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To-day's

Advertisements.

ST

ANDREW'S

HALL.

CITY HALL BUILDING, TO-NIGHT

(TUESDAY), THURSDAY & SATURDAY, the 26th, 28th & 30th December. -Commencing at 9-P;3£;;

XYLOPHONE & KINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENT.

Mine. MERANDA and Little LILLY,

In their Clever Xylophone and Zither and Comic Violin Entertainments.

ADMISSION

Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform half-price to

Second SeaIA.

Hongkong, 26th December, 1899.

AN

EVENING CONCERT

will be given on FRIDAY, the 29th December, 1899,

in

[1599a

THE BUNGALOW, KOWLOON. (Kindly lent for the Occasion by the Hon. C. P. CHATER, C.M.G.)

In Aid of

THE "MISSUS AND KIDS' FUND. Under the Patronage of Colonel RETALLICK and Officers of the HONGKONG REGIMENT.

TICKETS, $1 each.

Concert to commence at F.M. TICKETS may be obtained from the Mem. bers of the Committee:-Messrs. Aitken, Cumpston, Farr, Jack, Longworth, Main, McKenzie, Muskett, Reid, Ritchie, Sayer, Skertchly, Smart. Stackwood, Dr. Swan and Wilks; and from the Offices of the Hongkong Telegraph and China Mail.

Hongkong, 16th December, 1899

HER EXCELLENCY LADY BLAKE

will be AT HOME, on TUESDAY, the

and January, from 4 to 6 P.M.

Government House,

Hongkong, 26th December, 1899

WANTED.

(16040

COMPETENT and EXPERIENCED REPORTER for this Journal; state. Age, Nationality and Salary required. Must be

Unmarried.

Address, The Proprietor,

1605a)

JAPAN DAILY ADVERTISER," No. 49, Yokohama.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR MANILA, CEBU AND ILOILO.

HE-Company's Steamship

THE

"NANGHANG," Captain Finlayson, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 27th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAL

THE Company's Steamship

"WOOSUNG,"

Captain Dowson, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 27th instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 26th December, 1899. [1606a

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

"LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship

"HAICHING,"

Captain Davis, will be despatched for the aboye Ports, on THURSDAY, the 28th instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 16th December, 1899.

[1603a

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

STEAM FOR SHANGHAI,- NAGASAKI, KOBE AND

YOKOHAMA

THE Imperial German Mall Steamship

"KARLSRUHE,"

of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Captain G. Dannemann, due here with the out- waid German Mail about the 29th Instant, will leave for the above places about 24 hours after

arrival.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. For further Particulars, apply to

MELCHERS & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 26th December, 1899.

[15891

THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1899.

Intimation.

rebellion may become widespread, consé and was greatly appreciate close. We append

quent on the recent reverses.

Extension of the Boer Lines. Nows from Modder River date 17th inst states that the Boers are gradually extending

A. S. WATSON & CO., their wings round the camp

LIMITED.

GOODS..

POR THE

FESTIVE SEASON.

.

A VARIED COLLECTION OF ARTICLES SUITABIN .FOR PRESENTS.

CUT GLASS BOTTLES. MEERSCHAUM PIPES, CIGAR AND CIGARRETTE HOLDERS, POUCHES. &c. SMOKERS' SUNDRIES OF ALL KINDS.

PERFUMES IN ELEGANT CASES.

THE PUREST AND BEST

Obituary

The death is announced of. Westminster.

LATER

Mr. Leyds in Paris. Mr..Leyde in Paris and It is reported le seeking an interview with M. Delcasse. The motive of the interview is not explained.

The Situation at Modder River.

Reuter's Correspondent at Modder River position, 18th instant, states that the Boer entrenchments extend for twenty miles ath- wart the railway line, and that they are still digging strong works. The British Camp is in a splendid position on a plain, the near est hill being five miles distant.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE appointment of Horace Edgar Wilmer to be an Inspector of Nuisances is gasetled.

CONFECTIONERY, Tuz Piers Ordinance, 1899, as read a first

WINES AND SPIRITS. SCOTCH WHISKIES, IRISH WHISKIES, AMERICAN WHISKIES, BRANDIES, PORTS SHERRIES, OLABETS, LIQUEURS, CHAMPAGNES, &o.. &o. OF THE FINEST QUALITY.

CHRISTMAS

• AND

NEW YEAR CARDS.

WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ESTARI,ISHED 1841.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1899.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

Departure of Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener.

LONDON, December 22nd. The Dunottar Castle with Lord Roberts Gibraltar. Lord Roberts' farewell audience on board will pick up Lord Kitchener at

with the Queen yesterday is believed to have been a very affecting onc.

The City of London Volunteer Corpa.

The City Corps of Volunteers for South Africa is complete. Hundreds of applicants had to be refused.

time at the Legislative Council Meeting of atat instant, appears in the Gazette. It is notified in the Gazette that M. B. Blake has resigned his commission as lieutenant in the Field Battery of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

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Mrs. Vallinge

5.-Conjuring Performance.

Mr. A. P. Stoken

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Mrs. Lawion 76-Xame Carol" On this day was born "Old Bretan.

FOOTBALL.

G. CO., R.W.F. v. V.R.C,

G. Co. had rather an easy task in disposing of the V.R.C. XI on Saturday in the Happy Valley, The V.R.C. played pluckily all through but were hopelessly outclassed. In the first half the R.W.F. scored one goal and in the se- cond half. The V.R.C. came very near scoring several times. The only conspicuous players amongst them, were the inside left and centre forward and Sayer at back The result was:-

G. Ca. R.W.F.3 to V.R.C. nil.

PUNJOM MINING CO., LIMITED.

The following is the report for the month of November by Mfr. Bailey, the manager at the

mines;--

TANKONG.

Adit levels. A little low grade ore was min. ed here. Winze from level No. 1 on Lode No. I was filled up to keep water from going down

being of no further use.

It is notified in the Garaffe that His Excellency has been pleased to appoint Dr. William Harit, tigan and James' Mackie to be members of the Sanitary Board for a period of three years from the 19th instant.

THE appointment of Second Lieutenant W. R. 3. The Viscount Suirdale, 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, to be His Excellency's Aide-de-Camp, vice Lieutenant M. B. Blake, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, resigned, is gazetted.

IT is notified in the Gazelle that a meeting of The Justices of the Peace will be held in St. Andrew's Hall at 3 p.m. on Monday, 8th Jan uary, for the purpose of nominating a Justice aan Unofficial member of the Legislative Council in place of the Hon. C. P. Chater, C.M.G., whose term of office expires on the 14th proximo.

Level No. 1. (50 foot level)-Stope No. 1, This stope continued to give us fair ore and open up and look well ahead.

Stope No.This continued to give us fair ore and shows very well ahead.

It furnished all the ore we could raise and transport with present equipment and other work doing. Drive to uprise from level No. 2.-This was driven 10 feet from cross-out No. and connection made with uprise from Level No. 2, here.

Level No. 2. (too foot, level). South drive from crosscut No 1-Driven 2 feet making a total of 68 feet from crosscut on the line of formation driving on. A crosscut was put in easterly, in the hanging wall country at the face of this drive, 13 feet. Nothing of any value or of much promise was developed here. South drive from northwest drive from shaft.

A SAD accident occurred on H.M.S. Barfleus-Nothing further was done here or will be on Christmas Eve. A bluejacket was alofi until stoping is commenced above this drive. as it is as near as should be driven to the making preparations for the Christmas Day north drive from crosscut No. 1, which was decorations when he fell from the mast-head to

discontinued in July, and which it will come the deck and was killed. The sad occurrence threw a gloom over the whole ship's company and consequently the Barfleur's "decorations were abandoned.

REAR-ADMIRAL Bruce, Rear Admiral Fit gerald's relief, arrived on Saturday by the P:& O. steamer Afarsilia, Admiral Fitzgerald left for home on Saturday by the G. & 8. steamer Doric, being towed by that's crew of officers from the warships in

gif the men-of-war.

A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be held on Thursday, 28th December, at 3.00 p.m.:-

BUSINESS.

I. Report of the Finance Committee, (No. 13.)

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

1. Second reading of the Bill entitled The Piers Ordinance, 1899.

into.

GENERAL Labour.--This continues more or less shart in all departments except for operating the mill.

Water Power This was ample for power: during the month. The night of the and of the present month we had an unusually heavy rain,“ which carried away our dam, thereby stopping "our water power, at man k

Transport-Continued sickness and death. among our-bullocke keeps us short of transport.

Machinery. This is all working well Surveying,The survey of our territory is progressing though but slowly, owing padly to the very rainy weather.

Roads and Bridges-These, with the excep‐ tion of the Buket Sarong-Baru Bureng rond, which I am not endeavouring to keep in order and one or two wood roads, are kept passable but are not in good condition, owing to the heavy rains and lack of labour.

Health. This was generally very fair during the month.

THE INSURANCE OF ARMY OFFICERS.

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Low water

dar, 38min: skr zomin.

Afternoon FANNIVERSARIES. 1860--Peace Convention between England and

Na Chinat 1865 Dedication of Hongkong Masonic Hall, 1897-Admiral Fitzgerald arrived in H.M.S.

Grafton,

AGENDA

SALTO-DAY.

Boxing Day,

Shuns leaves for Samarang

C. N. Co's steamer

and Sourabaya

Noon

"TO-MORROW,

Navigazione Generale Italiana's steam-

er Boamida for Venice and Trieste. Imperial German Mail Line steamer Prins.

Heinrich for Hamburge

Shewan, Tomes and Co's steamer Atama leaves for New York (about). 5-30 for 6pm-Regular Meeting of the Zetland

H.KV.C. ORDERS:

6 p.in.-"E" Coy Company Drill at Bead. pa. Auction sale, Kowloon faland Lot 496

at Mong Kok Tsui, at P.W.D. office.

THURSDAY, 28th P. & O. steamer Socotra leaves for London

2

FRIDAY, 29th.

Cargo ex Massilia subject to rent. 4 p.m.-N. YK, steamer Futami Afaru leaves

for Sydney, and Melboume.

4 p.m.-N. Y. K. steamor Aqua Maru leaves

SOME POINTS OF AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT.

There is a side to war that is apt to be lost sight of. It suggests no romance ; it la hum- drum and prosaic, but it is eminently practical. It is the insurance question. Under what con- ditions can the gallant officers at the front make provision for their wives and families? Not so long ago the fighting man was dreadfully pe nalized by the life offices. There was, a. suggestive article by General Sir Henry Brackenbury, K. C. B., on this very subject of insurance for officers in both services, contri- buted some few years ago to the United Service Magasine, which shows what the state. of things used to be. "On the outbreak of the Ashanti war," he writes, "my life was insured in the office for £1,500 I was called upon: by that office to pay 21 down for every 100 3.45 insured, if I wished to keep the policies in force." One is not surprised to learn that "it was not convenient to me to pay £315 A22 the moment when an officer is going on active. service he needs all his available cash for outfit N. P. R. steamer City of Dublin leaves for:

Victoria and Tacoma. and to settle his most pressing debts. It is Football-Shield Te-H.K.F.C v. 25th Coy. astonishing at such times how the tailor, who these many months has been properly inobtru sive, springs up, like a jack-in-the-box, and demands payment of the "little account" in a nasty insistent kind of way that requires all the But this strategy in the world to circumvent. by the way.

"The bare fact remains that the officers had to pay dreadfully dearly for the privilege of being insured years ago. It is mentioned in the particular article quoted that Lord Wolso ley (or Sir Garnet, as he, then was) had to pay £25 for every 100 insured. And this was the attitude adopted, not by an inferior office, but by one of the first rank. No wonder the officer of limited menna, summoned to active service felt himself to be faced by this problem: "Shall I give up my profession, or the provision I have been making for my family ?

for Marseilles London and Antwerp. pmn.Auction sale of household furniture at No. 9 Queen's Gardens, Peak Rd, by Geo. P. Lammert,

SATURDAY, 30th.

S, D. R. Ama 9... Mme. Meranda's Xylophone and Kine

matograph at St Andrew's Hall: Cargo ex Bangloe subject to rent. 4 p.ro. Football Association match Civilians Army and Navy in aid of the South Africa Fund."

SUNDAY-31st.. California and Oriental Cos.steamer Carlisle

City leaves for San Diego.

MONDAY 1st.

Bank holiday, Athletic sports at Quarry Bay,

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,

MAILS DUE Canadian (Empress of China) to-morrow German (Karlsruhe) 29th inst. Indian (Catherine Aptar) 30th insr. Australian (Tsinar) 31st Inst. American (Onsang) and pros. ›

· American (Coptic) 10th proxi American (America Maru) 181b pror.

In order to ascertain what was the practice of the offices nowadays, the writer had a con- versation with.Mr. Charles Stevens, the actuary and secretary of the Provident Life Office, which may be said to lay itself, open for this class of business. It has a thousand officers Northeast drive from northwest drive from of the Navy alone holding its policies. In the shaft-Driven 28 feet, making a total of 80 feet Crimean War this office, which is of very old on the line of formation driving on. Crosscut standing, charged an extra premium of five northerly in the foot wall country from guineas, per cent, to officers. In the Ashanti this drive was extended 4ft. Nothing of any war, however, the military policies were "load- value or of but little promise was developed cd by an addition of ten guineas to the here. Unrise No. 1 This was continued ordinary premium. This was on account of

TE WHEVE coopect for the right is making a total distance of

chemy bro wag discontinued having reached fighting qualities of the

Takamuugar The steamer Indraguns from New York left. up and practically barren formation "whole world and war" policies, that covered at level No. 1 passed through some 20 ft. additional "load" of the whole world" policy showing more or less quartz, that crosscut No. everything in the way of risk to life. The Singapore for this port an Sunday 24th inst, at before coming on to the lode ore known as was 10s, per £100, and if you wanter to do lode No. 2.

any fighting you had to pay 55, a hundred extra, making 158. per cent in all. This system was in vogue only for the Navy

No. I crosscut--Driving this was resumed and 3 ft.. driven, making it a total of 20 ft. This was driven in country rock; to see ir WC cannot find the cre body known as lode No. 2 level No. 1 at this level by so doing. The developements in the uprise from here, just

2. Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordin-completed, suggest it is not unlikely we will. ance to amend the Companies Ordinance 1877. 3. Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873.

4. Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to provide for the summoning of Chinese before the Registrar General.

to amend and consolidate the law relating to 5. Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance the carriage and possession of arms and ammunition.

CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

MAJOR-GENERAL VISITS THE BAKRACK

ROOMS....

Level No. 3. (150 foot level). Northwest drive from shaft. This was started at this level and driven in country rock 3 ft.

Southeast drive from shaft. This was started at this level and driven 8 ft. What appears to be the wall of a lode and some quartz was taken where cut. This is doubtless the same rock as out herein, but it has not proved to be of any value the lode-like formation passed through in the shaft.

Shaft.--This was not sunk any during the month because of the impracticability of doing so In connection with the other work doing.

SWAU.

No. 2 Workings Shaft.--This was sunk is ft. making it a total of 62ft. from top adit. It cun- inued on a slight incline from vertical, on the tode, which showed well defined but small and of low grade.---

Level No. 1-At 40ft. below lower adit a drive was started northerly on the lode from the shaft

therein, but small and low grade,

Mr. Winston Churchill's Escape."

Mr. Winston Churchill is safe at Delagoa. Messes and barrack rooms were most tastefully and driven arft. The lode showed well defined

The Queen and Lord Salisbury.

Lord Salisbury had a prolonged interview with the Queen yesterday.

Casualties at 'Ladysmith.

Christmas day is far excellence the day of days in the Army and the soldier on that day lays himself out for thorough enjoyment. Yesterday was no exception. "The Sergeant's

decorated with evergreens, bunting and mottoes, among which were many wishing success to their comrades in South Africa. The great event, almost unprecedented, was the visit paid by Major-General Gascoigne to the Royal Engineers, while Colonel The O'Gorman, re and another officer from the General' Staff went the rounds of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

There is nothing fresh from the seat of Ating the General, went to the Royal

war, except an official despatch from Maritz- burg which states that there were seven killed and twelve wounded at Ladysmith on the 18th instant, The despatch gives no explanation how these casualties occurred.

Reinforcement.

GUBAU.

from shaft Driven 52ft. making a total of *Level. No. 1.-North_drive from crosscut 145ft. from crosscut. The lode continued well being but some 3ft. thick and very low grade. defined all the way, but smaller than recently,

ing a total 152 ft 6in. from the winze when South drive from winze.-Driven 41ft., mak- work was discontinued here, the ore having entirely cut out,

Nor North Winze, This was started north erly from the shaft to intercept the north drive from crosscut from shaft, and sunk 58ft. This is being sunk to handle the rock from that drive through and for ventilation.

The General, who was most heartily received by the men, after drinking to the health of the different units he visited, spoke few appro: priate words to cach, The gist of his remarks was that, being an old Guardsman, he had not had much to do with the Royal Engineers-un-Shaft. No sinking was done as we were til his arrival in Hongkang since which time unable to get timbers cut for pump, which he had given them special attention, with the must be put in before any sinking can be result that he was pleasantly surprised at done. the scarcity of "erline" and admissions into hospital among them in Lord Roberts' Departure.

regiments. He complimented on to other good work done in the New Territory and December 24th.

admitted that the promptness with which Lord Roberts had an inspiriting send off the telephone line was erected had been of

The Admiralty is despatching another Naval force of you to strengthen the brigade FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUT. serving in South Africa. THE Company's Steamship.

"TAMSUI MARU,”

Captain Sobajima, will be despatched for the above ports, on TUESDAY, the and January, at Daylight..

For Freight er Passage, apply to

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agonia, „Hongkong, 26th December, 1899. [2273a

-AN APPEAL.

HE SUPERIORESS of the ITALIAN CONVENT, CAINE ROAD, begs most respectfully to APPEAL to the Residents of Hongkong and the Post Poris, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state that The will be pleased to receive orders for all kinds of NEEDLE WORK.

Gentlemen's Shirts made to order, and Cuffs and Collars renewed on old ones.

Ladies and Children's Under-clothing Chil- dren's Dresses, and all kinds of Embroidery.. *Materials can be supplied, it required.

J

from Waterloo,

Before Colenso.

It is now curtain that the guns at the Colenso engagement ware captured, as also Col. By lock and a number of the Devon- shires.

It is generally believed that General Buller is quietly preparing for a fresh attack on Colenso,

Lord Methuen in the meanwhile is station- ary, hoping that the difficulty of provisioning their force will oblige the Boers to attack.

The Boers at Stormberg. News from Blerkstroom dated roth inst states that the Born have lucreased since for any PAPER, or old ENVELOPES to be made the Stormberg reverse, and the country north

The Superioress will also be most grateful

who are talt iht by the Sisters.

or

the

great misistance to the military authorities. Concerning the war in South Africa, the Ge- neral spoke to an assuring manner, there not being the slightest doubt in his mind as to who would be ultimately victorious. At the con

clusion of the General's speech he was loudly cheered. In the evening the two companies had a smoking concert.

The Royal Army Medical Corps celebrated Xmas by an elaborate dinner followed by a smoking concert in which Staff Sergt. Marsden

and Sergt. Ward took part.

PREAN.

- Shaft-This was sunk it feet 6 inches, mak- ing it a total of 25 feet when work had to be discontinued because the water was more than could be handled by hand power. As this shaft was off of the "lode, in country rock, nothing was developed thereby as yet,

JALIS.

Surface. This is the surface formation at or near the Jalis workings carrying stringers of Readings probably came from and is being quarts. It is adjoining where some of the

blasted down and sent to the mill. It is prov ing very low grade.

REDUCTION WORKS. hours full time. & stamps and z concentrators Mill-This was run equivalent to, 18 days ô The members of the Hongkong Police Force were run part time on Tankong ore and part gave a most enjoyable dance to their friends, time on Headings and Jalis Surface ore, and In commemoration of the day, at the Central 4 stamps were run an Headings and a little

Jalls Surface cre Police Station, Before the dance a supper was

The ore crushed and product therefrom was provided when the usual toasia were proposed, as follows including the health of our troops in South

* Concentricia)** Bald Africa. Dancing was kept up to a late hour Om.. Ton. Amalgam. Bullion Estimated 1,000

dry weight

Aus in and the guests departed highly pleased with union of this art to enable one to thoroughly Headings 18687|

entertainem provided it reels & rer lankon Bg

80.10 appreciate what a capital host and entertaining falls.

8.10 fellow Roben man be when he throws aside Surface

Into Books for the Children of the Poor School of Stormberg Is Now in arms. There is con- the cares of keeping. Her Majesty's peacoc

....... At the Goverment Civil Hospital the usual (493 siderable apprehension at Capetown that the Christmas concert was given to the patients

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1897

DEL

78.50 25.20

244.90 78,50

The steamer Catherine Apear from Calcutts, Teft Singapore for this port yesterday at day-

3 p.m.

The steamer Merionethshire from London

left Singapoto on the 23rd inst, and is expected to arrive here on or about the 30th inst

The NY K's steamer Awa Maru

In 1876 the office applied the system to their military policy-holders, only the terms were stiffened a litle and the war risk(Europe Line) left-Moji for the port to-day was represented by an additional premium (23rd inst) and is expected to arrive here da of £1 per £100,

But in 1891 the

the 27th inst Provident Office was induced to revise its table, and the additional premium was reduced to 10s. per cent. above the ordinary civilian- rate, allowing the insured naval or military man to travel to any part of the world and to engage in active service at a seat of war. On the additional premium ceases to be payable removal of an officer to the retired list the

The T.K. K steamer America-Maru with mails & left San Francisco for this port vin Honolulu, Yokohama, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shangbai, on the 21st instant.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co's R.M.S. Empress of China arved at Shanghai at am. Sunday the 24th instant and left again npm for Hongkong, where she is due to arrive on Wednesday the 27th Dec at 9am. T

ruke carrying the Germans mails with dates The Imperial German mail steamer Karin

At the commencement of the present Boer from: Berlin of the 37th Now left Singapore on war, some of the life offices met and agreed to 'Saturday the 23rd inst, at 8 pm, and may be fix the extra premium at five guincas upon expected liere on or about 5thay the 29th inst. existing policies held by those going out to the DSP pl war, and seven guineas for officers actually taking out policies at the time of war. The Provident Life and, no doubt, some other lead ing offices have stood out of this association.

Of course, it should be said that the Offices granting the whole world and war" policies at 103. per cent, suspend the issue at such rates. on the declaration of war, when they charge seven guineas as the other office do

Tommy does not insure as a general rule Probably he has not the money. But the nation generally looks after bim. In the reached thousands of pounds; now there is Crimean war there was the Patriotic Fund that Lloyd's Patriotic Fund, the new fund of the Isla de Cul Lord Mayor, the Imperial War Fund, and Hatching... other agencies that minister to the fatherless. Tela de Lusu. and the widow,

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S Empress of Japan arrived at Nagasaki at 9.30 am. on Monday the 25th instant and left: again same day at 6 p.m. for Kobe, where she is due to arrive on Tuesday the 26th instant at

HONGKONG-AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS.

creetly, is not so badly off as the publican-Roaillaan Really the officer, if he chose his office dia...

HIGALS who has to pay 209, or a5s, per cent extra China, and some other callings. But at present the Nanyang whole system of extra payments by naval and Clara army men is empirical. No one seems to be Triumph ahle to scientifically calculate war risks as applied to life.—Advocate of India,

NOTANDA.

Barometer

CALENDAR:

DECEMBER,

Powan

D. Juan d'Austria. Menmuir

2- Kowloon Duch

Cosmopa

-PAISED THE CANAL Outward — 10th November-Stam, Tosa Marur 14th November –Willingbure, Bombay Whitehall, 17th November-Glenfarg;Beng "Meteorological means based on fifteen years" 102, Silesia, Dardanus, Ness, Annam Fist

observations to 1898.

November -- Antenor Preussen, Bedouin, Bergenhus 24th November--Merionethshtre 28th November -- Caledonien, Alderney, "Hitachi Maru, Holsatia, Roinney, Thordis,

rat December → Safaris, 15th December Kherson, Shanghal, 19th December-Canton, Hyson, Langbank, Sachin," "Acolure: Dingo, 5th year of Mase, Burdon, Cathay, Heidelberge

Thermometerumquand Humidity.engamösunĎA

Rainfall

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troyed, 263 Ilves lost ag 1897-Afrival of the trooper lunga with the Tom Royal Lancaster Regiment? Great

fre at Tokio 11,000 house destroye 263 livas lost. 1898-Americans take possession Yof Hollol

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An El Farrell 16th Dec, General.

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