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INTIMATIONS

NOW READY:

THE

DIRECTORY

IRONICLE AND D CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA,

FOR

SLAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHER LANDS INDIA, PHILIP PINES, BORNHO, L.,

1900.

KUR

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANUAL lave

BROWN, JONES & CO. MONUMENTAL, 3COLTTOLS.

AMERICAN MARBLE.

ITALIAN MARBLE.

HONGKONG GRANITE.

Dsigns and Prices on application. Office A Queen's IL. CENTRAL, IST FLOOR

"entisfactory

sama thingy.

With regard to last year's robberies in the colony the Capiaiu Superintendenteays:-"Thie incraser in robbery in the Old Territory over the figures for the years 1839 ned 1897 is not satisfactors. Intribute it is a great measure

A. S. WATSON & CO., infoclory to note that only one gang robbury

LIMITED

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

RAINIER BEER.

PURE, SPARKLING, INVIGORA- TING AND HEALTHGIVING.

"End whiedly the best Beer that has get been brewed in America”

RAINIER

PRICE →

EIB KONGKONG BALLY FBE88, FRIDAY, MARCH 9ch, 1900,

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY FRESS" SERVICE.

THE WAR.

Londes, 7th March, 11:25 js,

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VICTORY ON THE MODDER Lord Roberts reports that today's opera tipns promote great success. The oneray havo ocoupled a position extending for four

south of the Modder River.

A FLANK ATTACK, Lord Roberts pinced Major Colville on the north bank, Generals Helly-Kenny and theker wible de cetveley on the soce paid

RETREAT AND PURBUIT. OF THE

BOENS.

JOHN RUSKIN [CONTRIBUTED. “Whets a good man Bes, the Earth doch lose a light. If that be any truth for this aphorism England is lost u beton light hann trick of

enfe

it

Conta

of the

also entres is own doctrine on ronding, that with a good book the author's thoughts are less important than the reader's. These banks opiou up a now world of ideas to the odiary ul.

THE OHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

Mr. Mors it not considered detrimental". to the interests of the company?

The CHAIRMAN, I do not think it is. The motion we aarried.

TURING COMPANY, LIMITED. The fifteenth ordinary arenai meeting of shareholders in the above company was keld yesterday at own, at the company's offices, No. 6. Praya Central. The chair was ogaupied by Mr. Stevan and there, were also present Mesign D. illis, J. H. Lewis id A..J. Ray- mond (Conspiting Committee), B. 8. Kelly, F. J. V. Jorge, H. W. Dang, 4-II. Babington, G. C. Anderson, G. W. F. Pinyfair and R. D.

THE HONGKONG HOPE MANUFAC

Anderson. Secretary).

The thir-y-list ordinary meeting of share baltors in the above company was lisid in the comin's fives, No, 1, Quosa's Road Central, yesterday it upon. The chair was dou pid by Mr. H. L. Dalrymple, there belug

The CHAIRMAN anid-If you have no objec also present: Mosses. N. A. Sioba. H. Haupton we will take the report, which has been in H. Costs A Wood, D: M. Moses, our hands for some time, as road. The year Atenachle (dirigtural, G. L. Tomlin fapora bat has elapsul saitice we lart, met has, as wa tary), T. I. iteid, H. W. Slade, G. F. Voit then anticipated, boena vory diffealt one. The Calmer, A. Moir, B. M. Conceicao, and rebellion in fae Pailippines lasted longer than revered Chur Fat

the vinating,

LAST POSTPONEMUNT.

anguses of incrsiang dewed for

Professional Burcices,

DR SCHLOSSER

Hongkong till next TUESDAY, MARON 18TH,

BUT MOST FITIVELY LAST DELAY..

0.0 RN. BUNIONS, SOFT CORNS,

Bni alk DISEASES OF THE FEET··

PERMANENTLY. CURED

in Fow Minnies without the least pain or inconvsalense

by

We so that Priuso. Esper Ukhteranky, Pr sident of the Russo-Chines Benk, announced

On this motion of Mr. Vetron, seconded by iu a St. Petersburg papas last month, that

Mr. Rato; the apprtment of Mesar Goats, the totegenphie pews of the catastrophe at

Perching liko Ituskin's doos pot commited Ward, and Mrs as disctors was approved.. Poking was t. pare iurculion. The Emperor

Messrs. Haupt and HqConschio were resloot of China wae ulire, and had not abdicated.

popular applause, the clatter of pewter pots in John Ruskin. Pisterimit set The only ties part of the path was that au

deriding precolour

does not wait it rather amosos theol directors, ou the motion of Mr. Geoan, claints into its pages of the stondy and stabily umpire fonded by Me. Pasaran

Mosts Fox and W. Hutten Potts POSTPONED UT DEPARTURE from or to the Throne had been chosen, and this

up its own critatis, fadfbught not to astonish anyboty. The rest

awa focus, and silu first judgment; morals and the fine art Blackwood of ut the new circalated in the Wort was inventor

hance is usually foulish for a to with the object of completely undermining

The CHAUMAN-Gentioman, that is all the confidence in the Manchurian Dynasty. At

twoch, had to create the taste by which the Virvou, seconded by Mr, Moiu that this man or link will join the Im course panneled Ruskin, who, like Words were related anditors, on the motion of Mr. tolls a pretty story business before tho meeting. I am such ob- we think John Ruskin is mortals. the moment everything in Poking wins quiet

was appreciated. He hul, satisfactory uxco for the Betonishment at diretlation of this report of a Palace

People! be URSBYist), and kept revolation. The state of affaline may all be

for a night burntional Vaikalla. of his own chifilhood--pratching to the obtifs figad for your stoutsues. An annoured, divi-

an shouting

be good ing to the Prince, but presurasbly

Lander, Men the Freude, Huxley,

Mill, This is his life a woffe in little. A very great he does not uspool all to be satisfied with the miles to the north and feren miles to the Matthew Arnold, Carlyn writers-in bis reply. He thumped the cushionsdend wncreats will be posted to-morrow morn-

Pator

And, ir Nowman, and Bevenson opinion of many, was in greatest of them all, is an in the Ise of air lester

after a beautiful and useful life; we have to We happily still hath Lacky, Meredith nad rajoies that he has left us a glorious literary Swinburne with us, but with thess excep heritage.

on the test of the literary Victorian, ora pases juony in Baskin.

ariable childhood and youth, After a car The cavalry turned the Boers' falt lank, adinirably set forth it his unique autobio

the lad went up to Preteritz, enabling the Sixth Division to ndyauen. 11sford in 1849; to ho made his marks by

taking

the Newligin" for Luglish Versa was not necessary to fire.

In 1843 he issued the first, volna of and it was inafanily fuld Modern Painters, and that not only had a new fore appared in our literature, but a nic influence on art. The Osfort M.A.chleged right through the Ironting the lists of art-criticism, aronting s

The SECRETARY road the noties soproning expected, and as you know the hemp porta were only finally rapened the other day. The naiver and established reputations. In this resiver canons, dril stinienging revered

price of beap rose to haighte which in ordlesy he unversi vabice

The GRAIRAAN suid-Gentlemen, there we should ocmelder Feuermore, and it brilliant but sondern landscape pirating and note right to repert and staturaent of arconats of the became a Fory anaipu nad difficult matter for and left. Camiciti and the Iuniin, company for the past year having baon in your as to docide as to whether we were justified in Claude Lorraine and the Datel solscolimards for about four woske, I have to doubt you slug in sticks at eich figures. On the one the Van-somethings and the Bac other will dousent to take them as road and I will haud we naturally wanted to avoid having to atmaks such gomment on them as appear callid shut down and loas our held on the trade we things were trasted with she strongest. You will ausbroly rogollect that when we have long and carofally built up with the coun

a day in police language seen for letters. Although fic leaped into fame as rast last your it was pointed out to you what a

not do so, we had to face the very probablo-likeli of working account 1895: That small balance hood of being caught on a falling market with a the champion of Turper and the English small alice was carried forward to the credit tries around us, but on the other hand if we did of patriotism; Ruskin before premin paid in 1839, and the year 1988 has event were between the devil and the deep son in spite olse was a truth seeker, his tually ended in a profit of $86,435 17 only, which supreme object was to show the indissolatile is the worst record for the past 23 years al- of panelvor we had to gambla to a large exfont the moans, we are certainly wall justified by the mature of nit and truth. Ia him the critic though the loss vatio of 75.33 per cant compares and it ne qoras people think the sud justifies Earorably with 91.62 per cent, shewa in 1894, is

will run away with the idea that suck profits- nature was zopn morged in the moralists rou, however, your dividend fell from $6 presant result. We trope, however, that no ens nad each successive volume of the Painters' to $t por share, whilst on the present occasion and other works but aw, the process being weary in the satisfactory position of being abls as these can be exprated from, ropomsking will be, I think, a very different ope. Instead consumented. This Seven Lumps of to propose the usual dividend of 26 per share, Tory year. The problem before us this, your Architecture be shows how all the most Hunks to the creation of the extra rozerve fund of baring hop on a steadily rising market for lovely buildings arose in certain states forum for sunk a prenoss from part of the pro hope, we shall probably have to accept lower

of 1897, Whilst on the subject of the extra

and lower prices for the manafastared article of exaltel sentiment and morn feeling inert fand I would beg to refer to the con

20h as the markets at home begin to feel the the Stones of Ferice he drives home the tested claim mentioned in the report. The effect of their imporld of cheaper hemp For. fact that all the Gothic giarise of the Ocean fortunate incident happened in sexnection, with

not large. At the sud of test; usor, an you will City were the product of times when does the serious Ko Pier Fire a Maroa, 1893, tuuately car present stocks of raw material ore tin life was puro and publie morality high, who a disputo aroso as to the liability coming notice from the report, we had nad up every while the inferior Renaissance buildings under a marine or a fire insnrades policy. pound we find and car stock of rope, was wholly arose side quimsit treachery and After ny delays the 1. 3. Supreme Jminishing so rapidly that we were very.

at Yokohama, and although we ecnsidered corruption, la his later and smatlar books rainst the cougoy in . B. M's Supreme thankful thou the kesip parts were at lest

'we shall, of course, hay nyingly, but it in he finds at vittuce in the twist of Centre had beat hardly dealt with is view of opened afil the hemp market etti. down

the Austral's intentions in the Brut instance evident to us that we must be in we dead.it advisable not to appeal ugninst

to the disturbial condition of the neighbouring province, wheid-mibbery and piracy are rae pant. It must also be retragabied, however, that the Police Force has been very short of Enropesa Pelice during the year, and that a Krost number of the Indian and the Chinese Polico doing daty in the Old Territóry were recruits with Kittia exporiance, It in, however,

The enemy are in full treat in the was reported in the City of Victoria. It was. alleged to hare veourred in the Western Dia trict of the Bite, but was a doubtful report. north and east, with our cavalry, horse

would drive attention the fact where, this grout coma of too far for marillory, ar'd mounted infantry in paranit ported in the New Tarritory up to the 30th Tacker and Colville, with the Guards, see September, only eight cases have been reported

crossing the River at Fuplar's Drift, where, since that dute."

Lord Dandausid, who has played so prominant it is truesed, will be our headquarters 60 part in the relief of Ladgzmith, is between night. forty and Sity years of age, and was at Eten with Mr. Balfour. Lord Rosebery, and other. "leading many of today. He is the Lead of the

It is stated that our casualkies and fou, Cochrane family suit is twelft earl. Heisj grandson of the famous and unfortunate sailor, as the enemy were unprepared for a dank Admiral Coohrane, and has evidently inherited

FEW LOSSES.

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Roinn of his muenster's Comitiuse for mechanical #linck, which threatened their line of com no held

no brief for the mere was still farther reduced by alainis and return heary stock ok vory coatly raw material. We

REUTER'S SERVICE.

Loxoor; 6th March

iBTentions. A few years ago Lord Dundonald munication with Bloemfontein, · invented a new gain-carriage, which was taken nphy than military anthorities, and spoken very bighly of. Lord Donderald is a very keen soldier indeed. For many years past now ho bas taken a leading part in the cavalry man- aurres, throwing himself ints the work with uthus. His command of the 2nd Life Guards conseil only last year, but directly tho war broke out bo took with him to the front Maxim and number of Volunteers, and upon landing was speedily given the leadership of an irregular body of cavalry, with which, as we non, he has managed to do starling good work,

While in Calcutta, on his way home from the For Each early in this year. My Jacoph Wel the nserssity, of initiating a forward poliny in Sonty. West Chius without delay. The most affectual means et cousulidating the position of Cabritain in this part of the world is, in his opinion, the immediate proscention of the rail- way project from Baraa inta Yunnan, ha this, he says, must be accompanied by a greater display of energy and watchfaluos generally by the British Government and its representa tires Mr. Walter also drew attention to the fact that, whereas Wei-bai Wa remains quite auprotected, the authorities baving neglected aven to repair the pier, which was partially destroyed five years ago, when a Chiney' war-

ton, Liberal moteber for Barusley, enlarged upon

Per Case of 4Quarts, 13.50 netable. Mr. Watton, the explored the Yangtze

COLE IMPORTERS for, Hongkong

tor several thousand miles, and..wan.the.first to impressed by the wonderful richness of the xhoot the rapids in a stous, hunch, was greatly asin of this river.

THE WAR-CAPE COLONY, General Gators has entered Stormberg without opposition.

General Brabant's victory is complets. The Boers are in full rotrest and being pursued: OPERATIONS IN THE FREE STATE Reuter's correspondgutat Osfontein, 3rd inst, ays that General Fronik shelled the right of the Boer position of the North beat of the River. The position extends eight miles. The ground in favourable to the Dritials operatiune sad the expply of watse abundsut.

LONDON th Marok.

RELIEF FORCE FOR MAFEKING.

TAF BUDGET ADOPTED.

:

The Hour of Commern has adopted the duties, and has approved of the loan. Budget resolutions relating to the additional

position in

DR. M. A. SCHLOSSEE, SURGEON CHIROropier

Author of several

TRUATION DISEASES OF THE FEET.

May be Consulted.

3, DUDDELL STREET, HONGKONA,

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HONGKONG BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEERS, &c.

PAUL BREWITT.

$40

8, Estland Street, Anobioneer, Appraiser

and Commission Agent,

vine, the set of a crystal, the moulding of a Findow,

the atmosphere of

a picture. This is not hypericle, dc iugonnous reader of the judgment. This loss is rightly debited future to carry much large stocks of both raw and this inndern proplict Joha fads his mentor to the extra erre fand as it was a liabilty wrought uatorial. For this reasonsnd glenbesanse ensuing nge and conclados that he bira pertaining to 1897 and would have gone to that we contemplate further extensions to the fantory A strong force from Kimberley is matching solf has been the sudblind: by the subtle ear had the decision been given during 189% no us for those at all us to rata, tha capital. The company will then in a very chemistry of genin Ruskin.

Ruskin finds spiritual luster of in April lasturning now to the profits for the year and use them ne conditional

working nocount of 1899, it is with a much ie the relief of Maleking.

NATAL FREE FROM BOERS

bread in storica.

increased demand that may spring op Opp TYPHOID IN LADYSMITH:

Raskin, like her great men, bad the fontuler legroo of plonsure that we met you strong position indeed and it to cope with any General Baller reports that Natal is practi- of his qualities. He may steal Mr. Acnol this year, the balvoo carried forward of concerts have boon spoken of by our naigh

8223.768.03 being 3103,273 in excess on this

bours in the Philippines, but after consideration uously in only one with foituenturar! L providing for an periods by re er Case of 6 dozen Pints, $13.50 net.. ship was blown up by the Japanese at the endoally clear of the enemy. There are sight clothes: "Those who apprivich Truth stron- | ouersion, and with ordinarine we can they bare scen xo núvantage to ba gained over

of it, the Resins at Fort Arthur and-Ta-lier- hundred cases of typhoid in Ladysmith."

and self-will fail tu get clear vision of the plenishing the extra reserve fund when all of and if we ourselves saw any we would at

well. The fact is that after wan Karrosdered their possessions impreg

mysterious goddess. Ruskin, in the heat of our risks bare run off. The year 1898 was up once advise you to establish a factory near there

work over aud. 1899 promises to be even Ho ignored or despised the fine altruism worse, but I am happy to say that so far such out Superintendent, Mr. Klinsk, who was formerly in charge of a rope factory there-and- the combat, fell fog of much that was good.txtremely bad one for hire insurance companies of the speditions and going to careful study now su evident is Tomos and ridiculed the sol the casu with as. Our premium account for the country and people nel, to Manila UGEES & HOUGH Intter's ideals; he hated modoru ecctiomics above a falling off of 14.813.16 but taking in to look into the question on the spot, we could with all his soul ad propagated a pagan consideration the elostng of fo unprofitable cions and unpraebeable political economy Agencies and the restrictions placed on arether see no inducement interer. On the contrary of his own; albeit it would have admirably we have made bp lb n greut. measure in other the superiority and shelpmass of Chiuess Inter not to misstion the far greater facilities we haYO suited Pitcairn Left or Baralarit, 11e directions for the loss of incens derived her leares a large balance in favour of this side transportation almost part of foined Carlyle in the kowtow to hold, hd, at where reduced the Ocupars chaneshore in the way of storage zod transhi passat and 384 Feb-Dundonald enters Ealyanith. Endetsong men, and head a consequent horror of Jusins by our notion; Losses account direct or as the bonecte veele dorite of Cobden and all his works, Holi is hang is fairly moderate and would have been more so from having bought one plant at home when Liberty, ink it not boss for the serious fire in the Chop exchange was greatly it our favour and our land with Manchester collons." whether iu the body, soul;

at a price much below what would have to be political estate Ylok Godowns on the ad December which

paid to-day furia Is the fino potion we shall of men, is only naother word for Death, enst us to less than $26,900. I might wention

now be lu, we need bare little fier of competi tish troops in the Frso Biate in tousă

and the font isso of Death-Patrafat that ont losses since the end of the yine amint

to 50 of which the sum of $2,200 in on tion from the Philippines er any other quarter. with 7,000 Boers. Resistance expsofad

bly, parit and political state aunt of 1299 policies. The company's sur

If any about reuse te shail.be able to live where tion, the on the Molar River, near Abraham's Kraal. Buller reports Natal clear as being healthy only in their bonds and ways her, as usel, reported on the properties

in Hongkong under Mortgage to su and I z war prlose in future down to a level that will lara Compare Fist like this with far as Varennen's Park. 3tarch-President. Kruger ons risit to the the noble ideas of all ou the same subija.happy to say that we are satisfied in each se

Free Stala.

Truly Ruskin mage-and fumet now and with the security we hold I will now conclude by mesing that the director's report and March-Braband and the Colonials meet then with all the fury of To Chelsan. out of Accounts for the year 1893

with a stubborn resistance near Dor Like most of our Nineteenth Century potti. drecht.

and South Chin.

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The Season of Exodus are already commonerd. and our prominent oitizens ara Junying not as single spics hat in battalions. There, team every indication that this year Hongkong will soon be like London when Parliament hon rinco,

"omply at any rate there are more people A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, either for ramusung or for the sumer, this than in any erics year. The Garoan Mail which departed on Wedzes day carried several. Amongst those departed by tbs Cegian was cur

WINE AND SPIELT MERCHANTY.

ESTANIJELE 154.

POLICA ED CORRYYPONDANTS

Y caminadicatione relating to tkaneun calumans aquld be rassed le Tag MITOK

we

Correspondentemrist Jesurd their name and address communications altressed to the Rditor, nat

f publication, but as rotenes of you faith."

Harbour Master

the Hon. Commander Murray Ramsey, R.N. Commander Rumey has not always been in harmony with popular public opinion. bot who has dona kla official he is R17

work ahly according to his lights, and one who madered angrudgingly, outside fie

DIARY OF THE WAR. (FROM TUS DATE OF CRONJE'S SURRENDER,

7th Feb-1,960 Boori under Cruja surrender

to Lord Roberts,

of the siege.

at March-Roberie and Kitchener pay a 'fy

ing visit to Kimberley. March-Roberts goes in sfertuin. Bri

.

2nd

3rd

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official duties,-very valuable services to the community during the plagas times. No one

sta.

has brou more eatened socially. By the public

from trose source, and ut the some time

will starve, for it is our firm intention to keep

defy canpetition, and to make up for the reduced

ill notice we have re valued our investments, run by the larger tarantor we shall do.. You

i tetiers for padittalion should be written or one; Keravally, as well as by his own immediata circle 5th March-Clements reports that our trumpe tea bo kicked that higher sanity. prezentul adopted” „After this ha benn/ but have not taken credit for as much as 'wa

siže of the paper valu

No anonymously signed communications that have: already appeared in other papera will be inserted. - Geitern for extra copics of Batly Fana ehould ba and before 11 on day of pub Zotiva, diler that cour the supply is emited. Only senplied For Uash Telegraphic Andrew Passa-A.B.C.Code.

Tolanes, 12. P.D. Hox. 32,

The Baily Press.

he will be rarmly weloved on his raturn. The Ceylon also took away for a time one of

the oldest, most popular, and best known of our mercantilmen, Mr. E, Jones Iughes. Both honed Mrs. Hagles will be much mised by those of us who are compelled to remalu bejuth

- With refer nos to the inspiration of seats in Peking at the end of January it is liderest ing to nets that the Vieuna correspondent of The Zimus wrote on the 26d wlk. that "tuere is a strong impression that not only this latest meve of Russia at Teheran, but also the recent HONGKONO, March 9th, 1900, transfer of flussion fraps towards the Afghen frontier and the events ia teking would not Two paints are significant in the news bare taken place had not the Queen's Gerern- which we publish this moming from Lordment had its bande fall with the South African war. With reference, barever, to last week's Roumans's headquarters in the Free State, brente in Peking, there appasix to be no doubt The first is that another successful flanking of Russian conuisance. Ent I also hear that manœuvre has been exccuted by our cavalry; the French had nothing whatever to do with it, and and roosived from their Russian friends no eur officers, in fact, found the way round," previous intinention of it. In this connexion I in the now fanwus phase of the American sy add that the Triple Alliance of the Far East has to all appearances bren allowed in attache. The other is that the casualties are lause. It is dificult to estimate the sigail cance of the statement that the loaù cortrantert stated to be fun, which probably indicates

in England by Persia, which established certain t th emy did not wait for our

English privilegan in the province of Fareistas, namounted men to come to close quarters. is now to be paid off. Nor is it easy to say We may take it that we shall not hear whether the opinion is well founded that the

6th

victorious near Dordreolib

When

The CHAIRS The changes account is at teeal $2.725 less than the previous year,

Mr. Mon-As we seem to be going down in stead going up, don't you think it is our business to try to pochomiss: How much rent do ao pay for this suite of offes Rams pot quile so large would be quite suficient for

in whole set.

The CHERMAN-I think that is hardly qualien to put to the divestors.

No questious being asked, the Chairman pro Mr. GILLIES. seconded and the mution wEN posed the adoption of the report and accounts. carried.

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we have placed against this item are still coa-["DAILY is that my be put relating to business Indore Jake the trouble to work it at that the figures hold Achterlang, but the Boers are insanity of Grathe and of Scott, which secuted I shall be placed to answer any gros could have done, and you will And if you will strong force at Norva Pout Brabant issues in toleranta and a confidence that the questing.

siderably below the market valde. There is no is still „Clon's evolution of sucisly

Mr. SiDe counted. going on.. Ruskin was captius ; for months al a Mr. Mom--With regard to change account,thing else in the accounts that I see that ra quires muy comment, but if any of you have suy Merch-Gatatra enters Stormberg. March-Roberts (arns the Beer position time he would taligo all contemporary sub is it not much higher then lost year-rest, questions to sak I shall be happy to answer

en the Mulder. Enemy in full retreat

joute in talk mid would open no newspaper, sabarica, ato. British Leadquarters at Poplars Drift.

them. I may add that, of couro, if you adopt ane proposals for the increase of capital, the the Queen's clergrest daughter sent

extraordinary meetings to effect them will in congratulatory telegram on a great

be onlled ns son na possible. ANOTHER PIRAUY CASE..

untidusi event, ber beloved Professor had to Another ease of pirzay has been reported to ask the telegraph y what it was all about the police. At about S-4 pm, on the 6th inst: Still, these went de mere oldies of his

qualitieri toit and sout,

On the motion of Captain G. C. ANDERSON, the tour for Chanes Chin Lund, or in "Babin, led a Hght noble life, and lived passengers Inland, which Ruskin A...

secunded by Mr. PLAYFAIR, Mc Gillies, about an hour and a half's rat from here, and close up to his own ideals, Long long

Lovis, Raymond and Shewan were re-elected Br. MornYou think it is not to the point! Camsulting Committas for the cusning your. when, alongside Chin Kong, almost opposito he uncuticed his intention of dying worth

The CHAIRBAN—Nu..

Mesara, Thou Arnold and Fotturton Hoader- Cheng Chan, beveral men who had come ou

Bok-I suppose I can get the inferson were ro-olested anditore, un toc motion of board as passengers produced rerolvere and nothing--a difelt fent, he denouncer ortared the rest of those on board telo. At interest or usury in story form; we pre

time a boat filled with mense the invote from his books gives the tion if I want it?

T CHAIRMANY if you want it, if you came alongside and assisted the man coxplanation of his success, as an annuity the same

mard, with whom they were aridently in was out of the question. He bestowed in apply to the Secretary...

árt.

Mr. Mon-I think the rent, salaries, etc., care in the wise disposal of his

The CHAUMAN-This is the form adopted langue, to rob the passengers. They, however, suite did not get much for their pains, the gems and to gress fortnue left his hy his about be put down separately in the counts ONGK

Jay jar jewellery, sto, which they secuted baior val father. His favourite beneficences

Mr. Mom-That is no reason why it should of the value of about $25. The piestea took the the furthering of Finge industries and siasa tlio formation of the company. faunch down to the south-western point of Lautan Island, and basing threatened those be manual inbour, steam adjay he liathed go on if we are not satisfied, and I am not salie foer if they cayas ap until 15 minste had elapsed, in every form. He also faucied museums and with it.

The CHALENAN-I note your objection. left as lack in, beat. Tim affair was re- and art-schools. In his personal diarity

it was

Mr. LEWIN, sacoded by Mr. BABINGTON.

The CHAIRMA-That is all the business of the mesting. I will now mad you the follo THE HONGKONG HOPE MANUFACTURING --COMPÁNY LIMITED. Noticis berabe given that an Extraordia: scy Gedural Meeting of the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Limited, will be held at No. 9, Praya Central, Vintoria, Hong Mr. Mo-As we are feeling the competition koug, cu Batunday, the sevenleuth day of directors to appoint their own representatives jaioek Resolution will be proposed. Should mission acounts list wo paid $42,000 in gonta jocity it will be enbuitted for confrmalium as a special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary nommissions,

The ChainAN-We should have to pay Meating which will be subsequoitly convened.

"That the Capital of the Company be in- creased from $350,0,0, to 8500,000 by the oren- aut to spoil ngents.

tion of 5,10 now share of $50 oli, ench The CHAILMAN-I would probably out as increase to be made up by the conversion into or representing. agent Bhanglun with out put in shangam perfectly entia-copo, Pond of this Inventatoria, viresun ing

any here in this war of wholesale. Enert fooling on which relations bet woon Rusik aud ported to the police at Chating Chan. It ho preferred to help the flog Tery keenly, was it neror suggested itself to the March, 1000, at 12 o'clock noon, when the sub- Parsia have nibw basu placod will facilitate the } belisted that lie pirates took possessing of than the fallet lough of at the principle porta? I sen from the com- the Resolution be passed by the required 4.

Grif."

fee of infantry. Of infantry fighting woonstraction of the great Trans-Persian railway may indeed get plenty yet, if the Boors which is to quite the Cauceus with the Poins decide on continuing the struggle to the

Thirty-eight Europeau recruils for our Polies death; int we may look for a more scient). fio treatment of this arm of the service. Force were engaged during 1895, thres from the Plymouth Polios, two from Edinburgh City Witlicht further details that we have up to Police, one an approved candidate for the Royal now we cannot be quite sure of the ground Irish Constabulary, twelve volunteers from the on which Wednesday's operations won car Royal Marines, and 13 obtained focally, vis, ind out. But we heard yesterday that is Marine, and he who had purobused his opposition was expected si Ahiraham's Kraal, discharge but re-enlisted after four months"

launch with the object of attacking some other ressol which seems to hayo saped them,

TAM REPORT OF THE CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE FOR 1899,

to keep men out of the erty than to give them do'cs when in Mits Octavia Hill found Ruskin, ber stron get adviser and Exandal supporter – In hier fine attempt to house the Loudon jeer, The Rawton and sinness palaces of Lozicion and Dublin, are really developments of ex periments made only years ago by the Indy na 9,021 de axainst 11.591 1898, Felice and, the Profosure in private life he was and aliko by princs, and decrease of 1,373 or 37.43 per cent. three Crom the Army,mixlow from the Mazeen was 9,023 an sgainst 10,598 in 1898, being bad youngo hau a grase (Bhanghai, bat don't you think it wild be to Dated the 8th day of March, 1900,

The following is the second paragraph of the aud Captain Superintendent's Repart

penennt,

Me Mou-Bupposing you had your own representalite in Shanghai?

Mr. More I do not refer particularly to the same.

In the division of these into pucions, sad andopment in personal magnetism and social the advantage at the company be have their compared with 1898 of 457 pasow or 15.57 per

wishes were law within how ngents ut the principal porta Polona

SHEWAN TOMES & CO....

Guneral Moongset.

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which ie about Livcity-five miles north-west / shawnge. In connection with the policing of minor offences, there appeara au intrenta as Oxford in the seronties herenss our exposes, and I do not think we and confirmed, sclip for the new sharon will be |

of Bloemfontein. As this place is near the Officers and 2 men of the Royal Welsh Familiers Kimberley-Bloemfontein raad, as well

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the Now Territory, two Non-Commissiouet were enrolled as Special Constables, and eve You Commissioned Officer and 11 men are stil the Modder River, it seems very serving. Thire were also onlisted 125 Indians, probable that it was the scene of ac-13 Chinese for the Land Feroc, 16 Chinese for tion. Moreover, the turning of the left the Water Police, besides 4 coxswaine, on- glowers and 4 stokors for launch work. "More Brak of a forcs, covering Bloemfontein Chinese for the Land Force would have been at Abrahim's Kraul would threaten that listed bel they been obtainable," says the Captain Superintendent, "Recruiting for the force's line of retreat on the town, Cbiza Land Force, despite iba recent increase which is what the Boere seem to have of ray, is still backward there being wars

Yancies at the end of the year. It was export- feared, It is now no longer we who are

ed that rooraite would have been obtained from fighting with one hand tied. The Bosra amenget the peasants in the New Territory, now have their towns to defend. ated ca- but with four exceptions the for who enlisted for equently have their mobility curtailed, the Land Force resigned before their periods of probation bad sxpired, Drill and discipline The next question which awaite an answer

appear to bo peculiarly distasteful to Chinese in Will an attsupt be made to hold Bloom and around this Colony, and the senstantly in-

orming ratou of wages given by private em fontein?

ployore of labour vender the rates obtaining in the Police Forsa not suficiently attractiya,

VESSELS PASSED ANJER Feb. 14, Butch straws, Meijer, Feb. 1, from Batavia for Rotterdam.

Feb. 17, British str., Duke of Devonshire, Makepeace, Feb. 16, from Haluvia for London.

Fof. 1, Italian bark, Fede, Demauria, from Saigos for Newcastle, N.S.W.

pout in the former and a decrease of 2020 would have become a cult, had he not

influence. cases or 36.05 per cent. in the latter.

de

TO CHATEMAN-It would very much in should get much more business. the The increase as compared with 1898 inviated the fervour of his disciples into

usefal but partly domly Activities of the St. the Board F Murder B

Goorgo's Guild,

serious offences of 437 is shown as follows: 5

Robbery Taylo Barghry or larceny in dwelling .... ins.77. Assoll with intent to rob Pirkor

Larceny: Felonies not already givan

Dednek doozeons in—

Kidnapping Unlawini posadesion

Dedusting murder, Bobbery... Harglary or larceny in dwelling

Kidmapping Firmy day, Unlawful possesión

· Falonien nos already given

Mr. MoRHas it ever been discussed by This CHAIRMAK—I cannot say that it-hua.":" Me MoWo find insurance companies sending people out fropi home to sd for them--

The CHAINMAN-Weare perfectly well aware, Mr. Mon should be glad if you could despatched in the compass of a paragraph.ire that matter your consideration. Wo liare director gentlemen who represent home, Ruskin conformed to Gibhon bemark that

Wa have referred to Ruskin'e great works

df Hesitate to any aught niready. We style or

er to commend his books in sequence: to matters who do not know them. The of st style

suf a truly great writer is not to be airily

As soon as thes resalutions liase boon passed ima; to all shareholders whose names are of the magister ledas.

AN G LOG NO GENERAL DRAPER, MILLINED,

CEDRESBMAKER, &¤°

ation Dress Material, Hats, Bonneta, Ribbons, Lazos Embroideries, Hosiery, Haberdashery,

Feathers Flowers, Ladies' Glores, koj

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it should be the image of a man's mine. A companies which are working in direct oppos&,

The CHAIRMAN-I do not think there is any fine seul is ever shining through Rasken to VAN pros; his Englian has little in common with opposition about it at all, because we are work-

Mr. More Iquito

his great contemporaries, probably becauiesing on a tariflerin miderstand that; but his message was so different. His pro there must be opposition. rivalu Tennyson vero in daring to invndo The CHAIRMANI do pet thich therein, we the realms of cake and in getting at those

1950 get as much business as w ́CAQ 06TLY. Fefficients of

I thought thai scom to dr. MorTharo area large number of thaisnt its very heightsnoted our premis F

In simplicity, purity now bulldogs being put up bow be this.fact aud cadence it is Roskitilimself thought The Crown of Wild

The RainAN-The premis up to date Oliva bald livs tungeet, but the public of shows an increase of over $2,000.

Mr. MorThat is very natinfestory, but voted for Scaure and the point I want to go at is this We have a

Four dayskas mostly works are gentes-largo number of directors, and we took upon.

A full report of the meeting of the Long ong Legislative Council, held yesterday will He found today's supplement

The annual athletic sports in opucoties with tile Vistoria Recreation Club will take place at the Happy Valley on Saturday, the Sizi inst

The latest testimony to theChino oharacter comes from one of the ablest of the young Heers of the United States Navy, Lieut.

Feb. 20, Datoli str., Bogor, Yan dor 20 The Horsese in serious crime in the Old Terre, offers very mixed rend-io your offion to insure a building, would you the Proseedings of the from Rotterdam for Batavia Niblack, who, writing Facal Institute, declares that the one thing of Feb. 4, Danish bark, Tides, Surensen, from ritory a pumpared with 1858 was 336 ABS or ing, cudiantore uneven than his other werks,

nich Amurious buust rid themselves is their Julino. tiiul, narrow, and sonzefogs' prejudica against

Fel 17, British str., Darius, from Bingapore for Australia.

131

ths increase directly due to this Now Territory.

31.44 pur coul..

Feb. 20, Nerwegian bark, Baluto, Edvänhen,

the Clouse, who of all the Asiatics are jadivis 20, from Feruanbaoo for Anjer. dually the only trustworthy commercially the

Feb, 20. Date back, Burgemeester Jonkkeen Chomuchas lit umployee the only faith Chesen, Godthalp, No,, from New York for

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Lillies All his 1 and Tory any toe, and, thanks to his them as trying to bring business into the con patronage

of villago industry under Mr.pany, do wg not ?

Po CHAIRMAN YA Allen, cheap and food. The Fors Clavigera,

a series of letters addressed to workingwen on all sorts of

The Seven Langs and the Stoner of Ventes

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Mr. Meina the event of someone on ning 6711

is bin to come to the Chins Fire Insurance

pity on would you take it to your venu The CHAINMAN-I bare doun it before in Qualy illustrated, but we deprecate the feudstad of taking it in my own office.

Mr Morthens is ans more point Has ing of the Panters out of London. To get

bo send anywhere, as they are gener

The N. G. Leer Bisseng fots Bingapore the fall buncit of this great at lowson, ons is never aggrested itsall to you that blug In quffed tanta for this port salarday, 12% sa duo hora on or should go with the book to Trailgin juare the Board of Dire ord the wrestaliro-

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