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"never bites. Words with the Chinese should be accompanied by acts. But the "English are no better than the Germans: the policy of both in China is based on violence and menace. Hence naturally the *hatred of all classes of Chinamen for every

thing European." We suspect that Count Cassini was merely playing to the gallery when he ventured on this absurd statement. It would certainly be strange that it is in the sphere in which Russia is mainly in- terested that some of the most ferocions attacks on ever thing foreign have been

A. S. WATSON & CO., made were it the Germans and English who are primarily responsible for the anti-foreign crusade. No doubt Shantung was a hotbed of the so-called "Boxes" movement, but the German occupation of Kinochow is quite a recent act compared with the age of the anti-foreign feeling. As for British coloni.

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Negotiations are pending for the purchase by the Government of India of the Great Indian. Peninsula Hallway for the price of over

The 34 building sites put up for auction at Yaumati yesterday afternoon were not sold.

The telegraph steamer Sherard Osborne, | £34,000,000, which arrived at Singapore from Mauritas on the 15th, was docked at Keppel Harbour, whore the John Pender, belonging to the same company, which only recently arrived from Europe, is having some work done to ler The boilers of the Skerard Osborne were to bo sarveyed, and after general over-hauling to leave for Weihaiwei, probably sailing on the 22nd just.

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A heary fraud was perpetrated on the Char-

Two young Siamese princes, selected by the King of Siam, are on the way from Bangkok to Europe to be trained in the German Army.

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Lieut. F. W. Stoddart, Wiltshire Rogt., has been appointed Quartermaster of the Chinese Regiment, with which he is serving as a subal. |

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tord Bank at Bombay on the 2nd instant. A

Bola Singh, the watchman at Lychaikwan, Medresee, aged about 35, of medium height found the dead body of a European, apparently and dark complexion, presented a forged draft 40 years of age, on the beach on Wednesday for Rs. 20,000, purporting to have been drawn by night. It has not yet been identified. the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China at Madras on the Bombay brauch, and obtained payment from the Bank of Bombay by

The proposed Memorial Service at St. Pani's

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,]

Shanomai, 23rd August, 10.20 p.m,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS. The hospital ship Carthage arrival late ou Wednesday from Bombay,

The transporte Muttra, la, Uganda, and Clive sailed late on Wednesday for Taku. The Upada followed yesterday, while the store- ship Humber proceeded to Shanghai The Vadaia and Islanda left yoster lay for Calcutta.

The German eraiser Hertha arrived yesterday. from Swatow, which she left on the 22nd instaut,

DETAILS AT LAST ABOUT PEKING,

The latest news is that the allied troops The Italian oruiser Sirumbolt and the three arrived outside the walls of Peking on the transports under her convoy left Hongkong 13th inst. The Russians tried to enter enrly

yesterday for Taku.

Last night the British gunbout Britonart on the 14th, but were unsuccessful.

arrived from Singapore. BRITISH AND AMERICANS ENTER FIRST.

The Americans and British then fought

ON THE WAY. About this dete a small fleet of Russian war- ships are expected at Colombo. These are the

sation, it is certain that the feelings enter/seventy nutes of the Bombay Circle for Rs. 1,000 Cathedral, on the 23rd it, for those supposed their way in and reached the Legations, armoured criser Granzbor (12,236 tons, 23

each. There was the usual letter of advice (also to have porished at Peking, is stated to have

forgery), and, as everything appeared in perfect been postponed at the instance of several in where they found the people well, though

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order, the money was paid over the counter. The Bank has offered a reward of Rs. 1,000 to any person wim will give information leading to the conviction and detection of the forger.

fluential paraous, not political"

Mr. Th. Collmann, the Adviser to the Slameso Fost and Telegraph Department, has been pro- moted to be Inspector-General in that depart post is a new one. ment. The appointment is for five year. The

Force are not free from the attentions of those Even the principal offers of the Public who corot other men's goods. On returning to his quarters on Tuesday Inspector Kemp found that two silver watches had been taken

The American authorities in the Philippines from a drawer in his absence. He had dis.lave arranged to isolate all the lepers from the islands in three islete near the port of Calm- To make room for the lepers, all the inhabitants of the islets will be removed to Cebu.

tained towards the British here will compare favourably with those towards the Russians in Manchuria. However, it is safe to dismiss the late Russian Minister's remarks on this point as mere rhetoric, suitable for the columns of the Rossia. He goes on to speak of the missionaries as another chief cause of the hatred of the Chinese for foreigners, and ho does not add much to what has already heen said on the subject. His contempt for Per Case of the native, Christian is great, but, we fear,

not altogether unjustifiable. He adde an-charged his boy the previous day and his test other reason for the present agitation of impression was that ont of revenge the boy bad China in the discontent with the present cleared off with the watches. The different dynasty. "From time to time," he says, pawn-shops in the city were visited, and

Pollard's Lilliputian Open Company has "a change of the ruling family is a necessity." ultimately Sergeant Terrat came across one

As was but naturel, the subject of Japan of the watches, and the pawnbroker identified reached Singapore and was to produce for twe a coolie from the Central Police Station | nights only, the 18th and 20th inst., the musical came up in the course of the interview. In as the man who had pawned it. The other comedy The Bello of New York. After their regard to the question of trusting that watch was found among come paper under unpleasant experiences in South Africa at the country with the task of pacification, the

a staircase at the Police Station Finding outbreak of the War, it is to be hoped that the Count remarked that if the interests of the himself cornered the cools admitted his guilt. Company will meet with the best of luck in the different countries in China were expressed He told Mr. Hazeland yesterday that he took East. 20.40 in figures, then the interest of Russia the watches because he was hard up. He was

must be put down as 90 per cent., and the sentenced to two months' hard labour. interests of all the others together as only 10 per cent. surely one of the most astounding 30.00 statements ever made, even by a statesman! He continued:-" If Russia stultified herself "'in such conditions, and ceded the place to Port after removal should be rested for a "Japan, her prestige in the Far East would "be lost. And in that part of the world month before use. Wine required for prestige cans 50 per cent. of power. If. Jedlapore Lancers on service in China, and there is any country whose influence should other well-known Indian chiefs will also accom pany their Regiments on service. It will "be prevented from gaining ground in

therefore be China it is certainly Japan, which is the thongh Native Chiefs have gone on service be memorable episode. for al- "one Power capable of realizing the ideas fore, this is the first occasion on which they "of Pau-Mongolism to the terror of all are taken command of their regiments on "Europe." Obviously this terror of Pan-active service. Sir Pertab Singh, who is known Mongoliam" is Russia's best card at the and honoured by largonumbers of British offloors at present time. She has fortunately, however, in India, will no doubt bring back laurels from feiled so far to play it to her advantage, in the set of the war, and the employment of euch men in Imperial work cannot but result in spite of the unsolicited assistance of a number of alarmists of all nations. In view raising them in their own estimation, and in of the ever-threatening Corean question it providing an outlet for the fighting instincts

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With reference to the sailing of Sir Portab Singh with the Indian troops for China, the Tiacs of Ceylon says:We notice that Bir Pertah Singh who was such a prominent figure in the Jubilee procession-one of the heads of the Sikh nation and as fine a sportsmaz as exists cuywhere in the world-is to command the

Lord Qualow, Parliamentary Socretary to the India Office, made an announcement in the House of Lords on the 23rd ult. that it was the intention of the Home Government to contri- but at least a quarter of a million of money towards the revenue of India, to meet, amongst other things, the expenses borne by the Indian Government in the despatch of the China Expeditionary Fores.

Mr. Ritchie, in the House of Commons on

from United Kingdom to Franco, Germany, and the 23rd ult., said the exports of coal, coke, etc," other European countries in the eleven months ending May 31 last were-France, 6,989,313 tona; Germany, 4,973,684 tona; other parts of Europe about 19,000,000 tens. The oxports from the United States in the same period (the President of the Board of Trade added) were:- France, 26,336 toes; Germany, 8,120 tons; other parts of Europe, 138,645 tona.

Much activity prevails in the Richmond coal Yesterday expressions of regret were general depots at Philadelphia just now, says a home throughout the city when it became known that | paper, Besides the usual consignments to Lieut. Col. Ryan, the Principal Medical Officer Mexico, and the various ports in South America, of the army for Hongkong and China, had large cargoes are being sent from the Atlantic passed away at about ten o'clock that morning

at the Hongkong Club, where he had rooms. The deceased had not been well for some four or five weeks, being troubled with fever, and

Peril" prominently before the eyes of Europe But there are fortunately enough clear. sighted men left to see that there is more t bann disinterested anxiety for the welfare NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, of the Western world in Bussian diplomacy ONLY communications relating to the news colunina Ahould be addressed to THE EDITOR..

Japan does not improve the situation by re- address with communications addressed to the Editor, war correspondent of the Nippon, quoted in Crorespondents must forward their names and iterating such expressions as those of the All letters for publication should be written on the N.-C. Daily News Japanese corespondatterly he experienced an attack of pneumonia. On Wednesday it was observed that his condi Na anonymously signed communications that he resut's letter of the 11th inst., where he tion was serious and a constant watch was kept already appeared in other papers will de inserted; sys-Formerly the Japanese feared and be sent before it on day of publication to hated Bussin, now they simply despise her."

Orders for extra copies of DAILY Pauss should that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Japan has so far in the present crisis acted Cash

| honestly and deserves the testimony borne Telegraphic Address Przes—A.B.C. Cođo. "P.D. Doz, 33. Telephone No. 12.

by the Times, which Renter's telegram of the 20th inst. reported. But were the to allow the Jingoisin of certain extremists to develop into a national cry she would cer tainly alienate the sympathy which is at present hers and make it look as if there were some foundation of fact in the Russian cry about Pan-Mongolism." Japan has little enough cause to despise Russia, and her best men know this well.

DEATH.

On the 23rd inst. Lieut. Col. M. B. EVAN, M.D., Royal Army Medical Corps, Principal Mo dical Officer, China and Hongkong, aged 48 years. B.I.P. Funeral will leave Wellington Barracks at 5 p.a. today.

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Honakove, August 24th, 1900

During the 24 hours preceding noon yoster. day there were reported three fresh cases of plaguo and three deaths.

THE Paris correspondent of the Rorria hst mouth sent to that journal the report of an interview which he had with Count CASSINI, formerly Russian Minister at Peking. The Sorgeant Dymond and a party of police visit Conut is credited with some extraordinary ed No: 54. First Street, on remarks in the course of this interview, a., and found some men and women gambling which, if correctly reported, should go a con- with curds. They captured 14 of them, and yes. siderably way toward destroying his reputa- terday the gamblers were sach find St. tion as an authority on Chinese affairs.

Much of what he said was wateresting, and we quote elsewhere, what he had to say on

short of food.

JUST IN TIME CHINESE TREACHERY Minister Conger said that the garrison

must have succumbed if relief had not come then. Sir Claud MacDonald says that the Chinese broke every engagement with the Ministers.

ESCAPE OF THE IMPERIAL PARTY. The Imperial City was entered on the 15th instant, The Empress, the Imperial Family, and the Court fled on the 11th to Suaubun in Shansi.

TOTAL CASUALTIES.

The total number killed in the Legations was 67, and the wounded numbered 120. The latter are all doing well.

SIR ROBERT HART AT TIENTSIN.

We understand that information has reached the Imperial Chinese Maritime Cus. toms offices at Hongkong that Sir Robert Hark, Inspector General, has reached Tientsin safely.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON, 22nd August, 7.45 p.m..

THE PURSUIT OF THE BOER LEADERS. Commandants De Wet and Delarey are

note, 20 guns) the turret salp Foltera (10,960 tons, 17 knots, 18gane) and the torpedo destroyers Delphin, Karatak. Kit and Skat. The second- class cruiser Alger (4,082 tons, 20 knots, 10 guns) of the French Navy, and third-class... crniser Lombarda (2,080 tons, 17 knots. 10 guus) of the Italian Navy are also expected at Colombo

en route for China,

OTHER TRANSPORTS, According to present arrangements five tran sports with Russian troops are coming out, and the first of these, the Elutrinistar, with a large | number of marines and sailors, is expected here In a few days. These men are to take the place of those who have besu landed from the Russian men-of-wax for shore operations. She will be followed a week later by the Foronej, with 1,500 troops, Infantry and Artillery, and with over 900 tens of ammunition and stores, their des tination being Takn. The Sazalov, with 1,200 troops, will be the next to arrive here; while the other will be the China East Asistio Co.), which is bringing ont a large quantity of am munition and two torperio, bouts in sections.

Besides the two transports which recently arrived with German troops, several other tran- sports are coming out within this month, bring. ing in all eight battalions of Infantry.

The French contingent is to be about 9,225 officers and men, which will include 4 regiments of Infantry, 8 battalions of Artillery, besides Engineers, Telegraph Staff, eta

THE GERMÁN SQUADRON,

The German squadron which arrived at Sing apore on the 20th inst, and was expected to coal there consista of nineteen vessels, of which no- less than eight are frat-class battle-ships, tho rest being cruisers and torpedo-boats. The large deef is to be known as the German East Asta ie Squadron, and will be under the com. mand of Admiral Geisslor, who is reported to have left Wilhelmshaven, with the majority of of the squadron are the battleships Kaiser the vessels on the 11th July. The leading ships

Friedrich III and Eater Wilhelm II, of 11,000 tons displacement, 18 knots, and 34 guns coch the Brandenburg, Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelms, Wisecrburg, and Worth, of 10,100 tour dis placement, 16 knots and 20 guns each; and the Sachsen und Wurtemberg, of 7,441 tons displacement, 14 knots, and 14 guns nach. The. other vessels are the despatch vessel Hela, 2,000 tons, 20 knots, guns, the torpedo gun-boat It is unofficially reported that Hans Cor-Jagel, 1,250 tons, 20 laute 4 guns, the third class cruisers Niobe and Nymphs, of 2,000 tons,

moving eastwards. The pursuit continues.

AN ENGAGEMENT. Generals Paget and Baden-Powell are moving up the Petersburg railway and have engaged the commandos assisting De Wet.

THE PLOT AGAINST LORD

SET ROBERTS.

to the Pacific to mest the demand for American dua has been found guilty. Sentence, how

transports to China and the Philippines. There.

are also large consignments to France at $2.05 ever, has been deferred until the conviction a ton o b., excluding of course the frieght is confirmed. which varies from $4 to 33 a ton to Marseilles.

Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, junr., the young over him. During the night bo sank gru-millionaire, on the 22nd ult, made a flying trip dually, and in the morning succumbed, at on a new French automobile from Newport to the age of 45. The Colonel had only been in Boston, a distance of seventy-five miles, and the Colony since the commencement of the year, covered it in two hours forty-seven minutes.

his notwithstanding bat

éhort residence This has beaten all previous records. amongst us he had already made his presence felt While receiving the congratulations of his being one of the most valuable and energetic friends, young Vanderbilt was arrested by the members of the Sanitary Board, to which he polico for furious driving through a suburb of ning of March. It was pt his suggestion that Magistrate, and Aned $15. was appointed by the Government at the begin-Bosten, was there and then taken before a the Board decided to hold committee meetings of the whole Board with the primary object of considering a comprehensivo scheme of sanitary reform for the Colony, which he undertook to draw up, and which the Goverment invited the Board to mbmit to them. The funeral takes pisco at 5 p.. to-day.

THE DANGERS OF PEKING.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 21st August.

FIELD MARSHAL COUNT WALDER- SEE'S STAFF. Colonel Grierson, R. A., sud Col. Powell, of the Indian staff, will join the staff of Field Marshal Count Walderice,

THE STRIKE OF STOKERS AT

MARSEILLES.. The strikers are preventing the naloading of the P&O. Mail Golconda at Marseilles and the Company threatens to send their vessels to Genoa.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. Commandants Do Wet and Delarey were reported, on the 19th inst.. to be within 20 mile of Pretoria, moving North Fast, which shows that they have quitted the Western Transvazi.

General Hamilton occupied Oliphant's Nok on the 17th inst., and captured two Krupp guns.

Up to the present 684 Boers have surrendered Harrismith.

at

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

states to appoint Mr. Conger or another Amer

Li Hung-chang he applied to the United

can to conduct negotiations for penice.

Russia has prolifited the export of arms.

Victoria Louise, of 5,650 tens, 19 knots, 20 gnus; knots, 10 gans each the escond class aruiner

and the fourth-class craiser Sperber, 1,120 tons, 13 knots, and 8 guns. Then there are five largo torpedo-boats to complete the feet, these being detailed off to act as despatch hoate to the squadron. The four large battleships will have 568 officers and men sach, while the four small- er ones will have in all 1,087 'officers and men. The whole squadron, with the exception of the torpedo-beats, will be mined by 5,815 officers and mon. The Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm is the flagship.

THE INDIAN TROOPS. The following Bimia telegrams refer to the Indian troops for Chinese

Bimla, 6th August. Cholera having broken out in "C" Battery Royal Horse Artillery, it will be replaced in the Cavalry Brigade for China by "B" Battory from Lucknow, which will sail in the Ujina on the 13th instant.

Sina, 6th August, The 34th Pioneers join the Third Brigade, The 5th Hyderabad Contingent Infantry go from Bolarum to Hongkong for garrison duty. A wing of the 2nd Hyderabad Contingent In- fentry moves from Reichers to Belaram in re Hof of the 5th

Forty-two more Indian medical officers are being recalled from civil to military employ This makes seventy-two in all it has been necessary to transfer to military duty owing to

the China trouble

Accompanying the Imperial Service, troops

In the course of an interview to which we allude elsewhere, Count Cassini, late Russian Minister at Peking, told a representative of the Ronnia:The position of the foreign Legations in Peking has always boen dangerous. I remem ber my stay in Chura as one of the most painful The hospital ship Carthage arrived in the periods of my life. in spite of the fact that at harbour yesterday, and has attructed much at that time Russia's prestige there was a great tention, she being a conspicuous object with her that it was not I who had to go to the Tsung white hall and the red cross displayed on her li Yamen but the Tsungli Yamen which had to Wednesday at 11fonuels, bows and stern. She has undergone the members of my staff and the servants not come to me, But I had continually to warn considerable internal ulterations, and good and to go into the streets and talk with the people comfortable accommodation has been provided especially on holidays, when it was positively in for 15 British officers, 15 British soldiers and dangerous. We felt like being in prison" 10 Native soldiers. The beds, 6 feet S inches the Manchu town when the Chinese shut the We call our rendere attention to the anhy 3 fest, are fitted with copper spring-wat of an official holiday Peking was overrun by gate at night. I remember once on the occasion

During the storming of the kopje by the nonncement of the postponement of the meeting trees and, mosquito curtains, and over each is the usands of Chinese werken, whose behaviour Northamptons a striking incident took place. in connection with the proposed new Rito Corps an invention of Captain Holland, LM.S., onn was very threatening, and I requested per. Somehow or other a chaplain named Hill had the subject of the dangers attending the until Monday, the 27th inst., at 5 p.m. Owing sigting of a small trapere arrangement so that mission to call in some of our sailors. The pushed his way right up into the fring line, Brigade to China will be Ele Pertah Sing. life of a foreign Minister in Peking, Even to the funeral of the inte Col. Ryan, the General the patient wishing to rise to a sitting position undertake to guard the Legution, but when I trotted forward with his** boys over the rough commanding Jodhpore Imperial Service

Tsungli Tamen objected, and said they would and when the advanes began the man of pesco there, however, we should like to know tho is unable to attend on the date originally fixed. may assist himself by means of hanging bors. saw the murderous-looking visages of the boulder-clad face of the kopje. Suddenly just Lancers. The Maharaja of Bikanir. Coma basis for his assertion that at one period

There is an operating room, dispensaries, dis- Chinese soldiers my first impression was that we beside him a man was struck down by a ballet munding Bikanir Infantry, while the Maharaja during his tenure of office at Peking a party

The enquiry into the circumstances connected infecting room, washing rooms and accommo- should all have our throats ent, and I insisted in his head. He was not kiled, and as he Ulwar probably accompanies his regiment, and

upon their withdrawal. I only finally sur rolled over in his agony he caugat sight of the of Russian marines marched in gaily" to with the death of Change Ted, the crize wodation for British, Hindoos and Mabomsians mounted the objections of the Tsungli Yamer chaplain. I'm done for now, padre, le more than the scion of this Royal House of guard their Legation, while "the English died from the injuries received by a fall from a

verandah while endeavouring to crepe from these that they will not interfere with each others by quoting a precedent great argument with groaned. The padre hesitated not a moment. Jodhpere go too. were subsequently obliged to smuggle in

arrangements. She is fully equipped for six the Chinese-which was, that, like all the other te stood erect and walked deliberately over The regiments will be entrely in charge of their soldiers disguised in Chinese dress," police, who had raided a gambling house on mouths service. The following comprise the es. Legations, we had already been allowed to have to the man. Drawing a Bible from his pouch their own officers, but there will necompany the 15th, was concluded yesterday, Evidence 88tablishment of the ship-British Section simply been sent away on the store she had he knelt down with his back to the enemy, and them besides, on special service, the British in-

gaurd in the form of 25 Cossacks, But it is when Count CASSINI discusses the to the injuries received by the man was given Captain C. G. Spencer, R.A.M.C., in charge. This had the desired effect, and our marines words. The groans of the stricken man stedene sting officers who have for some years part

economy in calm voice began to read the comforting question of the causes of Chinese discontent by Dr. Bell, and left no doubt as to the canse Assistaut Sorgeon E. J. Noronha, Narsing Se marched in grily. The English wore subse and he listened eagerly Come back and lie all been connected with the Corps which are that be lays himself most open to criticism of death.

ters A. M. Waterhouse and Hill, Fook Storequently aliged to sassis in their audiers sont origo life for being despatched. The offers are Majors “The insurrection," he says, "began in the Among the arrivals by the German mail Sergeant F. Ripton, 1st, Norfolk Regiment

disguised in Chinese drem.

right risk your in that s

J.G. Tuner and H. V, Cox, and Captains my place, and I am doing my own special work, province of Shantung, where the Germans temer Preussen was Dr. Mumin von Selawat Nursing Orderlies Privates Townsend B

replied the chaplain, steadily. And he did con- E. M Hughes, C. M. Crawford, W. L. Couran, "have settled. They are bad colonisers, senstein, the newly appointed German Minister Lang, E. Attison and S. Hand; 1st Norfolk LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS fine until the man's syes closed in death. It C. W. Tribe and H. D. Wateoll

is one of the most marvellous things in the The whole forge will be ready to embark in “and do not understand the Far East who is to take the place of the murdered Baron Regiment, and seven men, Army Hospi

***** whole of this marvellous war that the chaplain “The Chinese must be treated kindly and von Ketteler at Peking. He was cocompanied tal Corps Native Section Major W. A. The N. Y. K. steamer Tasha Mar (arxposod and motionless he was enoring about ten days but it is improbable that the "politely, for they themselves are in the by Baron von Golts, his secretary and inter- Bykos, IM.S., in charge; Captain W. Epean Line) jeft Singapore on the 2nd instant the best target in the world was not instantly shipping will be available until about the 20th

highest degree a polite people. They prefer. It is understood that Dr. Mumm von Scott Moncrieff, 1.M.S. three hospital amis and is expected here on the 27th instant killed. One can only attribute it to that en

The C. P. B. steamer Emigrets of Japan left | known Power, stronger than chance, what we “should never be frightened or threatened. Schwaraenstein will stop at Shanghai on his tants, ous havilder, ten régimental orderlige and Vancouver on Monday, the 20thy furtant, for poor weak mortal callcertainty. From

They know very well the barking dog way north,

thirteen men of the Commissariat Department. | Hongkong via the uusi ports of call.

Cassell's History of the Boer War,

You've no

when the vessels returnings from China

expected and when the force will begin to