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THROUGH-SOUTH AFRICA.
[BY ABNOT BEID.]
III.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1500
and in the same year diamonds wars located at y Quinan, who is shperintending its erection Kimberley, at Du Toits Pen on the farm of and will deme the management therefter «Old de Beer,” whence the name of the Com- Mr. Quinan had very extensive experience in In July of 1871 there was a rush on the dynamite factories in Americs and the Diree farm, bat nothing has ever been discovered tors have every confidence in him; and, feel sure beyond the 34 mile circuit that enclose the De under his able guidance the venture will prove Beer mined. Albany N
successful, and its benefits far reaching.
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THE MINES
(To be continued.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LOCAL MOVEMENTS. H. M. 8. Astræe arrived yesterday from Sin- gapore with the torpedo boat destroyer Janus, The Astrea is a second-class cruiser of 4,500 tons displacement and 8,112 ih.p. She was built at Devonport in 1883 at a cost of £244,891 Her armour is 2 in., gun-position, and 2.1 in, deck. She queries two 6 la. Q.F., eight 4,7 in.
THE MURDERS AND PIRACY
4. ON THE "NAO-CHAU.”
CRICKET.
On Saturday last the experiment of begin- ning match at 1230 p.m., and continuing without a break till sundown, was tried, the old rayed against on one other. Twelve thirty there and the young members of the Club being st
LATE TELEGRAMS.
“'OSTABIATÍSOKE ZLÖYD” SERVICE,
THE CRISIS.
GENERAL NEWS.
Berlin, 12th October 7,50 p.m. RUGAR BOUNTIES.
LIFE AT DE AAR' At De Aar junction, where I was detained waiting for a pass from the Headquarters Office
The De Beer Consolidate Mines, Limited, st Pretoria, there was a considerable military has a capital of £3,950,000; and it includes the encampment of mounted men, Cape Mounted mines of De Boer, Kimberley, Du Toit's Fan Rifles, guarding the line. These men are com- and Bnetfontein. During the year ending 81st fortably off, gatting each fite shillings a day in March of 1890 the Company washed 758,000 pay, and two skillings and sixpence for was loads of Blue Ground, yielding 1,808,830 carats tenance. They have to donight duty guarding of diamonds, which realized £2.641,000. In the railway and the fords. At night it is below century sud a half the mines of Brasil have freezing point and the mounted guard duty is only yielded 20 millions worth of diamonds, very trying. The men sleep four in a tent, The working expensés smounted to £1,434,000. each with two blankets and a coat. Bathing leaving a prost of £1,210,000. £527,000 were fully in next to impossible and a private who writton of for property and depreciation, leav-sight 6 pra., one 3 pm, 4 maxims, and one light was put temporarily in my room said he had noting a balance of nearly £685,000. had a bath for two months. The higher ranks of contees are mors comfortable. There is Captain Commaddant, at De Aar, married, and with his wife there. There is a tennis court and au institute with a full mpply of Londen papers. The Commandant and his wife, the railway superintendent, and the schoolmaster and others, seam to board at the railway hotel, slooping at their quarters. Three excellent meals daily cost only eight shillings a day. As the pay of a private la five shillings a day, with two shillings and sixpence for ration allowance; one would assume that other grades are paid in proportion-the pay and allowance of atom mandent must therefore amount to at least £23 a month, which seem ample for a married man, since quarters are free, and ene black womanu "does the household work. The only things desr are imported articles, as whisky, soda, and like, and piece-goods generally, There is an excel. lent hospital and free medical attendance and medicines. The medical officer has a car to remaina uzalterod. During the year 1899 the of the New Territory is reassuring. Captain hemorrhage through the bullet wound in the and Atal had closed their carefully played weak. The Duke of Connaught his arrived at
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THE ALLEGED KOSPITALS SCANDAL-
tals, I am assured, it is all nonsense. The sta
tionary hospitals were always excellent, and are so. But in the moving field hospitals excel. lence was not compatible with speed of march The moving field hospitals were bad because the transport had to be used to move the troops. That was an evitable incident of the war.
HMSON TO KIMBERLEY.
The average yield per load was for De Beers and Kimberley per carat
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GREAT DEFEAT OF BOXERS IN SHANTUNG.
The following detailed account of a battle'
the
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An international conference has been held at Paria to discuss the question of abolishing the export-bounty on sugar is all countries.
THE EXPRESS FREDERICK.
The Empross Froderick is very ill at Cron- berg; Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia are staying with her.
-THE FAMILIES OF VERKAN TROOPS IN CHINA, In accordance with the German, law an al- lowance has boon granted to the fellies of the soldiers of the German troops in China.
A NEW STEAMER FOR CHINA, On the Howald Wharf at Kiel a steamer bas been enccessfully launched, which has been built for the Jebsen line, and is intended to ran between Shanghai, Taingtao, and Tleatsin. The ship was christened Gouverneur Jaeschke.
Borlin, 15th October, 7.35 p.m. THE EMPRESS 3 STATE.
The condition of H. M, the Express Frederick is most critical. Heart and lungs are very
Cronberg to-day to see his sister.
In Germany Privy Councillor von Kusserow, one of the originators of the German colonial policy, has died, as has also Senator Coalary in France. It was Cochery who by his interpel lation in July, 1870, indpeel the Duke of Gram- mort to make his famous warlike speech of July 6th. Cochery voted then against the war credit in the French Chamber. In 1871 he assisted Thiers in bringing about an armistice),
A PETTY OFFICER'S STORY.
STRANGE ACQUSATIONS AGAINST AMERICANI AND FRENCHMEN. Some remarkable experiences, says the Daily one of the rate collectors of Marylebone by his son, Frank Foot, who holds the position of gymnastic instructor in H.M.3. Barfleur, serv← ing with the Naval Brigade which went up to Peking. The letter is dated Tientsin, July 17, and is in the form of a diary. The following are extracts:--
a long sword from an orderly cantered to the {: other end of the ground. Heian forend OVER SO V. UNDER 30. hia horse towards his victims, standing some 15 shang (about 200 feet) away, he started at a hard gallop towards them, swinging his long sword se he swept past them, carrying off four or five
Hankow, 14th October. and would not so further, so Yi Haien had hands on the arush. Then his horse baulked
TRI IMPERIAL COURT. to get off his horse, and the rest of these unmeant, as usual, half an hour's grace. If this A despatch from Haianfu reports-It is happy missionaries were then massacred by the is always to be the case, the innovation will have expected that the Emperor and the Empress Boxors and soldiers who were present. This no merits apparently. In the present instance, Dowager will reach Henyin to day and Halautu ww: Tu Hsien's way of “setting an example "
the time kulood to allow each sido to fish an in two or three days. (Huayin is situated in to his myrmidons, The rest of the massores innings, but that was not due to the new de the Province of Shens about 200 H east of
As a fact | Hanfu). wore for many days also hold in the Governor's parture, which in yat on its trial.
Tientsin, 15th October. yanên "in order to be sure that none escaped," that wasted half hour at the start nearly pre-
COUNT VON WALDEBSEN, bat Yu Hsien refrained after this from setting vented a conclusion being arrived at. The first
The commander-in-chief, Count Waldersso, in conclusion that before Ya Hision's arrival in have seen their best cricketing days, realised no left Tientsin this morning (Monday) and resched any more "examples." The writer also states four wickets of them, who, for the most part, Shaunt there was not a single Boxer in the pro- more than 47, a cross bat and three first class Yangteun. He intends to proceed from Yang. vinde, N.-O. Daily News.
catches sanding book Maitland, Aloalie, Smith dann to Peking to-morrow, going partly by rall. and Ward But Dyson and Langhorno got
Berlin. 15th October. together and raised the score to 183 before GERMAN REPLY TO FRENCH NOTE, Dyson was held at third man for a sound in- Germany has replied in a most hearty way to nings of 47. Then Wall assisted Langhorne the circular note of the French Minister of to add another 50 before the umpire Lad to | Foroigo Affairs, Delcassé, in regard to the Chi- At the Magistracy on Saturday, Mr. Hare-gire aa appeal for 1h.w. against the gunner, nese question. gan, with two torpedo-tubes. Her speed inland (as Caroner) and M. Leon Gme. Le Roux whose innings of 61-much of which was hard In 1899 the dismonds realized produced 19.75 kuota, and her complement 312. She is the French Consul (as representing the French hitting was the highest on his site and ma- £4,038,000, while the expenditure included it may be noted, the smallest abip in the Navy Republic) mat to enquire into the circumstances terially changed the aspect of the telegraph board. £2,064,000, leaving a profit of £1,976,000. There were also £25,000 from rents and divi- carrying midshipmen, of whom she hes eight. attending the deaths of Leong Tai Yan and To Wall and Mackensie put on 30 together till the place on the 12th inst., while the launch was on stylish and useful 43. The Scotsman's quota dende; interest on consols £31,000; various The dostroyer Janus is of 252 tons displace-it, some of the launch Wao-chau which took former was well held behind the bowler for s was 18. The catching, ground-fielding and revenues £29,000; a balance from the previous meat and 3,789 ihp. She steams 27.8 knots the highs seas
Dr. Thompson said he was the Medical Officer wicket-keeping of the juniors were all more year of 2748,000; and out of that were paid five 6-pde. quick-firing guns and she has two in charge of post mortem examinations at the than creditable, and it was due to smartness in £1,579,000 of dividends, and &103, 00 of re-
torpedo tubes. Hor crew numbers 50. It Public Mortuary. On the 15th inst. he ex-the particulars that a strong hatting side amined the bodies of two Chinese who were was so cheaply got rid of. With about two muncration to the Life Governors, who aro. three, Mr. Alfred Boit, Mr. Cecil Rhodos and looked as if the detran very narrowly escaped stated to have been brought from the launch hours before them. Cor's man went in to knock running into H.M.S. Argonaut yesterday, Noo-chau, and both of whom were identifed by off the 992 of their opponents, and so well were Mr. Julius Wernher,
she moved to her position. It is not improbable the Captain, Cheong Kwal, and by Loong Hang they nasisted by those opponents that they Kee, the compradore. On the body of To Kit topped the senior score by four runs and won that the Astram may be dooked here.
there were two bullet wounds on the left arm; a most exciting game. Only three men on the The British trasport Dalhousie left on three on the right leg one on the right hand, side falled to run into doubly figures and hitting and one in the abdomen. There were out (and up) was the order of the afternooD. Saturday for Takn
several compound fractures of bones in varions Clifton-Brown, Burnie and Woodgates all hit AFFAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORY, parts of the body mad be (wituos) was well and forend the pace. Krickenbook hit Captain Superintendent F. H. May, C.M.G. of opinion that death had been caused from harder that the rest and ended up with a not
He. however, bore a gunshot wounds. There was a gun-shot wound ont 84 to his credit. returned yesterday to Hongkong from the New on the right side of the upper part of the chest decidedly charmed existence, for he was thrico The reserve fund invested in the English con- Territory. It appears that the general situation on the body of the compradore, the bullet passing palpably missed, once at the beginning of his was of opinion that the cause of death had been the close off difficult chancer. When Anderson sole, whichst 30th June, 1898, toodat £1,179,556, on the British boundary and the remoter parts through the right lang. He (Dr. Thompson) innings off an easy chance and twice towards innings, Noble joined Krickenbeek at 152 and Directors sold the Company's holding of May is going back in the course of a few days, chast
Cheong Kwai, the captain of the launch, said slogged up 30 out of 60, paying particular atten £125,000 of Mashonaland Roilway Co. debonit is understood, but this need not be taken as
that the vessel belonged to Messrs. Seulfort und lien to Suith, before he was bowled by Langhorno. tures at 95 per cent nett, being a profit, indicating that any danger is apprehended. Co., and traded between here and Kwongchat- His stay at the wickets made victory possible exclusive of 12,500 bonus shares men. No intelligence has reached us since Saturday was. On the 12th instant as they were making and his bold smiting quite turned the tide. their way from the latter port to Hongkong, Grant Smith was last man in with the score As touches the alleged scandal about hospitioned below, of slightly over 10 per cent morning of any trouble on the other side.
and when a little N.W. of Monga-shan, at about at 215, or within 17 of the other side's total. on the purchase price. They alas exchanged
half-past twelve in the morning, they were It was a critical moment, but he kept his head, boarded by three men who immediately made made a good 19, and had the satisfaction of the holding of 2,000 Bechuanaland Railway
for the bridge. The pilot, quarter-master, and doing most useful service. As abore stated. shares and 12,500 Mashonaland Railway Co. shares of £1 each for 149,812 Rhodesian which occurred on the 8th inst., at Trangchen, the witness were on the bridgo together, Krickenbeek took out his hat for an invaluable Railway Trust shares. The "Trust" was Shantung Chili borders, ending in the utter and without saying a word the three men 84 which, discount it as much as you like, was formed for the purpose of amalgamating defeat of the Boxers, is from the N.-C. Daily commenced hooking at them with sharp the backbone of his side's score and the cause
pointed BIOS
which they had in their | of his side's victory. Beveral good catches were the interests of the Rhodesian Railway, Ltd. Newce. General Hei, commanding Governor hande. Witness managed to throw one of the brought off by Maitland, Ward, and Must (formerly the Bechuanaland Railway, Co., Ltd.) Yuan Shika's troops at Tsangchion, and pirates overboard, and he was drowned, but ait was the dropped catches that lost the game.
engaged in keeping the Northern Boxers from My next halt was at Kimberley. To get and the Mashonaland Railway Co., Ltd., with a entering Shantang, has had no fewer than short time afterwards the two remaining Wall gave only two byes and was most useful Chronicle, are related in a letter addressed to
pirates succeeded in pushing the quartermaster behind the stamp. Next Saturday, October there I had to travel in the guard's van of a capital of 1,000,000 shares of £1 each, of which fourteen battles (luchiding skirmishes) with the over board to meet with a similar fate. Witness 27th the Public Schools will play the Club, goods train thirteen hours, sharing it with an 150,750 are unissued. The conversion was enemy since the beginning of September, and the pilot were then taken below and looked and on Saturday 3rd November, the L. R. C. Army Borvice Corps man in charge of Buenos carried out on the basis of the market price. ing which the troops suffered defeat only twice, up in the after cabin whence they were and the H. K. C. C. meet.
that is, in a couple of skirmishes, daring
where the remainder of the crow were im- Ayres horses for Kimberley and Griqualand in June last, ie. £71 per share for Rhodesian which the Buxera outnumbered the troops five subsequently taken out and put in the forecastle, Appended are the scores and analysis :-...
one. all these fights occurred in West. At Modder River aiding we had an hour Railways and 12s. 6d. per share for Mashonaland
Leong Hang Ki said it was about midnight for feeding and watering the horses and our. Railway Co, shares. The Directors have also vicinity of Tsangchot, which is still held Prisoned. selves. All the refreshment stations along the increased the Company's holding in South in force by Governor Yuan's troops, who when he first heard the pirates, and shortl
have hitherto succeeded very well in pre- Cape railways are let to a Capetown contractor West Africa Company to 93,443 shares of £1verting the entrance of all Boxers who have afterwards he was beaten with some sticks, On his who supplies food cheaply cough, but is alleged cash. In return for this subscription the tried to fight a way into the province of Shan-looked in the forecastle, and struck with to be dear and bad in the quality of his liquors. Company has obtained from the South West thing. On the 9th instant, however, the Chief an axe, rendering him unconscious,
whose followers have the reputation of being men had gone, and had taken with them 14 I can spask to the dearners. A shilling is a Afrion Co., the pre-emptive right to all Boxer leader, a Tientsin man named Chen, coming to and being released he found the belonging to a military gentleman, two watches high price for a half-glass of indifferent whisky diamond mines discovered in the territories the most ferocious and pitiless of their kind, cases of silver valued at $12,000, a silver watch and a small bottle of locally made gods. The they possess. The quantity of blus ground concentrated his forces, numbing 5,000 belonging to a man named Ling, and a gold service was by a half-caste with a pure European and lumps on the floor at 30th June, 1899, ju sud joining them to the Shantung Boxers en
General Mei's troops and offered battle in the sugar, a pair of binoculars, four Winchester car- wife, evidently English. There is a local news.cluding the stock of 1,097,032 loads at Fremier the early morning of that day marched against mounted bangle. A case of brandy, a bag of paper at threepence a copy. A better is sold Mine, was 4,034,816 loads, which have been taken plains below the city of Taangehou. The bines, az aneroid barometer; a revolver, and
over 12,000, clock were also taken away. at East London for a penny At Kimberley I into account at la 6d. pur load for De Beers and Boxers combined numbered had a Turkish Bath, a great boon after long Kimberley Mines and 18. per load for Premier while Coneral Mei's forces only ambered 8,000 Mine. A new contract for the sale of diamonds of all arms. But the challenge was accepted and and dusty journeys by rail
Gonoral Mei, after leaving a little over 2,000 has been entered into with the Syndicate for men to hold the city and placing 1,5 0 men with cargo was broached on the Record, as the Chinese Government would have something to THE DIAMOND CITY.
aina year from 1st April last, at on increased artillery on the rising ground outside the city At Kimberley we were tarned out at 2 a.m.
missing cargo. M. Therny, the with no hack gharries and no porter (available price on the previons contract. In view of the wall to cover hisretreat should be be outnumbered work upon, and might be ab's to "place" So we slept till daylight beside our baggage in general prosperity of the world, the Directors by the enemy, marched out with nearly 4,000
to attack the enemy. The battle raged from manager of Messrs, Sealfort & Co. the the goods shed-and it was mighty cold, the hope to make an equally favourable contract a clock in morning to dusk, just before which, owners of the launch having given formal evidence of ownership, said he was about night temperature being below freezing point. on expiry of the present one. In May lastseeing that the right wing of the Boxers to visit Kwongchauwan in a few days, and In the morning early I went to the Grand Degutiations were concluded for the purchase of who were strongly posted in the villages and would communicate the result of his enquiries Hotel, a hotel in the business ggarter, and reck the assets of the London and South African dykes and forced the troops to attack them to Mr. Hausen. Yeong Sing, the engineer of in the open, were suffering severely from the launch said he was awakened by the noiss oned the beat in the town. The same forenoon Exploration Co. and the right of the Kimberley a battary posted near by, and had begun to on deck, and rushed up from the ougine room. pressoting two letters of introduction, I got it Diamond Mining Co. The purchase price of waver, General Mei sout his 1,5 envering arranged that I should visit the Do Bears Minns the former was £1,625,000, and for the rights of that afternoon, and again next day going down the latter £100,000 was paid. To meet this out the mines on the second visit. The mines are lay the Company issued Debentures to the extent of £1,750,000 and gave the holders of shares in strictly fenoel in and jealously guarded to prevent the theft of diamonds, the native each Company the option of taking up Dishen workmen living for several smpaths at a tures in exchange for their shares; a large num stretch within the mines Compound and being her of shareholders availed themaives of the offer, subject to the strictest personal warsh, and those who failed to do so were paid out in the precautions in use being most elaborate, cash. The purchase of the L. & S. A. Ex C Apart from mities, and sons famous spots of by this Company was inevitable, and the import the gallant Kimberly defence, there is nothing ance of the acquisition cannot be overestimated to see in Kimberley. Everyone talks of his or That Coupeny possessed two valuable mines on hamlet. her experience with skills during the siege their property, Datoitepan Ld Enitfontein, and it gots a bit tiresome Wages are high and although this Company had a perpetual lease and the town is comfortably prosperous. In of almost every claim in Datoitspan Mine and deed Kimberley may be said to be at the ame three-fourths of the claims in Bultfontein Mice, of happiness. The great, owners of the great it was found imperative to acquire the whole mines do not live there. The mining and ad estate in order to undertake the proper working ministrative staff are well, but not wurosonably of these mines, as owing to the increased value paid. Everything botokens the state for which of diamonds they are rendered payable, and your King Solomon eried, "Give me neither poverty Directors think it advisable to work them, but nor riobes." Kimberley offers no field for to such on extent es pot to materially increase persons in search of employment. The em the gross yearly prodinot, but it is essential for ployers are few they import or select their their proper and officient working that the staff; the town cannot grow since it is the Company should be owners of the soil. Dur policy of the mine-owners to restrict the outputing the rear the Directors decided to of diamonds. The Labour
our market of Kimberley carry out two enterprises, Le Cold Storage An eyewitness not a convert-writing from is thus quite different from the labour market and a Dynamite Factory. The Cold Storage the city of Taiyuan to a relative with reference
was rendered necessary owing to the loss of to the massacres of missionaries in the Gore cattle by rinderpest, the risk of an insuficient nor's yamin in that city, atates that the Bozars, when sent out by the Governor to attack the supply for requirements, and to keep down missionaries of Bhansi province, had no inten- the price of meat. Cool Chambers are now in tion, at first, to bring any of their victims to course of erolion at Cape Town and Kimberley, the provincial capital, but to slaughter them wherever found. But Yu Haion was so anxious and had war not broken out the latter would to be the first to wreak vengeance on his vintitas have been complete in December next. The that he sent special orders after his Boxes Cape Town Chambers, it is hogod, will be com- to bring all their captives to Taiyuanfu for plete in January, but the Kimberley project is trial" first and not to harm them on the way. dependent upon communication being rostored on the first batch of missionaries was brought to Taiyuanta, therefore, Yu Helen ordered them with the Coast. The Dynamite Factory was
to be brought straight into his yamen and taken rendered necessary owing to the European to an archery ground in the rear and then munapely which has been created, and which placed standing at a distance of a few feet from off his outer official robe and necklace mounted each other. The sanguinary Governor then took a horse ready saddled for Him, and then taking
of Johannesburg, where there is a keen demand for skilled handicraftmon
THE GENESIS OF KIMBERLEY. The existence of Kimberley is due to accident, mad gambling, and shrewd foresight. It was in 1867 one John O'Reilly bought from Schok van Niekerk, a farmer of De Tak, a diamond. A Bushman boy had picked it up near the Orange River. When cut it weighed eli carat and was worth £500, (Sir Philip Wodehouse buying it in London. In 1860 diamond, dis coveries were made at Hope Town, where one Vau Niskert bought for £400 from a Hottentot
stone sold at Hope Town for £10,000. It rendered it impossible for this Company to besamas known as the Star of Africa, weighed curtain from year to year what price workd be 461 carat when ont, and was bought by the demanded for this article. On the completion Countess of Dudley, The was an immediate of its factory, it will be independent of all Euros | rash on Hope Town, but mirë lins ever been | pean rings, and will haves rendy market for |
Jarkly some any surplus in Rhodesiannd the Transvaal, which, vered, hat they never under a changed Government, will have mine
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Detective Inspector Hanson, who conducted the proceedings on behalf of the police, said that it was most advisable to have the fact that
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A. G. Ward, Woodgates, by Hutchison 13 Capt. Langhorne, K.A.,1.b.w., b. Atal Capt. Dyson, A.P.D., o Woodgates, b Cox 47 Cont. Wall, e Cox, b Anderson Col, Feversham, bâtai
A. Mackenzie, a Noble, b Anderson. 2. Mast, not out
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Friday, July 13-Roased at one n.m., cocoa served out, and marched off at half-past one. We made the long detour which we made on the Oth, and arrived in front of the Arsenal about
About slaves a.m. the Ameri cans sent for reinforcements to cover their retirement and bring their wounded to the rear. Our other company was sent for the purpose. and the Americans' rotirement was carried ont, although there was no occasions for it. Their commanding offloor hod besa killed, which seems to have caused a panic amongst them. They numbered about 700, and our company covering their retirement forty, and they actually left their wounded behind, who must certainly have fallen into the hands of the enemy if our men had not brought them to the rear. Dressed up in the uniform of a Yankor soldier is to be found every nationality undor 116 sun -the majority the sewn of the world. When they are not on the go they are rolling about drunk struggling, fighting, and cursing coch offer all over the place. Of what carthly use they are nobody seems to know, and I'm certain overyone would think more highly of them if they were to go back to Manila.
SHOOTING THE WOUNDED.
Saturday, July 14-The French Brigade greatly distinguished themselves; they entered the town about an hour after us, with cheera, and banners flying, shaking hands with each other. They planted the tricolour on the walls, and generally behaved as though they themselves. had captured the place, instead of which they had soon very little of the lighting, and had taken part in none of it. Ons little thing I saw is typical of their actions. I was sent along the wall some considerable way with coolies carrying water. Some way along, just beneath the wall, I noticed a shelter that the Chinese bad rigged up for their wounded,
where he was on duty, after Leung Tai Yau The latter was shot immediately he roached the deck. He then went below sgain, and subse quently by peering through a port-hola saw the roubons leave by a junk. While he was below two of the robbers came down and point- ing rovolvers at him, made him disconnect the se- sentric rods, run the water off the boilers, and draw the fires. It was not till early morning that he could get on deck, and release his comrades. The robbers spoke the Sanning dialect. Mr. Hazeland then gave his decision as follows: That certain persone unknown, on the 13th Octobor 1900, with force of arins upon the high THE SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPITALS which went a song Chang, at hoy
troups to attack them on the flank. The Boxes did not wait for these fresh troops, but were soon seen streaming to the north-west of the town into the marshes. This was the signal for general advance and parsnit by the troops.
The covering troops then made a détour and stopped the Boxers from getting into the marshes, while the puraning troops coming up the enemy were cut down almost to a man. This right wing up pened to be entirely composed of Tientsin Boxers under Chen, who was fortunately captured.
with some 300 desperadoes, refused to retreat when he saw the battle was lost, bat held his ground in a strongly entrenched and walled seas in and on board a certain ship called the
Hero General Mei with 200 cavalry, found him and a desperate fight ensued. The troopers dismounted and stormed the place and a couple of Maxims being brought up, the whole band were slain without a single cry for quarter. Chen's head was then brought back to Trangchon in triumph and it now alone the walls of that city, Nearly 6,000 Boxers were killed in this battle, over 3,000 of whom werB Tientsin man. General Mei was wounded, as losses being sume 300 killed and twice the num her wounded. The Shantung Boxar's be longing to those who went to Peking in May as a been defeatest and, were now trying to get back to their homes, to find the door shut against them by Governor Yuan: honda thoir persistency in attacking Tungudiót.
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a volley into the wounded. Of course I was as strong language as I could muster what I powerless to do anything except to tell them in
wasted. thunght of them; but I am afraid it was all
wounded. On returning I saw that about. twenty-five Frenchmen had halted by the shel- Nao-chau, piratically, feloniously and violently
Then ter and were looking at the wounded The papers brought by the German meil on did steal, take and carry was fourteen boxes of silver to the value of $32,000, and divers Thatsday bring fuller reports of the sitting or they deliberately loaded their riftss, and poured other money and goods from the said Nao-chau, the Hospitals Commission at Johannesburg on and further the said persons unknown, with in September 12-15, but no new facts are brought tent to commit such piracy as aforesaid, did forward. The evidence in general testified that feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice afore everything was done for the comfort of the thought, kill and murder Leung Tei Yau and patients, and to the good equipment of the
Mr. Clas. R. Colton, Deputy Collector of To Kit, mariners on board the said ship Nuv-hospital, although at times there was an
insufficiency of supplies owing to the dioultige Customs at Manila, has feed the following of transport. The most interesting evidence circular:Henceforth it will not be neary was that of Lord Kitchener, on the 14th alt, of to send in Bills of Lading for countersignature which we have already had by telegraph the until all cargo from the vessel is completely main points. He declared that the entling discharged, upon which consignees must present down of the hospital transport auder the order their duly endorsed Bills of Lading, each of of January was absolutely necessary in order which bears a revenue stamp of the value of to set quickly for the relief of Kimberley twenty five cents. Exemptions from this order Everything was eat down. The problem re will only apply to B. L. for raw metels, iron, solved itself into what could be carried with the steel, etc., and they should be accompanied with number of aules available. The idea was that
a declaration signed by shippers (consignees?) up to Kimberley the field hospital and the am- stating of what use said metal is to be made, balances could do the work, as, being near by, and after permission has been obtained to take the sick and wounded might be sent to the base.
delivary." General Cronja's ascape to Paardeberg altered the whole matter. The personnel of the fold hospital was not out down, and it worked, well.
Per steamer Saxonta, seiled on the 9th Oct. He heard no complaints in Bloemfontein. The
For Havre-1 caso silks, 3 onses mundries, 15 Commander-in-Chief gave orders for everything rasen human hair, 20 cases cantharides, 35 cases that was necessary to be obtained. He
Chinawars, 40 rolle matting, 125 balos Canos, never heard of men having fallen out on the 2 rolls mate, 2,500 pkgs, tes. For Hayre For
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The Imperial German Meil steam Preussen, In 1870 sqmie ten kete open to all » The Directors have been MACNIVES & CAMERON, Ltd. Waverley Works, which left here on the 19th ult.. arrived at
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romk with no one left to attend to them and/or Bordeaux 98 rolls blackwood-
two complaints were made in Bloemfontein, and Havre and/or Hamburg-- Cases both of these were about men being brought in
at night and not accommodated in hospitals till Ware, 10 Isles canes, 15 cases Chinaware, 18 the morning. Although he saw Mr. Bardetta human hair, 28 casas paper, 41 bales mats. Hamburg 4 cases human hair, 10 cases Contta frequently, Mr. Burdett Coutts per estontial oil, 11 cases sundries, 75 bales cartes, mada any complaints. If he had done so matters 85 rolls matting, 96 balos feathers, 100 casin would have been investigated at once. The
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medical service worked hard and well during the fire crackers, 122 Rsks, wood oil, 345 cases
preserves. For Hamburg and/or London campaign.
cases bristles For Hamburg and/or Antwerp and/or London –10 cages: bristles. ↑ For It is said that the German Emperor, asked - Bremen -292 rolla watting, For Amsterdam: the battle pointer, Kossak, to accompany Count223 pkgs. preserves For Rotterdam Walderme to paint a series of war pictures for casks preserves. For Copenhagen casks him. The artist, however, declined to go, and preserves. For Buenos Ayres-150 pkgs, tea. Polish newspaper published a letter from him, For Nontevideo and/or Buenos Ayres 100 stating that he could not make the journey pkgs, tea. For Laigbon →1 box glassware. owing to previons engagements
For Oporto -12 cases Chinaware.
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