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Death has removed one of Shanghaj's olde ceble bonds, which gave the whole lentensitairent French marinelara pro pilota in the person of) Captain C. 15 Concor from calling to apprchy may time be reading Changlang in protot French inwall, who died suddenly at the General Hospitar

the 12th inst Am at the plans of the meat and toreats at that port. musties respectively sus

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In the Times of the 1st list, Lieut. Calais Mup. Welaseados, now in harbour Captain Hofmaior, command of the Ger

expeditionary forces in Chine, emphatically bore, was formerly captain of the unfortunate denies the charge of unnecessary, brutality schoolship Guaisenas, which has just hesu brought against the German troops at Tientsin, wrecked at Malaga.

& CO., happened in 1800-05, there are too many signs of the recrudescence of the spirit of mere

wanton plander. Piracy is beginning to raise its head, not only in obscure localities but upon the highways and the coast, and those who visited the Four hundred and fifty out of the twelve basin of the Yangtze during its occupation hundred siege tra bullocks now at Laichi by the followers of Buro Sow i ok, and detasks, under: Cost: khi de aer stand by experience. the horrors which such to proceed to India by the first available tran- a condition implies. It is fortunate that the sport, it beleg the present Intention of the physical constitution of Charethontigs to Loop only short number of

animal here to work the guns af Rowlocu vents him from working himself up to the

excitement th requisite stato

begin buy serious movement till the returning breath

The fairs at the forthcoming examin tiny at Queen's College, will to Moss

C.

In response to representations by Mr. H. Copeland, Agout Goxeral for Now Youth ran the Blish Warted had thetrusted Lieutenant Colonel Hunt, of the Indian Staff Bek of Australian,

a number Corps, to purchase horses for army porpogia.

An enterprising merchant is importing Into Manile a number of automobiles, two of which

SHER of spring luna sufficiently thawed his blood; Clementi, and S. B. C. Boss. The Earl of are expected on the next transport to the outer

the first Vintriggin

CLARETS

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Donoughmore, then Viscous Sairdale, wan ginally selected with Mr. Clementi, but his partars for home has prevented his presence at the examinations, and Mr. Ross has taken his placqua vagt marios at Pet

of two military offears, who, states the Manila Times," have become disgusted with the lite jack rabbits that are supposed to do duty as horses in this land of littleness."

DAILY

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

dred of her own, the woman appeared to have adopted three daughters at different men-one named Ah Lin, who was 18 months Wid when adopted another named Sui Kam, who ndented when threo days old, and a ard named Chan Lui Hee, who was adopted by this wonian when about six years old, Chinese rockoning. Chicas reckoning was different from European rockoning An European child wes not considered to be one year old until it LONDON, 18th December, 5.5 p.m. had boon in the world 12 months, but a Chines child was considered to be one year okl as soOR BOERS RAID CAPE COLONY. as it is born. The age of the third child at prosent was somewhere about 14 years and s --It is unofficially reported that 500 Bourg halt Things went on for some time. A r have made a raid into Cape Colony, to the or two go there was some sort of quairol ber

tween the wife I the hseband, and west fog Aliwal Noida | One loquadbon other toy should a rho: quare tra

bats Horse read before them with patched up and her

live

together again Somewhere abort the middle of this year the SOLIDE motherys noticed that Chen Lair Top

onceinte. She taxed her with it and the obild GENERAL NEWS.

¡gave an explanation. The child would tell the jury that she was updo enceinte by the soenged, and that nobody else had had guy LONDON, 18th December, §.5 p.m.

thing to do with her. Things went on until October, whan there was inthet jrrol, ant the couple again separated, the woman taking (THE WRECKED GERMAN

the two younger children and having Chan SCHOOLSHIP.

Lui Hes behind, Id, gone ubabe be informu #tion received the police strosted him, it being alleged that the aconsed had improper intimacy with the girl after the separation

The latest intelligence about the wrecked

Service in South Africa has wrought with it schoolship. Gheisenau in that 40 cadets and good deal of constry for almost everyone con others were drowned and 180 injured. cared. Even the popular H. has not DOCK STRIKE AT ANTWERP. escaped. This is how a correspondent writes.

and much may be done by the Germans and English during the intermediate period; but the danger is plainly in the front, and it would be unwise not to take precautions against it in time. The recently published including Wines from the most cele. précis of the interview between La and Count YON WALDELSER indicates tint, although brated ChateauL.,

the old Viceroy is as willing as ever to how tinuance of the best, is heart is with the SCOTCH WHISKY. rationarty, and no confidence is to

Our Whiskies are so well known tud be placed in his, professions. That he was separated the bags of wot giem from this himself like a calf, with two peads, or man' WA SERENTAKA

appreciated that comment is

unnecessary.

A.

was

Mrs. Joras was placed in the witness box, but her evidence was so contradictory that the Attorney Generel asked loave to withdraw from the one

The Chief Justice

lirected the

his head to the inevitable during the can- rocent typhoon. The loss would have bean to the Review of the Week on the 26th Septem-teck strike has broken out at Antwerp jury to return a vordiet of not guilty,

intimately mixed up in the combination which suppressed the Emperor there is now little doubt, uid there is a little that were be restored to power, the old system

Over twenty thousand dollars' worth of grain and other careals atored on the New Parade Ground have been found to be slamaged by the much heavier had it not been for the energetic manner in which Captain Williame of the Indian Commissariat and his subordinates

within the centre of the various, stacks which

were not affected by the wind and rain.

William Holst, the ship's carpenter, who is

be? We are sick of Baden-Powell and the 5,000 men are out. way he advertises himself. It is not quite what

ens expacts of a British officer to go about BKUTER'S SERVICE. cirenses, theatres, and music halls,, showing

LONDON, 17th December, with four hands. It anggreat the idea of LOSS OF A GERMAN TRAINING SHIP. Borana, and we all know & Barnum janted German training frigate Gueisen has when it is necessary to advertise a worthless minkeof Malaga and one hundred of the crow

were drowned.

!

with all its abuses would rapidly be restored; charged en saspicion of having murdered his object, Docs General Baden-Powell mean us CONFECTIONERY. On the other hand Lu, notwithstanding his wife under circumstances atroady rúported, window great that we do

extraordinary vitality, is not likely to remain up batore Judge Momije at Maulé on the post event that we would the kast to forget it if he refused to show himself for two Imported from the leading London and long in the way, but there is a danger that 10th inst. ad efter an examination us to his Parisian Houses,

too uuch dependence may be placed on this finalcal.condition, conasel was arguinted for shillings and sixpence at every public place of

emurament in Capo Town?", 2 JANUAR inctor. On the whole, while the present him and he was remanded to await the pre- situation is favourable to the cause of order,paration of his defence. Missionary MacNeil is taking considerable interest in the accused it is necessary to be prepared for a renewal

man, says the Manila Times, and ho is not at of trouble; and as a fair amount of co-opera-all ungratefal for any kimboss shown. Holst tion on the part of the Powers can momen- till stently donios the charge against him, and tarily be brought to bear, it is to be hoped states that the door of his room was open when that good use will be made of the present he discovered his wife lying on the flour, dead, caim to bring matters to an issue.

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- H.M.5. datrax returned to the harbour frota practice on Tuesday night. 1994 H

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Tho Sydney Daily Telegraph, recording the death of Dr. Steel, of the New South Wales China contingent on the 10th alt, says that the deceased bed his education at the Universities of Sydney, lipbargh, and Parle, taking his medical degrea in the Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons: Healso securied the MB.. C.M. of the Melbourne University. For a zamber of years he was the resident medical offcor of the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow,

GENERAL CLEMENTS REVERSE an addition to the cistaltiks already aportet, General Clements had six officere und forty-five inen wounded.

The disaster to the Northumberlands occurred while General Cléments was defending "the camp, The main Bour forco, surrounded the Northumberlands and drove them to the edge of a precipice; where midy died fighting, though their ammunition was exhausted.

SUPREME COURT.

་་་་་

Wednesday, 19th December.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

accordingly

This the jury did and the accused was die. charged.

TIENTSIN AND NORTHERN NOTES

The following itatus are from the P. & T Times of the Tstäkst

AGM NEW

bringing down large quantities of sills for sale The Paking Priza Commutes will shortly

in iontain, METERS JEA

Rossitis are stated to have had a brusk with Boxors outside Chaulingoheny station with Boxers o

We hear that Mr. Drow will be succeeded" n Commisioner of Customs by Mr.Dating. Mr. Drew Inves for home almes immédiately.

The Boxers are still making disturbances around Hokienfd, but Chinese troops under com mander ud have been actively suppressing them. A few days ago a number of rités were found

al-stowed way under a stook of rowood in the

yard of a man bring.

outside Tientsin osa nenako, ni

few miles

Alimge number of rifles and bayonote hapa boon discovered in the village of Machinchwa

a western suburb of lieuten, und gegrch hos been made there for turbulent charterion that

The Chili Tad notes with

complaints against the foreign soldio

molest-

The Universal Gazette last wook Ims the fol- Jowing note-A vertnin official hare is reported to have received a reliable telegram from Hsian notifying him that the Empress Dowager in-subsequently practising his profession in Dadley BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR JOHN CARING Che cleanest record umeur the forces here.

tends to leave Haisa for Chingin, the capital We are obliged to hold over until to corrow's of Szechuan, in two or three days, bor, hench

interesting letter sigued Visitor batoan. Lu Ch'ung-la,og-Governor of Kaggai the auch debated question of mosquitoes and dad now a Grand Councillor, being chosen to esoort her south. It is not known whether the Emperor accompanies her or not, nor is it anderstead at present how many more Ministers will neompany the Express Downger to Chéngth in addition to Eu Chuan-in (wbaby the way is now know the late Kang Tia shadows comprat, present a mud

A London telegram dated the 20th ult. states that as a precautionary measure against an" 29 ditbreak of plague, the city authorities at Capo town have commenced the wholesale destruction

On Eb 106E Dscomber, 1900, at Chefoo, the wife of JOHN P. GREAVES, of a ton

of rats.

On the 19th Decemhor, 1906, at 9, Qinsan The public auction of Island Lot No-982, Gardens, Shanghai, the wife of WILLIAN GRESNES,vertised to have taken place yesterday after npan it the office of mtr. George F. Tammet On the 12th December, 1900, at No. 8 West in Duddell Streat, has been postponed for the End Lane, Shanghai, the wife of W. E. KENT, of

present. a daughter

of a son,

We see from the American papers that majority vote of the American Missionary Boards defided, not to make any dam for compensation for the death of the missionaries who have been murdered in China, ways the Unida. Dart contemporary dogtinues This We reserved yesterday evening from Mr. It most foolish policy, for it encourages

following typhoon warning, issued from Manila those ho carry out the outrage are puu- HONGEONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vox ROAD C Obervatory at 4.30 p.m. that day Probably shed; others will think twice before they LONDON OFFICE: 181. FLEET STREET, E.C.doprossian far out in Pacifle E N. E. Manila, taks get in similar barbarities, while if a fow TATIZOS place heads fall, it would unke the infoty of mis-

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The Daily Press. Rounserelle Wildman, U.S. Consul General, the fresh outrage. If the men who plan sad

HONGKONG, December 20th, 1900..

The policy of persistence is apparently be ginning to bear some fruit in Chin, not only with the Chinese but with forsign Power like Russia and her follower France. For the Chinese at large, it as to their credit that they have commenced to perceive that they

moving, northwarde

The Stender Thaler, which arrived yesterday, reported 1.8. Mokane and the French cruiser Descartes of onshow, .96. Arspinge and Isis and to Japanese men-of-warat Amoy, and the German cruiser Bussard at Swatow.

TON, C.M.G. (CHIEF JUSTICE),

THE HOUSEBERAKING UAMES.

ing Chinese are growing loss, froguent, and re- the British troops bags undenbtedly.

La Bungshaug is reported to bato recently arged the Court yory earnestly to return to

roud.

The Alliot Forous have opened, the Imperial granaries in Poking and we supplying the people with grain at cheap rates. Tho Chit Fuo suggest that should the Court, attra they would and Peling as hedly provisioned as

senfi

and Birmingham. He arrived in Sydney 'in 1892, and rapidly acquired a large practice, being recognized as one of the ablest men in his Chan Chin, Tang Wing, and Chan Kyran,g, and to have received such a reply that

was driven to tell the Foreign Ministers profession in the colony. To his uniting who had been concerned in several housebreak the Imperial aanver find box is one that energy and seal the proficiency of the Naval ing cases, came up for jailgment.

The Chief Justice, addressing the first pri Brigade's Medical Corps is largely due. The whele medical department of the corps was unindictment vesty Chin on were tied on four yesterday, the first was in case der his charge. His loss to the brigade will be number it. You there pleaded guilty to receiving severe one. Dr. Steel was b5 years of age, stolen goods on the 7th of Noveraber lust. and leaves a daughter, now in England, and In caso number & yon pleaded guilty to house- breaking and larceny committed on the 15th two brothers, Mr. H. Peden Steel, a solicitor of

November,

number 4 you pleaded Sydney, and the Rey, Mr Stes of Campbeltown, gaily to housebranding and larceny on the 17th Apart from his professional attainments, which November, and in este number 5 you pleaded were of an exceedingly high order he was a guilty to housebreaking withintput to commit exceptionaly well-read than in fetal literature argent on the 18th November. I is clear, therefore, that your case is a very bad one. You and personally, he enjoyed a wide circle of thinkgon can come down to this colony and friends, who semired him for his agresable prey upon the peaceable inhabitants of it. You reported by the Chill Fac to bogeiring gangs Some foreign troops, nationality unsiafed, are manners, bis kindly disposition, and his wide will find you are mistaken, and will have a long of Chinese, as coolies, and tying them togeth

The other day among the men knowledge of men and books the time to think about your mistake in gaol. The by thell queues

sentence of the Court upon you is that so seized wet tage forvigners sorvants, who you be imprisoned for nine months with hard tried to resist, and were thrown by the soldiers labour in case number 3, list yon be imprisoned

atsted,

BOXING TOURNAMENT LAST. NIGHT,

The Chi Pao states that it has heart dess the foreign Commanders in Shanghai en- dearoared to range with the Viceroys for the passage of troops to Shousi vis the Yangtze, pra not to inter the Yangtze districts but the Viceroys objectal strongly to any such

move.

with hard labour for two years in case number into the river. What their fat was is not that you be imprisoned with daril ishour for very potent movement is going forward two years in case number and that you be all over China, and more particularly along imprisoned for 15 months with hard labour in the Yangthe basin response to speciği

sionaries and others all the more certain," tomament took place. Mr. WaB. Waters: wa/case nuniber 5, the sentences to follow one orders from the Viceroys Bad Goverdor

Union appears here to make no distinction betwain compensation and punishment-very "grantething

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The work of raising the dredger has been

another.

mas number 8 (were convicted by the verdint

|| ruderyd force." Bréry guild" und "trade i

At the Thost's Royal Inst night & boxing the promoter and he offered for competition Addressing the secord prisoner, the Chief Bodies of ralunteers are boing actively handsome silver cup of Chinees digon design. Justice said-You, Tang Wing, were fried on nominally for their own protection, but in

enrolled and drilled in the use of firearms In the front of the cup is a shield and ribbon, two ibiliotients casos zambers and I feality they form a large and formidable the shield being for the name of the winner and of the jury of receiving 'rolar goods on the 15th allion all well-to-do gentry, have them bandoned for the present it having been the ribbon for the names of the competitors. November Inst. In case number 4 you pleaded intoor bodies, who are paid and ormed by There was a guilty to receleing stolen goods on the 17th the Cherinen They are 2o, o pable in- Mr. Waters noted as

mind that you hit not have a parton tabrob bery and heisabresking and larceny, as woll. But, however, that, was not brought home agatust you, and therefore no credit given to that. At any rate you were receiving stalen The Frisional Government hate issued a Zoods in a wholesale fashion,The sentance of the Court upon thuhe

notifiention to the effort that Alb is well known in case number that quantition of moms, rilles, and revolvers are you be imprisoned for nine months with being secreted in the tiyo Thuy give Ave hard labour, and that you undergo similar days grace for these to he voluntarily given up,

The Taylor-Carrington Dramatio. Company of attempting to lift her by means of two cables good attendance. Among those present were November Isst. "I am not at all sure in my own stitution, izskregular troops, but are dispersed

found that the method hitherto paraned that inserted through a hole bored in the bottom at each end of the sunken retsel--is not at all likely to prave successful, at least within an bp prociable period of time. It is now purposed to adopt what is known among seamon as the pasimokle systems, and to drill at least twelve

G.C.M.G.) and party.

His Excellency the Governor (Sin Haary Blake, In the first hest Donald beat Reynolds in the second round,fle amplif_thing

In the second heat Heys best Woods in the

In the third heat Milwan and Lambert met second round.ALJAJ

Won.

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But lovas and ages without pay dietin guishing feature, and in the erent of further hostilities will spring up from all quarters pre- cisely à la Boes.

is chas

desti. This is a very dif actively acted upon

chaft, wo should say, Ifoga- kpassengers to Taku by Bising tickets and fates vary accord- Sapp gently): Soingtimes $2

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being given, at-

Boy by what in-

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have spregiously stulbind themselves, and commerce their series of three special per the ebullition which Russia sought to arouse formances at the City Hall to-night, when they had not proved so dangerous or successful stage what many consider Boncicault's best as those of her statesmen who, have been drama, Arrah-Na-Pogue. Mr. Charlie Taylor working the issues expected or desired. The and Miss Carrington are noted for their de telegraphic sketches of Lord SALISBURY's lineation of Irish character, and the leading and Mr. McKINLEr's speeches respectively parts in this play give them great opportunitie holes in the bottom of the dredger, from one turn out to have largely missed the point of for the exercise of their talents in that way, end to the other, through which hawsers will be the first for det inte. They triad sentence in caso number b The sentence in after which time tha proferty of any one two twe minute rounds in addition, and MB case number 4 will take effect on the expiration secreting arms vir by confiscated, and the

HANN KARON SERIES of the sentence in case number 8.

guilty parties pag the original, and it would seem that in the Arrah-NaPogue displays by turns pathes and passed ad offort made to lift her by her owni

1 Adirogéng the third prisoner the Chief Jug In the semi-final Donald beat Hays in the tide said--Tau, Chan K pan, were tried: on an should pare main the ideas at first promulgated as to comedy combined with a romantle story. It weight. She is very deeply imbedded in the

indictment which charged you will mesiving regular, or second round the course negotiations were to talon are server, too, as a vehicle for the introduction of mad, and the divers are now making excavations

That musical items, and as the Taylor-Carrington in pursuance of the mothed now adopted.

Donald and Mawan word down to meet as the goods on Off

lar, charge being adhered to "These consist apparently Company includes several excellent vocalists, no

rail now. Th mrking in the unconditional return of the Emperor doubt this portion of the night's entertainment The despatch of the Canadian. Facific Rail Binal. The seconds ware for Donald, Sheehan, for bat the

ing to in person to Peking; and the intrusive will be attractive. Tomorrow night the Dutch Way Company's steamer Empress of Japan from Milwan, Underdown Mesars Inglis and Baidence this plag Dowager, whose misconduct really caused legendary drama Rip Van Winkle will be pro this port yesterday is another instance of inley were the judges and Mr. Waters referee

being all the trouble is beginning to see duced, and on Saturday night the last of the dustrial enterprise put forth in the colony wher Both contestants belong to HM Undaunted. that she has become de trop, and con three special performances will be given by the agency demands it. The steamer, it will Milwan was the smaller anon of the two. In by Podr templates retiring, into a cluepresentaient of the dramas Parpe of Pere For be remembered, gollided with a casting ship the first round there was nothing in choose betance of the Com

while on her outward passage and had to pat tween the two but in the second round Donald fyri She is a woman she has lost the confidence

A very enjoyable eraning we spent by the back to Victoria for repairs. She was patabad showed his superiority to such an extent that of all parties in the state, qui personally large audience of sailors and soldiers was up and left her l'acifio port five days after har Milway gave in and Donald was declared the

winner of the exp. she discovers that she has become but n gathered at the Kowloon, Institute on Tuesday advertised time, On the passage, she made up in the hands of ignorant and for the us weekly convert. The program three days, and when the readed Hongkong dangerous men such as TUNG FURSIANG and was arranged by Mr. P. Foneca, assisted by was at two days bayrd har time. She arrived Friday afternoon, and izmediately wit his crew. It is improbable that, if she the orchestra Lusitano, and other friends and really and actually takes this course, and was bright and tasteful throughout Thelangelds, the shirt The Kowloon Frodowa refrains from any attempt at interfering fin orchestre opened with & spirited march, and at Company started harging her cargo of 1,500 thus the next morning, and by the evening she rs of state, there will be any attempt a later stage pave a sabortion from In Sons. to bring her to a punishment, which, how bala, earning thereby hearty rounds of ap was finished and went into dber the first thing plause.” Mr. Arthur Osmund sang will great on Monday morning By Tuesday morning ever, she has abundantly burned. The taste and feeling. The ship, Ilove" and The the repairs were finished, and, in addition, 2,000 attempt to rule China fruin Heianfu bap

heart bowed down? Special mention must also tone of cargo were shipped on board. Thất practically broked down the Dowager's be made of the violin solo by aất. Xavier and a being accomplished, the Empresa of Japan. called Imperial Edicts have come to be so violin dust by Moers Lavier and Rosario, steamed out of the harbour on the grafare per much waste paper and little skilled as her which were intels appreciated. A novel feature sage.on reduced crew of satellites are in the arts of of the progrüchte war s silo byla member of

much for government, they cannot but

inno but feel that they 5 Robert Hart's Chiasse band, who was

veservice under the Union dank

puppet

noted

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are few helpless and that the time has

ving the

ege of the British Legution in Pekuran

- come when discretion inthe best of policies

Meanwhile it is well to remember, that this Fisher also gave great pleasure by his roat

blaod's dumber of

Z of Killaloe, and other songs, The proce

position is tauging a state of tension lugs term fed with a vote of than a

throughout the Epire hich its enfeebled perform constitution is hardly in a state to resist, and Jirthu

ame, to the

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the. opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

CHROMA AA THE TEAMWAY COMPANY.

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THE CARE AVAINER Bernaril Jorna, who was deflement of a 1 between age, pleaded not guilty. fended by Mr. Slade, “

Spsford E. Shellin, E. Carde Gleyn, H, Birusbey, J.

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[ The Attorney-General (CAS, HIGHE Goodman, KLC) said faut at what the offence was committed Ka

Beginning of Jast month consed ther Wkst kving at the Easterny Intel, for * which be obtained a license in October, 1899,

Jorns was formerly in the service of the Mari Me time Customs as a tile-walter, and he kutartie nothing against him at that time and until this

Chidere roman named M. I Tong Yudhi The Hogtral General's Offee Clapham on the 25th February, 1889, and four years after PA A his marriage he left the Customditon tx Lien Date to Hongwugars Plasy ald mus

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SALLY PERSS

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to re realise the paber of people who use it, and I thinkimany more especially ladies-wenli de if the pulence and ₫ gestor do the

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