Yallingu, bi Kanevekt... a* T. J. Wilde, bacook

Djc. Clach, K.A.3.C., o Havesok, Langhorne

1. A. Hass, Johnsen, h Houk... lier. F. T. Johnson, a Higgoo, b Langboye l K. W. Money, li Banoonk

A. R. Iza E., o Atkinson, b Hancock

4. Manund, R.N1, Valing, b'aucuck...

. B. Howard, b Langhoras..... R., Hall, K., nel ouß.......

Eitral

Totaleme

LAVORO RECREATION Club. First Innings

Capt. Janghorda, ilaw, Host – mi Lint. Malik, K.A,&howard, 1 Hywatel Dr. Tuck, N., et Sheward, b Wide

Lieut. Johnson, R.W.F, bw. Baina

4.

H. Haarock, a Sherward, b Rask,

Viseunt Sairdale, o Clark, Russ3

Lieut. Hill, W., Widorimus

Inst. Tigger, R. W., h Bos

Dr. Atkinson, o Ward, b Ross Judgemini a Rev. G. Vallings (capt.), eSnoward, Ross .KS. Vercard, a Howard.

BALEREIGNTS.

Colwiso-No business reported,"

A MAGNIFICENT PHENOMENON. THE RETURN OF THE GREAT METEORIO SHOWER OF LEONIDS. The grand meteorie display, in which we are sil xe much interested, is now approaching, and probably a few words about this magnilcont. phenomenon, will be of interest to wany

1. The graal motenrie shower will probably commerce to-appsar atare our herizon, on or at the lathe Noretager, and will probably aprine in the early morning hours. In any Case, they cannot possibly be observed unsif af- tor 1h 271 in the early morning, as the rad ent does not rise above on our horizon. before that time.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British steamor Taichion, from Bangkok 6th Nov., had fine weather and moderate wing from N.W. to NF all the way.

The British stomer Fnesos, from Bangkok 3rd Nor, and Kobsichung 4th, experiodoodma derste variable winds and Gre weather through out 65 royagelig ako

The Dritish stenmor Taisnug, from Shangbat 7th Nov., and Brator 10th, had strong N.B. wind and son to Swaton. Fem Bwatow to part fight sarterly winds, very foggy weather and moderats N., swell

The British steamer Tholes, from Taisufco

became a rollection of the oroozed ways and small doings of the toess. The Feas Bluts allowed herself to te milled an bias with the Transvaal for prespectiva independ once of all powers and principation. It naver for a moment thonght that a period Would arrive when English patience would becoup exhausted, and that it was impossible for the Boare to rest withral external support from come Europe antions who Lad axes to grind in having the Capa route to India ahal Australia possibly blockud ut a moment to suit The British stemmer Hangking, from Manila the nefarious design upon the riches and extent 9th Nov, had moderato N.E. mannsson, du of the British Empire England has now come weather with smooth to rulerate san; fresk down upon this little game with Thod hammer, N.B. winds and fog towards Hongkong. and the result will be that the two Bapablics will bemerged infas new calony where all the inaabi- tauts will have the same full enjoyment of rod ericoxistancs. It would be a new error to The rudient ciat bears towards the E. N. Econiclude that England had not long seen how

The British steamer Phra Nang, from Hang of Manila and is situated in the constellation the conduct of the Boors muat cud, and it was This match was played on Saturday, with poned the Bickle of Lao" from which the enslly pertain that she would lose no time look and Kobsiahang 3rd Nov had fine weather twelve amide. The following are the wors-mulera derits that Dane of Loogide, and may satting abous to right her colonial supreme throughout, with moderate N E. monsanu; off be found a littio north of the star of lat mag. She knew that tro or three powers that had a Cape Padarun a big swell was encountered from niendo called "Engelus: equatorial onordonnten, direct tendency in the keeping up of disturban ESB. working roand through M. to N.W

light scension 10h 09 Declination 9 days in the Panerul misant the maintance of where it was last e North Unfortunately to the night following unrest; the proceed to square two of theso November the 14th, 1899, the moon will be powers, France at Faloda, and Germany by a 6th Nov. Amoy 7th, and Sestow 10th, Lad rotification of string N. breeze and ligh son to Amoy. From nearly fall, and is key to rob the display of commercial treaty aird a mccl piits grandeur, however, it is parally boundaries in the Portuguone posasion. Amoy to Bwatów, fresh to moderate breeze and obliterated by moonlight or whelly obscured by Thus fratred frue bazd in dealing with clear fine weather. From Swatow heats fog elonds, another opportunity may occur in 1500 the bumptions Bear, he soon the benas. to Chelang Point From Chelong Point For 1901. At the middle of November, 1000, Raad Government to decide betwem war or a Lo port, light N., bruoza, clear and fine weather, the meou will be near or last quarter, and will peace. She was aware that paceful cou Vasets in Amoy-Kueigang. In 3walow- risont abort millgbt, and her influonne ia dilioca biel rayon the cooling of Taksang and Trip

The British gamer Jonut, from Tamsi moderating the visible aspect of the diaping in thuir denied rights to the Uitlanders, vonk

at likely to be serious In 1001 there will be never be grated by the Boers, or did any of 10th Nov., and Auey 11th, had light variable, no moonlight at the spook of the shower's ore the foreign comsel journale, blowing always winds and think fog throughout to Amby. urge these on From Amoy frst part, light variable wind and taru, so that it inny become strikingly visiblo hostilities to England, bafere rise on November 15th, or on tk cabelons upon the fanstival Doors. The ory Lazy thick weather; latter part moderato M.N.E. always was the poor little Boers, and that inde, aloudy and overcast. Voshals in Amey night Ecdlowing that inte

11. A word ondering the origin of thats their oligarchy was about to be crashed Rusiyang, C. E. Kian Whampoa, Tamer motors. Many theories have been advanced by manmath Fuglaud, who offered all the Maru, Musang, Huroking, Blandath, and co that they came from the Sun, from the Earth, berties her casone sujoyed; result, the Japanere artiger, as a product of vulcanio setion, and so on, but imposing army of 75, British solders in the

EXPORT CARGOES. the difleulties barring this acceptance of these disputed torilory, who intend to swoop awAY and many other hypotheses are fazy great

the hyuries and all the influence of Fer star Orestes, sailed on the 1st Nov. For Loadou-3,775 boxes ten (70,275 Ilus. So, The rust rerosimil explanation, and now gen. external powers. The Bear will now hayo, to erally admitted by a witonomers, is that of the face the open sold, not from his place of attack caper, 146 boys tea 8,606 lbs. So Cr., Pokee, Carina pultisopher Chladni who gohms to have hat from the position the invador desires to 234 boxes tu 4,972 lbs. ngon 4,966 boxes fast expressed the true comeuption of matécris take and whose mobility of dormant ten particulars noknows), erst tallow, BU mattor, having published in 1794 the view usen- is a stumbling block-to the invaded. Bir Hed. casks and 2650 cases preserves. 78 anson Chia- tially unmodd to-day that interplanetary vors Baller is not going to give them their ows waro, $7 cases blackwoodware. 43 case palm leef paos is tentafel by ahoals of moving bodies, place of selection for a stand-up fight; he will fans, St casos algara, 4 mestextract, 3.casas chiefly iren, sxseedingly small in iasa wasp the whole tomitory. The never ha partridge canes, 10 cases iron glaske 76 opses

·and dimension 29 compared with the been any doubt raised as to the ass of indigo 71 cm and 14 bags shells 110 copra.2 planete Muititadas of these minute bodies the conlliet, nor is there any fimo Damed boxes bristles, 3 boxo 165 balas Tenthors. 160 thos collide with the Earth while it is for Iti ondu rance, bat ball will be short baten waste gill, 20 rolls uite, sud 18 packages travelling through a shuil of them, and and Bobisire, and the past army of the sundries For Liverpool: 11 packages gin- by their impact with the apoc Tegions of our Traneval, which embodies the idol hopes ger For Glasgow:-25 caska u 10!! can atmceplies, and by friction in passing awiftly of Datulencendency in South Afripa will preserves and cases look woodwate. Fer through it, are beated tu incau demence, tins acou lost the cigour cry we are betrayed London option Manchester bales wuste presenting the famous phenomena commonly Rifles will be abandoned for a home stampede and silk For Loudon option Glasgow 100 cast knows an slecting-stars. For the most part, decided telnetanos to change for any other ginger For Londas, option Hamburg-20 they are consumed or lipated store tonohing batan English nationality. Nor willac Belvers casks preserves For Lonñon option Antwerp the solid surface ul our planet. The fast tay down in bicos until he has taught the tia, option Hamburg 200 enses mussis and determined from theory and will established aute the nezsense of their te, and rendered it caes bristles For Antwerp:-90 bales split. from observation, that more floors are sepi maltar of impossibility for them to play at Ang bamboo For Hamburg balas succe, during the morning hours (from 2 to tham lemaufa for the Fatire. By in stroke of the case stara vod. 12 cines bristles and 7 cas than at any oilernightly period of equal length, pen be will give the foreign residents repadi hall Fur Havroforses shall and 450 bairs because the skin nearly central around that ated by Uncle Paul ful of rights of citizenship split bamboo For New York-cassia oil, general direction in which the Earth is moving entrust then with the excreine of power admin. Per Gorain steamer Dayern, sailed on tău Weiterhit about the Sap, and to the motours intrative, financial, and civil will remove from 8th November For Singapor case silver. that would fall upon this Eurth it it wore ut the defeated the moans of having the power to ware For Colombo :-3,000 bugs float and L rest, mast be added those that aro overtaken by do all by disarming them for many yust, and cas joss sticks. For Triesto: 134 bales peract reason of our cenmction. Also it is now ouring them for over of the two grant Jesmons cocoons and 24 casse tea. For: Genos 100 recognised; that from July to January while they acquired with family and porfestion, that bales waste sik, 15 balos raw silk, Lease Black the Earth is passing from apbeiion to porile exploiting the necessition of new arrivals and woodware, 1 box too. Fr Antwerp:-185 Balos mare wetours are pun tian during the pacing the fruits of their wiquity in the feathers, 71 roths waiting, 45 bales rattencone, dast half of the year, but this being top pockets of themselve art of their friends Of pases Chinaware, 8 cases sondries, and bales ohioty because the rib shoals of August and course there will be muck ailing and guasking loaf tobacco. For Antwerp and/or Humbarg November are then encounta

of tooth on the part of those who think 50 Cheon bristles For files lea. For JL. Regarding the first discovery of the thus thoir neighbours, slice can do wrong, Austertam 200 waves ginger. 131 rolle nut. paristical return of the great November shower, while they base charge of the Holy Grail, ting, 30 cases Chinawars, 10 cases ten slick, and at may be clored, that comets Kave beon for Tre is another "calmant The convention cases antes, For Amsterdam and/or Bol abent two inundred years recognized as osmical the englusers has received during the corapt teriam 100 ose ager, Su boxes, and U bodies often travelling in regalar orbits and reign of Brager will be ezatajned with na wna | bales cassio, and 10 caska ginger. For Better- Opera, Mald Patan Wiles. N.3. Wiekers the San that win of metric bodies move obangeable mural rule and the reformeil prodám dos cabos preserves. I vaave to sticks, sud iq aitalline männer lana ba known during only Portier base the gift of the replacing Govern 4 dages Clipsmu. Por Bremerhaven-14 Chase Chintwine and I ease parthenware. Fer ment who will allousto the forfeitures of lo the Inst witty 2026.

તા. The first definie establishment of the rele frauded alonal obligations. There are societies Busnes Ayres: case sloth. Tor Bali- tion of sucksvern to the solar system, bewhose charters at the propone time tar more cases Chleware For Bremen: 70 pelveigally due to the labors of professor New hurdly be touched with the tags oven when dis maiting, 2408 samiriuz, 8 casca preserves, ten of als iniversity, in the cans of the the nuts are cloyed, and companies who daw and 4 canoe bamboo baskote For Bremen andler November, matours. The resurrence of the immense income from the Blate by paying Hembarg 25 caske priserves For He shower as seen in the United Babes 13tr No- the wail slevated rates, rooiing with the latt barg477 bolos feathers, 215 boxes ten 17% ember 1833, on about the same day of the and therein of the fourths of the paement soils inatting 10 con Caius paper, 7 packages: year that nika shower hit been witnessed by Then will be the moment for an Eugishana to ton & canos bristion, 3 ensea sundrian, and 1 cas Huiqbolli and Bonpland in South America 14 feel" I own's share in the moneys raised by Bill

Lient. Bosheria, R.W.F., not out

Total .......

Hoxarena COCET CLUA Second Innings

1. E. Green, o Hancock, Mallikap

C. Hammout, K.N., o vaikon, 5 Vallings

. J. Hall, R.N., Langler, Hancock

3. Wildo, 1.b.m. Vollton, b Mulliken

Sarg, Shower, R.N., o Joharton,

Ward, not out.

J. Roas, not ckt .........

Kav. Jobrisom

"Eleni. Eat, B.A.

K. Mourey

did not al

Major Clark, R.A.

1, 17oward

Extras

by the high fel Beveral parks of the tons Vallange were inedated.

Total

BOWLING ANALYSIS

HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB.

First Kalugaka Overs Maid, Ruue, Wides H.B.

LADIE RECREATION CLUB

140

Orere. Haldane, Wid. NB. Worli

16.25

The wind cominence blowing from the N.E. Langhorne, with beavy rain, this coutinuing up to noon, when the wind voured to the E. and blew with torre fores up the Haiphong reclass 9pma endsen all occured. The wiul ricon menced shortly aftermarla, blowing from the Johnsen 3131 NW, but not so beurity as before. 66 pin: Clark

1

217

122

43

8

8 17

Firat Innings.

1:46

120

10

162

20

the weather wan ubating and by midnight the Gr storm

na over. Wide -

HOROXONG CRICKET CLUR

Sound Insides

No. 1. TAIMET," A' COMPANY, Targeta Hit 24

Hite 162 + Fire Diselpline

40

if organised piracy oxided on any of HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS. the waterways of India and the Government

MACHINE GUN COMPANIES COMPETITION. Confessed itself unable to suppress it and to

The following aro the waris obtained at the guarantee reasonable security to the legi- Machine Gun Competition on 28th October for timate traffic? In such a care it would be the trophy presented by HB. the General

Ofleer Commanding

TERMAS thought that the Government was no longer fit to rule. The same conclusion must be arrived at with regard to the Govorament of China in general and the Canton Govern anent in particular. Except for the corrup tion and incompetence of the Chinese nu- thorities there is no reason why travel op the West River should not be as safe as dis the Thacia Even if M. SOHCHICKES TO

ulations could be effectively carried out. they would affect only one branch of the trade preyed upon by the pirates, namely, the passenger trafie, the goods traffic would will remain in the mms unfortunate posi-

No. 3. Tazer?,:

Tergote Hit Kite

Fire Die plina.

No. 2

Targate Hit

红云

Fire Discipline..

Total::

#285

The Huling left Haiphong at 6 6.m, on the 10th She passed quite a lot of wrockage te tween Hordu land and Norway Island About six miles B, W of Norway, Infand e picked up two shipwicaked Pakhol Reherme who had been about twenty-four hours on, a reft and were the only two survivere out of a craw of ten. The master of thöjnnk enccumbed da The morning of the rescue. According to the statement of the two men rescued quite a num

Howard..

Valligida 14, 1 Langhades G 633 2.

The Palantes Mamilyen & Cameron, Limited; ***DEJERVE A NATIONAL MEMORIAL. their lapis nationé-Dover Crovide

ber of dshing jazz and been lost with all onTYES WAVEIGHT PAR TER PICKTIE TEV board,

The Thing had fire weather tip to Hong 21

kong

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