THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING. SERVICE IN ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
The relief of Mateking was specially recog uised in St. John's Cathedral yesterday morning. The service was commenced with the singing of
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
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The prisoners were met at the camp gate by | THE “STAR” FERRY COMPANY, the fife band of the 3rd West India Regimens, which played then in. The prisoners are áll. pleased with thợ • situation of thṣir now
with the healthy s THE BIEGE OF MAFEKING.
quarters.
Four moro enses of enteric fever have beon Mafeking, 2nd April.
ment to th
to the station hospital, marking six Tremendons exuftsmout has been caused manumir
officer the National Anthem by the choir and congrethe garrison by the presence of Colonel Plamer's altogether, was there ara nion patients suffer
force at Epinathlabama and the vicinity, whence in from meados, including one
"Half the gation, and the special hymn Now tbank we unilavours have been made to reconnaitre the the town to see the unique spectacle of the limit population of the island into investing Force Ground Mateking, We hear
departure for Do? frequently in the distance the rattle of muskotrying of the Boers and their
but there
demonstration of Maximis, and the booming of wood,
all our God" was also sung.
The Rev. I. F. Cobhold, MA, the Chaplin, preached a very eloquent sermon dealing with the event, taking for his text Psalm ir "Speak wood of the Lord, all in works of His, in all places of His dotciuion praise thon the Lord, O my soul." He said: There is no ins amongst you, my brethren, to-day who has misunderstood, and none I think failed to take part in, the singing of the National Anthem with which we began our service this morning. Though the relief of that soon months besieged garrison in South Africa, in which we happily at length rejcicu, has been brought about by a coinbination of causes-by the strstopical plan conceived in the mind of the Commander-in-Chief; by the stalwart exécution of his commands by those soldiers of the Queen who pessed forward from north and south to saccour their beleaguered comrades ; and by the hernie defence of the garrison and the citizens
WES, NÓ
Lamiy
BLA
thean sounds usually cause dotoshooted the German, Sabial on his way to
CABRED.
Knoll Citadel yesterday, when the sailer I soldiers who met him on the road at once started singing Halo Britannia" and "Soldiers theand
of the. citadel today and sent to join the other pri
Echiel was released from the
soners at Deadwood,
monta to leave the enemy's Inager, while the termene oploperate the orplations with the keonest interest.
An attempt of this character was made by Colonel Pup
Plumer's force on Baturday. It was intended to reconnaitre to Rains thlabama for the purposes of a demonstration and in order to discover the position of the Boers. The garri son were intrund of the more contemplated: Fire hundred mounted men, with four guns in support, ware pusleal forward, and an attack was organized on Game Tres Fort A similar movement was supported by the artillery occu
brickfields
WESTERN FRONTIER
st Capetown, 17th April. A correspondent at Upington telegraphs o the 14th inst, as follows
A simrp ongagement securred yesterday at a pont over the Orange river near Draabonder. which was bold on the north side by Captain Green and 43 of Urpon's Horse. The tighting lasted from 11 to & There were 200 Trats: Valery, but our men, several of whora were
dead shots, beat them off with a loss on one side
On Sunday, however, to the consternation of the garrison, Commandant Bayan informel Colonel Baden-Powell that permission was so- corded him to secure the dead and wounded, as of one killed and two wounded. one mortally Plumer had left the veldt shown with The ensuig ware colecting their dead and Colonel Englishsa, Fho brutal surprise of the conwounded all night, and asked for a doctor and wunication was a shock to the garrison.
Aku ambalanes..
General Settle congratulated Major Orpen on lances and two
were Truusvaalers who alijiped into Gri
Kimberley, 17th April The High Court to-day refused bail to the rober Criminal Sessions.
themaison-though the proper meed of praio ( but the Boers docknere despatched by noon the conduct of his mon. It is supposed that the
to sareandie the wounded
A
INTIMATION,
...:)WANTED."
· MODERATE RENTED HOUSE in
Central District from
taken.
Addres full particulars to
2. Connaught Road, at noon, on Wednesday,
to be held at the Company's offics. No. 1900. A considerable term of November 1st, the day of May, 1900
The directors have the pleasure to submit to shareholder their repert
with a statement of accounts for the year ending 30th April, 1000,
ACCOUNTS.
The nett earnings of the boate after paying all" Se412018 last year, being an increase of all working expenses were $25.845.55 against 61-723 57.
B. C. C Care of Daily Press. Hongkong. 14th May, 1900.
(1460
STEWARDESS WANTED. APPLY to the Offices of the PACIFIC
MAIL 9. S. CO.
C. L. GORHAM.
Acting Agent.
· Hongkong, 18th May, 1900,
WANTED.
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INTIMATION.
SHARE LISTS WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON THURSDAY, 31ST MAY, 1900.
T
SHANGHAI, 12th May, 1900,
THE WEI-HAI-WÉI LAND AND
BUILDINO CO... LD. Incorporated under the Companies" "Orilio- ancos 1965 to 1890, of Hongkong, whereby the liability of Members is limited to the amount of their Shares.
CAPITAL: 250,000 TAELS.
Divided into 10,000 Shares of 25 Tools auch. With power to increase.)
Of which 4,000 Shares, have been issued and subscribed for, and it is now proposed to offer for subscription 3,000 more, payablo as fol Jowa:
10 Taels per Share on applicaties. 15 Tools per Share on allotment.
DIRECTORS.
F. B. ALLEN, Esq., of Mosare, Caldbeck, Mac-
gregor and Co.
after paying for repairs and making good the The amount at credit of profit and loss account
loss on forged serip referred to below was 814619.00, which, with the approval of share holders, it is proposed to appropriate as follows Diretora and nuditor's feas $ 1,000.00 Dividend of $1.050
5 cents per share boing ut the fate of 12 per cent. paraðnum. 10,500.00 YITH possession about the latter part of Write off tarusiñas
24.554
Funo next, FIRST FLOORE. Transfer to resorto fund
'2,000.00 | QuesN'S ROAD CENTRAL, or vicinity, with 4
604.05 to 0 Roonis, for a Dwelling.
X.M. Carry forward to new account :
$14,619.50
Cars of Hongkong Daily Preas Hongkong, 19th May, 1900.
CALCUTTA CASTOR OIL
A WARNING:
The directors much regret having had to pay a sum of $1,662.50 for the jackson of auto certifices to the extent of 50 shares which had been fraudulently issued by one of the clerks And for which they were advised the Company, was liable.
BÓLTS.
Two new double-endors similar. the Morn
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JENNEL Hood, Es Morchant, Shanghai. W. 8. JACKSON, Esq., Secretary, The Yong-":
teze Insurance Asistion, Ltd. ALEKANDER MCLEOD, Esq., of Moser, Gibb,
Livingston and Co,
W. A. C. PLATT, ER, Barrister-at-Law.
Shanghai C. W. WRIGHTHON, Es, of Mesars. Foarop,
Daniel and Co.
AGENTS AT WEI-HAI-WEI. MESSRS, LAVEES & CLARK. BANKERS:
will be accorded by a proud, a grateful, and a and the ambulance returned. Trollies procooled enemy when Lorl Kitchener entered Prieska ng Star wuro eontracted for in August lastana / Practice of some of the Chinese Compradorés THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRA“,
loyal Empire to all those who huse so uully shieved this victory: yet it must be in all our hearts to say,and this is the proper place to say Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name, give the praise; fur Thy loving merry, und for Thy truth's take." Head, and hand, and heart, sustained by the Almighty power of God, have been strained to the atmost
40
and a great defence has been maintained for The Boorta Murray were wounded..
more thair twice as long as the historic defouco of
1857),
qualand
IRMS Buying · CALCUTTA CAS.
TOR OIL are wurned against the mal- ¦-
who are sellingan inferior CASTOR OIL, mutle August. The the first of them is expected to be delivered next in Shanghai, which is packed in tins and cases
consincrution and in view of CASTOR OIL is sold..
P. D. GOTLA 00. the heavy premium required and their imzannity from serious accident in the past the Board are
No. 22, Peel Street. of opinion the risk should be borne by the Com
Hongkong, 10th May, 1900, pany itself and the parsers can provided against by additions to
ringbadors who are awaiting trial at the hus received ton of insuring the boats similar to those in which the CALOUTTA!
DIRECTORS.
Mr. B. S. Whealler having resigned, his placo has been taken by Mr. J. A. Mackay. Mr. P. Asscciation but being eligible offers himself for Boches retires in accordance with the Articles of
Lucknow, 3 years ago (July-September 25, He admitted that in our attack on Saturday jished a correspondenos with Mr. Schevinor re-election, and the appointments of these gentle-
seven miles beyond the outskirts of the town, whoace the dead were conveyed by the Boars. The wonnood prisoners have been taken to
to the at the
the eastern face of the town. The
account was grossly exaggerated. Evidence
The Court also decided that a tenant who had pointa the fact that the patrol was surprised and driven back, saving the dead and to leave his premises laring the siege owing to
1ut the discretion wounded u
military order or as the consequence of shell. of the enemy. The Boers surzandlared threo dent, informing thing for other reasons was not liable for pay
MacLaren, Lieutenant ment
ont of reat. Party that
Justice Laurence was Crews, and
on the bench charge of the escort said that SCHLEINER AND KIMBERLEY'S DEBERGS. 18th April Kimberley, others were dead, but he could not find them.
The Beaconsfield Town Council has pab- Game Trees Fort two Hours were killed He in-
that which passed formed on men of the death of General Joubert to the same iffect
The sitnation is unchanged. To-day is quist. between the premier and the Kimberley Tannies require contirnistion. Sarman resorts this naming that Lieutenant Council and has already beta published. Writing
But now presented and the directors recommend him on June 17, Mr. Schriever said he did not a dead. Crewe is dead.
5th April, consider that there was any reason to antici for re-election. In the aistics of Communaut Suyun the pate the invasion of the
and he did not Boer guns are silent, and the etheny are display think that the taking of special steps to
steps to provide is an nousual desire to come to an arrangement
defences was either nece
Десевагу with Colonel Baden Powell relating to the sar-lient. The conseil sent an urgent telegram render of the dead and the treatment of the on Sepember 15, and Mr. Schreiner replied on To capital. wounded prisoners from Colonel Tlumer's force, the 21st by saying that the Government had I not
We have watched, and we have waited, and the prayers of a Nation have gone up to heaven to wake them truss in death or in life, to pat beir trust in God. It has been as though we were watching and waitingand praying by the hed-side of one who had been laid low by a horrible anvidout, as though we were powerless to bring help, or bind up the Iroken himaw: azly able occa sionally to convey a message of hope, a word of
are
8
*
additional
AUDITOR.
Mr. W. H. Potts has audited the accounts.
C. P. CHATER, Chairman.
Balance Sext, dhe krus, 1990.
MAELLITIRA.`.
३
10,000 shares at $10 canh-fully paid up... 100,000.00
To transferred from profit and loss
account
To uhalnimod dividend'
·To accounts payable
To briance of profit add lows accommt
ABJKTI.
2,000
Bráferryboats per last account $73,455,00 Be payoionta on accenas of two
new double-endors.......
16,750.00
Dindel Botha, now at which town ho hag sity to make a call on the inhabitants to under- mfort, a promisse of help. And just as some well known in Maxtaking, without is averlooked the postera, but there was no noces. To ronorre fund an por last oboust $2,000
Ho take their own defence or to distribute arms and times in the crisisof a dangerous illness, when did I maintained plose relationship for many years. Ain Song them. in far or unavailing, a suddez torn comes, and the has sent messages of curlinity and amity to
Major Good Adams
THE REBELS IN CAPE COLONY retical recovers, und iwe say It was his strong ants Rings of tems, and other loading inhabit.
Van Wyk's Viet, 18th April. returning to our lizen
General Settle, with his chief Staff officer. Botha deprecates constitution and bis indomitable courage which after arranging purportera.
possible,
Major Heath, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes, ond: palled him through, so it was the strong the war and a honetarument of the town of Canada, the Chief
Lief Intollige
Mirence. Officer, ar- Heitish fire, and the buoyant faith and courage and
by heary
Cont
that
retribution rived here to day en route to Carnarvon and of the little garrison of Malaking which, through will overtake the Boar forsee. The mitigation Victoria West from Upington.
General Settle loft. Orange River station wesen long months of ginge, heroically catated of one situation cansed by his pacific measures is mato the end, and was sured. We can hold out keenly appreciated permitting grouter roentgeting Lord Kitobiener's column at Deurnberg. By sceneta rendirablo
on March & and marched to Kerkekloof, join. By goodwill as per fast account liberty to the garrison after daily bombardment sind short bons. We feel which he
rations. Midful of men that they were, they were delivoraneo is inainent onder curigue for at Settleded to Prisks, having Genery By Hongkong and Shanghai Donk
сотатава!. minent and are susis 20 cooded to Prieka. Lord Kitchener retarned
Thence the letter pro information.
» 6th April.
from Prioske, leaving General Settle in com. Sbymap
has returned to the Evarar, and the mand. Thones the latter proceded Dradha behardient has been resumed, five guns being wonder and Koega's Ferry. Although delay. directed against
Upington, which was reached on Friday mor ed by. hoary rain, the voluma pressed onward to Founded in the enemy's camp |
March 30 detachment west westward ning, towards Great Falls, on the Orange FTEs, 7 April.
with care."
British in heart and in limb;' Strong with the strength of the race to com
Hand, to shey, to endure, Each of thein, fought as if hope of the marsison
Imag Int en him."
tint
ATU
of
PORTLAND
JB WHITE
1529
CEMENT
SOLE AGENTE FOR CHINA, HOLLIDAY WISE & CO. Hongkong, 16th September, 1999.
NOTICE
LIE AND CHINA, LEGAL ADVISEKS. MESSES, STOKES AND FLATT.. SKORZIARY,
P. P: LAYERS, Esq. OFFICES: 21, NANKING ROAD, SHANGHAL
PROSPECTUS.
When this Company was incorporated on the &Bros th July of laat vour, 3,000 only of its 10,000 shares were issued, that number, as pointed out in the Prospootas, being efficient to meet the cost of the
the two. Estates purchase then proposed to be bought and the 12 Bunga- lows then contracted for. The Prospectus alan stated that, as the business of the Company extended. more capital weald necessarily required, and further shares would be issued
The basizom of the Company having Estates, further capital is now required, ded as anticipated by acquiring
and the Directors offer 3,000 more shares for sub- 102scription, the proceeds of which will be devoted to paying the balance day on those new Betates
to the cost of an Hotal-nnd to development of the property. of 160 now on which 12
The two Estaton
DMG Me EUGENE BEENHEIM. DURING the Teaponry Absence of our
Meers, GUSTAVE KOENIG and FRITZ
PATTHEY will SIGN for our Firm jointly per Procuration.
J. ULLMANN & CO. Hougkong. 17th May, 1900,
NOTICE.
4,000.00 DUNDO From the Colony, MR. JOHN URING the Absence of our Ms. A. G. 16,283.70 A. STOPANI will SIGN our Fra per Pro
94.95 ouration,
29.75
$121118240
M.
30,000.00
- 00.205.00
$12.47
10,901.18
1.35
231,55
1,000.00
100.00 $121,182.40
By cast of 8 turratiles By Hongkong and Shanghai Bank No. 2
By less written off By cash in hand
PROPIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, repair and alterations to bout
Limitannut Frako Intelligence and arrested the Rev. Mr. Schroeder and other Tola en forged share certificates...
casualties. The e progressing.
officer belonging to Colonel Plumer's forco, ar-rouls. rived recently and is leaving to-night. Lieuten. In 20 days General Bettie's forces had to ant Buitenun offered to make the journey he march nearly 400 miles. They had met and
defested the successfully
enemy at Schaffuspan, or Zoutspan, for the
and Witteboom. They had turned the enemy's noquainted with
Whased him over forces and the con- from Upington, sptaring
the
pant at Koega's, and driven upwards of 150 He was accompanied by a
with rities, horses, and saddles. The entire proceeded him carrying a
Those words, written of the defence of Lucknow, might have been written of our soldier. mtizens and citizen-soldiers of to day, when the whole Empire rage with a glad thanksgiving that - by the blessing of Heaven" and by the valeur of her sons, gathered together from all has so party of the world, many havebeen redeemal from puse of sufforing and from death, the uniting strength and stability of the Empire have been abundantly proved, the progress of a God-fezzing peoplo | native
о
Importanted to Colonel fork and threatened his rear at Doornberg Nek,
dition of
of tho
who
from
The
men,
red, by the aid of
of which the native claimed to be Committee at Upington, except one man who impeded, and the Kingdom of the am able to detect the presence of Bours. Lieuten had gone to the Transvaal, were also taken, and slowly but surely expanded. For, let it bo real
Smitheman ont
H wodoriak. Schrooder. membered, that we ora a Christice Pemple-not a Colonnade the journey in two nights are now imprisoner. They are the Rev. Mr. 1. Kost, fanatically carrying the Bible in one hazid and the fog was without azoiting incident until he and G. Schalkwyk rifle in the other, yet going forth not forgetting reached the outlying defences of more rode 63 miles from Thursday morning to Friday Colonel Hughes, with his intelligence corps, Hen he found himself in trenches 80- flod avon in the day of battle, rumembering distant from the town that he concluded morning. He crossed the pont under fire at Him in defeat or in victory; und wo must that they must be the enemy's, Iging. Upington, took 11 prisoners in arms, and dis-
100 more carry with us, into new countries, under now quint the diviner, whoss powors were sadly at armed
Major Orpan is now in command in Gorlonia
circumstances, in new opportunities, that spirit fault was unable to decide to whom the trench district, and law and order are now. being rapidly : of truth, justice, and charity, which has, by the belonged with some natives that these restored.
from conversation
however, he discovered
grace of Goil, made us what we are. If the were our lines. Lieutenant Saritheran, baving Kingdom of Christ is not carried with ns wher ever we go, all our encoesses in Ulfo, all our victories, personal and national, will be of no
patches,
The
Carnarvon, 20th April. General Settle and his staff arrived here yes.
completed his journoy by delivering his desterday from Upington and are leaving for Vic
in Mateking some day. is carried es at intervals
Mafeking, 2nd April When our ambulanse party, went out ta bring
FEVER AT MAFERING,
Tretoria, 18th April. A message despatched yesterday from a Boor Almighty God. From the very first we have confiduntly commended our soldiers and our is the man killed in Colonel Famar's reconnais source at Molopo reporte that force in decimating sailors, and all who labour with them, and sufferance they found only three bodies. Enything the British garrison in Mateling
was done to identify the men, but they wore
Avail for the consummation of the purpose of / bardis unchanged. A vigorous bom-toria Road to-day. By de
weru.
NEWS VIA GETLON. removed. They had no papers on them to show CLOTHING YOU CAME FOLLOWERS FROM LADY who they y ranner to Gaburouss
QUELON,
Calcutta, 5th May. Lady Curson has given £100 worth of woollen
with them, into the hands of a Rightons Fat quite strange to us. Their pockets had been because we are a Christian people, and because we mean to maintain the religion of our fathers, And though many be luft sleeping beneath the sunny wind-swept vellt of South Africa, though harts are sorrowing at the last long leave of absence" of comrade, child, father or friend, yet
To balanco appropriated as loflow
Directors' and auditor's fees :$1,000,00 Dividend of 12 per cent, on
$75,000 for 12 monika.
·9,006, 66** Dividend of 6 por cant on $25,000
for 6 months
$ 0.
GORDON & CO.,
10, Praya Central. HHongkong, 15th. May, 1900.
WANTED.
1492
REMINGTON TYPEWRITER, New or Second-hand if in really good order. Reply to G. H., Care of Daly Press Office, giving particulars, price, &o.
Hongkong, 15th May, 1000. BOMBAY FIRE AND MARINE
further the bought consisted Bungalows have been milt. All of these Bungalows have been let. some for the summer season, others for a longer poried, st
st rentals amounting to Tls. 4.500, anm sufficient to psy a dividend of 6 per cent. on the
e 5,000 shares
issued, although orginally only about one-fourth of these two Estates has been developed, and the Bungalows are not yet Prodacing the full income that may be expect
ed from them in future years.
5
The additional properties acquired by the Company are excellently situated. The Con- pany now owns 497 wow in all, and it can safely be said that the shareholders of the W. H. W. L. INSUR-building sitas at Wei-bal-Wei.
&B. Co. Ltd., now possess the most desirablo.
[1481
ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
As anticipated in the original Prospectus, s THE Undersigned, having been appointed Wei-hai-Woi, not
grood Hotel was found to be much wanted at AGENTS for the bore Company in of resiñonto and Neval. Of cors there, hat also for the accommodation Canton and Macao, are prepared to ACCEPT for visitors from Shanghai and other ports. 7,422.06 FIRE AND MARINK RISKS at Current The Directory have therefore commenced the.
Katee.
building of such on Hotel at a cost of Tis. HERBERT DENT & Co. 31,500, 90 that it may be ready for the Canton, Ist May, 1900."
4,652,50
[1426
r
summer season, the con
contriet
date for being 30th June next, and it should prove B remunerative investment. It ecoupies a superb YOMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOM site facing South, overlocking the harbour,
zarad
be taken to
1 to ensure its being Mid every care made comfortable and attractive to visitors.
No doubt the British reverament, by reason of the war in South Africa, has so far delayed carrying out its expressed purpose of establish- st Wei-hai-Wei antal depot and sa- ing st
and of Lorium, and king it
making a Naval Base, but still good
deal { of
kas been made iu
NOTICE OF REMOVAL..
1480
TO LET
1,500.00
Written off turnstiles....
221.33
Trapaforred to reserve fnud.. Cried forward to new acconst 804,95
2,060.00
14,$10.50
at Kowloon. Terms moderate. Apply-
H..
$24,601.08
Care of Daily Press Office.
Hongkong. 18th May, 1200.
Hy halia from last secoust By all engnings of bosta By interest.. By serp foos.
551.81
845.55
130.72 176.00
$20,001.08
To balance
RESERYE FUND
$ 0. 4,900.00
$4,000.00
3 0.
By balance from last accountin By transfer from prout and lons account...
2,000.00
Lorenzo Marques. 16th April. Lieutenant Smitheman, of the Rhodesian clothing, to be distributed under Lord Robartsygen and h Regiment, renowned for Lis work as a secutordera, to the camp followers in South Africa in the Mafabole war, got to Mafeking through
camp on the 8th with Mafeking despatches, The town
wall
co the reported all
we van have it so, because we know that they the Boer zes and returned to Colonel Plamer's Java done their duty; and the same tunching which takes us fure par cause is right, bids me look for a blessed rention of wavered Uves, Beira, 14th Apri
"ARRIVAL": OF TROUFS- AT· BSIRA,
md happy restoration of suspended joy. It is not fisis time yet, porhaps, to speak of the it is over. But right at the back of all our lossoms of this great wart will be later than strength und success, is the strong eviction vehicles
dilantian, Maplemore,
and
the
that our cause le true and just. It is as transports sailed has been less than dozen.
flod bed raid to as as the though angel aid to Gideon, Ge in this thy night (Judges vi. 14), Rigt at the foundation of all our lire, helping me to boar sorrow, widing as in our prayear, sanctifying our thanksgiving, is cur faith in Hits, that He Himself is with us, that “naderneath are the everlasting arms. If it were unt an, if we did not firmly believe that we
quite
E
CAPTURE OF BLANDFOXT EFFECTED BY INPANTBY.
9,000.00
$4,000.00
EDWARD DIBORSK,
Seccotary,
The
now
OF
General Tucker, comin London 4th May. sion, and General Pole-Care the forces at the it. A company has been formed at St. Marcal
An important discotary has just been made by an Italian officer, Colonel Cornara, from high explosive power. Water if subjected to which it would appear that water has a very
great compression and then decomposed by means of an electrio current into ita elements, d hydrogen, explodes with tremendous by these means in producing in water an fores in the process, Colonel Cerpara emocesde
explosive force fifty-five times greater than that of ordinary gunpowder, and twenty-eight times greater than that of dynamite. the 9th Divi plosive, to
to which be hus given the name of commanding the Cormos,
entulls ad Guards, were in
no danger upon the person wing. in command of captar of Bradfort Owing to the diversion close to Turin, for the munstrotars of the is Cathy to the artists on General explosive water cartridges, which, if the ex-
took the enemy entirely unawares. by the Infantry, after a three days march, who periments are to be trusted, will play an im.
portment part in war and commeree. The Boer correspondent declares that Com- mandant Delarey drove the British back from the entrenchments af Brandfurt
THE DELAQUA
the
eoccupation of the town was affected
BAY
AWARD
OFFER OF A LOAN FROM THE THANSVAAL.
YUBARI AND SORACHI COA LAS. ROKKAIDO TANKO TETSUDO KAISHA.
The transporte di Burgulis has arrived here with the Australian Behmen, navler Lisuf, Colonel Airsy. There
abont 1,200 mules, and inumerable transport were on board 1,100 men with thoir aicunts,
Both men and horses landel eculition splend &
of horses since The 1098
The horses are being landed in paddocks pro vided by Messes
Paulings, contractors The railway arrangements are adequate
Pretoria, 17th April to meet the curgency,
The Transval Government, as soon as the The Palatina and Bulawayo with railway award of the Beras Arbitration Tribunal became material are also in the harbour. The men will known, offered to lend Portugal the amount (HOKKAIDO COLLIERY AND RAILWAY Co.). entrain direct from the ship. During the nest. The affor, however, was
courteously declined menth 12 transports
with thanks, the Portuguese Government stat Bouthi
muzica catio far the?
that the money had already been provided.
Transvaal Government intends to protest to St. Helenn. Numerous memorials havO |burghorn on the subject.
The Government has acknowledged Lord Bo- General Joubert. bert a
telegram of sympathy on the death of
The State Becretary declares that the Government has takes no resolution regarding the blowing up of the mines
of
wire amply justtied in accepting the arrogant. The first bow camp will be at Marandellas against the sending of prisonerived frem could not go on our gallant voldiers and saflorerenigy for cop is no
challenge of an erring and misguided Boor, we 5 miles from
The
THE PRISONERS AT ST. HELENA.
Be St. Helena, 10th April. The whole of the Boer prisoners brought by the Milwaukee were landed to-day and sent in to batches first the offers and then the men. to the camp which has been prepared for them at Deadwood Flain The
and men were vory dirty
could not have done what they have dons; the uation could not have prayed for the saccese of ony armas as it has done, we could not now offer ony thanks to Almighty God for his great de liverance froin & grest danger. How appro priately came those words we liave sung to day goodly clad, but all coemed cheerful and glad to in the 103rd Psalm-appropriate to
The march to Deadwood occupied appropriate to the individuals
three hours, and there were many strugglers, ** The merciful goodness of the Lord endureth wearied with their long confinement on card forever and over upon them that fear ki: and hip, who wore placed in the ambulances which His righteousness upon children's children. Becompanied the party. Even these, however,
wore in good spirits,
othe
Nation
get askere
Larry--Do you remember our wall tomcat thot wud ran if a kittin looked at him? Will he in lick the hould alley by himself now.
Denny-Phat brought about ta' change?..? Larry-Wae toled a grane ribbon aroun his
nick.
CAPITAL
YEN 12.000,00
ANNUAL OUT.
· ÞET
800,000
FORTS OF EXPORT—
OTARU AND MURODAN.
HAVE This Day REMOVED my Re udence from No. 63. Praya East, to No. 7.
L. MALLORY.
LEIGHTON HILL ROAD.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1900.
1501
From the 1st July. 08. 6, 7 & 9, ZETLAND STREET
Suitable for Offices and Dwellings, together with the use of a Gedown if required
For particulars apply to
MEELLE. DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO.
Hongkong, 15th May, 1900,
CARTRIDGES.
1478
NOBEL'S SPORTING BALLISTITE. Absolutely Smokeless and Water resisting THE BEST NITRO-POWDER IN THE WORLD
PRICE OF 14-BORE CARTRIDGES:~~~-
Loided with
With Pader Tawater only, sad 1 oz of hot. *
$7.40 Primrose Cases $5.85
8.00 Pegamoin Cases... 625. Ejector Brass Catos 6.90
8.03
progre
that direction, and there is every reason to believe that before many months are oves ther
British Gérerament will turn its attention to Wei-hai Wai, and that eventually it will become a place of great importance.
The foot that all the Bangalows belonging to the Company have already been let for the anming season goes to show that the place
sort Bummer will be largely used as
The Directors being well satisfied with the in the future success of the Company, aut
already made,
have overy progress
conAdency
consider that the extension of its businona amply justifies them in now carrying out the original intention of calling for the farther capital required for the development of its pro- perty.
Applications for abares should be made on the form and forwarded to the Bankers of the Company, together with the amount payable on application.
If the number of shares applied for by say
о
applicant be not allotted, "the mrpins of the amount paid on deposit will be appropriated towards the som due on allotraent. When no
in full.
5 per cent discount on orders of 1,000 and over. allotment is made the deposit will be returned
Apply to
WM. SCHMIDT & CO., Gunmakers,
Hongkong. Hongkong, 27th July, 1897.
NOTICE.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares can be obtained at the Chartered Bank af India, Australia and Chins, or at any of their 13 branches, or at the offices of the Company, Ne,
21. Nanking Road. Shanghai.
WE bug to all the attention of consumers NAPINE JOHNSTONE'S SQUARE BOTTLE" WHISKY to the fact that another Whisky is now being Sold at the Colony, also put op iu Square Bottles and BEARING A LABEL VERY CLOSELY RESEMBLING THE N.J., and to ask them to see that they get the REAL Napier John, stone when placing their orders.
LANE, CRAWFORD Y CO.. Bols Agouts for NJ Whisky, 1345a Hongkong, 3rd May, 1900.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.
HE FINAL DIVIDEND for the year Tors. 1609, at the rate of Sixty cents per Share for Six per cent on the Capital of the Com- pany, making Eleven per cent, for the year) is PAYABLE at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Hongkong, on and after this date, the 15th May, 1000, on Warrants to be obtained THE celebrated Yukari and Boruchi Coals are from the undersigned Local Shareholders are widely known as the best and most econo- requested to apply at the Company's Office for mical Japanese Coals Thy Coals can be of their WVIDEND is also PAYABLE at the
Warrants tained at Tokyo, Tokohama, Otafu, Murovan The Shangha. Hongkong, and other principal ports. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Bhanghai, on OFFICE MINAMI TIDAMACHI. Toxro, - pasentation of Warrants thero, on and after
“the same date.
JAPAN.
Telegrams: TANKO" TOHVO.
Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company can be inspected
by intending subscribers at the said offices of the Company
Shanghai, 18th May, 1900.
142%
WING CHEOING. Dealers in JEWELRY, PEARLS. DIAMONDS. CURIOS, JADESTONEWARE, CARVED IVORYWARE, BILKS. BGd GRASS CLOTHS
AND
GENERAL EXPORTERS
We beg to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of this Colony that we commence Eusiness en the 11th April, 1900, and we solicit their kimi patronage,
Nos. 1 & 3, D'AGUILAR STREET
Beliad Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong, 5th April, 1900, RECEPTION OF HMS. "TERRIBLE.
PHO
161007
►HOTOGRAPHS of H.M.S. TERRI
BLE entering the Harbour and also
Bromide Printa 50 cents per Copy.
of the REVIEW
Albumen
Do. half-plate size 10.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Agents for Hongkong. (49
By Order.
A. H. HANCELL, Bocretary. Hongkong, 16th May, 1990.
A FONG,
1483
Hongkong, Juth May, 1900.
01477
Ico Hone Road,
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