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Weihaiwei, 2nd December. GENERAL DORWARD'S NEW COMMAND, It was with very general regret the community here learned inst Wednesday that aur popular Commissioner had received orders by cablegram to proceed to take command of the British garrison at Shanghai. It does not fall to the lot of overy Governor to give satisfaction to all under his rule, but one would have to go far and arch dare say, to find a for eigner in this

who does not express the mes: aliqualified regret at the order that de prives us of our Administrator. However, we aru ched that Sir Arthor Derwari's new flaties do not take him far from us, and that our los prows to be Shanghai's guin.

War Offles expenditure here is being reduced to a miniwow, and sineo-for the present si any rate-the harbour is to remain unfortified it la nut at all aplikely that other changes wil follow the substitution of a civilian for a soldier ae Commissioner. There some to be no reasset why the company of Royal Engineers under Major Cowan and Major Lee, who, now that the work on the fortifications has consed, do little more than superrime road.construction, should not als go to Shangbai to build more suitable accommodation for the troops recently. stationed there. It is also rumoured that the 1st Chinese Regiment or a part of it--may 5 to svell Genera! Dorward's commsad. In this ease the depot and recruiting station of the Regiment would still be here, and perhaps commay, or two may remain to police the

Territory,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 ¤, 1901

They are unaful in special raids, and in securing but gave it sardine instead; the infint died reliable information.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER & BRITISH OFFICER.

Au attempt made to murder the British Commandant at arnarvon, Cape Colony, was recently frustrated. The loyaliste held an in- dignation masting in consequence of the attempt, and offered a reward for the arrest of the

criminal.

London, 27th November,

in two days.

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He also supplies the following instange A Mrs. Grobler and her son, aged nite, were both in hospital suffering from enteric. friend from the camp came to visit her, carrying something under het apron. The sister naked The woman produced a bottle what it was. containing a brown-looking laid, which she said was very good to relieve thirst. The sister asked what it was, and the woman, without any The South African Peace Manifesto issued besitation, told her it was horse-dung cooked by the executive of the Free Church of Engin water and strained. "It is very good," she vitation was not accepted, and the woman was land"Nonconformisty has boon signed by 5243 aid "you can taste it if you like. The in ministers. The manifesto urges that autonomy sent away immediately, very indignat that her should be granted to the Boers, an amnesty to remedy was not appreciated. A similar infa the Cape and Natal rebels, and compensation to sion made with gouts dang is a very favourite the burghers whose herausiende have been dee-drink given by the Boers to bring out the troyed and farms looted.

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and intelligent, like the Chinese, but indolent and self-satisfied. There is not, therefore, the slightest probability that there will ever be any suola excess of products, like cotter, wheat, and Asilk, as could bear the cost of transport to the Persian Gulf and make a railway pay. There could be no experts to speak of, and that the Russians do not wish to encourage imports from any other country then Russia (whence they would conie by the existing Traus-Caspian Rail way) seems likely, for they already pat auch CHRISTMAS PŘESÙNTS. duties and obstacisa to trade upon Indian goods is how almost stilled. There will be neither that the former trade from India to Central Asia exporta nor imports travelling over the railway and ont of or into the part; and the port is wanted by

Russia. not for commercial, but for strategical, purposes. She would fortify it, she would establish an arsenal and buildi docks, and she would acquire a predomi- nant position in all the country behind it, as sho fortified and equipped Port Arthur and acquired dominance in Manchuria. We must

THE ATRIKANDER BOND. Several members of the Cape Assembly, who

Mnch of the anberqueut sickness in camp is aro sino members of the Afrikauder Bond, explaired by the exhaustek and debilitated con arge the chairman, Mr. T. P. Theron, K. Ladition of the new arrivals brought in from the to dissolve the Bond, with a view to facilitating veldt. The following are a few instenes inken at random. The medical report of Piotersburg peace.

camp in July says:

THE REFUGEE CAMPS.

copious report of 387 pages has been issued on the working of the Refugee Camps in South Africa, in the form of a Government Blue. book. It govora the period from March down to Sept. 24 in the present year. On March 18, Mr. Brodrick tolegraphed to Lord Kitchener for a report on the refugee camps. The request evidently disturbed Lord Kitchener not a little

The condition of the people arriving in camp was bad, and when the measles came they had not recovered from the debilitating effects of tho materia and the privation they bad andared. As an idos of their condition one of many instances might be mentioned. A party arrived hers out of the fevor districts where they had been for some months. During their residence there-a period of three months-eight of thom had died, one was brought dead into emp, and that since then thren have died, une suveral others are in so precarious a condition that T do not expect their recovery. The original number of the party was twenty-three parsons.

The report on the Middelburg camp for June says

is

under no delusions on this point. If Russia to have a port at all in the Persian Gulf, it will not be a simply commercial port; it will be a Port Arthur, with the country behind well under control, so that she may be able to mass troops there when needed sud send them east- ward, as she now does from Odesas.

And why should she not have's Port Arthur in the Persian Gulf? What harm will it do ax? Why should we be for over trying to thwart her? The boat answers to such ques-

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tions are given by the great American authority that Russia must have, outlets upon the sea pa se power. Captain Mohan recognises

He says that nor on the Persian Gulf. bn on the asst and west only on the Pacific and on the Baltic; but not on the Bosporus Russia in this latter position is placed flank of India, she controls upon the ons issue of any possible railroad from the Mediterranean through the valley of Mesopo tamia, and absolutely interposes between it and ite prolongation to India. Hasides this, although the Persian Gulf has no sneb, absolute control

katat Asapper ongagod in emperintending the have some more systematised, and the reports have gradu the lungthening of the at Mahto had gone

In the present to the island for the day but was prevented ally taken regular chapa

voiame, however, they are assed together from returuing by the bad weather." He w given a room for the night. It appears that without Buy attempt at arrangement in the most confusing nunnar, so that it is exceedingly someone trapped a lighted match, or cigaretta, dealt to get a bird's eye view of the whole The condition of many of the new arrivals in on the floor, which smouldered and gradually subject. Under these circamatanes we shall deplorabio Some of the families bad one burnt some matting and part of the woodwork only attempt to touch on few the main blanket only and many have only the clothing The poor follow was suffocated by the fames.

heads most interesting to the pllo. The they stand up in: There are several hundred following table, which gives the 4th-rate in children, boys and girls, without shoes or stock-by predominance in the Levut, it, nevertheless, the Orange River Colony camps for June, paying and some girl with only one garment. does afford a flanking position and entails a The majority of these people, old and young. perpetual manaçe ar... Such a situation Rate per are accustomed at this time of the year to be Population Deaths ola Juns 30. for Jane. 100 per in the bush, veldt, and they therefore feel the there is no motive, in the good of Russia, fer

intensa coklkere very much, and suffer accordingly..

THE STEAMER SERVICE.

Wa hear that a large number of steamers are prefented from lensing Taku by the lowness of

water on the Bar. Bad weutlier also aids fa making, the, departure and arrival of mode most uncertain.-N.-G. Daily News.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

NEWS VIA AUSTRÁLIA.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA:

London, 24th November. DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S VIEWS.

Speaking yesterday at Lastbourne, the Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Cound, replying to Radical suggestions, said any par. leying with tue enemy would only have te effat of prolonging the struggle. The British Government must, the Duke asserted, be the sole judge of what is the right moment to give the new States self-government.

"THE LOYAL BOER CORPE,

Two British Colonial officers accompany the loyal Bour corps-who are fighting for Britain. On acts as an intermediary between the ex- Burgher in command of the column, and the other nots ge quarter master. Commandant Briel and Adjutant Muller, of Pretoria, are forming another loyal corps.

London, 25th November.

ME, CHAMBERLAIN ON HIS POSITION. Mr. J. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has assured his personal friends that he would gait public life instantly if he belleved that Great Britain would thereby be placed in position to terminate the war hourably.

UNDESIRABLE HOLLANDERS, Baron Melvil van Lijnden, the Netherlande Minister for Foreign Affaire, stated on Batur day at The Hague that the British authorities in the Transvaal did not confiscate the property of the Netherlands Railway Company (the

The reason Dutch Red Cross Abilance. assigned by the Dutch Minister for the arrests wes that the British discovered that the ambulance leaders were communicating with the Egor generals.

be taken as representative:-

Camp.

48-7

Brandfort Vredefort Road

1,815

11

annum.

72 1

1,365

F8

Norvala Pont ...

4770

28

156-24- 120-127

Bloemfontein

4,753

137

336 !

Winburg....

1,738

8

Heilbron....

Springfontein...

2,867

42

2,077

10

4,428

33

3.797

44

180-8 48.9 845 132-7

656:

1

18

4

120 1.24 24.8

Aliwal North Kroonstad Harrismith, Kimberley... Bethulie

2,186 3,440

This gives, for the total population of the camps, an average of 100.1 por mille per annum for the month of June, against 116.76 per mille per annum for the month of May. This is still abnormally high, but is accounted for by the following reasons:—

CAUSES OF THE MORTALITI. According to the superintendent of the camp

COST OF THE CAMPS.

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The cost of the whole of the camps up to May 31 last was £10,462 18. 8. That, however, leaves several mouths unaccounted for. The average number of people provided for during the mouth up to that time we 40,000, at a cost of 4.37 per head per day. This cost corers the pay to the camps for general work performed, supplies of medical comforta and provisions; in fast,overything, with the exception of batcher meat, which in the majority of the camps, is still supplied by the Army Service Corps from captured stock, and the drugs supplied from the Army Medical

Storos.

The spirit of the burgher families in camp is shown by the following extract from a report at Irene

Many families consist of women with young at Irene the bigh death-rate is due to the fol-children whose husbands are still on comando, or are prisoners of war. Those are generally loging causer:-

vory bitter against the men in camp, whom they style "hands uppers," and treat so con- temptuously that the men will not do anything for them. In consequence these families have To mes: their wants in this respect, I have bad several ovens built, where they bake their bread. I have, also, had several soap kitchens built, but as the people do not seem to spiste them I harp discontinued building these.

(1) To a Revere spidemio of measles; (2) To the great difference in temperature in

"the tent during the day and night; (3) Te the strong superstitions and aversions many have to fresh air and clean water; (4) To smp life-to which many people are

unaccustomed; (5) To the diet-from which fresh milk is

absent, also fresh vegetables; To the utter calicueness and helplessness of many during illness, and their belief in all- kinds of disgusting remedies;

(6)

(7) None will help another.

MORTALITY AMONGST CHILDREX.

The mortality amongst children has perhaps attracted the most attention in this country. most trying to those in the extremes of life, and especially to children.:---

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On the whole the report shows that the authorities have done their best under adverse circumstances, and that the efficiency of the camps has been continually progressive. ` .

of the route to the East viu Suez as is conferred

presents drawbacks so obrlons that

the other Status to consout to an arrangement which carries with it hard to them.".

The greatest English military export on this question, Colonet Mark Boll, who, besides being heal of the Indian Intelligence Department Bowe teu yours ago, had travelled throughout Southern Persia, has lately published opinions entirely coinciding with Captain Mahan's. Rassin ostablished in Southern a well a Northern Persis would envelop Afghaniston, breates India's flunk, and menace the main arteries of communication which lead, not only to India, but to the Far East and Australia as well.

No were "nnderstanding" with Russia would cause to those responsible for the preservation lesson the anxioty which such a position would of our Indian Empire. In thus stress of cir. cumstances all nations, and not the Russians only, are apt to forget understandings," and even bratia We had an understanding with itutes in that she would not interfere in Afghanistan, but when the relations between us were strained in 1878 she despatched 20,000 troops with orders to enter Afghanistan, and. though these were withdrawn on the con- clusion of the Berlin Treaty, abe yet sent an envoy to Kabul who succeeded in weaning the Ameer from us and involving as in a costly and difficuit war. Facts liks this responsible men cannot forget; and General Collen, who has Council in India, has, in a valuable article on just vacated the post of Military Member of the North-West Frontier, published this month, emphatically stated that it would be in the highest degres imprudent to rely on the peace ful disposition of a particular monarch, or even on a friendly understanding with a great mili. tary Asiatic Power." It would be unwise, he We should remaining eternally unbroken: always bure to be ready in India:

Obviously, therefore, if the understanding with Russin meant that she was to be free to dominate Persis and establish a naval base in the Gulf, the Indian Government would have to fortify their froutiers more, not less; to con struct more, not fower, strategical railways; and to increase, not decrease, their army and the fleet in Indian water.

NZAS M.), bat arrested members of tho The following tabig shows that camp life is THE PERSIAN GULF QUESTION | Says, to count on the relations between US

POLICING CAPR COLONY, The Government of Cape. Colony, as repre aouted by the Promier, Sir Gordon Sprigg, hu undertaken to defend certain parts of the colony against the depredations of Boer invaders and their rabel supporters. The idea is for the Cape volunteers to take charge of distrista, commencing on the const and eastern portion of the colony and gradually extending, the protected area until the British regular troops are relieved of mere patrol duty.

MUELER AND TEEASON.

A Boer named Petrus Van der Walt, who was captured at Damplaata, in May last, has been sentenced to penal servitule for life on a murder charge. Houy, a rebel officer of

ABQUITH DEFENDS THE ARMY.

DEATHS FROM MOST COMMON DISEASER. MAY TO 22ND 'JUNE. AGE AND ALT DISTRIBUTION.

Under one year One to five years... Five to ten years Ten to fifteen yeOrs Fifteen to twenty years 'Twenty to forty years Above forty years.

Total of each, sox.

Total of both sexes ...

Total.

น. F 16 14 51 52 19. 14 8.9 1

8

2 11

15:21

110 129

239

Dr. Kendal Franks, Hon. Consalting Sur geon to H.M's Forces, supplies overal in

More than one letter has appear in the columns of the Times advocating the grant of a free hand to Russia in the Persian Gulf as a means of coming to an understanding with her. The writers of a recent article in the National Review, which has attracted considerable atten- tion at home and abroad, make a similar sng gestion. A considerable body of public opinion receives these proposals favourably, and the leading weekly review advises us to allow Easels not only a commercial port, but “as free, a hand throughout Persia and in the Persian Gulf as Russia would give us in Egypt" costly, and its prosecution would stir up many That is, absolute mastery,

There is no need for us to encourage Russia to occupy such a position of menace. She seems unlikely at the present moment of her own accord, and without our invitation, to occupy this position. The undertaking would be very sleeping dogs. She has her hands full in Manchuria, and she must for some time yet. apprehend complications with Japan. Mere

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The French and German military journals for some time past have been very indignant at the criticisms of their manoeuvres which have appeared in certain magasins and newspaper articles at home. The line they takes appears for the most part to consist in denying the MOET & the criticism, or in loudly asserting that in any truth of the incidents which gave rise to ease the critics are not fit judges of what is and what is not right in their military methods. One German paper goss so far as to say that the manoeuvres were not intended to represent tunity of haudling large boilies of men, and

of actual war but only to give the leaders an oppor sening whether these bodios were mobile or not, and that in real warfare cavalry attacks would never be carried out in the form in which they ware at the mouvres, This is all ve y amusing, and might be put down to simpla irritation at criticism across the Channel; bat

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CLASS WHICH WE ARE STILL critical articles has been appearing in a leading French military paper dealing with the cavalry problems which arose out of the recent mancontres at Troyes, and from these it is at once evident that the Freuch cavalry of to-day PER CASE QUARTS is expected to move in the same formations and to perform the surne functions as it did before the iurention of em keless powder and magazine rides, to say nothing of quick-firing field guns. One article, for example, deals with the attack of cavalry on infantry. Not a word is said as to the possibility or probability of the infantry being intrenched; the only condition inid

The public are deeply impressed with the feelings of hostility with which we are regarded abroad; they know from whispers in high places

in the midst of an industrial crisis. At the engaged with each other, and that at a certain

teresting reports which bear largely on this that an attempt was made by certain lowers over, she is very hard pressed financially and 15 down is that the two opposing forces are busily

place he says:→ treason at Colesberg.

Addressing a public meeting on Saturday would like to emphasise again, is in no way due night. Mr. H. H. Asquith, M.P., Home to want of care or dereliction of duty on the Secretary in the last Liberal Ministry, mid part of these responsible for this camp It is, there is no ground for exaggerated pessimism in my opinion, due to the people themselves; with regard to the war. While Europe was to their dirty habite beth as regards their own naging with the vile oglumates against our personal cleanliness and the cleanliness of their troops, he was bound to say with emphasis that children and of their surroundings; to the in courage, endurance, and humanity, they had prejudices; their ignorance; and their distrust never been surpassed in the annals of warfare. of others, even their own nationality, when Ir. Asquith added that no illusory trace was their advice runs counter to their own pre- vented in South Africs.

conceived and antiquated ideas. This is spec ally noted in connection with their treatment of the alek, to their routed objection to soap and water, to frash air, and to bospitals.

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suce as." A large body" is an indefinite term, but it is expla nel later on to mean "not re- gimants or brigades, but divisions and corps of Cavalry"

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Lategan's commando, fas besu executod for question of sickness amongst children. In one form a coalition against v srest present white troops at the Cape; and, if at the Cape has oomo to bring up fresh troops.

The high death-rate among the children, 7/ in a chastened mood, ready to make amicable | then alzo, at some future time, in the Persian this moment that a largo body of cavalry car

arrangements with those who would possibly be Gulf, Manchuria, or wherever ske upon the our enemies. An understanding with Russia is seaboard we may care to. She has seen that produce an effect with the greatest hope of felt to be à desirable object of ambition.

we can find :56 millions of money for a war But, if tho surrender of our at present pro

Lastly, she has dominant position in the Persian Gulf, acquired with no outside assistance' and without any by a century of efort, is to be the price of the great effect upon ourselves.

seen that we still posses that old dogged per understanding so wish to arrive at in this gistency and publio spirit in the face of disasters moment of our depression (the worst possible which have always distinguished us, and which time, it tay be remarked, for making a bar-led that shrewd observer, the late Ameer of gain), we shall, at least, need to have clearly in Afghanistan, to say, at the close of his our minds the value both of what we propose to autobiography, that, in spite of her num give up and of what we expect to receive in bars, we should always boat Rusia in the It transpires that Commandant Buys, who

That Rassle wants a port in the Forgian end, for we should beat her by our spirit and by Gulf there is no doubt. It is no secret that was recently captured (wounded) after an

Russia is not, therefore, likely at present to from time to time she has attempted to get wgagement with Rimington's Guides, near

DISGUSTING BOER HABITS AND REMİ DUE

balbar, which make another great move to the Persian Gall. Villiersdorp, sont a man named Schimpers, who

All over the report are found instances of the a footing at Bandar Abbas or was the actual murderer of Lieutenant iers, of the South African Constabulary, to Comfilthy remedies which the Boar wows prescribe latter port has the advantage of teing on the such as she made to Port Arthur, unless she can mandant-General Louis Boths for punishment, for their suffering babes. Dr. Keudal Franks open sea and not in an enclosed guf. But be sure she will be free from that opposition

again gives the following illustrative in- does Hassia want a port for commercial par which we have maintained for a century past, ditions, that the approach will be a long one. Selections from "BELLE OF NEW YORK," poses only? Is there a sufficient prospect of and which has been entailed upon us by the and that open spaces devoid of curer will much have to be crossed at the fastest pace possible. LORD DURHAM AND THE LIBERAL LEADEE,

Speaking on Saturday with referens to

trade development in her present dominions to instinct of self-preservation very (1) A recent remedy among the Boers no Bouth African affairs, Lord Durham sorely

Before, then, we oblique to the enemy's front, line following criticised recent utterances of the Opposition matter what is the nature of the ailment, is warrant, her in going to the expense of build stronger instinot than say which draws Russla The huge masss will then charge in a direction

ing a railway, for 900 miles across the Persian to the Persian Gulf. to paint the part afflicted with green paint deserts, and establishing a port in the Fersian withdraw this opposition and give up everything line in the most approved and magnifique jader, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

What proportion of men and horses When, said Lord Durban, Sir Henry Three children named Smith were suffering Gulf? The only portions of Russian territory that we have fought and wrought for during

expected from having Campbell Bannerman declared that the British from some complaint which I was unable to which such a railway and port could possibly all these years, common prudence talis as that we would evor reach the objective is not stated, troops in South Africa were guilty of barbarism usosrtain. The children were painted all over serve as Trans-Caspia and Turkestan, and should know clearly and definitely much more nor what effect is to and loathsome behaviour, he was a fool if he with green paint, with the exceptin of the both of these are already served by a rail clearly than we did a year ago in the case of the the infantry in shelter pits or other similar we devices. Then comes the question of the believed it; otherwise, he was a knave for saying

and a girl aged seven, were admitted on Jay Black Seat; besides which, a second railway are to receive in return. London, 26th November.

Necessity does not call Russia to the Persian at Troyes every kind of formation was tried, 24 to the hospital, the boy died the same day, also under construction to connect them CAPE COLONY DEFENCES,

and the girl the following day, both of acute with European Russia by Orenburg. If Trans- Gulf, but necessity does call us to prevent her excepting the "mals," which has hitherto arsenical poisoning; the third child, aged four Caspia and Turkestan were rio conntries, guing there. It is natural, then, for us to look beau the favourite ono. This ruay, perhaps, be montha, died before the others were brought like Eastern Siberia and Manchuzi, with great for some tangible advantages in other directions looked upon as another occassion to modern into hospital.

the writer of the article strongly deprecates ite (2) Dr. Aymard was sent for to san a child, futures before them, a third railway might before we change the attitude which necessity conditions, but it is interesting to notice that suppression, and says that taking it all round It is a better formation than the line of regi aged two, in the camp, who was unconscious; possibly be a necessity. But they are, on the has forced upon us-Times.

contrary, exceedingly poor countries, with be found on the table in the text the following very fine past behind them, but no future before Dutch remedies, all of which were being them. Nearly the whole of the era in deert, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.ments in squadron columns which has supersed With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES,

ed it. A division, consisting of six 'regiments, administered at the same time without any

in this formalion, covers an area of 960 yards ductor's orders

by 50; and it is such a body, 4,000 strong, that is supposed to advance to near striking distance before deploying. The spectacle at a field day no doubt must be a superb eas to the spectator. In war it might be equally superb; but, if our own experience in Houth Africa goes for anything, this feature would be more noticeable of the side of the Intrenched infantry than on that of the advancing body of horsemen,-Times of India

so for partizan purposes, ~

Most of the Cape Mounted Rifles, the Cape Mounted Police, the (Cape) District Monated Volunteers, the Town Gaards, and seven Irregular (Caps) Corps have been assigned to the Cape Premier, Sir Gordon Sprigg. Sir Gordon will te responsible for the preservation of order in the districts enumerated.

Colonel H. T. Lakin, of the Cape Manted Rifles, commands the first division datriot ander the control of the Cape Colony Govern- ment, and Colonel Creme, of the Border Horse, the second division. Colorel Munro's fores engaged Stoffel Myburg's commando to the north-east of Barkly East, in Cape Colony, and wounded 12 of the rebels. The wounded were loft with the British by the enemy,

THE NATIONAL SCOUTS.

The Boer ex-burghers who are fighting for Britain, are now designated the National Boouts.

manner.

face. Two of the children, a boy, aged four way connecting them with the Caspian and Yangteze Agreeman what advantages formation to be made use of. We are told that

(1) Hellman's drops (containing other). (2.) Essens dulcis (containing opium). (8) Red powder (containing tartar emetic) (4) Jamsios ginger,

(5.) Dutelt drops (composition unknown). The child continues unconscious

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and the uses are small in compitison. The popniation ifumbers only 1,270,269, which scat tered over an area of 568,871 square miles represents a density of only nine persons to the square mile. Nor is this population industrious

AN OLD FRIEME BY A NEW NIKE-Liebig (5.) A baby, zamed Schutte, aged four Company's Extract will soon be known as mopths, was suffering from bronchitis; the LEMCO, the new namo plazed upon it and doctor ordered the child to get nothing but composed of the Liebig's Extract of Mont milk, the mother refused to give the child milk, Company's initials.

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The MM. steamer Caledonien, with the next French mail, left Colorabo on the 18th inst, at 2 p.m. for this port via Singapore and Saigon.

The C.P.B. steamer Empress of China arrived at Kobe at 8.30 pm on the 18th inst, and left again at midnight same day for Bhanghai, where she is due to arrive at 7.a.m, on the 22nd inst.

The C.M, steamer Teenkat, from Tacoms and Seattle, laft Moji yesterday morning and is due here about the 23rd inst

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PIANO CO., LTD. Hongkong, 6th December, 1901. AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7,63 mm.

FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS SIEMSSEN & CO Hongkong 3rd October, 1900.

IEN TING.

BURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free." Hongkong, Bird September, 1881.

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