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SANITARY BOARD AND SMAÏE- POX

Call FECIAL MEETING,

A special meeting of the the Hanitary Board was held at cosm yesterday at the Board Offices to consider what steps should be taken to des with the present outbreak of small-por in the Colony D. Bell (Loting Frificipal Civil Medical Ober) was rated to the chair, and there wore miso present-Mr. Chatham (Act ing Director of Public Works Dc Ulark (Medical Officer of Health) Mr. Brawin, Mr. Fung Wa Chuen, and Me. Chin A Bad

The CHAIRMAN opened the procedings by ntering the objects of the merling, and hid that the deep was slowly on the mores, which necemutatal some Immediate action on their part

number of Europeens had been attacked, mon than la previous to years. The number of cases mported up dalarday Lahore reported rers and during the week endlag 15 and 4-death of the cusm European, two of them proving fabil, do that there had been coudderable ine reaso among the Europeans in the colony. There was a great need for immediate and rigoioda action in order to key the "ratugun of the dis- esso, and stamp it out of existence w

Dr. CLARK id that the whole staff of the Ballery Board had been directed-to-brac cinated, and he thought it would be well if the Government wouki dasun instructions to all'

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 18th March.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1901

BEFORE HIS Honore Sm Joan Carring. TON, C.M.G. (CHIEF JUSTICE),

The Criminal Sessions opened this morning. The following is the salender-

1. Wong Po-murder.

(1) robbery being armel: ( receiving stolen Bod

3. Fong Sui-robbery being armed. 4. Chan Chi and Cha Yin Kier being armed; (2) lay in a dwelling-house; (3) receiving stelen goods (first prisoner only).

Li Mak Kwai-being a member of an unlawful society.

0. Li Kwal-being a member of an unlawful 2. Wong Fui and Li Hing-robbery.

Rociety

Jewelry and clothing." Tires witnesses for the prosecution ideatifed the prisoners be bonging to the gang who committed the robbery. The first prisoner was arrested near Fadder's Wharf, wearing some of the stolen property and having some wrapped up in a bundle.

Evidence was then lend..

of

THE ARMED KODBĚRY FEAR KOWLOON.

Fong Sul, charged with committing an armod robbery near Kowloon City on the 18th Febru ary, pleaded not gailty.

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The jurors were Bears, F. A. C. Habu, A. 8. Tam Lak, Ki Wing Sang, Li Kwai, aud gw, P. A. Cor, W. . Pyne, Won Kai Mel,

Geo, Hunter, and A. B. Sany. 9. Fung San Chi. 10. Luis Araganti,

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THE ARSON CAHE.

Mr. Pollock said that the complyinants, wan and a woman, lived at a place near Kowloon City. On the early morning of the 13th Feb,, the woman complainant was asleep in her room when she heard the other complainant, who was in the hall of the house, call out "Se life. She got up and a robber came into her room with chopper in his hand. He sound her by the chest

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. 12[FROM OUR CORRESPONDANT.

bonds, have descended upon Washington and are at present industriously endeavouring to

INTIMATIONS

induce Congress to saddle the pryment of the EYE-SIGHT.

securities upon the helpless Cubans. These bonds which amount to a total of 2450,000,000.

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Washington, 2nd February, "AMERICA ÁS TEA-PRODUCER ! The United States as a rival of China and were issued by Spain in order to raise money The jury found the prisoners guilty on the årst and second counts. With regard to the Ceylon in tes-growing: this is the dasaling with which to quell the, Cubau insurrection of third count against the first prisonst verdiet prophecy recently made by officials of the 1873-1808. When the United States drove the

not guilty was returned.

Agriculture Department. Experiments bars Castiliaus from the island they became worth Lordship sentenced both the prisoners toen in progress in South Carolina and other less. They were based upon the Caban reven. 2. Tang Shan, Bin Shoung and Chan Uneven years hard labour in the first count, to

receive 2 strokes with the birch rod, and to 14 sonthera coast staten for several years, and now tes, but as the Spaniards are at present unable ontinent-oue week at the it is announced that they have definitely de- to collect these revennes, the holders are looking days solitary begerning and was week at the end of the term silitist that tox can be grown in the to. Congress for payment. During the Paris of imprisonment. On the second count they Ualted States at a proât. At present we pay peace negotiations Spain endeavoured to have were both sentenced to three years hard labour $1,000,000 a year to China, India, and Ceylon the United States assume this debt. To this for our soothing afternoon drink. All of this however, the American commissioners would the sentences to run concurrently with thoed on the first count.

money, say the Department experts, we are not comment. "From no point of view," they destined to save. In addition it is claimed that said, "can this debt be considered as a debt of we will eventually become a great tew-exporting | Cabs or as a debt incurred for the benefit of country and in the course of time, will deprivo Cubs." If it were imposed upon Cuba to-day the Far East of ita present monopoly and begin it would cruals her far more effectively than to ship tea to the tasNewcastle." Already hundred years of such warfare as the bankrupt large preparations are being made for tea Spaniards waged, pating on a large scale in the southern states. Ooo company, organised in New York, is patting $50,000 into the venture, and another with twice that capital is feruing. The con- ditions of xait, climate and labour are said to be She refused and he took it off, breaking it in considered a decided Eastern advantage, but so doing. He took away part of the bangles the work of Dr. Shephard, a Department experi-

There ware Iaving the other part behind. three mon in the room altogether, and after monter, at Pinskurst Gardens, South Carolina, prosent tariff on tea the herb can be grown at breaking open some boxes and appropriating is thought to have demonstrated that with the the contents they went away. Both the com plainants identified the proner as oue of the

a profit under the the labour conditions found in the South. Dr. Shephard sold $3,500 worth berobbers.

Evidence was then lod. The jury found the prisoner not guilty, and of excellent tea during 1999. Some of it brought 31 a pound and this year's crop in he was discharged.

We cannot expected to bring even moro. compate, says the New York Tribune, with the okeap teas of China, but we can produce first class grades at a profit. According to Amer

un danters, the reason why Ceylon has been able to displace China in the best markets is John Fagan, a coal-passer on the U.S.8. that the latter country has let the industry run Newark, and Carl O. Olsen, a cook on the U.S.S.dswn, through inefficient or dimbonent inspec Torktoch, were charged with disorderly con- tions, while Ceylon has given great attention Both pleaded not guilty.

The Attorney General (the Hon, W. Meigh Geodauan, K.C.) asked to ho allowed to mention the case No. D on the calender. It was a charge against a man named Fung Ban Chi for arson. He had wine vry carefully into the evidence, and although he conid wall understand the

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hends of departments to see that the members agistrate committing the case for trial and asked her to take a bangle off her wrist. favoursilu. Cheap labour, until recently, was him with invitations to break bread with them, STURAGE_of_COAL

not

such evi.

come to the conclusion that he could

On convict en the jury to of their staff were similarly treated, previous epidéinics arrangements had been mão desco as he was able to lay before the Court. for the issuing of handbills calling the attention Under Lhase circumstances he had not consider. of the Chinese to the fact that vaccination wased it bis duty to file a information, and there a protection, against small-por., He, advocated for his Lordship might possibly per.ait the a aduilar, coures being taken on the present case to be discharged. occasion, and certain places should be named at which the vaccination could be done. He would ggests the Tring Wa Hospital, the Alice Memorial and Nethergolo Hospitals, and the

Would ydent Civil Hospital That |

considerable stonk of vaccine lymph? He hedered about 300 tubes ware used every week at present, but that would not be sufficient to meet the increased demand, nud with a view of woodring sufficient lymph he proposed that the Government be asked to telegraph to Saigon for a farkher supply.

The Chief Justin-Vary well; let hira discharged by proclamation.

This was accordingly done.

THE BOWEN ROAD OUTRAGE,

Wong Fai and Li Hing, who were charged with assaulting and robbing Frank Esrom, a German clark, pleaded not guilty.

The jurors were Messrs. A P. Samy, F.A. C. Hahn, VA P.Lollaco, P. A. Cox, S. Wainberg, J. Vandermeer, and Wan Kai Mi.

POLICE COURT.

Monday, 18th March.

BEFORE MR. HAZELAND.

BREAKING A CONSTADLE'S TOOTH.

ADVICE FREE.

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State situation, size, rent, to --

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1509 Hongkong, 14th February, 1901.

WOMAN'S WORLD. DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL.

H.E. WU AND HIS SON. Wo Ting Fang, the chabby little Chinese Minister to the United States, is fast becoming a famous after-dinner · ocator. Selent com. paxies in all parts of the country are showering and whenever it is possible for him to do so, he accepte. With the cigare Wu grows talkative and many and weird are the speeches that he usually, is the truth of Confucianism, and right | has made within the last half-year. His theme, royally he has aroused the dire of the corps But Christian opposition does celesiastic. not bother him, and though he knows that every time he compares Confucius to Moses he will be wildly attacked, he continues to do it with cheerful heart and a glad uile. In A Washington ha is very popular, both officially and diplomatically. His young son, a bay of 12, wilds to the guiety of nation by attaching tin cans to the tails of Washington cats and performing sundry and divers other tricks dear to the infant Caucasian. Thus it happens that he is as well liked among his white neighbours

The Attorney-General said the two prisoners wore charged with robbery with slolence upon DE BELL observed that at the Alles Memorial the person of one Frank Esrom, who was a and Nethersole Hospitals, they were doing a clerk in the employ of the East Asiatic Trading tremendous amount of work among the Chiness Company and remidled in this city. On the and he hid himself given the star of those afternoon of Sunday, the 3rd March. Mr. i duct and assaulting the police on the 16th inst. I to the preparation, Inspection, and packing of as is his father.

stitutions 200 bas aines Isat Wednesday,

Esrom was walking along Bowen Road, be- Mr. Trio WA Caus thought it would he tween two and thres. o'clock, when he noticed better if they got about a dozen students to go two men behind him. When he got to that

The complainant, an Indian constable, said its products. The dealers, in this, do not soom he saw two American emilors-not the defen- to have taken into account the advertising

EXPORT CARGOS.

Per steamer America Maru, wiled on the 7th

round to the Chinese konsis and sak the people part of the road overlooking the Cemetery dents-Bghting, and on his attempting to methods recently noted in the Presel The February. For San Francisco: -70 pkga. tea, 1 to get vaseinsted. He had had an awkward | the two men suddenly closed upon him from i separate them was assaulted by the defendants, spropriation by the Ceylon Plantern' Associa 7 cunu milk. For Valparaiso:-3 cases vilk. I

experience with his own servants, who, not withstanding bis express Instructions, refused to gat vaccinated. He thought the Govern mant should be asked to engage these students, fer, their labours would be more site tive in securing the attendance of the Chinese at the

vaccination stations

Tekind. They pushed him down violently on his face, and when he tried to get up they pushed him down again. One of the men struck him about six times with his fist and the other mas kicked him. Finally they wet hira jammeil into a sort of side channel and stole from him a gold watch and chain. One of them then made off with the watch and chain, while the little while, subso. other stopped guard for

Terrible.

Mr. BEKWIN O Quarred. There weres great many people who would not take the trouble to go to a Hospital to get vadbinated, and unlequently following the other man down a pait it was taken to them nothing would be done. towards. Wanchai. On getting up and going along the road Mr. Esrom met some Europeans, He thought it was a good ides.

incinding a blue-jacket belonging to HMS Dr. CELEK: Bolt is

The blue-jacket took him to the No 2 Police Station, where he made his report police searched the pawnshops, and re covered the watch and chain. The second pri- Roser had been identified as the inan who had pawned them and the first prisoner, who was arrested in Bowen Road a day or two afterwards, had been identified by the complainant as ons

- The CHAIRMAN The more students we can "The disenso is get the sooner it will be done.

practically all over the town, and has been going

en for a long time now.

The

of his assailanta.

Evidence was then led.

been anck more vévere.

Abdoola Khan, the constable who arrested

the first prisoner, was complimented by kis Lordship on the intelligence displayed by him in the miter.

The Chinese pawnbroker who accepted the watch and chain in pledge was reprimandled by His Lordship for the carelessness shown by him in the matter.

Dr. CLASE then moved the following resolu- tions

(1)That the Board recommend the doy erument to insert a notification in the facer ment Gaults calling the attention of the public to the prevalence of small-por in the Colony,

The jury found both the priscuare gulity. and stating that persons can be vaccinated free

His Lordship said that they in this colomy of cost, at the Tang Wa Hospital, the Alice must take care that the King's highways were Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals, and theme for his subjects to walk along, and when Goretament Civil Hospital..

(2)That the Board recommend the Gov. ruffians attacked the King's subjects on his highway, beating them and robbing, they must orument to instruct the Registrar General to be severely punished. The sentence upon the insus posters and band-bill calling the atten prisoners was that they each be imprisoned with tion of the Chiness to the necessity for being hard labour for six years, and receive 20 strokes vaccinated, and that the Government engage with the birch within one week of that date. comigalant blators from the College of It was lucky for them that they were not arined. Medicine for Uhiness to go from house to house If they find bean their punishment would have and offer vaccination to the inmates wor

(3.) That the Board recommend the Gor. srument to telegraph to Salgon for a stock of vaceins lymph to supplement the local supply.

Mr. CHATHAM Beconded, and the resolutions were carried on a show of hands, belly KINDERPRET AT THE POKFULAM DAIRY FARK. The Charawas read the following letter which Ind been received from Mr. Ladda ad- dressed to the Acting Secretary I have to report for the information of the Board that. several cases of riddappast have onbarrel in a shed containing head of cattle at the Sassoon's Villa premises of the Dairy Farm Company at Paleof the hot having been freonlated ago, the general type of the disease in of s very mild clacnober, and as I have now reinosulated all the antrasis, I anticipate that the outbreak, will be easily stamped out. The farni boidig so far distant from any other, there is no danger of the disease spreading to them In lact rinderpost an easy diss to isolate at any time. For example, when the outbreak occurred amongst the military reserve ostil», last witmain at the Government cattle shed two shade only were infected whilst nins other sheds whist Cere full of cattle all round, within a few yards of the infected ones, and in the xime compomud, escaped free simply on sopant of striat isolation and careful disin fection All that now remains to be done Pokfulam is to declare the shed an infected. ares, and to authorise the appointment of two watch qan in the nenal manner, whom I have already engaged provisionally.

The hard ход time

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Dr. BELL erined that the letter was sent to the Vice President, who authorised the men to be engaged, and everything was now being done by the Veterinary Surgeon in the ordinary way. All they had to do was to declare the shed an infected area and endorse the Tins President's order engaging tàs men.

TRIAD SOCIETY CASE.

Li Mak Kwai, charged with being a member of an unlawful society, pleaded not guilty.

The jurors were Mesars. J. A. Turcant, J; H. Oxbery, H. Albrecht. D. & de Souza, E. Abut, A. M. Phillips, sad A. H. Iammet.

The Attorney-General explained that the prisoner was accused of being a member of a Tried Society, and it was alleged that he was so on the 4th February last, when he was found to be in possession of papers re. lating to the Trind Society, and was thus guilty of an offence against the Ordinance.

Evidence was led.

The jury found the prisoner guilty.

.

ANOTHER TRIAD BOCIETY CASE.

the second of whom struck him on the mouth.

breaking tooth. The men then ran into ly arrested. Thomas's Grill Rooms, where they were ultimate

A second Indian corroborated the assault, but was unable to identify the defendants as the men who committed it.

For Tornio-1 case silk.

tion of 5,800 pounds for "pushing and advertis- For Gaayaquil cases milk. For Callao

saiter campaign in Europe, probably in- For New York:-2 cases silk, 135 bades tow ing Ceylon tea in America” and a like sum for 10 cases wilk

Per steamer City of Peking, sailed on the can periodical are page dissertations upon the 14th February. For Ban Francisco:-293 Bunced the matter greatly. In every Ameri-silk. excellence of the product of Ceylon. Advertis-pkgs. ten, 1 causes silk. For San Jose de For Cerinte:-7 ing pays in the States and the effect of Guatemala:-3 cases silk.

La Libertad-1 case siB For Acajulas:--2 silk For Punta Arimas: casen silk. these littls "booms" is evident. By like cases ilk, For Champericol case silk. For judicione "booming" and conscientious man- agement, the Southern states can compute successfully, it is thought, with the high-priced Cerlon teas. The experiments of the last three era show that good tea can be grown in Soath Carolina for 15 cents a pound ás auser yields 400 pounds, the expanse of cultivation por acre is about 6 The prodt, with tea selling at

Cases

For Panama: 17 case silk. For Guayaquil : eases milk. For Callao cases silk. For Now York casos silk.

For the def nce, a machinist lately employed on the U.S.8. Besaingles, stated that at the time the assault was alleged to have been cum mitted the first defendant was sleeping in

lair in the Grill Rooms, and hail on there. for at leffat twenty minutes, Witness could not say anything as to the second defendant, whom he did not know. Following the sound of the police whistles, an American sailor, with his face covered with blood, rushed into the salcon, and dropped inte chair next lu the first defendant. The latter, hearing the fuss made over him, jumped up, and, seeing the state the man was in, got a towel to wips his face. from 31 to 50 cents a pound wholesale, would 4th Mareb. For San Francisco:-4 pkgs. tea, He was doing this when the constables arrested him. Witness could act say that the man whose he was blood-covered was the second defendant.

His Worship discharged Fagan, but found the charge against Olsen proved, and find him $10 or three weeks hard labour. The fine was paid,

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

be from 100 to 175 per cent. The government authorities are sangnine as to the success of tea- growing in the Southern states. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in sending plants to all of on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, the agricultural colleges in the states bordering and has offered to aid them in establishing tes

Per steamer Gaelic, sailed on the 24th Feb. For San Francisco: 353 pkgs. tea. For Mon treat:-875 pkgs.-20,744 Ibe. tes, from Fot. chow. For New York:-434 bales raw silk.

Per ateamer Hangkong Muru, sailed on the 1 case silk. For La Libertad 2 cases rilk. For San Jose de Guatemala-1 case silk. For Corinto -3 cases silk. For New York:

25 bales raw silk.

TRADE

MARK.

SHERRIES.

An old woman from Taat Tze Mas, near Quarry Bay, was brought up on the rather un- common charge of attempting to commit suicide gurdens. Where irrigation can be provided On Saturday she lost goreral fowls, and, being the plant may be attempted inland. The Secre unable to recover them, appeared to have tem-tary is of the opinion that the tea industry csa porarily lost her reason. She rashed from her be carried on botter by companies that by kou in a perfect fraazy and threw herself, into the barbour She got out of her deptb, imlividuals, owing to the fact that the cultiva and although quite a crowd of Chinese were tion of more than a few acres requires large watching her drowning struggles, not our capita. A decided improvement of the con- stirred a hand to save her. Indian Police dition of the Southern negro is expected after

the industry is well under way. For picking DELICIONO Sergeant 678 had hie attention attracted by the crowd, and, running to the spot, saw the the water, sad although he is a big man. quite exactly suited, As there are millions of them woman's peril. He unhesitatingly jumped into the leaves the sogro children are said to be six feet four, the water almost reached bis peck in the Souththey appear with clock-like before he succeeded in grasping the drowning regularity in all African-American families- woman and drawing her ashore. He then took the supply of labour will be always adeguata, her to Shauki wun Police Station.

His Worship bound the women over ini personal bond of 8100 to come up for sentanea

called upon, and instructed Inspector Robertson, of Shankiwan, to bring the Indian sergeant's plucky conduct before the notice of Captain Superintendent May.

BEFORE ME. Kevé

STEALING FROM KUROPEANS.

Tong Yang, of no occupation, was charged His Gordship inflicted a sentens of four with stealing, on the 17th inst, various articles of clothing, to the total value of 87, from the months hard labour.

first two complainants, Mr. Alec Marsh ard his servant boy; and, further, with stealing u 3100 note, the property of the third complain wat, Mr. E. S. Kelly, broker, Connaught House, The defendant admittel both charges, and was sentenced in all to two months hard labour.

Li Kwai, charged with being a member of a Triad Society at Kowloon on the 24th February, pleaded guilty and was sustenced to three months hard labour.

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY AT KOWLOON,

Tse Luk, Ko Wing Sang, Li Kwai and Lai Fal were charged with being concerned in an armed robbery at Kowloon on the 2rd Feb

The Attorney-General withdrew, the charge seainet Li Kwai, who was accordingly dis charged.

The older men pleaded not guilty, and they were ordered to stand by for the present.

The Court then adjourned,

on 31st December.

THEFT FROM THE SUGAR DEFINERY. A coolie employed at Jardine's bazaar was sent to prison for six weeks with hard labour sugar, of the value E X, belonging to the for stealing, on the 17th inst, eight migs of China Sugar Betinery Company.

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THE ART OF ENTERTAINING.

By LADY JEUNE. LADY JEUNE is the wife of the Right Hou. Sir Francis Jeune, K.C.B., President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division, and a Privy Counciller. This lady is renowned for her benero-ent work-in the service of the poor, as we l as for many rilliant contributions to leading reviews and magazines upon topies of social im- portance Hut in London, where she is a a loader of society, aba is lamel, shore everything, for her brilliant art of euter- taiuing, which attracts to her gatherings zuen and women of the highest rank, learn- ing: wit, and renown. The article Lady Jenn has written for our colmas will be welcomed by all hosts and hostesses. Lady Jeune's articles on the Late Queen will be fresh in the minds of our readers.

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By MES, ERNEST HART. Mrs. HART lias the distinction of being the pioneer of women medical students, In the seventius she studion medicina in London and Paris, and her book entitled Diet in Sickness and in Health is a well- known and standard maunal. A large part of her life has been devoted to Irish in- dustry at technical education, to which cause she has contributed her private fic tune. The above-named article gives a sketch of woman's work in the malical pro- fession, and explains the career and pros- pects of a woman doctor. THE DUTIES OF MOTHERHOOD.

By Mas. ADA 8. BALLIN. What mother or maid does not know Mrs, Ballia? Very few wu think. The editor of The Babyand Womanhood has been the good conseller of the home circle for many a day, and her name is familiar in Our our mouths as household words." article on Motherhood," from her peu, gives some practical advice and sympathy upon the duties and responsibilities of maternity.

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FOREIGN

The new Army Bill hus met with the appro al

BOLELA of the public, and contrary to exportation, the VINO DE PASTO... little. In its general features, it provides for "anti-imperialist" Press has attacked it Tut

En increase of the military asstablishment in every department. The 10 cavalry regiments of the old regular army are increased to 15, the 25 infantry regiments to 30, and the 7 artillery regiments to 12. The greatest proportionate increase, it will be seen, is made in the navalry and artillery arma, in both of which the recruitter-casks and Hogsheade. most be trained longer than in the infantry. It is the principle of the bill that the trained nucleus of the great army which would be re- quired on a foreign war ebould be strongest in the expert and scientific branches of the service, wherein volunteers and militia are necessarily range from 60,000 to 10,1,000 men, at the dis- cretion of the President. The strength of a. deficient. The total strength of the army will

cavelry regiment will be 839 officers and mer The following letter, dated 8th February, with the army at its minimum, and 1,259 with peared in the Globe:-" Sir,-Apropos of your the army at its maximam. The strength of an

Bluff" in to-day's Globe, there is a fine modern iustance. A distinguished gan infantry regiment will range, similarly, from ner-a member of Lord Methuen's Staff-was 838 to 1,858, and that of an artillery regiment The artillery, in all. reconnoitring, accompanied only by a signaller from 1,175 to 1,668. and a bugler, at some distance from the main probability, will be maintained at the maximunt, body

Be descried a a number of Bours--about 200-making for a kopje which commanded the as a large force will be required to the now lin of advance. Without hesitation, he made sen-coast forlifications. Beside the fighting The jurors were Messrs. John Galbraith, A. Goche, J. MR. Xavier, W. King, G. for the kopje, with his heliographer and bngler, lins of the army-and in addition to the farge

which the Patton, H. P. White, and Y. P. Muse di the latter stone having a rite, approaching vohateer force-there will be engineer, signal,

from the side opposite to that

the hospital and other special corps. In command THE Undersigned, being closely connected. with the leading MILLS at PORT. Peralts,

Mr H E. Pollock, K.C., who prosecuted, said Boars were measting, and gained

gmo will be one Houtenant general, 6 major generala, that on the 9th February four man, one armed summit,

LOWEST RATES. with a revolver and the others with knives, en 200 or 300 feet lower down. He ordered the 15 brigadiers, and the usual anmbers of officers LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre-

SIEMSSEN & CO. tered the room ocempied by a woman on the ragler to fire as fast as he could, and the helio of lower rank. The President, by the constitn-pared to book orders for any, specifications at

Hongkong, 14th February, 1901. ground floor of a house at 79, Wanchai Road, Jer grapher to tal imaginary messages in every tion of the United States, is supreme Cominander husband being absent at the time. The second direction; he tinself stood on the Crest waying prisoner kept guard at the door with a revolver, his hat to equally imaginary troops behind him, of both the army and the navy. After war, kas

AMERICAN SYSTEM smi the man, who had been identibol as the arst bidding them in stentorian tonesgive the been declared by Congress, he is absolute master

moments hesi prisoner, came into the kitchen and seized the exmy cold steel. Thern WAS

the gallant

ENTISTRY That caused so man

roman by the jacket and asked her where tation, and then the Boers Bled, and of the situation. The rout heads of the war

She shouted Savo life,"

ganner was master of the situation. There were stablishment, however, are the secretaries of Mr. Weit will not, or canro, realise that her money was.

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A CUBAN DEUT We're sure the Colonial Secretary and ether shoot her if she alarmed the people nearer than a mile-and-a-half. I withhold the admiral commanding.

She then told conqueror's name, though it is in despatches, Offcialy must be wearying for the return of the in the rooms above. - Honourable Thomas, writes correspondent who the men where her money and valuables were. for as he was arting a lie, a Str. Blead sends us the above, that they may gain enjoy They then ransacked her boxes, and finally de- would say the Pro-Boere in this country would the pleasure of damming most of his questions. camped with a considerable quantity of money, sell it by mentioning him.”

On the motion of Dr. CLARE; conded by the ACTING DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS, the Bourgare the necessary declaration and en- dorsement of the Vice-President's action, and 1st concluded the business,

The Globe my The sixteen questions that Mr. Galloway Weir bad placed upon the Notice Paper on Friday afterno. have now been increased to twenty-four. Our readers may perlisps mmen er that during the lust Partia ezt he gare occasion to witty colleague to write the following Bnet:

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