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INTIMATIONS

EYE-SIGHT,

MR. N. HAZARUS, Ocoulinl Optician, of Loudon and Caleuita, may ho consisttod for SPECTACLES at ́W. BREWER & Ch

(Next de HosuKONG HOTXL). Engine Hours:... ... Jan, to 5 r.

A great proportion of cataracts an I deases aliveting those advancing in life occur to these having a desicioney in the construction of the mike many years of Eye Strain ending in serious forms of discams, Glass diy adapted in youth to those requiring them save and prosorra the sigh

Constantly recurring badaches, spells k

a great nurance. Both English id Ameri enn Sheetings roue. Most notowerthy was. the continged nyanga in American' ant Japuso good, the kiter espeily sun lug very rapid development. There was a great advance, o, in fey cotton goods. Woollen goods did not make steh programs as cotton. Such comforts and his xuries as candles, cigars and oigarettes, clocks and watches, doh, widow-ghnes lamps, matches, neodles, porfanory, soap, sugar and umbrellas were all purchased freely. With regual to Rxparts, Mr. TAY Lox says that they are at present checked by price and inferior quality--the furmer costcurringe and heavy tusation,

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TELEGRAMS.

DAILY ERESS” SERVICE

THE WAR.

FIGHTING TO THE EAST OF. BLOEMFONTEIN.

LONDON, Bed Mareli, 8 jan. It is unofficially reported that Geagea French is fighting cast of Bloomfaptoin.

COLONEL PLUMER'S REPULSE.

CANTON NOLES. (TÔI THE THUNG NGÔI BÁM BO A merchant has applied to Vienroy Li Mang shang asking to be allowed to farm out the Pak-ep lottery tickets. Le is willing to pay 400,000 trels as vat of the nanopoly. It in enid that this application will most probably rofused by His Excelledoy.

1900s1 12 o'clock noon.

GREEN ISLAND ORMENT COMPANY, the feluca of the cadires to sbale work my sha | Ching about ship and therefors waval depende

plantation me shall soon see bralness retura to enos is required in the transport departman LIMITED

its el desnuels in lorgar rolame than ever. It is open to very great garntion indoud whet The following is this raport for presentation do not think I need detain you with pay for. to shuchokkers at the ofsauth ordinary marios upon the accounts. There are no un service fu mustless itschuls, ernizars, torpe o goal menting to be bek at the office of the usual items, exeqit perkape this loss on iurest destroyers and torenta Joals is vootie of x-y formal Muengers on Saturday, 31st March.outs sold to my for live Diamante, but the value as a preliminary odation for selecting foss is moge apparent than real, being not off Annoxed we hate the plasma to lay before by interest, and the difference between Intying fitting morghant steuners. The condi sharebeldara a statement of secdunts of the sut selling or dive. If grea have any questions tions of the morcantile marins aro skolly Company for the year ended 31st December, is nuk me I shall be happy to hear them balore different from those of the Royal Navy

I move the sdoption of the roport and accounts. overy respect. To deal with owners of ships 1800,

The jet prat, molinding the amount brought There being po questions the report and On the 18th inst, the Nanhe magistrate,

of the shipping trade roq aires a tart amenni nuder order of Viceroy La Ilang-chang, went forward from the previous year, amonate to adoguls ware pessol, on the motion of the and to understand the method and busines On the motion of Mr. Fung Wan CHUEN of fachuical expericoce and knowledge. It is with some oflows dznumber of soldiers to Bai871, which it is proposed to doof with as CHAIRMAN secondal by Me: GILLIKS,

Ellows, vize

$5,187.50 dual by M. WATHON, Mesare lies,&apoolality. Every trade bas its tricks which chiu district to allot to capture of the mossbars To place to reserve fund... of this family of Lo Tang fan, Chinese moschant To pay a dirkdunt of 10 per cent..... 50,000,00 Blebe, Laris std Shewas woro re dusted Con- these incisle kaew mid those critside do vit. it nosiding in Americ, why la reused of bing a merabit of the society, organised by Honig Fa

anlting Committen.

Musire.. T. Arnold and F. Henderson were has happened before ad may happoa again re-alented auditors, on the motion of Mr. Kzury, that a man versed in ho bisons may shurtor a Foment oiz ting at a very low rate por too, mad This was all the business, The CHAIRMAN seconded by Mr. ANDAREON

ready on Monday,

dimuess who reading, weak uyen, thò laltors the latter to niulturation or Eulty tsp. reports that Colonel, Phimer's advaicster is America, who teloguplied to Viceroy Li prolit is therefore but little more than the per- ansouscoil that dividend warrants would be let it en contrget over again to the Governmasa

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BROWN, JONES & CO. HONTMENTAL SCULPTORS

AMERICAN MARBLE. ITALIAN MARBLE. HONGKONG GRAFITE. Designs and Prices on application. Office. 17a Quran's RE CENTRAL, LAT FLOUE

guard, which was marching to the relief of Mafcking from the noah, was driven back from Lobuts on the Kfteenth fastast. DEATH OF GENERAL WOODGATE

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LONDON, 24th March, 6. p.m.

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FOOTBALL

THE REPEATED' PINAL "UE.

alu very high rats. What chance lets a gallant naval officer who ina nosice in mercantile Uusi- ces, in desling with gigcalie shipping transv notione necessitated by overusa expolitions"?

To sarry forward to next year's no-

4,176.21 coumbua berpe Throughout the year the cement market The Times currespondent at Bulawayowai for the protection of Emperor Kway Hsu, staddy weakened and towards the end we had It was Br. Wu Ting-fong, the Chinese minis. to make some raduation in carews prices. The vinus yoar's, ulikongu salas were considerably running together; nuy of those symptoms indi. cato a deficiency in the form of the bye roauir, theds of preparation for foreign markets.

Hung-chang fus this arrest. It in roporto korgar, cotyring lost. He exact siamber of ing Glasses only tá correct and aura.

Yet their total value was cstiranted nt' Hk..

from Hok Uu until the beginning of the yaar, so manor of the society in question, called to big working nocovat is given for that factory, MY LAZARUS supplies his SPECTAT, 196, 781, 882, more than duhle the

that War Ting kng, who got the list of the barrels put out at Mann. No sales were undo

CLES only aller texting the sight:

presonce Lo Ting fao, who was adviaul by the work was begna thero in November lost, and On Bastarday the G and it Co's at the Can it boxupposed that nical offerer and par ADVICE FREE.

g for 1890, With the opening up of now districts by railway mother doubling

minister not to join Hong You-wai's society, but we are plaaseil te report that the outturn has Royal Welsh Familiens met for the sooonditimevioned carpenters RN jure the best sort of herofnsed to neopt hindrice and said some very pred caruulcipations, the whale installation to decide which was to hold the Challenge is predicted in the next ten years, The

of bath kilas aud mnohinery giving the greatest shield for this next year. Unfortunately the experts to employ to survy and saket ship, Black Te exjort, trade la feviving, in

strong words in favour of the Emperor. Thisfaction and reflecting renett oradit on its iste beary rain had made the going to the Bapake bargains and arrange for internal altora. nietor, inling that he was unble to oxoris digere. Mr. S. V. A. Udall and Mr. A. By Valluy very bad, and the ball soon became tious and fittings There is no question or spite of the hold of Indiawand Ceylon tous

Operations at the. Doep Water Bay Brick heavy and greasy. The spectators were fewer manner of doubt that sorg individual motil in ia number than they might otherwise have bean, on the English Market Silk nad Silk

General Woodgate has died from the his power is America, therefore sent the nam

by telegrand to the Viceroy is offect the arrost 'Products have luni a remarkably prosperous effect of wrounds receivad nit Spina Kop.

works proceeded much more satisfactorily laat sooing int there was etary promise of a good the present Transport Dugartament of thy. of the metóbers of his family, and thus intini- year, butit depends in the goodness of do

6 on the E Co.'s backs was ordered off the worked like a slave and done his very beat for Edward Robort Fravest Woodgate servul ante ain. Only the wife and a cousin of pear, les ale were larger and the result game. This promise, borever, was not realised,Admiralty-from the top to the ballon-has-

is very entoaraging for that industry,

CONBUITING COMMITTEE. Y

field harly in the game for kicking an opponent, the public service. The question is not one et 1900 crop, whether there is, he progress with the ith region througout the Abyssinian Tong fun were arrested and brought back to

MORRIS Bro, Li Bing, Chatar and Dickevn and this rhineil the matob. This incident un Besnake, för Japan, nije. Telace caupaign of 1868, and was present at the action

of Arges are capture of Magdain (Modal), Canton. The wife tell tho Nam-belagistrate bat offer themselves for re-slection. Mr. doubtedly last II Co. the Shiold, and is therefore individuals or of "particular classes of percuss, fall wil, the check, being "probably due to tecenpai Sir Garuet Wolseley to the that her husband bzü born in America for over 4. Nouwen, owing to his departure from doubly, to be rogested. It is a pily bat a bat of the system. At Liverpool and other ten years. She has thron sous, twd of whom the Colony, has resigned and Mr. C. W: Dickson fairly played game could not have been an in northern ports it is notorious that in shipping "defective packing and setting," Wool and Gold Cons in September 1973 on special gr |vice, and sorved throughout the Ashrati War a good season and an increase in this export of 1875-4 inchating the action of Escañiñu, 13 are in Hongkong ployed as assistant tenchors was invited to fit ap the racones Mr. Grong the Final. There was a good deal of syltele arrangements made by the Adwindty is anticipated.

pulse of the Andrauti Amy at Abrisseaus darn English school, and the youngest has gone is also going bons and Mr. D. Gillies is recem pathy expressed for the green-and-whits team, Under the Reading Shipping Me, Tayloring the 5th and 6th November, 1873 fiu cam on a visit to bor tether. Tho ungistrate has led for olation in his place,

mand of the Fossees), raconnieaness in fores says Eutries from Foreign ports were of the 7th and 8th November, and battle of "701 vessule, aggregating 1,170,000 tons, Amoaful (pontioned in the despatches, Medal “as compared with: 653 vessels, with a with Clusp). Served in the Zrl War in 1979,

and was pront in the engagements at Kamil "total fontage of 1927,000 tean, in 1598. (mentioned in despatches) and Ulundi ( "Coastwise entries were 25,350 vessels, tioned in doepstehes. Bovet of Major, Medal ***making 1-4, 7-47,000 tuus, as against 19.958† with Clusp). Colonel 2: Jyreg, 1897). "vesels, representing. £2,164,000 tome, in QUIETING DOWN IN THE SOUTH. "JSAS. The total townsge, entries and Lord Robarts reports that the country "cleirates, was 319,288,000 Lons; and of toward the south is settling down: The "this total, Great Britnin contributed 50

movements of our troops are attended with Kiper coal; Chinn, 24 per cent; Japan, 7 "per cent, Germany, 5 per cent.; France; good results.

2 per cent.; Sweden mid Norway, i per ; "ceal; Russia, 1 per out; und America, 1 "par ceut. 1 ay be interesting to wrote

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTĖ.

ESTALISED A.D. 1941

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A-THORNE'S BLAND, White

Capsule

Per Cre

..$10.80

B--WATSON'S

GLKNORCHY

MELLOW BLEND, Blac Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark...

CWATSON'S ABELOUR-GLEN-

LIVET, Red Capsule, with

10.50

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forced the clansmen of Lo Tung-fu to surren der his youngest son and his younger brother, under threat of covero punishment within three days.

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AUDITORS. The counts have been audited by Mesars. F. flerderon and W. H. Fetts, who are eligible

SEEWAN TOVES & Co. re-slection.

General Managers.

Paarir AND Lyse decount Air Daceae),

Commuting Commukleo's fees Aufitues Depreciation for 1399...

Bainuso....

On the 14 instant the gunboat Nyan Dau, which was sent by the Tivory to Lund out the pitutes, met firo juuks containing about one hundred robbers, who had just returned with the spoils from some successful attacks. When the pirates saw the gabuat approaching they at once fired at her, and received in rotura the sume compliant. Owing to the accurate aim of the crow of the gunboat the pirates were at

Fulton rate of 10 new shares nol applied for last obligid to make their scapo, Biglacera Island working account... Brief Deep Water Bay working woont wore entered alive, thirty fatally wounded, and The report of the retreat of Coimal Pla-a good number injured. Some sailors of the

gunbout ware also seriously wouluil.

COL PLUMER'S RETREAT CONFIRMED.

"The percentages contributed by each flgmer's advanced post from Lobatsi is con. to the total tonunge emtored from Foreign Ermel. Tater modficial telograms, gay, that *ports, which were: British, 61; Jayumas, Colong lunier has retreated to Crocodile +18; German, 6; French, 5; Chinese, 53.

American, 3: Swedish and Norwegian, 2;

Name and Trade Mark 12.00 | all other digs, 3. The tomager umployert

WATSON's H.K.D. BLEND

OF THE FINEST SCOTCH MALT WEISKIES. Violet

14.40

E-WATSON'S VERY OLD L

15.00

QURUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Gold Capsule

ATACAND

THURNE'S BLEND and WATSON'S

in the Foreiga Brusle has approximately. "doubled since 1890."

"Doubled sine 1897"this is the burden of the Heport, and a-most excellent burden it is, when coupled with the strong hope Shak the doubling process will continue.

The European mail bad not arrived when mo want to press this morning.

The K.M.S. leuner Bengal, with the out! ward English Mail, of Singapore on Saturday, afternoon, the 21th instant, and may be ok

Pools.

IMPORTANT CAPTURE OF WAR

MATERIAL.

The Brish troope have captured 100,000 rounds of ammunition at Swithfield.

REUTER'S SERVICE........

Loxion, and March, 19 0.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES.

- Mr. Chunborlain kas wire fo the Australian overnors that the War Of offers 114

KIAYING.

[FROM A CORRESPONDENT]

Kiaying, 15th March. Wan Malin, one solitary Londin, rovently loft for Swatow. He is to io teich the Chiuose branch of the now Tangwan Collage. The unhool is under the auspices of the East-Asia Astuciation. The fluancial backers are Siau Fi Ng, Messrs. Jardine, Mathosan & Co's compra- dore, and three other wealthy antires, including Moasrs Bradley & Ca's qompradoré. A Japan ase scholar rooomertonded, by the Association will teach the Japanegu langungo and direct the study of its literaturo, limitely, Inude pormit- ting, a foreigner will b3 engaged to tonah Bug- iso. The lary of the two teachers employed is fixal at six butitred dollars onch. Tuition-

Halance tra 182%

Caydna?--

BALAKER SOZET,

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43,795 ears at 5.6, fully paid up $107,049.40 700.00 110 shares at 85 bilty gall up... 62 karys at $2,56 Jelly paid up... 162,30 | Horved

us to tieneral Managers

Dia la kambers Log

boaren Sury.croditure

but not prosented

Bates of profit loss

Green Island, Macao

the majority of whom played in a manor de.Transport Departmut are not regarded as B serving of sucson. Their right half back was momorial of its compotency and bes not he the best man on the Geld, and the whole of pareil coniidence in the minds of those who un deuoralising effact of the Ings of a defender.ct the boxiness of a parilio department to 117 their half-back line played well, in spite of the derstand the mercantile vine. It is certainly Strangely enough H Co, started the scor- and plans everybody, least of all the cominuity ing, with a the goal almost dirontly after reaping special advantages from the money. ho the loss & Co. eprudly equalised, and the department has to disburse. On the other, banl score was one all at the interval, though it is quite inconceivable that any great. lirm of any of the spectators are certain that shipowners, if auddubly culi on to double or 16.30 nire a second goal by fow inches. The treble their fleet by hiring, wonkt pleo to 1,000.00 ruling however, was in the goalkeeper's favour. whole business in the bauds of upset carpentari,

400,0%

In the stond half the play wont much in however abis and thoroughly knowledgeably on, 28,210.81 89,173,71

Ca.'s favour, iu spite of a strong defence, and their own fighting profession. adding two goals tais company want comfortably $120,360.60 by line foals to one. There were good points in the game, the unpleasant incident in the first pact notwithstanding; and though we think 50,317.14 that I owes really the better team, G cer- 19tainly played a dashing, if not scientide, game after the interval and made full use of their extra man. Miss Hagoook pressted the win with the Shield and well after the end of the matek.

·081339

$120,55/85

496,3[2.30 $19,612.60

[ALL RIGHTS Kasunynd} THE NAVY AND THE WAR,

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BIR JOHN COLOMB, K.C.M.G, Mr. 23,24 (uthor of The Defence of Greet and Greater 200,486.68

Britain,”. £e.) 600,00 37,500.78 2,68+.71

$1,160,109,59

Buddings and backinery, av pare

last slate Now Kilne mand machinery

$181,500.00 20,3-10.60

201,610.00 21,640.08

Less depreciation

183,000.ON Cercent, raw material, ku: in stock 00274

GLENORCHY are high class Soda Whiskies. of greater age than most proti hero on Tuesday afternoon next, the Genussions in the Infantry and Artillery to and board are to esst bat forty-sight glollars, Į Han, Hanggang

mls in the market.

A BELOUR GLENLIVET is a very old -- Pepi Whisky (smuły) and could not now he replaced in stock at the price. Dis well known for its fine flavour.

2th instaul, at # pam

Blz. Brich Georg's Weekly Share Listropurls that business thuring the work has bran za her

dull, and transestions have been only small, while reles de net::low much change."

Is Thesilentg bár Guverner la scuore pleased. to recognise Ande Rano as in charge of the' Dayal Swedish and Nowegian. Vice-Consulate, ausing the absotas freni the Colony of G. is of superb quality and prohirling, or inti: Earther notic nounced by tending Facal connoisseurs to be the best brand in the Hongkong

market.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ESTABLISHED 1811,

The Daily Press.

HongKoss, March 26th, 1900,

In his heart on the Foreign Trade of China Tri 1800 the Statistical Secretary depinde daa the charge of andae optimism which was -brought against hire by some of the critics

· “It is moliñol in the Government Cimetio of 24th inst. that is Exednicy the (Severur Iew Lown pleased to appoist temporarily, wetli ellect from the 7th inst., Patrick" O'Dorrell to bo un Inspoaler of Naises under sorties 3 of the Public Health Ordinance.

His Excellency the Governor has been plusal to appointerga Anbert Woodcock ta bo Acting Soendly at the Sanitary Board, with effort from the 214 instal, during the alence of Chark Wiau Daggau from the Colony, or until further notice,

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Mid Black, the champion trick-cyclist of kworld, nssisted by Mr. f Jenkins, uavu, an erhibition of trick-riding end bicycle-pole at Bay Viot yesterday afternoon. In spite of the staviibin ajego of the scutirse a good attel dence was secured and the oplectcimen passed off very successfully,

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Australians.

NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE

TRANSVAALL

Some negotiations are apparently precending, naid it is statesi dhuit vienmunisations are passing bu ween London and Protezia.

SIE A MILNER IN THE FREE

STATE

Comont un vraignment

Ant of hand, kaikkinga nad ma-

chinery ........... Caront, saw Laterial, de.

476,443.99 28,895,71

The original plm was we have the school at Chowchofu, but fucal'opposition decided the promoters to establish it at Swalow. It is hoped Deep Water Day, murka that it will draw students from Chaugchow and Chivebow in Fulkien as well as from Chowdown Kiaying. Shia Toot, is in hetysympathy w the objects of the institution. He has deputat certain persons |

todo Chico in Uio Btrails Settlements and risawhore with which to put up buildings for Sundry dobbort.

Cistal J, Baldinige, unobi-

wry, Aasper Insalaten ut 28,000.07 New Kilns and building

0,370,4

Les loptociation...

37,270

ecka, pigus, &e. in sjock

Lansoprontation ........

The whereabouts of Sir A. Milner are not kaowu, but it is assoned that he is at Blent to go abroad and solicit funds from woll Fornitury, as per last statement.

fontoin, where it is beloved negotiatious are also proceeding

All the Powers have now answered the Boer

BRITISH ACTIVITY

(bu ukool. One man iu Singapore is said to THE POWERS AND THE TRANSVAALbe ready to give $10,000 and perhaps more. appeal for intervention, er troliation, in the Those gents pro at the same time to collect mouny for two ethor objects, viz., -a cotton negative.

mill at Swatow, and railway from that port! to Chowchowia. Thure will be a fow students from hare, and if it outlives the year the school may attract a considerable number of the more progressive young scholars. I have heard of one who has gone from here to Japan this year

Genstal Bebant alig flying columns in all directions wind practically is heating with Ta opposition.

A temporary brigu ia bang quickly built over the Orange River at Norvals Pont.

The British barn ocenied, Rourell and

Smilbfield.

LATHE...

st home.

Cak

Itead oflion......

· Mučno storia, Hok Un mark

21,231.50

375,343.70

570.00

79.00

200.00 20,752,62

1.202.0

855.71 220.00

OHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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Haring marked out the bread outlines of maritime conditions supreme and prooedent in this, or any war waged by tin, it remains new to indicate the enbortinate naval features....

Tho present Ciril Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Austin Chamborigin, is undoubtedly one of the most promising of Ministers; the decretary of tho Adusicalty, Mr. W. E. McCartney, is plan a first-class offoini. They havu but excind the confidence with which lay are universally re- gated. Thoir chief; Mr. Goschen, in d to none of usvel administratons of this genera- tion. It is their duty to stand up for the Trans- port Department of the Admiralty and they bave done it. Whoa this time comes for az smining the administrative schinery of the nation by the light of experience of this war, we know they will make a gallant light to re toin for the Admiralty the duty of providing for the military requirements of transport, Moontime the Civil Lord at Ghusgow, se fong age as 23rd November last, bastoned to prais the Transport Department rather previously as the Americans say. He stated that "Lan strain upon the transport department of the Admiralty" was "one which no other country could have borne." While every possible eredit is due to the individuals charged with carrying out the transpartarraigeneufe to the host of their ability, it is desirable to be cautious how wo ranka comparisons with ether countries. Tha resoncess of our amacsatile marine are incom. ping of all the nations of the world put to The safety of the son being secured by more parable to those of alter nations. All the ship: offoot the nest consideration relates to provision gather does not approach our own, in facteurs in Austin Chamberlair in that speech at Glasgow of transporta. In old days wachips could be, nearly double this aggregate of theirs. Now ir. and were, used to transport bodies of troops. gure figures in support of the declaration aloce So late as the Crimean war bailleships and quoted by saying the Transport. Theport monk craisers were so used, Such a course is now hard to arrange for the transport of 65,00 man, 30,000 berans and mules, and 100,000 as of impossible. Moturu warships bare no apare stores. There has beenof coaran a huge addt- room available for any such purpose. This tion since, and therefore the officials of e flf business of the modern navy is confined to Transpert Department deverse still more credit providing security and nainterrupted passages for their great personal oxertions new thar for the mercantile wins employed in the trung when the Civil hard spoke, 1 But this sort of defence of a department must be leated by xa- port of troops and stores. So long as the war latice Arnilable peaosa the disposal of other 0,001.00 ships could be used os transports there wors countries and our own Empire. Now the wor 128,837,74

obvious reasons for the Admiralty being chargeutiko marine of Spafu in tonnage is not ed with the duty of prosiding and controlling quite au sictecnik of two British, ret Spain provided zen transport fór, and maintained an the sex-trasport arrangements of the army army of about 200.009 meu in Caba without- It was then at the discretion of the Admiralty calling apua the world to notice it, The mor to employ silhor msu-of-war or merchant chips santils marine of the United States in tonnage for the purpose, and thereforo a matter of in one fourteenth of that under our flag, yet their transport department, without any exper 302420 | administrative coureniszve for the Admiralty fence whatever, provided for two great military $1,150,409.to be the transport authority. Such reasons expedition simultaneously-one ly Cabrand nas, no longer prevail. This particular question of tothe Philippines. The truth is that what is very simple matter for tas is a very difficult mattor for control of the fransport department is of very nations without a tithe of our sea transport re great importare, a sketch of the existing sources. The rest question is whether the whai-

nistrative avalem we purano prodacrs, from rystem may-by itseful On Saturday at 200m thựy 17th ordinary gene

For the Adrically "Department of the almost intits routes. Use very best results. The narros encaps overalulung defeat st to parse a course of study. Four agreadwal meeting of shareholders in the boys Director of Transports, tho onrrent Navy Stormberg. largely due to duficiency of Beld areng themselves to go in company, hat the company we held at the company's fees, Extimates provide £10,700 for the year. The artillary, must be takoa in conjunctiva with

9. Praya Central. r, R. Showan presided, opposition of friends and relatives kopt three and there were also prosout: Masses. N. persons of the Department consists of two Admirally arrangements which placed thren Siebs, D. Gillion J. H. Lowis (Canenting Com. Captains RN, who are director and assistant batteries, in such hips as the Ziboughts and tbo Zugnahin. The system presed tus, whon THE NEGOTIATIONS.

Wong Kung tu leaves here for Canton nezi mitte), E. S. Kelly, M. Watson, R. D. An- director of transports respontively, and two gen- attacked, always been stoutly defended by the Kaster's Agency learns that no nogeliations month by invitation of Li Hung-chung, Twice derson, A. Babbington, and Fung Wol Cheonor carpenters R. N., who are Inspectors of apokesmen of the Adminity. But the aute clone The Charmon said-Gentkomen, with your bad boon carried on Potassa Luntou and chosen to reprosont his country abroad in the

ly their sucudesora. No one would now defeod The Orion Colonial Empire" is a subjest Preferia singe La Salisbury's reply to capnnity of ambassader, it is not impossible that porcsission we will dispose with reading the Bhipping, and twoity three sisitions, cup of under the system anse later on been condutoreŇ: whom la Crior Inspector of Shipping," and the transport serangements in the mesu oubton talents.

in your hands for some time. The result of the other inspector of Shipping"; the rest be- war. Sabent to that war the admiralty of especial interest at the press juelare, and President Kenger, and that the condrace cusigned a post worthy of his un-report and recounts, copies of which have been park Juar's work is, eminently entisfactory, of his Report last year; and he admits they the of whieh la to be scared refers only to tradest of the sender at the City Hall this opening by Mr. J. W.

THE THEATRE,

nabling us to recommend a dividend of 20% and long lo to clerical sint. The Navy Estimster adopted a polisy known as the "Admiral List to raise the resorve fund to $100,000. The new are resonped by a copayment of £5,300 by the plan. It was sa arrangement with ship owners that on complying with cortal straatural actual sualiness of China's trade when its Jugs, ouder the auspices of the Hongkong prisoners. The gulintious at Bloemfontein

Od Values Souisly, het attract are purely Joml;

On Saturday night the Dritas Compray gars beat the Dunante, hat proved herself a vary War Offoe, in connection with army transport conditions the ship would be placed on an pessibilities are considered. But he derives sadienen, Judging from Mr. Jones previous OPERATIONS IN THE FREE STATE. their sound performance of A Ridvey Girl profitable agquisition and fully natalied to atop duties," and by a oralribution from the Indian Admiralty list which would two thout frimien confort, not dissatisfaction, from the comforts the lectare will be well worth betoning. General Cletions is marching on Blosm and scored a notable enross. The Compnay we took in hoving her built. On the reopening paricon of Chinese and Indian exports. If,to.-

fontein via Philippolis and Fauresmith, bas proved wonderfully since the opening of the ports in the Philippines mas tonnage Government of £3,050 in coquection with of Government employ When the Egyptian right, and on Saturday everything went with: was wanted for Mauila and for Iloilo and Cebu, Indian troop sarvica." Thus the sett expon war took place there were some. W ressels with an aggregate, tontage of about 1,000,000 THE WESTERN FRONTIER.

ut a bitch. Encores were frequvas all the way and we shouki then have been very glad to have diture out of Navy Estimates is $2,350 for the tone on this list-but large naabers of these A larga Hope for in muaying from Blate though, and a regalar precension of bonnets Lad another boat like the Diamante.

erogenit that tootlights. The whole casto did so you how, and partionlarly at the present time, Fear, which is about the equivalent of the ships were not takes up as transports, white king to attack Lobati.

wall that it is difficult to pick out the individual it takes muy maths to hit and lay down & salaries of the two captains EN., and the other vessels not on the list were selected. Los 238 March.

Eumes for praise, But undenbiely Mr. Dallas new nommer here, sind te malatsin our hold of remuneration of the pensioned carpenters R.N., Then in 1983, out of the vole of credit, we

the trade we had to go boat at once. ist aid the piece love faster than any

hire 10 merchant atomers. We got pastically Gas ube, As the jooker Flipper he gave a thorizes, parchased tus Menuts, a vessel well who, oddly enough, are pail by the week. This spot in a few weeks £6,000 in taking up on pludia instance of his reachable versatility, known to you all fer nuuy years, which, when system of payments by one department and nothing for our meney and many of the vessele and we liked him ere better in this part.ibus all the alterations we propose have bsa aade recoupment by another means cross accounts never left harbour, It sabrequently officially precant their being available for the service of any Peal in the "Piccanicies" song by warts the good account of herself and still stand in our bing clerical labour. In the case of the Indiati Poster imical to the United Kingdom." In Wan Ili in The Geisha. With Miss Morena to her, will, we are quite satisfied, give involving correspondeuse between both, bear. transpired we had simples e -The Tinics Correspondeat at eamfontein hit of the evening. In every way is perfor books at a vlerate price, pay but little over Coverument iffis unavoidable. It is avoidable 1887 a new departure ja Amfaty policy was

munod was excellent. Miss Mudge Groy had $200,000. She is an old boat, of course, and will

It was rald by official condemnation of all agrcial the flammable Robert Daly Ormsby ways that residrat Erngor has issevi pruck on sor display as Engy Concile, but she therefore cet a good dual moro loc repairs and in the gure of Abe Adrically mid War Ofe, inaugurable, called this "Subvention" polity. provions Admitally policies in relations to the during this funtporary sabes from the Colonyuien sexing the Cruge Free State, and gave a hint of what ear can really do when spkeep than a now as like the Diamante, and being due to soatining a dual system when the

mercantile marina. The policy, shortly, was in to-morrow. Miss Mariel Alleyne mede at fer to haro built a new steamer at oven of Dr John Milford Atin rutil farther that President Stoys has leoned a counter she gets a good rate, ancha we shall sou hor for shat reason alone wo would have much pre-originating susp of its existouse has ceased to onder, and D. James fred Lawn to be precaution declaring the Fres Stals intact.

vesels to secure the right of their services in Vice-geident of the Beard, rice the House THE MAFERING ELLER COLUMN.ether successful appearause as Winifred Grey. Jouble the nest, but time pressed and we haut operato: How this chal system works is cong bly the pay an aneusi bubidy to particnfar

and yang as chargingly as uver. Miss Florauca do the best we could in your interests. We as follows: The War Office requisitions the ablo Francis Bary May, C.G., whose ap-

The Tines correspondent at Kimberley, 20th Pool played and danced, with wonderful go have seun no reason so far la repaint of the stap, Adiuidity for onvrying power for certain and the 1887. Nary Patintas for the first tims showed a charge of £10,000 for that year for the the subvention of Armel Crui pointment, is called during the absence from has shown in a striking manter whine the Calcay of the Houcurable Istors Hallano instant, says that the date of departure of the and yiracity, and was repeatixily rucndled. Alisa bit, I montion this, as I don't want you to think | things, to be ready at a certain port, and en&

Ateiti Lochbart, C.M.G. or until further Mafcking Coloan from Kimberley is still not Rossie Blair was inimitable, and ber" Society we are in favour of buying old bosta

song was one of the triuciphs of the night. Nor contrary, your trao policy is to discard your okl certain date, to go to a specified destinationers or Transports." The Elf was for two advance is made when circumstangs are order.

must furgut Miss Holty Fuel and Aliss roseole and ke out ourdles in the present war, Tho faltint step is therefore piper correspon ships only, £5) each. I ocel the rejection GEN. FRENCH'S OPERATIONS.

Ella Hardners, who ne Dorothy Stanley aulenip yourselves with only the latest and test done between Fall Mall and Whitehall, A of the vote on the following (1) The futility of supposing that for purpees of trans propitious. And yet waay say tha Clim

Mr. Ale Marso, the well-known baritona.

Coral Franck as urvived at Thabubura Crael aquitted homelven admirably. Mr.up-to-date material. We Live to ochtend now the port and at the date notified the Admiralty sure guch an eraugent could produce but tho. still sailway, still hokes ber ivesthilated Why do Nations

Porcival put a lot of gropil work into bis ropro- not only with the forator old boats on the Aus anworked. If the stunde so we are fault does sterday merring, Ha(? Tha'bahu},"

sentation of Guy Stanley and bis singing was tralian Live, but with soute of the newest and produce this skip, and the military offeses dightest pretical resul-pointing out that the great advantage, in spite oDF what say we nor took for in the future in ic condition. It is sapounced bid with

excellent. Mr. Muure made a bit as Brother test steamers recently built at home for that rasputing the War Olles take on the arrange last over-ces expetition at that time was to Further artillory firing lou place scress the Taraarins. Bly Futrellas Corel casal ne te radu, al usless you are prepared to look this aunts of placing on lipsed the ship, fitted and Egypt, employing time al of st when shoes here resources and line a sythe assistance of several amatours and Mr. A.

river at Warrington on the 21st and 22nd inst. regret ku nd not a larger part, and Mr Hor- competition squarely in the face yon may pre | provided by the Ailtirally, what the Waone sud a-half millione. (2) That such a policy,

go to the wall. The purchase u tem of internal railways? The Report does G. Ward, he is to gives grandswening concert, in

St. George's Hall, or April Sed. This evening The British scoate approaching tho vor net n was a very entertaining Lord Condle para not directly take into consideration the new Mr. Marsh will be the solukt at the erger with a int musketry, he and were ausbio to The other parts all were in capable birds, and the Heaasi bns of course faronus Offico have to dospatch. If things are not

the nudien showed a vary uvidsut appreciation ate dolt guin, but we have no asked for right the military officers report to the Wer flag. (3) That regards obtaining auxiliney armed rare in war the policy was dengerang Hiberian line now so rapidly becoming an woital girun by Mr. Ward at his Cathedral seties unfil duckness set in.

of the evening's amusement.............

fartlice capital où les secount, an habe, and then ensors more paper corres

and wasteful, one of the grounds on which the THE RISING IN GRIQUALAND. · ̈ Tonight Mr. Delas graduens is decellency only boon Required as 10mporary measure punteuco batween Poll Mall and Whitehall Toury sanctioned be peal being the actual fast, though, this of course is destined He will ng th aria, It is enough," from „Elijah, and Sir A. Sullivan's wug, The nt no distant date to mark a new epoch in Sailor's Grave.

The lying in Griqunload appears to both feecraur, which we shall all be auxious to sco. and at sooner or later be replaced he There are several Balances reported of officers would serra de Hanssity Telt by

for by all accounts it will more than ropay a visit. agwort and voca azitábla: boat from tom, China's commercial history. But the Sta

To-dorrow Mr. Dalia msives his success. for which of course fresh capital will be re- and mea, when being berthed by the military these Lordships (of the Alaialty) for the At Begulas Moosing of United Mark Lodge *tistical Segrotary says generally: "The No. 419 E., hold on 4th just., War, Bre. 1

of last year, The Sign of the Cross, which quired. As to the future of the trasle I have rabarkation offer, having almost forcibly to construction of fant was so pretset the

commores of this entry." LONDON, 3rd March. is pertain to draw a big rudienos, and an hatte fair. The peroul result has been obtained eject workmou under the Admiralty tryior the Admiralty to escape the obligation of com *future la distinctly bright, if the resulta toallery installed Five. G. W. Crombie into the

Wednesday (by special request) he will gaia during a year was the hemp and sagar portato complete the measury fittings; and strasting last war crninors a policy to he be expected from the coming railways are Chair of Wor, Master of the Lodge for the

stage The Geisha, in place of the originally, we closest to the export of cargo, so that we CHBACK OF COLONEL PLUMER. Pasuing your. War. Bro. G. W. Crumble calculated. The Chinese, from highest to afterwards invested his offiours for the yote na The Times correspondent at Bukwayo, 19th nood Charley's at. The ever may sumably expert at sugmentation is pur also of offers und men hustled on board; to condemned on that ground alone. Tu ara fast honses the Japanese opora drey Isst week are a earnings when the carriage of those commodi find an at-porrading smell of paint, and notices oraisers on their swn lines of communication in war, uspesially those employed in interchange "lowest, nro truders by lustinct and hire follows: S. Bra. G. W. Walling J.Wistant, says that, after a sharp artillery shed on autoient guarantee that on lor fourth conppear. ties and other proleon from the Islands is

Bro. E. Stainton, 4.0, Pro. H. W Wolfe; "prompt to take advantage of overy por 8.0., Bro, W. H. Woolley; J.O., Bro. Are (6th instant, al 2,000 yarda range, Culomel ; auos Tée Geinka will be hearùly welcoured, and resumed. Not only that, we all know that the Wet-Paint on their cabins aut burths. Ousas of passengers and goole biween the ports of "sunity of profit." What may be expected, Auges; Treasurer, tro, F. A. Whil; Dog, Pinger retired from Lositi, nudler cover of wo should not be surprised to see a crowded tapsbilities of the Philippines have never yet have bon noticni of shortees of food on dan Empire, is a desirable policy, bulan the audience an Wednnulay. We are wid test on been property tasted; but we also know that the patirs and inferiority of food on page vessels would then be parsing their diary. the, from whitt a close observer has called Marks, Bru. F. Baker, Suratury, Wer. Dro, darkness, to Crocutilo Puis,

Thursday tight, which is unfortunately the conntry is now in the sure of a nation which Now war is war, and it would be must reactions, it would be absuel to pay the for doing it in war, £1,000 a year in tion of pebre.. last performance the Company, gives prior to is not in the habit of sitting still and doing no able to suppose there will not always be such the lies of nking, fastest and best "a far more revolutionary change than the... W. King, 7.11; 8.D., Bro. B... Hick-

man; £6, Br. J. Boss; Tyler. 1. hxwell.

their departure for Manila (where the vigare thing, and no way rest neared that having

Almere at the lines in war is a very ques "great change brought about by the opening

Ulonable ene iudeo i would arce the most "of the Suez Canal in 18697"

At the Magistracy on Saturday a private in The B.M.S. Sletner Bengal, with the out some from there will be under revival in got hold of a good thing that natier will be defuots no debeauties to certain or the Royal Welsh Fusiliers need George Chrisrard English Mat, loft Singapore in Saturday gay Girl, and if last-Friday and Satur-the set of it, and, as we would do wyrsstren, will teat, Discomfort and inconvenience and

Fusselsurstapita Latinity, safely mor We do not intend hore to go into the tian was sent to prison for seven days for steal-atterncou, the 21th instant, and any be expected day's uses are any criterion, Mr. Dalian slepaki Atery effort to develop the great natural sometimes wholly unavoidable. The real valuable portion of Imperialis dar

recive a splendid send-off. When i good co-resences of the rich and fertilo ista details of Mr. TAYLOR's Report, for this ing 1.00 from an America blue-jachet. The hero on Thursday afternoon next, the 20th pay bite s Ettou how to appreciate it. This augult mist is a fast inoase point is that the Was icd ought to that stouter being given to could not be done, adequately without more prisoner had en drinking with the promontortant, at 4pm.

and soure negro American pour-of-wars mon, the This 1.M.wtennior, Exprcta rf Jopen, left and ctr wish in the ouse of Mr Dallas is the traie with this place, and we have be responsible for the comfort of the men Baturally prails and the rots passed. N

uly to look to Jaya and the Straits to ste and wall of both men nud berise. The fact let us so what is twelve inore quotation then our space allows. Water doing all the paying. At night they want Yakobus for Vielerin and Vascvayer on Fri Don't be long oförü ye« zoturn!"

teland inny, alau be deuo with the Philippines by that, in the presort ampaign fuld artillery 263 000. The mesber of ships res a good and ouergetis Covainiment. Hitherto whefi utgreatly noded at the front wars sont in ing subventions is less that uay, however, nots some of the chief points, into the Stag Hotel, pad the proscator asked day, the Dörd inst.

cale business is been with, Manila suly, but I The net value of the Import trade was Eko prisoner to have a drisk. Fius prosecutor Tla. 26-1,748,456, dotible that of 1800 I put down 85. Tho prisoner píškau $1 up and of the Party of inklim if

he says in effect, India with her excellent

In compquence of the hemy fag, the eng ronda, hur railway system, and her light shan, which loft Masse on Saturday racing taxation, en only abow a total Exportegh clock, dit not arrive here till 11.30

am. yesterday. She was obliged to anchor o

Trade three times the size of China's, have Ching Chow intanil, and on the weathor clear- wre not every reason to be optimistic about ing up a little yesterday morning woighed anchor and presccèled on her voyago Sho bad the future of China, larger in extent, eatur.

a few sakun passengers avil some 50 Chinese

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t be Acting Fresident of dis. Sanitary Board,

all richer, inhabited by a more buicerots on board. The Chinese gessongs laud only and more industrious population, when shevue word of a lids salt find and rice Saturday shakes off the burden of lack of roads, absence of railways, and a crashing taxa- tion? Alrely her total trade is Hk. The 400,533,258; pud her total Revenge for 1890 is the highest ever morded, amount ing to H. Tls 26,661,460, whereas the previous test wna 1891, with Hels. 3,145,413 The year 1899, enye Mr. Ta08

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fold the prosecutor to put the others inte his Opiam realised high prices, owing either to pocket. This was loud by the bar-boy and ra mannger, who called in Sergeant Macayed,

bad crops or to excessive adulteration of the Who said $7.30 was fodral in the prisator's Native Drag. The importation of Morphin possession, and be was able to give a satisfue centitited to inarese, Cotton Goods mnde bery flanation as to how he saɔue by it

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Ipok farwant to the day when stormers will slow ships, whole faster ships took out what are nine years old. There are, however, ja Pho Hon Treasurer of the Alice Memorial, un gularly dirvot to Iloilo, Celia, and other was not wairemediately required illustrates some addition turn its hold by her and Nerola Hospitala begs to mokgewledge ports and iz ach trades we must to ready to

with thanks the follwing donation the take our story. At the moment things are not of the evil of this dual arcangout, iridedant at the disposition of in Adiralty, funds of tho ospitala

quite billet down over there, but it cannot be reuponai kility is zicenivious. I may of couren wilhost further subsidy. When tho war broke 18 S. 3. Uhaba

gio long now before order is fully restored and with 1 be argued that military san't know say."

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