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NOTICE:

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THE STEAMSHIP MARIA LOPEZ"

TOTICE is hereby given that the above DON JOAQUIM GARCIA Y LOPEZ io AUGUSTE- BARRELLY, carrying on business at Saigon as A. BARRELLY & CIE.

NOTICE en rod by the

All persons having CLAIMS against the said Ship or the Owner thereof are required to send them in to the Undersigned on or before SATURDAY, the 11th instant, after which date NO CLAIM prior to that date will be recognized..

Dated the 8th March, 1899..

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LECTURE.

M consented to deliver an Address, on R. J. J. FRANCIS, Q.C., has kindly THE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF ENGLAND," in the ST. ANDREW'S HALL,

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of what that would have meant. It is only within the last few years that France has been represented by a Consul at Muscat and so far as her trade is concerned she might well do without, one now, for with the exception of a few native craft and an occasional man of war, her flag is seldom or never seen afloat in the Persian Gulf

THE Commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps much regrets to announce the death of Gunner T. Curran, Field Battery. The Funeral will leave Volunteer Head Quarters at 435 pin. sharp, to-morrow, roth lnst.

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YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL.-

RELIEFS PER 8. 8. MANILA

Last night a parting smoker and convivial. evening was given by the Junior N. CO's hrid men of the Royal Engineers to their departing comrades a very pleasant evening was spent enlivened by songs and Instrumental music, in which, the naval friends of this scientific corps took parts Sagper W. Long, R.E. pre sided, at the piano and greatly assisted the performers, During the evening slight refresh ments in the shape of sandwiches and bread and cheese were handed round. Before embarking the troops were regaled by a smp tuous repast, given by their comrades. The different details embarked from the Commls- sariat Pier to-day at 2 pm under the command of Major Sir WCollerton, and RW-F Capt. W, Thompson, A.O.C., being second in

We give below the numbers going, fram different regiments:

N. C. Rank..Wo+ Child

command.

A game was played yesterday between the 38th Company, S. D., K. Artillery, and Hong Long F. C. The Club team was a weak one, Howard Lowe and Noble being absent, and some of the team played out of their places THE German New Guinea Company is to be On the other hand, the Artillery were well dissolved, and all rights granted to the com- represented, and they played a capital game, pany by the German Government are to-be-thair combination at times being extremely resumed by the Empire itself. Thus the whole good good enough to win the match by three goals to two. Frost, the inside right-wing possessions of the New Guinea Company are

proved himself a dangerous player when he got handed over to the Imperial authorities, and within shooting distance of the goal, and he scored the three points for his side. Lieut. the plant and buildings which hitherto ware

Green

too must be closely watched, for owned by the company is future belong to the

he is very fast, and when once he gets away is troublesome to catch, His rushes. upon F. Kew, under the bar, yesterday, into the forwards more life and dash when they Dught to reach the Club a lesson, and infuse are attacking. P. S. Bell is a tail.kicker, and he was conspicuous as right back, P. Bell played a fair game on the left wing forward, Corps Company-~~- and at times sent in some good, shots. There was very little to choose between the balves; they all did well. Danby and Louker worked very hard for Hongkong, as also did Mayson. The three V.R.C. players were not fast enough for their opponents; but A. E. Green on one- occasion beat bis man and scored the first goal in the game. The Artillery notched two goals On the morning when Professor Wilson, of

and the Club one during the first half. In the Edinburgh University, was made honorary

second part Hongkong equalized; but Frost physician to the Queen, he inforined his pupils

on the approach of time put the Artillery one of the appointment which had been conferred goal ahead. The Club's second goal was scored on him by means of a blackboard in the labora""by Danby, On the day's play the best teamt won. The same team, with a couple of altera tory, on which was written' Professor Wilson

tions; should have beaten the V. R. C. this after informs his students that he has this day been appointed honorary physician to the Queen. Daring his temporary absence from the room a student added the words--God save the Queen!

St. Helena has been the scene of a curious Pooh Bah performance. It possesses a bishop and also a governor who is likewise chief justice The bishop disregarded an injunction of the court and was fined £50. for conteinpt of count. He appealed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies who ordered govenior to remit the fine. The bishop is still in contempt, and the governor has been-compelled, as-governor, to override his own action as chief justice:

RUSSIA ALSO IMPLICATED. Cominenting upon the situation the Times of India says:It is a significant feature of the existing dovelopment of the situation that French intrigues have been carried on in association with Russia-The appoint-Empire. ment of a Russiaa Consul at Muscat, where there is not a rupee's worth of Russian trade, is a significant incident which must not be overlooked. But it is believed that the aims of Russia have more especial reference to the Persian side of the Gulf, and that she is once again looking to Bunder Abbas as the spot where she is most likely to realise her dream of sunshine and a sea-beach in the tropics. No doubt the statements we have made will have to run, the gauntlet of If the publicity the usual official denials. which has been afforded has the result of putting an end; for the time being, to an international movement directly calculated to disturb the peace of the world, a useful purpose will have been served. time, the increasing tendency of France and Russia to intrude in the Persion Gulf forms a symptom of international politics not likely to disappear.

At the same

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR.

LONDON, March 7th. The whole of the Cour de Cassation has assembled in connection with the Dreyfus case. The public hearing is not likely to take place

BC, and C4, are excellent din--before-roth-April- ner Wines and suitable for invalids and delicate stomachs: -7,and E, are after-dinner Wines of a very superior vintage All are true Xeres Wines.

GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE. M. Delcassé' speaking in the Chamber said that the British Government recognised the identical rights of France and Great Britain in Muscat, and had expressed profound regret to France for the incorrect, spontaneous action of one of its Agents. The Times commends Sample bottles and smaller quanti comments upon) the divergence of this state ties will be supplied.at proportionatement with the statements made in the British

wholesale ratės.

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be gennine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from qur authorised Agents at the Coast

Ports:

A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841:

Parliament and says that if the latterave correct the local agents deserved commendation, not repudiation, and that their action has baffled the original designs of France.

THE RECENT ILLNESS OF

MR. RUDYARD KIPLING. The Emperor of Germany, as an enthusiastic admirer of Mr. Rudyard Kipling's unrivalled books, has cabled enquiries concerning the author's condition,

'WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says.On the 9th Pressure has given way rapidly at 14.50 a.m. movingasvirus överCentrálnum. TESTOR

The Hongkong Telegraps

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAREN 9, 1899.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

HAVE WE APOLOGISED ?

today is certainly of most surprising nature.

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In contrast to the slanders on the conduct of the Anglo-Egyptian. Army in tlie Soudan which have been published in London, may be set the report of Major Calderati, the Italian Milit aryad to the expedition. The Italian officer warmly commends the self-restraint ex- ercised by the troops after the victory of Omdurman, notwithstanding continued pro- vocation from the defeated enemy. same time praises the arrangements which were made for the protection of non-combatants and the safety of the wounded.

He at the

18 view of the terrible loss sustained in Russia every wear through accidental fires in the villages, efforts are being made by the Govern ment to induce the peasantry to employ some less dangerous material than stray thatch for the roofing of their izbas. For some time past there has been a considerable increase in the use of "shingle in place of thatch, with the object of diminishing the risk of fire; and this, in its tur, has led to a very large importation from Germany and Belgium, and more recently from the United States, of simple and inex- 'pensive shingle making machines for use'in rural districts. The employment of shingle for reoting in the minner generally adopted in Russia entails the use also of roofing felt or paper. Nearly the whole of this is imported from abroad, and the demand is constantly increasing,

nnon.

The teams yesterday faced each other as follow:

(Hongkong F. C.) F, Kow,

0.

Anton. Pinckney. Mayson C. Kew. Looker. Seth. A. E. Green, Yule. Hancock. Dan P. Bell. Milne. Lt. Creen. Frost. Harris, Steel. Kelly, Brown. Gidman. P. S. Bell. Murphy

sinh Cô kia.

H.M.S. Victorious played the 25th Company, S.D., Royal Artillery, this afternoon in the third round for the Challenge Shield. The former ought to have won; if it did the team will have to meet Hongkong F. C in the semi-final | The 38th Co., R. A., and G. Co. R W. F., have to play off in the third rhund. The winner of this game will get a bye in the semi-final, on account of H.M.S. 1.M.S. Victorious or the Club, in the final, but Perful's departure, and will have to meet it should be the latter, for Hongkong ought to beat the sailors in the semi-final, and the last match in the competition should be in favour of the Club. From the start we gave the Club looks like getting it. to win the trophy, and, at present, Hongkong.

RUSSIA'S GROWING ARMA- MENTS.

The Russian budget for 1899 supplies some what melancholy proof that prophets, even when they are Sovereigns, have not always honour in then own country. When the Czar's message of peace was published to the world it was everywhere, except in France, welcomed with calthusiasm. The nations, hoped against hope that the world's ever-increasing armaments might, at last, be checked. Coming from Rus Success, n'u içer viffy whed of prospect o

of

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Hongkong.S.M Bupermamery Staff... Royal Army eien Corr Royal Wells Fucillors Army Ordnance

Total.

LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT.:

AN APPELLATE JURISDICTION Before Sir J. W. Carrington, K., G.M.G., (Chief Justice):

March 9th.

AN ABSCONDING BOAT-BUILDER.. Plaintiffs in this action sought to obtain possession of a steam launch. DIENA

Mr. Pallock (instructed by Mr. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Master) appeared for plaintiffs. He said his clients had obtained leave of the court to proceed eseparte. Plaintiffs,, the Yuen Huon firm, were a firm of merchants carrying on business at 4, Millers Road West, and Mr. Kwok Chan was the managing partner of the firm. The steam launch Feen Huon, în against which the action was brought, was course of construction, and was now lying on the stocks in the boat building yard which lately belonged to the Shing Ten, Wah Kee firm, at 28, Mong Kok Tsui, British Kowloon. of this bont building yard. Up to the morning A man called Tan Wah was the sole proprietor of the 4th Feb last Tan Wah was in charge of plaintifs launch, and was engaged in building her for them, but on that morning plaintiffs discovered that Tan Wah had absconded from the Colony. Plaintiffs accordingly com- menced these; proceedings for the possession of the launch. The price agreed upon for the construction of the launch was $3,200. It was about half-bullt, and Captain Burnie estimated the value of the work done at $1,300, which left $1,900 worth of work to be done. yet. Plaintiffs had paid Lan Wah $1,000. on account of this launch or S760 more than the value of work done

Kwok Chan, managing partner in the plain- tiff firm, said it was agreed that the steam launch should be afloat on the 12th of March, The price was to be $3,200. The contract was made on the 9th October last year. Altogether. $2,000 had been paid to the Shing Tee Wah Kee on account of the launch, and he produced

Tan and

China, and in the N. part of the China Sea. ancient Egyptians had an Asiatic origin," or the most invulnerable, the least easily assaild year he found out that. Tan Wah” had"

Forecast:-E to winds, moderate or light; late this hypothesis has been controverted by many eminent anthropologisis; who claim that Egyptian civilisation comes directly from the New Stone Age people of that part of Africn and has only been influenced by Asiatic culture,

fair.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL,

ble, the one whom nane will willingly attack She was, therefore, in a peculiarly good position to set the noble example of disarming.

It would be unfair to blame the Czar for the fact that she shows no intention of relaxing her armaments Unquestionably he is sincere, as Alexander, his ancestor, was sincere in a

German Anthropological Society, the Russian phobe party led by Count Muravicit. For many

quence he brought this action. He had received gone away, from the Colony, and in conse

a report from. Messrs. Burnie and Goddard valuing the work done to the launch at $1,300, He paid 3500 on the day of the contract and the rest because Tan Wah said he wanted the money to buy materials with. Tan Wah had

The Reuter's telegram which we publish THE total production of flax in Ireland during Among those who support this view are M. de similar proposal. But he has to reckon with not done any work for the firm before. He had G

1997 was 6,318 tons. It required 45,576 acre Dissing, in LAnthropologic, Dr. Fraus, of the opinion at home-above all, with the Anglo not seen Tan Wali since he absconded M. DELCASSE is credited with having stated of land to produce this crop, and the yield pe professor Anontchine, and Schweinfurth, the months a struggle between this faction and the Howell, bailiff in the Supreme Court, sald

was tons. In 1896 the total produce Government had expressed profound regret was 10,844 tons.

to France for the incorrect, spontaneous

action of one of its agents." In other words! WE would call the attention of our readers the British Government had apologised to the announcement of a lecture to be given

that going forward. "The fater would seek an un- summons in this action just off the boat-build- Sergi's hypothesis to the effect that the earliest derstanding with England; and develop the vast ing yard at Mong Kok Tsui on the steam Egyptians came from Sontaliland or somewhere Rustian Empire peacefully. But he has evid-launch Fun Huan by affixing it to one of the up the Nile in the region reconquered by they been worsted by the Chauvinists, and the timbers. He found the police in possession.

The Chief Justice-How about the costs? I net result is an increase of £5,000,000 in the

of MONDAY, the 13th of March, at 5.15 P.M. (-)rance for the action of the Admiral of the Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C.. in St. Andrew's Hall of Sirdar. For aught we know, Khartuan may be sums devoted to arinatnents. Of this increase do not know how you can get them.ANADA

The MEETING is OPEN to the PUBLIC East Inklian squadrun in threatening to.bom- 1.Monday next, al 2015 pm on The Strength and the "cradle " of the North African and Southern less than 1,600,000 govs to the Navy, while I'

and Ladies are invitel.

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Hon. Secretary. HONGKONG COD VOLUMES SOCIETY. Hongkong, 9th March, 1899.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB

bard Museat unless the Sultan consented to withlow the cession of a coaling station to Frore. Can this be the case? The Sultan 15334 of Oman is supported by a joint agreement Gestern the British and French governments by each binds, Reelf not to annex the county or any part of it, so that the British | enforcing the rights of the British nation in

Weakness of England. The public and ladic European race; or certain elements of it, at are invited io attend.

Tux German Emperor lately issue an perial order, by which all the French ties the army and other Government departe a premier lieutenant, in consequence, in futu

least.

THE Antiquarians of Rome believe that they have made a great find. Signor Hacellai, the Minister of Education, in the course of some excavations at the east end of the Forum, has

it was intended in bory Romulus. The body

the nutlay on new construction" rises from Any0,000 in 1898 to £3,400,000 in 1899. And it must be remembered that last year a special appropriation of £9,000,000 or more was devot ed to the Navy,

In face of this tremendous outlay, in face of the fact that last year Russia, by her special pigramme, laid down-nine-cruisers, to which no reply was made by Great Britain, it is hope.

Mr. Pollock-1 ask for costs, Thera is . possibility of a fund being available. In fact there is one now in Court to the amount of

82,99,

Judgment for plaintiffs with costs.

OFUNADO HARBOUR.

The latest project is to make Ofunado a port! the Navy or upon the defences of the Empire, it by railway with the Japan Railway Com

LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT Admiral was evidently doing no more than are to-be-replaced-by-a-German-significati come upon the great black stone under which less to think of reducing uur expenditure upon for foreign and domestic trade, and to connect will find LISTS on which to enter their holding om a threat to the. Sultan of Oman will be called "ober lieutenant," and so forth of the founder disappeared, but his shepherd We regret to have to have to say so, but the pany's system. Ofunado is a place of which:

EMDERS wishing to enter for the above Names, in the Hoxusoși Civi and in the CRICKET PAVILION,

in order to prevent his violating the terms of his agreement with us,"

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ENTRIES Will CLOSE on" THURSDAY, the 16th instant.

Hongkong, 9th March. $99.

"STRAYED

+MAN A BRITISH DEPENDENCY.

D'ARC's Marionettes are still attracting lad was buried there, and the stone was for ages country learnt the supreme importance of anthe, anjerity of our readers probably know crowels to their comfortable little theatre on regarded as the palia:lium and centre of Rome, adequate flect in the critical hours of the Rolling.Itis in the Kesen district of, Iwate

West Point reclamation ground. Since p

departure of Mr. Gonsalves the musical de

ment has been under the skilful 'manageme of Mr. Vernon Osborne. late of the Russ

Of its existence there is no doubt, and no invader would have thought it worth while to

take it away. The discovery, like almost all discoveries of recent years in Italy as well as

negotiation over Fashoda. Had our fleet not Been demonstrably superior to that of France of a conflict. The Govemment must continue we might have been plunged into the horrors the work of strengthening a force which defends, existence by faltering in the raceDaily Mail,

THE ARMIES OF THE WORLD,

apparente

HTUESDAY, the 7th March, a Fox.waldictate its policy; we should tolerate no Opera Company, everything going with Egypt, helps to prove that destructive criticism but does not attack. We cannot tisk our very the results of the opening of the Siberian-

ROM FORREST. LODGE, CAINE ROAD, on

TERRIER DOG, white body, and black head, had collar with my Name and Address on at Anyone finding the same, will much oblige by RETURNING it to

time.

Prefecture; that is to say, on the north-east coast, of Japan and within easy reach of the by the port has been selected, not on ac country's principal iron mines.

But count of the fron mines, but with a view to Railway: The idea is that there must be some harbour in the north-east for the purposes of the trade which the railway will bring to Vladivostock Hakodate has proved defective, in endeavouring to estimate the number of Land Matsushima could not be prepared without men in the various armies when on a war-foot a heavy outlay, whereas Ofunado wants a pior

tion of a European country may be drafted into members of the ffouse of Representatives figures. In time of war the entire male populathe project. Its promoters: appear so gut the army. Of the war-strength of Germany no Messrs. Shimolsaki Gonzaburo, Sato "Shozo official statistics can be obtained; but with her. Kikuchi Kuro, Amenomiya Keijiro, and so on, present organization, Germany, in case of Japan Mail: 1+ invasion, can muster an army of 1,000,000 meit Austria-Hungary haaa" Landiturn of 4,000,000 men, in which all citizens not members of the army, navy, or Ersatz-Reserve are obliged to selve from their nineteenth to their forty-third

Lord Crazos, some years ago, stated :— Oman may justifiably be regarded as a British dependency. We subsidise its ruler:

Stories are rarely transmitted rightly froni alien interference." This being the rase, is usual life and gaiety that has made D'Arc's is laundering criticism, and that the legends of it likely, in view of the firm policy that we worthily popular in every country yet visited history usually rest upon some solid basis. have of late adopted in our dealings with France and French aggression; that our RECENTLY a band of robbers went to plun mouth to mouth, unless, indeed, a perpetually Government would have repudiated the ac the house of Nai Phum situated at Smutpratenewed priest-hood has set itself to preserve tion of its agent in ensuring that our agrees (north of Bangkok,) They scized the owthem; but the deliberate invention of a figure ing, it is somewhat difficult to obtain accurate only. A company has been formed to carry out ment with the Sultan of Oman should stripped him, and tortured him in a most like Romulus is much more improbable than not he broken; that the Admiral should rible manner in order to make him show his existence. have received a rap over, the Loughes the money which he has concealed, but CAPT. T. H. BAINBRIDGE, A.D.C., command- [3322. for refusing to tolerate the alien intervain. The thieves then murdered Sai Png the battleship Nile, port guardship at ference of which Lord Cuazos spoke? took away all they could, and escaped. Davenport, reported, during December to the We fancy not. We can quite understand Siamese officials are now inquiring into Naval Commander-in-Chief at Devonport, Ad- that the Government recognised the rights of case. France in so far as the abovementioned

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Hongkong, 9th March, 1899.

THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM, SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. "FOR MANÍLA (DIRECT),

THE Company's Steamship

* ESMERALDA," Captain Tayler, will be despatched for the above port, on MONDAY, the 13th instant, at 5 PM

This stemmer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is fitted with the Electric Light.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMEN & Co., Gencial Manager. Hongkong, 9th March, 1859.

mistaken.

THE OPINION OF THE "TIMES."

imal the Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, a remark-

Table 1-Armies on a War-Footing, Russia German Empire

of the various countries

France

3,503,000

$3,000,00

Austria-Hungary......................., 1,827,178. Italy iraquon 1,268,308

526,220. 140,62

Great Britain

United States .....

acces

THE WIND.

When we want to express the iden of exce

the speed of the wind. Flying on the winge of the wind is a frequently used poetic meta phor, but there are lots of better, for the wind, except in oxtraordinary storms, really; travola no faster than an ordinary express (rällroad) train, "as we, may see by the following table of velői cluf compiled from the reports of the French Bureau of Meteorology, by M M. Pigeo

210

agreumont was copcorned, but we must re- THE Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elisable accident to an uncharged torpedo during year. The following table gives the war looting dive speed, we frequently use the words,' fuse to believe anything more than that, We Captain Julian, aerived from Singapore e quarterly practice in Cawsand Bay. While earnestly trust that ..DE,CASSE has baen morning and fired the usual salutes, actice was being carried on, the Brixham is a vessel of 4,064 toni, 9,000 indicated howler Fictor was proceeding out to sea; and power, and steams 19 knots Her annamen in Cawsand Bay experienced a shock, consists of two g4-in., sis 5.9. Krupp e cause of which, for the moment, seemed in- As will be seen from the telegram, in and eleven quick firing guns, her compplicable. It speedily became evident, how- ment la 450 mea. Her principal diinenser, that a severe blow had been received by spite of its having been mutilated in trans- mission, it is grident that the Times supare, length 231 ft. 6 in. beam 47 ft. 6 vessel beneath the water line, as she began enk. Just before this, a torpedo had been ports the action of the Admiral and is maximum draught 18 ft. 7 in. ...

hipped from the Nite and it was this which, of quinion that he deserves the cam- [32gamenidation and not the condemnation of THE içial number of vessels passing throng an unexpected course, had struck the the Government for having baffled the the Suez Canal in the month of July last vier on the starboard quarter. Shouts were: original designs of France. Of the nature of 337, of a gross tonnage of 1,244,040 tons. Fed, and a boat was quickly lowered from the statements made in the British Parliatiese vessels, 205 were British, will yardship and sent to the trawler's assist ment, to which the Times refers, we are at presunt ignorant, but, that they will be tonnage, of 761, 359 tons 1 33 German, 1298 Several of the seamen went to the pumps, awaited with interest by our readers generally tons: 35 Spanish 174,175 tons: 20 Free the trawler was put about to return to we are convinced. In the mean time we 78,381 tons; 15 Dutch, 41,338 tons; 4 Japan, four, where she was beached. The leak Captain Dodd, will be despatched as above on certainly feel that but for the strong attitudd 23,472 tons 14 Russian, 19,64 ton to so severe that the pumps, had to be con- adopted by aur Admiral, France might have 15,838 tons; 5 Austro-Hungarian, 15,739.1only worked by the blue jackets. An official ESDAY, the 14th Instant, at Nonn...

established herself in the Persian Gulf to the 4 Italian, 14,034 tons 4 Norwegian, 7.347 try will be held. It is not known whether For Freight or Passage, apply to

detriment of British interests and trade, and 4 Egyptian, 6,534 tone, a Danial, 4:420 rpedo, valued at £500, has been damaged we have had a good example in Madagascar 1 Chinese, 1,505 tona; i Greek, 975-100s,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED..

FOR MANILA (DIRECT),

THE Company's Steamship

"SUNGKIANG,"

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 9th Manila, 1899.

[3283

The army of one country, in the relation which it bears to the population of that country, may be comparatively larger than the army of another nation. The proportion of inhabitants to the number of soldiers gives one a better conception of the onormous size of a European force than a mere statement of its numerical strength. In table 11. these proportions of Table 11Population. population to the various armies are given

Population, Cengus 129,166,561

Russla United States German Empire Austria-Hungary Françeskus Creaf Britain, Italy:

Light

Light

Abree

Moder

Strop

Temp

189717

Ahea

1. 62,622,250

52,279,915 1895 6235,3421800

Astor

of the most

104,975 31114,500 Estimated.

some