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Hongkong, 9th January, 1900,
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship
"TAIYUAN,"
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The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Salon is vitiated forward of the Engines.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1900.
BIRTHS.
On the 35th December, at Blanche House, Mount Elizabeth, Singapore, the wife of H. ESCHKE, of a son.
On 27th December, at Ailsa, Mount Elizabeth, Singapore, the wife of J. GRANAM, of a son,
At No. 55, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, on the 2nd of January, the wife of Dr. W. A. DUNCAN COOPER, of a daughter.
On the 7th instant, the wife of JoHN LAM- BERT, R.N.R., of a daughter.
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MARRIAGE.
On the 23rd December, at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, by the Rev. S. Steve Walker, M.A", JAMES LOGE, late of Wolfhill Village, Perthshire, in. FLORENCE, ISABEL, eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Small, of Ethel ted Villa, Hastings.
bave surrendered. One hundred and twenty.] A SMALL fire broke out in the second floor of | men, including twelve officers, surrendered, No. 2 Western Street, opposite the Sailors' besides, seventy natives. The ammunition Hone, last night at 8.15. The rooms were occupied by a gentleman named Campbell and stores were given up.
his family and it is supposed the fire originated by the upscuting of an oil limp. The place was gutted out but very little damage, if any, was done to the remainder of the house, busi-
Capo Colony.
General French reports that the position is muct the same, but that a serious accident has befallen the 1st Suffolks, Four Com-ness as usual being carried, on this morning on panies attacked a low hill a mile from the the ground fluer. It is estimated that the Camp, and Col.. Watson, who, only for a sum far in excess.
damage amonpisto Sigo but the house is insured charge, was inediately wonded. Orders for a retirement were then given, it is said by the enemy, and three quarters of the force retreated to the Camp. The reitain. On the 4th December, at 13, Cavendishing quarter, who held their ground, were square, MARIA LEWIN, eldest daughter of the late Sir John Bowring, LL.D., F.R.S., formerly Governor of Hongkong, and H.M.'s Plenipo tentiary in China, in the $1st year of her age.
DEATHS.
At No. 2, Krian Street, Anson Road, Singa- pore, on December 25th, Me. E. J. STRIEFE, aged 65 years.
In Englamal, on the 26th ultim», CHARLAS WILLIAM BATRIK By telegrans to Shanghai,
ELD & SWIRE. The Hongkong Telegraph
Agents. Hongkong, 9th January, ¡goo.
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HE Company's Steamship.
"TAIYUAN," Captain Nelson, will be despatched on THURSDAY, the t8th instant, at 4 PM.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation.offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire
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RUSSIA IN ASEA
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overpowered and surrendered. Seventy were taken prisoners, including seven Officers.
WEATHER NEFORT.
The Observatory report says:-- On the 9th at F1-55 2.m. barometric changes are slight. Pressure remains high over the interier of China, and relatively low in the Pacific in the neighbourhood of the Loochons. Gradients modernts to rather steep, with very strong monsoon on the coast and in the N. part of the China Sea. FORECAST Fresh N. winds; fine.
Shaxnuta was really favoured by seeing the year ushered in saw on the ground, Senday, Dec., 38t was wet and cold in the murning, and soon after noon snow began to fall, continuing until after dark, by which time quite two inches of snow/white covering had been deposited. Then it turned colder, every thing bring frozen solid in the streets by mid- night. Ten degrees of frost were registered both Sunday and Monday nights, though on Tuesday and Monday, during the afternoon, the tlaws made the streets bad. The natives were busy both days gathering ice in prepara tion for the hot days to come,--Shanghai Daily
Press
MR. LAN, the new Shanghai magistrate, has lost his mather who died in her son's ramen in the native city on Wednesday at noon in her eighty-fourth year, says the M. C. B. News of gil inst. This will necessitate the appointment of a new city mugistrate-the third within a year as Mr. Lan will have to go into the usual forced to hold over the list of persons attending period of mourning and rethement from public yesterday's levee until to-morrow.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
our columns we are
THE return of cases of communicable diseases reported as occurring in the Colony during the week ended the 6th inst, shows Awo cases of plague and three deaths.
The news supplied by Reater in the effectOWING to pressure on that Russia has experimentally sent troops from Fifilis, via Baku and Krasnovodst, to Kushka and Surpaise nobody.. Russia, 35 we have frequently pointed out, is ever en the watch tar an opportunity to push forward in Asia, her ultimate object being the ex tension of ber Empir on the Arctic to the Indian Ocean all foam the Real Sea to the A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Feite. Hitherto Britain has held the upper Vessel is fitted throngholt with Electric Light hand in Aghanistan, the Anger being stila NB-Return Tickets issued by this Coin-sidized by us to the extent of eighteen lakhs pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for
of impers fearly. So long as Afghanistan return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice vrah,
remains neutral we have a buffer state For Freight or Passage, apply to
Ietween Russia ang our Indian Empire, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Brot Russia gains the as- Ir is reported at Kuala Lumpur that two well- Agents.
cendency in that state Grontier will known citizens of that town are going to the be exposed. Of late matters have been Transvant with the object of joining the impe going from bad in worse within the dominionsrial Light Horse, or any corps that will take of the Anseer, there are rival claimants to the throite and it is not considered probable that the Amer will live much longer, whitu his death will doubtless be the signal for a general uprising on the part of the opposing factions. It is in this pending crisis that Russia sees her opportunity, and hence the present dengemstration when we are dccupied in South Africa. Under the eitemmstances. | it is a matter for congratulation that our India arty has only been weakened by tear thousand roen. Wish that it had been Stetig.hened by that aliount, but that is but nt the prestion.
Hongkong, 9th January, 1900,
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FOR MANILA (DIRECT), HE Company's Stearnship
THE
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Intimation.
IN VBINA.
affairs. It is stated that a candidate for the district magistrate of Shanghai has to pay the Peking officials something like Tls. 40,000 for the appointment, and in
some cases even
| TIs. 50,00, while an acting appointment costs the appointer about a third of the amount, which does not go to Peking but to the Provincial officials.
THE new London Bornen Tobacco Company, which works in British North Borneo reports such favourable crop results this year, that their is stated in the Shanghai vernacular directors recommend a dividend of ten per papers that Admial Yel of the new l'eiyang cent.
flect recently applied unsuccessfully to the Missionary Medical graduates to serve in his fleet with the pay of Tis. 50 per mensem per doctor. There is nothing at all surprising at the Admind's non-success, as the remembrance of the scurvy and shabby treatment the officers and men received at
the hands of the Government at the end of the war with Japan is still fresh in the minds of all foreign educated Chinese throughout the coun-
theni,
Lasur. R. E. K. Donajowski of the King's Chen Regiment, now at Singapore, has been granted leave of absence to England to June 25th this year, on the recommendation of a
medical board,
As address from the British community of Bangkok was presented to Mr. Greville, the British Minister, and Mrs. Greville at the Legation on "the 19th ulto. Mr. and Mrs. Creville expected to leave Bangkok for Europe
on the 21st ulto.
try.
Unless the Imperial Government is prepared to organise its fleets on a proper foreign basis it is to be feared, that very few persons, who have means and indepence, will willingly join the Imperial Chinese Navy. C. Daily News..
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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. SUPREME COURT,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before His Hon, M. AF. Goodman (Acting Chizi Justice,) January 8th.
BUNG HIV CRING THE CHUSA TRADERS
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
In this case the plaintifs claim $44,318.34 for loss upon cargo insureil by the defendants and shipped by the plaints from Tientsin to Amoy upon the steninship Actie, which vessel was totally lost on or about the gth lay of Nov, 1898, The plaintiffs further claim their costs of suit.
Mr. W. V, Drummond and Mr. E. Robinson (instructed by Messrs. Dennys and Bowley) appeared for the plaintifs and Mr. J.J. Francis, QC, and the Hon. II. E. Pollock (instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) for
the defendants.
The following composed the special jury Messrs. G. Moxon (foremin), CV. Dixon, E. W. Mitchell, A. labington, C. C. Inchbald, T. 1. Rose and G. P. Lammert.
The whole of yesterday afternoon was taken up by the opening of the case by Mr. Drum- mund, the greater part of which we reported last night.
After speaking, at length, on the law bearing on the case, he concisely and clearly put the facts before the jury for their consideration. They are briefly these:
On the 12th October 1998, the steamer five was chartered on behalf of the plaintiffs to carry certain goods for them from Tientsin. The steamer reached Tesisin on the 27th October, and left loaded on the 31st October. On the 9th November she became a tout wreck of Tamsui. Six days before she left Tientsin an insurance of $10,000, was effected, and a father insurance of $4,318 was subsequently taken out. The plaintiffs endeavoured to get payment, but were not successful. Mr. Drain- mond Ginished his opening at about half-past three, when the Couit adjourned,
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January 9th. This morning on the ic assembling of Court Mr. Drummond said he would now call his witnesses.
HORE CONCESSIONS TO THE BELGIANS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
TIENTSIN, December 22nd, 1899- Since wilting you a few days ago, I have learned that de fine from Lukaochow is des tinel t be laid to the west of Peking, but the Cxact spot is unt stated. The reason for this is obvious; it will enable Russia at any time to utilize the Luan without certing into contact with the "Tientsin-Peking line, which she could not do if both had a commun terminus at Ma- chiepa. Since, another concession has bein granted to the Belging syndicate; a line due west from Kaifong to Honanfu, and on to Signan. in Shensi, south of the Yellow river. This completes the enclosure of the Peking syndicate grunt, and will I should say render it valueless. The syndicate's representative here, Mr. Bristow does not I believe credit this concession having been granted, but I believe it is a positive fact, Just now attention at home is too witch absorbed in the war to pay any heed to these little matters, but the time will come when they must receive autention."
The Anti-foreign Society of Boxers is still causing much trouble in the south of this pro- vince, and although some 2,400 soldiers have been sent in saline the rebels 1 have my
doubts as to their success. The oficials are secretly all in sympathy with them, and we shall hear more of their doings yet. One of their leaders, a Buddhist priest, and some 70 of his followers have been captured, but they will probably he released by a back door.
Tientsin has done very fairly for the Girl' Tommy has left behind him; £400 has been wired home to-day, and a balance has been kept in hand as the foundation for a standing fund during the war, in which respect I think we stand first. This amount does not include Peking, where Sir Claude started a separate fund with $560, and Sir Robert swelled it with $2,000,
It has started to snow at last, after four months dry, and promises to keep on. Cold intense, real Christinas weather. Good wishes to Hongkong for the New Year.
MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE AT
SHANGHAI..
Shanghai, 5th January.
The Grst witness called for the complaionnt was Hang Hu Sting, who said he and another
A suicide is reported to liave taken place on wie patters in the Keng Cheong Wednesday morning. It appears a foreigner business; they had carried on business for the engaged a sampan at the Pekin Road Jetty last six or seven years at Anny. They had a some time between 9.30 and to o'clock, and in branch at Tamsoi under the three munes timgreply to the sampan coolie, a youth about 18 Kai, Fat Rai, and Wing Cheong in the years of age, stated he wanted to go to Peutung, autumn of 1998 he determined to do some. The tide was ebb and when the sampan reached business from the northern ports of China to the chow chow water off Poninng Point the Formosa and also to charter a steamer for this foreigner, who had bech standing with his back purpose. The arrangements. were made against the hood of the sampan, suddenly took through his friend, Boom Taik, business name a hender into the water and disappeared. The The Dantish steamer zielie was astonished coolie at once reported the matter to Joo Tuik. chartered, copy of the charter put in. The inspector Mellows of the River Folice, who. $16,250. The steamer was to arrive at Tientsin whole ship was chartered for one trip for communicated with the Central Station. second witness of the affair gave evidence at the Central Police Station. This man is a loodah in charge of Colin Buciuman's steam launch,“ Bis evidence was
between 20th and 30th. October 1898. The whole of the goods carried from Tientsin belonged to the witness. Their agent, Fuk Kai, was to get the goods on their behalf. He was introduced to Pak Kai̟ by Joo Taik and arrangements for the purchase of goods by Fuk Kai was made through a friend in Amoy Before this he had not known Pak Kai. The goods were to be paid for by money, in two payments, handed to Juo Talk, the first was on 16th October 1898 of 15,000 tauls. The receipt of foo Taik was given in. Witness wanted to buy goods to the extent of $40,000, but was not aware of the exact prices prevail ing in Tientsin. It was also determined to insure the goods purchased and insurance was was effected with Messrs. Boyd & Co., for the
before together, and had a book containing China Traders. They had often done business in this Company Book containing forms issued by China Traders handed to witness. In the book were 35 counterfoils of insurances effected by witness with the Company, there' were also some in a book before this one. This was the fibi claim he had made on the
by the Company, The application for this particular case was made out in the usua! manner, the counterfail pointed out and handed
That Russia is on the move in China is
the ident
Troops are pouring in the whole time, her feet is kept up to a high strong and we aw have news that slie is sending the vessels building in America 29,845 pikuls less than for the correspond- 31st of December last, to continue the charge forms of application (in Chinese) for insurance to reinforce her look on this station. Sheng period of 1898. On the other hand the has lately sent in a fully equipped Hospital increase in duty is $2,200,750. The average Cups am!, as was pointed out by the St. price of tin for Sept. last year was $85.92; for Petershing rontespondem of the Times, it is 1898 $1391.
IT is reported in Shanghai mandarin circles, that Viceroy Isü of Foselow is now under a cloud at Peking owing to the fact that he has THE returns of tin and tin-ore, in the F.M.S.made another contmel, tinknown to the Tsungli from Jan. 1 to Sep. 30 shraw 211.745 pikuls of Yanen, with M. Degere, the French Engineer in, and 265.751 jikuls in ore were produced. in Chief in charge of the Fuochow Arsenal and The out-put for the nine months of 1899 is Naval Dockyard, whose contract ended on the of the above for another term. The Tsungli Vanên, on the other hand, bad, it is alleged, already arranged with the Japanese Govern ment for the engagement of Japanese engineers, shipbuilders, gunsmiths, cực, to teach the
contract with the French officers, and auisans had expiredt. The question now is whether the Vicenty of a province has greater power in matters relating to his own jurisdiction than the Tsungli Yamén or Central Government, and whether the latter can over ride the engagements of its subordinate officers.--N. C. D. News,
Yesterday a
similar to that of the sampan coolic, but his description of the foreigner differed consider- ably, and was itself somewhat contradictory. and vague. The foreigner is described as being a man of medium height having a dark moustache. He had no overcoat, wore a dark coat, and brown leather boots. The detectives. are busy investigating the case, but nothing definite has been ascertained. Several persons have been reported to the police as missing, and the detectives are endeavouring to trace them in the hope of ascertaining the man's
identity.-N. C. D. News.
THE FOREIGN-DRILLED ARMY Conps.
diicult to belive that this Hospital Cons (TRE Sultan of Caile in Dutch East Bomen Chinese at the Fouchow Arsenal as sopa as the China Traders. These banks were supplied mitted to Marshall Su when he came up from
is sent out, as has been officially announcil, simply to combat disease within the Russian dominicus. A few doctors would have a amply subient to have done all that required without all the elaborate pampher. nalia of a fully ripped Hospital Corps, Japan, we know, is at present keeping a watchful eye upon Russia and we think that
A. S. WATSON & Co., would be as well for our Authorities to do
the same. LIMITED.
Cur Tientsin Correspondent seems to be awake to Russia's designs, as will be seen by reference to another columış.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR. Ladysmith.
Loxpus, January 7th,
A despatch from Getteral White, dated 6th instant, states that the enemy attacked Caesar's Camap on the South of Ladysmith on the 6th
died on the 2nd instant. He was an enlightened ruler who had sought to develop the resources of his State from the time of his accession in 1852. Come abounds in coat and petrolean, and corapanies to work these sources of wealth have been started. The oil deposits are highly promising, especially these worked by the
Messrs. Samuel.
COMMANDER De Robeck, who was in com- mand of the Medway instructional flotilla of torpedo-boat destroyers, has been ordered to go to the Cape in cominand of 200 naval ratings, who will be elected from the Chatham Reserve, Ife is to take the place on the Powerful of the late Commander Ethelston, killed at Graspan. Commander De Robeek is well known on the
China station, where his cricketing abilities are well remembered.
A correspondent writes:-It may not, perhaps, Cape Colony, there lives an English peeress
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
been married.
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
in.
Mr. Francis did not admit the accuracy of the Court translation and pointed out the word "estimated" before the amount $40,000, had been ommitted. The word was inserted.
Mr. Francis started his cross examination a
liule after three in the afternoon and elicited that the witness carried on a piece-good business besides the banking business on the same pre- Mail advices from Shanghai report that Mr.mises at Amoy, the bank being situated on the Pip" Reynell, the well-known jockey, had top floor and the piece goods on the ground floor in the petition the plaintiff described been missing for three days and that gave himself as an import and export merchant and fears of some mishap having befallen him were
now he said the Wing Cheong of which be was entertained. Mr. Reynell had only accently
manager (partner) was only a banking business. He was not well.up in picce goods, in addition to the banking business the witness attended to the import and export business, situated. next door lg the bank. He imported and ex- the bankers business was concerned in the ported goods to a very small extent le Amoy. present action. Joo Taik imports goods from own some streets away from witness's premises He had never chartered steamers before nor "bad"business with Tientsin; this was the first and most unfortunate transaction he had been engaged in. He trusted to his friends for the export business. He did not remit the money had no agents himself to Tientsin because there. The owner of the Fuk Kai shop, 10 Tientsin, is a friend of Joo Taik. Witress did not know the owner, but believed he was an Amoy man. He intrusted the whole business to Joo Taik, not even writing the instructions direct to Fuk Kai, all the correspondence passed through Joo Taik
The first race for the Royal Engineers' Cup will take place on Saturday next, 13th January, Course; North Fairway Buoy, Kowloon Rock, at 1.45 pain, sharp.
It will be remembered iliat, when Kang Yi was in this province last summer, he managed to scrape together the sum of Tis. 1,200,000 which was handed over to Viceroy Liu K'in-yi, by command of Imperial decree, to be trans- Kuangchouwan, for the organisation and anna- ment of a foreign-drilled Army Corps with head- quarters at singkiangpu, on the Grand Canal. Owing to the dissatisfaction, however, of the Empress Dowager at the result of Marshal Su's delimitation work at Kuangchuwan, the later has been degraded to his original position of Provincial Commander-in-Chief of Kuangsi, as alrendy noted in there columns, and now an Imperial decrec has again been issued prohi biting. Viceroy Lia from handing this money to Marshal Su, but to retain it in the Kiangsu Treasury until further orders from Peking. As no one has been appointed to succeedTM Marshal Suit looks as if the proposed foreign-drilled Army Corps is to be put aside after all.-N. C.D. News.
WAR NEWS,
(Miscellaneous items per mail.)
Mr. Winston Churchill and the Boers..
with a considerable force and were repulsed be generally known that at Wynberg, in Channel. Rock, all to starboard, to miles. Start the Northern ports, le has a large shop of his wirich appears in the "Morning Past", the
everywhere... Fighting, however, continue:1.
Search of German Steamer at Aden. The Authorities liave given up any further | search of the German steamer recently de- 16.20
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Port after removal should be rested for a month before use. quired for drinking at once should be ordered to be decanted at the Dis. pensary before being sent out. "These Wines are too favourably
known to need comment.
tainer at Aden.
Who is the wife of a Boer Mr. Pieter Pieterse in 1892 married the widow of the eighth Eart of Stamford. This lady was a Miss Salomon, whose mother was an African native. She married the eighth Earl of Stamford (before his accession to the title) as his third wife. As her husband succeeded to the earldom of Stamford The bourses are flat owing to a semi-off-
without the estates, she has always resided in cial annotingement at St. Petersburg that in | South Africa, but she retains the title by | view of recent reports of the alarming situation courtesy.
RUSSIA IN ASIA.
in Afghanistan, Russia has experimentally
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THE VAR. Another German Steamer Seized. The ferman steanier Weszeg, conveying the Belgian Ambulance to the Transvaal, Sample bottles and smallor quanti.has been seized and brought to Durban by ties will be supplied-ut proportionate wholesale rates.
a British war-sbia
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IT is reported that the reorganisation of the sent troops from Tillis, via Haku and Inland Customs bureaux of Hupch province Krasnovodst by rail to Kushka, thereby prov-recently inaugurated by Viceroy Chang Chil Wine reing the possibility of the vanguard of an tung has created much dissatisfaction amongst Army Corps reaching Kushka from the the Customs and likin officials of that province,
and much intriguing has been going on in con Caucasus in eight day.
sequence at Peking with the view of frustrating the Viceroy's measures. The disaffected man- darins have managed to get the aid of a high metropolitan official to memorialise the Throne against Chung Chih-tung, and_the Empress Dowager has taken up the matter, and com- manded Li Ping-hêng to investigate during his tour in the Yangize provinces.-W.,C.D. News.
NEWS has been received by the Shanghai man darins from Nanking confirming the report that Viceroy Liu had asked and obtained the permission of the Empress Dowager to defer his journey to Peking until February, owing to the large amount of business on hand which Demonstration by General Büller.must be completed personally by H.E. before" General Buller sent all available troops leving Nanking. A decree has also been sent yesterday to demonstrate at Colenso where to E, Governer Las Chuan lin commanding bim to remain at Soochow until further orders. the enemy occupied all the trenches,
Under these circumstances and in view of the frequent changes in the political situation:at Peking, the chances are that Viceroy, Liu will not go up to the capital after all.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from ur-authorized Agents at the Coast Ports.
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The Attack on Ladysmith. General White heliographed yesterday that the Boer attack had been renewed and that
he was very hard pressed, the Boers being in great mimbers.
Surrender of Kuruman. Reuter's Agent at Lourenzo Marques reports that the police holding Kuruman
TUNG-WA HOSPITAL.
The Directors of the Tung-wa Hospital beg to acknowledge with thanks the following Donations to the Fund for the extension of the Hospital-
Already acknowledged.....$77,240 Wing In-on ... Kwong Shun-Wo
Ku Yuen
Tsung Chan...
Tak Cheong-wing
Wa Hing
15
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Kwong On-wing
10
'10
Ming Man-sang
10
10
King Lung
10
Shin Ying-lung
10
Kwong Wa-chicoup.
Ja
Tsun Cheong-lung
10
Wing Ching-tseung
10
10
Lai Cheung
10
Kwong On-lung
10
Kwong Hoa lung
10
10
10
Jo
10
10
Hop Cheong-lung Hoi Ki-hop Tai Hing
10
10
10
Total
.$77,505
Wing Sang-sung Tung Man-cheong
Pa Cheung
Tung Sang-Jung
Sze Yikes Tsang Mao
THE PLAGUE.
Cases reported to 3th instant
Do. do. during past 24 hours...
Total...
Deaths reported to 8th instant
Do. do. during past 24 hours...
Total;..
The cross-examination had not finished at the rising of the Court.
SEVERE WEATHER AT SHANGHAI.
SEVERAL DEATHS FROM THE COLD AND EXPOSURE,
A resident of Shanghai writes under date of Gli instant:"Christmas Day was wet and bitterly cold, while New Year's Eve was intensely cold and snow, driven by biting northerly blasts, fell to a depth of about three inches, so that New Year's inotn was distinctly seasonable, reminding one of many a happy New Year's day in the home-land. During the day a thaw set in.and made the town very sloppy.
Several Chinese succumbed to the cold and exposure on New Year's Eve, and so com- menced their New Year in, let us hope, a happier sphere.
To-day (6th) awoke to find the ground again covered with snow several inches deep, while the northerly wind howls though the town and makes the wish he were a gentle man at large and therefore nor obliged to maffle up and trudge to office and inkslinging.
In a war letter from Mr. Winston Churchill, following interesting passage occurs
The hours. I passed in. Durban were not. without occupation. The hospital slip Sumatra lay close to our moorings, and as soon as it was light I visited her to look for friends, and found, alas: several in a sorry..plight. All seemed to be as well as the tenderest care and the most lavish expenditure of money could make them, All told much the same tale the pluck and spirit of the troops, the stubborn, unpretentious": valour of the Jiocr, the searching musketry. Everyone predicted a prolonged struggle.
"All those Colonials tell you," said an officer. severely wounded at Elandslangte, that the Boers only want one good thrashing to satisfy them. Don't you believe it. They nicat going. through with this to the end. What about our Government
And the answer that all were united at home, and that Boer constancy would be met with. equal perseverance and greater resources, lighted the pain-drawn features with a hopɔful smilo.
Well, I never felt quite safe with those pli ticians. I can't get about for two months" (he was shot through the thigh), "but hope to he an nt the death. It's our blood against theirs."
The Colonial Contingents, ENTHUSIAM AT CAPE TOWN, DAPE TOWN, Friday, December 1st, The transport Kent, which brought the first New South Wales contingent, called at Port Elizabeth, She had fine weather, and made a good passage. The voyage was uneventful, except for the death of five horses.
CAPE TOWN, December 1st. The population of Cape Town isnow thorough ly stirred. The inhabitants heretofore have been 100 mixed to emulate the spirit which has been noused by the war in the other purely British Colonies; but the arrival of the Canadians, "As our meteorologists report very strong Australians, and New Zealanders has stured monsoon along the coast I'm wondering whethe town to epth never reached before ther the gale has carried the snow-clouds as far as Hongkong. Presumably they will be spent ere they reach Amoy, but will carry enough friglility along to make it unpleasantly chilly in the Isle of Fragrant Steams."
To day it yielded to the wildest enthusiasm, in which all classes shared. The absolute Gaanimity of the Empire in the matter of the wat had not been brought home till to-day-to- the minds of the inany Colonists who, although
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