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TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams are from the Times of Ceylon

Short Shrift fo: Disloyal Africanders.

LONDON, October 12th, Military Law will be proclaimed in Cape Co- Jony in case the Africander farmers threaten trouble.

Sir A. Milner will almost certainly dissolve the Cape Parlament and dismiss the Schreiner Ministry,

The Military Authorities here are far less anxious about the situation because-allowing | for the censorship established over the news from Natal--the British chances are brighter than they were believed to be a week ago.

The Parliamentary Vote. The Parliamentary Vote for the maintenance of the war, which perhaps will be a grant supply by instalments, will certainly come to twenty millions. The money may be found by Trea- sury Bills, pending the preparation of the bext Budget. Nearly half the amount has been spent already.

Correspondents have lately been complaining of the absence of a popularcasus šili, declar- ing that a few murders would awaken the public enthusiasm better (ban any franchise palavers. The complaints are no longer felt, since the publication of President Kruger's insolently 'arrogant despatch.

Lord Rosebery's Historio Declaration..

Lord Rosebery demolishes his fellow-Libe rais' opposition in's letter in which he declares the situation transcends party politics, in face of the Transvaal Ultimatum, and that the nation must close its ranks, shelving party controversy, Lord Rosebery says "With our attempting to judge the policy which con Icluded the peace after. Májoba Hill, I am bound to state my profound conviction that there is no conceivable Government in, this country which could repent it.”

The Disposition of the Forces.—-

On the West....

The frontier forces are disposed thus At Mafeking, which is threatened by the notorious Cominandant. Cronfie, there is a Garrison of 1,200 Bechuanaland Police, under Colonels Baden-Powell and Plummer, behind strongly entrenched stockades, with Attillery.

At Kimberley there are 2,500 Volunteers, a half battalion of the Royal North Lancashire Regiment, and twenty field and machine guns. The Boer force in this quarter is put at 5,000,

At the Orange River stations are the remain- der of the North Lancashires, with Mounted Infantry from the Munster Fusiliers,

On the South.

- THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1899.

The Queens of Holland and the Kaiser:

LONDON, October 11th.... Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, and her mother, Queen Emma, have just completed a visit to the Emperor William at Potsdam, where they met with a most cordial reception.

The New Military, Secretary to the Viceroy.

LONDON, October 11th.

It is understood here, that Captain the Hon. E. Baring will succeed Lieut-Col nel Sandbach as Military Secretary to the Viceroy,

Terrible Explosion in an Indian Coal-Mine.

CALCUTTA, October 84th.

A serious explosion occurred yesterday in one of the coal-mines at Khost.

About fifty workmen were in the mine at the time, including the supervising Staff, and all are supposed to have been killed,

The mine caught fite at mid-day, and an ex- plosion followed, blowing up a part of a reliel train sent from Sharigh with medical aid.

The Superintendent was a European and the rest natives.

Some thirty bodies have been recovered.

THE FREIGHT SQUEEZE.

In our remarks on the sudden rise in home-

ward freight as the consequence of a meeting of the Conference representatives in Singapore on Wednesday, says the S. F. Press of 20th instant, we stated that the rise of 5/- brought the rate up to 35/ Measurement is now, as a matter of fact, 52/6 per ton. This high rate is telling very hardly on shippers, and talk is

round of going means to circumvent the Con- ference. That is a taller that may safely be left to commercial men, but it might be men- tioned that an arrangement for a vessel carrying a cargo of coal here and freight homeward scoms feasible, a fair all-rogul, cate being charged. We are sold that the price of coal here is higher than it ought to be in couse. quence of tramps retusing coal to Singapore, because there is no chance of getting freight homeward.

The suddenness of the rise seems to have pressed hardest on those firms who do not com bine shipping and produce business. They, of

course, had no notice of the intended rise: they could not book, freight to themselves in advance, nad had to stand the racket of the increase.,

HYMEN ON THE HIGH SEAS.

In an article on "The Ronance of Nautical Marriages," the following story is published by Til Bis-There is sometimes an element of On the Free State Southern Border our tragedy in these "marine inarriages." Only last weakest point-there are two battalions of In-year a young official at Hongkong, who was fantry, two companies of Artillery, and a com- pany of Engineers:

In Northern Natal.

At Ladysmith and Glencoe there are now eight battalions of Infantry, six Field Batteries and a Mountain Battery, and four regiments of Cavalry,

The Transvaal has a force of 10,000 men stationed at Volksrust; and there are 2,000 Orange Free State Boers at the Bothas Pass near Charlestown. Opposing this force are the Natal Carabineers and Patrols of the 18th Huggars.

At Lobats the British, who are only a small force, have fortified the kopjes overlooking the station. The Boers are a numerically superior 'force.

Latest News from Kimberley. The Sate Commando is moving nearer Kim berley.

Gocobsdal commands the Free State Boers marching on the Modder river,

Night travelling by trains south of Kimber- ley is suspended.

An Indian transport in trouble. LONDON, October 13th.

The transport Wardha, with the gth Lancers on board, got into a cyclone between Durban and Cape Town, and lost 93 heraes..but no human lives. The steaner had to put back to Durban, where the men and horses were tran shipped to the Nevasa, as the Wardha required

repairs.

How the Armoured Train Was Derailed.

The destruction of the annoured train by the Boers, reported by Reuter's special correspon- dent, on the western frontier of the Transvaal, has been confirmed.

The Boers derailed the train, which was pro ceeding late last night towards Mafcking, with two 7-pounder gune on board. After bombard ing the train with Artillery for half an hour, those on the train were made prisoners, except the driver, who is missing,

The affair took place at Kraaipen, a station forty miles south of Mafaking.

Britishers Ordered to leave

the Free State at once. Martial-law has been proclaimed at Bloom fontein, and all Britishers have been ordered to leave the country Immediately. Free State Advance on Ladysmith. Reuter's correspondent, wiring from Lady. smith, says that Free Straits are advancing through the Tentwa Pass, 35 miles distant, and that the British cavalry outposts have been reinforced,

LONDON, October 13th... The Times correspondent telegraphs that a reconnaisance pushed out from Ladysmith #hows that the fababi (invading) forca from the Free State numbers approximately 12,000, men.

News is expected to reach London hourly of an important engagement in the neighbour hood of Ladysmith as the Boers have debouch ed from the Passes in considerable strength. Their forces include several batteries of Artillery and it is supposed that the presence of these guns may commit them to accepting battle in the open

General Sir George White fu believed to have moved out to attack them forthwithi

'Death of Lord Farrer,

LONDON, October rath. The death is announced of Lord Farrer,

The Middle Park Plato

LONDON, October rath, "In the race for the Middle Park Hinira

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unable to leave his duties to come to England for his wedding, asked his fanede to go out to Hongkong for the ceremony. The young lady took her passage and her trousseau, and was soon speeding away.to the East. But Cupid is a "wayward boy," and woman is not always constant. On the voyage one of the passengers was attracted by the girl, and, although he knew her errand, made such violent and per- sistent lave to her, that she consented to marry him. The new, lover lost no time in making his prize secure. With the assistance of a clergyman on board, who, it must be said in his

defence, knew nothing of the circumstances of the match, the wedding ceremony was per- formed; and when the impatient lover boarded the steamer at Hongkong it was to find that the bride he had expected so long was already the wife of another. Ar attempt was made to have thie marriage, which by this time the bride bit- | terly repented, declared null and void, but with out success; and the bride, after writing a pathetic and penitent letter to her last lover, paid the penalty of her disloyalty by a self- inflicted death.

MR. E. W. BIROK,'

"THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE."

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- The Perak P'ioueer, noting probable official movements, says

are reported. Sir Frank Swettenham goes on "The following moves in high official circles leave in the spring of next year, being relieved by Mr. Treacher Mr. Rodger, the Acting Resident of Perak, also goes un furlough in April next, when the popular Mr. Birch comes to Perak. We are sure we express the univer-. sal sentiment and feeling of this State when we say that in Mr. Birch we have the right man in the right place. As Secretary to the Government and Acting British Resident, Mr. Birch will long be gratefully remembered by all who had private and official dealings with him."-

- OFFICERS AND PASSENGERS.

It is said that when Mr. Ismay, of the White Star Line, accepted the design of the leviathan steamship Oceanic, he congratulated himself that at last he had realised the dream of years. Not the size of the vessel, nor its speed, pleased him most. He was primarily gratified because he had at last accomplished that complete separation between officers and passengers travel now-a-days. Upon the bridge deck of which he considers to be a necessity of occan

the Oceanle are the cabins and the saloon set apart for the exclusive use of the captain and officers. They are cut off from association with the passengers, and are not only expected to davote their attention to the navigation of the but to take a due amount of rest when off ship, duty. The tendency for years upon the chief Transatlantic liners has been to demarcate with increasing rigour the line dividing officers and passengers, but we believe that the isolation of the officers-because the new arrangement practically amounts to isolation-bas never been so strictly carried out as is the case upon theo new vessel-Times of India.

THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.

The Vostolschnoye Obosryenie has recently had the courage to draw the attention, of the public to the pitiable condition of the workmen and navvies engaged in constructing the Trans- Baikal section of the Siberian Railway. It is the old story: speculation on the part of many of the officials entrusted with providing the necessary food and convenience in the shape of sleeping accommodation. Not only are the workmen suffering from a lack of victuals, but there is not sufficient water for their use, and tamake matters worse, what thera.is is greatly polluted. Their beds are in damp and dirty | The Cesarawitch:

Barracks. The bread doled out them is not LONDON, October 17th, thoroughly baked, and under the existing The result of the sazzwitch" was "as | arrangements this half-baked bread must con- follows:

tinue, since the flour given out to the bakers by the authorities is not allowed to "riae,"as the latter demand that every 36 pounds of flour or meal shall produce 54 pounds of bread,

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and this could not be done if evan, the best four was used and the utmost care, taken. Many cases of dysentery and scurvy among the labourers have been reported of, late at various points along the line; there may in great part be ascribed to the fact the foremen have not paid the smallest attention to the rules and regulations laid down by the Imperial Commission, and have appropriated with the connivance of the higher officials the money thus saved.

SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY.

A USEFUL COMPENDIUM.

At the request of many of our readers, says the London Morning Leader, we give below a brief summary of South African history, which' may be useful at the present juncture :" 1652. A settlement formed at the Cape of

Good Hope by the Dutch East India Com- pany, as a "half-way house" on the route to India

1685. A large number of families of French Protestant refugees, driven from France by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, arrive at the Cape. (It is owing to this immigration that so many French suratzes-such as Joubert, Du Plessis, Marais, Du Toit, &c, are to-day found among the "Boers" (i.e., farmers) of the Free State and the Transvaal) 1795. Cape Colony temporarily taken possession of by the British. Restored to Holland at the Peace of Amiens in 1802. 1806. Cape Colony again seized by the Britiab, the Dutch settlers, some of whom were dis satisfied with the arbitrary rule of the Dutch East India Company, inaking but slight resistance.

1812. As the result of an attempted rebellion against British authority five Batch farmers ore hanged, under circumstances of excep- tional inhumanity, at a place called Slaghters Nek. The incident has never been forgotten among the Dutch South Africa. 1814. Great Britain confirmed, by European consent, in the possession of the Cape Colony,

1834 Many Dutch farmers in the Cape Colony practically ruined by the sudden abolition of slavery. Gradual abolition they were quite prepared to accept. The sudden abolition, coupled with the utter inadequacy of the conipensation provided by the British Go verminent, left them practically penniless. 1834. A great rising of natives in the eastern part of the Cape Colony, Hundreds of home- steads are devastated and burnt, and the settlers and their families reduced to des- perate straits, Ultimately the forces of civilisation prevail, and the natives-warlike tribes closely allied to the Zulus and Mata. bele--are defeated.

1835. The British Government, ignoring the sufferings and sacrifices of the settlers, and misled as to the facts of the case, issue a proclamation undoing the results of the severe struggle against savagery, and replacing the native tribes on their former lands. 1836. This year is marked as the beginning of the most remarkable event in South African history, usually spoken of as 'The Great Trek. A large number of Dutch families, Anding it impossible to live under the British Government (which was then, it inust be remembered, under the control of arbitrary and unsympathetic military gover nors ), determined to quit their homes and go out into the then unknown wilderness to the north of the Orange River, the principal boundary between the Cape Colony and the territories to the northward. These families are sometimes' spoken of as "The emigrant farmers, sometines as "the emigrant Boers" (which means the same thing sometimes only as "the voodrekkers," a Dutch wond which might be translated into English as

pioneers."

1836 to 1838. Several panies of "voortrekkers" set out from the eastern districs of the Capo Colony. One of the most important is under leadership of Andries Pretorius (after whose son the town of Pretoria is named), and with this party goes Paul Kruger, then a boy about 10 years old. Another important party is under the leadership of Gerrit Maritz and Pieter Retief. This latter party,going eastward through what is now the Free State, descend the Drankensberg Mountains into what is now Natal, where they make a treaty with the great Zulu chief Dingaan, uncle of Četywayo. Retief and others are treacherously massacr by Dingaan, who tries to extirpate all the party. The voortrekkers," however, manag ed to hold their own against crormous odds, and on 16th Dec., 1838, totally defeated the whole Zulu army, the day being still kapt among the Dutch as a day of thanksgiving. These events, lead to the founding of the Re- public of Natal, the capital of which-Picter: maritzburgis named after the two leaders. Meantime the party of "voortrekkers" under Pretorius has to struggle against the power of the Matabele chief Masilikatze, the father of Lo Bengula, whom they finally compel to re- tire from what is now the Transvaal Into the more northerly territories now known as Rhodesia. The independent Governments of the Orange River Free State and the South African Republic are formed, the capital of the latter being at first at Potchefstroom. 1842. The British Government at Cape Town, sending an expedition round by sea, over throw the Dutch Republic of Natal and take possession of the

State and Transvaal.

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1877. The annexation of the Transvaal declared at: Pretoria by Sir Theophilus Shepstone, President Burgers contenting himself with a verbal protest.

1877. A deputation of Tmnsvaal burghers, in- cluding Mr. Kruger, visit England to protest against the annexation. They are told it is irrevocable.

and that

Shipping STEAMERS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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1878. A second deputation, sent to England, FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWAN FO

including Mr. Kruger and Mr. P. J. Joubert.THE Company's Steamship They receive the same answer. 1879. The Zulu war commences, at the ins

tance of Sir Bartle Frere, then High Com. missioner at the Cape. The official theory of the war was that the Zulus to be threatening the Transvaal, supposed if the Zulus were subdued the Boers of the Trzusvaal would gratefully acquiesce in the British annexation. The Zulus, after having utterly annihilated a large portion of the British force at Isandhiwana (22 Jan.), are finally defeated in July at Ulundi. 1880. Mr. Gladstone comes into office. Misted by official representations from South Africa, he considers the annexation of the Trans. vaal irrevocable.

"THALES," Captain Passinore, will be despatched for the above Purts, TO-MORROW, the 31st instant, at Daylight.

1880. December,—An attempt by the British Administration in the Transvaal to levy taxes leads to open revolt by the Boers. A de- tachment of a British regiment marching to Pretoria, is intercepted by a Boer force at Bronkhorstspruit, and after short action compelled to surrender. (This is sometimes spoken of as a "massacre"; Sir Eveyln Wood has always declared that it was "a fair fight.")

1881.. Sir George Colley tries to force the. Boer position at Laing's Nek, but is repulsed and cut off from his line of communications. A few days later, in endeavouring to restore those communications, he is again defeated at Ingogo, Effuris made, built in England and South Africa, to bring about a suspen sion of hostilities are partially successfult. On the 27th February, 1881, however, Sir George Colley, having seized Majuba Hill with a small force, is a third time defeated, losing his life in the action,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 30th October, 1899.

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NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Florio and Rubattine United Companies.)

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND BOMBY, Having connexion with Company's Mail Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,

ALSO

VENICE and TRIESTE, MEDITER- RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO,

Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN

GULF and BAGDAD, also BARCE LONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, AL- MERIA and MALAGA.

THE Steamship

"BORMIDA,!

Captain G. Delay, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 31st instant, at Noon.

At BOMBAY, the Steamers are discharging in VICTORIA Dock.

For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 30th October, 1899.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL. ·

1881. (23rd March)Terms of peace agreed to, Mr. Gladstone declaring that he could not commit the country to bloodguiltiness." These terms of peace are confitined by the Pretoria Convention, dated 3rd August, restoring independence with considerable THE Company's Steamship limitations. The Boers, through National Assembly (Volksraad), accept the limitations under protest, and with a promise from the British Government that if the Convention is found to work badly it shall be revised.

their

1884. London Convention signed, superseding Pretoria Convention, and abolishing all limitations .on Transvaal independence except that of the Queen to veto foreign ... treaties concluded by the Transvaal which might seen opposed British interests. 1887. All South Africa prosperous and con

tented, the bitterness created by the war of 188: forgotten, and everything making for a political union of the South African States and Colonies,

1887. The value of the goldhelds at Wilwaters- rand, first discovered in 1885, becoming more and more apparent.

1888. Amalgamation of the Kimberley dia. mond mines e rried out by Mr. Rhodes, with the financial assistance of the Rothschilds. 1889. Messrs. Rhodes and Beit, having be

come South African millionaires through the Kimberley amalgamation, obtain from the

British Government the grant of a charter to the British South Africa Company, with two dukes and a prospective earl as life directors. 1890. Mr. Rhodes, with the support of the Dutch party in the Cape Colony (generally spoken of as the "Afrikander Bond"

party), becomes Premier in Cape Town. 1890. The Transvaal Government, with the view of assisting the gold industry, proposes and carries important reforms, including the construction of railways, the improvement of the mining laws, and means for the gradual

admission of the newcomers to a share in the Government of the Republic. 1890, Mr. Rhodes, acting through the High Commissioner, tries to draw the Transvaal into a quarrel with the Imperial Government with regard to Swasiland. Mr. Hofmeyr, the leader of the Cape Dutch party, intervenes, and the difficulties are got over. 1891. Mr. Rhodes again tries to involve the Transvaal in a quarrel with England over the alleged intention of Dutch farmers from various parts of South Africa to migrate into the Chartered Company's territory. Mr. Kruger stops the movement by a proclama- tlon.

1894, Mr. Rhodes desiring to secure a monopoly of Johannesburg trade for the ports and rail- ways of the Cape Colony, again raises friction with the Transvaal Government, which aims at securing alternative railway routes from Natal and Delagoa Bay.

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"ORESTES," Captain Pulford, will be despatched TO- MORROW, the 31st October.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 25th September, 1899. [1221a

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

· LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN,

THE Company's Steamship

"KWEIYANG,"

Captain Outerbridge, will be despatched above an SATURDAY, the 4th November.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, 25th October, 1899.

"BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

FOR LONDON, via SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

as

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*Consignees.

THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES

FROM GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL.

THE Company's Steamship

"KINTUCK"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, are being landed and plared at their risk into the Hongkongan Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where ench consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the goods are lunded.

Goods not cleared by the 1st November, at P.M. will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by va in any case whatever.

All damaged packages inust be left in the Godowns, and a certificate of the damage obtained from the Oo lown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival here, after. which no claims will be recognised.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TU-DAY.

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong, 26th October, 1899. [1349a OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE.

CONSIGNEES of CARGO per. Steamship The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bil's of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from | alongside.

Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense

J. S. VAN. BUREN,

Agent. Hongkong, 28th October, 1899.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

"BENGAL,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

*

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed,

From London, &c, ex S.S. Britunnta, From Italy, ex S.S. Thames.

From Persian Gulf, er B. I. S. N, and E. & P. S. N. Co's Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary before 2 P.M., TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 3rd November, at 4 P.M. will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in

"BENLEDI," Captain Farquhar, will be despatched as above any case whatever. on TUESDAY, the 7th Noveinber.

For Freight, apply to

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a certificate of the damage ob- tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the Vessel's arrival here, after which [1353ano Claims will be recognised.

H. A. RITCHIE,

Saperintendent. Hongkong, 28th October, 1899.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.' Agents. Hongkong, 26th October, 1899.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"HECTOR,"

Captain Barr, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 14th November.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents! Hongkong, 9th October, 1899. [1283a SHEWAN TOMES & CO'S. "NEW YORK" LINE.

FOR NEW YORK, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Steamship

THE

"MOYUNE," Captain Conradi, will be despached for the above Port on WEDNESDAY, the 15th November, in the Afternoon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

SHEWAŃ, TOMES & Co.

Agents.. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1899. [1338a

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.

FOR LONDOŇ, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

1895. Lord Ripon retires from the Colonial Office and is succeeded by Mr. Chamberlain. 1895. The railway dispute between the Cape Colony, with Mr. Rhodes as Premier, and the Transvaal, leads to the closing of the " drifts" (1.6. forda) across the Vaal River by the THE Steamship Transvaal Government. Mr. Chamberlain is discussing with Mr. Rhodes the propriety of going to war over this matter when the Transvaal Government withdraws its pro- clamation. (The contention that the closing of the drifts was a breach of the London Con vention is more than doubtful.)'

ginal Dutch settlery, many of the ori 1895. Agitation stired up in Johannesburg

retiring into the Free

against the Transvaal Government, and a long list of grievances prepared by the Transvaal National Union. Arms imported and revolution threatened,

1848. The British Government proclaim its authority over the Orange, Free State, esta- blishing that authority after a battle has been fought with the Dutch settlers at Boomplants. 1852. The independence of the South African Republic is acknowledged by Great Britain in a document known as the Sand River Convention.

1854. British rule is withdraws from the Orange Free State, the Independence of which is also recognised by Great Britain.

For some 20 years both these Republics enjoy their own uneventful existence, unin terfered with by Great Britain. In the Transvaal, aftor some intemal dissensions, e settled but simple form of Government is firmly established, the town of Pretoria being founded as occupying a central position. About 1870, however, the discovery of dia monds near the Orange River and the reports of gold discoveries in the Transvaal, bring about a reversal of British policy. The farms on which diamonds were discovered, and on which "Kimberley now stands, are as British territory on behalf ofa native chief who it is alleged, had ceded his claim to the British Government Ultimately the Free State Government is, under protest, custod from the diamond fields, receiving from the British Government-the sum of £90,000 £1 compensation.

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1972. Mr. T. F. Burgers elected President of

the Transvaal

1874. The second Beaconsfield Ministry comes into office, Lord Carnarvon being Secretary

ALState for the Colonica.

1875. Lord Carnarvon formulates a scheme for South African confederation, which is to in- clude, if possible, the two Republics. 1876. A policy of irritation and fault-finding commenced against the Transvaal by Lord Carnarvon, the Transvaal being accused on one hand of being in danger of being wiped out by nativa.tribes,

1895-6, Dr. Jameson with an armed force crosses the Transvaal border. le intercepted, defeated, and, with his force, taken prisoner, the Transvaal Government agreeing at Mr. Kruger's instance, to hand over the prisoners to the British Government. The Afrikander party in the Cape Colony withdraw 'their support from Mr. Rhodes, who resigna.office.. Investigation shows that the firms in Johan- nesburg, representing Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Beit, found the means both for Jameson's raid and the attempted revolution in Johannesburg,

1897. Committee of the House of Com. mons, after investigating the history of the Jameson Raid, condemns Mr. Rhodes. Mr. Chamberinin, in discussing the Committee's report in the House of Commons, declares Mr. Rhodes to be free from stigma. 1897. Lord Rosmead (Sir Hercules Robin

son) retires from the Cape Governorship. Is succeeded by Sir Alfred Milner.

Cape

1598. Mr. Rhodes's party, in the

Parliament is defeated, and Mr. Schreiner forms a new Ministry. Although at first able to command only a bare majority in the- Cape House of Assembly, Mr. Sebreiner finds his majority substantially increased by the action of a Redistribution Bill, brought forward originally in the interest of Mr.

Rhodes.

1899. The South African League, a pro- Rhodes and anti-Transvaal organisation, Tanga vigefour campaign, targely törʊngu – the Fress, against the Transvaal Govern- meni, Sir Alfred Milner and Mr. Chamberlain assisting and approving. TO-DAY. War in progress,, involving

racial conflict in South Africa and a terrible, expenditure in blood and money on the part of Great Britain,

Captain

"GLENSHIEL,”

will be despatched as above- on MONDAY, the zoth November. For Freight or Passage, apply to

MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW." Honogkong, 27th October, 1899. [13552

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR LONDON VIA SUEZ CANAL.

THE Company's Steamship

"MACHAON," Captain Hamah, will be despatched an above on TUESDAY, the 28th November.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1899.

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Intimations.

ITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA.

No. 6, Ice House Street, Praya Central. Head Office -TOKIO.

Branch Offices

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAÍ, TIENTSIN, NEWCHWANG and all Ports in JAPAN. Agenties:-

Miiki Coal Mines. Kanada Coal Mines. Hokoku Coal Mines. Yoshinotani Coal Mines. Ohnoura Coal Mines. No. 1, Ohtsuji Coal Mines, Ichimura Coal Mines. Kishima Coal Mines, Yoshio Coal Mines. Yamano Coal Mines. Manoura Coal Mines.

The Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Ltd. Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited., Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Kanegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills. Shanghai Cotton Spinning Mills. Tokio Cotton Spinning Mills. Mike Cotton Spinning Mills. Imperial Government Paper Mills, Onoda Cement Company,

MITSUI BUSSan Kaisha,

K. HASEGAWA,

Manager... Hongkong, 19th August, Rog

LET 'EM ALL COME

TU

YEE CHUN'S STUDIO

at No. 50, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, where) PHOTOGRAPHS and PORTRAITS IVORY Bre executed at Moderate Prices.

Hangkang, 2nd May, 1890

MEE CHEUNG,

PHOTOGRAPHER,

TOP FLOOR OF ICE HOUSE, IN It-House Rord.

TS now in a position, in his New and Com- modious Premises, to eclipts, as heretofore, ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART PRACTICED in the Colony or in any part of the Far East,

GROUPS AND VIEWS a speciality. Hongkong, 22nd September 1808.

DENTISTRY.

SUI SANG,"

(Lately Practising with Dr. 1. SakṛTA) DENTIST,

No. 4, Querf's Road Central, Hongkong, 8th March, 1809.

NOTICE.

NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS, Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews, of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbours :- REUCE, American ship, D. Whitmore Stan

dard Oil Co,..

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