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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

HEWN VIA CEYLON,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1900

surrender of this town, was small, but the amm ber has increased recently, and their proximity to the town being maintained, the excitement prevented the Burgliere from laying down

their arm and interfered with the collection the firing sosial FAR ance from the war -ARMY, MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA-DIS of it snunlies, making the AM BADPR Caschon added that there was a alght

BANDING COLONIAL ERGIMENTS

London, 10th Juns

INTIMATIONS EYE-SIGHT

NOTICE

the Admiralty, George T. Goschen, said that to the extreme surprise of the naval men the Belletele ld not take fire, although she was reported to have been in Games six minutes star ek Təs explained test the apon magtatam being strong were misled by volleys of steam and lycdite

that etherwise the woodwork, although shattered smoldering In ens cabin of the Belleisle, but to in every direction, was act consumed by fire

degree. The experiment was instituted any specialy to see whether the woodwork of the Bellale would burn as the woodwerk of the which, during my absence, will be in CHARGE of

slips destroyed by the American ships

Mr. McIVER, Member Ph. Soy.

AM continuing my Sight Testing Rooms

in Hongkong at

(W BREWER &:00)

-end of August. The Coloniala will first boomery and Ridi y's Monted: "MANA to the Sun from London Bays For A Register of all Glasses applied my consti;]

"JOLE

SA

WAY

them necessary. Their position in a very one, practically unassiable in enabling smoke The future plans at the Wer Offos, as regards Botha to place the main portion of his toners the Military movements in Bonth Africa, have which he knew were vulnerable. not yet been made public, but the Diamond French, en the loft, Lad Porter and Dickson's Fields Horse and a portion of the Kimberley Cavalry Brigade, and Hutton's Mounted In Mounted Infantry have been disbanded. But fantry Brigade, and General Hamilton on the It is belloved that the War Office do not intaud right Broadwood's Cavalry Brigade, Gorton's

calling any troops from the Cape until the

Hamilton's Mounted well as Bruce Hall at opposition, but home, and then the troops taken from the card Both columns son of India, the Government urging that it is at 3 in the afternoon I saw two of Hamilton'slowing recent experiments with the old unwise to transfer troops from winter service at Battalions, advancing on the enamy left flank, ship Belleiste some of the newspapers are start tuents in the Far East is kept here and any

ing a campaign to procure the remoral from Ono paper pillories sixteen battleships which, déclares are death traps The Navy Leagas battle ships, and forty-nine cruisers contabaing great quantities of combras Lible Attinge. Some critics declare they are unable to bellove the atoment inde in the House of Commone Goschen yesterday the olleito din no wor

the Cape to Inclinti garrisons in the hot sauson key of their defence.uni- the navy of war ships they declare whalet kind of ordinary or special lenses on be

time to

I learnt in the moralng Besides this, a thorough scheme of house-to- hanse visitation throughout the Boer Republice, cations had been interrupted iz zay rear, I sent Sone I could spare to Of arts and aminunition, will Kitchener with all the too much south and liate twanky PLECAK for the seisure of

ing with orders to demand all troops

ops available for some

Vereeniging General regret is expressed at the disaster to communicate with Lord Methuen, whe I know bad compact force in the vicinity of the 13th Yeomanry as Lindley, especially at the Heilbron. I also rent a message to Lord

with all epsol towards deaths of Capt. Keith said Sir John Fowor. Methuen to

rounded, or captured includio the Bari maid millway damage, a altre po chwab the Others of Longford and many well-known Etonians, rapidly pushed on with. I deplore the death Mr. Goschen's nephew, and Lient. Villiers

the Irish that gallant soldier Airline and other Judgan, and? Chancellor and

und sons

to

of

The message from Lord Roberts dispelling all anxiety was warmly received and is regarded as cutisfactory, especially with regard to the bat. tle now in progress in the Transvaal.

_________ THE RECENT NAVAL

A

EXPERIMENT

BUNDLE'S BECONNAISANCE AT LINDLEY—A TERRIBLE AFFAIR. General Rundle's reconnaissace in aid seems to have been a terrible affair. He estimates the enemy at 4,000 strong, who were extended along a ridge six milles long, but the Guards in the advance line failed to

es speciált gives the 1 approach within thousand yards, and the officers declare they following description of the experiment made

thoroughly werewith HM S. Felicisle on the 26th never saw a single Boer, so

26th ult., when the the enemy entrenched and our guns were un Majestic enak her off Solsey Bill He writes:

On the other hand, The Bellcisle, * able to silence the enemy's.

central battary baitlaship, the smoke and flames from the burning veldt, with twin screws, was built as Peping in 1878,

of our or

the for by

Turkish

was bought ron.

the

thony action, threw the British frogs into doverageant. The was then caled the Peykt prefented them from god when a cost of

and

dendly

prominence an taking conded perished in the flames, despite

Many

ant rescues, one Lieutenant rescuing many gallant no less than twenty men A Field Cornet, later in the day, arrived with a flag of trace, request- ing help, as Commandant De Villiers was hardly rounded. General Rundle seat a dortor and ambulances and a bottle of champagne.

belt.

Con

She also bad in 40

AVAST THERE! AVAST":

thet

With vor Absent Hinded Beggars, you reall

Killing, wasting breath

What is eash songs and difties to men face 10.

face with death

Yen gate up on a platform, earns yer twenty

shouting till you'r crazy that axr-splitting I've walked with women casual, so are you,

you can't deny But is this the time to air the faults of men

who've gone to die?". So this is what I and you now, may be the

word'e last,

From Tommy on the fighting due to friends at

tame, Avast!

You strells into a musto Hall, I goes abroad

and fighte

Yet you shoots and waves par programmes when

girl of sorts in tights. Comes dressed up like a grenadier, b'assume sa

warlike рюве And tells you the's the boy in red that's pulled

old Krüger's nose. Then you rises in a body, you that's left behind,

the drege,

criticise er legs,

7.

From Tommy on the fighting line such patriot

rot

Yon sends me little packages, it's kind of you I

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day of March, 1900, were passed à muzzle-loading rifle guns which remain. ing refuse and made a grest stand. More 25-ton man

the provisions of Sarawak 1. That in

pursuance and fighting took place ed un board during the experiments, as well as British arrive

the Special Resolution passed at an Ex- the quick-t

-firing guns added at a date more quarters, our men capturing several at clone

General Afeeling of the traordinary Meanwhile the womens and recent than her construction. Her sister vessel, chiktron watched the fighting from verandaha. the Orion, remains to the

Company held on the 7th and confirmed ramming in the service as port geard- at Malta. ship TORTING DEFCEE PRETORIA.

The Belleisla left Fortmonth harbour on Fri. moareit with each of the Forts in turn, day under her own steam and was capturing two maschine guns. It is believed But General Frenel's mysterious moremente were sil northward the removal

of Pretoria, with a view some ten mies east of the Isle of Wight For a few neta guns with which to make those.

in a portion which left a channel with not leaskopje beggara get. of other than seven fathoms water inside her at a distance So if you cannot givo ne both, the die is onay preventing escapes van

2,000 yards, A number of dummies nisde amount of gold President Kruger, and from the wood removed from the Hovil yacht Commandants Beitz and Botha commandeered represented the crew her faut ports were open is stated to be £3,000,000, paying officials and as if in action, ammunition for immediate ase Commandants in six per cant. Billa rodeemable was around the gars, and it is reported the And you lady Dukes, and Countesses, you Clars

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The hubbub caused by magazines were equipped, and cartridges actual Vere de Veres, was subdued by imrisdi

ly in the hoists as would be the case in an It's kind of you to worry how a common soldier Immediate cash payments.

The sea in die neighbourhood of fare engagement.

Before

strictlylerin Pretoria, Lord Roberts!

of

the

With tally neatly written, "from yer loving

friends at ome,"

I puts away yer chocolate, I smokes yer bit of And that the ones behind is friends, we all are

quite agreed.

her head south-east on Medmery Bank, on Selsey But when going cross Tugela, wo'd 'ave give'd

them ory

bit

By Tommy on the fighting line, all luxuries

Avast

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ARGUS DE LA PRESSE. FONDÉ EN 1897,

3 Report that General Buller had granted mental position was anxiously patrolled Bat is it indo use the man, whose blood mp3 Hongkonompany's Bankers the reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in everyn journal qui l'aurait nammé, il était

the enemy an armletics

in disbelieved.

OP PRETORIA by host af

were

craft, and the approaches

RE BULTAR AND THE CO On Saturday morning steam was

The Sultan of Turkey Majesty on the taking of Pretoria.

THE CAPE MORE REINFORCEMENTS LEAVE FOR

The transports Louris, Aurants, and Tague have sailed from England with 110 officers and 3,800 men, whilst large arrivals of sick and wounded have taken places

THE TREATMENT OF CAPE RESCIS.—THE BORD AND ME, SCHREINER,

London

at a fair head on board the doomed

action pamps were set in full

Temel, the

ado

stain the earth, For advertang how you look, in dresses made

by Worth Why, if you starts a sale of work, or "anda a

to the mast,

But if mere f-aggrandisement, then please

Boading the

the PM tambourine, decks, and as the Majestie approached the D'you send yor came and photo to some tanner stokers and engine-room gang jumped smartly

smartly magazine ? into a redatta boat and steamed off fast in the. So if you wants our blessing, mal yer octors At 11.25 am the fagship of Vice-A

Admiral Sir Rawson steamed through the northern 8 speed of 32 knots and opened fire. from her tremendous battery at about 1800 She fred for approximately seven yards minutes and the practice was gladly accurate. Doz 1 poster me in music alle, don't karkied

oulnokers

kers that 90 par

Farmen disgrace, cent of hits from

at 8

took

at once Avast

And when this bloodshed's finished, and the

former knows" is place

a stirring speesti, appealing for support to the It was estimated and little cut then show me if you want to, that I did

11th June. The Afriosader Bond Catena is showing

the Bill regarding the pro strong opposition to posed trosument of rebels Mr. Suhreiner zande Mrs Merriman and Mr. Saner headed the opposition, and denounced the proposal to disfranchise the robols for five years. When vote was taken, only ben s adhered to Mr. Schreiner

BEITISH PRISONERS. THE EZMOTAL OF TEE:

BOVABIOURLY STATED TO

10 160R 1,200

effect. The

The firing from the heavy

apparently

we specipily worthy of praise. The Belleiale, So you've kept warm spot vacant still, for although her masts stood, was

Tommy in

yer art woodwork wreck

her faunot collapsed, her

calls us 620s; we will all the part tein and And if was pulverized, but, although steam

burst pro Amoke from

projectiles arose in

But eros please of earth and ome, and not of there was no considerable

no appearance mantity,

jingled verge The Indian Daily News has the following of

of ignition such as

such as rained

the Spanish ships as And when with mufled drums we match, var

Attendance of or, the promin adition Santiago However, the Bome of

of the British officers who wore prisoners tags with forso-pumps and fire hose-

Catentta, 124b June.

from its special correspondent:———

shattered regimonta past,

to other preparations ustalled on board the Then pray the God of Battles to, all battles

hare

stinguished any

bud

soon Avast!

MAVERY EVELYN.

Mouton time approach of the British ed all have an The Shire Line teamer Merionethehere,

appears with an immense store of provisions Gerazst

to Pretoria, the Bones carried off the guns alorstudite shells, 95

0.30-

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Becretary. Hongkong, 28th March, 1900.

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French tried hard to cut off their retrent, but

at Pretoria, on being ordered to prepare for

seized and disarmed vessal herself, may departate to Nooitgedacht,

Boer Commandants The unmber of ding conflagration. These were necessary pre-

removed is varionaly stated to santions as notes, photographs, and messure LATEST STGAMER MOVEMENTS, British prisoners removed is.

for leisurely to 1,000, including the officers. It ments had to be and 6

shells, as well as shells with black from Middlesbro and Londen, left Singapore bursters, were employed, and although on the 26th inst, and is dus here on or about the central

was an effective shield against the 2nd July ha

The 0. 5. 8. stemmer Sarpedon left Bingapore the 6in. projectiles, everything in their cours

minutes firing, incident was the shortness of the range

mounted on board above water was

torpedo

was not in time.

being

1720

MRSA Pe master the 12 matter of feet on the 27th inst, and is dus in Hongkong on

wrocked

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COM CHRONICLs covers the notable rond the West Indies. From a su

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The statement about Noon Bellcirle usa & Chambing after the first two Me U. S. §, steamer Calchas left Singapure above Compant SHAREHOLDERS in the "noluded with the countries of Eastern Asia, messure of rapport The English, Indian and

healthy is totally denied. INTERESTING"

FIGHT AT LAINGE-NEX-HORGHERA DRESSED

AN LADY INVALIDEZ

London, 14th June,

which the experiments were made One tor

on let July,

No Buthentic details have yet come to hand reduced by the or more large projectiles ARMS

the and the

antomatically Launched. Itself the overboard without explodings f

concerning the capture of the Derbyshires at Rooderal, but Boor acounts say that the Barghers advanced in four divisions General Steenkamp, who

prisanure, Maxim, 1,009 Lyddita

banken

REWER

or he Bellereld hettled down and rested on the Affairs of Chins

MAMA Farther Correspondence respecting the

TES

nel shells, 3,000 emits of clothing Stirnp. bottom, which was at most oft, or to Frutiainees, by Embé Zola

herken astion to heel over, but she The Relief of Ladysmith, by John B.

DEZE, but Britas Dide

retired.

when she was slost; there was a

upright

£100,000.momentary mense quantity of storey valued at which was destroyed for hick of conveyances reated nearly upri

The Admiralty yacht with the members of In a sina! setion, tho day near Vredefort, Commandant Steenkamp took 38 more pri the Board followed up the Majestic, but some, the Boers other yachts were towed clear of the arena, and fire was not opened till the German Emperor's The bombardment of Laings Nek by General Meteor in tow of a torpedo-bost had passed Ballor's foros on the 11th Jane was magnifi aately out of range and out of danger N ently carried out. The Dorots led the attack The vessel will shortly be raised and towed at Alleman's Fasa and were supported by the into dock, when information gained by eramus Middlesex Regiment, Warwicks, 1st

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