ed from publock in, the afternoon to dusk on
Sunday the strong Beer position on a long high kopje. It rained hurd all Sunday night. The The Highland Brigade attacked the poisition at daybreak on Monday at the south end of the kopfe, and the attack failed: The Guards were then ordered to protect the Highland | right and left rear: the cavalry and howitzer battery attacked the enemy on the left; the Guards on the right and centre, supported by the field artillery and howitzers. At o'clock on Monday afternoon the Gordons were sent to the support of the Highland Brigade. The Troops held their own in front of the enemy's entrenchments until dusk, the position extend Lord Methuen adds I am to-day holding my ing for six miles towards the Modder river,
position and entrenching myislf. I had to face At least twelve thousand Boers. Our loss tar been great."
Further Details of Lord
Methuen's Fight. Reuter, in a despatch from the north of the Modder river, on the 11th instant, says the flighland Brigade arved zbo yards from the Boer position, marching in quarter column, close order, not suspecting the vicinity of the enemy, and met with a terrible fire on their flanks and were forced to retire with heavy loss. * They reformed under shelter of a dip in the ground and gallantly held their ground. The Gordons then arrived and got within three hundred yards of the enemy, displaying the greatest gallantry. The British artillery enfiladed the Boer trenches. The Boers crossed the open ground in the direct front and moved || to make a flank attack, but were arrested by the Guards and the artillery. Our men slept on the position and the renewal of the fighting was expected on the 12th. The insses on both sides were very heavy.
Boor Losses at the Modder. The floor prisoners state their losses were terrible, several corps being completely wiped out. The Boers are most kind in our wounded.
General Gataore,
The Times states that only General Gatacre and staff are returning to Sterkstroom: His force is strongly posted on the railway. An official despatch from Sterkstroom 'says the situation has improved as many of the missing have turned up.
Departures.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1899.
sea feels very severely, England would feel wall defended with one hundred thousand Boars to meet an invader and she has no reason to believe that her Volunteers are in any way, il properly handled, their inferiors. The lesson is an encouraging one to a nation which, keep ing but a small Army, needs reserves of all kinds, and will be, if we study it with care, most instructive. There are no Volunteers, ba it remembered, in Europe except our own; and the immense experience of America is little known here.
The first thing the war teaches us is that we ought to trust more than we do to the individual capacity of the Volunteers, and not try so hard
they please, as did also the Colonial men in the to tum them into ordinary soldiers. The Boers march as they please, dress within limits as
first American War, and form as they please, though they obey In this latter respect some traditional rules. They are expected to support each other rather from willingness than from discipline, and to rely on their rifles and their steadiness under fire rather than any coherence, derived from drill. They do not as yet stand up to bayonet charges well; but how often is the bayonet charge possible when the rifles are well handled? It takes the very best inen to get through that hail of fire, and the very best men cannot always do it, no troops that the world knows of consenting to charge home when more than a third of their number are on the
ground. The strength of the Boer Volunteers is not in their drill, but in their individual ability when Regulars are charging on them to await their charge and keep on the desolating fire. They wait till the assailing force is ac tually in touch. That was the strength of the New England Militia against us, and of Hofer's men against the French; and we are not sure. that we are not forgetting both how great that strength was, and how best to develop it. Wẹ are, we suspect, cultivating the company too much, among Volunteers we mean, and the individual not enough. Yet it is as individuals acting together that the Boers are giving us
such trouble.
The next thing the war teaches us if we use Volunteers is, the absolute necessity of good artillery and plenty of it to support them. The Boer Volunteers Shrink from the shell as they would from rifles which should carry much father than their own. They rely on their own guns and make tremendous exertion to get them into position, and when they are Silenced they grow disconcerted and waver. This is not altogether the result of the losses which the great guns inflict, though they are occasionally heavy. They produce also a moral effect, the Valunteers, however prave, feeling under the fire of artillery, to which they can make no adequate return as men feel in a rail- way collision or an earthquake, or as Theodore A Calcutta paper publishes the following of Abyssinia felt when the rockets dropped at
his feet as he stood in his mountain ayrica special telegram:-Further particulars received
as if they were called on to fight invisible of the reverse at Stonnberg show that it was a much more mismanaged affairs than was afcies, without weapons of their own. Re- first supposed, and the confusion of the retreat was terrible. Our troops completely lost their heads, and failed to distinguish friends from foc.
The Majestic sailed with 2,000 trapps for the Cape. The Victorian left with 800 men and seven guns.
CALCUTTA, December 19th.
: At the Modder River the Boers report that they captured 41 of Lerd Methuen's men in the fight on Monday. When the troops fell inte the Boer trap, there was nothing for it but
retreat.
The disaster at the Modder River has envoked a good deal of outspoken criticism in the press. The Times remarks that, if Lord Methuen is unable to resume the offensive, we may have another Ladysmith.
thunderbolts.
sisting sivils without shells is like fighting It is not battle under such cir- cumstances, but endurance of death apparently for no end, and that is a situation which only the best trained of soldiers will face for any time, and then only for a reason they can understand. The bravest Austrian officers declared that after Sadowa their men could not be brought to meet the needle gun, and the terrible superiority of that weapon to the musket is not greater to soldiers imaginations than the superiority of antillery which is clearly heavier than their own or of longer range. It is the rifle which kills, but it is artillery which cowes half-disciplined men, and the effect is great in almost exact proportion to the absence of experiance. It aught, therefore, be a fixed principle with those who arrange the defences of Great Britain that Volunteers, to be perfectly efficient, must be supported by an even larger proportion The fighting at Magersfontein ( Mageris-anillery than is assigned to regular troops, and that the heavier the guns the more effective fontein), was of a most desperate character.
true, no doubt, of The enemy's entrenchments at the foot of the will the rifles be. That is hill were screened and guarded by a double all troops, but it is specially true of troops who line of barbed wire, which effectually impeded have never seen a shot fired, and who, no the operations of our infantry. The Timer, having passed through the whole military mill, in reviewing the situation in South Africa, display every military quality more completely than that of unflinching endurance. Men will urges a large increase of the Colonial troops
not endure shells, Marshal von Moltke is employed in the war.
reported to have said, with less than three years' training.
Public opinion generally remains steadfastly bent upon the prosecution of operations to a successful issue."
Arrangements are being made to call out the Militia. It is believed that 30,000 will shortly be despatched to the seat of war.
(From Dutch Sources.)
THE HAOUR, December 18th." General Duller's loss at the battle, of Tugela River amounted to 1,100 in killed and wounded. Two companies of infantry were made prisoners. The British press criticises, in moderate terms, the actions of General Buller. its tone shows, however, a hidden fear of what may happen in the future. It further expresses confidence that the British arms will triumph in the end. In social circles, on the contrary, there is depression, and even despair. The Continental press is full of admiration for the tactics and strategy of the Baars, and despises the British Generals as being only fit to com- mand againats vages. The German, Austrian, Italian, and French press agrees in holding that the recent events in South Africa betoken for Britain the beginning of a crash, decline of greatness, and a national disaster. The Ger- man press shows joy as if Germans themselves had won the victories of the Boers..
19th December.
It is reported from London that several rolunteer corps have enthusiastically come forwards for service in South Africa.
Queen Victoria is reported to be depressed and dis- General Lord Methuen's army is couraged. now wholly shut in by the Boers. The British positions are, however, said to be inaccessible. The Boers have thrown up an unbroken line of entrenchments and surrounded his army but are unable to attack it. General French has re- tired from Vaalkop owing to the superiority of the Boer artillery."
THE BOERS AS VOLUNTEERS,
of
į
heavy fire
sought cover on front. The right dank in a covered position and found the enemy
Accordingly from a heavy guns, away the infantry main half a mile while the Mounted Infantry opted to put younieady fire, | flank the enemy.
Two regiments, who moved out
strong commando, advancing from the were met by a heavy fire from the Bes machine-guns.
The enemy cleay numbered 3,000 with many guns.
General Gatacre decided to retreat from Molteno and the thirteen miles was done in perfect order, though the Boers with guns bung on the flanks. Our casualties are slight the force was
composed of three regiments, two batteries and 800 mounted infantry.
An incident in the bombardment of Lady: smith has been the shelling of the Town Hall by the Boers. General Sir G. White has ad dressed a remonstrance to General Joubert, informing him that the building in being used as a hospital. General Joubert has replied that such a use was unjustifiable in the face of the existence of a neutral camp.
The Boers recently captured three of Major Thorneycroft's scouts
and gave them very short slirift. They tied them to trees, and riu- led them with bullets. This summary execu tion has caused a sensation.
A special telegram from London states that there is a feeling of impatience abroad, and murmurs of discontent are being heard as to the way in which the Campaign in South Africa is being conducted. The political importande of this disaffection is realised by the Govent inent; and speeches are being made to reassure the public mind.
The Rt. Hon. H. Chaplin, in a stirring speech on Saturday, rebuked his audience and coun- selled patience, expressing the utmost con- fidence in Gen. Sir Redvers Buller, and his Lieutenants to assert the power of British arbas and eventually to bring a difficult and formid- able enemy to subjection. The speech had a good effecí.
It is reported that the 7th Dragoons, the 8th Hussars and the 17th Lancers are to be mo- bilised, owing to the want of Cavalry in South Africa, to follow up the enemy and complete the vitories, which have so far been indecisive.
Calcutta, December 11th. Special telegrams received at Calcutta state that two thousand refugees at Durban have wen enlisted for ambulance work with the British farces. The majority were destitute
it a nust distressed state. All display the greatest enthusiasm at the prospect of render- ing useful service.
LONDON, December 13th. General French's outposts a Sannchdam have exchanged shots with the Boers, whose position was clearly visible,
A Calcutta paper has the following :-* Commandant Prinslos, who commanded the Loluain of Free State Boers sent to cut Lord Methuen's line of communications at Graas. pan, has resigned. He complains that Pre- sidest Steyn interfered with his plans.
It is not unlikely that a draft of Royal Irish Rifes, from Fort William, Calcutta, will be despatched to South Africa to fill the large gap that has been caused in the ranks of the Irish Rifles at Stormberg, as was done in the case ofthe Glosters, when that corps was deprived of the services of a large body of men. The more, of head rest with the authorities at Army
headquarters.
General Gatacre's attempt to storm the ehemy's position at Stormberg, and its results has caused an immense sensation. The utter daring of the adventure, and the partial success which attended it, have astonished military critics, whose criticism for the presen; is dia- armed by the magnificent knight-crranty of the attempt.
General Gatnere and the intrepid little army of 2,000 men set out from Molteno for Storm berg in the silent darkness of the night. No fights were used for fear of discovering their whereabouts; and the utmost caution was taken to subdue all noises. The march lasted seven hours and was most trying. Our troops had to scale the precipitous sides of a rocky mountain. They encountered most awful ob stacles in the way of fallen boulders and deep And the third lesson is the necessity of or crevices; but plodded on through the night, ganising the collection and distribution of hawever, with silent pluck and determination. supplies, both of munitions, of transport, and of They were perfectly unmolested until they reach- food, long before the emergency arises. Weed the impregnable position of the Boers. The do not yet know how the Boers manage these enemy, at first taken by surprise by the boldness things, but we do know that they are well
of the attack, soon rallied to the danger, and managed, that the Boers, more where they will, opened a heavy fire on their assailants. General are always fed, and that their impedimenta are Gatacre, realising the hopelessness of the in some way transported with great ease over situation, ordered his troops to relire: and very difficult country, Half a dozen columns although galled by the enemy's fire, the retire are, in motion, and they are in a friendly ment was conducted in excellent order. It was country; but a country thinly populated and
certain that General Gatacre had been misled without sand soldiers marching through it to the very great stores is stripped by a few thou- bone, so that a second force finds nothing to eat, and very little to burn. They are assisted, no doubt, by the willingness with which the Valupteers submit to requisitions of carts, horses, forage, and provisions; but their supply department must be very well managed, and may, when the war is over, yield valuable instruction. Arc. we as ready in the transport and commissariat departments as the Boers, even in the framework, which in time of emergency, could be rapidly filled? We doubt it greatly-Yet the strongest force, if left: for twenty-fours without food, or without suffi cient reserves of cartridges and shells, would be utterly useless for defence, and could only use its knowledge of the country to retreat in safety. We many never be invaded, probably never shall be, but if ever we are it will be by force whose generals rely on our unreadiness and on the short distances between London and any part of the South-Eastern coast. We shall have hours, not weeks, to prepare in, and if we
some
by spies, who reported that the strength of the enemy was 2,500 men, whereas it appears it was fully 6,000.
present juncture; and the utmost anxiety is being evinced as to the effect which it will have on the Afrikanders of Cape Colony, whose loyalty to the British has been none too staunch.
The reverse is extremely unfortunate at the
LONDON, December 13th.
A telegram from Durban states that General Yule has 'sailed for England, with troops invalided,
If this should be the case, the employers in Singapore are considered by the officers of the SV.A. to be sufficiently patriotic to allow their men to go. No doubt there would be a might be used for garrison duty in Singapore good strength available. The S. V. A. also, should some of the regular forces be taken from here.
-PRINCE WALDEMAR AT SINGAPORE.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILS DUE
Indian (Catherine Aptar) to-morrow. Australian Tsinan) 31st inst. French (Salarie) 31st inst
American (Onsang) and prox.
American (Coptic) toth prox.
American (America Maru) 18th prox.. Tacoma (Tacoma) 18th prox.
The N. P. S. 5. Co's steamer City of London arrived at Tacoma from Japan and Hongkong on the 27th inst.
*
The N. Y. K's steamer Kinshiu Maru
The cruiser Valkyrien arrived at Singapore Thi the Straits Timorning from Colombo, says of the Valkyrien is instant. The Camalp Prince Waldemar, and the Palkyrian is proading from here to Valkyrian has a crew of about ass, and in the Siam, China, and Japan on 6th inst. The largest of the Danish cruisers, having a dis placement of 2,900 tons. Her indicated power is 5,3cc, and she has a speed of 12 knots, She was built at Gopenhagen in 1887, andzia de Cuha carries two 3-2 in. Krupp guna, six 5.9 in. guns, quick-dring guss, and to maxims. The Valkyrien is now at the Borneo Wharf coaling.
PRINCE HINRY OF PRUSSIA.
Prince Henry of Prussia is expected to arrive at Singapore by the German flagship Dewich faud on the 3rd of January. He will leave Bangkok on the 29th December, and will remain in Singapore till the 14th or 15th of January, and during his stay here will probably be the guest of the Acting Governor. The German cruiser Hanna will also arrive at Singapore early in January and H. §. 11, Prince Henry will band over the command of the Deutchland to Admiral Fritze. The Deutch. land will proceed in Germany on the 5th January and on the 14th fanuary Prince Henry will also proceed to Germany by the mail tcaner Preussen. The Hansa will return to the China station.-Straits Times,
SHIPPING REPORTS.
Captain Lincoln, of the steamship Arangle, from Shanghai, reports:-- Moderate N. and N.E winds and fine weather throughout, sea light.
Captain Vaughan, R..R., of the steamship Chindiang, from Chiakiang, reports:-Strong monsoon, high seas to Lamocles, thence to port moderate weather.
NOTANDA.
CALENDAR.
DECEMBER
Meteorological means based on fifteen years observations to 1895. Brometer ... ...Thermometer
Humidity Rainfall
WEATHER REPORT.
Barometer....
Temperature
-Humidity Rainfall.
yesterday, 28th inst. and is expected to arrive (American Line) left Shimonoseki for this port here on the 1st prox.
HONGKONG ANTI WHAMPÓA DOCK RETURNS.
Kowloon Dock. Katsuyuna Maru ... Isla de LustM Simla
H.I.G.M.S. Harika... HMS. Ciaunted... Kung Ping Triumph Pawan
Juan Austria
Menmuir China
unsang ......
נו
STEAMERS EXPEČI
Names,
From.
Fo-morrow. To-morrow
Catherine Apcar... Singapore Merionethshire ...Singapore Salazic............. Singapore Dec. 31st “Isinan'a [Malta:
•Dec: jist Indrapura Singapore... Dec. 31st Kinshiu Maru...... Shimonoseki...Jan, ist Onsung Tientsin Coptic America Maru Tacoma
Singapore Jan. 2nd. San Francisco...Jan, and
......San Francisco...Jan. rath San Francisco...Jan. 18th Tacoma .......Jan. 18th
Wa would direct the gitation of shipping firms to the tyle in which Steamers Espected" and "Projected Balliag are now published in these cotumps, and in so doing respect- fully urge the managers of plug rms to give ardere.co their clarks sofralan this affice, on the form already mp plied gratis with the bytes, available informationı avery day.
Ship
PROJECTED SAILINGS,
Destination.
Dale.
AbergeldiePortland, &c. Jan, 17th
Cosmopolitan
19
Afridi.
Aberdeen
H
Th
Airlie Algoa. Ambria
PASSED THE CANA).
New York
• Ok, desp.. Sydney; &c......Jan. 6th
San Francisco, &c. Feb, toth Havre, &c. Jan, 12th
Tan. Tan. 3rd Mar 7th ...Jan. 26th
3rd
Outward 18t December-Salazi. 5th Americu Maru... San Francisco, &c. Janth December Benvoirlich. 8th December Antenor Glengarry, Kegulus, Wakasa Mbaru, Yawarion Asama rath December-Morven Westphalia, Stentor, 15th December-Kherson.. 19th December- Canton, Hyson, Langbank, Sachsen, Acatus, Durden, Cathay, 22nd December-Babelsberg, Kanagawa Máru.
Homeward 22nd December -- Poseidon,
Hector.
London.. New York Bayern Belgian KingStraits, &c.
...San Diego, &c Bombay London............ Breconshire
Victoria,
Jan, 25th Canton
Shanghai, &c
......Jan, 20th Carlisle City..... San Diego, &c.
an. Itth ...fan. 10th Carmarthenshire. San
Diego, &c. ............ San Francisco, &c
Jan. 31st
B.C.
3rd.
China SWATOW WEEKLY SHIPPING REPORT, City of Dublin... Victoria, B.C.......Jan. 1233
City of Rio.San Francisco, &c. Mar. 27th
San Francisco, &c. Jan. 20th London far. 31st- Manila
(23rd December, 1899.)
ARRIVALS.
Date. Vessels. Dec. 1: Yeuchow...
1: Prosper
Where from. Cheloo.... Hengay
Hailong......Flengkeng
19 Tancul Maru
Mangkut
Agenta
J. & S.
1.
Co
1. M. & Co.
12
3. & Co.
B. & J.
Eldorata,
Chafa...
Etang----- Whit
J. M. & Co
Stogai
B. & Co.
Singlong........ Artis
alan
20 Felching........... Hongkong... & Co. #Malesuru Mara... Amoy
Thales Hongkong ......... J. M. & Co. > Hei'ong.........
Xweilin
at Yikang
2
22 Fertiges
Hongkong
23 Hair 21 Machew
23 Linxsing
Wahek Chinking. 1. & S.
Amny. Hougkong Any ilangkan Bangkok
... 1976. 1. J. Kler...1'kow & Chinklang
Coptic Cowrie Diamante
Diomed
Doric
...
Emp. China 2 Emp. India
Emp. Japan.... Gaelic
Haimun......
Hamburg
Holsatia
Jan. 3rd
London.............Jau. 9th San Francisco, &c. Mar, roth Vancouver, &c.fan, 17th
Feb. 74th Mar. 14th
San Francisco, &c. Feb. 13th Amoy & Tamsui... Dec. 30th Straits, &c. May 16th Havre, &c. Feb. roth:
Hongkong Maru San Francisco, &c. Feb, 22nd Inaba Mari Maroilles, &c.an. 14th Indravelli....... New York
S& Co
Kansu
AC
J. M. & Co.
1. & S.
M. & Co.
1. & Cu..
18 Slanglong ...... Singapore & Penang-L. Y. & Co.
Tamini Maru... Amoy i 18Tungehow....... Shanghai
Hongkong
.30.181
02.4
New.......
DEPARTURES.
0.985
Dale.
Veselt
·
Destination.
Agent.
Dec. 17}luihow,
Shanglani
B. & S.
YESTERDAY.
Woo Kee.
.IL & Co.
On date at Oo date
B. & 5.
p.in.
18(Hailong
............. M. & Co.
Jay. 67
30.08 65
12 Haltar
B3
to Talang
no Eldorado
Prosper
o Thales...
ar Faiching
Shanghat”.............
Shanghal
TO-DAY.
.0.03
Friday, 29th December, 1899. Chinese-27th of 11th néven of asth year of
Kwang-sit.
Seta
Sun-Rites mpra.com.bara óhr. 37min, shr. armin. High water-forning...... 6kr. 57min. Afternoon ...... shr. domin. Low water-Morning. Thr, zmin, Morning.........hr. Omin.
سرد
ANNIVERSARIES. 1170-Murder of Thomas h Becket in Canter.
bury Cathedral. 1809-W. E. Gladstone born. 1843-Gwalior, the
Gibraltar of the East" 1848-The Pope Deposed by the Roman
taken by the British.
1850-2nd Kaffir War commenced.
Assembly, 1854-The Taipings blocked the Canton river
and defeated the Imperialist flcct af Whampoa. 1857-Magazine Hill, Canton, captured by the
British and French forces. 1898-Steamer Glenavon totally lost, 30 miles south of Hongkong, homeward bound.
TO-MORNOW.
Saturday, 30th December, 1899. Chinese-a8th of 17th moon of asth year of
Kwang-at.
·Setong
6kr. 37min. Shr, 21min.
High water-Morning......... kr. zmin.
Afternoon
6hr, 33min. Low water-Morning.... 2hr. min. Morning.........21hr_53min.
ANNIVERSARIES. 1857-Pegu annexed. __1854-All slaves of the Portuguese-Crown-
declared free 1874-Prince Alfonso proclaimed King of
Spain.
General Catacre Telegraphs that the Beer guns were remarkably well served and that the || British guns were also admirably handled, but that one was lost in the "pullah" and another 1880-Grand Naval Review at Tsimshatsui, in a quicksand. General Catacre adds :~#1 || 1893-Grand Concert at Government Civil am holding Bushmanshock."
Hospital. 1696-Dr. Rizal shot at Manila for complicity
in the rebellion.
There has been a strong reaction in public opinion with regard to General Sir G. White. The prolonged and successful defence which brilliantly effective aorties made from Lady: he has offered to the besieging force, and the
smith, have produced a great impression and especially in the comments of the press. An entire favourable change has taken place,
are true to our national habits shall find that has been thought of except the impossibility, with an enemy on the soil, of improvising supplies adequate to, meet the The Boers are affording us a magnificent i wants of a hundred and fifty thousand men in Rders killed in the recent sortie, states the
(Spectator.)
how to
motion. It is not in courage, or energy, or umbers that we shall fail, but in readiness during the first forty-eight hours. Everything exists in this country and everything can be collected is not Landon fed every day ?-but our machinery is hard to shift, and our people require for everything their usual time. The most alarming thing in this war is not Boer courage or Boer mobility, though both are greater than was expected, but the forethought that must have presided over Boer arrangements to make campaigning easy,
TELEGRAMS.
(Via Ceylon.)
A letter found on the body of one of the investing force at Ladysmith number 20,000.
THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
"OFFER FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.
According to the Straits Times of 23ıd inst., the offer of the Singapore Volunteer Artillery to place their services at the disposal of the Imperial Government has been made. The movement originated with Major Murray, the Commandant, who called a meeting of officers, and, as a result, it was decided to test the feel- ing of the rank and file in the matter. About 70 men signed the list offering their services, and, on receipt of this, Major Murray felt justified in approaching the Colonial Secretary on the matter. A telegram was then sent to the Secretary of State by the Acting Governor offering the services of the Corps to Goyera.
object lesson on the value of Volunteers in defensive warfare. They are strictly Volun- teers. That is to say, they not trained at all in barracks; and though when in the field they are under strict laws, their discipline consists really in their readiness to obay. A faw of their officers may be instructed ment Imported from Holland and Germany, but the majority are avowedly or practically appointed by themselves, being selected as men whom the Volunteers are
are individually willing to fol- law. All the Boors really know occupy strong positions, how to secure cover, how to render their groups least liable to get. killed, and how, when they get the chance, to shoot straight. Physically, no doubt, they are exceptionally hard men, accustomed to life on the veldt, experienced horse-mon, and as good at topography as a huntsman's Whip, while they are much older than our soldiers or than most of our Volunteers, and little liable to break down from over-exertion. Still, as many Bghts on the bills have shown, they are not Cavalry and Field Battery made a demon-ment. better men physically than our own, who can,stration on the left in the front." in particular, outmatch them on foot ; and look. how well they are defending themselves. band up straight to our best troops. They execute complicated movements, lumberingly. uced, and when they have heavy artillery to drag, rather slowly, but they are usually in the right place when fighting begins and if they relire, or are routed, it after inflicting loss which an army that can only be reipforced by
A despatch from Moddar River, dated gib, states that the Naval detachment with a heavy gun that morning bombarded and destroyed the new Boer gun emplacement, also driving off the Boers simultaneously..
Trindoads of troops have been passing in Continuance, since Friday night, over the new trestle bridge at Frere to the camp and beyond The arrangements for the advanon are com pleted, except a few details.
General Gatacre left Maitena on Saturday morning for Stormberg, hoping to surprise the Boers in a night attack. When two miles from Stormborg, the force received an inexpected
}
AGENDA.
TO-DAY:
9 p.m.-Concert at the Bungalow, Kowloon, in aid of the Missus and Kid's Fund.
TO-MORROW. Noon-The steamship Lightning leaves for
Singapore, Penang and Calcutta. Football-Shield Tie-H.K.F.C. 25th Coy
S. D. R. A. 4p.m. Football-Association match Civilians Army and Navy in aid of the South Africa Fund. Mme. Meranda's Xylophone and Kine. matograph Entertainment, at. St. ex Beaglog wubject to rent.
Andrew's Hall.
9 pm,
Cargo
MONDAY, IST.
Bank holiday. Athletic sports at Quarry Bay. Cargo ex Hitachi Maru subject to rent,
TUESDAY, 2nd,
L
476 p.m.—H.E. Lady Blake At Home," at
Government Hours.
WEDNESDAY, 3rd.
3. p.m.-Auction sale of Inland Lot 1,574, Jardine's Bazaar, East Point,at PW-D. Officer. Noon-T. K. K. steamer Nippon Mary leaves Shewan Tomes & Co. sicamer Asama leaves
*--for Sam Francisco
for New York, via Suai Canal
THURSDAY, 4th.
This offer, of course, will be considered by the authorities at the War Office, and the pro bability is that the reply will express the thanks | of the War Office to will express and since that, if required, their services will be utilised. On the other hand, the advantage of being a field artillery corps, and the men being tho roughly acclimatised, might be a considerable recommendation in the direction of the offer Indo China steamer Kumiang leaves for being accepted to proceed to deals Africk
apora, Fanang and Calcutta,
17
Mongkuti .......... Banckok.
Hongkong
12 Wenchow....Shanghal
J. M. & Co. J. & G. Hongkong & Centos J. M. & Co. Shanghai
Hoogkang
Amay......a l
Maldzuru Maru. Hongkon
ar Hallcong
at Eng
Kwallin Formo Hongleong Machew
23 Haltanen *Haimun
wonglong
JAMOY ...
&Co.
& Ca
C. 3. &Ca
J. M. & Co.
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Shipping.
Arrivals. KARLSRUHE, German steamer, 3,189, G. Danneroann, 28th Dec,-Bremen 15th Nov., and Singapore 23rd Dec., Mails and General-Melchers & Co.
SLEEP WHEN WORK IS DONE.
During the late nimer (1898) I passed several weeks in a foreign city nearly 700 miles farther south than London. We had about ten days instenan heat, and for six nights, when it was worst, I do not think I slept as many as altogether. The result. TURBO, British steamer, 1,355, Falck, 28thing nervous caltepe was simply awful. My brati Dec., Singapore 21st Dec., Kemaine reeled, I could neither understand nor do anything Arnhold, Karberg & Co.
rightly. I walked, as the good Rook says," in a valu CHINKIANG, British steamer, 1,341, J. Vaughan, show. What a blessed thing is sleep: how destruc
R.N.R., 29th Dec, Chinkiang 24th Dec., tive, how killing to lose it. General Butterfield & Swire. TIENTSIN, British steamer, 1,250, Dawson,
29th Dec.Canton 28th Dec., General, Butterfield & Swire.
TAISANO, British steamer, 1,544, W. E. Sawer,
29th Dec, Canton 28th Dec., General Jardine, Matheson & Co. KWANG LEE, Chinese steamer, 1,505, R. L. Lincoln, 29th Dec,-Shanghai 26th Dec., General--C. M. S. N. Co. ICHANG, British steamer, 1,240, Jones, 29th
Dec.-Canton 29th Dec, General. Butterfield & Swire.
INDEPENDENT, German steamer, 871, A. Haltz, 29th Dec, Moji 23rd Dec, Coal,-Sander, -Wieler & Co. PEIYANO, German steamer, 953. R. Kahler,
29th Dec. Hoihow 28th Dec., Rica
R. Marty.
JACOB DIEDERICHSEN, German steamer, 668, J. Bruhn, 29th Dec,Moji agd Dec., Coals. Jebsen & Co. ASAMA, British steadier, 2,671, F: F. Bement, 29th Dec,Amoy 28th Dec., General- Shewan, Tomes & Co.
Clearances at the Harbour Ofoc. Lysemoon, German str., for Shanghai, Clara, German str., for Pakhol. Hailan, French str., for Pakhoi.
Taishun, Chinese str., for Shanghai. Futamt Maru, Japanese str., for-Manila- Kongnam, British str., for Canton,
chang, British str, for Wuhu. Chinklang, British str., for Canton. Mautang, British str., for Hongay, Bormida, Italian str., for Singapore. Wo Ping, Chinese steam-launch, for Wuchow,
Departures.
Dec. 29, Socotra, British sir,, for London. Dec. 29, Amoy, German str., for Yokohama Dec. 29. Menelaus, British str, for Shangbai. Dec. 29, Slam, British str., for Singapore. Dec. 29, Machew, British str., for Swatów, Dec 29.
German str, for Saigon.
Dec
In healthy sleep the nervous system is inactive more especially that of the brain and spinal cord, slower than when we are awake and the breathing The body les quiet, the muscles relaxed, the palis less frequent but deeper. Then naturele keeper
of the House of Life proceeds to renew the chess expended frough the day. To miss this renewal even in part, is to fread the edge of insanity and look into the most of death.
"Methought I keard voice cry, 'Bleop no more Machelli doth Murder sleep!" So saint Macbeth Timmelf but there is a power which murders more stoop than ever did Duncan's amassin; and to that Mrs. Beattie
daughter,
She gut no sheeples when she says of her "In May, 1891," writes the lady, "My daughter Letitia fell into a bow, weak condition, and could pos got up her strength, She had no appetite, and whas little food she took gave her gront At the chart and side. She got no deep at night, and became very y nervous and low-spirited.
"As time pared by the grew weaker and mors feeble, and we thought she would never get better. A doctor attended her, but none of his medicines
comed to suit her case, and for two усали
she com tinued to suffer.
One day she road in a book about Mother Seigel's Cemsire Syrup and what it had done for others. She got a fottle from Air, Nicholls, chemist, Dono gal Place, and after taking it began to improve, being able to cut, and her food agreeing with her. After having wed this medicine a short, time she was trong and well as over, and has since been in good heath. For a long time I, myself, suffered from weaknew and indigestion and seeing what good Mother Belgel's Syrup had done, I took it and was completely restored to wound health. You may use this statement as you like. (Egned) (fre) Mery Beattie, 28, Trinity Square, Belfast, Angra
14th, 1898."
"In the early part of 1894," writes another, "I beguts to suffer from indigestion. I had a poor appetite, and all food gare me pain at my chest and agnawing fooling at the stomach. No matter how light the food I took I had pain and sick headache,
For over a year I was tormented ko this, when Mr. John Weir, Hring in this place, told mo how-ha: had been cucel by Mother Reigel's Byrup, and recom
Ku Mark, Japanese str., for endel nie to try it, I did so, and soon all pain loft
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Dec. 29, Karlsruhe, German str., for Shanghai, Dec. 29, Tianfrin, British str., for Bangkok. Dec. 29, Bormida, Italian str, for Singapore. Dec. 29, Lytemoon, German str, for Shanghai, Dec. 29, Ichang, British str., for Wuhu. Dec. 29, Taishun, Chinese str., for Shangha),^ Dec. 29, Kwang Lee, Chinese str., for Canton. Dec. 29, Awa Maru, Jap. str., for Singapore Dec. 29, Futam! Maru, Japanese steamer for
Australian Parts.
—Pasiongozi—Arrived,
mo, aud I have'slace cufoyed good houth. 1know beneltedly rating the saine medicine, Often in my many perous reaiding in this district who hava bean shop I hear persons say what it has done for them You aro at liberty to publish this letter. (Sigued Alexr, Wos, General Merchnut, Castlerslan Newenatle, Co, Down, Iralaus, Acg. 16th, 1896-----
Indigenou or dyspepsis destroys the power to sleep: by starving, and thus weakening, the nervous system, Indeed the whole body starve, and is thrown into profound disorder. You may braben-Into the stomach, but, as people costantly, ay, It does no good," No; but in a sense It does, harm. Forment od, sobret, silgated it derulops polson which mos Per Kwang Lee, from Shanghai-69 Chinese upon the system' somewhat an a pestil
đoạ tron Fer Karlsruhe, from Bremen, c-Dr. trembling weaknow, counge is suplanted by Lour
a community. Flesh is lost, strength Wilkinson, Mrs. DuBevon, Mr. and Mrs, and lite is dreary and desolate, Thai Mother BalgalA Stawinski, so Chinese and 2 Japanese from a terrible is read for ritude to be
Goldner, Messrs. Balmson, Appel, Mrs. Schll Bup should be able to fare a disease so ennatones and Singapore)
healthy-work and sleep,- 4dw)
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