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THE HONGKONG DAILY PEN88, MONDAY, DROHMBAL BEE, 1899.

The delivery of the English Mail was begún | DISASTROUS FIRE AT WEST POINT. at 2.50 pm on Saturday:

The November raport of the Tunjum Bikring: Co., Limited, and interesting war Lowa will be found in today'e supplemost,

The first of the season's dances in connection with the Institution of Euginoors and Ship: builders of Hongkong took place in. Cas City Hall on Friday night, and was a great success The Band of the Hongkong Regiment ploged for dancing.

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The Easi Anglian Daily Times Announces the painfully sadden dosth of Mr. Sidney Fof. fray, its Colchonicz representative, from a epileptis lit. Mr. Jeffroy was for a few yourH on the staff of the Hongkong Daity Press and afterwards an that of the Straits Taxer. On hearing the Far East he rejoined the Exat Anglia Haily Times, with which ho has been previously connected. e. Jeffray was ouly twenty-eight years of age and leaves a willow and fare children, with whom mash sympathy will be folt in their and borovomeol.

TINAVY DAMAGE,

Insurance $10,000 (Mese Sioxas and Coli

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT BELI

LIOS PUBLIU SCHOOL.

INVSBESTING ADDERAS BY THE HON, WA

distributed the prizes after which he

6th Clam1 Ethel Parker, 2 Wong-Wa Chub, 3 Hannah Redgor, 4 Tds Nome and An nio Neill this).

7th Class Liz Vanstone, 2 Doris Chuu FUL J Nancy Salleridud, Bether Noma and

PUBLIC COMPANIES

OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES LIMITED. QUBEN MINES LIMITED,

PRIVATE MEETING A SHARE. HOLDERS is the abuse Companies be bold at their offlows, 53 mad 40, „Queen's Ronal Central on WEDNESDAY, the 37th

SL Class Aliyo Hanson, Ethel Hassan, Raubol Levi, 4.Victor Sheffield,

0th Class 1^ Dolly Ponisroy, 2 Margarit | will Bodge, a Sophie Joseph and Willie Hapton (tio). 4 Irene Coleman and Ah Boo (tie).

lith Close-146 Fring 2 Charlie De Sifra and Ma Yung flis) 3 King Chan, 4 Edgar Abraham. ⠀

JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & BON. at half past Two in the afternoon.

General Managers. Hongkong, ud December, 182, THE

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Bap Drawing-Jobprak Mokomedi

KONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL Drill-Alico Labiral, 2 Dorothy Lambert, Noodlework. Faily Long, 2 Daisy Mather, TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED. 3 Julia Pearson show PNG

Chinese Umbroidery, Johorah Hotional; TOTICE i horeby given that 2 Mo Ching,GTONE HEARTS FIFTEENTH ORDINARY GEN. Attoudauce. Etial Long, Joharak Ma BRAL MEGTING of the SHARE- boned Kitty Abraham, Allen Vasions, HOLDERS of the above Company will be held Minnie Sutherland, Georgina King, Mary at the Registered Ofoes of the Company 38 Peterson, Lizzie Vanstone, Alia Hatieru, and 10, Queen's Road Curtial, on THURS Willie Hanson, and Afton Alvos...

Dux of School-Ethel Long, Spaobil Prize by His Hunque Mr. Justice Goodman for Diligence and Good Croduct

Kitty Abralya, 2 Dorolby Medgene:

CHINESE DI♥ MION.

For Full Marks in Arithmetiolin Sibal Cà, Chan Yu Chi, Lo Yut 8in, Hung Ngan, Young Wang Yan, Lounge You, and L. Su

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A fire which has provel the mast disastrous of any known in Hongkong for yeris pas

REIGHT GOODMAR- broke out at Wesi Point on Friday night.

Thuro was a large attendance at the aquual I will be some kino beioro anything like scourate estimate of the darangs is forthcom prize distribution which took place al Belilies. jag, but it is considered by no means Improbable. Public School on Thursday afternoon, when uu- that buildings and goods to the value of closedor the conductorship of Mrs. Tutober, the nc one million dollars buvo beor destroyed, in bond sistress, an interesting programs was heavy dmin will be made upon the insurance gone through by the childs, including physics companies, as the buildings affection Fully drift, song The ash grove; dialogus, Unify It is notitled in the Gorile that a meeting of insured and local insurance companies have le strength," picantort du Misses Ells King the Justices of the Peace will be held on the heavy lines on the goods stored in them. The aml Maulo Parker and some exercises with

following companies are affected Commoxcial Indian clubs by Mi. Alios Lesbirol. Sth January for the purpose of nominating a

Tao Ho W MEION GOODMAN (Acting obair and Goriva $10,000; Transatlantic $10,000, Sen Chief justice) ocoupiel tbs Justion as na ueoficial member of the LegisUnion (Mr. W. H. T. Daris) 35,000 North lative Counvil in the placa of the Hon; C. P.

South British (Mr. B. S. Morrol); $49,000; delivered the following address:Many of ke 14th.

Unica Asancance Society, $10,000 (H. Wisking you will remember that, on a former occasion, and Co); Tung Chu, $14,500 Masers Batter your prizes wore distributed by Sir Fobn Unr figid and Swird's agencies, 580,000; Obias Fire, ringtou, who take a great interest in education $30'000 (on block and contents); Hongkong Lo his absence have bogu eppointed to net as Fire, 310,000 Nuebla Britiske (Menors Shewan Chief Fastive; and, I'preme, it is in this Engl Tosses and Co.) $10,000; 31sers. Krater, that I owe the honour of having been asked to Broekloman agencies, 89,040 Houses Carle-occupy on this occasion the position in which I wits and Co.'s agencies, S1000; Chun Co, now bad myself. I need hardly say that it his $30,000. Other companies are also interested give much pleasure to be here, to listen to Your music, to see your phyætend drill, and to in the complete list is not yet made out.

The fire originated in the Chop Vik Gotowa, hand to happy recipients the prizes they have which is situated at the back of a Progained by ladnetry, abilis all good conduct West. The building was packed full of goods You will be glad to hear that I do not propeso of que kind or another, including meteles, to day to deliver any ebborate address upon sulphur, crackers, tobacco, and bales of cotton the subject of education. Many wiee and dis. Another performance of "The Mother-in-fct. It was about nine o'clock when the fire tinguishes men have spoken and written was discovered, and though the Firs Brigade, upon that subject "Most of them baro their Law" wo given at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night by the Hongkong Dramatis under Deputy Superintendent Baddeley, arti- own slows as tu te platire importance of Clab. There was a large audieuco, including vol on the song with commandable prompt different branches of education. Many of H.E. the Gorernur, Lady Blake utel Men Blako, bake the dra had already, assume corsiderable them have special hobbies, and when you know II. E. Major-Geveral senigne, C.M., and diusions, the inflammable nature of the goods the subjects in which they themselves are stored causing the flamos to spread with astoui.gray and shining lights you may reasonably the Acting Chief Justice (Ilia Honor Mr. Maigh Goodman). The performance washing rapidity. Shortly after the Brigade and asume that those are the subjecte which MEERSCHAUM FITES, CIGAR AND distinct improvement upon that of Thursday gel to work un-explosion occurred, and a stage they think other branches of education should ovening. Everything woul-off as smoothly on which Constables Hitchie and Smith were bo subordinated, Que would have supporid as possible, and, the whyte ontertainment was standing collapsed. Ritchie was rathor badly that at all events they were all agreed that raost enjoyable. The cribierassing situations injured about the band and buil to be tukez to reading, writing, and arithmictio were stomatic). POUCHES, de

tary essentials. Ruskin, the great art critic, with which the piace abonada caused tours of the Government Civil Hospital, but fortunately SMOKERS SUNDRIES OF ALL KINDSlaughter. They could hardly have been botter Smith was not such hurt. Luspector Baker does not, however, noom to be of that opinico. and two Chinese firemen were also lujured I was roading his life the other day Un Du put forward thaa' they were. The Isties nucl

Soon occasion, he advanced some money los mason, and gentinmen who tock the dillerent parts did during the course of the evening. credit to themselves, and no deserving of the afterwards a second explosion took place, com handed him the receipt to sign. The on

plelaly lifting the root off the building and hesitated, looked rathorsisepish, and then said most hearty congratulations.

ibrowing the delerin into the adjoining street mast pat his mark, as he could not write, Tlaxe A quantity of barning debris alighted aspen Ruskin took him by both heads and arily subscribed to the prize food Preserva stare and the shores Nos. 1880, end 472, Rad set these huildings on fire, whilst the windows at the Gas Werks, mal in a portion of Tes Vienx Road were shattered by the congus sint.

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For Chinese Literatur-1st Class-1 Lo Yat Sid, IIo Shu Un, 3 Wong 1o.

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The Acting Head Mistress desires to tendor her thanks to the following gentlemen who su

Sir Phontas Jackson, Hon, E. R. Bellion, C.M., Hon. J. J. Konwlok, His Honour Me I am proud to know you," adding "Now 1 seo boy it is you are such nu eutiroly oxoallen Justice Gonduran, Boy, E. Cobbald, Inspiator. workman." Well, with all das respect in HAD Messrs. A. W. Browia, B. Byranjos, "DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

Ruskin. I see no reason why kuawing how tà

B. Cooke, D. E. Crawford. Gibb, Livingston mile should bare din nished the man's stund Co. D. Gillies, Holliday, Wiss and Co. London, 22nd. Decrmor. Quite early the godown to the oast and the mass. On the contrary, I feel sure tha

Kelly and Walsh, G. J. W. King, H. N Mody, one to the west of the Ubap.. Yik Godown much guorance must have been a gust draw

Price and Co., A. S. Watson and Co., Chan ILLNESS OF THE DUKE OF WEST h caught fire and the dividing wall being back to him, and occasioned him snol regne Fat, U Tung Shang. Der Wing, Bung Mai mortification. Sauch for educational Wa Chun, He Fook, Ho Tung, Lan Wei Chuc, amplotely.shattered by the explosions an area of soms 600 square yards was no one muss of hobbies. I was glad tond trote the raport of Li Shing. Man Yu Tong Tsui Man Kox, Sey fames. The Fire Brigade hut not only the the holoist reas that there are no less than 30 Woo, Wai Lur Shok, and Yuen Lai Chuon original are to deal with, bat were called upon names on the register, and that the average at to cope with the subsidiary less caused by the tendance this year has been fully 12 per cou

yiug burning debris. By dint of great exor higher than in 1998. Now, all the girls at this AJUR GENERAL LAWTON KILLED tions they managed to prorant Howard's Goshop may be divided into three classes: Firsh down faveu suntarning say appreciable durage, wut on this they are to be congratulated, as succeeded in doing so next, those who have tried to gain a prize, and have failed to do so; these godonna, ara sory, close to those which were ablaze, and it is wonderful how this firolarify, those who have never taken the trouble was provented from spreading to Thom.

The Duke of Westminster is seriously it RUSSIAN DOCTORS AND THE FLA-

QUE IN MANCHURIA.

A Russian Modion: Corps is proceeding to Manchuria La combat the Plagio.

THE WAR.

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On the 9th November, at Lyons, France, Madamė F. Bovis in lwr 35th year,

On the Stad November, at No. 150, Theatre Street, Lavender Hill, S.Y. FRANCES, the widow of the Captain George A. MACKERS, the and O. Compy's Service.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, December 25th, 1899. Lady Blake will be at home on Tuesday, 2nd January, from four to six.

Owing to the Christmas holidays thora will

by no issue of the Daily Press to-morrow.

ME. LEYES PREDICTS A BLACK RISING.

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Mr. Lugds has been interviewed and predicts arising of the Natives,

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 21st December.

THE POSITION IN NATAL No news has boom corrived from fanscal Ballor,

The Hour position at the Tageln river is regarded is the strongest funginable. The Booms, prior to the recant batile, txumed the river below one of the drifts, thus rendering it almost inpassable.

REINFORCEMENTS.

FRANCE.

DEROULEDE'S SENTENCE

The Brigade worked hard all right, and many of them were on duty all day on Shiar cay aud yesterday. The Chop Yik and ivond joining gedewe are completely galtai, and the walls which are left are cracked and wiakpiod by the explosions sad the tremendous heat which way engendered.

FOOTBALL NOTES,

BY QUINORU,

The wook's results:

A380CIATION,

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those those Late tried to gain a prize and havo

to exert themselves to try and gain a prizi ah all. As regards there in the list ass, I can quly aftar ny songratulations and the hope that in 16 they may be 98 Buudisefil as ab solbol. As to those in the second class, I on only suy, they have any sympathy, and I abould like to remind them of the good old adaga. If at first you don't succeed try, try, try again." Do not only try once more, hat ofies. The advantag that such repeated alforts are likely to attain surocas, and, in aby

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DEAFI· INSTANTANEOUS.

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Manila, 20th Decembor. The death of freueral Lawton is the saddest und Juviest blow of the war. While everyons who has campaigned with him and witwell this rackless bravery and contempt for douger, has looked forward to jint ab nu eel, yet when

gase, even if you should not gain a prize yon the noves can it stroof mou like blows frers will learn a great deal more than if you had not the shailder. Novor has grief been more inc. due your best. If you try hard to get to aproat, more profound and sincere; the whol the top of a bill to see the county army, had grown to love their grant forless, around, yes if you fail to quite reach the Monday, 18th Dus.

Smit you will mach more than these energetic, considerate commander and men who Hongkong FC. 2 goals, Ohours of the Navyan who remained in the valley below. As to the once served under hit were bis voluntiery

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THE CLYER FIGHT.

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third plus, we had friter divide them into au slaves. His Colina campaigns and Philopino upper and lower third. The upper third may ouerses,the tatter finished only last Saterday,. Hongkong .C. A team 2 guals. H.M.3. Orist of those who fool they are not good af book when bu rolurned from the north after months

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work and that other girls are so much olypier of the most astonishing and complote work fuban, they r close. I the only say that, to low up to be looket nga “try the people në life, I bave sour matga slow, study, Jessyor the Faited dates as the one man who ther iog, industrinis person surged the better than oughty wnderstood the problem and who had those who have fanrial that seriness cau take the mergy and spirit to bring abagi sa early Business Institute grats, F Co. B.V.P. the place of qulet industry. Now some in the nad Heist soitti He was beginning the end,

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Inwar third, the genuine lazy, brigade. I the daring up of the southern provine, which will not ask them to hold up their hands, was considered a short matter when death (Laughter.) Let us hope their number is very clained him. G. Co. R.W.P.3 gouk, V.RC. nil.

small indeot. To then I can only way that this Whilst on overy sad the desire to hop on world was never intended to be paradise for The cond Canadian Contingent nibbers the Sailors and Soldiers Families' Pane is so droués. · 11 they are luxious to be ameugel the 1,050, and consists of three batteries of Artillery.anifest. It is only right and proper tal foot failures in life, they are very likely to obtain ballers should come forward and do their share. their wishes; only they are too young to realise and, three quilroos of Monuted Bifles.

The idea of playing a couple of matulos, one what flat will mean some day. Boys and girls New Zealand is sending a sacond Contingent Association and e laghy, is a spy one wore ever intended to vogelate, sise boy The Corporation of the City of Lowinni andand one it is needless to say that is bound to would have been born vegetables, as for the leading citizens have subscribed £28,000 bring substantial all to the desserings abject instance, cabbages or plates. Then, at ull events, they would les bond of samo the 30th intout (see advertisemeat celamos), nao, especially about diauer tins. But towards equipping a City Corps of 1,90 Association game is tied for Saturday next Voluutees for servics in South Afrionmy-

and the Ragby game will probably be played now let to add a few words to all of you who Lord Wolseley Hins accepted the contribution. the Saturday following, January 6the ore pupils here. Do not suppose that when rou

gaming arranged are tho mest interesting oslavu school your eduestion is completed. It is tres iniles out of San Mateo Evo uquadronson will be held at the Firs sible, so all lovers of the sportare land to be in only bogau here, Tas great world around us of the 11th Cavalry under Coast Jockett

Extra sund ecomodation is be- is the real school which we must all aloud, woat around the town to the north, while a MASONS HAL on WEDNESDAY, the 27th VIOLINS. ing provided, and with such a worthy cause, all through our lives. Wooly leave it battalion of the 29th and one battalion of the 27th just at 5.30 fox G F., precisely. Visiting non, whither interested in the game or not, who we die. It bus great prizes, and it can attacked in the direct front under the personal Breibre es corially invited to attend.

"Hingkong, dad December, 18VO: lufet sorore punishments, sad its disciplino leading of Lawton. A swift wide river, swollen M. Déroalde has been sentenced to twe will bare axense for absenting Qesetres.

Considering that there were only sevon matches and teaching go on unceasingly, Instond of by the storm, suparated the man from he

JUST OPENED." to be played and ilat the 3rst was played on mere book work, we are tuught the great lessons nouy, who were eutronohad on the Ban years' impriscumont

November 18th, the first round of the Shield ties of life, taught by experience what is two wie Mateo bank. From suvon to eight o'clock

RON-RONS, BON BONS, BON-BONS. is occupying an allogathor too long a time. dom and what is folly. We find we cannot sie hottest kind of a hire was exchanged Wbou, the games are dribbled off in this ways have our own way, and that it would not by across the river and the on attempt was made

LARGE sud varied spesially selected manner half the interest goes out of Bascom- good for as i wo ovald. Wo End how lille to ounge soross but in milition to the securate

Assortiment of CRACKERS from 50 petition and the ordinary person loses the rou we know, amf how much thero is to learn. We Bring from the tronches the current ascents to 2150.. of affairs outing The tie Hongkong F. C. and that saccess can only be gained by stardy strong that the men found it necessary lọ I bag to inform my patróns med Fabio that Foretis 25th 8.D., R.A., was fixed for December striving. We are taught that to be happy return to their former positions. A second during thy Xinas Sengon my Stores both in Moth, the very last playing day allowed for the wo should bare an object in lits, and try to its attack was opmed, and this time the largest Hongkong and Kowloon will be kept open reauil, but, us this date it now wanted for the for others as woll ng for ourselves, I am inclined fire sleckoned a Htile under the ferriën folloys TO-DAY (MONDAY), from UAM, to 10 F.M. matek on behalf of the South African Fund, to think men are more polish than women of the infantrymen, and a few nou succeeded in and as it shoes not suit the convenience of the believe a-loving, unselfish daughter, a kind un malling down beyond the banks and working

13 & 15, D'Aguilar Street, teams to meet earlier, & wock's extension of time selfish, sister, even if she is for from clover in across. Lawton had been watching the ulvazca

21 & 22, Elgin Road. has been grate them by the Shield Cammil book works carries sunshine with her wherzer From a little knoll suo distance behind my

Kowloon, Teo.. When there are seven or sight weoka for she tiny be found in family life. The great above the immuliato dauger live. For some.

game to be played in, it nema bad muge object we should plate before a isto tếy to ronson, probably in order to hurry

u mont to arrange it for the last available day.

The Bhield game played en Friday between the Engineers Institute and F Co RW.F, and which rosalted in a draw after extra time, was rather a surprise, as it was expusted that the Engineers would win versfortably. F Co. however, gave thomas pretty warm timo sud I have no doubt will do.no again when they meet in the play off. The Euginners attribute their lack of success to bad gust-beeping, but 1 think there was a little of this on both sites.

Notwithstanding its vicissitudes the Victorin Bocreation Club got together a term and contested its Shield sia on Saturday & Co. had all the best of the gains and scored auch in I first half aut twice in the sacand the ris sult being

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COMMAND- Prints Hoory of Prussia bas keen relieved The appointment of Mr. H. E. Wilmar to be of the command of the Cruiser Beandron.

an Inspector of Nuisances in gazetted.

The appointment Dr. Hartigan and Mr. J. McKie to bo members of the Sanitary Board is gazetted.

The death rata last mouth was, for the Bri- tish and Forviga .commnuity, sivil population, 143, and for the Chinese coqunity, 21.6.

LONDON, 2nd December

THE WAR

DEPARTURE OF LORD KOBERTS

It is noted in the Gentle that Mr. M. B. Blako bad realgaed his commission ne Laut. in the Field Battery of tim Hongkong Volens teer Corps.

SHE. Tau, the reliring Viceroy of the Two Kwang, was to leave Conton yesterday. Pend. ring the arrival of B.B. LA Hang-chang Gor. Cerner Tak will act as Viceroy, his appointment

dating Crom the 23rd.

Rear Admira Bruce, Rear-Admiral Fitz- orld's relief, arrived a Baturday by the P: & O. stentner Massilia. Admiral Fitzgerald left for home on Saturday by the O. & Q steamer Doric..

I. E. the Governor has been pleased to ap point Second Lieutenant the Viscount Bairdelo, Urd Battalion Royal Trial Regiment, to be His Excellency's Aide-de-Camp, vice Lieutenant M. B. Biske, resigned.

The Gorman gunboat Sevalder arrived at Singapore from Columbo on the 16th inst The Seeolder ja:of 1,640 tons, 2,80 horse power. 8 guns, and carries 161 orew. She was expected to depart for Macasar on the 21st inst

AND LORD KITCHENER.

The Danedhur Castle, with Lord Rs ects on board, will pick up Load Kitchener at Gibraltar, Lord Roberts's Crowell audience with the yesterday is believed du hare boes n very afecting one, THE CITY OF LONDON VOLUNTEER CORPS. The Chy Corps of Volunteers for Scath Afifox is complets.

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Handreds of applicants had to bé gyfanedi

ME. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S

ESCAPE.

Me, Winston Churchill is safes at Delagon. INTERVIEW OF LORD SALISBURY WITH THE QUEEN.

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Lord Salisbury hul a prolonged intarsinte with the used yesterday. M

CASUALTIES AT LADYSMITIK, There is nothing fresh from the saat of war, except aut official donate from Moritzburg which states that there were seven killed and wolve wounded at Ladysmith on the 15th lust,

The despatch gives no explanation how these casualties posarred. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE NAVAL BEIGA DE

The Admiralty is deepafoling another Naval fares of 700 to strengthen the brigade sorving in South Afrien

GCo. K.W.F V.R.C

The svidiors might easily have won by a larg er margin, as they missed many chances

The V.R.C. svu not món ngon this seaNDU

make at least, code, in the littlo eirela of artho Gural wont down on to the lines and. daily life happier aux better for haring come directed to me, himself. Ife, iras dressed in a is attact with us. 11 you try now in sequire long, fullowish white hain quat xad a white habits of industry sad loughtfulness for helmet, and the moment that bo dame futo view. others, you will and the ashool of the world the onemy saw the conspicuous figure austre)

auch pleasanter place than it will otherwise prove to bo. Above all, you should rematar that this world if but the preparation for the life that cotons hereaften.

The following is the report of the Acting Ifond Mistress on the work of the past your

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The Hon. J. II. Stewart Lockhart, CALG.

Colonial Secretary, Hongkong,

Sir I have in hevour to forward you flo 9th annual report of the Bolition Publių 3 ho!

HIRUTTONJEE,

Hongkong, 23rd December, 1800.

courant its great height, and lillela began to whistle, Lieutenant Brackenridge and Cap- tain Sawellof, his staff, both exflod his attor&D. Lion to the fact that he was a special targol but the sume warning, equally true, bad- buon given a knudrod, liues before, and the General laughed it off. In a minute Brecken. ridge was bit and fell heavily, and as be vis bring led the Goueral turnust to him to se how Recions seas the wound.

THE DEATH.

The troops spre already, breaking over jalo

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mesne the troopa and driven the insurgents If a couple of their aid mauber now, playing Bio-Mra Bateman left for England on Trom their position and watu iu hút chano alter for the Club, and other couple, que in the Um 14th of March. I had roturnoi on the them up the Manikyain walleg. Luckett's ranks of the Eugineurs, wore back with them, 19th of February previously, mod was appointedly had crossed the river to the north, offer- they would not in the despised eleven tany arm Acting Head Mulres during. Mrs Bateman's tally catting off thy retreat to Montalban; at present, There is much virtue in exif. absence. To supply the vacancy this cased thes they were obliged to scatter off in the hills The Cutest displays of the Hongkong in the Junior Department, Miss Ella King ("that vias elösa bebind: San Mateo,, The longes Football Club have not impressed me at was appointed temporary papil teacher for the an hoitiler kido wer heavy, Laslon being tho all favourably, Valand on their last game period of Mrs. Betanan's akmence. The reas of only may killed while some 12 others ware against the Officers of the Navy the team is not the Staff remains unshanged.

Examination The Annual Esamostion The troops of 4 CAFairy went out lo up to much. I don't know that, my opinion ie worth much, but such as it is I give it I was bold on the 13th, 13th and 14th July by Lio Mariquius to escort the funeral party lo think they would be doing well to report to Tumpestor of Schools

Manila, The body was carried aeross the riper their el line of furwards, Lowe, Green, Noble, Library-Porty-s7 new books have just ou stretcher sit beads of six stalwart troopore N Hancock, and Danly. II C. T. Kew is zot able, been procured from Fagland, sod addad w the and the tosi day an ambelance and the theso Early in November, the Straits Government to play, Danby might be brought to bait book Library, bringing the total number of volumes roopers cateyet it to the oily

General Lawton leaves a wife, three girls, and Respecting Goneral White's ecossional received the following Colegram from the aud Buss introduced into the forward Bro. up to 380 boss or very grant boen to the pigeon-portal deliveries from Ladyswith the Government of West Australia, which we don't think at assent they can improve on Fupils me of whom are entirely dependent

Jenkine At right halt. By the way, what on the Library for resting materia following note from the Singapore Free publiabok at the times

Bagantize that left Brooraa Chitchor 19th he become of all At the beginning of the Recreation-The tornis court in the Re Fides is of interest The carrier pigeons at Ladysmith appear to be the survival of for Legrango Bay to the north-west of Wosteenson he was played once or twice at fuil mokorsation Ground if now a socomplished fiat, Colonial pigeon fauoring in the early ninetien. orn Australis, has at arrived. When last year From what Law of him then I thought he and is fully taken advantage of, especially by At the commandantent of this Autamu October 2014 sidering northerly dinction past would with protico develop into a very good tho Sauior Girls Drill with Indian Clubs bes 19th Deo bet light is moderate rasialle, wind,

Fear that Asiatic row half. Speaking of the farwante again I been introduced with very satisfactory resolts, Johannesberger sont bie down to Maritzburg; Lacopɔdə Palande. and his birds, with what could be raped mutiniad, murdered Rilell, muster of ship, son, would say that I docidedly of spinion and inpplies the noobs Indoor xercles and civar noutle

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assistance from U. M. Government in seizing up figures but am certain that Noble bus servant, diablo homers, ware duspatelud to Ladysmith."

scoro mere goals for the team than sy man

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