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officals breevid.

New Territory The taking ove of the New In the deities of Manngshan shega are theas Tortitury anted heavy demands to be use on leg and powerfid claus, Lan, Row ant his Tepartment for the endtion of building, Let the richest and meat powerful of of a temporacy or partiak oturu, the con

nation of Telephone Is nos and Roads, repair thothras, numbering over several thousand olsun. alteration of existing glidings, olo. Many man, while Saw is ascond and Lee third la designs and cellmated were prepmand low bellditike importance. Amongst thous ribos of mixed which were afterwards altered in their strenger

if a method of constraction ontalling the chucastors Loro must be plenty of thieves, progenition of new plas atllimates, or wore rognes, and vagabojala On this jet of March Jobandoned entiraly The difficulties of carrying, Inst & sitting vorm the Sun Cheong, left Hong-

at work in the New Territy have begu

PHIZY SHOOTING AT KOWLOON.

The urnout prachosting in carolution with the Hongkong Rilo Assation was brought to custot oose yesterday afternoon at the The Hegerar #fcensure, erbeline Fans Kollu Bangi following us the Roller Paul af Singapme tu Um den funt, të real es pitted to this warm of a 20, CHUN'S AUGINTAT WINNERS TITO Jon, colest la frente y 11.2. Ser Gural do dete is 175,000, ivalent le 500,575 09 CMG, Vles Adrical eye, Sie green Candigung KCM the ton One of the heaviest Dugersdors/ever wit-swick, and Daily Peer, " of the 9th instant, whole town being

Mr. J. Marshall and Slaghat took his on this morning Sigt Mui- Walluze 200 into darknus before th aging of the rain, which was quite thiol in churarior

Sobro estimation was caused in Kowland you

which

today aftrenson by sus patelni Hung Hom: Docks catering fire. The lamps spread with great rapidity and very gone the matshals were antspletely unchsho

INTIMATIONS EYESIGHT, this we may remark that the pecuniary

orgument may fairly be left out of court the Eastern Extension, Companies have had gient experience in the Australian Esafe, and cau gagy to a nicely the semount of traffic sing between Europe and Austra; 9am to 5.P... Knowing thin as they do, they have contracted to lay the line without guaranty and we are justified in the assumption that the Company would not do this anloss it felt that it could do so with perfect regard for the interests of the shareholders; to thank otherwise would be to cant discredit on the wisdom, if not on the integrity, of the directors. But if a comparatively barven line, like that which it is proposed to lay noroas the Indian Ocean, be thus dccepted as remunerative, what are we to think of a 821lize with numerous feeders, such ne evon-operations in the metropolis of Iawaii.

tually the Pacific Cable route prusi become?

The exodus of Chinese Coolies engage by Even more and liere comes in the rub-the Russian for railear and other works in Lino Pacific line in time to come must gather to tung und Manchuein, says The Potring

Tientsin Times, stremendoustnow.asin itself the enormous coming traffic of all would confer a boon ou North China perally Eastern Asia. How profitable is that if slie would buy up the remployed Bozus trafe we have only to turn to the pub-around here, but we fear they expect io nako lished reports of the companies, to see. Engineering gives a summary of the last half-year's working, which is interesting to

Constantly resurring beadaches, spells of dimuces when reading, neak eyes, the lotters running together; any of these symptoms indi onte a deficiency in the form of the eye requie

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It is reported, says The Manila Times, that the Compania Morition steamship Redon bas besa ohartered to the emble from Colt the week immediately. The cable was on board the il-fated ship Hoaker, now cutting on the rocks of Carrogidor. Alracut all the able was saved in good condition by Messrs. Rebinten and Mccrdray, of Mila

Mr. A. Makonzia.

MEG P. Laminert,

Mr. A. 1. Skoltes

ALL SOMENES AGGREGATE-Prizes

e Pats de Clam. Zaf ihn Government sha ply disitar to Inter the Drorlas ofsire, inzer The ciarareptans of Biotin ga Post of all tier rapiderations much stated British hearts Lure as everywhere:

the Hours fere triumphing, over tus Jhen small els bough it has greatly dressal fin kronol. The Isitor it will be remeniðrik rejoice, who

ritory right and left, but to fall buck open and serprisol army of Fagland, he urged

bor by guscessful war Happily, the Deers not to lentata ta selzs English ter

travelling, goot was being on-existent and shab. Whausba resoled Tateling, about thirty is exposted that LANT Roberts will rest on the cough teaoks which serve for ronds being vagabonds from the village went on board unu his oaza forin jittie while, in outer to allow tho fruit. Then with us whole army well-in hand, goal orving to this slagtos of facilities for kung fully lich with a cargo africo for Houng declarations of the Broach carry house Often flooded with water in the rainy season carried away all the fios and sold it openly akiural consequences of his rotorke to boar The importance of constracting, good trusk

ale through the principal raters to aid in the in the mackul place for a pieni. The clan rated offor a month's very hard work, he will pre- pre development and aministratier of the district of Lum was contesting, with that of New is cood to cust Uncle Pauf from Pretoria, and make wak, did not take in part in it, for lear Blögn into on, tint will close their telegraph- ing further to Tant Satisberg, who would sentol by the Lon. P. Chistir, O.M.carto be too strongly urged up33 118 Goron buying at cheap bargaing, while Less, being fint alse a "Isto president." as he has converted Public Librines. A plan and estimate was of trouble. The owner of the cargo came noves cutor Tato communications with run 1. N. Mudy, and Mr. 1. Beris.

prepared and tenders were received for an exten sivo laitins in the Taipingshan District. Inte Canton and presented a petition to the way rutors. The question is being discussed, Consegnonce, however, of the opposition ruiso Vloeroy, why enteret 800 soldiers to be sost will England at once organize tas adrafnis. Late Free Stature, or wait until the Boors to the site by the Pó Limg Kak Directors the there on the 16th utt, and compelled the elders tration which she intends to accord te tho work was abandoned. A new sila has since been of the two cinda Lain and Bow to produce there in a position to be similarly dealt with 2. sfected, bat, as this involent the preparation of.

1 Sgt. Isi Wallaconu dan

Mr. G. Lammert

3 Me. A. II. Betton...

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122

KEVOLVER COMPETITION.

Mr. P. Smytho

Mr. . . Hooper.....

Major Capit

RANGE PRIZES,

200 yards.

Sgt. Maj. Wallace... Mr. J. Marshall -Me. S. Mokeprio...

50) yarila.

Mr. J. Cramer Mr. W. Stewart....

Gr0 yards.

Sgt. Bowery "Mr. P. Smythe Mr. Marshali Sgl Maj. Walines Sg1. Bowery Sgt. Maj. Wallace ir. J. Pigeon F Mr. W. Stawint

vares.

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50

50

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800 yards.

47.

Me A. McKowio Mr. Laumert Ar-Egh Blair

ALL COMERS PRIZES. RAMI PRUZ. 200 yards..

47.

a poy plan and estimule, the building hea.net ringleadaca or any poron connected with the rob yot boop bogaus atque berge Thosoldiers wat sud established them

Washing Tanks at Tai Hang-The Led of the

Uy showing se early as possiblɔ what are her projects of government, it is belovuloha robal force. In all thond opɔentious, tho Tai Harg Strenni hos for many years boonvey an idea socestral temple of the Tam would still more rapidly had a dissolvent for tho west by the washerman of the colony as the olan. Arif te not large enough to accomtrodata Generalare getting lessons in up-to-data war- principal plaos for carrying on their operations, the whole lot of them, part of them had to live fare that none others have; tras their schnol. Fronch tough tanks were formed by removing the in mat sheds, their food and quartars being ing has been very expansivo, but sound value Baller boulders from any suitable spot in the provided by the clots of the two eines Lam and as book received for juo outlay. stroam bed and piling them round the sides,

Transenal's glorions theiff is over in that guany. and a tha tauks were duttat about sa varying Sew until they bure given up the offenders, adventurers are a longer solicitol, for the Lovels, it followed that the waste water from the Ou account of many thefts and robberies inter, and it is expected that in a short time upper ones found its way into the lower ones, Cautoa large unmber of soldiers and watchwen General Heller will send ou a farvete lake =

to Pretoria a project devoutly to bo wielod. which therefore never reived anyply of cleat are emptopol to watch and patrol about in the nommand of the railway from Lorenzo Marques wator Besiter fuist redirigat accumulated in the botten of the torks as there was no proper stroots day and night. The pay of a soldier is That roata for the Teantraal will discourage provision made for drainage. Ting state of $5 a month, and of a walchman 55, qut of which even the Germen and sinus on the scientifi masters bus beon relied by constracting he has to pay 92.50 for foul, $1.30 for a suit of ran. The foreigners have failed to produce a

Napoleon, or even Lafayette, dam noress the stream some jatance below the

clothes, 50 cents for 3 barobon-hat, 30 coute for a pair of straw-slun, and 3 cante squeeze to the mandatin under whom he serves, leaving 20 conte för bin to spend for smoking. What

Mint Dan sud arranging a row of properly constructed washing tanks immediately halor it. All washing above the dir her bean pro

ibited and a supply of loan water to the tags has thus beau ensured, such laak boing sapplied direct from the des The Terk, though of small extent, must be regarded as of some importance to the salony from a sanitary point. Mr. of view. The training of the stream below the Innks is a matter which should be noderinken in order to convey any the raste trator and prevent tho accatulation of tith which at pra- hout occurs among the boulders.

Me Launer, Syt. Maj. Walled

500 yards. Gray, and Mr. Ledlington, each,

Mr. Laynert. Mr. Pidgeon, Mr. Skelton, 600 yards. Sgt. Maj. Wallace, and Mr. Cramer, 45 sob.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION,

M. Arbon, the newly elected deputy for Troyes, is no corpatent that a section of the from Paris. A l arrangement will be found gaard's vaû is set apart tutavey him to und for hita in the Chamber of Denalias by means

states, had an excellent balf year's business. during the six months ending "September 30th, 1899. The revenue of the “half-year amounted to £474,950; and after deducting working expenses, and the

On Saturday and Sunday, the 1-fth on 15th oatlay incurred for the ropale and resesal just.. a dramatic and Balconfortainment was "uf cables, and after providing for de given in the hall of the Remus Catholic Dr. pbarago, Glenarly, and on bulb days a crowded *preciation of spare cable, and income tax, audisuse saw a very successful programme sar "£306,890 remained; increased to £310,428 ried out. Most of the participants were young mambers of The Catholic Union," while their by the balance brought forward from last sisters and other relatives made up the string. year." This is good enough, but wo learn orchestra which nevempanied thom The Best further that, after paying a dividend at the part of the programme consisted of rock! nod instrumental minste by Miss Alros oss. rate of 20 per cent, por nanum, they carried D'Almada Castro and A. Alves, and the A. S. WATSON & CO., 10,000 to the ship reserve, £6,000 to a orchestra, a relation by r. d. al. Alces, and removal reserve, £2,000 to an insurance burlesque in which a fanciest dotachment of

Polion appeared, including a refy amastar tua | resorve, £100,000 to general reserve, and vesty of a Chinese lang. Part 11, come ed

of a Mazurks by the Maniline Ordlistra sed carried over no less than £33,000 to next

perimmance of 0 Tabora No Portbal described year's nocount. Now we by no means with Entre-neto Comics, is which there tools to dotrael in any way from the right of the part Sres da Lus, da Qasta, and J. Gebi Company to do what it thinks best with its Vieira Bibeire, and Goularto D'Aquino. In Part IIL, aller au brartire froch do orebus. own, but in those reduplicatel reserves" tra, came the mast mocessful picco of the eveK- AERATED WATERS there is just a suspiciou, that the Companying in the one not Cienic Opera The Ross of

wants to throw a little dust in the eyes of duszyne. This was very crelitably performed HALF MILE RACE; forall Chian ponies; weight und annual Crown Rent zecured 856.00, Lt of the wedding and prasant their onugratula Drazide quarral, and espousing the wrong side.

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THE MACHINERY in use is of the latest design and most up to date character.

ENGLISH EXPERTS manage our factories, and their practical knowlerige produces, an article that is unrivalled for its excellence.

THE WATER used is the best known in this “Island of fragrant streams," and is skilfully filtered on scientific principles.

by the brothers Darbnberg, while Miss Dancu berg noted as Locomponist. The entertainment wound up with a gailipas Finde.

1 and 2, Cory, Setbartant aud Mr. Pidgeon. 9, Meines. Skolten and Lammert.

700 yards. 1,9, ant: 3, Messra, Grey, Lammert, MeKouzie,

500 yards. Marshall, and Pidgeon.

to lis low." The Fronel claint hits as thois Basoaurela," but there the parallal” ends, He had no Losonto de Mediel mixed up with his life, and no Papo Alexander VL to face. to reform the church; le did not To st

was not a democrat, be never intended. tack the manners of the day, except from s philosophical point of visir. His tendencies he was most at home, and he leavoured were modem. As u dational reformer, to copy the English system, wherever practical and suited to France, He was president of the Arousil School. His nature was nadonbiodly Casarian, and ho lest ground by mixing in thə

can be do if he has s. family? Naturally hot placing an astra arzougemont to the ordin mat combine with thiares to rob and share the ary accommodation at the end of a banch. Spoty. On the other hand, when a commandant He is twenty-three stones weight, and intends

18 stonos. France has plenty of heavy fathers." employs 500 sukliora lie puts dowa on the list giving a diuer to all colleague weighing from The Rav. Peru Dilon was a moak of the T- 1,000 or 1600, so as to demire his superior and pocket the squeeze. Whenover a parade minisan Order, and his death, at the pigs of 60, takes plaos be will employ strost coolles to from heart disease, was anorpected. He was a great writer and an excellent preacher. Bot Dming the year under rose the Depart put on uniforms and thus make up the rs-tee advanced for tlg. Chatoh, so he had ment may claim to have mais satisfactory prequisits pupiter. Whenover an alarm is given gear with new roads in Hongkong. The ex of robbory, a soldier or watchman either hides tension of Macdonnell Bord to a junction with himself or pretensis to pucane tas thief, firing Kennedy Road was taken in hand by an estimate off blank shot or two to warn him of his of $7,500 and completed at a cost of $0.995.03. 1; 2, and 3, Mosses, Grey, Skalton, and Wel. It proved a diffionit road to constract owing to appetool; or when the robbery is finished and

the deep ontlings throgh rather loose material the thief goas he fires off two de taroo shots fall of boulders, the heavy calaakment at one a farowoll salute to the thief. As an instanco lace.

Ikipt and the very hard and aurorkable rook of this the following as rasy be quoted By entting at the lowar end. The number of build- ing icts sold in cocause of the opening of the rule of Chinese etiquetto, when a marring this road and the accesu tureby afforded to the takes place the guests invited ace to call upon aitos was three, the premium rertised $16,617, the father of the bridegroom on the morning must therefore be classed among the paying tion & On the 10th alt. a wouding took public works.

Although a role ou account of "Black' place in Po Wa Fong Street. The home of Link" appeared in the estimates, it was decided the bridegroom was vory finely decorated with small expoudilure was incurred in keeping the that the work must be postponed, and only a delkhangings, sorolls, and embroidery and ten rough path, which was made when the trace wasdiers or "braves were sugged, at filty sent being surveyed, opon. It is to be hoped that each a day, to guard the door against rahberys the construction of a road o strongly urged by On the morning of the wedding a number of General Black will uut, bo much longer delayed, robbers, dressed very respectably, and seated in the projected road from the Upper Team Station

THE GYMKHANA,

The feltowing is the programe of events at

for inches as per Kenia, willi 7 lbs added: the first synkhans stating on 28th April

winters at auy cfiatal eesting The sech lbs extra; subscription griläns and bonu Ade palu ponies allured 7 Ihs:

Three Ines.

The maasion in the Avonus da Bals de Bou- logne, which the Government has rented from the trustees of the estate of the late dental sur- geon Dr. Ernus, has been redecorated and paint- Exhibition Thero is ad to speak soos mystery to their noming; olsinlly they hard not excepted-timated the fact. They have hoan

ed, and tod up for the State invites to the

The Quran has done sigual hour to the TEST Pedoise; points for paso and style STEEPLECHASE; for all China ponies over usual Naval Briguls by conferring the Couponing

cones; weight for inches as per scale, pre ship of the Bath mou Captain the Hon. H. Lambton and Captain Tercy M. Bit,

vies wisers of any staplechase 7 lbs added cuprins of H.M.S. Feiterfel and Terrible, in The sorricas of them offiours Envia béouspegiat LADIES' NOMINATUN; onch Compelter to start. In the report for: 1808 reference was made to four corared, sodan chains in which wore stored they seat to prefer their own. Embassy→→→as".

Prosa a post 100 yards up the course and ride recognition of their servio in South Africa,ONE 3 ASBICAR, for all Chine ponies.

to the lady whe pointer him, take one potato sem ter ogoh liars, return and drop 1 intr. his bokst. Should o fail or the potatoe net remain, he rust dismount, put the poidan into the bucket, and mannt with out assistance. To win, first past the winning post third time in, will all throo potatoes in fte basket. weight for inches as per cake with 3 lbs added, QUART MALE Ren; for all Chilea ponies: subscription griffine allowed 7 lbs; winoors at this meeting 5 His exten. ONE ME BACn; lor walors; catch weights

over 11st lbs.

and peculiar, Captain Lambton tria in com mand of the brigade in the fisk, and Captain Scott devised the menus of sending the long- rauge natal guns to the front, thans making the work of the brigada efective. To Hua Hod worth Lambton uered his splendid tavce of drager and privations during the siege example of devotion to daly nud checrini acep of Ladysmith. He will celebrate his forty- fourth birthday on the 5th Faly next. He is a brother of the present Earl of Dutham, Cap tain Scott is only in his forty-second year, Is one of the szartesi yanary cheer the Nasy to which weapons can he put in satmal warture. has bad for mu? years, sud ho knows the use as be served in the Ashanti War, 1873-1, th Congo Expedition of 157, and the Sypia Carapaign of 1892, gaining uieution in destoles on the last two occasions. Laki Captais Lamb ton, he wears Lias Order of the Madjidis of th Third Class, contoerad on bin by the Juhan."

THE PUBLIC WORKS REPORT FOR 1899.

The acnual report of the Director of Public Works is published in the Cosette. We munke the Following brief extractą -

the Governmont, and is doing its best to underrate its financial position, One of our greatest and best founded complaints; and in this we are it a like position to Canada, is that owing to the direction in which the liues aro laid, we are cut off from any direct communication with Amerion, and that all our messages to the States or Canada bad to go first by a. circuitons route to Europe, after which they had practically to come back one fourth the diameter of the globe. In this respect Chanda is ever in a worse position than ourselves; especially as regards Australia Now Cheads, reosgcising this, had offered to bear a very considerable por tion of the cost-about one-third-and the British Government, after beating about the bush, had finally engaged to meet Chuada by providing a like amount. The Glover metalikewina bound themselves to reduce the rates from the very oppressive rate at which originally, when as yet the lines were on trial, they were fixed. Up to this the

Forsir continues its erudo guinel to Eastern Extension Companies had looked ou, bai, taking advantage of a suggestiou throw axcessive honse rests in Hongkong, Our ven mant deculel to remove disorderly houses from out on other grounds, they proposed to temporary points' eat that when the Korzz- adopt part of the scheme and lay anether the centre of the town to the two ends the éable names the Indian Ocean. Unforlu-premises at these tan extremties wore he at ately the scheme thus proposal loft the arch cheaper rate than those in the town itself main part of the projet-that of providing of the opportunity of sreuring residences away from the pentro, in order to escape the exactions of the landlords. It was cutinipated that he another line altogether Baglish to Indin, so

no Ordinance with regard to disorderly houses one aide. The other great desideratumz for which the Pacific Cabla had been originally and the fact of buusas ui the town evening

The principal building completed in the city was tus very handsome block of Olices, now planned, namely, that of avoiding in the Faount would enable families to bere bonses t lower rents; but instead of that ties bouses

know a aseon's tailliage on the Reclamation intercourse of the northern and southern vacated are now rnly to be had at highar ret colonies the necessity of having to traverse than was nekad of their previous owners, whils near Fedder's Wharf, consisting of four floors

and containing sixleon s. ikon of Olicus,

The handsome Off of the United Telegraph mously higher than they used to be, so that A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED three-quarters of the globe, has likewise East and West Points to rate ara muor-

been dropped in the new scheme, which we those living in these two localities have notually Compies next the Hongkong Cleb wore com- been forced to come into town. This stato ef

pleted are? nanupied daring the year, slapa arre learn has met with the approbation of the

affairs, insists O Porvir, is a disgen to 4 Block of buildings adjoining it on the East, 29. Home Gravernment. Now Cruada naturally Crown Colony Be Hongkong. Yet next to Meera Batterhold & Bri's Offices

Briking of godowns and of Chinos houses oomplains, and with reason, that the with-Government does not tied the motor. The Bat the public welfare

A large number of handsons Europene house3. properly is their ova.

were coreplatsl, or nearly so, in the bow district' drawal of the Government after its promise landlords may say they do of care and that the on the new Reclamation has procended rapidly. to Canada is a detinet branch of the faith, calls that some one shonal care. The fact is

kardity of dwelling beses is the colony wises land was eagerly song for this purpose, and it is difficult, looking at the affair with that landlords z taking silvantage of the lying matwe Kody Road and Berea Rend, In spite of this the supply is not equal to the. that knowledge us possess, to conge. to any know at the femusta are powerlers to resist These einotions. the articis remindes panaof other conclusion. Speaking for ourselves, their impositions, for the late where to go.oard, and routs continue to vize. though the pressure is no so direct, we subsist in the food of justice and tarcity, und Onlere for extra sopies of Dr PR shuuld be have a clear right to protest against the this is what the Govercrant has to lake kute four the cupply is insted Only suplied for flash volts face. Had imperial interests been consideration.

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likely to be in any way advanced, we could. have found means to nequicsce in the change, but, so far from their being advan-

sounded on the matter in some cases and are not quita enchanted with a State resides; that is equivalent id diplomatic relations to s part of their own realm. It is not important ment house for absolutely State occasions-Ly what they will do more than as the forc raminder of the time they will be acer. It is not unlikely that the Tsar will put up at the Iasigurate the Exhibition bridge, dediuzten to Russian Babssay. It now.ape that he will range to have some permanent monsate b tion; the present World's Fair secures them a his father's motory: The Froush always ar- reforms in the army. The Chinese have a sayingtablished out of the receipts of their exbibi Thieves are soldiers and soldiers are thieves, bridge over the Soins, and two protiy art palasos-so tho nations contribute to the stand- ing glory of the capital.

to High West and thores down to Uppor revelrams and spords, woat into the honso, and Bichond Read. A vote of $1,900 enabled the producing their revolvers and swords, orer Destinont to effect great improvement in its inmates, took all the jewellers and this, as a footpath, strengthening the bamboo stag sg. and mating rough masonry stream valuables that they could lay their bands on, crossings, since which the road has been largely and fled. Upon an alarm being given the braves sod. This road ny bo cousidered as forming at the door made a shaŭ pursuit, and fired off part of a road to be constructed from Glously Victoria Battery and thence up to High Week at 'eug In-woi mado in suggesting a radical Ravine along the Pokialam, Couduit to thee or four farewell shots. It was nearrer having its apper termines at the Upper Tram Station. A commercement has been made at the lower end, und it is expected the road from Lho Tram Station vill also be shortly te hand No more valuable road has over 20g projected in the colous for opening up new building sites, and it is certain t in a few years the prime cost of the road would be receterod ovor and over again in the sale of land

OUR PARIS LETTER. [FRON QUE CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, 17th March. Thera are sober judges in France, the The Victoria Jubilee Road-The dead look urge upon their countryman to abstain from onlinues nad naoilme year has passed without insulting England, as that line of conduct in

A

full of certain paril. England will certainly ava start being made,

There is no doubt that nothing will tant so bar account to act from France. Tiin. WORK UNDER THE BUILDING DROTRANCE,

mach to improve and develop the New Territory Indico corruences to tell on France; what a There was great activity in bultding operatis as good highways, the inhabitants will come difference und that sagaoity been recommended more frequently to Honghong, bringing their earlier! There is less mention of Dr. Lagds, throughout the colony daring the year. The now and extasice premises and workshops of

the goods which in former times seldom if ever has run short apparently, and be himself must the Gen Island Coment Contay at Hak Unsurplus produce for sale, snd taking back with and is manufacture of lies the ash to heibe ware completed, alan the very large buildings of reaches the reuicto villages, as well as know keep something for his rainy day, which is Jedge gained from their own chartation of the the longkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving ad

effects of civilization and progress, Dyeing Compauzat Causeway Bay. The Dock

Wheel ratio will fellow in dae cores and Company's reaises at Hunghom were largely extrude, u largo witch factory was also bill acar Ilaughero, aul articus large block of battle will be bred and trained far the purpose, topement houses there, und af Yasmati.

witkin messarable dance. People here name ad many families thought to avail tendres

TELEGRAMS.

PRATA RECLAMATION AW The new pier oppusita the end of the exten sion of Peddar'a Street, for which on nompletion

o name buld be found, is now being great and will probably be completed in August As stated in the report for 1899, the designs were prepared by Messrs. Coods, Son and Mat. thes, and the construction in England care fully supervised by that firm; the Maithew It is of massive doga and great strength, and taking a special porncral interest in the work. worthy of the grant shipping port of Hengkong. Its cost will erased £10,000,

CARTON.

PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

The funeral of the poor Actress Milo. Henrict, who lost her life in the Bro. of the Thontre. Francais, was very sad, and quietly imposing. lex fellow untisies covered the cok with the choicest flowers, while destinzuisfied men fol lowed and acted as pali-bearers.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

NEWS VIA CEYLON.

THE SIEGE OF MAPEKING,

Mafsking, 23rd February. Recent experiments in the local manufacture- the end of the prossat month as the cloving. of shell and ball staifina proving succ965- period of the war. Allowance must be made, fal, orlasers workshops have now been ccu- after peace has boon signed, and the Hollander the rail v rocks have in gastonly contrived. for the Boers will fightereor from despair. Even strueled and aro in operation. The mechanics boys bave rolurned to the Netherlands, there without any special appliances, to equip a shell. will still remain many corners to dust, and little factory turning out 57 rounds day. A furnton rebel centres to clean. The organized hypo-has been made out of a insed water-tank lined briar will be gone, and with all the sancti with firebricks, while the phint of the railway meninas" bigh falutin." The French consider workshops bare boen utilised as far as possible. that Bagloud grins by the absorption of the Fragments of the enemy's shall have been two raposice an sores of territory as large as collected or purchased at 24. a pound for smelt- Earogomid full of gold and precious stores, ing. and all soraps of cast iron are also wood. the world to gafber on the same conditions, the successful arccntica of the work it je a The latter will be freely open to all citizens of The new shots play an important part, and in The war indomuity can beyce be more readily noteworthy coincidenos that tho presoat fore- wiped out. Except. In the raving mad prose,man, Conolly, was manager bufere the war of Share porer en any belief in the bogey of the sheil fajar ment of the ordnance factory st intervention; nor was it held to be a alter Pretoria, where he was respous.ble for tho that would turn Britain and from her firm larger shells. In this capacity ho umporvised resention to achinister sound eerrootion to the construction of the shalls now fung into The Boer Government that so well deserved it. Mafeking by the 30-pound Creuset gun. It was one of the last cards of Kruger, and the The garrison is feeling mately the stress of oligarchy. For a long time the Boers must the siege. We are reduced to horsefish and Canton, 11th April. haye absented England as a fool, sow they are bread made from horse forage, while the water WATER SUPPLY (R. COOK'S REPORT), The conssmption is the Hill Districts an in- Of the four busent satees, due literary or of wiser. Lord Balisbury's "Feshoda" letter to supply is no longer free from parasition! eon.

them has extinguished them tomisation.IN

Typhoid, dysentery, and diphthers opide. cressed considerably since mains were first lait is, the agricultural to mechanical, and the The ucers of the Patriotle Loan is inareill at the Peak, and thers his so been a steady in rearcantile, the agricultural takes the second le. It will amount to 650 million pods nie, but it is impossible to isolate such cases eccate in the sonsumption in the High Levels

the 9th ult., beerling. That fact ought to make the Boer properly. of the City (pumped supply) since 1896. This place in importance o hus arcessitated additional punting at all the troon 8 and 9 s.m., HF. the Viceroy, Li Hung: gangs pause and doet. It will make the The Enfferings of the woman and children dra stations, the original poming Taulinery Jai cong all the principal Chiness officials cantineuted powers more considerate too. A terrible Deaths of women in the laager are of nation luat en have a credit like that never daily occurrence owing to tuefficiat quitalion, dova far the Peak doing prastically full duty wont in court dress by chatz to the temple of fear aur coalitions against her. And bich causes malignant fevers, and the absɑaca there is very reason to believe

during the summer months. In order to meat the demand a new motor, designad for pamping Shon Kung beyond the east gate, and worship Kruger, with all his gold mines and birel of nourishing food

The native population is starving. The that our Imperial interests are being muth-

LONDON, 15th April, 6.16 p.

hot to the till Districts anil Eligh. Leve's of pud the patron saint of agrimulture and the ing usypapers everywhere, oonid not raiso

Progresis favourably sustained in the brisk- all bombers in the unireres: It is enough to lesaly neribeed to advance those of a pri-

the city, a new and more powerfn pump for the spirits of land sad grain, after which they pro. three taillips, when he knocked at the door of mortality among them is fivoa dag Arbuthnot Road motorued the necessary rising cecded on to a bambou stage lined with fiage ou bake his belief in controlling the independence islds. The shemy have been pistely *E- vale concern; one which, however valuable.

THE OPENING OF THE PARIS-

mies were orilerod frora England during the "DOEST thou well to be angry, Canada?ervice it any inve done for the State, is

EXHIBITION

year and will, it is hopeil, be working before the two sides and sented themasives. Then camoan of South Africa. The impralor has been polled, and we are in intranched otcupation of eð mun leading an ex to the front of the stage made that England is equally as rick in Der Lem. The Cor big gun bus been returned to Any one who has followed the course of the yet in such a position financially that it is

faliowat by two hoatandaan carrying pair for soldiers as in money, sad that her new army the gostera face of the town President Loubot opened the Paris Famer of 1900.

PUBLIU WORKS ANNUALLY INCURRENT. recent negotiation with regard to the pro-

The following diary of yeahut, avente at Mate Kitchener, will rise her to a pitch of military hibition yestonky. The ceremony wAR ceTy

Maintenance of Buildings-The chief item of of heen and two sets of harrows, and twelve organisation, when taken in hand by Lord Coloné! Plumer's Camp 4th March. posed Pacific Cable cannot bat reply in the

WASAK February Sergeant Major Lozoy, of the affirmative; and this he will do all the more

volc was on Government House, which, haring The Provincial Goverant, the Tartor general, Jimatos kerself

The case of the fire at the Comédie Française Coromisarjat, was sentenced to day to five year's decidedly should he chance to be a resident who retires on departure to England, Un. imposing. Most of the sections, howoverexpenditure incurred during the year on this boys representing the signs of the Zodiac, and naval strength far herond what she or king has been bronglit lace by eager

heeu very little used for some years, had fallen

weight to the conclusions of M. Moneal, the Nothing is wasted nowadays in Mateking." asstate of disrepair, Many minor the Judge, and the magistrates descended from repairs wore offested throughout the building, the atogs, and amstel at the ceremony of tilling Theatro in still á mystery, and this gives some pound servitado for theft of fou the Lost expenditure ou it mounting to 29,799 and harrowing by baudling the hoes and bar Registrar and Librarian of the thontos. A Tbs serap which we dua from the starving Drolyley Toverlords Thedder large rows and scattering seeds, while the twelve bogs pupil of the Conservatoire informed him that dogs go to make soup for the natives. This is employed during die er in noving ing songs to the accompaniment of minste between noon and ots d'elves on the day of the doled ont is pluie and half-pinte, and is par- aculations of city refuse dropped into the

Today Private Miller, of the Protesterats side the theatre, everybody being then abiant af harbour at the Dust Bont Stations The Saui. This ceremony of agriculture is performed onco castle he saw three drou pronting about in chased ougariy and dovnuced ravenously tasy Berre have been addressed on this matter, a year by the officials too days after the tomb their after or inngh, and that three fires ware Regiment was blown to proes by shell, with criminally lit on the stages fast which the which, in spite of the most giriæ sent orders, hà and in future it is hoped the souvenging, con- festival, aftened tractor wilde h responsible for this and

A Baman of Conurerce ispustituted by order to brigade Lestillas as being the origin of the was tompering. TRAN

conflagratipo, Baletelexos is then a good zn February 24 Heavy rain bare qualinned all compelled to pay the cost of dredging. When not so ployel, the Drodger works in coxaosat H. E, the Viroy Li Hung ohang, of which explanation of the entsatrophe as an alber unday, finoding out the trenches and bomb-prent tion with the Prayu Rucisumtion, or is occasion the provincial Treasurer and the provius estblished case, Marvel deplore that hollars and driving us into the open, the ally leat on hire for pitival work, then it esp Jadge are presidents, while Lng Hok-shan, #ilan sover of the artistic objets, vel en eub general fouling ing that it was better to Lo be spared.

Shoucho, and Wong Chau-chien, alías Chassequently stolen the basis of Telma and killed by a shell or by a bullet then die of fever

Corneillo, that he bimable evened to will rory or Thematisun MAINTENANOD OF RCALE AND BRIDGES

Chipu, are appointed tifactors. Theng two gene is blus made to endeavour to re-build February 25, W have wesived a zsigu

The Dail

Press, ged

Honores, April 17th, 1908.

in Chine. It may be that Lord BALISBURY

beyond the need of State aid.

Mr. W. J. Napier suceeds Mr. C. Stringor,.

"DAILY PRESS" BERVICE,

cial Member of the Lagisintire Council at sire still incomplot

Singapore.

is proparing for us some of those good things

which pass man's understanding; but if he

Mauila papers repert that the Filipinos

are entering with epicit into the excitement of

be, the methods of the Government are municipal elections Owing to the turbulence

of the voters the authorities seem to bave their hands very full.

strange and past finding out, and the last exhibition of weakness is by no means reas suring as to what is to corse. Now we by o means would be taken to imply that she propesod cable from Africa, by Mauritius, to Wastern Australia is worthless, but we feel fully jastined in the assertion that it is pre- mature, and but playing with the real hoods of the Empire. It is doubtless trus The Newchwang corrumpendent of L'Echo de

The insurgent hafer, General Paus, whose surrender to the United States aathorities sta noted the other day, is said to have given him. self up to save his life, which was in danger from the insurgents whom he had plandered and killed, and to be anxious to enjoy a quiet life in Mauils with his spoils.

THE WAR-GENERAL WHITE AT SOUTHAMPTON,

w

General White on landing at Southampty

lon met with a most euthasiatic welcome.

REUTER'S SEEVIOR,

LONDON, 14th Apr GERMANY AND THE FEACE DEPUTATION. Dr. Lards the Bour Ponch deputation

that, as far as the Goloor of Victoria is itasi China anounces that the Liso river was open at Milan and a polongod donteraned on STONESA, JUleman néo soil-kitien to mors of your reader, the edifice by the 14th of July work. A good from the Queen tu day with grit pride that

on the evening of the 23rd alt. Real that the The deputation proceeds to the Hague to.. contarned, a cablo across the Indian Ocean Brat boat, Le Roya far, consignad to hiessze morrow.

asses of floating loo which were coming down,

هدة

The roads in the City were maintained in fairly good weder during the TR. The bard The latter was once a president of the tobin shell could bi erected by then, suitable to her Majoly, should think of oa in this site blue stove experimented with it 1898 yas bureau and sporetary and advisor on foreign accommodate the spectators. The Theatre Regal banet of the relt. It helps in Lu eat our Dublin, after being burned down, was re-erected black bread and swisters-ius sickening horse- is likely to be as effective as oue across the Bantinel, entered to port about noen, but was The German Conje u bilan di antal to wear so well that, de inch as could affairs to the late Vionray Tan the former in rik weske, and in oqunt in dizes to the Theatre fish when wo kucne that the Queun berasi in Pacific; but more than this carnot be compelled to retire on secount of the lage the conference, and the papo stato that lie posbly be outained song tao 10 of th affirmed of it. It certainly, oven as far ne Thick fogt are also stopping the stations The present at the latter part of it. The papers stone breaker a Kounoty Town as ntifized was a monopolist of the Washing lettery, and Français. No vary great decorative work could watching and waiting for havs from Maleking. Western Australia is concerned, possesen sano correspondent announces the departure ou also canons that Court you Blue, who was the und Trays from Loy House Lids to the cu account of money trouble bed to leave bo crocutad, bat the free use of Gobelin lepoatry Such a message mukes mitu willing to sudure Opéra exoopted that remains upon throughout bilo and relentless Loo who have broken alt the 2nd Inst. of Mrs. Hosie to join her husband, staying at Paliuza wout to Milua yesterday, Calon Wharf was gotirely recurfaced, as well Canton for a few-yours. Of als he has would erercome that temporary difficulty i disales and even desiti stimully. Every ous

I may be noted that large puditions have. 116 bue advantage not shared by the other Cenani Hesio, at Vladivostos, on his overland presumably to see the dudegales, and stayed a great part of Queen's Road West bean showing himself prolly prominently and is the only subventioned theatre-the National feels that by quoting to hell out against a sonie hours. Proo Luity Mail olds that De been made to ilid mileage of roots in the coloug taking un active part in the emo of King the yem. It was provided with all the precau. the laws of civilized warfure Masking will not February 27, Ibis Shrove Tuesday. while for our vast interests in the Pacifle,journey. in New Zalaud, and in Avis xt large,

Le Courrier ¿Haiphong, in the Inst issue Loyds bad a long interview with Count on uning to his completion of various seaticus af han ut Man The borene is in the pridely toes against fire, a sort of lake reservoir on the eve suffered in vein, ge

the Fraya Beckumter, the opening y of Lew mansion of Las Hekian, the finest building zool but the latter failed to not—as ksual when Jaikling arva iu Bongsong and in Kowloon, in Canton. A preliminary message it is wanted. The offday of the National Opera Maisking began its Liur fast months ago it is immensumbly inferior. The one ad which has reached c, has spother of its imagi Buelow in the morning.“

artials of the testroyed there to play funding be festival of Easter. The enemy have baru

brose or less quiet it day, outraling stom vantage which it seemed to show ever the native artist's efforts, in which party of

at most le sue figure lox uy yours of Reorganton) the business of issing 11-ile re-contentiou other is, when we come to examine it, senlly Baglish soldiers is represented a shooting ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER the foto for since he ventured ake over from the Sian-Haw Cook (the Board and of the Olson Theatre will enable the and spall do: moll if it does Lat el beyond

Boer prisher tied up to tree It matters

SULE HOSPIT IS

JUKIC MORE-FEIRAORDINARY DEUS for God, locate e steam-dangles to Mowars Zois Reinsch, and Colous equart, seled with decisional shuts at the retirar Sono work & lusory. The point which apparently mile way the Kring party le being in totally Yught the suffragas of the Government wrong direction verrable oil gentlemen The Hour Treasurer of the Alice Memoniul that while the Governmost find tealf to Man -- pendim Boom are dying and Neziersols Hospitals baga to nakuoulage | Somo meriront of the ye awaiting the game take hosts ir fun, and all question between as well at Unplain Creyfus, have explained to station we attempts to bioak up the seam- REP Ear this year and seriladih payograph 3 several This will offer many chanus for the officials That is intended at the same time to glitawan The enamy listy ban sau pral, chiefly. Toto sketches wants Des Collet, why dure no thanks to folowing station to the fundo Lar Cam Sanaloge, is late Ditis Eestimates marchouls and oficials are ie be submilled to it Luoy do not enct to be infided in an arbete.6kg, 28th Februar Lake in hand the constructies and ministen te gulve, he of the Hoap to le

Patraftedale cung — The comparativul small ex- tu mako money. -18 3 rals with the Chinose much back sleep in the Dreyfus fragedy nigga steck upon a fufny truck, which ach of the Pacide Cable, the Eastern Ext attempt to depict the recent Frenellinusse Tal Eling Paper Bannfacturing Co. Littles be the prepuced virke, wite postponed This

Bad of the Zakaleyasabagiant when, according t

praline mitos Palio Work Erortimpyoholaidum, wlepover an official is degraded or Générals her, Dasty the Club, Gonse, &a. Wo zna, qub puse disums on the safer me, to a Franch writer in thor Iteuse de floten LATEST STATED NOVEN UNI tension lines were ready in the other cas

What not that orders were given to you ignominiozaly imurised for an offence, be That would oljen oldauble punishment. The truck we cauded by the enemy with great Works for Lu and also to can always manage by Leibery or harman to Zols, Drottus Ara Pasquart colorly on relu, much to the sourirent, of onlockers in

the full details of the truth to giving their dye. to take the link themselves. Now celeris 5,000 inhabitants of the tera of Ambike re

Ihrygisue in their sleep and killed without The NY. K

Lou the deititest domed tide on the Lendrtment by

passion, or Zola a tall and at the idea of bag bed paribus, it is unadvisable for a government, offering way resistance? But putkip the tralian Line) of Mazk

the Worke widerthen in the New Turritory get himself reappointed to another

in the muesty ok along with Mercier, nad sometimes hen it can get a private association to un-ariant Kische thal facts do not lend themselves 10th, inxat esd dertake a work requiring a good amount of frie Lisatees 1.

Daatama..

Continued an Splement)