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BOER VERSION OF ELAND- SLAAGTE.

The Gauleit publishes a letter from a Dutch volunteer describing his experiences at the baute of Elandslaagte, where he was taken prisoner. The letter is dated from Pietermaritz burg on October zj, and gives a vivid account of the engagement as far as it could be seen by a single combatant

"Since this letter," begins the writer, "will be read by the British authorities, I will confine myself to relating what has happened to me since October 20. On that day six hundred of us arrived ar Elandslagte, two hours journey from Ladysmith. The previous evening we had captured a provision train with a military escort. I was ordered with nine men, among whom was the barrister Coster, to destroy the railway line in three places. One of these was quite close to Modderspruit Station, the first stopping place after Ladysmith, where the enemy had an outpost. Nevertheless. this dangers task was perforand without incident. Next day, Saturday, the 21st, we had received no reinforcements (we were nine), but thar did not prevent us hom cutting the com- munications between two considerable forces, those of Dundee and Ladysmith.

"At seven o'clock in the morning the order was given to mount, the enemy being on the march. We had hardly reached the works when shells began to fall among us. When we left eight had already been fired without doing any harm. I was pleased to see that everybody remained cool. The shells fell near the Dutch troopers, of whom that day there were ainety-eight. Our twe camions replied. When we began tu mach the enemy disap peared. On our return to the camp we changed its position, waggons with our baggage and tents bag just arifved. Then we imi to sudilla the horses immediately as the enemy advanced in great numbers. We rushed to a hill, des- cended on the other side to put the horses in shelter, and then returned to the ridge. There with our two cannons, we awaited the attack of over 4.000 enemies. We were 6o Germans, 98 Dutch, and 200 Afrikanders from Fordsburg and Johannesburg (these Fordsburg and Johan nesburg people are rather degenerate Afrikan ders, badly enducated, and mostly brick. layers)."

THE ARTISH ATTACK. "The encray had two batteries of Artillery with twelve guns, three regiments of infantry, a regiment of Lancers, a regiment of light and a regiment of heavy Cavalry. I do not know the number of the Cavalry, but the Infantry was

3,000 strong,

"The enemy's artillery opened a violent fire on our two poor guns, and from time to time shell fell among us. At the end of 20 minutes oneer our guns was dismounted. Meantime we had opened fire on the advancing Infantry, who replied with a hail of bullets.

At this moment the majority of the Fords- burgers and Johannesburgers gave way in spite of the encouragements of our commander, who cried Stand firm! All my Dutchmen are here yet. The advancing lufantry kept pa terrible fusilade on our 300 men. I was firing lying down on my stomach; and, having lost sight of the troops coming from the plain, 1 resolved to wait until they showed themselves anew.

Except the dead I saw nothing. The others had gone without my perceiving the movement on account of the infernal noise of the shells. A few, however, still remained a little behind me. I waited, still lying down, a couple of shells covering me with dirt, while the little leaden bullets fell, without exaggeration, on my back and beside me!

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GORDONS' FINAL RUSH."' Finally, their artillery fire began to decresse; and as the balls began in whistle concluded that the try had arrived on the Inen

I saw it a couple of hundred yards off and began to fire my last cartridges, It was the Gordon Highlanders, and at every shot two or three fell at once. Then our men began to fire again. I was very glad because land thought at first

that I was alone.

"My cartridges being exhausted I retired. The bullets whistled right and left, I heard nothing bur the noise of the projectiles-striking the rocks. In about two minutes I reached the slope of the hill, my escape from being hit in that time being incredible and miraculous, even in my own eyes.

At this point I met another regiment of British Infantry. All our people were gone and, surrounded by Cavalry, were proceeding over the plain. It was all over I bad nothing to do but sit down and await events. in an instant the British came up to me and took away my rifle and empty cartridge bag. Nine others who had resisted to the last were taken prisoners at the same ime.

The latter adds that 188 prisoners were taken. and that most of the Boer killed and wounded met their fate during the flight. During the journey the prisoners were weil treated, but at Pietermaritzburg they only received prison fare. The cause of the defeat was the sending of so weak a force to occupy a dangerous position.

EXPERIENCES AT GLENCOE.

The following is an extract from an officer's letter, dated Ladysmith Camp, October 27, and Just received in London, giving some further

details of the battle at Glencoe:

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fighting of the batteries seems bad, as they "D'Arey, Mrs. E. don't have men trained long enough at the work. Dubbers, A.

I must be off now and post these words."-Davidson, N. J. Morning Post.

'MR. CHARLES NEUFELD. --

TALKS OF THE KHALIFA. "The Khalifa is dead; the Soudan is then at peace."

Pitrot, R.

Panigeon, Mrs Rouget, J. Riccardo, P.. Rourks, S. A.·

Elias, A.

Fondey, C. F.

Fiereman, M. G.

Roberts, Mrs. D.

Ferrunt, Mons,

Rozario, Sra. D. E.

Fry, Dr.

Robbins, Miss J. F.

Richardson, Mrs. F. M.

Rowe, E.

Fong

Forster, R. C. H. Foster, L. Figueido, H.

Hal- France, G. Franklin, C. S. P. Glasse, Mr. Gohile, Mrs. G. Geis, Mrs. L. Goldinan, G. Grosjean, Mons,

S.

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That was Mr. Charles Neufeld's greeting, writes a Aforming Leader representative. Two months ago, it will be remembered, we pu. blished an interview with Mr. Neufeld, in which he declared that "there is only one thing to be done with the Khalifa, and that is to take him. So long as he is at liberty there can be no peaceful settlement of the Soudan." Death has now still further assured us that set-Goldshly, tlement, and Mr. Neufeld is proportionately rejoiced.

But he will permit no calling of the Khalifa bad names; he is loud in adiniration for the dead man's genies. Whether the Khalifa wis inspired by patriotism, or by mere hatred of the English Turks," or by mere lust of power, there is no question of his extraordinary ad- ministrative faculties,

I was," said Mr. Neufeld, "the whole soul and spirit of the Mahdi's rebellion. His Actions were secret, but they were the true springs of power. When the Mahdi travelled the Khalifa was as his servant, and when the Maldi stayed at any house, the Khalifa would, ns a servant, sleep on the door. But it was the Khalifa who organised the forces and commanded them. In fact, the Mahdi was but a puppet in the hands of the clever show- man who all unseen pulled the wires from behind.

A FATAL MISTAKE. Besides his cleverness, the Khalifa was possessed of great personal charm of mannet when he pleased, and his influence over his followers was boundless. But he made his take, a bad mistake, for all his ability when he came down on to the White Nile. He believed that the Transvaal war had drawn off all the British troups: and when I saw that he had come down,11e's done for now,' I said."

This false step, of course, hastened the end greatly. in criticising the expedition of two months ago Mr. Neufeld pointed out that all natural advantages, knowledge, of the country, and speed of movement were on the side of the Khalifa.but for all that," said in Neufeld, "I think this march which our forces have achieved out there is splendid; it shows what can be made of Soudanese troops when trained by English officers."

And there is no successor to the Khalifa; it is a pleasant thought. "All the Mahdi's Khalifas are now dead." said Mr. Neufeld, "aud as for Osman Digna-he will give no trouble, nor would he be able to collect any great number of followers; he basno influence over them,"

I asked Mr. Neufeld what was the exact significance of the term "Khalifa," and he replied that it was part of Muhammad's system which the Mahdi, who always posed as being inspired by the Prophet, had copied. "Muham. mad chose four Khalifas in be his successors, so the Mahdi also chose four. There were Abduili, the one just dead, and Ali, and Sherif; they are all dead now. The fourth wasto have been Arabi Pasha Ab, yes; that was part of the Mahdi's and Abdull's plan; they never wished Gordon to be killed, the Khalifa hoped to exchange Gordon against Arabi."

THE SOUDAN'S FUTURE.

Speaking of the prospects of the country, Mr. Neufeld declared that the Soudan would soon be paying back all the money that England has put into it and mare haside. There is great - to be got from the Soudan's cum-trees, "only of course," he explained, "there are none growing there now, they have been destroyed, but a little care will put that straight." Beyond this the country yields gold, silver, inon, chony, and ivory, and Mr. Neufeld confessed that he night soon be thinking of going back.

As for the Soudanese, he compared them want more, looking after than the rest of the with a school class of 14 year old scamps, who schoot put together. Some of the Soudanese," he continued, are learning to live peacefully in towns. Mainly, however, they are nomads. There are three great divisions of them, the Khabialsi who live by horses, the Baggari who live by cutle, and the Cemali who live by camels. Of course, with all their herds and draves they must be continually roving about. to find fresh pastures. If they are governed ton. severely they are very dangerous; and they are even more dangerous if they are governed too lightly. "But, he concluded significantly, "you remember that those real scamps at school if properly ruled turn out, the best mea

of the lot."

And after all the Khalifa is dead, and as Mr. Neufeld said before, the Sirdar is the man for the Soudar, because he knows it, and altogether we may feel assured of better times coming.

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Arnold, A. K. Angier, A. G. "So many battles are accuring here that the Athanassin, D. Boers ought, by the time the Army Corps Abraham, J. arrives, to be pretty tired of fighting, unless Ah Fang, M. they have more men available for fighting | Amoy, F. than one is led to imagine. A small account of our battle will follow: Atga.m. we paraded, and were dismissed at 5.30. At 5.50 the first of the enemy's shells fell into camp, and a fairly quick fire was kept up by them, The 13th and 69th Batteries moved into po- sition, and silenced the enemy's guns in a short time. The enemy not using any shrapnel shell, our men laughed at their fire. We then advanced to a nearer range, and shelled the crest of both the Talana hills. Wa fired from the second position until we had driven the Boers from the edge of the crest, The general was shot while wa were in our second position. We now advanced to a third position, and came under a heavy fire of Mauser bullets-at least I thought it unpleasantly heavy, After being in action about two or three minutes at a third position, the enemy's riffe fire on us stopped, the shrapnel having driven them back. The Infantry got up the top, and away went Mr. Boer on his pony. Our general was asked by a'flag of truce for an armistice for them to bury their dead, &c, and, foolishly, as I think,

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he gave it them, and asked them, and Clarke, Miss M.. asked the Infantry to cease firing on the Cum Yi, W, S.-

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ever sea; but owing to the general having given

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an armistice we did not fire a shot at them. The Cavalry were waiting some 'distance on our right and wondering why on earth we didn't slate them and make their retreat into a rout for them to take advantage of We knocked quost of the Boer guns out of action, and could have brought some of them into camp. But it was such a beastly wet night after the battle, and a long way to go to get them from the nek, that we left them, and never had another chance, Their Artillery (Field) may be good, but the

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Miiki Coal Minės. Kanada Coal Mines. Hokoku. Coal Miner. Yoshinotani Coal Minea, Ohnoura Coal Mines. No. 1, Ohtsuji Coal Mines. Ichimura Coal Mines. Kishima Coal Mines, Yoshio Coal Mines. Yamano Coal Mines. Minoura Coal Mines.-- The raka Shosen Kaisha, Ltd. Tokio Marine Insurance Co., Limited.. Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Limited. Kanegafuchi Cotton Spinning Mills. Shanghai Cotton Spinning Milla. Tokio Cotton Spinning Mills. Miike Cotton Spinning Mills Imperial Government Paper Mills. Ouoda Cemont Company,

MITSUI BUSSAN Kaisha, M. FUJISE,

Manager. Hongkong, 11th December, rRog

AERATED WATERS,

fas

HAVE been appointed Agent in Kowloon for the sale of the CELEBRATED AERATED WATERS, manufactured by A. S. WATSON & Co, LD, which can always be had at my shop in Kowloon at the same Prices [19b that are charged in Hongkong.

H. RUTTONJEL, 21 & 22, Elgin Road, Kowloon. [14642

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1900.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY. *FOR LONDON. VIA. SUEZ ÇANAL.

HE Company's Steamship

MENELAUS," Captain Towell, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 6th February.

"For Freight apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents tay) Hongkong, aplı December, 1999.

2nd January, 1900,

WITCHES,

FIRE, &C., &c,

WIRE,

PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION.

ELECTRIC BELL INSTALLATIONS, Erected and kept in order.

Estimates given for all kinds of Electrical work.

Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Ports to fi

up Installations if required..

NOTE ADDRESS:-13, PRAYA CENTRAL.

For full particulars &c., &C.,

Apply, to

W. STUART HARRISON,

Manager.

Hongkong, 18th January, 1898,

NOTICE.

[+35

THE BEST PREVENTIVE OF ALL. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

SANITARY SOFT

SOAP!

JEYES

FLUID

THE BESTY

DISINFECTANT

DISINFECTANT

BOAP

AVOID ALL RISK OF OUTBREAK BY ITS USE. W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co., Bank Buildings, .

(II. Hongkong, 9th March, 1897

NOTICE.

EX-SCHOOLMASTER,

NIGHT SCHOOL for EUROPEANS, by 25

Terms moderate, for Particulars apply #Z," c/o This Öfice.

[1048

Hongkong, 18th August, 1899.

THE NEW FRENCH BEMEDY.

THERAPION..

This succesful and highly popular remedy, as employed in the Continental Hospitals by Ricord, Rostan, Jobert, Velpeau, and others, combines all the desiderata to be sought in a medicine of the kind, and surpasses everything hitherto employed.

THERAPION No. 1, in a few days only, removes all discharges from the urinary orga effectually superseding injections, the use of which does irreparable harm by laying the foundation of stricture and other serious dis. eases. In dysentery, pilas, irritation of the lower bowel, cough, bronchitis, asthma, and some of the more trying complaints of this kind, it will be found astonishingly efficacious, affording prompt relief where other well-tried remedies have been powerless.

THERAPION No. 2, for impurity of the blood, scurvy, pimples, spots, blotches, pains and awellings of the joints, secondary symp toms, disease of the bones, sore throat, and all diseases for which it has been too much fashion to employ mercury, sarsaparilla, czes, ta the destruction of the sufferer's teeth and-ruln of health. This preparation purifice the whole system through the blood, and throughly eliminates every poisonous matter from the body,

THERAPION No. 3, for nervous exhaustion, waste of vitality, and all the distressing con.. sequences arising from early error, exCESS" residence in hot, unhealthy climates, c. It posseses surprising power in restoring strength and vigour to the debilitated,

THERAPION may be procured at 2/9 and 4/0 per package, of the principal Chemists and Merchants throughout the world. Inordering,

CAROLINEUNAVENARIUS. the purchaser should state which of the the

"Win the Ushtrir Success.~~

gumbers be requires, and "observe that the? WORT "THERAPION * appears on the Governi Thoroughly reliable preservative for Woodment, Stamp (in white letters on a red ground) and Stone against White Ants, Decay, Fungus Rot and Dampness, mak

Sole Agents for China, LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & Co. Hongkong, 11th September, 1899.

fed to-uvery groutine prickage by order of Her Majesty's Hon. Commissioners, and with out which it is a forgery,

Gold by A. S. WATSON & Co, Límited [19 | Hongkong, China and Manila.

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Intimations.

JAPANESE CURIOS.

JUST RECEIVED.

Plenty of

TOYS AND FANCY GOODS,

MAT

MODERATE PRICES.

D. NOMA, No. 12, Deaconsfield Arcade, Opposite the City Hall.

Hongkong, 16th December, 1899.

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.

[1382

BEECHAM'S

PILLS

FOR ALL

BILIOUS AND NERVOUS DISORDERS

SUCH AS

SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH,

IMPAIRED DIGESTION.

DISORDERED LIVER.

AND FEMALE AILMENTS. ANNUAL SALE S18 MILLION BOXES.

to Cents per Box.

Prepared only by the Proprietor:- THOMAS BEECHAM. St. Helens, England.

SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG and the EMPIRE of CHINA :---

WATKINS & CO., APOTHECARIES' HALL, 6f, Queen's Read Central. Hongkong.

[3B

LEVY HERMANOS.

JAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWEL-

D LERS AND WATCHMAKERS.

Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated CLEMENT, ÜMBER and Graniator Co., Ld, DUNLOP TYRES'S HICYCLES-PRICE... $160. A special reliable Watch made for this Climate.

Quality A....

211

Quality B....

$16

40, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Watson's Building.

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO., CHRONOMETER, WATCH, and

HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK

SMITH'S, and OPICIANS. CHARTS and BOOKS. NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS,

Sole Agents for Louis Audemars' Watches awarded the highest Prizes at every Exhibition; and for Voigtländer and Sohn's CELEBRATEĎ OPERA GLASSES, MARINE GLASSES and SPYGLASSES. -Nos. 54 & 56, Queen's Road Central (40

hobtained

from

the

best

Mysore

wood.

Unlike the h dal oil of the Baznesinissi perior to Co-| paiba, Cubel,

Injections,

and causes

no inconvenigated

Relieve

ding

and

CURSS

all discharge, tenta the geuito- urinary

gans in chher sex in

48 HOURS Santal-Midy

is a specific

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Each tiny Capsule

bears the nama

(MIDY)

8, PRE VIVIENNE, PARIS

MIDS

NOTICE.

for RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS

Nor

Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews of the following Vessels during their stay in Hongkong Harbours:---

REUCE, American ship, D. Whitmore-Stan-

dard Oil Co.

VISITORS AT THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

Aitken, Mr. J. H. Angus, Mrs. John Ansell, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Mr.-W. S. Barlow, Mr. B. J. Boecher Mr. C Billy, Mr. B. Bunnet,

Binckbur

Com. R.N.

Bottenheim, Air and

Mrs. A. H. Brough, Mr. K. Brusse, Mr. G. Burgdorf, Mr. T. F. Carter, Mr. H. B. Clark, Dr. and Mrs. F. Cunliffe, Miss Dawson, Com. Podvey Donroche, Mr. P, C. Drum, Miss Drummond, Dr. Duckerts, Mr. & Mrs. Fuckel, Mr. W. Glendinning, Mr. H.

Glover, Mra.

Goddard, Capt.

་

Macleod, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. and children Macmillan, Mr. A. C. Mayson, Mr. J. Y: McLeod, Mr. & Mrs, E. Meser, Mr. T. S. Murphy, Mr. E. 0. Neirop, Mr. Van O'Neill, Mr. J. J. Partit, Mr. W. Payot, Mr. and Mrs. H. Piper, Capt. E. F. Platt, Mr. R. Reeves, Mr. Richardson, Mr. G. E. Robine, Mr. S. J. Rolph, Mr. R. T Shearman, Mr. J. A, Simmins, Mr. H