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To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

NDER PRAYA RECLAMATION OR

UDINANCE NO. 10 of 1889, the work of reclaiming the foreshore from the foot of WING WO STREET to the foot of POTTINGER STREET will be commenced on MONDAY, the 1st May. A double row of piles will be driven into the sea bed to mark the line of the new Sea Wail. Masters of Vessels, Launches, Junks, Cargo Boats, &c., are hereby warned that they must use caution in approaching within so sands of the works, and they will be held responsible for any damage caused by them to the piles or any part of the works.

P.D. ORMSBY, Director of Public Works.

[570 Hongkong, 27th April, 1899. - DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL

"HE Company's Steamship,

"HAIMUN,"

Captain Milroy, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the joth instant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK, & Cn, General Managers, Hongkong, 27th April, 1899.

[[5778° DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.

"BE Company's Steamship

THE

"HAITAN,"

Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 30th instant, at Daylight

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 27, 1899.

BIRTH

At Morrison Hill Road, Hongkong, on the 26th instant, the wife of 1. DALLON, 1. M. Customs, of a daughter.

The Hongkong Telegraph

*LIMITED:

THE Sanitary Inspectors had eight cases up at THE PUNJOM MINING CO., vão Magistracy this morning for infringing the p ordinance concerning cocklofts and partitions between cubicles. Seven paid the $15, while the eighth was imprisoned. -

he Hongkong Gelegraph THE five seamen were brought up to-day-for

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1899.

TELEGRAMS. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GERMANY AND UNITED STATES. LONDON, April 25th.

The German Ambassador has strongly protested against Capt. Coghlan's speech. The Hon. John Hay (Secretary of States) has ex pressed his disapproval of it and intimated that the Admiralty will take action in the matter. The German Press is moderate, treating the speech as a post-pmudial oration. At the same banquet at which Capt. Coghlan made the speech, he recited a coarse ballad about the Emperor William, which the Ambassador dis. dains to notice.

SOUTH AFRICA.

Mr. Chamberlain in defending a vote for barracks in South Africa said, that the enormous increase of offensive or defensive forces of the Transvid was the sole reason for increasing the British garrison..

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(From Japanese Papers.) GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

THE RECENT NEGOTIATIONS,

TOKYO, April 19th, A telegram has reached the Government giving a sketch of the negotiations which have been in progress between Count Muravieff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Sir Nicholas O'Conor, K.C.D., the British Ambas. [578a sador at St. Petersburg. Great Britain and Russia recently entered upon these negotiations to arrive at an understanding with "a-vice to removing the differences between the two countries in East Asia.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 27th April, 1899. THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA.

THE Company's New Screw Steamship

" DIAMANTE,"

Captain Tayler, will be despatched for the above port, an MONDAY, the 1st May

The attention of Passengers is directed to the excellent accommodation provided by this steamer. She is fitted throughout with Electric Light

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Manager.

„Hongkong, 27th, April, 1899.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLÖYD,

NOTICE. STEAM TO SHANGHAL

THE Company's Steamship

"PREUSSEN,"

15730

Captain R. Heintze doe here with the ward German Mail about the 2nd May, will leave for the above place shout 24 hours after arrival.

For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & Co., Agents

Hongkong, 27th April, 1599.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE.

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STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND NAGASAKI. (Passing through the ENLAND SEA.)" "HE Company's Steamship

Ţ

"HOHENZOLLERN,"

Captain E. Woltersdorff, will leave for the above Ports an or about WEDNESDAY, the 3rd May

For father Particulars, appily to

MELCHERS & Cd.,

Agents,

Hongkong, 27th April, 1899.

Intimation.

1574

Great Britain proposes (1) That the central part of China south of the Yellow Sea (includ ing the Yangtze Valley) be included in the sphere of British influence; (2) That New chwang be made a free port, being excluded from the sphere of either country.

Russia proposes that the Yellow River should form the boundary between the spheres of induence of the uta_countries,and-opposes- Newchwang being made a free part, on the ground that the territory north of the Yellow River is within the Russian sphere of influence. It is presumed that a satisfactory settlement of the negotiations will prove very difficult. ITALIAN GUARD WITHDRAWN FROM PEKING.

PERINO, April 19th..

The Hadian marines for the protcision of the Italian Legation here were withdrawn this morning. The only foreign soldiers remaining here are Germans,

(Special Telegram to the Straits Times.)

AN AMOK..

FIVE KILLED, SIX WOUNDEN,

PENANG, April 19th, 1.40 p.m. Yesterday a man who was running amok at the village of Jelutong, one and a half mile from Penang goal, killed five persons and wounded six.

A Corporal of Police shot the aniok-runner.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Observatory report says:-On the 27th at 1155 am The harometer has fallen on the China coast, and in the extreme North, Pres- sure is low in the N. part of the Sea of Japan and highest between the E. coast of China and W. Japan. Gradients slight with moderate monsoon on the China const. FORECAST:- Moderate E. winds; dull, probably some rain,

LOCAL AND GENERAL...

The following is the report of the Manager of the Punios Mining Co., Limited, for

March

JALIS.

No

judgment at the Magistracy on the charge of August Shaft-Level No. 3-(200 feet assaulting Frank Star, and were awarded the Level)-Prospecting Winze No. Drives following punishments. Thomas O'Toole was

from this winze were continued jpft. in several directions following ore bodies, which are much sentenced to six months, Charles Blatchford twisted about and more of the nature of pockets fourteen days, Peter McIntyre and Henry:than lodes here. A wine was sunk from one Gillman to one month each with hard labour, of these drives 7ft, to follow some ore. A very little rich ore was found in doing 'this work, MR. Long, the United States Secretary to the and all the ore taken out was set to the Mill, Navy, is arranging for a mosquito fleet to un- 32.5 tons, which yielded 6.3 dits. per ton in dertake police duty on, the coasts and inland free gold and some concentrates not yet treated

that will give about 2 dies, per ton more. waters of the Philippines. Some of the big permanent are body or defined lode, nor any ocean tugs which formed the mosquito fleet thing of a very profusing nature, was developed that operated round the. Cuban coasts will be here. utilised for this purpose. They will go up the Pacific coast and proceed to Manila by way of the Aleutians, Hakodate, and Hongkong. THE U. S. Congress has reduced the number of sailors from 20,000 to 15,000, and the Navy" Department feels obliged to put half of the home squadron, out of commission. Should events in the East require further ships to-be sent, the reserve will soon be exhausted. The Senate has also reduced the number of ships to be built and will, in effect, prevent any from being built if it persists in refusing to allow the Government to pay a fair price for armour plate

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A SHOCKING outrage is "reported to have taken place at Palmetto, in Georgia (U.S.A.) A number of negroes had been sent to gnol on a charge of having attempted to burn Palmetto, and nine of these were shot by a band of 100 men, who rode up on horseback and raided the prison. None of the victims was killed, though most of them sustained very severe injuries. Distressing scenes took place when the wives and children of the unfortunatd negroes heard of the outrage. The Governor of Georgia has offered a reward for the arrest of the assailants.

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial

and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals :—-

Dorabjee Nowrojce Hon. Wei Yak....... Mme. LA Musso....... Hon. W. Meigh Goodman H. M.-H. NeaKIZEL":

E. Pabaney

Capt. C. V. Lloyd

A. NI. Essalhoy

Hon. F. H. May

G. C. Anderson

J. F. D.da

Wy. H. Percival...........

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Eastern Manufacturing-Co... 10 D. Noronha.

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Prospecting Winze No. 5-Drive easterly from this winze continued 24ft. sin on the ore body known as die East and West "lode, in ore and lode formation, but the ore was all too low grade to send to the mill or be of any valud This drive is in very hard ground,

TAXRONG.

Shaft. This was continued 78, and stopped, it being the required depth to open out at 100 fest depth and for a sump below that. A broken up lode like foruation was crossed by this shafi, which is likely the laile had first in Level No. 1.

Level No. 2-This was opened out at roof from collar of shaft. Drive northerly 17, and oue first harf ist Level No. 1 sa sut in the southerly 11, were put in. What is apparently drive southerly from shift aid deves put in on it easterly 6ft and westerly 8ft. This lode is not well defined and of bui low grade here, so far as developed,

Level No. 1, Uprise. This was continued 15ft, which brought it through into adit Level above, a total distance of 42 ftom Level No. 1. The lode this upraise is on did not improve any therein and is of questionable milling value. The large body of fair grade ore in at levels this praise came into did not extend town at point of praise but about a foot, which was somewhat disappointing.

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THE BUBONIO PLAGUE.

MORE CASES OF BIN

Ar the meeting of the Hongkong. Sanitary

Atral meeting: Board this afternoon it was reported that in the plague were reported and 177 deaths. Mr. CV Ladde city of Bombay," or "March 27th, 201 cases of: afternoon à report

A retum from, the British Consulate, at Surgeon) to the felle Tainan, Formosa, showed that from March" break of Hinderpest & had 28th to April 3rd, both days Included, 256 cases | Mr. Kennedy's cattle: Fantyfour were reported in the prefecture, there being vere housed in a shod at Kowloon 180 deaths and at recoveries. Frain, January yards from Mr. Chater's bungalows 7th to April 3rd 933 cases were reported, thera four showed symptons of the diaphse being 654 deaths and 73 recoveries.

It was reported from the British Conanlate,mmended the slaughter and burial Tamsui, that since the outbreak of pligud lust | On the motion of Dr. Clark, reca year there had been 39 cases in the port, of President, it was decided to declare, the shed which three were Japanese and 36 natives. Of in question infected, 27. selle these 30 had died, three had recovered, and six were still (April (1) under trentment,

YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.

of the finmin about the prospects of com- There is a great deal of talk in the columns

mercial and industrial rivalry between the north and the south of Japan; in other words, bat-"| ween Vokchama and Kobe, for our contempo rary regards these as the business centres of north Japan and of south Japan, respectively, What conclusion the Jim will ultimately come to can not tell, for it has thus far published only one article of a series, but its first showing is unfavourable to Yokohama, It regards cotton and silk as the two chief factors in determining the condition of the two places, cotton for Kobe and silk for Yokohama Now the figures showing the growth of the calton spining industry are these

No. of spindles

Year

1880

1803

21:190 ********... 381,781 1897 070,307,

Produce in lbs. 27,983,683 88,859,533 331,295,791

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On the other hand, the figures for silk are. Year. No of boku of cocoons. Produccin lbs. 1889

11,480,608 ************ 1,18,650 803 1897 2124.236 ..........1,686,894

14,790,167. 18,057,800. is seen from these tables that, whereas the production of cotton yarns increased nearly eight-fold in the nine-year perind 1859-97, the increases in the produce of silk increased only

the

On the motion ofthe Vice Presid by Mr. Osborne, It was decided four diseased cattle forthwith and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon to slaughter any of the remainder witch show signs of the disease,

CANTON AND KOWLOON

RAILWAYAT

It will be remembered that a party of Royal Engineers started a short time ago to make a survey from Kowloon for the railway to Canton. They are at present in Hongkong, having completed the work, as far as Sham- chun, and we understand that it is now in- tended to go to Canton, probably next Monday, and to work back to the point at which they previously terminated.

nature, we could not obtain particulars con

As the work is strictly of à Confidential

not hesitation saying that they had been cerning the proposed route, bai the party had

very well, received by the villagers in the different, districts they had, been through. Although the villagers appear to be friendly, it has been thought advisable to take on two more sappers, who, though hot in uniform, are to act as escort to those at work. They happened to hu at Taipohu at the time that the Fant shell- ed the rebel's position and say the first shot, red at 500 yards, was u splendid one, com pletely demolishing à jingal and the rack an which it was mounted, besides, thor

thoroughly demoralizing the rebels

As perhaps some our renders have never seen,

Chinese jingal, it may not be out of place to give a short description of this formidable ((o feet in length, having a two inch bore, friends) weapon of warfare. It is about twelve- and is mounted on bamboos. It is loaded at

it is hired by means of a match applied to the the muzzle the projectiles being mails, stones

or any small articles that can be-forced down?

Crosscut Crosscut was started westerly per cent, and on this difference in the rate of from shaft at this level and driven, north development of the twe industries the immin westerly salt. At about 25ft. in it cut some funds an assertion that Kobe promises to out- badly broken up quartz, in what looked like strip Yokohama as a business centre. To us the estimate seems very misleading, since it might be a file formation, but of me value where cut A: 36, bin, in well defined lode takes no account of the tonetary values of the two productions. When we consider values, of the crosscut and the foot wall, having sis-The industry of which Kobe is the was cut, proving about soft, thick in the botton the case stands thus, adopting the Zimmin's turned perfectly fat, we are not, through it yet in the top of the cross on, Three assays

centre produced goods the value of which rose from 7 million per to 55, millions in the nine-touch-hole. When fired it generally kills some of this ore average a small fraction under ode

Fear perind 1889-97, and the industry of which one usually the poor unfortunate who has to nence fine gold, per ton. This ore is not of a

Volebama is the centre produced goods:

apply the lucifer the free milling, but refractory character,' hence

value of which rose from 69 million yen to 108 some changes must be insule in mur plant brillans in the same period. Moreover, there tur trent ir terahvaninge, which sepa bis e fiven i taken to do if it proves to hold out in quantity is to prospect of any growth of the cotton. and quality with further developthem, whichspinning industry, for the present, at all events, whereas sericulture develops steadily, and is being and will be pushed on it. This bode is would find a certain market for its produce if

almost surely a continuation of the large ore

THE PHILIPPINES.

MaxiLA, April aznd. All day yesterday extensive preparations were going on in accordance with the concen-

badly developed in the adlit Level aive, ally the methods of reeling were improved-ration of General Lawton's arty at the La enth it ring here at the so foot Level 1 Japan Mail. consternising developinept.

NEW FIND

No, | Adit Level. This level was continned 35ft, and stoppel I was drivch là cựu my rick and assed the gh a sal leader mal some mineralized for naben.

MASIR,

Surface work only was done here during the nth. A small bt of very good bra was got, and sent de the mill, 26 pads of which yielded in free-gold one ounce 15.83 dets, per ton, and from it some good concentrates weir saved, not yet treated in 56,tus, of which 46 tons were

IN connection with the Hongkong Volunteers a rifle match between teams from the following branches of the Service will take place at the

No. 3 Level was counted 78. gin, when it was stopped. Nothing was decohfed in the Naval Range, Howloon, Saturday, May 6th, levels or showed then in ut about this lode commencing at 19.30 Navy. Royalto appear to me is want further pro-pecting Artillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Welsh here at present anyway. Fusiliers, and H.K. Volunteers. The following men are requested to obtain as much pretice as possible with the Lee-Metford rifle team of ten will be chosen from amongst them to represent the Corps. Rifles on loan may be obtained at Head-Quarters-Capt. Chapman, treated during the month, palling in free gold Lieut. Macdonald, Sergt. D. Brown, Sergts.3 dwts, per ton, and souie concentrates, not yel McPhail, Rutter, Henderson, Lammert, Skel- treated. No seemingly "permanent body, or ton, Corpl. Gow, Bomdr. Hart, Gunners Mac-deposit of ore has been found here yet, donald, Stewart and Toller.

Cleaning out old workings here was contious el, but nothing of any value has been found therein as yet.

THE HINTERLAND TROUBLE.

THE ATTACK THAT FAILED.

Yesterday, or last night, as we stated severn! days ago, a grand attack was to be made upon the British troops in the hinterland by no less than forty thousand Chinese tropps, and, after

SELANDO,

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A little furthes projiceting work was done here, but nothing of promise being found it was discontinued.

SVAIL

Ne. Drive West-This was continued Gof. but cutting nothings, of value it was stopped.

No. 2 Drive. This was continued and drives from it on a sinali swinger were put in, a total

LOILO NOTES.

TLDELO, April 6th, . Phim Ceral Miller work is departure frong this by Lude this morning. The 6th Alley fired the customary salute. The Tenu sec band accompanied the General to the despatch boat, also one battalion of the Tennessee repraent

The arrival of eighteen recruits assigned to Battery G. of the 6th Artillery, he lightened the hearts of many of the men, who think they now see their way to taking their discharges, unter General Order No. 40. The majority of the recruits are men whit served in the colmatcers, and therefore know by this time considerable of the duties of a soulier. There are alom sixty men in the battery who are able to take their discharge under the order, and they expect that they will be able to leave- before long.

Loma cemetery, on the north side of Manilar, Soldiers have been passing through the streets : In all directions, and 2050cl bulluck cans have been utilized in bringing out the bagange and impediment of the army. The trobju huvé attention has been paid to lessening the weight been rationed for ten "days, but the greatest- of the accoutrements usually camleby soldiers. in the field, General Lawton has already. established a reputation for rapid and tireless narcising, and with his ustial altention to the minutest details he was given specific orders detailing exactly the amount of weight to be carried by each man, each officer and cach wagon.

The ground covered early this morning was already fought over some ivecks past by the heavy anny under General McArthur, but when the troops reached the Tutiapan river they swung to the left and joined Wheaton's brigade at felinta, thus leaving the country in the vicinity of La Loma church exposed

The insurgents were quick to take advantage of this fact and returned, occupying their old On the 7th inst. the troops in this command. positions, fortifying and strengthening them- went upon a reconnaissance to the west of the selves for the new advance. The general city. The start was made at 3.30 am. The direction of to-day's march is supposed to be Tine of Inatch carried the men through Molotowards Novaliches, but ensual in such moves and on for several miles. All the natives met they have consulted the greatest secrecy The showed a very friendly disposition.

The 6th Artillery, stationed here, are drilling troops selected by Lawton have already been and thagouvering with four carabaos yaked to tried at the campaign acting upon the Lake, and bitve demonstrated their ability to keep up each piece of artillery. This illustrates how with the rapid plan of march of the General, easily an American can adopt himself to strange. Soma new ones have been introduced, "but the circumstances, in times of trouble like these

April 10th army in general is similar to the one which

On a visit to the firing lines today, I could executed the campaign above refched to,

our small body of men had been annihilated, of 59ft., but aoliling of value developed. Con- sed many insurgents at work throwing up info personnel is as follows and U.S. In FOUR Chinamén for loitering within so yards this great force was to advance upon Kowloon siderable prospecting was done in the vicinity trenchments, about 2,000 yards from our lines,try; Gale's section of the 4th Cavalry-two

of Kellets Island were fioed Sé each at the Magistracy this morning.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Two Chinamen were fined as this morning at

LIMITED,

the Magistracy for keeping a common gaming house. The fines were paid and the men dis charged.

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Sample bottles and smaller quanti ties will be supplied at proportionaté wholesale rates..

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

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Lix Suvi was sentenced at the Magistracy this morning to twelve months' hard labour for

being found in the colony during his term of

banishment from Hongkong,

THE approximate total of the American strength now in the Philippines, en route, pr under orders for the islands is $1,000 officers and men of the combined army and navy forces. No further reinforcements are now in contem. plation.

The Jollowing alteration in the character of the Shaweishan Light is notified:The new Light is Dioptric, Occulting, of the First Order, showing a fixed white light varied by an eclipse every 15 seconds. It is elevated 29 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather should

be visible for a distance of 21.nautical miles.

`A JAPANESE paper learns that Marquis Salgo, Minister of State for Home Affairs, has issued instructions to Superintendents of local police to employ competent English interpreters at ench of the police stations at the principal cities, towns, and other places, for the purpose of facilitating the management of police busi- Bess connected with foreigners. ACCORDING to Japanese papers, the new torpedo-boat destroyer Murakumo, built in England, arrived at Sasebo on the 14th inst, while another torpedo-boat destroyer the Shinonome, also built in England, safely arrived at Yokosuka on the following day. The two boats are each 63 metres long, and 6 metres wide and are of 279 tons displacement...

THE Japanese ten guilds have arranged for the opening of a tea-drinking stall at the Parle Ex. bibiton, and have decided to exhibit some teas and generally push forward the sales of Japan ose tea. The grounds for the site of the tea stall has already been obtained. The Govern ment has agreed to grant 25,000 yen towards the expenditure, and the Formosan Government Wij makein similar grant.

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and wipe the hated “foreign devils" from the face of the earth. Needless to say, the attack did not take place and the night passed quite quietly, but nevertheless, there was a mild panic amongst certain of the Chinese servants who were evidently fully convinced that the 'situation was most grave. We hear that several of the European inhabitants of the peninsular slept with arms handy in case of an alarm.

A THREATENED STRIKE. From Chinese sources we learn that emisa ries, from the mainland are now at work in Hongkong, striving to induce the coolies and servants generally to go on strike for a time, in order to show their disapproval of the action taken by the authorities in the new territory. We publish this information in order that the authorities may be on their guard and so nip any attempt at a strike in the bud. It may be that the officials are in possession of full in- formation upon the subject, but after the apparent ignorance displayed of any intention on the part of the bincse to resist the British occupation of the new territory we think that a hint dropped of what is to be apprehended may not be out of place. At all avents it can do no harms and lead to the saving of thousands

of dollars.

THE FRENCH NAVY.

On March 17th M. Lockroy explained the Naval Estimates to the Chamber, He refuted the objection that France could not afford to be in the first rank with both fleet and army, and relied greatly for naval superiority on the newly perfected submarine vessel. He gave some revelations of the weakness of "the defence of the arsenals some months ago, which would have gone far to justify M. Gohier. At Brest, Toulon and Cherbourg, on the first day of mobilisation, only one. third of the batteries could have been manned. on March 18th argued again attempting All this "had now been altered. M. Raiberti to reach supremacy in both fleet and army, and recommended land defences for the forta abroad. Then Admiral Rieunier, Minister of Marine in 1893, made a violent attack on M.

of this place, showing further extensive native or ancient workings shouts and mich gold bearing dirt and oat quartz on the surface.

GUBAN.

Prospecting along the supposed line of lude was continued here and what seems in be the lode developed for several hundred feet, but it is small, being but about 1 f. thick and of very low grade where cut.

GENERAL PROSPECTING.

* Some prospecting has been done over our territory and more or less prospecting work prosecuted at a number of places, but one of these places have developed into anything of particular promise as yet.

REDUCTION WORKS.

Mill, 22 Stamps-These were run equal to 29 full days, treating ore for gold product as follows-

Amaiaum Headings. 3aby.5 418.65 Jalis

35 26.05 Manik Lot 1. 30. 82.30 Manik Lo5 45.

17.70

1.

101,64 10.28 31.35 (1.83

Total.....3365.0 545,50 210.00 Bullion assay here, gold 840,3 time, Silver 13 Sinc. Mint Value-Silver at 25. 5. per oz- £3117.5 per ounce.

Pans-Practically no product was treated in these during the month, the little bullion got from them being included in above results from the Stamps.

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GENERAL.

'- Water supply-This has been sufficiem for power and other requirements.

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while off to the northwest, in the timber skirt companies under Lieutenant Scott, altery D

"6th Antillery-and two thountain guns under. the far river, many hundreds of the enemy Lieutenant Hawthorne the signal service could be located. No action was taken against then, for to take their trenches would only be will be under the care of Captain Perkins,

Manila Times. to give them up again, our troops belug already g spread over quite as much territory as they can

NISMO THE SOLDIER POET safely protect

CONGRATULATIONS FOR CORTORAL HANHAM

Many of the new men have arrived and are now learning the duties of a true soldier.

Business is improving in town, and the merchants are having better times than they have had for months,

"AND REPLY TO THE "LITTLE ENGLANDER.

A few weeks ago: the -Dally: “Mall- covered "" "a - coldier poet in-the- pers Corporal E, Hanham, of the Royal Fusiliers and a poem by him, addressed to Rudyard Kipling, was published on this page.

Corporál Hanham's successful wooing of the Muse appears to have aroused considerable interest in military circles, for he has receive letters of congratulation and encouragement from every quarter

A Katipunan spy, or rather a seditionary agent, got into the barracks of the native police at Bacolod a few days ago, and urged the men to run away and join a silly Aguinaldist agitator named Papa Isin, out in the hills, to fight against the native au- thorities and against the Americans. The souliers would not listen to him, but handed bin over to the prison superintendent. He Lord. Roberts, in a nice-note, says of the was then taken out into the plaza and shot. verack They are very, good, and have quito The above-named Papa Isio, otherwise called the ring about them while General Si Dionisio Papi created a disturbance in the George Willis likewise sends him a congratus southern portion of the island, and recentlylatory letter. We are in receipt of another killed two native officials and ten soldiers, who contribution from Corporal Hanham, as

follows re went to Isio's camp by his request, to parley,

ENGLAND'S ANSWER TO THE “LITTEK...”

GENOLANDER" England, the Queen of the Nations, she who

has over the rear -- Watted the pinions of founmerce, spread

the pennant of peaco →→→ What Have her sons become puerile, imp

lovers of ease,.-. Placidly watching Empire

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Colonel Smith, of the Californians, is making great progress in amicable intercourse with the Filipinos in Negros island, just across the way from Iloila. They like him inmensely, and he deserves it all. He and the rest of the American officers gave a soiree on the 3rd inst, Cyanide Works.--These works treated 414 and invited all the Filipino notables, Leskies tons of sand tailing from Northern end of old having the attendance of General Miller, Mrer dam, or pile. This sand assayed average put and Miss Miller, and other ladies and gentle- zdwts, 15grs. before treatment Buljon romen over from Boilo. All the prettiest Indies duct 60,36 ounces. Assay here, gold hit fine, of Negros were present, and some of them silver ros fine. Miny Value --Silver at 25. 5d played the piano, guitar, and mandolin, and per az. t. 6, 8.

sung divinely. There is no denying the Tact that these people can sing and play beautifully The California Regiment band and two native bands attended, and dancing was kept up vigorously. General Miller and his daughter dined next day with the Filipino president, and Col. Smith and others also attended. Cage Let us away, with the cravens i

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angry with some Manila paper for saying that the natives. of Negros were growing anti-American, and so Health. At the Panggong section it bason (The Manila Times did not make the been generally very good, but at the Bakit same mistake) The Libertad says, very truly, Sarong Section both Europeana and Asiatics that the publication of such false reports may do a great deal of harm, and it adds that the Spanish press, revengeful plike towards, Both Americans and Filipinos, would be glad to see dissensions and would be eager to publish, such report without due investigation, . The peopl of Negros welcome the Amer and cordially, and baye no

Rainfall.4 inches at Manager's house. Buildings.Construction of European resid. ence at Bukit-Satong progressing

Machinery-The erection of winding engine at "Guban "progressed but, slowly owing to sickness among labourers.

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THE NEW JAPANESE CRUISER.

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