THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1899.
Seventh. We did not annes the rinsvaal tely afterwanis the streets were thronged with in 1877 against their desires. We were there people, a large number of whom were coolics by their own special request; that they after and mutives who had come here for protection. wards changed their minds is only character-Yesterday a proclamation, was issued giving istic of then.
all strangers 4 hours' notice to leave the town and large numbers availed themselves of the Government passes,
Tokyo and Kohe...... Yokohama and Osaka .......... Yokohama and Kobe
yen 3.20 150
The Formosan Budget.. The Budget for Formosa for the next fiscal year has been submitted to the House of
(five miles south of the Highlands Station and about twenty miles south of Estcourt).
It is alleged that a considerabla. force under, Commandant-General Joubert is making a dash for Pietermaritzburg (the capital of Natal).
The Boers occupying Colesberg. (in Cape Colony) are now hemmed in between the forces
and General French.
TO-MORROW,
Bazaar in aid of the Aisle de la Ste Enfance, t
the City Hall.
4 p.m.-Cargo ex ss. Socoten subject to fent
WEDNESDAY, 6th.
:
Inquest on late Sergt. Healy, R.A. at the
Magistracy.
personal characteristics are quite as great. adjacent to the camps, doing, however, very Representatives. The Revenue and Expendi of General Gatnere falvancing from the souta Cargo ex Hongkong: Mary subject to rent.
These are some of the historical mistakes into which our public and the less informed of our Press fall. The misconceptions as to their After Sir George White's eulogium it seems absurd to call then wanting in bravery; but I adhere to what I have said. Their apparent bravery is a mixture of fanaticism and contempt for us. They havo the ingrained conception "one can hardly call it a belief, for it is based upon nothing more tangible than the constant reading of the Old Testament that, they are God's chosen people, and are invincible, but of what we understand by courage in cold blood they are incapable never knew but one Boer hunter would do the daredevil things English hunters do as matter of course. floers will never anat dangerous game on kot if they can possibly avoid it; and in the matter of approaching wounded animals they carry caution to its utmost verge. As long as they are fairly successful, or hold an obvious advantage, they seem brave enough, but the student of their wars with the Basisins and the northern and eastern tribes of the Transvaal knows that on anything like a reverse they have done more running away than fighting.
Neither are they a religious people, unless the word religious is accorded a very forced meaning. Religion is a thing of the heart and the sout; the religion of the Boers is a thing of the lips. It is absolutely soulless. A more de- pressing spectacle thais a religious meeting in a Boer's house is inconceivable. It is n dull, droning repetition of familiar sentences, without one grain of feeling or reverence in it. Their very fanaticism is a mere distorted from of
arrogance.
Their supposed morality rests upon as flimsy a basis. Considering that there is a whole tribe (the Griquas) in South Africa who are the offspring of Dutch and Hottentots, it is inconceivable how this claim could have been made for them. All the so-called "Cape Boys" are bastards. I would go the length of
saying that, say, in 1870 there was not a single farm in the Omnge Free State or the Transvaal on which there was not a bastard child. I speak what I know, and I know what I speak. The claim for their morality is the most ludicrous of all the claims made for them.
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As to the denials of their practice of slavery, surely it is useless to reiterate the fact that they always have been slaveholders and always will be. Their leading men have over and over ngain declared that they do not regard coloured people as human beings at all. Their cruelties to their servants have to be known to be believed. The traveller who goes into a Boer's house and partakes of a cup of coffee knows nothing of them. But the trader who spends two or three days at each farm does. And after the publishing of the Blue-books and their declaration of was, surely nulling riced be said concerning their craft and hypocrisy.
Yours faithfully,
GEORGE LACY.
Sandgate, October 25th.
WAR NEWS BY MAIL.
The following further telegram has been re- ceived at the War Office from Sir George White
describing the operations on Monday—
LADYSMITH, October 31st, 7.50 pin, took out from Ladysmith a brigade of mounted troops, two brigade divisions Royal Artillery, Natal Field Battery, and two brigades of infantry to recounoltre in force the enemy's main position to the north, and if opportunity should offer to capture the hill behind Far qubar's Farm, which and on the previous day been held in strength by enemy.
In connexion with this advance a'column consisting of the roth Mountain Battery, four and a-half companies of the Gloucesters, and six companies of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the whole under Lieut-Colonel Carleton, with Major Adye, D.AA.G., as staff officer, was des patched at to p.m. on the zoth inst. to masch by night up Bell's Spruit and seize Nicholson's Nek or some position near Nicholson's Nek, thus turning the enemy's right flank.
The main advance was successfully carried out, the objective of the attack being found evacuated, and an artillery duel between our field batteries and the enemy's guns of position and Maximns is understood to have caused heary loss to the enemy.
About five shells dropped into the town little damage. Excellent service was rendered by the ballion corps in locating the Beerguns, and the British troops immediately engaged the enemy at three different points between four and six miles from the town.
The enemy were well intrenched with a 40- pounder at Peppworth's Kop. Their shells were well aimed, but frequently failed to burst. The firing was fairly even until, the naval bi- gade's heavy guns found the Boer battery, The enemy then retired to the hills.
Our forces were seriously outnumbered and our guns out-ranged until the arrival of the naval brigade from H.M.S. Powerful, who rendered excellent service. The Boer 40-poun der was quickly disabled, but later on, having been repaired, it was brought into service ag in. This being observed on our side, a few well-directed shorts by the naval brigade agan promptly disabled it.
The Boers fired as many as ten shells at a time from a Hotchkiss quick-firing gun, gene rally, however, failing to do any material
damage.
The enemy made repeated efforts to reach the balloon, but without effect.
1.zoum.
ture as follows:-
Revenue. Expenditure. Ordinary yen 12,881,976 yen 12,295.316 Extraordinary 7,913,605 7,600,365
Total yen 19,895,581 yen 19,895,581 This is au increase in revenue of yen 2,566,770, as compared with the present year, and an increase in expenditure of yen 2,849,054
Anti-Christian Riots in Shangtung.
from According to telegrams received Chinanfu there has been serious anti-Christian rioting A number of Protestant families bave been pillaged and ordered to recant on penalty of death. The officials are inert or powerless and no ringleaders have been arrested.
LORD ROSEBERY ON THE WAR.
The officers of the nil, Dragoons (Royal cois Greys) and the 1st Battalion of the Gordon Highshunders, the Edinburgh garrison regiments now under orders for South Africa, were entertained to a banquet inkhe Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, by Lord Pravost Mitchell Thomson. The guests, who Shortly after 5 o'clock this morning the Boersumbered about 70, included Colonel the Hos recommenced fighting. They opened fire from W. Alexander, Scots Greys, Colonel Down- their long distance battery with the 40-pounder man, Gordon Highlanders, the Earl of Rose- bery, General Chapman, commanding the gun on the town and camps. The naval
forces in Scotland, Lord Young, Lord Manereill, brigade immediately went to quarters and promptly responded, making excellent practice 31. P. the Rev. Dr. Scott, Bishop Dawden, Sir Mr. Arthur Dowar, M.P., Mr. George M'Crae, with their heavy guns, for after an exchange
Charles alrymple, M., Sir James Gibson- of six shots a side the Boers desisted, their guns being silenced. No damage was done Craig, Sir William Turner, the Solicitor-General of Scotland, Lieutenant-Colonel MacBean, by the Boers' fire to either town orcamps,
The naval brigade have now completed the Majur Hippisley, and Major Bean. mounting of the four long, rangg guns theyed upon Loid Rosebery to propose that of the The Lord Provost, after the loyal,toasts, call- brought up from Durlan.
NEW YORK, November 2nd.
The firm of Messrs, Lough and Company, who have offices in the Produce Exchange, received from their agent at Durban this after non advices that General Sir George White and secured a pronounced victory at Ladysmith this morning.
This is thought to confirnų similar reports received earlier in Wall-street.
PARIS, November 2nd, The bere prints to-night in a conspicuous position the following telegram from its special correspondent in London, which gives care gorical precising to various rumours that have appeared in other papers, but which stands quite shore among the communications on the situation in the assurance of its declarations:-
The amateur English strategists who were asking themselves, whether General White should or should not evacuate Ladysmith will have wasted their time. Colenso is now strongly occupied by treneral Lucas Meyer's troops, and the circle bemining in the English troops is complete. General Lucas Meyer, her having taken part in the great battle of Monday by
Navy and Army."
Lord Rosebery, who was received with theers, said, My Lord Provost, my lords, and gentlemen, I think that you, my Lárd Provost, perhaps exercised a wise discretion in yielding to the importunity of those public reporters who wished to be present to-night, because, therwise, in view of the somewhat gloomy tidings that we had yesterday, our Continental friends would have been under the impression that any assembly of Scottish gentlemen and Scottish soldiers who are meeting in community tonight would meet in the condition of the Patriarch Job, each with his separate potsherd. (Laughter.) is well, at any rate, that they should know that the "tintoward incident," as
the Battle of Navaring was called, has no ma terial effect on our spirits. (Hear, hear). We, of course, regret it; we would rather things had gone the other way; but we know that in the progress of a war, of a considerable cain paign with considerable eventualities we must louk out for incidents of this kind. I do not think it is in the nature of Britons-1 was going to say Englishmen, but I saw the glanes your eye (laughter) to take much notice of
A battle is imminent at Belmont, [Belmont is a town about sixty miles from Kimberley, on the railway, and about twenty miles beyond Orange River or Hopetown.]
Sir Alfred Milner (Governor of Cape Colony) denies that he stated it was his function to
destroy the Afrikander power in South Africa
Daily Chronicle has published the full Boer dispatches, and this, with the alleged statement of Sir Alfred Milner, is causing rancorous dis cussion in England.
An Engagement in Natal.
LONDON, November 28th.
A dispatch from General Buller dated the 26th instant from Pietermaritzburg states that Major-General Hildyurd advanced on the 23rd insi, against the enemy at Beaconhill, anil that the operations resulted in the retiring of the enemy. The British loss was 14 killed and 50 wounded.
The Retreat of the Boers Confirmed.
It appears that the Boers are finding the British too strong and, they are retiring upon Ladysmith.
The British Force Advancing. Orders have been issued at Estcourt for a
River. general advance upon Colenso from the Mooi
The Railway Being Repaired. The railway has been repaired to Frere.
No Later News from Lord Methuen, Nothing more has been heard about the movements of Lieut.-General Lord Methuen.
The Naval Brigade's Loss at Grasspan.
The Naval Brigade and the Marines lost 14 killed and ot wounded at Grasspan.
The Enemy Approaching Queenstown. Some Boers are reported to be in the soati of Stormberg.
A Boor Repulse in Bechuanaland.
The Boers have been repulsed at Kuruman, After fighting, six days and nights 30 Baers were killed and 28 wounded, the British loss being trifling.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain R. W. Almond, of the steamship Diamante, from Manila, reports Strong N.E.
menacing the English left while General Jones of this kind. We are accustomed to gale, heavy sea, and terrific squalls.
beri attacked their centre, continued his move- ment with Colenso as his objective. A second artillery engagement then took place to the south of Ladysmith in which the British forces had 1,000 more inen either out hors de combat or taken prisoners. General Lucas Meyer now smith to Pietermaritzburg. This news suffici- occupies Goleuro-mod-the-railwaye-from-Lady ently explains why the British Government is at present intercepting all telegraphic cons- There is a persistent rumour that General White has been wounded. This would explain the want of cohesion which pre- vailed in the English Army on the day of the disaster. The results of Monday's battle are 1,250 taken prisoners, 300 wounded, and 200 killed."
munications.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,)
PARIS, November 2.
then. We have eat a good any of them, and we generally mudible out right in the end.
THE WAR TO BE CONTINUED AT ALL CONTA
But, whatever happens, there can be no mis, take about this-we have got to see this thing battalions than we have lost; it may cost the through (Cheers! It max tout us more lives of more officers and mer, and will cost us more than we have already lost; it may cost ts | millions that we do not yet dream of-there is one thing certain, that we mean to see this j thing right through. (Cheers) My Lord, I venture to say the feeling of this country is al most accustomed in untoward incidients, We usually begin pretty badly owing to some mys terious and maleficent influence which prevails over our preparations, but we hear these things well, and in the long run we find that they come out right. You remember the most critical
Captain S. W. Groves, of the steamship Kongwal from Bangkok, reports-Strong | monsoon and heavy sea from N.N.E.
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Trial of Lamma pirates at Magistracy. 4.15-Football--V.R.C. v. "Il Co..R.W.K. 4-30-Football-HKFC • H.M.S. Endy.
mion, return match. p.m.-Performance by Madame Kongrah at
City Hall.
THURSDAY, 7th.
Sale by Aaction by G. P. Lagament of Lease
of Inland Lot No. 1. 9 pan-l'erformance by Madame Konoral a
City Hall. Carga ex Prinz Heinrich subject to rent.
FRIDAY, 8th.
4 μ----E. & A. S. Co.'s steamer Australian
leaves for Sydney and Melbourne, About 4pm-Polo Match (Gillies Cup)- Walwyn z Winner of No. 2.
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SATURDAY, 9th.
KIUKIANO, British steamer, 120, C. F. Am old, 4th Dec,Wuhu and Chinklang goth Dec., Rice and Tea-nuts.Butterfiels & Swire KONG BENG, British-steamer, 864, F. W. Joslin, 4th Dec,-Haiphong and Dec, Rice-Butterfield & Swire. TARI VENUS, American steamer, 562, D. Imas, th Dec-Cebu 29th Nov, Sugar.Brandao & Co.
Olearances at the Harbour Office Legaspi, Spanish str., for Amoy Sams, British stean-launch, for Wuchow. Woosung, British str., for Shanghai. Chiynen, Chinese str., for Canton. Saikong, British str, for Samshut. Glenfleck, British str., for Amoy. Kongnam, British str., for Canton. Formosa, British str., for Tamsui.. Kai Lin, British steam-launch, for Macao
·Departures.
Dec. 3. Machete, British str., for Bangkok. Dec. 3, Haimun, British str., for Swalow.. Dec. 3, Tamsui ¿faru, Jap, str., for Swatow. Dec. 3, Sarnia, German str., for Tintap Dec. 3. Katsuyama afar, Japanese str., for
Canton.
No.-T. K. K. steamer Hongkong Stara Dec. 4. Sishan, British str., for Swatow,
leaves for San Francisco. Noon,.-P. & Q. steamer Clyde with English
mails leaves for London, Afternoon.-- 11. K. Volunteers take part in
Tactical Exercises.
p.m.-Cargo ex. Benalder subject to rent. 4.15 pm- Football Shield Ti"D" Coy" R.W.F. 2. "Coy R.W.. pan.-- Last l'eroinance by Madaine Konorth
at City Hall.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUR
Indian (Aeration al þear) to-mOTTOW. Australian (Airlie) 7th inst. American (China) 9th inst. English (Parramatta) 9th inst. German (Brasseu). 13th inst. Australian ( Fayrean) 13th inst. American (Boricj zoth inst. American (Miffon Maru) 2313 inst.
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-Th
The steamer Hacdug from New York leit Singapore on Friday the 1st instant and is due here on or about the 8th instant.
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The steamer Riajun Maru (American Line) left Kobe via Muji for this port turday, and is expected to arrive here on the 5th December.
The steamer Kagoshima Maru (Bombay Line) left Bombay, a ports, for this part on the 1st inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 18th inst.
The 1. & 0.5, N. Co.'s steamer Parramatia,
left Singapore for this purt on the 3rd inst. at a pot. with the Outward English mails, and die here on the 4th inst. at alxut noon.
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The T. K. K. stemmer Nippon Maru with mails &c. left San Francisco for this port vir Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 25th Sov.
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The O. & S. S. Co.'s steamer Doric with Captain Douglas, of the steamship Formosa breeze and heavy rain. from Swat repens: Fresh N to Nails &c. left San Francisco for this port vie
Honolulu, Yokohama,inland Sea,-Kobe, - 2nd December, 1890, at Swataw Dagmar, Keilin, Chefov, Pechill, Nagasaki and Shanghai, on the 17th Nov. Laksang.
Captain Win Jamieson of the steamship Chiyuen from Shanghai reports: Moderate monsoon and fine weatherto the Lamocks; from there in Part dull, rainy weather.
The O. & O's. 5. Co.'s steamer Coptic with mails &c. which left hence Nov. 4th for San Francisco via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokohama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the 1st inst.
HONGKONG, AND WILAMPOA DOCK RETURNÁ, Isla de Cuba...
Kowloon Dork. Isla de Levan ....... "Simin.
Australian from Kobe reports-Experienced Captain P. T. leims of the steamship moderate to Fresh north and N.E. wirds and moderate, sea, till off Breaker Pt. where over The following telegram from a source in incident, as I think it, in the whole history of with vivid lightning and heavy rain. Hence to Hongkong ....
taken by a thunderstorm, working Southerly, "Cape Town fundated).—The news of the England: it was when we were fighting the Port, moderate mustherly winds, with continous AGMS, Herth...
drizzling cain.
Brussels Las been received here :-
-
two victories of the Boers round Ladysmith has caused great sensation. The Afrikan- ders do not conceal their joy. Sir Alfred Milner is disquieted by their attitude. In two battles General White has lost about 3,500 men in killed and wounded and pri- soners. The second victory was gained by Reconnaissance forced the enemy to fully the Orange Free State forces under the com disclose his position, and after a strong coun- mard of General Lucas Meyer, whe captured terattack on our right infantry brigade and Colenso, thus cutting off the retreat of General cavalry had been repulsed the troops were White, who is said to be wounded. The invest- slowly withdrawn to camp, pickets being leftment of Ladysmith is now complete. The in observation.
Boers are masters of the railway line to Pieter Late in the engagement the naval contin-maritzburg and Dorban. News received by gent, under Captain Lambton, Her Majesty's Ship Powerful, came in action and silenced with extremely accurate fire the enemy's guns of position.
General White states that Mafcking was closely blockaded, but that the Boers have been victoriously repulsed in the various sør- fies from the town. It is confirmed that he Orange Free State Boers have taken posses sion of Colesberg,"
Immediately on receipt of the above despatch by Renter's Agency it was communicated to the War Office officials, who authorized the agency to state that, so far as the War Office was aware, the report was without feunktion.
DE MAR, November 1st. Trustworthy information from Burghersdorp states that 3,000 Boers have collected at Bethulie Bridge since Monday evening, probably under Commandant Du Toit.
The circumstances which attended the move- inents of Colonel Carleton's column are not yet fully known, but from the reports received the column appears to have carried out the night march unmolested until within two miles of Nicholson's Nek. At this point two bouliers rolled from the hill and a fey rifle shots stamn- peded the infantry ammunition mules. The stampede spread to the battery mules, which broke loose from their leaders and got away with practically the whole of the gun equip ment. The greater portion of the regimental small-arm ammunition reserve was similarly On October 20th a small force of Beers under lost. The infantry bittalion, however, fixed
Dr. Schultz called upon Mr. Harnsworth, the bayonets, and, accompanied by the personal magistrate at Klipdain, to surrender the town of the battery, seized a hill on the left of the immediately. The latter complied, subject to road two miles from the nek with but little op the condition that the lives and property of the position. There they remained unmolested till residents were spared. The conduct of the dawn, the time being occupied in organized diggers was most patriotic. They stated in a defence of the hill and constructing siano san.. public meeting their intention, if commandeer gars and walls as cover from fire..
At dawn a skirmishing attack on our post-ed, of holding up their hands and being shot
tion was commenced by the enemy, but hade no way until 9.30a.m., when strong, reinforce ments chabled them to push attack with great energy. The fire Secame very searching, and Iwe companies of the Gloucesters in an ad- vanced position were ordered to fall back. The enemy then pressed to short range, the losses
on our side becoming very numerous,
A3 p.m. our ammunition was practically exhausted. The position was captured, and the survivors of thecolumn fell into the enemy's lands
greatest military Power in Europe-France. We had all we could do to hold our own with every resource at our own disposal, when all of a sudden the mutiny broke otit at the Nore and
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
RECENTER.
Meteorological means based on fifteen years elscivations to 1898,"
fronteter Thermometer
Humidity................
Rainfall
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer.......
Temperature
Humidity....
· Rainfall
TO-DAY,
30.181 62.4- 164 .0085
On dale au date at
10 am.
30.06
و گرام
30.13
68
57
76
0.02
Monday, 4th December, 1899. Chinese-2nd of 11th moon of 25th year of
Kwang-st. Sun-Rises........
-Sets....
2)
6hr, 26min."
"Saragomin."
rohr. 32min.
ghr. min. ghr. omin. jhr 20min. ·
High water-orning.
Afternoon Low water-Morning « Afternoon ANNIVERSARIES. 1793-Thomas Carlyle born. 1841-First census of Hongkong taken, popula
tion 15,000. 1889-Collision in Ly-ce-moon Pass between
Ancona and Kungpai. 1897-Mr. R. Torence killed by a fall from a
verandah in Hongkong. 1898-Bill presented Reichstag for increase of
lyser our one remaining Army. At that time a great man was the Prime Minister; he rad gone to bed at night and two of his collea guer came to him with the intelligence that not merely was the mutiny spreading at the Nore, but the mutineers were marching on London. To resist them there was no efficient force at all, To many minds it would seem the break-up of the British Empire. You see he was in bed and asleep he received them, he gave thon what instructions seemed fit, and then they had get something else, and came back to him went away. A quarter of an hour after they and found him sound asleep. Well, I do not want our Ministers to be all asleep (laughter), but that is the way I wish them to meet difficulties of this kind, and, after all, if we are - resolved to meet them in an united spirit, I do not see that great difficulty will be ex perienced. There will, of course, some day be an inquisition as to our preparations for this war, as to the force which was left in South Africa, or soul to South Africa in view of a alarming, and in presence of a military power -condition ofthing's always critical and frequently- which, relatively speaking, was great and in the centre of a great Dutch" "population which at any moment might be awakened. But the time for that is not now; what we have to da is to join with all the energy and all the strength at our command in supporting those who have the direction of affair. (Cheers.) And we have this further to so, which is the pleasant duly you have called upon as to a genial and hearty schd-off to those of our perform to-night, my Lord Provost-to give soldiers who are going to face the enemy in battle. (Cheers.). As to them I hardly know what I dare to say to them in their presence, I suppose that the Scots Greys may try and increase the honours of Waterloo, and the
TO-MORROW. Gordon Highlanders may try and emulate the
Tuesday, 5th December, 1899. glories of Dargai, but at least I will say to Chinese-3rd of sith moon of 25th year of them this that you cannot be dearer to us
Kwang-sit. honour than we do (Cheers), and that if there than you are, and we cannot hold you in higher
Sun-Rises
Sets be any room on your escutcheons and your
High water-Morning colours for any further honours than those
Afternoon regiments have already gained, we are quite
Low water-forning sure you will bring them from South Africa
Afternoon (Cheers.) I have been told to propose a more
ANNIVERSARIES. general toast than that of the two regisecuts here represented-it is that of the Navy and of the Army. Of the Army I have already said begin in circumstances that are inadequate, but prove themselves adequate in the end (cheers); and of the Navy I will only remind you of the glorious service performed by the Naval Brigade on Monday under Captain Hedworth Lambton. (Cheers.) The Navy is good on both elements. The New Telephone Service
It appears that the Army is supreme on one Let me ask you to drink the health of the Navy hetween Tokyo and Kobelches me bean
TOKYO, November 22nd.
down rather than fight for the Transvaal
There were only six tiles in the town and resistance was impossible.
The Dutch of the town welcomed the Boers, whom they rode out to meet, 150 shrung, amid the hooting of the loyalists.
Mr. Hamisworth escaped to Hopetown and reports that there are 6,000 Boers Found Kin: berley, and the roads are strictly patrolled, so that communication is hazardous, and probably will be impossible in the future. He passed near enough to see the Kimberley search lights, and was generally told that Kimberley could hold out without doubt, but the men felt their uselessness white besieged, and hoped for the arrival.of a relieving force. The Boer disci pline was of the most casual type, but they were The Boers have spread the story of continued Mr. Harmsworth estimates that over half the Dutch in Dicchuanaland and Griqualand will join the Boers after the recent declaration of annexation, the cause of which is partly to Exonerate the commandeered Dutch.
The enemy treated our wounded with great humanity, General Joubert at once despatching a lettorio me offering safe conduct to doctors and ambulances to remove the wounded. Medical officers and parties to render first aid to wound-well mounted. ed were despatched to scene of action from
German army by 40,000 men and 48 Field Batteries.
6kr: 27min. skr. Jomin. 21hr, 20min. ghr. 48min. 4hr. 43min. 3hr. gmin.
1847--Six foreigners killed at Wong-chuk-ki
near Canton.
Rohilla
Haitan
Clara... West York HMS, Whiting. U.S.Iris._...
Paroun
D. Juun d'Austria Ifolstein
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Dec. 4, Hongkong, French str., for Haiphong. Dec. 4. Evtimoen, German str., for Canton.. Dec. 4, Chiyur, Chinese str., for Canton. Dee. 4, Ernest Simons, French str., for S'hai, Dec. 1. sung, British str., for Shanghai. Déc. 4, Redpole, British gunboat, for Shanghai.
Passengers-Arrived.
Per Paruosa, from Swatow103 Chinese. Per Australian, from Kobe-Miss M. Steel. Per Chiynen, froth Shanghai-Mr. M. Brolles.. Per Keong a from Bangkok-Mr. J. C Naylor, and 23 Chinese.
Per Lycentoon, from Shangbai-Mr. Schneider, Mrs. Schmidt and child, and 61 Chinese.
Per Glenfalloch, from Penang, &c.-919 Chi-
nest,
Per Haicking, from Const Ports-Messrs., Sin Wai Sun, Ah Sing, and 64 Chinese."-
Per Ernest Simons, for Hongkong from Bombay Mr. G. Bridger. From Marseilles- Mr. and Mrs. Zazersky, Miss Besnard, and Mr. Stemberg. From Colombo-Misi Dulca Maclachlam, and 19 Chinese. From Singa- pore-Messrs. Goh Liang Yung and boy, Yeap Chin Hin, Manuel Longos, Ragael Hidalgo, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sucherman, Mr. A. Grosper, and 3 Indians. From Saigon-Mrs. Chan B and child, Mrs. Dung Kuhan, Messrs. Raham, H. Monlins, Mrs. Desantis and a friends, and, 214 Chinese. For Shanghai from Marseilles- Sisters Berthe, St. Michel, Augustine and Andre, Messrs, 11, Kroll, B. Kopsch, F. Letton, Jacobs, Rob Law, Harvia, Revs. Louis Julien, Amateur, Henry, Chanel, Messrs Henrl, Deward and Florent Peters. From Port Said Mrs. Hugó, Mrs. J. Arbori, and Mrs. A. Arbori, From Suez-Mrs. Henri Taillon. Fron Saigon-Messrs. F. Marins and Leca.” Grambichewsky, and Mrs. Souskhotchef. From For Nagasaki from Marseilles-Col. Bromstes Singapore--Mrs. Okima, Mrs. Misas, Mrs Usuki, and Mrs. Okits. From Marseilles. for Kebe--Sisters Bernardin and Isabelle. For Yokohama Mr. Mattaldi and family, Capt Alexandrowski, Mr. Perckestrow, Licut:-Mar- koson, Mr. and Mrs. Kirikon, Messrs. Barmour Luna, Tremoules, l'ig, Gerin, Thilier, and family. From Singapore-Messrs. A. S. Bag mall and Femelet From Saigon-Mr. H. Buisard...
Per Kong Beng, from Haiphong-5 Chinese, Per Kinking, from Chinkiang-10 Chinese.
STEAMERS EXPECTED,
Frout.
Names.
Auratcon Apear... Singapore Mazagon
Airlie
Klojun Maru
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Macduff
+4
Parramatta Chian
Cosmopolitan'
1
215t
PASSED THE CANAL. Outward 10th November-Stum, Tosa Maru, 14th November-Willingburg, Bombay Whitehall. 17th November-Glenfarg, Beng- far, Silesin, Dardanus, Ness, Annam. November Antenor, Preussen, Redoxin, Bergenhus, 24th November-ferionethshire. 28th November Caledônion, Alderney. Hitachi Maru, Holsatin, Romney, Thenlis. 1st December-Salazit.
Homoward-1st December-Barern, Java, Marie, Valerie, Orestes, Tankin
Shipping.
Arrivals.. -AUSTRALIAN,- British-steamer,--3,000,- 19 7
Helms, 3l Dec.,--Kabe 27th Nov., Gene- ral-Gibb, Livingston & Co. LYLEMOON, German steamer, 4,238, G. Heuer mann; 31 DecShanghai goth Nov General--Siemssen & Co. FORMOSA, British steamer, 674, J. Douglas,
3rd Dec.--Swatow and Dec, General Douglas, Lapraik & Co. KLONG WAI, British steamer, 1,185, T.-W. Groves, 3rd Dec.,-Bangkok 22nd Nov, Rice and Timber.--Yuen Fat Hong. CANTON, British steainer, 1,100, S. Wilde, 3rd
Dec.,--Canton 2nd Dec., General Jardine, Matheson & Co. CHVUEN, Chinese steamer, 1,21, W. C. Jamieson, 3rd Dec.,Shanghai 30th Nov, General.-C. M. S. N. Co. FUKUI MARU, Japanese steamer, 1.815, Y. Hirayama, 3rd Dec.Moji 27th Nov
Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, KACHDATE MARU, Japanese steamer, 2,143, S. Fujiki and Dec-Moji 28th Nov, Chal Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. ERNEST SIONS, French scanner, 2,162, Durrande, 3rd Dec,-Marseilles and Saigon 30th Nov., Mails and General Messageries Maritimes. NANYANG, German steamer, 983, Th. Lehmann,
3rd Dec., Canton 3rd Dec., General Siemssen & Co.
Preussen...... Taiyaan .......
Due..
To-morrow
Singapore .....To-morrow Port Darwin ...Dec. 7th #Kobe ...
Singapore
Dec, 6th
(Dec. 8th
Singapore ... Dec. 9th
Japan.....
Colombo
Sydney
Kagoshima Maru..(Bombay) Doric
Dec. 9th.
Dec. 13th.
Dec. 13th
....Dec. 18th
San Francisco. Dec, 20th.
Nippon Maru...... San Francisco... Dec. z3rd
We would direct the attention of shipping firma to the sylt in which Steamers Expected" and "Profectol Sailings" are now published in these crops, and in up doing respect fully urge the managers of shipping, firum tò give ordnes to their clerks to furnish this office, on the formin already supi plice grail with the hem avaliable information every day,
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
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Asama,
Australian
~12stination,
Jan, 27th
Qk. desp. Ok, desp.
...Jan. 2nd
Portland, &c. Mergekdie Adolph Obrig...New York.... | Afghanistan... New York Abria............ Havre, &c. America Maru... San Francisco, &c. Jan. 27th New York
Dec. 20th Sydney, &c.... ¡Dec. 8th Awa Maru. Marseilles, &c...... Dec. 29th, Bamberg .... Havre, &c.........Dec. 6ib Bayern Straits, &c. Mar. 7th. Breconshire Victoria, BC Jan 13th Carlisle City......San Diego, &c. ... Dec. 31st Chinn .......... San Francisco, &c Dec. 16th
Sydney, &c.......... Dec. 20th? Chingt City of Dublin... Victoria, B.C. Dec. 30th
Europe, &c. Dec. 9th Clyde.
San Francisco, &c Jan, 20th Coptic... Diamante ........ Manila .............. Dec. 6th Doric................San Francisco, &c. Dec. 23rd
Jan. 17th Emp. China ... Vancouver, &c... Emp. India
Feb. 14th Dec 20th.
11
'Emp. Japan ....... Futami Maru Thursday is., &c...Dec. 29th Caelic
San Francisco, &c. Feb. 13th Haiching Swatow, &c. Dec. 6th Hakata Maru Marseilles, &c. Dec. 15th Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c De gi Dec. 12th Idomeneus London...... Japan...
Dec. 14th Kagoshima Maru Kobe & Yokohama Dec arst Karlsruhe....... Straits, &c.
London.
Jan. 24thTMTM Dec 13th Dec. 15th Dec. 5th
König Athert ...Straits, &c. Königsberg... Havic, &c. Lady Joicey......San Diego, &c. Mazuru Máru...Swatow, &c..........Dec. 10th Monmouthshire. Portland, &e.......Dec. 23rd Nippon Maru ...San Francisco, &c. Jan. 3rd : Oldenburg Straits, &c. Feb. 21st Pakhui
Shanghai... Dec 5th Dec 9th Parramatta... Shanghai '........... Preussen. Straits, &c .... Jan. Toth
New Yorke, &c... Qki despr Riojun Maru...... Victoria, B.C., Dec. 14th
Dec. 9th Rosettaapan
Strails, &c..
Feb. 7th Sachsen Saint Irene.....Victoria B.C. Dec. zoth
Havre, &c. Jan, roth Surin Silesia ......Havre, &c. Amma Jan, 20th; Socotra.....
London...! Dec. 28th
Ladysmith last night, and ambulance at dawn Boer victories along the western frontiers, and what i had to say, which is that they usually 1863-Soochow re-taken by the Imperialists TAKSANG, British stemmer, 977, Albert Smill, Prinz Heinrich...Straits, &c.Dec. 27ft.
$ ...
this morning
The want of success of the column was due "to the misfortune of the mules stampeding and
consequent 1
t-loss of gune and small-am ammu. Dition reserve
"Official list of casmalities and prisoners will be reported shortly. The Inter are understood 30 have been sent by rail to Pretoria:
The security 3xysuit
"affected.
Further Artillery Duel.
(THROUGH DAIZIEL'S AGENCY)
LADYSMITH Oct. 3th, 1045 3.10.
A notification has been issued by the Minis ter for Commuications that the telephone service between Tokyo and Kobe, Yokohama, and Osaka, and Yokohama, and Kobe, will be Opened on the 15th December...
The Boers commenced shelling Ladysmith.The charges for five minutes occupation of at 5 o'clock this morning and almost immediathe wire will be ..
LATE TELEGRAMS.
[From: Exchangea.).
LONDON, November 2.
3.50 p.m The Boers have advanced thirteen miles further south and are shelling the town of Mooi
under Several Sordon. 1870-Alex Durmas died.
1884-Loss of the Douglas steamer Kangtung
in the Kimpai Pass, River Min."
AGENDA..
TO-DAY.
Adjourned) inquest on date. Privates, loves aud |
.. Jordan at the Magistracy. 4-15-Football-H.K.F.C. "F" Co. R.W.P.
at Happy Valley.
8 for 8.30 p.m. -Regular meeting of the Jubilee. Lodge of Instruction, address by Bro. II. W. Wolfe, 9am-Performance by Madame Konorali at
City Hall,
Reuce
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3rd Dec.-Canton 3rd Dec., General.- Jardine, Matheson & Co. GLENFALLOCH, British steamer, 1,434, 11. Peters, 4th Dec., Penang 21st Nov., and Singapore 24th, General-Joo Teck Seng. LOONGSANG, British steamer, 1,092, Weigail,
4th Dec,Wuhu 29th November, Rice Jardine, Matheson & Co. HAICHING, British steamer, 1.267. W. Davis,
4th Dec,-Foochow and Dec., and Amoy Mark 3rd, General-Douglas, Laptaik & Co. WOOSUNG, British steamer, 109, Dawson,
4th Dec, Ca, ton 4th Dec., Geneml Butterfield & Swire.
San Diego, &c.
New York, U
Strathgylo.
Dec. Ist
Swigart
Straits, c.
Sungkiang
Manila
Dec 5th
Tantalus
Liverpool Yokohama
Dec 15th
Dec 7ul
|«Venus: Sugoizes, Munjłą jai
HANOI, French steamer, 739, Pannier, 4th Tosa Mary
Dec-Haiphong and Hoihow 3rd DecYawata Mari Japan
General-A: R. Marty,
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